As if the heavens had not played enough of a joke on her, Tan Yin suppressed her emotions and went to the library. She walked towards the bookshelf of architecture books in a depressed mood. However, before she even got there, she looked up and saw a familiar pair of figures.
It’s Chu Hang and Anna.
At this time, the two of them stood in front of the professional bookshelf. Anna seemed to be unable to reach a book, and Chu Hang was raising his hand to help her get it. At this angle, Tan Yin couldn't see the expression on Chu Hang's face clearly, but Anna's expression when she looked up at Chu Hang was clearly visible. Her face was mixed with admiration, worship, and Tan Yin's love for her. It was an emotion that she tried hard to hide, but it was still clearly and thoroughly revealed through Anna's bright eyes when she looked at Chu Hang. And Tan Yin was sharp-eyed and saw at a glance that there was indeed a pink love envelope in the pile of information in Anna's hand...
In this scene, the boy is tall, handsome and cool, while the girl is sunny, cheerful and lively. They are both top students, a perfect match made in heaven.
She likes Chu Hang, but Chu Hang doesn't like her, and now he has found his own happiness, and it is obviously a more well-matched happiness. Intellectually, Tan Yin knows that she should be happy for Chu Hang, but she feels that she is petty after all. At this moment, not only can she not be happy at all, but her heart is also upset, but she can't do anything about it. If Chu Hang likes Duan Yingfei, she can still comfort herself that Chu Hang is not worthy of her feelings because he is blind, but Anna is generous, decent, enthusiastic and outgoing. Last time they went to the museum, she could clearly feel this girl's thoughtfulness, gentleness and understanding, which made Tan Yin not even jealous.
Chu Hang and Anna were still looking for some professional books on the bookshelf, but Tan Yin didn't want to stay any longer. She turned around in a hurry and fled.
At this moment, Tan Yin didn't want to see anyone and just wanted to be alone.
And as if to suit Tan Yin's mood, the sky, which was sunny just now, was now completely covered by dark clouds floating in from the west. The sky was gloomy and it was obvious that a thunderstorm was brewing.
As soon as Tan Yin passed the playground, there was a loud thunder and big raindrops fell. The only thing to be thankful for was that Tan Yin had already found a hidden place to walk under the shade of a tree when he saw the weather change. There were almost no pedestrians on the road at this time, so Tan Yin disappeared without attracting any attention as the thunder sounded.
But there was no one to succeed or fail, and no one could see that Tan Yin was invisible, so naturally no one held an umbrella for Tan Yin to hide under.
Tan Yin simply stopped running. She found a place to sit under a tree. The raindrops falling from the leaves and branches above her head made her feel cold. She curled up unconsciously, hugged her legs tightly, and buried her face in her knees.
If you cry on a rainy day, you won’t know whether it is rain or tears flowing down your face.
Although this sentence is very vulgar, Tan Yin has always believed it to be true. Until now, when she put it into practice, she realized that it was not true, because rain is cold, but tears are hot.
Relying on the fact that no one could see her, Tan Yin sat alone under a tree in the rain, crying her heart out.
In fact, if she ran for a few more minutes, there would be a small garden at the corner of the boulevard ahead, and there would be a small stone pavilion where they could shelter from the rain. However, Tan Yin felt that she could not hold on for even a minute. The emotions that she had been tense in front of Duan Yingfei just now completely collapsed at the moment the thunderstorm began. She could not pretend at all, and only felt like there was a stone blocking her heart. The sad atmosphere intensified Tan Yin's associations. When she thought that Chu Hang would only smile at Anna, only care about her, only look at her, hold hands with Anna, and kiss her, she could not control her emotions more.
The inner demons are everywhere, and I don't want to let go, but I am helpless, helpless, and can't get what I want...
Reason told Tan Yin that crying was useless, and there was nothing to cry about. Even if Chu Hang didn't get together with Anna, he might be with Betty in the future. Without Betty, there would be Cathy. In short, it would not be her turn. However, Tan Yin couldn't help feeling sad. It was the first time she liked someone. She tried to suppress her feelings, but in the end she couldn't escape the word "like". Perhaps sometimes feelings are a kind of fate, which cannot be escaped or fought against. Tan Yin even sadly discovered that she was falling deeper and deeper into Chu Hang.
But in the scene of secret love, just when Tan Yin was about to gather herself together and prepare for a grand appearance, Chu Hang had already left.
There are some sadness and heartbreak that there is no way to express them. It seems that there is really no other way except crying.
