Chapter 70: There is a long way to go

Xu Chen saw her standing there, so he came over to look for her, "What's wrong? Are you homesick right after your parents left? You've been standing here while your parents' car has already gone a long way."

She would never cry in front of others. "Missing home? How is that possible! I can't even be happy yet. Let's go. Luo Yun will be angry soon."

Luo Yun received a phone call and was told that she was going to lead the military training, so she left first.

Lin Shuliang and Xu Chen were walking, and girls greeted them along the way.

"How many days have you been here? So many people know you." Lin Shuliang was once again surprised at his ability to attract so many girls.

"You don't know this, right? There's something called a freshman group. There's nothing I can do about it. I'm too handsome. I attract attention wherever I go." He looked so cocky, which was really asking for a beating.

Lin Shuliang shouldn't have brought this up, so she changed the subject, "By the way, why did you come to University A?"

They just walked under the tree. Xu Chen stood still, looking at her with sparkling eyes: "Guess."

"I can't guess." Lin Shuliang shook her head, "It's too hot, and I haven't packed my dorm yet, so I feel like leaving."

Xu Chen grabbed her wrist and said, "Wait."

She turned around.

"I like you." Xu Chen let go of his hand and said seriously.

"It starts again..."

"At that time I promised you not to tell anyone because I wanted to focus on my studies. Now I'm in college and I don't want to suppress my emotions like before. I want to pursue you." He didn't shy away from it at all and was just about to declare his sovereignty.

He was wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt, which is obviously a very picky color, but he looked very good in it. Coupled with his awe-inspiring appearance, it was impossible for people not to take a second look at him.

Lin Shuliang admitted from the bottom of her heart that he was handsome, but she just couldn't get the feeling!

"Come on, I'm going back."

"I'll take you there." Xu Chen followed closely behind.

"Do you know where I live?"

"The senior from the student union that Luo Yun knows is my friend." He said calmly.

"So, it was you who made the call so that we could live in the same dormitory?"

"Not really." He smiled, "Let's go, you're not hot."

The girls around her all looked at her unfriendlyly. It seemed that these four years were not necessarily all good.

…

Luo Yun didn't come back until the evening. She had been on the plane all day and was tired, so she slept until Luo Yun came back.

"Have you eaten? You didn't answer my call." Luo Yun said as he closed the door.

"Call me, my phone is on silent." She opened her phone and saw many missed calls, including from her parents, Xu Chen, Luo Yun, and even Shen Xinghe. Shen Xinghe called 5 times.

It's not like him to make so many calls.

She first called her parents back, and they just informed her that she had arrived home and gave her a few instructions.

She was about to call Shen Xinghe back when he called her back, "You didn't answer my call, but you were on the phone with someone else."

There was a strong sense of jealousy in his tone.

Lin Shuliang sat up and said, "No, I fell asleep as soon as I got to the dormitory today. My parents called me but I didn't answer, so I called them back. I was just about to call you when you called me."

Shen Xinghe was spinning a pen in his hand. When he heard this, he grinned, but he didn't show it. "Oh. I just wanted to ask if your aunt was okay. I didn't expect you guys had already started school."

In fact, his computer page was stuck on the page of A University's school opening notice, and he guessed that Lin Shuliang should have gone to school.

"She's fine now. Are you still used to it at school?"

"Yeah, it's good."

Shen Xinghe's roommate came out of the shower and saw him on the phone. "Xinghe, it's rare to see you on the phone. Is it with your girlfriend?"

He nodded silently, then made a hissing gesture, and his roommate understood and turned around to do the laundry.

Lin Shuliang heard the voice over there, "There are too many little girls chasing after you, and you think any one of them is your girlfriend, right?"

"I'm not the type to call just anyone." Shen Xinghe said unhappily.

The two of them had never talked like this over the phone before, so they felt a little confused.

"That's all right. I'll hang up now. Luo Yun and I will go downstairs to eat."

"Yeah." Shen Xinghe responded.

My roommate came in to get the hanger and asked, "You finished so soon?"

"We don't talk on the phone often," he acquiesced to what his roommate's "girlfriend" said.

"How did you meet your girlfriend? You've been here for a few days, and this is the first time I see you talking so much." The roommate's gossipy nature was aroused, and he went straight to get a chair and sat next to him.

"Childhood sweethearts, you won't understand even if I tell you." Shen Xinghe took the towel and said, "Let's take a shower."

As soon as Luo Yun heard what was going on, he called Shen Xinghe and said, "I'm worried about Shen Shuai. Xu Chen has even come all the way to University A. What should we do when he's so far away?"

"Come on, come and have dinner with me, will you come?"

"I just got back."

"Are you going or not?" Lin Shuliang lifted her chin and said threateningly.

The two of them went downstairs, but they didn't expect Xu Chen to be downstairs. When he saw them coming down, he said, "I said I would call you."

