Chapter 29: Lies "I like him, no one can slander him..."
September 3, 2018: Hot weather
People who tell lies will have carrot noses.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
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It was silent all around.
Tao Shuran's eyelashes trembled violently. She lowered her head, hiding all her emotions with her drooping eyelashes.
"Of course."
She looked at him and said, "If you like someone, you must like him for a long time."
In this fast-paced society where love is like fast food, few people can actually have such a simple and unpretentious relationship.
For some reason, Liang Yuanjing sensed a hint of reluctance in the curve of her lips.
Maybe she had heard some of these things.
He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Even though his principle was not to interfere with other people's feelings, when faced with the girl's clear and transparent eyes, Liang Yuanjing couldn't help but retreat slightly based on his principles.
He considered his words, and finally looked into her eyes before speaking in a very gentle tone.
"What if the person you like is... not so nice?"
"Impossible." Tao Shuran answered him without hesitation.
“The person I like is the best.”
Liang Yuanjing made a "tsk" sound, his drawn-out tone tinged with a hint of annoyance, and he made his point clear.
"If I tell you that the person you like isn't as good as you imagined, and that they might just be attracted to you because of your beauty, and that they'll just move on once the novelty wears off, then the result of you chasing after them will probably be that your filter will be shattered, and the fairy tale will turn into a horror movie."
"None of what you said will happen. I know what kind of person I like. He has the courage to soar into the sky and the purest youthfulness in the world."
Tao Shuran looked at him firmly: "I like him, and no one can slander him."
She rarely gets angry, but now her face showed a slight anger.
Liang Yuanjing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly stopped talking, realizing that he had said something wrong.
"I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."
Tao Shuran also calmed down at this time. She swallowed her saliva, and her beating heart seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water.
She didn't know why she suddenly contradicted him.
It was obvious that the person she liked was him, and she knew that the boy with a hundred problems he was talking about was not him.
But still couldn't help but argue.
It turns out that she favors him to this extent.
"It's okay. I'm a little excited." Tao Shuran took a deep breath and spoke quickly, "But the person I like is really not what you think."
Liang Yuanjing said "hmm", lowered his eyes lazily, and decided not to meddle in other people's business anymore.
Within sight, her back slowly withdrew, with big steps, as if she couldn't wait to leave.
But for some reason, Liang Yuanjing's eyes were still fixed on the moment just now——
The girl, who had always been quiet and gentle, glared up at him, her firm and bright eyes flashing on her palm-sized face, so bright and vivid that it was hard to look away.
Liang Yuanjing tilted his head just right.
Her bright color lingered in his eyes.
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Just after playing a joke on Liang Yuanjing, retribution came.
Just a few days after the university started, Tao Shuran became a "celebrity" in the school.
It’s not because she did anything shocking. She became famous in Qing University entirely because of one person.
"The person is still downstairs."
Luo Jingya climbed six floors in one breath, and before she could catch her breath, she excitedly shared the latest "battle report" with them.
"I also brought a bouquet of roses today. I think there were 33 of them."
"No way, this is the fifth bouquet this week, right? Xu Yanyang is going to such great lengths to pursue someone."
Lin Shuang stood by the dormitory window, looking down, and said "tsk" several times. "Don't tell me, this Xu Yanyang looks quite handsome. After all, he has received professional training. His back is so straight."
"I don't think it's a good idea for him to do this. It's too ostentatious."
Tan Yueyi lowered her head and whispered, "The whole school knows about this, and Ranran can't get out of this situation if she doesn't agree."
His gaze turned back to Tao Shuran.
The three roommates looked at her and said in unison.
"What do you think, Ranran?"
Tao Shuran glanced at them and said, "I only found out his name yesterday."
"But now I finally understand what the trouble of being pursued is." She supported her chin in distress, her frown full of regret.
I shouldn't have laughed at Liang Yuanjing a few days ago. Now, retribution has come to me.
Thanks to Xu Yanyang, Tao Shuran is now recognized wherever he goes.
Gossip was a constant on university campuses. Overly enthusiastic classmates would sometimes stop her on the way and ask, grinning, "Are you Tao Shuran? Did you promise Xu Yanyang?"
Even though she said many times, "I am not familiar with him and have no intention of falling in love with him," but because Xu Yanyang pursued her downstairs of the dormitory day after day, her rejection seemed to have to be updated every day to be effective.
And its effectiveness is gradually weakening.
When she ran into Xu Yanyang's friends, they advised her, "Sister, it's pointless to be hesitant for too long. Ayang is sincere enough, you should just say yes to him."
Very annoying.
Tao Shuran decided to talk to him clearly for the last time today.
Because they were still in military training, the lunch break was very precious. Tao Shuran had not had time to change out of his camouflage uniform and went downstairs again.
When he saw her appear, Xu Yanyang's eyes lit up.
Otherwise, he said that he had good taste. Even the military training uniform made of crude material looked particularly fit and beautiful on Tao Shuran. She seemed to be born with a kind of calm and gentle temperament, like a beautiful jade, very different from others.
And he, Xu Yanyang, was born to possess all the beautiful things in the world.
"Xu Yanyang."
"Why are you downstairs from our dormitory?"
The girl's voice was calm and even, without a trace of emotion. People who were familiar with Tao Shuran knew that she had an extremely good temper. The fact that she had such a cold face meant that she was already a little angry.
