Chapter 161: A Tapestry of Blossoms ⑤
“Ma Xin, I remember you had a girlfriend in your first year of junior high, right?” Zhang Haiyang asked with a smile.
“Yeah! What’s up?” Ma Xin looked at Zhang Haiyang, a little confused, then suddenly realized and pointed at Zhang Haiyang, “I say, you kid, you’re not by any chance into Huang Yan, are you? I heard she’s looking for a boyfriend who’s tall, handsome, mighty, decisive, and has sharp features, like a CEO. Do you have any of those qualities?”
“Then where is Peng Yu Yang tall, handsome, decisive, and sharp-featured?” Zhang Haiyang said dismissively, “If she really wants to date a guy like that, I think she’ll never get married!”
“Hey, I say, are you really into Huang Yan or not?” If he really liked Huang Yan, why would he say such things to put her down? Ma Xin thought about it and felt it was unlikely he liked Huang Yan.
“I remember Li Kai asked the girl who confessed to him whether she wanted to date him because she liked him or because she wanted to date someone. Ma Xin, I want to date.” In front of his brothers, Zhang Haiyang never held back; he always said what he thought.
Ma Xin was stunned, “Huang Yan?”
“Mm.” Zhang Haiyang nodded, then said, “I’ll go find her first. You go to the small store and eat something! Remember to buy me two portions.”
Ma Xin stood in place, watching Zhang Haiyang run off. Zhang Haiyang probably wasn’t dating just because he wanted to date. At least, before, Zhang Haiyang hadn’t wanted to date. Even if one or two girls actively spoke to him and showed interest, he hadn’t wanted to date. No matter what, if Zhang Haiyang wanted to date Huang Yan, there must be at least a little, a tiny bit of liking, right?
He shrugged, decided not to think about it anymore, and turned towards the small store.
Zhang Haiyang ran into the classroom and looked around but couldn’t find Huang Yan. He then went to the canteen and small store to look around but couldn’t find her. In the end, he could only stand outside the small store and wait. The classmates who were rehearsing together had already finished eating and returned to the classroom. No matter what, Huang Yan would come to the small store to eat, right? But he waited and waited, and waited and waited, until the orange of the sky faded and turned dim, and the bell for the evening self-study session rang. He still hadn’t waited for Huang Yan to come to the small store to buy something to eat outside.
Zhang Haiyang ‘spat’ and turned into the small store, bought some things, and ran into the teaching building. He looked at Huang Yan’s desk and found no one there. He was a bit stunned. He walked up to Ma Xin and looked at him. Ma Xin naturally knew what Zhang Haiyang wanted to say. He shrugged, “Just now, I saw Huang Yan crying, holding her schoolbag, and walking out. I think she probably already asked the teacher for leave to go home!”
“Go home?! She’s not attending the evening self-study session?” Zhang Haiyang said in surprise, then realized. He placed the several bread loaves, chicken feet, and ham in his hands on Ma Xin’s desk and hurried out.
Ma Xin meant “just now,” implying Huang Yan hadn’t left too long ago and might not have even left the school gate yet! He could probably still catch up if he chased after her now. He never expected Huang Yan to cry. To be honest, in today’s society, not to mention on computers, but on mobile phones, using a popular online phrase, how many girls nowadays are truly pure?
In his opinion, he didn’t mind Huang Yan slapping him, so Huang Yan shouldn’t mind him touching her either. He didn’t intentionally touch her! But he didn’t expect Huang Yan to cry! Yes, he didn’t expect it. Now, besides anxiety, he felt another sense of excitement: that is… Huang Yan is pure!
Huang Yan is pure; this was something he hadn’t expected. He and his brothers often went out singing, played basketball, and played games together. Of course, they mostly read fantasy and martial arts novels, but they had also read CEO romance novels that Huang Yan liked. Although they didn’t like them, they knew that most of them contained “hmm… ahh…” scenes. Therefore, he never expected Huang Yan to be a pure girl!
Huang Yan didn’t like him, and he wasn’t Peng Yu Yang, so Huang Yan had no reason to pretend to be pure in front of him. No one in the class knew he had touched her chest, so there was no need to pretend. Thus, there was only one possibility: Huang Yan was truly pure and was crying because she genuinely felt ashamed and embarrassed, to the point of going home without attending the evening self-study session.
Honestly, which boy in adolescence isn’t curious about girls? He was curious about all girls, especially pretty ones. Huang Yan was a special case because he had accidentally touched her.
Like Adam and Eve tasting forbidden fruit for the first time, Zhang Haiyang felt a surge of excitement. Therefore, he wanted to be with this girl. He felt this girl was different; at least, he knew her shape.
This statement might sound crude, but aren’t all adolescent boys like this? They start paying attention to girls’ breast development, start paying attention to which girl has a perky butt, and start paying attention to which girl has nice legs. In the end, it’s just curiosity.
When Zhang Haiyang chased out of the school gate, the streetlights outside had already lit up. Huang Yan, walking along the roadside with her schoolbag, was clearly visible. Zhang Haiyang coughed a little uncomfortably and then quickened his pace behind Huang Yan.
“Are you angry?” Zhang Haiyang asked from behind Huang Yan.
Huang Yan, who was lowering her head and wiping her tears while holding her schoolbag, was startled. She turned around and saw Zhang Haiyang, then took a few steps back. She sobbed a couple of times and pointed at Zhang Haiyang, “You… why are you here?”
Huang Yan’s retreat, as if avoiding a monster, made Zhang Haiyang feel a bit annoyed. He suppressed his discomfort and couldn’t help but ask, “Hey, Huang Yan, are you really that afraid of me?”
Upon hearing Zhang Haiyang’s words, Huang Yan immediately lifted her head and chest, saying loudly, “Who, who… who’s afraid of you?” However, her stuttering made her lose her imposing manner.
“After we finished dancing, I really didn’t mean to touch you. Can’t you be a bit more magnanimous?” Zhang Haiyang said deliberately, carefully observing Huang Yan’s expression.
“You… you dare to say that again!” As soon as Zhang Haiyang said this, Huang Yan exploded and swung her schoolbag at Zhang Haiyang.
Zhang Haiyang dodged while wailing, “Ouch! Ah! Hey, I was wrong! I was wrong, okay? Huang Yan, hey! Stop hitting! Ouch!”
Huang Yan didn’t stop and hit harder and harder. The schoolbag wasn’t heavy or light, and because it was blunt, it didn’t hurt much when it hit him. However, the longer she hit, the more it would hurt. For example, it’s like gently patting the back of one hand with the other. Hitting once or twice, because it’s light, doesn’t hurt much, but after hitting for a long time, it will still turn red and hurt.
Zhang Haiyang felt the pain, and Huang Yan also felt tired. She stopped hitting, panting, and pointed at Zhang Haiyang, “Don’t let me see you again. Tomorrow during rehearsal, I’ll switch with Zhao Bao Cui, and I’ll be in a group with Wang Chao Lei!”
