Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao made an appointment to eat noodles outside early in the morning. There was a famous raw pepper beef noodle restaurant at the bottom of the slope of No. 1 Middle School. The two of them went out through the morning mist. Even though it was May and the sun was shining brightly during the day, the temperature in the mountains and seas was still relatively cold in the morning and evening. In the slightly cold air, the two of them sat on a bench in the noodle shop just after dawn. Yu Xiao ordered noodles in a familiar way, "Boss, two bowls of raw pepper beef, with more coriander! And two bottles of Coke!"
The Coke was still in a bottle. He took a sip of the spicy noodles and a mouthful of Coke to wash away the spiciness rising from his throat. Cheng Ran fiddled with the glass bottle and looked up. He saw the old-style buildings on both sides scattered around, creating a dim light in the sky.
Cheng Ran sighed that this is what youth is. If it were before his rebirth, he would have been in a sub-healthy state all year round and would have had stomach problems soon after eating like this.
There were not many people at this time. Occasionally, one or two students carrying bags were seen walking along this road and walking up the ramp to No. 1 Middle School. Yu Xiao raised his head and said, "There is something I must explain to you. Didn't you ask me to deal with the letter from Lu Xiaolin from No. 2 Middle School that day?"
Cheng Ran was stunned for a moment, ready to drag Yu Xiao over and beat him up, "You haven't returned it to others yet, have you?"
"No, no, no, how can that be possible!" Yu Xiao blocked with both hands, "I was going to return it, but Yang Xia took it away."
Cheng Ran: "…What's going on?"
"Why do you think no one from Lu Xiaolin's No. 2 Middle School has come recently? Yang Xia went to return the letter, and it is said that she gave it to Lu Xiaolin in front of others. You don't know how wonderful the bystanders said at the time, saying that it was a queen meeting a queen. Anyway, the rumors at No. 2 Middle School are that Lu Xiaolin is a very proud person. It is said that she receives a lot of gifts on her birthday every year. She has countless suitors and has played with many friends openly, but there has never been any negative news about her. Every man who broke up with her regards her as a goddess. Such a woman with outstanding skills came to you with the mentality of being invincible, but until Yang Xia returned your letter to her."
Cheng Ran frowned.
"You are so smart. If you think about it carefully, you will understand. For a girl as confident as Lu Xiaolin, your so-called rejection and avoidance will not have any lethality to her. Based on her previous experience of winning over those boys, your rejection is only based on your lack of understanding of her, and she is confident that you can change your attitude. Such confidence is blindly stubborn but scary. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to refuse face to face."
Cheng Ran looked at Yu Xiao, who acted like a life mentor. That’s great. I never realized his talent before.
"But Yang Xia is different. She returned the letter Lu Xiaolin wrote to you. As long as Lu Xiaolin sees Yang Xia, who is not inferior to her in all aspects, as long as she is smart enough, she will understand that it is difficult for her to win. So this is why she hasn't shown up recently. Your rejection is not enough to make her give up. Only when someone appears who she thinks she can't win and she can't compete with him, in order to avoid losing face, she will take the initiative to retreat."
“You talk just like a martial arts hero.” Cheng Ran laughed.
"That's right. You know what everyone is talking about recently. It's no different from martial arts novels. Who told you to be so grand and majestic even when someone is pursuing you?"
Recently, I have been concerned about Fu Long's affairs on my father's side, and I haven't paid much attention to what happened at school. But after that, I haven't seen the girl from No. 2 Middle School appear again. I thought she might have given up. I didn't expect that there was such a thing going on in private.
"Do you know what the key issue is?" Yu Xiao's voice sounded mysterious and solemn. "The question now is, Yang Xia actually came forward for you. What does this mean? It means that a century-long plan will be accomplished in one day. Doesn't she know that she will be misunderstood for coming forward for you, but she still did it. Why...?"
"You liked her before, but she didn't express it much. But that doesn't mean there weren't ripples in her heart. Those were all causes that were planted imperceptibly. They all had triggering conditions, and Lu Xiaolin was that condition. Think about it, it's like a pig that you originally raised in your house. No matter how much you usually disdain it, one day someone suddenly wants to take it away, and then you realize that this is a precious gem."
"Before I finish my bottle of Coke, please reorganize your last sentence and repeat it again."
"Hey, the bottle is made of glass, please talk nicely!... What I mean is that Yang Xia thought that the person next to him was just a stone, but it turned out to be a lump of gold." Yu Xiao patted Cheng Ran's hand holding the bottle and smiled. "When Yao Beibei knew that you liked Yang Xia and belittled you in front of Yang Xia, I always knew that among all the children in the compound, who would really have a bright future, I think it must be you. I can't say what I feel, it's just like this, I'm not flattering you because of your subsequent changes... Even if you didn't get into the first high school, I still think you are not simple."
As he said these words, Yu Xiao glanced at Cheng Ran putting the bottle on the table, and he breathed a sigh of relief, secretly praising his own cleverness.
But after thinking about it, Yu Xiao took a sip of Coke, which was like drinking strong liquor, and said sincerely, "In fact, from childhood to adulthood, in elementary school, middle school, and even in the courtyard, everyone knows that Yang Xia is a well-known goddess... I'm not afraid to say that I used to have a crush on her, but it was only a few months, a period of time. But you know her, and she has never been attracted to anyone... I was worried that her brother in Rongcheng might intervene, but now it's you. What is this called, a heroic act! Think about it, how many people in our compound are eyeing such a pearl, not to mention those peers we all know in the courtyard, even Zhao Pingchuan's family used to frequently invite Yang Xia's family to dinner, and tried their best to cultivate their own Zhao Ziwei and Yang Xia's time alone. Why do you think this is? If you listen to my parents' chats someday, you will know how many families in the compound are aiming at Yang Xia as their future daughter-in-law!"
Cheng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Love mentor Yu Xiao continued, "Do you know that in my opinion, we are just one step away from it. Girls are always sensitive about their reputation! But she is so sensitive about her reputation that she even blocked Lu Xiaolin for you. You haven't reacted yet. We are just one step away from it! In my opinion, we are just one step away from breaking the last piece of paper!"
Seeing Yu Xiao's warm-hearted look, Cheng Ran's heart was also slightly warmed. This is youth. Yu Xiao was still thinking that he had always been pretending to be Yang Xia, but Cheng Ran didn't know how to explain to such a warm Yu Xiao.
The love of those distant young men is already a thing of the past life.
Just like yesterday's dream and distant laughter. When we meet again, we will never know how far we have gone through each other.
Is your smile still as beautiful as a flower, and your elegance still as beautiful as ever
To be fair, he likes Yang Xia. Yang Xia is stubborn, outstanding, has her own personality, is his playmate when he was a child, and even the girl he liked when he was young. All these things add up to make him feel friendly and fond of Yang Xia.
But, can this kind of love go further
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