Everyone Thinks that I Like Him

Ye Zhou discovered that Shang Jin was a bit strange recently, observing the strawberries longer everyday.

Both pot of strawberries had a lot of flowers, and Shang Jin painstakingly took the strawberries out of the cage and spread the leaves to see each flower.

Ye Zhou asked curiously, What are you looking at?

Shang Jin deadpanned, Flower viewing.

Did you finish viewing or not? Still not going to the library? Ye Zhou looked at the time. There was no class on Friday afternoon and when the two had lunch, they said they would go to the library together. He didnt expect that Shang Jin would be held up by these strawberry seedlings. Ye Zhou once again regretted why hed gifted a strawberry seedling at that time.

Fine. Shang Jin had ensured that the strawberries were healthy and without bugs and went to wash his hands. He took his textbooks and went to the library with Ye Zhou.

Passing the crossroad, Shang Jin saw a kiosk not far away and said, Wait for me here. Ill buy a bag of candy.

Eating so much, be careful of rotten teeth!

Shang Jin turned a deaf ear and walked over to the kiosk.

Having basked a bit in the June sun, Ye Zhou found the shade of a tree and stood underneath it. He took out his mobile phone and went through his friends circle.

Ye Zhou, I just wanted to find you in these two days!

Ye Zhou looked up. Su Yin held an umbrella and came under the tree shade. She put away the umbrella and said, Go sit over there and talk.

Eh Ye Zhou hadnt opened his mouth yet when he was half-pushed, half-pulled by the other to a stone bench next to the bamboo grove.

Do you still remember what I said last time?

Ye Zhou took out his cell phone and hurriedly sent a message to Shang Jin, responding to Su Yin, What?

The big amusement park in the Southern District will open on June 20th. I promised to go with Tang Dongdong. Are you going? Su Yin said animatedly. She took out her mobile phone and opened the website. Didnt I send you this page last time? You didnt look?

A few days ago, Su Yin seemed to have sent a website to him. At that time, he thought Su Yin was doing some sharing tasks, so he didnt even open the link.

So, are you going?

Ye Zhou didnt answer immediately.

Su Yin raised her eyebrows and said, You wouldnt have fallen in love with someone else, right?

Ye Zhou hurriedly said, Youwhat are you talking about? How can that be!

If it were last year and I asked you to meet with Tang Dongdong, youd certainly nod without hesitation. How can you not utter a word for half a day now?

Ye Zhou coughed and looked away. I was just thinking that June 20 is during exam week, and I want to review.

Su Yin was dubious. Really?

Really, really, Ye Zhou said and stood up to walk toward the crossroad.

Su Yin pulled him and tentatively asked, I have new photos of Tang Dongdong. Do you want to continue trading Shang Jins photos with me?

Ye Zhous footsteps paused. He couldnt tell what feeling was in his heartinstinctively wanting to say no tradebut wouldnt this truly show that hed had a change of heart? He sat down again and clasped his cell phone.

You live with Shang Jin now. There must be HD pictures of his face, right? Su Yin turned on the phones Bluetooth and searched in her album. I dont want the fuzzy back sneak shots like last time.

There was indeed a photo of Shang Jin on Ye Zhous cell phone: it was the photo hed taken of the two siblings when Shang Youyou came last time.

Su Yin put the phone in front of him and said, Which photo of Tang Dongdong do you want?

Ye Zhou put his cell phone in his pocket. He didnt want to share the photo of Shang Jin and Shang Youyou with others at all. He pretended to be angry and said, How could I possibly have photos of Shang Jin? Other people may not know me, but you also dont understand? Its not like you dont know how much I detest Shang Jin. Shang Jin is my enemy. With nothing at all, why would I take a photo of my enemy! Finishing this sentence, Ye Zhou feared that the other wouldnt believe him and want to snatch his phone, so he took his schoolbag and left without looking back.

Ehwhat! Su Yin tsked, If you dont have it, then you dont. Why run?

Ye Zhou walked to the tree shade at the crossroad and didnt see Shang Jin, but he also didnt see Shang Jin searching for him in the bamboo grove. He wouldnt still be buying, right? He simply dialed his phone. The phone rang twice when Shang Jin picked up.

Shang Jin, where are you?

The library entrance.

Why didnt you wait for me! I told you I was in the bamboo grove!

I went and didnt find.

Well, then Ill go right now. Ye Zhou hung up and curled his lips. The place where Su Yin and he had been was just at the entrance of the bamboo grove. It was so easy to find. How bad could Shang Jins eyes be that he couldnt find it?

However, listening to Shang Jins voice, how could he hear the rustling of leaves? It wasnt too windy today, and there was only a tall camphor at the library entrance. Maybe it was an auditory hallucination? Ye Zhou shook his head and quickly walked towards the library.

Ye Zhou didnt leave for long, Shang Jin walked from the depths of the bamboo grove where theyd just chatted.

When hed just bought the candy, he saw Ye Zhous text message. At that time, he didnt think much about it and walked toward the bamboo grove. In the end, he heard a familiar voice before he reached it.

The brief word didnt need much explanation. Connecting it with Ye Zhous series of abnormal behavior last year, Shang Jin also understood for the most part.

