Chapter 245: Getting Better and Better
Xiao Yanhan felt that her roommate was very cute and very likable. Although she didn’t know why she had such a thought, she had developed this feeling for her over the past few days. The thought that this girl would get married in the future made her reluctant to part with her.
“Linna, I bought snacks, they’re for you. Let’s eat together!”
For instance, tonight, when the cultural performance was to be held, which was also the last event of the military training, Xiao Yanhan had bought a pile of snacks and came over to eat with her. Lan Ranyan and Fang Jiangning’s eyes lit up when they saw them. For girls, snacks were the ultimate temptation.
“I don’t really want to eat anything…”
Yu Linna looked at the pile of snacks and felt no appetite. It might be because the weather was too hot these past few days, she didn’t want to eat. She used to be able to eat a lot, but recently her appetite had become much smaller. She only ate about half of her usual amount at each meal and then didn’t want to eat anymore. Now, seeing snacks, she had no appetite either.
“Don’t be so polite with me. Quick, eat, eat. If you don’t eat, they’ll be gone!”
Xiao Yanhan tore open a chocolate bar and stuffed it into her mouth. The chocolate had a slightly bitter taste with a hint of sweetness. The taste was pretty good, melting in her mouth. Even if she had no appetite, once her tongue tasted this, it would still stimulate her taste buds.
“I say, Yanhan, when did you get so close to her? You’re even treating her to snacks.”
Fang Jiangning sat down, took a snack from her, tore it open, and started eating. She had to perform on stage soon, so she ate something to calm her nerves first.
She still remembered how she used to often treat Yu Linna to food in high school, drinking milk tea, eating buns, everything. At that time, Yu Linna was clearly a little foodie. But now, she didn’t seem to have as much interest in food as before.
Others might not be able to tell, but Fang Jiangning could. This girl clearly had something on her mind. Otherwise, why would she even reject her most beloved snacks?
“I like her. We’re all roommates. What’s wrong with me sharing?”
Xiao Yanhan took the opportunity to pat her face. Yu Linna was completely bewildered. This Xiao Yanhan, does she just pat faces like that?
“I’m going to Shanghai to play soon. Linna baby, you really don’t want me to bring you back any local specialties?”
“Please stop with that disgusting nickname.”
“Why not? I just like calling you that, baby~”
“…”
Yu Linna was speechless. She quietly ate her food and stopped paying attention to those things.
It was useless to argue with a fool about these things.
Putting other things aside, the snacks Xiao Yanhan bought were quite tasty. Just looking at the brands, you could tell they were good stuff, definitely not the kind of snacks sold in a small shop. Clearly, Xiao Yanhan had spent a lot of money on snacks.
“Do you like it?”
Xiao Yanhan watched her eat and said with a smile.
Yu Linna nodded woodenly.
“It’s good that you like it. I have a lot of delicious things at my old home in Shanghai. I’ll bring them to you next time. Do you like sweet things? I can buy a lot for you.”
Xiao Yanhan’s eyes sparkled. She held her hand and said so. Such a gentle tone, such a cloyingly sweet voice. A normal man probably wouldn’t be able to stand it. Especially since Xiao Yanhan was usually a fool. For her to suddenly become like this, how could anyone not be surprised?
“Wow, you’re suddenly so nice to her. You don’t have any ulterior motives, do you?”
Biting into the dried mango she had bought, Lan Ranyan said in her usual cold tone. If she hadn’t known Yu Linna’s background beforehand, she would have suspected that Xiao Yanhan had seen through her identity and knew that her roommate was her idol. Otherwise, why would she suddenly be so nice to her?
“Nonsense! I just like being with her. Is there anything wrong with that? We’re good sisters, right?”
With that, Xiao Yanhan put her arm around her neck. Her hair brushed against Yu Linna’s nose. Because of the military training, her scent was still quite strong, but Yu Linna didn’t find it unpleasant to smell. She wondered if Xiao Yanhan was treating her like an animal.
Feeding her and hugging her, it was really hard to figure her out.
“I won’t talk anymore. I should get ready to go on stage. Bye-bye, Linna~”
After taking the last bite of her cookie, Fang Jiangning hurriedly went on stage. For other girls, performing on stage might be nerve-wracking, but not for Fang Jiangning. She herself had been a streamer, had streamed playing games and singing. It wasn’t difficult for her.
Her identity as a Bilibili uploader had been discovered by Xiao Yanhan a long time ago when she was making a video. Now, her identity was an open secret in the dorm. Besides the classmates in her class, everyone knew. The senior sister who had added Yu Linna and Fang Jiangning before also came to find her from time to time, asking her for an autograph for a friend.
Fang Jiangning was also crowned as the number one goddess of dorm 383 by Xiao Yanhan.
The reason why Yu Linna wasn’t called the number one goddess wasn’t because she wasn’t as pretty. In fact, her looks were the highest among the four. But when it came to the word “goddess,” Yu Linna, this delicate, soft, and easily pushed-over big loli, where did she have the appearance of a goddess?
She was more like a little sister.
