It was just a momentary lapse of judgment; don't overcomplicate things. Su Jinning told herself this.
How could he develop feelings for a boy, especially Shen Moyu?
That was the most perfect existence for him.
The song "Summer and Youth" was playing on a loop on the computer. It was their class song, a piece that Su Jinning really liked, and also a song that he and Shen Moyu had played together.
There's a lyric in it that I've never been able to understand.
"A young man's heart flutters in an instant, driven by emotion and dreams; let me tell you the story slowly."
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Author's Note:
Chen Hang: Call me your life mentor.
Chapter 35 March
While the other students were all at home eating, drinking, playing games, and having fun after the monthly exams, Shen Moyu buried herself in her books as soon as the holiday started.
After all, the ten sets of five-three scrolls that Jin Shuoshuo painstakingly issued were the best among scrolls.
Don't let Jin Shuoshuo's usual carefree and smiling appearance fool you. He's not only painful when he hits someone, but he's also a force to be reckoned with when it comes to assigning homework.
Take this test paper for example, it's not only full of questions, but also very difficult. Even Shen Moyu sometimes gets stuck for a while. If Jin Shuoshuo weren't always accurate in predicting the questions and wasn't a decent person, Shen Moyu would have cursed her to death a thousand times in her mind long ago.
He used to finish a test paper in twenty minutes, but now it takes him thirty to forty minutes for each one.
Whether it was what came into view or what surfaced in her mind, it was always that tedious English that gave Shen Moyu a splitting headache.
He felt genuinely sorry for himself. It was a holiday he could have spent indulging and having fun, but instead he had to study when he got home and work when he left. Others might have felt sorry for him.
Shen Moyu tilted his head and looked at the sycamore tree outside the window. Its branches were being blown by the wind and were carefully rubbing back and forth against his window, as if waving to him from outside the window to relieve his boredom.
Shen Moyu smiled. If only someone could stand downstairs at his house and wave to him like this sycamore tree during this boring holiday, take a walk with him, or watch a movie with him.
"bite--"
The WeChat ringtone suddenly broke his thoughts. He looked away blankly and picked up the phone next to him.
Ning: [What are you doing?]
Shen Moyu blinked. He really hadn't expected that this person would suddenly break the monotony of his most boring moment.
Not a fish: [Doing homework.]
Ning: [Didn't you go to work?]
Not a fish: [I'm going to work this afternoon.]
There was a long silence on the other end. Shen Moyu rested his chin on his hand, pursed his lips, and stared at the still-black screen of his phone on the table. He couldn't help but glance out the window and sighed helplessly.
"bite--"
Ning: Let's go downstairs and go out to play.
Shen Moyu was speechless. He carefully read through Su Jinning's belated message, even wondering if he had sent it to the wrong person.
His fingers trembled slightly as he stiffly stood up from the chair, then walked step by step to the window, looking down at the building with some anticipation.
In front of the breakfast stall downstairs, Su Jinning stood clean and crisp in a blue hoodie and white cargo pants. The early summer breeze tousled his hair as he smiled at Shen Moyu, as if he had been waiting for a long time. The not-yet-bright sunlight of nine o'clock shone precisely on him, highlighting his heartwarming smile. Like the only color in a black and white world, he struck Shen Moyu's heart with a slight tremor.
Shen Moyu took a few steps back, then hurriedly threw the pen on the table, opened the wardrobe and took out a white tracksuit, which she hurriedly put on as if her life depended on it.
He was panting heavily as he went out to put on his shoes, which startled Xia Wei in the bedroom. She pushed her wheelchair out and asked with some confusion, "Mo Yu, are you going to work this afternoon? Why are you leaving so early?"
"I'm going out with a friend," Shen Moyu replied hastily, tying her shoelaces.
“With Xiao Ning.” Xia Wei smiled, as if asking him, or as if confirming.
Shen Moyu, who was so busy that he didn't even look up, suddenly looked at Xia Wei seriously, then nodded heavily, opened the door and ran out.
Just as Shen Moyu was about to reach the entrance of his building, he seemed to notice something. He suddenly stopped, then slowly backed away until he stood in front of a dusty mirror that had been abandoned in the hallway. He looked up at his appearance, smiled with satisfaction, and then, as if noticing a flaw, smoothed his messy hair. Finally, satisfied, he exited the building.
If he were to meet Su Jinning, he could be a little more refined.
Su Jinning still had soy milk in her mouth, which she had probably bought while waiting for him. There was still more than half a cup left. When she saw him come out, Su Jinning smiled.
"That's fast, I just called you three or four minutes ago." Su Jinning smiled, revealing her white teeth, looking a little goofy.
Shen Moyu couldn't help but smile back, her gaze sweeping over him before she asked him, somewhat incredulously, "Why did you come looking for me?"
"Ah..." Su Jinning was taken aback by his question, suddenly lowered her eyes, and finally tentatively moved her lips: "Did I... disturb your studies?"
As if realizing his mistake, he lowered his head and rubbed the tip of his nose.
"I know I'm sorry to have bothered you." Shen Moyu crossed his arms, putting on an act as if Su Jinning owed him money. But he couldn't hide the playful smile on his lips.
"I...why don't you go back first..."
“But the main thing is that I’m willing to be held back by you.” Shen Moyu raised his voice to interrupt Su Jinning’s slightly disappointed words, then raised his chin slightly and smiled at him.
"Damn." Su Jinning seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, cursed speechlessly, and then lightly punched his shoulder.
"Where are we going?" Shen Moyu asked, looking at him.
"Let's wander around the neighborhood first." Su Jinning tossed her hair back, revealing a bit of her fair forehead.
Shen Moyu frowned as she looked at him, then at the street she knew so well, and finally looked at Su Jinning as if she were a clueless straight man who didn't understand romance, and said, "This is it?"
Su Jinning clicked her tongue, turned her head away, and chuckled softly, as if mocking him.
"What are you laughing at?" Shen Moyu rolled her eyes at him.
“When you had a fever, you told me you wanted to walk around the neighborhood, so…walk around?” After saying that, Su Jinning blinked her deep eyes slightly and gave Shen Moyu a playful, slightly flirtatious wink.