Secret Love · Orange Raw Huainan

Chapter 26 Red Rhododendron
"Didn't you ask him how he was doing last time? Let me tell you, he is doing well and seems to like a girl. They should be together soon."

"impossible."

"Xu Riqing, I never knew you were such a mess."

"It's not that I'm messing around—how many times do you want me to say, even if I'm wrong, I regard you as a way to get close to him, but is he really so innocent?"

"Innocent?" Zhang Mingrui looked at the wronged and angry face opposite, "Don't tell me, he seduced you."

He didn't know whether he expected a yes or no answer.

However, the girl moved her lips, but without answering, she lowered her head dejectedly.

"Think what you will. I can't tell, but I know you won't understand anyway."

Zhang Mingrui suddenly felt very annoyed, the girl opposite seemed to be no longer the bright and cheerful Xu Riqing he knew back then.

"Can you fucking wake up, are you stupid? He doesn't like you, and you are so awkward with yourself? Why didn't I know you were so confused?"

Xu Riqing became excited and spoke incoherently: "Zhang Mingrui, I know that I am very unreasonable in your eyes. But you don't understand, there are many things you can't understand, and many feelings don't need to be expressed clearly. I just know, I just know that he likes me Yes, even if he was playing tricks on me, then I didn’t make it up on my own. Even if he didn’t say anything, even if I don’t know if he’s true or not, but he really...it’s him, he made me misunderstand Yes, he's the one who's holding me back. He's got nothing on himself—how long has he fallen in love with that girl? The one from the school? Are you sure?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhang Mingrui stood up, he felt as if he understood, but he didn't.

He threw Xu Riqing in the cafeteria, and went out to see Sheng Huainan and Luo Zhi walking side by side.

Luo Zhi lowered her head, her hair was coiled loosely, with a strand of hair falling down, she smiled charmingly and shyly.Sheng Huainan next to him also lowered his head slightly, walked very slowly, and spoke with joy.

A pair of people.

Xu Riqing is far more beautiful than Luo Zhi, if the position next to Sheng Huainan is replaced by Xu Riqing, it seems to be more worthy of these four words.

Of course, it was the confident Xu Riqing from before.

Zhang Mingrui turned around and looked at himself in the mirror at the entrance of the third canteen.He was also a popular person in the school in high school, with good grades and popularity. Although he was not very handsome, he was politely called a handsome guy. Had an own goal, but scored two goals in the end to bring the score back-but why, all these messy flashes combined still make him so dark?For a long time, his shoulders had sagged a bit.

Zhang Mingrui still insisted that he sincerely regarded Sheng Huainan as a friend, and he was not jealous.

If time goes back to the beginning, when he faced Xu Riqing, he would still agree to her without hesitation: "He is very nice, if you want to get to know him, I will introduce him."

He really has no regrets.Many things are predestined, although people always have to fight for it or avoid it, but predestined is predestined.

In fact, how could he not have a hunch?
"Your school... I've heard of a man named Sheng... yes, Sheng Huainan... Our law school is warming up with the debate team of your biology school. I know this name."

He felt strange then.No one would remember Sheng Huainan's name so vaguely after being in contact with him. They argued face to face, and Sheng Huainan could only shock her so much that she would never forget it in her life. How could she be so understated and hesitant?
But he was never used to thinking too much, and he still maintained the enthusiasm and focus when talking to her, and said carelessly: "Isn't he very handsome? Our number one in 521 Yicuiyuan."

"521 Yicui Courtyard?"

"Our dormitory number is 521, hey, isn't it very romantic?"

She smiled, and her smile always reminded him of the red cuckoos all over the mountains and plains—for some reason, he had never seen what a cuckoo looked like.

He told her all kinds of interesting things in the dormitory, about his good buddy Sheng Huainan, about the flying vinegar from Sheng Huainan when the boss chased his sister-in-law...

"Actually, as a roommate, I think he's just an ordinary person." Zhang Mingrui shook his head, "I'm not belittling or jealous of him. You know, when boys and buddies are together, it's normal. He's very easy-going and uncomfortable. Lian, don't pretend. However, when I walked out of the dormitory, I can indeed feel that he is different from us."

