On the school road leading to the girls' dormitory.
The heavy rain was still raging, and under a small umbrella, a young boy and a girl were walking slowly.
Although there was no one else around, each other's presence made the two hearts no longer feel lonely on rainy nights.
A gust of wind lifted the girl's soft black hair and brushed it against Su Zelin's neck and face, making it itchy and mixed with the girl's unique fragrance.
Su Zelin only hopes that this road can be longer, and it would be best if it could never be finished.
After walking for a while, Qin Shiqing spoke.
"Ze Lin, do you remember? When I was in elementary school, it suddenly rained heavily one day. We were trapped in the campus after school. All the classmates were picked up by their relatives. Your parents went out of town to purchase goods, and my parents had to work overtime in the factory, so we were the only ones left in the whole school!"
Qin Shiqing's beautiful eyes, like stars, shone in the darkness, with a flash of nostalgia.
"It rained heavily and for a long time. We waited and waited until it was getting dark. Finally, you rushed back home in the rain and got two umbrellas to pick me up. You were soaked and had a high fever that night!"
Having said this, her eyes became softer.
"It happened so long ago, who would still remember it?"
Su Zelin snorted.
In fact, he remembered it quite clearly.
He had a high fever that night and his parents were out of town. Although Qin's mother was taking care of him, Qin Shiqing stayed with him all night and was unwilling to go home. In the end, she fell asleep on the edge of the bed.
After dawn, Su Zelin's fever subsided, and the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the face of his childhood sweetheart.
"Besides, I have been as strong as an ox since I was a child. Is it possible that I would get a fever after getting caught in the rain?"
He added a few more words.
"You have to save face!"
Qin Shiqing smiled and didn't argue with him.
It suddenly became quiet under the small umbrella. No one spoke anymore, and the only sound was the crackling sound of raindrops falling to the ground.
Both of them seemed to slow down their pace intentionally or unintentionally, enjoying this peaceful moment.
However, no matter how slowly you walk, you will eventually reach the end.
Lights appeared in the distance, and the girls' dormitory was in sight.
At this time, Qin Shiqing suddenly discovered something.
She had hardly been caught in any rain during her entire journey up to this point.
It was raining heavily and windy, and the umbrella had very limited space and was not enough to cover two people perfectly.
She soon discovered why.
The umbrella tilted towards her, and Su Zelin intentionally or unintentionally stood in the direction of the wind.
Half of his body had been completely soaked at some point, with water droplets running down his shoulders to his sleeves, and dripping from the five fingers of his right hand, which had never held an umbrella.
It was just because of the angle that Qin Shiqing didn't notice it until now.
"What are you looking at? I'm an iron man, not a fragile patient like you. The time I got a fever from the rain when I was a kid was just an accident. It will never happen again!"
Su Zelin said coldly.
Qin Shiqing was somewhat touched.
This childhood sweetheart has been taking care of me since I was young.
When trapped on campus during a rainstorm, he would rush home to get himself an umbrella, even if he had a high fever.
If he was bullied by a bad student, he would secretly beat that guy up, even if it meant being punished at a school meeting.
There are many, many things like this.
They have all become the purest emotions deep in the girl's heart, which can never be erased.
Thinking of this, Qin Shiqing subconsciously leaned towards Su Zelin, and the two figures were almost snuggling together, and could even feel each other's body temperature.
"Just now Zhao Mingxuan wanted to take me back to the dormitory, but I refused."
Qin Shiqing hesitated and said.
"Why? Are you stupid? Your period hasn't ended yet, and you have a cold. What if you get caught in the rain and your cold gets worse? Do you know that it will affect your college entrance exam?"
Su Zelin was angry.
"No, because I knew you would come."
Qin Shiqing whispered.
Su Zelin was silent.
In the previous life, Qin Shiqing might have been waiting for him downstairs of the teaching building.
But in the end I didn’t come!
"I'm sorry I'm late!"
He let out a long sigh.
If I had been there that night in the previous life, Qin Shiqing's cold would not have gotten worse, she would not have failed the college entrance examination, and she would not have gone to the same university in the same city, which gave me the opportunity to take advantage of her and ended up hurting her deeply.
It's all my fault!
Fortunately, I can make up for it in this life!
"It's not late, isn't this just right?"
Qin Shiqing naturally didn't understand what he meant.
Finally arriving at the girls’ dormitory building, Qin Shiqing walked under the eaves.
"Mr. Iron Man, you should also go back and change into clean clothes quickly. Don't catch a cold, otherwise I will become a sinner!"
Qin Shiqing warned half-jokingly.
"Got it. That's it. Bye!"
Su Zelin walked away and waved to her with his back.
"Su Zelin!"
