Liang Sunian was only half right.
On the way back to the dormitory, no one saw them, but it was not because there was no one on the road, but because everyone was busy with their own things and no one had the extra attention to pay to them.
From the Art Building to the dormitory building, you need to pass the library, landscape lake, green avenue, and a long tree-lined avenue.
They had just passed the scenic lake when they saw no less than five couples.
They were either hugging and kissing in the pavilion, or strolling hand in hand along the lakeside, or sitting on a bench hugging each other and talking in low voices. Occasionally, the sounds of laughter drifted over on the wind, adding a touch of youthful charm to the quiet night.
Xie Jiaran looked at the first and second pairs without looking away.
When I saw the third, fourth, and even fifth pairs, my emotions changed subtly.
He had just hugged Liang Sunian in the studio, and now he was also holding hands with him, walking back leisurely on this road full of couples... ...
That's a bit strange.
He lowered his head, looking at the two people's tightly held hands under the dim street light shaded by the lush branches and leaves, and hesitated whether to pull them apart. Suddenly, the dazzling light of a flashlight shone on his face.
The light flashed across his eyes, and he subconsciously closed his eyes and turned his head away.
Before he could react to what was happening, he heard a rather annoyed "tsk" and then Liang Sunian pulled him and started running wildly.
"???"
Xie Jiaran was dragged forward in a daze, with the sound of wind whistling in his ears.
His physical strength was far inferior to Liang Sunian's. When the two stopped at the door of the dormitory building, he was so tired that he couldn't straighten his back and couldn't breathe evenly, but Liang Sunian remained calm and collected.
"It's less than 800 meters. Xie Jiaran, your physical fitness needs to be improved."
The instigator helped him smooth his back while offering sincere advice: "Would you consider getting up early for a morning run next time you take an exam?"
"... ..."
This was the first time in Xie Jiaran's life that he felt the urge to roll his eyes at someone.
"Why are we running?" He straightened up and asked with uneven breath. A light blush appeared on his porcelain-white face.
"The couple arresters are here. If you don't run away, you will be invited to the principal's office for tea. Do you want to go?"
It was rare to see his roommate, who was out of touch with the world, so lively. Liang Sunian looked at him with interest.
What was said in the studio was not just a compliment, it was really beautiful.
"Liang Sunian, we are not a couple."
Xie Jiaran was a little tired: "And even if it is, we are already in college. It is not considered premature love if you are over 18 years old. If you are discovered, you will not be invited to the principal's office for tea."
"Hiss—yes."
Liang Su Nian smiled belatedly and took the opportunity to ruffle Xie Jia Ran's hair: "Sorry, sorry, it's my fault that I was pursued too much in high school, and my conditioned reflex has not changed."
Xie Jiaran was so attracted by his words that he forgot to look away and asked, "You fell in love early in high school?"
It doesn't look like that. In his shallow impression of Liang Sunian, he should be the kind of straight man who only cares about brothers and basketball.
Maybe add some strawberry ice cream.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like for him to be in love.
"It's not puppy love." Liang Sunian said, "It's just that I would frequently go to the road where the dean of studies caught young couples at night, and by the way, I was chased by them."
Xie Jiaran was even more puzzled: "Frequent appearances?"
"Yes." Liang Sunian touched his nose and said innocently, "There is a snack shop across the road outside the fence. Their fried skewers are especially delicious."
"... ..."
Xie Jiaran was silent for a long time.
Finally, he turned around silently and said, "Let's go back first, the dormitory manager is about to lock the door."
After returning to the dormitory and washing up, Xie Jiaran lay on the bed and turned on his phone, only to find that Lin Shan had sent him several messages more than two hours ago:
Your Shanshan: Awesome, brother, you did something great without making any noise! You took the curve so suddenly that I almost got thrown off the car/thumbs-up/thumbs-up/thumbs-up
Your Shanshan: You are worthy of being the campus beauty of Tsinghua University! Hehe!
Your Shanshan: Tell me how you got together with my man of honor? I'm so curious!!! Don't worry, I, Lin Shan, have a famous mouth that is so tight that even a shovel can't pry it open!
x. :
Your Shanshan: Don’t try to deny it. I just wanted to go upstairs to give you a cake, but I accidentally saw everything.
x. ： ... ...
x.: You misunderstood, he and I were just—
Xie Jiaran got stuck on the title.
After much deliberation and hesitation, I deleted the word "roommate" and re-edited it:
x. : He and I are just friends.
Your Shanshan:!!!
Your Shanshan: It’s not easy! Besides me, there are other people in school whom you can call your friends!
Your Shanshan: Ah, it is the fragrance of adultery~
x. : Lin Shan, I'm serious, Liang Sunian and I are just friends.
Your Shanshan: I understand. They’re the kind of friends who can sit on each other’s laps and bite each other’s necks. I’ve been through this, I understand.
x. : ... ... .
Sitting on legs is a real thing and cannot be denied.
But what the hell is biting each other's necks
Your Shanshan: Jiaran, I'm not a stranger, so don't be embarrassed to talk to me.
Your Shanshan: I didn’t think about it in that direction before, but now I have only one idea, you two are such a perfect match, even better than the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies, Erlang Shen and Roaring Sky Dog!
Your Shanshan: No wonder my idol has never accepted any advances from any girl for so long, it turns out that he has already married the school beauty, hehehe
Although he was powerless, Xie Jiaran still wanted to struggle:
x.: We didn't bite each other's necks, we just sat together because... he had nowhere to sit.
Your Shanshan: There’s no place to sit in such a big classroom
Lin Shan retracted this sentence within less than a second after posting it, and then re-edited it and posted it again:
Your Shanshan: /Shh, you see through it but don’t say it out loud, right? I understand again.
Your Shanshan: Last time I went to my boyfriend's house, I didn't have a place to sit~ just~ hehehehe/penguin spinning/penguin spinning
... ... never mind.
Pointless struggle is equivalent to wasting time and resources.
After all, Lin Shan is a person who can keep secrets, so I will explain it slowly later.
Xie Jiaran resigned himself to his fate, put down his phone, and prepared to fall asleep.
Just as I closed my eyes, I heard Li Tang yelling, "Brother Liang, what is that in your hand?"
Liang Sunian: "What what?"
"Here, here." Li Tang was probably using his fingers, and he chuckled, "Oh, it's a little strawberry! Tsk tsk, I can't tell, brother. How old are you? Why are you still playing with these girly stickers?"
At first, Xie Jiaran hadn't realized what Li Tang was making a fuss about, but when he heard the key word "little strawberry", his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Oops, he forgot to remind Liang Sunian about the paint staining his hands.