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Less than an hour into reading, Qinglan heard a very light sound of a book being slapped. It was soft but forceful enough to reveal the impatience, annoyance, and indignation of the person slapping the book.
Qinglan ignored him.
It had been a long time since she called him "Brother Shaojie." Since he did not cherish those words, calling him that would only lead to his disdain and cause her heart to ache once more. So, she stopped calling him Brother Shaojie. After a while, he could no longer endure it. An Shaojie, who had always been able to remain calm and composed in front of her, stood up in a very ungracious manner and left in a flurry.
For a moment, Qinglan's world felt empty and silent, as if everything around her had been suddenly drained away. A faint heartache struck her heavily once again.
Her mind became hazy and blank for a while, staring at the words without moving.
Xu Wen reached out again, pressing down on her hand with some force. "It's okay, keep reading."
"Mm."
Qinglan replied and then got up to go outside the Reading Room into the corridor.
She needed to find a place where no one was around to pour out the long-accumulated grievances in her heart. She needed to shed some tears; she needed to quietly wipe away her own tears alone.
After crying, Qinglan exhaled deeply and returned to the Reading Room with a heart as calm as water.
She finally managed to let him escape in his unease; she finally managed to appear composed in front of him! Although afterward, she still cried from the heartache. But at least she made him leave first without letting him see her tears.
So, she felt relieved.
Shen Xiaomeng obediently poured a glass of water and handed it to Qinglan.
"What’s going on? Why are you being so attentive tonight?" Qinglan asked while changing her shoes.
Shen Xiaomeng pressed down on Qinglan as if calming her excited heart and asked, "Lanlan, do you have a friend named Lin Xi?"
"Yeah." Qinglan blinked, "What's up? Why are you suddenly asking about her?"
"I met a girl tonight, her name is Lin Xi," Shen Xiaomeng said excitedly.
"So what? There are plenty of people with the same name!" Qinglan stood up, preparing to wash her face with a towel and basin.
However, Qinglan's heart suddenly skipped a beat as she recalled the figure from the beginning of the school year. She turned back and asked, "Where did you meet her? Do you know which school she's from?"
"I met her by the swing set; she's from the Business School," Shen Xiaomeng replied seriously.
During dinner that night, everyone introduced themselves, so Shen Xiaomeng knew Lin Xi was from the Business School.
Qinglan's heart skipped another beat as she thought of An Shaojie. She had vaguely heard that the girl he was pursuing was from the Business School—the girl he was frantically searching for with a photo all over campus.
As soon as Shen Xiaomeng finished speaking, Qinglan froze.
How could she be so foolish! She had actually guessed about him like that! What kind of person An Shaojie was—how could he go crazy over a stranger's photo? Even if that girl were stunningly beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth, he wouldn't go mad over her!
She had always thought she understood him, but it turned out she didn't understand him at all!
Oh! No! It wasn't that she didn't understand him; it was that she was too afraid to face it!
Yes, when she heard that An Shaojie was looking for a girl, when she heard he was pursuing someone, she immediately shut down all her senses and blocked out any information related to him and that girl.
She was afraid of hearing others talk about how he studied with that girl, afraid of hearing every detail about him being with her. Not only did she block them out, but she also deleted any tiny bits of information that accidentally slipped into her ears in an instant.
She had been avoiding it; it turned out she had always been avoiding it.
It turned out she was so afraid of him and of her!
She indeed had strong reasons to be afraid of him and her own power.
It turned out she had sensed it long ago; she just chose to avoid it.
Who else could drive An Shaojie crazy, if not Lin Xi?
She was so foolish!
Not foolish, but so afraid to face reality.
"Are you saying she is from the Business School?" Qinglan threw the basin in her hand onto the ground and grabbed Shen Xiaomeng's shoulders, shaking her urgently and trembling.
"Yes." Shen Xiaomeng was startled by her sudden and unusual behavior and nodded in a panic.
"Then, did you all know that the girl An Shaojie is pursuing is this Lin Xi from the Business School?" Qinglan asked anxiously.
At that moment, Jiang Liuying, who was sitting in front of the computer, seemed to realize something and hurried over. She pulled Qinglan's hands away and picked up the cup of water on the desk, saying, "What's going on? Is it worth making such a fuss? Even if something is happening, drink some water first before asking."
Jiang Liuying brought the cup to Qinglan's lips.
Qinglan glanced at Jiang Liuying. Ah, she indeed had lost her composure a bit.
When had Qinglan ever been someone who couldn't control her emotions or easily lost her composure?
Only in front of An Shaojie would she feel flustered; only upon hearing about An Shaojie would she panic.
"Sigh!" Looking at Qinglan gulping down water, Jiang Liuying couldn't help but sigh.
The stubborn, strong-willed, persistent yet fragile girl before her made her heart ache.
A sincere relationship from her childhood accompanied her through her youth, and now, as she stands at the most brilliant stage of her life, she still carries it forward, headstrong and determined.
"What's the point of all this? It's all trouble caused by true love!"
Liuying helped Qinglan tidy the strands of hair by her ear and gently sighed out her own heartfelt declaration of pure love.
"The girl that An Shaojie is pursuing, hasn't everyone known about her for a long time? As for her being from the Business School, what's her name again? Lin Xi? No one has really bothered to inquire or remember. When it comes to dating girls, things change rapidly every day in college. Who would focus on just him? Within three days, he would be overshadowed by other fresh happenings. Who cares which school the girl he’s pursuing is from or what her name is?" Shen Xiaomeng stood behind Jiang Liuying, rambling to herself.
"What’s going on that’s so lively? What happened now? Did Jiang Liuying stir up some new trouble again?" Hu Jiao'er appeared before them unknowingly, holding a book and sucking on a lollipop.
"Just like Simple, always eating," Jiang Liuying tapped Jiao'er's forehead.
Jiao'er chuckled, "Hey, if someone buys something, why not eat it?"
"Alright then, go show off your sweetness and love," Jiang Liuying waved her hand at her.
Qinglan finished her drink, put down the cup, and hurriedly pulled Shen Xiaomeng, who was about to turn away. "What's her contact information? Tell me."
"Whose? An Shaojie's? Or Xu Wen's? If you don't know, just ask them," Shen Xiaomeng pretended to be clueless.
"You!" Qinglan kicked Shen Xiaomeng lightly. "Lin Xi's."
"I don't know her; why would I have her contact information?" Shen Xiaomeng pouted defiantly. Before she could finish speaking, Qinglan had already turned and walked out of the dormitory door.
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