Although he had known that Jian Sile and Luo Qubai had returned to China together and transferred to C University together, Lin Qianliu had never met her on campus. It was because, apart from her studies, her life was focused on Luo Qubai and she had no time to pay attention to other people. But Lin Qianliu had forgotten that Jian Sile was once his rival in love.
On Friday, Lin Qianliu prepared to accompany Luo Qubai to the elective class as usual after dinner. Luo Qubai, who was the logistics of the basketball team, had to go buy materials, so he called her to wait for him in the classroom.
When Lin Qianliu arrived at the trapezoidal classroom, many seats were already occupied. Lin Qianliu glanced under the podium and saw a face that was both unfamiliar and familiar.
With her sweet looks and outstanding temperament, Jian Sile can be spotted at a glance even if she is standing in a crowd. When Lin Qianliu saw Jian Sile, Jian Sile's eyes also fell on Lin Qianliu.
Even though there were so many people between them and they were at such a long distance, Lin Qianliu could feel a hint of hatred in Jian Sile's beautiful eyes.
Hate? Why do we have hate?
Lin Qianliu didn't understand . It was Jian Sile who had been living abroad with Luo Qubai for the past two years, and he was the one who was abandoned. Why did she hate him?
While Lin Qianliu was still thinking, Jian Sile had already come to her side.
Jian Sile raised the corners of his lips and said gently, "Long time no see, Lin Qianliu."
Lin Qianliu responded calmly: "Long time no see, Jian Sile."
"Hey, isn't this Luo Qubai's childhood sweetheart, Jian Sile?"
"I heard that Luo Qubai's leg injury was caused by her."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really touching."
Tiny discussions occasionally reached Lin Qianliu's ears. In fact, she had always been bothered by Luo Qubai's leg injury. She wanted to ask Jian Sile if he knew the truth about it, but she felt that since Luo Qubai chose not to let her know, she shouldn't ask about his privacy anymore. However , the more he kept secrets from her, the more uneasy she felt.
"Listen to me carefully. I declare again that Luo Qubai's leg injury has nothing to do with me, Jian Sile. If I hear someone spreading rumors again next time, don't blame me for being rude." After saying that, Jian Sile glanced at the students who had just talked, with a chill in his eyes.
After getting a negative answer from the person involved, Lin Qianliu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Since Luo Qubai was not injured to protect Jian Sile, it meant that Jian Sile was not as important to him as he thought.
"Lin Qianliu, are you here to take the elective course?" Jian Sile's gaze returned to Lin Qianliu and he looked her over with a sharp look.
Lin Qianliu nodded and said, "Well, I'll accompany Luo Qubai to class."
The girl in front of him had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and her dark pupils seemed to be stained with starlight. After not seeing her for two years, her face had become less childish and more mature. However, this bright little face made Jian Sile feel hatred.
If it weren't for Lin Qianliu, Luo Qubai wouldn't have been injured, and he wouldn't have suffered so much in the past few years. Thinking of Luo Qubai's suffering during treatment, Jian Sile wanted to tear Lin Qianliu into pieces bit by bit.
"What a coincidence, me too."
When Luo Qubai arrived at the classroom, he saw Jian Sile looking at Lin Qianliu with a sneer. He felt uneasy. Fearing that Jian Sile would reveal something to Lin Qianliu, Luo Qubai walked quickly in front of them.
"Class is about to start, let's find a seat first." Luo Qubai interrupted their conversation.
Since the seats in the middle and back rows were already occupied, the three of them could only sit in the first row in front of the podium. During the entire class, Luo Qubai kept his back straight and listened attentively. Lin Qianliu and Jian Sile, who sat on both sides of him, did not say anything. They each had their own thoughts and looked at Luo Qubai from time to time, but did not hear much of what was said.
After finally getting through the get out of class, the three of them packed up and prepared to go back to the dormitory, but the sharp-eyed Jian Sile suddenly noticed that Luo Qubai had several bruises on his arms.
"Qu Bai, what's wrong with your hand?" Jian Sile pulled Luo Qubai's right hand, with distress and confusion in his eyes.
"It's okay. I was accidentally hit when I was moving materials just now ." Luo Qubai said indifferently, and then immediately pulled his right hand back from Jian Sile's hand.
