Chapter 8: The Honest Star Who Reveals His True Heart 2
The weekend came in a blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, I picked up the gift that I had chosen at the bookstore the night before - a newly published ancient Chinese novel, and walked out of the house.
Before I figure out how to face Norn, I don't want to see him at all...
Huh? Why is he here?
I froze as soon as I walked out of the building.
The person I was just talking about was actually standing not far away, craning his neck and looking anxiously in this direction. The moment he saw me appear, he suddenly broke into a bright smile.
Is it too late for me to turn back now?
While I was hesitating, Norn had already walked in front of me. He lowered his head slightly, and a flattering light flashed in his crystal clear eyes. His right hand touched his nose uncomfortably: "Um... Qianqian sent me to pick you up. Let's... go?"
He reached out to take the gift from me, but I stepped back and he missed.
A gloomy look appeared on his face. As he turned around as if to cover up something, my heart suddenly tightened and I almost called out to him.
However, the last bit of rationality in my mind stopped me from doing anything. I followed him silently and walked out of the community.
The weather today is not very good. Thick clouds cover the gloomy sky and it looks like it is going to rain.
There were not many pedestrians on the road, and everyone passed by us in a hurry. It seemed that no one noticed that the two people walking next to us were the vampire and Sailor Moon who once caused a sensation in this city.
I was also surprised to find that Noen had put on a hat from somewhere and put it on his head since he walked out of the community. The wide brim of the hat covered his unique eyes and hair color, and his long hair was tucked into his collar. In addition, he kept his head slightly lowered, so he did not attract many people's attention.
…
"Why don't you wear a hat?"
"Why do you need a hat? I hate the night, I hate shadows!"
…
The last conversation suddenly rang in my ears. I looked at the figure in front of me with mixed feelings. Did he choose to wear a hat because of me?
So can I understand that he is actually trying to show his affection to me?
Is he trying to please me silently?
But why couldn't he just say it?
My thoughts were in a mess and I wanted to take this opportunity to ask him something, but when I saw his cold back, I finally gave up.
If he wanted me to know, he would have told me long ago. Since he didn't tell me, it proves that I am not that important in his heart, and there is no need for even a simple explanation.
This realization made me even more depressed, and a dark cloud slowly gathered over my head, making me feel dazed all the way.
I don't know when we arrived at the grove outside the Ailey Academy.
During the whole journey, we hardly said a word, and the awkward atmosphere spread between us. A few times, I could even feel that he wanted to say something, but every time there was always an unexpected situation, either the bus suddenly stopped or someone passed by us. In short, as time went by, the atmosphere between us became more and more weird.
I can just imagine that if we enter the Flowing Light Castle with such expressions, Senior Sister Qianqian will definitely suspect that we are here to cause trouble on purpose.
Thinking of this, I kicked the leaves on the ground angrily.
With a "whoosh", something hard seemed to be kicked away from the leaves by me, and then it flew directly in a parabola in the air and hit the back of Norn's head with a "bang".
"Ah!" I covered my mouth and screamed.
How come there was a small stone in the leaves, and I kicked it, I...
"Who is there?"
Noen, who was unfortunately hit by a small stone, paused and a sharp look shot over.
I shrank my neck in embarrassment and was about to explain, but I saw Norn's gaze passed over me and went straight in a direction behind him.
“Crack—”
It seemed as if someone stepped on a branch and broke it in a panic.
My heart tightened and I turned around in panic to see who was following us. Unexpectedly, I felt my wrist become hot and a firm force pulled me directly behind him.
"Who is it? Come out!"
Norn, who was standing in front of me, suddenly shouted loudly. His whole body tensed up instantly, and he looked as nervous as a hunting tiger.
I felt extremely relieved when he stood behind me. His cold back now looked very warm to me. It seemed that no matter what happened, Norn would subconsciously stand in front of me, as if he had blocked all the wind and rain for me. As long as he was there, I was not afraid of anything.
Just then, a familiar figure walked out from behind a big tree about four or five meters away from us.
The meticulously groomed student uniform, the high brown ponytail, the eyes full of hatred, and the small notebook in her hand that was always there, the moment she appeared, I couldn't help but call out her name -
"Yao Shanshan?"
