Chapter 82.1
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Grandma Ji suddenly proposed to see Yu Ning, which caught Ji Mingxia off guard.
He stammered and did know how to respond. Just at that moment, someone outside the door was looking for Grandma Ji. She immediately got up and opened the door.
Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief, seized the opportunity and ran upstairs.
He was still wearing yesterday’s clothes and had slept on the couch all night so he was a mess. He had finished showering and dressing up when he saw his phone quietly sitting on the desk, and he couldn’t resist picking it up and dialing Yu Ning’s number once again.
A mysterious item had appeared in Banana Leaf Village, and Ji Mingxia was full of questions and clues that he couldn’t wait to share with Yu Ning.
However, the phone was silent for a moment when the voice came: “The number you have dialed is switched off”. The excitement on Ji Mingxia’s face fell.
There was still no word from Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia spent half a month in worry, and the day for the high school graduation ceremony finally arrived.
At the same time, under the expectation of many teachers, students and parents, the college entrance examination results came out.
In contrast to Grandma Ji, who was so nervous that she didn’t sleep all night, Ji Mingxia was very calm, after all, this was his second time taking the college entrance exam.
He got an average score the first time he took the college entrance examination. The second time couldn’t get any worse than the first time.
The final results came out, and sure enough, Ji Mingxia performed well, and the chance of getting into the school he wanted to apply to was stable.
Grandma Ji was relieved when she saw that there was no problem with Ji Mingxia getting into an undergraduate program. As for which school he wanted to go to in the future and what major he wanted to study, Grandma Ji was very open-minded and respected his choices. She wouldn’t interfere.
After the scores of the college entrance examination came out, it was time to fill out the volunteer forms.
This coincided with the high school graduation ceremony so Ji Mingxia had some apprehension, and some anticipation of going back to his school.
When the college entrance exams were finished, the freshman and sophomore students were not yet on vacation, and the school was buzzing with activity.
Now that they were back, the rest of the students had finished their final exams and gone home for the holidays. So the large school only had the senior students walking back and forth.
Although they hadn’t seen each other for half a month, there was a feeling that they hadn’t been separated when they all sat inside the classroom.
The hottest topic of the day was the results and volunteer applications. There was chatter everywhere and the most frequent mention was Yu Ning, who was the provincial champion this year.
After greeting Zhao Zhouye and the others, Ji Mingxia sat down in his seat.
Since he and Yu Ning were at the same table in the last few days before the college entrance exam, Ji Mingxia’s position was right next to Yu Ning’s at the moment.
Ji Mingxia looked at the empty seat beside him and sat in his seat with some rare restraint. He did not take the initiative to chat with others, but cupped the ring in his hand and waited for the arrival of the person supposed to sit beside him.
The time passed, and when the bell rang, everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and sat quietly in the classroom. Everyone was there except Yu Ning.
At this time, the sound of footsteps came from far and near.
Only Yu Ning was missing from the class, so everyone stretched their necks and waited for the owner of the footsteps to appear.
A few seconds later, the class teacher appeared in everyone’s view and walked into the classroom as he clutched his briefcase.
Many people withdrew their eyes with disappointment. Some looked at the class teacher with lack of interest and said, “Teacher, it’s time to graduate, and there is still a class meeting.”
“You're about to graduate, so we’re bringing you together. Cherish this last class meeting because it won't be easy to get the whole class together when you go to college and go your separate ways.” The class teacher smiled.
One student immediately said: “We haven’t all gathered ah, where is the provincial top student?”
“Yeah, how come Yu Ning didn’t come?”
“Yu Ning …… had something to do and has taken a leave of absence from school. He will not come to participate in this graduation ceremony.” The class teacher said,
The class was a little disappointed when they heard this.
They had been classmates with Yu Ning for three years and everyone thought of Yu Ning as the god of misfortune so they avoided him.
It was only on the eve of the entrance exams, with Ji Mingxia’s matchmaking, that many people finally came out of their prejudice and looked at Yu Ning as a person.
Not only did they completely change their view of him, but they were also grateful because Yu Ning was willing to give lectures to everyone.
Everyone was excited when they found out that he won the top prize in one go and took the provincial top spot. They were both proud and ashamed and everything was complicated.
A lot of rumors about Yu Ning had been circulating on the Internet and compared to them the blind students, netizens not only didn’t hate Yu Ning, but also sympathized and admired him.
The dark past eventually became Yu Ning’s medal, and with it, he became a legend.
It was hard to wait until the high school graduation ceremony, everyone was waiting to meet Yu Ning again, but unexpectedly, he didn’t come?
“What is he busy with that he won't attend the graduation ceremony ah.”
“Is it that matter where Peking University and Tsinghua University are fighting for him? I see it all over the hot search.”
“So which university will Yu Ning end up going to?”
“Teacher, didn’t you contact Yu Ning? You must have first-hand news ah, which university is Yu Ning planning to go to?” Some students couldn’t help but ask the class teacher.