"Moving materials? Are you kidding me? Knowing you're like this, they still let you do this kind of physical work!" Jian Sile said indignantly.
"Did Qin Shu ask you to go?" Lin Qianliu asked. She had felt strange before. She and Luo Qubai had agreed to meet downstairs of the girls' dormitory and go to class together, but as soon as she got downstairs, she received a call from him saying that he was called to help out by the department's basketball team.
"Qin Shu?" Jian Sile understood immediately, so this time Luo Qubai was injured because of Lin Qianliu. If Qin Shu was not jealous of the relationship between Luo Qubai and Lin Qianliu, why would he target him?
"It has nothing to do with others. I am also a member of the Propaganda Department. This is what I should do. As for the injury, it was completely an accident." Luo Qubai said calmly, without any intention of blaming anyone. "Let's go. I'll take you two back to the dormitory."
But Luo Qubai's answer made Lin Qianliu more certain that Qin Shu was the culprit who injured him. In order not to worry Luo Qubai, she privately sent a WeChat message to Lian Shengmo, asking her to call her and pretend to meet at the library, successfully sending them apart.
Knowing that the basketball team had been practicing every day recently, Lin Qianliu indeed found Qin Shu on the outdoor basketball court.
Seeing Lin Qianliu standing on the sidelines, Qin Shu thought she was there to cheer him on, so he immediately put down the basketball and walked towards her with a smile on his face.
"Qianliu, you are so thoughtful. You remember to watch me play basketball after class." Qin Shu took the towel handed over by Lin Qianliu and wiped the sweat off his forehead. Then he said puzzledly, "Hey, shouldn't there be a bottle of Coke at this time?" After that, he pulled her hand to check, thinking that she had hidden the Coke.
"Don't you know that drinking too much Coke is bad for your stomach?" Lin Qianliu asked back with a look of disgust.
Qin Shu smiled: "I didn't expect that, Lin Qianliu, you would care about me so much."
"I have something to tell you." Lin Qianliu said he was not in the mood to play with him.
Seeing Lin Qianliu's serious face, Qin Shu nodded and said, "Yes."
"Qin Shu, what do you want me to do in order to stop your childish tricks?" Lin Qianliu laid his cards on the table.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
What do you mean by childish tricks? That's clearly a battle of wits with a love rival!
Seeing that Qin Shu pretended to be confused, Lin Qianliu glared at him and asked with a strong tone, "Can you stop targeting Luo Qubai?"
"Yes. But you have to be our backup captain. How about it?" Although it was clearly a condition of exchange, Qin Shu's sincere tone sounded more like an invitation.
Lin Qianliu added: "Also, don't ask Luo Qubai to go to the basketball court anymore." She didn't want him to be stimulated by his leg disease again. But she didn't expect that if he couldn't even stand this little stimulation, he would never return to China and be with her.
"Deal!" Qin Shu stretched out his hand and wanted to high-five Lin Qianliu, his eyes revealing an unconcealable joy.
In the late autumn evening, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the horizon with a light rose color. The evening breeze blew, and there was a slight chill. Sitting by the basketball court, Lin Qianliu couldn't help but shiver. Although the autumn weather was very good, she didn't like the big temperature difference between day and night.
Lin Qianliu was just about to stand up and stretch herself to warm herself up when the light in front of her eyes suddenly dimmed, and then a large baseball jacket fell on her.
"Put it on. The temperature is low at night. Don't let your brain get frozen. It doesn't work well ." Luo Qubai's gentle voice sounded above her head.
Lin Qianliu put on her coat and was about to ask "Why are you here?" when she saw Luo Qubai sitting down next to her. He said, "I heard that you became the captain of the support team, so I came to see you."
So he knew about her "deal" with Qin Shu? He was worried about her and came to see her?
Thinking of this, Lin Qianliu felt secretly delighted.
Lin Qianliu wanted to say something to Luo Qubai beside him, but found that his attention was immediately focused on the basketball court, with an extremely focused expression.
For a long time, Luo Qubai stared at the figures running on the field without saying a word. Lin Qianliu could see the desire in his eyes.
She endured it for a long time and finally couldn't help it, and asked about his leg disease again: "When did you hurt your leg? How did you get hurt?"
