Puppy and Princess
"Otherwise I was wondering why he reacted so strongly just now," Song Shuang said with a sly smile, "it turns out I hit the nail on the head and he's embarrassed."
She winked at Jiang Qing, meaning, sister, you're welcome. Come on, praise me, praise my sharp eyes. I'll accept all the compliments, don't be polite.
Jiang Qing understood what she meant and pushed her away unhappily. Afraid that Lin Nanyan would feel embarrassed after hearing such idiotic remarks, she pretended to be busy, picked up the packaging bag, squatted down to pick up the potato chips on the ground, and tried to get away with it.
"What nonsense are you talking about? He doesn't like me and I don't like him. Our friendship is pure, 24K pure gold, without any other mixture, understand? Stop thinking about it all day long." Jiang Qing wanted to laugh as she spoke.
Lin Nanyan likes her?
How is that possible? She sneered in her heart.
If he liked her, would he leave without saying goodbye in the hot summer of his seventeenth year?
If he liked her, would he not contact her for nine years?
If he liked her, would he just watch her looking for someone else and turn a blind eye?
For nine years, there was no news of him and no trace of him was found.
Even if Lin Nanyan had responded to her once during this period, she would have an excuse to exonerate herself, but unfortunately, he never did.
If this kind of behavior can be considered as love, Jiang Qing thought, then there are too many people she likes.
After all, since kindergarten, she has lost contact with so many classmates that she can't even count them with her fingers and toes. According to Song Shuang's calculations, her heart has been cut into countless pieces, and each tip is filled with people, huge crowds of people.
Hearing Song Shuang's incredible guess, Jiang Qing rejected it subconsciously without even thinking.
Lin Nanyan's first reaction to this statement was that it was absurd, but before he could say anything, Jiang Qing's unthinking denial blocked his throat.
Pure...friendship?
Yeah?
Yeah.
But why were those words so harsh? Why did his heart ache and feel heavy?
Lin Nanyan looked at Jiang Qing squatting on the ground and recalled their first meeting.
That day, the wind swayed the spring and scattered peach petals all over the sky.
A little girl in overalls was squatting under the tree, fiddling with something with her head down. Pink petals fluttered and fell on the girl's head. She looked like a noble little princess in a cartoon, so beautiful.
She didn't hold it firmly in her hand, and the round and large green plum rolled outward along the ground and rolled all the way to his feet.
Little Nan Yan stood there, lowered his eyes, picked up the dusty fruit, and wiped it again and again with his sleeve.
"Pooh! Pooh!"
The girl's energetic voice suddenly rang out, startling several birds that were resting on the trees.
Little Jiang Qing spat out the peach petals that had somehow fallen into her mouth. They tasted astringent and disgusting. Pah pah pah.
The thing in her hand rolled away without her noticing. She reached out to grab it, but her arm was too short and she lost control.
She puffed up her cheeks and looked behind her as Guoguo rolled, and her attention was immediately attracted by the beautiful child standing not far away.
The boy had slightly curly hair and a white, round face that made people want to poke it to see if it was soft. He looked very much like the white-haired puppy in her favorite cartoon.
A pair of big, watery eyes met her gaze, blinked, and then squatted down to pick up her fruit.
Wait, what is he doing?!
Seeing that he had finished wiping the fruit and was about to bite it, little Jiang Qing opened her eyes wide, not caring about her messy shoelaces, and jumped towards the other side with one foot raised.
Ahh ...
Little Nanyan looked at the girl in confusion as she ran towards him impatiently, hopping on one leg with a flushed face. He quickly stretched out his arms to greet her, worried that the girl would fall.
My arm didn't catch the person, and before I could come to my senses, my hand was empty.
Nan Yan was confused. He looked down and saw the girl blinking her big eyes: "This is mine."
It looks so cute.
Xiao Nanyan remained calm and said "hmm".
Little Jiang Qing skillfully stopped in her tracks, fiercely snatched back her fruit, and angrily declared, "This is mine!"
She had thought she was going to have a tough fight, she wasn't afraid of evil forces. She was about to pull his little dog Maomao hard if he started to make a move, lest he refuse to give in. But before she could finish her thought, she heard the boy mutter a response.
It sounds very timid. King Jiang Jiang expressed his satisfaction. It seems that this little brat also knows that she is not easy to mess with. Humph!
Just as little Jiang Qing relaxed her guard, she saw the boy suddenly squat down again.
What? Are you planning a sneak attack?
Xiaonan stretched out his hand and patiently untied the girl's shoelaces that were tied into a knot. With his hands, he flexibly tied it into a beautiful bow. Before he finished, he felt a warm touch on his head.
He looked up in confusion, only to see the girl looking around with her eyelashes fluttering as if embarrassed.
He lowered his head again. The girl's hands were moving around on his head, but he ignored them and untied the laces of her other shoe and tied it into a bow of the same style.
Little Jiang Qing paused in her attacking stance and looked at the other party in surprise, as if... not wanting to fight?
She looked up and down awkwardly, but not at the other person. The hair on the boy's head felt soft, and she unconsciously rubbed it as if petting a dog.
It seems... not noticed?
She squeezed it again tentatively.
"Jiang Jiang!"
She heard her mother's voice calling from afar, and she suddenly withdrew her hand, reluctantly stuffed Guoguo into the boy's arms, and ran away without looking back, for fear that she would drool out of regret.
"Here's a gift for you." Since you helped me tie my shoelaces and let me pet the dog, eat it if you want.
Xiao Nanyan looked at the green plum in his hand, then raised his head to look at the girl's running back. The girl rushed over, and a middle-aged man with a small schoolbag on his back picked her up with a smile on his face. He skillfully held the girl to his neck and spun around in place.
