In this life, I will no longer be a scumbag to my childhood sweetheart - Chapter 20

On the school road leading to the girls’ dormitory.

The rainstorm was still raging, and a pair of boy and girl walked slowly under a small umbrella. Although there was no one else around, the presence of each other made the two hearts no longer feel lonely in the rainy night.

A gust of wind lifted the girl’s soft black hair and brushed it on Su Zelin’s neck and face.

It was itchy, mixed with the unique fragrance of girls.

Su Zelin only hoped that this road could be longer, and it would be best if it would never end.

After walking for a while, Qin Shiqing spoke, “Zelin, do you remember? When I was in elementary school, it suddenly rained heavily one day. We were trapped in the campus after school. All the classmates were picked up by their relatives. Your parents went out of town to purchase goods, and my parents had to work overtime in the factory, so the whole school was left with only the two of us!”

Qin Shiqing’s star-like beautiful eyes shone in the dark night, flashing with nostalgia.

“It rained heavily and for a long time. We waited and waited until it was almost dark. Finally, you rushed back home in the rain to get two umbrellas to pick me up. You were soaked and had a high fever that night!” Speaking of this, her eyes became softer.

“It happened so many years ago. Who can remember it?” Su Zelin snorted.

In fact, he remembered it very clearly.

That night, he had a high fever and his parents were away. Although Qin Shiqing’s mom took care of him, Qin Shiqing stayed with him all night and refused to go home. Finally, she fell asleep on the bed.

After dawn, Su Zelin’s fever subsided. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the face of his childhood sweetheart.

“Besides, I have been as strong as an ox since I was a child. Is it possible that I would have a fever if I got caught in the rain?” He added a few more sentences.

“You have to save face!” Qin Shiqing smiled and didn’t argue with him.

It was suddenly quiet under the small umbrella. No one spoke anymore, leaving only the sound of “crackling” raindrops falling to the ground.

Both of them seemed to slow down their pace intentionally or unintentionally, feeling this peaceful moment.

However, no matter how slowly they walked, they would eventually reach the end.

Lights appeared in the distance, and the girls’ dormitory was already in sight.

At this time, Qin Shiqing suddenly discovered something.

She had hardly been drenched by a single drop of rain all the way up to now.

The rain was heavy and the wind was blowing. The space of this umbrella was very limited, not enough to cover two people so perfectly.

She soon discovered the reason.

The umbrella leaned towards her side, and Su Zelin intentionally or unintentionally blocked the direction of the wind.

Half of his body had been completely soaked at some point, with water droplets flowing down his shoulders to his sleeves, and the five fingers of his right hand, which had never held an umbrella, kept dripping.

It was just because of the angle that Qin Shiqing had not noticed it just now.

“What are you looking at? I’m an iron man, not a fragile patient like you. The time I got a fever in the rain when I was a child was just an accident. It will never happen again!” Su Zelin said coldly.

Qin Shiqing was a little moved.

This childhood sweetheart has been taking care of her since she was a child. When she was trapped in the campus in a rainstorm, he would rush home to bring her an umbrella, even if he had a high fever. When she was bullied by a bad student, he would secretly beat that guy, even if he was reported and punished at the school meeting.

There are many things like this. They have become the purest touch in the heart of the little girl, which can never be erased.

Thinking of this, Qin Shiqing subconsciously leaned towards Su Zelin, and the two figures almost snuggled together, and could even feel the temperature of each other’s body.

“Just now Zhao Mingxuan wanted to take me back to the dormitory, but I refused.” Qin Shiqing hesitated and said.

“Why, are you stupid? Your period hasn’t gone away yet, and you have caught a cold. What if you get caught in the rain and your cold gets worse? Do you know that it will affect the college entrance examination?” Su Zelin was angry.

“No, because I know you will come.” Qin Shiqing whispered.

Su Zelin was silent.

In the previous life, Qin Shiqing might have been waiting for him downstairs of the teaching building. But in the end, he didn’t come!

“I’m sorry, I’m late!” He sighed deeply.

If I had come that night in the previous life, Qin Shiqing wouldn’t have caught a cold, wouldn’t have performed bad in the college entrance examination, and wouldn’t have been in the same city and in the university as him, giving me the opportunity to take advantage of it and finally hurt her deeply.

It’s all my fault!

Fortunately, I can make up for it in this life!

“It’s not late, isn’t it just right?” Qin Shiqing naturally didn’t understand what he meant.

Finally, they arrived downstairs of the girls’ dormitory and walked into the eaves.

“Mr. Iron Man, you should also go back and change into clean clothes quickly. Don’t catch a cold, otherwise I will become a sinner!” Qin Shiqing half-jokingly warned.

