A layer of clothes was draped over her body, blocking out the cold air around. It got a bit warmer. Lin Jinran rubbed her hands and looked up with a smile. "Aren't you cold?" Su Qinian, who had taken off his school uniform jacket, was only wearing a long T - shirt inside. He lowered his head to help her wrap the clothes properly. Hearing this, he glanced at her and shook his head.
"I'm not cold. It's November. The temperature difference between night and day is a bit large. You should wear more in the future, or keep a thick coat in the classroom."
After a pause, Su Qinian looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes darkening. He said in a low voice, "As long as I'm here, Lin Jinran, no one will ever be able to hurt you!"
Lin Jinran was slightly stunned and just looked up at Su Qinian. Their eyes met.
The chill that had spread to her limbs gradually dissipated. Lin Jinran showed a smile. Her black and bright eyes reflected the moonlight of this night and also his figure.
Su Qinian hailed a taxi. He first sent Lin Jinran home and then went back to his own place.
At the gate of the community, they waved goodbye. Lin Jinran returned Su Qinian's school uniform jacket by the way.
Lin Jinran was in a great mood. She hummed a tune and slowly unlocked the door, then entered the house.
Her friends Shen Tingsi and Xu Jiaxin were complaining about the bad weather during the school sports meet. It started to rain halfway through the competition, and almost everyone got soaked.
She casually replied to a few messages and, as usual, opened her QQ alt - account. There were no new messages.
Qi had sent and then withdrawn a message last night.
Lin Jinran thought about what had happened today and asked him, [If there's someone trying to harm you secretly and you don't know who she is, what should you do?]
Su Qinian, who had just got out of the taxi, felt his phone vibrate. The message on the screen was from [All the Mountains in Crimson].
She asked, [If there's someone trying to harm you secretly and you don't know who she is, what should you do?]
Su Qinian's pupils constricted suddenly. In the quiet night, he seemed to hear his heart pounding wildly, so powerfully.
Was it Lin Jinran?
Was it Lin Jinran?
It should be Lin Jinran, right?
It should be Lin Jinran, right.
A series of doubts emerged. Su Qinian asked himself again and again, full of surprise, shock, disbelief, and joy.
All kinds of emotions were like a spilled bottle of seasonings. Su Qinian felt a mixed taste.
The world was so big that the two of them were just opposite each other after all the twists and turns, but they couldn't discover each other's identities.
The world was also so small that they accidentally added each other as friends and had been getting along for more than half a year.
It was not until today that Su Qinian was sure who the person on the other side of the Internet was.
It was Lin Jinran. It was definitely her.
Because Lin Jinran had asked him the same question in the car.
Su Qinian was extremely excited and his mind was full of thoughts. Countless ideas flashed through his mind and he was overjoyed.
How should he tell Lin Jinran that Qi was himself?
A smile overflowed from Su Qinian's lips. Deep in his heart, there was an impulse to tell her that he was Qi.
Suddenly, a bucket of cold water was poured down. His burning heart instantly turned cold, as if it had been thrown into a cellar.
Su Qinian's lips stiffened. He lowered his head and scrolled through the previous chat records.
Lin Jinran had said that it seemed a boy liked her.
What had he done?
He had said that they should focus on their studies now. She might not be able to tell the difference between love and liking.
Moreover, there were plenty of students who changed girlfriends several times a month.
Later, Lin Jinran had sent another message saying that she had also fallen in love with that boy.
This should have been a sweet thing, but what had he said at that time?
He had said that maybe she should put it aside for the time being and focus on her studies. They could talk about everything after the college entrance examination.
The current companionship was a long - lasting one.
Su Qinian tugged at his stiff lips. He couldn't even force a smile.
What on earth had he done? Without even realizing it, he had pushed his sweetheart away, and further and further away.
Su Qinian took a deep breath, trying hard to contain the surging sadness in his heart. His shoulders trembled slightly.
In just a few seconds, great joy had turned into great sorrow.
Qi: [Just keep a normal state of mind. What's meant to come will come. Just face it bravely. There's no need to be afraid.]
Su Qinian typed this line almost tremblingly. He hadn't figured out how to face [All the Mountains in Crimson], that is, Lin Jinran.
The Internet had played a huge joke on him and made him dizzy.
All the Mountains in Crimson: [Huh? What a coincidence. A friend of mine said the same thing.]
Yes, Su Qinian had done it on purpose. He had deliberately typed the words he had said in front of Lin Jinran.
In this way, the person on the other side of the phone screen was really Lin Jinran, eliminating all the possibilities that it was not her.
He replied, "Really? What a coincidence."
The urge to rush out of the Internet and tell her that Qi was himself cooled down.
Su Qinian turned off the screen and put away his phone.
The starlight in his ink - like eyes dimmed a bit.
He got home, and [All the Mountains in Crimson] didn't send any more messages.
During the break the next day, the English class representative asked a few boys to carry some books and distribute them one by one.
Lin Jinran casually flipped through a few pages. The English class representative shouted at the podium, "Remember to write your names clearly to avoid losing them. The teacher will assign homework using these books later, and you have to hand them in. Don't lose them, no matter what."
Hearing this, Lin Jinran took out a few exercise books that had been distributed a few days ago and opened them one by one. Sure enough, there were no names on the first pages.
"Hey, Su Qinian, can you do me a favor?"
"What is it?" Su Qinian asked. His hand holding the pen paused for a moment, and he sighed deeply in his heart.
In the end, he chose not to tell Lin Jinran about this.
He chose the long - lasting companionship, which had subtly affected Lin Jinran's attitude towards him.
Watching her write furiously for her grades day after day, completely absorbed, this was also quite good.
They could talk about it after graduating from high school.
By that time, everything would have settled down. All the painful words might turn out to be sweet in the end.
"Can you write my name for me?" Lin Jinran handed over the newly distributed exercise books, blinking her eyes. Her tone was brisk and soft. "Your handwriting is much better than mine. And I don't know why, but I just can't write my own name nicely."
"No problem. It's a piece of cake."
Su Qinian took the books, quickly wrote down her name, and then returned them to her. "Do you think this is okay?"
The characters on the first page were in beautiful slender - gold calligraphy. The three characters "Lin Jinran" were extremely pleasing to the eye.
Lin Jinran happily took them back and then handed over those books without names. She said shyly, "There are still a few. Is it okay?"
Su Qinian tapped her forehead with his pen. He took the books with a mixture of amusement and helplessness and said while writing, "It's really difficult to write your name."
It's really difficult to write your name. It's not because the strokes are complicated, but because when writing your name, one has to dip the pen in four parts of the spring scenery, three parts of the moonlight, two parts of a slight intoxication, and one part of your eyebrows and eyes.