Chapter 38 Makes No Sense [VIP]
Chapter Summary: If not me, then who?
Chen Huimei's voice was very loud, so loud that Fu Xianyin could hear it.
"You invited Fu Xianyin out to play? Do you realize you're interfering with her studies? Can you bear that responsibility?"
"You're so young and already behaving badly, going out with female classmates. If you don't improve yourself, don't hold our Xianyin back!"
"Who are your parents? Give me their phone number. I want to see what kind of family could raise such an ungrateful student!"
With each word she spoke, Fu Xianyin's face paled a little more.
Her fingernails dug into her palms, and Fu Xianyin bit her lip hard until she tasted blood.
What is Chen Huimei saying?
What did she do this time?
How could she, how could she?
How could they possibly put Chen Huimei, who was saying such awful things, in front of Gu Linzhao?
Her fingertips trembled uncontrollably, and even her breathing was shaking.
Her arm trembled as she reached out to take the phone back, but Gu Linzhao intercepted her arm mid-air.
His hands were big and warm.
The warmth of her body spread little by little along Fu Xianyin's arm.
Suddenly, that hand exerted a slight force.
Gu Linzhao led her out of the store.
Fu Xianyin was in a daze and followed Gu Linzhao out.
The afternoon sun was still quite strong, and it felt warm and cozy on my skin.
Fu Xianyin felt her consciousness slowly returning.
She asked softly, her voice hoarse:
Why did you suddenly pull me out?
Gu Linzhao turned off the microphone and said, "I'm taking you out to get some sun."
Chen Huimei's screams seemed to gradually fade away.
Gu Linzhao communicated with her very patiently, holding his phone in one hand and his other hand on Fu Xianyin's arm.
The sunlight shone on Fu Xianyin, and she felt her entire forearm gradually warming up.
However, the part he was holding was still a bit warmer than the rest.
As she was thinking this, the warmth on her arm suddenly disappeared.
The phone was handed to him right under his eyelids.
Fu Xianyin looked up, trying to see what emotional changes were on the other person's face.
But no.
He remained as gentle as ever, without even a hint of impatience in his expression.
The warm sun slanted down behind him, casting a faint golden glow on him.
He reached out his hand to Fu Xianyin, his eyes lowered, his gaze fixed solely on her.
In that instant, Fu Xianyin felt as if he were a god descending from the heavens to save her from her dire straits.
The thought only crossed my mind for a moment.
It seemed like she was timid, but I didn't know what was causing it.
Fu Xianyin did not continue to look at him, but quickly looked away.
She took the phone and whispered, "Thank you."
Seemingly realizing her mistake, Fu Xianyin added softly, "I'm sorry, I won't let you have that in the future."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Linzhao interrupted her: "Won't you let me?"
Gu Linzhao placed his hand on her shoulder, and even through the thin layer of school uniform, Fu Xianyin could still feel the warmth of his palm.
His tone was unreadable, but Fu Xianyin felt that his tone was even colder than when he was talking to Chen Huimei on the phone earlier.
The warmth on my shoulder didn't leave.
Gu Linzhao exerted a little force, pulling her shoulders so that she couldn't even turn her head slightly.
So she had no choice but to face Gu Linzhao, forced to raise her head, look at him, and listen to him say:
"If they won't let me have it, then who will?"
Fu Xianyin's mind suddenly went blank.
Mingming, normally in this situation, her brain would be like it's rusted, to the point where she can't understand human language and can only spout nonsense.
But suddenly, for the first time, she seemed to understand the unspoken meaning behind Gu Linzhao's words.
Instinctively, Fu Xianyin wanted to escape.
She wanted to run back to the store, leave Gu Linzhao, and find some function that could erase memories with a single click, wiping this memory from both of their minds.
But these are all just pipe dreams.
Fu Xianyin's feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, unable to move at all.
She lowered her eyes, avoiding Gu Linzhao's blunt gaze. Her heart was pounding like a drum. Fu Xianyin bit her lip, her mind a jumbled mess.
Gu Linzhao, he...
What are you talking about?
Does he know what he's saying?
Does he know what he's done?
Anxiety kept spreading from the bottom of her heart. Just as Fu Xianyin was about to turn around and leave without a care, the force on her shoulder suddenly disappeared.
"Feel sorry."
The boy's clear voice entered her ears, and Fu Xianyin suddenly looked up to see Gu Linzhao with his arms hanging down, just quietly looking at her.
My nose tingled with emotion.
Fu Xianyin sniffled, almost bursting into tears.
"Shall we go in?"
Gu Linzhao asked.
Fu Xianyin nodded.
The two walked into the store one after the other. Gu Linzhao pushed open the somewhat heavy glass door and held it open for her.
"Nobody."
Fu Xianyin suddenly said something.
If not me, then who will?
Nobody.
The corners of his mouth slowly turned up.
Gu Linzhao coughed lightly, released the doorknob, and the thick glass door slammed shut.
He said:
"Then let me have it."
"Yinyin, where did you two go?"
Inside the store, Cheng Zhaozhao held a picture book and asked Fu Xianyin a question.
Fu Xianyin pointed outside: "The signal is bad here. I was just searching for a coffee shop or other place to study nearby, but it wouldn't load. I'm out here."
Cheng Zhaozhao, unsuspecting, simply said "Oh."
Chen Nianke's gaze shifted between the two of them for a moment.
Most of the dresses in the store are exquisite and gorgeous, while some have simple cuts but bold designs, which are not really suitable for wearing at the opening ceremony.
Fu Xianyin didn't want clothes that were too complicated or flashy, so the shop assistant brought her a catalog to choose from.
Chen Nianke and Cheng Zhaozhao both took a liking to a dress in the catalog.
