Su Qing stood at the school gate.
She was dragging her suitcase.
Sunlight fell on her face, and she squinted as she looked around.
(￣▽￣*)…
She had finally arrived. This school.
She and Lin Mo were still at the same school. Hmph, that guy Lin Mo secretly applied to another school and even told her he applied to Qingbei. He was full of nonsense.
‘Whatever, I won’t think about it. It’s frustrating.’
‘But you didn’t expect this, did you? We’re still at the same school. This is destiny ordained by heaven.’
She took a deep breath, and her heart began to feel a little excited again.
When she saw Lin Mo later, what should she say?
“Hi, what a coincidence. Oh, did I forget to tell you I’m at this school too?”
‘That’s a bit too strange.’
Then should she just get straight to the point and say, “Did you miss me?”
‘Too direct. And after what happened last time… I’ve been avoiding him for a long time. He’ll definitely want to figure out what happened, right? If he really finds out that I took advantage of him while he was drunk and did “that” to him, what will he do?’
(；一_一)…
‘Forget it, I won’t think about those things.’
Anyway, her mother said to take it slow.
She would see him first and go from there. A beautiful university life—the two of them would enjoy these four years together. It was wonderful.
She dragged her suitcase inside.
As she walked, she looked around.
This school was huge.
It was almost entirely girls.
Occasionally, a few girls passing by would take a second look at her. She was just too beautiful. Because there were so few boys at this school, many of the girls liked other girls. With Su Qing’s level of beauty, she was the type that both men and women would fall for at first sight.
Su Qing didn’t pay any attention to them.
Her mind was completely filled with Lin Mo right now.
‘Which dormitory is he in? What is he doing? Has he eaten yet?’
(｡•́︿•̀｡)…
Just as she was thinking, she stopped.
In front of her was the Teaching Building.
Two people were standing by the entrance.
Lin Mo.
And Shen Qingyue.
Su Qing froze for a moment. ‘Why is Shen Qingyue here? Oh, I remember, she’s also an Ability User.’
‘Forget it.’ Su Qing began to force a smile. She prepared to go over and say hello.
What a coincidence, to run into them as soon as she arrived.
Yes, she was just about to walk over and greet them.
And then she saw it.
Lin Mo was holding a stack of books.
Shen Qingyue walked beside him, holding a bottle of water in her hand.
The two of them were talking and laughing.
Lin Mo said something, and Shen Qingyue lowered her head with a smile.
The tips of her ears were a bit red.
(°△°|||)
Su Qing’s footsteps stopped.
Because she saw Shen Qingyue take a tissue out of her bag.
She stood on her tiptoes.
And wiped the sweat from Lin Mo’s forehead.
Lin Mo lowered his head.
He let her wipe it.
The sunlight fell on his face.
He smiled.
That kind of smile.
Su Qing had seen it before.
It was the expression Lin Mo only had when he smiled at her. This smile.
It belonged exclusively to her.
Or so she thought.
(；一_一)…
Su Qing stood in place.
One of the two ice creams she had just bought fell to the ground with a *splat*.
Cream splashed onto her feet.
But she felt nothing.
She only felt like she couldn’t breathe.
‘Look at that.’ Demon Su Qing emerged in her mind. ‘How many days has it been? How many days since you left?’
Su Qing didn’t speak.
‘They’re already like this. While you weren’t here, she wiped his sweat. While you weren’t here, they laughed together. While you weren’t here…’
“Enough.”
Su Qing interrupted it.
But she couldn’t look away.
She could only watch.
Watching those two people.
Watching Shen Qingyue’s hand wipe the sweat from Lin Mo.
Watching that smile of Lin Mo’s that was supposed to be exclusive to her.
Watching them walk forward side by side.
‘This is still in public,’ Demon Su Qing continued. ‘What about in private? Who knows what happens in private?’
The other ice cream Su Qing was holding in her other hand—the one she had intended to give to Lin Mo when she saw him—was crushed. She didn’t even know when she had squeezed it so hard that it burst. Cream and ice cream were all over her hand.
It was icy cold.
But it was far from as cold as her heart felt.
‘Go over now. Hypnotize them both. Make Shen Qingyue stand to the side and watch. Let her watch how you cling to your man, kiss your man, and touch your man. Let her watch from up close, and don’t let her close her eyes. Let her feel exactly how you feel right now,’ Demon Su Qing whispered enticingly.
“Yes, that’s a good idea.” Su Qing took a step forward.
Then she stopped again.
No.
There were too many people.
People were coming and going everywhere.
She couldn’t do it here.
Moreover, that night, her mother had slapped her across the face.
That was the first time her mother had ever hit her.
“Do you know what you’ve done? Do you know what that’s called? You’re breaking the law! It’s a crime!!”
Su Qing had covered her face, tears falling continuously.
“Mom… I just like him… I like him so much… I can’t leave him. I just want him to belong to me, only me…”
Her mother looked at her.
She looked at her for a long time.
Then she sighed.
“Mom knows. I really understand you. I was young once too.”
She sat down next to Su Qing.
“But Qing’er, that isn’t how you love someone. If you act like this, you’ll hurt yourself and him… You’ll only make him more and more afraid of you. Haven’t you noticed that when you called him these past few days, he seemed a bit unnatural when he spoke to you???”
Su Qing looked up.
“Then what should I do? Mom… I don’t know what to do… Mom…. If I leave him, I… I…”
Her mother was silent for a while.
Then she said, “Silly child, it’s not too late. It’s fine, I will help you. But you must listen to me… do you understand?”
(；一_一)…
Su Qing took a deep breath.
She forced herself to calm down.
Right then —
A few boys walked over from the side.
One of them was tall and sturdy. He shouted from a distance, “Lin Mo! Yo, what are you doing here with your high school classmate!”
Lin Mo turned around.
“Zhang Yang? What are you guys doing here?”
“Just passing by, just passing by.” Zhang Yang winked. “Are you two… on a date?”
Shen Qingyue’s face instantly turned bright red.
“N-No…”
Lin Mo was also taken aback for a moment.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
Zhang Yang chuckled.
“What nonsense? We’ve seen it several times already. You two eat together every day, go to class together, and now you’re even taking walks together. If this isn’t a date, what is it?”
Another boy next to him pushed up his glasses.
“Exactly. Just admit it, Lin Mo.”
Shen Qingyue kept her head down, her ears so red they looked like they might drip blood.
Lin Mo scratched his head.
“It’s really not… it’s just… we’re classmates…”
“Classmates?” Zhang Yang leaned in. “Aren’t we your classmates too?? Why don’t you eat with us?”
Lin Mo was speechless.
Shen Qingyue said in a small voice, “We really… just…”
She didn’t finish her sentence.
But she didn’t finish denying it either.
She was acting bashful.
(°△°|||)
Su Qing stood in the distance.
Watching this scene, watching the two of them.
One with her head down and blushing.
One scratching his head with a silly smile.
Neither of them denied it.
Neither said “I don’t like her” or “I don’t like him.” They didn’t even say “I already have someone I like.” There was nothing, nothing at all.
Just bashfulness.
Just shyness.
Just…
‘See.’ Demon Su Qing laughed. ‘Neither of them is denying it. What does that mean? It means there’s a chance.’
Su Qing didn’t speak.
‘Maybe she already confessed. Maybe he already agreed. Maybe…’
“Shut up.”
Su Qing’s voice already carried a hint of a sob.