Chapter 3: Sweet Truth 4
I am really angry.
After being deliberately teased and threatened by that big iceberg Xing Yeliu, I returned to the dormitory angrily after class.
As soon as I arrived at the dormitory, I was greeted with gossipy questions from my roommates.
"How was it? Did you meet those boys from the Special Management Office today?"
"Do you still have the cookies that Senior Jing Fengyin gave you last time? I didn't even get to taste a few before the people from the next dorm snatched them away!"
"Viya, you are the light of our dormitory! I am so proud to be able to spend every day with Senior Xingye Liu. As your roommate, I feel so proud..."
"Don't mention Xing Yeliu! Don't be deceived by his appearance. He is abominable, very abominable!"
As soon as I heard that name, I turned into a burning powder keg. The most hateful thing was that my heartbeat accelerated because of that guy's deliberate teasing.
So embarrassing!
"No, I need to eat a lot of snacks to cool down! Nana, Cat, Little Fox... Hand over all your snacks, I'll exchange them for desserts made by Senior Jing Fengyin later!"
I held out my hands to my roommates.
In less than a minute, my hands and arms were filled with snacks handed to me by my roommates.
"Eat whatever you want! Wei Ya, as long as you have Senior Jing's cookies, I can dedicate my whole self to you!"
"Photos of Senpai Chitsukiyoshi are also fine! I'm his fan..."
"Hey, senior Xingye Liu... okay, I get it! Weiya, don't glare at me, I know you don't get along with him, but Weiya, have you heard it before? 'Slapping is love, scolding is love, quarreling is the most loving'..." Ai Maomao blinked and said words that frightened me.
"There is no love between me and that guy! Absolutely not... Ai Maomao, your right to obtain cookies has been confiscated!"
"No--"
Because I had a group of gossipy roommates who loved beauty and food, at the Earl Rose Pastry Club in the evening, I quietly asked Jing Fengyin if she still had the low-sugar cookies she gave me last time.
"There are still a lot of them in the white lockers at the West Pastry Club. If you like them, take them back."
Jing Fengyin pointed to the locker room next to the pastry shop's cooking room and motioned for me to get it myself.
I thanked him happily and went straight to the small room.
Usually, it is the exclusive dressing room for Jing Fengyin, Xing Yeliu, and Qian Yuefang. Girls are not allowed to enter. Today is also my first time to go in. Hehe, I feel like I am going to explore the secrets!
Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door, I saw a scene that shocked me.
Xing Yeliu was changing clothes. He was thin but not weak, with smooth lines and strong muscles...
I screamed "Ah" and froze in place until Xing Yeliu asked coldly, "Have you seen enough?"
I replied "not enough" before I realized what was happening and immediately covered my eyes with my hands.
"I didn't mean to, I'm sorry! I'm forgetting everything I just saw..."
But the scene just now kept replaying in my mind like a movie. It turns out that Xing Yeliu has such a good figure.
Woohoo, I feel like I’m about to have a nosebleed!
"Wait, ah, I forgot to tell you that Liu is changing clothes inside..." Jing Fengyin came late and said apologetically, but the meaningful look behind the silver-white mask...
Why do I have a feeling that he deliberately didn't remind me?
How could I doubt Senior Jing Fengyin, the gentle and kind-hearted, the only good person in the West Pastry Club?
this is not right!
I immediately suppressed my doubts.
"What happened? Ah! Xiao Weiya, did you peek at Liu changing clothes?" Qian Yuefang, who was afraid of chaos in the world, noticed the movement and came over. After seeing what was going on, she said with a smile.
"It wasn't a peek! It was an accident, it was an accident!" I yelled in shame and anger.
"Haha, don't be shy! Liu has a great figure, you won't lose anything by looking at her!"
"I'm the one who suffered." Xing Yeliu, who was wearing a dark gold mask, said this, put on his formal suit, and walked past me as if nothing had happened.
At this moment I just wanted to crawl into the ground.
Jing Fengyin patted my shoulder and signaled that I could go in, but Qian Yuefang deliberately made fun of me and made faces at me.
With a blushing face, I pushed him out the door, walked in and closed it.
"Oh my God! Lin Weiya, you are so embarrassed!"
He actually stared at Xing Yeliu blankly and said "not enough"!
I leaned against the door, cursing myself in frustration.
I finally adjusted my mood, forgot about the previous episode, looked around the small locker room, and found Jing Fengyin's locker.
