At school, Tian Xin followed Yang Cong out of the teaching building, walked around the artificial lake between the teaching area and the living area, and slowly walked towards the cafeteria. It was time for dinner, and students came out from the dormitory and teaching buildings in all directions, forming a crowd and heading in the same direction.
"How did you fight yesterday? Didn't you cover me when I was in front of me?" Yang Cong kept muttering beside him.
"We stayed up late last night, Brother Cong. Everyone feels sleepy sometimes." Student A, who was wearing glasses, explained.
"Forget it. I will expose your behavior to the guild. A teammate with poor skills will drag down the entire team."
Tian Xin listened to their voices getting louder and louder, and she felt her head getting bigger. Could they talk about something she could understand? Even the modeling problem the teacher just talked about would be fine!
She looked around boredly, and saw three girls passing by, arm in arm, intimately exchanging the latest information.
"Your lipstick looked really nice yesterday, what shade was it?"
"It's the new seasonal color from YSL, raspberry."
"It looks beautiful, even better than the previous pink and orange color."
"Yes, and Guerlain has also released a new color that looks super pink when applied."
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This is what girls should talk about, right?
Tian Xin was a little envious. After all, she was addicted to games every day and she had no idea what her current situation was.
"Why don't you guys go eat first. I want to go back to the dormitory to get something."
"Ah? It's okay, it's okay. Let us accompany you to the dormitory building. We are going to have dinner together." Yang Cong, who was still discussing the game in the last second, pulled himself away instantly and added a sentence.
Can you please let her be quiet for a while? Can't you feel the sensitivity of a young girl? Tian Xin couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, but she couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the group, so she could only bite the bullet and walk towards the dormitory building.
Because of her voice, others finally realized Tian Xin's existence.
Qi Yuan quietly squeezed next to her: "Tian Xin, you asked me about part-time jobs before, and my buddy finally replied to me yesterday. Why, do you need money?"
"At that time, I really needed money to buy gifts, but now... it's over."
"Gift? Who are you going to buy a gift for? Tell me some gossip, I won't tell anyone."
I'd never believe you! Should I tell you that I saved up so much money to buy a gift, but the gift never got delivered and is now forgotten in some corner of Zhuang Feize's house?
"Hehe..." She smiled awkwardly, trying to brush off the question. But their conversation attracted the attention of others.
"Hey, Tianxin, tell me, actually when you asked before, Qi Yuan told us that we discussed twenty-one possibilities, and one of them was giving gifts." Classmate A, who had been eavesdropping with his ears perked up, couldn't help but speak.
Tian Xin glared at them. How could you guys be so gossipy? The boys who had already stopped discussing the game shrank back and stopped talking. They looked at Tian Xin with embarrassed and sad eyes, like a big dog being scolded by its owner, waiting for its owner to lose his temper.
The words that were about to come out of his mouth were swallowed, and the anger just now slowly dissipated: "Okay, I'm going to give you a gift..."
"Tianxin, who is the gift for?"
"It seems to be Jiang Siming. Isn't he the thirteenth possibility we discussed? Wasn't he the one who sent Tianxin off on the first day of school?" Passerby B guessed.
"Jiang Siming? Yes, yes, yes. It's his birthday this weekend, and many girls in school have prepared gifts for him."
"That's not right. Jiang Siming from the Law School is not..."
Before she finished her words, everyone suddenly shut up. Tian Xin felt as if the air around her froze instantly, and then the boys crowded around her and surrounded her, blocking her view of the dormitory building.
"Ah, I'm so hungry, how about we go eat first?"
"That's right, if you're not in a hurry, come get it later."
What's going on? Tian Xin was very confused. She stood on tiptoe to see what was going on outside. It was really strange for them to be like this.
Soon, a girl passing by answered her question.
"Wow, aren't those Jiang Siming and Zhang Qilin from the Law School?"
"You don't know yet? Jiang Siming confessed his love to her in public on his birthday. The two of them have been together for a long time."
"The beauties and girls in the law school are really well-off and should be kept within the family."
"Yes, when you see the two of them walking together, they are simply the real-life version of the golden boy and jade girl."
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Yes...the two of them.
Tian Xin was silent for a moment, then raised her hand and casually patted the shoulder of the person in front of her: "No need to block it, I get it."
The people who were originally surrounding her dispersed, and her vision widened. Downstairs of the girls' dormitory in front, Jiang Siming was holding Zhang Qilin's hand and talking to her. He was wearing a simple yellow T-shirt and white nine-point casual pants, with a gentle smile on his face. Zhang Qilin was wearing a white lace dress, looking up slightly at the person in front of her, with her cherry-like lips slightly raised.
