There Are Trees in This Mountain
Chapter 22
"Ding Ling Ling Ling — —" The alarm clock at the bedside rang non-stop.
A small creature wrapped in a white blanket rolled lazily on the bed. Halfway through, it lost its strength and lay back down under the blanket.
"Ding Ling Ling Ling — —" The alarm clock was unwilling to be left out.
Finally, it couldn't take it anymore and got up and slapped its head.
*
"Why do you look so sleepy?" Liu Yingying put her book on the desk and lowered her head to secretly yawn.
Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw the person beside her who was doing the same thing as her.
It was rare for Du Nian to feel sleepy during the morning reading. This was not her usual style.
"I didn't sleep well last night."
Du Nian copied Liu Yingying and put her book on the desk. At this time, her eyes were half closed and she was a little sleepy. When she heard her question, she forced herself to answer.
Last night, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep. Her mind was disturbed by all the messy thoughts that were running around in her head.
Whenever she closed her eyes, she could see Lin Juanshen's arrogant and unruly appearance.
One moment, it was Lin Juanshen standing at the entrance of the alley and looking at her under the moonlight. The next moment, it was him waving his fists with a cold face and beating the group of hooligans away. Her mind was full of Lin Juanshen. Seven or eight Lin Juanshen in the sky, two or three o 'clock Lin Juanshen in front of the mountain.
Suddenly, like a spring breeze, thousands of trees in Lin Juanshen.
She patted her head.
What was she blindly memorizing?
Then, her thoughts continued to drift away.
He was really handsome and powerful.
She couldn't help but think.
Others thought that he was bad, but she knew that he was a very, very good person.
It was a pity that he never remembered her.
Yes, always.
She always knew about him, but Lin Juanshen never knew that there was a person called Du Nian.
"Dong Dong Dong"
Three rhythmic knocks came from the table, pulling her back to reality. She followed the hand on the table and looked up. The homeroom teacher and language teacher was looking at her with bright eyes.
"…???"
Du Nian looked at the language teacher in confusion and innocence.
"Ahem … You're holding the book upside down." The dedicated language teacher reminded her.
"…"
***
Lin Juanshen had one hand in his pocket as he walked aimlessly around the school. The summer sun shone brightly on his body, making him look like he was plated with gold. Coupled with his golden hair, he was even more eye-catching.
It was class time now, so there was basically no one in the school. Occasionally, there would be students who were late rushing to the teaching building. When they passed by him, they couldn't help but take a few glances.
Compared to these people who came and went in a hurry, Lin Juanshen was clearly too leisurely. His slow pace made him look like he was deliberately asking for a beating.
Fortunately, due to his notoriety and fierce appearance, no one dared to run in front of him.
She only sneaked a few glances at him when he wasn't paying attention. Then, she pulled on her bag and continued to rush forward.
Lin Juanshen could feel that those people were sizing him up intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't care.
He didn't care about these short people who weren't as handsome or as tall as him.
He ran his hand through his golden hair and thought expressionlessly.
"Lin Juanshen …" A small voice came from behind him.
"Hmm?" He responded subconsciously.
***
Du Nian started to regret calling out to Lin Juanshen.
When he turned around to look at her, this feeling became even stronger. She was like a rabbit that saw an eagle, and she couldn't wait to run away.
But this rabbit was stupid. Not only did she not run away, she even took the initiative to call out to the fierce eagle and happily tried to get closer to him.
She was really stupid, really.
She fell into deep regret, but …
His hand touched the letter in his trouser pocket, and inexplicably stood firm on the spot.
Although her legs couldn't help but tremble slightly …
She stood a few steps away from Lin Juanshen. When he finally looked down and met her eyes, she mustered up the courage to speak.
"Lin … Lin … Juanshen, you …" Her face couldn't help but instantly turn red under his gaze. She stuttered, and the words that she had been preparing for the entire night were all stuck in her throat.
His eyes seemed to have some kind of magic that could make people lose their ability to speak instantly. All the words were secretly hidden in their throats, and they were firmly stuck inside. She couldn't force out a complete sentence.
It was as if she was stuck on a fish bone. She felt uncomfortable and anxious.
And the moment she saw him, her brain turned into a pile of paste. She was so nervous that she couldn't say anything.
She stuttered and couldn't speak. She was anxious and angry, and her face turned even redder.
The hands that were hidden behind her were clenched tightly. Her palms were wet and kept sweating.
Lin Juanshen stood in the same spot for a long time. He didn't understand why the short person in front of him was stuttering for so long and wanted to say something.
"You … You …" He controlled his temper and waited for this short stuttering person to finish speaking.
