I want to have a normal campus romance

When I heard the words on the other end of the phone, my mind went blank at first. I was about to apologize... but suddenly I realized -

"Bullshit, if you are Sister Wen's boyfriend, how come I don't know?"

If Xiao Jingwen really had a boyfriend, I would probably still be in the dormitory having a “friendly exchange” with Fatty and the others. It would be impossible for me to be sitting here leisurely, drinking hawthorn tea on the table.

Do scammers collect so much information these days? They even got Xiao Jingwen's personal information. But generally speaking, aren't they supposed to pretend to be from the police, procuratorate or court to defraud money? This is the first time I've seen someone pretend to be a boyfriend.

But this time he obviously miscalculated. I could even hear his surprised gasps from the other end of the phone. It was obvious that he didn't know what to say after I exposed him. In the end, he even said to me in frustration:

"Who are you?!"

"I am your father!"

"You...dudududu——"

Seeing this, I hung up the phone without waiting for him to start performing the traditional Chinese art. At this moment, I could already imagine the person on the other end of the line getting furious and helpless over the call being hung up.

But just as I hung up the phone, there was a clanging sound in the kitchen, which sounded like the sound of dishes colliding. Just as I stood up to check the situation in the kitchen, the overseas call came again, and along with the urgent ringing sound... Xiao Jingwen ran out of the kitchen.

"Sister Wen, what's wrong?"

"Who were you talking to?"

After hearing what Xiao Jingwen said, I was stunned for a moment and then pointed at the ringing phone. When she saw the direction of my finger, a look of panic flashed in her eyes, but then she slowly calmed down, and the silence turned into a sense of relief. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she pressed the answer button of the phone again.

"Who the hell are you! Fuck, you—"

"Hello? I'm Xiao Jingwen."

"Xiao Wen? You - forget it, let me ask you, who was the man who just answered your call?"

The man's voice came from the other end of the phone again, but compared to the unfriendly tone when he was communicating with me, he adopted a different tone after hearing Xiao Jingwen's voice.

But I could feel that no matter he was talking to me or Xiao Jingwen, his tone was always one of superiority. I immediately frowned when I heard it, but what concerned me more was...

It seems that Xiao Jingwen knows the person on the other end of the phone...?

"Is this important?"

Xiao Jingwen's words were filled with indifference. This was the first time I heard her speak in this tone... No, I always felt like I had heard her speak in this tone before. I remember it was -

It was the time in Xiao Jingwen’s office before!

Could the other party be the boyfriend who called me last time?

Oh my god, didn't I scold her boyfriend? But...I remember they broke up, didn't they?

"What do you mean by important? I'm your boyfriend! You're not living with another man, are you?"

"This has nothing to do with you, right? I remember I made it very clear last time that we are no longer a couple. Wasn't it you who brought it up?"

"Haha, weren't those just words said in anger? Oh... By the way, how is your uncle? I heard that he is now retired and often has tea with a friend. I recently returned to China to prepare--"

"Okay, stop talking. I'm telling you...my dad won't help you!"

"Don't be so polite, I just want to talk to my uncle."

"You think I don't know what you're thinking?"

Listening to Xiao Jingwen arguing with the person on the other end of the phone, I suddenly felt that it was not good for me to stay here, because it always made me feel like I was prying into other people's privacy.

The man on the other end of the phone was silent for a while after hearing Xiao Jingwen's words, then he laughed twice and said slowly:

"Xiao Jingwen, what do you mean?"

"My meaning is very simple. Don't call me anymore. I have my own life... I don't want you to bother me anymore."

I don't know if it was my illusion, but I found that when Xiao Jingwen said this, she looked at me intentionally or unintentionally. But that moment was so short that I even felt that I didn't see it clearly.

"Are you kidding me? You—"

Before the person on the other end of the line could finish speaking, Xiao Jingwen hung up the phone and blacklisted the number again. In the end, it seemed that this was not enough and she simply turned off her phone.

For a moment, the restaurant fell silent again, but this time it was even more depressing than before. I didn't know what to say, because at this moment I felt that nothing I said would be of any use, or I didn't know where to start.

I slowly picked up the empty teacup beside me, took the teapot over, made a cup of hot tea for Xiao Jingwen, and handed her a few tissues. This was one of the few things I could do.

