Shi Yi had been studying diligently for the past few days. He had even made plans with Chen Yuan and the others to review at Zhou Fu's café on Sunday, the day before the exam.

He studied very earnestly at school these days, focusing all his attention on his studies and trying his best not to be distracted.

And the reason he was doing this was precisely because he *was* distracted.

In the past, he wouldn't have needed to self-suggest in order to concentrate.

The reason for this, of course, was that photograph.

Once, a sincere affection was placed before him, but he didn't cherish it.

No, he probably didn't even realize it was a sincere affection.

Now, he only felt a little guilty.

Because if that was the case, it meant that she had already assumed he was her boyfriend, and the two of them had spent every summer together as a 'little couple.'

But because there was a break in between, they grew estranged, and when he looked back, the two had become strangers.

Did that couple status just disappear like that?

Shi Yi wondered, would that be the case with that girl's cheerful and proactive personality?

There was only one possibility.

She probably guessed that he hadn't seen the note in the photograph.

And then, also because she realized that the two of them weren't as intimate as a couple, and as time passed, she matured a little, and knew that childhood games couldn't be taken too seriously, or people would laugh at them as fools. So this affection, disappeared without a trace.

Snow fell without a trace.

But, was that really just a game...

Looking at the note in his hand, Shi Yi had to admit that, compared to the girl who confessed to him earlier, Wu Wenxin was undoubtedly different to him.

But what was that feeling...

Shi Tou wasn't sure.

But seeing this note, he suddenly understood what it meant to be moved.

That was, to have emotional fluctuations because of thinking about someone, and even if you didn't deliberately think about it, this person would still insert themselves into your mind from different angles.

Wu Wenxin was such a girl.

Perhaps, this problem had to be solved.

Otherwise, he would continue to be bound by this matter.

But how to solve it?

Imagining it himself was useless.

He who tied the bell must untie it.

But the bell-ringer, she...

Thinking this, Shi Yi took out his phone in the dormitory, ready to log in to a QQ account that he hadn't logged into for a long time.

This was probably an old account he applied for in the third grade.

But he hadn't used it since he entered junior high school.

Account, account ah...

Closing his eyes, Shi Yi entered meditation. Then, he entered the numbers, one by one.

Finally, the nine-digit QQ number was entered into the account column.

Next, was the password.

He couldn't remember, he couldn't remember the password at all.

He had to recall the scene when he set the password.

A long, long time ago.

He created this QQ account in front of his dad's computer.

The password at that time, wasn't his birthday, nor was it the date the account was created, but was related to an anime...

It was *Bleach*.

At that time, his favorite anime was *Bleach*, and he especially liked a character named Ulquiorra, also known as 'Xiao Wu.'

Then the password should be xiaowu...

What was after that?

He tried several times in a row, but it wasn't quite right.

What would I put after that?

It seemed like a meaningless suffix.

And speaking of meaningless, it must be easy to remember.

Could it be...

xiaowu1234

After typing this set of numbers, QQ logged in miraculously!

A QQ account that he hadn't used for many years was resurrected by him.

Moreover, there were many messages.

Most of them were from elementary school classmates looking for him, such as classmate reunions, such as returning to his alma mater to see the teacher, and making appointments to play ball.

Wu Wenxin's QQ nickname should be Wenxin.

In this way, he continued to scroll down.

Then, he finally found it!

There was still one unread message.

Wenxin: You're back too?

And this message was from December 28th, the year before last.

Through the retrieval in the memory palace, Shi Yi traced back to that day.

At that time, the two were attending a wedding banquet, but they weren't sitting at the same table, because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, which made them very estranged, and they hadn't greeted each other.

They didn't in person, but they did on QQ!

Two junior high school students, buried in eating at the banquet, across several tables of banquets, wanted to say hello but were too embarrassed because they didn't know what caused it, and they hadn't been able to do it. Then the girl finally mustered up the courage and sent a message on QQ.

But unfortunately, the boy had already changed his QQ number.

Just like in a TV series, they completed the most coincidental miss.

And the mutual regret between each other because of overly small reasons and choosing to remain silent.

He was sweating profusely.

No matter how you look at it, the mistake was still on his side ah.

Right?

He didn't read the letter in the photograph.