That's right! The person who appeared was Yao Shanshan. I haven't seen her for several days since she ran into my classroom and yelled that day. I heard that she took a leave because of illness. Logically, she shouldn't be here! What's more, today is Sunday. Why is she not staying at home and following behind me and Norn?
In an instant, my alertness reached its peak.
Norn in front of her yelled at her rudely, "This is a forbidden area of the school. Who allowed you to come in?"
"Forbidden area?" Yao Shanshan's mouth suddenly curled up into a cold smile. She seemed to not take Norn's hostility seriously at all, and even took two steps forward. "Even if it is a forbidden area, I will follow you today. Don't think I don't know your secrets. I want to see what you two want to do by appearing in this so-called forbidden area on a good Sunday!"
It seemed that being discovered while following us had no effect on her. On the contrary, after the direct confrontation between the two sides, the fanaticism on her face became more obvious, and her eyes were full of crazy persistence.
The relationship has already been torn apart, so even the so-called rules can't restrain her?
This guy is simply a lunatic!
I looked at Norn with concern. If Yao Shanshan had been following us, who could guarantee that she wouldn't discover the secret of entering the Flowing Light Castle?
"You..." Norn was completely helpless with this kind of persistent person. He took a deep breath, without even looking at Yao Shanshan, and directly pulled me into the depths of the woods.
For the next half hour, we circled around the wall at the edge of the woods, as if we were playing hide-and-seek with Yao Shanshan.
But no matter how we went around, Yao Shanshan was always five meters away from us, and it was useless no matter how we sped up.
At this time, I no longer cared about the cold war between Norn and I. As I followed him around among the flowers and trees, I couldn't help but ask him breathlessly: "It's not a good idea to keep going like this! How about I call Senior Sister Qianqian and I won't go today..."
"No!" He shook his head seriously while pushing aside a branch blocking my way. "I promised Qianqian that I would take you there. Don't worry, I'll find a way!"
After saying that, he turned around to look at Yao Shanshan who was still following us closely, grabbed me and dodged behind a nearby tree, then hurriedly said three words to the wall -
"Anywhere Door!"
Oh my god!
I was anxious to rush over and cover his mouth. Yao Shanshan was still behind us. Even if there was a big tree blocking us, she would see us in a few seconds. Is he crazy to open the door at this time?
However, he said those three words too quickly. By the time I reacted, the wall in front of me had begun to twist rapidly, and a door emitting golden light soon appeared in front of me.
“Go!”
Norn pulled me towards the door without hesitation.
I looked back in panic and saw Yao Shanshan running towards me.
I was startled and the book in my hand fell to the ground with a "bang".
"Norn!" I let out a short cry of surprise, but it was too late. A sudden dizziness forced me to hold on to Norn's hand tightly.
And in the last second before we disappeared, I seemed to hear Yao Shanshan's surprised scream.
I closed my eyes in despair, and when I opened them again, I found myself standing in the living room of Liuguang Castle.
"Jenny, Norn, you're back?"
As soon as I stood firm, I saw the surprised smile of my senior sister Qianqian. When she saw me, she came up to me and gave me a big hug.
Today's senior sister Qianqian was really beautiful. She wore a pink puffy princess skirt and a sparkling necklace around her neck. Her usually messy hair was carefully groomed. She also wore a pink butterfly hairpin, which made her look extremely cute.
"Happy birthday, Senior Qianqian!" I said my blessing awkwardly, "Um... the gift just dropped by accident, I..."
"Haha! It's okay!" Senior Qianqian raised her warm smile, "Jenny, your coming here is the best gift for me. How about it, are you satisfied with the gentleman I sent to pick you up?"
Seeing the senior sister Qianqian making faces, my face turned red. I secretly glanced at Norn who was serious beside me, and stammered for a long time without saying a word.
Fortunately, senior Lucifer and senior Su Enxue came running over, shouting. Lucifer grabbed Nuoen, and Su Enxue grabbed me. They said in unison, "Come on! Come on! We can't find anyone to help us!"
So, before I had the chance to tell Senior Qianqian what had just happened, Norn and I were pulled into the team setting up the banquet venue.
