Unrequited love is originally something that can't be seen by others (4)

  At this time, the sunset had already hidden behind the distant mountains. The sky above the mountain top was tinged with a faint orange-red color, and the dusk gently enveloped the entire campus. I don't know what's going on, but today the school's broadcast has been looping Sun Yanzi's "Encounter" all day long.

  Meeting you is the most beautiful accident.

  But this is clearly not an accident, it's a long-planned encounter, only the plan can't keep up with the changes, and the self-directed performer was unexpectedly injured.

  Facing the evening breeze, Lucy Yang caught a whiff of the shampoo fragrance on Lucas's hair, faint and elusive. Lucy Yang secretly took a deep breath, it seemed like lavender, yet not quite.

  So what would Duan Chenliang's hair smell like? Lucy Yang couldn't help but think, if the person who had her back was Duan Chenliang, that would be great!

  Lucy Yang came back to her senses from her daydream and found herself the focus of attention. Along the way, girls passing by cast admiring and envious glances at her, and even saw a few girls gathered together pointing at her and discussing something in hushed tones.

  Are they blaming her?

  But it wasn't Duan Chenliang who was carrying her, so why did this happen?

  Lucy Yang turned back secretly again, she saw Duan Chenliang following them with a expressionless face, his eyes staring forward, as if he had lost focus, and his eyes were a bit dazed.

  If it were Duan Chenliang who betrayed her at this time, wouldn't she be even more miserable? Those eyes should have been enough to kill her, shouldn't they?

  Lucy Yang began to feel lucky that the one carrying her was Lu Senxiang and not Duan Chenliang.

  But facing those strange gazes now, Lucy Yang still had an urge to escape. She wanted Lu Senxiang to put her down or directly send her back to the dormitory without going to the infirmary again. However, every time Lucy Yang tried to open her mouth, she would unintentionally meet those unfriendly gazes, as if she would be killed by those gazes as soon as she said anything to the people around her.

  So Lucas could only lower his head, silently biting his lower lip, and never had the courage to speak again.

  After arriving at the infirmary, Lu Senxiang carefully placed Lucy on a hospital bed and searched inside and out but couldn't find any sign of the doctor.

  Lucy Yang had never been to the school infirmary before, so she curiously looked around the room and found it was similar to a hospital ward, with everything spotlessly white and filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant. The only difference was that there were two large medicine cabinets standing in the room, with rows of bottles of various sizes neatly arranged inside.

  "Doctor is not here, what to do?" Lu Senxiang took a look at the swollen foot of Lucy Yang, then turned his pleading eyes to Duan Chenliang beside him, anxiously repeating, "What to do? What to do?"

  Duan Chenliang calmly looked at Lu Senxiang, then walked to the medicine cabinet, carefully searched for a while, and finally found the Yunnan Baiyao spray and cotton balls he was looking for. He carried these two things expressionlessly to the front of Lu Xiyang, pulled over a chair, placed the cotton balls and the bottle of spray on the chair, gently lifted Lu Xiyang's right foot, preparing to take off his shoes.

  Lucy Yang, facing this situation, became tense and shouted: "What are you going to do?"

  She actually knew what he was going to do, which was just to give her medicine. The reason she asked such a question was that she was surprised by what he was about to do next, and she expected him to give her medicine, but she was also afraid of getting nervous and trembling all over. Duan Chenliang simply lifted up her foot lightly, and she could clearly hear the sound of her own rapid heartbeat, as if her heart was going to jump out of her throat. If he didn't stop her, she didn't dare imagine how she would react next.

  Duan Chenliang heard Ruxi Yang's voice and reluctantly lifted his eyelids, only to gaze at Ruxi Yang's tense face with a faint expression, saying: "Let me apply the medicine for you."

  Lusen Xiang, who was standing beside him, suddenly burst out laughing and comforted Lucy Yang in a warm tone: "You don't have to be nervous, he understands more and won't hurt you."

  Lucy Yang pursed her lips in embarrassment. Of course, she wasn't worried that Duan Chenliang would hurt her - how could he? The object of her secret admiration for many years was suddenly being so intimate with her, and she couldn't help but feel tense and excited. Although she didn't have foot odor, every inch of skin that the other person had touched felt hot to the point of burning, making even herself feel a little embarrassed.

  "I can do it myself." Lucy awkwardly withdrew her foot and carefully got out of bed, picking up the bottle of bruise cream and cotton balls from the chair beside her. "I'll take this back to my dorm and apply it slowly," she said apologetically to the two boys standing beside her.

  "Alright. Since you insist on doing it this way, then do as you please." Lu Senxiang helplessly looked at Lucy Yang and then turned to face Duan Chenliang, saying "Ah Liang, I'll stay here and wait for the doctor to return, you go ahead and send her back to the dorm first."

