The next day, Gou An was a little surprised to see He Jinxing again at the school gate. Mr. He was very busy, but for some reason he always had time to come to school recently.
Probably because of the encounter with the heroine. The author is so annoying.
Gou An silently gave the author a middle finger in his heart, but he couldn't ignore He Jinxing, so he went over to greet him good morning. He regretted that he should have combed his hair properly before going out this morning.
She was holding a bag of hot dumplings in her hand.
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Damn.
He Jinxing was sitting in the car with the window half-down. He was processing urgent documents on his computer when suddenly a figure moved outside. The little girl holding a steaming bun in her hand leaned against the car door like a boneless cat and poked her head in, "Uncle?"
The sound was soft and neither too high nor too low, and He Jinxing's fingertips paused on the keyboard.
The sweet aroma that he smelled last night mixed with the meaty aroma of the dumplings entered his nose. This discordant and complex smell made the man want to frown.
When I turned around, I saw a fair and tender little face swaying in front of me against the light.
Today, Miss Gou was wearing a sailor-collared shirt with a white knitted sweater on the outside. She was not wearing any powder, and there were even one or two newly grown messy hairs between her eyebrows...
Probably because she had just woken up early in the morning, her hair was casually braided into a black braid, with some unbraided hair scattered around her cheeks. Under the sunlight, her black hair turned dark brown, and even she seemed to become furry.
Only those pair of black almond eyes are bright and eye-catching.
"Uncle, good morning! Are you here to do some work at school?" The little girl leaning on the car window made small talk.
"..." He Jinxing said with a headache, "I didn't have time to send out the scholarship yesterday."
Because of those messy episodes along the way.
When talking about last night, Gou An blushed and responded with an "Oh". Her pretty face shrank back and immediately disappeared through the gap in the car window in a flash.
There was dead silence outside the car.
If the outline of her figure had not been still cast on the car window, He Jinxing would have thought she had left.
The topic she had finally found was ruthlessly ended. She didn't know what to say for a while. She stood outside the car awkwardly, looking like she was at a loss for words.
The steamed dumpling in my hand was swaying.
He looked as if he had been bullied and looked a little pitiful.
Originally, he should have let her go so that everyone could have a pleasant morning, but He Jinxing tried to hold back, but still couldn't help himself: "Is this for breakfast? Don't you think it's too greasy?"
Gou An was stunned.
By the time she reacted, the car had already driven away.
Standing there with her face covered with dust raised by the car, her mind echoed with the deep (incurable) gray (hopeless) friendliness above He Jinxing's head and his indifferent profile.
Gou An: “…”
What a sin! He really hates me so much that he even attacks the innocent Xiaolongbao.
Gou An: "What on earth is he here for?"
[Jiao Jiao: I came here to meet the heroine... Could it really be to give you the 3,000 yuan scholarship? ]
The fat cat rolled over and raised its hind legs to scratch itself.
[Jiao Jiao: The heroine is in a vulnerable period after breaking up with the male supporting role, so there can't be no plot for the real male protagonist in between. 】
The fat cat opened his mouth and yawned loudly, and his round belly trembled.
[Jiao Jiao: That’s all. I advise you to keep an eye on Hejin today. ]
Gou An: “What are you talking about!”
【Jiao Jiao:? 】
Gou An: "Do I have the ability to support him?!"
【Jiao Jiao: ……】
[Jiao Jiao: Although, what's with your tone of proudly giving up on yourself? ]
Gou An: “…”
When the counselor called to inform the location and time of the Gou An Scholarship award ceremony, Lu Wan happened to be in the counselor's office.
Because it has been decided to perform surgery on Lu Linlang, she will need to stay in the hospital for a long time to take care of the elderly woman's postoperative recovery, and may even miss the midterm test, so Lu Wan needs to take a leave of absence.
Lu Wan usually had excellent grades and was never late, left early, or skipped classes, which made it not particularly difficult for her to ask for leave. The counselor was particularly sympathetic to her, holding her hand, asking about her well-being, and promising to fight for leave from the department.
Lu Wan was a little distracted.
After walking out of the counselor's office, she somehow went to the school auditorium - that was the place where the scholarship would be awarded as the counselor had just informed Gou An on the phone.
When Lu Wan arrived, the small auditorium had already been decorated, and the school student union publicity department had made a large poster overnight with the names of all the scholarship recipients written on it.
Originally Lu Wan’s name should have been on it.
