I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 139 - 135: The Bootlicker

Chapter 139: Chapter 135: The Bootlicker

Song Shize and the others, thanks to Li Qingmo’s various dissuasions, didn’t end up fighting in the cafeteria after all.

Li Qingran didn’t want to rest when she came back at noon, but she uncontrollably fell asleep as soon as she lay on the desk.

It might have been because she heard Liang Fan’s name in the cafeteria that Li Qingran dreamed again, or rather, that she had a premonition through the dream about some of the plot in the book.

When she opened her eyes again, a thick white fog clouded her vision. Aware that she was in a dream, she faintly heard intermittent voices coming from a distance.

Li Qingran stretched out her hand to push aside the hazy white mist in front of her eyes and followed the direction of the voice, which sounded familiar—it was Liang Fan’s voice that she had just heard today.

What exactly he was saying, however, she couldn’t make out a single word. Based on her previous experiences, Li Qingran knew that people in dreams couldn’t see her, so she kept walking forward.

Only when she was finally able to discern the figure in front of her did she stop; standing face-to-face with Liang Fan was a petite figure that Li Qingran recognized as Wen Shiyi. She didn’t know why, but Wen Shiyi was crying, her sobbing voice intermittent.

Liang Fan wasn’t wearing a mask, and Li Qingran could only make out a vague half of his side profile, which was full of heartache.

Liang Fan was bent over slightly, whispering words of comfort to Wen Shiyi, and she only knew they were talking.

Occasional words reached her, clearly consoling sweet nothings.

The heroine and the second male lead’s sweet nothings, Li Qingran had no interest in listening to. Not knowing how long the dream would last and basing on past experiences, it shouldn’t be too long. She walked further away and waited for the dream to end.

But unexpectedly, the scene before her eyes changed drastically, as if space itself twisted. Li Qingran felt a throbbing pain in her head and squatted down, closing her eyes.

She only opened her eyes again when the surroundings returned to calm.

As expected, the scene had changed. It seemed to be the school’s sports field, and Li Qingran’s current position should be hidden behind a tree. Just as she was about to step out, she heard a familiar voice outside—

"...Li Qingran, I really like you a lot. Give me a chance to date you!"

The voice lacked the nervousness characteristic of a young person confessing to a crush.

Li Qingran was startled; she recognized the voice—it was Liang Fan’s.

Was Liang Fan confessing to the Li Qingran in the book?

What was going on??

Wasn’t Liang Fan supposed to like Wen Shiyi?

Li Qingran’s response seemed to be automatically filtered out; despite the close distance, Li Qingran couldn’t hear a single word.

Then came Liang Fan’s mocking voice: "Have someone you like? The person you like is Xie Ying’an, isn’t it?"

She had no idea what Li Qingran responded with.

Liang Fan sneered, his words stabbing right into Li Qingran’s heart: "You may not know yet, right? Just a few days ago, on the way to the rematch, Xie Ying’an confessed to Wen Shiyi."

"Oh! That’s right!" Liang Fan continued, his mockery mingled with humiliation as he hurled it towards Li Qingran: "How could you possibly know? No one would tell you about it..."

"So you see, Li Qingran, me confessing to you at this critical moment, you must be touched, right?"

Not long after, Li Qingran saw a panicked and fleeing petite figure, presumably Li Qingran’s, for each step she took reeked of despair.

Only after Li Qingran had walked far away did Liang Fan casually stroll out; compared to Li Qingran’s desperate steps, his were light-footed.

It was as if he was pleased with the accomplishment of a well-planned scheme.

Li Qingran stood in place, watching their figures recede in the distance.

Who would have thought that the second male lead, who was like a dog licking up to someone, would go to such lengths?

Now that was a skill!

When did Liang Fan say this was?

It seemed like he said Xie Ying’an confessed to Wen Shiyi during the rematch. Regardless of whether this was true or false...

Then the current timeline should be after the rematch, just before the summer vacation of the second year of high school...

