Tan Yin actually lied.
When she pursued Chu Hang, it was not just a casual pursuit or a three-minute enthusiasm as she always claimed. Tan Yin pursued him at the beginning, purely because... because she really liked Chu Hang.
Jiang Yilu had always thought that Tan Yin met Chu Hang for the first time when she entered the university and started military training, but that was not the case. Tan Yin's family was not in City A, but during the winter break of her senior year in high school before taking the entrance exam for the Department of Architecture at University A, Tan Yin's father gave her some money to go to University A for a study tour in advance, which not only allowed Tan Yin to feel the atmosphere of University A and be encouraged to study hard, but also allowed her to relax a little.
Of course, it was impossible to burn her boats, so Tan Yin put some money in her pocket and went on a spontaneous trip. She stayed at the Hilton Hotel in the center of City A for several days, and she was well served with delicious food and drinks. She also checked in at all the tourist attractions in City A, but she did not go to University A to feel the inspiration.
Finally, he went to University A by accident, thanks to Zhou Ming. Zhou Ming had been recommended to the law school of University A because of his good grades, so during the winter vacation of his senior year, Zhou Ming no longer had to study. He was a young man who cared about the country and the people, so he spent his time doing charity work.
Zhou Ming was delighted to invite Tan Yin to help him after learning that Tan Yin was also in City A. He was making a public welfare video with the NGO organization he participated in, hoping that this video would arouse people's care for the disabled.
"Just wear sunglasses and pretend to be a blind person. We will equip you with all the equipment, including clothes, hair style, makeup, and crutches. We will also write the script. You just need to pretend to be a real blind person and perform according to the script at the designated location we arrange. Our photographer will secretly film everything you encounter." Zhou Ming said seriously, "According to our research, 80% of blind people encounter difficulties in life. Even if there are many people around them, few people will take the initiative to lend a hand to the blind. We want to use this group of videos to record the experiences of the blind in this society. We hope that more of us can take the initiative to provide help when we see disabled people. This video will be edited and used to promote donations to a charity project of our NGO."
Tan Yin took a look at the script. It was not difficult at all. She just had to pretend to be a blind person, act like she was in trouble, and then wait quietly. Zhou Ming and his team would shoot for half an hour and observe the reactions of others during that time.
"The reason why we didn't find a real blind person is that we're afraid that such filming and scenes will further stimulate their already sensitive hearts. What's more, blind people really can't see. In order to create difficulties, the script does not allow blind people to bring guide dogs. So even if we have staff to protect them, we're afraid that something might happen to them during the half-hour filming." Zhou Ming said sincerely, "Tan Yin, just help me. It won't take too much time! Just one morning will do. We'll find a few spots, and you only need to stay at each spot for half an hour. After that, I'll treat you to the best buffet in City A. Is that okay with you?"
Tan Yin had been in City A for some time and was a bit bored anyway, so she agreed. However, she didn't expect that Zhou Ming and his team had chosen the shooting location near University A.
Zhou Ming explained shyly, "Because college students are considered to be a group of people with relatively good quality in society, we chose the area near the campus to see if the blind people get limited help and care near the campus, so as to let everyone know that at the social level, people with disabilities are still marginalized by us and need more humanistic care." He glanced at Tan Yin, and was eager to try again, "And I also want to see the law school of University A..."
All right, Tan Yin thought, since I haven't visited A University yet, I might as well just go for a look. Then I can ask Zhou Ming to take two "I've been here" photos for me, so I can report to my father when I get home.
Zhou Ming and his team chose four locations in total, including a supermarket near University A, an alley, a parking lot, and a traffic light.
Tan Yin wore sunglasses and held a cane, and acted as a blind person according to the script. As a result, she wandered around the supermarket, the alley, and the parking lot for a long time, but no one took the initiative to approach her. Although these three places are close to A University and therefore have many students, many of them are either couples or groups of two or three friends, who are busy talking and rarely notice Tan Yin. The other middle-aged people passing by are in a hurry, busy worrying about their own lives, and have no time to care about others.
Until the last location, a busy intersection.
Tan Yin wandered alone, watching people hurrying on the road, feeling strangely curious and lonely. It turned out that the life of a blind person was like this, as if they were isolated from the life of normal people. It was the first time that Tan Yin observed everything around him from this perspective. Besides being curious, he also felt lonely and sympathetic. He was still a fake blind person, and his eyes could still see the people coming and going. If he was a real blind person without a guide dog, how panicked and helpless he would be in this busy street.
Just as Tan Yin was waiting idly for half an hour without anyone paying attention to her, a low and cold voice came from behind her.
"Do you need help?"
This is the only person who has asked about this today.
Tan Yin pretended to be blind and turned around blankly to look in the direction of the sound.
Then she saw Chu Hang.
A handsome, indifferent, tall boy.
His expression didn't look like that of a warm-hearted person at all. His brows were slightly wrinkled, and he seemed difficult to please and approach. Even his voice was cold and indifferent, without any warmth of care. His eyes were too beautiful, but he stretched out his hand towards Tan Yin.
