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

  Tang Tang stopped abruptly, her face flushed as she glanced at Gu Xian Nian, then lowered her head in embarrassment, standing under the sunset.

  The afterglow of the sunset gently shone on her face, and that pale face was tinged with the pink of the evening glow, intersecting with the shyness on her face, which was unspeakably moving.

  He stared at her in a daze, as if lost in thought.

  Tangtang felt even more embarrassed, and asked in a low voice: "What did you ask me for?" Because she was too nervous, her voice trembled all over the place. Tangtang was both anxious and sad, tightly grasping the hem of her clothes. She didn't like this clumsy self at all! Not one bit! She couldn't even speak properly in front of him, and would definitely be laughed to death again!

  As expected, Gu Xian year laughed so hard that she was bent forward and backward. In the midst of her laughter, she said to her with difficulty: "What's wrong... haha! Always... haha... like this... haha... tense?"

  Why? Because I like you, Gu Xian Year!

  Tang Tang was laughed at by him to the point of tears, her self-esteem was inexplicably hurt, and just as tears were about to fall, she quickly turned around and ran forward, with a heart that only wanted to run out of the shadow of being ridiculed.

  "Are you sure you're just going to run away like that?" Gu Xian's laughter came to an abrupt halt, and he shouted angrily from behind her, his tone full of arrogance, as if Tang Sugar was a Husky he had raised, and it was impossible for her not to stop.

  Although Tang sugar's self-esteem repeatedly reminded her not to stop without dignity, she stopped running like being cast a spell by Gu Xi Ye, but didn't turn around, with her back facing him and her shoulders violently heaving.

  Gu Xiannian thought her behavior was strange, walked to her front, surprisingly found that she was crying with tears streaming down her face, felt inexplicable, stuttered and asked: "You... why are you crying?"

  Tang wiped away her tears fiercely, but the grievance in her heart prevailed. She wiped several more times before barely stopping her tears, but her throat still choked with sobs. She stubbornly clenched her mouth shut and refused to answer him, fearing that if she opened her mouth, her trembling voice would again trigger his unbridled ridicule.

  Anyone can mock me, but I really, really don't want to be mocked by you!

  In the past year, she didn't cry anymore. With a hint of impatience between her eyebrows, she said calmly: "Can you accompany me to Xiangfu Department Store to buy a gift?"

  Tang Shu nodded obediently.

  The peak of daily shopping in the mall quietly opened its curtain, and the sales floor was crowded with people.

  Tang Tang's emotions had gradually calmed down, and she looked around in confusion, asking Gu Xian: "The things here are super expensive, what did you come to buy?"

  He nodded slightly with a furrowed brow and said somewhat worriedly, "I know, but this is an important gift, I don't want to be too casual."

  This sentence ignited Tang Su's gossiping heart, and she carefully inquired: "Who are you planning to buy it for?"

  He turned his head around and looked at her carefully: "Give it to a girl I really want to say sorry to."

  Tang Tang's heart suddenly "thudded" and jumped wildly, constantly guessing in her mind, the girl who wanted to say sorry so much? That this girl could only be... herself?

  She was thoroughly frightened by this result and mocked herself in her heart: "Silly girl, you really are good at daydreaming!"

  It's possible that he was always nice to the girls in class, with a gentlemanly demeanor, except for Tangtang. He didn't need to apologize to any other girl besides Tangtang because she was the only one he had ever hurt!

  Is he going to buy a gift for himself? On purpose bring himself to choose, and then present it to himself on the spot? He must be thinking of giving me a big surprise, he really is, so romantic!

  But for Tang sugar, she doesn't care about those expensive gifts. As long as Gu Xian is by her side, even if there's nothing else, just listening to each other's breathing makes her happy enough.

  Tang sugar was so touched that she almost cried, and a few tears still rolled down. She glanced at Gu Xiannian with tearful eyes, but he was looking elsewhere, so she quickly wiped away her tears in secret.

  Tang sugar was dazed with great joy and followed Gu Xianian to a store that specialized in hair accessories.

  The shop was dazzling, with three walls covered in all sorts of hair accessories that sparkled under the crystal chandelier, almost blinding Sugar's eyes and making her feel even more dizzy.

  Gu Xian lightly patted her shoulder, looking at her with some concern and asked: "Are you okay?"

  Tang sugar hastily rubbed her face with force, pretending to be in high spirits, and gave him a sincere smile: "I'm great, too good!"

  Gu Xiannian put down his guard and said to her, "Choose a hair accessory you like the most."

  It's indeed for myself!

  Happiness descended from heaven and almost knocked her out. Her whole face was about to crack a smile, and she asked excitedly twice: "Really? Can I really?"

