bullyxtreme Chapter 10 Campus Unrequited Love (9)
Chapter 10 Campus Unrequited Love (9)
Seeing Xiao Ba so engrossed in his own world, completely forgetting his mission, Xia Mingwei felt it was her duty to steer the conversation back on track.
"Xiao Ba, check the task progress bar now, how much is left?"
As the saying goes, you don't know until you see it, and what you find is shocking. Composing herself, Xiao Ba glanced at the task notification board and couldn't help but exclaim in confusion, "Sigh! How did it turn out like this? Logically speaking, the task is already more than half completed, and the task progress bar should have been over 50% by now, right?"
Hearing this, Xia Mingwei also looked puzzled, wondering what problem hadn't been solved yet, causing the mission to be so slow.
She thought for a while and realized she had no ideas, so she decided to put this annoying matter aside for the time being. Right now, she felt there was something more important for the original owner to do.
Thinking of this, she opened the drawer next to her desk and took out a thick stack of notebooks. The notebooks were thick, and the pages were already yellowed, but they were neatly stacked together. These items were well preserved, which showed how much their owner cherished them.
Opening the notebook, one finds thick, yellowed pages filled with densely packed writing. These words record the original owner's youthful stirrings and the unspoken secrets of a young girl.
The protagonist in this diary is none other than Lin Zeyang, the object of the original owner's secret crush.
I met a boy today. He was very special; he seemed to shine in the crowd. I think I've fallen for him.
[I brushed past him in the hallway; my heart was pounding, but thankfully no one could hear me.]
[We made eye contact as we walked down the stairs in the hallway, but I was too timid and lowered my head.]
[Among the calisthenics exercises, my favorite is the torso twisting movement because I can openly watch it.]
He looked so handsome in that shirt today; I think he was exactly the kind of dashing young man described in books.
[At today's sports meet, he signed up for the 1500-meter race. As he passed by me, I said "Go for it!" I don't know if he heard me.]
[Their dorm got caught by the dorm supervisor yesterday for being noisy, and the entire dorm was called out and disciplined by the homeroom teacher during morning self-study. He was one of them. Strangely, I felt there was a contrast in him; he wasn't like the aloof, unapproachable male god he usually is.]
[I was lucky enough to be assigned to the same exam room as him this month, right across from me. I could see his back just by looking up, and I was really happy.]
[I received the progress award in this monthly exam, and he is an excellent role model. Our teacher took a group photo, and this is my first "photo" with him.]
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[His college entrance exam is coming up, and his grades are so good, he'll probably get into the best university in our area. I also want to go to that place where he is, but can I do it?]
[I heard he's with Jiang Mengyi now. That's great! They're both handsome and beautiful, a perfect match! I should be happy for him, but why are my tears flowing uncontrollably?]
The original owner used her delicate pen to record the Lin Zeyang that was uniquely hers. But the Lin Zeyang of today is no longer the boy she remembers! The Lin Zeyang in the original owner's youthful memories has been constantly processed and embellished by her memories, becoming a unique and indelible existence in the original owner's heart.
This unrequited love was undoubtedly bittersweet, but it was an inseparable part of the original owner's youth. It had long been ingrained in the original owner's very being, which is why the original owner was so disappointed and pained when she learned that Lin Zeyang, whom she remembered so fondly, had made such an unreasonable request.
Now that Xia Mingwei has come over, she feels that since this is part of the original owner's youth, but has also brought the original owner so much pain, it is necessary to handle this matter properly—that is, to say goodbye to the original owner's youth properly.
Without hesitation, she asked her counselor for a few days off and returned to her high school.
To be honest, most of Xia Mingwei's memories of high school were not pleasant, but her perfect transformation has given her the courage to face those hardships again.
Walking through the campus of her memories, the tree-lined path that seemed so long in her memory was completed in just a few minutes. At this moment, her state of mind had also changed. It turns out that we will eventually grow up, and those unbearable past events will slowly blur in the long river of life's memories as time goes by.
There was a winding path in the school, leading to a small stream. The area around the stream was secluded, and a few young couples were whispering sweet nothings to each other. She didn't know if they would end up together, but they were happy now, and that was enough. Xia Mingwei thought for a moment; she felt this place was a good place to bury her memories.
So she took the notebook out of her bag, dug a small hole by the stream, and solemnly placed the notebook in it, silently saying, "Goodbye, my youth." Then she picked up a handful of soil and buried the notebook that recorded her youthful thoughts, bidding a final farewell to the boy in her memory.
After finishing these tasks, Xia Mingwei reminded Xiao Ba to check the task progress again. Sure enough, the previous 50% progress had loosened up and become 70%. This put Xia Mingwei in a bit of a dilemma; she didn't know where the last 30% was lacking.
However, before the two of them could remain puzzled for even a few days, clues appeared on their own.
As Xia Mingwei walked down the street after returning to school, she could hear her classmates discussing, "Hey, have you guys heard?"
"You mean that incident? I know, I just saw it, and it truly shocked me. I never imagined she was that kind of person."
Completely bewildered, Xia Mingwei pulled one of her classmates aside. "Hey, what happened? Why is everyone talking about this? What is it?"
"You don't know? Go check out the forum, and you'll find out!" Xia Mingwei's classmate said in a popular science style.
After receiving the notification, Xia Mingwei hurriedly returned to her dormitory and saw He Youyou and the others gossiping together. She asked them, "Everyone says something happened on the forum. Do you know what it is?"
The women all looked troubled, and finally He Youyou stepped forward and said, "Weiwei, this matter can't be explained in a few words. You should go to the forum and take a look! It's better if you see it for yourself!"
Under their watchful eyes, Xia Mingwei turned on her computer and logged onto the forum.