Chapter 62: Neon Lights Reflect Whose Desolation

  After returning from Liu Jing Park, Su Yisuo's whole person slumped down. When playing, he was in high spirits and energetic, but as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he immediately became so tired that his waist couldn't even straighten up, and he crawled onto the small quilt with a lack of energy, his eyes dull and lifeless. For Su Yisuo, this sleepyhead, not taking a nap would be fatal!

  At this time, Li Shuiyan in the next bed had just woken up. The afternoon sun shone obliquely on the window, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes, raising her hand to block the sunlight. It took a while to get used to such strong light. In November, the weather is always cold one moment and hot the next. Yesterday you just put on your coat, today you have to change into short sleeves again.

  Li Shuiyan glanced at Su Yisuo, who was lying on the couch with a weak and listless expression, as if she had just endured some kind of torture. She couldn't help but tease her in a playful tone, "Su Niang, why do you always have a different schedule than everyone else? When others wake up, you're still clinging to your quilt like a ghost, and when others are asleep, what kind of mischief are you getting up to?"

  Su Yi softly murmured "uh-huh" and shifted her body, drifting off to sleep in a daze.

  Li Shuiyan sighed helplessly and picked up a textbook from beside her, quietly walking out of the dormitory.

  The sun had set quickly, and as winter approached, the days were getting shorter. Before 6 pm, the sky was already darkening. Lin Lan burst into Su Yisu's dormitory with a resentful look on her face, yanked open her quilt, bent down and shouted in her ear: "Sister Su! Wake up!"

  Su Yisu rubbed her battered ears, opened her eyes dazedly, let out a long yawn, and said sleepily: "Lin Wan, what's wrong with you? Can't even let people sleep? Are you trying to make life impossible?"

  Lin Lan suddenly became angry and said: "Sleep sleep sleep, all you know is sleep! Look at what time it is yourself!"

  Su Yisuo squinted and took a glance outside the window. The sky was hazy, as if it were early morning. She couldn't help but wonder: "How did it get so early?"

  “……” Lin Wan stared at her silently, not making a sound. Was the IQ of someone who had just woken up really that low? No, it was just because that person was Su Yisuo, it must be like this! Thinking so in his heart, he didn't bother to explain and stretched out his hand to grab one of Su Yisuo's hands, pulling her up, saying: "It's time to go eat dinner, Miss Su."

  "Huh?" Su Yisuo vaguely took out her phone to check the time, suddenly realizing and yawning again: "I've only slept for two hours... didn't sleep enough." She said, tilting her head back, ready to fall asleep again.

  Lin Wan quickly pulled her up, saying: "If you don't get up now, I'll go eat by myself."

  "Goodbye!" Upon hearing this, Su Yisuo couldn't help but feel a sudden jolt, and both her body and mind became clear. She said: "Can you bear to abandon me? Oh! No, it should be, I can't bear to leave you alone!"

  "I thought you only had Jiang Fengchen in your heart, who is thousands of miles away!" Lin Wan looked at her with disdain, turned around and sat down on her bed, crossed his hands over his chest, and said coldly: "You have five minutes to prepare!"

  "Got it!" Su Yisuo responded loudly, quickly got up, jumped down, and ran to wash with a "hiss hiss hiss" sound.

  Two people walked down the dormitory building, and the streetlights in front of the building had already lit up. The weak light leaned down, a bit lonely. Su Yisu suddenly remembered that Jiang Ya was not there, so she asked: "Did Jian and Chen Jierui go on a date?"

  Lin Lin tilted her head and thought for a moment, hesitating: "Well, how to say it? Although we walk together every day, I always feel that something is off about these two people lately."

  "What's wrong?" I didn't notice anything.

  "You're really lacking in brains, it's obvious."

  Su Yisu looked at her with a hint of resentment, "But those two really did look normal!"

  "Looks normal? What's normal, not quarreling, not bickering, not being eccentric is normal? There are some abnormalities that are underlying, and it's not something a naive little girl like you can see."

  "Hey, Lin Luo, are you okay?" Su Yisu felt a bit hurt. "Where do I look like a naive little girl? I'm actually very mature!" She hated it when people said she wasn't growing up! Although... hmm... the daisy was quite pretty.

  "Hmph..." Lin Wan couldn't help but smile, "Alright, forgive me for still seeing you with old eyes, Miss Su with extremely deep schemes."

  "Hmm..." Su Yisu let out a cold hum, "The topic has strayed too far, Ran, you still haven't said what happened to Zhe and Chen Jierui."

  Lin Lan looked at her with a black line all over her face, was this guy's city mansion deep? He tried his best to prove that he wasn't confused and then continued to ask questions that could expose his own confusion.

  "Ah, you'd better say something!" Seeing Lin Wan's silence, Su Yisu urged anxiously.

  Lin Wan could only reply: "Some things can only be understood, not explained... you have to experience it for yourself!" She then quickened her pace. It's really troublesome, if they keep talking like this, there won't even be time for dinner!

  "Lin Wan!" Su Yisu called out as she chased after him.

  When the two of them came out to eat dinner, the neon lights of the shops near the school had already lit up high, and the colorful lights adorned this bustling city. The streets with cars and horses began to come alive, and the piercing or pleasant whistling sounds continued uninterrupted. All things shone brightly under the night sky.

  Su Yisu felt a little dazed, what a bustling city, what warm lights. But the people around her were getting fewer and fewer, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation growing.

  Lin Wan looked at the time while anxiously pulling Su Yisou towards school, "Hurry up, it's 6:40!"

  Su Yisu came back to her senses, slowly and laboriously dragging herself along, walking slowly and saying: "It's only 40 minutes past, what are you in such a hurry for? Class doesn't start until 7 o'clock."

  Lin Wan stopped and turned back to her, answering somewhat entangled: "But, entering the classroom too late will be uncomfortable..."

  Su Yisu couldn't help but roll her eyes, "It's not like he's late!" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Chen Jierui, one of the main characters they had been discussing, walking towards them with a lackluster expression. She looked around but couldn't find any sign of Jiang Shuo, so she elbowed Lin Wan beside her and asked, "Hey, why did Chen Jierui come back alone? Where's Shuo?"

  Lin Wan followed her gaze and happened to see Chen Jierui lift his head and look at them.

  Two people came up to greet them.

  "Chen Jierui, why do you look so listless? Where's Zhe? Isn't he with you?" Su Yisu asked directly.

  Chen Jierui looked at her, wanting to speak but hesitating, and finally let out a deep sigh, saying: "You go ask Zuo Ling, she's already back in the classroom. It's getting late too, hurry up to class."

  Upon hearing this, Su Yisu and Lin Wan exchanged a glance, both of them seeing deep puzzlement in each other's eyes. What was it that made the usually sunny Chen Jierui so down?

  "I still have something on, I'll take a step first."

  As they watched Chen Jie Rui's departing figure, the two of them became increasingly perplexed. Had a crack appeared in Jiang Zuo and Chen Jie Rui's relationship? It was unbelievable - two people who had been inseparable, like glue and lacquer, with hearts that beat as one, could also have emotional problems?

  As she stepped through the school gate, Su Yisuo turned her head to glance at the neon lights still flickering behind her. They were so boisterous, so lively, but beneath their dazzling exterior, what kind of loneliness and desolation was reflected?