Xiao Jingwen was slightly startled when she saw this, then she smiled and slowly wiped the water off her hands with a tissue, then took the hot tea I handed over. I thought the atmosphere would become quiet again, but I didn't expect Xiao Jingwen to speak again:

"I'm sorry to have you see me in such a mess again."

I was a little confused about how to answer her words, and when I was struggling, I suddenly heard her talking to herself:

"Maybe I just made all of this happen for myself. If I had the courage to reject him when he confessed to me, I wouldn't have had so many bad things happen to me. When I think about it, it's better to say that he was not my ex-boyfriend than that we never had a relationship at all."

Xiao Jingwen propped up her chin with her hand while speaking, staring blankly at the cup of hawthorn tea in my hand, as if she was remembering something from the past, and continued leisurely:

"I really don't know how many of the promises he made are sincere. It's more like a business deal than a romantic relationship. In his future plans, there is only himself, not me. Maybe I am just an extra appendage in his eyes. Even the frequent calls he made recently to get back together are probably because he has taken a fancy to some old friends of my father."

Xiao Jingwen smiled dumbly when she said this, as if she had thought of something funny. She propped herself up and slowly leaned back on the chair. Then she took a sip of the hot tea in the cup, looked at the tea in the cup, and said slowly with a daze:

"Perhaps I am too old to listen to love stories. Those empty promises may not even be as good as the cup of hot tea you made for me."

"Uh......"

I was shocked by these sudden words, and Xiao Jingwen seemed to have come back to her senses and smiled at me awkwardly:

"Ahahaha... sorry, I said something weird without realizing it."

"fine......"

The atmosphere around us became awkward again. We both lowered our heads and drank the tea brewed by each other. It seemed to be a very warm moment, but I don't know why I felt that this atmosphere was a bit suffocating.

Because I always feel that if I let things go on like this, things will develop into something very strange, because at this moment I can't tell what role I am playing here, am I Xiao Jingwen's student, her student assistant, her pretend boyfriend, or -

Just as I was lost in thought, there was another urgent ring in the restaurant, but this time the person who rang was not Xiao Jingwen but me.

Chapter 121 The Garden of Words

My cell phone rang in the silent room, breaking the previous awkwardness, and we both looked at the phone I placed on the table.

I originally thought it was Fatty and the others who called me, but then I thought about it and realized that they rarely called me.

Who is looking for me late at night?

As I was thinking this, I slowly looked at the screen of my phone. The caller ID on it only had two simple words, but it made me feel a little stiff, because the person calling was none other than...Bai Yun? !

Because I never expected Bai Yun to call me at this time, I was stunned for a while, and only came to my senses when the phone stopped ringing.

Xiao Jingwen, who was sitting opposite me, had an inexplicable emotion in her eyes after seeing the caller ID on my phone. She then shook her head, as if trying to get rid of the complicated things in her mind.

"I'm going to wash the dishes, you guys chat."

After Xiao Jingwen finished speaking, she stared blankly at the hot tea in her hand, as if she had thought of something. She glanced at me, then silently drank the hot tea in the cup and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

I was about to say something when my cell phone rang urgently again. I hesitated for a moment, but still chose to press the answer button. After all, Bai Yun called me so late, and called me continuously, so there must be something going on.

After I pressed the answer button, Bai Yun's silver bell-like voice slowly came from the other side:

"Hello? Is this Lin Ran?"

"Yeah, it's me. What's wrong? Why are you calling me so late?"

When he finished saying this, a slightly empty and familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What? Brother... Can't Xiaoyun and I call you if everything is fine?"

Hmm? It's Liu Tongtong, how come they are together? I remember they were not in the same dormitory, right?

When I heard Liu Tongtong making fun of me, I subconsciously wanted to say some witty words to fight back, but then I thought that I was at Xiao Jingwen's house, so it was better not to be too frivolous.

So in the end I put away my little thoughts and said obediently:

"Yes... ahem, of course."

But just when I thought Liu Tongtong or Bai Yun would say something, I heard a few boys wailing, which made me suddenly confused. Why were there boys around them?

But when I listened carefully...I suddenly felt that the wailing sound was somewhat familiar...

Damn, isn't this the voice of the Fattys? !

"You guys... this is in my dormitory?"

"correct."

Hearing the girl's affirmative answer, I swallowed my saliva immediately. For a moment, I was surprised and happy. I was happy that they actually came to the dormitory to find me, but at the same time I was worried about how I should face the fat guy and the others after returning to the dormitory at night.