The thunderstorm was getting heavier and heavier, with no sign of stopping. Tan Yin simply burst into tears until her eyes were red and swollen, and her whole body was sobbing. Only then did Tan Yin feel that she had almost let out her emotions. She wiped the rain off her face and began to stand up unsteadily.
So be it, it's a breakup. Fortunately, I didn't confess my feelings to Chu Hang seriously again, otherwise, in addition to being rejected, I would probably have to endure his disgust - he already has someone else in his heart, and he is even more afraid of being entangled by someone like me who is persistent.
Tan Yin decided to be a person who can take it or leave it. He left his tears on the rainy day, and he would be a brave man again starting tomorrow!
But not long after she stood up and walked away, a familiar figure flashed before her eyes.
Zhou Ming was holding an umbrella and another one in his hand at the moment, walking hurriedly in the rain. Tan Yin hurriedly caught up with him without thinking. It was not easy to meet a passerby holding an umbrella, and he was also her friend. Why not seize the opportunity to borrow an umbrella? This was the only consolation for a broken heart in such bad weather.
But Zhou Ming walked really fast, as if he was in a hurry to meet someone. He almost jogged in the rain with his umbrella. One of his hands holding the umbrella handle even took out time to dial his cell phone, waiting for the call to be answered with an anxious look on his face.
Tan Yin finally managed to catch up with Zhou Ming with great effort. He had already walked to the small garden at the corner, and from the stone pavilion shaded by green trees not far away, the chattering of several girls came out. When Zhou Ming heard the voices, he seemed to be relieved, and his frown gradually smoothed out. He put down his phone helplessly and dotingly, then shook the other umbrella in his hand, and walked quickly towards the stone pavilion with a smile on his face.
He was indeed in a hurry to meet someone. Tan Yin finally understood at this moment that Zhou Ming was probably going to give an umbrella to someone in the stone pavilion. And this someone was undoubtedly the girlfriend that Zhou Ming was too shy to bring out.
Tan Yin finally put away her sadness and heartbreak and decided to follow Zhou Ming to meet his girlfriend. She finally caught up with Zhou Ming and got under his umbrella.
It can be seen that Zhou Ming really cares about his girlfriend. The closer he gets to Shi Ting, the sweetness and anticipation on his face are so strong that they can turn into reality.
only…
But when he was about to step forward when he arrived at the stone pavilion, he heard the teasing voices of the girls in the stone pavilion -
"Do you know that Zhou Ming? He's claiming to be your boyfriend now. Last time I went to a meeting at the college, the teacher asked if you were there yet and said that he had some information to give you. It was this Zhou Ming who volunteered and said, 'She's my girlfriend. Teacher, just give me the information and I'll pass it on.' Oh my God, if he wasn't embarrassed, I would be embarrassed for him..."
"Of course not. Many people in the law school already know about this and think he is really your boyfriend."
…
Zhou Ming was disrupted by this sudden conversation. He stopped where he was, his face pale, and he listened with his lips tightly pursed.
After the other girls' chattering and criticism, the voice of judgment finally sounded -
"He is stupid. When did I agree to be his girlfriend? I just try to find him and contact him from time to time. We have hardly ever met alone. I don't know where he got this illusion from?" The girl's voice was cute but arrogant, and a little bit unpleasant. "I treat him well because he has good grades and can help me write papers and sign in for homework, but I have never thought of being his girlfriend. Look, when he asks me out, have I ever agreed? I have always used excuses to shirk my request, saying that I have too many club activities to attend and I don't have time. This has happened once or twice. Could it be that he hasn't gotten the message from me? He is really being sentimental!"
Zhou Ming's whole body seemed to be frozen, and Tan Yin was also completely stunned.
Tan Yin also remembered this voice, wasn't it Duan Yingfei who had come to persuade him to form the Avengers Alliance not long ago? !
The girls in the pavilion didn't know that there were other people outside the pavilion on such a rainy day, and they were still chatting without restraint.
Duan Yingfei was obviously upset by Chu Hang's rejection, and her words became more harsh and selfish: "Besides, who is he and who am I? Are we from the same world? Why don't you look in the mirror? Is it possible for me to be with him?"
The other girls were obviously flattering Duan Yingfei, and they immediately complimented him, "Of course he is. He's in trouble for finding a girlfriend, let alone someone like you!"
"Of course not. Zhou Ming gets nervous when there are a lot of people around him and he doesn't talk much. Although he studies hard, he doesn't seem to fit in at all. He always keeps to himself and is introverted. Don't tell me, many murderers who commit major crimes are like this. Don't be fooled by his usually silent and insignificant presence. He may turn out to be a psychopath!"