  Gu Xiannian's face wore an enchanting smile as she nodded slightly.

  Tang Tang excitedly ran to the wall full of decorations, carefully looking at each one. This one is so pretty, that one isn't bad either, she likes every single one of them. Tang Tang felt dizzy and couldn't decide which one to choose for a long time.

  "Boss lady, can you take down that one, that one, and that one for me to see?" Tang Sugar stretched out her chubby little hand pointing at the hair accessories she liked most.

  The shop owner was a mature and elegant woman in her thirties, with a slender figure that seemed to shift and change like a mountain landscape as she moved back and forth in front of Gu Xian's face. Her mature aura made him feel quite uneasy, and he looked a bit disheveled, but Tangtang thought it was rather cute, and couldn't help but smile at him with pursed lips.

  The boss's wife smiled and agreed, taking down the three hair accessories according to Tangtang's instructions and placing them on the counter for her to choose from.

  She smiled and glanced at him twice, stroking her horse's mane as she said: "Your boyfriend is handsome and considerate, he knows Halloween is coming soon, so he brings you to buy gifts. When I was your age, I also dated a boy, stupid like a pig, no matter how obvious or subtle the hints were, that foolish guy never thought of buying me a gift!" The boss's wife still gets angry when talking about past events, it can be seen that she was very wronged back then! Tang Sugar and Gu Xian Nian exchanged a smile.

  Tang sugar's heart is extremely sweet.

  She picked up a hair accessory with a bright red face and carefully admired it, but accidentally saw the price tag, her eyes widened in shock, wow! It actually costs over two hundred! As if the hair accessory was hot to the touch, she hastily put it back on the counter.

  He saw her complexion change greatly, unclear about what was going on, walked to her side and asked: "What's wrong?"

  Tang Sugar glanced at the shopkeeper, who was staring at her strangely.

  "Let's go somewhere else to buy it!" Tang sugar whispered to Gu Xianian, she didn't want him to spend money at all.

  "Why?" He felt incomprehensible, turned his head around in a circle, and said in doubt: "With so many hair accessories, can't you pick one that you like?"

  Nonsense! There are countless options, but the key is that the price is too shocking!

  "It's too expensive!" Tangtang whispered in his ear.

  A warm breath blew against Gu Xian's ear, making her feel itchy and numb, very comfortable. For a moment, he gazed at her with soft eyes.

  She picked up a hair accessory without making a sound, looked at the price tag, and quietly took a cold breath. She puffed out her chest and pretended to be calm, saying: "It's okay, just choose whatever you like."

  This time it's Tang Su's turn to look at him incredulously, she has some idea of his family background, although the clothes and accessories he wears are expensive, but after all, they are not from a wealthy family, such an expensive hair accessory may not be affordable.

  Tang Sugar hesitated for a moment, picked up a pink fabric bow hair accessory to take a look at the price tag, and smiled with satisfaction. This one only cost twenty-eight yuan.

  "Look at her, then look at the cheap stuff in her hand. Pointing to a lily-shaped hair ornament on the wall that was full of rhinestones, he said domineeringly: 'Boss lady, I want this one.'"

  Tang Tang was shocked, he had ordered his favorite dish, how did he know?

  The more expensive hair accessories have higher profits. The boss's wife let out a pleasant "Ah!" and took down the lily flower hair accessory to show to Gu Xianyun.

  Gu Xiannian took a glance at the price tag, his expression becoming unnatural. He hesitated and asked the boss's wife: "I don't have enough money today, can I reserve it for a day? I'll come back to buy it after school tomorrow."

  Tang Sugar felt that she could no longer remain indifferent, she didn't want to see him struggling, and even more so, she didn't want him to be troubled by buying gifts for her, which made her feel guilty.

  She secretly pulled on Gu Xianian's school uniform and whispered, "Just buy this bow tie, I think it looks much better than the other one."

  "No way! I want that lily flower." Gu Xiannian was a bit annoyed with Tang Sugar, stubbornly insisting on his own opinion.

  The boss's wife, who had been watching from the side, suddenly said: "Alright, I can let you reserve it for a day, but you have to pay a deposit of 50 yuan. If you don't come back to buy it by this time tomorrow, the deposit will be forfeited."

  He had not held out much hope, but when the shop owner agreed readily, he was overjoyed and hastily pulled out all his money from his pocket, a total of 45 yuan, looking at the shop owner with some embarrassment.

  Tang silently handed over five yuan.

  Gu Xiannian's face turned slightly red, he took it over and said in a very small voice "Thank you!" He handed it to the shop owner, unintentionally his gaze fell on the butterfly hairpin, hesitated and asked the boss: "Can I also keep that one for a day?"