She smiled so brightly, and the rhododendrons bloomed one after another, he naively thought it was because of his eloquence and generosity.

Later, after Zhang Mingrui completely broke off relations with her, he stopped texting and seeing her no more.He ran to the BBS to trace her ID, searched for any clues she left on the Internet, Baidu her name, Google any news that might be related to her, and finally accidentally found her private blog with few visitors.

I hear the sound of flowers blooming.

She didn't dare to look at him directly, her eyes only moved down inadvertently after looking up at the teacher, glanced at him, and then moved away.I didn't expect him to look at me suddenly, and I couldn't hide my eyes that had been floating on him all this time. I knew I must be blushing, so I quickly lowered my head.

When he raised his head again, he had already lowered his eyes, writing seriously in his notebook, and quickly remembering the teacher's comments on the debate just now.However, I saw a smile of unknown meaning on the corner of his mouth, which was unbelievably beautiful.

He saw it, maybe even understood it.He is so smart.

I recalled it for a long time, that smile was infinitely magnified in my heart, and it was endowed with various meanings, so that I was not even sure when I was lying in bed last night-was he smiling or not?

That text, the whole article is "he".At that time, Zhang Mingrui would no longer be confused about who the "he" was referring to.

When they first met, they sat at the same table in a crowded cafeteria, and the MV of "Two Butterflies" was actually playing on the TV in the cafeteria.The two curled their lips at the TV at the same time, chuckled, and then turned to see each other.

Such a lively expression, such a natural acquaintance.

Zhang Mingrui had to look back and find out that Xu Riqing's enthusiasm for him really started from the moment he introduced himself, from the "Freshman in the College of Health", and from when he said, "Sheng Huainan is our 521 Yicui. Yard head card".But how could he have thought so far back then?They studied together, played badminton together, went to Huguo Temple to eat snacks together, and she took the initiative to hold an umbrella for him on the way to shade him, but she muttered that it doesn't matter whether your skin color is tanned or not...

Zhang Mingrui couldn't remember how the three of them got together.Who made him promise at the beginning: "Sheng Huainan, my buddy, Tetie, it's not easy to get to know him?"

In fact, when the three of them were together, he and Xu Riqing talked the most, but he could feel that Xu Riqing was packed with nervousness, and he carefully thought out every word, trying to make a joke.

Everything was too similar. The moment he saw Luo Zhi in the Dharma tutorial, his dull intuition finally broke out. Even though Luo Zhi's disguise was far more natural than Xu Riqing's, and far more profound and difficult to understand than Xu Riqing, he was convinced that he actually learned from her. Xu Riqing was understood in his eyes.

That day, in the library, Xu Riqing woke up, got up from the table, suddenly looked at Sheng Huainan thoughtlessly and asked, "Hey, do you see wrinkles on my face?"

They looked at each other, and Sheng Huainan said, "Well, it's not."

Xu Riqing confessed his love to Sheng Huainan through Zhang Mingrui cruelly that night.Xu Riqing said: "Sheng Huainan likes me, I saw everything in his eyes today. I didn't understand his hints, but now I understand."

Zhang Mingrui joked stiffly: "You're so disgusting, don't be narcissistic, Ba Po, what did he hint at you?"

Xu Riqing didn't bother, just smiled contemptuously and said, "Okay, I'll talk about it myself."

Zhang Mingrui's prospective girlfriend went to confess to Sheng Huainan.When he returned to the dormitory, without saying a word, he punched Sheng Huainan's right eye swollen.

The buddies in the dormitory were all taken aback, and quickly grabbed them both.No one knew why, until now, Zhang Mingrui had never talked to anyone other than Luo Zhi.However, he later went to apologize to Sheng Huainan frankly.Because, Xu Riqing has never been able to utter any piece of evidence to prove that inexplicable love.Sheng Huainan smiled and said, "It's okay."

He was arrogant, but he didn't care. He looked down at Xu Riqing, who seemed bewitched, and said, "Can you stop making trouble, wake up and go to class. I am not qualified to teach you for him, but you should respect yourself."

"Zhang Mingrui, if it wasn't for you..." These were the last words left to him by the aggrieved Xu Riqing.