  Lucy Yang hadn't even reacted yet, when Duan Chenliang quickly moved to put Lucy on his back. Lucy was so scared that she quickly wrapped her arms around Duan Chenliang's neck, and the package of cotton in her hand had been grasped into a ball.

  The sudden intimacy made Lucas's heart beat rapidly, and despite the fabric of their clothes, she could still clearly feel the warmth of his skin. Every inch of her body felt like it was burning with heat. It wasn't until then that she realized her chest was tightly pressed against the boy's back. Afraid he would notice her intense heartbeat, she wrapped her arms tightly around Lucas's neck and tried to move her entire body away from his spine.

  Lucy Yang's restless movements caused the school badge in her pocket to fly out and fall onto the clean floor. Upon hearing the faint sound of the badge hitting the ground, Lucy instinctively lowered her head to look down, but before she could say that her badge had fallen off, Lu Senxiang stepped forward, bent down, and picked it up for her.

  When Lu Senxiang saw the three words "Lu Xiyang" on the school emblem, he smiled awkwardly. He handed the emblem to Lu Xiyang and said, "I thought you were also surnamed Lu with a big ear, but it turns out you're from all over the place."

  Lucy Yang smiled and took over the school emblem, said "thank you", and was carried out of the infirmary by Duan Chenliang.

  All the way, neither of them spoke. Originally, Lucy's heart was already racing wildly, and in this atmosphere, she became even more tense. She felt her face had turned red all the way to the back of her ears. Fortunately, Duan Chenliang couldn't see her face now.

  For so many years, from elementary school to junior high school, and then from junior high school until now, they have been like this, no matter what expression or action she has, he can't see her, only the her who is always hiding behind him silently watching him, illuminated by his dazzling light. Thinking of this, Lucy Yang's courage suddenly grew.

  Yes, anyway, no matter what she did, Duan Chenliang's back of the head didn't have eyes, so he couldn't see her expression. So, she started to relax herself, carefully sticking her cheek lightly on the boy's back, actually she was very curious, why he didn't even sweat when running, all she smelled was the fragrance of laundry detergent on his clothes.

  Lucy Yang suddenly thought of something, quickly lifted her head, and slowly brought her nose close to the boy's occipital bone. However, because the boy was walking too fast, she stumbled a bit and was afraid that if she got too close, she would accidentally bump into his occipital bone. After repeated attempts, she still couldn't smell anything. Later, she gave up, but just as she did, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, causing the boy's short hair to quiver lightly in the wind. She finally caught a whiff of the faint, refreshing peppermint scent that was carried on the breeze.

  When she raised her eyelids with satisfaction, she saw a girl pointing at her not far away. She subconsciously avoided those surprised and unfriendly eyes, then whispered: "My future days will definitely be difficult."

  In fact, she had long expected to see those malicious glances and expressions, even more jealous of her than when Lu Senxiang was carrying her.

  "What did you say?" Duanchen Liang slightly turned his head back, with a flat tone.

  "No, nothing." Lucy Yang hastily replied, and after a moment of contemplation, she spoke to Duan Chenliang in her normal tone, "Why did Lu Senxiang want to stay in the infirmary and wait for the doctor?"

  "Because we took someone else's medicine, we have to pay for it!" This time Duan Chenliang's tone was much milder, as if he were lecturing a misbehaving child, but clearly lacking patience.

  Lucy Yang suddenly realized and hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, I will return the money to you."

  Duan Chenliang remained silent for a long time before speaking up: "Never mind, he won't miss that bit of money anyway."

  "Oh..." Lucy Yang responded cautiously, she seemed to sense that he didn't want to talk, and so she made no further sound.

  Although the distance from the infirmary to Lucy's dormitory building is not close, because the person carrying her is Duan Chenliang, this journey becomes shorter than imagined. When arriving at the female dormitory building, Duan Chenliang put Lucy down and looked at Lucy in front of him, saying: "The school prohibits boys from entering the girls' dormitory building, can you go up by yourself?"

  When Lucy Yang lifted her head, she saw a handsome face magnified in front of her eyes. For the first time, they were facing each other at such close distance that if she raised her hand, she could touch his white and clean face. She even wanted to reach out and touch his straight and good-looking nose, and touch his slightly furrowed brow. However, his deep eyes kept staring at her, waiting for her response. She felt uneasy all over under his gaze, and her cheeks suddenly felt a burning sensation. To avoid his gaze, she quickly lowered her head, pretending to observe the injured foot.

  "It's actually nothing serious, I can go up myself." Lucien Yang said, nodding at his white canvas shoes, still not daring to lift his head.

  A gentle and pleasant voice came from above: "Well, go ahead then! Be careful."

  Be careful.

  He told her to be careful.

