Chapter 117 – Water Spirit Beauty! (1/2)

Chapter 117: Water spirit beauty!

Xis.h.i.+ Restaurant.

A group of young students gathered at the pavilion outside a restaurant, drinking tea, chatting and enjoying the beautiful view of the great lake.

Someone was painting the autumn scenery, on his piece of white paper was the breeze-ruffled loti at the winding garden.

Someone was playing the flute, its sound was mellow and airy, and changed constantly.

Someone was reciting a poem: West Lake is at its best after the season of bloom when petals fall in disarray—-Good words, good words, there is a beautiful scenery before my eyes but I cannot inscribe a poem, I have to keep the words in my mind. It's regretful, I am poetic and wealthy in knowledge but there is no use for it—-

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As the boys were showing off their skills, their gaze wandered over to the northeast corner of the pavilion from time to time.

Sitting there was a girl as beautiful as a flower, and her each and every little movement made their heart beat faster.

She is not Xis.h.i.+, she's more beautiful than Xis.h.i.+.

However, girl, why are your eyes filled with sorrow?

Li s.h.i.+nian sat in the corner of the pavilion, beside her were a few of her good friends. She is known as the big sister in high school, there is not one girl in her year who does not know her and no one dared to offend her. Whenever she appeared she would be surrounded by people front and behind, she is hundred times more imposing than her 'trash' brother. And because of this, many people could not believe Li Muyang is Li s.h.i.+nian's brother—–

The girls around her were chatting cheerfully, eating the array of fruits and snacks the male students had ordered for them.

“I think Zhu Jianting is really handsome—-he also paints very well, I heard that the famous painter in Jiangnan Zhu Feihong wants to take him as his apprentice—”

“I like Xu Huawei more, look how charming he is when he plays the flute. If any girl went out with him for a year and listened to him play the flute amidst flowers and under the moonlight and heard his touching words of love, she would definitely be charmed—–”

“Zhao Dafu—-this man, his head is empty and he's an idiot but his father is a famous wealthy man in Jiangnan City, it is said that they eat goose liver—-”

“Would they not have a fatty liver?” Someone jokingly asked.

“Liu Caicai, you're really annoying—-”

——

Li s.h.i.+nian's lips simply curled into a faint smile as she quietly listened to their conversation, without any intention to join in.

They complimented the boys greatly in front of her, which meant that either they have received benefits from them or they were persuaded by them—–Li s.h.i.+nian understand more about this tactic than they do. She also taught his brother Li Muyang this tactic, if he wants to capture a girl's heart, he has to convince her friends first. If all the girl's friends think you're good, then the girl would also automatically think you're good too.

Even if she thinks you're a pile of c.r.a.p before, you still should not be a pile of c.r.a.p forever—–

She knows they had good intentions and there were no other motives. It was just the same as she had given love letters to her idiot brother Li Muyang on behalf of the girls in her cla.s.s.

Thinking of brother Li Muyang, Li s.h.i.+nian's heart felt empty.

They had almost never separated from each other.

She looked after him growing up, this may sound somewhat exaggerated and that idiot brother would be unhappy, however, it really is the truth.

Whenever he could not walk, she supported him.

Whenever he could not eat, she fed him.

When he secretly hid his medication in the corner, she told on him—-

First thing she would do when she leaves the house was shout: “Brother, I'm going out'; the first thing she shouted when she returns home was “Brother, I'm back.”

She had pushed open his bedroom door many times and pushed open the bathroom door countless number of times. When she knew he wrote love letters to a beautiful girl in the school but hid them under the chest box in his room because he did not have the courage to give it to her, Li s.h.i.+nian ripped the love letters. She thought there was no reason for him to give it out because it would only bring humiliation to him—–She had already found the girl and asked her directly; in that girl's eyes Li Muyang is just a pile of c.r.a.p.

She knew he secretly read her teen magazines, some of the magazines she likes to read herself but some magazines were for her brother. After all, he has to grow up and become a man.

When he was here, Li s.h.i.+nian simply thought he is the air. She breathes it all the time but do not see its importance.

However, now that he is away, Li s.h.i.+nian came to realise he is the sun. Whenever he is not by her side, the world seemed to be obscured by black clouds and smog.

There is a popular saying in the school: accompanying someone is one of the strongest love confessions.

Li s.h.i.+nian thought to herself: since she and Li Muyang have been living together for so many years, does that means she is confessing to him every day?

No, no, no, he's the one confessing to her everyday.

Li s.h.i.+nian then thought again: fortunately, that idiot guy is her brother, otherwise the other boys would be jealous.

“Sister s.h.i.+nian—-” Liu Caicai waved her hand in front of Li s.h.i.+nian's face, asking: “what's going on with you?”

“Oh—-I'm fine.” Li s.h.i.+nian once again was brought out of her daze. Recently, she was often off in another world and only rarely snapped out of her distant, empty distractions.

The summer holidays have started for quite some time now; students are also bored from staying at home all the time. Therefore, the students have organised some autumn outings.

The boys organised this outing, it was obvious they have ulterior motives. They first invited the girl closest to Li s.h.i.+nian, Liu Caicai, and also other girls, before asking these girls to convince Li s.h.i.+nian to partic.i.p.ate in this outing. Li s.h.i.+nian could not refuse and had to come with them.

Although she was physically here but her mind has drifted elsewhere. There was nothing her friends around her could do.

“Sister s.h.i.+nian has been like this all the time lately, is there something on your mind?”