"Why did you send me those two lines of poetry?"
"Eat the cone, and I'll tell you."
Chi Lin glanced at the small ice cream cone and finished it in one bite.
"You can say it now."
"Oh my, Koike Rin is so fierce, there's no dating atmosphere at all."
Even though Chi Lin did what Tan Luo said, she still did not answer the question that Chi Lin wanted to know.
"I didn't say I wanted to date you."
Tan Luo shook his phone: "Really? I've even bought the movie tickets. You really don't want to go? Maybe I'll tell you after the movie."
Chi Lin could see that Tan Luo would not easily tell him what he wanted to know, so there was no need to confront her head-on.
It's just watching a movie, no different from watching TV at home.
It would be good if she could speak honestly after watching the movie. If she didn't, Chi Lin also had his own way to make her speak.
Chi Lin agreed for the time being.
Tan Luo happily hummed a song as she walked towards the cinema, while Chi Lin walked slowly behind her.
"Are they going to the cinema?" Wei Zhuoning doubted his life after seeing this scene, "Why?"
Lin Xiaoying: "I don't think Chi Lin is very willing. If it's really a date, how can we go our separate ways? Come on, let's continue."
Tan Luo bought a bunch of popcorn and drinks and could hardly carry them all, so he asked Chi Lin for help.
Chi Lin put his hands in his pockets and showed no intention of helping her.
"As cold as ever." Tan Luo could only take it himself.
Lin Xiaoying bought two hats to facilitate disguise, and also bought tickets for the next three movie shows, so that he would be able to go in with the two of them.
The tickets were checked. After Tan Luo called out to Chi Lin, he walked in first.
Lin Xiaoying and Wei Zhuoning lowered their heads and followed closely behind Tan Luo.
This is an old-fashioned romance film. There are not many people. Lin Xiaoying and Wei Zhuoning go directly to the back of Tan Luo.
Chi Lin didn't come in until the last minute and sat in the front row.
Tan Luo, holding a handful of popcorn and drinks, took the initiative to approach Chi Lin.
The lights in the cinema dimmed, and Lin Xiaoying and Wei Zhuoning could only see their heads.
Tan Luo's head was particularly restless and kept leaning towards Chi Lin.
Wei Zhuoning: "I should have brought a gun!"
Lin Xiaoying patted her legs and said, "Calm down. Chi Lin didn't sit with her, which proves my idea. This Tan Luo is very cunning, and he must have used some method to frame Chi Lin."
Wei Zhuoning swore: "If Tan Luo dares to touch a hair of Chi Lin, just try it!"
Chi Lin stared at the movie screen quietly. Seeing that she was as cold as ice and had no fun, Tan Luo started eating popcorn by himself.
"Those two lines of poetry are my favorite poems." Tan Luo's voice was mixed in with the dialogues of the movie characters, making it difficult for Chi Lin to hear, but she had to concentrate and listen.
"'The mountain pillow is greasy, the brocade quilt is cold, and when I wake up the night is almost over.' Is it because of this poem that you want to see me?"
Chi Lin didn't say anything, but the silence had already answered.
"Golden hairpin, rosy face, we meet temporarily in the flowers. You know my feelings, I feel your love, this feeling must be asked to heaven.
Incense becomes tassels, wax becomes tears, like the feelings of the two people. The mountain pillow is greasy, the brocade quilt is cold, and when I wake up, the night is almost over.
This poem was a love poem sent by His Majesty from thousands of miles away when Chi Lin went on his first expedition.
When Chi Lin received the poem copied by His Majesty, she was suffering from a severe cold, but the war was urgent and she had no time to rest.
After two sleepless nights, I read your Majesty's letter. Every word in the poem expresses your Majesty's longing for me.
The two lines of poetry seemed to take Chi Lin back to Shangjing, back to the garden where they once wandered together day and night.
It was as if I saw the lonely Majesty with my own eyes.
Whenever Chi Lin thought of this poem, he would feel a sharp pain in his heart.
This poem is very important to her and His Majesty.
