Chapter 9 A brief dream 2
With the arrival of early summer, the air was gradually filled with a faint heat, and the sun came out earlier than usual. The day after reconciling with Pei Haochuan, Qian Mengmeng was already dressed up and waiting downstairs of her house.
In the light of morning light, Qian Mengmeng saw a boy in a white shirt coming with the breeze.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Pei Haochuan stuffed the breakfast he bought into Qian Mengmeng's hand and asked softly.
Qian Mengmeng shook her head: "Not particularly long."
She would never tell him that she got up at five in the morning and then fiddled in front of the mirror for two hours. She had never cared about her appearance, but this was the first time she felt so nervous. She hoped to appear in front of Pei Haochuan in her best appearance...
After hearing her answer, Pei Haochuan smiled and touched her head, saying, "Let's go."
Last night, Qian Mengmeng left Pei Haochuan's house very late. He sent her downstairs to her house and agreed to pick her up from school every morning.
The sweetness is fermenting, and the sunshine seems to have become much brighter.
Qian Mengmeng and Pei Haochuan were walking outside, talking and laughing , and then they saw Wen Yuzheng, who was dressed in formal attire and ready to go to work.
"Brother Yuzheng!" Qian Mengmeng was the first to greet the other party.
When Wen Yuzheng saw her, a smile appeared on his face, but when he saw Pei Haochuan beside her, his expression suddenly turned cold.
"Yeah." Wen Yuzheng replied lightly, then walked away with a gloomy face.
Qian Mengmeng was left standing there puzzledly: "What happened..."
It was the first time that Wen Yuzheng treated her so coldly, and she was suddenly at a loss.
"Let's go," Pei Haochuan, who was standing by, saw it clearly. He patted Qian Mengmeng on the shoulder and said, "Maybe it's because of work troubles. Don't take it too seriously."
"Really?" Qian Mengmeng was half-believing and half-doubting, "But why do I always feel that he is doing this because of me?" After a pause, Qian Mengmeng continued, "Recently I always feel that Brother Yuzheng is very strange. He speaks incoherently and gets angry easily. Every time I feel confused..."
"Did I make him angry but he didn't notice?" Qian Mengmeng scratched his head and frowned.
Seeing that she was beginning to drift further and further away from her wild thoughts, Pei Haochuan couldn't help but pat her on the head: "You are nagging about another boy next to one boy. Do you care about my feelings?"
"Ah?" Qian Mengmeng was stunned.
Pei Haochuan pinched her face: "Don't talk about other boys in front of me in the future, otherwise I will be jealous."
Help! Her heart is beating so fast.
Pei Haochuan even came closer, his warm breath in her ear, and whispered softly, "He has occupied the first 18 years of your life. From now on, the only person who can occupy your life is me."
Huh... Qian Mengmeng felt her cheeks getting hot.
The seductive love words came out of the boy's mouth like this, and Qian Mengmeng felt like her ears were about to burn.
It was a summer morning, and the air was still a little chilly. Qian Mengmeng blushed and took a step or two back from Pei Haochuan. Then she raised her eyes and glanced at Pei Haochuan quickly, whispering, "What did you say..."
Pei Haochuan seemed to look at her for a second, and then the boy's smiling voice sounded.
"Nothing, just a declaration of sovereignty."
Qian Mengmeng's face got even redder!
"Hey!" She protested slightly.
Pei Haochuan smiled: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, let's go quickly, we're going to be late."
Qian Mengmeng finally came back to her senses from her blushing and heartbeat. She glanced at her phone and found that it was almost time for class without her noticing. She couldn't help but glare at Pei Haochuan.
"It's all your fault!"
Pei Haochuan pulled her hand good-temperedly: "Well, it's all my fault."
"You..." Qian Mengmeng was speechless for a moment.
Pei Haochuan smiled as if in the spring breeze: "Let's go."
