Chapter 767
Speaking of height, Li Xinli sighed, "In my family, my dad is 1.66 ters tall, my mom is 1.53, my sister is 1.57, and I actually grew to 1.68, so for a long ti, I was convinced I wasn’t my parents’ biological child. But it turns out I was overthinking it."
"Are you doing this on purpose to provoke ?" Lin ngran glared at Li Xinli, "I’ll tell you, I’m the exact opposite.
My dad is 1.86 ters, my mom is 1.71, my sister is 1.70, my brother is 1.88, and ..." She sighed heavily, gesturing with her fingers, "Just a little over 1.62, not even 1.63."
"They say having too much on your mind can stunt your growth..." Chuxia looked Lin ngran up and down, "Could it be I’ve always seen you wrong, and you’re actually hiding depths?"
"I wish... huh..." Lin ngran suddenly stared ahead with a surprised look, "I never heard Grandpa ntion him... how co he’s here too?!"
"Who?" Chuxia casually asked, following her gaze to see two n about 1.8 ters tall walking over, one carrying two large bags.
"Xiao Ran?" The man on the left looked visibly surprised upon seeing Lin ngran, then greeted her with a smile and quickened his pace, the other man following suit.
"Brother Qian, did you also get into college?"
"Hiss..." Chuxia quietly sucked in a breath, Miss Lin, if you’re going to greet soone, just greet them, why are you squeezing my hand so hard, assuming you don’t feel any pain yourself, right?
She tried to pull her hand out without success, and in frustration, she squeezed back, but the other person didn’t react at all, clearly lost in thoughts about the handso guy across the way.
"Yes, I got in here too..." The man referred to as Brother Qian replied to Lin ngran, then turned to smile at Chuxia and Li Xinli, "Hello, you two."
Lin ngran introduced them, "This is Lin Chuxia, and this is Li Xinli, both are my good friends." She then looked at Chuxia and Li Xinli, "This is Zuo Qian, our families are close like siblings."
Uh... Chuxia thought, do siblings usually et with such excitent? My hand is going to be bruised, okay? Do you martial arts people even know about a normal person’s tolerance? Her eyes were already red with pain, tears brimming...
"Are you feeling unwell?" The man next to Zuo Qian noticed Chuxia’s discomfort and asked with concern, "You look like you’re in pain."
"This is my good buddy Ou Yi." Zuo Qian promptly introduced.
Pain aside, she couldn’t let her good friend lose face, so Chuxia pretended to be relaxed, "I’m not uncomfortable, it’s just... seeing ngran et soone familiar, I got a bit excited."
Lin ngran gave Chuxia a strange glance, looking puzzled, this friend doesn’t seem like such an emotional person, does she? How could she get excited upon seeing soone familiar? Her gaze fell on her own hand, and in an instant of realization, she found the problem, quickly letting go. Upon seeing the bruised fingers on the fair, small hand, she regrettably scratched her head, "Chuxia, I’m sorry!"
Unexpectedly, Miss Lin would openly admit it in front of everyone, Chuxia paused and quickly said, "What are you talking about, I’m not that petty, you all being fellow town folks, I’m not jealous."
"No need to cover for ..." Lin ngran forcibly pulled Chuxia’s hand to show everyone, "I unconsciously squeezed her hand just now, and she actually endured it without a word."
"Haha..." Except for an awkward laugh, Chuxia didn’t know how else to express, she’s not stupid, from Lin ngran’s deanor she could tell there’s certainly an attraction to Zuo Qian, as for why she’s so excited, there could be many explanations, but no matter what, girls like to save face, she thought of covering for her friend. Unexpectedly, Miss Lin’s brain works differently and went in another direction.
"Chuxia, thank you for considering ..." Lin ngran gave a bitter smile, "I suppose you’ve guessed from my lack of composure that I like Brother Qian, the truth is indeed that, I even confessed to him but was rejected.
I’ve lost any sense of image in front of him long ago, you didn’t need to go through the trouble of covering for . And, I’m just a bit excited seeing him suddenly, really, I don’t have any particular feelings, we’ve already discussed this."
"Xiao Ran, you’re still so straightforward..." Zuo Qian laughed, patting her head, then looked at the others, "Indeed, Xiao Ran and I have already made it clear, in this life, I see her as a sister, no matter what trouble she encounters, I’ll help her. Oh, this is Ou Yi..." He gestured to the ignored man, "My best friend."
