Secret Love · Orange Raw Huainan

Chapter 4 In the lifetime of my life

In the afternoon of the next day, Luo Zhi picked up the transparent document bag containing the application form and a copy of the transcript, and went out to the office building of the law school to apply for a double degree.

She walked forward along the path, always careful about the persimmons on her head, and finally reached the sunny open area.There were many bicycles coming and going on the road, and she suddenly heard the exclamation of the girl beside her, and followed everyone's gazes - a boy was slowly riding a bicycle without holding the handlebar, holding Master Kong's noodle bucket in one hand and a fork in the other, Riding while eating, he walked leisurely and steadily at a constant speed not far in front of Luo Zhi.That slow speed made Luo Zhi sure that he didn't have time to eat, but did it on purpose.

Every time he passed by a pedestrian, he would ask with a smile on his face, "Have you eaten, have a bite? Master Kong, this is the smell!" Not far behind, a group of sneaky boys took pictures with their mobile phones.Luo Zhi became even more certain that he had deliberately come here to make a fool of himself after losing the bet.

She thought so, and laughed.The boy turned his head and saw a pair of smiling eyes. When he tilted his hand, his face covered half of his body.

The little brothers clapped their hands and booed one after another.Luo Zhi grinned in embarrassment, and quickly fled the scene.

She walked too quickly, and when she looked up, she found that she had deviated from the direction of the law school and walked to the small supermarket in front of the East Gate office building.She suddenly felt a little thirsty, so she went in to buy water.

That's how he saw Sheng Huainan.

At that moment, Luo Zhi even looked up at the imaginary persimmon tree in fear.

A person who was rarely seen at ordinary times suddenly ran into them frequently in two consecutive days. She knew that it must be God who tickled his little finger and started to cause trouble—whether it was a blessing or a curse, and it was a disaster that could not be avoided.

This is the third time I saw him in the whole year of college.They grabbed the same bottle of afternoon black tea—in fact, Luo Zhi did it on purpose, she didn't know where the courage came from, but she reached out before she could figure it out.However, Sheng Huainan just apologized and let go, grabbing another bottle.When she smiled nervously and said "It's okay", he had already turned and walked towards the cashier.She didn't even hear his apology clearly, she just judged logically that it should be "I'm sorry".

It turned out that he didn't know her.Really do not know.

When she was in high school, she silently speculated in her heart for three years, guessing how the other party thought of her.After all, she always thought that she was a celebrity of some sort—and now she finally got the answer to the mystery she had been thinking about.

What a celebrity, but it's just a personal name.

She grinned at the freezer, but couldn't open it, so she grinned again, and finally smiled.

But this may be a milestone day, she greeted him for the first time—albeit from the back.

The cashier waved her finger in front of her eyes, and she came back to her senses, and quickly handed out the black tea in her hand.

That bottle of black tea was the closest contact between her and him in her life. However, there was no description in literary works such as "his fingers were slightly cool, and there was a dry touch when he brushed the back of my hand"—her mind was blank, and she could not recall anything. Woke up.

After twisting the black tea in her hands for a long time, she couldn't unscrew it, and she walked to the front of the law school building. Her left and right palms were red and red, and the tiger's mouth of her right hand had fine vertical stripes printed on the bottle cap, but she still couldn't take a sip.

It was three o'clock when she came out of the law school after finishing the formalities. She liked this hour very much, the sun was bright but not dazzling.Luo Zhi looked at the black tea in her hand while walking, then raised her head, and went back to the supermarket in front of the East Gate office building by a strange coincidence.

Ghost hit the wall?She couldn't help laughing, and glanced in the direction of the door unintentionally, and saw a girl in a red jacket with black shiny ponytails at a glance, she was so beautiful that it was hard not to pay attention.

Even more eye-catching are the people around her.

Luo Zhi's self-deprecating smile froze because of "ghost hitting the wall".

Sheng Huainan, wearing a V-neck black cashmere sweater, put his hands in his pockets, facing the girl expressionlessly, and stood on the steps condescendingly.But the girl grabbed his sleeve and didn't know what he was talking about, and she seemed to be stuck in a stalemate.

This is really a ghost hitting a wall, going around, and seeing him again.

Luo Zhi felt suffocated for a moment, then without hesitation, took a deep breath and walked over, lowered her head and pretended not to see the good show ahead, bumped into the girl's shoulder on the crowded steps, then raised her head Make a surprised look and say, "Oh, I'm so sorry."

She must be crazy.what is she doing?
At this moment, Sheng Huainan quickly continued, "Luo Zhi?"

Before Luo Zhi nodded in surprise, Sheng Huainan immediately smiled and said to the girl: "I have something to talk to my classmates, you should go back first."

It could be seen that the self-esteem that this girl had just screwed onto Sheng Huainan's cuff was withdrawn when another person of the same sex appeared, she paused, restrained her expression, smiled and said, "Well, let's talk about it another day, Senior Brother Chen's form I sent it to you too."

