Chapter 108

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Wang Di glanced at Li Huairou and saw her calm expression, he asked, “Aren’t you angry?”

“What’s there to be angry about?! He’s nobody to me, not even worth making me angry for what he said? Besides, at most, they would mutter a few words behind my back. In front of me, they had to be polite and attentive,” Li Huairou said nonchalantly.

Wang Di smiled and said to Luo Qingqing, “If you had half of her broadmindedness, I could rest assured.”

Luo Qingqing snorted, “Do you think I’m being cautious?”

Wang Di quickly raised his hand to beg for mercy. “I’m sorry, I was wrong! I’m going to buy movie tickets, so let’s go to the movies first!”

Over there, a man asked loudly, “Jiang Wanhe, even if I offend you in some way, why are you stopping me from seeing Huairou!”

Hearing this, Jiang Wanhe sneered, grabbed the other person’s collar, and approached him. “Li Huairou is just a straw bag beauty. She’s pretty, has no brains, and is easy to control. Marrying her will not delay your own fun, and you can still get the support of the Jiang and Li family. How wonderful! Zhao Zhijie, didn’t you say this yourself?”

The man’s expression changed greatly. How could Jiang Wanhe know?

“That day, I was outside the door, and I could hear what you said! I knew exactly what your expression and tone of voice was at the time. Zhao Zhijie, after you said something like that, do you think you can still get close to Huairou?” Jiang Wanhe said in disgust.

“After a few years as a friend, you should know that I’m not as harmless as I seem on the surface. If you and those people dare to approach Huairou, I don’t know what I’m going to do. Do you want to give it a try?”

Finally, the man walked away in despair.

Jiang Wanhe took out a wet tissue and wiped his hands carefully. Then he threw the wet tissue into the trash can next to him and walked towards Wang Di.

Luo Qingqing and Li Huairou were holding hands and choosing which movie to watch while Jiang Wanhe and Wang Di were queuing up to buy popcorn, cola, and other snacks.

Wang Di hesitated.

Jiang Wanhe said, “Just say what you want to say. Stop stammering. This isn’t like you.”

Wang Di thought for a while and said, “Wanhe, I only say this because we’re friends. Don’t you think you’re too protective of Huairou? Huairou may not be as weak as you think.”

“I know. It’s just that you should also understand that there is only one girl— Huairou—in our family. She’s been someone for us three brothers to protect since childhood. Before my eldest brother and cousin went abroad, they had a long talk with me all night; the only theme was to take good care of Huairou. In the end, this happened. Huairou is smart, beautiful, cute, and well-behaved—she should have a better future. She shouldn’t have to bear this because of my negligence.” After saying this, Jiang Wanhe sighed and glanced at Li Huairou, who was not far away.

“If she was unable to get up after her fall, lost her temper, or made a fuss because of this, I might have felt better. But she didn’t say anything and quickly accepted the reality, instead making me…” Jiang Wanhe didn’t know what to say.

Wang Di clearly patted his shoulder. “But you can’t do it like this! Sooner or later, she’ll fall in love and get married. You protect her so closely, so how will she find a boyfriend in the future? Or does her future boyfriend need to pass your investigation?”

“That goes without saying. If his character isn’t good enough, how could he be Huairou’s boyfriend? Not to mention getting married!”

Wang Di was speechless. If things continued like this, Li Huairou would be left alone.

“Let’s not talk about Huairou—what about you? Do you have any plans to fall in love?” Wang Di asked.

Jiang Wanhe shook his head. “I haven’t met the one to move my heart. What’s more…” Jiang Wanhe suddenly shoved the popcorn into Wang Di’s arms, strode towards Li Huairou, and used his body to separate Li Huairou from the man behind her. “Sir, please keep your distance.”

Wang Di sighed; there was no need to ask. He knew the answer. It seemed that here was another loner.

Li Huairou and Luo Qingqing chose a romance movie. Luo Qingqing watched it with tears in her eyes and lowered her head to wipe her tears from time to time. Li Huairou’s reaction was the opposite of Luo Qingqing’s. She laughed at the first romantic encounter between the male and female leads, and she laughed when the female lead’s father got into a car accident.

“Huairou, what are you laughing at?” Wang Di couldn’t help asking. In fact, the filming of this movie was quite good—many of the plots were very touching, and it could even make the slightly-emotional people cry, but how could Li Huairou laugh so happily? It was so strange; was her sense of humor different from other people’s?

“You can see the female lead’s false eyelashes, and the rain is so big and it looked like a waterfall. Oh my god, I really want to call and ask what brand the female lead’s false eyelashes are. The waterproof effect is so good!” Li Huairou pointed at the female lead’s face on the big screen and smiled.

The other three people looked at the big screen. The female lead was speaking affectionately. Her false eyelashes had really formed a small waterfall in the heavy rain.

Luo Qingqing stopped crying immediately, mainly because of Li Huairou’s words; this picture was too comical!

Then that movie turned into Li Huairou’s complaint meeting. She said that it was too shameful to say that line at that time, and it was so embarrassing that their toes were digging in so hard out of embarrassment. Then she would say that the male lead’s hairspray was pretty good. After a lot of messing around in the swimming pool, his hair was still intact.