Yu Ning himself was not present and this matter involved his privacy so the class teacher naturally wouldn’t disclose such information.
Many people sighed and glanced at Yu Ning’s seat regretfully. Then, they quickly discovered Ji Mingxia who was sitting stiffly and dazed in his original position.
“Ji Mingxia, Mingxia?” Ji Mingxia’s former deskmate whispered in a small voice.
Ji Mingxia came back to his senses at once: “Hm?”
“Are you okay?” The former deskmate inquired.
“I’m fine, what’s wrong?” Ji Mingxia said.
The former deskmate looked at Ji Mingxia’s somewhat pale face and wanted to say something, but when he saw that Ji Mingxia had returned to normal and was looking at him with a smile, he decided not to say anything more.
The purpose of the class meeting was to tell everyone the precautions of filling out the volunteer applications. These things had been said even before the college entrance exams, but it was a matter of the students’ lifelong future, so they had to be instructed thoroughly.
After the class meeting, the entire year had another meeting, and in the afternoon, the school arranged for everyone to take various graduation photos.
In the entire year, only Ji Mingxia’s class was missing one person: Yu Ning.
When taking pictures and listening to the teacher, people from other classes kept poking their heads over, even people who didn’t want to have contact with Yu Ning previously were feeling some regret.
Ji Mingxia stood in the crowd indifferently. When the photographer made a start action, he pulled the corner of his mouth a little stiffly.
With a “click”, the graduation photo shoot was completed.
It was only at this moment that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that he had never taken a picture with Yu Ning.
They were both boys, so they didn’t have a hobby of taking selfies. They thought that they would take some pictures when they went out to travel, but as a result, they met one paranormal event after another and they almost died. It was impossible to remember to take pictures.
Now, even the graduation photos where they could be in the same frame didn’t happen.
It was already afternoon when everything was finished. The students and teachers said their goodbyes and prepared to leave the school.
Ji Mingxia reluctantly said goodbye to Zhao Zhuo and the others. It wasn’t until all his roommates had dragged their suitcases out of the dormitory that Ji Mingxia slowly lowered his head and no longer hid the expression on his face.
At this moment, he was standing in the middle of the dormitory, with his bed on the left and Yu Ning’s on the right.
Ji Mingxia’s remaining luggage was all put into the suitcase, so the bed and desk were now empty.
Not only him but the entire dormitory had packed their things except for Yu Ning.
Only Yu Ning’s bed remained in the same way as it did the day they left for Quanzhuang hotel.
It’s been just over a month since that day, but there have been radical changes.
Since Yu Ning’s scores were exposed, a lot more of his news came out online. Although it wasn’t to the point of becoming an internet celebrity, all the students in the province knew about him.
Ji Mingxia could not contact Yu Ning, so he could not help but go through all kinds of gossip about Yu Ning on the Internet, looking forward to the day he returned to school.
He wanted to talk to Yu Ning about the college entrance exams and Banana Leaf Village, he wanted to ask Yu Ning about the ring and the capital. He prepared countless opening statements and sayings in his mind so he could easily look forward to this day, but unexpectedly Yu Ning didn’t appear in the end.
Whether it’s the news on the Internet or the teacher’s words, it proved that Yu Ning was at least safe.
He just couldn’t get away from something and couldn’t come back.
As for this “matter”, Ji Mingxia can more or less guess it.
It should be related to the mysterious items and Pei Yuan.
Only that, this time….it had nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia raised his hand and looked at the ring.
Originally, when they parted at the airport that day, he was mentally prepared to part ways with Yu Ning until the near future.
It was only the supernatural incident in Banana Leaf Village and this ring in his hand that gave Ji Mingxia too many surprises.
Because they had not yet graduated, Ji Mingxia had been waiting for the day to return to school. However, Yu Ning won’t even attend the graduation ceremony.
The sun was setting and it was already late in the evening. The teachers and students left the school one after the other and the whole high school campus was deserted.
Ji Mingxia stood in the dormitory for a long time and finally sighed softly. He stepped forward and dragged his suitcase out of the dormitory.
When closing the door, Ji Mingxia took a last look at the dormitory.
Although Yu Ning’s things had not been completely taken away, he and Yu Ning were no longer classmates with the graduation ceremony and the beginning of a new life in college. They would never be able to return to the past.
Yu Ning got first place in the province, and two major schools were competing for him. He and Pei Yuan will gradually get on the right track and a bright and open future is waiting for him. Ji Mingxia would also return to his own life and go onto the path he should go on.
After graduating from high school, they will go their separate ways.
`Goodbye, Yu Ning.`
Ji Mingxia whispered in his heart. The dormitory door was closed with a click, and the last glimpse of the sunset was blocked by the door.
Ji Mingxia left the school with his suitcase, and returned to Banana Leaf Village alone.
After filling out the college volunteer applications, the students welcomed the most relaxing summer vacation of their lives.
Most of the students chose to do summer jobs or travel. Zhao Zhuo and his group rode to Tibet, but Ji Mingxia, who had always loved to get involved, did not participate, but stayed in Banana Leaf Village for two months.
