Chapter 17
I don’t know whether the silence on the other end of the phone expressed shock or speechlessness.
In short, he didn't say anything for several seconds, and Yue Qianling hung up the phone.
Later he called again, but Yue Qianling didn't answer and only sent him a few messages.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: I’m busy, don’t bother me.
【School Prince】：[Smile]
Then he was silent.
After standing in the cold wind for a while on the playground, Yue Qianling ran back to the dormitory at the last minute of curfew. Yin Xue had just come out of the shower, holding a pile of clothes. Seeing her lying on the table, she walked over and patted her on the shoulder.
"Working overtime again?"
Yue Qianling said nothing, just shook his head.
After living in the same dormitory for several years, Yin Xue could sense her emotions just by looking at her movements.
"What’s wrong with you?"
After a while, Yue Qianling raised his head and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Yin Xue saw her red eyes and suddenly panicked, "Why are you crying again? Who bullied you?"
“No one bullies me.”
Yue Qianling took a deep breath, trying to control her emotions, but her voice became hoarse as soon as she spoke, "It's just... it's just that today I found out that Gu Xun has a girlfriend."
"What?!"
The dormitory fell into extreme silence.
After a while, Yin Xue blinked her eyes and asked, "You have a girlfriend? Who told you that?"
There was always an invisible weight pressing down on Yue Qianling's chest. It was not a sadness that made her want to cry loudly, but it made her unable to speak even with strength intermittent.
Not hearing her answer for a while, Yin Xue subconsciously just wanted to comfort her.
"You must be mistaken. How is that possible? I've never seen it before."
"If you really want to have a girlfriend, it's impossible that you haven't met anyone in school."
"You must have seen it wrongly. It could be a friend or a sister."
"I think it's possible that he's a cross-dresser."
“…”
Yue Qianling raised her head, rubbed her eyes, and said in a voice like she had a bad cold, "I heard him say it myself."
"ah……"
Yin Xue tightly grasped the clothes in her hands, "What did he say?"
"I want to spend the New Year with my girlfriend."
“I see…”
Yin Xue was speechless and remained silent for a long while. She felt that things had come to this point and the path of comfort was not working, so she had to find another way.
"That's right. I was saying before that there's no way he didn't have a girlfriend. Turns out they're from another place."
"You should be more open-minded. It's not a big deal. There are thousands of men in the world. If it doesn't work out, we can just change."
"Uh..." Yin Xue couldn't continue, scratched her head, and changed the subject, "Why don't you take a hot bath, you will feel much better."
Yue Qianling agreed, but still sat at the table without moving.
Yin Xue was the worst at comforting people. She knew that it was useless for her to say anything at this moment, and Yue Qianling would not be in the mood to chat with her, so she had no choice but to blow dry her hair and lie down on the bed.
It was exam week, the school had been closed for a long time, and even the night was exceptionally quiet.
Yin Xue found it difficult to fall asleep in the heavy atmosphere, but she couldn't resist the sleepiness. She didn't know how much time had passed in her drowsiness. Only when she heard the sound of water in the bathroom did she fall asleep peacefully.
Yue Qianling was obviously very depressed during this period. She would bury herself in working on her graduation project when she returned to the dormitory every day. When Luotuo and the others asked her to play games, she had no interest and just said that she was very busy and had no time.
The days passed one by one, and Yue Qianling found something to do every day, otherwise she would start to have random thoughts when she was idle.
The reality is already like this. Yue Qianling doesn't want to worry about it anymore. Life must go on.
But when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she would still fall into a state of uneasy mood.
Yin Xue once said that if we can't be lovers, being friends is also good.
But how can someone who falls in love at first sight be willing to be just friends?
She would sometimes think that she was not good enough after all, so Gu Xun had no interest in her when they met for the second time, and that was why she had wasted so many opportunities to meet but there was no progress at all.
Until he got a girlfriend.
At times like this, perhaps only a change of environment can change one's mood, so Yue Qianling is particularly looking forward to the holiday.
On the day of returning home, Yue Qianling simply packed some luggage and went to the high-speed rail station.
On the way, her father called and asked again about the arrival time. Yue Qianling felt a little relieved thinking that it was not Tang Xin who came to pick her up.
But she didn't expect that she would receive a call from Tang Xin as soon as she got off the car.
"Are you here? I'm at Exit 3. Is your luggage heavy? Do you want me to help you carry it?"
Why is it him again?
Yue Qianling was a little annoyed and frowned and said, "Where's my dad?"
"Uncle Yue is playing mahjong with my mom and the others. They asked me to pick you up. Are you out yet?"
"Oh, here it comes."
Walking out of the high-speed railway station, under the bright sun, Yue Qianling saw that Tang Xin's glasses were reflecting the sunlight, but it still couldn't block his warm smile.
Yue Qianling sighed deeply and was about to continue walking when Tang Xin stepped forward to help her with the suitcase.
To be fair, Tang Xin is actually quite outstanding.
He is handsome and gentle, does well in studies, has a good temper, and has no bad habits.
Just a little too enthusiastic.
"No, I can do it myself. It's not heavy."
