Chapter 11 The Joy Ends
But those days didn't last.
He got tired of protecting me.
In our third year of high school, rumors spread that Qin Chi had a girlfriend from the liberal arts class named Lin Yuanyuan. She had a mild congenital heart condition.
When Qin Chi was playing soccer, he kicked the ball and accidentally knocked her out while she was walking on the field. He carried her to the school infirmary.
After that, everyone said Lin Yuanyuan was his girlfriend.
One weekend when I was taking the bus at the school gate, I saw Qin Chi flag down a taxi and leave with a girl.
That day, after I got home and finished dinner, I knocked on Aunt Lin's door.
"Aunt Lin, has Qin Chi come back yet?"
"Not yet. That kid, I don't know where he's gone again. He used to come back with you every week. He was good for a while."
"Do you need him for something?"
"It's nothing. I forgot my pen. I was going to borrow one from him. I'll just go buy one."
After returning to school, I couldn't help standing in the corridor during breaks and looking toward Class Seven across the way.
I would see Qin Chi go find Lin Yuanyuan. They would lean against the railing, talking and laughing. Qin Chi would touch the top of her head, and Lin Yuanyuan would gently punch his arm with her fist.
Lin Yuanyuan had long flowing hair and bright, lively eyes.
At the same time, Liu Tian started acting up again in class.
Sometimes she would deliberately stop by my desk and stand there with her arms crossed.
"Zhou Xiaoning, where's Qin Chi? Has he stopped caring about you lately?"
"Has Qin Chi forgotten you after getting a girlfriend?"
Qin Chi had publicly claimed I was his sister.
Every parent-teacher meeting, my mom and his mom came together.
Once when his mother came to deliver clothes, she brought some for me too.
Everyone believed Qin Chi was my brother.
When Liu Tian annoyed me too much with her questions, I would snap back.
"None of your business."
"Heh, you're quite bold now. I hope you stay this bold forever. But I have a feeling your good days are about to end."
Liu Tian said those words in a confident tone.