After returning home, she was busy in the kitchen for more than half an hour preparing breakfast as usual, while her mother and brother were still immersed in their sweet dreams.
She took out the autograph Mu Chuwei had given her from her bag and walked lightly into her brother Lin Xiao's bedroom. He was sleeping soundly at the moment, and only at this moment did he look a bit innocent like a child.
After she put her signature on his pillow, she quickly left the room and returned to the dining room. She grabbed a piece of homemade bread from the dining table and left the house, rushing to school.
After a day of classes, she was a little distracted. She didn't know how to face Mu Chuwei if she met him at school. After all, they spent the whole night together in the car. But he didn't show up all day.
The school bell rang cheerfully, and cheers echoed across the campus.
She packed her books as usual, put on her headphones, and followed her classmates to the door. But just as she walked out of the classroom door, a white figure stopped her.
She raised her head subconsciously.
Ye Zilang, who stood tall and straight, was wearing a white casual shirt that was as smooth as flowing clouds. Her black hair was coated with a layer of golden halo by the setting sun, and her figure was clearly reflected in her obsidian pupils, with a bright light flowing in her eyes.
"Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for just one day?" He said to her with a bright smile.
Lin Lanzhi finally reacted and hurriedly took off her headphones, pretending that she was distracted by the music , and asked with a slightly embarrassed look, "What did you say just now?"
"Nothing, it seems you like listening to music very much." Ye Ziran smiled calmly and elegantly, with a gentle look on his face all the time.
Lin Lanzhi stroked her hair awkwardly, with a hint of unnaturalness in her expression: "Well, I like to listen to it when I'm bored."
In fact, she wanted to say that she really liked to listen to it, and even wanted to listen to it, but all this would only be her fantasy. She heard the children's silver bell-like laughter countless times in her dreams, but it all .
This is a luxury, a luxury that can never be obtained, but one that one still yearns for.
"You love listening to songs so much and you have such a beautiful voice. I am really looking forward to your singing. It must be very beautiful. I wonder if I will have the honor to hear you sing a song?" Ye Zilang had a bunch of bright roses in his hand without knowing when. After saying this, he handed it to her affectionately.
The fragrance of roses permeates the air, rich and romantic. A few drops of crystal water condense on the delicate and beautiful petals, reflecting dazzling brilliance in the sun.
Lin Lanzhi was obviously stunned when she understood this sentence, and the rose that appeared immediately afterwards made her mind go blank for a moment. But she quickly reacted and shifted her gaze back to Ye Zilang's face.
I saw that he had a gentle smile on his face, as if he still carried the fragrance of flowers blooming in the first rays of sunshine in the morning, fresh and intoxicating.
No one would have the heart to reject such a young man with outstanding appearance and noble temperament, but Lin Lanzhi had to reject him.
Since the car accident, she has never heard the melody of any song again, and the songs stored in her memory have become vague and distant.
"I'm sorry, I... I can't sing." She lowered her eyes, a hint of loss flashing in her eyes, but she had to look up at him for fear of missing him talking.
Ye Zilang was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect her to say that. Most people would think that she meant to reject him in a tactful way. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still smiled and said, "Is it because I'm not the right person that you don't want to?"
"No, it's really not..." Lin Lanzhi was a little anxious. She really couldn't sing. How could she explain it to him?
Ye Zilang narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "Am I the right person?"
Lin Lanzhi was a little dizzy because of him. She looked at him in confusion and embarrassment, and couldn't find the words to answer for a while.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Ye Zilang smiled and ended the topic. He was like a nobleman in a castle, full of gentlemanly manners. He gently took her hand and said, "I won't allow you to refuse this bouquet of flowers again."
Lin Lanzhi subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back and refuse: "I..." If she didn't accept his flowers, she would feel bad, but if she accepted, it would feel a little inappropriate.
"Do you want to refuse?" A look of loss flashed in Ye Zilang's eyes.
"That was not what I meant……"
"It's okay, don't make it difficult for yourself. If you don't want it, I can throw it away." Ye Zilang curled the corners of his lips, with a bit of helplessness and self-mockery.
Seeing that he was about to walk towards the trash can, Lin Lanzhi hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, it would be a pity to throw away such beautiful flowers. In fact, you can give the flowers to someone else."
As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself. This was indeed a bit inappropriate, but it was undeniable that she really thought so in her heart.
Shouldn't such an outstanding and perfect boy like him, holding such delicate and beautiful flowers, give them to a beautiful and generous girl?
The smile on Ye Zilang's face froze, and he said gloomily, "I bought this bouquet of flowers for you, and you are the only girl I want to give flowers to. If you don't want them, they are not flowers anymore, but garbage that you don't want. How can I give them to others?"
