Those years, those jokes, those scum

Chapter 19: Youthful and Unrestrained, Classmates Are Not Scumbags 19

"Frostfall?"

Just as the three of them came out of the bookstore in the mall, Qin Shuangjiang suddenly heard a familiar voice. So she was not mistaken just now.

"Xiao Xiao." Qin Shuangjiang saw the person walking towards her. She was surprised at first, then silent, and finally with a complicated expression. Although this moment changed very quickly, Leng Nuan, who was standing next to her, still saw it clearly.

Oh~ These two people have a story.

"Shuangjiang, it's really you!!" Although she was only two or three meters away, the cute little girl still walked over quickly. She took Qin Shuangjiang's hand and shook it happily.

"Yes, long time no see." Qin Shuangjiang silently pulled his hand back and greeted him lightly.

The girl's expression became a little lost. She said with a hint of pleading, "Can I spare a moment of your time so we can talk?"

"Okay." Qin Shuangjiang felt a little reluctant. They used to be close and could talk about anything...

As soon as she saw the other party agreed, the girl immediately ran back to her companions with a happy look on her face and said hello.

"Hello, my name is Yu Xiaoxiao, and I'm Shuangjiang's junior high school classmate." Although she was a cute and petite girl, she was surprisingly straightforward. She naturally introduced herself to Qin Shuangjiang's companions.

The girl was wearing a three-quarter puff-sleeved plaid dress, and her back-length hair was tied in front of her chest with a light-colored patterned fluffy hairband. It was simple yet fashionable, and she was dressed very appropriately.

"Hello, I'm Leng Nuan." I thought the other party was just looking for Qin Shuangjiang, but I didn't expect him to greet them. Leng Nuan always welcomes polite people.

"Hello, I'm Qiao Niansheng. I'm Shuangjiang's high school classmate." It was the first time Qiao Niansheng dealt with someone else, especially such a cute girl, which made him a little nervous.

Yu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. She hadn't noticed it before, but now she realized that Qiao Niansheng was a boy, and a very handsome boy. No wonder she was surprised. Qin Shuangjiang had very strict family education. She had hardly spoken to any boy in the three years she had known her. Now she has male friends too.

She looked at Qin Shuangjiang again with a dim look in her eyes. After all... they had changed.

After a brief greeting, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and awkward. Looking at the depressed person in front of her, Qin Shuangjiang suddenly regretted it. Shouldn't she have agreed? What else could they say?

Leng Nuan looked at this and then that. She sighed helplessly. She patted Qiao Niansheng and said, "Niansheng, look, two ice creams for 5 yuan."

"Where?" The boy who loved ice cream happily followed.

"They are really interesting." Because of the incident just now, the atmosphere between Yu Xiaoxiao and Qin Shuangjiang eased a lot.

"Yeah." Qin Shuangjiang didn't say much, but the corners of her mouth curled up to show her good mood.

"Let's go sit over there." Yu Xiaoxiao pointed to the coffee and book bar next to them.

"Host, host, Wa is back~~" With a familiar crackling sound, Leng Nuan heard the cheerful voice of her silly little system in her mind.

"Host, let me tell you, I found something really amazing... Huh? What are you looking at?" Seeing that its host was looking in one direction and ignoring it, it also looked over curiously.

Hmm? The female supporting role and... an unknown person. A.K0527 searched the original novel, and it seems that this person never appeared. Oh, it doesn't matter anyway, the plot has been strangled by its host.

"What are they doing? Such complicated emotions!" A.K0527 was a little puzzled. It was the first time for it to see humans exuding guilt, joy, nostalgia, helplessness, and regret at the same time. Did the two of them do something to each other? Why did they both end up with a strong sense of self-blame?

Standing in the ice cream shop, slowly eating the ice cream, watching for a while and then looking away.

In the booth of the book bar, Yu Xiaoxiao stirred the coffee in front of her, feeling a little uneasy. She thought for a moment and said, "You have made two good friends."

"Well, they're all fine." It's easy to be with them, without having to think or pay attention to so many things.

Looking at the relaxed and comfortable smile of the person opposite her, Yu Xiaoxiao felt a sharp pain in her heart. If...if...if she had not chosen to confess her feelings, could she be like those two people, standing by her side and in her life? They would still be best friends.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry about that time." Qin Shuangjiang clenched her hands. She ran away in a hurry and kept hiding from the other person because of shock and fear.

"No, you're right. I was reckless." Yu Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly. It was obviously not the right time to confess, but she was anxious because Qin Shuangjiang suddenly left them for some unknown reason.

The girl who used to always have a carefree smile on her face now has more melancholy and bitterness. Qin Shuangjiang hid the regret in her eyes by drinking coffee. After all, she still hurt the person in front of her.

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"Shuangjiang, can I have your contact information if possible..." After finishing a cup of coffee, Yu Xiaoxiao mustered up the courage to say. She did not regret her original decision, even if she could not get a response. At least, at least she wanted to be friends with her again. At least, they would not disappear from each other's lives like this. Otherwise, how could she justify this chance encounter.

"Don't worry, I won't disturb you." Afraid that Qin Shuangjiang would think she was harassing him, Yu Xiaoxiao immediately added this sentence after she finished speaking.

Qin Shuangjiang didn't know if what she did was right or not. But she still gave Yu Xiaoxiao the number she had changed on purpose. She once had a small, close-knit team.

Is it because her character is too bad that people who approach her have certain purposes? Is this the only way people can be together? They approach each other with their own purposes.

It shouldn't be. Qin Shuangjiang, who had been deeply immersed in thinking about the profound philosophical issues of interpersonal relationships, seemed to have some feelings and looked at the two people who were walking and reciting Chinese.

"What are you thinking about? The light has turned red." On the sidewalk, Leng Nuan reached out and grabbed Qin Shuangjiang who wanted to move forward.

"Sorry, thank you." Qin Shuangjiang finally came to his senses, looked around, apologized and thanked.

Leng Nuan took a deep look at the girl's face full of self-blame and regret. She turned to Qiao Niansheng and said, "Niansheng, I'll send Shuangjiang back." The implication was, do as you please.

"Okay." The sensitive Qiao Niansheng actually felt early on that something was wrong after Qin Shuangjiang met that man.

"Eh? No need. I can go back by myself." Suddenly, everything was arranged clearly.

"I don't think you can be trusted in this state."

The eyes of the person in front of him were gentle yet sharp, as if he saw through everything. Qin Shuangjiang opened his mouth slightly but said nothing.

The path was lined with lush green trees, with occasional cars driving slowly or pedestrians passing by in groups of three or four. The bright and warm sunshine was very comfortable on my body.

Hands, so thin, so rough~ Qin Shuangjiang, who was just immersed in her own world, suddenly reacted. Compared with ordinary girls, her left palm did not feel the soft touch that only belongs to girls. Following her gaze, there were tiny and long-standing scars on the back of her not-so-white hand.

"People are growing up..." A pleasant and deep voice sounded steadily.

“You will always hurt others or be hurt by others, whether intentionally or unintentionally.”

At the intersection, the person next to her stopped and looked at her seriously.

"So, classmate Qin Shuangjiang, if you are hurt by others, please forgive your weak self and don't be afraid."

"If you hurt others, please forgive yourself for your ignorance and don't blame yourself too much."

The sound of the wind and the car seemed to disappear suddenly, and the only sound in her ears was the man's calm and gentle voice. What she saw was the man's penetrating and gentle gaze.

"You're fine."

The hand on my head soothes me gently. Three gentle words brush past my ears and go straight into my heart.