A year passed quickly, and Lin Qianliu still failed to subdue Luo Qubai.
Perhaps because she understands the profound meaning of the saying "Before getting it, the long pursuit is the happiest time in future memories", Lin Qianliu is never in a hurry. She does not speculate every day when Luo Qubai will accept her confession, nor does she question why Luo Qubai turned a blind eye to her efforts.
She was enjoying the process of pursuit and every step towards getting closer to Luo Qubai.
Unlike other girls, she would not get angry or retreat because of Luo Qubai's disregard or venomous rejection, and she would not ask him why aggressively. Just like, some people believe that "as long as you take one step forward, I will walk the other 999 steps regardless of my own safety", but Lin Qianliu thought that if Luo Qubai didn't want to move or walk, then she would walk the 1,000 steps.
Perhaps it was because her rivals were too weak, or perhaps it was because she was confident because she had the advantage of time and place, so she never worried that other girls would get there first.
It was not until Jian Sile appeared that Lin Qianliu felt for the first time that he had met a love rival, and he finally became alert.
Jian Sile was a transfer student in their class. She looked sweet. Compared with the gangster-like Lin Qianliu, she had a princess-like temperament. One could tell at a glance that she had a strong family background and was a rich girl who was raised in the palm of her hand. What was precious was that this rich girl had a very good personality. She was not ostentatious, polite and good at speaking. It was said that she was also very talented. She could not only play the piano, but also learned various dances since she was a child.
All in all, for Lin Qianliu, the talented and beautiful Jian Sile is a very high-level love rival.
It was a new semester and all the seats had to be rearranged. The head teacher once again introduced the "go with the flow" principle and directly used the computer to shuffle the original seating chart and arrange it randomly. Unexpectedly, Jian Sile became Luo Qubai's new deskmate.
Lin Qianliu was unwilling to lose the position of Luo Qubai's deskmate, so he walked directly in front of the two of them and said straight to the point: "Student Jian Sile, I want to change seats with you."
Jian Sile was taking notes. When he heard Lin Qianliu's voice, he looked up with a sweet smile on his face.
This smile was so sweet that Lin Qianliu fell for it, and at that moment she almost forgot that she was her love rival. So when Jian Sile rejected her, she was a little overwhelmed.
Jian Sile said: "I'm sorry, I really like this seat and don't want to change it."
Although they were talking about seats, Lin Qianliu took the seat personally and replaced Luo Qubai in his mind.
Just when Lin Qianliu unilaterally misinterpreted Jian Sile's meaning, Jian Sile, who was unaware of it, pushed the notebook on the table to Luo Qubai's hand and asked him: "Qubai, how should this problem be solved?"
A sound of "Qubai" brings closeness and intimacy.
Lin Qianliu glared at her unhappily , and then thought with glee: You want to get close to Luo Qubai by asking questions, huh, let's see how he turns you down!
However, unexpectedly, Luo Qubai did not follow the script at all. He just glanced at the notebook, picked up the pen, and answered Jian Sile's questions very carefully.
Lin Qianliu was stunned, standing there stupidly, like a joke. This was the first time she heard Luo Qubai talk so much since she met him for a year. At this moment, the communication between him and Jian Sile was unusually normal. In the past, every time she said something, Luo Qubai always ignored her, and occasionally rolling his eyes was equivalent to a reward. In order to pry words out of his mouth, she had to use all her strength, but even if she tried her best, she could only get a very simple answer.
Watching Luo Qubai clearly explain the problem-solving process to Jian Sile step by step, and watching him continue to explain the next difficult problem to Jian Sile tirelessly, Lin Qianliu suddenly felt very far away from Luo Qubai.
She didn't like this feeling.
What she tried her best to do but couldn't, Jian Sile did easily.
Lin Qianliu, who had always been indifferent to the love rivals appearing around Luo Qubai, was finally completely enraged.
When she wanted to stand between the two of them, she unexpectedly saw a faint smile on Luo Qubai's face. The fleeting smile seemed like an illusion, but Lin Qianliu knew that Luo Qubai was really smiling at Jian Sile.
If Luo Qubai's explanation to Jian Sile brought Lin Qianliu anger and jealousy, then the sudden smile that flashed across his face was irony, which brought her unprecedented stimulation.
Lin Qianliu suddenly lost the courage to argue.
For the first time, she felt a sense of uneasiness as if someone was at the gates of a city. She felt as if someone was strangling her neck. She couldn't utter a word and could only stand there at a loss.
At that moment, Lin Qianliu suddenly understood what it felt like to face a formidable enemy.
Later, the bell rang for class, and Lin Qianliu returned to his seat in a daze at the call of his classmates.
There were only three people between him and Luo Qubai, but looking at his back, Lin Qianliu felt as if a galaxy was blocking the two of them.
Even though we have never been together, it is more painful than having it and then losing it.
