Chapter 42: The entire amusement park was lit up to celebrate her...
June 22, 2019
There was a moment when I wanted to tell you that I like you.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
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It turned out that he called her over as a reason for rejection.
Tao Shuran felt a little helpless. What did he mean by his girlfriend was fierce? Was she really fierce?
As if sensing her disapproval of this excuse, Liang Yuanjing continued slowly, "My upbringing was very strict."
"I'm never allowed to add any girls on WeChat."
Now that things have come to this, the girl no longer has the intention of persisting.
She scoffed and said, "Really? You have a girlfriend."
The girl looked Tao Shuran up and down and commented, "You can't tell at all, she looks like a younger sister."
The moment she opened her mouth, Liang Yuanjing took a step forward and blocked Tao Shuran behind him.
He smiled, but there was no emotion in his voice.
“It’s pointless to judge others casually.”
Tao Shuran bit her lower lip and looked down at her outfit. It was a simple white T-shirt with black trousers. Her daily outfit was mainly comfortable and casual, so it did not look that fashionable.
She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she reached out and held Liang Yuanjing's hand that was hanging by her side.
As if declaring sovereignty, he said: "We are a real couple."
After the girl left, Tao Shuran immediately let go of her hand. Her drooping eyelashes trembled, and the temperature of her palm was burning, but she was like a child who had done something wrong.
Liang Yuanjing chuckled softly: "Why do you get angry when you reject someone?"
He deliberately bent down to tease her: "Your eyes are so round, you look just like Novia."
Speaking of Novia, Tao Shuran remembered something.
She raised her head and glared at him without any intimidation: "Liang Yuanjing, you lied to me."
"Novia isn't a cat at all."
The last time she went to Lin Tingzhou's house, she asked about Novia, and Lin Tingzhou looked surprised.
"We've never had a cat at home. Jing's mom and I both have severe mysophobia."
"Novia? That's Ajing's cousin, she's only five years old. What's going on? Ajing teased you by saying Novia is a kitten?"
Tao Shuran still remembers Lin Tingzhou's playful look at that time. She wished she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it right there.
Now that Liang Yuanjing brought up the old matter again, she couldn't help but settle the score with him.
Liang Yuanjing's laughter became even more unbridled. He opened his mouth and let out an "ah".
It seemed a bit regretful that she discovered it like this.
Then he said to her without any sincerity, "I'm sorry."
"Then I'll meow meow."
He dared to mention it!
Tao Shuran was so angry that she reached out to hit his arm, but he didn't know that his arms had smooth lines and hard muscles due to years of exercise, so hitting him only made his hand hurt.
She said angrily: "Liang Yuanjing, how could you do this."
Liang Yuanjing: "Meow."
"You're so annoying."
Tao Shuran stomped her feet in anger. She turned around with her arms folded, deciding not to talk to him anymore.
No matter what she said, he would meow.
He must be the most cat-like person in the world.
"Is it really that annoying?"
Liang Yuanjing slowly took out a ticket from his pocket and placed it in front of her like magic.
He chuckled and said, "But what if my tickets haven't been given out yet?"
"For the sake of the Ferris wheel and the carousel, will you let me go?"
Liang Yuanjing drove them back, and Tao Shuran sat in the back seat, handing out tickets to the amusement park one by one.
Fang Qingyi said awkwardly, "But I have classes on June 22nd. What should I do?"
She originally wanted Liang Yuanjing to think of a way to help her get leave.
Unexpectedly, Liang Yuanjing did not respond at all, but shrugged indifferently.
He said in a tone that seemed to control her: "I don't know either, but I am sure that Lao Fu went there."
Fang Qingyi was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll go."
Liang Yuanjing chuckled, seemingly not surprised by the result.
The car arrived at the gate of Fuqing Normal University, and Fang Qingyi opened the door and got out.
Looking at her leaving back, Tao Shuran propped up his chin and asked slowly, "Why do you always use Fu Changpei to seduce her?"
“But it works.”
Liang Yuanjing raised his eyebrows: "Don't you think they are a good match?"
"One is chattering and making a lot of noise, while the other is silent."
In terms of personality alone, the two people are indeed very complementary. Fang Qingyi is the kind of pure little sun personality. Even if her confession is rejected by Fu Changpei, she will cry for a while, wipe away her tears the next day and start her life again.
And Fu Changpei... has become less and less communicative in the past two years. Tao Shuran feels that there is indeed a lack of a ray of light shining in his life.
She seemed to have sensed something and asked, "Liang Yuanjing, do you think you can always get what you want if you like someone?"
"uncertain."
Liang Yuanjing slowly stepped on the accelerator and looked back at her face in the rearview mirror.
