The girl widened her eyes. Her glassy eyes were as clear and lively as ever, but now they carried a hint of scrutiny. "You'd better explain to me. When did you get a girlfriend?"
Where his family couldn't see, Lin Jinran secretly poked Su Qinian's waist, so angry that flames seemed to be shooting out of her.
Su Qinian had a girlfriend? Then what was she doing coming all this way? Was she here to make a fool of herself?
Look at you, Lin Jinran, acting so cheap.
Like a deflated balloon, Lin Jinran drooped her eyes, withdrew her fidgety hand, and turned her head away sulkily. "If you don't want to say, that's okay. I'm just here as your deskmate to show my concern."
She didn't want to force an answer and embarrass herself.
She, Lin Jinran, wasn't really that cheap.
The girl's little actions and emotions all fell into Su Qinian's eyes. Holding back his laughter, he deliberately walked over to her, looked her in the eye, and said in a soft voice, like a white snowflake falling.
"That girlfriend is you."
"Huh?" Lin Jinran was shocked, stunned, and completely at a loss. She pointed at herself and said in disbelief, "That girlfriend is me? When did I agree to be your girlfriend?"
Wait, something was wrong. The key point was how Su Qinian's grandma knew about this.
No, no. Both were earth - shattering and weighty news.
Lin Jinran couldn't help but stomp on Su Qinian's foot. She said in frustration, "What on earth did you tell your family? I'm just your deskmate, just a friend!"
Su Qinian let out a cry of pain. Afraid that she would stomp on him again, he quickly took a step back with the gifts in his hand, avoiding her dangerous shoes.
Looking at Lin Jinran with a pitiful look in his eyes, he said aggrievedly, "My grandma was talking about a female friend..."
Although grandma didn't clearly say whether it was a girlfriend or a female friend, it was very likely to be the latter.
"Female friend, female friend..." Lin Jinran rubbed her hands together and showed an evil smile. "Then tell me, what did you do to make your grandma misunderstand the relationship between us?"
"U - um, nothing much..." Su Qinian stammered. He couldn't possibly say that he had been waiting for her birthday wishes, could he?
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. Su Qinian immediately gained confidence. He took a step forward and asked, "Lin Jinran, so you knew it was my birthday today. Then why didn't you send me birthday wishes at midnight?"
Did she know that he had been waiting for her birthday wishes for a long time and didn't sleep well last night because he didn't receive them?
Lin Jinran was stunned. She blinked her eyes gently, and the momentum around her immediately faded.
She smiled awkwardly and tried to find an excuse for herself. "Online birthday wishes don't count. Look, I'm here in person to give you my wishes."
She would never admit that she was so excited about coming to see Su Qinian and giving him a gift in person that she forgot.
Her mind was filled with this thought. How could she remember anything else?
Su Qinian let out a soft laugh. He hugged the gifts directly, looking triumphant, and raised his chin. "You admitted it. You came here specifically to wish me a happy birthday."
If Su Qinian had a tail, Lin Jinran thought, she could see it wagging wildly behind him in excitement.
Just like a puppy.
Lin Jinran smiled helplessly. Her eyes curved with the smile in the weak sunlight, and her pupils sparkled brightly, as clear as glass.
"Yeah, I came here specifically to give you a gift." She finally admitted her true feelings and said softly.
Su Qinian's smile deepened. His heart was completely filled with the girl in front of him, leaving no room for anything else.
"Niannian, why don't you introduce us? Who is this?" Behind them, when Su Qinian's family saw that the two had finished catching up, they walked over with smiles and asked.
Su Qinian put down the gifts, nodded, and began to introduce them one by one. "Grandpa, Grandma, this is my deskmate, Lin Jinran. It's the Lin Jinran from the poem 'I see the mountains all in red, the woods all dyed'. Mom, you met her at the parents' meeting last time."
"Of course I remember. Ranran, long time no see." Su's mother greeted her.
"Hello, Auntie. It has been a long time." Then Lin Jinran looked at Su Qinian's grandpa and grandma and didn't know what to call them for a moment.
Grandpa saw the hesitation of the little girl in front of him and laughed to smooth things over. "If you don't mind, just call us Grandpa and Grandma like Niannian does."
Lin Jinran obediently greeted them. "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma. I'm very glad to meet you."
"It's noon now. Ranran, you haven't eaten yet, right? We just got back from outside and haven't eaten either. How about we have lunch together?" Su Qinian's mother invited warmly.
"Don't refuse, Auntie really likes you. It's Chinese New Year today, so it's okay to have a meal together."
Afraid that Lin Jinran would not agree, she added a few more words.
"Yes, we don't have anything to do this afternoon. After lunch, let Niannian accompany you well this afternoon. It's not easy for you to come here. Do you hear me, Niannian?" Grandma reminded him.
"Got it. I will."
Coincidentally, that was exactly what he had in mind, Su Qinian thought.
Su Qinian's family was unexpectedly enthusiastic. Lin Jinran's original plan was to come here, give a gift, say some birthday wishes, and then leave.
But she didn't expect that this plan had gone wrong from the very beginning.
One wrong step led to another.
Since that was the case, she might as well accept the invitation.
"Sure. Then I'll trouble Auntie, Grandpa, and Grandma."
After Lin Jinran said that, she went to the car with Su Qinian's family.
"By the way, I haven't asked yet. Why were you wandering around in the Martyrs' Park and hugging a big pillar?" Su Qinian couldn't help but ask, smiling happily with his eyes almost closed.
Lin Jinran glared at him and punched him on the back, extremely angry. "Do you know how absurd it was? I arrived downstairs at your place half an hour ago, but, but I just couldn't find the exact location."
"Before I came, I asked Lu Youchuan. He said it was No. 221 Yunhou Road. I searched and searched, but I just couldn't find this No. 221. Where on earth is it?"
So that was it. This could explain the impatient action of Lin Jinran hitting her head against the pillar that he had seen.
"It's just not far ahead, but you need to make several turns. It is really a bit hard to find. If it were my first time here, I wouldn't be able to find it either."
To accommodate Lin Jinran's poor sense of direction, Su Qinian blinked his eyes very sincerely and echoed her words.
"Yes, the sign for No. 221 is so hard to find. It's so strange. It's really absurd. It must have been really difficult for you to search for so long."
Only then did Lin Jinran grunt in satisfaction.
A few minutes later, the group arrived at their destination. Lin Jinran looked up and saw the sign for No. 221 hanging at the very top. The corner of her mouth twitched.