Qingran was woken up by Xie Ying’an, and by the time she opened her eyes, the English teacher had already begun the lesson.

But having only dreamt two short scenes, Qingran had actually slept for over an hour.

Xie Ying’an’s eyes held concern, and under the desk, he reached out to touch Qingran’s hand, finding its temperature normal.

Only then did Xie Ying’an breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Qingran had opened her English textbook, her mind was still immersed in the dream she just had.

Linking the two dream scenarios together, it was not hard to guess that it must have been Wen Shiyi who was wronged in Li Qingran’s part of the book, and Liang Fan, the male character in the book, had stood up for her.

In the subsequent scene, the so-called confession was false; it was actually to avenge Wen Shiyi and to humiliate her.

Thinking of that, Qingran’s expression gradually darkened.

In the following period, if Liang Fan didn’t court death by confessing to her in order to stand up for Wen Shiyi, then so be it, but if he insisted on courting death and confessing to her, she would certainly make him understand what true humiliation is!

As she pondered, Qingran suddenly felt a cool sensation on her hand, a rare and valuable respite during the unbearable heat of summer.

Almost without thinking, just as the coolness was about to leave, Qingran hurriedly reached out to grasp it.

Xie Ying’an, whose hand was caught by Qingran, brightened up; he turned his head to look at her.

Only then did Qingran snap out of her daze, giving Xie Ying’an a glance before looking down at their intertwined hands.

The awkwardness lasted only a moment, as she gracefully let go of Xie Ying’an’s hand and sat upright, feigning attentiveness to the lesson.

Xie Ying’an watched her for a long while, then, with an ambiguous chuckle, picked up the pen from the desk and resumed the unfinished problems.

It wasn’t until Xie Ying’an finally looked away that Qingran allowed her deliberately stiff body to relax.

The tips of her fingers seemed to still hold onto that cooling touch, even though she distinctly remembered Xie Ying’an’s hand being warm not too long ago.

Could it be that the male leads in novels nowadays are all so impressive, possessing a constitution that’s warm in the winter and cool in the summer?

The bell signaling the end of class rang, and Ruan Ruan ran over, insisting on dragging Qingran to the restroom with her.

Qingran had no choice but to go with her.

On the way, Ruan Ruan’s face looked as bitter as a bitter melon.

"I regret it so much, Ranran," Ruan Ruan said. "The conflict between Song Shize and the transfer student this time is all because of me. If I hadn’t asked Song Shize to help take the transfer student’s photo, this might never have happened..."

Qingran patted Ruan Ruan on the shoulder, about to console her that since it has already happened, she shouldn’t feel too guilty.

Then she heard Ruan Ruan continue: "They are planning to fight in the grove again tonight. I’m already feeling so guilty, but I can’t help wanting to see who will win. What should I do? Ranran, I feel like I can’t control myself at all."

Qingran: "..."

No! I think you don’t feel guilty at all, you’re even somewhat thrilled.

"Ranran, why aren’t you saying anything?" Ruan Ruan blocked Qingran’s path, the two knowing it wasn’t proper to stand in the middle of the hallway, had moved to the side.

Ruan Ruan forgot all about going to the restroom, continuing her endless chatter: "Shall we just go take a peek?"

Qingran looked at her expressionlessly.

Ruan Ruan waved a finger in front of Qingran’s eyes; seeing Qingran unmoved, she switched to coaxing mode: "My dear Ran, let’s just go have a look, okay?"

The "quick look" Ruan Ruan mentioned wasn’t so simple. As she said, she was also worried Song Shize might lose to the transfer student, and wanted Qingran to ’casually’ bring along Li Qingmo.

Of course, Ruan Ruan’s exact words were: "If we could casually get Brother Mo and Brother An to join us, that would be even better."

Qingran nearly laughed. Li Qingmo was the one who gave Song Shize this bad idea; would he not go watch?

As for Xie Ying’an, that was a bit more uncertain; he always preferred to avoid overly lively places.

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