The Senior Is So Handsome
Yun Mi washed her face and hid in a corner to secretly drink her strawberry mulberry milk.
In her heart, she cursed Chen Yiyang.
The girl's long hair slightly covered her face, and her mouth pouted as she let out an ambiguous hum.
Chen Yiyang was flirting with her again. She didn't like it. Talking about love and stuff. Jerk.
Ding Yuan sent a message asking if she was having fun in Shanghai.
Grow Up Well: No.
Ding Yuan: What's wrong, Mimi?
Grow Up Well: Chen Yiyang made me cry.
Ding Yuan: ???
Ding Yuan: What did he do? I'll beat him up for you!
Yun Mi typed angrily: Nothing, I just like him too much.
Ding Yuan: ...
Seeing the meme Ding Yuan sent of a yellow dog saying "Go die," Yun Mi laughed through her tears.
Grow Up Well: He touched me.
Ding Yuan: Who?
Grow Up Well: Chen Yiyang. Touched my face.
Ding Yuan: Holy crap! Then aren't you over the moon?
Yun Mi replied demurely: Not really.
She got back to the point: Because I ran into that senior sister I told you about, the one I don't like.
Ding Yuan called immediately.
"Mimi, are you okay?" Ding Yuan asked anxiously.
Yun Mi said, "I'm fine."
She had just figured it out—what others did had nothing to do with her.
After getting injured, Yun Mi had been lost for a long time. Her life plan had been shattered. Whether choosing science for her mom or wanting to get into the top class for Chen Yiyang, she needed strong external motivation to push herself.
But life belonged to her.
Just like she told Xu Mingyi, why couldn't a fallen Yun Mi stand up again?
She was meant to shine and become a better person.
Yun Mi clenched her still violently trembling hand and said seriously, "Yuan Yuan, let's go to Beijing together for college."
...
Yun Mi stayed in Shanghai for three days, going to the high-speed rail station alone on the last day.
Chen Yiyang and the others were taking a closed-door exam.
She returned to Shancheng to self-study the sophomore courses, riding her bike with Ding Yuan past the road in front of Shanfu.
Her memories of summer seemed to be only the rustling of pen tips on draft paper at the Shanfu library.
Yun Mi erased pencil marks with an eraser. She tried three methods but couldn't solve the problem. Ding Yuan leaned in and said, "Maybe we should go ask a senior who's back for senior year?"
Shanfu had a tradition of alumni returning during summer break.
A few days ago, Xie Yue had been pestering her to join some informatics competition, annoying her to no end. She'd been avoiding that lunatic and didn't want to discuss problems with a clueless guy like him.
"Senior Ji Yuqin specializes in math. He almost got full marks on this year's college entrance exam for math. He's handsome, gentle, and ranked second in science. The only downside is he has a girlfriend," Ding Yuan said regretfully.
Yun Mi wasn't interested in romance. "So who got first?"
"His girlfriend."
"..."
Yun Mi could tell Ding Yuan really admired the senior's looks. She patted Ding Yuan's shoulder. "My condolences."
Ding Yuan said, "That's not what I meant."
Yun Mi said, "Oh."
"His face isn't as handsome as Xie Yue's."
Yun Mi said, "Oh," this time with a rising tone.
Ding Yuan couldn't stand Yun Mi's shamelessness. Her face flushed red. "You're starting to act more and more like Chen Yiyang."
Yun Mi didn't feel offended; instead, she was a bit happy. "Thanks for seeing us together."
"..."
Ding Yuan wanted to pack Yun Mi up and ship her to Shanghai, lock her in Shanghai High School with Chen Yiyang.