That day, Jiang Ningyu almost cried while eating in the Columbia University cafeteria. The hot meal counter had rich carbohydrate bombs, the freshly fried counter had crispy and tender French fries and chicken nuggets, and there was even a bar!
She hugged the thick cheese-smoked beef rolls and cried happily, "This is the canteen of my dreams!"
Then as expected, I was full.
Lin Xuyue walked with her around the campus, and the red maple treetops swayed beautifully in the setting sun and dawn moon. The boundless autumn wind made people feel comfortable, until a girl with good temperament ran over holding a book and asked him shyly
, "Are you going to the dance tomorrow?" Jiang Ningyu suddenly had a deeper sense of crisis.
There is no shortage of beauties among international students, beauties who are full of enthusiasm. Those of Lin Xuyue's rank are already the best among the best. No matter how cold-blooded they are, there is no shortage of admirers.
So Jiang Ningyu pulled his sleeve and asked curiously, "What kind of dance is it?"
"Our college has booked the art museum and will have a party inside tomorrow night."
"Party in a museum?"
"Well, do you want to see it?"
"Is that okay? I'm not from here..." She whispered, but didn't let go.
Noticing that the girl's expression had become awkward, Lin Xuyue said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm not sure yet." Then after she walked farther away, she asked Jiang Ningyu with a half-smile, "Are you short-sighted?"
"Huh?" Jiang Ningyu didn't understand what he meant.
Lin Xuyue's eyes dropped, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she spoke slowly and in a teasing tone, "Why else are you holding me back?"
As if she just realized it, Jiang Ningyu said "Ah" and let go of him. Then she took a step closer to him, stood on tiptoes and leaned forward slightly.
Probably too close, exceeding the safe social distance, Lin Xuyue immediately raised her hand and held down her arms with slight force.
Jiang Ningyu also knew that the way she was acting was like trying to forcefully kiss him who was more than half his height, so it was understandable that he stopped him silently. But she pretended not to know and stared at his eyes curiously, "I'm not short-sighted, but
I saw you wearing glasses today, are you short-sighted?" After saying this, he slowly took a step back.
Lin Xuyue's answer was, "If you don't have a degree, protect your eyes."
Jiang Ningyu sincerely praised, "You look good with glasses. Oh, it doesn't mean that you don't look good without glasses, but it means that wearing glasses has another kind of good look, a kind of... abstinence-type feeling?"
"..."
Lin Xuyue glanced at her helplessly, "Just think you are complimenting me."
Walking to the Huanyuan Road, Jiang Ningyu asked again, "Did that girl just want to ask you to be her dance partner?"
He shook his head, "I don't know."
"Did you get her?"
"I think so. I've seen him in professional classes."
"What's your name?"
"Almina? Or Amelia... I haven't spoken much, so I can't remember."
"Oh, then she just asked you to be her dance partner, would you agree?"
"Don't you want to see it?" he asked.
What he meant was that they were more familiar with each other, and they were in high school. If she was interested in the prom, he would give her priority. Jiang Ningyu knew the tacit understanding he had sent her, but she didn't accept it as soon as it was good - she just wanted to put an end to it.
He is close to someone of the opposite sex, and I don’t want to flirt with him, so of course I have to ask more straightforwardly.
"Then if I'm not here, will you agree?"
Her questioning was too thoughtful and calculated, and even a fool could tell that something was wrong. Lin Xuyue looked at her strangely, and suddenly stopped answering.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ningyu pretended to be stupid.
"You ask so many questions..." He seemed to be hesitating, trying to bring up the topic in a joking way, "...won't you be interested in me?"
Just deny it and the topic is over.
At that moment, the flash of lightning made Jiang Ningyu pretend to nod, "Yes." She also asked confidently, "Can't I be interested in you?"
Naturally, Lin Xuyue was shocked.
Seeing him stop, looking surprised and surprised, Jiang Ningyu touched her long hair that was blowing in the wind, and said in a weak tone, "Did it scare you?"
"...No." After a moment, Lin Xuyue slowly said, "It's just that it's not like what you would say."
"I like to hit the ball straight."
"Then you introduce me to your girlfriend..."
"Let's not mention this matter, okay?" Jiang Ningyu quickly came up with a reason, "I had a trance at the time, so it's not okay..." In the end, she felt guilty. She glanced at her phone and said hastily, "Oh,
I have to go back to practice piano, don't say goodbye." She smiled like a flower, waved to him, turned around and showed a shocked expression.
I ran all the way. Later, I received a message from Lin Xuyue. Regarding the dance, there was no mention of confession.
On the other hand, before going to bed, Jiang Ningyu sent a thoughtful confession that she thought was very safe:
[Also, don’t be stressed about tonight! What I mean is, when you want to fall in love in college, you should consider me first...it doesn’t matter if you don’t consider it, anyway, I don’t want this to affect our being friends.]
Her original intention was to worry that Lin Xuyue would be frightened and alienated again. Then she would not be able to get first-hand information about him, and the gain would outweigh the loss. Lu Li was unreliable, and the arduous task of preventing him from falling in love with others fell entirely on her.
On the body.
Jiang Ningyu can't be said to be confident about herself, but overall, she still thinks that she is very competitive. Let's not talk about appearance, just talk about talent, and the filters of old classmates, no matter what, she is better than new acquaintances
Are those girls strong?
Therefore, it is best if he is not in love. If he is, then we have to use despicable methods to stabilize him. Li Weiwei has never treated anyone of the opposite sex differently. It is rare for her to find out, so she has to look at people first.
Stay here. We’ll talk about the rest later.
That night she had a dream. In the dream, she found that Lin Xuyue was surrounded by girls one after another. She couldn't cope with it, so she could only pretend to be in love and act like she couldn't get it, and scare those girls away one by one.
I woke up once in a daze and saw Lin Xuyue replied to the message, just two words "no". I don't know whether it means there will be no pressure, no consideration, or it will not affect being friends.
But he posted a message on WeChat Moments. He took a casual photo of the red maple autumn scenery and attached a sentence:
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."