Qin Shiqing suddenly called him.
"what!"
Su Zelin stopped.
"Yeah, nothing more."
Qin Shiqing seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
"baffling!"
Su Zelin was confused.
"Come upstairs, I'm leaving!"
Until Su Zelin's figure gradually became blurred in the rain.
Qin Shiqing murmured then.
"Ze Lin, don't you understand? Actually, I want to apply to Zhejiang University!"
…
In the girls' dormitory, Tang Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qin Shiqing walk into the door.
"Shiqing, you're back. I thought you couldn't get an umbrella, so I was just about to go get one for you!"
"Luckily, I found it. To be exact, someone gave me an umbrella."
The girl smiled brightly.
"Shiqing, did someone send you an umbrella?"
A girl came over. She was Dong Ying, nicknamed "Little Trumpet".
Tang Yan shared with her the little secret that Su Zelin won the second prize in the lottery, and asked her to keep it a secret. Later, the loudspeaker was used to spread the news so that the whole class knew about it.
"It must be a boy, Shiqing, who is it?"
Even though the college entrance examination is tomorrow, Xiaolaba's gossipy heart is still burning.
"I won't tell you!"
Qin Shiqing's secretive look aroused Dong Ying's curiosity.
"Let me guess, could it be Zhao Mingxuan?"
Although Qin Shiqing is the campus beauty of No. 2 Middle School and the goddess in the eyes of almost all boys, not many dare to pursue her.
Because this top student is so outstanding, the boys all know their own limitations.
Zhao Mingxuan dared to do it because he was the class monitor, had good grades and came from a well-off family.
Although his confession was rejected, he never gave up.
However, Xiaolaba quickly denied his guess.
"No, if it was Zhao Mingxuan, Shi Qing would definitely not be so happy!"
Xiao Trumpet turned into Sherlock Holmes and began to analyze the matter in a logical manner.
After rejecting Zhao Mingxuan, he immediately thought of another more likely candidate.
"Could it be Jiang Xiaohua?"
Jiang Xiaohua is a boy in the class who has good grades and is quite handsome. Many girls like to talk about him in private.
"Shiqing, I guessed right, didn't I? It turns out you also have a crush on Jiang Xiaohua. Then we are rivals in love!"
"Don't talk nonsense, it's not true!"
Qin Shiqing scolded.
"If it's not Jiang Xiaohua, then who else could it be?"
The little trumpet was puzzled.
"It can't be Su Zelin, right? Haha, I'm overthinking. Even though that guy is your childhood sweetheart, he's just a jerk. It's impossible for him to be so considerate and attentive. Who else could it be?"
The little trumpet-head thought hard but couldn't find the answer.
"Shiqing, please tell me, otherwise I will keep thinking about it and won't be able to concentrate on the exam tomorrow!"
"Sorry, secret!"
"… "
The next morning, the sky cleared up.
When Su Zelin opened his eyes, he heard the noisy chirping of cicadas, which seemed to indicate that it would be good weather.
On the way to the cafeteria for breakfast, Su Zelin was surprised to find out.
The rose buds on the campus wall were not completely destroyed by the heavy rain last night. They survived tenaciously and bloomed proudly after the storm.
Drops of crystal dew hang on the delicate petals, reflecting colorful light in the dawn, full of vitality.
Rose is the most common flower and can be found everywhere in life, but it is Qin Shiqing's favorite flower. She planted a large patch of it in her yard.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, Su Zelin handed the lunch box to Lu Haoran and asked his gay friend to help him get breakfast. Then he turned around and took the thermos and went into the cafeteria kitchen.
Qin Shiqing's period has not yet ended and her cold has not healed, so Su Zelin has been making ginger soup for her these two days.
"You're here again, kid!"
When the cafeteria lady in the kitchen saw Su Zelin, she laughed and scolded him unhappily.
This boy has become a frequent visitor to the cafeteria kitchen.
"Good morning, big sister. You look really good today. Look at your rosy face. Even our class belle doesn't have as good skin as you!"
As the saying goes, flattery comes before troops move forward.
Before making the ginger soup, Su Zelin flattered him.
The aunt in the cafeteria smiled so happily that she almost turned into a flower: "You are the only one who can talk. Alas, I owe you!"
She pointed to a small pot of ginger soup that had already been cooked: "Here, over there, pour it yourself!"
"Thank you, sister!"
Su Zelin ran over quickly to pour the ginger soup.
"Today is not the college entrance examination, and you still have the time to help someone make ginger soup. It seems that the girl must be very beautiful!"
The eldest sister was also quite gossipy and chatted with Su Zelin while cooking.
