Green Tea Beauty

  Under the bright shining sun, Lin Shi Cha was sitting on the bench, her skin radiating an abnormal white. Chi Xing has always known that Lin Shi Cha was very white. When she was normally with him, she always spoke softly and acted coquettish like an easily breakable doll.

     However, he didn't intend to protect girls like this who deceived him like this again.

     Bian Heng furrowed his brows slightly, "It's class time, no one cares?" His voice was clear and loud. No one could pick out any displeasure.

     "Senior Bian Heng!!"

     Someone exclaimed, unable to bear his expulsion. One by one, they all ran towards the teaching building with their heads down.

     "Did Senior catch what I said just now?"

     "Most definitely."

     "Wa, that's so embarrassing! How come I always get caught when I say bad things?"

     "Stop talking, let’s leave."

     After Bian Heng rescued Lin Shi Cha, he only looked at her from a distance and bid farewell to Chi Xing and the others: "I'm also heading back to class, you guys should also head back first."

     Lin Shi Cha sat still from beginning to end, while those four people separated and left in different directions. The campus had suddenly become unusually quiet.

     Lin Shi Cha couldn't stand the sunlight, so she raised her head slowly, only to feel the glare of the sunlight. A black dizziness appeared before her eyes and sharp pain throbbed from her temple acupoints.

     Ji Qing was rushing to class with a math textbook in one hand and a huge set square in the other, muttering about the weather: "It's only May and it’s already deadly hot."

     Blocking her eyes with her hand, she suddenly saw a girl in school uniform on the bench falling over.

     Ji Qing was startled. She even threw away her set square and hurried over to help her up.

     Half an hour later, Ji Qing appeared in the honor class of Year Three high school. The classroom was chaotic due to the extended absence of a teacher with some students whispering to each other in all directions.

     Ji Qing knocked on the door with the set table and the classroom instantly went silent.

     Ji Qing's face was serious as she got on the podium. She cleared her throat and said, "I was delayed by something just now."

     "These days are getting hotter and hotter, so students should stay away from strolling in the sun zone and eat breakfast, you know? Otherwise, it's easy to suffer from heat stroke. Just now, a student from a lower grade passed out while sitting on a bench."

     Bian Heng, who was sitting in the middle of the third row, froze for a moment. Connecting the dots, he thought: On the bench… …it couldn't be… …Lin Shi Cha, could it?

     "There's only fifteen minutes until class is over. No rush, let's dissect this big problem, fifteen minutes is enough."

     As soon as the teacher said this, low wailing sounded from below.

     How could fifteen minutes be enough for a big question, especially for scientific math problems? Sometimes they can't finish it in an entire class period.

     Bian Heng became absent-minded and no one knew what he was thinking.

     In the Liberal Arts Year Two Class Three class, Lin Shi Cha's seat was vacant again. Therefore, during the break between classes, several gossiping girls gathered together.

     "She asked for leave again."

     The short-haired girl chewing gum played with the pen in her hand, "From the first year of high school to now, you only knew today she liked to take leave?" Who knows why she asked for leave?

     "Could it be that matter of her was exposed, so she didn't dare to come because of shame? Hahaha!!"

     "According to what you said, then wouldn’t the next time she comes back it’ll be her applying for transfer?"

     The group of girls laughed.

     The homeroom teacher of Class Three was holding a phone, in which an old granny was speaking on the other end of the phone, "Sorry to trouble Teacher, we’re causing too much trouble."

     The homeroom teacher smiled and comforted reassuringly: "It's all right, it’s all right, then just have her recuperate properly. There's nothing people can do about it, the school understands. Besides, Student Lin is very talented, even if she often asks for leave, she hasn't fallen behind in her studies."

     The two exchanged some more pleasantries before hanging up.

     The onset of the disease is a prolonged process. Laying on the bed that night, Lin Shi Cha was covered in hot sweat but still shivering from the cold. Grandma Lin cleaned away all the vomit after Lin Shi Cha's violent reaction just now and sat by the bed, distressingly wiping her tears.

     Lin Shi Cha looked at her side profile with unfocused eyes, "Grandma… …"

     "Here, here, Sweetpea, you’re hungry? Grandma will cook whatever you want."

     Lin Shi Cha glanced at the medicine bottle she had just taken from and swallowed back the words that the medicine was all gone.

     After mentioning a dish casually, Grandma quickly complied and went to make it.

