Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18

The He Nuo who was sitting at the corner of the cla.s.sroom could clearly see the girl’s every move. She slowly reached her hand into the table and gently searched its contents. When she took out Shi Yan’s book, she looked like she was holding some sort of treasure. Her fingers caressed the cover of the book, and new tears were starting to form in her eyes.

He Nuo couldn’t understand what kind of feelings could push this girl to willingly sacrifice her own life while Shi Yan couldn’t be less bothered. He admitted that Shi Yan is a tall and handsome young man, whose movements oozed elegance and suavity and he would sometimes even give off an imposing air: but these were just privileges of his beauty and a by-product of his superior familial environment. When he returned, he realised that Shi Yan’s grades were nothing like before, but his flirtatiousness and arrogance had turned up a notch.

He Nuo waited for her mood to stabilize before walking to the front row and jumped onto a table to sit on it, a few tables away from her: “Are you done? Do you want to put it in his table? Or I could help you pa.s.s it to him.”

A pear-faced beauty with remnants of tear stains on her face: “I don’t know what to write?” Her pitiful tone caused He Nuo to sigh in exasperation and he didn’t know if he should pity her.

“Then, what do you want to write?”

The girl’s face instantly flushed red, and she stuttered as she couldn’t get her words out. Her hand was still unconsciously turning over the contents in Shi Yan’s table when it touched something plastic; when she took it out, she saw that it was a tape. Her eyes began to redden once again, and she choked as she said, “He loves singing the most, his singing sounds really, really wonderful. In the past, he would always sing for me.”

He Nuo couldn’t see what she was holding clearly, so his eyebrows scrunched up as he narrowed his eyes.

The girl threw the tape over to him; on the cover there were a few people with long hair dressed from head to toe in black carrying guitars in their hands. He Nuo didn’t recognize any of them, and he saw that at the side there were two words written on it, “Black Panther”.

“This is the tape of a new band that just debuted, I was even planning on buying one for him, but looks like he already has one.” Her voice died out along with the colour on her face. The girl pondered a bit before saying, “Shi Yan said he doesn’t like their songs, and I don’t think their songs are nice at all, it just sounds like a bunch of ghosts and wolves wailing and howling. I couldn’t stand their singing, so I didn’t finish listening.”

“I know that even if he doesn’t like them, he would still learn how to sing these songs, because apparently the moment this band debuted, they became super popular and sensational. Shi Yan likes to chase trends.”

“You know him very well.”

“Un.” The girl immediately nodded her head gravely, “I’m the one who understands him the most.”

“Then, why not you be him while I ask you a few questions?”

The girl looked at him doubtfully, “You don’t think I understand him? I-” she paused for a few seconds, then looked away, “I like him so much, how could I not understand him.”

“Shi Yan, do you think the songs sound good?” He Nuo didn’t really bother and just treated her as Shi Yan as he threw his question at her. He purposely acted like how Shi Yan’s buddies would act – casual and relaxed.

The girl was stunned, then allowed herself to fall into the role and recalled how Shi Yan looks like as he spoke, then casually replied, “Meh, it’s so-so. Sounds like they’re just screaming hysterically, I had to stop halfway when I was listening to it last night. Even my cat shrieked and hid underneath my bed, I had to use snacks as a bait to lure him out. After he finished, he was still purring in protest against this torture.”

“So you don’t like it?