Chapter 44: Meteor Shower And, she happened to kiss his lips. ...
July 13, 2019, sunny
Liking you was the greatest heroism of my girlhood.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
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After saying the last word, Tao Shuran seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat.
Fang Qingyi jumped out quickly to help out, raising the fun of the game to its highest point.
"Five, four, three, two, one... Liang Yuanjing, you didn't take it, you lose, hurry up and choose a drink!"
Liang Yuanjing seemed to have finally come out of his daze.
He withdrew his gaze from Tao Shuran, and slowly chose from the row of colorful drinks in front of him.
Liang Yuanjing chose a glass of lemonade.
Fang Qingyi, covering her face with her hands and looking as if she'd been hit, said, "What a pair of thoughtful young lovers! This cup just happened to be made by our Ranran."
Combined with the word-connecting game just now, the unique atmosphere seemed to be brought to the extreme.
Liang Yuanjing paused in drinking water, pointed at the red, yellow, blue and green drink next to him that had not yet fully blended, raised his eyebrows and took a big sip.
It seems like a mockery, the remaining pile looks like a "magic potion", who would dare to drink it?
The moment he entered, he was a little surprised.
This is a glass of lemonade that is not sour at all. It is refreshing and has a rare sweetness.
It seems like it was specially customized for him.
Liang Yuanjing once again set his eyes on Tao Shuran's face.
Her eyes were slightly shifted to a certain place, not looking at him. The smile on her face was calm and elegant, with a kind of loneliness that was detached from the hustle and bustle.
Liang Yuanjing found that his attention was frequently turning to her.
What made him even more alert was that when she uttered the whole sentence "I like you" just now, his heartbeat was actually unbalanced for a moment.
On the other side, Fang Qingyi took a deep breath and gave herself full marks for her perfect performance.
"Of course, do you know that you almost let something slip just now?"
"Oh my god, I didn't expect that these words would become a sentence like this, and you happened to say it to Liang Yuanjing."
Tao Shuran: "I didn't let it slip, I did it on purpose."
"ah?"
She patiently repeated, "I want to tell him that the person I like is him, even if it's just a joke, even if he will never know."
Fang Qingyi: "Aren't you afraid he'll find out? Isn't that what you're most afraid of?"
"I'm scared, but..." Tao Shuran paused, looked up at the stars in the night sky, and said softly, "This is the closest I've ever been to the moon."
At night, it was a bit cold.
Tao Shuran sneezed and went back to the hotel with Fang Qingyi to get a thin coat.
When she was about to leave, Fang Qingyi suddenly covered her stomach and cried out in pain. Tao Shuran guessed that she had drunk too much alcohol in the evening.
She pursed her lips and said, "I'll stay with you."
"No, I'll just drink some hot water and lie down for a while."
Fang Qingyi insisted on pushing her out: "You've been saying you want to see the stars, so go quickly."
The door closed in front of her with a "click". Holding the makeup bag that Fang Qingyi had packed for her, Tao Shuran smiled helplessly.
She turned and walked towards the camping ground. Even her good friends were working hard for her love, so what right did she have to back down?
Halfway through the walk, I met Fu Changpei who had just come out of the shower. He was drying his hair with a towel while squatting on the ground playing with a white Samoyed.
The sky was a little dark, but the lights were very bright, shining brilliantly on his jade-like face, making it look particularly clear and translucent.
Tao Shuran greeted him: "Are you going to watch the stars too?"
"yes."
Fu Changpei tilted his head to look at her, holding a small canvas bag in his hand. He looked at her gently and said, "There are too many kinds of food today. I'm afraid you might feel upset at night, so I brought some medicine."
This is Fu Changpei. The bag he carries is like a small mobile medicine box. He can always love someone in a delicate way in the midst of noise.
Tao Shuran smiled and half-jokingly said, "I'm fine, but I feel Xiaoyi may need it more now. She has a stomachache that she can't stand at night."
That’s all I have to say. As for the choice, it all depends on the individual.
My good sister's wingman can only help escort her here.