"He … Hello." After saying this useless sentence, she started to feel like crying.
"…" At the same time, Lin Juanshen already felt like hitting someone.
He frowned, and his originally unfriendly eyes looked even more unfriendly.
He felt that he shouldn't waste time listening to a little stuttering person that he didn't know.
He was originally an impatient person. Seeing that Du Nian didn't move after speaking, he turned to leave with a fierce face.
But just as he took two steps, he felt something tightly tugging at the bottom of his clothes.
It was as thin as her height, and a small hand was pitifully holding onto the corner of his clothes.
It was like a puppy that he raised when he was young, clinging onto him and not letting him go.
"What are you doing!" He kept a straight face and didn't move.
He turned around and wanted to shout at the silly looking short person. He wanted to tell her not to think that she could touch him just because she was a girl.
He was super fierce!
Just as he was about to threaten her, he had already prepared himself, but when he saw her face, he quickly stopped.
He uncomfortably pulled at the clothes that she was holding onto. He didn't use much strength, so as expected, he couldn't escape from her tender hands.
"I didn't do anything … Why are you crying!"
The bold short person who was holding onto his clothes didn't let go. Her eyes were filled with sparkling tears, and she pursed her lips. She didn't make a sound, as if someone had bullied her.
His face was ugly, but he didn't know what to do with her. His flamboyant golden hair seemed to match his mood, and he was so angry that he felt like he was going to explode.
But the short person didn't say anything, and tightly held onto him, not letting him go.
For the first time, Lin Juanshen felt helpless. He irritably grabbed his hair, and his fluffy hair became even messier.
Why are girls so troublesome?
"What are you trying to do …" After a while, seeing that the class was about to end, and that more and more people were passing by, he finally couldn't resist the gazes around him and chose to give in to the short person.
He wasn't afraid of her, but he didn't like being stared at like a monkey in a zoo. And if people knew that he had bullied a weak girl to the point that she cried, then he, Lin Juanshen, would lose face.
Of course!
He definitely didn't bully her!
"I … I …" Du Nian took a deep breath and sniffed the snot that was about to flow down.
***
Liu Yingying looked at the person beside him strangely. Du Nian was very strange today.
The person who usually paid more attention in class than anyone else was actually absent-minded a few times in class.
Even her beloved mathematics couldn't bring back a trace of love from her.
She just stared blankly at the blackboard, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"Nian Nian?" Liu Yingying secretly tugged at Du Nian under the table.
"Ah?" Du Nian turned his head and looked at her blankly with his glasses.
"What are you thinking about?" Liu Yingying felt her scalp go numb when she saw the look in her eyes.
"… I'm thinking about the problem." She paused, looked at the blackboard, and then answered without changing her expression.
"Ha, woman." Liu Yingying looked at her coldly with disbelief. "Math problems without a draft have no soul."
She was exasperated at her failure to live up to her expectations. She had never thought that her honest little sister would actually learn how to lie.
If Du Nian was a man, she would have become a pig trotter sooner or later!
Liu Yingying felt heartbroken.
"…" She didn't know that Liu Yingying was such a thoughtful person.
Du Nian looked at her blank draft paper and was speechless.
It was rare for her to lie, but now she was exposed. This made her very depressed.
Her expression became more and more dispirited, and her whole body exuded a mournful aura. Perhaps some mushrooms would grow if she was watered.
"Come, come, come. Teacher Liu specializes in treating all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. Big brother, if you have any difficulties, tell me." Liu Yingying saw her like this and became interested. He enthusiastically moved to her side.
Du Nian looked suspiciously at his deskmate who didn't seem very reliable.
"Hey!
Friend, as the successor of socialism, you have to fully trust your comrade! "Liu Yingying said seriously.
"…" He felt even more unreliable …
But …
Du Nian pursed his lips slightly. When he opened his mouth, the bell for the end of class suddenly rang, followed by a set of dinner time music.
"… How do you … let me?"
Liu Yingying was frightened by the loud bell. He wanted to hear Du Nian speak again, but he only heard a few words intermittently.
"… What did you just say?"
"… Nothing … Let's go eat." Du Nian shook his head. He didn't want to repeat what he couldn't help but ask just now.
It was probably God's will.
She thought.
Liu Yingying also felt that it was God's will.
God wanted to go against her, Fat Tiger!
Aiya!
So angry!
Why couldn't he let her finish listening?!
Didn't he know how uncomfortable it was to only listen to half a sentence?!
Liu Yingying angrily pulled Du Nian to the cafeteria. She turned her unwillingness into appetite and swore to kill a bloody path through the army of diners at Yukai High School!




