Chapter 13: Pinky Promise: "One Hundred Years, Nothing Changes~"
Yan Ning had some impression of this pleated skirt.
When reviewing the formation in the morning, the girl holding the class sign and walking at the front of Class 11 was wearing a white shirt, a bow tie, and a pleated skirt. She was tall, bright and beautiful, and was particularly eye-catching.
Yan Ning stood in the class queue and heard a few people whispering to the side:
"Who is that girl holding the sign?"
"Huh? You don't even know her? She's the campus beauty voted most popularly on the forum—Wen Shujin!"
"School Beauty Wen? She is indeed very beautiful in person, and has such a good temperament!"
"I heard he's quite aloof."
"Hey, is she still having an affair with Lu Shen? Is it true?"
"Who knows? But, these two look quite good together, and I haven't seen Lu Shen get close to any other girls..."
Right now, in the small garden.
Over there, as soon as Wen Shujin caught up to Lu Chen, she acted like a spoiled child, stretched out her hand, leaned forward, and pressed herself against Lu Chen, trying to pull his arm.
Do not look at anything indecent.
Yan Ning quickly withdrew his gaze.
But at the moment before his gaze withdrew, it seemed as if he saw it, and Lu Chen took another step back to avoid it.
But Yan Ning was still very worried that if he stayed any longer, he would see something he shouldn't see or hear something he shouldn't hear.
She looked around and found...
Not good.
The osmanthus tree was lush and leafy, and although it blocked her figure now, if she walked to the side, there was a distance between the trees, and if she walked to the back, the tree might not be able to block her from being seen.
It seemed unlikely that she could have quietly left without disturbing the two people opposite her...
Moreover, now, there seemed to be only three people around, including Yan Ning himself.
Yan Ning hesitated for only a second.
Over there, Wen Shujin began to ask questions at a very fast pace:
"At the basketball game the night before yesterday, I was sitting in the front row of the audience, cheering you on. You must have seen me, right?"
"Why didn't you go to the celebration party after the game? Was it because Cheng Yuan was there, or was it because of me?"
Wen Shujin asked a series of questions, leaving Yan Ning no time or opportunity to leave.
"There's no one else here,"
Wen Shujin's voice returned to its gentleness, with a hint of coquettish intimacy, "Lu Chen, tell me the truth, okay?"
What exists here is someone else's Yan Ning: ...
Yan Ning had no interest in eavesdropping on other people's private conversations, but she also felt that under the current circumstances, if she left here and disturbed the two people over there, then -
It's so embarrassing.
So, Yan Ning finally decided to turn his back, lean against the tree trunk, slowly squat down, and try his best to reduce his presence.
She just took out the small notebook she carried with her from her pocket.
And over there.
“I didn’t want to go, so I didn’t go.”
Lu Chen's voice was very faint and floated with the wind.
Yan Ning quickly opened his notebook, calmed his mind, and prepared to focus his attention on the knowledge points without being distracted by other people's conversations.
Even so, this place is still far from the playground and is quite quiet.
There were still some faint sounds of conversation that reached Yan Ning's ears.
"... Is it National Day holiday? ... Game City, do you want to go play together?"
"No time."
"Next month...I have a birthday party. You should come, right?"
"I can't go."
At the end of the question, Wen Shujin was obviously a little annoyed, and his voice suddenly rose, "Lu Chen! What do you mean!? Are you avoiding me?!"
Yan Ning was forced to hear these words clearly.
And then, the resounding sentence:
"yes."
The same is true.
Yan Ning didn't have any thoughts about this.
I was just a little more nervous, worried about being discovered.
After that, there was no more conversation, only the sound of some messy footsteps leaving.
After waiting for another minute or two, Yan Ning probably felt that she was almost ready to leave. She planned to finish reading this page of notes and then quickly leave this troubled place.
At this time, the wind blew.
