Chapter XVI
Walking, walking
Slowly, she fell in love with a song. It wouldn't be a single loop, but she would feel it every time. I like to write things for no reason. It won't move all readers, but only you understand.
Walking, walking
He wanted to look back and see if the footprints that they had walked together were still there. Is it still clear?
Along the way, your fragrance has been lingering. No matter how far you go, it has never dissipated.
Meeting you is like walking, walking, and turning at an intersection.
Oh, you're here too. There were no more assumptions or ifs. The beginning of the story, that courage, that luck.
He was used to seeing the 14th of the month as an important moment. He was used to waking up in the middle of the night to look at his phone. He was used to nicknames, used to his temper, and used to his nickname. She was used to the routine of eleven at night and ten in the morning. I'm used to the recipe; I'm used to thinking of you like this
Walk, walk!
--Xiao Lin to Bai Bingying
"Can I ask you out for dance practice at other times?”On the second Sunday, Xiao Lin cautiously asked Bai Bingying as he left the rehearsal hall after practicing the movements he had taught her.
"Sure, but I don't know when I'll be free. Besides, I'll go back first.”Bai Bingying and the other girls from the School of Communication left together. However, this short sentence seemed to have given Xiao Lin great encouragement. This was a very good excuse to ask Bai Bingying out alone. Xiao Lin was very satisfied with his performance.
In the next few days, Xiao Lin felt uneasy, and he didn't know why. After reading for a while, he threw the book away. He felt bored playing games. He kept wondering if Bai Bingying had time now and if it was appropriate for him to call her.
After struggling for two days, she still did not dial the number she had memorized. Until this morning, Xiao Lin didn't know why, but he suddenly looked at himself in the mirror and felt that he was very unfamiliar. He didn't have any masculinity, so he dialed the number.
" Beep toot…" The ringtone rang for a long time. Xiao Lin started to regret his decision. He thought that he shouldn't have been so impulsive since Bai Bingying didn't want to pick up his call. Just as he was about to hang up, Bai Bingying picked up.
Bai Bingying's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone."Hello, Xiao Lin, I'm sorry. I didn't hear my phone ringing earlier.”
Hearing her tone, Xiao Lin guessed that she probably hadn't woken up yet, so he quickly apologized,""I'm sorry. I thought you were up. Did I disturb your rest? I'm really sorry.”
"It's nothing. I didn't have any classes this morning, so I slept late last night. However, you called just in time. But you're not here to ask me to dance, are you?”Bai Bingying said.
"Can I? Are you free today?"
Bai Bingying paused for a moment and replied,""I'm afraid I can't do it today. I have things to do this afternoon and tonight.”Hearing her say this, Xiao Lin felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his heart, so his passion was extinguished and his mood became heavy.
However, she did not expect Bai Bingying to change the topic." But if you have time tomorrow, we can go practice dancing together."”
Bai Bingying's words immediately made Xiao Lin excited. He thought to himself,'This is great! She's so beautiful! So perfect!'
"I have time. I have time all day tomorrow.”Xiao Lin said without hesitation.
"Alright, let's practice dancing in the square behind the library tomorrow night. I'll call you tomorrow.”After Xiao Lin agreed, Bai Bingying hung up.
After the phone call, Xiao Lin was glad that everything was going smoothly. Things were not as complicated as he thought. Xiao Lin had been so excited for the entire day that he even forgot about the dinner he had agreed to have with the director and minister of the International Business Club tomorrow night.
It wasn't until noon the next day that Zhao Ruixu came to the dormitory to look for Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin was lying in bed, preparing for his afternoon nap.
"Brother Yu, open the door." Zhao Ruixu knocked on the door and shouted. Yang Yu got up and opened the door." Xiao Lin, are you asleep? Brother Yu."
After Zhao Ruixu came in, Yang Yu closed the bedroom door again." He just laid down, so he shouldn't be asleep yet."”
Xiao Lin stood up and asked Zhao Ruixu,""Ruixu, come here. What's wrong? I was just about to take an afternoon nap."
"Aren't we going to have dinner at seven tonight? I just wanted to ask you, what time are we going over?”
Xiao Lin suddenly remembered." Yes, there's a gathering at the club tonight. How could I have forgotten about this?"”Xiao Lin patted the back of his head. He had completely forgotten about this matter yesterday.
Actually, it was not Xiao Lin's fault for having a bad memory. It was just that he was too excited at that time. Xiao Lin felt a little awkward. As the chairman, he had to appear at the club's first gathering tonight.
