Chapter 53: No More “On the day we broke up, you said it yourself—No…”
The sky was dark, but his eyes were bright.
I remember Fang Qingyi had commented before that Liang Yuanjing had a pair of eyes that were so affectionate that they could look at a dog.
In the past few days, Tao Shuran has deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.
She asked sincerely, "How can I coax you?"
"Do you need someone to teach you how to coax someone?"
Liang Yuanjing glanced at her and said slowly, "Tao Shuran, are you coaxing me, or am I coaxing you?"
He provoked her: "Why don't you go and explain our relationship to them?"
Tao Shuran pursed her lips tightly and managed to utter, "I can't explain it."
"What's unclear? Did we kiss or sleep together?"
"Liang Yuanjing!"
She looked at me angrily and said, "If you keep talking, I'll ignore you."
This sentence has a greater impact than anything else.
Liang Yuanjing sneered, stretched out his hands lazily in surrender, and sat back down as if to cooperate.
"Okay, okay, I'll shut up."
"I'll do whatever you say and be your secret...friend."
Tao Shuran had not realized before that Liang Yuanjing had such a naughty character.
She stood there for a while, sorted her clothes, adjusted her breathing, and took the initiative to walk forward a distance to greet him.
"Are you back?"
Jin Boyu glanced at the car parked on the side of the road, then he withdrew his gaze indifferently and just gave a reminder.
"It might rain heavily the day after tomorrow. Teacher Lin said we need to speed up our progress tomorrow, so we probably have to get up early."
"Let's go, I'll take you back."
Tao Shuran stared at his toes and said "hmm" with a guilty look on his face.
Following Jin Boyu back to the dormitory, neither of them spoke actively and the atmosphere was a bit quiet.
When they arrived at the dormitory door, Jin Boyu took the key and opened the door.
He stood outside the door, not entering her room, with his hands behind his back in restraint.
Glancing at her blushing cheeks, he half-jokingly said, "Tao Shuran, do you know what you look like right now?"
Tao Shuran let out an "ah" and then raised her head. Her innocent and clear eyes did have a kind of innocent cuteness to a certain extent.
Jin Boyu couldn't help but laugh softly.
Having seen through all her disguises long ago, he deliberately leaned over to her ear and whispered slowly:
"Like a kid caught in a premature love affair."
Tao Shuran's body temperature soared, and the embarrassment of being discovered for doing something wrong kept climbing up.
Others may not know anything, but the senior brother, a philosopher with an extraordinary keenness, has probably guessed the relationship between her and Liang Yuanjing from the few words they exchanged.
Tao Shuran lowered her head in shame.
Jin Boyu reached out and touched her cheek: "It's too hot."
After closing the door, she immediately ran to the mirror to look at her face.
There wasn't any overly intimate contact, but for some reason, I felt hot all over.
After taking a shower and lying on the bed, Tao Shuran took out his cell phone and slowly sent a message to Fang Qingyi.
"Xiaoyi, do you have any extra sanitary napkins? My period came early and I didn't have time to buy any."
Fang Qingyi quickly replied and asked to bring her two packs tomorrow.
Online shopping in this place is not very convenient. Not only is shipping not included, but it also takes several days for the goods to be transported.
Pressing on his aching lower abdomen, Tao Shuran swallowed an ibuprofen mixed with warm water and secretly rejoiced.
All the unbearable emotions are just because of the menstrual period.
She no longer has any love for him.
Because of her menstrual period, Tao Shuran did not sleep well that night and was woken up by the sound of rain hitting the window in the second half of the night.
She struggled to get up from the bed, and vaguely saw the lights outside the house flickering and the sounds of hurried footsteps.
“Knock knock knock—”
At one o'clock in the morning, there was a knock on her door.
"Junior sister, are you awake?"
Jin Boyu leaned against her door and whispered, "There's a sudden downpour, and the tunnel is at risk of collapse at any time. We've been asked to do our best to rescue people tonight."
Tao Shuran woke up instantly.
She threw back the quilt and stood up immediately, packing up and going out as quickly as possible.
Outside the door, Jin Boyu was waiting for her with rain gear.
