Chapter 6: Forgiven Hot Chocolate Cake Smoothie 1
"Xiaoxian, don't cry. Han was just saying that in anger. He will apologize to you when he calms down." Nan Youlun looked at me, who was crying loudly, a little helpless, and comforted me.
"I don't want him to apologize to me! I never want to see him again." I said aggrievedly. It was obviously me who proposed to break up, but why did I feel so bad?
"This..." Nan Youlun was speechless, as if he had no experience in coaxing girls.
"Woo woo, Dong Yehan is a big idiot!"
"How about I help you find him and give him a good scolding?" Nan Youlun was helpless against my will.
Woohoo, why does it sound like I'm being unreasonable? No way.
I wiped my tears in grievance. I had cried for so long and I was done crying. I glanced at Nan Youlun. Fortunately, he didn't look annoyed. I felt a little embarrassed. I must have cried like a fool just now!
"Senior Nan, thank you, I'm fine." I forced a smile.
"Don't think too much, I'll take you home." Nan Youlun rubbed my hair helplessly.
I felt the warmth of his palm and felt safe and at ease.
Humph, I clearly only thought of Nan Youlun as my brother, but the idiot Dong Yehan actually misunderstood!
The thick dark clouds in the night sky had not yet dispersed. The campus was deserted at night, and the street lights were dim. I followed Nan Youlun closely, afraid that he would disappear if I wasn't paying attention.
"Xiaoxian, are you no longer angry?" Nan Youlun asked gently after walking for a while.
I nodded gently. Although Dong Yehan was very fierce, I also knew that I was wrong. He misunderstood, and I should explain it properly.
"Actually, Han was so angry because he cares about you, and I think the reason you gave for breaking up is a bit excessive. He really likes you."
Nan Youlun's voice is warm and gentle, and it blows into my heart along with the night breeze.
"But, but he shouldn't distrust us." I muttered.
"If he didn't care about you, he wouldn't doubt you. And you took the initiative to break up, which hurt his heart very much." Nan Youlun said helplessly.
"I..." I lowered my head in annoyance. Actually, I didn't really want to break up, but when I saw his lonely figure when he left, I felt a little regretful.
"So what should I do now?"
What if Dong Yehan never talks to me again? When I thought of this, I felt suffocated and my heart ached.
"No, Xiaoxian, go and have a good talk with Han. Everything will be fine once the misunderstanding is resolved. He is not an unreasonable person." Nan Youlun comforted me gently.
"Okay! I'll go apologize to him tomorrow." After making up my mind, I didn't feel so bad anymore. Then I came to my senses and remembered the threatening letter.
"Senior Nan, what are you going to do with that threatening letter?"
"When the investigation team holds a meeting tomorrow, I will tell everyone that we must find out the person who sent the letter." When talking about the threatening letter, Nan Youlun put away his smile and a determined light flashed in his eyes.
"Yes. It must be possible!" Perhaps if I find that mysterious person, I can know the truth about my brother's disappearance. My intuition tells me that these two things must be related.
Unconsciously, we walked out of the academy. After saying goodbye to Nan Youlun, I returned home disappointed and hid in my quilt in frustration. My mind was full of Dong Yehan's disappointed face and lonely figure. The guilt in my heart kept surging, making me feel uncomfortable and want to cry.
Because Nan Youlun sent a WeChat message saying that he had something to do, everyone agreed to meet in the conference room in the morning, but Dong Yehan did not reply.
The next morning, I stood outside the meeting room door hesitantly. Although I had made up my mind to apologize to Dong Yehan, what should I do if he didn't accept or ignored me? And what if he didn't come this morning because he was angry?
" Xiaoxian, why don't you go in?" Xi Cunji appeared and asked in confusion when he saw me pacing back and forth at the door.
"I, I'm just about to go in."
I don't want anyone to know that I didn't have the courage to apologize.
I followed Xi Cunji in, and as soon as I entered the door, I nervously looked for Dong Yehan. I looked around and only saw Nan Youlun reading a book elegantly, Bei Jianming and Qiaoqiao sitting together chatting, but Dong Yehan was nowhere to be seen.
Hey, why is Qiaoqiao here too?
"Hehe, Xiaoxian, good morning." Qiaoqiao greeted me with a happy face.
"Good morning . Qiaoqiao, why are you here?" I asked puzzledly.
"I'm joining the investigation team too, so that you won't be so busy investigating mysterious events and neglect me." Qiaoqiao said with a playful smile.
"I won't ignore you." Bei Jianming quickly expressed his feelings.