The corners of the paper moved with the wind, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fell from the branches, and it was like a drizzle filled with fragrance under the tree.
Just as he finished reading a page, Yan Ning raised his eyes again and suddenly noticed——
beside.
There is a pair of black and white basketball shoes.
She didn't know when there was a person beside her.
She felt nervous, but at the same time, a vague guess emerged in her mind.
Yan Ning swallowed, raised her neck, and slowly raised her gaze, seeing the blue and white school pants, T-shirt, and then the arm across her head, and a familiar face with a bright smile -
This person.
really.
It’s Lu Chen.
Their eyes met.
Lu Chen withdrew his arm as if nothing had happened, and some osmanthus flowers that had fallen on it floated down lightly with his movement.
He lowered his eyes, looked straight at her, and greeted her:
"What a coincidence, we meet again."
Yan Ning: ...
Such a coincidence.
She clearly.
I don’t want any of it!
Yan Ning's face flushed with heat as she thought about the possibility that the person in front of her had known she was hiding here for a long time. Or, even if they didn't know, she was "eavesdropping" and had been caught red-handed by one of the parties involved.
Looking up at people is too tiring.
Yan Ning quickly closed the notebook on his knees and tried to stand up in a panic to explain quickly.
But she squatted there for a long time, and she stood up too hastily. Suddenly, her forehead felt dark, her body swayed, and she was about to fall forward.
And there happened to be a Lu Chen.
The man seemed to be raising his hand, as if to support her.
But when he thought about how he had just avoided being pulled, Yan Ning quickly took another step back, trying to hold onto the tree trunk with his palms.
Then, he said:
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. I was here first!"
Lu Chen's hand stopped, then dropped again, as if he laughed.
"I know."
What he said seemed so natural.
Instead, Yan Ning was stunned.
But she immediately realized that the place was full of leaks, and if she hadn't arrived before them, she would definitely have been discovered.
It’s a good thing that I don’t have to spend too much time explaining.
Yan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and added, "I won't tell anyone about what happened today."
After finishing his words, Yan Ning realized that there was nothing else to talk about, so he withdrew his hands from the tree trunk, clapped his palms lightly, and was about to say goodbye.
"ah--"
Over there, Lu Chen suddenly snapped his fingers, dragging out the sound, as if he had suddenly realized something:
"So, that's the reason."
Yan Ning didn't quite understand, "What's the reason?"
"That's the reason why you pretended not to know me before." Lu Chen said with certainty.
Yan Ning: ???
What does this have to do with anything?
Lu Chen folded his arms calmly and continued:
"Just now in the playground, you clearly saw me coming, but you turned and left. Was it so that you could keep the tutoring secret?"
"Isn't that for your future confidentiality? At school, I have to cooperate with you in acting and pretend that we don't know each other?"
That's why he just went there with such a big fanfare, bringing a large group of people with him.
One of the reasons.
It's really because of—
Say hello to her?
Yan Ning didn't know what to feel for a moment.
Or perhaps, given her limited interpersonal experience, she had no idea how to deal with the current situation.
Lu Chen's appearance.
It was like a sudden accident.
This was the first time she had met someone who followed his heart and was completely at ease...
Being stared at openly by those dark, too beautiful eyes.
Yan Ning felt a little uncomfortable and looked away.
She pretended to put the notebook into her pocket, but in reality, she was stalling for time and thinking about the current situation.
I don’t know what Lu Chen’s mentality was, but he didn’t urge her.
She had never thought of telling anyone about her encounter with Lu Chen at the tutoring school next door.
Because this would, firstly, expose Lu Chen's privacy, secondly, it might affect Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Cen, and thirdly, it might cause trouble for herself.
Therefore, under such a premise, what Lu Chen just said——
"Pretend we don't know each other."
It seems that this is indeed the best solution...
Thinking of this, Yan Ning had already made a decision.
She raised her eyes, nodded, and said seriously:
"Just as you say."
