Lin Jinran looked at Su Qinian as if he were a peacock showing off its colorful plumage everywhere.
And he was quite shy, too. Look, his ears were all red.
Lin Jinran curved her lips, intent on teasing Su Qinian.
Seeing her smile, Su Qinian thought she was pleasantly surprised by the ointment he'd brought in time. He felt a bit embarrassed.
"But, but my forehead is still swollen," Lin Jinran lowered her eyes and softened her voice. Imitating the sobbing look of the female lead in TV dramas, she sniffled. "What if it never gets better?"
Su Qinian looked at the girl in front of him. Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, half - covering her glassy eyes. The gentle sunlight fell on her fair neck, making the tiny fluff clearly visible.
Her voice was soft and delicate. Even her slender shoulders trembled with her sobs, as if she were about to burst into tears the next moment.
Lin Jinran was extremely beautiful. The unique features of a Jiangnan girl were all gathered on her, like a lotus floating on the water, swaying in the wind.
Su Qinian had never seen Lin Jinran so gentle and delicate before. His heart instantly melted, filled with tenderness.
He opened his mouth slightly, wanting to comfort Lin Jinran, but at this moment, he was at a loss for words. He stammered for a long time without knowing what to say.
Looking at her, Su Qinian finally managed to blurt out, "It will definitely get better."
It sounded so dry and plain.
"Really?" The girl's tone changed, full of expectation.
"Really," Su Qinian said seriously.
"Then, then it's really, really great... Hahaha, I can't take it anymore. I'm dying of laughter."
Lin Jinran's tone suddenly changed, and she burst into a series of laughter. She just couldn't hold it in anymore and didn't continue acting. Tears streamed down her face from laughter.
Su Qinian: "..."
He looked at the girl who was laughing and crying at the same time, feeling extremely complicated.
Well, he admitted that he'd been duped by Lin Jinran.
She'd pretended quite well.
Lin Jinran laughed on her own for a while. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked up at Su Qinian, whose expression was hard to describe.
"Thank you, Su Qinian."
"Whatever," Su Qinian gritted his teeth.
Was it fun to tease him?
Not fun at all.
Outside the window, the sunlight was glittering, like a golden brocade, dyeing the world with a brilliant color.
The girl read the instructions of the ointment for a while, then picked it up and applied it close to the mirror. It was cool, bringing a bit of relief.
Su Qinian turned his head and looked at her with a faint smile on his lips. The sharp line of his jaw was covered with a layer of sunlight as thin as a veil, making his whole face look much softer.
It was almost time for class. The students were shoving and laughing as they passed by outside the window. When they caught a glimpse of this scene, they all froze in shock.
A bolder student looked around. Seeing no teacher in sight, he immediately took out his phone and secretly took a picture, freezing this moment in time.
Suddenly, the class bell rang. The students who were watching the fun outside the window were afraid of being noticed, so they quickly scurried away.
At this time, Lin Jinran finished applying the medicine, put the ointment back into the box, and turned to look at him with a smile.
Maybe it was because the sun was shining brightly that day, or maybe it was because the gentle breeze was blowing. Su Qinian's eyelids fluttered, and he lowered his eyes to hide the flutter in his heart.
"Lin Jinran, we haven't exchanged contact information yet," Su Qinian said, trying to cover his feelings.
"Hmm?" Lin Jinran thought of her embarrassing state last night. She let out a soft laugh and drawled, "Who said they wouldn't give it to me? Who said I should study hard?"
"Cough, the situation is different now," Su Qinian looked innocent. "I need to add you to the class group."
"True," Lin Jinran nodded. She took out her phone and opened WeChat. Su Qinian reported his WeChat ID beside her and watched as she sent the friend request successfully.
"Done," Lin Jinran tilted her head and smiled at him.
Su Qinian nodded slightly.
The first class in the afternoon was physics. The physics teacher was a man in his forties. He was very proper and was said to be an expert specially invited by the school.
He asked everyone to take out the physics test papers they'd been given during the summer vacation and was going to pick a few questions to explain to review the old knowledge.
Lin Jinran was new here and didn't have the previous summer vacation test papers. Su Qinian placed his test paper on the table and moved it a bit closer so that she could see it.
"I accidentally took an extra blank one before. Do you want to write on it?" Su Qinian took out a blank test paper while organizing his papers and decisively handed it to her.
Without his usual playfulness, Su Qinian put away his smile. His eyelids were slightly lowered, his nose was straight, and his facial contours exuded a sharp coldness. But when he looked at Lin Jinran, there was finally a glimmer of emotion in his calm eyes.
"Okay, thanks," Lin Jinran took it and started writing quickly with her pen.
Lin Jinran specifically chose to do the big questions. She wrote smoothly at first, and half a class passed in a blink of an eye.
However, when she got to the last question, she looked troubled. Unconsciously, she bit the tip of her pen and stared at the question.
After thinking for nearly ten minutes, Lin Jinran still had no idea. Frustrated, she threw the pen aside.
The last big question was a combination of electricity and mechanics, and electricity had always been Lin Jinran's weak point. Back in the imperial capital, she'd spent a lot of effort on this tough subject and finally made some progress in the final exam last semester.
Unexpectedly, the physics questions in No. 1 Middle School of Wannanshi were quite difficult, and her little progress was negligible.
"What's wrong?"
Su Qinian asked. He glanced at the densely written big questions at the front of the test paper. His eyes moved down and saw the last big question with only one or two formulas written on it. He couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
She was like a proud little kitten.
When she couldn't solve a problem, she'd just throw the pen aside and ignore it.
"Let me take a look," Su Qinian took the test paper and examined the question carefully. He quickly got an idea. He leaned closer, his head bent down, and a faint scent of grass and trees wafted over.
They were really close. Except for Shen Tingsi, Lin Jinran rarely got this close to a boy. Her body froze, and she didn't react for a moment. She stared blankly at Su Qinian writing on the draft paper, and her nose was filled with his scent.
Lin Jinran was in a daze. She stared at the elegant handwriting on the draft paper. As she looked, she was gradually attracted to the hand holding the pen.
His hand was thin and long, with distinct knuckles and round, clean nails. Under the refraction of the pale sunlight, it was like a piece of smooth and transparent white jade.
"Pay attention," Su Qinian tapped her head.
This tap brought Lin Jinran back to her senses.
She couldn't remember when the last time someone had tapped her head was. How dare Su Qinian tap her head directly! Didn't she have any dignity left?
It was simply too much.