Chapter 9 You are the only candy in my life
If she wants to get better before getting back together, then just wait...
Anyway, having Tang Duoduo in his life is enough, and there is still a lot of time.
After entering the finals, Tang Duoduo spent all her time preparing for the finals, which would be held a week later. During this week's free time, the contestants needed to complete the main design of the new season's clothing, and score it together with the preliminary entries to select the champion. So even if Tang Duoduo won the preliminary championship, she still had to work hard for the finals.
She locked herself in the studio every day to draw, modify, and draw again... She repeated this process but still couldn't find the design that satisfied her most.
With only four days left until the finals, Tang Duoduo was a little frustrated that she had no inspiration for a new work. She bit the tip of her pen and thought quickly about what theme would be best.
At first, Tang Duoduo wanted to use gardenia as the theme and the simple and elegant white color of gardenia as the theme of the design. However, when she finished drawing the design, she found that the style was somewhat similar to her preliminary work.
Inspirations were rejected time and time again. Just when Tang Duoduo thought that today was another day of lack of inspiration, she suddenly had a bold idea, which was to bring the joyful elements of the amusement park into the clothes. This would distinguish it from the previous clothing style and highlight the youth and vitality of young people.
Thinking of this, Tang Duoduo started writing furiously. As time passed, the draft on the drawing paper took shape bit by bit.
"Tang Duoduo, are you hungry?" Just then, Qiao Yuran appeared in front of her with a bowl of tofu pudding.
Tang Duoduo was a little surprised. She put down her pen and stood up: "Why are you here?"
Qiao Yuran put down the tofu pudding and said, "Can't I come? Seeing you lock yourself up here every day, I'm a little worried, so I came to see you and bring you some food."
After saying that, he pointed to the tofu pudding on the table.
"Oh." Tang Duoduo picked up the tofu pudding and smiled sweetly, "Thank you!"
When Qiao Yuran saw Tang Duoduo like this, his heart skipped a beat.
At first, he just wanted to irritate Wen Yuanxun, so he kept pestering Tang Duoduo, but for some reason, after pestering her for a while, he seemed unwilling to let go of this girl and wanted to stay with her forever.
I would be happy for her happiness, and I would be really jealous because she was with Wen Yuanxun... Maybe this is what true love means...
Qiao Yuran thought.
Tang Duoduo saw that Qiao Yuran's expression seemed to become a little serious, so she wondered: "What's wrong with you?"
Qiao Yuran came back to his senses and rubbed his hair: "Nothing, I just thought of something."
"Oh." Tang Duoduo continued to think about what elements to use while eating tofu pudding.
"Hey, Tang Duoduo." Qiao Yuran seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage. He clenched his fists and his eyes became extremely determined.
"Huh?" Tang Duoduo suddenly raised her head and looked at Qiao Yuran with some confusion.
"What is your relationship with Wen Yuanxun now? Have you reconciled?" Qiao Yuran seemed a little cautious.
Faced with this question, Tang Duoduo didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Although I hugged him when the results of the preliminary round were announced that day, we didn't say anything afterwards, and it didn't seem like we were getting back together...
"Didn't you hug him that day? Have you got back together?" Seeing Tang Duoduo hesitate, Qiao Yuran repeated it again.
Tang Duoduo lowered her head and shook it gently.
Qiao Yuran was a little overjoyed to get this answer. He made a victory gesture, and then put on a serious expression: "If you don't get back together, I want to tell you something."
Seeing Qiao Yuran so serious, Tang Duoduo felt something was wrong.
"What's the matter?" Tang Duoduo was a little wary.
"Tang Duoduo, what do you think of me?" Qiao Yuran asked.
Tang Duoduo tilted her head, thought for a while, and replied calmly: "It's pretty good . He's good at playing basketball, and he's handsome. He's sunny and cheerful."
Hearing such compliments, Qiao Yuran seemed even more proud. He straightened his body and tried his best to suppress the smile that was expanding on his lips: "Then give me a chance and let me pursue you. Tang Duoduo, I like you, I fell in love with you unconsciously, so give me a chance to be your boyfriend! This time I am sincere!"
The sudden confession made Tang Duoduo startled. She almost choked on the tofu pudding in her mouth and started coughing loudly.
Seeing this situation, Qiao Yuran immediately walked behind her and gently patted her on the back.
Because of the confession, Tang Duoduo felt a little embarrassed, so she kept avoiding him: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine."
"Tang Duoduo, can't you give me a chance? You and Wen Yuanxun have already broken up anyway!" Qiao Yuran seemed a little anxious.
Tang Duoduo wiped her mouth with a tissue and for a moment she didn't know how to respond to Qiao Yuran.
When the two were in a stalemate, a figure appeared outside the door. That person did not choose to go in, but stood outside the door and waited silently.