Lu Chen also nodded seriously, "Then the agreement can basically be finalized, but there are still some things missing..."
Yan Ning blinked, wanting to hear if he had anything important to add.
Lu Chen extended his right hand forward, folded the other four fingers together, leaving only his little finger, hooked it, and smiled:
"—a sense of ritual.
How about we make a promise?"
Yan Ning: ...
Unexpected.
This person is quite childish.
But everyone has different habits. Since he said so, she couldn't directly refute him. And there are differences between men and women, so real physical contact is not very good...
So, after weighing the pros and cons, Yan Ning quickly stretched out his hand, bent his little finger, and stopped when it was a few centimeters away from his hand. He shook his hand gently, muttered something, and began -
Make a pinky promise across the air.
"We've made a promise to each other for a hundred years, and we won't change our minds..."
After finishing his earnest recitation, Yan Ning looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Is this all right now?"
Lu Chen's lips were already soaked with smiles, and he nodded, "Well, a hundred years, nothing changes~"
The ending tone rises.
He seemed inexplicably in a good mood.
Now that we've reached an agreement, there really shouldn't be anything else to do.
Yan Ning was in a hurry to leave, so he bent down and picked up the two bottles of drinks that he had just placed next to him, without even taking a step.
Then the person next to him said:
"but……"
Call out.
Yan Ning turned back helplessly, and almost had "What else do you want to do?" written on his face.
"Before we knew each other,"
Lu Chen still looked relaxed, with a lazy smile on his face. He put one hand in his pocket, took something out, and handed it forward:
"It must be returned to its original owner first."
Yan Ning looked down——
That's unexpected.
It was her school card that she had lost somewhere.
His mind couldn't help but automatically complete the events. It was most likely that her school card had just fallen at the registration office and he picked it up. For some reason, he walked here and saw her behind the tree, so he came to give it to her.
Another breeze blew.
A yellow and white osmanthus flower floated down and landed next to the short-haired girl in the photo.
The young man under the flower tree raised his hand, picked up the small flower, took it away, and gently and tenderly stroked it on his fingertips.
At this moment, Yan Ning belatedly thought of—
So, the arm he had placed above her head before might have been to help her block the rain of flowers?
No wonder just now.
In her notebook.
Not even a single osmanthus flower came to disturb me.
Seeing her stunned for a moment, Lu Chen raised his eyebrows, flicked the card with his wrist, and asked with a smile:
"Don't you want it?"
“Yes!”
As soon as Yan Ning came to his senses, he quickly grabbed the two bottles of drinks with one hand and reached out to take his school card.
Then, the word "thank you" was about to slip out of her mouth, and she couldn't help but think of what happened next door the day before yesterday.
After the word "xie", it becomes the word "li".
"Thank...gift, this is a thank you gift!"
Without giving it any thought, Yan Ning handed the bottle of blue-packaged drink that she had bought for herself to Lu Chen's hand, which was still on her right.
It was delivered.
She didn't expect it either.
He just accepted it readily.
The boy lowered his eyes and glanced at the soda in his hand with some curiosity.
"Sea salt lemon."
"Do you like this flavor too?"
This scene is surprisingly familiar...
Yan Ning suddenly remembered——
Isn't this just...
The same soda he put on the side of his school bag on the first day of school?
There were many cold drinks in the freezer at that time. After taking out the lemon tea that Xin Jing liked, Yan Ning took a look and picked up the bottle of lemon-flavored sea salt sparkling water without thinking much.
Now.
"What a coincidence,"
Lu Chen raised his eyes, looked at her, and smiled again, "Me too."
Yan Ning opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.
final.
As if to cover it up, she nodded slightly.
-
Back at the playground, Yan Ning gave the bottle of iced lemon tea to Xin Jing.
Before Xin Jing's javelin competition was over, Yan Ning stayed on the sidelines to watch and cheer her on.
