Listening to the Chirping of Cicadas

The summer in Shenyun High School is always hot and long, and the chirping of cicadas is accompanied by gossip. Cheng Ji never thought that one day his name would be spread throughout the entire grade in such an unbearable way - and what was even more ridiculous was that the person who took the lead in believing it was Zhou Shu. The boy who once asked her to fill her draft book with names was now standing at the end of the corridor, looking at her coldly, his voice as calm as if he was stating a fact: "Cheng Ji, stop pretending." She clenched her fists and dug her nails into her palms, but she suddenly smiled. It turns out that every moment she carefully treasured - the pen he picked up for her, the umbrella he handed to her, the words "it will be better next time" he whispered when she failed in the exam - were not worth the baseless speculations of others. "Zhou Shu," she looked directly into his eyes, her voice as soft as a sigh, "So you are like this." Afterwards, Cheng Ji never looked at him again. Ten years later, Zhou Shu finally knew the truth, but he never waited for her to look back.