Chapter 3: The Most Humble When I Like You (Thirty-Six)

  (Second update)

  "I was wondering how you got in when I clearly locked the door?" Tang Sugar said with a pout, her pink lips pursed.

  Xia Ye stood up and tried the door lock, couldn't help but chuckle: "The lock is broken."

  "Oh." Tāngtáng let go of his hands covering his eyes, looked at the door, and immediately changed from a silly expression to an angry face, yelling at Xiàyè: "Get out now, you pervert!"

  She floated out laughing happily in her angry voice on a summer night.

  Tang Sugar hastily scrambled to her feet, quickly closing the door and still feeling uneasy, using all her might to push the desk against the door. Only then could she finally calm down. Suddenly remembering the butterfly hair clip, she hurriedly rushed to the bed to search for it. Fortunately, it was intact. The heart that had been stuck in her throat finally fell back into her stomach.

  After taking a bath and lying in bed, Tang Sugar kept holding the bow tie in her hand, as if she was holding onto hope and joy.

  She imagined over and over again the scene of Gu Xian sending her the lily hairpin tomorrow, excited and shy, her whole body burning like a fever, she kicked off the quilt covering her body three times, trying to cool down her hot body, but the great joy in her heart ignited every cell of hers happily, burning her entire brain dazedly, yet she couldn't sleep, staring at the dark with a pair of bright eyes, thinking wildly and randomly.

  Suddenly I thought of a serious problem, what if Gu Xian didn't come up with the money tomorrow? My pleasant mood came to an abrupt end and I fell into endless worries.

  What should I do?

  She lay in bed thinking for a long time, finally made up her mind, got out of bed, took out all the breakfast money for this month, totaling over 200 yuan. The lily flower hairpin was just 208 yuan, and she had already paid 50 yuan as a deposit, so the money in her hand should be enough.

  Tang sugar solved the most worrying problem, with a clear mind and no worries, drowsiness came, and he fell asleep quickly while lying in bed.

  The next morning, Sugar was woken up by a piercing noise. She opened her sleepy eyes to see that the desk was being pushed against the floor with a screeching sound, which was disturbing her nerves.

  She was recalling what had happened last night. Xia Ye pushed open the door and came in, took a look at the desk, and asked vigilantly: "What's going on?"

  "Fireproof, theft-proof, and summer night-proof." Tang Sugar finally regained his memory, and didn't miss the opportunity to tease him.

  On a summer night, he couldn't help but laugh and cry as he looked at her, his eyes full of doting affection, softly saying: "Get up quickly, it's late."

  "You go out so I can change clothes." Tang Sugar rolled her eyes at him in dissatisfaction.

  As soon as Xia Ye went out, Tangtang quickly tidied herself up and put on the hair bow she had thought of while combing her hair. She couldn't help but smile sweetly as she tied it to her head, satisfyingly admiring herself in the mirror again and again, reluctantly parting with her reflection. Xia Ye called out numerous times from outside before she finally bid farewell to her reflection.

  In school, Gu Xiannian still seemed indifferent to Tangtang, his cold attitude making her wonder if they had really shared a pleasant moment after school yesterday. It wasn't until the third class when she shyly and playfully pointed at the bow on her head that she saw a hint of a smile in Gu Xiannian's eyes, and her heart bloomed with joy, finally confirming that everything from yesterday wasn't just her imagination, and happiness filled her little heart once again.

  Taking advantage of no one's attention, she ran to Gu Xian's side and asked: "Qian, are you ready?"

  Shaking head with worried eyebrows and bitter face in the past years.

  Tang Sugar mysteriously smiled at him: "There's always a way to solve things."

  Sweetness filled the heart, eagerly awaiting noon. By the fourth period, the sky suddenly turned dark and gloomy. As soon as the bell rang, a sudden rainstorm arrived unexpectedly.

  Sugar Sugar couldn't bear to eat, carrying all her money with her, and plunged into the torrential rain.

  The torrential rain of early winter hit his face, cold and painful, but Tang Tang was completely unaware, as if there was a fire burning happily in his heart.

  When she ran to the hair accessories store panting, the shop was playing an old song: You are like a fire in winter, the warm flames warming my heart. It matches Tangtang's mood at this moment!

  She happily took out the money and handed it to the shop owner. The boss's wife, however, did not take it, looking at her in surprise: "How come you're here?"

  Sweet words from a corner of the mouth: "It doesn't matter! Whether I come or he comes, it's all the same!"

  The boss's wife still didn't answer and curiously asked: "Are you and that handsome boy who came yesterday boyfriend and girlfriend?"

  Tang sugar looked down in embarrassment, her original good mood was like a fragile soap bubble that burst with just one touch. She said softly: "No." Her heart surged with waves of melancholy.

  "Is...that what he entrusted you with?" The boss's wife asked hesitantly.

  "Not either."

  The boss's wife heard this and her expression turned serious: "Then I even more cannot accept your money, let that boy come get it himself!"

  "He has no money!" Tāng Táng raised her clear and bright big eyes, with long eyelashes blinking, looking adorable. She begged the shop owner: "Boss lady sister, please sell it to me."

  The boss's wife reluctantly took the money from her hand, sighed, and gently patted Sugar's head. She turned around, took out the lily flower hair clip that Gu Xian had ordered from the counter, wrapped it in a gift box, and handed it to her, saying, "Silly girl, I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

  Tang Sugar was taken aback, and returned a dazzling smile, saying thank you, and ran away with a twist of her head. She thought to herself: How could I get hurt? On the contrary, I'm about to receive the first surprise in my life!

  She ran out of the mall and saw that the rain had not only not stopped but was getting heavier, just like the legendary torrential downpour.

  Tang sugar was worried, running back like this would definitely get her clothes wet, and she might even catch a cold. But waiting would make her late, so in the end, she put the gift box under layers of clothing to protect it carefully, took a deep breath, and rushed into the rain.

  By the time she ran to school, because it was winter, she wore many clothes and didn't get completely soaked, but her hair was all wet. The cold air kept entering her body from the top of her head, making her shiver with cold.

  The rainwater flowed down her hair and onto her face, looking as if she was crying, but she was actually smiling.

  When she ran to the classroom door, she saw Xia Ye pacing back and forth at the entrance, looking anxious. Seeing her, he felt a mix of heartache, anger, and anxiety, and quickly walked over. He saw that her lips were frozen purple, and his anger was suppressed. His face turned iron-blue as he took off his school uniform to wrap around Sugar's small head, constantly wiping her wet hair, but only managed to wipe it half dry. Then, with a scowl on his face, he stormed off as if someone owed him a huge debt that hadn't been repaid.