They say they choose together, but in fact they don’t have a choice.
He Tianran was caught off guard by the instructor's flirtatious behavior. In fact, he felt no joy at all. If Wen Liang would step forward and cut his hair, of course he would be happy; if it was a senior, he would not refuse.
But now that they came out together, He Tianran knew that something was wrong.
It is understandable that the instructor would do some work as a pastime after boring training, but in public, after yesterday's incident, the relationship between the two girls and him was relatively sensitive in the eyes of the classmates. Whose name did he single out? It would arouse people's imagination, and both of them had good intentions, but they just said something at the same time, which made things change.
Choose warm or cool? Yesterday, senior sister gave you a hand to save you from losing face. Today, when Wen Liang takes the initiative, you, He Tianran, can't stand it any longer? Don’t you save any face for other seniors?
Choose Bai Lingye? Well, just yesterday, you deliberately betrayed Wen Liang and invited you to dance. All the freshmen knew about the two of you. After just one night, you fell in love with someone else?
This matter is trivial to say the least. If it were brought out openly, everyone would pass it off happily, but no one can guarantee that it will leave a big or small knot in the heart of the other girl who was not selected.
"Okay, do you think of yourself as the emperor?"
The instructor laughed angrily at He Tianran's answer, and shouted to the girls' team: "This guy is trying his best to tell you that he wants you two to come together. You think about it for yourselves, and don't spoil him."
Now, both the girls and boys groups were laughing and scolding, accusing He Tianran of being such a scumbag.
"I thought He Tianran was quite good yesterday, but now I see that he is still a philandering scumbag! How boring!"
"Oh, it's just a haircut. There's no need to be serious. Maybe Director He was just joking."
"Grandstanding is a bad thing! Making jokes regardless of the occasion is even worse! Besides, A Liang and Ling Ye-senpai both had good intentions. You see, he is still out of breath, as if someone has missed him. I will Go tell A Liang and senior sister, if they don’t go up to help him, let’s see what he does!”
A small number of the girls began to become restless. Whether it was Bai Lingye or Wen Liang, there were several girls around them who started chattering.
He Tianran can say "come together" like an emperor, but after all, he is not an emperor, and the two girls are not concubines in the harem. They must obey his orders, so once he says this, the right to choose does not belong to him. .
Although she was surrounded by various sounds, Wen Liang still glanced at the boy standing behind the instructor with an indifferent expression. Then she looked at Lingye, who was in a dilemma. At this time, the other person's gaze happened to be Bump into yourself.
Wen Liang pointed at himself and raised his chin in the direction of He Tianran.
The other party hesitated for a while and nodded.
Then, Wen Liang raised his hand, walked out of the queue, and said generously: "Instructor, let me do it. I usually cut my dad's hair for him."
The black-faced instructor looked at Wen Liang and nodded with a smile, and said to He Tianran: "Go to my dormitory later. In the cabinet on the third bed is a set of scissors that our squad leader bought before. If you want to use clippers, go to the bathroom and look for them. You saw it. Just take it and use it, but you must remember to wash it after use and put it back in its original place. Cut your hair and pin it in the house. Go to the backyard behind the dining room. There is a big banyan tree there. Do you know the location?"
"I don't know, but you mentioned the dining room, so it shouldn't be difficult to find."
He Tianran shook his head, not being tricked by the instructor into knowing the holy place for smoking.
The black-faced instructor kicked He Tianran in the butt, "You bastard, you still want them all. Look, your image has plummeted in the minds of girls! You go ahead."
"Okay."
Wen Liang covered her mouth and snickered, He Tianran rubbed his buttocks, and the two slowly walked out of the school grounds.
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After getting the shaving tools from the two places mentioned by the instructor, He Tianran slowly walked into the backyard. Under the banyan tree, Wen Liang happened to be holding a basin full of water and placed it on a low stool. When he saw the boy coming, he pointed A chair was moved to the side and motioned for him to sit down.
Seeing this posture, He Tianran came over, sat down, stared at the basin, and said, "The trimming is pretty good, but after you finish cutting it, I can just go to the bathhouse and wash myself."
"The water resources on the island are very precious. The military camp's bathhouse only releases water at a certain time. If you want to wash yourself, can you go to the canteen and find a faucet later?"
Wen Liang crossed his arms and looked at him, feeling rested.
"Ahem...then since you can be particular about it, you don't have to make do with it."
He Tianran handed over the tools he had brought. Wen Liang put them aside first, then she walked around behind He Tianran.
"Take off your jacket."
"oh."
Wen Liang grabbed the two sleeves of the navy blue military uniform and tied it around He Tianran's neck. Then he opened the tool bag and took out the scissors and comb. He first tried it with two "click" sounds.
He Tianran touched the clothes hanging on his back and was happy: "Others use pads when cutting their hair to prevent hair from falling on their clothes. It's better for you to just use your clothes as a pad."