Although he lived in the countryside, Ji Mingxia was not idle.
After Zhou Tao was taken away by the police for breaking and entering, Zhou Mei suddenly died in the hospital that night, and Zhou Tao, who was originally well, began to develop a strange illness.
Although he was a cancer patient, he had created a medical miracle over the years and looked healthier than ordinary people except for his strange facial features.
When he was taken away by the police that day, he was still in the range of normal people even though his face was pale and his body was twitching.
Unexpectedly, he began to go out of order once he was placed in prison.
First, his body twitched like he had epilepsy, and the originally healthy and youthful skin suddenly became pale and dry.
His hair turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye and fell off, and his body was like a deflated balloon as it lost its vitality.
In those few minutes of growing old, Zhou Tao experienced countless illnesses, malignant tumors and cancer cells spread throughout his body. The entire detention center was filled with his screams.
His body oozed with dark red blood, and he spat out large mouthfuls of tissue and bones from his mouth. The detention center could be described as a “blood bath”.
Under the double supervision of several police officers and surveillance cameras, Zhou Tao turned into an old man at an extremely unscientific and unnatural speed, and eventually died of old age.
In order to control Banana Leaf Village, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao eradicated the vegetable market and forced the entire village to go to their supermarket.
The things in the supermarket had been relocated so although Zhou Tao and Zhou Mei had died violently and the entire Banana Leaf Village had emerged from the gloom, it was still in ruins.
Grandma Ji was old, but Ji Mingxia was a young man that had come of age. Naturally, he had to participate in the reconstruction of the village.
He was going to college soon and could only stay at home for two months. For the sake of his grandmother’s future, Ji Mingxia worked extra hard.
Together with the villagers, he bought goods, animals, planned the new vegetable market and so on. Ji Mingxia worked extra hard in those and also gained a lot of life knowledge.
According to the official statement of the police, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao died from cancer, but the whole Banana Leaf Village knew exactly what was going on.
At first, the villagers were not in agreement when Ji Mingxia wanted to participate in the construction of Banana Leaf Village.
He was now the benefactor of Banana Leaf Village, everyone couldn’t thank him enough, so there was no reason to let him work.
Besides, Ji Mingxia looked delicate and was still a young man that had just come of age. He was going to study in college and become a city dweller in the future.
But Ji Mingxia strongly insisted that he must be involved in it.
Although he didn’t know many things, he concentrated and worked hard. He was popular and he got along with everyone so after two months, the Ji family had become the most popular family in the village.
As soon as people saw Ji Mingxia, they would get so happy that they liked him from the bottom of their hearts, unbeknownst to them, Ji Mingxia was also extremely happy to see the villagers.
From the time Zhou Tao’s copper coin disappeared, Ji Mingxia felt that Grandma Ji looked younger than usual.
The change was not very obvious, and although Ji Mingxia carefully looked at her, he was still unsure.
Until time passed day by day.
Ji Mingxia found that not only Grandma Ji, but also Auntie Cheng and other villagers of Banana Leaf Village. Everyone was developing in a good direction.
In just two months, the villagers in Banana Leaf Village looked at least ten years younger.
Except for the graying hair that could not be turned back, the facial features and body shapes of the villagers had all changed greatly.
This change from aging to youthfulness was not an overnight change, but a gradual recovery. It was like a dead tree sprouting new shoots, and the entire Banana Leaf Village was shrouded in hope.
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Grandma Ji suddenly proposed to see Yu Ning, which caught Ji Mingxia off guard.
He stammered and did know how to respond. Just at that moment, someone outside the door was looking for Grandma Ji. She immediately got up and opened the door.
Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief, seized the opportunity and ran upstairs.
He was still wearing yesterday’s clothes and had slept on the couch all night so he was a mess. He had finished showering and dressing up when he saw his phone quietly sitting on the desk, and he couldn’t resist picking it up and dialing Yu Ning’s number once again.
A mysterious item had appeared in Banana Leaf Village, and Ji Mingxia was full of questions and clues that he couldn’t wait to share with Yu Ning.
However, the phone was silent for a moment when the voice came: “The number you have dialed is switched off”. The excitement on Ji Mingxia’s face fell.
There was still no word from Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia spent half a month in worry, and the day for the high school graduation ceremony finally arrived.
At the same time, under the expectation of many teachers, students and parents, the college entrance examination results came out.
In contrast to Grandma Ji, who was so nervous that she didn’t sleep all night, Ji Mingxia was very calm, after all, this was his second time taking the college entrance exam.
He got an average score the first time he took the college entrance examination. The second time couldn’t get any worse than the first time.
The final results came out, and sure enough, Ji Mingxia performed well, and the chance of getting into the school he wanted to apply to was stable.
Grandma Ji was relieved when she saw that there was no problem with Ji Mingxia getting into an undergraduate program. As for which school he wanted to go to in the future and what major he wanted to study, Grandma Ji was very open-minded and respected his choices. She wouldn’t interfere.