The frisbee suddenly appeared, and the Samoyed was attracted by it and ran towards the grass. Tao Shuran also turned around and ran towards the lawn with his arms open.
At this moment, the midsummer and the evening breeze rushed into her arms, and she suddenly felt the beauty of youth from the bottom of her heart.
It's also good to be able to like someone openly and passionately.
At the campsite, Liang Yuanjing sat on a dark green folding chair with his legs apart, holding the frisbee that had just attracted the dog.
He stretched out his hand, as if he was about to throw the little white thing, and his pair of eyes, as round as black dates, stared at him intensely.
Later, the puppy couldn't stand it anymore and rubbed his palm with its tail wagging.
Liang Yuanjing raised his head and smiled, then threw the frisbee into the air with force. The frisbee drew a beautiful arc in the sky, like the trace left by a flying airplane.
Tao Shuran stood there and watched for a long time.
She thought this moment was truly beautiful, and even under the dim night sky, his youthfulness still sparkled in her eyes.
Like a hero who will never fall.
"I like you so much—"
In the invisible darkness, Tao Shuran opened his mouth and said these words unscrupulously.
Only at this moment could she stand not far away and look at the boy with longing, seeing that he was unrestrained and casual, cold and distant, but also had an unknown soft side.
Suddenly, Liang Yuanjing noticed her.
The boy's raised black T-shirt hem was blown by the wind like a bloated balloon, carrying all the ambiguous sweet bubbles.
Liang Yuanjing shouted loudly from a distance: "Tao Shuran——"
Tao Shuran's eyes lit up instantly, and she ran towards him against the wind regardless of anything.
She finally ran to Liang Yuanjing's side, and he reached out and lifted her coat collar, leaning in close and asking—
"What's that guy talking about over there?"
Tao Shuran covered her mouth in surprise: "Did you hear everything?"
She clearly didn't make any sound.
"I didn't hear it." Liang Yuanjing's eyes flickered with a smile, "But I saw it, and it was very strange."
He paused deliberately, observing her expression, then slowly looked into her eyes and said, "It's cute too."
"Is there any water?" Tao Shuran hurriedly walked to the table and began to look for water to drink. She couldn't help licking her lips, and everything she did seemed very flustered.
"Wine is fine."
There is really no water.
Liang Yuanjing put one hand in his pocket and walked to the mobile food cart. He picked up the ice cubes with his slender fingers, and the muscles of his forearm, which were full of lines and texture, swayed a few times in the air.
He made a special drink for Tao Shuran on the spot.
The stars are bright tonight. Liang Yuanjing looked up at them for a while, then turned his head to remind her.
"Tao Shuran, drink slowly, this wine has a strong aftertaste."
As a result, the girl put the empty glass in front of him with a "bang", and her eyes looked at him, finally no longer evasive.
Instead, there was a misty look that was staring straight at him.
Realizing that he had lost his composure, Tao Shuran shook his head and prepared to lie down in the tent next to him for a while.
As soon as she took a step, she heard Liang Yuanjing following behind to remind her——
"Be careful, there are stones at your feet."
It was his reminder that caused Tao Shuran's left foot to touch her right foot. She screamed and threw herself forward uncontrollably with her hands.
At the moment when the tip of her nose touched the grass, Liang Yuanjing stretched out his arms and hugged her around the waist.
This was a posture that Tao Shuran had never imagined.
The moment her nose hit his chest, the expected pain did not come, but was replaced by his soft palm.
Tao Shuran raised her head helplessly, her hands and feet losing control, and she became extremely panicked in his arms.
In the end, I really stepped on the stone accidentally.
Liang Yuanjing also let go of his hand at this time.
Tao Shuran twisted his foot, lost his balance and fell forward.
Just like that, she fell into Liang Yuanjing's arms again.
And, she happened to kiss him on the lips.
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Everything happened too suddenly and unexpectedly.
Like a dramatic idol drama, however, the ambiguous atmosphere did not unfold between Tao Shuran and Liang Yuanjing as it did on TV.
