Using indifference to cover up scars

  NHpark is a beautiful park, as soon as you enter the gate, the first thing you see is the flower bed in front of the gate, where various colorful flowers are blooming. Some flowers should have withered, but they can still be seen in NHpark, and it's unknown how they did it. The road around the flower bed begins to branch out into four small paths, each leading to a different place. Each path will continue to branch out, and it can be said that there are many twists and turns. In the middle of NHpark is a huge natural lake, where you can take a boat ride and see scenery that cannot be seen from the shore!

  Although the two sides of the road look like other parks, with trees and flowers, the central lake is a natural lake. The lake is not stagnant water, it's flowing, so there are railings around to prevent accidents from happening to people walking around the lake.

  Xu said they four people took a small boat, this boat is designed to allow tourists to experience the fun of boating and the beautiful scenery on both banks, it uses a foot-pedal style boat, there are also oars on the boat, but generally no one uses them, mainly because they don't know how, and it's not safe, however, the boat has safety reinforcements, so even if you don't know how to row, it won't sink or capsize. But even if you do know how, rowing is very tiring, people come out to tour the lake to appreciate the scenery, who has the energy to study how to row a boat? So basically everyone chooses foot-pedal style boating.

  Jiang Feng and Jiao Yang were in charge of rowing the boat, while the two girls sat inside looking around. As they looked on, Xu Yan stood up, walked to the bow of the boat, sat down, took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his pant legs high, and let his legs dangle into the lake.

  The lake water was cool and refreshing, and Xu Yan's heart skipped a beat as a chill ran through her, but it only lasted for an instant. Once she got used to the icy coldness of the water, she found it very comfortable instead. She swung her legs back and forth, splashing the lake water with a kick-kick-tap motion, and couldn't help but laugh out loud as she played by herself.

  "Jiang Feng, this girl... what's going on between you two?" Zhang Wen felt that she seemed to like Jiang Feng. Just now when she saw her, Zhang Wen saw a hint of jealousy and resentment in her eyes, as well as a bit of inferiority complex... Maybe she thought Jiang Feng liked her?

  "Just a friend after all. My red beauty, buddy, soulmate."

  "Didn't you say she's the one you like?" Jiao Yang said with a sarcastic tone.

  "Jiao Yang, would you have believed me if I said that? Now the three of us are face to face, let's just say it. Zhang Wen and I... anyway, I don't like her, she doesn't like me either. We're just two people forced together by our families, we'll split up sooner or later."

  "Yes, if I were to marry you, I'd rather run away from home!" Zhang Wen said with a seemingly playful but actually very serious tone.

  "Look, I asked her to marry me and she'd rather run away from home. You know what's on her mind?" Jiang Feng said with a mischievous grin. "As for the family, I'll temporarily cover it up for now. When the time is right, I'll explain things to them and say that I wronged Zhang Wen."

  Jiao Yang fell silent for a moment before responding, "Don't think that just because you say so, you can stay out of this! I've always known her intentions, so don't even think about me thanking you!"

  After Jiao Yang finished speaking, Zhang Wen helplessly shrugged her shoulders. Jiang Feng just smiled and couldn't do anything about it - after all, Jiao Yang was a bit arrogant! Intelligent people talking to each other is really simple; with just these few words, the knot in their hearts was basically untied.

  Xu Yan still sat at the bow of the boat, but she was no longer playing with the water with her feet. Although she hadn't heard their conversation, by looking at their expressions, she could guess roughly what they were talking about. Maybe Jiao Yang and Jiang Feng both liked Zhang Wen? Although she had grown up with Jiao Yang, maybe the person she liked was actually Jiang Feng, which is why he had just revealed such a sly smile?

  Jiang Feng, you and Zhang Wen are a pair of mandarin ducks in heaven and connected branches on earth. And what about me? What am I? Nothing at all, just an insignificant little weed, living my own life with effort...

  You are like the high and distant sky, while I am the small and bounded sea. In other people's eyes, we may have a day when we meet, but in reality, we live in two parallel spaces, forever gazing at each other, never together. The only one that can accompany you is the white cloud.

  "What are you thinking?" Zhang Wen walked to the bow of the boat and sat down beside Xu Yan. She didn't believe that Jiang Feng only treated Xu Yan as a buddy.