"Tang Duoduo, I really like you, really, I swear." Qiao Yuran made a swearing gesture and then said, "Wen Yuanxun is not necessarily better than me. Why don't you consider me? I will make you happy!"
Seeing Qiao Yuran so serious, Tang Duoduo felt a little embarrassed. She knew that the only way to avoid hurting Qiao Yuran was to reject him directly.
"I'm sorry, Qiao Yuran, I can't be with you." Tang Duoduo said.
"Why?" Qiao Yuran asked.
"Because I already have someone I like!" Tang Duoduo put down the tofu pudding and put on a serious look.
"The person you like is Wen Yuanxun? But if you really like him, why did you break up with him?" Qiao Yuran was a little puzzled. This girl's mind was really hard to understand.
Tang Duoduo rubbed her hair, sighed, and then spoke her true feelings: "I don't really want to break up with him, I just feel that I am not good enough and not qualified to stand by his side, so I hope to work hard to make myself better so that I can stand by his side better. So no matter whether I break up with him or not, in my heart, I will only love him."
Hearing this heartfelt confession, the person standing outside the door showed a satisfied expression, while Qiao Yuran in the room felt as if his heart was stabbed by an arrow, and his whole body became numb.
"So, Qiao Yuran, I'm sorry, I can't accept you." Tang Duoduo bowed, her face full of apology.
Qiao Yuran's face was full of unwillingness. He sniffed and continued to ask: "Will I still have a chance in the future? I also work hard to make myself better. Will I have a chance?"
"Qiao Yuran, you are a good boy, so you will definitely meet a girl who is better than me." Tang Duoduo directly gave Qiao Yuran a good guy card, which meant that he would never have a chance.
Qiao Yuran felt that he had been injured internally and could not utter a single word except remaining silent.
The person outside the door felt that the development of things to this point had met all his expectations, so he stood up at the right time.
"Tang Duoduo."
Tang Duoduo was startled when she saw Wen Yuanxun suddenly appear. She was a little nervous, worried that Wen Yuanxun had heard what she had just said, but seeing that Wen Yuanxun looked calm, it seemed that he did not hear anything.
"Ah?" Tang Duoduo was a little nervous.
"I'm here to have dinner with you. Kang Kang and Chen Jiayuan are already waiting." Wen Yuanxun said.
"Oh, okay." Tang Duoduo picked up her bag and patted Qiao Yuran beside her, "Qiao Yuran, do you want to eat with us?"
"No." Qiao Yuran looked unhappy.
"Then I'll be leaving. Thank you for the tofu pudding. Goodbye." Tang Duoduo pointed to the tofu pudding in her hand, then took her bag and followed Wen Yuanxun.
Following Wen Yuanxun out of the studio, Tang Duoduo was still worried about what happened just now. She asked tentatively: "Wen Yuanxun, when did you come just now? Did you hear anything?"
Listening to Tang Duoduo's words, Wen Yuanxun showed a sly smile on his face. He asked knowingly, "I just came at that time. Is there anything you said that I need to hear?"
Tang Duoduo waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I didn't say anything, nothing."
Seeing Tang Duoduo trying to hide her expression, Wen Yuanxun's smile became more obvious.
This idiot actually knows everything.
But if she wants to get better before getting back together, then I'll just wait...
Anyway, having Tang Duoduo in his life is enough, and there is still a lot of time.
Wen Yuanxun thought so.
The day before the final is also a crucial day. On this day, all contestants need to hand in all their manuscripts to the chief referee of the competition and seal all the previous main costumes in a designated place.
Tang Duoduo and Chen Jiayuan brought their manuscripts and clothes to the building where the competition organizer was located. Just as they handed in the manuscripts and were about to put away the clothes, they met Gu Yu'an coming towards them.
"Yu'an, why are you here?" Tang Duoduo was a little surprised to see her. Although they had a falling out last time, when she saw her at this moment, Tang Duoduo couldn't help but ask.
Ever since Gu Yu'an confessed her feelings to Wen Yuanxun last time, Chen Jiayuan no longer had any admiration for her. She even chose to quit the drama club afterwards. So when she saw her again, she didn't say hello, but looked as if she didn't want to pay any attention to her.
When Gu Yu'an saw Tang Duoduo and Chen Jiayuan, the expression on her face also looked cold: "I accompanied Huang Mengmeng to sign up. This time she asked me to be her model."
Hearing Huang Mengmeng's name, Tang Duoduo seemed a little nervous. Huang Mengmeng was a very powerful character. She was her strongest opponent both in terms of professionalism and popularity. This time in the preliminary round, she lagged behind her by a very small gap and achieved a good result of second place.
Hearing this, Chen Jiayuan was a little angry: "Duoduo asked you to help be a model, and you agreed immediately, but then changed your mind at the last minute before the competition. If it weren't for Xiaoxiao, Duoduo wouldn't even be able to participate in this competition. Now you are helping others be a model. Are you doing this on purpose?"