Looking at their sweet looks, I couldn't help but lower my head in disappointment.
In the past, Dong Yehan was the first to arrive, but today he was not here. My heart ached inexplicably. Doesn’t he want to see me again?
"Xiaoxian, what's wrong with you? Are you thinking about Han? I don't know what happened, but I wanted to come to the meeting with him today, but he said he was in a bad mood and didn't come. Xiaoxian, do you know why he was in a bad mood?" Xi Cunji suddenly leaned close and asked, which scared me.
"I, I don't know either." I answered in a low voice guiltily.
He really doesn't want to see me anymore. Thinking of this, my nose felt sore and my eyes got hot.
"Huh, you don't know either?" Xi Cunji expressed his confusion and wanted to continue asking.
"Ji, Xiaoxian has already said she doesn't know anything about Han's matter." Nan Youlun stopped him in time and rescued me.
It seems that Dong Yehan didn't tell them what happened last night. Although it was a misunderstanding, if others knew about it, they would definitely look at me differently, and even think that I was a bad girl. So, does he still care about me?
"Xiaoxian, Han is just still angry, it will be fine once he calms down."
Nan Youlun whispered to comfort me, but I was still very nervous.
"If Han doesn't come, will the meeting continue?" Xi Cunji asked, stretching.
"I have something I need to investigate." Nan Youlun took out the threatening letter from his schoolbag and showed it to everyone.
"What is this?" asked Beijian Ming.
"Ah, it's a threatening letter!" Xi Cunji shouted in surprise.
"It looks like it was from a long time ago." Qiaoqiao touched his chin and analyzed.
"Well, this is a threatening letter hidden in a photo frame in my former home. When I went to hide from the rain last night, I accidentally knocked over the photo frame and it fell out. I vaguely feel that there must be some hidden story behind what happened to my parents back then." Nan Youlun expressed his guess in one breath.
Nan Youlun concealed the fact that I was there at the time, and I looked at him with gratitude.
Nan Youlun gave me a look that told me not to worry.
"This is a major discovery! Maybe if we start with the threatening letter, we will find more hidden secrets." Xi Cunji's bright big eyes were full of fighting spirit.
"Well, there are indeed many doubts about the matter of Uncle Nan and Aunt Nan." Bei Jianming said lightly.
"That's right, so I sent the letter to an uncle who does appraisal last night. This morning, he told me the result. The ink used to write the threatening letter was given to teachers together with the limited edition pens during the anniversary celebration of Jinkui College that year. In other words, the mysterious person who sent the threatening letter should be a teacher in the college. As long as we compare the handwriting, we can know who it is." Nan Youlun analyzed, with a hint of anger on his handsome face.
This is really abominable! I never thought that the mysterious man might be a teacher!
"Senior Nan, we will definitely help you find out!"
"We will support you no matter what." Beijianming said seriously.
"Thank you." Nan Youlun smiled gratefully.
"Then how do we get the handwriting of that mysterious man?" I asked doubtfully. Although I knew that the mysterious man was a teacher, how easy was it to collect the handwriting of all the teachers?
"It's very simple. We hold a charity party and invite every teacher to sign and participate. This way we can collect handwriting." Xi Cunji was indeed the person with the most ideas and he came up with a solution right away.
"This is a good idea." Nan Youlun praised.
"My family can sponsor the party, and the college won't have any objections." Qiaoqiao also actively wanted to contribute.
"I didn't expect Qiaoqiao to be a rich lady. It's easier to get things done with more people, so my family will also sponsor her. With one more sponsor, the probability of success will be greater." Xi Cunji said with a smile.
"Okay, it's decided. Ji and Qiaoqiao will propose to the college to hold a charity gala, Xiaoxian will collect the teachers' signatures, Ming and I will be responsible for the venue layout of the charity gala, and when Han comes, I will explain the situation to him." Nan Youlun arranged everyone's work.
"no problem!"
Everyone answered in unison.
After the meeting, everyone took action.
After I made the lovely invitation, I went to ask the teachers in the college for their signatures. After a few days of hard work, I only needed one teacher's signature. I could collect all the signatures with a little more effort. Qiaoqiao and Xi Cunji also successfully obtained the right to host the charity gala, and the venue was almost ready.
But in the past few days, Dong Yehan has never appeared.
He must not want to see me at all, otherwise why wouldn't he come to the meeting?
"The charity gala will be held next week. Xiaoxian, how is the collection of teacher's autographs going?" Nan Youlun asked.
But I was so lost in thought that I didn't even realize he was asking me.
"Xiaoxian, are you listening?" Nan Youlun looked at me worriedly.
