Chapter 6 It's You 2
Today's night sky is particularly bright because of the stars. The rainbow lights hanging on the trees light up one by one in accordance with the rhythm of the stars. The unrestrained music of the square dance adds a bit of liveliness to this night.
Qian Mengmeng and Pei Haochuan were strolling in the garden square in front of Shengshi Building, with exciting music playing in the background. They walked leisurely, one in front and one behind, without speaking for a long time.
Find something to talk about, Qian Mengmeng! Let’s get over the coffee shop incident as soon as possible!
Ever since the two of them walked out of the coffee shop, they have been in this awkward state. Qian Mengmeng has been trying to find a topic to cover up the previous accident, but as soon as she saw Pei Haochuan's face, those scenes kept replaying in her mind, leaving her speechless.
However, Qian Mengmeng couldn't stand the silence all the way, so she just looked for trouble and pointed at the building in the distance and said unnaturally: "That's my home."
Pei Haochuan heard this and looked over. Behind the tall building, the roof of an old building was vaguely visible. He didn't say much, but nodded and continued the topic: "Do you often walk this road?"
"Not too often. I'm at cafe..." She turned around and looked at Pei Haochuan. After a pause, she said vaguely, "I work nearby and basically go straight back to school. If there's something going on at home, I'll go occasionally."
She focused her attention on Pei Haochuan and forgot to look at the road. As she was talking, she suddenly felt that she had bumped into something, and then she heard someone say "Ouch".
Qian Mengmeng was startled and subconsciously lowered her head, and saw an old lady in a flowery dress who was knocked to the ground by her, holding her waist. She quickly ran to help the old lady, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention, are you hurt anywhere? Are you okay? Can you stand up?"
The aunt waved her hands and laughed heartily: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm still strong."
She stood up with the help of Qian Mengmeng, patted the dust off her skirt, looked up at Qian Mengmeng with a puzzled expression, and suddenly grabbed her hand with surprise: "Yes, yes, yes! It's you, it's you!"
Qian Mengmeng was confused by the aunt's sudden enthusiasm. When her hand was grabbed by her, she asked in confusion, "What, what's wrong? Do you know me?"
"Who in our dance team doesn't know you?" the auntie said enthusiastically, waving to the aunties dancing in the square over there and shouting, "Quick, quick, sisters, I found that little girl!"
Pei Haochuan looked confused and asked Qian Mengmeng in a low voice: "What's going on? Do you know them?"
Qian Mengmeng was even more confused than him. Looking at the aunts who came over with joy, she stammered, "I, I don't know either..."
How come she didn't know that she had become a celebrity in this garden square?
The aunts looked at her, smiled kindly, and whispered about topics that Qian Mengmeng didn't understand. The leading aunt saw her frightened face, so she waved to the people around her and said helplessly: "Don't scare the little girl."
The aunt patted her hands soothingly and explained enthusiastically: "Little girl, do you remember that you saved a person here last month? I'll tell my sisters when I go back. They all want to meet you. People are so cold-hearted nowadays. It's rare to find someone as brave as you. If you hadn't left so quickly and didn't even leave your contact information, I would have contacted the TV station and asked them to interview you and publicize this glorious deed."
Pei Haochuan reacted before Qian Mengmeng did, and asked anxiously, "Who has she saved here?"
"Who did you save..." The old lady thought the question was a little strange, but she still answered, "It was a tall man... About your height, with a paler face than yours. I was standing far away, so I didn't get a good look at his face. Later, he was sent directly to the ambulance. But I remember that at that time, he was walking there and suddenly fell down. It was really scary."
Qian Mengmeng heard her talk about this incident and vaguely recalled that she had indeed saved someone here. However, the shock of her father jumping off the building and owing loan sharks was too great for her, so she completely forgot about it.
Hearing the old lady say that she wanted to contact the TV station, Qian Mengmeng quickly shook her head and refused in panic: "Don't be so exaggerated, it's just a small matter. I just happened to pass by there. Even if I wasn't there, someone else would definitely go to save him."
Seeing that she refused, the aunt did not force her, but patted her hands and praised her: "The little girl is really kind-hearted and beautiful."
Qian Mengmeng felt embarrassed by the compliment, her cheeks slightly red as she scratched her head: "Nothing..."