"It's okay. You must be tired from the journey. Have a good rest."
Yue Qianling couldn't persuade him, so she had to sit in the passenger seat obediently.
"You're going to graduate this year, right? Do you plan to stay in Jiangcheng to work or go back to Qing'an?"
"Jiangcheng."
"Oh, that's great. There are a lot of opportunities there. Is your internship going well?"
"good."
…
They chatted like this all the way. Yue Qianling began to feel a little embarrassed for her perfunctory attitude, but Tang Xin seemed completely unaware.
After getting off the car, he still helped Yue Qianling carry the suitcase. While waiting for the elevator, he looked at the ticking floor numbers and suddenly sighed.
Yue Qianling always felt that he had something to say, so she pretended not to hear, watching his nose with her eyes and his heart with her nose.
But no one knew what the people on the sixth floor were doing, so the elevator stopped at that floor and didn't come down.
Finally, Tang Xin spoke.
"I used to be happy going home for the Chinese New Year, but it's not the same since I graduated. My parents always urge me to find a girlfriend."
“…”
Yue Qianling's scalp tightened.
Sure enough, what is supposed to come will come.
She paused for a long time before she gave a dry laugh, still without saying a word.
Tang Xin asked again: "Qian Ling, will your parents urge you?"
Yue Qianling: "I'm still young, no need to rush."
"Too."
Tang Xin nodded and said to himself, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
"I……"
Although Yue Qianling had been prepared by Lin Xun, she did not expect Tang Xin to ask so directly. She was stunned for a moment before she stammered, "I have a boyfriend."
"Oh? Do you have a boyfriend?"
There was a hint of surprise in Tang Xin's eyes, but it soon turned into a gentle smile, "That's right, you are so pretty, how come you don't have a boyfriend?"
Once this kind of lie is told, it will have to be covered up with countless lies.
So Yue Qianling, who seldom lies, was actually very nervous at this moment. What's more, she just broke up with her boyfriend and now she has to fabricate a boyfriend for herself out of thin air. It's really heartbreaking.
She licked her lower lip, unsure of what to say.
“Very good.”
Tang Xin looked at her and smiled, "You should have a good relationship before you graduate."
"Oh...yeah."
Yue Qianling secretly observed Tang Xin's expression. Why did she feel... that it was different from what she had imagined?
Just then the elevator finally came down and the two of them walked in together.
Tang Xin looked down at Yue Qianling, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Can I ask you a question?"
"Hmm?" Yue Qianling nodded, "You go ahead."
"You should be... hard to catch."
Tang Xin smiled shyly, "How did your boyfriend get you?"
This sounds a bit like that.
Yue Qianling lowered her head and said nothing. Just as she was hesitating, Tang Xin asked again, "I just want to learn. I've been pursuing a girl for a long time but I still haven't gotten her."
"ah?"
Yue Qianling raised her head suddenly, "Who is the girl you are pursuing?"
"yes."
Tang Xin scratched his head embarrassedly, "We are students of the same instructor. She is like you, very pretty and excellent, but a little hard to pursue."
Fuck.
It turns out that I really am the peacock spreading its tail.
Yue Qianling opened her eyes wide, feeling shy and embarrassed, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, she didn't open the screen directly on the person's face, so there is still room for recovery.
"It's okay... I'm not hard to pursue, so we just got together naturally."
"Is that so? I'm so envious."
Except in front of Gu Xun, Yue Qianling had never been so embarrassed. She didn't even know how to respond and just stood there stiffly.
Fortunately, Tang Xin didn't notice this atmosphere. He glanced at his watch and said, "Da Jin and the others are back too. Yu Yu will arrive in the evening. I'm going to pick him up at the airport. Do you want to have a midnight snack together? We haven't seen each other for a long time."
The people he mentioned were all of the same age and lived in the same community, and they had a good relationship with each other.
Moreover, when Yue Qianling thought about how Tang Xin was always so nice to her, but she was slandering him behind his back, she felt extremely guilty and quickly agreed.
"Okay, no problem."
After returning home, Yue Qianling thanked Tang Xin three times in a row and even insisted on giving him some fruit to take home to eat.
As soon as he left, Yue Qianling fell headfirst onto the bed, rolling around while hugging the pillow.
Fortunately, she didn’t listen to Xiaomai!
If she really said it directly, just a sentence like "I don't like you, please don't be so nice to me in the future", she could just buy a standing ticket overnight and hide back in Jiangcheng.
After tossing and turning in bed for several times, Yue Qianling sat up with messy hair.
Just then Yue Qianling's mother came back. When she opened the door and saw her like this, she was shocked.
"You kid, you sit on the bed without changing your clothes. Hurry up and change your clothes for me! You must be so dirty after riding the high-speed train!"
After being yelled at by her mother, Yue Qianling had no mind to think about anything else and quickly got up to change into home clothes.
Her mother stood by and looked at her, "Why do you feel thinner? Didn't you eat well?"
Yue Qianling looked down at her waist and found that her pants were indeed a little loose.
"Oh, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired."
She didn't dare tell her mother that it was because she had been heartbroken and had no appetite for several days.
