Become a star to protect you

Chapter 4 She doesn't want to be just his sister in his heart (1)
April skies are always extraordinarily blue.

At this moment, the campus of Shengyao College is full of vitality, and all the students are gathered on the playground.

It's time for the weekly morning meeting.

Xia Xiaoxi was in a very good mood today. With a smile full of joy and expectation, she raised her head and stared in the direction of the rostrum.The sunlight poured down through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the big tree, and fell into her black eyes like broken gold, shining brightly.

This morning, the principal will announce the results of the last city-wide math competition at the morning meeting, and she knows that the champion must be An Yichen.

This kind of excitement can be felt even by others.

"It's not you who won the prize, why are you so excited?" Yi Xue, who was standing behind her, poked her back with her fingers without any trace, and teased.

Xia Xiaoxi didn't look back, and said proudly: "Because those awards are posted on the wall of our house, not yours, of course you are not excited!"

In Xia Xiaoxi's memory, An Yichen has always been the pride of the whole family.

The old and mottled walls of Xia's house are almost covered with various honors belonging to An Yichen, so that every time Xia's mother sees these awards or trophies, she will silently lament that Xia Xiaoxi is too disappointing.But Xia Xiaoxi didn't feel wronged, because in her heart, these honors far surpassed her mother's nagging.

Yi Xue thought of those golden certificates on the wall of Xia Xiaoxi's house, and immediately swallowed enviously.

Indeed, An Yichen is not only the most handsome boy in the school, but also the smartest student. His excellence is as dazzling as the golden sun in the sky, and he has captured the hearts of all the girls in Shengyao College.

She looked at Xia Xiaoxi enviously, if only she had such an excellent brother.

At this moment, Xia Xiaoxi was looking at the class next to her on tiptoe, searching for An Yichen's figure in the crowd, and locked on to the familiar figure with just one glance.He is so different that she can always find him in the crowd at a glance.

only……

An Yichen did not look for her figure in the crowd like she did. At this moment, An Yichen's eyes turned in another direction.Following his gaze, Xia Xiaoxi saw a quiet and beautiful girl nodding and smiling at him.

Suddenly, it was as if a tiny needle had been stuck in her heart, causing the smile on her face to stiffen instantly.Her heart twitched for a while, her chest seemed to be blocked by something, and it was difficult to breathe.

Can such a girl catch his attention?

Xia Xiaoxi felt inferior and regretted for a while when she thought of her rude and slovenly appearance.All along, she has completely exposed her shortcomings in front of An Yichen, and she has never had the restraint and elegance that a girl should have.Compared with that quiet and beautiful girl, she is like an ugly duckling...

This sudden recognition made Xia Xiaoxi a little nervous.

She had always believed too much in An Yichen's tenderness and specialness to her, and felt that his pampering her was taken for granted.She thought he liked her mischievous appearance, but she didn't realize how naive and stupid her previous thoughts were until now.Perhaps in An Yichen's eyes, she was really just his sister, a naughty little girl.

She doesn't want to!
She didn't want to be just his sister in his heart.

In a daze, she saw An Yichen walking out of the class. His graceful steps and indifferent expression made him look as arrogant and dignified as a prince.Only then did she discover that the principal had announced the results of the competition, and as expected, the champion was An Yichen.

With a dazzling brilliance, he slowly walked up to the rostrum under the adoration and admiration of everyone, and politely accepted the certificate from the principal.A burst of thunderous applause erupted spontaneously from the crowd, and the girls could no longer restrain themselves from screaming his name, but he still had that indifferent expression.

Xia Xiaoxi stared at him, as if everything in the world had disappeared, only him standing high in the sun, exuding a light that dazzled her.

Xia Xiaoxi had an illusion for a moment——

He seemed to be getting farther and farther away, with an untouchable sense of distance.

Such a sense of distance made her feel panicked.

She tightly grasped the palm of her hand, almost unable to control her desire to approach him, but felt a strong force grabbing her skirt.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Yi Xue's questioning voice came from behind.

She turned her head and saw Yi Xue staring at her dissatisfiedly, grabbing her skirt.

"It's nothing, what's the matter?" She coughed lightly to cover up her gaffe just now, stood up in the line again, and asked in a low voice.

"Why were you in a daze just now? I didn't hear you talking."

"What did you say?"

"Look over there!"

Following Yi Xue's gaze towards the rostrum, Xia Xiaoxi found that there was a girl beside An Yichen, and An Yichen was smiling at her just now.She stood there quietly with her lips pursed like cherry blossoms, her appearance was dignified and beautiful, she was dressed in white, she looked as pure as a snow lotus on the top of a mountain, and people could never forget it once they saw it.

