"It's just like being at the beach, with sand and everything."

Barefoot on the sand, a wave washed over Xia Xinyu's feet, a cool sensation instantly sweeping through her. In the late summer of the South, the heat still lingered, and the night air was still a bit stuffy, so the coolness at this moment was comparable to the warm sun in winter, a piece of happiness that was hard not to praise.

Xia Xinyu was having a lot of fun. Although some small sand and stones hit the hem of her skirt, dirtying the new dress she had put on today, which child who had played in mud puddles would care about staying clean while playing?

"Chen Yuan, come and play."

Xia Xinyu happily wanted to invite Chen Yuan, but found that he was holding up his phone and pointing it at her.

"Are you taking pictures?"

"I secretly took one."

"You just say 'secretly took one' so directly..."

"Do you want to see it?"

Xia Xinyu walked to Chen Yuan's side, lowered her head, and saw herself in the phone, a photo of her grabbing her skirt and playing in the water: "Suddenly I realized, the moon is so bright and beautiful tonight."

The moonlight shone on her body, creating a silhouette of herself.

"It is very beautiful."

Chen Yuan nodded, agreeing with her assessment.

No beauty filters, no Photoshop, no added filters, just a casual, unfiltered photo, and it looked like a wallpaper.

Although God had given her poverty, the beauty he compensated her with was excessive.

He closed a door, but made a 7x2.4m flat-floor floor-to-ceiling window, right?

Xia Xinyu didn't respond to Chen Yuan's unintentional comment, but just shrugged slightly, smiled, and then turned to continue walking towards the riverbank.

The wind that came towards her parted her smooth hair on both sides.

Chen Yuan didn't take off his shoes and followed.

After walking across the soft sand, the two arrived at two large rocks by the riverbank. Then, they sat on the rocks.

"Won't our butts get wet?"

"Don't say things that ruin the atmosphere."

"The damp river water on the bluestone will seep through the cotton and linen and wet our skin, right?"

"..."

This time, Xia Xinyu didn't respond to Chen Yuan's remark. She propped up her legs, revealing two sections of her smooth calves, and splashed them on the water, in a very active mood.

"How did you find this place? It's amazing," Xia Xinyu asked curiously.

"I used to pass by here when I was riding my bike. I thought it must be comfortable at night, so I came here to blow the wind whenever I had nothing to do."

"So, are you bringing someone else to this secret base for the first time?"

A hint of longing flashed in the girl's eyes.

He understood that the reason she asked this was not because she was jealous.

She didn't need to be jealous of anything.

She just hoped that what she got today was more precious than the thing itself.

The treasure he shared with her was, so far, exclusively hers.

"It's the first time, but don't tell anyone," Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

"Tell someone..." Xia Xinyu tilted her head in confusion, "Why not?"

"Next time I have a girlfriend, I will definitely bring her here. If she knows it's not the first time, she will be upset."

"..." These words gradually dried up Xia Xinyu's happy expression, her lips pursed, with a subtle expression, "So, are you also lying to me?"

"This is really not the case, you are definitely the first time, I swear."

"If your future girlfriend asks the same question, would you say the same thing?"

"I probably wouldn't swear..."

"A deceitful man." Xia Xinyu put her fingers under her eyelids, stuck out her tongue, made a face, and then turned her head away in disdain.

This girl is much harder to fool than I thought...

After all, she is a top student in No. 4 High School. The situation where someone is smart but has low EQ generally does not exist.

Those top students who look dull and straight are not really low in EQ. In most cases, they just don't want to deal with idiots.

"But it's probably rare to find a girl who is willing to come here with me at night to enjoy the night breeze, after all, it's really meaningless."

"If you are too entangled in meaning, life will be very boring."

Xia Xinyu's casual words contained simple philosophical thinking.

Therefore, she only had one direct reason for wanting to commit suicide, and that was that her parents and family were gone, and she could not bear this loneliness and sadness.

If it weren't for this, she would be more optimistic and motivated than anyone else.

That's why she is so regrettable.

