Chapter 1679

Seeing Wang Yan didn't respond, Lin Luoxue pressed: "What, don't you like this feeling?"

Wang Yan turned his head to look. He saw the streetlamp providing a top-down light on Lin Luoxue, making her hair shine. She was smiling brightly, her eyes curved, laughing just right, which, combined with the light, gave her a hazy, unreal feeling.

In this situation, nine out of ten men would have their hearts flutter, or at least couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild. But unfortunately, Wang Yan was the one.

"It's alright," Wang Yan replied. "Maybe it's because you're feeling more relaxed now. People like all kinds of feelings when they relax. For example, some people like rainy days, some like snowy days, and some even like strong winds howling and thunder rumbling."

"That's too perfunctory. I'm especially curious, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Obviously not."

"Then what do you think of me?" Lin Luoxue showed her little white teeth, propping her head up with her hand and tilting it slightly. The sudden evening breeze blew her hair, making it shimmer.

Wang Yan simply reached out and put his arm around Lin Luoxue's shoulder. Lin Luoxue struggled subconsciously, but didn't break free.

There was some displeasure in Lin Luoxue's words: "I'm afraid that's not very polite of you."

"I'm doing this because I think you're great, but clearly you don't think I'm great." Wang Yan smiled and let go.

"Just because you think I'm great doesn't mean you have to get handsy, right?"

Wang Yan grabbed Lin Luoxue's hand and rubbed it: "This is a sign of respect for you. You're also happy, because your invincible charm is effective on me too. No one can refuse your beauty, which will give you a greater sense of accomplishment. Look, you can't even suppress the corners of your mouth; if you want to laugh, just laugh."

"You said it out loud, so now I don't have a sense of accomplishment." Lin Luoxue pouted coquettishly, pulled her hand away, and gave Wang Yan a light, playful slap, releasing a faint scent of perfume.

"The mood is always pleasant, you're temporarily relaxed, and I've also experienced your perfume; this is a win-win for both of us."

"I've always been very relaxed."

"Hypocritical." Wang Yan threw the cigarette butt on the ground and extinguished it. "If you really enjoyed this feeling, why would you be wandering around alone in such a quiet night, and with such high spirits?"

"You're also in high spirits."

"I'm just purely energetic; you're hiding something in your heart."

Lin Luoxue laughed: "Really? Then can you tell me what I'm hiding in my heart?"

"Trapped by love."

"Then tell me... whose love am I trapped by?"

"Bi Shisan."

Hearing this name from Wang Yan's mouth, Lin Luoxue, who had been smiling brightly, suddenly froze. She wanted to laugh but couldn't, and didn't want to laugh but subconsciously maintained the expression on her face, causing her expression to lose control.

"Why... why say him?" she asked unnaturally.

"I remember the day of the class meeting for registration, you were introducing yourself, and Bi Shisan walked in to fix the computer. You might not have noticed, but your eyes were practically glued to him. Later, when we were lining up to get our military training uniforms, you also deliberately moved closer to Bi Shisan. You even finished the story he told about the boy who cried wolf, saying you'd heard it before."

Wang Yan, possessed by Conan, continued, "So there is only one truth: you've known Bi Shisan for a long time, and you have a memory with him that left a deep impression on you, one you still can't forget. It's even possible that you came to this university and chose this major because you heard some news in advance. It's just that Bi Shisan seems to have forgotten, so you're sad, which is why you came out tonight to relax."

After a moment of silence, Lin Luoxue let out a long breath: "Your observations are sharp, your thinking is clear, and you're right. What you think is unforgettable doesn't seem to be the case for others, and the reunion you anticipated didn't unfold as expected. What you see is the same look others give a stranger. A huge sense of loss wells up; can you understand this feeling?"

"Just look at you and I'll understand."

Lin Luoxue was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Yeah, just look at me and you'll understand. Life is really strange; you never know when someone will appear, walk into your life without warning, stay for a while, and then leave without hesitation, leaving you unable to forget them. You tell me, what should I do? What can I do?"

"If he forgot, just remind him. Actually, you don't like him that much; it's just that maybe he gave you some warmth when you were together before, which made you remember him. But after all these years, you've both grown up, and your thoughts have become complex. You couldn't possibly like him just by seeing him, or want to live a life with him. You just want him to know that you haven't forgotten, and you want to see that he hasn't forgotten either, that's all."

Lin Luoxue was silent. After a long time, she let out a long breath: "You're right. Perhaps I really should have a good talk with him, instead of making things difficult for myself all day long."

