Chapter 8 Campus Goddess Bai Yueguang 8 Birthday
Because of the heroine's early appearance, Wen Qianning has been feeling awkward these days and doesn't really want to pay attention to Ji Hanlin.
When Ji Hanlin was with Wen Qianning, he could sense that something was wrong with her, as if she was sulking with him. But he didn't know what was going on.
For three days, the girl had been like this, indifferent and polite to him, as if tutoring was the only thing between them.
At noon that day, Ji Hanlin finally couldn't hold back any longer and snatched the exercise book from her hand. His tone was not harsh, but it was filled with a hint of suppressed emotion: "What's wrong with you?"
Wen Qianning was startled and subconsciously tried to grab the exercise book, but he held it in his hand.
His eyes fell on her face: "Did I do something wrong?"
"No." She avoided his gaze, still looking unhappy.
"Then why have you been unhappy these past two days? You even said thank you when I explained the problem to you..." He whispered the word "thank you", feeling a lump in his throat. "You wouldn't have been so polite to me before."
Wen Qianning pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Are you," he paused, "sick of me?"
Wen Qianning finally looked up at these words. She stared at him, closed her pen, and gently pushed the exercise book aside.
She folded her arms, raised her chin, and looked at him. Her eyes were not fierce, but obviously angry.
"How dare you ask me this?" Wen Qianning asked back, her tone somewhat aggressive. "You were walking sweetly around campus with other girls, and you still had the nerve to ask me if I was tired of you?"
Ji Hanlin was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Wen Qianning was talking about Lin Weixi. Last time, the homeroom teacher asked him to take this new transfer student to familiarize himself with the campus, and the two of them walked together for a while.
Wen Qianning looked at him angrily and complained, "Didn't you say you don't like talking to others? But when you walk with her and talk with her, don't you think she's gentle and pretty?"
Ji Hanlin had never expected her to say this directly, without even a hint of embellishment. He seemed to realize something... Was Wen Qianning jealous?
His eyes moved slightly, and the corners of his lips unconsciously raised, but he quickly suppressed it: "I didn't. That girl is a new transfer student in our class. The teacher just asked me to help her get familiar with the campus."
"You're lying! Don't you think you're a pushover?" Wen Qianning said softly, a hint of grievance in her eyes. "But as soon as she came here, you took her all over the campus. Everyone's talking about you two... saying you're a perfect match."
As soon as she spoke, she seemed to be getting more and more aggrieved, and her voice began to tremble: "Am I your girlfriend or is someone else your girlfriend?"
But… Ji Hanlin's Adam's apple moved. He almost fell for the girl's overbearing logic again. She was the one who clearly didn't want to make their relationship public, and now she was the one questioning who his girlfriend was.
But it doesn't matter, after all, he apologized. Ji Hanlin said in a low voice, his tone firm: "Of course Ningning is my girlfriend."
The girl glared at him in dissatisfaction: "You only know how to coax me now, it's too late!"
He was somewhat helpless, so he reached out and pulled her up from the chair, then held her in his arms from behind. His movements were neither hurried nor slow, but with a stubbornness that would not be rejected.
Ji Hanlin rested his chin on her shoulder and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Ningning, I'm sorry. It's my fault."
The way he acted was not only asking for forgiveness, but also had a hint of clinginess and dependence.
Wen Qianning struggled but couldn't break free because the person behind her was holding her too tightly. She was still furious: "If you dare to go out with another girl again, I will..."
"So what?" He asked softly in her ear, with a hint of threat in his tone.
She choked and turned her face away: "I will really ignore you."
Ji Hanlin chuckled softly, as if he had received some promise, and whispered into her ear: "Then you have to pay attention to me first."
“…”
"I didn't talk much to her. The teacher just asked me to take her for a walk." He continued to explain patiently, "You know I don't like to meddle in these things. I didn't say a single unnecessary word."
Wen Qianning still didn't say anything, but he could feel that the girl in his arms was no longer as stiff.
"Or..." His voice suddenly lowered, "If you are unhappy, I will continue to kiss you until you are no longer angry?"
Wen Qianning was furious and broke free from him: "Ji Hanlin, you rascal!"
But before she could finish her words, Ji Hanlin retracted his arms and circled her back. He didn't get angry or let go, but instead leaned over and pecked her cheek lightly, his voice falling with a smile:
"Can you talk properly now?"
Wen Qianning's ears turned red, but she still said stubbornly, "Don't think I'll forgive you so easily."
Ji Hanlin hummed, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly when he lowered his head.
"Then you can calm down slowly," he hugged me tighter, "just pay attention to me."
*
Time flies, and it has been almost a week since Lin Weixi came to this new class. She has a kind personality and is good at getting along with others. She soon adapted to everything here.
Lin Weixi's seat was diagonally opposite Ji Hanlin. She glanced at him, then lowered her head to look at the small gift box in her drawer.
It was a birthday gift she had prepared for Ji Hanlin. Inside the box was a fountain pen. The pen had a simple design, and the box was in a calm color, which suited Ji Hanlin very well.
She knew that today was his birthday. She heard the news by chance when she overheard a conversation between her homeroom teacher and other teachers.
At this time, Ji Hanlin was looking down at a book, his eyes calm, not paying attention to her.