The new deskmate is a nosy classmate who wants nothing more than to stir up trouble, so he deliberately provoked, "Hey, Lin Qianliu, don't you think Jian Sile and Luo Qubai are a good match? Tsk tsk tsk, they look like a perfect match! I have nothing to say about losing to Jian Sile!"
The implication is that if he loses to Lin Qianliu, it would be simply God being blind.
Lin Qianliu could naturally hear the sarcasm.
This girl was one of Luo Qubai's admirers. She once gave Luo Qubai chocolates she had made herself, but they were eaten by Lin Qianliu. She held a grudge against him and had been making things difficult for Lin Qianliu.
Lin Qianliu was not someone who could be easily bullied. She swallowed her anger with gritted teeth, turned to the girl, raised her lips, and said proudly, "You deserve to lose to her. There is a difference of a hundred school beauties between you two. But, unfortunately, I will not lose to her. After all, there is not even half the difference between her and me."
"Lin Qianliu!"
The girl was so angry that she could hardly speak.
"Shh!" Lin Qianliu put his index finger on his lips and reminded him kindly, "It's class time. If you keep talking so loudly, the teacher will ask you to stand outside as punishment."
The girl was furious, but she could only hold it in.
Although she won a beautiful victory, Lin Qianliu was not very happy. When she looked at Luo Qubai and Jian Sile, her brows were still tightly furrowed.
She didn't hate Jian Sile, but in love, Jian Sile was a thorn in her side.
She also began to understand why love can easily lead to jealousy.
Just like at this moment, Jian Sile did nothing, but Lin Qianliu was jealous and hateful, just because Luo Qubai only talked to Jian Sile and only smiled at Jian Sile.
In the next few days, Lin Qianliu still maintained her daily routine of confessing her love three hundred times a day, but what was different from the past was that while Luo Qubai ignored her, he got along well with Jian Sile, and the two of them asked and answered questions, talked and laughed.
Faced with Luo Qubai's completely different attitudes towards her and Jian Sile, Lin Qianliu was jealous every day.
So, after feeling jealous for a few days, Lin Qianliu finally openly issued a "declaration of war" to his love rival.
That morning, she interrupted the class monitor Luo Qubai's speech at the class meeting and said to Jian Sile: "Jian Sile, I don't mind competing with you fairly, but you have to remember that Luo Qubai will be mine in the end!"
The whole class was in an uproar. The classroom was filled with whispers. Some people were talking about Lin Qianliu's boldness, some were laughing at her shamelessness, and more people were watching the three people competing against each other in this matter with an attitude of watching a good show.
Faced with Lin Qianliu's blatant declaration of war, Jian Sile was completely stunned and did not react for a while.
Luo Qubai frowned on the podium, and then warned Lin Qianliu righteously: "Student Lin Qianliu disrupted the order of the class meeting, and he will be warned once!"
"Hahaha!"
Laughter ensued.
Lin Qianliu raised his head and said, "Luo Qubai, you will definitely belong to me only!"
The moment she said this, Lin Qianliu seemed to hear the laughter from the whole world. Fortunately, Luo Qubai was not among them. She was not afraid of embarrassment or being laughed at, as long as Luo Qubai could look at her.
Sometimes, her heart is so small that it may be filled with just a little attention from Luo Qubai.
Sometimes, she was too careless to think that her two words would become legend in just half a day, causing uproar in the school, and she was even labeled a "female hooligan".
As for what Lin Qianliu did, Luo Qubai could only describe it as "childish".
Lin Qianliu didn't mind, because as long as she could get him, she would do anything, no matter how childish it was.
If he likes reserved girls, she can learn to be virtuous. If being a bit rogue can win his favor, she is willing to learn from Wei Xiaobao in "The Deer and the Cauldron".
"Jian Sile, you like Luo Qubai, right?"
"Why don't you confess to Luo Qubai?"
"That's right, you see, Lin Qianliu has already challenged you, but you don't want to fight? Besides, we will accept the defeat with all our heart. How can that female hooligan Lin Qianliu be worthy of Luo Qubai!"
"Don't even mention being worthy of her. I don't think she's even qualified to be Luo Qubai's deskmate!"
"She doesn't even have the qualifications to like Luo Qubai, she's the type of person she is!"
"You seem to know a lot of inside information, huh?"
"I heard that Lin Qianliu is a fickle girl! In fact, you can tell from the way she chases after Luo Qubai. She is so shameless. There is nothing she can't do!"
Those words, which flattered Jian Sile on the one hand and mocked and slandered Lin Qianliu on the other, drifted into Lin Qianliu's ears with the wind.
Lin Qianliu stood outside the women's restroom, looking calm. It was impossible for her to not be angry. After all, anyone would be angry if they were slandered like this. She just didn't want to argue with those girls. She also knew that even if she came out to clarify, what would happen? Those rumors were deliberately spread by some girls. How could they disappear just because she came out to deny them?
