Chapter 1 Xikang Road This was the third year she had secretly loved Liang Yuanjing.
You Don't See Me
Text/Wang Wang
It is the end of August, the sun is scorching and it is the height of summer.
On this day, Tao Shuran officially moved into No. 48 Xikang Road.
No. 48 Xikang Road is not a single house number. It is a three-story residence with an inner corridor. Two three-story buildings are opposite each other and connected by a long corridor in the middle.
It is an old residential building, but the location is very good and it is very close to Fuqing Affiliated High School where she is about to go to school.
After passing through an alley, turning at the second corner, and going up a slope, Tao Shuran and Zhao Yanyun finally arrived at their destination, panting.
The agent who brought them here slapped his head and pointed to the huge sycamore tree in the middle of the yard and said, "This is it, sister."
"How's it going? I found a good house for you, didn't I? Although the facade looks a bit old, the decoration inside is not bad. It used to be the staff dormitory allocated by the affiliated high school."
"This area is full of students from the Linchuan and Yuqian campuses of Fuqing High School. The atmosphere is quite good."
Zhao Yanyun took a quick look and found that the environment was impeccable, with lush green trees and branches. It was a good place.
She stared at the lush green sycamore tree at the door and asked, "Wouldn't the cicadas be too noisy at night?"
"How is that possible? You don't even look at what's on the other side."
The agent boasted, "Zhongshan Mansion is home to some of Fuqing's most prestigious families. The environment and security here are impeccable."
Zhao Yanyun was also a quick and decisive person. He immediately decided to sign a one-year contract and paid a deposit of 2,000 yuan.
The agent handed them the key to the house. Tao Shuran turned the door lock, but before she could take a good look around the room, she heard Zhao Yanyun quickly calling the cleaning staff to come.
"Ranran, you live in this room. There is a desk. You can do your homework here at night." Zhao Yanyun took out a spare key and placed it in her hand. Before she finished speaking, her phone rang.
Tao Shuran watched her mother standing outside the door answering the phone again. She was stunned and a little at a loss about what to do with the cleaning lady who was about to come to her house, but she seemed to be used to it.
Zhao Yanyun has always been like this. When she was in Xian Yao, she devoted all her energy to work. This time she was brought to Fuqing also because of a job change.
For many years, Zhao Yanyun has been working as a local lawyer. Xianyao is a district under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou City. It has a small population and an underdeveloped economy, so as a lawyer, there are very few cases available.
By chance, Zhao Yanyun got an offer from the legal department of a listed company in Fuqing. The starting salary was higher than her salary as a salaried lawyer in a small county. After gritting his teeth, Zhao Yanyun decided to bring her to Fuqing.
Tao Shuran stood under the window, waiting quietly for her to finish the call.
"Kid, why are you just standing there like an idiot?"
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yanyun grabbed the bag on the table, opened it, took out the wallet, took out two banknotes and handed them to her, speaking quickly.
"It's a sudden situation. Mom has to report to the company now. I won't be able to have lunch with you later."
"When you're done, go find a restaurant downstairs to eat. If you have anything, call mom."
After saying this, Zhao Yanyun hurried downstairs in high heels.
Tao Shuran opened her mouth, but before she could say a word, she saw her mother hurried down the stairs.
She stood in the corridor and looked down, and saw Zhao Yanyun stopped downstairs. She took out the perfume from her bag and sprayed it behind her ears, seeming to attach great importance to this job.
After all, my mother also has her own career to strive for.
Tao Shuran lowered her eyes and used this reason to comfort herself, but she was hesitant to speak because she wanted to ask Zhao Yanyun, "Where is Dad?"
When will her father come to see her?
This is not a good question.
Because of the transfer, Zhao Yanyun and Tao Hongfeng have been in a cold war for a long time.
The cleaning staff came to the house quickly. Zhao Yanru had already communicated the situation over the phone, so Tao Shuran didn't need to do anything much. On the contrary, in the dusty space, it seemed that it was out of place for her, a big idler, to stand anywhere.
She thought about it, opened an umbrella and decided to go downstairs to have lunch.
She searched all the way out of the alley, but to her disappointment she didn't see any small restaurants. The sun in Fuqing was scorching and the humidity in the air made her feel suffocated.
Tao Shuran held her umbrella a little lower, and her messy hair was soaked with sweat.
She had no appetite due to the heat and was about to turn back when she heard a rapid ring of the bell. Before she could react, a mountain bike suddenly appeared in her narrow field of vision.
She screamed, unable to avoid it, and stumbled past the mountain bike.
"Are you okay?"
The car owner stopped and hurried over, picked up the umbrella that had fallen on the ground, and handed it to her.
Tao Shuran lowered her head and saw a pair of cold, bony hands. She raised her head and saw a young man about her age, tall, with fair skin and gentle eyes. At this moment, he was slightly annoyed because he accidentally bumped into her.
"I'm fine."
She was the first to apologize: "I'm sorry, my umbrella was a little low just now, so I didn't see you."
The boy quickly said, "It's okay."
Seeing her coming out of the alley, he asked again, "Are you new here?"
Tao Shuran exclaimed "Ah" and nodded a little slowly.
The boy nodded, and didn't seem to want to continue chatting. He walked back and pushed the cart again.
Tao Shuran stared at the white canvas shoes on his feet, and suddenly asked, "Excuse me, do you know where there is a restaurant here?"
"If you want to eat, you have to go out the other direction. There's a snack street there."
The boy paused and continued, "The shortest way to get there is to turn left. There's a fast food restaurant there."
Tao Shuran said "thank you" and squatted down to brush off the dust on his feet while thinking about the route.
