I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 32 - 29: Passing the Classroom Twice

Chapter 32: Chapter 29: Passing the Classroom Twice

Qingran was hospitalized on the second day, and after school, Xie Ying’an was still the first one to rush to the hospital.

At that time, Song Shize was telling Qingran a joke. After finishing the joke, Qingran did not laugh, but he himself was laughing uncontrollably.

Qingran looked at him as if he was a freak.

Being looked at with such a gaze, Song Shize gradually couldn’t laugh anymore and snorted, "Li Qingran, you really are no fun."

Then, he turned his head and saw Xie Ying’an leaning on the doorway watching him, which gave Song Shize quite a scare.

"What time is it now?" Song Shize looked at his wristwatch, "Xie Ying’an, don’t tell me you skipped class?"

Beijing Time 17:22, it was clear that Xie Ying’an hadn’t skipped class. It seems not everyone likes to skip classes like him, Song Shize felt a bit disappointed.

Xie Ying’an walked in with long strides, frowning at him: "Don’t you have your own sickroom?"

Song Shize raised his eyebrows, "What’s mine isn’t as interesting as others."

This annoying expression successfully made Xie Ying’an’s fists itch again, he coldly glanced at Song Shize.

Song Shize spread his hands nonchalantly, actually wishing that Xie Ying’an would beat him up again so he could stay longer in the hospital.

During rush hour, Xie Ying’an sat between Qingran and Song Shize. His gaze fell on the fruits on the table and he turned his head to ask Qingran: "What fruit would you like to eat?"

Qingran remembered the scene of him peeling an apple yesterday, suddenly feeling playful, she eagerly looked at the most conspicuous pineapple among the pile of fruits.

She said, "I want to eat pineapple."

Song Shize swallowed, joining in: "Count me in."

The pineapple, the most unreliable fruit to bring someone, was brought by Song Shize. He seriously explained that he didn’t know what fruits Qingran liked, so he arbitrarily bought a portion of each.

Facing this kind of spoiled rich kid flaunting his wealth, Qingran felt she already couldn’t cope.

Xie Ying’an picked up a pineapple, looking at Qingran who had moved to sit opposite him.

Qingran didn’t believe that he would peel the pineapple, watching attentively at the moment.

Completely oblivious, Song Shize dragged a stool over to join the fun on another side of the square table.

Xie Ying’an opened the fruit knife, he cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple, sliced it evenly down from the top into three sections, took one piece, held the pineapple down, and cut the skin from the flesh, then slicing the pulp and arranging it nicely on a fruit plate.

His sleek and flashy technique stunned both Qingran and Song Shize into speechlessness.

Snapping out of it, Song Shize reached his hand out to grab a piece of the pineapple he had just peeled, his mouth plastered with a pleasing smile, "Not bad, bro."

Xie Ying’an swiftly slapped away Song Shize’s extended hand, and lightly reminded him, "It wasn’t peeled for you."

"Damn," Song Shize couldn’t believe his own ears, "Xie Ying’an, I didn’t expect you to be such a bros before hoes type of guy."

Xie Ying’an simply ignored him and picked up a fruit pick to skewer a piece for Qingran.

Qingran hesitated as she took the fruit pick, the words Song Shize said in the morning once again flitted through her mind.

In the morning, Song Shize suspiciously gossiped, "Tell me the truth, are you guys in a puppy love relationship?"

He pretended to be serious, holding up three fingers in an oath-gesture: "Don’t worry, I absolutely won’t tell anyone."

Puppy love, a topic far too sensitive for high school students, especially for a top student like Qingran who had meticulously planned every step of her future.

Hearing Qingran say puppy love was absolutely impossible, Song Shize’s gaze turned even stranger.

The out-of-season pineapple was not tasty, and Qingran somewhat regretted making Xie Ying’an peel it as a tease.

Seeing that she was reluctantly eating it, probably due to the pineapple’s taste, he casually pushed the pineapple in front of Song Shize.

Song Shize was thrilled, the tangy pineapple still tasted quite enjoyable to him.

Li Qingmo arrived at the hospital at 17:43, as soon as he stepped into the sickroom, he began complaining, "The traffic almost killed me."

Upon seeing Xie Ying’an, he was visibly stunned for a good while before asking him, "How did you get here so fast again? Wasn’t there traffic?"

Xie Ying’an, standing at Qingran’s side, lazily replied, "Guess I was lucky, there wasn’t much traffic on the way here."

Li Qingmo was somewhat skeptical.

Once Li Qingmo entered, Qingran noticed Ruan Ruan and Wen Shiyi following behind him.

Seeing Qingran, Ruan Ruan’s eyes lit up, she flung her arms open and pounced, "Ah, my Ranran, I’ve missed you so much."

Xie Ying’an frowned and pulled Qingran away, and Ruan Ruan, caught off guard, ended up plopping onto the sickbed.

"Hahaha~" Song Shize burst out laughing.