After the scores of the college entrance examination came out, it was time to fill out the volunteer forms.
This coincided with the high school graduation ceremony so Ji Mingxia had some apprehension, and some anticipation of going back to his school.
When the college entrance exams were finished, the freshman and sophomore students were not yet on vacation, and the school was buzzing with activity.
Now that they were back, the rest of the students had finished their final exams and gone home for the holidays. So the large school only had the senior students walking back and forth.
Although they hadn’t seen each other for half a month, there was a feeling that they hadn’t been separated when they all sat inside the classroom.
The hottest topic of the day was the results and volunteer applications. There was chatter everywhere and the most frequent mention was Yu Ning, who was the provincial champion this year.
After greeting Zhao Zhouye and the others, Ji Mingxia sat down in his seat.
Since he and Yu Ning were at the same table in the last few days before the college entrance exam, Ji Mingxia’s position was right next to Yu Ning’s at the moment.
Ji Mingxia looked at the empty seat beside him and sat in his seat with some rare restraint. He did not take the initiative to chat with others, but cupped the ring in his hand and waited for the arrival of the person supposed to sit beside him.
The time passed, and when the bell rang, everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and sat quietly in the classroom. Everyone was there except Yu Ning.
At this time, the sound of footsteps came from far and near.
Only Yu Ning was missing from the class, so everyone stretched their necks and waited for the owner of the footsteps to appear.
A few seconds later, the class teacher appeared in everyone’s view and walked into the classroom as he clutched his briefcase.
Many people withdrew their eyes with disappointment. Some looked at the class teacher with lack of interest and said, “Teacher, it’s time to graduate, and there is still a class meeting.”
“You're about to graduate, so we’re bringing you together. Cherish this last class meeting because it won't be easy to get the whole class together when you go to college and go your separate ways.” The class teacher smiled.
One student immediately said: “We haven’t all gathered ah, where is the provincial top student?”
“Yeah, how come Yu Ning didn’t come?”
“Yu Ning …… had something to do and has taken a leave of absence from school. He will not come to participate in this graduation ceremony.” The class teacher said,
The class was a little disappointed when they heard this.
They had been classmates with Yu Ning for three years and everyone thought of Yu Ning as the god of misfortune so they avoided him.
It was only on the eve of the entrance exams, with Ji Mingxia’s matchmaking, that many people finally came out of their prejudice and looked at Yu Ning as a person.
Not only did they completely change their view of him, but they were also grateful because Yu Ning was willing to give lectures to everyone.
Everyone was excited when they found out that he won the top prize in one go and took the provincial top spot. They were both proud and ashamed and everything was complicated.
A lot of rumors about Yu Ning had been circulating on the Internet and compared to them the blind students, netizens not only didn’t hate Yu Ning, but also sympathized and admired him.
The dark past eventually became Yu Ning’s medal, and with it, he became a legend.
It was hard to wait until the high school graduation ceremony, everyone was waiting to meet Yu Ning again, but unexpectedly, he didn’t come?
“What is he busy with that he won't attend the graduation ceremony ah.”
“Is it that matter where Peking University and Tsinghua University are fighting for him? I see it all over the hot search.”
“So which university will Yu Ning end up going to?”
“Teacher, didn’t you contact Yu Ning? You must have first-hand news ah, which university is Yu Ning planning to go to?” Some students couldn’t help but ask the class teacher.
Yu Ning himself was not present and this matter involved his privacy so the class teacher naturally wouldn’t disclose such information.
Many people sighed and glanced at Yu Ning’s seat regretfully. Then, they quickly discovered Ji Mingxia who was sitting stiffly and dazed in his original position.
“Ji Mingxia, Mingxia?” Ji Mingxia’s former deskmate whispered in a small voice.
Ji Mingxia came back to his senses at once: “Hm?”
“Are you okay?” The former deskmate inquired.
“I’m fine, what’s wrong?” Ji Mingxia said.
The former deskmate looked at Ji Mingxia’s somewhat pale face and wanted to say something, but when he saw that Ji Mingxia had returned to normal and was looking at him with a smile, he decided not to say anything more.
The purpose of the class meeting was to tell everyone the precautions of filling out the volunteer applications. These things had been said even before the college entrance exams, but it was a matter of the students’ lifelong future, so they had to be instructed thoroughly.
After the class meeting, the entire year had another meeting, and in the afternoon, the school arranged for everyone to take various graduation photos.
In the entire year, only Ji Mingxia’s class was missing one person: Yu Ning.
When taking pictures and listening to the teacher, people from other classes kept poking their heads over, even people who didn’t want to have contact with Yu Ning previously were feeling some regret.
Ji Mingxia stood in the crowd indifferently. When the photographer made a start action, he pulled the corner of his mouth a little stiffly.
With a “click”, the graduation photo shoot was completed.
It was only at this moment that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that he had never taken a picture with Yu Ning.