"Fly, fly."
"Hahaha, Dad, faster!"
"Slow down, don't listen to her. She'll start complaining about being dizzy soon. Put her down first and let Jiang Jiang drink some water."
"Mom, I'm not afraid. I'll drink it in a while. Come on, Dad, hahaha..."
The girl's laughter flew in the air and spread far and wide.
Xiao Nanyan's eyes were fixed there, unable to move away, until a familiar voice called him.
He turned around and smiled at the person who came, revealing a hint of desire that was barely noticeable.
"Shall we move here?"
"Well, why can't our son's wish be fulfilled?"
The middle-aged man and woman spoke with smiles on their faces, expressing their love for their son and their anticipation for a better life in the future.
"It's wherever my son says it is."
A real estate manager came over to say hello, and several adults began to discuss the price of the house.
Xiao Nanyan looked at the green plum in his hand for a few seconds, then opened his mouth and took a bite.
"Hiss—" His chubby face wrinkled into a ball, tears streaming down his face, "It's so sour."
Lin Nanyan and Jiang Qing's first meeting took place in the spring of that year, but he knew that Jiang Qing didn't remember it.
"I'm not talking nonsense. Otherwise, why was he so sensitive just now? It's because I mentioned the word love." Song Shuang knew that Jiang Qing definitely didn't notice Lin Nanyan's little thoughts. It was still her fault, hahahaha.
The villain in her heart couldn't help laughing wildly. Finally, she had the chance to show her intelligence and talent.
Today, no one can stop her from becoming Song·Super Detective·Shuang!
"He heard it wrong." Jiang Qing casually quoted Lin Nanyan's words.
"Huh? You believe that?" Seeing Jiang Qing about to open her mouth to refute, Song Shuang couldn't wait to present the evidence. "Think about it carefully. Ever since we met, he has been following you. You two are inseparable."
"He remembered that you liked lemon juice and often bought you lemonade. He also remembered that you liked bunnies and gave you a pink bunny doll. He also remembered that you had a bad memory and stayed up late to write notes for you..."
"But you remember all this too," Jiang Qing suddenly interrupted her. She asked innocently, "Could it be that you like me too?"
Song Shuang waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, this is different."
"What's the difference?" Jiang Qing muttered, raising her voice for emphasis. "Also, there's no need to mention that last sentence if you have a bad memory."
Song Shuang was so disappointed with her that he was afraid that he would call her an idiot if he called her that. He almost shook her and said, "Wake up!"
"Lin Nanyan even ate your leftovers without even gnawing at your saliva, handed over his meal card for you to spend freely, and bought you clothes and secretly wore the same ones himself."
"He only talks a lot when he's with you. The rest of the time he's like a robot. He treats you completely differently than he treats others."
"He just likes you, idiot!"
In the empty gymnasium, Song Shuang was practically shouting herself hoarse. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized she had cursed someone. She glanced around guiltily, then, seeing no one noticed, straightened her back again.
Song Shuang said confidently: "He just likes you. If you don't believe me, ask him. Am I right, Lin Nanyan?"
Lin Nan's long eyelashes drooped, hiding the emotions in his eyes, and he was silent.
In the silence, the air seemed to be filled with an awkward and suffocating atmosphere.
Ye Meiyan, who was sitting aside, looked at the three people performing the silent pantomime and sighed silently.
Alas, three idiots.
In the blink of an eye, she saw Chen Heng, who had relaxed and the cloudy sky had cleared up, and she withdrew her gaze expressionlessly.
Oh, and one more, four idiots.
Chen Heng jokingly replied, "Since no one is talking, it must not be—"
"do you like me?"
Jiang Qing stared straight into Lin Nanyue's eyes and asked suddenly. She would not allow him to escape anymore.
Song Shuang's words still lingered in my ears, so many clues, so many little details.
In a trance, she couldn't tell whether his feelings for her were friendship or love, whether they were childhood sweethearts or just out of concern for the person he liked.
Since you can't tell the difference, why not let the other party judge?
No matter what the future holds, now she wants to know the truth.
A truth that comes from Lin Nanyan's mouth instead of being spoken by others. Whether it is friendship or love, there is always an answer.
Lin Nanyan raised his eyes, and two pairs of equally dark pupils met. He saw the seriousness in the girl's eyes. She was telling him that you only have this one chance.
A chance to confess.
Under such gazes, Lin Nanyan had no way to escape and had to face his own heart.
Ask yourself, does he like Jiang Qing?
I like it. To be exact, I like it very much.
Since when, his eyes always fell on Jiang Qing involuntarily.
When he saw her smile, he felt happy too; when he saw her cry, he felt sad too.
When he was little, he thought she was cute when she tied her shoelaces and ate candy. When he grew up, he thought she was cute when she laughed and her fur stood up.
But it seems that I no longer like each other as a brother or a friend.
He didn't know when his feelings had changed. When he came to his senses, his closet was already filled with couple's clothing. He kept an eye on every boy who appeared around Jiang Qing.
When Jiang Qing touched him, he would blush and feel overwhelmed. When Jiang Qing praised him, he would try his best to remain calm.
That day Jiang Qing said she didn't want to see him, so Lin Nanyan's world was filled with continuous rain, damp, moldy and without spring.
Although Lin Nanyan, who was lost in memories before, did not hear what Song Shuang said, but exposed to Jiang Qing's focused gaze, Lin Nanyan, along with his heart, revealed it to Jiang Qing and to himself, with all his sincerity.
Yes, at this moment he was absolutely sure that Lin Nanyan liked Jiang Qing.
It's about love, nothing else.
He raised his eyes: "I——"
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