Duan Yingfei screamed strangely: "What you said gave me goosebumps. It's all my fault. I wanted to get a free essay writing service, so I gave him unrealistic fantasies. But it was mainly because of his low emotional intelligence. He said he wanted to be my boyfriend several times, but I didn't respond and kept silent, or changed the subject. As a result, not only did he not get what I meant, he also thought I tacitly agreed to become his boyfriend! How could I acquiesce to such a thing!"
"Yes, Yingfei, you'd better be careful. The more silent and introverted a person is, the more terrifying he will be when he becomes paranoid and the more terrifying he will be when he explodes. I think you should find an opportunity to reject him clearly!"
"Hmm!" Duan Yingfei groaned for a moment. "He called me just now, but I didn't answer. It seems like it's time to explain it to him next time. Anyway, I don't have any courses to write papers for this semester, and I don't need to contact him anymore. This time, I'll reject him in a more drastic way so that he will give up and stop pestering me."
…
Tan Yin was so angry that she couldn't listen to what was said next. After those girls had easily talked about others behind their backs and poked their backs, they casually changed the subject to talk about beauty and the latest TV series, without any guilt at all for talking about others behind their backs.
Even Tan Yin, who was hiding and accidentally watching all this, felt so angry, let alone Zhou Ming, the person involved. He obviously did not expect that the shy school girl in his mind would be such a person. At this moment, not only was his face pale, but even his lips looked a little white.
Outside the stone pavilion, the thunderstorm was still raging, and the cold wind was carrying moisture and raindrops. Tan Yin couldn't help but shivering with cold, and Zhou Ming, on the other hand, was obviously not only able to feel the cold physically, but at this moment, he was probably chilled to the bone.
Tan Yin never expected that Zhou Ming's "girlfriend" would be Duan Yingfei. She didn't know that Duan Yingfei not only pretended in front of Chu Hang, but also tried her best to act in front of Zhou Ming, and marketed the persona of "studious and shy new school girl", deceiving Zhou Ming, who had never been in love and had a simple mind.
Zhou Ming's hand holding the phone dropped, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the ground with a confused and hurt expression. The expectant and sweet expression on his face just now disappeared in an instant like a receding tide, replaced by embarrassment and awkwardness.
Being such a good-tempered person, he did not lose his composure even in the face of such insults and attacks behind his back. He just bit his lip lightly, then dropped the umbrella that he had intended to give to Duan Yingfei, and turned around and walked away.
Seeing her friend being bullied like this, Tan Yin was furious: "Zhou Ming! You should rush in and scold those gossiping girls! Then give Duan Yingfei a good scolding and expose her fake face!"
But now she was hiding, and Zhou Ming definitely couldn't hear her talking. He was really a very gentle and easy-going person, always thinking about others, and even when he suffered losses, he would always smile like a good guy.
But Tan Yin couldn't swallow this anger. Chu Hang's sudden decision to become single had already made her feel upset, and now Duan Yingfei was bullying Zhou Ming. Tan Yin really felt that she couldn't just let it go.
But according to Zhou Ming's personality, if I hadn't been invisible and happened to see this episode, I'm afraid Zhou Ming wouldn't tell me. First, he is not good at gossiping about others behind their backs. Second, he definitely doesn't want Tan Yin to know about such an embarrassing and awkward thing, and he is determined not to tell Tan Yin...
How could I, who should have been unaware of this matter, take the initiative to intervene and seek justice for Zhou Ming
But Tan Yin didn't expect that her concerns would soon disappear.
She really underestimated the speed at which gossip spreads on campus. When the thunderstorm stopped, Tan Yin ran back to the dormitory, took a hot shower, and when she came out of the shower room, she saw Jiang Yilu looking at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"What's wrong?"
"Tan Yin, why are your eyes so red and swollen... Did you cry?"
Tan Yin opened her eyes and lied, "It was raining just now and I ran into the movie theater outside the school to watch a tragic movie. I cried so hard for someone else's love."
Although this was false, Tan Yin felt that it was not entirely false. Didn't she shed tears because of Chu Hang and Anna's love
Fortunately, Jiang Yilu did not delve into it. She quickly accepted Tan Yin's words and started a new topic: "By the way, Zhou Ming from the law school is your friend, right?"
Tan Yin nodded: "Yes, that's right."
Jiang Yilu handed the phone to Tan Yin: "Look for yourself."
