Something feels Different.
But this feeling is just too good.
-From "Su Zai Zai's Fairy Diary"
Su Zai Zai sat in her seat, looking full of melancholy.
"When a beauty gets sick, they look so delicate and frail, it really stirs up feelings of pity."
Jiang Jia: "...Are you done?"
Su Zai Zai nodded, a bit worried: "Isn't that blanket too thin..."
"Huh? It should be fine. It's not that cold right now, it should be enough."
"I wonder if the water is too hot for him. I tested it on my hand, and it seemed okay."
Jiang Jia continued to answer seriously: "If it felt okay on your hand, it shouldn't be too hot."
"Did I buy enough medicine? But the pharmacy near the school only had those options."
"Maybe I should bring my dorm blanket for him."
Jiang Jia couldn't help but facepalm: "Su Zai Zai, is Zhang Lurang your son or something..."
Su Zai Zai widened her eyes: "Of course not."
Then she added, "But I could help him have a son."
Jiang Jia: "..."
On the other side.
Zhang Lurang reached out and pinched the note, pulling it off with a slight tug, letting it fall into his fingertips.
He looked at the contents of the note, momentarily speechless.
Then, he lowered his head, staring at the small blanket on the chair.
After hesitating for a moment, he picked it up.
Glancing at the clock on the wall, it was already close to 6:30.
Zhang Lurang had no choice but to fold the blanket neatly, place it on his lap, and sit down.
He took his phone out of his pocket.
Upon checking, he had already received a reply.
Su Zai Zai: Did you see it? Did you see it?
Zhang Lurang coughed lightly before replying: Mm.
He was just about to ask how much the medicine cost when Su Zai Zai sent another message: Don't talk about money with President Su, President Su has plenty of money.
Su Zai Zai: President Su's money is all yours, don't be so calculating with President Su.
Zhang Lurang: "..."
He really didn't know how to respond.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Lurang decided not to reply.
The bell for the evening study session rang just then.
Zhang Lurang put his phone into the drawer.
A little while later.
He scratched his head and took the phone out of the drawer again.
He saw that she had sent two more messages.
-Rang Rang.
-Don't get sick.
Zhang Lurang stared at those two messages.
Until Zhou Xuyin patted him on the shoulder, indicating that the teacher had arrived.
Only then did he snap back to reality.
He stuffed his phone into the drawer.
Zhang Lurang picked up his pen and started on his homework.
But the pen tip remained motionless.
A few minutes later.
He reopened the bag, took out a box of cold medicine.
Using the warm water from the thermos, he swallowed two pills.
After taking the medicine, he lit up his phone.
Replied: Mm.
Thursday.
Su Zai Zai suddenly realized that walking normally didn't seem to hurt anymore.
As long as her wound didn't bump into anything, she basically felt no pain.
In the afternoon, when the two of them were returning from the reading room.
Su Zai Zai directly told him: "My foot doesn't hurt anymore."
Zhang Lurang glanced down at her foot and responded: "Mm."
"So from now on, I can just go find you."
Zhang Lurang paused for a moment, not replying.
Not getting a response from him, Su Zai Zai leaned in closer and shamelessly asked.
"Then can I come to your class to find you?"
Zhang Lurang didn't hesitate much and nodded directly.
Su Zai Zai was so happy she almost jumped up.
"Anytime?"
Zhang Lurang thought for a moment: "Except during class."
"Since you're okay with it."
"Mm?"
Su Zai Zai shamelessly added: "Then I also agree that you can come and find me."
But Zhang Lurang didn't seem to find anything wrong with that.
He seriously replied with a "Mm."
His reaction made Su Zai Zai feel a little embarrassed.
Su Zai Zai changed the subject.
"Jiang Jia told me before that there are two really good-looking guys in your class."
"Mm." He responded absentmindedly.
"One is you, and the other is Zhou Xuyin, your deskmate."
Hearing this, Zhang Lurang turned to look at her.
Su Zai Zai didn't notice his gaze and continued: "When I went to give you something yesterday, I saw him..."
How could he possibly compare to you!
He's not even as good-looking as a single strand of your hair!
Before she could say these words out loud, Zhang Lurang interrupted, "Su Zai Zai."
Suddenly being cut off, Su Zai Zai was confused and responded, "Huh?"
His expression became unreadable as he said, "Don't run around if your foot isn't healed yet."
Receiving this unexpected reprimand, Su Zai Zai innocently replied, "It's almost better."
Zhang Lurang scratched his head and looked down, seemingly lost in thought.
Su Zai Zai, with a playful grin, tried to change the subject.