Tan Luo used the last line of the poem as a message to verify her friendship. If others saw it, they would only say that she was still suffering from her chuunibyou.
But for Chi Lin, it was quite fatal.
Why did Tan Luo send her this poem
There was no way Tan Luo knew the secret between her and His Majesty.
Is there such a coincidence in the world
Chi Lin came to figure out everything, but she really didn't like Tan Luo and instinctively distanced herself from her.
"Since you feel that you and I have a tacit understanding, why do you have to stay away from me?" Tan Luo suddenly approached, "Are you shy, Xiaochi Lin?"
Wei Zhuoning: “What the hell?!”
Chi Lin shook his head and leaned in the opposite direction of Tan Luo.
Tan Luo was not annoyed and changed the subject:
"If you don't want to drink Coke, how about trying the tea I made myself?" Tan Luo took out a thermos cup from his backpack, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to Chi Lin.
"Smell it, it's a familiar smell."
Chi Lin smelled Fu Xuanzi's scent.
"Oh my god, what's that smell? It's so awful." Wei Zhuoning, who was sitting a few rows behind him, couldn't help but cover his nose.
Chi Lin looked at Tan Luo with a complicated expression:
"This is?"
"I drank the tea bags you made last time in the library, and I couldn't forget them. I wanted to ask you for the recipe for making tea bags, but you ignored me, so I had to study it myself."
“How do you make tea bags?”
"You know this better than me, why are you asking me? Isn't the most important thing to pay the selection fee?" Tan Luo said.
"This senko is so hard to find. I went to almost every herbal medicine store and my nose was allergic to the smell before I found it. Fortunately, its smell is unique, so I can remember it clearly. Just like you, Koike Rin."
Chi Lin: “?”
"It took me a long time, but I finally got it, didn't I?"
Chi Lin's scalp was numbed by her. She was still that greasy senior sister.
But it was unexpected that she would actually look for Fu Xuanzi seriously.
If I must say, Chi Lin had felt before that Tan Luo's frivolity was somewhat similar to that of His Majesty.
But she really didn't want to associate His Majesty with Tan Luo.
Tan Luo: "Try to drink it. See the difference between the tea bags I made and yours."
Chi Lin: "No thanks, I'm not thirsty."
She was just like an ordinary person and couldn't stand the smell of Fu Xuanzi.
"Then I'll have to keep it to myself."
"please."
Chi Lin noticed from the corner of his eye that Tan Luo really gulped it down, and after finishing it, he licked his lips with satisfaction.
…
After watching the movie, Chi Lin had no idea what it was about. After the movie came out, Tan Luo surrounded her and kept talking about how beautiful the heroine in the movie was and how great her figure was.
Chi Lin had no interest in talking.
Logically speaking, she should have a lot of questions to ask Tan Luo. After all, she suddenly threw out a particularly important clue. Isn’t this the "connection" that Chi Lin has been looking for
This is even the most direct physical evidence Chi Lin has obtained since arriving in this era.
She believes that there are coincidences in the world, but when coincidences really occur, "suspicion" will be the first emotion that appears.
In fact, if you think about it from another perspective, maybe it’s just because she doesn’t like Tan Luo.
If Lou Mi suddenly copied this poem to her today, she might immediately kowtow and call him "Your Majesty".
Thinking of this, Chi Lin smiled faintly.
Tan Luo saw her smile and mistakenly thought that he had just mentioned something that Chi Lin was interested in, so he took advantage of the situation and said:
"Maybe we were a couple in our previous life."
Chi Lin looked at her warily: "What nonsense..."
"How else could it be such a coincidence? You are Chi and I am Tan, we are a perfect match."
Chi Lin: “…”
Is it too late to change my last name now
Tan Luo suggested going out to eat later, but Chi Lin said that he had just eaten and came out, so he didn't want to eat now.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
Tan Luo did not force her to stay, and said, "Oh," "Then I'll take you back."
"No need, I came here in my own car."
"Then can you give me a ride?"
Chi Lin: “It’s not very convenient.”
