"Today is June 17, 1501 of the New Calendar..."

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"May the Holy Lord bless you. Ike, congratulations on your graduation!"

"..."

"Iko?"

"ah?"

I woke up from a dream. At this moment, standing in front of me was Ms. Helen, the principal of Wenzi School. At the graduation ceremony just now, when Principal Helen presented me with a diploma and congratulated me, I was dumbfounded!

"I'm sorry! Thank you, Principal Helen!" I took the graduation certificate, the greeting cards and souvenirs stacked on it with both hands, and quickly bent down to bow to Helen.

The moment I bent over and lowered my head, a small strand of hair in front of my forehead slipped past my ears and cheeks, floating around in front of my eyes in an incomprehensible manner, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

That's too bad, I should have checked my hair tie...

"It's okay." Principal Helen, who was already full of white hair, reached out and patted my cheek gently, then brushed the naughty hair to my ear, and then said again: "May the Holy Lord bless you."

Ke, congratulations on your graduation!"

"Thank you, principal!" I was very grateful to Helen for her tolerance, which made me feel much relieved. Then, I quickly stepped back and ran back to my seat in small steps.

Today's graduation ceremony was held in the small auditorium of Wenchi School. The graduates lined up to go on stage to receive the principal's blessing. At this time, the auditorium and the audience area were full. The first two rows were filled with teachers and graduates from the secondary school, and the three rows behind

They were family members of the students, and there were no seats further back. There were only middle school students standing and watching the fun, and even the door was crowded with children from the elementary school.

It was so embarrassing just now... I lowered my head and hurriedly walked through the aisles between the narrow seats. My eyes scanned the faces of the snickering classmates, and I heard whispers from far and near.

"What happened just now, classmate Yi Ke?"

"Did you not sleep well?"

The auditorium was too small, and I even heard a burst of chatter from men further back.

"Is that girl in a daze? Could it be that... her soul is out of body?"

"Maybe... I forgot to charge it, hehe." This is a male voice that I am somewhat familiar with.

"What does charging mean?"

"Well, how should I put it...just like a powered car needs to be charged with energy crystals to drive, don't you understand?"

"I don't understand. So were you telling a joke just now?"

"Forget it if you don't understand..."

Well, I can probably guess who it is.

I finally found my seat, sat down quickly, and hid myself in the crowd.

Next to me was Kyle. He immediately came over and said, "Yike, what's wrong with you? When Principal Helen started her graduation speech this morning, you have been in a daze... Just now, what happened?"

"It's nothing." I said casually, "I forgot to charge it."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Kyle looked confused.

"Hey." I chuckled, "I heard your uncle said that."

"Oh... It's probably a silly joke related to his power car." Kyle laughed: "He is so showy sometimes, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay." I responded with a smile. I know they have a good relationship. Kyle's uncle is called Willy. He travels all over the country because of his business, and he has a lot of experience. However, he is still single in his thirties and lives a normal life.

Like a big kid, he can always play with Kyle, who is more than ten years younger than him.

I met Willy several times, and each time I saw him awkwardly chatting with Jiani at the school gate, so I had some impressions of his voice.

Watching the number of people waiting to go on stage gradually dwindle, I slowly fell into deep thought again.

I didn't sleep well last night. I had a lot of dreams.

There were pictures in the dream that had never appeared before, and they seemed real and illusory, making it difficult for me to tell whether they were memories or dreams.

However, there is still no memory of "Yike" before she was four years old, not even in her dreams.

No, that doesn't mean there aren't any at all... there are some familiar and unfamiliar sights, but there is no clear memory related to them.

The more I think about it, the more annoyed I become.

Today, the graduating girls all wore white long-sleeved dresses with tight bow ties at the neck. There were many people in the auditorium, and it felt a bit stuffy. I couldn't help but raise my right hand and put two fingers on my neck.

He pulled the black bow tie hard at the tight collar.

"Yike? Yike... what are you doing?" Kyle reminded in a low voice from the side.

"Ah?" I was in a daze again just now... I hurriedly straightened my collar, put away my right hand, and turned to hold the small sachet containing graduation souvenirs.

Well?

It feels so different, not like the shape of a cross.

I lowered my head and opened the mouth of the sachet, and immediately saw a familiar purple object.

Isn't that the purple energy crystal from the Joint Energy Trading Company?! There is absolutely no way there is a second one in this town.

I also saw a small note hidden in the bag. What's it from?

I picked up the note, opened it, and saw three lines written on it.

Happy birthday to you.

I wish you a happy adulthood.

I wish you a happy graduation.

Well……

I silently collected the note, tied the bag, and looked at Kyle with mixed emotions.

Kyle was staring ahead at Teacher Helen who was hosting the graduation ceremony.

"Hello……"

I heard Teacher Helen begin to preach the graduation message. It seemed that all the graduates had completed the graduation ceremony.

"..."

I looked at Kyle. He didn't answer me or turn his head.

"Explain it."

I heard Teacher Helen say, "Goodbye, dear students, Wenzhi School will always be proud of you."

"..."

I saw a little blush on Kyle's face.

"Principal Helen is gone."

I heard waves of applause starting to ring out in the small auditorium.

"..."

I applauded while looking at Kyle. He just stared at the air on the stage in front of him, mechanically applauding along with everyone else.

"We can chat later when there are fewer people."

I heard the applause in the auditorium gradually subsided and stopped applauding.

"..."

I saw Kyle also put down his hands, but his ears were quickly turning red.

"Yike" and I, our graduation ceremony is over.

The next person to take the stage was Lijia, the monitor of our graduating class. She announced the following arrangements: "Dear students, here is the free time. The graduates' chorus drill will start at 2 o'clock this afternoon, which is the last before the official performance.

A rehearsal. Although we practiced very well yesterday morning, please keep working hard! Let us work together to present melodious songs of blessing and songs of youth for the midsummer full moon celebration in the evening!"

Another round of applause sounded, mixed with enthusiastic whistles and cheers.

…

Everyone present left the table one after another. The graduates were excited, looking for their relatives, friends, and teachers, and gathered together in groups to chat.

At this time, the small auditorium was still bustling with people.

Only Kyle and I were left in the second row.

"Yesterday afternoon I saw that you liked that piece of amethyst, so I bought it as your birthday gift..." Kyle finally spoke. He blushed and said, "Actually, I wanted to give it to you.

What a surprise for you...I didn't expect you to find out right away..."

"I feel something is wrong as soon as I touch the bag, okay..." Only then did I understand his series of unusual behaviors yesterday. However, this gift was a bit too expensive for us, which made me feel very sorry.

"Is that so..." Kyle responded a little embarrassedly: "But fortunately, Teacher Jiani didn't notice it yesterday. I even posted my name specially. Fortunately, the gift can be delivered to you smoothly." After that, he relaxed.

Take a breath.

"Teacher Jiani has discovered it a long time ago, okay..." I sighed. I thought of Jiani's words and actions yesterday afternoon. I guess she confirmed it when she wrote the greeting card in the evening.

"Ah? No way..." Kyle hasn't reacted yet. He may think that his plan is perfect.
To be continued...