Ruan Ruan clambered up from the bed and turned around, glaring at Song Shize with a murderous gaze.

Song Shize spread his hands, "What’s the use of glaring at me? It’s not like I was the one who pulled Li Qingran away."

Of course, Ruan Ruan didn’t dare to glare at Xie Ying’an. Although Song Shize was also tough, in Ruan Ruan’s eyes, he was just a spoiled rich kid with bad grades and bad character, and couldn’t be compared to the handsome, well-performing campus prince.

"It’s because your laughter sounds awful," Ruan Ruan responded irritably, "Also, Brother An pulled Ranran back considering her situation, she’s still recovering from her illness. I was just too excited to see Ranran, I momentarily, momentarily forgot she’s still sick."

Her final words were obviously meant as an explanation to Xie Ying’an.

"Shit!" Song Shize muttered a curse under his breath.

Li Qingmo gave Song Shize a kick in the butt from behind, but it was clear that he didn’t use much strength.

Song Shize covered his butt with both hands, turned around in feigned shock, and exaggeratedly said,

"What are you doing? I’m telling you, I’m not into that."

Li Qingmo was almost nauseated, "Act normal, will you?"

Qingran went over to help Ruan Ruan stand up, while Wen Shiyi also walked over.

The three girls sat down next to the sickbed, while the boys tactfully walked outside.

Li Qingmo went to throw his arm around Xie Ying’an’s neck, but being shorter, it looked somewhat comical from behind.

Ruan Ruan suddenly grabbed Qingran’s hand: "My Ranran, did you see how when I wanted to bear-hug you earlier, Brother An’s gaze looked like he wanted to kill me?"

Wen Shiyi softly said, "Ruannuan, you really were a bit too impulsive, what if you had bumped into Qingran..."

Qingran shook her head helplessly, "I’m not that fragile."

Ruan Ruan indignantly spoke:

"The person who posted this is truly evil, even our school is taking this seriously now. Honestly, Song Shize is the real villain, hmph, and yet he gets off scot-free."

Wen Shiyi whispered, "Wasn’t Song Shize hospitalized because Xie hit him?"

Ruan Ruan choked: "... well, he deserved it."

She then turned to whisper to Qingran about the recent school happenings: "Ranran, you wouldn’t know, yesterday Huang Qianyu and Sun Xin were huddled together during break, whispering and giggling like they were hit by farts. Then last night, once the clarification post was out, they couldn’t laugh anymore during class today, haha~"

Qingran also smirked, but then she suddenly remembered something: "Has anyone seen Senior Luo Lan at school these past two days?"

After all, this whole thing started because of Luo Lan.

Ruan Ruan shook her head: "Heard she hasn’t been to class these two days either. She apparently posted an apology to you last night in the school forum, didn’t you see it?"

Qingran pointed to her still-charging phone, "My phone ran out of battery yesterday morning."

Xie Ying’an did bring the charger he promised today, and her phone had just charged.

The girls chatted idly, and before long it was 6:30 pm. Li Qingmo came to urge them to go back.

"Come on, what are you dawdling for? We can study together the day after tomorrow." Li Qingmo stood at the door, urging with drooping eyelids.

Ruan Ruan and Wen Shiyi said goodbye to Qingran together.

Before leaving, Ruan Ruan leaned in and whispered in Qingran’s ear, asking if she was close with God Ji.

Qingran looked at her quizzically.

Ruan Ruan whispered, "Today God Ji actually passed our classroom door twice, twice!"

She held up two fingers: "Our class is miles away from their senior year second class, totally out of the way. How did he end up at our classroom door?"

Qingran hung her head, her long eyelashes uncontrollably trembling.

"Alright, I’m heading back first, Ranran," Ruan Ruan and Wen Shiyi waved goodbye, the playful twinkling in their eyes, "Don’t get angry anymore, it’s bad for your health."

——

At night, Qingran turned on her fully charged phone.

After entering the password, a series of belated messages popped up.

First came two days’ worth of comforting texts from Old Wu, followed by comforting WeChat messages from classmates. Qingran’s finger paused on the contact named "Ji."

After hesitating for a moment, she opened it.

Yesterday - 19:07

Ji: You were supposed to feed the cat today.

Ji: You didn’t come.

Today - 07:12

Ji: Ji He said you took a leave.

Ji: Will you come to feed the cats today?

20:03

Ji: You didn’t come.

Holding the phone, Qingran felt somewhat at a loss. Just two days ago she had proactively asked to add Ji Yanchen’s WeChat on the pretext of coordinating to feed the cats together. Now, less than two days later, she had already stood him up.

Tsk!

The sound of an incoming video call suddenly rang out, startling the pensive Qingran, almost making her drop the phone.

She glanced at the screen; the name boldly displayed was "Xie Ying’an". Qingran hesitated for a moment on whether to answer or not.

Zhao Yan, smiling broadly, looked over, "Is it Brother An calling?"

Qingran nodded, then resolutely tapped to answer.

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