Chapter 32 Shield "We just started talking, I'm a little shy."...
September 15, 2018, sunny weather
I hope I will never wake up from this dream.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
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"What?"
Tao Shuran froze in place, and it took her a long time to regain her composure. She asked him with trembling lips.
"What do you mean by talking to you?"
Liang Yuanjing stood in the wind with one hand in his pocket. The wind made his hair slightly messy. He reached out and brushed it back. He looked rational, but in fact, half of his soul was lost.
I don't know how such a sentence came out of my mouth.
He pondered for a moment: "Whether it's flying performance or overall performance, I'm better than Xu Yanyang."
"If he rejects you, you should slap him back loudly. Remember the saying 'never give up'? Others will look down on you, so you should walk out with a swagger."
Tao Shuran slowly stood up against the wall and digested the thought for a long time.
At this moment, she asked him in an unusually calm voice:
"What about me? What do you need me to do for you?"
"You don't have to do anything."
Liang Yuanjing tilted his head to look at her. His cold and heartless eyes contained a hint of tenderness and pity, and even his voice seemed so peaceful.
"If you don't feel wronged, just stay by my side."
How could she feel wronged? She liked him so much.
Tao Shuran slowly raised her head, her eyelashes trembling violently, her heart pounding non-stop, as if she was celebrating in advance that a dream had come true.
She pressed her fingertips hard on the place where his chest was beating, bit her lower lip, and looked up at his eyes in the darkness, hoping to find traces of love in them.
Nothing.
Tao Shuran turned her head away sadly and said "OK" in a gentle voice.
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"So, you talked to Liang Yuanjing?"
In a coffee shop near the school, Fang Qingyi held a large iced American coffee and listened intently to Tao Shuran's account of the details of that night.
Tao Shuran felt a little embarrassed, and her cheeks felt hot when she recalled the past.
She murmured, "Hmm," and said, "It's not really a relationship, more like a contract relationship. He probably felt embarrassed that Xu Yanyang rejected me in public, and he wanted to save my face. It just so happened that the girls chasing after him at school were causing too much trouble, so having a girlfriend as a shield wouldn't be bad."
This was the best answer Tao Shuran came up with after staying up all night last night.
In Liang Yuanjing's eyes, she didn't like him at all, so it was safe for her to be a shield.
Tao Shuran twitched her lips. To this day, she really didn't know whether this misunderstanding was her fate or her disaster.
"If he wanted to find a shield, he would have found one a long time ago. Why did he come here when you started crying?"
Fang Qingyi said very arbitrarily: "Even if he has no interest in you, he has some feelings for you."
Tao Shuran lowered her eyelashes: "But he and I are not a good match at all. You have seen the photos on the forum, right?"
Fang Qingyi said "hmm" and looked indifferent.
"I already knew what you looked like, Ranran. Hormone imbalances during puberty are normal. Who hasn't been fat before?"
"There was a time in junior high when I gained ten pounds in a month. I was under a lot of pressure during that time. My parents were not at home all day, so I overate and vomited after eating."
Thinking of the past, Fang Qingyi's eyes reddened. She sighed and said, "During that time, I was a loner, I didn't fit in, and I hated the whole world. Then one evening, I was sitting in the playground and waited for Fu Changpei, who was coming home late from school. He helped me throw my uneaten snacks into the trash can."
"Then he asked me if I wanted to come out and he could accompany me."
Tao Shuran began to understand Fang Qingyi's fierce and straightforward love.
At the darkest point in life, a beam of light suddenly tears through the curtain and shines through. The feeling of being redeemed is unforgettable for a lifetime.
The first pair of eyes you see when you look towards the light will be the scenery you will long to stop and look at for the rest of your life.
"You will be happy." Tao Shuran held her hand tightly.
"Of course I will be happy." Fang Qingyi was extremely optimistic. She turned around and teased her with a smile, "But you, Ranran."
"You've suddenly become Captain Liang's girlfriend. I'm a little worried you won't be able to resist the teasing and reveal your true colors."
"No."
Tao Shuran lowered her head, pinched her fingertips into her palms, and said as if swearing, "I won't let Liang Yuanjing know that the person I like is him."
At least until he actually fell in love with her.
Fang Qingyi propped up her chin and thought a little sadly, "I wonder when I can stand beside Fu Changpei with full justification."
The two were immersed in the vague and melancholy atmosphere of secret love, and the vibration sound of Tao Shuran's mobile phone on the table broke this atmosphere.
She looked down and saw that it was Luo Qiuya calling.
This talented lady from the Chinese Department is well-connected with people from all majors due to her enthusiastic personality. I probably called her because of something related.
Tao Shuran pressed the hands-free button and answered the call absentmindedly.
She hadn't returned to the dormitory since last night. She followed Liang Yuanjing like a bad student, following him obediently and being brought to Fang Qingyi by him.
He took the two girls to his off-campus apartment to stay for one night, and then returned to school alone.
With Fang Qingyi's company all night, Tao Shuran's mood has improved a lot.
"Of course, you didn't come home last night and we were all very worried about you, so we asked me to tell you something... Don't pay attention to those photos on the forum. They're probably just posted by someone who's jealous of you."
Tao Shuran: "I'm fine, don't worry about me, I'll be back soon."
Luo Qiuya hesitated to speak: "Or you can come back now."
Tao Shuran subconsciously asked: "What happened?"
"Two things." Luo Qiuya paused, as if she wanted to say something but stopped. She took a deep breath and blurted out everything.