"Oh! It's all Hua Qianye's fault. He insisted on taking this opportunity to accompany Man Luo to another city. If he were at home, he could just direct the flowers and plants to move. Why would he need us?"
Senior Eun-seol held my hand and complained with a smile.
This was my first time chatting up close with Senior Sister Enxue. I had only seen her from a distance a few times before, and I always thought she was a cold beauty, but I didn't expect that after getting to know her, she was also very lively, especially when she talked to me, her eyes that seemed to be able to speak were shining with a smart light, and her big chestnut-colored wavy hair outlined a charming style, which made people involuntarily feel a sense of intimacy with her.
Even though I always thought I looked pretty good, I have to admit that there is a huge gap between me and senior sister Eun-seol.
I looked at senior sister Enxue in admiration as she quickly and decisively stuffed a ribbon into the arms of Lucifer, who was talking to Norn, and then ordered loudly: "Hang this up quickly, all you know is chatting, huh!"
Huh? Senior Eun-seol is really domineering!
I enviously watched Lucifer climb onto the stool and hang the ribbons on the chandelier, then looked at Eun-seol pitifully: "Is there anything else you need me to do? Eun-seol, just tell me!"
"Really?" Senior sister Enxue, who was tying a bouquet with me, rolled her eyes, grabbed the bouquet in her hand and threw it at Lucifer who was still standing on the stool, "Can't you find something to do for yourself? Like, set the mood or something like that. How come you are so much worse than Hua Qianye?"
"No way!" Lucifer was unhappy. He held his head high, and his burgundy hair shone even more dazzlingly against the backdrop of the ribbons. "I'm much better than that guy who can only deal with flowers and plants. Look, I'll perform magic for you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his hands flew around, and the complicated gestures made people dazzled.
What was even more surprising was that countless flower petals suddenly fell in the living room. Among the colorful petals, countless balloons rose from the ground, and then, as if directed by an invisible hand, they began to circle around Senior Sister Eun-seol.
So beautiful!
I was stunned by the scene before me.
Although I had long guessed that like Norn, the other three people in the study group must have extraordinary identities, I didn't expect that one of them was actually a master of magic!
Have I accidentally opened the door to a new world?
I turned around in surprise, wanting to see what amazing skills another study group member, Senior Tian Yifeng, had. But I found that Senior Tian Yifeng, who always had a "keep away from strangers" look in the college, was actually taking selfies with Senior Qianqian.
Yes! You read it right! It was a selfie! And it was the kind of selfie where two people squeezed into the same shot, then made a silly scissors hand gesture together, grinned and shouted "cheese".
This really destroys the image!
The corners of my mouth twitched violently, and then I heard the coquettish voice of senior sister Qianqian.
“Come on! Take another photo!” Senior Qianqian pouted and winked at Tian Yifeng who looked doting. “I’ve been lacking inspiration lately. Maybe if I take a few more photos, I can find some inspiration!”
All right! Seeing that Senior Tian Yifeng, who was extremely noble in the eyes of all the girls in the school, was really taking childish selfies with Senior Qianqian who had a strange mind, and Lucifer, who was not far away, was still surrounding Senior Enxue to show off his treasures, I felt like I was hit by a critical strike, and my eyes couldn't help but look around for Norn's figure.
Really, they show their affection like this, I also...
Bai Jie Ni, are you crazy? Why are you thinking of Norn at this time?
But my eyes did not stop searching until I saw that familiar figure.
Norn came out of the storage room next to the kitchen with a large bag of ingredients. I ran over and grabbed his arm: "Norn, come and arrange flowers with me."
"No!" He rejected me firmly, and then added, as I was about to get angry, "I'm the chef today, I can't mess around with them, otherwise what are we going to eat later?"
After saying that, he left me and walked towards the kitchen.
I……
This annoying guy! All he knows is eating! Eating! Eating!
I stood there, pissed off.
"Jenny, come over and help me. Can you please put this flower in the middle of the dining table?"
From a distance, my former senior sister, who had finally finished showing her affection, waved at me.
I forced a smile, cheered myself up and walked over.