The rain was so heavy and the wind was so strong that the umbrella was blown away as soon as it was opened.
While putting her raincoat on, Jin Boyu reminded her, "Professor Lin said that safety comes first."
He hesitated and said, "How about you stay in the room first, and Songnian and I will go and see what's going on outside."
Tao Shuran reached out and took the rain boots from his hand and put them on without hesitation.
"I have to go back and check the situation in exploration area No. 2."
Tao Shuran is in charge of exploration area No. 2. No matter how heavy the rainstorm is, it is her responsibility to return to the scene to check the situation.
When we returned to the construction site, many people had already gathered.
Many people didn't even have raincoats, so everyone spontaneously carried out corresponding protective work in various places.
Later, the strong wind brought raindrops that hit my face painfully, and a sharp and long whistle sounded.
“It’s raining so hard!”
"Everyone retreat, retreat quickly, everyone find a car and take a seat back to the base."
Tao Shuran had just arrived at the scene when the rain hat she was wearing was blown away by a gust of wind. The strong wind made it difficult for her to move.
She held the thick plastic film in her arms, thinking that any coverage would be better.
But the wind was so strong that she couldn't even stand steadily. The whistle of retreat came from afar. Tao Shuran made a quick decision, put down the things in her hands and slowly retreated.
Water had begun to accumulate in the passage, overflowing my rain boots and pouring into my feet. The biting cold ice made even walking an unconscious experience.
Tao Shuran raised his legs with difficulty, dragging them forward as if they weighed a thousand pounds.
The fog was getting thicker and thicker, the lights were getting dimmer, the sirens of cars were blaring from near to far, and the evacuation of the large force was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Tao Shuran became more and more anxious and couldn't help but quicken his pace, but he stumbled forward because he stepped on a stone.
His knee hit the stone, and a piercing pain came over him. Tao Shuran bit his lip, and his whole face instantly turned bloody.
"Tao Shuran!"
Someone was calling her anxiously in the distance, and Tao Shuran raised her head with difficulty and looked forward.
In the hazy night, someone pushed aside the invisible fog and walked towards the moon.
Liang Yuanjing's steps were steady and quick, and he rushed towards her through the turbulent water.
This was the first time that Tao Shuran saw Liang Yuanjing come for her without hesitation.
This was a scene she had imagined countless times in her dreams, and in her secret love as a girl, she thought it was an impossible thing.
But that's what really happened.
Tao Shuran struggled to stand up and walked forward.
"Wait a moment, let me take a look at the situation over there."
"Tao Shuran, don't you understand the word 'evacuate'?"
Liang Yuanjing rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular forearms.
He lowered his dark eyes, stood there looking at her for a while, and suddenly reached out and hugged her around the waist.
Tao Shuran was startled and the splashing water hit her face. Before she could react, her head was pressed against her chest by a pair of broad hands.
She had never heard a person's strong heartbeat at such a close distance.
This posture was so strange that Tao Shuran pursed her lips, afraid of falling, and grabbed the hem of his clothes with both hands.
"Put me down, I don't want to watch anymore, I can walk by myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Yuanjing reached out and patted her waist and hips lightly.
"Don't move."
He was rarely serious: "Be obedient, Ranran."
After opening the car door and fastening the seat belt, Tao Shuran was thrown into Liang Yuanjing's heavy off-road vehicle.
Before she could react, Liang Yuanjing turned on the roof light, stood in front of her, and took off her completely wet shoes and socks.
He casually pulled out two pieces of paper, then half-knelt down, and wiped her feet with a focused and serious expression.
The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing, as if it had been done thousands of times.
Tao Shuran was completely stunned on the spot, his ankle was grasped by him and he couldn't break free.
The rain was still falling outside, completely soaking his hair. The water flowed down along his straight brow bones, making his ink-black eyes shine.
"Get in the car, Liang Yuanjing."
Tao Shuran looked at him with warm eyes and said, "It's raining too hard outside."
Liang Yuanjing replied "OK" and went around to the other side to open the door.
The moment the car started, Tao Shuran could see everyone in the car clearly through the reflection in the rearview mirror.
She was stunned.