“I see. That’s it. Bye!” Su Zelin walked away and waved his hand with his back to her.

“Su Zelin!” Qin Shiqing suddenly called him.

“What?” Su Zelin stopped.

“Well, nothing else.” Qin Shiqing hesitated.

“It’s inexplicable!” Su Zelin was confused.

“Go upstairs. I’m leaving!” Su Zelin’s figure gradually blurred in the rain.

Qin Shiqing murmured, “Zelin, don’t you understand? Actually, I want to apply to Zhejiang University!”

*****

In the girls’ dormitory, Tang Yan was relieved when she saw Qin Shiqing walk into the door.

“Shiqing, you’re back. I thought you couldn’t get an umbrella, so I was just about to send you an umbrella!”

“Fortunately, I got one. To be exact, someone sent me an umbrella.” The girl smiled brightly.

“Shiqing, did someone send you an umbrella?” A girl next to her came over. She was Dong Ying, nicknamed “Little Trumpet”.

Tang Yan shared with her the little secret that Su Zelin won the second prize in the lottery and asked her to keep it secret. Later, Xiao Laba spread the news to the whole class.

“It seems that it must be a boy. Shiqing, who is it?” Even though the college entrance examination is tomorrow, Xiao Laba’s gossip heart is still burning.

“I won’t tell you!” Qin Shiqing’s secretive look aroused Dong Ying’s curiosity.

“Let me guess, is it Zhao Mingxuan?” Although Qin Shiqing is the school beauty of No. 2 Middle High School and the goddess in the minds of almost all boys, not many dare to pursue her. Because this academic bully is too outstanding, boys are self-aware.

Zhao Mingxuan dares to pursue her. He is the class monitor, has good grades, and has a good family background.

Although the confession was rejected, he never gave up.

However, Xiao Laba quickly denied his guess.

“No, if it was Zhao Mingxuan, Shiqing would definitely not be so happy!” Xiao Laba turned into Sherlock Holmes and analyzed it in a logical way.

After denying Zhao Mingxuan, he immediately thought of another more likely candidate. “Could it be Jiang Xiaohua?”

Jiang Xiaohua is a handsome boy in the class with good grades. Many girls like to talk about him in private.

“Shiqing, did I guessed right? You also have a crush on Jiang Xiaohua, so we are rivals in love!”

“Don’t talk nonsense, it’s not true!” Qin Shiqing scolded.

“If it’s not Jiang Xiaohua, who else could it be?” Xiao Laba was puzzled.

“It can’t be Su Zelin, right? Haha, I think too much. Although that guy is your childhood sweetheart, he is just a scoundrel. It’s impossible for him to be so careful and considerate. Who else could it be?” Xiao Laba thought hard but couldn’t find the answer.

“Shiqing, please tell me, otherwise I will keep thinking about this in my heart and I won’t be in the mood for the exam tomorrow!”

“Sorry, it’s a secret!”

“…”

The next morning, the sky cleared up.

Su Zelin opened his eyes and heard the noisy cicadas, which seemed to indicate that it would be a good day.

On the way to the cafeteria to get breakfast, Su Zelin was surprised to find the rose buds on the campus wall were not completely destroyed by the heavy rain last night. They stood up tenaciously and bloomed proudly after the storm.

Drops of crystal dew hung on the delicate petals, reflecting the colorful brilliance in the dawn, full of vitality.

Rose is the most common flower, which can be seen everywhere in life, but it is Qin Shiqing’s favorite flower. She planted a large amount of them in her yard.

When he came to the cafeteria, Su Zelin handed the lunch box to Lu Haoran and asked his best friend to make his breakfast. Then he turned around and took the thermos and went into the cafeteria kitchen.

Qin Shiqing’s menstruation had not yet ended and her cold had not healed, so Su Zelin had been helping her make ginger soup for the past two days.

“You kid are here again!” The cafeteria aunt in the kitchen saw Su Zelin and laughed and scolded happily.

This boy has become a frequent visitor to the cafeteria kitchen.

“Good morning, big sister. You look really good today. Look at your rosy face. Our class belle doesn’t have as good skin as you!” As the saying goes, flattery comes before the troops move. Before getting the ginger soup, Su Zelin flattered her.

The canteen aunt’s plump face was almost smiling like a flower: “You are the only one who can talk. Alas, big sister owes you!”

She pointed to a small pot of ginger soup that had been cooked for a long time: “Here, over there, pour it yourself!”

“Thank you, big sister!” Su Zelin ran over to pour the ginger soup.

“Today is the college entrance examination. You kid still have the leisure to help people serve ginger soup. It seems that the girl must be very beautiful!” The big sister is also quite gossipy. She chatted with Su Zelin while cooking.