Lin Lanzhi could tell from his expression that he was really angry.
She was even more at a loss, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry..."
"I know. I scared you, didn't I? It doesn't matter. It's just a bouquet of flowers. You don't have to accept it." Ye Zilang said as he was about to throw the bouquet of flowers into the trash can not far away.
"etc."
Ye Zilang paused, and Lin Lanzhi stared at the flowers in his hand. After making sure that he did not throw the flowers away, she felt relieved and shifted her gaze to his face again.
Seeing her tangled and embarrassed look, Ye Zilang smiled bitterly and said, "You don't have to be like this, it's just a bouquet of flowers."
Lin Lanzhi hesitated for a moment, then blinked and asked cautiously: "Since you said this bouquet of flowers is for me, then I have the right to deal with this bouquet of flowers, right?"
Her beautiful eyes were bottomless. Ye Zilang seemed to be possessed and couldn't move. He smiled more and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes."
"Then I'll take it now." Lin Lanzhi excitedly took the rose from his hand.
Ye Zilang looked at her with a smile. When he was about to speak, she stuffed the roses in her hand into his arms again, and a bright smile appeared on her pretty face: "Then I will give this bouquet of flowers to you now. You must treat it well."
Ye Zilang was stunned for a moment, and seeing her clear and bright eyes, without a trace of affectation at all, he felt a little amused and helpless.
He didn't expect that she could be so cunning. He couldn't help but smile and said helplessly: "Okay, you win."
Lin Lanzhi felt guilty, lowered her head and whispered, "Don't say that..."
Ye Zilang laughed generously: "Well, you have rejected me twice today, so you won't reject my third request again, right?"
Lin Lanzhi didn't answer him because she had her head down and didn't notice what he was saying.
"Lanzhi?" Ye Zilang patted her shoulder. Seeing that she did not respond for a long time, he couldn't help but wonder if she didn't hear him.
"Ah?" Lin Lanzhi asked with a questioning look on her face, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.
"If you continue to ignore me like this, my self-confidence will be shattered." Ye Zilang looked very innocent and pitiful.
Lin Lanzhi looked at him and couldn't help but think of Mu Chuwei. Perhaps because they were close partners, some of their expressions were exactly the same.
But how could she think of him at a time like this?
She quickly shook her head to get rid of his shadow from her mind, then looked at Ye Zilang with a little apology and said, "No, I didn't ignore you, it's just..." It seemed that the more she explained, the worse it got. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and whispered, "Sorry, I was distracted just now and didn't hear you."
This explanation was obviously not convincing to Ye Zilang, but he did not insist on it. He just stared at her with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.
If Lin Lanzhi hadn't been afraid of missing what he said next, she would have lowered her head in embarrassment and dared not look him in the eye.
Seeing that she looked a little uncomfortable, Ye Zilang asked with concern: "Lanzhi, are you worried about something? If you are willing to tell me, maybe I can help you share some of your worries."
Lin Lanzhi was very moved to hear him say this, but she hesitated, not knowing whether she should tell him.
Ye Zilang immediately said considerately, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go find a place to eat and talk. We must have a good dinner this time. We can't let anything go wrong like the last two times."
Lin Lanzhi couldn't find an excuse to refuse him, so she nodded and followed him towards the school gate.
Along the way, Ye Zilang's delicate and handsome face always had a faint smile, which was more charming than the sunset, attracting many passers-by to look at him sideways.
He seemed to be in a good mood, but when he arrived at the school gate, his expression suddenly changed because a familiar figure was standing there.
At this time, Mu Chuwei had obviously been dressed up carefully. He stood there with a swagger and did not arouse anyone's suspicion, but Ye Zilang still recognized him at a glance.
Seeing him stop, Lin Lanzhi also stopped. Ye Zilang did not explain to her, but stared at the boy a few meters ahead with a gloomy face, with obvious displeasure in his eyes.
Mu Chuwei, however, acted as if she didn't notice his emotions. She showed her signature charming smile and walked towards them gracefully.
"Mu Chuwei..." Ye Zilang stared fiercely at the boy standing in front of him. He turned his back to Lin Lanzhi and lowered his voice and gritted his teeth to squeeze out a few words, "You are here to mess things up on purpose, right?"
He had already discussed with Mu Chuwei today to cancel all his announcements and give him a day off so that he could concentrate on his own work and the two of them would not disturb each other. He had agreed to it at the time, but ended up going back on his word.
Mu Chuwei smiled and said, "No."
Ye Zilang snorted coldly and asked expressionlessly: "Then what are you doing here?"