"That's not true. She's just plain, with a few freckles on her face. If you throw a brick into a crowd, it'll hit a few people who are more pleasing to the eye than her. My eldest sister must have been ten times prettier than her when she was young!"
Su Zelin speaks nonsense.
"Haha, you know what, when my elder sister was young, she was the most beautiful girl in the village!"
The elder sister was not modest at all, she even gasped when she was praised for being fat.
"There were so many boys who liked me back then, some of them became high-ranking officials later on, like the current deputy mayor of our city, who often appears on TV. But in the end, I fell for that useless guy at home! Alas, I still have no taste. I only liked him because he was handsome when he was young, otherwise I would be a rich lady now. Maybe this is my fate."
The eldest sister's tone was full of vicissitudes and she was full of sighs.
No way, our deputy mayor has ever pursued you
Su Zelin was a little frightened and dumbfounded.
It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. Although the elder sister looks as plump as a bucket, she might have been a village beauty when she was young.
The eldest sister was still thinking about the past, but Su Zelin didn't have time to listen to her nagging. He slipped away after pouring the ginger soup.
When he returned to the cafeteria, Lu Haoran had already prepared breakfast for him.
In order to avoid students having to go to the bathroom frequently during the exams, the school cafeteria thoughtfully prepared rice and noodles this morning. The variety of steamed buns and dumplings was also richer than usual, replacing the porridge of the past.
Su Zelin asked Lu Haoran to make him a bowl of noodle soup and two meat buns.
When I came to the classroom after breakfast, there were already quite a few people there.
Some are still reviewing intensively, while others are more relaxed.
While handing the thermos to Qin Shiqing, Su Zelin noticed that she looked quite good today.
"Okay, Zelin, you don't need to make me ginger soup tomorrow. I think my cold has healed. You should also prepare for the exam well!"
Qin Shiqing regained her strength when speaking.
"It's okay. I just run to the canteen kitchen every morning. It doesn't take much time. Anyway, Haozi will make breakfast for me. You should drink it for two more days. At least drink it until the college entrance examination is over. It will also be useful when relatives come over."
To be on the safe side, Su Zelin decided to trouble the cafeteria lady for two more days.
Maintain troops for a thousand days and use them for a moment.
I've called you "big sister" for three years, just so that you can help me when the time comes.
"Yeah, anyway, he is very close to the lady in the cafeteria. Shiqing, don't be polite to this guy!"
Tang Yan also persuaded.
"All right then!"
Qin Shiqing finally nodded.
Tang Yan glanced at Su Zelin and thought that this guy has been quite attentive lately. Could it be that he finally realized that he wanted to pursue Shi Qing
Unfortunately, the flowers have feelings but the water is heartless. It's too late now.
Shi Qing already has someone in her heart, and she must really like the mysterious boy who gave her an umbrella last night.
When talking about that person, Shi Qing's expression was different from usual, she looked shy. Unfortunately, Xiaolaba couldn't guess who it was.
Maybe it was a boy from another class, but I haven’t seen Shiqing interacting with boys from other classes.
When Xiaoyanzi was thinking about this, Lu Haoran said, "Ze Lin, this guy has the college entrance examination today. It rained so hard last night, and he was running around when the lights were about to go out. I don't know where he ran to. When he came back, half of his body was soaked!"
"What, Lu Haoran, Su Zelin ran away last night?"
Tang Yan asked quickly.
"Yes, when it suddenly rained heavily, he was in a daze on the balcony for a while. I don't know what he was thinking about, but suddenly he rushed out like crazy with an umbrella. When I asked him where he had been when he came back, he didn't tell me!"
He didn't understand why Xiaoyanzi was so interested in this matter, but Lu Haoran still told her the truth.
Tang Yan was confused.
No way, no way, the person who gave the umbrella to Shi Qing was actually Su Zelin!
Her gaze turned to Qin Shiqing.
Qin Shiqing poured the ginger soup as if nothing had happened, but Tang Yan noticed the bright blush on the girl's face.
Tang Yan's guess was confirmed in an instant.
Oh my god, it’s actually true!
This is explosive news!
Why do you let me know this now
Keeping this secret in my heart will make me sick, I have to find someone to share it with!
I can’t look for Xiao Laba anymore, I can’t trust her!
Before Lu Haoran could say anything, Su Zelin coughed and said, "Haozi, you'll have an exam soon, study hard. If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb!"
Zhao Mingxuan felt a dull pain in his heart as he pricked up his ears to listen.
Damn it, I was here first last night!
Why should Su Zelin be the one to take all the blame
Thinking of Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing walking in the rain under the same umbrella last night, and walking back to the girls' dormitory side by side.
Zhao Mingxuan inexplicably felt that the small piece of grass above his head had spread into the HLBE prairie.
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