Bai Bingying couldn't reject him. He had already told her that he would have free time for the whole day. What should he do? Xiao Lin's sleepiness was instantly gone. "Ruixu, our club's gathering time is set at seven o'clock tonight at the restaurant opposite the Second Bridge, right?”
"Yeah, didn't you decide on the time and place during the meeting last Tuesday? Don't tell me you've forgotten."
Xiao Lin quickly shook his head and denied," Are you kidding? How could I forget such an important matter?"”Xiao Lin emphasized his tone to hide his guilt." I'll go to your dorm to wake you up at 6:30 pm. We'll go together."”Zhao Ruixu agreed and turned to leave.
Xiao Lin frowned and thought about how to resolve the conflict between the two matters. He took out his phone and looked at the time: 12:35. Xiao Lin guessed that Bai Bingying hadn't started her afternoon nap yet, so he called her.
"Hello, Bai Bingying, it's Xiao Lin.”
"No, but if you call me later, I might have fallen asleep. I was just about to mute my phone.”Bai Bingying said.
Xiao Lin scratched his head and didn't know what to say to her." Didn't we agree to practice dancing together tonight? I just want to ask what time it is.”
"Eight o'clock at night, okay? Do you have anything else to do? If you don't have time, we can practice next time.”
Xiao Lin estimated in his heart that there was an hour between 7:00 and 8:00. If he could reduce the time he spent at the dinner party, he would still be able to make it. After all, Er Qiao only needed ten minutes to run to the library.
"You don't have to change it. I have time. I'm just worried that you'll have other things to do. Go to sleep. See you tonight." After Bai Bingying hung up, Xiao Lin immediately called Zheng Yuru.
Zheng Yuru took a deep breath and said,""Brother, I called you in the middle of the afternoon. You were so noisy. I'm sleeping.”
"Sister Yuru, stop sleeping. Wake up and help your brother.”Ever since Xiao Lin helped Zheng Yuru vent her anger on Li Zhe last semester, Zheng Yuru had always treated Xiao Lin as her brother.
"Alright, go ahead." Zheng Yuru pouted.
"Yuru, remember to call me at around 7:40 tonight. When the time comes, just make up an excuse that you're looking for me for something and want me to go over to see you, understand? Younger sister." Xiao Lin said anxiously.
"Alright, I'll set the alarm for 7:38 p. m. Don't worry, brother. Is that all?”
After making the arrangements, Xiao Lin felt extremely relaxed and fell asleep peacefully.
The media class only had one class in the afternoon, which lasted until four o'clock. Xiao Lin returned to his dorm after class. Seeing that the weather was nice and the sun was warm, he changed into his jersey and called Xie Wenhao to play basketball with him for about an hour.
Throughout the entire process, Xiao Lin was in a very happy mood. He played well and his teammates cooperated well, so he didn't feel tired after playing. After coming back to take a shower, Xiao Lin specially sprayed some perfume on his body. He felt refreshed and in a very good state.
At 6:30 pm, Xiao Lin went down to Zhao Ruixu's room on the second floor to call him. He, Tan Pei, and Murong Yan arrived at the restaurant they had booked first, followed by Li Xiaotian. The remaining people also came over. Xiao Lin counted, there were a total of thirteen people present, just enough for one table.
Everyone joked and chatted as they waited for the dishes to be served. As they had already made an appointment, the dishes were served not long after. Xiao Lin remembered that he was going to practice dancing with Bai Bingying later, so he didn't want to drink, afraid that he would leave a bad impression on her.
However, seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic and unwilling to dampen their spirits, it seemed that he could only control himself and drink less. Tan Pei, who was sitting on Xiao Lin's left, opened a bottle of white wine first and poured the seven boys 'wine glasses into one bottle. Actually, it was not much. Each glass was about one-third full. Xiao Lin picked up his wine glass and shook it, feeling that he should have no problem drinking it.
Tan Pei poured drinks for the girls and sat down."Should we invite the chairman and Brother Lin to say a few words to everyone and give an opening speech?”
Everyone responded with a round of applause. Tan Pei pulled Xiao Lin and said," Brother Lin, it's hard to turn down such kindness.”
In the past, Xiao Lin was actually very disgusted with the so-called "leadership" style, but he didn't expect it to be his turn now. But since it was unavoidable, Xiao Lin could only quickly organize his words.
