The feeling of happiness can last forever.
From then on, Xia Bairan would send Zi Xin home every day.
The two of them would wait for the bus together at the bus stop and eat together at noon. Even if they were silent, it would make people's hearts beat fast because of their sweetness.
On the crowded bus, Xia Bairan always used his slender arms to carve out a unique space for Zi Xin. Zi Xin was immersed in this unique space every day, listening to the strong heartbeat in his chest and looking at his handsome profile. Zi Xin felt as sweet as drinking honey in her heart, and the two of them had an unspoken understanding.
This made Yang Liu talk about it for a long time.
Before I knew it, a month had passed.
The sunlight shines softly through the glass windows.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the corridor.
A chubby girl ran past.
"I know, I know! I finally know the name of the new girl who transferred here!" she shouted excitedly.
Soon, she was surrounded by several curious girls in the corridor.
A sudden buzz of discussion broke out.
"Do you know? Is this the name of the princess-like transfer girl? Tell me now, tell me now! Don't keep me in suspense!"
"What? You know the name of that girl? What's her name? What's her background? Why does she look so noble, my God!"
"Tell me now!"
"It's so frustrating! Do you really know or are you lying to us?"
"Hey, hey, hey!" The fat girl gently pushed away the sisters who were surrounding her and said mysteriously, "Of course I will tell you only when the news is confirmed!"
Looking at everyone's anxious expressions, she continued with a smile: "Her name is Lan Yating, and she just came back from abroad." The girl said softly.
"Oh my God! She is so beautiful and even has such a nice name. I am so jealous!" said a girl enviously.
"Then why did she transfer to Jinfeng College when the semester was already halfway through?" It was a puzzled question.
"It is said... just said..." The fat girl deliberately emphasized these two words before continuing, "It seems that she transferred to Jinfeng College for some reason."
"Oh my god! If this is true, I wonder which boy is so lucky to be favored by such an outstanding girl!"
"Look! This Lan Yating will definitely be selected as one of the new celebrities of our college."
"of course!"
Ding Ling Ling——
Amidst the noisy discussions, the bell for class suddenly rang in the air, interrupting everyone's discussion.
"Hurry up, class is about to start!"
"Hurry up! We're going to be late!"
As the sound of the crowd's footsteps faded away, the corridor returned to its original silence.
The sun is pouring down.
It gently shines on the paper on the ground, reflecting some light.
On the piece of paper, the three words "Lan Yating" were coated with a mysterious halo by the sunlight.
Then.
The name "Lan Yating" spread quickly in Jinfeng College, and the speed was so fast that it was a little surprising.
For the entire morning, everyone was talking about this girl who looked as noble as a princess.
All kinds of gossip and rumors about her spread quickly, and even affected Zi Xin's good friend Yang Liu.
At lunch time.
In the noisy cafeteria.
"Zi Xin, have you heard about that beautiful girl who just transferred here?" Yang Liu asked impatiently while eating the food in her mouth, looking a little funny.
Zi Xin didn't raise her head: "These three words are all I hear all morning. Isn't it impossible?" There was some helplessness in her tone.
Yang Liu chuckled: "Zi Xin, you didn't see how crazy those boys were. They were as crazy as if they had seen the goddess of their dreams."
"I really envy her! She has an angelic appearance, comes from a wealthy family, and possesses an extremely noble temperament! Oh my God! How can there be such an outstanding girl?" Yang Liu sighed with longing, completely unaware of Zi Xin's absent-mindedness beside her.
Zi Xin's brows knitted slightly, her face full of confusion and worry. At this moment, her heart was in turmoil, with random guesses.
Why... didn't Xia Boran have lunch with me today?
Just before lunch break, his text message came through. It only had a few words: "I have something to do today and I can't have lunch with you. Sorry."
When Zi Xin slammed the cover of his phone shut, his heart was filled with a sense of loss.
An inexplicable feeling of worry rose in her heart.
It's like a small bud that keeps spreading and growing, and then the whole heart becomes extremely anxious.
However, Yang Liu seemed to have not noticed Zi Xin's mood change at all.
For the entire afternoon, she kept whispering in Zi Xin's ear about the beautiful new girl who had transferred in.
"Zi Xin, do you know that Lan Yating is studying abroad? It is said that her grades are excellent!"
"Her skin is fair and her eyes are as bright as stars. It is said that everyone who sees her is impressed by her beauty!"