They were both boys, so they didn’t have a hobby of taking selfies. They thought that they would take some pictures when they went out to travel, but as a result, they met one paranormal event after another and they almost died. It was impossible to remember to take pictures.
Now, even the graduation photos where they could be in the same frame didn’t happen.
It was already afternoon when everything was finished. The students and teachers said their goodbyes and prepared to leave the school.
Ji Mingxia reluctantly said goodbye to Zhao Zhuo and the others. It wasn’t until all his roommates had dragged their suitcases out of the dormitory that Ji Mingxia slowly lowered his head and no longer hid the expression on his face.
At this moment, he was standing in the middle of the dormitory, with his bed on the left and Yu Ning’s on the right.
Ji Mingxia’s remaining luggage was all put into the suitcase, so the bed and desk were now empty.
Not only him but the entire dormitory had packed their things except for Yu Ning.
Only Yu Ning’s bed remained in the same way as it did the day they left for Quanzhuang hotel.
It’s been just over a month since that day, but there have been radical changes.
Since Yu Ning’s scores were exposed, a lot more of his news came out online. Although it wasn’t to the point of becoming an internet celebrity, all the students in the province knew about him.
Ji Mingxia could not contact Yu Ning, so he could not help but go through all kinds of gossip about Yu Ning on the Internet, looking forward to the day he returned to school.
He wanted to talk to Yu Ning about the college entrance exams and Banana Leaf Village, he wanted to ask Yu Ning about the ring and the capital. He prepared countless opening statements and sayings in his mind so he could easily look forward to this day, but unexpectedly Yu Ning didn’t appear in the end.
Whether it’s the news on the Internet or the teacher’s words, it proved that Yu Ning was at least safe.
He just couldn’t get away from something and couldn’t come back.
As for this “matter”, Ji Mingxia can more or less guess it.
It should be related to the mysterious items and Pei Yuan.
Only that, this time….it had nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia raised his hand and looked at the ring.
Originally, when they parted at the airport that day, he was mentally prepared to part ways with Yu Ning until the near future.
It was only the supernatural incident in Banana Leaf Village and this ring in his hand that gave Ji Mingxia too many surprises.
Because they had not yet graduated, Ji Mingxia had been waiting for the day to return to school. However, Yu Ning won’t even attend the graduation ceremony.
The sun was setting and it was already late in the evening. The teachers and students left the school one after the other and the whole high school campus was deserted.
Ji Mingxia stood in the dormitory for a long time and finally sighed softly. He stepped forward and dragged his suitcase out of the dormitory.
When closing the door, Ji Mingxia took a last look at the dormitory.
Although Yu Ning’s things had not been completely taken away, he and Yu Ning were no longer classmates with the graduation ceremony and the beginning of a new life in college. They would never be able to return to the past.
Yu Ning got first place in the province, and two major schools were competing for him. He and Pei Yuan will gradually get on the right track and a bright and open future is waiting for him. Ji Mingxia would also return to his own life and go onto the path he should go on.
After graduating from high school, they will go their separate ways.
`Goodbye, Yu Ning.`
Ji Mingxia whispered in his heart. The dormitory door was closed with a click, and the last glimpse of the sunset was blocked by the door.
Ji Mingxia left the school with his suitcase, and returned to Banana Leaf Village alone.
After filling out the college volunteer applications, the students welcomed the most relaxing summer vacation of their lives.
Most of the students chose to do summer jobs or travel. Zhao Zhuo and his group rode to Tibet, but Ji Mingxia, who had always loved to get involved, did not participate, but stayed in Banana Leaf Village for two months.
Although he lived in the countryside, Ji Mingxia was not idle.
After Zhou Tao was taken away by the police for breaking and entering, Zhou Mei suddenly died in the hospital that night, and Zhou Tao, who was originally well, began to develop a strange illness.
Although he was a cancer patient, he had created a medical miracle over the years and looked healthier than ordinary people except for his strange facial features.
When he was taken away by the police that day, he was still in the range of normal people even though his face was pale and his body was twitching.
Unexpectedly, he began to go out of order once he was placed in prison.
First, his body twitched like he had epilepsy, and the originally healthy and youthful skin suddenly became pale and dry.
His hair turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye and fell off, and his body was like a deflated balloon as it lost its vitality.
In those few minutes of growing old, Zhou Tao experienced countless illnesses, malignant tumors and cancer cells spread throughout his body. The entire detention center was filled with his screams.
His body oozed with dark red blood, and he spat out large mouthfuls of tissue and bones from his mouth. The detention center could be described as a “blood bath”.
Under the double supervision of several police officers and surveillance cameras, Zhou Tao turned into an old man at an extremely unscientific and unnatural speed, and eventually died of old age.
In order to control Banana Leaf Village, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao eradicated the vegetable market and forced the entire village to go to their supermarket.
The things in the supermarket had been relocated so although Zhou Tao and Zhou Mei had died violently and the entire Banana Leaf Village had emerged from the gloom, it was still in ruins.