She turned to look at Pei Haochuan, but he was looking away and muttered, "Turns out I was wrong." He looked like he was deep in thought and no one knew what he was thinking about.
After talking to the aunts for a few words, they finally left satisfied.
Qian Mengmeng sighed softly. It was the first time she realized that such a small thing could be remembered for so long.
"Let's go."
She spoke briskly and took two steps forward. She turned around and found that Pei Haochuan did not follow her. Instead, he was staring at her with great concentration.
Tilting her head in confusion, she walked back to Pei Haochuan and asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about? Why don't you leave?" As if she had thought of something, she patted Pei Haochuan's shoulder proudly, raised her head, and said with a smile, "Didn't you expect me to be so helpful? You must have a new look at me."
Pei Haochuan was silent for a moment, then asked her in a low voice: "Do you remember who you saved?"
Qian Mengmeng didn't know why he cared so much about this question. After thinking about it, she casually replied, "It's been so long since the incident happened. How could I remember it? And I was only focused on saving people at the time. I didn't care too much about what he looked like."
Pei Haochuan exhaled slowly and said softly: "The person you saved is me."
Huh? It was Pei Haochuan? She actually saved Pei Haochuan?
Qian Mengmeng was surprised and opened her eyes wide : "It's you?"
"At that time, I stayed up late for many days in a row for an experiment, and I didn't eat properly. I had just finished an experiment that day and planned to go out for dinner, but I didn't expect that my blood sugar was too low, so I fainted." Pei Haochuan narrated slowly, "I was not completely unconscious. I vaguely knew that I was saved by a girl, but I thought... that person was Misu."
He didn't expect that he had recognized the wrong person and made such a big mistake.
"Mi Su?" Qian Mengmeng didn't understand why he mistook her for Mi Su. However, remembering the last time they wore the same clothes, she asked uncertainly, "Is it because of the clothes? So you think Mi Su and I look similar from behind?"
“It’s not just that.”
Pei Haochuan denied this statement, but seemed to have thought of something, and was stunned and didn't say anything. He looked up at Qian Mengmeng's hair, but there was nothing there.
He remembered that the person who saved him had a conspicuous diamond hairpin in his hair. So when he saw Misu, he mistakenly thought that she was the one who saved him.
Rubbing his brows, he felt a little confused and asked Qian Mengmeng for confirmation: "That diamond hairpin... is it yours? Then why is it on Mi Su's hair?"
It turned out that this accidental incident happened because of the diamond hairpin.
Qian Mengmeng sighed helplessly and explained frankly: "Misu's diamond hairpin was originally mine, but my father owed a loan shark, so I had to sell the diamond hairpin to pay off the debt."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression was slightly sad: "Actually, this is the only relic my mother left me... If it weren't for this incident, I wouldn't want to sell it. But it's already sold..." She smiled bitterly, shrugged, and said no more.
Pei Haochuan suddenly realized: "No wonder you care so much about the diamond hairpin I mentioned."
When Qian Mengmeng and Mi Su wore the same clothes, he was still wondering why Qian Mengmeng cared about her so much.
Qian Mengmeng nodded and whispered back, "That diamond hairpin was designed by my mother herself. Logically, it should be the only one in the world. The Q on it is also a logo designed by the designer specifically for my mother. So when you said you had seen it, I thought there might be some connection between them..."
"I remembered it wrongly." Pei Haochuan shook his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Since it is your mother's relic, it should have nothing to do with what I saw."
Qian Mengmeng thought the same thing, nodded in agreement, stretched her body lazily, turned around and said in a relaxed tone: "Now that everything is clear, let's go back."
Pei Haochuan still stood there, staring at her intently, and whispered to her, "I should repay you for saving my life. You want..."
Qian Mengmeng folded her arms and took two steps back. Seeing that he was very serious, she waved her hands hurriedly and declined politely: "No thanks, no thanks. It's just a small favor, no need to take it so seriously."
But he just cared about her.
Pei Haochuan opened his mouth but couldn't say what was in his heart.
Qian Mengmeng was afraid that he would bring up this topic again, so she stretched and yawned in a fake manner: "Let's go, it's getting dark, let's go home quickly."
Without waiting for Pei Haochuan to answer, she walked forward. Pei Haochuan looked at her back, and after a while, he chuckled and said nothing, just following her shadow stretched by the moonlight .
