Chapter 240: Evening
Lan Ranyan opened two cans of Coke, one for her and one for Yu Linna. It was indeed refreshing, especially in the summer when it was easy to get thirsty. A can of Coke was truly wonderful.
“I didn’t realize you were so amazing.”
Lan Ranyan looked at her new roommate and said faintly.
She had thought she was just a mixed-race girl who was several times more beautiful than others, but she didn’t expect her to have such a background, even a profession. What she found hardest to believe was that she was actually the idol of that girl, Xiao Yanhan.
Because Xiao Yanhan had had late-night snacks with her a few times, and she often mentioned her idol, Lan Ranyan had remembered. She just didn’t expect the world to be so small.
“I didn’t expect it either,” Yu Linna replied.
Before she came, she had already thought about the possibility of her identity being exposed to others. She just didn’t expect her roommate to be her fan, which made it very difficult for her to decide to confess to her in person.
In the end, she was still a coward.
She was always worried that if people knew what she was like, their image of their idol would be shattered.
In short, she was worrying about nothing, always thinking about things that didn’t matter.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to say it so soon. But I think it’s just a matter of time.”
“Then let’s wait a few more days,” Yu Linna said.
She wasn’t ready to be someone’s idol yet. It was better to wait.
Besides, that fool Xiao Yanhan probably wouldn’t be able to tell.
“You’re always working, aren’t you?”
“I bought a folding table. I can use it on the bed too.”
“Alright.”
After that, it was indeed as she said. Yu Linna began her great creative journey on her bed. She used her own computer, placed a folding table on the bed, and the keyboard clattered away rhythmically, like playing a piano.
That girl, Xiao Yanhan, didn’t suspect a thing. She was happily playing on her phone below, browsing for a computer on Jingdong, preparing to get herself a good one. But she hadn’t decided whether to get a desktop or a laptop.
Fang Jiangning recommended a desktop, while Lan Ranyan recommended a laptop. As for Yu Linna, the first one in the dorm to have a computer, she… she said, “Whatever you want.”
This gave Xiao Yanhan a headache.
…
Half of the military training time had passed. When the training ended that day, all four of them in the dorm were exhausted. They went back early to change into clean clothes and then went to the cafeteria to eat. Xiao Yanhan ate as much as ever, cleaning her plate. Fang Jiangning was constantly chatting, talking about this and that. Lan Ranyan was as sparing with her words as gold, not saying an extra word. Yu Linna was looking at her phone.
To an outsider, these four girls were a bit strange.
At this time, Yu Linna received a message on her phone from someone she hadn’t contacted in a long time. The name was Bai Chen.
◇ White Sugar: I’m at your school gate. Is it convenient to meet?
Tang Yulong? What was this kid doing here?
She thought for a moment. This guy was looking for her, most likely to use her as a connection to find Zhao Yuyan. After all, this kid really liked Zhao Yuyan. There was no helping it. As the best wingman, she had to go and help him.
“I’m full. A friend is here to see me. I’m going out for a bit. I’ll be back later.”
Yu Linna was the first to clear her dishes, stood up, and prepared to leave. After a day of military training, everyone was extremely tired, their legs and feet sore, their bodies covered in sweat. At a time like this, she was going out to see a friend without even taking a shower? Who was it?
Xiao Yanhan wanted to say something, but Fang Jiangning spoke first.
“Okay, Linna, you go ahead. If you’re hungry at night, help us bring back some late-night snacks.”
Yu Linna nodded and left.
Now Xiao Yanhan was unhappy. How could you just let her go like that?
“Jiangning, this is so not cool!”
“What do you know? Hurry up and put down your chopsticks. We’ll follow her later to see who she’s meeting.”
“…What do you mean?”
“Duh, of course we’re going to tail her. It’s not like Linna to go out to meet someone in the middle of the night. It’s probably to meet a guy.”
Why was it not her style to meet someone in the middle of the night, and why was it probably to meet a guy? What was this logic?
Xiao Yanhan felt that she had suffered from not understanding her.
The three of them cleared their bowls, and secretly followed Yu Linna to the school gate. At the school gate stood an outsider, with a small ponytail, a slender figure, but from his clothes, you could still tell he was a guy.
“Little Tang, why are you looking for me at this time?”
“Ahem, hello, Zi… Miss Linna.”
“That’s too formal. Just call me by my name.”
“Alright, Lin… Linna.”
You could tell that this boy had spent a great deal of effort to call out this name. His face was red.
As for the three girls squatting in the bushes, Fang Jiangning and the others, they were all shocked to see this scene. All three of them were single, none had a boyfriend, yet Yu Linna actually had one outside!
“Jiangning, you know her best. Do you know if she has a boyfriend?”
“How the hell would I know? I’ve never heard her say anything!”
Fang Jiangning even swore, which showed how shocked she was. Perhaps in her heart, this girl shouldn’t have gotten into a relationship before her.
