fue la primera en expresar su interés. Siempre esperaba a que alguien la conquistara.El verano pasó rápidamente y libre de preocupaciones, hasta que olvidó el padre de león que siempre estaba acechándola. Su padre decía que Ye Senning se había subido al carro de la familia Zhou y que pronto tendría una vida llena de lujo y riquezas, comprándole coches y casas caros.Ye Senning respondió con dos palabras frías: "soñar".Pero no imaginó que su padre iría a hablar directamente con
Zhou Jingze para chantajearlo. El rostro de su padre se mostró repulsivo, "Su madre era una casa de huéspedes, jaja, tú también puedes.""Y... "Ye Senning no sabía más lo que decía su padre hasta que llegó el momento crucial.Cuando buscaba a Zhou Jingze, este estaba en la habitación de juegos con sus amigos. Su padre acababa de marcharse.Con tantos amigos, Zhou Jingze salió inmediatamente para proteger a Ye Senning cuando vio que su padre se acercaba al acuario.Ye Senning observaba
peces. Los cuartos de vidrio azules estaban llena de pez volador, pez porcino y pez hada, nadando libres y tranquilas.Hasta que una sombra cayó a su lado."Perdón, te vi la otra cara... —El alza natural de sus pestañas temblaron—. Me río de mí misma."La repentina aparición de su padre sacó Ye Senning de su sueño y recordó su humilde origen, su familia deformada que no podía abandonar. Su vida siempre estaría oscura.Zhou Jingze la interrumpió, sacando el cigarrillo de entre
los dientes para preguntarle: "¿Te afecta tu padre en tus decisiones?"“No,” Ye Zixin hesitated for a moment before answering.Children who grow up in bad environments are always trying to escape their families, yet they unconsciously become like them. For example, having a short temper and interrupting others rudely, revealing an ugly face, being sarcastic.Ye Zixin would jot down her own behaviors that resembled those of her parents every time she noticed it, reminding herself and correcting the behavior secretly."Don't be
like them," she thought to herself."Luego estás listo. Solo compartís el mismo nombre en vuestros pasaportes."other than that, it doesn’t affect you at all." Zhou Jingze spoke slowly, his logic clear."You are you, he is him," Zhou Jingze said to her.These two sentences felt like clouds were being parted and light shone through, enlightening Ye Zixin. She lifted her head and smiled, saying: "Gr—"Before she could finish her gratitude, Zhou Jingze suddenly raised his hand and placed it on her
head, pushing her into the aquarium. At first, she struggled fiercely, but then he buried his own head in the aquarium as well.Both knew each other's swimming abilities."You close your eyes for ten seconds," Zhou Jingze said.That day, Ye Zixin and Zhou Jingze both lowered their heads into the aquarium. Water continuously poured over them, making it hard to breathe and think;fish kissed her cheeks constantly.It felt like entering another world.Only the sound of bubbles surrounded them. All the painful,
suffocating, and miserable things from that moment vanished completely.So she stayed underwater for a long time, imagining herself as a butterfly fish, always staying in the aquarium.In the end, Zhou Jingze pulled her out of the aquarium;he released his grip, and she took deep breaths. Ye Zixin lost balance and fell to the ground.Zhou Jingze bent down to help her up, their eyes met, and they both hesitated before smiling. Both were wet, with a strong smell of water permeating
them. Their hair stuck to their foreheads in clumps, making them look utterly disheveled.The boy burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking as if he couldn't stop laughing.At that moment, the aquarium owner played an English song. The woman's voice was weary and hoarse. Ye Zixin stared at the handsome boy who was laughing so heartily;her heartbeat accelerated. The lyrics sang:¿Puedes oír mi llamada?¿Estás aquí para rescatarme ahora?Había estado esperandoTu ven a rescatarme.Necesito que me abrajes.Cada verso y ritmo tocaban su
corazón con precisión.Zhou Jingze stopped laughing and sat next to her, leaning against the wall. He took out a new cigarette from his pack, placed it in his mouth, and lit it with a snap of a lighter.Grayish smoke began to disperse as Zhou Jingze's face came into focus. His black eyes looked at her: "Feeling better?"He was actually asking if she felt happy.Ye Zixin looked up at him;that moment, she wanted to die alongside him.She fell in love with
him.She conceded defeat.Once she developed feelings for someone, the possessive emotions began to grow crazily. She wanted to be a cat on his body, kissing him under the rain, having naked 'love' on an empty railway track, and getting inked as a couple.She just wanted to be with him.On Ye Zixin's birthday, she wore a new dress, dressed up elegantly like a red rose for him. That night, Zhou Jingze joked and asked if she made any wishes."I did, I
want you to be my boyfriend," Ye Zixin's eyes were direct and honest.Zhou Jingze’s smile faded;he remained silent for a long time before saying, "I don’t want to lose this friendship."These were his exact words.There was mutual affection between the two of them, but after a while, they grew more in respect than anything else. They were too similar to each other.Ye Zixin smiled wryly: "I won't give up."But Ye Zixin didn’t expect that within a week, Zhou Jingze brought