As for the people behind, they probably didn't know how long they were stunned, and almost everyone's expression could be described as dumbfounded.
Only Lin Tingzhou turned his face to the side by the window and sighed helplessly.
Yuan Xiangzhi was sitting next to her. When he saw this, he wiped his clothes with his reading glasses again and again, put them on, squinted his eyes and looked at her for a long time before speaking.
"Professor Lin, is this your arrogant grandson?"
Lin Tingzhou closed his eyes.
Nothing to say.
"Okay, no wonder Xiao Tao always doesn't want to go to the watch department with me. So you're using your beauty to lure men."
Yuan Xiangzhi clicked his tongue several times: "Teacher Lin, this is not very honest."
Tao Shuran lowered her eyes, almost not daring to look up at Lin Tingzhou's expression.
But when everyone was discussing the brilliant achievements in Liang Yuanjing, she suddenly interrupted and said -
"Xiao Tao is a very good child."
"As for love matters, some people have to work hard on their own."
Liang Yuanjing smiled, without stopping driving, with a perverse smile on his face.
He shouted loudly: "I guarantee that the mission will be completed."
Tao Shuran's face was burning hot, and she looked at Liang Yuanjing without any intimidation.
He turned a blind eye, as if his entire attention was focused on driving.
When we returned to the temporary base, everyone got out of the car in a mess.
On the way, Tao Shuran immediately called Jin Boyu to report that he was safe.
She turned her head and said to Lin Tingzhou, "Teacher Lin, my brothers are in the car behind us."
Lin Tingzhou nodded and said, "Bo Yu is a steady man. I feel relieved to have him looking after me."
"How are you? I see you're soaked. How about I ask Yuanjing to find you a room to rest?"
The car drove to a former air base. The terrain here is relatively high, so there is no need to worry about being flooded even if the rain continues.
Most of the dormitories have not been used for a long time. Here in the north city, we use solar energy. There is no sun today and no hot water.
Tao Shuran sneezed while standing there, wondering whether to take off his coat and blow dry it.
Then Liang Yuanjing said to Lin Tingzhou: "Grandma, I'll take you to my dormitory to rest first, and return you later."
Tao Shuran waved his hand quickly: "No, there is a heater here, the clothes will be dry in a while."
Liang Yuanjing turned around, looked at her with an ambiguous expression, and said, "If I hold your hand, will it make us look very ambiguous?"
Lin Tingzhou looked at his grandson who was threatening and coaxing him, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She coughed and made a gesture to chase him away.
"Xiao Tao, hurry up and clean yourself up. Look at you, you're soaked to the skin."
Tao Shuran pursed her lips and had to follow him slowly.
After a while, Liang Yuanjing suddenly stopped.
"You go ahead."
Tao Shuran exclaimed "Ah", and at first she didn't understand what he meant, but then she saw the tall reflection on the wall.
She subconsciously turned her head and saw him walking lazily behind her with his hands in his pockets.
“Just keep moving forward, don’t look back.”
Liang Yuanjing leaned over and whispered in her ear: "And I will always follow you."
"But there's no need for one of us to stop."
Standing at the door, Tao Shuran suddenly said this to him very seriously.
She said with a tone of relief: "We have all grown up."
Liang Yuanjing took out the key from his pocket, opened the door and looked down at her.
She hadn't changed much from before. She wore a loose and casual white knitted sweater and brown sweatpants, which were simple and neat. Her long hair was tied up, revealing a jade-like neck. The look she gave him at this moment was calm and composed, without any smile.
"Really?" Liang Yuanjing withdrew his gaze indifferently, "But I am happy to do so."
He must give his all to what he wants to do.
This is the energy that has remained unchanged over the years.
The almost looming gaze completely covered him, and the narrow space became a place where only the two of them could be alone again.
The panting back and forth seemed to be wrapped in the breath of Liang Yuanjing.
This made Tao Shuran suddenly recall the days when she was madly infatuated with Liang Yuanjing.
Pain always makes people subconsciously avoid it, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.
He said in a cold voice: "Liang Yuanjing, don't forget, it was you who said you were not interested in me."
"On the day we broke up, you said in person that you would never see each other again."
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