What's more, Jian Sile was in the crowd, and Lin Qianliu also wanted to hear how Jian Sile responded.
At that time, Jian Sile, who was surrounded by those chattering voices, never said a word.
Until a girl said, "Jian Sile, seriously, if you want to pursue Luo Qubai, we will all help you."
Only then did Lin Qianliu hear Jian Sile smile.
"Why do you want to help me?" After two seconds of silence, Jian Sile continued, "If I want to pursue Qu Bai, I don't need any help at all."
The first sentence is expressing doubts about the girls' intentions, while the implication of the second sentence is that if I want to pursue Luo Qubai, Luo Qubai will definitely belong to me.
Hearing her confident answer, Lin Qianliu's heart twitched, feeling a little uneasy, but still stubborn, secretly snorting: "Self-righteous."
Thinking that the "discussion" inside was over, Lin Qianliu was about to push the door in, but suddenly heard Jian Sile's voice again.
Jian Sile said: "Also, if you want me to pass on those words about Lin Qianliu to Qu Bai, I may disappoint you."
In this sentence, she clearly stated her position.
Although Lin Qianliu was disgusted by the other party's "Qu Bai", he couldn't help but feel good about her noble character and her unwillingness to go along with the crowd.
Just as he was thinking about it, footsteps were heard. Lin Qianliu quickly took a few steps back and pretended to have just come over.
When they met face to face , the two looked at each other for a few seconds. The rivalry between the rivals in love could not be hidden in their eyes, and it seemed that neither of them wanted to hide anything.
In just this brief moment, Lin Qianliu decided to launch a more fierce offensive and take down Luo Qubai in one fell swoop.
She was not afraid of the long wait, she was only afraid of losing to Jian Sile, who was equally matched with her, and from then on she would only be an ignored bystander in Luo Qubai's love.
So, after several more frequent and more high-profile confessions, Lin Qianliu actually used the essay on the test paper to confess to Luo Qubai.
Lin Qianliu's Chinese grades have always been good, but he got zero points for his composition this time, which completely angered his class teacher.
Everyone else's test papers were handed out, except Lin Qianliu's, which was confiscated. In the Chinese class that day, the head teacher not only openly pointed out Lin Qianliu's absurd behavior, but also gave her a warning, ordered her to write a self-reflection, and notified Lin's father .
Lin Qianliu felt a little disappointed that such a heartfelt confession letter could not be read publicly in class. The person she wanted to impress didn't even get to see her affectionate expression.
Father Lin looked at the disappointed Lin Qianliu and couldn't help laughing. He asked her, "Xiao Qian, have you ever thought about what true love is like?"
"Ah?" Lin Qianliu, who was immersed in sadness, was unable to react for a moment, "Dad, are you saying that my feelings for Luo Qubai are not true love?"
To be honest, when Lin Qianliu heard her father say this, she immediately felt that her father did not think highly of her and Luo Qubai.
She couldn't help getting angry, and she sulked, puffing her cheeks and looking at her father.
Lin Qianliu's mother died of illness at an early age, and she was brought up by her father. Lin's father has always loved and respected her very much, and never interfered with her studies and emotions. Therefore, in the face of the class teacher's complaint, he did not blame Lin Qianliu, but just responded domineeringly, "Children grow up and naturally have emotional needs."
Just now, in the head teacher's office, she actually thought her father was so handsome.
"That's not what I meant." Seeing his daughter's sullen face, Father Lin's smile became even brighter. "I believe you really like Luo Qubai, but true love should make people better. Instead of being so unreasonable, why not enrich yourself? What do you think?"
"Humph! How could I be unreasonable?" Lin Qianliu, who was laughed at by his father, pouted deliberately and pretended to be angry.
"Okay, my silly daughter, how can you pursue someone like this? If you continue like this, you will only suffer." Father Lin stroked her head lovingly while speaking, "Although you are the most perfect in Dad's mind, it is not the case in love. Only when you become beautiful and excellent enough, you will have the confidence to win him over, and you can truly match him."
Lin Qianliu was immediately awakened by his father's words.
Although Lin Qianliu said nonchalantly, "I know, I know," she took her father's words to heart.
From then on, Lin Qianliu seemed to have become a different person. She was no longer careless and spent all her time and effort studying the science knowledge that she was not good at or even hated.
Because of Luo Qubai, Lin Qianliu is working hard to become more perfect.
Her changes and her persistence all fell into Luo Qubai's eyes and gradually occupied his attention.
Even though Luo Qubai always looked impatient with Lin Qianliu who came to him for advice whenever she encountered a problem, he would write down the calculation process for her and occasionally give her a word or two of criticism.
The distance between them is gradually shortening.
Lin Qianliu was happy in her heart. She could also get a reply of more than two sentences from him like Jian Sile did.
She felt that every step she took was leading to Luo Qubai's heart.