And the more she watched, the more engrossed she became, connecting deeply with the characters.
Ningning was reading a new physical book she bought today, which told the story of a campus romance.
In the book, the male lead and the female lead parted ways due to various misunderstandings, compounded by both characters having what the online community later dubbed the most disliked "mute" trope - as if they never opened their mouths to talk about anything!
These reasons ultimately led to their separation.
When they met again, the female lead was working as a wedding planner at a wedding company.
And the male lead arrived with the bride he was about to marry.
While reading the book, the haughty young lady felt quite a sense of identification.
Because the female lead was also quite arrogant.
Of course, the word used to describe her in the book was always "proud."
Seeing the female lead meticulously plan a wedding for the one she held regrets about from her youth made it so difficult for her to breathe that it hurt.
Especially since the book described how, during their dating days, they attended a wedding together and afterward had a long conversation envisioning their own future wedding in great detail.
These once vibrant dreams of the future had turned into the ultimate knife!
The haughty young lady shed two precious pearls for the book’s protagonists.
Speaking of which, if Lin Lu really ended up with Cheng Zhu, even if Shen Qingning wasn’t her bridesmaid, she would definitely have to attend the wedding!
But right now, everyone was still just university students, so no one was really thinking in that direction.
Otherwise, Ningning would find the book even more heartbreaking!
At the moment, Shen Qingning stood in front of the mirror with a bare face, taking a good look at her eyes.
Her eyes, slightly swollen from crying while reading in the afternoon, had returned to normal now.
She slipped off her pajamas and changed into a simple gray loose sweatshirt and a pair of black slim-fit jeans.
For someone with such shapely legs, pants with a slim cut like these accentuated the straightness and length of her legs even more.
These youthful legs could pull off both tight and loose pants, black stockings and white stockings alike, each offering a different aesthetic.
More importantly, some women’s legs look a bit splayed when wearing overly tight pants.
This has to do with each person’s physique and physical structure, and isn’t like the baseless rumors some people propagate, suggesting it’s because they’re always with men, causing their legs to spread.
Guys shouldn’t flatter themselves that much.
But when the leg queen placed her legs together, they held that tightly sealed beauty.
After getting dressed, Shen Qingning picked up the car keys from the table and prepared to leave.
Now, her car keys no longer had the Pikachu keychain that Cheng Zhu had won for her at the arcade.
She had simply attached a popular BV keychain to it.
For her, continuing to use that Pikachu keychain seemed a bit over the line.
Once inside her car, Shen Qingning’s mood was still somewhat downcast.
But once she started driving, what kind of songs would she listen to with her personality?
— She would still listen to Zhou Jielun!
All the way, she kept thinking that this was Cheng Zhu’s third time attending Zhou Jielun’s concert alone.
"Why are you so insistent on doing this?" she wondered, unable to understand.
Besides, when Shen Qingning first found out about Lin Lu and Cheng Zhu dating, she thought, "It’s okay, I can get over this quickly, I’ll be fine in no time."
But in reality, she had underestimated Cheng Zhu and overestimated herself.
As time went by, she didn’t move on.
Many people say that time heals all wounds.
— Time only heals those who want to get better.
Zhou Jielun’s "Said Goodbye" echoed in the car:
"[I pretend the past doesn’t matter,
but I found I can’t pull it off.]"
Shen Qingning’s eyes held a trace of daze.
She couldn’t imagine what it would feel like if she were sitting alone at the concert, next to an empty seat, listening to such a song.
Just thinking about it made her feel terrible.
"And yet, he’s going to attend three sessions."
"Cheng Zhu, do you think I’ll definitely go once?" Shen Qingning mused.
As she was about to reach the beauty salon, she received a WeChat message from Lin Lu - it was a voice message.
"Ningning, I’m here already, heading upstairs~"
They were going to have dinner at a mall close to the beauty salon, so at 7:40 pm, Cheng Zhu had already dropped Lin Lu off.
Then, the two of them hung around in the car for about five minutes.
At 7:45, Lin Lu went upstairs.
When Shen Qingning walked into the beauty salon’s private room, Lin Lu was already lying there, with her personal beautician whispering, "Let me remove your makeup first."
Shen Qingning’s personal beautician was in the equipment room getting things ready.
Shen Qingning, barefaced, glanced at Lin Lu and asked casually, "You went out today, why did you put on makeup?"
One wouldn’t normally wear makeup to the beauty salon.
There was no need; no one gets a beauty treatment with their makeup on - they’d have to take it off once they lay down.
Shen Qingning was just making conversation.
"Yes, I had dinner with Cheng Zhu, then we walked around the mall a bit," Lin Lu answered with her eyes closed, letting the beautician remove her makeup.
She didn’t realize that after she spoke those words, Shen Qingning was struck like lightning, frozen on the spot.
Her emotions shifted in an instant, becoming incredibly complex; she even checked the date on her phone to see if she had gotten the time wrong.
Surprise, confusion, and even a little... loss?
"He didn’t go to Guangcheng City?"
(ps: asking for monthly votes~)