Xiao Lin stood up with a smile and said,"Thank you, I'm just saying a few words." First of all, I want to thank everyone. Thank you to everyone here today for trusting me to join this new club. Although the club has just started, I firmly believe that with our hard work, it will definitely become a very influential club in the National Zhongcheng University in the near future.”
Xiao Lin looked at everyone and continued," Even though I can't promise you what you can get here, I promise you that you won't regret joining the International Business Club. Here, you might not get everything you want, but you will definitely get what you need, such as ability, courage, and connections. I also hope that everyone will be a team from now on, and we will be more like friends.”
Xiao Lin raised his wine glass." I wish our friendship will be like this glass of wine, becoming more mellow as time passes. Cheers to everyone."”
Xiao Lin clinked glasses with everyone, raised his head, and drank the white wine in his glass in one gulp. "Everyone, eat more." Xiao Lin sat down and said.
"Brother Lin, you have a good tolerance for alcohol. I like being friends with forthright people like you. Come, fill it up.”Tan Pei took Xiao Lin's glass and filled it with beer. The two of them stood up and clinked their glasses. Xiao Lin also drank the beer in one gulp.
After drinking the beer, Xiao Lin thought that if he drank with everyone, even if he wasn't drunk, his stomach would be swollen and uncomfortable.
Xiao Lin put down his cup and said," Director Pei, I think you should have a drink with Murong Yan. You're both professionals and members of the same club. It's fate, isn't it?"”
After that, Xiao Lin came up with another excuse," Qingwei, Tian Peng, you should know about Murong Yan's glorious achievements. To be honest, I admire him too. Let's toast to Murong Yan."”
"No, thank you, Brother Lin. You flatter me. Thank you, everyone.”Murong Yan modestly clinked glasses with everyone.
After toasting Murong Yan, Xiao Lin nudged Zhao Ruixu's arm and looked at the girls, hinting at him to toast to the girls. Zhao Ruixu understood and stood up."Dear girls, we shouldn't have neglected you. Let me toast you.”
"No." Li Xiaotian looked at Xiao Lin and said," Zhao Ruixu isn't the only gentleman among you guys, is he? Sisters, we're not drinking. We're only drinking because they're toasting us."”The girls quickly formed a united front and stood still.
Xiao Lin thought for a moment, and as expected, he still didn't skip it, so he could only drink another cup. Xiao Lin stood up, and the other boys could only act like gentlemen. Everyone ate and chatted. The atmosphere was very warm and friendly.
" Ring ring…" Xiao Lin's long-awaited phone finally rang. However, Xiao Lin didn't rush to answer it. Instead, he let it ring.
"Brother Lin, your phone is ringing. Is it a beautiful woman calling you?”Tan Pei joked.
Xiao Lin guessed that it must be Zheng Yuru, but he deliberately picked up the phone and looked at it for a few seconds. "There's no beauty. It's my sister.”
"Could it be Sister Rong, Brother Jing?”Murong Yan smiled and said," Brother Lin, why don't you put it on speaker?”
This was exactly what Xiao Lin had hoped for." Let's open it. The shadows are all straight, and the body definitely won't be crooked.”
Xiao Lin picked up the phone and put it on speaker. "Hello, sister." Xiao Lin said to the phone on the table.
"Brother, where are you? I was hit by someone." Then, there was a burst of crying.
"Don't cry. I'm here. How are you? Where are you now? Why did you get hit? Where did you get hit?”Xiao Lin pretended to be very worried, almost deceiving himself.
"Brother, you don't have to worry too much. I'm already in the school's infirmary. When I went to the library to study, I was scratched by someone riding a bicycle. It was just a graze on my arm. It was nothing serious. The owner accompanied me to the hospital to bandage it.”Zheng Yuru "comforted" Xiao Lin.
"I'll be right there. Wait for me.”Xiao Lin couldn't help but admire Zheng Yuru's superb acting skills. She made it seem like something really happened. Xiao Lin was delighted when he thought about it.
Xiao Lin didn't explain much to Tan Pei and the others because they had all heard it. Zhao Ruixu said that he wanted to go with Xiao Lin to see Zheng Yuru. Xiao Lin dissuaded him and apologized to everyone. Then, he gave Zhao Ruixu, who had stood up to send him to the door, 200 yuan to cover the cost of dinner.
Xiao Lin estimated that each person would only need about 50 yuan, and he would pay the extra for the girl. When Xiao Lin left the restaurant, he didn't forget to buy a bottle of yogurt for Bai Bingying.