The lockers of the three of them were also assigned by color. The black one was Qian Yuefang's, the white one was Jing Fengyin's, and the gold one was Xing Yeliu's. Xing Yeliu was in front of this gold locker just now...
Ah, stop, Lin Weiya, don’t think about it!
I calmed myself down, walked quickly to Jing Fengyin's locker and opened the door.
Among the neatly arranged items, I found the delicious low-sugar cookies that Jing Fengyin made for me last time.
I took the things out, but when the biscuit bag came out, a notebook was also taken out, and the notebook fell to the ground with a "bang".
"Oops, I was so careless!"
I quickly squatted down to pick up the notebook, and at this moment, a photo clipped in the notebook fell out.
Huh? Why is there a photo of a girl in Jing Fengyin's notebook?
She was a very beautiful girl who looked like a doll, with long flaxen curly hair, a delicate white face, and lovely big eyes. She held a teddy bear in one hand and made a "victory" gesture with the other hand, sitting in front of the off-white bay window, smiling and showing her white teeth.
What a cute girl!
Who is she? Is she the girl Jing Fengyin likes?
A lot of question marks popped up in my mind.
"Viya, have you got it? Hurry up--"
The locker room door was pushed open.
Jing Fengyin walked in and was stunned when he saw my actions. Then, the smile on his face froze.
I looked at him, then at what I had in my hand. I reacted and quickly put the photo back into the book. Then I waved my hand and explained, "I didn't mean to peek into your privacy. I accidentally touched it and the things inside fell out, so I picked it up..."
"Okay, take the good stuff and go out."
The smile on Jing Fengyin's face had disappeared. He walked quickly to me, quickly took the notebook from my hand, put it into the locker, and closed the door.
"I'm sorry, Yin, I really just..." I noticed the change in his attitude and apologized again.
"I see. Wei Ya, go out and get busy. Two customers are coming tonight. You'll have to work hard."
When Jing Fengyin turned around, that gentle and polite smile appeared on her face again.
"OK……"
I didn't say anything else and followed him out of the locker room, but my heart inevitably sank.
The smile on Jing Fengyin's face just now was like the mask he wore, only appearing on the surface and not reaching his heart.
After coming out of the locker room, I followed the pace of the West Pastry Club members and entertained two - a young couple who were taking a walk.
They were surprised when they first came here, but now they treat it as a specialty food restaurant and relax and enjoy it.
I was absent-mindedly busy with the work in my hands, and from time to time I shifted my gaze to Jing Fengyin.
"Xiao Wei Ya, have you fallen in love with someone else?" Qian Yuefang asked quietly in my ear.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" I was shocked.
"Before you peeked at Liu changing clothes, and now you peeked at Yin... Aren't you also infatuated with someone else?"
Qian Yuefang pointed in the direction of Jing Fengyin.
"No! I just did something wrong..." My voice became much lower. "When I was picking up something earlier, I accidentally knocked over Yin's diary, and a photo of a girl fell out. I picked it up and saw it... Would Yin think that I was peeking at his privacy..."
"A photo of a girl? What kind of girl? Could it be that Yin is secretly dating someone behind Liu and I's back?"
Qian Yuefang touched her chin suspiciously.
"A very cute girl who looks like a doll! She has a sweet smile and flaxen curly hair..."
"ah!"
Qian Yuefang's voice unconsciously increased, and Xing Yeliu and Jing Fengyin in the distance looked over. Qian Yuefang waved her hand to apologize and said to me in a low voice: "That girl is Yin's sister Meiyin! However, Meiyin has had a congenital heart disease since she was a child, and she spends most of her time in the hospital..."
After Qian Yuefang's explanation, I realized that the girl in the photo was Jing Fengyin's sister, Jing Meinyin.
Meiyin has been receiving treatment for heart disease. She has undergone numerous surgeries, both large and small, and has been given critical illness notices many times. It is very difficult to cure her. While Jing Fengyin is waiting for a match, she is actively trying to find other ways to cure her sister.
"In fact, not everyone will be willing to join the Earl's Rose Pastry Club just because they are chosen. Who would be willing to take the initiative to come to the legendary cursed place? Feng Yin joined to find the miracle and hope of healing her sister's heart."
"Magic dessert?"
