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“Sorry…” Tan Yixuan looked down and saw she was tightly pressing Wang Sasa’s hand against her chest, making her face even hotter. She hurriedly released her hand and looked away, not daring to meet Wang Sasa’s eyes.
Wang Sasa successfully retrieved her hand, reflecting on the previous touch, and looked at Tan Yixuan with a measuring gaze, making her even more embarrassed.
“What are you looking at?”
Wang Sasa stroked her chin thoughtfully and said, “I didn’t expect you to have such a good figure despite being so slim…” Her gaze inevitably fell on Tan Yixuan’s chest. She nodded and said, “What’s it called? Torrential waves?”
A sudden gasp of shock made Tan Yixuan’s face turn as red as a tomato.
Wang Sasa seemed to discover for the first time how easily Tan Yixuan blushed. Her fair skin made any change in emotion immediately apparent. Now, she was so embarrassed that her face felt like it was steaming.
Wang Sasa found it increasingly amusing and worried that if she continued teasing Tan Yixuan, she might faint. So, she kindly changed the subject, “Earlier, on the Ferris wheel, how did it feel?”
Tan Yixuan, still caught up in the ‘shock’ Wang Sasa had brought her, absentmindedly replied, “What feeling?”
Wang Sasa turned her head to look out at the view from the window and, speaking without much thought, said, “Don’t you like Wei Qi? Did you have any thoughts sitting on the Ferris wheel with someone you like?”
Tan Yixuan’s face instantly lost its blush. She looked at Wang Sasa deeply and, when Wang Sasa looked back, she hurriedly averted her gaze and said, “Who told you I like Wei Qi?”
Wang Sasa tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, “So, you don’t like him?” If Tan Yixuan didn’t like Wei Qi, there would be no need to matchmake them.
Tan Yixuan looked up quickly, glanced at Wang Sasa, and then bit her lip. If she told Wang Sasa that she didn’t like Wei Qi, would that mean she could embrace Wei Qi without hesitation?
“Sasa…”
“Hmm?”
“I…”
Tan Yixuan hesitated for a long time, carefully studying Wang Sasa’s expression. There was no shyness or affection in Wang Sasa’s gaze. She suddenly felt deflated, opened her mouth, but said nothing, her gaze dropping to the floor. She asked, “Did Wei Qi get into an argument with someone?”
Wang Sasa looked up immediately and saw Wei Qi arguing with a boy near the vending machine. Behind the boy stood a girl in a school uniform.
Wang Sasa wasn’t very interested, guessing that Wei Qi might have provoked someone’s girlfriend, leading to a confrontation with her boyfriend. When she turned back, she saw Tan Yixuan staring intently at the ground and was momentarily stunned.
Wang Sasa found it amusing that, despite her concern for Wei Qi, Tan Yixuan was trying to act indifferent. It seemed that Tan Yixuan was not being honest about her feelings.
As the Ferris wheel stopped, Wang Sasa took Tan Yixuan’s hand and stepped out. Tan Yixuan, staring at their intertwined hands, felt a surge of courage and wanted to tell Wang Sasa that she liked her. Even if Wang Sasa disliked her, she wouldn’t mind…
Wang Sasa noticed that Tan Yixuan’s steps had stalled and looked back to see her struggling with her emotions. She called out, puzzled, “Tan Yixuan?”
Was it really okay?
Tan Yixuan lowered her gaze to their hands, feeling nervous, her palms sweaty.
She couldn’t imagine seeing a look of disgust on Wang Sasa’s beautiful face. She couldn’t bear it, so—
“Wang Sasa, please don’t like Wei Qi, okay?”
Wang Sasa was stunned for a long time before smiling and shaking their joined hands, “I saw you daydreaming earlier. Were you thinking about this? Don’t worry, I absolutely, definitely won’t like Wei Qi.”
After saying this, Wang Sasa noticed the sweat on her palm and, feeling a bit embarrassed, withdrew her hand to wipe it.
Tan Yixuan’s gaze darkened as she saw this.
Wei Qi was troubled by Wang Sasa’s words and felt unsettled. Sitting on a bench with Wei Bao, he became increasingly upset.
As the campus heartthrob, it was disheartening to be so disliked by Wang Sasa. It felt like a heavy stone in his heart. To make matters worse, while buying a bottled beer, he collided with a girl holding an ice cream.
Unfortunately, the ice cream spilled on his white shirt.
Fuming, Wei Qi vented his anger, “Aren’t you blind? Can’t you watch where you’re going?!”
Tian Youshan was even more frustrated. Her childhood friend, who she liked, had just gotten a pretty girl’s WeChat contact and was showing off in front of her. She was there to have fun, not to witness her childhood friend’s new romance! The situation worsened as she ran into Wei Qi.
Tian Youshan, usually good-tempered, was in a bad mood today and snapped back, “Aren’t you the one who’s blind? Why don’t you move out of the way if someone’s coming?”
Wei Qi, red-faced and furious, retorted, “You should be the one to move!”
The two argued like broken records, attracting the attention of Tian Youshan’s childhood friend, Yu Xingwen, who came over to mediate, “Let’s just calm down. It’s a small matter. I have tissues. Do you want to clean it up?”
