"No." Xie Dingyuan heard his calm voice.
He has imagined such a scene countless times, if she finds out...
He thought that he would be so nervous that he would be overwhelmed and speechless.
In fact, at this moment, he calmed down instead,
Jiang Fuyue raised her eyebrows: "Why is that?"
"Because," the man looked into her eyes and paused every word, "I'm attracted to you, so I can't help but want to get closer."
Now the person who was stunned was replaced by Jiang Fuyue.
"Didn't understand?" Her blankness lit up the smile in the man's eyes, like ripples in the spring water, rippling layer by layer, "Do you want me to repeat it?"
"No, no need."
"So, do you understand?"
Jiang Fuyue: "..."
Xie Dingyuan: "If you don't speak, it means acquiescing."
Jiang Fuyue was indeed a little confused.
Before this, she never thought that Xie Dingyuan would have such thoughts about herself.
After all, the process of the two getting acquainted was very bad, and a series of things that happened afterwards made this badness rise to "mutual hatred" and "the same situation".
Although the misunderstanding was resolved later, Xie Dingyuan also sincerely apologized, and the two cooperated on this research project, but...
How did it develop to this point
Jiang Fuyue couldn't help thinking, did she give him any hints or associations
No.
The two get along normally, communicate normally, and work normally. If you want to say that they get a little closer, they go out to eat hot pot a few times and Xie Dingyuan picks her up and down between the laboratory and the community.
Everything else is gone!
"What? It's incredible?" He said it directly for her.
The girl was leaning on her side, blinking her eyes, her eyelashes trembling in the sunlight, like butterfly wings fluttering.
Innocent, beautiful, and clean as an angel.
"Xie Dingyuan," she called his name, "what attracts you to me?"
"I can't say it, it's just a feeling."
Jiang Fuyue: "Then what do you want me to do?"
The man paused: "I have no right to ask you what to do. The reason why I said this is because you found out. I don't want to lie, so I choose to confess."
"Sorry," the girl said softly, "I can't accept it."
He hummed lightly, "I know."
Obviously, I am not surprised by this response, and I have long been mentally prepared.
Jiang Fuyue was suddenly curious: "Then what are you going to do?"
"If you were rejected this time, then ask again next time. If you don't accept it now, it doesn't mean you won't accept it in the future."
The girl was surprised, she didn't expect such an answer.
"Don't you believe it?"
"I just don't feel like you."
Xie Dingyuan laughed twice, his chest resonated magnetically: "Then, in your mind, what should I look like?"
"Arrogant and arrogant, turn around and leave after being rejected, without no regrets. Your self-esteem is more expensive than liking, and pride is more valuable than heartbeat. You may become angry, or walk away, or make a bad face on the spot, self-cultivation makes you keep silent , but I feel in my heart that this woman doesn’t know good from bad.”
The man was dumbfounded for a moment.
After a while: "...Jiang Fuyue, you underestimated me, and you underestimated yourself."
Regarding this, the girl did not comment, and looked at him with dark pupils, as if she wanted to see through the soul as well.
"Yes, I admit that I am withdrawn and sometimes even too selfish, but that is for others, not for you."
"No, I had that phase with me."
Xie Dingyuan was startled.
"When we first met, I was just an 'other' to you, so you were cold and lonely, high above you."
Jiang Fuyue pursed her lips, with a smile that was not a smile: "I didn't forget that fall at the school gate."
The man looked annoyed: "I..."
"It's done, it's done, there's no excuse."
Xie Dingyuan shook his head: "I don't want to justify."
"what is that?"
"I regret it and want to make it up."
And those stupid things he said back then, he also wanted to take back every single word.
"But now I don't want to discuss this issue at all, and I don't want to accept your compensation." Jiang Fuyue sat up straight, her smile remained unchanged, but her eyes were fixed on the man's expression, to see how he would react.
"It's okay," he said calmly, "Then I'll ask next time."
"Never accept it next time."
"Well, let's do it next time." Follow the good advice.
"You—" Jiang Fuyue was annoyed, but she felt it was funny when she was angry.
The man's black eyes must be: "I didn't want to say this at first. Even if I wanted to say it, I should wait until after your college entrance examination is over. Today... was an accident, sorry."