For a moment, Tan Yin felt that she had really become blind, but it was the kind of selective blindness. Apart from the boy in front of her, she could not see anything else around her.
Tan Yin fell hopelessly in love with Chu Hang at first sight.
Seeing Tan Yin was stunned, he asked again: "Do you want to cross the road?"
This time, Tan Yin completely forgot Zhou Ming's script. She was so nervous that she almost confused whether she was playing a blind person or a deaf-mute. After stuttering for a long time, she finally stammered, "Well, I, I'm crossing the road."
"Follow me." After the boy said this, he grabbed Tan Yin's sleeve. He looked a little careless, but although he was tall and had long legs, he deliberately slowed down his pace and slowly and firmly led Tan Yin to the opposite intersection.
On the road, the man had no interest in chatting, and just walked forward with Tan Yin without saying a word. He was not gentle or approachable at all, but Tan Yin's heart beat faster and she felt so nervous that she was about to die. Unfortunately, no matter how slowly they walked, they still finished this section of the road. Just when Tan Yin was regretting to say goodbye to this boy, she heard his voice again.
"After crossing the road, where are you going?"
Tan Yin's brain froze for a second before she seemed to find her way back. She was not familiar with the area around A University, so she stumbled and said casually, "I, I want to go to the cafe."
"The cafe on Shiying Road?"
Tan Yin had no idea where Shiying Road was, she just nodded randomly subconsciously.
"You follow me."
The other party was so concise that he seemed unwilling to say even a single word, and his attitude was still unenthusiastic. He didn't look like a helper at all, but more like a creditor. However, for no reason, Tan Yin felt that following him made her feel at ease and trusting.
She was held by the sleeves of the man and followed him for fifteen minutes...
And after fifteen minutes, it still hasn't arrived.
"The cafe on Shiying Road is a bit awkwardly far from here. There is no bus that goes there directly. It is difficult to get a taxi here. I can only walk. I am almost there."
Tan Yin thought that her pause was very slight, but the other party, who seemed to not care about her at all, had already keenly captured these small details. His voice was light and without any ripples, but Tan Yin felt it was quite gentle.
Maybe a boy with this kind of appearance, no matter how fierce he is, will always make people feel as gentle as the breeze and drizzle because of his face.
Tan Yin was nervous and timid, but seeing that they had already walked for fifteen minutes, she was afraid that they would arrive soon. Tan Yin encouraged herself in her heart and mustered up the courage to ask, "Excuse me, are you a student at A University?"
"no."
"That… "
"I'm a freshman at University A next year."
Tan Yin perked up: "Were you recommended?"
"kindness."
Tan Yin wanted to continue asking the other party what college he was from, but the coffee shop happened to be there. The other party stopped and said, "We're here." He let go of Tan Yin's sleeve and said in a calm voice, "Don't cross the road alone next time. It's dangerous."
"How about..."
Before Tan Yin finished saying "leave me your contact information", the other party's phone rang. The boy looked at the screen, frowned, and picked up the phone. The other party's loud voice rang on the phone.
"Chu Hang? Where have you been? Didn't we agree to go to A University for a stroll? I've been waiting for you at the gate of A University for almost half an hour. Where are you?"
It turns out his name is Chu Hang.
"Okay, got it, you go shopping first." The boy in front of him frowned slightly, then he looked at Tan Yin and said, "Is it okay for you to be here alone?"
Tan Yin was about to say "Not so good" but Zhou Ming's breathless voice came over as if to sabotage her: "Finally I found you, why didn't you press the button just now..."
Fortunately, Zhou Ming was not too stupid. When he saw Chu Hang, he immediately reacted and swallowed the rest of his words.
Chu Hang glanced at Zhou Ming and asked, "Are you her friend?"
Zhou Ming nodded: "Thank you."
Chu Hang also nodded to Zhou Ming: "Then I'll leave. Don't leave her alone next time." After saying that, he turned and walked out of the coffee shop without even looking at Tan Yin again.
So damn grim. But damn charming.
Zhou Ming looked at the direction where Chu Hang left, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that in the last scene, someone would take the initiative to come forward and offer you help. This person is really nice."
Not long after Chu Hang left, the photographer and director team that followed him also came in. They were also quite surprised and said, "That boy just now seemed difficult to approach, but I didn't expect him to be such a nice person. There is true love in the world. Although this society is not the most perfect, it will definitely get better and better, because there will always be some warmth that will dispel indifference..."
The director glanced at Tan Yin and said, "But why didn't you follow the script just now? Shouldn't you take off your glasses and tell the other person that this is a photo shoot and thank him for his care for the blind after he asks you? Why did you follow him for such a long distance? We had to follow you two, film, and avoid being discovered. We almost got killed..."
Tan Yin couldn't listen to their words at this moment. She had already taken off her sunglasses and was still immersed in the aftertaste of Chu Hang's tall back. She patted Zhou Ming's shoulder and said, "Zhou Ming, I'm excited to get into University A."
Zhou Ming obviously didn't catch up with Tan Yin's changing topic: "What?"