"But I don't know why she transferred to our Jinfeng College at this time? It's really weird!"
"Zi Xin, Zi Xin! Chen Zi Xin! Are you listening to me?" Seeing that her gossip had not been responded to, Yang Liu felt a little unhappy. She pouted slightly, looking a little angry.
"I'm listening to you!" Zi Xin said good-temperedly, gently touching Yang Liu's hair with his hand. "But I think that instead of being keen on these gossips, Liu'er you should concentrate more on studying, right?" Zi Xin looked at Yang Liu with a smile and advised.
"Ah? I know, I am a little excited. But it's just a little bit." Yang Liu started to act shameless.
"If you don't listen to the class carefully, I won't help you when the teacher calls on you to answer questions." Zi Xin said seriously.
"Okay, okay, but Zi Xin... let me tell you the last piece of news I heard." Yang Liu leaned over to Zi Xin's ear mysteriously and whispered, "It is said that Lan Yating is actually the girlfriend and fiancée of the mysterious prince Xia Boran!" Yang Liu deliberately lowered his voice, "But it seems that only a princess like her is worthy of a prince like Xia Boran." The second half of the sentence revealed a slight envy and loss.
Just a few short sentences made Zi Xin's heart fall to the bottom in an instant.
It was like she had fallen into a bottomless abyss with no possibility of being rescued. She clenched her hands weakly, as if trying to draw out the last bit of strength.
Why does my heart hurt so much, as if it doesn't belong to me anymore?
Her clear eyes seemed to become blurred, with mist rising in them.
She thought she finally understood.
So... this is why he didn't have lunch with me this afternoon.
It turned out that he was going to have dinner with his girlfriend.
It must be because of this, but didn't Yang Liu also say that only such a noble and beautiful girl would be the most suitable to stand beside him?
And myself...how can I, who am so ordinary and common, be worthy of the prince-like Xia Boran?
Princes and princesses are meant to be a couple.
This is a fact that everyone knows.
How could Chen Zixin not understand?
My heart seemed to have fallen into endless darkness in an instant, without a trace of light.
She seemed to have suddenly lost all ability to perceive the world and spent the entire afternoon in a daze.
She didn't even know when the school bell rang. It was not until Yang Liu reminded her that it was time to go home that she realized that school was already over.
Zi Xin turned his head and looked out the window. The afterglow of the setting sun had already filled the entire sky.
The dazzling clouds floating in the sky seem to suggest that tomorrow will be a sunny day.
But her heart was like a rainy day that had not cleared up for a long time.
Her heart was also drizzling with rain.
Damp and empty.
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded, bringing Zi Xin back to his senses. He then noticed the notification sound of his cell phone.
There is a new text message coming in.
The girl frowned slightly and weakly picked up the phone on the table.
It turned out to be a text message from Xia Boran!
Zi Xin felt her fingers trembling slightly, and she quickly clicked on the message.
A short line of words appeared in front of her eyes, like a dancing elf: " Zi Xin, I'm sorry, I have something to do tonight and can't take you home. You should go back early and be careful on the road."
So this is the content!
A huge sense of loss slowly invaded her heart again!
She gently closed the cover of her phone, but she could no longer see the words that belonged to him.
There was mist in her clear eyes, and she seemed unable to hold back her tears any longer, as she streamed down her face.
Tick-tock, they fall gently on the table, and every sound seems to be filled with sadness.
Zi Xin clenched her fists tightly, trying to use all her strength to control her trembling body, but her heart was still uncontrollably sad.
She lowered her head deeply, her long hair hanging down, hiding her sad mood.
After a while, she raised her face again, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, but she looked sad and desolate.
Zi Xin packed up her things silently. She was like a puppet who had lost her heart, without any feelings or thoughts.
She didn't even know how she walked out of the campus step by step. She was like a ghost who had lost her heart and had lost all her senses.
She didn't even dare to take the bus by herself. These days, she was used to seeing Xia Boran on the bus, but today she suddenly became alone. She didn't want to take the bus at all, so she decided to walk home.
On that road, it seemed that his aura was everywhere, and his cold and handsome face seemed to constantly appear before her eyes.
Such a delicate face.
Such a gentle profile.
Such a considerate and unique space that belongs only to her.
None of them exist now.
Or rather, it already belongs to someone else.