"Yes, the magic here is that different recipes, different desserts and techniques, as well as different preparation times, can all produce different magic desserts. Some give you courage, some give you hallucinations, and some can enhance memory... Yin is also thinking that maybe she can find a magic dessert that can heal Meiyin here."
Qian Yuefang's voice slowed down a lot.
"So that's how it is."
That's why he cares so much about his sister. Once he gets involved in his sister's affairs, his emotions and attitude become abnormal.
Understanding the reason for Jing Fengyin's change of mood, I retracted my gaze and looked at Qian Yuefang, who was covering her face with a black rose mask, and asked, "What about you and Xing Yeliu? Why did you join the Earl Rose Pastry Club?"
"I, of course I did it for fun!" Qian Yuefang's tone immediately returned to her usual lively tone. "I'm the fearless Qian Yuefang. How could a little magic and curse have any effect on someone as beautiful and intelligent as me? Hahaha..."
I curled my lips speechlessly, and my eyes couldn't help but shift to Xing Yeliu who was preparing dessert in the operation room.
"What about him?"
"Who? Liu..." Qian Yuefang paused, and hesitated for a while before saying, "Alas... This place is like a place of exile for Liu. Who said he is from the Xing family?"
"Xing family?"
"Uh, don't you know? Xing Yueming, the first generation principal of Xinggong Academy, is Liu's ancestor! Xinggong means the palace where the Xing family trains talents and lays the foundation of the family's cultural heritage! The current principal Xing Chengshou is the person in charge of the Xing family this generation and is also Liu's uncle."
"I don't know, and..."
Moreover, since he is a member of the Xing family, why would Xing Yeliu be sent to this legendary cursed land?
I asked my final question.
"Xiao Wei Ya, there is something I want to remind you!"
Qian Yuefang's expression and tone suddenly became very serious. He stretched out his index finger, pointed in the direction of Xing Yeliu, and then pointed at my chest.
I unconsciously became nervous.
"Being curious about someone is a sign of developing feelings for them! Hahaha, little Wei Ya, you are very curious about Liu now..."
The one-second expression change happened again, and Qian Yuefang laughed happily.
The young couple not far away looked over here with frowns, probably thinking that the guy wearing the black rose mask was a little neurotic.
"Not at all!"
I angrily slapped Qian Yuefang's hand away, and decided to stay away from this guy from now on. I never wanted to listen to his nonsense again.
late at night.
The Earl's Rose Pastry Shop is closed.
The young couple contentedly finished the delicious dessert that brought them sweet dreams. They promised to come back next time. But after they walked out of the rose garden shrouded in magical mist, they felt like they were in a dream. They didn’t know what they had experienced and had forgotten the promise to come back next time.
Qian Yuefang and Jing Fengyin left first.
I stayed behind to help Xing Yeliu clean up the dishes and clean the room.
After walking out of the glass house, the light of the rose buds began to flicker.
Xing Yeliu took off his mask and strode in front of me, but not very fast, keeping a distance from me.
"Hey, Xingye Liu, you--" I shouted at the tall figure in front of me.
"What?"
Xing Yeliu tilted his head slightly, stopped, and looked at me without blinking.
I originally wanted to ask him why he came to the Earl's Rose Pastry Club, but suddenly I remembered what Qian Yuefang said.
Is being curious about someone a sign of developing feelings for them?
No, I'm not curious about Xing Yeliu! Absolutely not!
I shook my head violently, suppressed the thought, and when I looked at Xing Yeliu again, I said with a smile: "Haha, I just want to say that the dessert you made today is great!"
Today, the young couple ordered the chestnut cream Mont Blanc made by Xingyeliu. As a dedicated taster of Earl Rose, I certainly wouldn’t miss it.
After hearing my praise, Xing Yeliu turned his head expressionlessly and continued walking forward.
"Hey, why are you like this? I was just praising you sincerely!"
I chased after him in dissatisfaction.
"I didn't ask for your compliments, and my desserts are always great! "
"Okay, okay, you are proud, you are amazing! You are almost as shameless as Qian Yuefang..."
"If you have short legs, just walk faster. I won't care if you fall behind..."
The moon quietly showed its face from behind the thick clouds, and the cold moonlight sprinkled on Xinggong Academy.
The rose garden and the glass house behind us seemed to be falling asleep.
The light of the rose buds gradually went out, and finally the light in the glass house dimmed. The glass house and garden of the Earl's Rose Pastry Club were quickly swallowed up by fog.