"You already introduced him just now." Ou Yi smiled at the group, "Nice to et you, Lin ngran. I’ve heard about you, Lin Chuxia, Li Xinli, hello."
"Hello." The three of them replied almost simultaneously.
"Brother Qian, you guys go and check in, we’ve got sothing to do, so we’re leaving first." Lin ngran waved to the two of them and quickly left with Chuxia and Li Xinli, feeling almost like they were escaping.
"Slow down, he hasn’t chased us." Chuxia amusingly tugged at her, "If Zhou Mikang sees you pulling along like this, I guarantee he’ll make sure I stay eighty feet away from you in the future."
"Sorry, sorry, I forgot." Lin ngran apologized repeatedly, "No wonder everyone doesn’t like , I’m really too careless. What kind of life would everyone have if soone like were the Family Head?"
"You can’t say that, people grow up bit by bit. Like , I used to be really immature, and even though I’m not very mature now, compared to before, I’m practically a different person."
As Chuxia used herself as an example to comfort Lin ngran, she secretly scorned herself. She really was a different person now, even if she talked as if it were true, but compared to her forr self, she was indeed much more mature.
Sotis, hardships are the best teachers, helping soone grow quickly. If it weren’t for the incident with Qu Xiaojing, Lin ngran wouldn’t have had the awareness to change.
"How immature were you before?" Lin ngran curiously sized up Chuxia, "Ever since I first t you, I felt you were different from others.
Back then, I knew you were from the countryside and that your family’s conditions weren’t good. But you didn’t have the anxiety other rural girls have when they arrive in a completely unfamiliar place.
I’m not looking down on people from the countryside, I’m just stating facts. Due to limitations in the living environnt from a young age, there will definitely be so lack of confidence when suddenly thrust into a new environnt.
But you truly had none, I noticed that about you, and it’s the fundantal reason why I was willing to intervene when Yuan ngng and the others bullied you. So I really can’t imagine you were once immature."
"I just sort of suddenly figured out a lot of things..." Chuxia gave a simple explanation of her past behavior and her gradual realizations, roughly in line with reality. However, the real catalyst she couldn’t ntion; she changed the reason for her transformation from Zhao Yulan being forced to beg others due to coercion over marriage to a different drive.
"I didn’t expect you used to be so domineering. But Chuxia, when you talk about having such understanding parents, you’re truly lucky. In our family, my mom and dad aren’t so lenient with the three of us..." Lin ngran looked at her enviously, "No wonder your character is so good, influenced by parents who are that tolerant."
When it ca to complinting her own parents, Chuxia wouldn’t shy away: "Thanks for the praise."
"When I was little, I always used to follow Brother Qian around, like his little tail..." Lin ngran sighed softly, continuing to reflect, "I always thought he was patient with because he liked , so when I was sixteen, I confessed to him.
But..." Another sigh followed by a bitter smile, Lin ngran said, "I was just being overly self-indulgent. He told he sees as a little sister and asked not to overthink it, saying I’d understand what true love is when I grew up.
I thought he really just found too young, and eagerly wished to grow up. A year later, I discovered that he actually liked my sister, but my sister didn’t like him back yet didn’t reject him either.
She even told that she knew I liked Zuo Qian, and if I was willing to tell the elders that I’d give up contesting for the Family Head position, she would let Zuo Qian be with .
I was really angry and told Zuo Qian what my sister said. Unfortunately, nothing changed; everything remained as before. I hesitated about joining the won’s dical team, but finally decided to do it to avoid him.
Everyone knew I got into dical University, but no one told he got in too, so when I suddenly saw him, I was really surprised.
And I always thought I had moved on from him, but when I really saw him, I realized he’s still in my heart. Seeing him made excited, and thinking about him liking my sister, it hurt deeply.
So..." She looked at Chuxia apologetically, "I hurt your hand, I’m truly, truly sorry. Go ahead and laugh at ; I’m really such a coward."
"What a soap opera..." Chuxia muttered under her breath, smiling at Lin ngran, "No need to feel bad or explain, we’re about the sa age, I understand your feelings."
"Really?" Lin ngran looked at Chuxia incredulously, "You don’t think I’m a coward?"
"What’s cowardly about this? Being attached to a brother since childhood, maybe you couldn’t differentiate between affection and love. But if you could truly let go just because of a few words, how unfeeling would that make you, right?" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian) to vote with recomndation tickets or monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.)
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