I’m afraid I’m going to be kicked out of dormitory 404!

"Tongtong and I were taking a walk nearby. We happened to walk here and wanted to come up to look for you, but your friend seemed to say that you and Teacher Xiao had gone out to do something and hadn't returned yet."

"Ahahaha... I probably won't be back for a while."

Listening to the sound of Xiao Jingwen washing dishes in the kitchen, I don’t know why, but every time I say this, I always feel an inexplicable guilt.

This sense of déjà vu is like being out and about with my wife on my back. Although this example is a bit inappropriate, it is the feeling that best reflects my inner feelings at the moment.

"Ahem, by the way, why did you come to see me suddenly?"

"Well... Actually, it's nothing. I just happened to be nearby, and Tongtong asked if we could come up and talk to you, so we..."

"So we came here, but you weren't here, brother... Oh, what a shame."

After listening to Bai Yun's somewhat lost tone and Liu Tongtong's voice, I suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Fatty and the others seemed to have reached the stage of lamenting about life at this time. Their voices gradually faded away and it was obvious that they had all run to the balcony.

Originally, Bai Yun seemed to want to chat with me, but I heard the voice of the dormitory manager on the other end of the phone. After all, although it is tacitly accepted for girls to enter the boys' dormitory, night is different from daytime. After chatting with Bai Yun for a while, I heard the urging voice of the dormitory manager.

After hanging up the phone, I sighed, then rubbed my eyebrows, and felt an indescribable feeling in my heart for a moment.

Maybe if I hadn't accepted Xiao Jingwen's invitation, things might have turned out differently, but if I could do it again...what would I choose? Would I choose the same option or another one?

After thinking for a while, I still don’t know which one to choose, or rather... no matter which one I choose, it feels like it’s not the option I want in my heart. If... if there is an option that I want all of them.

Thinking of this, I suddenly laughed at myself. Not to mention that it is impossible for me to be in two places at the same time, time will not flow back because of my regrets. Of course, what I laughed at myself... was more of my naive ideas.

I drank the hawthorn tea in the cup, looked at the time on my phone, and found that it was almost time to close the dormitory, so I stood up from the chair, put on the suit that Xiao Jingwen had washed and dried for me, and then slowly walked towards the kitchen:

"Sister Wen?"

"..."

"Sister Wen?"

"Ah!...Um...what happened?"

She was startled as if she was awakened from her own world, and it took her a while to slowly come back to her senses.

"It's almost time to close the dormitory. I have to go back."

After hearing what I said, Xiao Jingwen nodded, then hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said:

"Let me drive you back."

"It's okay, I'll just take a taxi back, it won't be a bother."

"The school gate should be closed at this time. If you want to go back, you will probably have to climb over the wall."

After hearing what Xiao Jingwen said, I immediately wanted to say that I had climbed over the wall countless times and was very skilled. But then I thought that Xiao Jingwen was my counselor, and saying that I was very skilled at climbing over the wall in front of her was a bit like asking for trouble, so I didn't say anything in the end.

Sitting in Xiao Jingwen's car, compared to when we came here, no one spoke at this moment. All we could hear was the sound of the car speeding and the music from the Bluetooth in the car. We didn't know what to say to each other, or how to chat.

The songs in the car changed one after another, and countless familiar melodies played in my ears, including Chinese, English, and Japanese, but the melody of this Japanese song sounded somewhat familiar to me.

Because the melody of this song seems to be... the ending song of "The Garden of Words". Looking at the song title above, I was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Jingwen, who was holding the steering wheel and waiting for the red light in front of her, was also stunned.

I can't quite remember the content of The Garden of Words because the memory is so long ago. I only vaguely remember that it was a movie about a story between a student and... a teacher.

And the story told...is a story about love and redemption.

Chapter 122: Childhood Dreams Ridiculous——

I have to say, listening to this familiar melody at this moment, I feel very subtle. It is an indescribable feeling, and I don’t even know how to describe it.

Xiao Jingwen and I stared blankly at the car's central control until the car behind honked. Xiao Jingwen raised her head as if awakened from a dream, looked at the green light in front of her, and started the car with some embarrassment.

I could feel that she was trying hard to suppress something, as if she had something to say to me, but she held it back every time.

I wanted to say something, but I didn't know how to say it, because I was now unsure about the relationship between her and me. I even felt that our clear relationship was becoming increasingly confusing because of one thing after another.