Another girl who is more beautiful, more outstanding and as noble as a princess.
She didn't dare to think any further, her heart ached as if it was in torture.
She walked slowly on the way home, her eyes wet all the time.
However--
When she walked to the intersection on her way home, she unexpectedly saw him!
That tall and straight figure that she was so familiar with!
How could she be wrong?
She couldn't help but stop and stared at the familiar figure with bated breath, her heart pounding wildly.
Before she could react further, her sight was blocked by the figure of another girl...
She clearly saw that the girl standing next to Xia Boran was holding his arm intimately and passionately, and the two were so close.
It was not until the girl turned her head that Zi Xin could see her delicate face clearly.
Her long eyelashes were curled like butterfly wings, and her clear big eyes looked at the boy next to her with a smile. She was wearing a white chiffon dress, which made her skin look whiter and her figure more slim.
She held him gently and smiled, like a perfect match for a princess and a prince.
Zi Xin just looked at them blankly, watching her holding his arm intimately, until the two of them walked into a high-end Western restaurant together.
Their figures were never seen again.
Zi Xin couldn't move her feet, she felt like her whole heart was broken in an instant.
She clenched her fists tightly, trying to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.
But she still failed.
The tears fell from her eyes like spring water. She kept wiping them away with her hands, but the tears did not obey her commands.
More and more people gathered.
More and more people gathered.
Until the whole world in her eyes became blurred.
At that moment, my heart slowly lost all its vitality, and only the pain was screaming faintly.
At that moment seemed to no longer belong to me.
The feeling of pain is so severe that one wishes to die immediately.
Zi Xin dragged her heavy body and didn't know how she walked home alone. She seemed to be stupid, and her whole body became numb and sluggish.
At night, she didn't know when she fell asleep. She only knew that when she woke up the next day, she had a splitting headache and even had difficulty breathing. It seemed that she had a fever again!
Zi Xin gently touched her forehead and it was really hot.
She turned around with difficulty and tried to struggle to sit up to get the medicine, but after propping herself up, she collapsed again.
The door of memory was accidentally opened.
Memories are like a movie, replaying frame by frame in my mind.
She couldn't help but recall that the last time she had a fever, it was Xia Boran who was by her side, taking care of her attentively.
He picked her up from the sofa and gently placed her on the bed...
He made her some delicious porridge and fed her gently, mouthful by mouthful. At that moment, she felt that it was the best and warmest porridge in the world...
Such gentle and beautiful memories, compared with the tragic and empty scene at this moment, her heart was like being pierced by a needle, and she felt a sharp pain...
She looked around the room, as if Xia Boran's shadow was everywhere, and the strong sense of loss in her heart once again invaded her. She gently closed her eyes and couldn't help but shed tears again...
She just lay quietly in bed, numb and silent.
Time passes by every second.
Suddenly, in a flash, Zi Xin remembered that today seemed to be the day when Ouyang Xi participated in the martial arts competition.
A few days ago, he kept telling himself that he must go to watch his game. Thinking of the day when he said to himself in a serious tone, "If you don't come, you'll be dead", Zi Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
She quickly turned her head and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already 2:30 in the afternoon. She had slept for so long! Zi Xin sighed and secretly felt lucky that she didn't have to go to class today, otherwise she would be dead.
She endured the discomfort, washed up and went to the bus stop. Although it was a bit late, she should still be able to catch his game.
As she thought this, she quickly quickened her pace.
Sudden--
A strong arm grabbed her!
Then, a familiar breath came to her face, and then her body fell into a warm and strong embrace.
It happened almost in an instant, so unexpectedly!
She looked up in astonishment.
Eyes met.
The boy's gentle face reflected in her clear eyes.
With such a handsome face and tall figure, who else could it be but Xia Boran?
At this moment, her heart seemed to be hit by something heavy. Zi Xin looked at Xia Boran in front of her silently, with all kinds of complicated emotions surging in her heart.
She saw that at this moment, Xia Bairan had beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. It was conceivable that he must have run all the way here, so he looked very tired at this moment.
Seeing him like this, she suddenly felt a little distressed. She looked at him and saw her own shadow in his clear eyes.
He spoke gently, his voice sounding a little hoarse.
"Zi Xin, I finally found you."
His voice was so gentle, his eyes were bright, and his voice was so low that it was almost a whisper.
