Chapter 40 I Like Her
Meng Tang walked forward and finally stopped at a stall selling thumb-stuffed dumplings.
"Do you want to eat?"
After asking again and getting no response, she turned around and saw Wei Chuan still standing a few steps away.
"What are you doing?" Meng Tang called him, "I'm asking you if you want to eat."
Wei Chuan came back to his senses and said, "I don't want to eat."
Meng Tang bought one.
As they were about to reach the school gate, she asked Wei Chuan, "Are we still going back to school?"
Wei Chuan glanced at the time: "Wait a minute, I'll make a phone call and ask."
He called Xu Heqing and hung up after just a few words.
Meng Tang's phone vibrated, and she took it out from her bag. She saw that Xu Heqing had created a group.
After a while, Wei Chuan pulled her in, and Xie Lingyin pulled Shi Lan and Yang Ke in as well.
Meng Tang glanced at the group members, and found that everyone from both dormitories was present.
Wei Chuan was the first to say hello in the group and asked Xie Lingyin and the others what time they could come over.
In the group, Shi Lan tagged Meng Tang and asked her if she was done with her work.
Meng Tang was holding a thumb pancake in her hand and typing slowly with one hand when Wei Chuan answered for her:
[She is with me. I passed by the museum on my way back to school today and ran into her.]
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Meng Tang deleted the reply.
Xie Lingyin replied in the group: [We're almost done, let's meet at six o'clock.]
Xu Heqing took the lead and replied "OK".
Meng Tang and Wei Chuan turned around and went to Hexiyuan.
Wei Chuan had a reservation, and the two were led into a private room. Meng Tang silently finished a box of thumb-fried dumplings.
She drank half a cup of warm water, raised her head, and saw Wei Chuan staring at her blankly.
Meng Tang lowered her head and looked at herself. Her clothes were neat and tidy. She took a picture of her face with her mobile phone camera. It was smooth and white.
So what is he looking at?
Wei Chuan asked her awkwardly, "Is that Little Prince Rose keychain really yours?"
Why are you still thinking about this? Meng Tang nodded: "Yes."
"So it's you who likes it?" Wei Chuan's eyes slowed, "Not Xie Lingyin?"
Meng Tang said: "She probably likes it too. She keeps it hanging on her backpack and uses it quite frequently."
Wei Chuan was in a trance.
"Why are you asking this? This is all..." Meng Tang paused halfway through his words.
She remembered that the wooden sculpture in her hand was still missing a base.
After a long pause, Meng Tang licked his lips and confirmed with Wei Chuan: "You asked me to carve the rose and the little prince for you in the beginning, was it because of the keychain on Lingyin's backpack?"
Wei Chuan nodded stiffly: "I thought she liked it."
Meng Tang felt inexplicably guilty because the person he liked was her.
Seeing Wei Chuan's expression was a little strange, she laughed dryly and said, "How about I design a new one for you?"
"No need." Wei Chuan glanced at her hands and said in a low voice, "She should like your craftsmanship, no matter what you carve."
As for whether Xie Lingyin likes it or not, he will ask her tonight.
Wei Chuan checked online and found out that it was a light luxury co-branded product, priced at 1499 at the time.
He saw it at the end of his sophomore year. He felt that no matter how good the relationship between roommates was, they would not give and receive things like this.
Wei Chuan took a sip of water strategically and continued to ask, "The small accessory was sold for 1,500 yuan at the time. Many college students only have that much for their monthly living expenses. How could you bear to give it away?"
Meng Tang's face showed no reluctance. He said, "Lingyin didn't look very happy at the time."
She clearly felt that Xie Lingyin was forcing a smile, so she asked, but Xie Lingyin didn't want to say anything, so she praised her keychain to change the subject.
Unable to comfort her, Meng Tang could only give her the key chain.
Xie Lingyin asked several times, "Are you really giving it to me?", and her eyes turned red as she received it.
Wei Chuan felt that her explanation was not convincing at all. He couldn't just give away his things just because someone was unhappy, right?
But he was afraid of annoying others by saying too much.