Wei Qi, still irate, said, “Country bumpkin! Do you know how expensive this shirt is?! Clean it up? I’m afraid you’ll ruin my clothes!”
Wang Sasa, watching the scene, thought Wei Qi seemed to be suffering from a brain drain, his intelligence dropping below eighty. The cool image he usually presented vanished completely.
“Xingwen, don’t pay attention to this lunatic. He doesn’t seem to understand a word.” Tian Youshan rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, “It’s just a shirt. How expensive can it be?”
Wang Sasa instinctively added, “You could sell yourself and not cover the cost!”
As soon as she spoke, several curious glances turned towards her.
Wang Sasa’s smile froze, and she quickly backtracked, “Sorry, I just said that without thinking. Isn’t that how things go in shojo manga? Haha… Don’t pay attention to shojo manga stuff.” She paused and quickly changed the topic, “It’s just a shirt. Wei Qi, don’t make things difficult for them.”
Wei Qi rubbed his nose, turned away in silence for a moment, and finally said calmy, “Since you put it that way, let it go.”
The tension dissipated, and Yu Xingwen, seeing Wang Sasa’s face, exclaimed in surprise, “It’s you!”
Wang Sasa felt she had seen him before and replied, “It’s you?”
Yu Xingwen and Tian Youshan whispered, “It’s this girl, the WeChat contact from earlier…”
Tian Youshan, forgetting her jealousy, carefully looked at Wang Sasa and hesitantly said, “Isn’t she the one from outside the bookstore earlier?”
Wang Sasa looked up and noticed the girl was a familiar face. Hearing what she said, she was immediately startled. She quickly went up and pulled the girl aside, carefully glancing at Tan Yixuan, “It’s a secret!”
Tian Youshan, confused, nodded and said, “Uh… okay.”
Wang Sasa didn’t plan to say much more and brushed her long hair, “Nice to meet you, I’m Wang Shasha.” Since only Tan Yixuan knew her name Wang Sasa, she decided not to mention it to others to avoid trouble.
Tian Youshan instinctively replied, “Hello, I’m Tian Youshan.”
Tian Youshan? The name sounded familiar. Wang Sasa almost jumped in shock, “What did you say your name is?”
Tian Youshan was puzzled by Wang Sasa’s reaction and repeated, “Tian Youshan. Is there a problem?”
Was she the same Tian Youshan—the one who later became Wei Qi’s true love? The only couple certified by the ultimate boss, Tan Yixuan, as having a happy ending despite their playful and chaotic relationship?
Wait, Wang Sasa felt she needed a moment to process.
Now that Tian Youshan had appeared, how far off could the romance between her and Wei Qi be?
That evening, when Wang Sasa got home, she went around asking her childhood friend, Yu Xingwen, for Tian Youshan’s phone number and WeChat account. After adding her as a WeChat friend, she put down her phone and went to wash up.
Meanwhile, Tan Yixuan, reflecting on the day’s events, smiled as she wrote her diary. Her neat handwriting flowed onto the white page, and she absentmindedly touched her lips, thinking, Wang Sasa’s lips are so soft…
After finishing the diary, she closed the notepad and put it back on the shelf.
Although she had successfully convinced Sasa to give up on Wei Qi, the appearance of the man and woman today made her wonder. The way Sasa looked at them made her think.
Sasa was so flamboyant and glamorous, surrounded by all sorts of people. Even if it wasn’t Wei Qi, sooner or later, her gaze would tenderly fall on someone else.
Tan Yixuan’s thoughts tightened, her fingers gripping hard enough to dig into her flesh.
There were still too many obstacles.
On Sunday evening, just before leaving the house, Tan Yixuan stared at herself in the bathroom mirror, hesitated for a long time, and finally took off the hairpin from her head. Keeping a style for too long felt uncomfortable to change. Besides, Tan Yixuan didn’t want to attract too much attention, so she put the hairpin in her skirt pocket and headed to school with her backpack.
Wang Sasa came back to school late for evening study. As soon as she sat down and looked over, she asked in surprise, “Aren’t you showing your forehead anymore?”
Tan Yixuan touched her bangs and replied awkwardly, “Does it look strange?”
Wang Sasa shook her head, “No, I said before, it looks beautiful.”
Tan Yixuan paused, placing her hand on her lap, her fingers clenched tightly. After a moment, she softly asked, “Do you really think I looked beautiful like that?”
Wang Sasa reached out and lightly brushed Tan Yixuan’s brow and eyes with her finger, withdrawing quickly. She said earnestly, “Of course, you’re so good-looking.” She quietly added in her heart, though not as good as me.
Tan Yixuan’s eyes instantly became like a clear pool of autumn water, sparkling with joy. “So, I…”
Wang Sasa, understanding her thoughts, said, “You didn’t bring a hairpin, right? No problem, use mine.” She took off the red cherry-studded hairpin from her head and carefully clipped it into Tan Yixuan’s hair. “This hairpin is a gift for you.”
Tan Yixuan had initially planned to use the pearl hairpin from her pocket but withdrew her hand quietly when she saw Wang Sasa’s gesture. She looked down, gazing at her toes and Sasa’s long, fair legs exposed outside her skirt.
Tan Yixuan hesitated, her face blushing, and softly said, “Thank you.”