The next morning I had no classes, so I pretended to sleep until noon. Ding Chuchu was in the dormitory, answering Lin Xiaolun's call while pulling on her high heels.
I secretly curled my lips. You are so tall and still wearing high heels. If Lin Xiaolun wasn't tall, who would be willing to stand with you?
"Domestic movies are not good, let's watch foreign movies?" Ding Chuchu said, putting on her bag and turning around in front of the fitting mirror. "Okay, okay, Wanda Cinema, I'll be there right away, wait for me." After that, she ran out excitedly, even forgetting to close the dormitory door.
I sat up from the bed, kneading my face, and imitated what Ding Chuchu had just said in a soft voice: "Domestic movies are not good, let's watch foreign movies?"
"Hmph!" I snorted heavily, then quickly got out of bed, took off my pajamas, put on a thin sweatshirt, put the hood of the sweatshirt on my head, and put on a medical mask.
After getting dressed, I felt a little confused again.
I had clearly promised Lin Xiaolun to help him pursue Ding Chuchu, but now he is dressed like this, acting like a stalker, which I once despised.
"If I don't follow closely, how can I report the battle situation to Lin Xiaolun?" I lifted the hair beside my ear and comforted .
Lin Xiaolun was still very honest. After waiting for Ding Chuchu at the entrance of the cinema, he did not touch her, not even holding her hand. If he dared to hold Ding Chuchu's hand, I would definitely rush up and kick him to the ground.
I pulled my hat down, hunched over and followed them into the theater.
Suddenly, someone patted my shoulder, and then turned my body over and held me in his arms. I looked up at the familiar face in front of me, and immediately covered my face with my hands, praying in my heart: I recognized the wrong person, you can't see me, you can't see me.
"Qin Le, what are you doing?" Lin Xiaolun looked at me with amusement, holding a cup of Coke in his hand.
Ding Chuchu came over holding some popcorn and said with a smile, "Are you afraid that Lin Xiaolun will bully me, or are you afraid that I will bully Lin Xiaolun?"
I couldn't hide it anymore, so I took off my mask and hat and said, "I promised to help Lin Xiaolun pursue you, so of course I have to know your progress at all times."
Ding Chuchu walked towards the ticket gate holding popcorn and said calmly: "It's just to watch a movie. I haven't agreed yet."
Lin Xiaolun asked me, "Do you want to go and see it together?"
I blinked and asked Lin Xiaolun, "Do I look like a light bulb?"
"Yeah." Lin Xiaolun nodded seriously, then walked past me and followed Ding Chuchu.
I stared at their backs angrily, wishing I could shoot a ball of fire from my eyes and burn them to ashes. Sure enough, one person can't beat two people.
After leaving the cinema, I bought a cup of tapioca pearls, climbed up to the overpass, sat on it swinging my legs, and waited for Lin Xiaolun and the others to come out.
However, before I could see Lin Xiaolun and Ding Chuchu, I saw another person.
Guo Lu, carrying a bag of vegetables, called out from behind me, “Qin Le?”
I turned to look at him, but the hood of my sweatshirt blocked my view.
Guo Lu took off my hat and asked, "What are you doing here?"
I took a sip of sago and said, "Look at the scenery."
Guo Lu looked around, sat down next to me, and followed my example, lowering his legs, holding the glass railing with both hands, and asked me: "Watching the people coming and going? Or counting the cars?"
The dark clouds in my heart were dispelled, I loosened my grip on the straw and said, "Yeah, it's better to have some fun than just waiting here."
After saying that, I leaned on the glass railing and counted the cars passing by.
Guo Lu was even more confused and asked, "No, Lele, what are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for Lin Xiaolun and Ding Chuchu. They are watching a movie in the cinema now." I said with some dissatisfaction in my tone.
"What are you waiting for them to do?" Guo Lu continued to ask.
I bent over and said impatiently, "I don't know either. I just wanted to come out and watch them."
"Isn't it inappropriate for you to follow two people on a date?" Guo Lu said quietly.
My eyes swept towards Guo Lu like a sharp sword and asked, "How did you know?"
"Lin Xiaolun told me that he wants to invite Ding Chuchu out to play today."