At this moment, she was standing beside An Yichen smiling at him.

An Yichen, who had always been indifferent and distant, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and smiled gracefully at her. Such a beautiful smile was like a deadly poison, which made all the girls in the school lose their minds.

Under the sunlight, the two look dazzling like the male and female protagonists in an idol drama, as if they were a match made in heaven.

The slender thorn suddenly became sharp, stabbing fiercely at the softest part of Xia Xiaoxi's heart without warning.

She managed to maintain a smile, glanced at Yi Xue, and asked, "Is she..."

"You don't know her?" Yi Xue looked at her in amazement. Seeing her pale face, she couldn't help feeling a little worried, but she still replied, "It seems that you are only thinking about your family An Yichen. An Ruoqing, who is also number one with An Yichen, doesn't even know."

"An Ruoqing?" Xia Xiaoxi whispered this strange name, and an inexplicable sadness welled up from the bottom of her heart.

An Ruoqing and An Yichen even matched their names so well.

There was a wry smile on the corner of her lips, and when she looked at the rostrum again, the awards ceremony was over.They walked down the rostrum side by side. An Ruoqing seemed to have tripped over something, and An Yichen quickly supported her.An Ruoqing turned her head and smiled gratefully at him, An Yichen raised the corners of her lips, and showed her the same gentle smile...

Such a gentle smile, she originally thought that only she could have it.

It was the first time I had such a sour feeling in my heart, and it was the first time I realized that such a sourness would make people so uncomfortable, but I couldn't find an outlet to vent it.

"It seems that you will have a sister-in-law soon..." Yi Xue said, and gave Xia Xiaoxi a sympathetic look.

Others don't know her secret, but Yi Xue knows it very well.

"What nonsense are you talking about! What are you thinking about at such a young age! We should study hard and make progress every day!" Xia Xiaoxi said loudly, trying her best to hide her inner sadness, and raised her hand to flick Yi Xue's song unceremoniously. forehead.Her mood also became extremely heavy because of Yi Xue's unintentional joke.

"I'm just reminding you that good intentions are not rewarded!" Yi Xue mumbled and followed behind her, but she didn't notice that the expression on Xia Xiaoxi's face had turned dark.

Until An Yichen came to have lunch with her at noon, this heavy heart could not be relieved.

Sunlight poured into the dining room through the transparent glass windows. An Yichen sat opposite her, with his head slightly lowered, eating gracefully.An Yichen felt a little strange, Xia Xiaoxi, who was usually chattering, was rarely so quiet.

He raised his head, only to realize that Xia Xiaoxi, who had always been highly enthusiastic about food, was just frowning and staring at them in a daze today.

"Today's fried beef is very good, don't you like it very much? Eat more." An Yichen said, and put all the beef on her plate into her bowl.

"Hmm..." Xia Xiaoxi replied slowly, staring blankly at the beef in the bowl, the intoxicating expression of the girl named An Ruoqing when she smiled still appeared in her mind.

It was really just like her name, as beautiful as a sunny day.

Such beauty is worthy of such an excellent An Yichen, isn't it?But why is she so sad in her heart?The thought of An Yichen going to another girl's side and only smiling at that girl made her feel as if her throat was being choked.

Seeing that she was silent, An Yichen frowned, then laughed.

"You girl, why are you so clever? It seems that you must know, that's why you're not interested in lunch, right?" An Yichen smiled, and took out a gift box from behind with a big bow tied on it. It was Xia Xiaoxi My favorite pink, "here, can I eat with peace of mind now?"

"What is this?" The gloomy mood was instantly dispelled by the bright colors, Xia Xiaoxi's eyes lit up, and she took the gift box excitedly.A faint scent of chocolate had already filled her nostrils. She carefully unwrapped the package, and as soon as she opened the box, a strong aroma hit her face.

It's chocolate!

She raised her head, her black eyes were full of light, she opened her mouth, and looked at An Yichen who was sitting opposite with emotion: "Yi..."

"I knew you would like it. Although I can't buy you a lot of delicious food now, I will try my best. It's just that you have to finish your lunch before you can eat it." He put down his chopsticks and smiled softly. The sun hit his face softly and warmly, just like the smile he showed to the girl beside him during the morning meeting...

Xia Xiaoxi's smile just now froze because of this thought.

She pushed the chocolate aside, picked up the chopsticks and stirred vigorously in the dinner plate, sulking.

