Let me win you over, and you'll become a heartthrob before I even begin?

Qi You couldn't help but despise these opportunistic bastards.

*

On the way back, Yan Nian hailed a taxi. Yan Weixi lay on the back seat, scrolling through her phone out of boredom. Just then, a message popped up in the class group chat.

She thought it was Ji Xingyi issuing some kind of notice, so she slowly opened it and saw that it was a message from Qi You. She suddenly sat up straight.

She exclaimed excitedly, "Wuhu! My classmates invited us to go to the island!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Nian didn't think much of it and prepared to lie down and take a nap at home.

Lately, I've been doing live streams every night, going to school during the day, and even my weekend time is spent catching ghosts.

I'm so sleepy, so tired I want to fly the whole world.

She deliberately turned down other people's plans on Sunday, ready to lie down and go to sleep.

The little fox sitting next to her, who had been comfortably sprawled on the car seat with its eyes half-closed, immediately sat up and patted Yan Nian's hand with its chubby paws when it heard Yan Weixi's words.

Yan Nian straightened up and tilted her head to look at the little fox.

The two, one human and one fox, looked at each other, and Yan Nian immediately understood what it meant.

She lay back down helplessly, her face, which had just been full of energy, instantly looking like a dead fish that had been drained of all its vitality.

She got straight to the point: "I want to go too."

Yan Weixi was surprised that Yan Nian would also go. She said uncertainly, "Then... I'll ask my classmate."

"Ah."

Yan Weixi lowered her head again and began typing on the keyboard.

That's when I asked Qi You for his opinion in the class group.

After Qi You said it was okay, he then told his sister.

the next day.

Yan Weixi, carrying her Doraemon-themed backpack, excitedly rushed to the living room. After not seeing Yan Nian in the living room, she ran to Yan Nian's room and knocked on the door.

She knocked on the door rhythmically, neither too loudly nor too softly, and never forgot to ask, "Sister? Are you up yet?"

Not a moment.

The door rang, and then it opened.

Yan Nian seemed to have forgotten to tidy herself up before opening the door. Now, she had a few strands of hair sticking up on her head, was wearing loose cat-patterned pajamas, and was looking at Yan Weixi with sleepy eyes.

Yan Nian knew it was her, and didn't show much of a different expression. She turned slightly and said, "Come in and sit down. I'll go get ready."

"Mmm." Yan Weixi replied honestly.

Yan Weixi entered Yan Nian's room and sat down in a chair.

Yan Nian washed up quickly.

She casually threw on a white sweatshirt and pink cargo pants, slung a white backpack over her shoulder, and went out with Yan Weixi.

Last night, Qi You asked in the class group if they needed transportation assistance. Yan Weixi and Yan Nian discussed it for less than ten seconds before immediately refusing.

They did not set off with Qi You, but chose to go on their own.

Knowing that the two were going out, Bai Ci thoughtfully prepared some things they might need and packed them into a small suitcase for them.

Bai Ci reminded them, "Be careful while you're out and about."

"Xixi, Niannian, have fun."

The two said in unison, "Yes."

When Yan Yuexing saw them about to leave, she couldn't help but remind them: "Be careful on your way out, keep in touch, and don't trust those handsome guys who look like they have bad intentions."

Yan Weixi: "Huh? Oh."

Yan Nian: "..."

*

Arrived on the island.

The fine, soft sand, the blazing sun high in the sky, the damp air that hits your nose, the vast, boundless sea, the rolling white waves, and the seagulls that fly by from time to time.

Together, they weave together the scorching summer by the sea.

Yan Nian rubbed her aching temples, her voice calm yet carrying a hint of death: "So sleepy... I really want to keep sleeping."

Yan Weixi handed her a bottle of mineral water: "How about we find a place to sleep?"

"Okay." Yan Nian unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle, looked up and gulped it down, instantly waking up for a moment.

The island is huge; it would take half a day just to find someone, let alone to search for someone aimlessly.

Yan Weixi took out her phone, preparing to look down and open the class group chat to ask them to share their real-time location.

Hey! Xixi!

A familiar voice came from afar.

Yan Weixi subconsciously looked up and followed the sound. Seeing a familiar crowd, she grabbed her sister's hand and ran towards them.

Seeing that she was running too fast, Ji Xingyi was afraid that she would fall, so she gently and repeatedly reminded her, "Run slower, be careful not to fall."

Yan Weixi chuckled: "I'm not a child, I can't fall!"

next moment.

Yan Weixi fell to the ground with a thud, taking Yan Nian down with her.

Yan Weixi rubbed her nose, which had hurt from the fall, and as soon as she looked up, she saw Ji Xingyi reaching out to her. Looking up further, she saw a helpless smile on Ji Xingyi's face.

"Run slower next time, so you don't fall again."

"Oh……"

Yan Weixi reached out and grabbed Ji Xingyi's outstretched right hand, using it to get up.

After getting up, she immediately turned around to help Yan Nian up, but as soon as they made eye contact, she realized that Yan Nian had stood up on her own.

Yan Nian clapped her hands, paused for a moment, and then began to complain: "...I woke up from the fall."

Yan Weixi: "..."

Ji Xingyi spotted something protruding in the ground. He crouched down and saw that something was buried inside.

The small section of the sandpit that had been kicked away was noticeably lower than the rest of the area, and the fact that something was only now being exposed indicated that the previous sand had almost completely covered it, which led Yan Weixi to believe that there was nothing under her feet, causing her to slip and fall.

Ji Xingyi took out the thing that had tripped Yan Weixi.

It was something that looked like a five-pointed star, shining brightly. He even had the illusion that it was trying to shine. He played with the five-pointed star in his hand, looking at it over and over, and just felt that this thing was very strange.

"Why do I feel like this thing isn't naturally refracting light? It's kind of glowing?" Ji Xingyi murmured.

Subconsciously, the ever-growing light proved his conjecture.

Jian Luoyue tilted her head and looked at him, then remained silent before speaking again: "Be confident, it's not your imagination."

Yan Weixi took a closer look and found it increasingly familiar. When she saw the five-pointed star overflowing with starlight, her face immediately darkened. She quickly stepped back and hurriedly pulled a pair of sunglasses out of her pocket.

Yan Weixi shouted, "Close your eyes!"

She then immediately put on sunglasses.

Sorry, but I'd rather die than see my fellow Daoist die!

She didn't have time to get new sunglasses for anyone else, so she could only think about taking care of herself.

The next moment, the five-pointed star burst forth with blinding white light.

"what!"

Screams suddenly erupted from all directions.

Yan Weixi remained as steady as a rock amidst the intense white light, as if she were already familiar with it, and calmly waited for the white light to disappear.

After the white light went out, the others waited for their eyes to adjust before opening them to look at the five-pointed star.

Fortunately, they heard Yan Weixi's warning and immediately closed their eyes, thus avoiding disaster; otherwise, their eyes would have been lost.