After returning from the scene, Shen Yuzhe dove straight into his dormitory bed, covering his head with the blanket, remaining silent for a long while.
His bunkmate nervously climbed down, stretched out a finger, and poked his waist: "Hey, are you still alive? My friend."
Shen Yuzhe jolted, that spot being his natural ticklish area. He twisted his body and shifted a little to the side.
"Umm—still okay." His roommate heaved a sigh of relief. "Not dead."
The roommate sat on the edge of Shen Yuzhe's bed, patting his thigh like a caring auntie, reassuring him, "I reckon it's just a failed confession, right? The little sister just turned out to be an elder brother. Listen to me, bro, it's not a big deal... In a few days, people at school will forget your name. They'll soon be attracted by someone even more bizarre..."
Shen Yuzhe poked his head out from under the blanket: "More bizarre?"
"Er..." The roommate faltered. "That's, you misunderstood, I didn't mean you were bizarre... I meant..."
"Don't say anything else."
Shen Yuzhe buried his head back into the blanket, a look of sadness on his face.
"Ah, it's my fault for running my mouth. Don't take it to heart, bro... Anyway, I'm going to fetch some water now. I'll be back soon to keep you company while you adjust your emotions."
"Wait a minute." Shen Yuzhe suddenly called out to him.
The roommate's tiptoed movements stopped in the middle of the dormitory.
"What's up?"
"You haven't said yet, you didn't go to the scene today at all, so how did you know about it?"
"Er... I've been studying the 'I Ching' recently, you see. This morning when I got up, I meditated and calculated with my fingers, and it didn't look good. I knew my brother would run into trouble..."
"Tell the truth."
Shen Yuzhe sat up completely, his fiery gaze fixed on him.
"Alright," the roommate couldn't keep up the act anymore, so he lowered his head and said softly, "Someone livestreamed the video recording of your proposal on a video app today. Unexpectedly, it went viral on the trending list. Now the whole school knows you confessed to the wrong person, and that the person you actually like is a cross-dressing big shot..."
"Get out."
Shen Yuzhe threw a pillow at him.
"Okay, okay."
The roommate caught it with a smile, then quickly left the tension-filled dormitory.
After the roommate left, the dormitory fell silent again.
Shen Yuzhe stood by the window, opening it to breathe in the fresh outside air deeply, as if only this could blow away some of the suppression in his heart.
He was so confused.
Why, when he had clearly confessed to the "female online friend" he had been chatting with for a long time, did he now feel such a mess inside, with the image that kept appearing in his mind being that of the girl with the high ponytail walking in front of him...
He had thought that after a few days, this uncomfortable feeling of confusion would slowly dissipate with time.
But what Shen Yuzhe couldn't have imagined was that three days later, at a small-scale school variety show where he was sitting as a script consultant for the performances, he would once again encounter the figure that had been occupying his thoughts day and night...
It was Jiang Wei.
He stared blankly at the stage, pen in hand. Although she was standing in the most inconspicuous corner, Shen Yuzhe felt as if all the stage lights were shining solely on her.
The way she danced was like a fairy that had strayed into the human world, except that her eyes were unusually indifferent and serene, not matching the mood at all.
Before meeting Jiang Wei, he had thought that for a girl to be cute, she had to wear puffy dresses and speak in a high-pitched, anime-like voice.
After meeting Jiang Wei, he couldn't help but want to swear.
Love at first sight was truly pathetic, coming without any warning at all...