  Lucy Yang suddenly felt like someone had poured honey into her heart, and it was sweet. But she quickly remembered that all of this was her own doing, and getting hurt was what she deserved. If Duan Chenliang knew that this encounter was just a small trick of hers, how would he look at her? Would he still tell her to "be careful"?

  He never lacked pursuers around him, and any confession was more straightforward than her approach. However, unrequited love is something that can't be seen by others.

  Lusi Yang didn't raise his head again to look at Duan Chenliang, and even saying "goodbye" was done in one breath as he turned around.

  Duan Chenliang stood still, watching as Lucy Yang limped into the dormitory building, not turning away until she was out of sight.

  How could he have known that the girl who disappeared around the corner hadn't really left. She was hiding at the corner, just waiting for him to turn and leave, so she could sneak a peek at his departing back.

  "Hey! Are you daydreaming again?" Lu Man suddenly appeared beside Lucas, startling him.

  Lucy Yang took a glance at Lu Man, then lowered her head and didn't plan on talking to Lu Man.

  As Lucy Yang stepped up onto the first step of the stairs, Lu Man suddenly burst out laughing mockingly: "Looks like you're quite skilled at seducing people!"

  Lu Man's words made Lucy Yang feel even more ashamed of her behavior today. But she didn't regret it, and even if time could be turned back, she would still choose the same approach, but from now on, she would learn to be smarter and not let herself get hurt again.

  "Who else can be more capable than you?" Suddenly, a cold voice came from above Lucien's head.

  Lucy Yang instinctively looked up and saw Gu Bai Mo standing on the last step of the second floor staircase, looking at Lu Man with a face full of disgust.

  "It's not getting it that's scary, but being unable to keep it is a joke." Lu Man crossed her arms over her chest, looking at Gu Bai Mo with an unyielding gaze.

  "Things that can't be kept aren't good things, only those that are broken and tattered won't be despised." Bai Mo glared at Lu Man, refuting her word by word.

  Lucy Yang listened to Bai Mo and Lu Man's conversation, and sensed something was off. It seemed that this time, Bai Mo and Lin Yi Xuan had really broken up.

  "Lucy Yang, what are you standing there for? Let's go!" Bai Mo suddenly shouted loudly at Lucy Yang who was lost in thought.

  "Lucy Yang, are you sure Gu Bai Mo really considers you a friend? Your feet are swollen like this, and as a friend, she still treats you like that. It's truly pitiful." Lu Man said with a mocking smile.

  Because of Lu Man's words, Bai Mo only then noticed that Lucyang's right foot had swollen into a big lump. She slightly furrowed her brow and without saying another word, directly walked down the stairs to stand in front of Lucyang. With a decisive movement, she slightly crouched down and bent at the waist, making a gesture for Lucyang to climb onto her back.

  Lucy Yang's eyes widened in shock, she couldn't believe Bai Mo could carry her.

  Bai Mo seemed to know what Lucyang was thinking, turned her face and frowned: "Lucyang, don't you believe me?"

  Lucy Yang immediately shook her head, not wanting to let Bai Miao lose face in front of Lu Man. Even if she would get seriously injured, she was willing to take the risk. Unexpectedly, Bai Miao easily picked up Lucy Yang and carried her up several flights of stairs, still managing to turn back to Lu Man who was standing frozen on the spot and say: "I don't consider her a friend, so why should I consider you one? Oh right, thanks for reminding me that my friend is injured."

  In the end, Bai Mo just carried Lu Xiyang back to the dormitory step by step, leaving Lu Man standing on the spot in a sorry state.

  When I returned to the dormitory, there was no one in the dormitory. Others probably went to the cafeteria and bathhouse.

  "It's a good thing you're not fat, or I would have absolutely no way of carrying you. I'm exhausted to death!" Gu Bai Mo panted heavily and put Lucy Yang on a chair, only then noticing the package of cotton balls and small bottle of spray in her hand.

  "You shouldn't have applied the medicine yet, right?" Bai Mo took the cotton ball and spray from Lu Xi Yang's hand, examined it carefully, then said, "Using an ice pack is best, but we don't have any ice cubes now. I'll use a wet towel to help you apply a cold compress first before applying the medicine."

  After that, Bai Mo went to get a wet towel by herself. Lu Xi Yang took the opportunity when Bai Mo was not around to take off her shoes and looked at her swollen ankle, she thought to herself that she was really stupid, if she were to act in a play, she would definitely mess it up.

  Before long, Bai Miao came back with a wet towel. She squatted in front of Lu Xi Yang, gently pressing the wet towel against his swollen ankle and asked: "Lu Xi Yang, how did you get so clumsy? How did your foot get hurt?"

  Lucy Yang lowered her head, thoughtfully gazing at Bai Mo who was carefully massaging her feet. Bai Mo's wavy hair was very long, and when she crouched down with her head bowed, her hair fell to the floor, but she didn't mind, happily humming a nameless little tune.

