Uncontrollable Summer Lies

Younger Woman/Older Woman, light and sweet style, pair with mouths full of lies.

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The summer was long and tedious, the moonlight faded like plain boiled water.

Yun Huizhi lazed about the town, taking photos and writing articles, volunteering as its promotional ambassador.

One day, she posted a landscape photo with an unhinged caption: “Amateur Tour Guide. If you want to travel and are looking for a short-term girlfriend, consider me. Prices negotiable (Pretty women only).”

Someone sent her a private message asking about her standard for “pretty.” Yun Huizhi deliberately made it difficult: “Let’s see a no-makeup photo.”

She thought the conversation would end there, but the person actually sent one.

Yun Huizhi instantly became worthless. “From now on, the meaning of my life is waiting for you to come, Older Sister.”

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When she actually picked the person up, Yun Huizhi thought she must be seeing a ghost. Damn it, this woman was even more beautiful in person than in the photo. How could she possibly be short on travel companions?

“Why did you pick me for your trip?”

“Divorced, here to heal. The photos you took are good.” The woman asked her, “Why do you do this?”

Yun Huizhi answered: “My family is poor. I’m earning money for tuition.”

Yun Huizhi was the picture of a qualified tour guide, taking her client sightseeing by day, drinking and sampling fine foods, riding a bike to chase the sunset.

At night, the moonlight in the small town swayed, more scorching than the sun, and they played with the wind and the moon.

After a reckless half-month, the other party left without a word, leaving behind a sum of money.

Yun Huizhi continued to stay in the town, whiling away the time.

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During pre-semester training, a new teacher introduced herself with the surname Yun.

The homeroom teacher she was paired with dressed conservatively and primly, acting as if she had amnesia, addressing her formally as Teacher Yun.

Yun Huizhi, naturally sociable, followed her back to the Teachers Apartments. “I just found out, Teacher Chu has always been unmarried.”

Chu Ruoyou sneered: “Does someone who made money pretending to be a poor student have the right to pry?”

Yun Huizhi had a good attitude: “You gave me too much money. I had no choice but to follow you here and continue working for you.”

The lie was exposed. The small town’s moonlight tumbled into the late summer night, and the deliberately buried memories surged back.

“…You’re such a jerk.”

“But you said you wouldn’t leave this jerk. I believed that line.”

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One-line summary: Moonlight-burning memories of a summer day.

Theme: Carry sunshine in your heart, walk towards the light.