Grandma Ji was old, but Ji Mingxia was a young man that had come of age. Naturally, he had to participate in the reconstruction of the village.
He was going to college soon and could only stay at home for two months. For the sake of his grandmother’s future, Ji Mingxia worked extra hard.
Together with the villagers, he bought goods, animals, planned the new vegetable market and so on. Ji Mingxia worked extra hard in those and also gained a lot of life knowledge.
According to the official statement of the police, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao died from cancer, but the whole Banana Leaf Village knew exactly what was going on.
At first, the villagers were not in agreement when Ji Mingxia wanted to participate in the construction of Banana Leaf Village.
He was now the benefactor of Banana Leaf Village, everyone couldn’t thank him enough, so there was no reason to let him work.
Besides, Ji Mingxia looked delicate and was still a young man that had just come of age. He was going to study in college and become a city dweller in the future.
But Ji Mingxia strongly insisted that he must be involved in it.
Although he didn’t know many things, he concentrated and worked hard. He was popular and he got along with everyone so after two months, the Ji family had become the most popular family in the village.
As soon as people saw Ji Mingxia, they would get so happy that they liked him from the bottom of their hearts, unbeknownst to them, Ji Mingxia was also extremely happy to see the villagers.
From the time Zhou Tao’s copper coin disappeared, Ji Mingxia felt that Grandma Ji looked younger than usual.
The change was not very obvious, and although Ji Mingxia carefully looked at her, he was still unsure.
Until time passed day by day.
Ji Mingxia found that not only Grandma Ji, but also Auntie Cheng and other villagers of Banana Leaf Village. Everyone was developing in a good direction.
In just two months, the villagers in Banana Leaf Village looked at least ten years younger.
Except for the graying hair that could not be turned back, the facial features and body shapes of the villagers had all changed greatly.
This change from aging to youthfulness was not an overnight change, but a gradual recovery. It was like a dead tree sprouting new shoots, and the entire Banana Leaf Village was shrouded in hope.
Grandma Ji suddenly proposed to see Yu Ning, which caught Ji Mingxia off guard.He stammered and did know how to respond. Just at that moment, someone outside the door was looking for Grandma Ji. She immediately got up and opened the door.Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief, seized the opportunity and ran upstairs.He was still wearing yesterday's clothes and had slept on the couch all night so he was a mess. He had finished showering and dressing up when he saw his phone quietly sitting on the desk, and he couldn't resist picking it up and dialing Yu Ning's number once again.A mysterious item had appeared in Banana Leaf Village, and Ji Mingxia was full of questions and clues that he couldn't wait to share with Yu Ning.However, the phone was silent for a moment when the voice came: The number you have dialed is switched off. The excitement on Ji Mingxia's face fell.There was still no word from Yu Ning.Ji Mingxia spent half a month in worry, and the day for the high school graduation ceremony finally arrived.At the same time, under the expectation of many teachers, students and parents, the college entrance examination results came out.In contrast to Grandma Ji, who was so nervous that she didn't sleep all night, Ji Mingxia was very calm, after all, this was his second time taking the college entrance exam.He got an average score the first time he took the college entrance examination. The second time couldn't get any worse than the first time.The final results came out, and sure enough, Ji Mingxia performed well, and the chance of getting into the school he wanted to apply to was stable.Grandma Ji was relieved when she saw that there was no problem with Ji Mingxia getting into an undergraduate program. As for which school he wanted to go to in the future and what major he wanted to study, Grandma Ji was very open-minded and respected his choices. She wouldn't interfere.After the scores of the college entrance examination came out, it was time to fill out the volunteer forms.This coincided with the high school graduation ceremony so Ji Mingxia had some apprehension, and some anticipation of going back to his school.When the college entrance exams were finished, the freshman and sophomore students were not yet on vacation, and the school was buzzing with activity.Now that they were back, the rest of the students had finished their final exams and gone home for the holidays. So the large school only had the senior students walking back and forth.Although they hadn't seen each other for half a month, there was a feeling that they hadn't been separated when they all sat inside the classroom.The hottest topic of the day was the results and volunteer applications. There was chatter everywhere and the most frequent mention was Yu Ning, who was the provincial champion this year.After greeting Zhao Zhouye and the others, Ji Mingxia sat down in his seat.Since he and Yu Ning were at the same table in the last few days before the college entrance exam, Ji Mingxia's position was right next to Yu Ning's at the moment.Ji Mingxia looked at the empty seat beside him and sat in his seat with some rare restraint. He did not take the initiative to chat with others, but cupped the ring in his hand and waited for the arrival of the person supposed to sit beside him.The time passed, and when the bell rang, everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and sat quietly in the classroom. Everyone was there except Yu Ning.At this time, the sound of footsteps came from far and near.Only Yu Ning was missing from the class, so everyone stretched their necks and waited for the owner of the footsteps to appear.A few seconds later, the class teacher appeared in everyone's view and walked into the classroom as he clutched his