Growing up, Zhao Wanwan thought that she was already a pretty girl, especially in the compound where mostly boys lived. She was always known as the most beautiful girl in the compound. After graduating from high school, she was admitted to the art troupe. With her good looks and voice, she was doing very well, and boys had to line up to pursue her.
So she didn't take the other person seriously. Even though Meng Shuchi praised her a lot in front of them these days, she thought he was bragging and just wanted to attract her attention.
How pretty can a country girl with little knowledge be?
But after meeting Zhou Yunwan, she realized that there is always someone better than you.
Her bare face was unadorned, her cheeks were white and rosy, and she was tall. The ordinary and bulky black cotton jacket actually looked slimming and thin on her. Even the woolen hat, which she disliked as being so tacky, looked pure and lovely on her.
It was as if she was born to be the center of the world, and everyone's attention was unconsciously attracted to her.
At just one glance, she felt a great sense of crisis.
As expected, the boys who had originally treated her like a star immediately changed their minds and started complimenting Zhou Yunwan, some even saying that she was not as pretty as Zhou Yunwan!
Who can tolerate this?
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The people around her more or less noticed her bad mood and kept their mouths shut. However, some people just wanted to watch the fun and said, "Zhou Yunwan is prettier than Zhao Wanwan. Why don't you let people say anything?"
"Anyway, in my eyes, Wanwan is a thousand times, ten thousand times prettier than her!"
A group of people were talking and making a lot of noise. It was hard for Zhou Yunwan not to hear their conversation. Later she realized that children of this age were naive and rebellious, and very difficult to deal with.
She couldn't help but regret her decision to agree to Meng Shuchi's request.
But now that she was here, she couldn't just turn around and go back into the house.
Zhou Yunwan had no choice but to ride her bike up to them, and only then did they stop arguing.
As a psychological elder sister, Zhou Yunwan sighed helplessly and took the initiative to break the deadlock: "Didn't you say you were going shopping? Are you still going?"
Several people who had different opinions were arguing with each other until their faces turned red, but they couldn't help but stare at Zhou Yunwan. They had to admit that she was really beautiful. It was even more stunning when they looked at her from a closer distance. Her skin was so good that there was not a single blemish on it. It was so smooth, fair and delicate, and her eyelashes were so thick and long, fluttering like they could charm people.
Several young men were so stunned that they dared not even breathe, for fear of scaring the beauty away.
Zhao Wanwan pursed her lips, feeling very complicated. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was envious, jealous and hateful. Poor skin was her biggest shortcoming. She even had a few pimples on her forehead, but her bangs covered them so others couldn't see them.
She really wanted to ask him how he maintained his skin and how he managed to have no pimples on his face, but her strong self-esteem prevented her from opening the door.
In silence, perhaps because her gaze was too fixed, the other person actually tilted his head and looked at her, which frightened her so much that her breathing stopped. She swallowed nervously and stammered, "Go, of course I'll go."
Meng Shuchi, who had just been teased by his good brother, came to his senses and echoed, "I'll lead the way."
Everyone hit it off immediately, with Meng Shuchi and two boys leading the way. A group of spirited young men and women rode their bicycles along the roadside against the wind, forming a beautiful landscape.
Zhou Yunwan was in the middle of the team. After leaving the compound, she realized that the family quarters were very close to Tiananmen Square and only took about ten minutes to get there by bike.
Zhou Yunwan couldn't help but slow down as she watched the magnificent buildings pass by. When she thought about how this city would rapidly develop into one of the world's top cities in the next few decades, she felt a sense of national pride and her eyes became red.
After visiting the surrounding scenic spots, the group of people took the money and bills they had pooled together and went to the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores to buy a batch of goods that they would use in the evening. Before they knew it, it had darkened.
Everyone decided to ride their bikes home first, and then meet up at one of the boys’ house, and the New Year’s Eve party would be held on his balcony.
Zhou Yunwan parked her bicycle and prepared to walk to the boy's house with Meng Shuchi. Unexpectedly, she ran into Chen Yanli who was returning home from get off work as soon as she went out.
After staring at each other for a moment, Shen Yanli's deep eyes swept over lightly and noticed that the hat Zhou Yunwan wore today was the one he chose for her.
Just as he thought, it suited her very well and was very cute.
His eyes moved and fell on the arms of the two people who were close to each other. His face darkened a little and he frowned slightly and asked, "It's so late, what are you doing?"
Zhou Yunwan raised her head upon hearing the voice and immediately saw his sharp jawline, light-colored thin lips, and high nose bridge. Then, looking upwards, she saw a pair of three-dimensional and cold eyebrows under his short hair.
His eyes were distant and far away, slightly probing and scrutinizing, as if he could see into people's hearts, but without any malice.
They hadn't been able to have a good chat for a few days, and when they suddenly bumped into each other at this juncture, she suddenly felt guilty about how she had been scolded by her parents for fooling around when she was a child.
After considering her words, she blinked her eyes, dimples looming, and said softly, "Meng Shuchi and I are going to his classmate's house to play, and we will be back later."
After saying that, as if she was afraid that he would disagree, she added carefully: "I have already talked to Uncle Shen, and he agreed."
When he heard her say that there were other people around, Shen Yanli's expression eased a little. As long as the two of them didn't go out alone, it would be fine. In his opinion, the two of them were not very suitable. Meng Shuchi was young and not steady enough, and would definitely make her angry and sad.
It is better to nip a relationship in the bud if it is destined to have no result.
Just when he was slightly distracted, her soft voice sounded again: "Are you coming?"
Zhou Yunwan looked at him expectantly. It was New Year's Eve. How romantic it would be if she could spend it with him.
However, he calmly declined: "I won't go, just have fun."
He didn't like that kind of occasion. It was just a bunch of young kids who would make a lot of noise when they got together. Besides, if he went there, they would become restrained. There was no need to spoil the children's fun.
"Okay then." Zhou Yunwan pouted regretfully, but she also expected that he would refuse. After all, mature adults would not play with children.
Seeing her sad expression, Shen Yanli paused with his briefcase in his hand, pursed his thin lips, softened his voice and asked tentatively: "Do you want me to pick you up later?"
Unexpectedly, as his voice fell, the girl who had been dejected just now raised her head again, with a bright light of surprise flashing in her big eyes. She nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
Shen Yanli was stunned, his cheeks heated up involuntarily, and he forgot how to breathe.
When he came to his senses again, the person who was in front of him in the last second had walked past him and walked away in the next second.
However, the moment he raised his eyes, she stopped as if sensing something, turned around and waved at him, smiling warmly and smartly: "Remember to pick me up."
In an instant, he felt his throat tighten and his breathing gradually recovered, even becoming heavier and heavier.
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