"If you don't want me to run around, then you come and find me?"
"Okay," he answered immediately.
Su Zai Zai was caught off guard.
Zhang Lurang's gaze seemed a bit unnatural as he looked away and asked, "How are you getting home tomorrow?"
Su Zai Zai's thoughts were quickly redirected to this new topic. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "I'll probably go with Jiang Jia to catch a bus at Maoye Plaza."
Zhang Lurang turned to look at her and softly suggested, "Take a taxi home instead."
"...Why?"
A taxi costs fifty yuan! Is he crazy?
"There will be too many people; you might get stepped on."
Su Zai Zai looked down and obediently murmured, "Oh."
Seeing her response, Zhang Lurang lowered his eyes to look at her and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to teach me how to ride a bike?"
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai got excited, "Oh yeah! When?"
"Then get better soon," he said.
Friday night.
After finishing her English homework, Su Zai Zai sent a WeChat message to Zhang Lurang.
Su Zai Zai: Rang Rang.
Su Zai Zai: Are you walking Susu tomorrow?
It took a few minutes for Zhang Lurang to reply.
Zhang Lurang: Mm.
Su Zai Zai: What time?
Zhang Lurang: ...
She waited a few minutes, but he didn't say anything more.
Su Zai Zai couldn't believe it.
They had been through so much together already, how could the handsome guy's first instinct still be to reject her?
Su Zai Zai was angry and sent a threatening message: If you don't tell me, I'll head out now and wait outside your house.
Su Zai Zai: I'll leave at seven tomorrow morning to give you a chance to "accidentally" meet me.
Zhang Lurang:
Seeing his response, Su Zai Zai tossed her phone aside and buried herself in her blanket.
She felt like she wasn't acting well at all-worse than before, even more annoying.
The moment she got rejected, she felt like getting angry.
But she knew she had no right to be angry with him.
After a while, her phone buzzed again.
Su Zai Zai slowly dragged herself over to it and picked it up.
The lock screen displayed a message.
-Finish your breakfast before coming out.
Su Zai Zai rubbed her eyes and slowly typed a reply: There's nothing to eat at home.
She then stared at the words "The other person is typing..." on the screen.
Counting in her head.
One, two, three...
Five seconds later.
Her phone chimed.
-I'll buy it for you.
Su Zai Zai's bad mood disappeared instantly.
Her fingers danced across the screen.
Su Zai Zai: I want a red bean bun from that bakery next to Jinghua.
Zhang Lurang: Okay.
She couldn't help but roll around on her bed in excitement.
Then she pushed her luck: I want to eat it with you.
Zhang Lurang replied quickly.
-Okay.
The next morning, Su Zai Zai left her house right at seven o'clock.
She entered the elevator and sent a message to Zhang Lurang.
Su Zai Zai: Rang Rang, where are you?
Zhang Lurang: Outside your building.
Su Zai Zai smiled foolishly to herself.
It took her a few minutes to realize she hadn't pressed the floor button.
She blinked and quickly pressed the "1" button.
Stepping out of the building, she saw Zhang Lurang standing undera tree not far away.
He was holding a bag in one hand and a black dog leash in the other.
Seeing her come down, he called out to the distance, "Susu, come back."
At the same time, a person and a dog came bounding towards him.
Su Zai Zai shamelessly announced, "I'm here!"
The dog, Susu, barked as if in response.
Zhang Lurang: "..."
He bent down to attach the leash to Susu, a fluffy Samoyed dog.
Looking at the adorable dog, Su Zai Zai asked, "Can I walk her?"
Zhang Lurang didn't hesitate: "No."
Su Zai Zai was stunned, thinking she had misheard.
But she lowered her request and asked, "Then can I at least pet her?"
"No."
This time, she was sure she hadn't misheard.
After being rejected twice in a row, Su Zai Zai exploded.
"Is your dog a national treasure or something? I can't even touch her!"
Her sudden raise in tone startled Zhang Lurang for a moment.
Soon he explained, "She's aggressive towards strangers."
Su Zai Zai huffed, "Do you think I'd be scared?"
After a moment of silence, Zhang Lurang finally spoke, "Yes."
Su Zai Zai: "
"She might bite you."
"Fine then, keep her away from me."
Su Zai Zai still felt a bit scared.
After thinking about it, she nervously threatened.
"If she bites me, I'll bite you."
Su Zai Zai didn't mean anything more by this.
Mainly because she hadn't thought of anything else.
But for some reason, Zhang Lurang's ears started to burn.
Like a small flame had been lit.