He was so close to her, holding her so tightly yet gently, she seemed to be melting in this tenderness...
The wind gently blew the leaves on the ground.
It was spinning on the ground, like a beautiful elf dancing.
Everything is so intoxicating.
It was like a crystal-like dream...
And at this moment, she was falling into such a beautiful dream.
Zi Xin stared at Xia Boran in front of her with her bright eyes wide open. She was a little dazed. She looked at him silently and for a moment she even forgot what to say.
Xia Bairan's lips curled up into a smile, and his tone sounded a bit accusatory: "Why is your phone always turned off? Don't you know that I am worried about you?"
She was stunned and looked at him in disbelief.
What? What did he just say? Was he saying he was worried about me? Was he blaming me for not contacting him?
My heart seems to be filled with sweetness in an instant.
She remembered that yesterday afternoon, after receiving his text message, she turned off her phone and forgot to turn it on.
However, when I thought of that text message, my heart, which was originally filled with sweetness, seemed to fall to the bottom all of a sudden.
Zi Xin looked at Xia Boyan silently for a while, then said, "Oh, my phone is turned off. I forgot to turn it on." Her voice was light and not much emotion could be heard.
Xia Bairan frowned tightly and stared into her clear eyes, as if trying to find some answer from them.
He looked at her in surprise, looking carefully at her face which was slightly red in the sun, and asked in a puzzled voice: "What happened?"
Zi Xin turned her head away, pursed her lips tightly, and did not respond.
Silence filled the area around the two people. Every molecule in the air seemed to be filled with the flavor of silence.
Even the birds on the treetops stopped singing. Only large white clouds floated lazily in the sky.
The two of them just confronted . Xia Boran didn't have time to question her further, but he unexpectedly noticed the abnormal blush on Zi Xin's face.
His brows were furrowed, and he reached out his hand and gently placed it on her forehead.
So hot!
The temperature on Zi Xin's forehead was frighteningly high; she had a fever!
The anger in my heart seemed to be ignited at that moment!
He looked at her angrily and growled, "Chen Zixin, you have a high fever, did you know that? Why didn't you go to the hospital when you were so sick? Don't you know how to take care of yourself? Also, what happened to make you so depressed?"
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly because of excitement. He looked at her, and what lingered in his eyes was deep heartache.
Zi Xin held back her tears and said nothing. She didn't know where she got the strength to break free from his embrace. She continued to walk to the bus stop nearby, looking expressionless.
"Chen Zixin!" He shouted her name loudly behind her.
She acted as if she didn't hear it and continued walking forward.
Sudden--
He quickly ran a few steps and came in front of her, blocking her way domineeringly. He was so close to her that she was forced to raise her head and look at him.
She looked at him, his eyes were bright, like the brightest stars in the night sky.
He grabbed her arm in a domineering manner: "Zi Xin, what happened?" His tone was full of worry and helplessness.
Zi Xin looked at him, her voice still light: "Nothing. Please let me go, I have something very important to do now."
"Zi Xin——"
He frowned and whispered her name, looking at her with a hint of pleading in his eyes.
"Please let me go." Zi Xin suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and said coldly.
"I won't let go until you explain clearly!"
Seeing the stubbornness in his eyes, Zi Xin stopped talking.
After a long while, Xia Bairan spoke again, but he did not continue to ask: "Okay, Zi Xin, since you don't want to say it, then don't say it. But now, come with me to the hospital, okay? You have a serious fever."
His tone was full of worry and concern. This kind of tenderness was no different from the way he took good care of her that day.
Zi Xin felt an uncontrollable pain in her heart, her nose felt sore, and tears almost fell from her eyes.
She held back the tears that were about to fall, raised her head, and responded to his warm and gentle gaze: "Xia Bairan, you already have a girlfriend, why do you still care about my business!"
It sounded like an angry question, but her voice was clearly choked with sobs.
Xia Bairan was stunned, and the hands holding her shoulders couldn't help but use more force. He instantly understood why she was so strange today. Was she jealous? This fool, how could she not understand his feelings at all!
He looked at her domineeringly and lifted her chin slightly with one finger: "Chen Zixin, you idiot."
She was forced to look him in the eye; his beautiful face was so close to her that it seemed as if it was just within reach.
She tilted her head to one side stubbornly, resisting in her own way.