However, when his friend was not on stage, Yan Ning was a little absent-minded, probably because of what had just happened.
There is another person next to him.
Fang Bo came over at some point. He said something, then waved something in front of Yan Ning.
Yan Ning came back to his senses, not quite hearing it, and turned around to ask, "What?"
Fang Bo was wearing a flashy trendy brand T-shirt. He had taken off and thrown away the class uniform of Class 2 long ago. He also had a cross around his neck, and he looked like a gangster.
"You're so easily distracted, be careful you might get kidnapped..."
Seeing Yan Ning looking over, Fang Bai curled his lips and smiled, his tone playful, while at the same time he handed the thing in his hand forward:
"Yes, I'll bring you a cup of milk tea."
Because of the sports meet, the management of No. 1 Middle School was relatively lax, and there were quite a few people on the playground. They secretly ordered takeout and brought it from the school gate while the patrolling teachers were away.
There were four or five boys behind Fang Bo, carrying several large bags of food. They all stopped and looked over here. It was obvious that they knew Fang Bo and were watching the fun.
Yan Ning hasn't spoken yet.
Those people whistled and laughed evilly:
"Oh! Brother Bo is so loving!"
“Where is this just love?”
"Haha, of course it's more than that! What other common words can be formed with love..."
Even though Yan Ning had no experience in love, he understood that in such a public situation, delivering water must be a bit ambiguous.
It's obvious that the two of them are not familiar with each other at all.
We didn't say much.
How can we talk about "liking" or even "love"?
Yan Ning was already feeling somewhat unhappy.
However, Fang Bo seemed to enjoy this very much. Not only did he not have any intention of stopping his friend, he also looked in a good mood and handed the milk tea to Yan Ning again.
Yan Ning frowned slightly and took a step back. "Thank you, but no thanks."
Fang Bo's smile faded a little, and he caught up with her, as if he hadn't heard Yan Ning's clear rejection. "Don't be polite, it's a gift from me, take it."
Yan Ning shook her head firmly again, "I'm not polite, it's really not necessary." Fang Bo's face was already sullen, but he still didn't take the hand holding the milk tea in front of her.
In a stalemate.
Yan Ning simply took two steps to the side and took a bottle of mineral water prepared by the class from the table on the side of the field. "I'll just drink this."
Fang Bo's face turned completely cold. He made a "tsk" sound and threw the cup of milk tea heavily onto the table.
He left a comment, "It's so boring."
Turn around and leave.
Yan Ning pretended not to hear.
The few boys who had been making a fuss over there also looked a little embarrassed and scattered to the side.
-
Xin Jing won the medal in the javelin throw, and after the competition, she dragged Yan Ning around the field.
The last event in the morning was tug-of-war.
The final is between Class 1 and Class 7.
Because other events had ended one after another, and there was a well-known "road god" in Class 1, a large group of people gathered in the middle of the playground to watch the finals.
Yan Ning and Xin Jing arrived early and stood in the middle of the first row for the best viewing position.
At the end of the three-round stalemate game——
The red rope crossed the line and Class 1 won.
A noisy shout broke out from the crowd.
Among them, the one that is particularly clearly called out and has the tendency to unify the whole trend is still the enduring word "God of Roads".
Just then.
Within Yan Ning's field of vision, behind a tug-of-war team, there was a tall figure in a blue and white school uniform. He high-fived the person next to him and walked straight to the sidelines.
Amidst the shouts of the crowd calling out to him.
Lu Chen calmly picked up a bottle of blue sparkling water on the ground.
He unscrewed it, tilted his head back, and took two gulps.
The boy has a long neck and a rolling Adam's apple.
There was even a tiny, dazzling light reflected from it, as if it came from a trace of water of unknown origin...
The sun made people's cheeks hot.
Even so, his sight.
There is a one in ten thousand chance, look here.
Yan Ning pursed her lips slightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, and looked away.
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