Luo Yun shrank back awkwardly, "Should I not have come?"

Lin Shuliang saw that something was wrong, so she said to Luo Yun, "You've already eaten, why don't you go up first?"

"Got it!" Luo Yun ran away in a flash.

"I'll take you to the cafeteria. There are several restaurants that serve good food." Xu Chen seemed to have made up his mind that she would agree, so he walked ahead.

Lin Shuliang walked in despite herself. There were many people in the cafeteria, so Xu Chen asked her to sit and wait. He went to queue up, and soon the delicious food was served.

She ate a little and said, "Xu Chen, let's talk somewhere else."

They came to the stone bench by the lake. Xu Chen wanted to sit next to her, but she stood up reflexively and sat opposite him. "I think it's better for me to explain everything to you."

"Well, I guessed what you want to say, but I still want to hear it from you." Xu Chen didn't feel uncomfortable at all with her avoidance. Instead, he smiled and looked like he didn't care.

There are many couples by the lake. The breeze blows on their faces, bringing a coolness that is not found in the daytime, and there seems to be a kind of peaceful beauty.

In sharp contrast to Lin Shuliang's inner anxiety, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. "I've talked about this topic before. I don't have the kind of love between men and women for you. So, I feel that I can't enjoy your kindness to me, and I can't give you any response. I would feel that I am not genuine.

So... I don't know what to say. I can't just say we pretend we don't know each other from now on, right?"

Xu Chen smiled, and like magic, he took out a candy from his pocket, "You seem quite anxious, eat a candy to calm down."

"I don't need it."

"Take it first and listen to me." Lin Shuliang took it.

Xu Chen picked up a stone and threw it into the lake. "You mean you're afraid I'll think you're treating me as a backup, right?"

That seems to be what she said, and she nodded.

"I, Xu Chen, have not fallen to the point of being someone's backup. I simply think that we will definitely be together, and one day, you will be moved by me. Who can tell what will happen in the future? You can't just deny me outright, right? You don't have to feel any obstacles in your heart, I am willing to do everything."

"But I don't like this." Lin Shuliang said frankly.

"There must be a lot of people who like you since you were a child. Are you so surprised by being spoiled?" Xu Chen sat next to her and approached her and said, "Or are you afraid that you will fall in love with me?"

Lin Shuliang sat back a little, "Some people like me, but if I don't like them, I will reject them directly. I won't enjoy others' kindness while not being able to respond to them. Besides, none of my good friends are like you..."

"Like I do?" Xu Chen thought of a name but didn't say it out loud.

She nodded. "Anyway, I like the relationship to be simple."

"I am very simple. I just like you." Xu Chen said innocently.

"..." Lin Shuliang was a little angry, "I don't believe you don't understand."

"Lin Shuliang, do you really have to block the road so much? I am born optimistic. As long as I can see you and talk to you, I feel that there is a long way to go." Xu Chen's tone was more serious than usual.

After saying that, he walked around to Lin Shuliang and said, "You can't deprive me of my right to like you just because you don't like me, right?"

By the time Lin Shuliang reacted, the other person had already walked away.

…

Originally, she found this matter very disturbing, but when the military training started, Lin Shuliang had no other thoughts except sleeping during the training.

The military training was too hard, especially since they encountered a very strict instructor. Although the military training was held in a school, the instructor did not intend to let them off easy. Every time they saw other companies resting, they felt nothing but jealousy and hatred in their hearts.

"Everyone, stand still for half an hour, not a minute less! Look at you guys, you are studying art, right? To study art, you have to keep in good shape, but you are all so lazy, what a mess!" The way the instructor spoke, not only his face was red and his neck was thick, but his saliva was so strong that it could kill people.

Lin Shuliang had her period, so she raised her hand and asked for leave, but the instructor refused. “That’s how you girls are. You always use special circumstances to get privileges. Let me tell you…”

She was a little angry and interrupted him directly, "Okay, I know what you mean." She immediately returned to the team.

Luo Yun stood in front and saw that she looked unhappy. "Instructor, my roommate is really not feeling well. Why don't you let her rest?"

"She was so rude just now. I don't think there was anything wrong with what she said."

"No, she really..."

"If you say that again, go run laps." Seeing that everyone was staring at them, the instructor suppressed them with force.

The people around couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said, "Instructor, she's in so much pain, let her rest."

Some people even said that they wanted to ask where the rule was. Only then did he give in and told Luo Yun to take her to the infirmary. "Don't stay too long!"

The weather was too hot, and coupled with the various trainings, Lin Shuliang ran out of strength while walking, and even Luo Yun couldn't help her up.

At this moment, she felt her body go empty and she was picked up.

The memory overlapped with when Shen Xinghe hugged her a year ago, but she knew that this person was not Shen Xinghe.

Because Shen Xinghe is not around.