Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Lin Yu went to tell Grandma, and then everyone went to say goodbye to Grandma.

Xie Xiao said to Lin Yu, "I'll take Ranran home and then come back to help close up the stall."

Lin Yu waved his hand, "Forget about it, you haven't been at home for an hour all day, just go straight back."

The elderly lady also said, "Exactly, we don't need you here, I can manage on my own. You should go back, your parents must be worrying."

Xie Xiao pretended to be heartbroken, "Ah, why doesn't Grandma need me anymore? She was just saying she missed me this morning."

The group chuckled and jest for a while before dispersing.

While Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran were waiting for the bus, they saw Lin Yu and Liu Ou walking one after another toward the neighborhood across the street.

It was actually not far at all, just across one road.

Luo Yanran suddenly spoke up, "Hai Ou has come to eat rice balls these past few days, and it's always Lin Yu who takes her back."

Xie Xiao glanced sideways at her, raising an eyebrow, "She told you that?"

"Yeah, she mentioned it during the meal." Luo Yanran blinked and met his gaze, "Does Lin Yu still like Hai Ou?"

Xie Xiao chuckled, "How would I know? But even if he does like her, I guess he has no plans for a relationship now; Lin Yu's too busy. Although that's just my guess, I'm not him, so how could I know for sure."

"Oh~" Luo Yanran purposely drew out the sound, and the car they had called also arrived.

As Xie Xiao opened the car door for her to get in, he heard her say lightheartedly, "With your CP being so popular, I also think you understand each other quite well~"

That deliberately sarcastic tone made Xie Xiao laugh outright.

He followed, closing the car door behind him, and as the car drove off.

Then Xie Xiao reached out to pinch her cheek, "What are you jealous about now?"

Even though Xie Xiao didn't actually pinch her hard, Luo Yanran still pouted and mumbled, "Ouch, ouch, ouch~"

In the end, Xie Xiao, unable to bear causing her discomfort, let go and leaned close to her ear to whisper, "Keep getting jealous randomly, and I'll deal with you. Don't you know if I'm straight or not?"

His words were somewhat suggestive.

But Luo Yanran blinked and whispered back, "Not that straight..."

Xie Xiao paused for a second before realizing, was she making an innuendo?

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Xie Xiao just laughed, a laugh with implication, "We can discuss this topic of straightness next time in private."

Luo Yanran, having made a suggestive joke, actually blushed herself.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seeing that he had no intention of continuing the conversation, she was inwardly relieved.

She quickly changed the subject, "So, does Lin Yu no longer stand a chance with Hai Ou?"

Speaking, Luo Yanran felt somewhat sad; after all, she didn't know what Lin Yu thought, but her best friend's feelings were very clear to her.

Her friend definitely still had a fondness for Lin Yu, but as to how deep that fondness was, she wasn't sure.

Xie Xiao held her hand tighter, "When it comes to matters of the heart, no one can say for sure except those involved. What can we see from the outside?"

Liking someone doesn't necessarily mean being together, and being together doesn't necessarily lead to a future, right?

Meanwhile, Lin Yu had already escorted Liu Ou to the community garden.

They were supposed to stop at the entrance of the neighborhood, but because neither of them spoke up, they both continued walking inside.

This had been the case for three consecutive days now.

Liu Ou heard the footsteps behind her, neither too close nor too far, maintaining a distance.

In a moment, they would reach the bottom of her building, exchange goodnights, and then Lin Yu would turn around and leave.

Just like the last couple of nights...

She gauged the distance in her mind.

Yet she eventually stopped in her tracks.

Seeing her stop, Lin Yu also halted.

Before he could speak, he saw Liu Ou turn around to look at him, "You..."

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She dared to speak one sentence but then stopped.

She looked at the boy in front of her, who seemed to have grown taller again.

It wasn't noticeable from a distance before, but now that the two were close, the difference in height was even more apparent than before.

Lin Yu saw that she had said one word then ceased to speak, so he took the initiative, "What's wrong? Is it inconvenient for me to drop you at the bottom of the building because your father is at home? Then I'll go back now."

As he said this, he stepped back.

Liu Ou, however, looked up at him. The weather was a little cold now, and everyone was wearing coats; you could see your breath when you spoke.

Liu Ou said, "Do you have something to say?"

Lin Yu was taken aback, then shook his head, "No."

What could he say? The things he really wanted to say were after graduation.

But after missing that moment and the impulse, and after seeing things clearly, many words became unnecessary.

Speaking them would only add to someone else's troubles.

Liu Ou opened her mouth to explain, "After the college entrance exams ended, I went to play with my cousin. We left in a hurry; I didn't do it on purpose..."

In truth, she was also a bit avoidant.

Back then, Liu Ou was truly afraid of facing Lin Yu's confession, unsure how to respond.

Her thinking was still a bit naive at that time.

After returning from the trip and all through to the start of school, Lin Yu didn't ask her out privately anymore.

But Liu Ou felt somewhat lost because of this.

She despised herself for being so fickle.

Yet, she couldn't control her own wistful thoughts.

It was a pity that Lin Yu really didn't say anything more.

At this moment, upon hearing her words, Lin Yu smiled lightly, "It's okay."

He looked down at the girl in front of him. "Don't feel burdened, the thing back then wasn't your fault, you made it very clear from the start. We couldn't be, there's no debt between us, if anything, it was my own wishful thinking. Did I make it difficult for you before?"

Lin Yu sighed, "Later on, I even felt I was a bit too much, I'm really sorry, I owe you an apology."

Liu Ou's heart soared then fell.

The sound of it falling was low and heavy, making her heart slightly uncomfortable.

She was the first to avert her gaze, as if everything was too late, he had already let go.

The person who thought she could easily move on ironically ended up the most disheveled.

Liu Ou mustered a smile, "It's nothing, no need to apologize. Who hasn't had a crush at that age? Oh, my dad's return this time is probably because of the issue with me changing my major."

Her smile still hung at the corner of her mouth, "I didn't follow their demands to study the major they wanted me to."

I also don't plan to walk the path they've laid out for me anymore.

Changing majors was Liu Ou's first step in her fight.

But she knew that when she made that decision, her mind wasn't only on the major.

There was also the silhouette of a boy.

Many nights, she sat in a corner, watching the busy figures, young and old.

Her phone's photo album was filled with many pictures of him.

But they were all of his back, the clearest one was a profile picture.

The unrequited love and crush that Lin Yu believed in was never a one-way affair.

However, Liu Ou thought too much before.

Now she has bravely taken the first step.

But suddenly, she found that the path she wanted to walk together with him seemed to be all blocked off.

She couldn't get through.

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