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Lin Dongyang’s eyes reflected Qiao Yichen, but Qiao Yichen was looking down to fix the hair of the girl beside him.
At this moment, the two of them passed by each other.
Lin Dongyang raised the corners of his mouth, clearly smiling, but unable to tell whether he was happy or sad inside.
At that moment, between the two of them, only Lin Dongyang had a heavy heart. He was thankful: Fortunately, he hadn’t asked recklessly, you see, if he had, how embarrassing would it have been ah?
Sure enough, he really was narcissistic and delusional. With a self-deprecating smile he wanted to block out his mixed emotions from his mind. Yet, he still couldn’t help but look back, only to see two backs walking in harmony, which dazzled so brightly they made people a little annoyed.
Why do your eyes look at him involuntarily? What are you expecting?
Lin Dongyang turned to look straight ahead again. Everything was the same, only his mood had changed.
The four people went back to the dormitory first to rest. Li Wei urged them to go out to eat, so Fatty Han stubbornly grabbed the wet bangs that were stuck to his forehead and dried them with a hairdryer. Trying his best to rescue his image value, which was about to become a negative number, before going out.
Li Wei: “What do you want to eat ah? Or should we go out to eat? I’m tired of eating in the canteen.”
Lin Dongyang took the lead in expressing his opinion. “I want to eat cake from Strawberry House.”
Strawberry House Cake Shop had chain stores in Nanhai District, but even if there were stores, the nearest one was still five or six kilometers away from Nanhai University. If it was not a holiday or a rest day, they usually wouldn’t walk so far, and would only stay in the vicinity of the campus. At most they would go to Changmin Street, which was a kilometer away, to grab some skewers or something.
Fatty Han obviously thought that Lin Dongyang was having a sudden nervous breakdown and exclaimed, “F*ck, why do you suddenly want to eat cake? Strawberry House? That’s so far away.”
Lin Dongyang said very lightly, making people completely unable to see his negative emotions. “Because, eating sweets will make you feel better.”
Eating sweets would improve his mood.
Zhu Wenbo thought about it for a while and offered his opinion, “There seems to be a new cake shop that’s opened nearby. I even received a flyer for it in front of the school the other day. It’s on Changming Street, why don’t we go there if you want to eat cake?”
Lin Dongyang: “Newly opened? Let’s go check it out.”
The four of them walked to Changming Street, and before they had even eaten they had ice cream in their hands. Lin Dongyang didn’t say anything along the way, nor did he listen to what the three of them were saying. He looked ahead in a daze, and the ice cream in his hand was already starting to melt.
He still couldn’t control his thoughts, always thinking about the intimate scene of Qiao Yichen fixing someone’s hair for them, as well as guessing the identity of the girl, who Qiao Yichen was treating tenderly.
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But the girl from just now had her head lowered, so he couldn’t see her face clearly. Her height was at most one meter six. A ten centimeter difference is easy enough to visually detect.
Since it was not his sister, it could probably only be his sweetheart.
Lin Dongyang sighed and cursed in a rather gloomy mood, “I really think too much.”
Suddenly, he realised that Qiao Weiwei had seemed to be wearing high heels under her dress. At this moment, Lin Dongyang really regretted not saying hello and taking a good look at the girl’s face, making him feel restless now.
Troubled by this uncertain conjecture, he was even more irritated and cursed himself again.
All in all, he was in a bad mood.
Hearing him mumbling, Fatty Han asked suspiciously, “What are you muttering about Yang-zi? Aren’t you buying cake?”
Only then did Lin Dongyang manage to pull back his drifting thoughts, “Oh, I almost forgot. Let’s go, I’ll treat you.” Then he strode ahead to lead the way.
Zhu Wenbo adjusted the frame of his black glasses and whispered to the other two who were left behind. “What’s wrong with him? He’s so listless.”
Both men shook their heads in unison. “I don’t know. He’s probably in a bad mood, how about we ask?”
The three of them agreed and jogged to catch up with Lin Dongyang. In order to adjust the atmosphere Fatty Han joked, “What’s wrong with you Yang-zi? Why are you acting like you’re broken-hearted?”
Lin Dongyang was confused, “I don’t even have a partner. How can I be broken-hearted?”
Fatty Han: “Don’t be offended, but your expectations are too high. Liu Yiyi is our class flower and other girls also repeatedly take the initiative to show you affection, but you ignore it. And you still say you can’t find someone.”
Li Wei, who had been hurt and rejected because of his round head, said, “Us three are the only single dogs that nobody loves.”