He told Luo Zhi at that time, but Luo Zhi laughed and said, "That girl is so lucky, she has the ability to see everything as she wants to see."

Then he said solemnly: "Zhang Mingrui, you are a nice boy. You are very angry."

He is not angry.When he saw Luo Zhi for the first time, what flashed through his mind was defense and revenge against Sheng Huainan.No matter what kind of person Luo Zhi is, at least this time he was the first to make a clear stance of preparation for starting and chasing.Although he doesn't know what bullshit logic there is in these thoughts.

However, that day, when he saw Luo Zhi who was covered in mist in class, he suddenly felt pity.

She's a good girl and doesn't deserve to be hurt.Not only by him, but also by Sheng Huainan.

Zhang Mingrui began to push Sheng Huainan towards her frequently.

He looked back at the cafeteria, Xu Riqing was still sitting at the table in the distance.

He knew that Sheng Huainan's smile was always meaningful. Sheng Huainan would use smooth language to save the girl's face, and cleverly bring boring topics into a good place so that everyone can continue; Put on a coat—but choose Zhang Mingrui's coat more carefully to put on her, but forget to consider that Xu Riqing is probably just pretending to sleep—it doesn't matter whose coat is, what is important is who put it on her.

If she had come to a conclusion earlier, then all her actions could be understood as having ulterior motives.Zhang Mingrui didn't want to guess anymore whether it was Sheng Huainan's random discharge or Xu Riqing's narcissism.

What about himself?

He looked at the glass coldly, then strode back to the cafeteria.

The hall was a little empty, and it was getting cold.Xu Riqing only wore a thin knitted sweater, and sat there with his head bowed.

Zhang Mingrui took off his coat and put it on her.Xu Riqing raised his head, looking at him with a dull gaze.

Why make such a fuss?Zhang Mingrui frowned, turned his face to the side, and sighed: "Can you give yourself a little room? If I were your captain, I wouldn't let you play. How can you... alas , Xu Riqing, is he really that good? If you don’t get it, you will pay for your life? You have no other hope in this life?”

Xu Riqing said bluntly, "I'm sorry."

Zhang Mingrui was stunned for a long time.

"Damn, I didn't mean me..." He sat down opposite her: "How long will it take you to understand, I'm not talking about letting you give up on him and accept me. What I'm talking about is, if you want to open up, you have to understand What are you doing. Otherwise you will regret it later."

Xu Riqing smiled weakly.

"I really can't control it. To put it disgustingly, if you really love, you'll know."

"I really love you?" Zhang Mingrui suddenly sneered, "Actually, there is something I wanted to ask you a long time ago."

He looked at her fixedly, until he saw her eyes start to flicker.

"Xu Riqing, are you dying because of love, or because you can't swallow this breath?"

When Xu Riqing was thinking about his words in shock, Zhang Mingrui walked out of the cafeteria again.

He felt that he had said all he had to say, so let's retreat gracefully.

As soon as he went out, he was filled with cold wind, and his whole body shivered, remembering that the clothes were still on him.In fact, at the beginning, he wanted to put clothes on her in a good temper and accompany her back to the dormitory.

Not trying to impress her.He has long since given up.

It's just a pain.After all, the bright red cuckoo once bloomed in his heart.

Damn, forget it, I don't want any more clothes.He tremblingly walked toward the dormitory with his hands under his armpits, and suddenly his brain was aroused, and he quickly put down his hands and fumbled around—the wallet, the mobile phone—oh, they were in his trouser pockets, and there was nothing in his coat pocket.

Zhang Mingrui was frustrated.It took so much effort to be handsome once, but he really didn't have the protagonist's life.

He used to rarely think about presence, if it wasn't for that day in the library—

He was sitting on Xu Riqing's left, and Sheng Huainan was sitting opposite them.A few of Xu Riqing's classmates passed by, winked gossipingly at her, then pursed their lips in the direction of Sheng Huainan, and asked, "Who?"

Depend on.In Zhang Mingrui's heart, only this voice was exceptionally clear.Is he that bad?To be ignored without even a chance to be misunderstood?

(End of this chapter)