Lin Jinran squinted her eyes slightly. Her glass-like eyes were clear and bright. Gradually, the image of Su Qinian came to her mind.
The young man was tall and had a cold and handsome face. His phoenix eyes were especially good-looking. When he didn't smile, his inky eyes showed a cold and aloof look, but when he smiled, they were filled with the sunlight of the whole sky, giving people a sense of purity and clarity.
To be fair, she liked Su Qinian's appearance, which had nothing to do with the worldly romance.
With such a cold and handsome appearance, in the whole high school, he would surely be the object of admiration and pursuit of the vast majority of girls.
"Why do you say," Lin Jinran looked straight at Xie Wanyu, choosing her words carefully, "that I'm Su Qinian's first female desk mate since his sophomore year in high school?"
When she bumped into a girl confessing her love to Su Qinian at the stairwell this morning, the name "Qiao Songyue" had been mentioned several times in her ears.
Judging from the few comments she'd heard, it seemed that Qiao Songyue had been chasing after Su Qinian relentlessly.
Xie Wanyu was tired of standing beside her. She pulled out the seat in front and sat down, then continued to explain, "Do you know Qiao Songyue?"
Sure enough, she heard the relevant name from Xie Wanyu's mouth. Lin Jinran shook her head.
"Next to Wannanshi No. 1 High School is No. 3 High School, which is famous for art. Qiao Songyue is a student there. But she went out for training during the summer vacation. Since our school starts early, she hasn't come back yet."
"I heard that she and Su Qinian have known each other since childhood. They're childhood sweethearts, and their families are family friends. Qiao Songyue likes Su Qinian very much and has been chasing after him. It's a pity that Su Qinian doesn't like her."
"But she's not discouraged and has been chasing him relentlessly. Those girls who used to like the class monitor have all been troubled by her. She's very arrogant. Moreover, the class monitor is dedicated to his studies and is annoyed by all these confessions. For more than a year, Lu Youchuan has always been his desk mate."
Xie Wanyu talked on and on. Lin Jinran listened to her quietly and nodded thoughtfully. She had basically grasped most of the situation in the class.
She only had one doubt. Why did Su Qinian's previous desk mate suddenly give up the seat? Did Su Qinian say something?
Lin Jinran turned her head and looked out of the window. The sunlight passed through the thin clouds and gently landed on the trees. The shadows of the leaves were torn apart and scattered like pieces of colored glass on the ground.
Xie Wanyu's voice came in waves, sometimes loud and sometimes soft, as if from a far - off place, calling to her.
Lin Jinran didn't listen to what Xie Wanyu was saying. Her mind had drifted away.
She estimated the time. Her mother would arrive at the hospital when school was over in the evening.
"I've initially understood your mother's condition. Her condition is stable. Using the instruments and treatment methods introduced from abroad, there's a certain chance of her waking up, but it's not very high. Moreover, your mother was transferred from the imperial capital to Wannanshi. There was also a certain risk to her life during the transfer. I hope you can think it over carefully."
At that time, after much effort, she finally found out that Duan Dongwei, a specialist good at treating vegetative patients, was in Wannanshi. She was overjoyed and couldn't wait to fly here immediately and entrust her mother to his treatment.
There's a certain chance of waking up, but it's not very high.
It doesn't matter. As long as there's hope.
Over the years, she'd heard countless doctors and experts tell her that there was no hope of her mother waking up. She'd already been heart - broken.
Suddenly hearing this news, it was as if a gurgling stream had emerged in her long - dried heart, giving her great hope.
She will surely wake up. She will.
Lin Jinran thought silently. Her hands casually placed on her legs clenched into fists, and her eyes gradually became firm.
Xie Wanyu had said a lot. Noticing that Lin Jinran's mind had drifted away, she took a look and called her name.
Lin Jinran suddenly woke up. In front of her was Xie Wanyu's worried face. She said guiltily, "Sorry, I was daydreaming just now."
"It's okay. It's me who interrupted you," Xie Wanyu shook her head. "It's lunch break now. I'll go back first. You have a good rest."
Lin Jinran nodded. After Xie Wanyu walked away, she took out a mirror and looked at the place on her forehead that had been bumped. It was still a bit swollen. It should subside in a few days.
Suddenly, the phone in her pocket vibrated. Lin Jinran was startled. She took it out and found that it was a video call from Xu Jiaxin. Scrolling down, there were 99+ messages, all from the small group of the three of them.
Lin Jinran: [???]
Lin Jinran: [Why are there so many messages?]
Xu Jiaxin: [Sis, you finally replied to our messages. Have you hit it off so well with your new desk mate that you can't bear to part?]
Shen Tingsi: [Tsk, getting a new love and forgetting the old one.]
Xu Jiaxin: [This heartless woman.]
Lin Jinran: [...]
These two were singing in chorus. Lin Jinran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She turned sideways with her back to the window to prevent the passing teachers and classmates from seeing her little actions.
Lin Jinran: [No way. I was chatting with my classmates in the class and didn't look at my phone. And we're not allowed to bring phones to school. I also had to be on guard against the passing teachers. :(]
Shen Tingsi: [Is it your new desk mate? Peeping.jpg]
Lin Jinran: [No... It's a girl classmate!]
Shen Tingsi: [Hahahahaha]
Xu Jiaxin: [Hahahahaha]
...
While chatting with her friends, Lin Jinran saw that the late - summer sunlight outside was really bright and beautiful. She couldn't help but zoom in and take a photo of the sunlight. Then she logged in to her QQ account and posted a status.
There was only a photo.
A friend named "Qi" liked it immediately and commented, "Why, not going to add a caption?"
Lin Jinran replied quickly, "The sunlight is grand enough. Adding a caption would be a letdown."
Qi was a friend she'd met in a game half a year ago. But later, when she was about to enter her senior year and prepare for the college entrance examination, Lin Jinran quit the game and focused on her studies.
However, they got along well and gradually started chatting about topics other than the game.
When they were free, they would chat with each other.
Seeing that it was really getting late, Lin Jinran turned on the silent mode, put away her phone, and lay on the cold desk for a lunch break.
When she woke up again, she was woken up by the noisy voices in the classroom.
Lin Jinran opened her eyes sleepily. Her vision was blurry. She rubbed her eyes, and her vision gradually became clear. The scene in the classroom came into view.
When her vision moved down and she saw a tube of ointment on the table, Lin Jinran was stunned.
She'd just woken up, and her mind was still muddled. Without reacting, she murmured, "Hey, where did this ointment come from? It wasn't here before I went to sleep."
"I brought it," a clear and smiling voice came from beside her.
Lin Jinran was taken aback and didn't say a word.
The young man's smile also froze. Seeing that Lin Jinran didn't respond, his ears turned red. He coughed a little unnaturally, feeling a bit embarrassed and stubbornly said,
"Lin Jinran, I saw that your forehead is swollen. If others see it, they might think I bullied you. If this gets out, my image will be ruined."
Lin Jinran: [...]
Dude, you were right beside me at that time and didn't even give me a hand.