Chapter 23

"Oh, you don't like him, do you?" Tianxin looked surprised, seeing Snow Creek smiling with excitement. 　　Zhao Xuexi used a book to cover her face. "I do have some feelings for him, but unfortunately, he's in his third year of high school and in the experimental class." She didn't hide her thoughts and spoke openly. 　　Tianxin wasn't good at comforting people. "What are you going to do then?" The third year of high school is the most stressful year, and they wouldn't have the time to think about love. They also have to go to college and leave someone behind. 　　Zhao Xuexi shrugged. "I just treat him as a male god and set him as my goal. His grades are good, so I will also work hard to study." 　　Tianxin had never experienced such a thing and had never thought about it. "That's good. You should be happy." 　　"I've finished memorizing," said Tianxin. 　　In the evening breeze, Tianxin felt a bit comfortable. She was studying English next to the library, and Yan Heng had been paying attention to her for a long time. He didn't have the habit of memorizing books but would secretly look at her sometimes. 　　Tianxin was concentrating on reading and didn't notice Yan Heng suddenly appearing in front of her. She bumped into him, and Yan Heng chuckled. In a voice that only she could hear, he said, "Are you so eager to hug me?" 　　Tianxin rubbed her head and looked at someone who was laughing confidently. She glared at him fiercely, feeling unsatisfied. She swung the book over and hit him in the chest. "Are you bored?" 　　Yan Heng squatted down, hooked his finger at Tianxin, and said, "Come here." 　　Tianxin walked over and squatted down like him, imitating his posture. "What are you doing?" This guy is so childish. 　　Yan Heng touched her hair. "I heard you're going to perform a dance. By the way, you're so cute." He also squeezed Tianxin's cheeks not honestly, and Tianxin slapped his hand away. "If you touch me again,..." Tianxin pouted with anger. 　　Yan Heng still wanted to pinch her cheeks. They were soft, smooth, and delicate like peeled eggs. He looked at her angry little face, and his mood was good. "Just what? Revenge is best served cold. So, why don't you pinch me?" Yan Heng shamelessly leaned his face over. 　　Waiting for the privilege, Tianxin smiled evilly in her heart. She had a pink watercolor pen in her pocket today. Tianxin took out the pen and drew a circle with a dot inside. Yan Heng only felt a coolness on his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw Tianxin laughing like crazy.

"Are you getting bolder now? Daring to draw on my face, I'll turn you into a flower cat," Yan Heng snatched the pen from Tianxin's hand and pretended to draw on her face. Tianxin buried her head in her legs and hugged her head.

When Zhao Xuexi came over, she saw Tianxin and Yan Heng squatting and pulling each other's hands. "What are you guys doing?" She didn't see Tianxin's figure at first and didn't expect to find her squatting in the corner with Yan Heng.

These two deskmates are not honest, one usually drags around like a fool, talking a few words if he is a boy, and if she is a girl, she can't even start a conversation. She is said to be cold, but playing around with Tianxin is so much fun.

Zhao Xuexi looked at the masterpiece on Yan Heng's face, holding back her laughter. Tianxin was quite daring, "You guys continue, I didn't see anything." It's just a little fun between couples, she was scared that Yan Heng was bullying Tianxin.

"We're just joking around, I'm going to buy water," Tianxin said and slipped away. It's so embarrassing, that damn Yan Heng.

Zhao Xuexi and Yan Heng were silent, and Zhao Xuexi wanted to break the ice, but couldn't find a topic.

Zhao Xuexi silently thought of something to talk about, but Yan Heng spoke first. "Have you guys bullied Jiang Tianxin in your dormitory?"

"No, no, we love each other in our dormitory," Zhao Xuexi said.

Yan Heng didn't say anything else, but Zhao Xuexi was also scared. The school bully was really scary, and Tianxin was covered by a big shot.

Tianxin walked a little fast and gave the water she bought to Yan Heng. "Wash your face with this," Yan Heng didn't take the water and put his hands together. Tianxin was speechless and poured a little water into his hand.

Zhao Xuexi looked around the two of them and saw pink bubbles everywhere. She went to pick up her books and realized how different people's treatment was.

Yan Heng washed his face directly, his face covered in water droplets. Tianxin took out a few tissues and gave them to Yan Heng. After wiping it clean, Yan Heng looked at the wet tissues in his hand and threw them into the nearby trash can. "Are the tissues I gave you still there?"

Tianxin remembered the paper that was pressed in her notebook, which she had forgotten until now. "It's in my notebook, I can go get it for you if you want," she said. Tianxin couldn't really understand what Yan Heng was thinking, his thought process was really strange.

"I didn't throw it away," Yan Heng was a little surprised but also a little happy inside.

"Then I'll throw it away when I go back," Tianxin said.

"Jiang Tianxin, you're not allowed to throw away what I gave you. If I find out that you did, I'll throw you into the river. Got it?" Yan Heng's overbearing attitude made Tianxin want to laugh. If she didn't know him well, she might have been scared before, but she wasn't afraid of him at all now.

"You're such a childish Yan Heng. Got it, let's go back to class. It's almost time," Tianxin said as she patted Yan Heng's buzz cut, which was a little prickly.