He didn't reply to the QQ message.

Moreover, such a good friend, but because he thought they would always meet every summer, he didn't even tell the other party that he had changed his QQ number.

This was really...

Cold and ruthless ah.

Shi Tou increasingly felt like he was the kind of creature that Chen Yuan would talk about.

Nezha had three heads and six arms.

And he, had one head and two arms.

In fact, after the two of them met in the countryside during the summer vacation and separated, they also returned to their homes in Xia Hai.

Although the two of them lived far away, it took an hour and a half to take the subway, but after all, they were in the same city.

But he had never thought of meeting.

Perhaps to her, he was really an emotionless person.

I, am not good.

Before preparing to send a message, Shi Yi shook his head.

What was the point of saying this now?

It was over, everything was over.

He put the card back into the photograph again, and then placed it on the desk. Looking at the girl inside who had measles, but was smiling very happily, he smiled shallowly, and his heart was already at peace.

It seemed that he suddenly understood the Book of Songs.

*Zong jiao zhi yan, yan xiao yan yan.* (Pinyin: A banquet with children with hair tufts; joyful laughter and cheerful voices.)

How could the laughter of youth be regarded as an oath of eternal love?

If she was really angry, she should have found him to say it at that time.

Since she didn't, it also meant that she didn't think that counted as a broken heart.

This account seemed to still be in use...

Thinking this, Shi Yi clicked on the other person's avatar.

It had already been updated, it was an internet picture, an ancient style woman.

Then, he entered the other person's QQ space.

The last time she posted a status update was just over a month ago.

Still in Australia.

The status update wrote: Finally going back to dear Xia Hai, one more month!

Yi, so that means she's already back?

And in the accompanying picture, she was walking a dog on the streets of Australia. The weather there was the opposite of Xia Hai, it was summer, and it could be seen that she was wearing short sleeves, and on her wrist was a very beautiful women's watch.

She should be having a good time.

Then, Shi Yi continued to pry into her wonderful life with a smile...

Then, he paused at a photo of an indwelling needle inserted into a blood vessel.

——A close call [Sleepy]

Why a close call, did she get a very serious illness?

The originally relieved Shi Yi, now became very un-relieved.

What disease did she get, is she a little better now?

She had previously had measles, a disease of impaired immunity.

Why was her body so bad?

His heart, was indeed moved.

Shi Yi now had no heart to study.

He knew that he would definitely have to open his mouth to ask, with his direct personality.

But the beginning, was very crucial.

Think about it, what would those slightly more EQ-blessed boys say at this time...

I want to see you.

This was Liu Chengxi's trick.

But it was obviously not suitable for him.

If it was Chen Yuan, he would be more rational, more natural.

After struggling for a while, he decided to learn from Chen Yuan.

Shi Yi: I'm Shi Yi, this account wasn't used before, so I didn't reply to that message, sorry ha

Chen Yuan should start like this.

Holding his phone, waiting for the other person's reply, Shi Yi became nervous.

After a while, the message was replied!

Wu Wenxin: Oh oh, is that so, it's okay haha

So estranged...

But it seemed she was also relieved.

That was good.

Next, he would ask her about her illness.

Shi Yi: I saw in your space, it seems like you were hospitalized before, what was it for?

Shi Yi: It's okay if it's inconvenient to say ha.

After sending this message, the other party took a long time to reply.

Wu Wenxin: The stent in my body shifted, almost something big happened, but fortunately, it was repositioned, and it's already okay

Why was there even a stent?

Shi Yi: Is it heart disease?

Wu Wenxin: Yeah, I had a heart stent surgery in the first year of junior high school.

Heart stent...

Shi Yi quickly used his phone to search for this disease, learning as much knowledge as possible.

Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Yi: As long as you don't exercise vigorously, take your medicine regularly, and have regular check-ups after the stent is placed, there won't be any major problems.

Although he checked this way, Shi Yi also saw some other remarks, such as that after a stent is placed, the lifespan won't be too long, thirty-five years old is considered long, and she was only a teenager, which means fifty years old...

He didn't want this.

So, when he checked again and saw the view that having a heart stent doesn't affect normal lifespan, he would feel a little more relaxed.

But only a little.