After finishing speaking, his eyelids closed, like a believer waiting for judgment.
But not humble.
On the contrary, his back was straightened, and the corners of his mouth were drawn into a sharp but restrained arc.
He is willing to bow his head, not out of fear, but out of respect.
I also apologize for the arrogance of the past, and express my sincerity for today's confession.
I don't know how long it took, and suddenly—
"Hey, if I don't open my eyes, will you really kiss me?"
"No." The man didn't hesitate at all.
Jiang Fuyue raised her eyebrows, got up, and stood up straight.
The man subconsciously took half a step back because of her action, leaving a distance between the two of them.
It is apprehension, but also caution.
He didn't want Jiang Fuyue to think that he was a "dirty man" because of what happened today.
"Is the data supplemented almost?"
Xie Dingyuan paused, then nodded immediately: "Well, the third part is over."
"Okay, then I'll go back first."
"I send you-"
"No, I'll take a taxi."
"...Jiang Fuyue."
Just two steps away, the man suddenly spoke and called her to stop.
Jiang Fuyue turned her head and asked with dewy eyes.
The man rolled his Adam's apple: "I don't want you to be estranged from me because of what happened today. I won't force you, and I don't want you to give any response. I'll accept whatever you want. Even if... you can't be a lover, at least you can still be a lover." Friend, can you?"
When he said these words, the man's eyes were clear and his expression was rational.
He is still the proud Xie Dingyuan.
Even if the confession is rejected, the pride still exists.
Not humble and begging for mercy, nor depressed and lost.
Jiang Fuyue curled her lips: "Not letting you see me off is the space and time I need to be alone. I need to clear my mind. It's not about distance or drawing a line as you think."
Xie Dingyuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"good."
Jiang Fuyue left the laboratory building and took a taxi home.
As soon as I entered the villa, I changed my shoes and went upstairs, returned to the room, lay down on the bed, rolled twice, and rolled twice.
"Hmm~" He narrowed his eyes slightly in comfort.
Then he yawned gracefully, pulled the quilt over his body, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
As for the "space and time to be alone to think about it", there is no such thing.
Jiang Fuyue didn't struggle at all, she refused anyway.
Clear attitude, firm stand—
very good!
Sleepy, the sky is big and the earth is big, sleep is the biggest.
This night, some people sleep soundly, while others are doomed to toss and turn.
I don't know how many sighs the night holds...
After all, Jiang Fuyue didn't know.
Early the next morning, when the vacation was over, she obediently went back to school.
After math class, Xu Jing walked down from the podium, intending to leave through the back door.
Passing by Jiang Fuyue, she put down a stack of test papers without saying a word.
"?"
Wan Xiutong and Liu Bowen were a little confused.
"Jiang Jiang, did Teacher Xu give you this?"
Jiang Fuyue glanced at it: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be."
Liu Bowen leaned over and took a look, "It turned out to be an Olympiad test paper."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch it, but the next second, he froze suddenly——
"Holy shit! It's so thick? One, two, three... a total of sixteen sheets, Lao Xu is using you as an animal? How long will it take to finish?"
Jiang Fuyue: "Up to two days."
Liu Bowen: "?"
"Let's go overnight."
"..." Some people deserve to be livestock.
In the afternoon, the cultural and entertainment committee members suddenly stood on the podium: "I have good news to tell you that the 100th anniversary of the school will be celebrated soon. Originally, we didn't need to participate in the third year of high school, but this year is really special. The 100th anniversary is just like this in a century. Once, we were so lucky to be caught up by us, do you think it is very rare?"
"It's really rare."
"One hundred years, older than my great-grandfather."
"I didn't expect my high school to have such a historical heritage?"
"Of course! Our middle school has produced quite a few celebrities, that celebrity XX, and that best-selling author XXX... These people all graduated from our first middle school!"
"My God! I can't help being proud just listening to it."
"That is!"
"..."
Everyone chattered and discussed.
The cultural and entertainment committee saw that the preparations were almost done, cleared their throats, and suppressed everyone's discussions: "So, this school celebration requires the entire third grade to participate, and you can see what program our class will put on..."
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Two or three thousand words.
Although Zhenxiang is late, it has arrived.
There is another update at 12:30, come and see then, don’t be early~