Hearing Lin Qianliu's question, Luo Qubai did not answer immediately. Instead, he was silent for a few seconds, and then he asked as if he had finally mustered up the courage: "Qianliu, do you want to watch me play?"
Lin Qianliu nodded blankly, and before he could react, he saw Luo Qubai slowly walk to the sidelines, say a few words to the players who were drinking water and resting, and then go on the court with the basketball.
Seeing that the only people returning to the court were Luo Qubai and Qin Shu, Lin Qianliu realized that these two men wanted to duel one-on-one.
Lin Qianliu wanted to step forward to stop it, but she saw Luo Qubai telling her with a firm look not to worry, so she had to stay on the sidelines and watch the fight.
What no one expected was that, despite Luo Qubai's leg disease, the duel between the two was not one-sided.
Qin Shu made a fake move to pass Luo Qubai, dribbled the ball to the basket, and the basketball in his hand jumped into the basket. Luo Qubai was not to be outdone, and launched a quick attack after getting the ball. From outside the three-point line, he threw the basketball in his hand, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the basket.
Luo Qubai overtook the score, and Lin Qianliu jumped up excitedly.
Perhaps it was because the game was too attractive, or because both opponents were influential figures in C University, and many onlookers came to the sidelines.
"That goal that Senior Qin scored just now was really beautiful."
"Scholar Luo's shooting posture is obviously more handsome, okay?"
"But I still like Senior Qin better. Compared to Luo Qubai, his personality is much better."
"Okay, okay, since Qin Shu is so nice, you can just go and confess to him after the game."
Perhaps because she had always been in a passive position, and because of Qin Shu's persistence for two years, Lin Qianliu had long been accustomed to his existence, and his shining points were gradually ignored by her.
Qin Shu has a beautiful face, with a high nose bridge and high brow bones, which makes his eye sockets look particularly deep. Sweat flows down his face, which is stained with the glow of the sunset. His charming appearance is actually no less than Luo Qubai. Such a boy should not lack girls to pursue him in C University, which is famous for its liberal arts. However, since the military training in his freshman year, he has plunged into Lin Qianliu's world. From then on, no matter how beautiful the scenery around him is, he has no intention of appreciating it.
This kind of obsession is just like Lin Qianliu's to Luo Qubai.
"Ah! Why is Senior Luo lying on the ground? He looks like he's seriously injured!"
A girl's scream came into his ears, and Lin Qianliu was suddenly pulled out of his thoughts.
When Lin Qianliu's sight returned to Luo Qubai , he had already fallen to the ground with a painful expression on his face, and the other teammates gathered around him. Lin Qianliu was so shocked by this sudden change that he stood there in a daze, his head buzzing.
Later, Lin Qianliu heard someone around her dialing the hospital's emergency number. She came to her senses, ran over quickly, pushed through the crowd and squatted down next to Luo Qubai.
"Are you okay?" She looked at his injured leg, wanting to check on his injury but not daring to touch it. She asked carefully, tears falling down her cheeks, hitting the corners of Luo Qubai's clothes and Qin Shu's heart.
Qin Shu had known Lin Qianliu for such a long time, and even if she was sad before, she had never cried in front of him. Seeing Lin Qianliu's big reaction at this moment, Qin Shu panicked and hurriedly explained: "When I was defending just now, I accidentally bumped into him, but I didn't use much strength, it shouldn't be a big problem, don't worry too much."
"I didn't ask you!" Lin Qianliu growled.
The piercing pain left Luo Qubai almost unable to utter a sound. He paused, then nodded and replied, "Not bad."
"I'm sorry." Qin Shu bowed his head and apologized. If he knew that it would make Lin Qianliu so sad, he would not have agreed to let Luo Qubai play basketball with him in the first place.
"It's okay, you won't die." Luo Qubai gritted his teeth and comforted him. In order not to make Lin Qianliu worry too much, he forced a smile.
"If anything happens to Luo Qubai, I will never let you go!" Lin Qianliu raised his head and stared at Qin Shu with tears in his eyes.
The ambulance arrived quickly, and after the medical staff gave Luo Qubai some simple treatment, they carried him onto the car on a stretcher. Lin Qianliu followed the ambulance and went to the hospital together.
Qin Shu, who stayed where he was and watched the ambulance go away, suddenly felt an indescribable panic in his heart.