Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Xie Xiao couldn't resist and bent down to kiss her on the face.

Luo Yanran covered her face in surprise and then looked around, whispering, "What are you doing? It would look bad if someone saw us."

They were still at school, being seen would indeed look bad!

Xie Xiao apologized with a smile, "Sorry."

The two of them continued to stroll through the school hand in hand, and every time they passed a place, Luo Yanran could recall something related to Xie Xiao.

"Next to the little supermarket, that chair—you guys loved to sit there after playing basketball. Do you remember in your freshman year how the last class on Wednesday afternoons was PE? You guys were too lazy to eat a meal so you just ate instant noodles there..."

Luo Yanran mentioned this with a smile in her eyes, then suddenly recalled something, "Later, Zhou Mianmian would bring you meals..."

Then when they stood together, the surrounding boys would start teasing.

And Luo Yanran was just a spectator watching from the side.

She looked at the boy's face, which had a silly smile, while the eyes of the girl he looked at sparkled with delight.

Xie Xiao tightened his grip on her hand. Luo Yanran snapped back to reality and looked at the person beside her, then suddenly took the initiative to lean over and kiss him, saying, "Now, you're mine."

But she really wished, really wished to go back to the past, to make herself braver, even more brave.

Maybe then that boy's smile would have been yours.

Regrettably, there are no what-ifs.

"You liked the third window on the second floor of the cafeteria the most, that lady was really nice and seemed to always give you a lot of meat..."

"Over there, by that lake, you and a bunch of boys walked over making noise. In the end, you got pushed into the lake. Everyone said it was Lin Yu, but I saw that it wasn't Lin Yu; he must have been speechless, right? Hahaha~"

"Oh, right, over there by the teacher's dormitories, you guys..."

Xie Xiao just watched as the girl walked by these places one by one, naturally speaking about what she saw, those days following behind Xie Xiao.

Eventually, she became quiet for a moment, then whispered, "Tsk, why do I feel like I've always been a stalker?"

After saying this, her eyes widened in shock. If the roles were reversed, if a boy were following her like that, it really would be terrifying, right?

She turned to look at Xie Xiao and said earnestly, "I'm just kidding, I'm not a stalker!"

Her tone was earnest, laden with a sense of grievance.

Xie Xiao raised an eyebrow, implying something deeper, "Really? But almost everything you said was accurate. I'm wondering, how long have you been following me?"

His expression softened while looking at the little girl in front of him with a face full of apprehension, afraid of being seen as a creep, "Don't worry, knowing that it's you following me, I just feel heartache."

"But actually, to think about it from another perspective, my behavior is indeed a bit creepy..." she muttered softly, no wonder Zhou Mianmian always looked at her with disgust.

From others' perspectives, the behavior must seem rather creepy, doesn't it?

Luo Yanran suddenly felt a bit choked up. Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire

She hadn't meant to follow Xie Xiao deliberately, but every time she saw him, she couldn't help but pay too much attention,

even uncontrollably following him around.

But the school was originally not very large—it was really easy to bump into someone if you intended to.

Yet no matter how much she rationalized, Luo Yanran had to admit, she intentionally created opportunities to encounter Xie Xiao.

But even so, there was no trace of herself in Xie Xiao's eyes.

Luo Yanran sighed, "Xie Xiao, you must have been hard to chase. Am I not pretty?"

She stared eagerly into Xie Xiao's eyes.

Xie Xiao looked at her radiant little face and said seriously, "Beautiful."

Even though he liked Zhou Mianmian at that time, he had to admit when other boys swayed her photo in front of him that the girl was really beautiful.

Probably the type that most boys would like, right?

I remember at that time Lin Yu argued with him and called him an idiot, even saying, "If you're going to fawn over someone, why not choose someone pretty? Isn't Luo Yanran prettier than Zhou Mianmian? Are you blind?"

At that time, Xie Xiao couldn't say that Zhou Mianmian was prettier than Luo Yanran either.

Just that after arguing with Lin Yu, the two of them had completely fallen out.

Xie Xiao looked at her seriously and said, "I knew you were beautiful, but at that time, I never dared to dream that you would like me."

Back then, Luo Yanran had too many halos around her.

Even for a sunny and cheerful big boy like Xie Xiao, okay, add top student to that; still, he didn't entertain any special fantasies.

It's like seeing a beautiful celebrity, right?

But you wouldn't think she would become your girlfriend, right?

Even if you casually call her 'wife' or 'girlfriend,' you know in your heart it's just talk.

Back then, Luo Yanran's beauty seemed almost like that of a celebrity to Xie Xiao.

Beautiful, but distant.

Luo Yanran was amused by his description and explanation.

Then, teasing him on purpose, she asked, "So, how do you feel now?"

"Like a dream come true?" Xie Xiao tentatively gave an answer, then laughed himself, stretching his hand to pinch her cheek, "Hey, it's warm, not a dream. I've plucked the moon from the sky."

The last sentence carried a gentle and lingering tenderness.

It made Luo Yanran's face turn red instantly.

She bashfully pulled his hand away, "Stop your nonsense!"

Xie Xiao just smiled, watching her embarrassed expression.

But that was truly what he felt; it was just that the moon had too thin a skin and had hidden away.

But it was really cute.

Affected by it, their moods seemed to have improved after strolling through their high school.

They didn't dare to stay too long in the school, otherwise, when the security guards started patrolling later, it would be tough to explain to Old Lin.

So they quickly left.

Xie Xiao called Xie Qingxiao, learned that everyone had gone home.

So he also hailed a cab, and while waiting for the cab, he glanced at Luo Yanran, who was clearly in a good mood. "My mom is probably at home fuming."

His tone was helpless.

Luo Yanran paused, "Because of what happened today?"

"Yeah, it's got nothing to do with us; it's about my aunt…" Xie Xiao, as a younger member of the family, really shouldn't speak ill, so he only got halfway through his sentence before frowning.

But Luo Yanran understood. She just squeezed Xie Xiao's hand, "It's okay, I wasn't much affected, just made it awkward for your uncle and aunt."

"What are you feeling embarrassed about?" Xie Xiao looked at her embarrassed face, "This has nothing much to do with you, it's my aunt's issue, even grandmother got mad."

Luo Yanran was a bit worried, "Is it serious?"

"No, but now there's talk of moving to a nursing home, my dad didn't specify; we'll see when we get back." Xie Xiao sighed.