Lin Dongyang glanced at the three of them and said meaningfully, “That’s not necessarily true. There might be someone who has a crush on you guys, but you just don’t know it yet.”
Li Wei put both of his palms together in prayer and said exaggeratedly, “Then, I beg that person to hurry up and confess. I’m very good. Once I agree to be your boyfriend, I’m fine with spending money.”
The atmosphere shifted because of their words, and the gloominess that had accumulated in Lin Dongyang’s heart also dissipated a lot. The four of them walked along Changming Street to the newly opened cake shop, which was surprisingly close to the Lujiao Xiang Cafe.
Lin Dongyang picked a fruit cake, which was just enough for one person. Then, he bought some bread, wanting to eat it for breakfast. After all, he had specially chosen to come to a cake shop. Then he paid for the other three people. He said it was his treat so he would treat them. He didn’t evade it at all.
“Yang-ge is mighty!” Fatty Han started blowing rainbow farts again, praising endlessly with ‘balabala’.
At the moment Qiao Yichen was driving Qiao Weiwei back to her school, and was waiting for the traffic lights to change. Qiao Weiwei sat in the passenger seat, thinking about how to enlighten her ignorant brother. She knew everything that An Qi knew, that was why she was here right now.
She chose not to deliberately set them up, because she knew that if her brother couldn’t get past this hurdle by himself, then even if the two were drunk, stripped naked, and tied together, it would be useless.
She wasn’t trying to bend her brother. It was her brother who was already bent, but he was stuck on the threshold of coming out of the closet, unable to go in or out. He didn’t have a girlfriend and he wasn’t confessing to the guy he liked. He was hard to get along with, and it would be easy for him to end up alone.
The destination wasn’t far ahead, so she simply set an example by telling Qiao Yichen about her own feelings on falling in love. Maybe he could even get some inspiration from it. So, Qiao Weiwei took a deep breath and adjusted her somewhat impatient mood before speaking in a deeper voice, “Ge, do you know when I decided to go out with An Qi?”
An Qi and Qiao Weiwei were naturally the childhood sweethearts type, but Qiao Weiwei really hated An Qi when she was a child and they had fought more times than she could count. However, now that she had grown up, both of them were in love. So Qiao Yichen, who knew of the whole process, didn’t understand whether Qiao Weiwei’s attitude towards An Qi was one of hate or like.
Qiao Yichen, who was waiting for the green light, looked over at her and asked, “When?”
“It was when he dared to confess his love to me clearly and boldly. When he promised to love and protect me. He dared to say it to me with a clear conscience and he dared to promise me solemnly. It’s said that girls love sweet words but when you’re in love, which party doesn’t like them?”
Qiao Weiwei recalled the good old moment of confession and her small face filled with contented happiness. Qiao Yichen understood from her expression what she wanted to convey, but his reply was full of uncertainty, “What should I do if I get rejected?”
“Do you want to give up after just one try? Then you will have to take responsibility for your feelings. Rejection is not something to regret, the biggest regret would be not even daring to confess in the end.”
Qiao Yichen’s hand gripped the steering wheel tighter, frowning as he fought against his stubborn thoughts. He was a stubborn person and couldn’t just turn that off right away. He still wanted to be stubborn. He wanted to test Lin Dongyang’s thoughts first instead of rushing into it when he wasn’t sure of success. He had already been impulsive once.
When the light turned green, Qiao Yichen drove very slowly and the cars behind him changed lanes one by one to overtake him. Seeing him like this, Qiao Weiwei knew he had listened to what she said, because he was shaken.
Qiao Weiwei gently touched his arm, but not too hard for fear of hindering him from driving. She said, “An Qi told me the senior is in his third-year, ge, you don’t have much time. Do you want to wait for him to find a lover before you force yourself to stand in front of him and confess to the fate you missed because you didn’t dare to say it out loud?”
“What if he doesn’t like the same s*x?” This was the main reason Qiao Yichen didn’t dare to say it out loud. He didn’t know if Lin Dongyang liked men or not. Their gender was the biggest gap in between their relationship. He didn’t have the strength to cross this gap by himself at all and if the other party wasn’t willing to reach out…
Seeing that he was still tangled and at a standstill after she had talked for so long, Qiao Weiwei puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, “Then watch him kiss someone else in silence. Before that, ask yourself if you can bear it?”
Without thinking, Qiao Yichen blurted out, “I can’t bear it.”
Qiao Weiwei once again said patiently, “Everything is uncertain until you get the results. Feelings are like gambling, there are only two outcomes. One is good, one is bad. What if what you think is bad is actually good?”
