Watching Shen Moyu turn and go upstairs, Su Jinning slightly parted her lips and let out a soft breath.
He felt that the suffocating bad mood that had been weighing him down suddenly vanish, like the ground that had been raining for days suddenly being touched by the sun; that warmth made him feel at ease.
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Author's Note:
Who isn't afraid of being disliked by their boyfriend?
Chapter 14 Holding the Feather, the Eternal God
After a downpour, a light drizzle followed, carrying the faint scent of earth that filled the air and brought a refreshing feeling.
There were several potholes and puddles on the playground path, and with so many people coming and going, it was inevitable that someone would step into one. Shen Moyu was being pushed and shoved by a few playful first-year high school students passing by, and he almost fell because he lost his balance, getting mud all over his pants.
He wanted to get angry, but felt he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Looking at the dense mud spots on his trouser legs, he frowned in disapproval, losing all appetite for the bread he had just bought.
"Senior!"
A shout came from the gradually dispersing crowd. Shen Moyu thought it wasn't being called, and prepared to cross the playground back to the teaching building.
"Senior! Senior Moyu!"
But what's outrageous is that the girl suddenly slammed on the brakes and blocked his way, panting heavily.
Shen Moyu looked at her with a puzzled expression, then suddenly felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
After a moment of confusion, seeing her anxious and flustered appearance, he asked, "You were looking for me?"
The girl pushed up her glasses and cheerfully hummed in agreement.
"Is something the matter?" Shen Moyu asked.
The girl hesitated for a moment, her slightly messy low ponytail draped over her shoulder, and her good student look was etched into Shen Moyu's eyes.
"Um..." she said, as if she had made a huge decision, "I want to ask you and Senior Su Jinning, is it really true..."
She bit her lip, wanting to ask more, but didn't know how to answer. Shen Moyu, on the other hand, answered directly.
"No." Shen Moyu felt bored. It was ridiculous that someone would take this so seriously as to come and ask in person. He brushed past the girl and prepared to leave.
"Hey senior!" The girl caught up again, spreading her arms to block him, her small face full of pleading: "I didn't mean anything by it, I really need to talk to you about something."
Shen Moyu grew impatient and sighed, "Speak."
With his approval, the girl relaxed considerably: "I... you don't need to hide it from me. I mean no harm. If you two really are... in that kind of relationship, then I wish you a long and happy life together, um..." Her lips trembled nervously: "...and may you have a baby soon!"
Shen Moyu: "..."
She then realized what she had said and slapped her forehead: "Oh no... having children too early will prevent you from having a son..."
Shen Moyu gathered his strength and said earnestly, "I have no reason to lie to you. Those people on the forum are just playing around. We didn't take it seriously, so you certainly don't need to. Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving."
A hint of surprise flashed in the girl's eyes: "Really? That's great!" With that, she took out the pink envelope with the little bear sticker still attached.
Then, cautiously, she said, "Could you please... could you please give this to Senior Su Jinning?"
Looking into her sincere eyes, Shen Moyu was embarrassed.
"You should deliver this yourself."
"Hey, no, no, no!" The girl stubbornly refused to let him go, pushing up her glasses and saying pitifully, "I'm afraid to get close to him, I feel... I feel like he's really fierce..."
Shen Moyu raised an eyebrow with a hint of doubt. He recalled how the girl had held his hand pitifully, begging him not to hate her, and how she had reacted angrily and cursed at the rumors on the forum. He wanted to deny what the girl was saying.
It's impossible for him to be violent; you might even think he's an idiot.
Shen Moyu suppressed the urge to say these words aloud, chuckled, and said, "He's not fierce, he's a nice person, you can give it to him yourself."
It helped him build a good image while also politely declining, achieving the best of both worlds.
"No, no, no!" The girl shook her head vigorously, as if it was really difficult to do. After thinking for a moment, she said, "When you kicked me off the motorcycle last time... that look in your eyes was so scary!" After she finished speaking, she shrank her neck.
Shen Moyu looked at her somewhat exaggerated expression, then exclaimed in surprise: "You were the girl he tricked... oh no, the girl he pulled onto his motorcycle last time?"
"You recognize me?" the girl exclaimed, then covered her face in embarrassment. "As you know, in the end, you left me on the tree-lined road and went back to pick up someone else."
Shen Moyu pouted. He knew who that so-called "other person" was without needing to be explicitly stated.
He coughed and said coldly, "You still like someone so fierce?"
The girl lowered her hands, smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and said, "He's handsome."
“…” Shen Moyu.
"Hey, can you help me out? I know you two are good friends." The girl forcefully shoved the letter into Shen Moyu's hand, then pointed to the back of the envelope: "My contact information is on the back, tell him to add me! Thank you, senior! You've worked hard!"
Shen Moyu clutched the pink love letter with a bear sticker in her hand and entered the teaching building with a dark expression.
As soon as I stepped into the classroom, I spotted Su Jinning lying on her desk scrolling through her phone.
He squeezed the love letter in his hand, thinking to himself, "What bad luck!"
"Smack."
Su Jinning watched helplessly as Shen Moyu forcefully tossed her a pink envelope with a bear sticker on it.
He was stunned for three seconds. Then he looked up at Shen Moyu's calm face.
"Depend on!!"
Su Jinning jumped up as if her pants were on fire, crossed her arms over her chest and said in horror, "I treated you like a brother and you actually wrote me a love letter!!"
"..." Shen Moyu stared at him: "Idiot, it was written by a first-year high school girl."