Chapter 002 – Ten Thousand Kois Following The Dragon! (2/2)
The commotion was over and the crowd began to disperse. Li Muyang sat alone by the lake in a daze.
He was alone.
Just like how he had always been.
“Li Muyang—” a clear maiden's voice could be heard, like the arc of vibration from the gliding of a kingfisher.
Li Muyang turned around to look; Cui Xiaoxin was standing where she was before.
This time it seemed to be different from the other times.
“You can criticise what I said was wrong, but that doesn't matter—actually, do you know? If you stay behind and talk to me, people will look at me with an abnormal expression–with shock, jealousy and also envy. A pile of mud that has suddenly sprouted a beautiful flower, is indeed something very fresh. To me, this is taking advantage of you. If I were you, I would pretend that nothing had happened whatsoever.”
Without looking around, Li Muyang knew that the other students were shocked that the cla.s.s flower[2] remained behind to talk to him.
Cui Xiaoxin did not think Li Muyang would say something like that; a layer of haze emerged in her beautiful eyes but then they suddenly became clear again. She pondered for a moment and said: ” You got two things wrong and two things right.”
“It seems you are willing to continue to talk to me. This is our first proper conversation right?” said Li Muyang smilingly.
“Firstly, I don't like Zhang Chen; in my eyes, his actions are indeed like a clown being vulgar to please the audience.”
“Secondly, I agree with what you said– Men who are gentle and intelligent but keeps to himself; who have the ability to take control, but will not show off his skills; That is the type of men I like.”
Li Muyang nodded his head and said: “Then what are the things that I said wrong?”
“Firstly, I don't think you're a clown, you're just a. ordinary person, the same as everyone else. You've done nothing wrong, just that–”
“Just that fate is unfair to me.” Li Muyang said smiled self-deprecatingly and said: “My family is poor and I am ugly. My brain is like a paste, I can't study nor am I good at any arts. I can only accept fate and become a trash that's waiting to die. Am I right?”
Cui Xiaoxin's eyes once again glowed, the coal that was always bullied, whose name spread far and wide but still kept quiet and looked as if he had no extraordinary traits, actually had such keen and sharp thoughts.
” I just said it casually.” Li Muyang put a piece of peeled sugar cane gra.s.s into his mouth to chew, the bittersweet taste of the gra.s.s juice slightly eased his mood.“ You can continue”.
“It is inevitable that a pile of mud can sprout a flower. On the outside it is not pleasing to the eyes but in reality it provides a rich source of energy for the flower to grow and bloom–It will make every effort and use that fresh flower to prove the value of it's existence.
“Do you think I am the same as mud, in that I can be saved?” Li Muyang smiled out loud and said: “Then you are willing—“
“I'm not willing.” Cui Xiaoxin bluntly declined. “I'm going to West Wind University, where will you go? We're people of different world, our paths in the future will not intersect.”
West Wind University was the greatest university in the kingdom, while Li Muyang, with his current grades, can't enter West Wind University — he could only attend lower cla.s.s University if he had the money.
“What you said is right.” Li Muyang smiled bitterly and said “This is also the reason why I have never confessed to you even though I liked you.”
“What?”
“This is very normal isn't it? I'm the same as any adolescent teens, always attracted towards the beautiful girls in the school. We like Xu Jiarui, Zhang Xinqi and also you. We want to be as dazzling as you are, we hoped to be able to walk alongside you, and we all dreamed that you would sit in the back seat of our bicycles smiling like a blooming flower.”
“However, beautiful girls all direct their attention to outstanding boys–we can only look from afar, if any one of the beautiful girls suddenly do come close and say a few words without warmth or with indifference, then it is already a gift bestowed by the heavens.” Li Muyang looked up at the clouds and said: “What else is there?”
Cui Xiaoxin stayed silent for a long moment and finally said with a voice full of complex emotions: “Good luck.”
After she finished, she turned and walked towards the area where the crowd was gathered.
The lake trip has ended and what awaited them is a brutal fight.
“Cui Xiaoxin—” Li Muyang suddenly shouted.
Cui Xiaoxing turned around to look, she could not understand what else the boy, whom she had no previous communications with in the past, had to say to her.
In fact, no matter what he said would not help. It was impossible for her to accept a love that arose out of sympathy.
“I refuse.” Li Muyang shouted.
“What?”
“You asked me to go to the cinema with you, I decline.” Li Muyang said in a bright voice.
Under the sun, Cui Xiaoxin's face was as translucent as jade, she coldly stared at Li Muyang and said: “Idiot.”
The sun was setting; the sunset lake was wrapped around by the crimson light of the sunset, creating a surreal scene.
Li Muyang carries his fis.h.i.+ng rod, getting ready to follow the rest of the crowd home.
Whoosh —
On the surface of the tranquil lake, a colorful koi fish suddenly leapt out.
Just like getting some sort of hint, countless koi fish jumped out from the sunset lake.
There were tens of thousands of them, countless. They covered the sky, and their colourful scales concealed half of the sunset lake.
In places that can't be seen by the eyes, there were even more koi rus.h.i.+ng towards the lake as if on a pilgrimage.
They surged towards the direction of where Li Muyang just left, just like following after their most devoted faith.
If a wise old man were to witness this scene, he would definitely exclaim: ten thousands of Koi following the dragon, this is a once in a millennium- Koi following the dragon!
[1] Louis Koo – he's an actual guy lol xD
/wiki/Louis_Koo
[2] Prettiest girl in the cla.s.s
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