Just as the two were quietly enjoying the breeze and looking at the bright moon on the river, a phone call came.

Xia Xinyu frowned slightly when she saw it, but still answered, "Hello, what's the matter?"

Such a distant tone, plus the expression just now, is it someone she dislikes?

Or is it not that she dislikes them, but that she is uncomfortable with their lack of boundaries?

"Xinyu, you haven't been to school for the past few days. Did something happen?"

When she heard the words "did something happen," Xia Xinyu's face darkened a little, but she still politely replied, "I'm transferring back to my old home in Jingnan."

"Transferring? So suddenly?"

"Yes."

"That's such a pity. The classmates in the class are very worried about you. Before you leave, will you have a gathering with the classmates in the class? Your deskmate Zhang Zihan will come, and a few others..."

"No, I'm leaving tomorrow. Thank you for your concern."

"I see, then..."

"Who is it?" Chen Yuan suddenly interjected.

"...It's a classmate." Xia Xinyu was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and answered Chen Yuan cooperatively.

"Oh, oh, then you guys chat, I'll go get the movie tickets."

"Yeah..."

The other party obviously froze for a moment after hearing a boy's voice and hearing the words "movie tickets." Then, he suddenly made a cheerful smile: "Then let's keep in touch often, Xinyu."

"Okay."

After speaking, Xia Xinyu hung up the phone and put it on silent on the stone.

Then, she put her hands on the stone, raised her head, and greedily felt the river breeze.

But Chen Yuan could see that she wanted to casually skip over what had just happened.

"So, being entangled by a boy you don't like is so cringe..."

While Chen Yuan was speaking, he was still wondering if he had ever done such a cringe thing.

Suddenly, all kinds of pictures began to flash in his mind, and he began to review his life.

Fortunately, he was always the one being harassed.

"This... I don't know what to say, because we are not very familiar, so it was quite awkward to receive this call," Xia Xinyu shook her head, without showing any disgust.

The ones she disliked were those who suddenly added her on QQ without saying a word and said they liked her.

Because this kind of thing happened frequently in the first year of high school, she simply stopped adding anyone other than those in her class later on.

"However." Xia Xinyu looked at Chen Yuan and explained seriously, "It's not that I'm arrogant or anything. If he had just become friends with me from the beginning, instead of being completely unfamiliar in school but chatting so much on QQ, I wouldn't think this way."

"Socially awkward but secretly flirtatious... very much like an old friend of mine."

Chen Yuan's mind flashed Zhou Yu's face.

But Zhou Yu is different from him.

Socially awkward, secretly flirtatious, and involved in pornography.

Well, the different meaning is that there are more shortcomings.

"Actually, Chen Yuan, you are..."

Looking at Chen Yuan's upright, handsome, and calm face, Xia Xinyu was about to say something, but stopped when the words were about to come out of her mouth.

Actually, Chen Yuan, your personality is very good.

Although it gives people a very natural feeling, he will not inexplicably cross boundaries and do things that make the other party embarrassed.

It can only be said that he gives people a sense of confidence and composure from the inside out.

She had never felt the slightest flattery from this boy.

Of course, there was no need to flatter her.

It was unnecessary for those boys to treat her like that. Whether they are classmates, friends, or lovers, their attitudes should be equal.

"Why only say half of it?"

Are you a cliffhanger as well?

"I wanted to praise you, but I was afraid that you would become complacent, so I decided to reserve my opinion and encourage you to improve."

Xia Xinyu actually started to be glib, which was rare.

It can only be said that he was still na...ive. Just because she made him a few meals, he had preconceivedly assumed her to be a good wife and mother type of girl next door.

But obviously, that was too superficial.

If Xia Xinyu was this book, he had only turned the title page.

"Alright, alright, alright."

Giving a lazy reply, Chen Yuan continued to enjoy the breeze with her quietly.

The atmosphere was very harmonious. Even without speaking, it made people feel relaxed and refreshed.

Until a red dress appeared under the yellow light of the lighthouse, entering the sight of the two.

A long-haired woman wearing a red suspender dress was already standing in the river.