"Perhaps you're afraid that after you tell him, you still won't get the result you expected. For example, he doesn't remember you, or maybe at the time it was just because you were too difficult to deal with and he, as a boy, had no choice but to take care of you. In short, it's worlds apart from what you imagined."

"You really know how to discourage people."

"I'm just letting you prepare in advance, so you won't be even sadder when the time comes."

"Then I have to thank you, huh?"

"You're welcome." Wang Yan waved his hand.

Lin Luoxue took out her phone to check the time, then let out a long breath and stood up: "It's about time to go back. I'm leaving; chatting with you is really fun."

She emphasized the words 'really fun', which was clearly sarcastic.

"I already said you're welcome, it's what a good classmate should do. Come on, give a good classmate a happy hug." Wang Yan opened his arms.

"Get lost, you only know how to take advantage of people. I'm going."

Lin Luoxue laughed coquettishly again, leaving Wang Yan with an ambiguous look before slowly walking away...

Just as she left, Luan Mengyu ran out right behind her: "Old Wang, I saw you two holding hands and putting your arms around each other's shoulders. You two aren't really together, are you?"

Before Wang Yan could speak, he continued to talk to himself, "If Jiang Yunming knew about this, he'd be so heartbroken. You heard it that day, he even shouted 'Xue'er' in his sleep."

Wang Yan shook his head with a smile: "It's normal for friends to interact; we're not together, you're overthinking it."

"That's only a matter of time; you've held hands and hugged, it's not much different." Luan Mengyu laughed. "I can already imagine what expression Jiang Yunming will have when he hears this bad news; he must be like this..."

Luan Mengyu was a little fatty, honest and repressed, but he wasn't a gossipy little fatty. So he just chatted with Wang Yan and didn't really broadcast the intimacy between Wang Yan and Lin Luoxue that he had seen...

Lin Luoxue wasn't a shy person either. Even though she had, to a certain extent, opened her heart to Wang Yan, she didn't have the shyness or embarrassment that other female students had, and still interacted and chatted with Wang Yan in a generous, open manner.

It was just that, inevitably, because they were much more familiar, their speech and actions became closer, and their social distance was narrowing...

On the other side, Gu Yixin's burger business was booming. The dorm Wang Yan was in was quite supportive of Gu Yixin's business. Even though it was as high as eighty yuan per serving, Xiao Haiyang, Jiang Yunming, and the others all bought some to treat the whole dorm. And then, unsurprisingly, they were discovered.

Just like in the original story, everyone helped Gu Yixin talk her way out of it; it could be considered a classic scene.

However, the difference was that because of the first impression, Gu Yixin didn't have a very good feeling about Pan Zhen. After all, she hated Wang Yan, and if Pan Zhen could be hated enough to be beaten by Wang Yan, he must be really annoying. Furthermore, Yu Hao was sharp-tongued and would mock Pan Zhen a few times whenever he had the chance, all of which Gu Yixin heard.

So even though Pan Zhen showed signs of pursuing her, Gu Yixin kept him at a distance and didn't show much, and didn't give any positive feedback...

After this, it was two days before the end of military training, and the rehearsal for the final night's performance began.

This rehearsal was necessary; after all, it was a media university, and there were really cameras recording below, two angles at that. So it was better to familiarize themselves with the venue and the process in advance, so they wouldn't end up recording a disaster scene that everyone would have no way to look back on as a fond memory later. Although, truth be told, a disaster scene is a fond memory; the worse it is, the better it is, and the more memorable it is.

Although this recording was also the school's facade, and it would be used for publicity and the like, so they couldn't have nothing worth watching...

In the base's auditorium, Wang Yan and the others stood on stage arranged by height, and then, as the music played, they swayed slowly and sang along with the accompaniment.

The night at the naval port is quiet,

The waves gently rock the warships...

The song 'Night at the Naval Port' was sung listlessly by everyone, and the crowd watching the fun below was also laughing uncontrollably. After laughing and bickering with Zhong Bai and the others, they returned to the dorm.

In the dorm, everyone was soaking their feet in hot water. Although Wang Yan didn't really need it, he didn't want to be unsociable, so he soaked his feet along with them; collective activities were still quite necessary.

Lu Qiaochuan held a thermos and diligently added hot water for everyone.

He spoke up: "We can't sing 'Night at the Naval Port'. If we sing this song, we won't be able to hold our heads up in our freshman year."

The core idea was that 'Night at the Naval Port' wasn't a manly song, and singing it would be embarrassing and shameful, which finally led to changing the song.