The wind gently blew through the tips of her hair. Qian Mengmeng walked beside Pei Haochuan. His profile was also very handsome in the morning light, with a straight nose and thin lips. His crow-feather-like eyelashes hid the emotions in his eyes. Only the slightly raised corners of his mouth revealed his happy mood at the moment.
Qian Mengmeng couldn't help but look up. The sky at this moment was just the right blue.
Qian Mengmeng went to class with a smile on her face the whole morning. Around noon, she received a WeChat message from Pei Haochuan:
"Miss Qian Mengmeng, would you be so kind as to accompany me for lunch at noon?"
Qian Mengmeng covered her mouth and smiled, and replied "I'll think about it". Pei Haochuan immediately made a crying expression and added a sentence "The braised pork elbow in the cafeteria will be snapped up as soon as it comes out. I heard that Miss Qian loves this dish the most. I wonder..."
Qian Mengmeng quickly replied: "Go, go, go! Eat, eat, eat! What are you still thinking about!"
It seemed to be quiet for a second, and then Qian Mengmeng's phone vibrated. She looked down and saw Pei Haochuan sending her a doting expression -
"Little foodie."
Thinking of Pei Haochuan 's expression when he said these words with that handsome face, Qian Mengmeng couldn't help but tremble at the tip of her heart. She sent him a tongue-sticking expression and then put the phone back into her bag.
The lunch break seemed like an eternity. As soon as the bell rang, Qian Mengmeng rushed downstairs at the speed of a 100-meter sprint. But before she could even walk towards the cafeteria, she saw Pei Haochuan, who was standing tall and handsome in the sunlight.
He was standing under a magnolia tree, smiling at her.
People around him kept looking at him, and some were whispering in groups of three or four, but Pei Haochuan was completely unaware. He stood there until Qian Mengmeng came to him, and then he walked towards the cafeteria with her.
Along the way, everyone was pointing and talking about them, and some were even taking pictures.
"Pei Haochuan..." Qian Mengmeng couldn't stand everyone's gazes and whispered, "How about... let's go out to eat?"
"Why?" Pei Haochuan raised his eyebrows.
Qian Mengmeng looked around: "Everyone is looking at us..."
"So what?" Pei Haochuan's expression was indifferent. Before Qian Mengmeng could react, he suddenly took her hand and gave her a defiant look. "They have gossiped about us, so I don't mind them gossiping more."
Qian Mengmeng gasped as Pei Haochuan grabbed her hand. The passers-by around her were even more stunned. The air seemed to be silent for a second, and then Qian Mengmeng saw more people holding up their phones.
"Just don't worry about it," Pei Haochuan gently stroked Qian Mengmeng with his fingertips, gently comforting her, "We can't change others, so we can only change our own mentality and ideas," he winked at Qian Mengmeng, "Don't be hard on yourself."
"Pei Haochuan..."
Qian Mengmeng looked at him apologetically. If she hadn't done that before, causing Pei Haochuan to be at the center of gossip, there wouldn't be so many people paying attention to his affairs now. After all, Pei Haochuan used to be an iceberg, and a single look could kill a group of people. If it weren't for the reports of Chengtian Gossip, everyone would at most just pay attention to him secretly, and would never dare to be so blatant. But because of her...
"I've already said I forgive you. Let's not talk about the past anymore." As if he knew what she was thinking, Pei Haochuan said without turning his head.
"Thank you, Pei Haochuan..." Qian Mengmeng was moved and said softly.
"fool."
Pei Haochuan chuckled.
Qian Mengmeng's mood suddenly improved. She was no longer afraid no matter how many people looked at them. She held Pei Haochuan's hand and walked all the way to the cafeteria.
"Today we also have your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs. It looks like you're in for a treat." Pei Haochuan chuckled and teased her.
"Don't make me sound like I'm just good at eating," Qian Mengmeng pouted, "I'm telling you, I'm..."
She couldn't finish her words because suddenly a huge force separated her and Pei Haochuan's tightly held hands, and Mi Su, with an angry face, suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Pei Haochuan, what's wrong with you?" Mi Su attacked Pei Haochuan directly after separating them. She pointed at Qian Mengmeng and said, "Have you forgotten how she hurt you last time? She exposed all your private information. Don't you have the video and audio? Why are you still with her?"