[Gan ga de jiao zhi dou kou chu san shi yi ting le (尴尬的脚趾都抠出三室一厅了). This is a popular term on the internet. It’s a small gesture and an exaggerated statement for when people are nervous and embarrassed. People will unconsciously dig their toes in when they’re embarrassed (but this also varies from person to person)]

After listening to Li Huairou’s words, the other three people, including those sitting to the front and back of Li Huairou, continued watching the movie, but they couldn’t conform to the atmosphere, and they burst into laughter.

The ending of this romantic film was actually BE, but Li Huairou had turned it into a comedy.

After coming out of the cinema, Wang Di came to the conclusion that Li Huairou’s focus on being a loner may not be because of the aftereffects of her injury, nor because of her brothers’s desire to protect her, but instead because perhaps she was a straight girl of steel, and she had no nerve to fall in love. For his own consideration, he should not let Qingqing and Li Huairou get too close in the future, for fear of being infected—then he would be the one who will suffer.

During the meal, Li Huairou was still talking about the bad plot with Luo Qingqing. The people at the next table listened to it for a while and couldn’t help themselves. “Are you talking about the movie Love When the Stars Are Bright? I read the movie review. They say it’s a tragedy, and I’m still hesitating whether to go or not to go and watch it! But I heard you say this for a long time—why is it a comedy?”

Li Huairou said seriously, “Actually, watching a movie is like living a life. You need a pair of eyes that are good at discovering things for yourself. If you think it’s a tragedy, then it’s a tragedy, but if you think it’s a comedy, it’s a comedy!”

The girl looked at Li Huairou with admiration. “Your words are so philosophical!”

Li Huairou smiled proudly.

Wang Di looked at Jiang Wanhe. She really had medical aftereffects; looking at her appearance, she didn’t seem like someone who could say this.

Jiang Wanhe had a proud expression on his face. His sister, even if she had aftereffects from her injury, was the smartest! He really wanted to take a picture and send it to those bastards to see what the fuck a straw bag beauty was! You are the scumbags!

Wang Di was speechless. Sis-cons really were unbearable!

After eating, Li Huairou and Luo Qingqing went shopping again. Wang Di found again and again that Li Huairou’s so-called sloppiness was probably only reflected in the aspect of learning, and the rest was great. What clothes to wear on what occasions, what kind of shoes and bags matched, what makeup and hairstyle matched—she knew it all. And for all the merchants in the mall, she knew all about when there was the biggest discount!

She simply gave Luo Qingqing a few outfits. After Luo Qingqing put them on, her whole person immediately felt different.

Wang Di sincerely admired it!

Jiang Wanhe still had a proud face. His sister was so outstanding!

Luo Qingqing and Li Huairou bought a lot of things while Wang Di and Jiang Wanhe acted as the bag-carrying little brothers and followed behind.

After a long time, the two women were tired from shopping, and they planned to sit down and take a break, go to the bathroom, and buy a cup of milk tea on the way.

When Li Huairou and Luo Qingqing came back with milk tea and dessert, they saw Jiang Wanhe and Wang Di, who were happily chatting with a girl.

Li Huairou glanced at Luo Qingqing. Luo Qingqing’s expression was normal, and she walked over. “A-Di, is this your friend? Why haven’t I seen her?”

Wang Di quickly stood up, took the milk tea and dessert from Luo Qingqing’s hands, and said with a smile, “Oh, let me introduce you. This is my classmate, Jiang Xue. Jiang Xue, this is my girlfriend, Luo Qingqing.”

“Hello, I’m Jiang Xue.”

“Hello, I’m Luo Qingqing.”

Li Huairou suddenly said, “Hey, I think you two are a bit alike. Especially when you laugh—the corners of your mouth look the same.”

Luo Qingqing and Jiang Xue were stunned. “Really?” Neither of them cared.

Wang Di also took a closer look. “It seems a bit similar!”

Jiang Wanhe laughed. “It seems that all beauties have something in common!”

Jiang Xue smiled. She actually had a good impression of Wang Di, but it was just that she didn’t know that the other man had had a girlfriend just now. Now that she knew, she would naturally keep a distance.

“I still have something to do, so I shall leave first! You guys continue having fun,” Jiang Xue said with a smile. Moreover, there were also barriers between people. For example, on weekends, she wanted to come here to work and study, while they came for shopping and entertainment.

After Jiang Xue left, Wang Di and Luo Qingqing introduced Jiang Xue’s situation. “She’s from the Chinese Department, and we met at the student union. She’s a very strong girl. When she was in her third year of high school, her father and mother died in an accident. At that time, her aunt and uncle were fighting for her parents’s insurance money, making a lot of trouble. She resisted the pressure and took it away on the grounds that she was an adult. She took her parents’s insurance money. Then she concentrated on preparing for the exam, and when the university admission letter came down, she went through the formalities, sold the house in her hometown, changed her mobile phone number, and cut off the unscrupulous relatives in her hometown. Although her parents left enough money for her to live, she didn’t sit still and work while studying. I heard that she also paid a down payment to buy a house by herself. It’s all good, the teachers like her very much, and she’s the first person in their department to get recommendations.”

[是她们系第一个推荐入d的人 This is the raw, but I honestly don’t get what the “d” means]

“Wow, she really is amazing!” Luo Qingqing said in admiration.

Wang Di also nodded.

Li Huairou paid attention to Wang Di’s expression and found that he really had no love for Jiang Xue. It seemed that something had really changed! Did this mean Jiang Wanhe had a chance?

Li Huairou turned to look at Jiang Wanhe and found that she was looking at her mobile phone. “Let’s go to eat hotpot tonight? How about I book a place?”

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