"Are you three in the same group?" As I spoke, I spit all over Guo Lu's face.
Guo Lu stretched out his hand and spread it evenly: "I just heard what Lin Xiaolun said."
I felt restless, as if there were thousands of hands scratching at me, and I couldn't move forward or backward. Lin Xiaolun's words kept repeating in my mind, driving me crazy.
Finally, Lin Xiaolun and Ding Chuchu came out of the cinema. Ding Chuchu chatted and laughed with Lin Xiaolun, and naturally put her arm around Lin Xiaolun's arm.
"Aren't you going to chase after him?" Guo Lu asked.
I shook my head and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like there's something fishy about this matter. It feels like a dream and I could wake up at any moment."
Guo Lu stood there for a long time without saying anything. Finally, he stood up with the vegetables in his hand and said to me, "I'll take you back to school."
"No need." I stood up and brushed the dust off my butt. "I can go back by myself. I won't bother you." After saying that, I waved to Guo Lu and ran down from the overpass.
There is never a moment of peace in my heart.
Sometimes I accept them both, and sometimes I am afraid of them both. I even doubt whether my sadness is just like losing the most beloved toy. I have never lost someone I love, so I don't know what it feels like.
I even thought that Lin Xiaolun would come back one day, but the time might be very long, so I could only wait patiently.
It happened so fast that I didn't have time to accept it.
The breeze was mixed with a little coolness. I walked aimlessly on the crowded street and everything in front of me became blurred.
It's not like me to be so fragile.
After returning to the dormitory, Ding Chuchu showed me the bracelet that Lin Xiaolun gave her - a Swarovski purple aurora model.
I saw this ad on the TV on the bus once.
At that time, I grabbed Lin Xiaolun's arm and shouted, "Look, the beads of this bracelet look like the Milky Way, so beautiful."
Lin Xiaolun only said two words: "Vulgar."
Now, he gave the bracelet that he called "vulgar" to Ding Chuchu.
I looked at Ding Chuchu, who was full of excitement, and squeezed out two words from my mouth: "Vulgar."
Ding Chuchu slapped me on the head and threw a box at me.
I looked at the packaging box and it was also Swarovski.
"What?"
" Open it and take a look." Ding Chuchu pointed at the box.
After opening the box, there was a bracelet inside, the same model as Ding Chuchu's.
"Xiao Lun gave it to you. He said that if he only bought it for me, his childhood sweetheart would be jealous."
"Do you know that you are annoying?" I rolled my eyes at Ding Chuchu, put the bracelet back together, and threw it between the bed and the closet.
No girl would want the person she likes to give her the same gift as other girls.
Although I felt some joy in my heart, it was fleeting.
During the break, I was lying on the railing in the corridor, muttering some spells that I didn't know what they were.
Lin Xiaolun tiptoed towards me, put a hand on my shoulder, and asked, "Do you like the gift?"
"You don't have to care whether I like it or not. I just know that Ding Chuchu likes it very much." I answered absent-mindedly.
Lin Xiaolun took his hand back and said, "Yes, when we were shopping in the mall, she said she liked this bracelet, so I bought it for her. I also bought one for you as a reward for helping me pursue Ding Chuchu."
What……
The railing pressed against my chest, making me almost forget to breathe. I pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Did she agree to it?"
"Yeah." Lin Xiaolun said, "She said she would give it a try, so I think she agreed."
I don't know how to respond, should I say "congratulations"?
No, I can't do it.
I closed my eyes and exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaolun came over and asked.
I covered my eyes: "Something got into my eyes."
"Come, let me blow it."
Lin Xiaolun turned my head, and I stretched out a hand to push him away, saying, "It's OK, I'll just blink my eyes."
After saying that, I hummed the nursery rhyme "Wind and Sand Blinding My Eyes" that my mother taught me when I was a child , rubbed my eyes and slowly walked into the classroom.
When I sat back in my seat, Ding Chuchu was chatting about Jin Yong with another boy in the class.
In just a few days, the storyline changed several times, which is quite impressive.
But Qin Le, Lin Xiaolun has never said that he likes you. Even though he has Ding Chuchu, he still treats you the same as usual, but he spends some time with Ding Chuchu.
