These are not words for children, Wen Tingxue certainly didn't believe them.
But how could she refuse the candy he offered?
As she reached out to take it, Wen Tingxue suddenly remembered the big white rabbit milk candy he had given to Tong Jiayi not long ago.
Her heart ached.
Even though she said she didn't mind, and he had explained.
But that image, whenever it flashed in her mind, she felt uncomfortable.
Like an unhealed wound, it still hurt sometimes.
Their fingertips brushed, and Wen Tingxue quickly withdrew hers.
"Thank you."
She thanked him softly, her eyelashes lowered.
Yu Wenli's eyes narrowed, and he said nothing.
A sense of pressure suddenly surged from all directions, and Wen Tingxue's heart trembled, fear and grievance churning together.
"I..."
The young girl bit her lower lip, as if wanting to explain something.
But remembering the cause of the matter, she stubbornly refused to say more.
"I'm leaving now."
Suppressing the discomfort in her heart, Wen Tingxue turned to leave.
The next second, her collar was caught, the force neither too heavy nor too light, enough to make her stop.
"What's wrong?"
The boy's light and cold voice came from behind her, striking her heart like ice.
"If you don't say, then don't leave."
Perhaps she had been spoiled by him, unable to bear even a harsh word.
She used to swallow any grievance.
Now, just because he spoke coldly, she felt stifled to death.
The suppressed negative emotions rebounded twofold.
She turned around and blurted out, "Don't you know?"
The young girl glared at him, her apricot eyes filled with a shallow sheen of water.
Yu Wenli subconsciously let go, "What?"
Even though his tone had softened, his refusal to admit it still made Wen Tingxue's eyes turn red with anger.
Biting her lip, she questioned, "Why did you give my candy to her?"
"..."
Yu Wenli took two seconds to react, then understood what she was talking about, and chuckled, "I didn't give it to her."
He had been in a hurry to find her, and Tong Jiayi had been crying her heart out beside him. He couldn't just ignore it, could he?
He just wanted to get her some tissues.
Unexpectedly, he accidentally brought out the candy in his pocket.
It fell on the ground.
Just as he was about to bend down to pick it up, she was already squatting.
After picking it up, he reached out to take it, but she peeled it open and ate it.
"I couldn't snatch it from her mouth, could I?"
Yu Wenli, both annoyed and amused, tapped her head, "It's just one candy, I'll buy you more, brother."
Wen Tingxue recalled the scene that day.
According to his explanation, there was no problem.
It was her untimely appearance, and she happened to see him reaching out, thinking he was offering candy.
Misunderstanding again, the young girl shyly lowered her eyes, silently tore open the candy wrapper, and put the soft candy into her mouth.
After chewing for a while, she forcefully tried to make amends:
"You said, the candy in your pocket is all mine."
Her sweet and soft voice was tinged with a hint of melancholy, like a milk candy that had not yet been unwrapped.
You knew it was sweet, but it was separated by a layer.
Yu Wenli curved his lips, a shallow arc, deep with pampering.
"Yes, all the candy in brother's pocket is yours, so brother was wrong. Don't be angry anymore, okay?"
He pulled the young girl into his arms and coaxed her in a low voice, his tone very soft.
But it fell on Wen Tingxue's ears like a sudden downpour in autumn, wishing she could drown in it.
In all their time knowing each other, he had never said 'wrong'.
Often, he would just brush it off with an 'apology'.
She could feel that when he said 'sorry', most of the time he didn't think he was wrong.
It was just a perfunctory remark for the sake of the situation.
Only this time, she truly felt his admission of error, but...
Wen Tingxue shyly bit her lip and asked with weak confidence, "Don't you think I'm... bossy and unreasonable?"
To be honest, when those words came out, her ears were already red.
She herself felt she was being too unreasonable.
Why hold onto such a small promise?
Everyone breaks their promises sometimes.
The discomfort in her heart would pass in a while...
"Is that so?"
As she was lost in her thoughts, the boy's voice came softly, "I think it's very good.
"Since it was a promise, then it should not be broken. This is brother's fault, and Yi Yi is not wrong at all."
"But..." the young girl wanted to argue.
The next second, her chin was lifted.
Their eyes met.
He looked at her, his breath slightly heavy, and said word by word:
"If there's a situation like this again, you can make a fuss, you can get angry, you can throw a tantrum, but you absolutely cannot bottle it up and sulk.
"Brother is not a mind reader, I can't always guess what you're thinking, so..."
The boy's eyes softened, and he almost begged, "Can you be more direct? Brother will definitely explain everything clearly to you, without a single lie."
Wen Tingxue stared at him blankly.
It was as if a heavy hammer was pounding on her heart.
It made her dizzy, her high walls crumble, revealing a special place deep within her heart, untouched by anyone.
A place that, with a gentle touch, would be remembered for a lifetime.
"You..."
Wen Tingxue's eyelashes trembled as she looked at him, her heart in turmoil.
Not knowing how to react, she simply turned her head and ran.
Watching the young girl's fleeing back, Yu Wenli smiled faintly.
Then he remembered her previous questioning, and his heart ached.
The thing that made her toss and turn, unable to forget for so long, he only found out about now.
He wondered how long it had tormented her.
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According to the rules of Jiangcheng First High School, examination room number one was in Class 2 of Grade 12, and so on.
Wen Tingxue, being a later transfer student, was assigned to the last examination room—the multimedia building.
Yu Yahe, after seeing off her friend, happened to meet her and couldn't help but sneer:
"Even if you eat candy, you still won't get first place in the grade. Stop dreaming!"
The scene of Yu Wenli escorting her had been seen by many.
Their subsequent intimate gestures made people's teeth itch, wishing they could take his place!
Wen Tingxue was still in a daze, and when she heard this, she calmly avoided her.
Yu Yahe rolled her eyes unhappily.
As expected, a good-for-nothing is a good-for-nothing, no matter what they eat.
Once the results are out, everyone will curse her to death!
Does she really think Yu Wenli is someone anyone can covet?
Hmph!
A toad wanting to eat swan meat!
...
The first subject was Chinese, Wen Tingxue's strong suit.
She barely had to think for the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.
The composition flowed out in one go.
After a brief check, Wen Tingxue stood up.
Wen Di, the invigilator for this exam, couldn't help but remind her when she handed in her paper early.
"It's not time yet."
Wen Tingxue glanced at the clock on the wall and asked,
"Can't we hand in the paper half an hour early?"
Wen Di: "..." Forget it.
She was good at Chinese anyway.
She waved her hand, letting her leave.
In the afternoon, they had math.
When the paper was handed out, Wen Tingxue was stunned.
This problem... Yu Wenli had given it to her before.
Although it wasn't exactly the same, the knowledge points were identical!
The entire paper was full of easy points for her.
She still handed in her paper early, leaving even earlier than those who just loafed around in the exam hall.
As everyone looked on, Wen Di frowned deeply and glared at her with an unfriendly tone.
"Are you sure you don't want to check it again?"