They were silent with each other, and saw the bewildered faces of both sides as they looked at each other.
Then he looked away tacitly.
Dodging seems to be the first talent that awakens when every relationship begins.
Even though it was just a moment of contact, Tao Shuran still felt a softness that was different from any other.
Her heart was in a panic, but her mind was clearly thinking -
His eyes are like the moon.
In the end, Tao Shuran was the first to give in. She felt as if there was a fuse of volcanic lava buried in the grass.
A kiss blew everything away. She was moved and shy, and ran away in panic.
Liang Yuanjing was also stunned at first.
Later, probably because I really thought she was drunk, I reached out my hand and waved it in front of her wandering gaze.
He licked his lips and joked with a smile.
"The little girl couldn't help but tease me. She was drunk and acting crazy."
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"So, you kissed?"
On the hotel terrace, Fang Qingyi, wrapped in a large bath towel, stood up and began to scream wildly.
Tao Shuran's cheeks flushed red. He quickly stood up and pulled her sleeve, pleading pitifully, "Keep your voice down. They live next door."
"Sure, it's a big hit." Fang Qingyi asked quickly, "Then what's Liang Yuanjing's reaction?"
Tao Shuran tried hard to recall Liang Yuanjing's expression at that moment.
For the first time, a look of surprise seemed to appear on his face, which usually showed little emotion. It didn't seem to have anything to do with anger or rage, but was an expression beyond Tao Shuran's cognition.
Maybe it was her illusion?
"He didn't react much."
Tao Shuran bit her lips with her fingers and slowly reproduced the scene at that time.
"I immediately pushed him away after I realized what was happening. He rubbed his lips with his fingers, straightened my shoulders, and warned me not to drink and behave like a hooligan next time."
Tao Shuran wanted to cry but had no tears: "Xiaoyi, has the image of me in his heart been completely destroyed?"
Fang Qingyi collapsed on the rocking chair, laughing so hard that her whole body shook.
"What should I do if I already have images of you two in my mind because of this fanfiction I'm reading?"
"It's so beautiful! I, the photographer, should have taken a picture of you guys right there."
"Fang Qingyi, what more can you say!"
Tao Shuran wanted to dig a crack in the ground and crawl into it immediately. She rarely lost her composure and a blush appeared on her face.
I said very annoyedly: "I don't know how to face him tomorrow."
"It's very simple. Just assume you're really drunk and you're blacking out when you wake up."
Fang Qingyi said seriously, "Life is like a play, it all depends on acting. If I hadn't had a stomachache today, I would have to act out a drunken kiss."
Tao Shuran asked casually: "Why, did Fu Changpei come to give you medicine in the evening?"
"How do you know?"
Fang Qingyi lowered her head slightly, burying it in her collar. She was unusually shy and said softly, "I feel like I can continue to like him for a long time."
"But to be honest, I know Liang Yuanjing a little bit."
Fang Qingyi snapped her fingers and promised her.
"Not hating it means I kind of like it. I think you have a chance."
Could it be like this?
Tao Shuran didn't know the answer.
On this sleepless night destined to be one of tossing and turning, for the first time, she was unable to fall asleep not because of missing someone. Her excited heart, like the continuous chirping of cicadas in midsummer, swallowed her whole.
Lying on the bed, Tao Shuran finally saw the CP article that Fang Qingyi had been talking about these days.
This is a novel updated on the Qingda Forum. In fact, it is not entirely a novel. According to the creator's description, this is a true story that happened to her.
She referred to the hero and heroine of the story as Little A and Little B, and the more Tao Shuran read, the more familiar she felt.
Finally, when the early morning bell rang, she couldn't help but send a message to Luo Qiuya.
"Ban Yuexing": Link...Qiuya, is this something you wrote in your dormitory?
"Qiu Qiuya": It took you so long to discover it. How about it? Are you touched by the sweetness of what I wrote?
"Ban Yuexing"... Liang Yuanjing and I have never done that. We walked hand in hand along the tree-lined paths of the campus after class every day, and fed each other our favorite food in the cafeteria... We have never done these things.