Yan Heng was in a daze and confused state, wondering if he had been teased.

Yan Heng caught up to Tianxin in just two steps. "I heard that you're going to dance," he said.

"Yes, with a few girls from my dorm," Tianxin replied.

Yan Heng glanced at her indifferently. "Just you? Dancing the penguin dance? The kind where you sway back and forth?"

"You're the penguin," Tianxin retorted. She felt a little upset by his comment, knowing that Yan Heng didn't mean to hurt her feelings.

"I was wrong. Don't be mad. I'll buy you some candy, or you can hit me if you want," Yan Heng just didn't want anyone else to see Tianxin dancing. She would be wearing a skirt and could attract other guys.

Tianxin felt a little bit of sweetness in her heart, like she was being comforted by her dad when she was a kid. "Okay, I want to eat Alpine, at least ten of them, or I won't forgive you," she said.

Yan Heng looked at her with a little pride. "Ten is too many," he said.

"It's not that many, how about seven?" Tianxin didn't realize she was talking to Yan Heng in a playful tone. But Yan Heng could tell, and he liked this side of Jiang Tianxin.

"Then how about twenty?" Yan Heng suggested.

Tianxin "..."

The classroom was a little quiet, most of the students were doing homework. Zhu Ting saw Tianxin come in and waved to her. Tianxin sat in Zhong You's seat. "What's wrong? Why are you so happy?" Zhu Ting asked excitedly.

"I talked to the class monitor, and she said it was okay. We can practice together. The other two are Bailu Ming and Chen Duoer, they're from the next-door dorm. We can practice together on the weekend, it's much more convenient," Tianxin said.

Tianxin nodded, "Your speed is good. Let's give it a try. Maybe we'll pass the rehearsal." Rehearsal shouldn't be too difficult.

The class had settled on three performances: Tianxin and Zhu Ting's dance, a skit, and a singing performance.

Since the rehearsals began, Tianxin had been busy. Whenever she had time, she would go to practice. Even during breaks, she disappeared without a word to talk to Yan Heng. Only Zhong You was by her side. The two neglected boys were full of resentment.

Zhu Ting was still on leave from physical education class, and had obtained permission from the teacher to use the dance studio in the library for rehearsal. Anyway, a few girls didn't like to attend physical education class, so instead of being exposed to the sun and running outside, they would rather go to the dance studio to practice.

In the shed on the playground, Yan Heng stood smoking, and Zhong You stood outside. "Brother Yan, they went to the dance studio," Zhong You said.

Yan Heng didn't speak for a minute. "Brother Yan, don't you want to watch your desk mate dance?" Zhong You asked.

Yan Heng still didn't speak. Zhong You turned around. Yan Heng leaned against the iron pole, and had almost finished smoking. "If you want to watch your desk mate dance, just say it. We're both guys, I won't laugh at you," Yan Heng said.

Zhong You laughed. "I want to go watch my desk mate dance. Brother Yan, do you want to come with me?"

Yan Heng flicked his cigarette butt. "Since you've said that, I'll go with you."

Zhong You nodded subconsciously, feeling like he had been tricked.

The two entered the library. The first floor was the laboratory, the second, third, and fourth floors were for books. One could read and write homework there. The fourth floor was a conference room, while the fifth floor was relatively chaotic, with dance studios, music rooms, and exhibition rooms.

The two took the elevator to the sixth floor. Yan Heng was a bit nervous. "Brother Yan, should we go in openly, or watch from the outside secretly?" Zhong You asked Yan Heng.

"Do you want to go in? Have you thought about what to say?" Yan Heng asked. Zhong You shook his head. He didn't know, so that's why he asked Yan Heng.

Two people crouched at the doorway watching the people inside. Yan Heng was watching Tianxin dance, and her figure looked quite good after taking off her school uniform. He felt his ears burning and turning red.

"Yan ge, move over a bit, I can't see Zhu Ting," Zhong You was shorter than Yan Heng and couldn't see Zhu Ting at the front. The two of them squeezed together.

Unexpectedly, the door suddenly opened, hitting the bench placed in front of it. Everyone stopped dancing and looked towards the back door. Yan Heng pushed Zhong You, who was dazed, and the two of them entered. Yan Heng also closed the door behind him.

"What are you two sneaking around for behind the door?" Zhu Ting walked over, obviously asking Zhong You.

"Oh, Yan ge wanted to come over and watch her classmate dance, so I followed," Zhong You directly passed the blame to Yan Heng.

Zhu Ting didn't say anything. Tianxin looked at the calm Yan Heng and felt a bit embarrassed. She didn't know if she danced well and if her movements were beautiful.

"You guys continue dancing, I just came over out of boredom," Yan Heng said.

"Let's take a break first, and practice the movements we just learned separately. We'll put them together later," Zhu Ting said, and several people started practicing the movements.

Tan Xiaoyue looked at Yan Heng sitting in a chair. He wasn't wearing a school uniform, so he didn't look out of place compared to other people. He stood out, and people could notice him at first glance. She took a bottle of water and walked over.

It was obvious that the people who were practicing the movements were a bit surprised. Tan Xiaoyue smiled, "Do you want some water? You must be thirsty after class."