He Tianran changed his clothes as quickly as possible and returned to the guitar store.
Outside the store, he first met Xue Yong.
The class bully who was usually domineering was now dejected and lifeless. He raised his eyes and glanced at He Tianran who was coming over, his eyes full of gloom.
"What’s wrong with you?"
He Tianran was startled by his expression.
Xue Yong was silent for a while, and then said dejectedly:
"Ah Liang asked me why I appeared here just now."
"Ah, what did you say?"
"I just said it was a coincidence. After that, she kept looking at me..."
He Tianran was also made nervous by him, but he was not worried about Xue Yong telling the truth, because if it was just like this, he wouldn't have such an expression.
"Junior brother, have you ever looked at Ah Liang? It's the kind of look that seems like she can see through your inner thoughts at a glance..."
Xue Yong continued, and He Tianran nodded with deep feeling.
"Then after about a minute of this, she sighed and told me that we will always be friends... She didn't even ask me if I liked her. I knew she was trying to help me... But... …But I’m so sad…”
"..."
He Tianran looked at the helpless and hesitant Xue Yong in front of him. He had expected that what would happen if he called Xue Yong over, and what happened so far did not exceed his plan.
Somehow, when it does happen,
Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He Tianran patted Xue Yong on the back:
"Brother, what are you going to do now?"
Xue Yong said silently: "I want to stay alone for a while and walk around."
"Then I'll go in first."
"Um……"
Xue Yong was left alone outside the store. There were still a few customers left in the store. Boss Park was introducing his musical instruments. Wen Liang had been sitting in the same position as before. She seemed to be thinking about something. Her body swayed from side to side, and the swivel chair she sat on also rotated in line with her movements.
Hearing footsteps at the door, she looked over.
The two were silent for a while, and then spoke at the same time:
"Brother Xiaoyong was called by me."
"Is your stomach feeling better?"
"..."
After another silent look at each other, Wen Liang raised her head and looked at the ceiling. She stretched and said in as relaxed a tone as possible:
"Actually, seeing how you and Xue Yong suddenly became so good this week, I already guessed it."
He Tianran slowly walked to her side and sat down, picked up the guitar on the ground, and gently plucked a few strings:
"He said he likes you and wants me to help him."
"So you just told him what happened when we were here today?"
He Tianran said "Yeah" without denying it.
Wen Liang narrowed her eyes. There was nothing else on the boy's face except the apology after he had made a mistake. She paused, then smiled:
"Naturally, you know, if I hadn't known you for so many years, I would really believe it."
"Bang~"
His fingertips strummed the strings unconsciously, and the guitar made a burst of disordered sound. He Tianran quickly put his palms against the vibrating strings, and the sound stopped suddenly. He said in a panic:
"Wen Liang, I, what do you mean by this? I am telling the truth..."
The short-haired girl blinked: "I didn't say what you said was a lie."
"Then, why don't you believe me?"
"You are telling the truth, but there are some things you didn't say..."
Wen Liang raised his index finger and slowly touched He Tianran's heart.
"For example, here."
He Tianran put down the guitar, with a sarcastic expression on his face, and heard the girl continue to ask:
"Actually, in addition to your introversion, weakness and other character traits, there is another point in you. I don't know whether it is good or bad for you, but I don't like it when you use it on me."
He Tianran stood up immediately as if someone had caught him and his feet hurt. However, under Wen Liang's gaze, he could not move even an inch.
"You called Xue Yong here, and you know that I will reject his pursuit, right?"
"..."
"Or do you want to test me? As long as I show the slightest affection for Xue Yong, you will immediately distance yourself from me?"
"..."
"In other words, you know my attitude towards Zhang Zhifan. Now Xue Yong has been rejected by me, and you are the only one left by my side. Is this what you want to see the most?"
He Tianran was speechless, because these were the whole purpose of calling Xue Yong to help this time.
In most cases, he deliberately avoided these thoughts of his own, or even dared not face them.
But now, every question from Wen Liang was like a spotlight on the stage, illuminating all the unknown thoughts hidden in He Tianran's heart.
"How come you...I told you all this in the future?"
He Tianran's voice was deep and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Wen Liang shrugged, feeling a little sad: "No matter how good we are in the future, you can't possibly tell me this..."
As she said that, she remembered something and joked: "However, your current methods and thoughts are really nothing compared to your future, hahaha..."
The girl smiled brightly.
"I can forgive you this time, please sit down!" She pointed to the high stool next to her.
He Tianran sat down again dullly and asked doubtfully: "Why? Aren't you angry?"
Wen Liang shook his head and said playfully: "Why should I be angry?"
He Tianran was silent. If before this, his attitude towards Wen Liang was one of cautious testing and vague love, then after this time, that testing has completely turned into something indescribable. Unknown... fear?
She really knows herself too well.
In fact, He Tianran has always ignored one issue, that is, the girl in front of him has the soul of a royal sister who has been in the hot entertainment industry.
Friendly, lively and without any sense of distance.
The girl's behavior after getting to know him made He Tianran unguarded, because it was so natural to get along with her.
And this kind of nature is the direct cause of his separation.
"Naturally, no one is perfect, and everyone has a dark side. You have to learn to control it, and you can't let people who are good to you feel sad about it. Do you understand?"
Wen Liang touched He Tianran's head. She was obviously the one who was plotted, but at this moment she said words of comfort.
"Huh? Why is your hair falling down? You don't wear a hat either." The girl asked as she felt the touch of hair in her hands.
At this time, He Tianran, who was deep in self-blame, suddenly came back to his senses.
Now is not the time to be distracted!
Classmate Cao is still waiting for me!
Although Wen Liang has seen through the first layer, there is still a second layer!
"After you exposed me like this, let alone my hair, my whole body wilts."
He Tianran thought quickly and replied in a concise way.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm the one who was teased by you today! The shady boy! I don't care. Although I'm not angry, you have to compensate me!"
Maybe He Tianran made up this reason so well, Wen Liang didn't suspect it, and just acted like a girl at the right time.
"Okay, how do you want to compensate?"
Wen Liang touched his stomach and said weakly: "I'm hungry..."
…
Okay, have two meals.
It's okay, as long as today's disaster can be over, it's okay to eat ten meals.
He Tianran comforted himself, then heard Wen Liang say again:
"I want to eat curry. I just saw a Thai restaurant on the third floor..."
Wen Liang put on a pitiful look, but she didn't expect that He Tianran in front of her almost exploded on the spot!
"Hey, two classmates, I sell musical instruments here, not dog food! Naturally~ I want to eat curry too~~"
At this time, Boss Park, who had just seen off his guests, came over, first condemned, and then shook He Tianran's hand seductively. The boy almost lost control of himself and slapped him.
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PS: Just a quick aside, it wasn’t until I wrote this chapter that I felt that He Tianran, the male protagonist, had finally established himself. Regarding his sinister attributes, there was actually some foreshadowing in the previous article. I don’t know if you have noticed it.
Maybe his operation in Chapter 29 will make people feel uncomfortable, but this incident is in line with the character and logic of He Tianran.
Don't panic, everyone. Although this book may cause abuse and stomachache, it will definitely not be green.
Brother Tianran, who scored more than 600 points in the exam, may be introverted, weak, homely, indecisive about relationships, and full of doubts, but he will never be stupid...
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