At this point, Qiao Weiwei had exhausted almost all of her words. So, she stopped disturbing Qiao Yichen, who was in the middle of thinking, and quietly sat beside him looking at the scenery that was flying past the car window.
The car had been driving to Qiao Weiwei’s school. Qiao Yichen stopped the car in front of the city’s key high school and Qiao Weiwei got out and closed the door. As she was leaving, she shook her fist at Qiao Yichen and said, “Ge, drive safely. No matter what you do I will support you.”
Qiao Yichen’s gaze was gentle. “I know what to do, go ahead.”
“En! Bye-bye.” Qiao Weiwei nodded vigorously, then she waved her hand and walked through the school gate.
Qiao Yichen sat in the car and didn’t rush back to his dormitory. He was digesting the words Qiao Weiwei had poured into him. He couldn’t stand the idea of the person he liked being with someone else, so shouldn’t he be bold and fight for that slim chance of a good outcome for once?
The corner of his mouth curved up as he cheered himself up in his heart. Since he had made up his mind, he should take the initiative.
After strolling around Changming Street, Lin Dongyang and his dormitory gang also ordered a lot of skewers to take back to their dormitory, wanting to satisfy their appetites. But, they didn’t wait to go back before opening them, and simply eating while walking with ease.
Fatty Han handed over a grilled chicken skewer, “Yang-zi, take it.”
Lin Dongyang shook his head. “I don’t want to eat it. I’ll just eat the cake.” Seeing the three of them eating happily, Lin Dongyang couldn’t help but open the cake box and dig a spoonful of cream up into his mouth. He wanted to keep the rest to eat when he went back and watched a drama.
The four of them wandered around before heading back to school. It turns out, they had unknowingly wandered around Changming Street for an hour and a half, and at this time it was already dark.
Qiao Yichen stood beside a tree next to dormitory building No. 6. He looked at the time, it was already 8:20pm. When he looked up he saw Lin Dongyang walking towards him, under the streetlamp in the distance. He couldn’t help but start to straighten his posture, thinking about what he should ask first.
He was already prepared, but just when he was about to speak, Lin Dongyang simply gave him a cold look and continued eating cake as he walked straight past him. He looked as if he was looking at a stranger.
Qiao Yichen immediately froze in place, not knowing how to deal with this unexpected situation. He was very flustered inside, but his expression was as usual, as if he was really just standing there to enjoy the scenery.
In contrast, when Li Wei saw him, he smiled and nodded in greeting before asking Lin Dongyang, “Why didn’t you say hello, you had another chance encounter ah.”
“I’m in a bad mood. I don’t want to talk.” Lin Dongyang disappeared around the corner without looking back.
Qiao Yichen heard those words and smiled stiffly: Chance encounter? This was a chance encounter that he had waited for an hour to create.
Qiao Yichen ruffled his hair and looked up at the stars. He had hit a will right at the start, it was quite a blow.
However, if one is willing to create chance encounters, then one can do so every day. There will be many more opportunities in the future, so don’t hold back since you have already made up your mind.
Feelings are like gambling. Although he doesn’t know if the result will be a win or a loss, he has already made the first move. Withdrawing now is equal to forfeiting, it’s a direct loss.
Losing for fear of starting.
As Weiwei said to him: Do you want to give up after just one try? Then you will have to take responsibility for your feelings.
keep fighting QY (ˊ̥̥̥̥̥ ³ ˋ̥̥̥̥̥) ♡ ♡ ♡
thank you for the update! ♡
Fighting QY!! WE KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!!
THANK YOU FOR THE CHAPTER!!!
I think I hate people meddling in my affairs whether it is for good or bad, i don’t want any influence before I make any decisions so I can give it my all based on my only thoughts
Ldy just assuming the girls identity how dumb of him lol
QYC, refuel!! 💪😎
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Oh my it is happening!!! I can’t wait for more. Thank you so much for this chapter 💙
Oh my they are so cute
LD is soo angry like they are already together and he cheated on him with someone else😅😂🤣🤣
Sorry Ruzen, you’re at least get some action… Poor Yichen tho’, I gotta take some of your luck and go give it to this poor student 🕯️🤧
ahhhh! jiayou QY
thanks for the chapter <3
I’ll be honest. I havent finished the chapter. But one paragraph in all I can thing… HASNT LD MET WEIWEI????????? He knows she is his sister?????????
Okok they explain why he didn’t recognize.
LD talk about your feelings. You already realized she could have been his sister. Dont be petty, communicate
Such vinegar! Thanks for the chapter 🤣❤️
Jiayou!!!! QY
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Oh no… work hard, Qiao Yichen~ ε=o(´ﾛ｀||)