It was a green dress, made of a material that resembled thin, sheer satin or silky gauze. The entire dress was a green with a metallic sheen, with gold accents only at the waist and neck.
It is neither ostentatious nor as understated as pure black.
Cheng Zhaozhao said, "This is the biggest concession that Nianke and I have made. We absolutely do not allow anyone to wear those nun's habit that has no character whatsoever!"
Fu Xianyin smiled and said, "What, do you look down on nuns?"
Cheng Zhaozhao muttered, "No, you're so young and pretty, why don't you wear a floral dress?"
She pointed to the green dress in the picture book: "This one is already very simple, you should try it on."
Fu Xianyin looked at the green dress in the picture book and didn't refuse again.
She looked at the sales assistant, who said apologetically, "I'm sorry, miss, the dresses in the catalog aren't currently in stock. If you'd like, I can rent one for you, but the price will be different..."
Fu Xianyin shook her head nonchalantly: "Price doesn't matter."
She might as well spend Fu Dongyuan's assets.
She said, "Could you help me measure my height, weight, bust, waist, and hip measurements? I might not have time to come to the store to try on clothes later. When the dress arrives, could you just alter it to my size and send it to me?"
The sales assistant nodded: "Okay, miss, this way please."
Everything happened so fast.
Cheng Zhaozhao felt that Fu Xianyin had decided on the dress she would wear for the opening ceremony in just a few seconds.
She watched Fu Xianyin's departing figure, opened her mouth, and said, "No, it's... settled already?"
Chen Nianke patted her shoulder and sighed, "You've known Yinyin for so long, don't you know? Yinyin has absolutely no problem making choices."
Cheng Zhaozhao said earnestly, "A role model for our generation."
Chen Nianke chimed in: "A role model for us all."
The dress was settled, but Cheng Zhaozhao still lingered on the regret of not being able to see Fu Xianyin try it on. Chen Nianke comforted her, saying:
"Oh, you'll see her at the sports meet next week. Yinyin will also have her hair and makeup done, she'll look even better then."
Fu Xianyin chimed in, "Yes, yes."
Cheng Zhaozhao said, "Okay, that makes sense."
After leaving the dress shop, Lin Anxu found a nearby bookstore-style coffee shop. Fu Xianyin didn't like coffee, so she ordered a juice.
She took out the workbook from her schoolbag and said to Gu Linzhao, "You study first, and explain it to me when you have time."
His tone conveyed a natural familiarity and a sense of entitlement.
Gu Linzhao said, "Okay, I'll do a math test."
Fu Xianyin: "Call me when you're done writing."
Gu Linzhao: "Okay."
Chen Nianke nestled in her seat, downing half of her coffee in one go after it was made. Then, to Lin Anxu's astonishment, she said to Cheng Zhaozhao:
"You guys study, I'll take a nap. Wake me up when you leave."
After saying that, she pulled her coat over her head, lay down on the table, and fell asleep.
Lin Anxu was almost speechless: "No way, you can sleep after drinking coffee?"
Cheng Zhaozhao was used to it: "Earthquakes don't affect Chen Nianke's sleep. Nothing is more important than sleeping."
Fu Xianyin pressed the pen and sighed, "This sleep."
I'm so envious.
Time seemed to have been sped up.
Fu Xianyin felt that she hadn't been studying for long when Gu Linzhao called her over.
He was still holding a red pen in his hand, with simple annotations on the paper.
Fu Xianyin was somewhat shocked: "You've finished writing this already?"
Gu Linzhao turned on his phone and said, "It's been almost two hours. If you don't finish writing, it'll be over."
He capped his pen, casually picked up Fu Xianyin's workbook, and asked, "What don't you understand?"
Fu Xianyin pointed to the key points that had been circled in advance in the exercise book and notebook: "This, this, oh right, and this too."
Gu Linzhao took a pen and explained it to her little by little.
I don't know if it's because I have a bit of a soft spot for Gu Linzhao, or because he's really good at everything he does.
Personally speaking, Fu Xianyin quite liked Gu Linzhao explaining problems and knowledge points to her.
His voice was gentle and unhurried, and his thoughts were very clear. He could tell where Fu Xianyin was stuck just by glancing at her problem-solving process. He could help Fu Xianyin connect the entire knowledge system by explaining the knowledge points a few times.
Gu Linzhao: "Did you understand everything?"
Fu Xianyin: "Mmm!"
Gu Linzhao: "You understand everything?"
Fu Xianyin: "Mmm!"
Gu Linzhao: "Are you still angry?"
Fu Xianyin: "Hmm?"
She hummed in response before realizing something was wrong and looked up at Gu Linzhao.
The boy chuckled softly.
"You...me"
Fu Xianyin opened her mouth, pointed at Gu Linzhao, then pointed at herself, but in the end, her lips opened and closed without saying anything.
She didn't expect Gu Linzhao to ask her if she was still angry.
Or to put it another way, she didn't think Gu Linzhao would bring up what happened that afternoon at all.
In Fu Xianyin's view, such things that were detrimental to the relationship between the two people, or at least unfavorable to the relationship, and that were somewhat awkward, embarrassing, or conflicting and awkward, could be naturally forgotten once they were over.
There's no need to bring it up again, nor is there a need for both parties to calm down and analyze whether you were wrong or I was wrong, or whether you were right or I was right.
Once that awkward atmosphere is over, it's over.
She would lock it away in the most hidden part of her memory, locking it with multiple layers of locks and strict guarding.
Unexpectedly, Gu Linzhao not only didn't imprison it or lock it up, but he also let it bask in the sun.
A strange emotion suddenly arose in Fu Xianyin's heart.
Even Gu Linzhao's negative emotions can be exposed to the sun, but she cannot.
Really
That doesn't make any sense.
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