When they looked at each other, it seemed as if they were the only ones in the world.
Tian Xin couldn't help but cover her chest. She originally thought that she would not have any more thoughts, but when she saw it with her own eyes, she still felt frustrated. But she couldn't let others worry, and she couldn't let others feel... pitiful.
"It's okay." Tian Xin forced a smile. "I was there when they confessed their love. The two of them...are really a perfect match." Her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she could not continue.
"Sweet Xin..."
"Don't feel sorry for me, and don't sympathize with me. I'm fine." Tian Xin told herself not to cry, but she couldn't help but let the tears fill her eyes, making them red. Her lips, which were trying hard to turn up, made people feel sad and distressed.
"Tian Xin, the person who really bullied you is Jiang Siming." Qi Yuan whispered, looking at Tian Xin with a look full of pity.
"What, he bullied you?" Yang Cong's temper was ignited, and he widened his eyes, "Jiang Siming, right? Wait for me!" After saying that, before everyone could react, he rushed to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory like a firecracker.
Just after saying goodbye to Zhang Qilin and watching her go in, Jiang Siming turned around and saw Yang Cong walking towards him angrily. He was a little puzzled, but still stood there gracefully to see what Yang Cong was going to do.
"Jiang Siming!" Yang Cong's loud voice rang out downstairs in the dormitory building. Regardless of how many people were coming and going at the moment, he still said loudly, "It's you who made our Tian Xin sad, isn't it?"
"Tianxin? What happened to her?" As he spoke, Jiang Siming's originally relaxed body tensed up instantly, and his brows knitted tightly together. He saw Tianxin's look at the birthday party, but he still chose to do nothing. Until Tianxin was taken away by Zhuang Feize, although he was a little worried, Zhang Qilin guessed that the two might know each other, and coupled with his understanding of Zhuang Feize, he would definitely not hurt Tianxin, so he did not stop it.
"You still say that!" Seeing that he didn't care, Yang Cong got angry all of a sudden. He stepped forward and grabbed his collar, and put his fist to his face. "It's all because of you. Do you know how much Tian Xin has done for you?"
Did Tian Xin do a lot for him?
Hearing his words, Jiang Siming couldn't help but look at Tian Xin who was surrounded by people. She was still wearing the dress she wore that day, but it was so wrinkled that you couldn't tell what it looked like originally. After not seeing her for a few days, she seemed to be thinner than he remembered. Her big eyes on her palm-sized face were now looking at him red, but the look in her eyes was not the fascination he was familiar with, but a look of sadness, sorrow and stubbornness...
What happened to her? Jiang Siming finally realized that he hadn't looked at Tian Xin carefully for a long time. He didn't know when the cheerful and smiling girl in his memory became what she is now.
"Tian Xin..." He couldn't help wanting to call her name, but was interrupted by the person next to him: "It's all your fault! Jiang Siming, did you receive the gift from Tian Xin? Did you know that Tian Xin went to work specially to buy you a gift?" Yang Cong's angry voice seemed to break through the crowd of onlookers and resounded in every corner of the campus. "It's no exaggeration to say that Tian Xin is the darling of our college. Why do you want to make her sad? Can't you make her happy?"
"Can't you just make her happy?" It was like a spell that quickly brought him back to his senses from his somewhat distant state. He had heard similar words from his parents countless times before, and it was like a tight hoop around his head.
Just because his father was a direct subordinate of Su Tianxin's father and because he had to handle the relationship between the two families, he had to set a good example and take good care of Su Tianxin since she was a child. From a small toy to a cake, he had to let Su Tianxin choose first before it was his turn. What made him even more unbearable was that after school, he still had to maintain the illusion of a good brother, to encourage Su Tianxin, to tell everyone that he was "the child of other people's family." But all this was not what he wanted.
"Why should I give in to her? Just to make her happy?" The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally erupted. Jiang Siming put away his gentle face in the past, and even his eyes were cold and distant. "She is already an adult. Does she still need the whole world to give in to her?"
"You!" Yang Cong raised his fist and angrily wanted to hit someone.
"Yang Cong!" Su Tianxin, who had been silent the whole time, walked over quickly, stood in front of Jiang Siming, and grabbed Yang Cong's hand, "Don't be impulsive!"
"Tianxin, get out of the way! I'm going to teach this arrogant guy a lesson today!" Yang Cong was getting more and more angry. Tianxin tried her best to stop him, not wanting them to have a real physical conflict.
She lowered her head, trying not to pay attention to the attitudes of the people around her, but the rustling sounds kept hitting her eardrums. The voices of accusation, questioning and watching the fun sounded all at once, leaving Tian Xin without even the courage to raise her head.