It turns out that in Lin Xiaolun's heart, I have always been just his childhood sweetheart.
I don't put too much thought into Lin Xiaolun anymore, because that would make me exhausted.
Guo Lu asked me to go to the Red Association to help out, saying that Lin Xiaolun didn't have time. When I arrived, he and a couple from the association were looking at a litter of puppies with a worried .
"What's wrong?" I asked.
Guo Lu held his forehead and said, "Six puppies, I don't know who threw them here."
I asked: "Where is Lin Xiaolun? Why doesn't he have time?"
Guo Lu spread his hands and said, "He spends every day with Ding Chuchu. He doesn't care about the club's affairs or the basketball games."
"He doesn't even care about basketball games?"
I felt like I had heard a huge joke. In the past, Lin Xiaolun would rather miss class to watch an NBA game.
Now because of my relationship, I even gave up basketball.
I looked at the six shivering puppies in the cardboard box and said, "Take them to my house first. My parents are often away on business. Aunt Tang can help take care of them. Then I'll post on Tieba and forums to see if anyone is willing to adopt them."
"Okay." Guo Lu greeted the couple, "Xiaoye, Huying, you two take a few photos of the puppy, then go back and post it. I'll send the puppy to Lele's home."
Xiaoye and Hu Ying agreed and took several photos of the puppy.
It started to drizzle, and I picked up the cardboard box containing the puppy. Guo Lu held an umbrella for me to protect the puppy and me from getting wet.
The puppy was whining in the box, and the sound was very pitiful.
I opened the door, invited Guo Lu in, and handed him a dry towel. Just now he was only concerned about me and the puppy, and he himself was wet.
I found a clean cushion and placed all the puppies on the soft cushion. After thinking about it for a while, I still felt that it was not appropriate, so I said to Guo Lu: "Senior, I may need to trouble you to go to the supermarket to buy a few things, dog food, food boxes, and a storage box that can hold six puppies."
"Okay." Guo Lu put down the towel and went downstairs.
Ten minutes later, Guo Lu came back with something.
He helped me put the cushion into the storage box and put the puppy in. After preparing the puppy's food, Guo Lu and I were so tired that we lay down on the floor.
Guo Lu turned his head, a little bit unbelieving: "Le Le, I didn't expect you to be so careful."
I smiled and said, "When I was a kid, I raised a cat with Lin Xiaolun. We were still young and inexperienced at the time, and I ended up killing the kitten."
Hearing this, Guo Lu showed a worried look and asked, "Then the lives of these puppies will not be in danger, right?"
I nudged Guo Lu with my elbow. "What a jinx! Besides, I have to ask Aunt Tang to raise the baby. Oh, by the way, I have to talk to Aunt Tang and give her the key."
"Le Le." Guo Lu stood up and stopped me. "Then go find Aunt Tang first. I'll go downstairs and wait for you."
I frowned and asked him, "Why are you in such a hurry? You haven't even had a sip of water yet."
Guo Lu smiled awkwardly and said, "Come over for a drink next time. I have classes in the afternoon and need to go back quickly. I also need to call Xiao Ye to ask how the post is going."
"Okay then." I stood up and walked Guo Lu to the elevator door. "Wait for me downstairs."
"Yeah." Guo Lu nodded.
I gave the keys to Aunt Tang and asked her to take care of the puppy before I left with peace of mind.
When rushing downstairs, Guo Lu stood under the eaves and looked up at the sky.
His hair is always combed high, his nose is straight, and his eyebrows are bright.
"Sorry for the long wait." I walked over and apologized.
"No." Guo Lu smiled and opened the umbrella in his hand. I hid under the umbrella, as if I was trapped in a safe castle.
The rain outside the umbrella formed a curtain, hitting my arms and making me feel chilly.
Guo Lu held the umbrella with his left hand and gently put his arm around me with his right hand. His movements were gentle, natural and unpretentious, but they made me feel warm.
It was like this all the way.
But within three days, Guo Lu called me and said that someone wanted to adopt the puppy.
I smiled when I heard the news. It was the first time I smiled from the bottom of my heart since Lin Xiaolun asked me to help him pursue Ding Chuchu. I asked Guo Lu to wait for me and I would go home soon.