Liang Heng sent a picture in the group, saying that they went downstairs.
Wei Chuan asked the waiter to start serving the dishes. He didn't order anything, but when he made the reservation, he asked the restaurant to make it based on the number of people.
The restaurant was just opposite the school. Just after six o'clock, a group of people pushed the door open and came in.
Li Zhuo noticed the doll on the side table and pointed at it: "What do you mean? Is it a gift for us?"
"That's Meng Tang's." Wei Chuan said, "How dare you snatch something from a girl?"
Xie Lingyin tapped the panda's eyes through the transparent bag and said, "It's quite cute."
Meng Tang said, "I caught it in the mall across from the museum. Here you go. Wei Chuan exchanged it for six small ones."
Wei Chuan subconsciously uttered an "Ah!" Xie Lingyin smiled and said, "You should keep it. It won't fit on my bed. And if you give it to me, I won't be afraid that Shi Lan and Yang Ke will get jealous."
Meng Tang then realized that she had overlooked this point. She looked up and saw Shi Lan and Yang Ke holding their waists in a serious manner, with an expression that said, "I'm jealous, come and coax me."
Meng Tang didn't dare to mention giving the doll to Xie Lingyin again.
The cough just now was too obvious, and Wei Chuan subconsciously made up for it: "Meng Tang paid."
The implication is that it should be hers.
Xie Lingyin and Xu Heqing looked at each other and thought that she had no intention of taking it, so why did she make Wei Chuan look so guilty.
Fortunately, the waiter was considerate and knocked on the door before serving the last two dishes.
A few people were eating and chatting, and the topic they talked about most was the grassroots competition.
Li Zhuo said, "Brother Chuan, have you read the comments online? Polytechnic University has been badly criticized."
Wei Chuan said: "There is a loss of players and a lack of successors, but we must not forget their past glory."
Even he, who won the fight, was criticized. It is normal for the University of Science and Technology to be criticized.
But the bad comments were not interesting, and the coach didn't allow them to post nonsense online.
After winning the competition, except for the official, Z was so low-key that it seemed as if he had never participated.
Xu Heqing: "That's right. Losing is bad enough, and getting scolded on top of that is unbearable for anyone."
"I even saw someone cursing at Chuan Ge, which got me so angry I responded a bit," Liang Heng said indignantly. "But most of the comments were friendly, begging you to post photos. The comment section was full of idiots. The one I remember most clearly was someone tagging a CUBAL official and suggesting they strip and play basketball, like diving."
Wei Chuan was choked by the chili pepper and quickly drank a glass of warm water.
He looked at Liang Heng speechlessly: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
Liang Heng laughed awkwardly and said aggrievedly: "I didn't say that either."
Xu Heqing coughed dryly and motioned Liang Heng to look across.
When Liang Heng looked up, the four girls opposite him looked like they had painted red rouge.
"Sorry, sorry." He slapped his mouth, "I didn't hold the door."
Meng Tang imagined people playing basketball in swimming trunks on the court, and his head lowered even more.
It’s amazing that these netizens could come up with this idea.
She thought back to the gray sweatpants comment.
After being glared at, Liang Heng finished his meal obediently. When Wei Chuan came back after paying the bill, he saw Liang Heng holding his bag and quickly reached out: "Give it to me."
Liang Heng smiled flatteringly: "Thank you, Brother Chuan, for the treat. I'll carry it for you."
"I want you to carry it."
Liang Heng didn't give it to her, but hugged her to his chest and rubbed her.
"Fuck, stop rubbing it." Wei Chuan slapped his hand away, "I have something very fragile inside me."
Liang Heng was stunned, and felt a slight crack under his palm.
Wei Chuan frowned, feeling something was wrong.
Liang Heng swallowed his saliva and turned to Xu Heqing for help: "Tell him to leave my body intact."
Wei Chuan's face suddenly changed, like a dark cloud that suddenly gathered and pressed down.
He suddenly took back his bag, unzipped it, and took out the koi bookmark Meng Tang gave him.
This sight made Wei Chuan's eyes pop out.
The bookmark cracked along the lines of the fish tail.
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