Tan Yin took the phone and looked at it, and her face darkened. This was the campus gossip section where Jiang Yilu was the moderator. It always had the latest campus gossip. At this moment, a red post was hanging on the front page of the section. The name of the post was very eye-catching - "Exposing a Self-satisfied Man in Law School". Tan Yin pursed her lips and clicked it. As expected, it was discussing Zhou Ming and Duan Yingfei. The poster was obviously one of the girls in the stone pavilion that day. After all kinds of exaggerations, Zhou Ming was made into a paranoid who inexplicably believed that Duan Yingfei was his girlfriend and forced her to fall in love with him. Zhou Ming's introversion and shyness were portrayed as gloomy and scheming...
Tan Yin was in no mood to finish reading it. She threw the phone to Jiang Yilu: "Is there really nothing worth discussing in school recently? Are all the teachers and students in the school so bored that they keep paying attention to such a trivial matter?" She said angrily, "And this is not the truth at all. Zhou Ming is not that kind of person. He was completely deceived by Duan Yingfei!"
Jiang Yilu nodded: "I know, I believe in your character and your vision in making friends. I can delete this post, but by the time I found out, it had been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. It is certain that it will have a negative impact on Zhou Ming..." She added, "This post is so popular, mainly because it's a coincidence, because the news just reported a case today, where a boy pursued a girl, and the girl rejected him several times, but the boy was completely immersed in his own world, thinking that they were just dating, and harassed the girl in various ways. In the end, the girl couldn't stand it anymore and cursed at her, so the boy stabbed her to death... This news itself is very popular, and in this post, you see, the image of Zhou Ming created is exactly the same as the image of the boy in this news event. How can it not cause an uproar?"
Tan Yin understood that the post could be deleted, but the prejudice in people's hearts could not be deleted. Zhou Ming was innocent and kind, but he was used by Duan Yingfei for no reason and was humiliated by her behind her back. Now he had to suffer this injustice.
Now that the post has come out, Tan Yin has nothing to worry about. She ran to the cafe and asked Zhou Ming out.
*****
School is a small society, and public opinion ferments faster than anything else. Zhou Ming obviously also learned about the post on the campus forum. He sat down opposite Tan Yin with a pale and ugly face, showing a helpless and embarrassed smile: "You saw it too?"
Tan Yin and Zhou Ming grew up together. She glanced at Zhou Ming and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Ming lowered his head: "What else can I do? I misunderstood, I have low emotional intelligence and I am too stupid. It's normal that I can't find a girlfriend."
Seeing her friend giving up on herself like this, Tan Yin felt bad: "If I had known that your girlfriend was Duan Yingfei, I would have broken up the relationship a long time ago. She is not worthy of you at all."
Zhou Ming felt helpless and sad: "I am blind and don't know how to judge people." He said embarrassedly, "Now people in the forum say that people like me will never find a girlfriend. I think they are right. I actually like someone like Duan Yingfei and was deceived by her. I really have a problem with my taste."
"You're so nice, how could you not find a girlfriend?"
Zhou Ming said nothing, just lowered his head.
“You need to clarify!”
"How else can I clarify this?" Zhou Ming said in a sad voice. "Three people can make a tiger. I don't have any evidence to prove my innocence."
"You'll have it soon!" In a flash, Tan Yin came up with an idea, "From today on, I'm your girlfriend!"
The author has something to say: 500 red envelopes will be randomly dropped from comments with more than 20 words in this chapter~ (until 8 o'clock tomorrow night when the next chapter is released)
Chu Hang: I didn’t do anything, why am I always the one who gets hurt? ? ? (Chu Hang was really hit hard. Not only did Tan Yin immediately ignore him, but she also got a boyfriend in a minute. It took only a minute to light a candle.)
Duan Yingfei: My character is not broken. Don’t think I’m cute just because of the last chapter~ If you love me, you are destined to get hurt~
Reader "White Cabbage"'s short play
Chu Baicai: The pig is coming. Tan Xiaozhu: (Running over). Chu Baicai: The pig is nudging me. Tan Xiaozhu is nudging me. Chu Baicai: The pig is still nudging me. Tan Xiaozhu ran away. Chu Baicai cried: Where is my pig? Why doesn’t my pig nudge me anymore
Reader "Ying Yingtao Tao"'s short theater
Tan Yin: Chu Hang has someone he likes?! I have shut myself off... Goodbye Chu Hang (smiling on the face, crying inside)
Chu Hang: ??? My little jinx, cute little Tan Yin, why doesn’t she stick to me anymore? (I feel panicky for no reason)
A short play by the reader "a certain pig" (I plan to use this in the subsequent plot! Great!)
Tan Yin: It turns out that giving me shoes meant that you were going to part ways with me from now on.
Chu Hang: No, it’s not.
Tan Yin: What do you mean? Tell me!
Chu Hang: Let’s spend the rest of our lives together.