At this moment, she stared at the name "Gou An". In the photo, the girl had a bright smile, and there seemed to be light in her eyes. She smiled brightly and generously at the camera...
Lu Wan didn't want to admit that he was a little jealous.
She stood in front of the poster in a daze, and she didn't know when she became the focus of others' attention. The whispers of several girls were a little loud and reached her ears -
"I don't know. I came to see Gou An's award ceremony. I guess he's unwilling to accept it, right?"
"...Huh? What are you unwilling about? The scholarship or the man?"
Snickers and blatant sarcasm.
Lu Wan was stunned for a moment, turned her head, and looked into two pairs of strangers' eyes. She was sure that she didn't know the two girls. They still had the student union officer badges on their chests.
Caught off guard, their eyes met, and everyone was stunned.
One of the girls with short hair came to her senses first. Her face flushed with embarrassment, but she was unwilling to lose like this. She said stiffly, "What are you looking at? Are you trying to act pitiful again? Gou An has already been criticized a lot online because of your silence. Shouldn't you apologize? Don't tell me you didn't know!"
Having never been scolded like this in person, Lu Wan's head was buzzing and the corners of his lips trembled, "I didn't -"
Nothing? No deliberate letting of things?
Just stand by and watch without any selfish thoughts in mind?
Didn't he feel any resentment towards Gou An for taking He Ran away from him? Yes.
Otherwise, why did she cry on the bus last night? "You should apologize to Gou An, Lu Wan. She got scolded for your incident a while ago. Everyone thought she was bullying you for He Ran." The short-haired girl became more and more excited. "This is not the first time. And the red wine incident, it was clear that you could have clarified it with just one sentence. The glass of red wine poured on your head was because you killed Gou An's cat by negligence..."
"Damn it, whoever kills my cat, seriously, I can smash a bottle of wine on her head!"
"In the end, she said nothing and cried so miserably because of a glass of red wine... Gou An was right yesterday. A glass of red wine is not sulfuric acid. Why are you crying?"
"Yes, yes, is it so hard to explain? Are you mute?"
"Who would believe me if I said it wasn't intentional?"
"——Now it's all right. He Ran should have seen her true colors and doesn't want her anymore."
The last sentence was like a needle piercing Lu Wan's mind.
Her stomach churned, and the breakfast she had eaten in the morning surged into a nauseous urge. She opened her mouth weakly, and finally made a dry retching sound, raising her hand to cover her mouth.
As she retreated in embarrassment and turned to run away.
She heard a familiar voice behind everyone -
"What are you doing?"
The pampered ending tone habitually curls up.
Lu Wan didn't even have the energy to look at the person who was coming, and turned around and ran away in embarrassment.
The cat thing was just an accident.
That day, He Ran clarified in the group that he didn't have a girlfriend and it was not because she forced him to do so.
There was a rumor going around online that the first place in the scholarship went to a rich second-generation man who had no shortage of money, but she didn't comment on the matter at all.
It was obvious that it was thousands of passers-by who attacked Gou An, but in the end, everything was blamed on her.
And He Ran, who ran into her every day in various corners of the campus, talked to her, took walks with her, told her jokes, and was the first to clarify when others questioned whether she was destroying his engagement.
She was moved.
But last night he inexplicably announced his fiancée.
Hiding in the corner of the emergency staircase, Lu Wan hugged her knees and cried sadly. She didn't know why everyone was so malicious. Now all the things were pressing down on her at once, and she felt like her shoulders were about to be crushed.
She sobbed until her nose turned red and she almost couldn't breathe.
At this moment, a "click" sound was heard, and the lighter lit up.
Lu Wan's crying stopped abruptly.
She could hear the elegant clicking sound of leather shoes stepping on the safety passage, and the ironed suit trouser legs without a wrinkle appeared in front of her.
——It’s like history repeating itself.
It was as if a man had fallen from the sky and appeared in front of her, his tall figure casting an outline over her.
"Why are you hiding here crying again?"
The man's voice was calm and low.
"For He Ran?"
Lu Wan's eyes were red and she looked up at her wet face. I looked at the man standing in front of her with pity.
During her silence, He Jinxing put one hand in his trouser pocket and sneered.
"That's not necessary. He and the little girl from the Gou family will not be together in the end."
His voice is really nice.
Every word seems to bring a warm spring breeze.
It sounds so gentle.
(End of this chapter)