“No, she is just ordinary. There are a few freckles on her face. Throwing a brick into the crowd can hit a few people who are more pleasing to the eye than her. Big sister must have been ten times more beautiful than her when she was young!” Su Zelin spoke nonsense.

“Haha, you know what, when your elder sister was young, she was a beauty in the village!” The elder sister was not modest at all, and she didn’t even blush when she praised herself.

“There were too many boys who liked your elder sister at that time, and some of them later became high-ranking officials, such as the current deputy mayor of our city, who often appears on TV. But in the end, I fell in love with that useless dead man at home! Alas, I still have no vision. I just wanted someone handsome when I was young, otherwise I would be a rich wife now. Maybe this is fate.” The elder sister’s tone was full of vicissitudes, and she sighed.

No way, our old deputy mayor also pursued you?

Su Zelin was a little scared and dumbfounded.

You can’t judge a person by appearance. Although elder sister is as round as a big bucket, she might really be a village beauty when she was young.

The elder sister was still thinking about the past, but Su Zelin didn’t have time to listen to her nagging. After pouring the ginger soup, he slipped away.

Back in the cafeteria, Lu Haoran had already prepared breakfast for him.

In order to prevent students from going to the bathroom frequently during the exam, the school cafeteria prepared rice and noodles this morning. The variety of steamed buns and dumplings was also richer than usual, replacing the porridge of the past.

Su Zelin asked Lu Haoran to make him a bowl of noodle soup and two meat buns.

After breakfast, he came to the classroom. There were already quite a few people. Some were still reviewing nervously, and some were more relaxed.

While handing the thermos to Qin Shiqing, Su Zelin found that she looked pretty good today.

“Okay, Zelin, you don’t need to make me ginger soup anymore. I think my cold is gone. You should also prepare for the exam well!” Qin Shiqing also regained her strength when she spoke.

“It’s okay. I just run to the cafeteria kitchen every morning. It doesn’t take much time. Anyway, there is Haozi to make breakfast for me. You should drink it for two more days, at least until the end of the college entrance examination, which will also be useful for your health.” To be on the safe side, Su Zelin decided to trouble the cafeteria sister for two more days.

Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a moment.

I’ve been calling you big sister for three years, isn’t it just to help you at the critical moment?

“Yes, anyway, he has a close relationship with the big sister in the cafeteria, Shiqing, don’t be polite to this guy!” Tang Yan also persuaded.

“Okay then!” Qin Shiqing finally nodded.

Tang Yan glanced at Su Zelin and thought that this guy has been quite attentive recently. Could it be that he finally realized that he wanted to pursue Shiqing?

It’s a pity that the flower has intentions but the water is ruthless. It’s probably too late now.

Shiqing already has someone in her heart. She should like the mysterious boy who gave her an umbrella last night.

When mentioning that person, Shiqing’s expression is different from usual. She looks shy.

Unfortunately, Xiaolaba couldn’t guess who it is.

Maybe it’s a boy from another class, but I never saw Shiqing interacting with any boy from other classes.

When Xiaoyanzi was thinking about this, Lu Haoran said, “Zelin, this guy, has the college entrance examination today. It rained so hard last night but he ran around when the lights were about to go out. I don’t know where he went. He came back with half of his body soaked!”

“What?! Lu Haoran, Su Zelin ran out last night?” Tang Yan asked hurriedly.

“Yes, when it suddenly rained heavily, he was dazed on the balcony for a while. I don’t know what he thought of. Suddenly, he took an umbrella and rushed out like crazy. When I asked him where he went after he came back, he didn’t say it!” He don’t understand why Xiaoyanzi is so interested in this matter, but Lu Haoran still told the truth.

Tang Yan was stunned.

No way, no way, the person who gave the umbrella to Shiqing turned out to be Su Zelin!

She turned her eyes to Qin Shiqing.

Qin Shiqing poured the ginger soup as if nothing had happened, but Tang Yan noticed the bright red glow on the girl’s face.

Tang Yan’s guess was instantly confirmed.

Oh my god, it’s true!

This is explosive news!

Why do you want me to know this at this time?

This secret will make me sick if I keep it in my heart. I have to find someone to share it with!

I can’t find Xiaolaba, her mouth is untrustworthy!

Before Lu Haoran could say anything, Su Zelin coughed dryly: “Haozi, the exam will be soon, review well, if you don’t speak, no one will think you are dumb!”

Zhao Mingxuan, who pricked up his ears to listen, felt a dull pain in his heart.

Damn, I was there first last night!

Why did Su Zelin get the prize!

Thinking of Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing walking in the rain with an umbrella last night, and walking side by side back to the girls’ dormitory, Zhao Mingxuan inexplicably felt that the small piece of grass above his head had spread into a grassland.