"First, Liang Yuanjing and Xu Yanyang had a fight and are going to be put in solitary confinement. Second, Liang Yuanjing is going to confess his love to you on the radio station."
When she spoke of the latter part, Luo Qiuya's voice became a little unstable.
Finally, she couldn't pretend anymore and started screaming on the phone, "Ahhhhhhh Ranran, please come back soon. I don't know if this is true or not. Anyway, Liang Yuanjing is at the radio station now."
Tao Shuran raised his head in a daze, exclaimed "Ah", and stood there completely stunned, not knowing how to react.
Fang Qingyi, who was sitting next to her, burst out laughing and quickly took the phone from her hand and said, "Okay, I got it. Thank you, classmate. I'll take Tao Shuran over right away."
After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingyi immediately called a car back to Qingda.
She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Tao Shuran: "You are stupid."
"Sure enough, when Liang Yuanjing attacked, you couldn't resist at all."
Sitting in the car, Tao Shuran was still in a daze.
She turned around and asked Fang Qingyi, the military officer, for help.
"Why...?"
"Did you hear clearly what was said on the phone?"
Fang Qingyi pinched her cheek in frustration, "Liang Yuanjing beat Xu Yanyang for you last night."
"And to vent your anger, he stepped on Xu Yanyang and slapped him in the face today to confess his feelings to you in public."
Was it just to vent her anger?
Tao Shuran lowered her eyelashes. The call from Xu Yanyang yesterday was inexplicable. Apart from being a little offended and angry, she didn't care about this person at all.
But she never expected that someone would cherish her emotions so much.
A sour emotion swelled up in her heart, and a sweet and sad feeling emerged like a needle.
If only all this were true.
When he was almost at school, Tao Shuran received a text message.
Liang Yuanjing: "Come find me in Broadcasting Room 301."
She looked at Fang Qingyi helplessly: "What do you think I should do later?"
Fang Qingyi pushed her with a frustrated look on her face. "Sister, can you please be more tactful? Take him, kiss him, and sleep with him."
What she said was so explicit and straightforward.
Tao Shuran felt like she was on fire. As soon as she stepped into the teaching area, she heard a familiar voice slowly coming from above the campus.
Liang Yuanjing held the microphone, and his voice was low and magnetic, a little inhuman and casual.
"I'm sorry to take up some of your time. Spreading other people's private photos is an infringement of their portrait rights. Please stop this infringement."
"Besides, my girlfriend is very beautiful. She doesn't need your comments."
His voice fell crisply, without any hesitation, as if he was announcing this unique preference to the whole world.
Tao Shuran stood quietly outside the door.
Her heart was pounding violently, and the feeling of heartbeat was extremely obvious at this moment. The boy's unbridled smile stayed in her eyes for a long time and could not be taken away.
Tao Shuran's entire earlobe was invaded by the word "girlfriend", and his whole body became hot.
Liang Yuanjing took off his headphones, caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, turned off the device, and walked slowly towards her in the light with his hands in his pockets.
At this time, a group of people came running out of the dormitory building, panting.
Wang Shiyu, who was leading the group, had a complicated expression on her face: "Liang Yuanjing, are you really in love?"
"Yes."
Liang Yuanjing raised his chin slightly, as if to declare his sovereignty.
"Here he is."
All eyes were focused on him. Tao Shuran stood there at a loss, feeling like his face was about to explode due to the heat.
Fortunately, Liang Yuanjing rescued her at this time.
He walked over lazily, put his long arm around her, and put it loosely on her shoulders, looking a little kissy.
Smiling generously: "We just started talking, I'm a little shy."
As usual, during the intervals of the evening broadcast, the songs played by the radio station were very appropriate to the occasion.
Tao Shuran's heart was pounding wildly, and her breath was filled with his scent. She lowered her eyes in panic and froze in his arms.
"You make me stumble and stumble"
"It also made me panic and lose my direction."
After sending away a large number of suitors, Liang Yuanjing let go and breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew his limits and immediately kept a safe distance from her.
This action was very unpleasant to Tao Shuran. In the blink of an eye, her excited heart calmed down again.
Liang Yuanjing stroked his fingertips, lowering his eyes to savor the warmth that his fingertips had just touched.
He said in a hoarse voice, "I've dealt with the forum post. After today, no one will remember to discuss this matter anymore."
None of the sensations could compare to Liang Yuanjing's high-profile confession.
Tao Shuran understood his intention: "Thank you."
Liang Yuanjing waved his hand indifferently: "It doesn't matter, you helped me too."
"If you find it inconvenient, we can part ways peacefully after a while. During this time, we will be the same as before, with no difference."
"No need." Tao Shuran interrupted him.
Liang Yuanjing raised his eyebrows and looked at her indifferently.
Tao Shuran swallowed nervously, his mind working rapidly, and finally found a suitable reason.
She said: "I don't want to be in a relationship anymore in the short term, and I want to find something to distract myself. If you don't mind, let's just stay like this and keep each other away from romantic interests."
Liang Yuanjing looked down at her, his pair of very obedient almond-shaped eyes drooping, as if he was really hurt by a relationship that ended in vain.
He sighed in his heart, compromising without principles.
"Alright, whatever you want."
Tao Shuran breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm going to be in solitary confinement for the next three days. You probably won't be able to contact me."
Seeing that she still looked unhappy, Liang Yuanjing slowly leaned over and reached out to rub the top of her black hair.
The low, hoarse voice was close to her ear, teasing her deliberately——
"Report in advance, girlfriend."
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