"Where are you going?" Ding Chuchu, who had just made an appointment with me to go shopping, asked me.
"Looking for Guo Lu." I answered loudly as I ran out.
After finally getting to the downstairs of the community, the adopters were already waiting there.
" Sorry , sorry." Guo Lu apologized and asked me to go up and pick up the puppy. When Aunt Tang and I came down with the puppy, Guo Lu was gone.
I distributed the six puppies to adopters and then stared at the empty storage box.
"You're reluctant to let go, right?" Aunt Tang rubbed my hair and spoke through my thoughts.
I smiled and then asked, "Aunt Tang, is there anything wrong with Lin Xiaolun recently?"
Aunt Tang shook her head: "No, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." I smiled a little tiredly, "Auntie, then you go up first, I'll pack up and go back to school."
Aunt Tang didn't say much, she just picked up the storage box for me and said, "Auntie will pack it for you, you should go back to school and have a rest early."
"Yeah." I smiled gratefully in response.
Aunt Tang went back with the storage box.
At this time, Guo Lu came over with two ice cream cones.
I asked curiously, "Where have you been?"
"I just went to answer a phone call and bought two ice cream cones. Here you go." Guo Lu handed me an ice cream cone.
I was about to reach out to take it, but I pulled my hand back and said regretfully, "Senior, you'd better understand a girl's menstrual period before buying her an ice cream cone."
Guo Lu's face suddenly turned red, and he said awkwardly: "I... I'll go and return it." After that, he hurriedly ran to the convenience store.
Looking at his embarrassed back, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Because of the stray dog ​​incident, Guo Lu and I became closer. I didn't expect that just because of our improved relationship, it would become a topic of conversation after dinner.
When Lin Xiaolun asked me for the third time when my relationship with Guo Lu became so good and whether it was because I had a crush on Guo Lu, I stood up and stuffed a chicken leg into Lin Xiaolun's mouth.
Lin Xiaolun almost retched. He bent over, spit out the chicken leg, and coughed violently.
Ding Chuchu patted his back and warned me softly: "Lele, don't mess around."
"If he doesn't talk nonsense, I won't act nonsense." I felt very unhappy.
Lin Xiaolun slowly recovered and said, "I was just joking."
"I'm sorry, I'm just so stingy." I stuck my chopsticks into the rice and stirred it randomly.
Lin Xiaolun suddenly became choked with anger and ignored me, just lowering his head to eat.
After a while, Lin Xiaolun spit out the food in his mouth and kept coughing.
Ding Chuchu put down her bowl and chopsticks, helped Lin Xiaolun up, and said angrily, "We don't want to eat anymore. Let's go."
Lin Xiaolun was helped out by her.
"How disgusting! Why would I spit it out after eating it?" I was so angry that I let out all my unhappiness.
I thought Guo Lu would agree with me, but he didn't say anything for a long time after I finished speaking.
I turned around and saw that Guo Lu's chopsticks were about to fall. I pushed him and he came to his senses and asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"
"What are you thinking about?" I asked.
Guo Lu shook his head and asked me, "Lin Xiaolun said you have a crush on me. Are you unhappy? Is there something I didn't do well enough?"
What does Guo Lu mean by this? I really want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"No." I explained hurriedly, "This... This is my own problem. It has nothing to do with you."
I am telling the truth, Guo Lu is exceptional and there is nothing he does wrong.
Guo Lu suddenly laughed, his eyes full of warmth.
I was a little puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"
"No." Guo Lu said, "I just think Qin Le is very cute when he is nervous, just like a little lion whose tail is caught."
I said unhappily, "I think you shouldn't be called 'Guo Lu', but 'Boiler'. Well, Mr. Boiler, how appropriate."
"Yeah." Guo Lu held his chin with both hands and said with a smile, "Indeed, thank you for the name, Mr. Qin."
"polite."
Guo Lu looked at me, his eyes full of unpredictable emotions.
I am only good at interpreting Lin Xiaolun, but not good at interpreting other boys.
Yes, at that time, I thought Lin Xiaolun was transparent in front of me, like I could guess all his thoughts in the past 18 years. However, I didn’t expect that I didn’t even get half a step closer to his life, and he had already deceived my entire youth.