On the sixth day of the first lunar month, it was a memorable day.
Because starting today, Lin Xinyuan turned twenty, meaning she had reached the legal age for marriage.
But on such a day, ever since returning from Beishui Village last night, she had been thoroughly tormented in her room by someone who sneaked in, leaving her whole body exhausted when she woke up in the morning.
At the dining table, Lin Xinyuan ate lean meat noodles, always feeling her lower back ache badly, but she didn’t dare show it, pretending to be fine.
Afraid that others, especially her mom, would notice.
For instance, right now, Mother Lin seemed to notice that Lin Xinyuan looked tired and would glance over from time to time, scaring her into straightening her back.
But at the same time, the mocking gaze from someone beside her only made her feel embarrassed and angry.
If it weren’t for the current situation being inappropriate, she really wanted to slap that guy.
After eating, as usual, the girl went to the courtyard to play with Xiao Huang.
Speaking of which, since the pandemic, except for winter and summer breaks, she rarely came back, but Xiao Huang, who had grown sturdier, was still affectionate toward her.
Almost every time she returned, the first thing she heard was Xiao Huang’s bark, as if it was extremely wronged, like it was dissatisfied with her abandoning it.
In fact, Lin Xinyuan had thought about taking Xiao Huang to Tianbei City, but one, the paperwork was troublesome, and two, she had no time to take care of it, so it was better to leave it at home.
While playing with Xiao Huang, she considered renting a place near Qin Nanfeng’s company in Tianbei City after graduation.
After all, her work kept her at home, so she would have time to look after Xiao Huang, and also occasionally visit that Yellow-Haired Brat.
Thinking this, the girl yearned for it, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
Not far away, Qin Nanfeng was sitting with the three Tang siblings, chatting about going to the little cabin for a picnic in the afternoon, followed by barbecue at night, a full itinerary.
After all, it was rare that Tang Chengfei and the others could come back for the New Year, and it was also the girl’s birthday, so they had to arrange things well.
Always paying attention to his little girlfriend, he glanced at the little cat still sitting on the small wooden stool playing with Xiao Huang.
Seeing her silly smile, he found it adorable and couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
The three siblings beside him, who were happily discussing, were startled.
Following the young man’s gaze, they saw the girl and the puppy playing.
Especially when they saw the unbridled love in Qin Nanfeng’s expression, Tang Yayun and Tang Chengmin exchanged glances, feeling a sour ache in their hearts.
As for Tang Chengfei, he didn’t feel much. He wasn’t interested in love right now; he was just happy for his cou…sin…
After getting to know the young man over the past few days, he had come to accept him.
Although the young man’s family background was indeed not simple, since his parents had met and agreed, he naturally welcomed it.
He admitted that Qin Nanfeng’s family background was good, but with his own father around, he wasn’t afraid that Qin Nanfeng would bully his cousin in the future.
“Woof woof woof!”
At this moment, as if sensing Qin Nanfeng’s gaze, Xiao Huang immediately started barking at the young man.
As if very dissatisfied that this person had taken its owner away for so long, it blamed everything on him and bared its teeth at him.
But then its animal head was gently tapped by a fair and delicate little hand, and its eyes instantly became clear, looking around in confusion.
“If you’re this fierce to Brother Feng again, I won’t take you upstairs anymore…” the girl muttered softly, poking Xiao Huang’s forehead with her finger.
Xiao Huang quickly let out a submissive whimper, wagging its tail even harder.
Seeing Lin Xinyuan extend her hand, it immediately offered its front paw, looking extremely fawning.
Seeing this, Qin Nanfeng and the other three couldn’t help laughing, and the courtyard was filled with joy.
Inside the main hall, the elders also smiled at the sounds from outside, especially Grandfather and Grandmother, grinning from ear to ear.
This was the first time in so many years that their family had such a complete New Year; they had no regrets in this life.
Lin Xinyuan sat on the small wooden stool, scrolling through videos on her phone, while her other hand mindlessly ruffled Xiao Huang’s head.
She wasn’t afraid of Xiao Huang being dirty, because Xiao Huang was very clean; it even relieved itself in designated spots and never rolled around in the mud.
Because of this, sometimes Lin Xinyuan really felt like treating Xiao Huang like a person, even as an unconventional friend.
Ding—
Just as she was enjoying her videos, the phone’s notification sound suddenly interrupted her attention.
She immediately saw the floating window pop up at the top of the screen, and the contact name was…
Liu Yi.
She froze instantly.
Why is the Deputy Monitor sending her a message now?
In her confusion, she felt a bit dazed. After all, since graduating from high school, Liu Yi hadn’t contacted her in a long time.
And Lin Xinyuan wasn’t the type to be proactive in the past, so even though they were once good friends, after nearly three years, aside from maybe a few words during New Year, their relationship had faded.
So… why is she looking for me?
Puzzled, her hand movements on Xiao Huang’s head gradually stopped, causing Xiao Huang to bark uneasily.
“Xiao Huang, be good~ Let me check the message…”
Hearing this, Xiao Huang immediately stopped, looking at its owner with eager eyes, tongue out, lying down quietly and waiting.
Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan turned her attention back to the phone screen.
“Lin Xinyuan, have you checked the class group? I’m planning to organize a class reunion, tentatively set for the day after tomorrow. The class teacher is coming too. Are you going?”
Lin Xinyuan was taken aback, then moved her fingers and opened QQ, which she rarely used and had almost always set to Do Not Disturb.
She immediately saw the topmost High School Senior 3 Class 4 group chat with 99+ unread messages glaringly displayed.
Clicking in, sure enough, it was all chatter from high school classmates, very lively, and messages were scrolling at an extremely fast pace.
Seeing this, the girl looked down at her current clothes, and at the prominent bulge in front of her, and fell silent.
She thought for a long time, typing and deleting words, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Would a direct refusal be bad…
But during the New Year, saying she was busy would seem too fake.
There was still nearly a month before university started; how could she be busy? What a coincidence?
And besides, she had always had good feelings toward Liu Yi.
Although that hazy affection had long disappeared since she fell for Qin Nanfeng, still influenced by her past male mindset, she found it hard to refuse the other person for a moment.
“?”
At this moment, as if Liu Yi saw her “typing…” status, and then saw no response for a long time, she sent another message.
At this point, Lin Xinyuan had no choice. She couldn’t pretend not to see. Biting her lip, she tremblingly pressed the send button.
“Forget it… there’s something going on at home…”
“Tch… Lin Xinyuan, you haven’t changed in three years. You’re still no good at lying. Dog face.jpg”
On the other end, Liu Yi smirked and teased: “But the class teacher specifically named you to come!”
Huh? Teacher Ming…
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