briefcase.Many people withdrew their eyes with disappointment. Some looked at the class teacher with lack of interest and said, Teacher, it's time to graduate, and there is still a class meeting.You're about to graduate, so we're bringing you together. Cherish this last class meeting because it won't be easy to get the whole class together when you go to college and go your separate ways. The class teacher smiled.One student immediately said: We haven't all gathered ah, where is the provincial top student?Yeah, how come Yu Ning didn't come?Yu Ning had something to do and has taken a leave of absence from school. He will not come to participate in this graduation ceremony. The class teacher said,The class was a little disappointed when they heard this.They had been classmates with Yu Ning for three years and everyone thought of Yu Ning as the god of misfortune so they avoided him.It was only on the eve of the entrance exams, with Ji Mingxia's matchmaking, that many people finally came out of their prejudice and looked at Yu Ning as a person.Not only did they completely change their view of him, but they were also grateful because Yu Ning was willing to give lectures to everyone.Everyone was excited when they found out that he won the top prize in one go and took the provincial top spot. They were both proud and ashamed and everything was complicated.A lot of rumors about Yu Ning had been circulating on the Internet and compared to them the blind students, netizens not only didn't hate Yu Ning, but also sympathized and admired him.The dark past eventually became Yu Ning's medal, and with it, he became a legend.It was hard to wait until the high school graduation ceremony, everyone was waiting to meet Yu Ning again, but unexpectedly, he didn't come?What is he busy with that he won't attend the graduation ceremony ah.Is it that matter where Peking University and Tsinghua University are fighting for him? I see it all over the hot search.So which university will Yu Ning end up going to?Teacher, didn't you contact Yu Ning? You must have first-hand news ah, which university is Yu Ning planning to go to? Some students couldn't help but ask the class teacher.Yu Ning himself was not present and this matter involved his privacy so the class teacher naturally wouldn't disclose such information.Many people sighed and glanced at Yu Ning's seat regretfully. Then, they quickly discovered Ji Mingxia who was sitting stiffly and dazed in his original position.Ji Mingxia, Mingxia? Ji Mingxia's former deskmate whispered in a small voice.Ji Mingxia came back to his senses at once: Hm?Are you okay? The former deskmate inquired.I'm fine, what's wrong? Ji Mingxia said.The former deskmate looked at Ji Mingxia's somewhat pale face and wanted to say something, but when he saw that Ji Mingxia had returned to normal and was looking at him with a smile, he decided not to say anything more.The purpose of the class meeting was to tell everyone the precautions of filling out the volunteer applications. These things had been said even before the college entrance exams, but it was a matter of the students' lifelong future, so they had to be instructed thoroughly.After the class meeting, the entire year had another meeting, and in the afternoon, the school arranged for everyone to take various graduation photos.In the entire year, only Ji Mingxia's class was missing one person: Yu Ning.When taking pictures and listening to the teacher, people from other classes kept poking their heads over, even people who didn't want to have contact with Yu Ning previously were feeling some regret.Ji Mingxia stood in the crowd indifferently. When the photographer made a start action, he pulled the corner of his mouth a little stiffly.With a click, the graduation photo shoot was completed.It was only at this moment that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that he had never taken a picture with Yu Ning.They were both boys, so they didn't have a hobby of taking selfies. They thought that they would take some pictures when they went out to travel, but as a result, they met one paranormal event after another and they almost died. It was impossible to remember to take pictures.Now, even the graduation photos where they could be in the same frame didn't happen.It was already afternoon when everything was finished. The students and teachers said their goodbyes and prepared to leave the school.Ji Mingxia reluctantly said goodbye to Zhao Zhuo and the others. It wasn't until all his roommates had dragged their suitcases out of the dormitory that Ji Mingxia slowly lowered his head and no longer hid the expression on his face.At this moment, he was standing in the middle of the dormitory, with his bed on the left and Yu Ning's on the right.Ji Mingxia's remaining luggage was all put into the suitcase, so the bed and desk were now empty.Not only him but the entire dormitory had packed their things except for Yu Ning.Only Yu Ning's bed remained in the same way as it did the day they left for Quanzhuang hotel.It's been just over a month since that day, but there have been radical changes.Since Yu Ning's scores were exposed, a lot more of his news came out online. Although it wasn't to the point of becoming an internet celebrity, all the students in the province knew about him.Ji Mingxia could not contact Yu Ning, so he could not help but go through all kinds of gossip about Yu Ning on the Internet, looking forward to the day he returned to school.He wanted to talk to Yu Ning about the college entrance exams and Banana Leaf Village, he wanted to ask Yu Ning about the ring and the capital. He prepared countless opening statements and sayings in his mind so he could easily look forward to this day, but unexpectedly Yu Ning didn't appear in the end.Whether it's the news on the Internet or the teacher's words, it proved that Yu Ning was at least safe.He just couldn't get away from something and couldn't come back.As for this matter, Ji Mingxia can more or less guess it.It should be related to the mysterious items and Pei Yuan.Only that, this time.it had nothing to do with him.Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia raised his hand and looked at the ring.Originally, when they parted at the airport that day, he was mentally prepared to part ways with Yu Ning until the near future.It was only the supernatural incident in Banana Leaf Village and this ring in his hand that gave Ji Mingxia too many surprises.Because they had not yet graduated, Ji Mingxia had been waiting for the day to return to school. However, Yu Ning won't even attend the graduation ceremony.The sun was setting and it was already late in the evening. The teachers and students left the school one after the other and the whole high school campus was deserted.Ji Mingxia stood in the dormitory for a long time and finally sighed softly. He stepped forward and dragged his suitcase out of the dormitory.When closing the door, Ji Mingxia took a last look at the dormitory.Although Yu Ning's things had not been completely taken away, he and Yu Ning were no longer classmates with the graduation ceremony and the beginning of a new life in college. They would never be able to return to the past.Yu Ning got first place in the province, and two major schools were competing for him. He and Pei Yuan will gradually get on the right track and a bright and open future is waiting for him. Ji Mingxia would also return to his own life and go onto the path he should go on.After graduating from high school, they will go their separate ways.`Goodbye, Yu Ning.`Ji Mingxia whispered in his heart. The dormitory door was closed with a click, and the last glimpse of the sunset was blocked by the door.Ji Mingxia left the school with his suitcase, and returned to Banana Leaf Village alone.After filling out the college volunteer applications, the students welcomed the most relaxing summer vacation of their lives.Most of the students chose to do summer jobs or travel. Zhao Zhuo and his group rode to Tibet, but Ji Mingxia, who had always loved to get involved, did not participate, but stayed in Banana Leaf Village for two months.Although he lived in the countryside, Ji Mingxia was not idle.After Zhou Tao was taken away by the police for breaking and entering, Zhou Mei suddenly died in the hospital that night, and Zhou Tao, who was originally well, began to develop a strange illness.Although he was a cancer patient, he had created a medical miracle over the years and looked healthier than ordinary people except for his strange facial features.When he was taken away by the police that day, he was still in the range of normal people even though his face was pale and his body was twitching.Unexpectedly, he began to go out of order once he was placed in prison.First, his body twitched like he had epilepsy, and the originally healthy and youthful skin suddenly became pale and dry.His hair turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye and fell off, and his body was like a deflated balloon as it lost its vitality.In those few minutes of growing old, Zhou Tao experienced countless illnesses, malignant tumors and cancer cells spread throughout his body. The entire detention center was filled with his screams.His body oozed with dark red blood, and he spat out large mouthfuls of tissue and bones from his mouth. The detention center could be described as a blood bath.Under the double supervision of several police officers and surveillance cameras, Zhou Tao turned into an old man at an extremely unscientific and unnatural speed, and eventually died of old age.In order to control Banana Leaf Village, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao eradicated the vegetable market and forced the entire village to go to their supermarket.The things in the supermarket had been relocated so although Zhou Tao and Zhou Mei had died violently and the entire Banana Leaf Village had emerged from the gloom, it was still in ruins.Grandma Ji was old, but Ji Mingxia was a young man that had come of age. Naturally, he had to participate in the reconstruction of the village.He was going to college soon and could only stay at home for two months. For the sake of his grandmother's future, Ji Mingxia worked extra hard.Together with the villagers, he bought goods, animals, planned the new vegetable market and so on. Ji Mingxia worked extra hard in those and also gained a lot of life knowledge.According to the official statement of the police, Zhou Mei and Zhou Tao died from cancer, but the whole Banana Leaf Village knew exactly what was going on.At first, the villagers were not in agreement when Ji Mingxia wanted to participate in the construction of Banana Leaf Village.He was now the benefactor of Banana Leaf Village, everyone couldn't thank him enough, so there was no reason to let him work.Besides, Ji Mingxia looked delicate and was still a young man that had just come of age. He was going to study in college and become a city dweller in the future.But Ji Mingxia strongly insisted that he must be involved in it.Although he didn't know many things, he concentrated and worked hard. He was popular and he got along with everyone so after two months, the Ji family had become the most popular family in the village.As soon as people saw Ji Mingxia, they would get so happy that they liked him from the bottom of their hearts, unbeknownst to them, Ji Mingxia was also extremely happy to see the villagers.From the time Zhou Tao's copper coin disappeared, Ji Mingxia felt that Grandma Ji looked younger than usual.The change was not very obvious, and although Ji Mingxia carefully looked at her, he was still unsure.Until time passed day by day.Ji Mingxia found that not only Grandma Ji, but also Auntie Cheng and other villagers of Banana Leaf Village. Everyone was developing in a good direction.In just two months, the villagers in Banana Leaf Village looked at least ten years younger.Except for the graying hair that could not be turned back, the facial features and body shapes of the villagers had all changed greatly.This change from aging to youthfulness was not an overnight change, but a gradual recovery. It was like a dead tree sprouting new shoots, and the entire Banana Leaf Village was shrouded in hope.