Yu Linna and Tang Yulong slowly left the campus. Fang Jiangning and her group were left behind, not knowing what to do.
“Are we still following?” Xiao Yanhan asked.
“If we follow any further, it seems immoral. Forget it…”
Fang Jiangning clutched her chest, expressing her pain. Her deskmate, how could she run off with someone else? Didn’t they agree to be single dogs together?
How could you be like this?
In fact, they had really thought too much.
Yu Linna had no such thoughts about Tang Yulong at all. She was just accompanying him for a walk. Tang Yulong had just said he wanted to walk around the neighborhood with her. Yu Linna just thought he was preparing to ask Zhao Yuyan out on a date.
“Linna, I’ve been to this school a few times, but I never had the courage to go in. There are a lot of fun places around here. I’ll take you for a walk.”
“Yeah, that’s good too. I’ve been wanting to clear my head lately.”
She said with a smile, but in her eyes, there was only bitterness.
The matter with Ye Zhiyun had made her feel very down lately. But she was very strong and didn’t tell anyone, just silently endured it herself. But she was human, after all. She couldn’t relieve her worries alone. Going out for a walk with someone else might be a good way to clear her head.
And she also wanted to change her mood.
“Is something on your mind?”
“No, just that the cat I raised died. I’m a little sad.”
This was a blatant lie. Tang Yulong, who had been to her house, knew that this girl didn’t even have a cat.
But he didn’t expose her. He knew this girl probably had something on her mind. At a time like this, it was best to just walk with her. After all, this was the girl he had resolved to give his all for. There was no possibility between him and Air-sensei anymore, but there was still a chance with Yu Linna. He wanted to try and see if he could seize this opportunity.
If it didn’t work out, he would give up.
But if it did, then…
“I know a barbecue place nearby. The taste is pretty good. I’ll take you there.”
First, take a girl to eat something delicious. Yes, this was a required course.
“I have no appetite. Let’s go somewhere else.”
“…”
This isn’t scientific. Was what my sister said wrong?
Isn’t food the easiest way to pique a girl’s interest? What went wrong?
“Then let’s watch a movie. I’ll go buy tickets.”
“I don’t want to watch a movie. There’s nothing good recently, all romance and horror films. I don’t like to watch them.”
“…”
Tang Yulong tasted defeat again.
“Forget it, let’s go play claw machines.”
After thinking it over, this was all he could think of. Please forgive him. He had never had a girlfriend. He didn’t know what to do.
As a result, when they got to the arcade, both of them were “experts” at being terrible at claw machines. They spent nearly forty game tokens and didn’t manage to get a single one. Yu Linna even stared at him with a look of disdain.
“Little Tang, I think you should go home and write novels.”
“…”
Is it really okay to say that to me, who is also a novelist?
The two who were terrible with their hands got tired of the claw machines and went straight to play coin-operated games. This time it was much better, but Yu Linna was really not good at games. Whether it was racing or arcade fighting, she couldn’t play any of them well. No skills, not enough level, no awareness, her technique was terrible. Tang Yulong wanted to cover his face.
“This game isn’t fun…”
Yu Linna’s face was red. She coughed twice, trying to hide the embarrassment of having died thirty times in the game.
And Tang Yulong was a boy. He had grown up playing games with his sister. His level was much better than Yu Linna’s.
“It’s okay, you did well enough. It’s my treat anyway. You can play as much as you want. It’s fine.”
In Tang Yulong’s view, it was no big deal if a girl wasn’t good at games. That was what made her cute. If a girl was better at games than her boyfriend, how could the boyfriend hold his head up in the future? Although the two of them weren’t in that kind of relationship.
“Let me teach you how to play, how about that?”
“Mm.”
Calming down, Yu Linna learned step by step how to play games. She had never touched these things before, nor did she have the time to. Who knew how to operate these things? Now she had to learn step by step. Sigh, these hands of hers, which she used to write novels, had no advantage at all when it came to games.
“Little Tang, thank you for coming out with me.”
“What’s there to thank? Haha, I… I also had a little selfish motive. I just wanted to go for a walk with you.”
“Yeah, I’m much better now.”
“What do you mean?”
“Nothing.”
Yu Linna smiled faintly. The people around her were leaving her one by one. She no longer gave her true heart to others. The matter with Ye Zhiyun had been hard for her to get over. Although it would take a long time, she would keep trying.
“By the way, Linna, haven’t you showered yet? You have a bit of a smell. It’s getting late. You should go back and take a shower.”
Tang Yulong “kindly” reminded her.
Crack.
He heard the sound of someone snapping.
“Ahhhhh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!”
“None of your damn business!”
Let us have a moment of silence for a certain someone.
Sigh, to have come this far and still make such a move, who could be blamed? It could only be said that he had failed at the last hurdle.
Tang Yulong couldn’t for the life of him figure out why she was angry. He had just reminded her. How did it turn into this? It wasn’t until he went home and told his sister about this that his sister flew into a rage and called him a pig. But that’s a story for another time.