"Companion Moon Star": What else is there, kissing at the end of the corridor after class, looking at each other affectionately...
Tao Shuran herself did not have the courage to read the following text a second time. She typed faster and faster, accusing Luo Qiuya of this completely untrue novel.
"Qiuqiuya": Art is all processed. Sweet pet stories are the new trend, don't you understand? Just tell me if my writing is sweet or not. I dare say that 80% of the people in Qingda are following my books.
"Qiu Qiuya": I, the great Luo Qiuya, am about to become popular all over the world and become the greatest author.
「Ban Yuexing」: ...Don't write too much.
Just as Tao Shuran was about to send a few more "warnings" to this roommate who was deeply immersed in his creative work, there was a sudden and violent knock on the door of the room.
Fang Qingyi ran over from the terrace connecting the two rooms, leaned her face against the glass, and looked at her with bright eyes.
"Of course, Liang Yuanjing and the others just called me and said there was a shooting star!"
"You haven't slept that long, let's make a wish quickly."
A girl's thoughts are always innocent and unique, and Liang Yuanjing and his team are obviously well aware of this idea.
"My friend who studies meteorology told me there will be a meteor shower in Fuqing tonight."
Zhao Zhengnian scoffed, "And you're asking me to make a wish to become a billionaire? No, who still believes in making wishes on shooting stars these days?"
A young girl's face suddenly appeared in Liang Yuanjing's mind.
Her soft eyes flickered slightly, and the look she gave him was always moving. In her heart, she also had an unusually persistent devotion to a certain relationship.
Thinking of this, he rubbed his thumb on the glass, raised his chin slightly, and instructed Zhao Zhengnian, "Call them both and let them know."
Zhao Zhengnian tutted and jokingly said, "My real boyfriend is right in front of me, so it's not my turn to hit him."
Liang Yuanjing kicked him and cursed with a smile, "Even you are joining in the fun."
Zhao Zhengnian said with a smile: "How can it be considered as instigating trouble? I think you are quite sincere."
real?
Liang Yuanjing tilted his head, thinking of the kiss that night.
When she accidentally kissed him, he actually felt it too.
His heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of his throat. At that time, he could hardly bear it anymore and his Adam's apple rolled down in unbearable pain.
I lowered my head, but only saw her running back.
Just then, Zhao Zhengnian came over with a playful smile and asked him, "Ajing, can you be honest with me? Do you feel anything?"
"Are you really starting to like me?"
Liang Yuanjing raised his fingers slightly, tilted his head back and took a sip of wine.
He was really annoyed by the nagging, and turned his head away a little bit unable to bear it anymore, and said nonchalantly, "I don't know."
I really don’t know.
At least in Liang Yuanjing's plan, love has never been part of his life plan.
But he seemed to have forgotten that liking someone is never bound by fate.
In the night sky, clusters of meteors streak across the sky, together creating the most brilliant fireworks display in the middle of the night.
Liang Yuanjing raised his head and lifted his eyelids. His expression was a little dull. He was thinking casually - at this moment, Tao Shuran should put his hands together, close his eyes and make a pious wish.
She wished that the person she liked also liked him.
…
At the moment when the shooting star passed by, under Fang Qingyi's enthusiastic guidance, Tao Shuran couldn't help but sit cross-legged with her in front of the window, closing his eyes and making a wish.
In fact, she doesn't believe in these things, but after falling in love with someone, she seems to be willing to believe anything related to it.
Facing the night sky, Fang Qingyi whispered, "I wish that the person I like will like me back this year."
Tao Shuran has made this wish many times.
Her eyes gently looked towards the next room, even though she couldn't see anything, her heart couldn't help but drift there.
So this year she made a wish -
"I hope it snows this year and that we can celebrate the New Year together again."
Tao Shuran still misses the winter when he was 18 years old.
At that time, she was leaning against the glass window writing, and Liang Yuanjing was wearing a coat and hugging his arms, looking at her intently.
He is so gentle.
She likes him too.
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