  Xu Yan raised his head and met Zhang Wen's eyes, which were like ripples on water. "Your eyes... are like ripples on the water, clear and transparent."

  "Thank you for the compliment. But I wasn't asking about that!"

  Xu Yan was taken aback, "You're very interested in knowing? I thought fairies didn't care about mortal affairs, could it be that fairies also gossip?"

  "Haha, you're talking about the fairy maiden... it couldn't be me, could it?!"

  "It's not that you can't, it's just that you won't!"

  "Thanks for giving me such a high evaluation! I'd rather be ordinary and plain, as long as I can be with the one I like."

  Zhang Wen finished speaking and her eyes unconsciously glanced towards Jiao Yang in the cabin, who happened to look up at that moment. Zhang Wen smiled sweetly.

  But from Xu Yan's perspective, Zhang Wen was smiling at Jiang Feng...

  "Why don't you go in and talk with them?"

  "Do you want to see me? Are you lonely by yourself?"

  Xu Yan shook her head, perhaps she was used to it? In the past when she was with Dong Jie, there was only Dong Jie by her side. When Dong Jie wasn't around, she would be alone, so she also got used to this feeling of being alone. Although the surroundings were very lively, there was no space that belonged to her...

  But recently, because of Jiang Feng's company, she has grown to like this feeling. However, just as she started to enjoy having someone by her side, she was told that she is actually a dispensable existence. Can such heartache be explained with just one word - loneliness?

  "Hmm, Xu Yan, you like Jiang Feng, right?" This is a declarative sentence...

  "Ah, okay...I guess so!" Xuyan was the kind of person who wouldn't hide or conceal her feelings. If she liked someone, she would say it out loud. She didn't think it was anything to be ashamed of that she liked Jiang Feng. However, she hadn't expected Zhang Wen to ask her directly like that!

  "Jiang Fengren is really great, he's a person worth liking. By the way, Xu Yan, don't you want to take your feet out first? It's getting cold now, if you soak for too long, you'll catch a chill. I'm afraid Jiang Feng will be heartbroken for you!"

  Xu Yan quickly pulled her feet out of the water, she had misunderstood, thinking Zhang Wen was jealous. Zhang Wen didn't want Jiang Feng to worry about her, so she reminded her not to catch a cold. "Huh, the scald on your leg is..."

  Xu Yan's left leg has a diagonal burn scar, which looks like it was burned by something round.

  "Oh, that!" Xuyan didn't mind: "After the college entrance examination, I originally went to apply for a specialized course, but unfortunately, I had a car accident on the way and got scalded on my leg. The scar is still there as a memento. It's actually quite memorable, after all, it's proof that I completely lost out in the college entrance examination... Haha!" Xuyan laughed heartlessly.

  Zhang Wen looked up at Xu Yan, although her face was filled with a joyful smile, and what she said was so light and carefree, but Zhang Wen clearly felt a chill run down her spine. She... actually felt very sad and resentful about this scar, didn't she? After all, it constantly reminded her that this was the evidence of how she had lost out on her own dreams!

  "Were you in a hurry at that time? That's why you had an accident?"

  Xu Yan shook his head: "I'm so unlucky, I was just waiting for a bus by the side of the road when a motorcycle... without a driver's license and drunk driving, came speeding over. A car happened to be coming from the opposite direction, and the two vehicles crashed into each other. Unfortunately, I got caught in the middle of the cars. It's unfortunate but also fortunate that I wasn't killed! After all, I was sandwiched between two cars!"

  Zhang Wen was slightly shocked, and just thinking about it made her feel terrified. Xuyan... such a weak and delicate girl had actually experienced the edge of life and death? It's rare that she could still smile so brightly, no wonder Jiang Feng treated her differently. "Does Jiang Feng know?"

  Xu Yan looked straight at Zhang Wen, after a long while she lowered her head and muttered: "I won't tell him, I don't want him to know either."

  (I used the word "scoop" to describe pulling my legs out of the water because I really couldn't think of any other words to describe how flustered Xu Yan was at that moment, so I just used this seemingly inappropriate word... actually, when I saw this, I had a feeling that Xu Yan's legs were separate from her... hmm, I guess I overthought it. Please collect and recommend~~!)