     The original owner also had some pocket money in the bank card, which was given by that unconscionable Father Lin every month, but the original owner didn’t tell Grandma Lin. Grandma Lin collected rubbish and sold vegetables every day to save up enough money for the surgery.

     It's better to use the money in the original owner's card to buy medicine. In addition, Lin Shi Cha doesn't plan to use the bank card deposit. After she finishes her mission, she can also leave it to Grandma Lin for her retirement.

     Early the next morning, when the weather was still not hot, Lin Shi Cha went to the hospital to buy medicine.

     Chi Xing skillfully flipped over the wall and patted the dust off his buttocks as he snorted towards the school gate, "To think you’ll be able to lock up this Young Master."

     As soon as he finished his flaunting, he was discovered by the security guard.

     "Hey, hey, you! It's you again! Stop for me! It’s class time!"

     Chi Xing turned around and ran away, grinning arrogantly, "I'll count it as my loss if you catch me." He muttered, his school uniform blew open from the wind blowing while running, ruffling his slightly messy but handsome black hair.

     Just as he turned around a corner, he almost bumped into someone. Chi Xing was so startled that he forcibly forced himself to a stop.

     A familiar fragrance instantly burst into his nose. The two’s impacts caused her black hair to swing forward, stroking the tip of Chi Xing's nose. Then, the other party fell to the ground along with the contents of her bag spilled onto the floor.

    After almost having a heart attack, Chi Xing grabbed the medicine box with one hand and skimmed it through without understanding the name of the medicine. When he looked up, he saw Lin Shi Cha's face and his expression changed: "Lin Shi Cha? Why is it you? You came to find me??"

     Due to her tragic dizziness, Lin Shi Cha clutched her head for a while before it calmed down. She stood up while leaning on the wall, "No." She denied it softly.

     Chi Xing noticed her eyes were fixed on the medicine box in his hand, so he smirked, "Want this?"

     Lin Shi Cha raised her head and a pair of clean eyes met with Chi Xing’s. The emotions behind that gaze were something Chi Xing couldn't understand. Her voice was very soft, soft to the point that one might suspect she was speaking with her breath instead of voice: "Give me back my grandma's medicine."

     Chi Xing mockingly raised the corner of his lips, "Apologize first, then I'll give it to you if you say it a hundred times."

     He originally thought she would tremblingly apologize with shaking shoulders in fear. Yet, he only saw her move her lips and said in a pitiful tone: "Chi Xing, I'm hungry."

     Chi Xing: "Huh???"

     Twenty minutes later, at Cheng Xi, a breakfast store, Lin Shi Cha and Chi Xing sat at a table with millet porridge and buns.

     The little person in Chi Xing's heart has already slapped him hundreds of times.

     "Chi Xing, you must still like me, right?" Lin Shi Cha asked while biting the bun.

     Chi Xing's face darkened: "Shut up!! Believe me, Lao Zi will smash you to death with a steamed bun!"

     "Are you skipping class again?" Lin Shi Cha asked, changing the subject.

     Chi Xing picked up the steamed bun with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. Although his words were slurred, it couldn't stop his fierce expression: "None of your business."

     "You’re so fierce… …"

     Chi Xing's movement of biting the bun became slightly slower. The girl in front of him had her head lowered and her eyelashes individually separated curly, as if there were butterflies resting and fluttering on them, seemingly delicately cute. The next second, Chi Xing bit the bun even harder, with a sullen face, expressionless: "Lin Shi Cha, you’re just f*cking trapping me to screw with, aren’t you?"

     "I’m not." Her tone was low, but had a hint of dazed cuteness.

     The two ate breakfast in silence for a while, then Lin Shi Cha opened her mouth: "Chi Xing, you—"

     Chi Xing didn't even raise his head, "Give up, I won't get back together with you, don't even think about it."

     Lin Shi Cha blinked, "I just want to ask, do you have money in your pocket to pay the bill?"

     The hand Chi Xing had on the chopsticks paused, "... …Yes."

     For the rest of the time, nobody spoke. Lin Shi Cha ate three steamed buns and drank a bowl of millet porridge with sugar. Once Chi Xing paid the bill, he stood at the door with a stinky face while Lin Shi Cha followed him with her medicine.

     "Chi Xing, are you heading back to class?"

     Lin Shi Cha raised her small face and asked, confused. From this angle, this girl seems to just be getting more and more petite. Chi Xing wondered if she was that malnourished? Why was she so short? Though he thought this in his heart, he still responded: "I’m not, aren't you also not in class? Why do you care, anyways?"