  "Ba Miao..." Lusi Yang called out softly, Ba Miao didn't raise his head, only lightly humming a response, so Lusi Yang continued to ask, "Are you okay?"

  Bai Mo raised his head with a smile and looked at Lu Xiangyang with a smile: "What can I have?"

  No, you have something on.

  Stop pretending!

  Lucy Yang looked at Bai Mo and continued humming with her head down, wanting to speak but hesitating.

  Everyone has their own way of expressing sorrow, some people cry loudly and make a scene, while others remain expressionless and silent. But Bai Mu was neither, she didn't cry or make a fuss, instead she continued to hum a tune as if nothing had happened, with her usual pear-blossom smile still plastered on her face. And it was precisely this way of hers that Lu Xi Yang couldn't bear.

  After a while, Bai Mo began to open the spray and cotton balls brought back by Lucy, carefully applying medicine to her ankle. After finishing the medicine, Bai Mo suddenly stopped humming, she stood up solemnly, staring at Lucy's eyes without blinking, asking: "Lucy, answer me seriously, do you like Duan Chenliang?"

  Lucy Yang did not expect Bai Mo to ask her such a serious question suddenly, she was shocked and stared at Bai Mo with wide eyes, unable to say a word. She wanted to deny it, but she didn't want to deceive her only good friend either; she wanted to admit it, but she didn't even have the courage to nod.

  Lucy Yang remained silent for a long time, without giving any response to Bai Mo's question. Bai Mo crossed her arms in front of her chest, blinked her big watery eyes, and then sighed helplessly, saying: "If you don't want to get hurt, then don't like him."

  Lu Xiangyang felt extremely uncomfortable with Bai Mu's words, it turned out that her good friend also looked down on her like everyone else. She wasn't pretty, not gentle, didn't have a likable personality, and didn't have any memorable characteristics, she was so ordinary that you would find it hard to pick her out in a crowd, the only thing she took pride in was her grades. But now that she had just started at a new school, no matter how excellent her previous grades were, they had all become past tense, everything had to start anew, so now she had even lost the one thing she took pride in.

  Lucy's depression was seen through by Bai Mo at a glance, and Bai Mo suddenly realized that what she said might have hurt Lucy's self-esteem. So she immediately added: "I just think he doesn't suit you."

  Lucy Yang remained silent, biting her lower lip quietly. She seemed to have accepted what Bai Mo had said earlier - if you don't want to get hurt, then don't like him. Yet, despite this, she knew better than anyone else that she couldn't suppress her liking for him; it wasn't something that had developed in just a year or two. She was also used to finding out everything about him, making an effort in his direction, and being proud of herself even when he didn't notice her.

  Lucy Yang couldn't even bear to think about it - if one day she didn't like him anymore, what would her world become?

  "Lu Senxiang is ambiguous with many girls, even if you don't like Duan Chenliang, don't get too close to Lu Senxiang." Bai Mo saw that Lu Xiyang didn't speak and kindly reminded him.

  Lusi Yang looked at Bai Mochi strangely, she and Lu Senxiang had just met and were not familiar with each other, it was a mystery whether they could meet again. However, Lusi Yang still curiously asked Bai Mochi: "Do you know Lu Senxiang?"

  "I don't know." Bai Mo turned around and sat down in the chair next to him, crossing his legs and looking at Lucy Yang. "Haven't you heard? Duan Chenliang and Lu Senxiang are simply the most popular guys in Yu Hua. One is taciturn and cold-blooded, the other is humorous and charming. Yes, they're handsome, and their grades are excellent, but these two types of people, neither of us wants to get involved with. If you're a flower idiot, I won't bother you."

  Lucy Yang looked at Gu Bai Mo seriously and burst out laughing, saying: "You talk as if we're all going to fall in love with them."

  "Hey! Lucas Yang! I'm just reminding you out of kindness! You're laughing at your own fart!" Bai Mo stood up from his chair in a huff, with his hands on his hips and his eyebrows furrowed, staring intently at Lucas Yang.

  Lucy Yang saw Bai Mo's expression of iron not becoming steel and immediately restrained her smile, saying seriously: "I'll listen to you."

  Lucy Yang, you're so fake. Lucy Yang couldn't help but despise herself in her heart, and even when she lied to Bai Mo, the three words "Duan Chenliang" kept echoing in her mind.

  "Remember to stay away from Lusen Xiang!" Bai Mo emphasized once again.

  Lucy Yang nodded heavily, relieved that Bai Mu emphasized her to stay away from was not Duan Chenliang.

  It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not Duan Chenliang.

  At that time, no one knew that in the later story, except for Duan Chenliang, Lu Senxiang was the warmest boy in Lucy Yang's life.