Lin Weixi slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards his seat.
Ji Hanlin felt someone standing next to him, he looked up and saw it was Lin Weixi.
Lin Weixi was wearing her school uniform jacket today, with her cuffs neatly folded, looking like a good girl. She held a small box in her hand and held it out to him: "Um, classmate Ji... I heard that today is your birthday, and this is my birthday present for you."
Ji Hanlin's hand paused, and he stopped turning the pages of the book, his eyes sweeping over the gift box in her hand.
"Thank you." His tone was flat, polite and distant, and he had no intention of accepting the gift.
Lin Weixi's hand remained stretched out, somewhat stiff, yet stubbornly unwilling to retract.
"It's just a little thing. I don't mean anything else. Don't feel burdened." She explained softly, "Happy birthday to you."
Ji Hanlin didn't say anything. He was just thinking, if that delicate girl knew, she would be angry with him again.
Lin Weixi tightened her grip on the gift slightly, her fingers turning white from the force.
After a long time, Ji Hanlin finally reached out his hand and took the small gift box.
"Thank you anyway." He nodded, his attitude still cold, but he did not refuse after all.
Lin Weixi breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but she didn't dare to be too obvious. She just nodded slightly and turned back to her seat.
Ji Hanlin didn't care about Lin Weixi at all, so he had no intention of opening the gift box. He just stuffed it into the drawer, then lowered his head and continued to flip through the book as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, a female classmate who was good friends with Lin Weixi hurriedly leaned over to Lin Weixi's ear and whispered to comfort her: "Xixi, don't mind it. This is just the character of Ji Xueshen. He is very cold to everyone."
"It's okay." Lin Weixi smiled stiffly, "I know."
This little incident did not have any impact on Ji Hanlin. His attention was quickly drawn to the new message on his mobile phone.
The girl on the other end of the message sent him a cute emoji, which made him laugh. But when he saw the text that followed the emoji, his mood suddenly turned to disappointment.
Ji Hanlin, I'm so annoyed! I have a party to attend today. I won't be going to the Third Teaching Building study room for tutoring later. I need to finish today's homework quickly.
Ji Hanlin stared at the screen. She was busy today... Did that mean they couldn't celebrate their birthday together?
He never cared about birthdays, but this year was different. With someone he cared about, birthdays became special. He just wanted to simply celebrate her birthday with her.
Ji Hanlin had originally planned to go to the Third Teaching Building study room to tutor her when he asked her out for dinner tonight. Knowing that she liked sweets, he had already made a reservation at the cake shop she often praised.
But the unexpected information disrupted his original plan. Moreover, compared to this, what really made him feel disappointed was that Wen Qianning didn't know his birthday.
But when she took the initiative to pursue him, she kept saying that she liked him.
As expected, it was still the immature emotions of a little girl... Ji Hanlin pulled the corners of his mouth in an ambiguous manner, and his smile was a little cold.
The phone lay quietly in his palm, like a heavy irony. He didn't reply to her message, even turning off the screen, letting his emotions ferment. He didn't want to think too much, but he didn't know how to not care.
He closed his eyes, trying hard to suppress some embarrassment.
*
When the school bell rang, Ji Hanlin immediately picked up his schoolbag and left the classroom.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, dyed a deep leaden gray. The air was filled with an oppressive dampness that made it hard to breathe.
He had considered not going to the cake shop to pick up the cake, but he went anyway. Perhaps he just wanted to see for himself how foolish he had been.
He stood outside the glass window at the door of the store, his eyes coldly sweeping over the small and exquisite cake box, which contained Wen Qianning's favorite flavor.
The salesperson recognized him and greeted him with a smile: "Student, you've come just in time. The cake has just been packed!"
"Thank you." Ji Hanlin reached out to take it. He looked down at the cake box and his hand tightened slightly for a moment.
After walking out of the cake shop, he walked briskly towards the row of trash cans on the corner.
Ji Hanlin stopped in front of the trash can, raised his hand, and threw the cake box into one of the trash cans without hesitation.
Just as he turned around, he suddenly heard the sound of brisk footsteps not far away, the heels tapping on the ground with a little urgency.
He tilted his head to look, and his expression froze the next second.
Wen Qianning was seen standing at the door of the cake shop, holding a similar cake box in his arms.
Her hair was a little messy, and there were tiny beads of sweat on her forehead. The cake she was holding was obviously just hurriedly picked up from the same cake shop.
"...Ji Hanlin?" Wen Qianning turned around and saw Ji Hanlin, and stood there in a daze.
She didn't expect to meet him here. Her original plan was to get the cake and go directly to the male protagonist's door to secretly give him a birthday surprise.
But now, we bumped into each other right in the cake shop?!
Wen Qianning saw him, and naturally also saw the trash can behind him, and the cake box he had just thrown in.
No matter how dumb she was, she knew what had happened... It seemed that Ji Hanlin had ordered a cake in advance and wanted to celebrate her birthday with her, but the surprise she had intended to give him backfired.
The air suddenly fell into a stiff silence.
Ji Hanlin stood at the intersection of light and shadow, his eyes as cold as if covered with frost. He looked at her, his lips without a smile, and his tone was very calm: "Didn't you say that you have a banquet to attend today?"
The voice was eerily calm.
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