He jokingly asked, "Why, are you thinking about your secret crush again?"
"Honestly, let's meet when we get a chance."
He pressed the tip of his tongue against his cheek, sounding a bit gnashing his teeth.
"I want to see who he is, too."
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With a ticket to the amusement park, the whole month of June becomes worth looking forward to.
During the busy finals week, Tao Shuran was in the best mood ever.
This change was so obvious that even Lin Shuang, the most careless person in the dormitory, noticed it.
One day, Lin Shuang suddenly exclaimed: "Of course, I feel like you've become much more beautiful recently."
"Yeah?"
Tao Shuran held a book and looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a sky blue cotton dress, which was not much different from usual.
“It’s a feeling that comes from the inside out, where you feel like you’re glowing.”
Lin Shuang sighed, "It seems like this relationship has nourished you a lot."
Putting aside the factor of love, Liang Yuanjing is indeed an impeccable and perfect boyfriend.
He was always considerate and attentive, and would take care of her emotions. However, he found out about her menstrual pain once. After that, he always brought her longan and red date soup on time, and even said that the aunt at home made too much.
Perhaps it was precisely because there was no love that he could treat her so well like a friend without any reservations.
Thinking of this, Tao Shuran's smile faded.
"I might be back late tonight, so please let me know if Auntie comes to check on me."
"Why, do you have a date tonight?"
Tao Shuran smiled a little embarrassedly.
Luo Qiuya poked her head out and said, "I wish you a happy day."
Before leaving for the amusement park, Tao Shuran also went to Lin Tingzhou's office.
Lin Tingzhou was watching the live broadcast of her competition that day. Although the shortlist had not yet been announced, she cared more about the on-site performance than the result.
Obviously, Tao Shuran performed well.
However, in the few shots in the audience, Lin Tingzhou saw an unexpected person.
Just as he was thinking about it, Tao Shuran knocked on the door.
"Come in."
"Now that you're here, take a seat." Lin Tingzhou gestured for her to sit down and asked gently, "I came to you today to discuss our future plans."
"This semester's classes are almost over. You'll be a sophomore next year, and the school will be collecting applications for postgraduate entrance exams. I called you here to ask you: do you plan to go straight into employment after graduation or continue your studies?"
Tao Shuran thought for a moment and said, "I plan to continue studying for the postgraduate entrance examination."
Lin Tingzhou nodded, motioning her to continue.
"On the one hand, I feel that the knowledge I have acquired during my undergraduate studies is not enough to support me to become a professional cultural relic restorer. On the other hand, I also want to learn more about this field and become someone like you in the future."
Lin Tingzhou looked at her approvingly: "Have you considered which university to apply to? Or stay in Qing University?"
"I want to go to Jingbei."
This answer was beyond Lin Tingzhou's expectations.
She raised an eyebrow and said from a teacher's perspective, "Your grades are in the top three in your grade. As long as you maintain your performance for the next two years, you'll have no problem getting recommended for admission to this school. Why did you choose to go somewhere as far away as Beijing North?"
"The Fuqing Museum is also very famous throughout the country. You can follow me and do research there."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I still want to go to Jingbei."
Tao Shuran paused, but a look of stubbornness and persistence flashed across his young face.
"It's not because I think Fuqing is not good enough, but because of one person."
Lin Tingzhou's eyes were fixed on the screen on the computer. He thought for a while, and suddenly understood everything.
She smiled and said, "Teacher respects your decision."
"After all, youth means there is no turning back."
In Tao Shuran's planned life, in his junior year, Liang Yuanjing would go to Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics for closed training.
And in the year without Liang Yuanjing, she will work harder and get admitted to Beijing University.
In this way, she would follow him, follow his footsteps, and move forward step by step.
This is the best ending and the most wonderful youth.
On the way to the amusement park in a taxi, the street scenes outside the window passed by like a movie.
Today is June 22nd, a very special day for her.
Tao Shuran closed her eyes and made a wish from the bottom of her heart: she hoped that everything she wanted would be realized steadily.
The ticket in my hand is for the evening. The lights are just coming on, the neon lights are flashing, but the lights in the amusement park are rarely dim.
When passing the ticket gate, Tao Shuran hesitated and asked the staff.
"Is this a power outage?"
"It's just temporary maintenance of the amusement park facilities."
The staff member guided her forward and said, "Our Ferris wheel facility is operational. As compensation, we'll give you a small animal headband. You can choose one."
Next to the shelf not far from the entrance, there is a row of display racks of various small animal headbands.
They were all classic IP designs from the amusement park. Tao Shuran glanced around and chose a pair of brown raccoon ears.
She put it on and slowly walked towards the Ferris wheel.
