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I looked at him for a while, and he noticed my gaze and looked back at me.

The house is over 80 square meters, with two bedrooms and one living room. I share a room with Lin Jingxiang, with no personal space at all. Every time Lin Jingxiang and Chen Jinmo talk on the phone, saying some lovey-dovey words, I have to listen to them all. Sometimes it's annoying to listen, so I go out for a run. When I come back after running, she should have turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

Sitting across three tables is a young man. He is wearing a gray knitted jacket with a white T-shirt underneath. He is earnestly flipping through a book. The watch on his wrist reflects a dazzling light under the sunlight. Restless beams of light follow his movements, hitting the nearby wall, swaying back and forth, occasionally flashing across my face.

Why did you provoke her, causing constant arguments at home? It's so annoying. Lin Jingxiang frowned and looked at me irritably.

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Back home, it's exactly eight o'clock.

Entered the kitchen, turned on the rice cooker. Inside, there was still more than half a pot of rice, with a plate of garlic stir-fried preserved meat on top. The lean meat was mostly gone. I mixed the rice and the dish together and quickly finished dinner.

Oh. I pursed my lips, feeling like I had swallowed a pill. The sugar coating slowly melted away, and a strong bitterness spread from my tongue to my heart.

My melancholic white shirt.

Oh, are you afraid of being ugly? Xiang Xiang told me her grades when she came back, but you're different. Every time you hide and can't face people. She talks like a machine gun, pointing her finger at me and jabbing. The less I argue, the more excited she gets.

The first cigarette in the pocket of youth.

Also, Lin Jingxiang and I are twin sisters. We often go in and out together, and wherever we go, we attract a lot of attention. When Chen Jinmo buys us snacks, I always get a share because of her. It's hard to say that someone won't mistake me for her.

After washing a pile of greasy dishes and chopsticks, I wiped my hands clean and went out. Qin Fangrui was sitting with her legs crossed, looking at my report card and test paper. I rushed over and snatched them away, angrily shouting at her, "Don't rummage through my things!"

I am unwilling to easily expose my hidden illness to anyone, anyone.

A dazzling light flashed into my eyes, causing them to sting a little. I withdrew my thoughts and looked ahead with displeasure.

On Friday, the exam results were announced. After school, Lin Jingxiang called me to go home together, but I lied and said I had plans with a friend, and went to the milk tea shop alone.

From the age of sixteen to seventeen, how many things can happen in just one year? It was on the day of my and Lin Jingxiang's birthday when I heard Chen Jinmo confess his love to Lin Jingxiang with my own ears, and only then did I know.

Then next time, hold on and don't make me worry. I'm still on the phone with Chen Jinmo," she said.

Bright sunlight shone on his handsome features. He smiled and spoke slowly, emanating a pure and gentle aura like a spring lake.

I'm too lazy to talk to her anymore. I bent down and placed the plastic trash can next to her feet, hoping that she would kindly refrain from dirtying the floor.

A folk song that I really like, but unfortunately I don't have time to listen to it today.

When I understood this, I felt relieved.

You didn't get my consent. I picked up my backpack and felt unjustifiably aggrieved. She's always like this, never considering my feelings no matter what she does. It's as if, in her eyes, my self-esteem doesn't matter at all.

Who would secretly love an ugly girl? Especially someone like Chen Jinmo, a handsome guy who shines on his own, would not lack such insight.

It's none of your business. My head was buzzing, I didn't even look at her. I picked up my backpack and rushed into the room.

"Today's question paper?," he took the geography test paper I had put aside, scanned both sides, and said with a smile, "I lost a lot of points in the basic questions. I just joined the humanities class and need to catch up on the knowledge points I haven't learned."

"Is Lin Dongming not here again?" I changed my shoes, walked to the sofa and put down my backpack, then stood in front of Qin Fangrui and asked her.

I pulled the strap of my backpack and took out the bus card from my pocket, walking towards the bus stop.

Lin Jingxiang has an optimistic personality and outstanding academic achievements. Whether at home or outside, she has always been more likable than me since childhood. Apart from personality factors, Lin Jingxiang and I were physically connected in the womb. After the surgery, Lin Jingxiang became physically healthy, while I was left with a slight disability in my left ear, which looks different from normal people. I have always considered it very ugly.

Qin Fangrui was cracking melon seeds and watching idol dramas in the living room, occasionally giggling. The bedroom door was tightly closed, and it was unknown what Lin Jingxiang was doing inside.

Close the sliding door, and the music inside the store played Zhao Lei's song "少年锦时". I shrugged, turned back with a hint of regret, and glanced at the transparent French window. Inside, the boy returned to his seat, frowning as if contemplating something.

I don't have it. My response was not friendly.

I'm going home now.I quickly packed up the stationery on the table, and under his hesitant gaze, I picked up my backpack, apologized and said goodbye, and escaped from this place.

I, who am experiencing the first stirrings of love.

Qin Fangrui stood up abruptly, her eyes sharp, pointing at my nose, and shouted in a louder voice, "I've seen it all! You are my child, so what if you have a few bad test papers?"

"Mom, please stop making noise! I'm studying." Lin Jingxiang impatiently shouted, and the knocking on the door instantly stopped. I gave a thumbs-up to Lin Jingxiang, who was on the phone.

I am not lazy, but I don't know why I always can't learn those formula symbols well. Maybe when Qin Fangrui and Lin Jingxiang were fond of me, they gave her more intelligence, and she also showed obvious favoritism at home, which caused me not to like calling them "mom" or "sister".

I can explain the wrong questions to you, if you are willing. He is very sincere.

Well, thank you for reminding me. I took back the test paper, stuffed it into my backpack, and subconsciously lowered my head. My disheveled long hair covered my left ear, and the uneasiness in my heart emerged from the bottom of my heart.

Qin Fangrui has taught me a lesson about this, but I didn't take it to heart.

Deaf. Qin Fangrui raised her voice and stared at me, like a rooster ready to fight.

This good-looking boy closed his book, stood up, and walked towards me. I didn't know him, so I didn't know how to respond for a moment. I just transferred from the science class where Lin Jingxiang is to the liberal arts class. I don't know anyone in the class, so it's possible that this person is a classmate.

I never dare to tell you.

"Lin Jingyuan?" He called out my name.

Lin Mingdong hasn't been home in the past few days. I heard that he had a fight with Qin Fangrui. One is hot-tempered, the other is sarcastic. They argue with each other every few days. I really don't know why they got married in the first place.

Don't stop me from watching TV. She stretched her neck to look behind me, waved her hand at me, and I looked at the melon seed shells on the ground, wondering when she would change the bad habit of littering.

Did I disturb you? He stopped flipping through the book.

I forced a bitter smile at the corner of my mouth and pretended to sigh indifferently, saying, "I'm not you anyway, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't like me."

"Are you stupid?" he asked.

At this moment, there came a violent and urgent knocking at the door. Qin Fangrui was not satisfied and wanted to continue tormenting my ears. I bolted the door, ignoring the raging storm outside.

During that year, Chen Jinmo was always by Lin Jingxiang's side, taking care of her every need, and his eyes were always fixed on her. I, being so careless and foolish, even thought that he had a secret crush on me.

In the afternoon, I feel drowsy. I prop up my head with one hand and sip on my milk tea with the other, while looking at the open textbook in front of me. Although my gaze appears to be on the book, my mind is wandering far away.

I often come to this store. The shop is called "Thousand Island Time". The milk tea tastes average, but the songs played every time are very pleasant. I ordered a cup of matcha milk tea, found a table by the window, took out the test paper and textbook, and sighed at those red crosses.