"I'm afraid the hair will fall out and scratch your flesh."
"You are still professional."
Wen Liang dipped a comb in water and combed He Tianran's hair back. Since there was no mirror, she often had to go to the front to take a look. After confirming several times, she finally removed the scissors and moved smoothly. It's really similar.
As the first strand of hair fell to the ground, He Tianran asked:
"Don't you want to hear what your customers want?"
Wen Liang focused on the scissors in his hand and said in a serious tone:
"You can mention it whatever you want. If I can cut it out, I lose."
"..."
Under the banyan tree, the shadows of the trees are mottled, and the sound of scissors cutting hair seems to be rhythmic. The two of them are very close, and the breeze is filled with a familiar faint scent of berries.
"Why do you always like to solve problems in a misleading way? This will really affect the good impression you leave during the art exam." Wen Liang sighed at what happened just now.
"Then how do I choose? I didn't expect you to stand up together. The instructor said it was for my own good, but actually I still want to watch the fun. You are a clown and self-destruction. I am the best at this. Sacrifice me and save your life. Isn't it a good deal to save the face of you two beauties? Besides, this kind of thing is nothing to me." He Tianran had no expression on his face.
"What if we both agree?" Wen Liang asked with a smile.
"Nothing goes wrong. I don't know what you think, but I certainly won't, senior sister. How much embarrassment do you have to endure to get close to me in this situation? Can I really speak freely? Say it to the left If you hug me on the right, hug me on the left or right?”
"Then am I the only one who is embarrassed now?"
He Tianran wanted to shake his head, but was held down by Wen Liang. He could only say: "You are different. You took the initiative to stand up and prove your magnanimity. Others thought you wanted to take this opportunity to talk to me alone. He personally persuaded me to let it go."
Wen Liang squeezed out a long "um——" sound from his nose and said: "Maybe, others will think that I was pushed into trouble by my senior sister yesterday, and maybe I have changed my mind today and expressed my opinion to you specially~"
"I didn't think about it this way. You said it yourself. Anyway, you can explain it clearly when you get back. It's not a big deal. You can do whatever you want."
"So I have to thank you?"
"Don't dare."
"Naturally, don't do this kind of thing in the future. You are fine now. You can no longer use your previous 'belittle yourself' mentality to solve problems." Wen Liang comforted her softly.
"Maybe." He Tianran responded weakly.
"But I didn't expect that you would actually agree to cut your hair."
"It's all your fault. You took my hat away yesterday. I thought you would give it back to me this morning."
"I forgot~ I only remembered it when I saw you. I originally wanted to tell you, but as soon as I came, I saw you being pulled out by the instructor for training."
Wen Liang pretended to be aggrieved, but He Tianran obviously saw through her acting skills.
"What's the use of just telling me? Can you still punish me for standing? Or are you just saying that you forgot to bring it next time, but you play tricks on me every time, just waiting for me to ask you for it again and again?"
Wen Liang paused and did not answer the question. Instead, he said:
"Oh, your hair is too long. How long has it been since you cut it?"
"It's been a year. If I get frizzy, I'll fix it myself."
"Why don't you cut it?"
"Do you think it looks ugly? How would you rate it?"
Wen Liang pursed her lips, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and said no more.
He Tianran listened to this conversation in his heart, and memories came back. He remembered that Wen Liang had written these few paragraphs in his diary, and that his future self would also have long hair.
Maybe since Wen Liang disappeared, the boy subconsciously moved towards the He Tianran in her impression, so his hair has not been cut, and the last time he went to get his hair cut, he went with Wen Liang.
The boy also asked at that time, does it look good? What's the score?
Wenliang at that time was the same as now, smiling and saying nothing.
However, she wrote this sentence in her diary——
"Fool, people who love you won't give you marks."
Therefore, growing his hair long has nothing to do with whether he prefers this hairstyle, or whether he studies art or not. It is almost his subconscious behavior, and it is also a mark that Wen Liang has left on him to this day.
Now, it's Wen Liang's turn to cut his hair, which feels a bit like the one who needs to tie the bell to untie it.
The braids on your head are cut off, but do you still have the thoughts in your heart?
Who knows.
"That's right, if I don't stand up and only my senior sister wants to cut your hair, what will happen to you?"
"What can I do? I wish I could. If she stood in front of me and gave me a haircut, the scenery in front of me would be more majestic..."
"Oops~"
Following Wen Liang's exclamation, He Tianran felt a chill on his head.
"What's wrong? What are you shouting for?"
"...just...accidentally, I cut off a bald patch."
He Tianran was so frightened that he touched his head. It turned out to be water.
He rolled his eyes, "Childish."
Wen Liang hummed softly, "I want you to take care of it."
(End of chapter)
