In Every Life [Jenlisa]

Chapter 51

In the city by the sea, the transition from summer to autumn seemed almost imperceptible. Soon after the start of the school year, the ground was covered in yellow leaves.

"Ugh, this is so hard. I'm starting to doubt how I even got into Haiyin," complained Lu Jiaojiao as she walked out of the music building with Jennie.

The sky outside was dyed a deep red by the sunset, and the leaves of the parasol trees swayed gently as they fell. A tall figure stood in front of the building.

When he saw her come out, a gentle light shone in his phoenix-like eyes.

Lu Jiaojiao suddenly tugged on the corner of her friend's clothes, her face filled with surprise and excitement. "It's Zhou Yanshi! Do you know him?"

Jennie sighed. "He's a former classmate from our middle school. Jiaojiao, you go back to the dormitory first. I think he's here to see me."

"Okay." Lu Jiaojiao nodded disappointedly, but couldn't help her gossiping heart. She took a few steps and turned back quietly.

It was already evening, but many diligent students were still practicing tirelessly in the piano room, and the chaotic sound of the piano drifted from afar.

"Jennie." Zhou Yanshi's mouth curved into a gentle smile. "Are you free tomorrow?"

Jennie pursed her lips. "I have a date with my boyfriend tomorrow."

The smile on the boy's face froze for a moment, and he asked softly, "Boyfriend?"

"Yeah, he's studying at Haishi University, my high school classmate."

Zhou Yanshi looked a little disappointed and lowered his gaze. "Oh, okay."

He felt flustered in his heart, and his words became incoherent. "Someone gave me two tickets to a music concert, and I thought... oh well."

The wutong tree beside them shed a few leaves, and the girl's gaze passed through him and landed not far away.

Under the sunset, her beautiful peach blossom eyes suddenly lit up.

"Lisa, I'm here." She turned her head and said to Zhou Yanshi, "My boyfriend is waiting for me. I'll go first, okay?"

The cold wind blew gently, and Zhou Yanshi looked at the girl's lively figure in a daze, but his gaze suddenly met a young man not far away.

Those dark eyes pierced through the bleak wind, as if still carrying the chilly autumn of October, and lightly fell on him.

Not far away, the girl's voice was clear and crisp: "Shall we wait and go eat hotpot? I heard from Jiaojiao that the new one opened at the school gate is really good."

Zhou Yanshi's heart quietly shattered into pieces.

He saw the girl take the initiative to hold the boy's hand and coquettishly shake it.

And the boy, who was just cold and distant, turned around and gently tidied up her slightly messy hair, saying in a warm voice, "I just went to get the number, we should be able to make it in time now."

As the autumn wind blew, the dejected boy stood still, covered in fallen yellow leaves.

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The newly opened hot pot restaurant was exceptionally popular, with the air filled with spicy fragrance and crowds of people. The boy silently cooked the dishes, and the fresh fatty beef was already cooked after just a few seconds. He put all the meat into the girl's bowl.

Jennie said, "You should eat too, don't just keep serving me."

The hot steam blurred the boy's eyes, and he nodded, lowering his head and silently picking up some big white cabbage with his chopsticks.