Oh, God, who can save her? She doesn't want to be the center of attention, nor does she want to make things worse! What should she do?
"Su Tianxin." A heavenly voice suddenly rang out, and the crowd of onlookers also split into a small path.
"Brother, what are you doing, are you filming an idol drama?" Zhuang Feichi walked over along the path made by the crowd and stopped in front of the three people with strange postures. "What's going on? Are you playing 123?"
"Senior Zhuang..." Tian Xin felt Yang Cong in front of her move back, so she quickly reached out and pushed him. When they were at a safe distance, she withdrew her hand and raised her head to Zhuang Feichi and said, "Why are you here?"
"I can't come to my own school? I came here to do some personal business and deliver some materials to the school. I didn't expect that I've been watching a show since this morning. Junior sister, you really are a surprise."
"Haha, Senior Zhuang, you're too kind." Tian Xin didn't know why, but this senior always appeared when she was in trouble.
"Junior, don't be so modest. After all, since I met you, I have seen a lot of scenery and people that I have never seen before." As he spoke, he winked at Tian Xin, who was so scared that she got goose bumps.
"Senior Zhuang, please stop talking..." Tian Xin's voice became smaller and smaller. She really wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. Please, teasing should also be considered in the occasion. Do you think the current situation is not complicated enough?
Zhuang Feichi smiled cunningly, then turned around and looked at the students who were still watching the show. He said, "Why, you still want to watch me chatting with my junior? If you have so much free time... Can I take you to the archaeological site to help?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the downstairs, which was crowded with people just now, suddenly became empty, with only the four of them left. Although Yang Cong was still staring at Jiang Siming, he didn't dare to do anything again. Jiang Siming maintained his previous posture, but looked at Tian Xin with a complicated look.
Tian Xin didn't dare to look back at him, for fear that she would say something bad.
"What's going on here?"
Zhang Qilin walked out of the dormitory building anxiously. When she saw the strange combination in front of her, her first reaction was to look at Jiang Siming. After making sure that Jiang Siming was not injured, she walked to his side and looked at him gently.
Jiang Siming smiled softly and took her hand: "Since there is nothing else, I will leave with Qilin first. We are all adults. We can find more ways to solve problems instead of just relying on others." After that, without waiting for others to react, he took Zhang Qilin away.
Dependence? Is he talking about me?
Tian Xin felt a heavy blow to her heart. She couldn't imagine that she was such a person in Jiang Siming's eyes.
Is it that in his eyes, I have always been a burden that needs to be protected? I can only rely on him when encountering problems?
Tian Xin suddenly felt her mind go blank, and her past memories were quickly replaced. She originally thought that they were scenes of him feeling sorry for her, but it turned out that they were all troubles?
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the person you liked before." Zhuang Feichi looked at Jiang Siming's receding back and commented slowly, "No matter how you look at it, he is not as good as my brother. You didn't have good taste before. Although my brother is a taciturn person, at least he cares about you. Look, he was worried about you and asked me to come here specially, while you pretended not to care and waited for news somewhere else." Zhuang Feichi clasped his hands in his arms and shook his head disapprovingly, "This hero saving the damsel in distress has to be done by yourself, otherwise what is this..."
"Stop talking, Senior Zhuang, thank you for helping me out today." Tian Xin didn't want to continue this topic and could only interrupt Zhuang Feichi rudely.
"You're welcome. But junior sister, you should be discerning when choosing boys. Let's not talk about anything else for now. This - Yang Cong, right?" Zhuang Feichi looked at Yang Cong who had been treating him as invisible and curled his lips. "You are already a college student but still so impulsive. Is there something missing in your brain? You are actually from the School of Mechanical Engineering."
Although Yang Cong was a little angry when he was scolded by his senior, he didn't dare to talk back and could only quietly leave under the attack of Zhuang Feichi's eyes.
"Junior, I'd like to give you a piece of advice. The forest is so big, don't hang yourself on one tree. Occasionally, look back at the silent and awkward trees around you." After he said that, he whistled and left happily.
Tian Xin stood at the door of the dormitory building, and after a while she decided to go back to her dorm to hide. After all, what happened just now might have spread all over the school, and she was not thick-skinned enough to eat calmly under the scrutiny of everyone in the school.
But, what happened before...
"Thank you for asking Senior Zhuang to help me out. I owe you again." Tian Xin deleted and reduced the text and finally sent this WeChat message.
After waiting for a while, she heard the reply, just three simple words - "You're welcome."
that's all?
Tian Xin suddenly felt very discouraged, so she simply threw herself on the bed and stopped thinking about it.
Just treat all this as a dream, and everything will be fine after a good sleep.