Xiao Lin jogged all the way to Lake Jing. The night view of Lake Jing was still so beautiful. The soft yellow lights made it shrouded in romance. Xiao Lin walked onto the bridge and looked around the square for Bai Bingying. The lights in the night were not particularly bright, and he could only see a blurry figure.
Suddenly, the square was filled with the song that Xiao Lin and the others had played when they were learning to dance in the rehearsal hall." I'll give you a burning heart, and I'll give you my love. A thousand stars, plucked for you, love flowers bloom for you. Seeing your red face, my heart has already flown. To awaken the true feelings Flowers bloom for you. Holding your hand, holding the string of feelings, strolling among the colorful clouds, no matter how many tomorrows there are in life, let time stop today…"
Xiao Lin stopped in his tracks and listened to the song. His brain, which had been numbed by alcohol, suddenly woke up. Xiao Lin followed the voice and found Bai Bingying. He saw a girl standing under the light and guessed that it must be her.
Xiao Lin sped up and ran in front of the girl. It was indeed Bai Bingying. She was wearing black leggings and a blue dress. She was practicing her dance next to the computer that was playing music.
Xiao Lin panted heavily and said,"I'm sorry I'm late. I must have made you wait for a long time."”
Bai Bingying stopped singing." I've just arrived too. Besides, it's not even eight o'clock yet, so you're not late." Did you run over? Why are you so tired?"
Xiao Lin told her the truth." I was having dinner with all the members of the International Business Club at the restaurant opposite the Second Bridge. I brought this bottle of yogurt for you. It's for you."”Xiao Lin passed the yogurt to Bai Bingying.
"Thank you." Bai Bingying took the yogurt and placed it on the computer." You drank, right? The smell of alcohol is quite strong.”
Xiao Lin pulled himself together to prove that he was sober and not drunk." I'm very sorry. I drank a little, but it's okay.”
Bai Bingying closed her laptop and prepared to leave. "If it's not convenient, we'll come out to practice next time.”
Xiao Lin walked forward and snatched her laptop away." Look, I'm really fine. My face isn't even red."”Xiao Lin tilted his face to show Bai Bingying, but it was impossible to see clearly in the dark.
"Alright, let's start practicing.”Bai Bingying took the laptop from Xiao Lin's hands and turned on the song again.
Xiao Lin took out his phone, wallet, and keys from his pocket and put them into Bai Bingying's handbag. Under the accompaniment of music, the two of them began to practice their dance in the gentle breeze and soft lights. From Bai Bingying's words, Xiao Lin learned that she had been learning dance since elementary school, so when he was practicing, he felt as if Bai Bingying was leading him and Xiao Lin was following her rhythm.
During the practice, there was a movement where Xiao Lin was about to hold Bai Bingying's hand, and this movement happened to be accompanied by the song: " Holding your hand, holding the string of love, strolling among the colorful clouds…"
Every time, Xiao Lin's heart would beat faster, and his face would feel like it was being roasted by fire. If it was really possible, Xiao Lin wished that he could hold Bai Bingying's hand. The two of them would walk together under the setting sun. How beautiful would that be? Xiao Lin's imagination ran wild, and his heart flew to somewhere unknown. Occasionally, he would even secretly laugh foolishly.
After two rounds of practice, Bai Bingying suggested that they take a break. She pointed out to Xiao Lin which movements he hadn't mastered well and needed more practice. At the same time, she also praised Xiao Lin for some of the things he did well.
While the two of them were talking about other things, Bai Bingying was listening to Xiao Lin. She raised her head and looked up at the three-colored lights emitted from the top of the library clock tower. The lights of red, yellow, and green intertwined and swayed back and forth.
Xiao Lin saw that Bai Bingying was deeply attracted by it and boasted,"Have you never been to the bell tower? It was especially beautiful, and it felt especially good to look down from the highest point. One could take in the beautiful scenery of National Chung-Cheng University at a glance. No matter how depressed or sad he was at the time, as long as he stood there, his horizons would be broadened and his mood would be relaxed.”
Xiao Lin had never been there before. He had only painted it in his imagination to attract Bai Bingying's attention.
"Is the bell ringing from there every day?”Bai Bingying believed that Xiao Lin had been there.
"It should be." As soon as Xiao Lin said that, he immediately realized that he had said something wrong. He immediately corrected himself and said," That's the place. The bell chimes are coming from the wall of the bell. If there's a chance, I'll bring you there to take a look, okay?"”
"Sure," Xiao Lin didn't expect her to agree so quickly. However, before Xiao Lin could be happy, she said," If we win the ballroom dance award, I'll agree to go up with you."”
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