This time Mu Chuwei did not answer him again. Instead, he walked around him and went straight to Lin Lanzhi. Looking at her puzzled and unnatural face, he smiled and said, "I'm here to collect a debt today."
Lin Lanzhi didn't think much about it, but asked subconsciously: "When did I owe you money?"
Mu Chuwei showed a wicked smile, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does debt collection mean owing money?"
Seeing Lin Lanzhi's confused look, Ye Zilang became even more displeased. He looked at Mu Chuwei coldly and said, "If there is nothing else, just do what you should do and don't make trouble here!"
"Of course there is something." Mu Chuwei blinked and said mysteriously, "But I can only tell her about this."
Ye Ziran frowned and stared at him sharply, as if he wanted to see what tricks he would play.
As if she didn't notice his displeasure at all, Mu Chuwei still smiled complacently, turned around and looked at Lin Lanzhi, and deliberately leaned close to her ear and said, "If you don't want your top-secret sleeping face photo to be exposed, then just follow me obediently."
Lin Lanzhi naturally couldn't hear his voice, but she could feel his breath on the skin of her ear, warm and a little itchy, as if an electric current was running through her limbs, making her a little confused.
Mu Chuwei straightened up with a smile, not noticing her confused look, and then moved closer to Ye Zilang and said in a low voice, "What should we do? We seem to like the same person, why not compete fairly?"
Ye Ziran's body stiffened slightly.
Before he could react, Mu Chuwei had already distanced himself from him, with a faint smile on his handsome face. When he turned around and left, he already looked confident.
Ye Zilang looked at his proud back, snorted coldly, turned his head and looked at Lin Lanzhi, and asked: "Lanzhi, what did that kid just say to you?"
Unexpectedly, she shook her head and said, "No, I didn't hear it clearly either..."
Seeing that she seemed to be worried, Ye Zilang guessed that she might have something to hide, so he stretched out his arms and gently supported her shoulders, saying softly: "It's okay, I'll take care of everything."
Lin Lanzhi was stunned. She felt that the look in his eyes when he looked at her was as deep and gentle , protecting her tightly and not letting her get hurt in the slightest.
The emotion in her heart gushed out like a spring, gathering into a stream and flowing quietly in her heart.
She opened her mouth and wanted to talk to him, but the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated several times like a death warrant. She had no choice but to reach into her pocket and take out her phone, only to see four text messages flashing on the screen, all from Mu Chuwei.
Somehow, she felt a little flustered, so she raised her head, smiled apologetically at Ye Zilang, and said, "Wait a moment."
She walked aside with her phone and opened them one by one. The first message read: "Lin Lanzhi, are you really not afraid that your sleeping face photo will be spread?"
The second message was a color message. When she opened it, she found it was a photo of her sleeping in the car last night. From the angle of the photo, it was obvious that it was taken at a close distance.
The third one is still a photo of her sleeping face. This photo was obviously taken when she was sleeping the deepest, because she was pouting her lips and looked sleepy.
The fourth message was a text message edited by Mu Chuwei himself: "You have three minutes to get to the intersection ahead, or I will upload these photos of you to the campus forum and make you a big celebrity. If you don't believe me, just try it!"
This is absolutely a naked threat!
Lin Lanzhi's face sometimes turned pale, and sometimes turned red. She trembled and held the phone tightly, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress the anger in her heart.
At this moment, someone patted her shoulder gently.
She turned around and saw Ye Zilang looking at her with a smile and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"No..." She said a little unnaturally, "It's true that there is something. I may not be able to have dinner with you tonight. Sorry."
Although she apologized, she seemed to feel that it was still not sincere enough, and then bowed to him again.
"Lanzhi, what are you doing? It's just a meal, no need to be so formal!" Ye Zilang had an impeccable and gentle smile on his face, "If I can't have it this time, I believe you will give me a chance next time, right?"
Seeing her staring at him blankly, he continued, "I'm not afraid of waiting, I just hope you don't make me wait too long."
Lin Lanzhi felt that there was probably no one in the world who could be as gentle and graceful as Ye Zilang. She didn't know how to refuse for a moment, so she just nodded mechanically.
The smile on Ye Zilang's face became even brighter, and there seemed to be tiny sparkles in his eyes.
For a moment, Lin Lanzhi almost wanted to indulge in his eyes again, but when she thought of the three-minute deadline Mu Chuwei gave her, she felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on her head, and she could only hurriedly say: "Then I'll leave first."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and ran towards the intersection, not daring to stay for a moment.
As her back got farther and farther away, the smile on Ye Zilang's face slowly faded, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.