She realized belatedly that the boy seemed to be extremely familiar with this area, and she seemed to have not asked his name yet.
That's not polite at all.
She stood up and was about to speak, but found that the person in front of her had disappeared, leaving only the plane trees on both sides of the street, filled with midsummer sunshine.
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At 2:30 in the afternoon, Tao Shuran officially reported to Fuqing High School.
Fuqing Affiliated High School, as the institution with the highest admission rate in Fuqing City, is known as the "direct ladder to Fuqing University". It has many branch campuses throughout the Fuqing area. Tao Shuran entered the Linchuan campus, so some people also call it Linchuan Middle School.
She didn't have a new school uniform, which made her stand out among the neatly dressed students. When she arrived at the school gate, Tao Shuran borrowed the guard's phone to call her class teacher, and then stood at the door waiting a little awkwardly.
Fortunately, five minutes later, the head teacher came to pick her up.
The head teacher’s surname is Zhou. He is a middle-aged man who is slightly overweight.
Tao Shuran whispered, "Hello, Teacher Zhou."
Zhou Wu nodded and casually asked her, "Were you from Xianyao No. 1 Middle School?"
"Why did you transfer schools out of the blue?"
Tao Shuran bit her lower lip and said, "Because my mother's job was transferred here."
Zhou Wu understood and didn't ask any further questions. He just reminded her, "It's the third year of high school, the most critical juncture."
He led Tao Shuran towards the teaching building. As soon as they stepped into the school gate, they saw a familiar figure and Zhou Wu shouted.
"Fang Qingyi, you're late again!"
"You're late on the first day of school. What a disgrace."
Fang Qingyi, who was tiptoeing with her schoolbag on her back, was startled and shuddered all over. She quickly clasped her hands together and said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Zhou. I didn't mean it."
Zhou Wu looked worried: "Well, now I'll give you a chance to make amends."
He pointed at Tao Shuran next to him and said, "This is a new student in our class. Take her to her new classroom and pick up her books."
Fang Qingyi received the order and responded "Okay" quickly, then rushed to Tao Shuran's side.
Before Tao Shuran could react to this change, Fang Qingyi had already extended her hand to her enthusiastically, "Hi, my name is Fang Qingyi."
She was stunned for a moment: "Hello, my name is Tao Shuran."
Fang Qingyi said exaggeratedly: "Wow, your name is really nice."
“He’s also very pretty.”
Tao Shuran felt embarrassed by the compliment, her cheeks flushed slightly. She lowered her head and walked slowly behind Fang Qingyi.
They walked slowly from the gate towards the teaching building. Fang Qingyi took her to the Academic Affairs Office to get books. There were a few textbooks missing, so she took her to the warehouse to look for them.
After finally putting together a complete set of teaching materials, Fang Qingyi sneezed because of the dust inside when she came out.
Tao Shuran took out a scented tissue from his pocket and handed it to her.
Fang Qingyi took a deep sniff. It tasted like white tea and peach, fragrant but not overpowering, just like the new transfer student.
"Thank you for staying with me this afternoon."
Tao Shuran said a little worriedly: "But are you really okay since you haven't been back to class all afternoon?"
"Old Zhou asked me to take you, so he must know the situation. Besides, what's the point of going on the first day of school? I'll probably just spend the whole afternoon cleaning and doing hard labor like moving books and desks."
Fang Qingyi waved her hand nonchalantly: "I should also thank you for letting me escape the big cleaning."
As she spoke, she walked forward, leaning slightly forward, her whole body pressed against the white tiles of the corridor.
Tao Shuran couldn't help but follow her gaze and look outside: "What are you looking at?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Qingyi suddenly took her hand and ran downstairs.
"But if you want to thank me, why not watch a basketball game with me?"
At the northernmost end of the senior high school teaching building is the school playground. The brick-red plastic track is bright in color, and next to it is a basketball court framed by a grid.
The red and green field, the whistle kept blowing.
A fierce competition is going on here.
When he saw the familiar figure, Tao Shuran's pupils suddenly shrank, he stopped and stood still, his gaze completely fixed.
Fang Qingyi, who was standing beside him, didn't notice and was cheering excitedly for the fierce battle on the field.
Suddenly he turned around and saw her, and asked in surprise -
"Why are you looking at Liang Yuanjing?"
"Do you know him?"
Tao Shuran cried out "Ah" and woke up as if from a dream.
She shook her head slightly.
Fang Qingyi didn't think much about it and said to her with a smile, "Liang Yuanjing, any girl would take a second look at him. You'll know after you stay here for a while. He's a big shot in Linchuan."
"I bet when he scores a goal, at least 90 percent of the girls in the stadium will scream for him."
As he was speaking, cheers from the crowd surged, almost breaking through the sky.
Tao Shuran looked over.
At the end of the sky, the evening sunset was brilliant and as intense as an oil painting.
Liang Yuanjing stepped on the setting sun, leaped into the air and dunked a three-pointer.
The cheers around him continued, and he smiled casually, with a cold and arrogant look and a lazy posture.
Fang Qingyi took the opportunity to clear her throat. "That's perfect, new classmate. Let me introduce you to this influential figure from our affiliated high school."
Liang Yuanjing is a well-known figure in Linchuan Middle School. He has a bad temper and a cold personality. He can skip all evening self-study classes to play basketball. He is also an excellent student with top grades.
He is an absolute child of destiny.
Tao Shuran knew all of this.
Because this is the third year that she has been secretly in love with Liang Yuanjing.
The author has something to say:
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August! I hope to see you all on time!!
In the summer, I want to read the sour secret love story [sunglasses][sunglasses]
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