Tan Luo stroked his chin and looked at her with inquiring eyes: "So you came out to see me because of that poem, but you still hate me so much. Let me guess, what is the charm of that poem?"
Chi Lin: "You don't have to think too much, I just want to figure out some things."
Tan Luo came up and wanted to pat her shoulder, telling her to relax and not be so tense.
She had just raised her hand when Chi Lin immediately grabbed her with his backhand.
Tan Luo felt a sharp pain in his wrist and was startled. He tried to pull his arm back but failed.
Tan Luo's strength naturally cannot be compared with Chi Lin's, but she is also quite strong.
The sudden pulling and resistance directly pulled Tan Luo's collar crooked.
"Hey?" Tan Luo looked down and saw that two buttons were undone, revealing a snow-white area on his right chest.
Chi Lin didn't want to see anything he shouldn't see, and was about to avoid looking at him when he suddenly discovered that Tan Luo had a birthmark on his right chest.
Tan Luo was disheveled, and she did not hide her appearance, but continued to maintain her signature smile:
"Koike Rin is quite a pervert. She strips people's clothes when they disagree with her."
Chi Lin didn't realize that his five fingers were tightening vigorously, and Tan Luo's smile finally became a little bit uncomfortable:
"Koike Rin... you're really strong. If you break my hand, we won't be happy in the future."
Chi Lin could fully guess how ugly his face looked at the moment:
"Why do you have a birthmark here?"
Tan Luo looked down and said:
"It's no use asking me about this, you have to ask my mom."
"Since childhood?"
"… Those that appear only after birth are not called birthmarks, they are called tattoos." Tan Luo straightened his clothes and begged,
"My hand is really going to break, please spare my life."
Chi Lin suddenly remembered the way His Majesty begged for mercy after he made her angry. Her hand felt as if pricked by a needle and she immediately let go of Tan Luo.
Tan Luo covered his aching wrist and silently took a half step away from Chi Lin:
"I really didn't mean to take advantage of you just now. I just wanted to pat you on the shoulder to comfort you. Well, it's bad enough that no one cared about my good intentions, but I almost lost my hand."
As Tan Luo spoke, the shadow of His Majesty kept flashing in her mind. Chi Lin stopped looking at her and turned away.
"Hey, Xiaochi Lin!" Tan Luo shouted at her back, but she did not stop.
"Let's make an appointment next time." Tan Luo continued to move his wrists and added happily to the air.
Wei Zhuoning sat on a bench in the mall, his legs stretched straight and his eyes empty.
"Tell me, does Sister Lou know about this?"
Lin Xiaoying leaned on her shoulder and drank a drink:
"I'm not a god. How can I float into your sister Lou's head and know what she's thinking?"
Wei Zhuoning was deeply shocked and found it hard to digest the fact that Chi Lin and Tan Luo met.
No matter how Lin Xiaoying answered her, she continued to talk to herself:
"Although I couldn't hear what they were saying, it was obvious that Chi Lin didn't want to come. How did the senior sister coerce or bribe Chi Lin?"
Lin Xiaoying: "I told you, Tan Luo is a real scumbag. It's not surprising that she would do something despicable."
Wei Zhuoning checked his phone and became even more worried after confirming the date:
"The Winter World Cup is coming up soon, and the first game of the Nine Days will be in three days. I hope Sister Lou doesn't know about this, and it won't affect her performance."
When he got into the car and set the destination to "home" via voice, Chi Lin found that his voice had not yet calmed down.
The car slowly drove from the parking lot to the ground. The sunlight fell on her cold body for a while before the blood in her body began to flow again.
She had searched for a long time on Lou Mi, and tried her best to verify it for a long time, but to no avail, the evidence actually appeared on another unexpected person.
Your Majesty's birthmark is on the left chest, while Tan Luo's is on the right chest, and the positions are not quite the same. Tan Luo's birthmark is also light gray, which is different from your Majesty's pink, but the shapes are very similar.
But there are differences between Chi Lin’s birthmark and the original owner’s.
Chi Lin looked at his pale face reflected in the car window.
During this period of time, Lou Mi has always been her main target.
