WTMR Chapter 7

Soon, everyone welcomed the graduation ceremony.

It was time to put a perfect end to our youth.

As classmates rushed to take photos with familiar faces or asked each other to write on their uniforms, Xiao Qing sat alone under a tree’s shade.

For someone who had been lonely for over a decade, actively seeking others for photos felt too embarrassing.

Suddenly, he felt a cool object against his cheek.

“What are you doing here?” Xu Ling smiled as usual, shaking the ice cola in his hand and offering it to Xiao Qing. “There are so many people, I couldn’t find you.”

He then sat down next to him.

“Aren’t you going to find someone else to take pictures with?” Xiao Qing popped open the cola.

“Why would I look for others?” Xu Ling opened his phone. “I’m here to take pictures with you!”

“You’re not just anyone~”

“…” Xiao Qing took a sip of the cola and turned his head away, ignoring him.

“Don’t be like this~” Xu Ling lifted his phone with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Xiao Qing for a selfie. “Come on! Look at the camera! One! Two!”

“Three!”

Years later, the photo would be placed in a frame.

It showed two young men in graduation robes —one with a bright and sunny smile

And the other slightly shy, looking disdainfully at the camera.

Under the sunlight, shadows of the leaves fell on them. Everything was bright and beautiful, dazzling in the light.