"What? Don't you like it?" An Yichen frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and tapped her pursed mouth, and said with a smile, "It's hard to buy chocolate with this flavor. I don't think you have any Have eaten it, don’t you want to try it?”

Feeling the temperature of his fingertips, Xia Xiaoxi looked up at him, his eyes were full of expectation.Suddenly she couldn't bear it, so she asked softly, "Yi, what type of girl do you like?"

"Why do you ask that?" An Yichen opened his eyes wide in surprise, looked at her angry face, stretched out his hand and gently pinched her face, "Of course I like girls like Xiaoxi, our Xiaoxi is so cute It’s so beautiful, it’s hard not to like it!”

"Really?" Xia Xiaoxi's heart suddenly seemed to be illuminated by the sun.

"Of course, otherwise, why would I buy you this kind of chocolate right after class? You know, I've been looking for it for a long time!"

An Yichen blinked at her, showing a rare naughty look.

Xia Xiaoxi took the chocolate over and gently hugged it in her arms.

She knew that An Yichen bought it with the winning prize money. Every time he won a prize, he would buy a gift for her, and the rest of the money would be handed over to his parents, and he would not keep any of it.

"Yi, why are you so nice to me?" She lowered her head slightly, her face was hot, and she didn't dare to look at An Yichen.

She has wanted to ask many times, why is he always the first to show up every time she needs help?Why is he always the first to stand up and make her happy every time she is sad?
Why are you so nice to her?

However, she was afraid that the answer would be disappointing, like...

"Fool, you are my younger sister!" An Yichen blurted out almost without thinking, stretching out his hand and rubbing Xia Xiaoxi's hair as he spoke, his eyes were full of doting, and he didn't even notice the embarrassment that had just emerged on her face. The smile and emotion disappeared in an instant.

Xia Xiaoxi almost jumped up, and said angrily: "Who is your sister? Am I related to you by blood? Are you born to my parents? So, you treat me only because of this, right?"

As she spoke, she pushed his hand away vigorously.

However, the moment she raised her head and saw An Yichen, the surging anger disappeared without a trace.

There was a deep sadness in his eyes, and he stared at her so quietly, just like the eyes full of sadness when he first met.

Her heart suddenly ached, but she still looked at him stubbornly, and pushed the chocolate in front of him vigorously, with a cloud of mist in her eyes: "I don't want your chocolate, give it to me." Give it to whoever you want."

"Who do I want to give it to?" An Yichen's eyes showed a trace of confusion, "I just want to give it to you."

"Don't you know that chocolates are given...for those you like?" Xia Xiaoxi's nose soured, and she stared at him stubbornly.

"What's in your head?" An Yichen laughed suddenly, sighed softly, pressed her shoulders, and let her sit back on the stool, "I don't know who gave chocolate such a definition, But all I know is that you like it, so I bought it. If you don't want it, then give it back to me..."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take the chocolate back.

"You gave it to me just now, and now it's mine." Xia Xiaoxi immediately rushed forward, snatching back the box of chocolates with tears in her eyes.She glared at An Yichen fiercely. Even so, she didn't want him to give this box of chocolates to others.

She peeled off a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into her mouth. The sweetness overflowed, and she immediately licked her lips like a greedy cat, with a satisfied smile on the corner of her lips.

Whenever seeing her smile like this, An Yichen's eyes would become extremely soft.

Xia Xiaoxi was enjoying her meal, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of An Ruoqing who was walking into the restaurant, and her eyes happened to be looking in their direction.

Xia Xiaoxi turned her head and saw An Yichen's gaze fell on An Ruoqing, nodding and smiling at her, she immediately felt that the chocolate in her mouth only tasted bitter.

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" The sweet chocolate was like chewing wax in her mouth. She looked at An Ruoqing and then thought of herself. It was simply the contrast between the white swan and the ugly duckling.

"Pretty?" An Yichen paused thoughtfully, "Maybe."

"But you smiled at her."

"So?" An Yichen was a little stunned, not understanding what a smile could represent.

"You are very indifferent to others." Xia Xiaoxi pushed the chocolate away, picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing the food in her mouth vigorously while talking.But the food was all choked in his throat, and his chest became dull and oppressive.She looked at An Ruoqing's back, and a layer of haze shrouded her heart.

"That's just being polite."

"is it?"

She didn't take it seriously. If it was polite, then why has it never been done to others?Doesn't this just show that An Ruoqing is different from others in his heart?

But she didn't say anything, just buried herself in the meal, and gave up before eating half of it.

For the first time, she felt what it meant to be tasteless.

(End of this chapter)