Self-blame and guilt lingered in his chest, suffocating Su Jinning and making him feel suffocated.
For the rest of the afternoon, Su Jinning was preoccupied with how to apologize.
In the end, the most practical method was chosen: relentless pursuit.
He looked determinedly at the huge pile of delicious food in his hand, then said in a neurotic tone, "Go for it!"
After buying the snacks, Su Jinning ran towards the classroom like a whirlwind, bumping into countless classmates and teachers along the way, saying sorry dozens of times until his lips were practically worn out.
Shen Moyu was chatting with Chen Yuanyuan, the corners of his mouth occasionally turning up, completely unaware of the person who was about to bump into him.
"Shen Moyu!" Su Jinning couldn't stop in time, and the two collided the moment Shen Moyu turned around.
"Splash..." Snacks were spilled all over the floor.
Shen Moyu reacted quickly and grabbed the table next to him to avoid falling, but the movement pulled on his knee, and the pain slowly returned.
"Damn it! Are you sick in the head?" Shen Moyu took two steps back and cursed at him irritably.
Chen Yuanyuan was embarrassed and at a loss for what to do, but still asked, "Are you all alright?"
Su Jinning glanced at Shen Moyu, then at the snacks, realizing she had messed things up again. She slapped her forehead in frustration and then picked up the things from the ground, feeling embarrassed.
"Wow, Ning-ge, you bought so much delicious food?" Chen Hang came over again, bent down and picked up a bag of potato chips. Just as he was about to open it, Su Jinning, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, slapped it with her paw.
"If you want to eat it, go buy it yourself. This is something I bought for someone else."
"Oh! Ouch, that hurts! Such a big reaction, did you buy it for your girlfriend?" Chen Hang exclaimed, then said in a cheeky tone, his gossipy heart still burning even after being hit.
"Oh~ really? The sports committee?" Chen Yuanyuan and Chen Hang exchanged a glance, then covered their mouths and laughed.
Hearing the noisy jeers around him, Shen Moyu felt inexplicably annoyed. In addition, his knee injury started to hurt again, making him feel terrible.
Su Jinning frowned, not caring: "Go away, go away, what's it to you?"
"What's up, Ning-ge? Going on a date after school?" Chen Hang rubbed his hands together and nudged Su Jinning lightly with his elbow.
Su Jinning's gaze unconsciously drifted to Shen Moyu, and when he realized that Shen Moyu was also looking at him, he felt a moment of panic.
"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll crack your head open." Su Jinning turned her head away, blushing slightly, and said cursingly.
Chen Hang scoffed indifferently, "Tch, they just won't admit it."
Shen Moyu felt a headache coming on, turned around, grabbed his schoolbag, and walked out. He didn't want to listen to any more of this nonsense.
Su Jinning didn't have time to pay attention to Chen Hang anymore. She quickly turned around and said to Gu Junxiao, who was still packing his schoolbag, "Old Gu, I'm not walking with you today."
Shen Moyu, who had already reached the door, stopped upon hearing this. Wasn't she going with him? Could it be, like Chen Hang had said, that they were going on a date?
Shen Moyu blinked, then suddenly realized that she had been thinking too much.
But the next second, Su Jinning patted his shoulder.
"Hey top student, wanna go back together?" Su Jinning took two or three steps forward and waved to him with the snacks in her hand.
Shen Moyu was stunned for a moment. He stared at Su Jinning, who was smiling at him, for two seconds, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you going on a date?"
"Huh?" Su Jinning wiped the smile off her face, then rolled her eyes and said, "You believe what they say? If I could fall in love, even an iron tree would bloom."
Shen Moyu felt a little strange when she heard his last sentence, but she couldn't explain why.
"Oh." Shen Moyu tugged at her backpack strap, still a little angry about what happened yesterday, and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
"Here you go." Su Jinning stretched out her hand, taking advantage of her long arms, and blocked Shen Moyu's way, while also handing over the large bag of snacks to Shen Moyu.
Shen Moyu glanced at the snacks he was given, but his gaze lingered on his slender, white fingers. He asked, somewhat puzzled, "What?"
"I bought this for you," Su Jinning said, leaning closer, then held the bag up to him and raised an eyebrow.
Before Shen Moyu could take it, he smiled, then grabbed Shen Moyu's arm and turned to walk back.
Shen Moyu's thoughts were still on the phrase "I bought it for you," and it took her a while to realize that the person was pulling her in the opposite direction.
He quickly shook off his arm and said impatiently, "What are you doing?"
Su Jinning wasn't angry at his usual irritable demeanor and continued to smile, saying, "I'll treat you to milk tea."
"Are you sick?" Shen Moyu lifted his backpack and looked at him like he was a lunatic.
Why drag him into this when you can ask anyone for milk tea?
Su Jinning crossed his arms and said, "I heard that Shengxia's Milk Tea Shop is moving soon. They're having a promotion. Want to go grab a drink?" Knowing that Shen Moyu would definitely refuse again, he added, "I also want to talk to you about something."
Shen Moyu couldn't figure him out. He glanced at him and said, "If you have something to say, just say it on WeChat. What do you want milk tea for?" After saying that, he turned to leave, but was grabbed by the wrist by the persistent person.
A warm touch came from his wrist, catching Shen Moyu off guard. He turned around and met Su Jinning's slightly pleading eyes, his words inexplicably unclear: "Let go."
But the person in front of him seemed not to hear him, still holding him tightly, and then said, unusually seriously, "It's very important, I have to say it to your face."
Perhaps it was because Su Jinning's gaze was too convincing, or perhaps it was because Shen Moyu felt sorry for him, but in the end, he followed Su Jinning to that milk tea shop.
Sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, Shen Moyu simply looked at the traffic outside and didn't say anything.
The person in front of me spoke first: "What would you like to drink?"
Shen Moyu turned around and saw Su Jinning looking completely at ease. Suddenly, she felt that she shouldn't have done that.
This was the first time he and Su Jinning had drunk milk tea alone. Not only did he not feel awkward, but he was also quite at ease.
He looked at Su Jinning waiting for him and couldn't help but cough lightly: "Ahem, let's say, 'Fireworks in the Midsummer'."
After saying that, Shen Moyu was a little stunned. He originally only wanted to order a relatively cheap lemonade, but he unconsciously said the name "Fireworks in Summer".
The two of them suddenly remembered the milk tea they had shared at the end of the party, and the atmosphere became awkward.
Su Jinning was no longer as composed as before.
"Then I'll have the same as you," Su Jinning changed the subject and ordered two cups of "Fireworks Summer" from the waiter.