"Let's go to University A and take a look around. I want to see what my future school looks like. My life will have a goal from now on. My dad is right. If I can't get into University A, what's the point of living?"
Although Zhou Ming didn't understand why, he still accompanied Tan Yin to A University for a walk. He naturally didn't know that Tan Yin had other intentions. She was searching the crowd in A University, trying to find Chu Hang.
It’s a pity that Tan Yin didn’t get what she wanted.
However, this episode did ignite her passion for studying. She worked hard until two in the morning every night and was actually admitted to University A.
The next time I saw Chu Hang was during the military training of the Department of Architecture of University A. Although everyone was wearing the same camouflage uniforms, Chu Hang stood out from the crowd. He was like a clothes rack, not only could he hold up a white shirt from a luxury brand, but also a camouflage uniform made of inferior materials. The sun was scorching, and everyone else was tanned like a black turtle, but Chu Hang was still fair and tall. It was a pity that perhaps too much time had passed, and he was wearing sunglasses to pretend to be blind, so Chu Hang obviously couldn't recognize him at all.
Tan Yin tried to strike up a conversation several times, but the other party was unusually cold towards her, which made Tan Yin wonder if she had to pierce her eyes to become really blind in order to get Chu Hang's sporadic warmth.
It’s just that people have always been cold and aloof to others. The less interested Chu Hang is in girls, the more interested they are. Before the military training is over, girls who are pursuing Chu Hang have come one after another.
Tan Yin was not to be outdone in the crowd, and she began to write love letters to Chu Hang. One after another, Tan Yin swore that she had never been so serious even in her college entrance examination. Each love letter must have something to say, with neat handwriting and beautiful words. Before putting it in Chu Hang's special teaching desk, Tan Yin would check it three times to see if there were any typos or grammatical errors...
She persisted like this for half a year, but Chu Hang never read any of her letters. Although he treated other suitors with a kind of alienation, returning gifts and not reading confession letters, she didn't know if it was Tan Yin's illusion, but she always felt that Chu Hang's attitude towards her was particularly cold, colder than towards anyone else.
After that, there was the misunderstanding in the coffee shop. Tan Yin was angry and embarrassed. The little flame in her heart was completely extinguished. She suddenly had an epiphany and became completely disheartened. The passion for writing love letters was gone. Instead, she was filled with the anger of creating comics out of love turning into hate.
However... However, later, she learned the truth. Recalling everything that happened in the coffee shop, Tan Yin realized how impulsive and irrational she was. It was just that she couldn't be rational or calm when facing Chu Hang, just like she is now.
Even though she tried hard to pretend that she didn't care about Chu Hang, and kept giving herself the psychological hint that "it's all over", and even for a while she didn't think too deeply about it, she deceived herself and could still laugh and joke freely in front of Chu Hang. However, at this moment, Tan Yin knew that she couldn't pretend anymore. Some things don't just disappear if you don't acknowledge them. She liked this feeling. The more she suppressed it, the more it would burst out. She had never really been able to let Chu Hang go.
Tan Yin was quite desperate. Chu Hang, that damn vixen, was still someone she could not forget.
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Readers' "A Bunch of Flowers" small theater
Chu-Soul Catcher-Hang: Boss, I want to customize an umbrella, and it would be best if the umbrella is this big.
The boss joked: Your girlfriend is quite fat
Chu Hang smiled implicitly: She is thin, but the two of us together are very fat.
Boss: ...Oh, any other requests
Chu Hang: I hope the umbrella handle is like this, like that, like that.
The boss teased sourly: Young people are quite good at having fun
Chu Hang subconsciously clenched his palms: There's nothing I can do, her waist is too thin.
Boss: Lemon.jpg
The boss’ inner thoughts: I really want to put a deadly hidden weapon in his umbrella so that he can become a widower.
Reader "30362438"'s short play
Later one day, Xu Yu learned that Chu Hang and Tan Yin were in love and in full swing. He finally figured out Chu Hang's flirtatious behavior and said: Damn, it turns out that I was eating dog food silently when I didn't notice it at the beginning~ Humph, man, am I still the most important person to you!
Chu Hang: Goodbye, the door is over there.
Reader "Grandma Wang"'s short play
When facing Chu Baobao in the future
Chu Hang: It was your mother who pursued me in the beginning. She drew pictures for me when I jumped off a building and followed me. She even proposed to me.
Tan Yin: ??? What did you say, you dog man
Chu Hang: You said you wanted me to give you a house and let me be responsible for you!
Tan Yin: Don't help my baby with his Chinese homework anymore
Reader "皛翊"'s short theater
Chu Hang: How can you drink what my wife has already drunk? Only I can drink it! I've already said that my umbrella is only for my wife!
Xu Yu: …
Chu Hang: My wife smells so nice, like lemon!
Xu Yu: Brother, goodbye!
Reader's short play "Xia Qiu Qiu Qiu Chu Mi"
Chu Hang: You finally realized that you have fallen in love with me and can’t help yourself!
Tan Yin: ??? Even if I love pig’s trotters, I won’t love you.
Chu Hang: I am a big pig’s hoof…