"Ah, I've almost collected all the information. The physical education teacher has been on leave for the past few days and will only be back today. I will go to him to ask for his autograph later." I suddenly woke up and reported the collection situation.
"Xiaoxian, what's wrong with you? You've been absent-minded these days. Is it because Dong Yehan didn't come... Did you have a fight?" Qiaoqiao asked worriedly.
"I'm fine." I lowered my head in frustration, not quite sure how to answer.
"Did he bully you? I'll help you settle the score with him!" Qiaoqiao said angrily when she saw that I was sad.
"Qiaoqiao, don't." I quickly pulled her back.
Qiaoqiao looked at me helplessly and told me worriedly: "Well, when you need help, be sure to find me."
"Yeah." I nodded absentmindedly.
Just when Qiaoqiao had calmed down, Xi Cunji came to join in the fun again.
"Xiaoxian, I noticed that Han was in a bad mood these days and went home as soon as school was over. Did something happen to you?" Xi Cunji said worriedly.
Of course I knew the reason, but I didn't know how to tell them, so I had to change the subject abruptly: "I don't know either. I'll go ask the PE teacher for his autograph first."
After saying that, I turned around and left quickly, ignoring their inquiring looks.
I was afraid that if they continued to ask me questions, I would burst into tears.
Damn Dong Yehan, why did he really never show up again?
I rubbed my hot eyes and thought, forget it, I'd better collect the physical education teacher's autograph first.
"Hello, I'm Ju Xiaoxian. I'm here to invite the teacher to attend the charity party." I knocked on the door politely. Only the physical education teacher was in the tidy staff room.
"What charity gala?" The physical education teacher had a loud voice and looked very unique, wearing a black shirt and black pants. He looked like a gang leader in the movies. I couldn't help but be a little scared.
"It's, it's a charity gala sponsored by the Qian family and the Xi family." Wow, he looks very fierce. If you look closely, there are scars on his face. So scary.
"I will not attend this kind of charity gala hosted by hypocritical rich people for the purpose of making money. Classmate, please don't come to me again." The physical education teacher seemed very impatient and wanted to kick me out.
How can there be such an unreasonable teacher!
"No, we really want to raise tuition for needy students. Please believe us." I explained to him sincerely that I must complete the task.
"I already said I won't participate! Why are you so annoying!" The physical education teacher stood up suddenly, his thick eyebrows raised, as if he was angry.
"Teacher, teacher, don't be angry, I just..."
Before I could finish my sentence, the physical education teacher walked out, completely unwilling to pay any more attention to me.
What should I do now?
The mission failed, and I walked down the avenue of the academy in frustration. I have been so unlucky recently, Dong Yehan ignored me, and even when I was collecting autographs, I was kicked out by the grumpy teacher. I am so pitiful.
“Ouch, that hurts!”
I bumped into someone again!
"Ju Xiaoxian, can't you wear glasses when you walk?" Dong Yehan looked down at me coldly.
The moment I saw him, all the pain and suffering I had felt in the past few days turned into grievance, and tears welled up in my eyes. I whispered, "Dong Yehan, I didn't mean to do that that day. Can we just..."
Before I finished speaking, Dong Yehan handed me a piece of paper.
I took it in a daze: "What is this?"
"Take this, the PE teacher's signature."
"Why did you ask for the physical education teacher's autograph?" I asked softly. Was he doing this on purpose to help me?
"Because you're stupid, you can't even get an autograph. There are many ways to get an autograph ." Dong Yehan started to dislike me for being stupid again.
"How did you get the PE teacher's autograph?" Why does he always call me stupid? I want to see what method he uses!
"Idiot, why don't you just tell the PE teacher that you are his super fan and that you admire him very much, and ask him to give you an autograph?" Dong Yehan said as a matter of course.
Huh? No way, I remembered the physical education teacher's very unique appearance, and I couldn't help but feel scared. I couldn't say such words.
"I just can't say it."
"I'm leaving." Dong Yehan heard what I said, acted as if he didn't want to bother with me, and turned around to leave.
When I saw him about to leave, I quickly grabbed him. I didn't want him to disappear from my sight just like that.
“Don’t go!”
Dong Yehan turned around and looked at me with some confusion.
Looking at his cold face, I had a thousand words to say but I didn't know how to start. I could only mutter, "Thank you."
"Ji has already told me about Lun's matter. I just want to do my part." After saying that, Dongye left coldly.
I stood there, watching him leave, and my heart began to feel sad again.
I miss his bright smile, warm embrace, and intimate little gestures, but now I have lost them.
