Chapter 809: Chapter 651: Second Update
"Not really ’grew up ugly.’" Li Qing’s expression was somewhat complicated, "It’s just that he stopped growing taller after the eighth grade."
"..." Ning Youguang and Jiang Wei.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Wei tentatively asked, "May I ask, silently, how tall your middle school crush was in eighth grade?"
Li Qing raised her hand to gesture at her ear.
Jiang Wei and Ning Youguang immediately changed the topic, "What about in high school?"
"High school was a bit melodramatic," Li Qing said, "The full story is he loved her, she loved him, and he loved her."
"What, what?" Jiang Wei was confused, "A love triangle?"
"No, a love square," Li Qing said.
"Isn’t it three people? How did it become a square?" Ning Youguang also found the relationship genuinely complicated.
"Let me put it this way," Li Qing said, "In high school, the guy I liked had a good friend who liked me. His chase was known all over the school, but unfortunately, I liked him. Later, I discovered he was secretly dating the girl in the bed next to mine, so I gave up."
Ning Youguang and Jiang Wei finally understood, "That’s truly heartbreaking."
"Yeah," Li Qing said, "At that time, the girl in the bed next to mine told me he confessed to her. I couldn’t hold back my tears, you know? I just couldn’t understand it. I am so good-looking, why couldn’t he notice me? I secretly showed goodwill towards him."
After she spoke, seeing Ning Youguang’s exquisitely beautiful face made her feel a bit embarrassed to say, "Don’t laugh at me. I dare to boast about my looks even in front of a Heavenly Immortal. During high school, I actually had a good rapport with the opposite sex; plenty of boys liked me."
"You are really good-looking," Ning Youguang sincerely praised, "Super invincible beauty."
"If beauty is a sin, you have committed a huge crime," Jiang Wei teased, laughing.
Li Qing felt pretty pleased with their compliments, yet she pretended to be pained, "So I secretly felt sad for a long time back then."
"How did you show goodwill towards him?" Ning Youguang was curious about this.
"One bottle of iced cola a day." Perhaps the incident hurt Li Qing too much, as she spoke angrily, "Never expected them all to go into a dog’s stomach."
Jiang Wei pressed her lips, smiling, "Have you ever thought that maybe because he knew his good buddy liked you, he felt embarrassed to have feelings for you?"
"Thought about it," Li Qing said, "But it doesn’t matter anymore. Starting from the day he got together with the girl in the bed next to me, there was no possibility for us."
Jiang Wei nodded, "True."
Then she sighed again, "So, unrequited love is unreliable."
Youth might just be a collection of long films of small stories filled with missed opportunities and the regrets of past loves.
Ning Youguang smiled gently, "I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. It still depends on the person."
Jiang Wei and Li Qing stared intently at her, "Do you have someone you secretly love too?"
"No," Ning Youguang smiled, "But now I’m with someone who once had a crush on me."
"..." Li Qing.
"Oh, come on." After laughing, Jiang Wei sighed longingly at Ning Youguang, "Let’s be kind; tonight isn’t right for flaunting love."
"OK," Ning Youguang promptly self-reflected, "Sorry, my bad."
"Look, you’ve frightened the kid," Li Qing glanced at Jiang Wei, "It doesn’t matter, my heart is already shattered to pieces, a little extra impact doesn’t bother me."
Jiang Wei looked at her, "Dear, we mustn’t treat ourselves so poorly. Tomorrow morning when the sun rises, you still have to clock in at the company. Otherwise, you won’t get the full attendance for this month."
"You’re right!" Li Qing straightened her expression, "Losing full attendance would hurt even more."
"Let’s talk about something fun then," Jiang Wei pondered and said, "I’ve recently come across something interesting."
"What is it?" Li Qing asked.
"Let me make it clear first, don’t criticize me for gossiping," Jiang Wei said seriously, "I’m telling this because the person is truly bizarre."
"Listening intently," Ning Youguang said.
Jiang Wei slightly sat up straight, "There’s a colleague of mine, whose family is just a bit better off than mine, from an affluent small town family in a remote county. Yet she acts as if they have houses everywhere. Last time, while chatting with a friend, I mentioned the need for a comfortable chair in the reading nook at home, thinking of browsing online for suitable styles. Upon overhearing, she widened her ’innocent’ eyes and said, ’Does anyone still buy furniture online? Is the quality and safety up to standards? If you’re buying furniture, why not check out Fendi or Hermès? I just bought a Hermès chair last month for eight hundred thousand, it’s very nice.’
"That’s so pretentious." Li Qing’s face reflected a difficult-to-describe expression.
"Bizarre enough, right?" Jiang Wei was utterly speechless, "If I could afford a Hermès chair, would I even bother browsing online for furniture?"
—"She has countless comments like these. Even the clams hearing them want to run away; you want to hear more?"
Li Qing pondered briefly and said, "A few more comments, not too many; I fear listening too much might weaken my tolerance to her pretentiousness and make me throw up."
"Then let me tell you another bizarre thing about her," Jiang Wei said, "Last time, both her artist and mine received an invitation to an event related to poverty alleviation. Do you know what she said when we got the invitation?"
Ning Youguang and Li Qing shook their heads in unison, "Can’t guess."
"She said, ’My God, are there really still people who can’t afford meat or schooling? I don’t believe it, how can it be?!’ At that moment, I really wished to slap her."
Ning Youguang had to resort to chanting, "Anger stays in the womb, depression stays in the breast, grievances stay in the digestive system, anger can lead to ovarian cysts, spleen and stomach damage causes depression, it seems it’s just anger, but it might take your life."
"..." Jiang Wei.
A typical night in countless ordinary days.
A few girls gather amidst several scented candles, chirping away, sharing thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
It seems calm and uneventful.
Yet each minor interaction brings new vitality to those involved.
The next morning.
As the sun shone into the room.
Li Qing opened her eyes to find Ning Youguang already awake, leaning against the bed, scrolling through her phone.
"Why are you up so early?" Since Jiang Wei was still asleep, Li Qing asked softly.
"Had a dream that sparked some inspiration, so I wanted to jot it down quickly," Ning Youguang replied softly.
At this moment, Jiang Wei suddenly opened her eyes, "You can speak louder, I’ve been awake for a while."
"Today’s sunshine is so nice." She drowsily looked at the serene sunlight outside the window. 1314
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