Fortunately, when she got home, there were always things to distract her attention. She didn't think about the fact that Gu Xun had a girlfriend, and time passed much faster.
After a while, Yue Qianling's father also came home after playing mahjong.
The family of three had dinner together and watched TV in the living room for a while, then her mother urged her to take a bath.
"No hurry, I'm going out soon."
Yue Qianling said, "Tang Xin asked me to go for a midnight snack. Da Jin and the others are back."
Just after she finished speaking, the phone in her bag vibrated frequently. Yue Qianling thought it was Tang Xin calling her, but unexpectedly it was Luotuo and Xiaomai who were clamoring to play games again.
[Xiaomi]: My mom asks me to clean the house every day. It’s so annoying. Will you come and play games later?
[Camel]: I can, you ask Lin Xun.
【Wheat】: @校草@糯米小麻花
[Xiaomi]: It’s been a while since we last played four-person team. Your e-sports career has become slack!
Since that day, Yue Qianling really had no mood to play games for a long time, and only chatted with them occasionally.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: You guys are really addicted to food.
【wheat】:……
[Xiaomi]: Why are you suddenly swearing?
[Camel]: You haven’t been here for a long time. Are you on vacation?
[Camel]: Come to the sweet four-row party in the evening.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Not today. I have to go out for a midnight snack later.
At this moment, the person who had been silent suddenly spoke.
【School Prince】: With whom?
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: This is the person I mentioned to you last time.
【School Prince】:?
When it comes to this matter, Yue Qianling still couldn't hold back the urge to complain, so she turned around, faced her parents, and started typing.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: You have no idea how embarrassing it is. I even used my boyfriend's magic to hint at him today. Then he said he had a girl he liked!
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: So thrilling! Fortunately I didn’t say it directly!
【Wheat】: Gan! Let me tell you! How can you be sure that someone likes you if he or she hasn’t confessed his or her feelings?
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: embarrassing.gif
[Camel]: Hahahaha, I hope it’s just a misunderstanding, so that we won’t have any difficulties getting along in the future.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Well, actually, she is a nice person, it’s all my fault for imagining things.
[School Prince]: How do you know that the girl he likes is not you?
【Glutinous rice twisted dough sticks】：?
[School Prince]: Asking you out so late at night, what good could it be?
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Just a midnight snack.
【School Prince】: Is that so.
【School Prince】: You should wear more clothes.
【Glutinous rice twisted dough sticks】：?
[School Prince]: I’m afraid you’ll be cold.
【Glutinous Rice Mahua】: Don’t say that…
[School Prince]: This is what they call men understanding men best.
Yue Qianling didn't continue chatting with him.
But for some reason, she felt that Lin Xun was so confident, maybe there was some truth to that.
If Tang Xin is really pursuing a girl and is so nice to her, then he is really a bit of a scumbag.
But Tang Xin doesn't look like a scumbag.
It was a good night, but Yue Qianling's thoughts were successfully diverted by Gu Xun, so much so that when Tang Xin asked her to go out at night, her mind was still spinning with what Lin Xun said.
This time it was Da Jin who drove the car. There were five of them in the group. Yue Qianling sat in the middle of the back seat, with Tang Xin and another girl sitting on either side of her.
There weren't many people in Qing'an at night, and the road was quiet. However, there wasn't much space in the car, and the three of us were squeezed together so tightly that we could even hear each other's breathing.
Feeling that Tang Xin's eyes seemed to fall on her from time to time, Yue Qianling felt more and more...
Wait, stop thinking about it!
Tang Xin was so good to her, but she always felt that he had ulterior motives behind her back. This was truly judging others by one's own mean character!
Yue Qianling rubbed his forehead and forced himself to throw away those messy thoughts.
At this moment, Lin Xun suddenly called her.
Yue Qianling picked up the phone and said "Hello" softly.
Lin Xun's voice was also very light: "Did you go out?"
Yue Qianling: “Yeah.”
Lin Xun: "With that guy?"
Afraid that Tang Xin might hear it, Yue Qianling glanced at him guiltily, and only felt relieved when she saw that he was looking out the window.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Xun: "Are we sitting close?"
"Very close." Yue Qianling frowned, leaned slightly to the side, and asked in a low voice, "What on earth do you want?"
Suddenly, Lin Xun's voice became louder in the receiver.
"Who did you go out with?"
"?"
"Male or female?"
"?"
"What are you going to do?"
"?"
"When will you be home?"
"?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Qianling was already stunned and didn't even blink.
Then, the final blow finally came.
"Will you still love me when you come back?"
“…………………………”
The already quiet carriage suddenly became even quieter.
And Lin Xun’s words “Will you still love me when you come back?” seemed to echo throughout the entire carriage.
Yue Qianling was stunned and felt strange eyes falling on the side of her face.
She slowly turned her head and saw the girl next to her looking at her meaningfully.
Turning to the other side, Tang Xin looked at her with the same eyes.
Yue Qianling blinked twice dryly and gave an awkward yet stiff smile.
"The one at home... is more strict."
There was a "hmm" in the receiver, and then the phone was hung up.
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