He said, "We need to change the song, change it to a song that can call out our wildness, a song that will make all the gentle and virtuous girls accompany us after we finish singing it. Raise your hand if you agree!"

As a result, not a single one of the other seven people in the dorm raised their hands.

Lu Qiaochuan went crazy: "Why? Do you really like being called sissy? Do you like being mocked whenever it's mentioned later?"

"I don't agree! I think this song is just right." Yu Hao said, rolling his eyes.

"It's not up to us to decide, we have to apply first." Lu Qiaochuan looked at Xiao Haiyang again. "Haiyang, what do you say?"

Xiao Haiyang shook his head: "Based on my understanding of these instructors, I don't think they'll allow it. I suggest you don't get your hopes up too high."

"Why is the little king of rebellion so listless today? Do you still care about these things?"

Lu Qiaochuan's words were actually a bit excessive; he simply categorized Xiao Haiyang's resistance to certain things as rebellion, which was disrespectful to Xiao Haiyang.

"These are two different things. 'Night at the Naval Port' is what we got, and the instructors are following the rules. Who am I rebelling against? And you have selfish motives for wanting to change the song. Besides, if you really want to talk about rebellion, the best one is Old Wang." Xiao Haiyang didn't mind; he extended his thumb, palm facing himself, and pointed his thumb in Wang Yan's direction.

"Right."

Hearing Xiao Haiyang's words, Lu Qiaochuan excitedly slapped his thigh. "Old Wang, you have a good relationship with the instructors, even that captain is calling you brother. This shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Before Wang Yan could speak, Yu Hao said: "I have to remind you, Old Wang didn't raise his hand just now."

Lu Qiaochuan deliberately ignored the fact that Wang Yan hadn't expressed agreement and directly asked Wang Yan to handle the matter. If it were an average person, they would feel embarrassed to refuse.

"I know."

Lu Qiaochuan wasn't embarrassed by having his little scheme exposed, and continued, "Old Wang, what's your take on changing the song?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "To be honest, I don't understand what's wrong with 'Night at the Naval Port'. How can a song be divided into male and female? And what's so shameful about singing such a song? However, although I don't understand, I respect your thoughts. Whether we change the song or not doesn't matter to me, just don't expect me to go talk to the instructors."

Of course, he couldn't possibly argue with Lu Qiaochuan over such a small matter; it really wasn't worth it, and he truly didn't care...

At this time, Bi Shisan, who was lying on the upper bunk reading a book, replied: "Seconded."

Lu Qiaochuan's expression wasn't very good; young people are always like this, unable to handle rejection from others, and even less able to handle others being blunt. If Wang Yan weren't so good at reasoning, Lu Qiaochuan might have even debated with him.

Secretly gathering his breath, Lu Qiaochuan looked at Jiang Yunming and the others: "What about you guys? What's your opinion?"

"Old Wang makes sense, but if we can make it more brilliant, then of course it's better to be more brilliant." Seeing that Wang Yan really didn't express anything, Jiang Yunming said, "I support changing the song!"

"Old Jiang's words are clear-headed, you really make me look at you with new eyes." Ma Jun laughed. "I also support changing the song."

Luan Mengyu didn't care; he was just an inconspicuous little fatty, and in a team of forty-plus people, it wasn't his turn to shine. So he went with the flow; it didn't matter to him either way.

"I think Jiang Yunming makes sense; we should strive for it if we can. I agree." Xiao Haiyang also loosened up.

He knew Zhong Bai wanted to change the song and wanted to perform brilliantly, and Lu Qiaochuan was tossing and turning because of this. Of course, he also wanted Zhong Bai to have a deep impression.

"Oh my, fine, fine, it's hard for Jiang Yunming to say something sensible, so let's change it." Yu Hao didn't insist anymore.

Finally, after a heated argument, they chose 'Do You Hear the People Sing' just like in the original story.

To be honest, this English song really didn't suit them; they couldn't sing it clearly, and the people listening below couldn't understand it either, only knowing it was an English song. Those who knew it was from Les Misérables were definitely in the minority.

But everyone was surprisingly enthusiastic, as if singing this song made something different...

Seeing that everyone agreed to choose the song, Lu Qiaochuan felt he was back in action: "Old Wang, what do you think?"

"If you say it's fine, then it's fine."

Wang Yan waved his hand indifferently, flipping through the 'Hilarious Campus' comic Xiao Haiyang brought. This thing was much more interesting than the song-changing that was going on.

Remembering the running under the sunset, that was truly his lost childhood...

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