More of it, was a kind of confusion and fear caused by limited knowledge.

Wu Wenxin: What's wrong, why are you suddenly asking me about this?

I...

I want to see you.

At this moment, this was Shi Yi's mood.

But the reason he wanted to see her was to ask clearly in person, to see what this childhood friend was like.

Whether, he could let go of his heart.

So, he couldn't be reserved anymore.

Shi Yi: Can I make a phone call?

This time, there was silence on the other side for a long time.

Shi Yi: It's okay if it's inconvenient

After Shi Yi finished sending, Wu Wenxin quickly explained: No, there were guests in the living room just now, I went out, you can call

So, Shi Yi made a QQ voice call to the other party.

Shi Yi: "Hello."

Then, a light and gentle voice came: "Yeah."

"I..."

Shi Yi was thinking about how to exchange greetings, but the barriers in his heart made him have to get straight to the point, so he opened his mouth and said, "Is that illness of yours serious?"

"It's okay, it's fine after the stent is placed, just pay attention to maintenance."

"Why did it shift? Isn't it usually not moving?"

"I was a little careless in Australia before, I thought I was a normal person, so I exercised a little too vigorously..."

"Will that cause any impact?"

"No."

"After this surgery is done, is there really no problem? I..." Shi Yi closed his eyes, thought for a long time, and then opened his mouth and said, "I looked at it before, it seems that this more or less, has a little impact on the body."

"Are you talking about that after the stent is placed, you can only live up to thirty-five years?"

"...Is this true?"

"No, that depends on the body condition, everyone is different." Wu Wenxin explained, "And the reason why there is this saying is also because this technology has only been popularized and applied for this long. Besides, what if there are better technologies in the future?"

"Is that so..."

Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and the heart that was hanging was finally put down.

And when that sentence was spoken, it obviously carried some 'fortunately', only he didn't notice that his tone was so unable to hide his thoughts.

"Made you so worried, sorry ha." Wu Wenxin said jokingly.

"No, don't say that. It was me who changed QQ without telling you, and didn't reply to your message."

Thinking of how he had caused the two of them to break off like this because of his dullness and inattention, Shi Yi sincerely apologized and said, "I'm sorry."

This sorry made the other party silent for a long time again.

I'm sorry ah...

………

Standing downstairs, looking up at the street lamp, Wu Wenxin, after hearing these three words, was really a little angry.

Because she felt that Shi Yi was really too much.

He was able to ignore her feelings to this extent.

But she also felt that she was too precocious.

Perhaps Shi Yi at that time, didn't have any thoughts other than good friends.

Even to say, he might not even know that there was a note in the photograph.

Well, he definitely didn't know.

And now, he should know.

He won the lottery, but it expired.

But did he think that this counts as winning the lottery?

And was she really relieved, able to do a decisive refusal to redeem the prize?

"That's okay, I'll hang up..."

"Did you, discover the paper in the photograph?" Wu Wenxin interrupted Shi Yi's words and asked.

"..."

After a long silence, the other side opened his mouth: "Sorry, I only saw it now."

"..."

The two of them were deadlocked for a long time, and the air gradually solidified.

Wu Wenxin's sense of shame, then flooded up.

Why did I ask this sentence?

What do I want to do after asking!

Idiot ah.

"You, don't take it seriously ha, after all, it's what an elementary school student said, just treat it as an interesting thing." Wu Wenxin quickly made up for herself.

"Although it was something that happened in elementary school, after all, you were saying it very seriously at that time..."

"No no no, it wasn't very serious."

Making a smile, Wu Wenxin was afraid that Shi Yi would think she still had this idea, so she quickly denied it.

"Oh, is that so..."

The other side probably also noticed her embarrassment, so he echoed: "Since you only thought it was fun at the time, not serious, then I know."

"Yeah yeah."

"Okay, then I'll hang up."

"Okay, good."

In this way, the two decided to end the topic.

But,

Not a single person took the initiative to hang up the phone.

Just like that, it lasted for a full half a minute.

Finally, Shi Yi broke the deadlock and asked, "Really, not serious?"

"..."

Wu Wenxin lowered her head, and after a long silence, said in a small but forceful voice: "It's true. And, more true than anything else."

(End of chapter)