No wonder that Ye Zhou, who had no intersections with him in the first year, would take sneak shots of him.

No wonder that when it came out, hed explained the matter again and again in a fluster.

The funny thing was that he actually took Ye Zhous explanation as a cover up and gradually invested his feelings in him.

If everything started from a misunderstanding, then in the relationship afterwards, how much of Ye Zhous feelings were real and how much were fake?

Shang Jin sneered. Enemy?

Once the seed of suspicion was planted, Shang Jin didnt see anything as simple.

This afternoon, Shang Jin didnt go to the library but went straight back to the dormitory.

The two pots of strawberries on the flower stand stood up just right. At first, hed been so looking forward to them blossoming and bearing fruit, so that when Ye Zhous birthday arrived, he could take a pot full of strawberries and gift it to Ye Zhou.

Because Ye Zhou once said that gifts werent about price but the intention put into them.

For a man like Shang Jin, it was much more difficult for him to pay attention than to pay money.

But it was precisely this phrase of Ye Zhou that made Shang Jin devote himself entirely to something for the first time.

Why didnt you tell me when you were going back?

Shang Jin turned his head and clearly wanted to ask, but in the face of Ye Zhous smile, he could only keep his face shuttered and said, A bit dizzy from reading so came back.

Ye Zhou said nervously, Dizzy? Are you alright?

Shang Jin stared fixedly at Ye Zhous eyes. The concern wasnt false. He whispered, Maybe I didnt sleep well.

Then you should go to bed early tonight. Ye Zhou put down his schoolbag and put the borrowed book on the shelf. Have you eaten or not? Since your head is dizzy, should I help buy it for you?

Ye Zhou.

Hmm?

Nothing, no need. Ill go down myself in a while. Going out, Shang Jin glanced inside the dorm out of the corner of his eye. Ye Zhou passed by his table and conveniently helped place his fallen cup upright. This kind of small details couldnt be faked even if he wanted to.

Shang Jin looked at the strawberry seedlings on the flower stand and carried a cage downstairs.

After dinner, Shang Jin took the pot of strawberry seedlings to the bamboo grove that noon. The bright moonlight illuminated the stone table. Shang Jin took out the flower pot brimming with small flowers, placed it in the middle of the stone table, and sent Ye Zhou a text message.

When Ye Zhou received the message from Shang Jin, he was wondering why it took so long for Shang Jin to eat dinner, practically eating from dawn to dusk. Now he sent him a text to go out, making people really be at a loss.

For other peoples requests, Ye Zhou had never asked why. This time was also so. Shang Jin asked him to go and, asking no more, he feared that the other party had something urgent so he quickly rushed toward the bamboo grove on his bike.

In the bamboo grove, Ye Zhou saw that Shang Jin was sitting at the stone bench where hed sat at noon. The cold moonlight fell on Shang Jin, inexplicably carrying a sense of melancholy.

Ye Zhou leaned the bike to one side and the leaves rustled when he stepped on them.

You came.

Ye Zhou sat beside him and said, Whats the matter? Is there something you cant say in the dorm?

Shang Jin picked two strawberry flowers and handed them to Ye Zhou.

Eh, what are you doing! Ye Zhou didnt take them. Living together with Shang Jin day and night, Ye Zhou knew best how much Shang Jin treasured these flowers. But at that moment, he actually didnt hesitate to pick off two flowers.

Although not wildflowers.

Ye Zhou: ???

Shang Jin looked at the pot of strawberries and said, When you gave it to me, this little thing was only three or four small leaves. Its obviously so fragile, but its so strong. The wind and rain cant fell it, and the birds and insects cant destroy it.

Ye Zhou smiled and said, Its because you took good care of it. If you didnt care about it when it fell downstairs, how could you see this splendid flowering today?

Perhaps. Sometimes, a different result can be produced between one thought and another. Shang Jin forcefully stuffed the two flowers into Ye Zhous hands. So today, the result of us two are also between your thoughts.

Youwhat are you talking about

Shang Jin took a deep breath. Obviously he could have prepared more fully before talking to Ye Zhou about it, but when he heard the matter today, no matter how good he was at hiding his emotions, he couldnt act as if nothing had happened when facing Ye Zhou.

Even the words he spoke now were blurted out by instinct. Clearly he could have mulled it over to come up with better arguments.

We started as a misunderstanding but Im serious. Shang Jin looked at Ye Zhous eyes and said, Ye Zhou, I really like you. Like this strawberry, no matter whether there is wind and rain or birds and worms between us, I will never give up

Ye Zhous pupils suddenly tightened, and he immediately stood up. His lips trembled unconsciously, and his mind was blank. He never thought that Shang Jin would confess to him.

What if Shang Jin confessed to you one day?

Shang Mings words flashed in his ears.

Nono way. Ye Zhou subconsciously said, Didnt I tell you then that I really dont like you? How can you

Shang Jin lowered his head, the darkness obscuring his gaze. He asked, Is it Tang Dongdong? Did you always like Tang Dongdong?

Ye Zhou was astonished. How did you know?

It seems to be true. Shang Jin mockingly laughed without explanation, but said, Ye Zhou, you always said that you cant beat me. Youre wrong. This time, I admit defeat.