It was probably because the preface and the afterword of this sentence didn't match, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on Sheng Huainan's face.The girl turned and left, her head raised slightly with a bit of natural pride, her eyes did not deviate half a degree from Luo Zhi.

After she walked away, Luo Zhi looked back at Sheng Huainan, smiled and said, "Oh, that, so... Ha, should you thank me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to bite her tongue off.Calm down, Luo Zhi, what's wrong with you?calm down!

Sheng Huainan looked a little surprised, but Luo Zhi was very happy to see that the other party didn't choose to play dumb, but nodded generously, and said, "Then I'll treat you to coffee. Thank you."

This is Sheng Huainan.

So she can't panic.

Luo Zhi nodded along the way: "Then I'm sorry."

It just doesn't seem to be very happy.

Maybe because her long-awaited first encounter with him was too fake and contrived.

Don't think too much, she told herself as she walked, just take it as an opportunity that favors those who are prepared - her preparation time is indeed too long.

She decisively followed his pace, turned around too quickly and bumped into a passerby, apologized hastily, bowed her head and rolled up her broken hair, touching her left earlobe with her fingers, it was terribly hot.

When sitting in the coffee shop, Luo Zhi was a little reserved.She brushed her hair together with her fingers, and kept her back straight. She felt a little stiff again, moved her butt, and finally found a relaxed position on the soft leather sofa.After finishing this set of movements, he hurriedly raised his head and smiled at him, but what he saw was Sheng Huainan's distracted look at the tea coaster on the table.

Luo Zhi's smile froze on her face, she felt a little embarrassed, and immediately turned her head to avoid the glaring sunlight coming in from the side.

No amount of effort could break the silence.At this time, what should she say?It's not that no one has chased her, and it's not that she hasn't chatted and ate with the boys freely, but at this moment, Sheng Huainan is opposite.

Opposite is Sheng Huainan.

It all happened so suddenly that people were caught off guard, even though it was her own doing.

Sheng Huainan recovered from his distraction, and said calmly, "By the way, do you... know me? My name is Sheng Huainan."

He introduced himself to her.For the third time in his life, he introduced himself to her.

The first time was so long ago that she dared not look back.

The second time was formal and official, but it wasn't just for her.

It was the 88th anniversary celebration meeting when he was a sophomore in high school. As a student representative, he spoke on stage on behalf of the current students.The self-introduction said: "Hi everyone, my name is Sheng Huainan, and I am from Class 3 ([-]) of Senior High School."

In all the stylized and lengthy opening and closing ceremonies since primary school, the student representatives gave speeches mechanically, and the pages of the pre-written manuscripts were flipping, but only this sentence could not be turned over in Luo Zhi's heart.As a student on duty, she stood in the shade under the stage, unable to see the owner of the voice, but the loudspeaker was behind her, and the young man's clear and deep voice rang in her ears unexpectedly.In a panic, she grasped the railing beside her, took a light breath, and then lowered her head amidst the excited whispers in the auditorium, her face was always calm and expressionless.

"I know you." She nodded.

"Oh, really?"

Should she continue to tell how she met?Say he is excellent and famous, and everyone knows him?It's no wonder he would be willing to listen to such annoying words.

Sheng Huainan seemed to have nothing to say after contributing an opening remark, but it seemed that he didn't find this kind of scene uncomfortable, and he didn't bother to find a topic. He just looked out the window leisurely, with the leisurely look in his eyes and the The affectation of Zhizhi forms a sharp contrast.

That sense of leisure suddenly hurt Luo Zhi, and the pain that had been faint for so many years became sharper at this moment.How long will I be intimidated?
She put down her glass, cleared her throat and said, "I heard about you when I was in high school, but I rarely saw you. I and many people around me are like this. I know people's names, but I have never met them. The names and faces don't match. However, you are really famous, and when you pass by, you will hear people shouting 'Look, Sheng Huainan' - so I know you."

Sheng Huainan smiled, showing his beautiful teeth, and said, "Yes, I am the same. I have been in the same school for three years, no matter what, we will get to know each other well, and sometimes the two of us will suddenly talk because of something. For example, if you step on the other person's foot on the bus, if you don't have any change, you can borrow some from a stranger who looks familiar, or..."

"Or you accidentally spilled water on the other person when you were cooking in the cafeteria or taking water from class. If you don't hit him, you don't know each other." Luo Zhi continued, and she saw Sheng Huainan's leisurely expression froze, which was all in her expectation.

Do not know each other.Like you and your ex-girlfriend.

These words have a greater damage to Sheng Huainan than Luo Zhi imagined.

She didn't know why she said that, knowing that it might make him disgusted.However, when she said the words, seeing his reaction, she was suddenly a little happy, darkly happy, as if she had succeeded in revenge.

revenge for what?Because just now he was more free and easy than his cramped self?
Luo Zhi couldn't tell.

It was as if there was another Luo Zhi floating in the air, baring her teeth resentfully at Sheng Huainan, while sneering at the awkwardness and affectation of Luo Zhi on the seat.

She rubbed the coffee cup in her hand, her thoughts drifted further and further away.

(End of this chapter)