Chapter 38: A Glimmer of Sunshine, a Glimmer of Dreams (03)

  In the blink of an eye, the exciting moment has arrived. Of course, it's time to have a long vacation for National Day, who wouldn't be excited?! After each class teacher gave a lecture on "pre-holiday instructions", with the ringing of the bell, the entire campus of Yannan Middle School suddenly became like a pot of boiling porridge, with screams and shouts rising and falling.

  Some class teachers who didn't grasp the timing well quickly wrapped up their "reports" because they were also worried that if they delayed any further, the students would probably revolt. In fact, these so-called reports just required each student to be careful and pay attention to safety on their way home, of course, the focus of the reports from the class teachers of Grade 2 was also on the "division of liberal arts and science".

  Grade 2 Class 211, Old Li just finished his "report", and the bell rang right on time. All the other students rushed out of the classroom with joy, but Chen Haonan didn't have much reaction, he slowly packed up his textbooks...

  Holding several books, Chen Haonan had just walked out of the classroom when Old Li suddenly came over: he called Haonan to a halt. After taking a look at Chen Haonan, Old Li gave some serious and heartfelt advice before following the crowd downstairs.

  Seeing the crowd of people, Chen Haonan stood still and waited. In fact, he wasn't just waiting for the crowd to thin out before leaving; he was worried about who to discuss the "Liberal Arts elective courses" with when he got back...

  Before long, the corridors and stairwells were empty. Chen Haonan didn't think much of it and went downstairs to head back to his dormitory. He hadn't expected that his roommates, who had been swift and efficient in their movements, would have already vanished without a trace. The door to the dormitory was slightly ajar, with not even the lock hung up. Chen Haonan didn't bother getting angry and simply pushed open the door and went inside. He quickly gathered a few changes of clothes and then slowly walked out of the dormitory with his backpack on. Of course, when he left, he didn't forget to lock the dormitory door.

  Because he was preoccupied with thoughts, Chen Haonan's pace was very slow, and it took him several minutes to walk down three floors. However, as soon as he walked out of the dormitory gate, Li Donglin's sister, Li Jia, suddenly appeared from nowhere. Her expression was solemn, her face clouded over, but she still called out affectionately: Brother Haonan.

  "Huh! Jiajia, how did you get here? - Didn't you also have a National Day holiday?" Chen Haonan was somewhat surprised, but he still asked with a smile.

  "I came with my brother," said Li Jia, pointing to the right rear, "Look, he's over there!"

  Following the direction of Li Jia's finger, Chen Haonan saw Li Donglin crouching under the stone lion over there. Seeing that Chen Haonan had seen him, Li Donglin smiled and waved his hand to signal, but he remained crouched there.

  "Hey, Haonan, let's take a walk to the Yuanyuan side..." Li Jia said, pulling Chen Haonan's hand and walking with him. As they walked, she couldn't help but turn her head and glance at him, and in an instant, her cheeks flushed red.

  Chen Haonan didn't know what Li Jia was doing, although he hesitated a bit, but he still followed closely. As they walked, he couldn't help but turn his head to take another look, and saw that Li Donglin was motionless, which made him even more puzzled: What were these two siblings from the Li family up to?

  Following Li Jia into the secluded garden, Chen Haonan felt a bit strange, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. When they reached the pavilion, Li Jia finally stopped in her tracks, turned around to face Chen Haonan, but didn't say a word. She just looked at him with a serious expression. Before long, her eyes were brimming with tears.

  Seeing Li Jia's eyes filled with tears, Chen Haonan felt very anxious in his heart, but for a moment he didn't know what to say either, so he just quietly looked at her.

  Due to Li Donglin's relationship, Chen Haonan and Li Jia also interacted more frequently. Also because she was Li Donglin's younger sister, and she always referred to herself as "older brother", Chen Haonan had always treated her like a younger sister, so he never looked at her with the eyes of a man looking at a woman. Unexpectedly, today they were facing each other: Jiajia wore a white T-shirt on top, paired with a small white jacket; on the bottom, she wore a pair of very fitting jeans, and wore a pair of yellow sports shoes; she had two small braids, her hair parted in a four-six shape on her forehead, her temples tightly attached to her beautiful face...

  Looking at it carefully, Chen Haonan couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Adding to that, Li Jia's eyes were filled with tears, and involuntarily, a word emerged from the bottom of his heart: Beautiful!

  There is an ancient saying: "A virtuous woman is a good match for a gentleman." However, Chen Haonan only treated Li Jia like his own sister, although he had special affection for her, he never had any improper thoughts. Suddenly, he became aware of his own rashness - in the midst of panic, he hastily turned around, trying to suppress his wild thoughts and involuntarily took a deep breath.

  "Hao Nan, don't be sad anymore. I think your dad is watching over you from heaven and he wouldn't want you to be heartbroken either..." Suddenly, Li Jia said softly, her tears also falling down.

  "How did you know about this?" Chen Haonan was startled, and didn't even notice Li Jia's tears. However, Li Jia just cried and didn't respond. Immediately after, Chen Haonan muttered to himself: "It must be Donglin who told you, it must be him——" As he spoke, he suddenly shouted out "Donglin", his voice growing louder and more indignant.

  "Stop, stop calling! If you call again, my ears will be deafened by you......" Li Donglin suddenly ran out from behind a big tree, with a smile on his face, completely unaware of the fire burning in Chen Haonan's heart.

  Chen Haonan took a big step forward, rushed to Li Donglin's face, grabbed his collar with one hand, and shouted angrily: "Why did you tell Jiajia about my business?"

  Li Donglin was completely caught off guard by Chen Haonan's actions, and he stood there in stunned silence, unable to utter a word. Chen Haonan let out a deep sigh and slowly relaxed his grip. After a while, Li Donglin finally spoke up: "Last night you refused to listen to me finish what I had to say, and I didn't know what else to do, so I was afraid something would happen to you, that's why I called Jiajia over to help..."

  Before Chen Haonan could speak, Li Jia hastily interrupted: "Haonan, we're just worried about you, I...we were afraid something would happen to you, afraid..."

  "I don't need your concern, nor do I need your sympathy and pity! I don't want it - I don't want it!" Chen Haonan suddenly lost control of his emotions, almost shouting hoarsely. He turned around and rushed into the pavilion, grabbed his bag and left.

  "Hao Nan!" Li Donglin hastily grabbed Chen Hao Nan's shoulder.

  With a sudden burst of strength, Chen Haonan shook off Li Donglin's hand and begged pitifully: "Don't bother me anymore, I don't need your pity or sympathy... just spare me..." As he spoke, he ran away like a madman.

  "We are not pitiful, we are..." Li Donglin's words were left unfinished as Chen Haonan had already rushed far away, leaving only the faint echo of his voice trembling in the sky.

  "Hao Nan Ge——" Li Jia cried as she chased after him. But Chen Hao Nan was already out of earshot, and soon he disappeared from view...