They're both junior students from the same school, yet there's such a difference. She doesn't believe Tan Linqiu has no feelings for Qiao Nansheng.
Tang Xuerou subtly sized up Tan Linqiu for a moment, then took the two boxes. "Okay, I'll tell Nan Sheng. She's still waiting for me outside. I'll be going now, senior."
Tan Linqiu nodded and smiled, "See you next time."
"See you next time." Tang Xuerou nodded, picked up the two boxes, turned and left, the smile on her face disappearing as she turned away.
She glanced down at the two boxes in her hands; the one with the bow was heavier, while the one without was much lighter.
She sneered, and after leaving the coffee shop, she glanced back inside. Tan Linqiu was already busy again.
Tang Xuerou slowly walked to the trash can, tore off the ribbon and threw it away, then took the box in her left hand and gently placed it in her right.
Qiao Nansheng was waiting for her at the bus stop ahead.
Tang Xuerou walked over with the box in her hand and handed it to him. "This is a gift from Senior Tan. He said it's a new dessert. Would you like to try it?"
"Hmm." She responded lightly, stared at the box in front of her for a while, took it, and suddenly smiled: "So you weren't full. You should have said so earlier. I'll give you this too. Anyway, you just ate so much, you won't be able to taste anything now."
She realized that the box in Tang Xuerou's hand was the one Tan Linqiu had given her, while the one she was holding was just something Tan Linqiu had asked Tang Xuerou to bring for her, and it was very light.
Although she knew that Tan Linqiu and Qiao Nansheng in the book were just senior and junior classmates, Tan Linqiu seemed to treat her no differently than Tang Xuerou, giving her two gifts, one for each of them.
But Qiao Nansheng had a strange intuition that Tan Linqiu was interested in her.
An hour and a half ago, he accidentally spilled water on her face while putting away his umbrella at the door. Normal friends would ask her questions first, but he acted instinctively.
Then there are these two desserts. Although the boxes look the same, she'd bet that the box Tang Xuerou is holding is heavier.
…
Tang Xuerou looked at the box in front of her without saying a word.
"You don't want it?" Qiao Nansheng shook the box. "If you don't want it, I'll eat it?"
Tang Xuerou gave a soft "hmm" and tightened her grip on the box.
She hadn't expected Qiao Nansheng to see through it at a glance, but her words were tactful and indirect, so she didn't feel too embarrassed.
But there's always a knot in my heart, it feels strangely uncomfortable.
If she had known Qiao Nansheng would see through it, she wouldn't have changed it. But now that she's changed it, it's actually worse to send this to her.
Tang Xuerou frowned and decided to put the matter behind her.
She stepped forward and took Qiao Nansheng's arm, smiling as she said, "Let's not talk about food now that we've just eaten. Didn't we agree to go shopping? I see a shopping mall up ahead..."
Qiao Nansheng snorted softly, said nothing, glanced down at the hand that was holding hers, frowned slightly, and pushed her away a little: "Walk properly, don't pull and tug, it's not a good look."
"..." Tang Xuerou watched her retreating figure, her lips twitching, and followed after her.
The two spent the afternoon shopping and bought a lot of things.
Women are amazing creatures. Even though she didn't like Tang Xuerou, all her unhappiness seemed to disappear when she went shopping.
In another clothing store, Tang Xuerou saw a beautiful dress but couldn't afford it because it was too expensive, costing over 20,000 yuan. She said with a regretful expression, "This dress is so pretty, but it's so expensive. If I buy it, I'll lose several months' salary."
As she spoke, she glanced at Qiao Nansheng, the meaning of which was self-evident.
When Qiao Nansheng and Tang Xuerou were good friends, Qiao Nansheng often gave her gifts, such as bags and clothes. She was generous and always chose gifts that suited Tang Xuerou, never caring about the brand or the price, because she truly considered Tang Xuerou a friend.
But now?
Noticing Tang Xuerou's gaze, Qiao Nansheng looked up at her and naturally understood what she meant, but she pretended not to understand and nodded, saying, "It is very expensive. If you can't afford it, then don't buy it. I don't have any money either. I use what I earn myself."
She wasn't just making this up. In this book, Qiao Nansheng not only works as a kindergarten teacher, but also privately tutors many kindergarten and elementary school students.
She was very lucky; the classes she took on each earned her tens or hundreds of yuan, and over time, she made a lot of money.
The item Qiao Nansheng just bought was purchased with this money.
Tang Xuerou didn't expect her to say that, and she couldn't even force a smile.
She felt the shop assistant's eyes were full of disdain when she looked at her. Since Qiao Nansheng wouldn't buy it for her, she had no choice but to reluctantly put her hand down.
"I suddenly don't think it looks good anymore, I don't like it that much. Nansheng, let's go across the street, the clothes in that store are pretty good, I often buy from them."
Qiao Nansheng smiled but didn't say anything. She turned around and walked to the other side, took off the dress she had her eye on, and without even trying it on, said, "Please wrap this up for me, thank you."
She took out her card and handed it to the clerk.
Tang Xuerou was so jealous her eyes were almost red.
She looked back at the dress, still wanting to buy it; she really liked it. After the shop assistant left, she went up and took Qiao Nansheng's arm.
"Nan Sheng, I'm a little short on cash lately and can't afford to buy that much. Do you have any extra? Could you lend me some? I'll pay you back when I get my salary."
Didn't you say you didn't like it?
"I……"
"Besides, I've given you so many dresses before, and every single one of them is prettier than this one. They're all more expensive, and the fabrics are top-quality. Why do you insist on buying this one?"
Tang Xuerou bit her lip, said nothing more, and slowly let go of her hand.
In the end, Tang Xuerou didn't manage to buy the dress. As she and Qiao Nansheng left the store, she kept turning back to look at it.
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