Lan Ranyan opened a can of Coke, looking at the girl on stage illuminated by the spotlights. She felt that this dorm she had moved into was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers; there were all kinds of people. Thinking about it, besides Xiao Yanhan, they were all terrifying figures.
Let’s not even talk about Yu Linna, the great author. Just Fang Jiangning, a popular female uploader, had a high popularity on Bilibili and Weibo. But she was actually her roommate. What a surprise.
And Xiao Yanhan, well, she was a young girl chasing her dream.
This was the best evaluation she could give.
Fang Jiangning, dressed in a green military uniform, held a microphone and sang on stage. Her singing might not be as good as a professional singer’s, but for an amateur, it was already very good. Many people watching in the audience were applauding. This beautiful girl could sing and dance; she was a true idol. Although the military uniform was a bit of a mood killer, her face was really beautiful.
“Hey, have you guys noticed? This girl looks a bit familiar…”
“Really?”
“I really think she looks a bit like… right, like Little Angel.”
“Damn it, don’t talk nonsense… wait, she really does look a bit like her.”
“Let me see, let me see. This face, this figure, and looking at the photo on my phone… holy crap, the similarity is ninety percent!”
“Nani! Is it really her?!!!!”
“Little Angel, it’s really her, ahhhhh!”
“I love you, Little Angel!!!”
Fang Jiangning’s performance, no one had expected it to become a bombshell, completely detonating the scene.
Although Fang Jiangning hadn’t shown her face in the past, only her voice, she had revealed her face once before the end of the summer vacation. At that time, it had caused a lot of attention, and her status as a prospective university student was also revealed. But she hadn’t talked about her private life, and no one had doxxed her private information. Her die-hard fans felt that their idol was still young and should be given enough respect.
But in reality? Bullshit! It was clearly because they couldn’t find her information. At the time of the live stream, everyone was just watching. They wanted to find her private information, but they couldn’t find anything no matter how they searched.
Of course they couldn’t. Fang Jiangning had asked Ye Zhiyun to help protect her private information. It wasn’t without reason that these people couldn’t find it.
But now, performing openly on an open-air stage, it was hard not to be recognized.
“It seems a bit lively.”
Xiao Yanhan watched as her roommate’s performance caused the audience below to scream wildly. She couldn’t help but marvel at Fang Jiangning’s popularity. This girl usually seemed gentle and didn’t like to cause trouble, nor did she act in a high-profile manner. Who would have thought that when she actually went on stage to perform, her popularity would be so high?
She was a little envious.
Sucking on a crispy shark, Xiao Yanhan felt a sincere sense of envy. She also wanted to receive so much attention like Fang Jiangning. She also wanted to get the attention of so many people. She also wanted to become a celebrity…
This desire of hers had always existed, but she just couldn’t realize it.
“What are you looking at?”
Yu Linna patted her, pulling her back from her fantasy.
Xiao Yanhan returned to reality and looked at the blonde girl. She gave a bitter laugh. She was actually daydreaming because of this. How ridiculous.
“Linna, do you think some people in this world are really lucky? They can always get a lot of attention, can always attract others’ eyes.”
Hearing these words, Yu Linna silently put down the snack in her hand.
“It’s not that easy to get others’ attention, Yanhan. You just don’t know how much they’ve paid behind the scenes.”
These words of hers were from personal experience. Without dedication and effort, how could there be today’s achievements? Without hard work, there would be no results today. A person’s success is often exchanged for countless failures.
Yu Linna thought of the Nangong Ying from the past, who had once wanted to walk with her for the rest of her life. Some people can persist for their dreams, but there are also many who forget their original intentions and become strangers that no one recognizes.
“You’re actually giving a big lecture. Not bad~ Linna, after we finish watching Jiangning’s performance, let’s run away.”
“Not watching anymore?”
“Not watching. Besides Jiangning, what’s there to see? I’ll take you out for a late-night snack. Mm, my treat.”
When Fang Jiangning finished her performance and came off the stage, she suddenly found that Yu Linna and Xiao Yanhan were gone.
Her search was fruitless. Knowing that the two of them had run off, she could only secretly curse them for being disloyal.
Guangnan University was very lively today. The new student military training cultural performance made many people cheer. Most importantly, everyone discovered that there was a particularly famous person among the new students. This person later also appeared on the Weibo hot search. Everyone could more or less guess the subsequent development.
…
Ye Zhiyun watched the performance from a corner. She tore open a lollipop and put it in her mouth. The candy was sweet, but her heart was bitter.
She missed that person so much. She wanted to talk to her so much.
But, now was not the time.
She bit the lollipop, her mood becoming more and more irritable. How long would this kind of life go on? She really didn’t want to wait anymore.
She looked up, then left the audience seats. She really couldn’t stand the atmosphere here.
…
At the same time, Yu Linna also encountered something.
A few days after the military training cultural performance, Yu Linna received a package. It was a package from Beijing. At first, she was wondering who had sent it. It turned out that the sender’s name was actually Nangong Ying.
She clearly heard the sound of her last string snapping. She subconsciously wanted to throw it away, but out of curiosity, she still opened it.