"You idiot." Xia Boyan repeated fiercely, "Why don't you understand my feelings?" His tone suddenly became a little gloomy.
She didn't say anything, just turned her head and looked away, continuing in silence.
"Chen Zixin, how can I have a girlfriend? Please don't accuse me wrongly, okay?" Xia Bairan continued urgently, his tone sounding slightly annoyed.
Zi Xin still didn't say anything. She was so sad. All the students in the college knew who his girlfriend was, so why did he still deny it to her?
Thinking of this, her heart seemed to hurt even more. She closed her eyes, as if she was afraid that tears would burst out uncontrollably.
"Chen Zixin, are you listening to me? Chen Zixin!" Xia Boran shouted Zixin's name fiercely.
"Chen Zixin, answer me!" he questioned her domineeringly.
She opened her eyes, and at that moment, her clear pupils seemed even brighter because of the mist.
"Xia Boran..." She finally spoke, calling his name, but her tone was a little cold, "If you say you don't have a girlfriend, then, Lan Yating, who is Lan Yating?" She asked word by word, with a sad look in her eyes.
Xia Bairan suddenly froze in place.
He looked at Zi Xin in front of him silently.
Zi Xin seemed to have used up all her strength to say the girl's name, so she was trembling with excitement at this moment.
"You idiot!" He clenched his fists and raised his eyebrows. "Who said Lan Yating is my girlfriend? Don't follow suit just because others say so, okay?"
Xia Bairan paused, frowned, and continued, "She is not my girlfriend at all. She is just the daughter of my father's old friend."
"If she is not your girlfriend, why yesterday, exactly yesterday, did you go to a western restaurant to eat with her arm in arm?" Zi Xin asked loudly. Thinking about the scene she saw yesterday, her heart began to ache involuntarily again.
"Damn it!" Xia Bairan looked extremely angry, "You idiot, how could I like Lan Yating!"
"I don't believe it. How could you not like a girl as beautiful as her?"
"I said I don't like her, and that means I don't like her! Lan Yating is just the partner arranged for me by my family, but I have no feelings for her at all. I asked her out yesterday afternoon just out of courtesy and to take the opportunity to confess my feelings to her. I didn't want to go on a date with her." Xia Bairan suddenly explained word by word in a good manner.
"I don't believe it! Why should I... um..."
Zi Xin's subsequent protests disappeared in a gentle kiss the moment Xia Boran lowered his head.
She stared at him with wide eyes, watching him gently rolling on her lips, her heart pounding, and her lips felt sweet and soft...
After a long time, Xia Boyan ended this gentle and delicate kiss, and there seemed to be a hint of unsatisfied feeling in his deep eyes.
"Silly boy, do you understand now?" There was a low and charming voice in my ears, soft and crisp.
"Ah?" Zi Xin obviously hadn't reacted yet.
Xia Bairan glared at her helplessly: "Chen Zixin, you clearly know that the only person I have ever liked is you, obviously only you, are you playing dumb with me?"
Zi Xin raised her head and saw Xia Boyan's affectionate eyes. Those eyes were filled with deep and unbreakable tenderness. She looked at him as if she saw the whole world.
Zi Xin was stunned and completely dumbfounded.
Xia Bairan didn't care either, he just stroked her hair gently with his hand: "Zi Xin, from the first time I saw you, I knew that you were an angel given to me by God. You don't know how scared I was, afraid that I would lose you by accident."
He looked at her silently, with an extremely determined light in his eyes.
Eyes met.
She heard his pleasant voice ringing in her ears, and he said, "Zi Xin, be my girlfriend, and let me take good care of you from now on, okay?"
What? What is he talking about? Is he saying he likes himself?
Her heart was filled with this sudden surprise, and tears welled up in her big eyes. It turns out that the happiest thing in the world is that the person you have always liked also likes you silently.
The wind was whistling in the air, like the most beautiful symphony.
Zi Xin raised her head, looked into his gentle eyes, and nodded at him firmly, her eyes sparkling.
Xia Bairan suddenly hugged Zi Xin tightly in his arms.
She rested her face gently on his strong chest, listened to his strong heartbeat, and closed her eyes happily.
At this moment, she felt so at ease.
She wanted to sink forever in this warm embrace.
Until the end of time.
What none of them noticed was that, not far away on the street corner, a pair of eyes filled with pain and loss were silently watching them. The tall and handsome figure was shrouded in pain...