Chapter 3: The Most Humble When I Like You (39)

  Tang Sugar saw the beautiful lily hairpin on Du Juan's head, dazzling and eye-catching. The light reflected from each water droplet on it pierced her eyes, making her move her gaze away in pain. The humiliation in her heart churned like a stormy sea, but she was at a loss for what to do. Even her chest felt congested, and her breathing was not smooth. Four big words flashed through her mind: Infatuated with a futile hope!

  That's right! It's just a fantasy! You don't have any status in Gu Xi Ye's heart, whether you're hurt or not, he doesn't even bother to care, so how would he buy gifts to apologize to you?

  Tang Sugar thought of this and felt a chill in her heart.

  Maybe all boys are like this, only paying special attention to the girls they like, noticing every move she makes, holding her in their hands and taking care of her carefully, while themselves have never been the ones that Gu Xianyun wants to treat with sincerity.

  Tang Tang felt as if something was bursting out of her heart, growing wildly and crawling all over her repressed heart, it was a feeling close to regret for the things she used to insist on.

  Tang Sugar suddenly had an urge to cry, she slowly exhaled a breath, and then another, holding back her tears. Although sadness was overwhelming her, she was able to shield herself from it. She had never listened so intently before, her mind free of distractions.

  Before he knew it, a class had passed and during the break, Tang Tang fell asleep on his desk, soon one of his sleeves was wet, and the layered locked-up sadness burst out.

  Just as she was feeling dizzy and dark, she felt someone lightly touch her elbow. She buried her face in her sleeve to secretly wipe away tears, then lifted her head up. There was no one in front of the table, but there was a folded piece of paper next to her hand. Su Su opened it without hesitation, and on it was written: "Remember to help me buy lunch at noon."

  Tangtang's mouth curled up in a desolate cold smile, this time she didn't treasure the note like a precious gem, instead she crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

  She didn't see him yesterday, but she could imagine his angry look.

  At noon, Tang sugar only packed a meal for herself and walked out of the cafeteria, running into Gu Xian and Du Juan. Du Juan was smiling sweetly beside Gu Xian, seeing the triumphant and provocative glint in Tang Tang's eyes.

  Tang sugar face expressionless brushed past them, ran to the school's small pavilion in the early winter cold wind had a chopstick not a chopstick taste like chewing wax eating rice, sometimes there would be a drop of unstoppable tears plop falling into the lunchbox, that meal was bitter beyond compare, later it was hard to swallow, she simply poured out the rice, hid alone in the pavilion and wailed loudly.

  Someone patted her head, and Tang Sugar lifted up her tear-stained face. Suddenly, a pack of tissues appeared in front of her. Her teary eyes were blurry as she followed the arm that handed her the tissues with her gaze, seeing Xia Ye lightly furrowing his brow, looking at her with heartache and worry. Tang Sugar took the tissues and cried uncontrollably in front of him.

  It seemed like Xia Ye let out a sigh, sat down beside her and carefully asked: "Why are you crying? Is it because of that scumbag? Was getting rained on yesterday also for him?"

  He spoke more and more fiercely, his voice growing harsher, as if a volcano of anger was about to erupt at any moment. Tang Sugar stopped crying and sobbed: "It has nothing to do with him, really nothing to do with him..."

  He didn't care about the past, from start to finish he never said it was for himself to buy gifts, nor did he want me to pay, everything was done with his own willingness!

  When school was over in the afternoon, Gu Xiannian suddenly walked to Tang Sugar's seat, which made Tang Sugar a little surprised.

  "Shall we go home together?" Gu Xiyan said softly.

  Tang sugar didn't make a sound, she packed her bag and walked past him. Gu Xian year looked at her in surprise as she quickly left the classroom, becoming dejected.

  Tang sugar ran back home in one breath, ran upstairs, and as soon as she entered her own room, she lay on the bed, curled up her body and covered her head with a quilt. Even when Auntie called her to get up and eat, she pushed it away, saying she had no appetite.

  She only wanted to sleep, hiding in her own world and never waking up. She couldn't understand what was going on between her and Gu Xian Nian. Nothing had happened, so why did she feel so heartbroken when she saw him giving gifts to another girl?

  At that time, she was still young and couldn't understand that the heart would move in just an instant, and even if she was fully armed, she couldn't escape. The feeling of that moment was like suddenly seeing a familiar lamp in the quiet and silent black night, so warm, so bright, making her sink in from then on, unable to extricate herself.

  Going to bed too early made it even harder for her to fall asleep, and Sugar felt like she was in a state of half-sleep and half-dream. In the midst of her drowsiness, there was a warm and large hand placed on her forehead, and she knew it was Xia Ye.

  He sat by her bed for a long time before leaving, and when he left, he carefully helped Tang sugar tuck the quilt in.

  The next day, Tangtang and Xia Ye went to school together. When they reached the fork in the road, they unexpectedly found Gu Xianian standing there as if he had been waiting for her on purpose, arriving before them and not moving.

  Three people met at the fork in the road, Xia Ye glanced at him with a summer night's disdain, and Tang Tang also ignored him. He looked a bit embarrassed, then followed behind Tang Tang, keeping a distance of one step.

  Three people walked almost shoulder to shoulder, but ignored each other. The atmosphere was strange. Xia Ye led Sugar to the other side of the road by pulling her sleeve. Sugar couldn't help but glance at Gu Xian across the street, and he was also looking at her. Last night's vow to never look at him again, never speak to him again, seemed about to collapse. She quickly averted her gaze. To her, Gu Xian was like an electric pole - she would get shocked with just a slight touch.

  As if to cut off her own path of forgiveness for Gu Xiannian, she deliberately took the initiative to hold Summer Night's hand.

  Xia Ye was startled by her actions and jumped back, looking at her in surprise. Tang Tang's face had turned bright red, her eyes avoiding his as she looked away.

  On a summer night, he lowered his head and looked at the two hands clasped together, smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes, and sang a lively song.

  Gu Xian's face across the street turned darker and darker.

  All morning, Gu Xian Nian seemed to be looking for an opportunity to get close to Tang Sugar, and several times he had already recklessly walked towards her, but Tang Sugar escaped like a startled rabbit each time.

  She didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, secretly loving someone was too painful, everything she put in would never get a response, her heart full of joy was met with his indifference, she didn't want to be so humble and lowly anymore.

  However, Gu Xi Nian seemed determined to win her back and walked towards Tangtang with a bottle of drink in his hand during physical education class.