Even without conclusive evidence, sometimes she even regarded Lou Mi as His Majesty.
It felt like sailing on the sea. She finally determined the direction and moved forward at full speed in the direction where she could survive. Just when she saw the mainland and thought she was about to be rescued, someone suddenly told her:
The direction you have been heading is wrong, and the continent in front of you is not the place of your dreams.
Chi Lin has made many important decisions in her life, and now she is at a crossroads again.
She lowered the temperature in the car, as it was not conducive to thinking in such a warm and comfortable environment.
Besides, she has never been afraid of the cold.
Lou Mi felt bored staying at home alone, so he went to the club.
The Winter World Cup was about to begin, and Zhuo Jinglan originally wanted Lou Mi to have a good rest for a day before preparing for the competition.
I didn't expect Lou Mi to be so restless that he came to the club in the afternoon.
Besides being a bit bored being alone at home, she was actually a little worried about the trainee who had just been selected.
The trainee is called Slay, last year’s rookie of the year.
His name sounds very domineering and his fighting style is fierce, but he looks very simple-minded. He wears glasses and is a little fat. When fighting starts, his face turns red as if it is on fire.
Slay is very strong in 1v1 situations, but his playing style is slightly mismatched with Team Jiutian.
During this period, Lou Mi and the team have been conducting intensive tactical training on him. Slay has gradually adapted and his cooperation has become better and better.
When Lou Mi arrived at the club today, he happened to see Slay coming out of the bathroom. He was wearing a pair of big shorts, with his wet hair standing up.
I didn't expect Lou Mi to come. Slay was dressed too casually and greeted Lou Mi awkwardly:
"Hello, Sister Mi, why are you here?"
Lou Mi calmly turned away and asked him, "Are you not going home?"
"Well, I slept too late last night, so I slept here."
As they were talking, Hu Hu came out of the lounge yawning loudly, and was quite surprised to see Lou Mi.
"Ah? Sister Mi is here?" Xie Buyu and Futu both came down from upstairs. They both looked like they had not slept at all.
"What are you doing here?" Xie Buyu said, "Didn't I tell you to rest at home?"
Lou Mi: "I can see that. Just let me rest alone. You guys are training overtime?"
Fu Tu said: "We young people have plenty of energy, so it's okay to stay up for a few nights. But it's different for you, an old man. You need to rest more."
Lou Mi grabbed her neck, causing her to scream and reach out to Xie Buyu for help:
"You won't save me!"
Lou Mi: "Why would she save you?"
Xie Buyu really lent a helping hand: "Sister Mi, you are a great man and don't bear grudges. Don't argue with this fool."
Buddha: "You are the fool."
The Buddha's counterattack was weak. It was more like acting like a spoiled child than a counterattack.
Lou Mi: "... Wait a minute, it's been a short while since we last met, why are you two flirting openly?"
Futu took advantage of her laxity and immediately slipped out from under her hands, and naturally slipped behind Xie Buyu.
Xie Buyu also explained: "Sister Mi, what are you thinking? Don't flirt with everyone you meet just because you are so bright and beautiful."
Lou Mi: “???”
Who is in the prime of life? Am I not alone and miserable, so I came to the club
And they are so inseparable, why do you blame others for being suspicious
Huhu was sending WeChat messages to his girlfriend, and Slay was also video chatting with his girlfriend. Lou Mi looked around and realized that at this moment and for a long time to come, she was likely to continue to hold the title of Eniac's first solo champion.
Since everyone was here, they should watch the opponent's video. The simulated battle against the opponent lasted until late at night. They only dispersed after Zhuo Jinglan came over to chase them away.
Lou Mi returned home feeling tired. Lou Lixing and Peng Ziyuan were both watching TV in the living room and didn't look at Chi Lin.
"Where is Chi Lin?" she asked Peng Ziyuan.
"Xiao Lin has fallen asleep." Peng Ziyuan said, "She seemed a little tired today. She went into the house to rest after dinner."
“Oh…” Lou Mi responded weakly, went to take a shower, and went to bed early.
