"Mom, I came to see you today. Guess who I've brought along to see you?" Lin Ranran pushed Su Qinian in front of the hospital bed and gave a playful smile.
Su Qinian stood there nervously. Looking down at Xiang Yanhua, who was sleeping quietly in the bed, he introduced himself, "Hello, Auntie. I'm Su Qinian, your daughter's deskmate."
So formal.
Lin Ranran's eyes curved into a crescent. Immediately, there were glistening waves in her eyes, sparkling with tiny lights. "He's Su Qinian, the very Su Qinian I've always talked about in your ear. Today, I've brought him here to meet you in person."
Before, had Lin Ranran always talked about him in front of her mother?
Su Qinian's face flushed instantly. This feeling was so wonderful that he couldn't control his emotions. The corners of his mouth also involuntarily turned up.
His attention was on the word "always". He guessed that Lin Ranran's mother must have a good impression of him. After all, Lin Ranran always talked about him.
Why didn't she talk about others but always talk about him?
The answer was self - evident.
"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have achieved such good grades. He's also a very interesting person. Sometimes he's stubborn, sometimes he's arrogant, and sometimes he's so confident that he shines brightly..."
Lin Ranran listed all of Su Qinian's merits. As he listened, Su Qinian's face became redder and redder, and he felt more and more embarrassed.
In front of her mother, her own daughter was constantly praising the boy beside her. This scene somehow seemed like the daughter was bringing her boyfriend to meet her mother.
Su Qinian coughed and tried to stop Lin Ranran's praise.
Lin Ranran looked at him in confusion.
Su Qinian continued where she left off. "Auntie, actually, I'm not as good as Ranran described. I would feel sad and disappointed when I do poorly in exams, and I would also get angry about other things. I also have my own shortcomings."
"Ranran is also very outstanding. She left the imperial capital where she grew up since childhood and brought you to Wannan City, a place she was almost unfamiliar with. She also managed to achieve the third - best grade in the whole grade at Wannan No. 1 High School through her own efforts."
The corners of Su Qinian's mouth lifted slightly. "I've seen many merits in her, such as being positive, optimistic, and self - reliant. I'm also very lucky to have met Ranran and to have known her. She's a really, really nice girl."
Their first encounter wasn't very pleasant, but it didn't matter. After many twists and turns, they met again.
It must be fate.
Su Qinian and Lin Ranran stayed in the hospital ward for half an hour. They chatted about their own embarrassing stories and laughed so hard that they playfully hit each other. Later, it was getting late, so they had to leave.
When the temperature in spring started to rise, the second joint exam came.
The three - day exam passed in a flash. Lin Ranran packed her stationery bag and was on her way back to the classroom. On the way, she ran into Xie Wanyu and walked with her.
"By the way, Ranran, it's going to be Friday tomorrow, and we'll have a day off. Do you have any plans for Saturday?" Xie Wanyu stretched lazily. "Finally, we're going to have a day off. If we endure this tough life for another two months, we'll be liberated."
Saturday?
Lin Ranran thought for a while and shook her head. "I don't have any plans for Saturday."
"Then that's... perfect!" Xie Wanyu put her arm around Lin Ranran and smiled brightly like a flower. "Lu Youchuan has organized a gathering at the KTV on Saturday. Ranran, do you want to come?"
"Who's going?"
"Just our old friends, you, me, Su Qinian, Jiang Xiubin, Lu Youchuan, and Tao Wan." Seeing the hesitant look in Lin Ranran's eyes, Xie Wanyu quickly continued, "Look, everyone is going. How can we be without you? Am I right?"
It seemed so. If everyone else was going and she didn't, it would be inappropriate.
So Lin Ranran readily agreed. "Okay, I'll go. Remember to send me the address."
The two entered the classroom together. Behind Lin Ranran, Xie Wanyu secretly gave Su Qinian a thumbs - up gesture.
On Friday, Xie Wanyu sent Lin Ranran the address of the KTV. Lin Ranran casually opened it. The words "Customize" jumped right into her eyes. Her pupils shrank suddenly. She stared closely at the name of the KTV and then smiled helplessly.
What a coincidence! It was Customize, the place where she and Su Qinian first met.
Xie Wanyu also specifically told her to dress prettily. Afraid that Lin Ranran would get suspicious, she specially explained that she wanted to take a group photo after the event.
On Saturday afternoon, Lin Ranran put on a white dress, tied up a ponytail, put on a little light makeup, and took a taxi to Customize.
The signboard of Customize was still shining brightly. Lin Ranran got off the taxi and came to the entrance. Xie Wanyu hadn't told her the specific private room number, so she lowered her head to make a phone call.
With a "beep", the call was hung up.
Huh? Lin Ranran was confused. Why did the person hang up on her for no reason? She opened WeChat and sent a message.
While she was typing with her head down, a shadow fell over her.
"Ranran, why are you standing at the entrance alone? Why don't you go in?"
A low, smiling voice sounded right next to her ear. Casually, it was as if a feather had brushed against Lin Ranran's ear, and a tingly current ran through her whole body.
Lin Ranran could hardly stand still.
She glared at the boy in front of her and punched his chest angrily. It was so hard that her own hand hurt.
"What are you doing!"
Didn't he know that he was making her heart race?
Lin Ranran casually waved her fist, pretending to be nonchalant, not knowing that Su Qinian had already seen through her.
He let out a soft laugh, his chest trembling slightly. After that, he reached out and grabbed Lin Ranran's sore hand, gently massaging the back of her hand with his fingertips.
"It's my fault. I scared you."
Lin Ranran's face blushed slightly. She pulled back her hand and turned her head away proudly.
"Ranran looks so pretty today."
Another lingering and passionate voice rang in her ear.
Su Qinian stared directly at Lin Ranran, his gaze burning.
Suddenly, Lin Ranran met the young boy's deep eyes. His eyes were so beautiful, like the star - filled sky with glistening waves.
Shifting her gaze slightly, Lin Ranran saw the boy's obviously red ears. She pursed her lips and smiled. So this guy was just pretending to be calm.
"You look good today too~" Lin Ranran got excited. She said with a smile, her voice delicate and gentle, like the hazy mist in the south of the Yangtze River, hard to see clearly.
Suddenly, Su Qinian's face turned bright red.
Lin Ranran couldn't help but burst out laughing. Tears came out of her eyes. "Su Qinian, you're so easy to fluster!"
It's just because of you.
Su Qinian gave an embarrassed smile. He made a fist and coughed lightly against his mouth to cover his uneasiness.
"Where are the others? Why is it just you and me here?" Lin Ranran looked around and confirmed that there were only her and Su Qinian at the entrance.
"They're inside. Let's go in." A brilliant light shone in Su Qinian's black eyes.