     Lin Shi Cha tilted her head, "But I asked the school for leave ah, so I don't need to go to school."

     Chi Xing: "Then I also asked for leave."

     Lin Shi Cha exposed his lie: "You're lying, the teachers at your school won't approve your excuse slip." Because Chi Xing was normally mischievous and doesn't follow the rules, the teachers don't believe a single word he says.

     "Why are you asking leave for? Going to find another boyfriend again?" Chi Xing said with a scornful laugh.

     Lin Shi Cha didn’t get angry either, "To buy medicine for my grandma." She picked up the medicine bag.

     "You’re quite filial ah."

     Lin Shi Cha held the medicine bag, not answering this question.

     "If you’re not leaving, then I'm leaving." Chi Xing glared at Lin Shi Cha angrily, planning to leave here. Just recalling that when he heard this girl’s “I'm hungry” and coquettish tone just now, he seemed to be foolish enough that he actually led her to a diner. His brain was simply kicked by a donkey! ! !

      He never thought Lin Shi Cha would grab his school uniform, "Send me back."

     Chi Xing’s eyes immediately widened, "You have some rather big guts, you!" He was truly angered and shook off Lin Shi Cha with one hand, "Don't pull me, who do you think you are!"

     "You’d better believe, I will beat you up." Chi Xing stared at Lin Shi Cha with a cold face.

     "You won't." Although Chi Xing was snarky, he has a bottom line and principles. He only said these words are to scare her.

     "Tsk." Chi Xing sulkily turned his head to look at the traffic on the road, his chest heaving violently with anger.

     In the end, Chi Xing compromised.

     The two hailed a taxi and got in for Chi Xing to escort Lin Shi Cha home.

     Sitting in the car, Lin Shi Cha asked out of nowhere, "Can I hold your hand?"

     Chi Xing shoved his hands in his pockets, "You can’t, behave yourself, you weren’t like this before." Don’t even mention how reserved and shy she was before? Even when he only wanted to kiss her, she would struggle for a long time, daring not to give him it.

     "I didn't like you before." Lin Shi Cha replied frankly.

     Chi Xing: "?"

     "Then now?"

     "I still don't like you now."

     "... …Then why are you touching Lao Zi’s hands, you hooligan?" Chi Xing sobered up. In fact, he knew Lin Shi Cha might not like him, otherwise why would she go find the other three after dating him? Knowing it is one thing, but having Lin Shi Cha personally say it herself was another thing.

     His heart was really throbbing from pain.

     "Is that why you didn't let me kiss you before?" Because she didn't like him, so she didn't want to kiss him.

     Lin Shi Cha glanced at Chi Xing and continued in sincerity: "I don't like you, but I don't like the other three either."

     This meant that even though she didn't give Chi Xing a kiss, the other three didn't get to kiss her like couples do.

     After they got out of the car and arrived at the streets of the community, it was almost noon and at this time, there were gradually more pedestrians.

     Chi Xing endured it for a long time but couldn't help it. He asked behind Lin Shi Cha: "Lin Shi Cha, do I treat you badly? Why did you get together with them?"

     Lin Shi Cha stood opposite Chi Xing, "You do treat me well, but I also want them to treat me well." Once she spoke, Lin Shi Cha asked: "Chi Xing, can you still continue to like me?"

     Instantly, Chi Xing was stunned. He never expected to get this b*tch-like answer that refreshed his understanding of Lin Shi Cha, and then cursed in response: "Scram, I'm leaving! "

     Lin Shi Cha stared at Chi Xing's back, "Then, can I still come find you to eat breakfast tomorrow?"

     "Don't come if you don't have money." Chi Xing ran away, "I will never like a woman like you!" He vowed viciously.

     However, the next day.

     At the Cheng Xi Breakfast Store, Chi Xing had stayed up all night. He sat down on time with dark circles under his eyes, but Lin Shi Cha didn't show up.

     The author has something to say: 
Chi Xing: The convulsive little prince who slaps (metaphorically) himself in the face all the time
Bian Heng: Outgoing and cheerful appearance-wise, but actually an adorable dorky Year Three Senior
Shen Mo: A little milky dog
Huo Yi Nan: The aloof yet immature top student

Notes:

Lao Zi (老子): an arrogant way of referring to oneself