summer sinking

On the weekend, it rained lightly in the early morning.The weather in late summer and early autumn is changeable. Once the rain stops, it becomes sunny and then cloudy again.

Several people arranged a time and place to meet.

The temperature dropped several degrees, so Xu Sui put on a gray long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt, dark denim overalls and sneakers, a loose fit, lazy and casual.

It doesn’t look like dressing up.

She picked up her wireless headphones and went out.

The ground was still damp, and the gusts of wind blew off the yellowing leaves hanging on the treetops.

When Xu Sui was humming a song all the way to the milk tea shop outside the business district, only Jiang Ye arrived early.

She turned off the music and huddled her hands in her wide sleeves, which were warm.

The two people sat facing each other, each playing with their mobile phones.Xu Sui glanced at him furtively several times, then stood up unnaturally to place his order.

The waiter in the store recommended signatures and new products. Xu Sui asked for a cup of new products. He turned around and asked Jiang Ye, "What about you? What do you want to drink?"

Jiang Ye didn't say what he wanted to drink, but silently took out his mobile phone to pay for her.

The eyes of customers and clerks in the store were focused on this "good-looking couple".

While waiting for the milk tea to be made, Xu Sui heard the girl sitting at the back of the store knocking the boy opposite her, "Look at other people's boyfriends, look at you, there is no official announcement about me in the circle of friends!"

Jiang Ye happened to be wearing a sweatshirt today. The color was similar to the one worn by Xu Sui, but the style was different.

It does look a bit like a couple outfit.

Even when Li Niannian came, he teased her, "Did you agree to dress like this? Did you have a date behind our back?"

Xu Sui couldn't speak for a long time, and his ears were burning.

Seeing Jiang Ye's calm expression that it had nothing to do with her, she felt a little angry and regretted that she would not have dressed like this if she had known about it, but now she looked even more deliberate.

Yue Yun's eyesight was full, and he generously came to the rescue, "Isn't it popular to dress like this now? I will dress like this next time, and dress up as a couple with Jiang Ye."

"No, we are not suitable." Jiang Ye glanced at him, "I deserve better."

Yue Yun was indignant, "...wrong payment!"

It made several people laugh.

The four of them headed towards the hot pot restaurant with a cup of milk tea in hand.

It wasn’t until Xu Sui that I realized that this so-called new hot pot restaurant was opened by Zheng Jingyan, wasn’t it?

Zheng Jingyan was busy with work, and sometimes he couldn't take care of her, so he would ask someone to pick her up and come to the store to eat with the employees a staff meal cooked by the store's chef.

As soon as she entered the store, the waiter at the front desk recognized her and greeted her warmly, "Suisui is here for dinner with friends today."

Xu Sui responded politely, "Yes, hello, sister."

"Okay, okay, there's an empty seat over there that just fits."

"Okay, thank you sister."

Li Niannian took her arm and walked inside, "Do you come here often, Suisui?"

Xu Sui nodded, "This store is opened by my father."

She didn't say it was her stepfather.

First, she recognized and accepted Zheng Jingyan as her father, and second, she could avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Generally, classmates who know that Zheng Jingyan is her stepfather will ask her with curiosity and some sympathy whether her stepfather treats her well. It must be very difficult for her to have someone else to support her.

Over time, Xu Sui will no longer explain too much.

The three of them listened and jokingly called her a hidden rich kid and gave her the task of ordering food.

Xu Sui asked everyone about their taboos, scanned the QR code for ordering food, and flipped through the menu in the mini program.Avoid taboos and choose ingredients that you have personally tested to be delicious and that everyone will like to eat.

Jiang Ye did not go to the self-service dipping area to mix the dipping sauce. He took out a silver medal from the big pocket of his sweater and said, "Send it to you."

"What is this?" She put down her phone and took it to look at.The medal is exquisite, with the No. [-] Middle School emblem engraved on the front and a basketball pattern and Jiang Ye's initials engraved on the back.

Xu Sui's heart trembled, and his thoughts were drawn back to the afternoon of the basketball finals of the autumn sports meeting.

In the second half of the finals, a member of the third team was injured, and Jiang Ye took the field on his behalf.

The audience was buzzing with excitement, and everyone was looking forward to Class [-] winning the championship.

However, the opponent was too strong. After two consecutive days of competition, the members of the third team were exhausted and struggled to compete, so they missed the No. 1 spot.

After the No. 2 of the third class was announced that day, the people watching the game left one after another.

The sky overturned the paint tray and turned it orange.Under the setting sun, he walked towards her against the light, his lips curled up, as if he was not ranked second, but a victorious king.

Xu Sui saw a different Jiang Ye, one who was undisciplined, cheerful, mature and steady, with a strong sense of youth, and unruly.

Jiang Ye is not a single character, but a multi-faceted character, like the scattered pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, put together bit by bit, and slowly becomes complete in front of her.

She brought him water and praised him, "No. 2 is already very good, you are the best."

Jiang Ye looked accustomed to it and said with a smile: "I know."

Xu Sui: "..."

He looked down at her and his tone became serious, "Wait a few days and I'll give you something."

She asked casually, "What is it?"

"Just think of it as a thank you gift for buying me the medicine that day." Jiang Ye was mysterious and refused to say anything.

Xu Sui was sensible enough not to ask further questions, and later resumed her normal classes at two o'clock and one line, and she caught a cold, so she forgot about the incident.

No. [-] Middle School does not hesitate to reward and encourage students. The sterling silver custom-made medals reflect a small white halo under the lights in the store.

Xu Sui pushed it back, "You won this in a game, I can't have it."

"They're back." Jiang Ye looked behind her and reminded.

She didn't want to be questioned or misunderstood, so she quickly put the medal away.

The hot pot soup base is boiling, rolling and bubbling.

The dishes ordered later were also served quickly.

The chatty trio all had the same taste, no matter how spicy or not, they were all sweating after eating and saying it was delicious.

Xu Sui mixed a sweet and sour sauce that was not spicy, took out the hot fat beef rolls from the clear soup pot and rolled them one after another in the sauce.

She whispered to Jiang Ye who was eating the clear soup pot with her: "This is too expensive, I really can't have it."

"Don't like it?" Jiang Ye put down his chopsticks and poured a plate of vermicelli into the pot.

Xu Sui took half a bite of the fat beef roll filled with sauce and said hesitantly: "This medal is commemorative and it is your honor."

"If you don't like it, throw it away."

How could Jiang Ye not know that it was commemorative?
The day before the sports meeting, the sports committee member was persuasive and said, "Please Jiang Ye, just come. You are the only one left. When the game is over, I will treat you to a big dinner."

He declined quietly, "I won't go."

The sports committee member acted like he was begging for help from his father, pulling him in and saying a lot of nice things and offering many conditions to seduce him.

Jiang Ye remained unmoved.

Until the sports committee member said: "Have you ever heard of a saying that medals won in competitions are the best gifts to give to others."

Jiang Ye's expression moved slightly, "Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Seeing that the sports committee member had finally deceived him, he took out the prepared registration form and took his hand, "Come on, fill out the form!"

From agreeing to participate in the first place, to winning every game.

He was doing his best for her.