Gu Yu'an looked a little impatient, and obviously didn't want to explain any more: "Yes, I did it on purpose."
Hearing this answer, Chen Jiayuan was furious. When she was about to continue arguing, Tang Duoduo grabbed her and said, "Forget it, stop talking."
Tang Duoduo was also a little angry. Although she was a paper rabbit, it didn't mean that she would let others trample on her dignity!
Chen Jiayuan, who was held back by Tang Duoduo, was very unhappy: " Can you live with yourself if you don't quarrel with such a person?"
Tang Duoduo replied coldly: "Arguing with such a person is just a waste of your breath."
Seeing Tang Duoduo finally getting a little angry, Chen Jiayuan smiled: "Not bad, Tang Duoduo is finally angry, I thought you wouldn't be angry!"
Tang Duoduo didn't say anything, she just continued walking forward holding the clothes in her arms.
If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely not be angry about such a thing. But because it was a friend who he once cared about, and yet he deceived him, the harm is doubled and fatal.
The place where the clothes are placed is an empty hall, where all the contestants' works are kept together. Here everyone can appreciate their opponent's previous work very intuitively.
After putting away their clothes, they walked towards the dormitory. Halfway through, Chen Jiayuan suddenly pulled Tang Duoduo back as if she had thought of something.
"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Tang Duoduo was a little confused by Chen Jiayuan.
"Go save your clothes? What the hell! We were really careless!" Chen Jiayuan said anxiously as she walked.
"What do you mean by saving clothes? What's wrong with my clothes?" Tang Duoduo felt confused.
Chen Jiayuan stopped and patiently explained to Tang Duoduo: "Think about it, except for you, can other contestants and models go into the place where the clothes are placed?"
Tang Duoduo nodded.
"Then Gu Yu'an can go in too! She hates you so much, don't you think she will do something to your clothes?" Chen Jiayuan analyzed it clearly.
Tang Duoduo showed an expression of disbelief: "Come on, there are people watching the door, and the door to the hall is also locked at night. She shouldn't do anything, right?"
Chen Jiayuan ignored Tang Duoduo's words, quickened her pace, and pulled her straight to where the clothes were stored.
When Gu Yu'an appeared next to Tang Duoduo's clothing and tried to pick off one of the most conspicuous rhinestones, Tang Duoduo finally believed what Chen Jiayuan said.
"See, I caught her in the act. I knew that people like her must be up to something bad!" Chen Jiayuan grabbed Gu Yu'an's hand, which was about to do something bad, and said to Tang Duoduo.
Tang Duoduo 's expression showed anger, but more of disappointment.
She originally thought that Gu Yu'an just hated her, so she targeted her everywhere. Apart from that, she was still the gentle and lovely goddess. But when she saw her trying to pull off the rhinestone, all her goddess image was shattered in an instant.
"Let go, let go." Gu Yu'an tried hard to break free from Chen Jiayuan's restraints, his face flushed red.
"Teacher, teacher, someone here wants to destroy other people's work!" Chen Jiayuan refused to let go. She grabbed Gu Yu'an's hand and shouted loudly.
The teacher outside the door was attracted by the sound, looked at the three people, and asked seriously: "What are you doing? Put your clothes away and get out."
Chen Jiayuan still didn't let go of Gu Yu'an's hand, pointing at her and saying, "Teacher, this person wants to destroy Duoduo's work."
Gu Yu'an quickly retorted: "I didn't, I just wanted to see it."
"Are you blind? Do you need to use your hands to see?" Chen Jiayuan did not show any weakness.
"You grabbed my hand before I even put it there. How did you know I was going to scratch it?" Gu Yu'an also defended himself.
Seeing that the two were about to argue endlessly, the teacher cleared his throat and said, "Okay, shut up, the rhinestones are still on it, and there is no evidence. It would be bad if someone was wrongly accused."
Hearing the teacher's words, Chen Jiayuan felt a little aggrieved: "How can you say there is no evidence? Am I not holding her hand?"
Gu Yu'an gave Chen Jiayuan a fierce look.
At this time, the teacher spoke again. He looked at Gu Yu'an and said slowly, "You are Gu Yu'an from the drama club, right? Many teachers say that you are a very well-behaved and hardworking child, especially your professional teacher, Teacher Su, who always mentioned you to me. How could you do such a thing?"
The teacher's words made Gu Yu'an's face feel like it was burned by fire. She did not refute, but just lowered her head.
Seeing this scene, Chen Jiayuan finally let go of her hand.
"Let's go, Jiayuan, we won't care about her anymore." Tang Duoduo glanced at Gu Yu'an and took Chen Jiayuan's hand.
Gu Yu'an raised her head, with two tear marks on her face. She looked at Tang Duoduo and Chen Jiayuan fiercely, then ran away crying.