In the next few days, Lou Mi was busy preparing for the first battle and almost lived in the club.
She had sent a WeChat message to Chi Lin, and Chi Lin had replied to her, and the messages were just greetings about eating, sleeping, and other trivial matters.
Lou Mi has never been in a relationship, but his basic emotional intelligence is still high.
It was obvious that ever since Chi Lin hurriedly went out that day for some unknown reason, the feeling that had been heating up between them suddenly froze at a certain point.
Zhuo Jinglan has always been paying attention to the emotions of the team members and is most sensitive to Lou Mi's condition.
During lunch break, when the two of them were alone, Zhuo Jinglan asked her:
"Boss Lou, are you okay?"
"What's the matter?"
"I feel like you're not in good shape. You made mistakes in the practice match this morning."
"That wasn't a mistake. I missed the monster on purpose so that Fu Tu could kill them all at once with his ultimate, without wasting them."
"Don't talk nonsense. I admit that I can't convince you, but the first match will be tomorrow. People all over the world are watching us, watching you. I'm not putting pressure on you, and I don't want to put pressure on you at all, but... I wanted you to retire before. Why did you persist until now under so much pressure? Isn't it just for the points of the Winter World Cup? Isn't it the last season next year? If we lose and are eliminated in the first match of the World Cup, all our efforts will be in vain. Competitive sports are either win or lose, and you should understand its cruelty better than anyone else."
Lou Mi nodded: "I understand."
Seeing that she seemed reluctant to say more, Zhuo Jinglan shut up and let her adjust her mood.
In the afternoon, Lou Mi's condition improved, and Zhuo Jinglan's heart, which had been in his throat, slowly returned to normal.
The next morning, everyone in the club woke up early and gathered around the dining table to have breakfast.
In order to relax, everyone was telling irrelevant jokes.
Lou Mi's phone kept ringing, with continuous blessings from family and friends. When she opened Weibo, the latest post was the one with her and Chi Lin's photo, and the comments were also full of encouragement from fans.
"Sister Lou! We will win!"
"Nine days, a rider is so powerful!"
"Don't feel pressured, Sister Lou. Just play to your best level."
"Don't let other things affect you, just do your best!"
"Don't talk nonsense upstairs, ok?"
Lou Mi was swiping across the message quickly, but suddenly stopped and swiped back.
Anything else
What's up
Lou Mi clicked on the Weibo post of the netizen who told her not to be affected by other things, and saw a flood of insults on her homepage, and the person being insulted was Chi Lin.
"Xuecai CP can break up now, they are so angry that they are exhausted."
"Our LM has nothing to say about her. When she was bullied at school, he went to school to help her out and even verified it on Weibo. How many fans' hearts have been broken, how many fans have been lost, and how many scoldings have been received? I am about to cry my eyes out. But LM is willing, what can we say? As long as CL can be good to LM, we will accept it. What about CL? A complete ungrateful person. Dating someone else while LM is preparing for the World Cup? Let me ask you, does CL still have a conscience?"
Of course Lou Mi knew that CL was the abbreviation of Chi Lin, but...
Chi Lin is dating someone else
Lou Mi immediately scrolled down, and after reading dozens of insults, he saw a forwarded message.
The four pictures forwarded were from a marketing account, and the person in the pictures was really Chi Lin.
Chi Lin and a woman were sitting side by side on a park bench. The woman's hand went around from behind and rested on the back of the chair, as if she was hugging Chi Lin's shoulders from behind.
Not only this set, there are also various photos taken in shopping malls and amusement parks.
Chi Lin has been with this guy these days, and there is a lot of evidence.
"Sister Mi?" Huhu called her for a long time, but she didn't respond.
"Sister Mi?!" Xie Buyu raised her voice and Lou Mi looked up at her.
"Let's go." Xie Buyu had already put on the team uniform and was about to go to the live broadcast room.
Everyone finished their meal and left, except Lou Mi who was still sitting there.
"Okay, you guys get in the car first, I'll go get dressed." Lou Mi put the phone in his pocket and walked into the locker room.