Qian Mengmeng felt a little guilty about being exposed in public for the bad things she had done. Although Pei Haochuan forgave her, when she heard Mi Su say this, she instantly wanted to run away.
But Pei Haochuan stopped her. Not only that, he also bravely took her hand and protected her behind him.
At this time, their movements had attracted the attention of many people, and everyone rushed over here.
Pei Haochuan protected Qian Mengmeng behind him and stood in front of Mi Su condescendingly. He looked at her with heavy eyes without emotion: "I don't mind."
"What did you say?" Misu shouted, looking incredulous.
As if he no longer wanted to talk to her, Pei Haochuan looked at her expressionlessly: "Whether Mengmeng has done anything to hurt me, I don't care anymore, so please don't blame others without reason like this."
"Haochuan..." Qian Mengmeng, who was standing behind Pei Haochuan, was moved. She had always thought that Pei Haochuan would forgive her because he sympathized with her, or because he was annoyed by her. She didn't expect that he really forgave her...
"Hey, hey, hey! People have already made everything clear, Misu, please stop trying to break up the couple, okay?" Someone's voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, followed by a burst of cheers and boos for Misu.
"Well done, Pei Haochuan! This is how you should mock your girlfriend's love rival!"
"Cheers to the male god! This is the standard way to protect your girlfriend!"
"Campus goddess? You're so aggressive, no wonder the male god doesn't like you!"
Everyone was talking at once.
Misu stood in the middle of the crowd, looking around angrily, and gritted his teeth and said, "You..."
"Mi Su," Pei Haochuan stepped forward and stood in front of her when Mi Su was about to explode, saying, "I didn't hold it against you for what you did to Meng Meng before because I thought you were the one who saved me, but I found out that it was all your lies and it was Meng Meng who really saved me. I was planning to let you go, but you still wouldn't give in. You didn't even have the idea of admitting your mistakes. Instead, you kept targeting Meng Meng again and again. I think..."
Pei Haochuan paused and looked at Mi Su with his emotionless eyes: "You owe Meng Meng an apology."
"What did you say?" Mi Su was immediately excited when she heard this. She pointed at Qian Mengmeng and said, "You want me to apologize to her? Why?"
"Just because you once replaced her and caused me to misunderstand, and because you knew you were wrong but still tried every possible way to make her life difficult!"
Pei Haochuan acted as if he really didn't want to talk to her anymore. He glanced at Mi Su with a little disdain, took out his cell phone from his pocket, opened a video and put it in front of Mi Su.
"You are a role model that many people in Narita University admire. Today's incident is already very embarrassing. If you don't want me to post this on the campus forum, apologize to Mengmeng immediately."
The video on the phone showed the last time in the hotel where Mi Su pushed Qian Mengmeng onto the balcony where it was raining heavily and locked the door. No one could have known about this, but Pei Haochuan found evidence!
Mi Su's face turned pale with fright in an instant. She gritted her teeth and watched the video for a long time before she took a sudden step in front of Qian Mengmeng.
Mi Su's eyes were still full of pride. She bit her lips in humiliation, her thin shoulders were tense. Qian Mengmeng saw that her face was facing another direction.
"Sorry."
After saying this quickly, Misu pushed the crowd away and rushed out.
It was not until her figure disappeared that Qian Mengmeng stepped out from behind Pei Haochuan: "Actually, it's not necessary."
Their apology was not sincere, it was just a formality at best.
"If you do something wrong, you must apologize," Pei Haochuan gently held her hand, but his words were extremely firm, "Whether you are truly repentant or not, you must say those three words. Only in this way can you truly prove that she is wrong."
In the crowded crowd, Pei Haochuan was like a ray of light, splitting the inky darkness before her eyes and bringing her warmth and peace of mind.
"Yeah." Qian Mengmeng's little hand was held by Pei Haochuan, and she nodded gently.