Looking at her going away, the teacher shook her head and said, "How could such a good child do such a thing!" Then she looked at Tang Duoduo and Chen Jiayuan and said, "You two can go back too. Don't worry, your clothes will be kept safe for you. I promise you that the situation just now will not happen again."
Tang Duoduo nodded: "Thank you, teacher."
Chen Jiayuan also agreed reluctantly: "Thank you, teacher."
The two walked out of the building, but Chen Jiayuan still felt a little unwilling.
"That teacher obviously favors Gu Yu'an. There was evidence, but he didn't arrest her!" Chen Jiayuan said angrily.
Tang Duoduo didn't say anything. She knew that for Gu Yu'an, what happened just now was the biggest punishment. It was also very uncomfortable to disappoint your teacher.
Chen Jiayuan kept talking about Gu Yu'an's deliberate mischief in the morning for the whole day, until Ding Chao sent a message in the evening that everyone should have a midnight snack together to cheer each other up for tomorrow's finals. Only then did Chen Jiayuan shut up.
As soon as the two of them walked to the dormitory door, Kang Kang and Wen Yuanxun were waiting there.
"Kang Kang, can you not wear such ugly shorts when you go out? I'm embarrassed to admit that you are my boyfriend." Chen Jiayuan couldn't help but complain when she saw the colorful beach pants Kang Kang was wearing.
Kang Kang felt a little aggrieved when he heard this: "But many boys wear this, it's a new model from ZARA! Chen Jiayuan, can you not be so harsh with your words?"
"How did I go too far? I was just saying these words with good intentions." Chen Jiayuan's tone was full of disgust.
Kang Kang was so angry that he stood there not knowing what to do: "You guys, please judge for yourself. Isn't Chen Jiayuan a little unreasonable?"
Chen Jiayuan glanced at Tang Duoduo who was standing beside her: "Tang Duoduo, you have to stand on my side. Don't forget how many years we have been friends."
After saying that, she looked at Wen Yuanxun again: "Wen Yuanxun, don't forget that I helped you a lot."
Under Chen Jiayuan's threat, Wen Yuanxun and Tang Duoduo both showed helpless expressions.
Wen Yuanxun pulled Tang Duoduo aside and said, "Let's go and let them debate on their own."
Seeing Wen Yuanxun pulling Tang Duoduo away, Chen Jiayuan, who was walking behind, was a little unconvinced: "You two just want to be alone together, and you put the blame on me, humph!"
Listening to Chen Jiayuan's roar, Tang Duoduo couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Chen Jiayuan and Kang Kang are really a pair of happy enemies!"
"It would be better if Chen Jiayuan could change her temper." Wen Yuanxun said as he looked at Kang Kang being bullied.
"Chen Jiayuan has a good temper. She says beating is love and scolding is care." Tang Duoduo defended Chen Jiayuan.
After hearing this, Wen Yuanxun raised his eyebrows and then gently hit Tang Duoduo on the head.
"Why did you hit me?" Tang Duoduo touched his head and asked in annoyance.
Wen Yuanxun said confidently: "Beating is love, scolding is care..."
Hearing this, Tang Duoduo's cheeks couldn't help but turn red. For the first time, she knew what it felt like to be beaten and still feel sweet inside.
Seeing Tang Duoduo's silly smile, Wen Yuanxun had a smile on his face: "How is the preparation for the work going? Is it going smoothly?"
Tang Duoduo nodded, with a more confident look on her face: "I am quite satisfied with my work this time. It is quite unique and not boring. I think the judges will like ..."
Hearing Tang Duoduo's remarks, Wen Yuanxun smiled, then touched her head lovingly: "I feel like you have changed a lot recently."
Tang Duoduo raised her head: "Really? What's changed?"
"I've become more confident and a little more mature than before." Wen Yuanxun smiled.
Hearing the compliment, Tang Duoduo was a little too proud of herself: "Really? Do you think I've matured? Where have I matured? How much have I matured?"
"Well, how mature have you become?" Wen Yuanxun pretended to think, and after a while he said, "You were an elementary school student before, and now you have finally become a junior high school student!"
This answer made Tang Duoduo very angry. She stretched out her hand to hit Wen Yuanxun, but before she could do so, Wen Yuanxun held her head down. His hands were too long and hers were too short, so she couldn't hit him at all.
Seeing the two showing their affection so much, Chen Jiayuan and Kang Kang, who were walking behind them, shook their heads at the same time.
"Kang Kang, why can't we love each other like them and not hurt each other?" Chen Jiayuan said slowly while admiring.
Kang Kang glanced at Chen Jiayuan and said, "Do you think it's possible? You love to bully me so much and always bully me. How can we love each other properly?"
" Okay, if we can't love each other well, then let's torture each other!" As she said that, Chen Jiayuan pinched Kang Kang hard.