But Xu Yanyang didn't know.
He smiled and looked closer at her, his tone generous, "Tao Shuran, are you pretending not to know?"
"I'm confessing my feelings to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, accompanied by the bright red roses, there was applause and cheers from the surroundings.
Tao Shuran's face was so red that it almost blushed, but it was not because of shyness or any throbbing emotions. She was strangely aware that these feelings belonging to a young girl's love were gone after Liang Yuanjing left.
At this moment, she was completely annoyed and overwhelmed by having become the focus of the audience and the center of discussion.
"You and I have only met once."
Xu Yanyang raised his eyebrows and nodded indifferently.
"Yes, I fell in love with you at first sight."
Is love such a casual thing?
Tao Shuran suddenly became a little angry and didn't want to show any mercy anymore.
Her voice was thin, but firm enough to tell him, "I don't like you."
"There's no possibility of us falling in love."
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Later, the incident developed at the speed of light and was posted on the campus confession wall by some busybodies.
The two photos accompanying the text are a photo of Xu Yanyang holding flowers and confessing his love downstairs of the dormitory building, and a photo of Tao Shuran standing in front of him.
At the beginning, there were people who didn't know the truth and commented and threw flowers below.
"Wow, did my confession work? This new student is so pretty, we're a perfect match."
"The people downstairs didn't see the scene, right? Xu Yanyang's confession failed. The girl said she wasn't interested in him."
"No, Xu Yanyang is the one who majored in flight technology, right? I heard she comes from a pretty good family. What's the background of this girl? Why are her standards so high?"
"Since he's familiar with Liang Yuanjing, he naturally looks down on Xu Yanyang. After all, no matter how good Xu Yanyang is, he's still better than Liang Yuanjing in the flight class, right?"
"Liang Yuanjing?! Is that the Liang Yuanjing I fell in love with? The one who was the first to fly a plane solo at the freshman welcome ceremony? He was so romantic, the exhaust of the plane formed a five-pointed star in the air."
"Everyone, I used to be from Linchuan High School. I have a little inside information... I heard that this girl transferred here in her senior year. She wasn't able to keep up with the school academically at the time, but later she met Liang Yuanjing, who personally mentored her to get into Qing University."
Because of the topic of Liang Yuanjing, the popular male idol on campus, the spread of this blog post expanded at an incredible rate.
Former alumni of Linchuan Middle School came out one after another, spreading rumors with details and evidence.
For a moment, compared to Xu Yanyang's failed confession, the ambiguous gossip between Liang Yuanjing and Tao Shuran seemed more intriguing.
Tao Shuran only saw these things during the intermission.
The intensity of the military training was greater than she had imagined. The temperature was approaching 35 degrees Celsius. After a fierce high-knee training, she could no longer hold on.
Luo Qiuya helped her sit down beside the plastic track to rest, fished out her phone from her camouflage pocket, and asked her curiously, "Do you really know Liang Yuanjing?"
"Yeah." Tao Shuran nodded hesitantly and said slowly, "We were briefly in the same class in our senior year of high school."
Luo Qiuya: "Then you two are very close?"
"Not really." Tao Shuran took a sip of water and considered his words in his mind, wondering how to say it so as not to cause misunderstandings.
A wave of sadness suddenly filled her heart. Rather than being misunderstood, Tao Shuran was more frightened by the gossip in the comments that closely linked her and Liang Yuanjing.
Because she understood that Liang Yuanjing would not like and would not allow such groundless speculation to exist.
He is such a pure person, with clear distinction between love and hate.
And she had to act differently from other girls and show that she didn't like him at all, in order to stay with him.
Thinking of this, Tao Shuran lowered his head and rejected the hesitant invitation.
"I'm feeling a little under the weather tonight, so I won't be going to dinner. Just have fun."
Fang Qingyi replied in disbelief, "Really? You won't come even though Liang Yuanjing is here?"
"Well, I think we should keep some distance."
On the way to the cafeteria for lunch after training, several girls from the same formation ran over to ask Tao Shuran.
In fact, there was not much malicious intent. Everyone was simply curious. Some people came here just for Liang Yuanjing to find out his preferences. Just like Tao Shuran had a crush on Liang Yuanjing, they just wanted to know more about him.
But to their disappointment, Tao Shuran always remained silent and shook his head in response to many questions.
"How come you don't know anything!"
The girl said unhappily, "There are rumors online that you two are in a relationship, and that you were arrested by your head teacher in high school."
"This is all fake."
The training ended at a concentrated time, and people had to rush to eat, otherwise they would have to wait in line for a long time. Even when they were stopped at the cafeteria door, Tao Shuran did not get angry, but patiently answered their questions.
I hope this clarifies it as well.
Finally, someone asked the most crucial question: "So do you like Liang Yuanjing or not?"
Tao Shuran's heart skipped a beat.
This direct and sharp question instantly made her whole world quiet, leaving only the sound of her heartbeat.
Tao Shuran closed her eyes and answered softly in a way that made her escape.
The moment she closed her eyes, the wind rustled through the leaves and she smelled a fresh and familiar scent.
Tao Shuran opened her eyes and saw Liang Yuanjing who happened to pass by her.
Just at the moment when he passed by, she said that -
"I won't like him."
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