Tao Shuran has never properly ridden a Ferris wheel. After coming to Fuqing, she has been busy racing against time and has never really enjoyed the city's entertainment facilities.
Under the Ferris wheel, Fang Qingyi and Zhao Zhengnian had already been standing there in line.
"Of course, let's wait for the next wave. I've asked for instructions. It gets dark at 7:30, so the night view will be the most beautiful then."
Tao Shuran responded "Okay".
After waiting for about five minutes, Liang Yuanjing and Fu Changpei also came jogging over from not far away.
The strange thing is that although the entire amusement park was pitch black, for some reason in Tao Shuran's eyes, the two of them running against the wind still shone with youthfulness.
She smiled gently and raised her hand to greet him. Because of Liang Yuanjing's arrival, she became a little reserved.
A new Ferris wheel is coming soon.
Before getting on the bus, Fang Qingyi exclaimed, "Oh my, it seems like there's only room for four people in one compartment."
"We can't leave one person alone, so the three of us will go up first."
Fang Qingyi held Fu Changpei with one hand and Zhao Zhengnian with the other, and rushed in.
After sitting down, she gave Tao Shuran a knowing look. Fang Qingyi thought bitterly in her heart that she also wanted to have this kind of romantic time alone with Fu Changpei.
But Zhao Zhengnian, a light bulb with no self-awareness at all, will definitely be inserted between Liang Yuanjing and Tao Shuran. His incessant chatter can break all the ambiguous atmosphere.
For the happiness of her good sister, Fang Qingyi resolutely sacrificed herself.
"careful."
Tao Shuran slowly climbed onto the Ferris wheel holding the railing. She and Liang Yuanjing sat opposite each other, and their eyes always met inadvertently.
She turned her head in a panic, but saw Liang Yuanjing's hurried gaze turning away in the reflection of the glass window.
What is he panicking about?
There was no way to know all of this. Tao Shuran stared quietly out the window, watching the Ferris wheels slowly rise and gradually reach the highest point.
At that time, the entire amusement park will be in full view, and the brilliant lights of the city will be at your feet. The scene must be very beautiful.
Unfortunately, the lights are out of order tonight.
Thinking of this, Tao Shuran felt a little regretful.
It was also at this moment that she heard a "ding" sound, and when the Ferris wheel reached the top, all the lights lit up one after another in front of her eyes.
She couldn't help but exclaim "Wow" and was amazed by the magnificent scene before her.
Liang Yuanjing, who had been counting silently with his eyes closed, opened his eyes at this moment. His palms were sweating from nervousness, and he looked at her with shining eyes and said -
"Tao Shuran, 7:32, the time you were born, exactly."
"This is my gift to you."
When the Ferris wheel reached the highest point, the lights of the entire amusement park were lit up to celebrate her birth.
Tao Shuran looked at him with completely focused eyes.
Legend has it that every box of the Ferris wheel is filled with happiness. When the happiness we long for has not arrived for a long time, we can take the Ferris wheel to the highest point of the sky and overlook the entire city.
Tao Shuran now understood this sentence. When the magnificent street scenes of the entire city were before her eyes and all the lights were on for her, her peripheral vision would only look at the person sitting next to her.
It turned out that her happiness had already arrived.
Seeing that she was still in a daze, Liang Yuanjing took a step forward and sat down next to her.
He held her wrist, pointed at the night sky at the summit and said slowly: "Tao Shuran, you can see the moon from here."
"If you work hard, you can touch the moon."
Tao Shuran's eyelashes trembled violently. The lights covered the city hub like a track, and also penetrated into every cell of her body through her blood.
The heart hidden deep in the chest was roaring wildly.
At this moment, she turned her head and saw the hazy moonlight and the reflection of the glittering lights cast on Liang Yuanjing's profile. For a moment, his face looked like a crescent moon.
Tao Shuran lowered her head and looked at him holding her fingers, and a feeling of satisfaction and happiness filled her whole body.
She smiled and said, "I have touched the moon."
There will be no more regrets.
The boy who loved her at the age of fifteen gave her a grand birthday party when she was nineteen.
Tao Shuran was deeply moved. She tried her best to suppress the urge to cry and raised her face.
When I turned around, I saw Liang Yuanjing standing up.
He stood at the exit and held out his hand to her.
When Tao Shuran walked towards him, she heard his low voice falling softly in her ear.
It seemed like a secret blessing just for her.
"Tao Shuran, you deserve the best in the world."
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Author's Comment: Liang Yuanjing: What, thinking about your secret crush again? (Gnashed Teeth Version)
N years later, Liang Yuanjing was so eager to jump up and slap himself in the middle of the night when he thought about it.
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