Chapter 75

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday..."

Tong Yan and Song Rao each leaned against a tree, their off-key but loud singing echoed through the forest, startling a pair of wild ducks. However, since no one could see each other clearly, Tong Yan wasn't embarrassed and sang with gusto.

"You sing so badly!" Song Rao laughed uncontrollably but still requested, "Sing an English version."

"Happy Birthday..."

The atmosphere in the small forest was ambiguous. They could see vague figures and even hear whispers and soft moans in the wind. After Tong Yan sang two songs, both of them felt a bit uncomfortable. It seemed that the couples who came here were not just ordinary friends.

"Let's go, thank you for tonight." Song Rao's mood was somewhat agitated. High school students were really tired, and there were few moments as relaxed and pleasant as this. If Tong Yan had offered her his shoulder, she would have definitely fallen into his arms.

"Sure, okay." Tong Yan didn't say anything else.

After they walked out of the small forest, Tong Yan saw two people coming out not far away, a man and a woman, and he knew both of them.

Tong Yan saw them, and they saw him. The other two fled, and Tong Yan urged Song Rao to quicken her pace.

Back in the dormitory, the look in Tong Yan's and Qi Delong's eyes was meaningful. Tong Yan didn't expect this big guy to have won the heart of Huang Qi from their class. When did this happen? He didn't even know!

And Qi Delong was also surprised that Tong Yan had really gotten together with Old Song's daughter. They had even gone to the small forest. Qi Delong, judging by his own standards, thought that Tong Yan and Song Rao must have developed a very close relationship. This was the rhythm of becoming a son-in-law!

"Hey, is Qi Delong Dongqiang in love?" When there were fewer people in the dormitory, Tong Yan asked Wang Ping.

Wang Ping chuckled, "It's not just a day or two."

"How come I didn't know! When did this happen?"

"You go out every night for so long. During the time you're out, it's when we have our pillow talks. We share all our secrets then, so of course you wouldn't know," Wang Ping said slightly discontentedly. "And during the day, you almost always come and go alone, rushing around. You probably don't even know how many couples in the class have already confirmed their relationships!"

"How many couples?" Tong Yan really didn't know and really wanted to know. Gossip isn't just for gossips.

"If you want to know, don't go out tonight. You've missed a lot of pillow talks. Today is a good day to grill you."

Because of writing novels, Tong Yan had spent too little time with his friends. Plus, he had hidden too many things from them. He could feel that he was already on the periphery of Dorm 121. Humans are social animals, and not having friends doesn't feel good. Tong Yan began to reflect on himself.

After the lights were turned off, Tong Yan took off his clothes and waited for the pillow talk.

Zheng Jing exclaimed, "Tong, not going out tonight?"

Tong Yan laughed dryly, "Not tonight, I want to listen to you guys chat."

Qi Delong laughed foolishly, "We also want to chat with you. I'll be the one to grill Tong Yan today! No one else can take my place." Qi Delong hadn't mentioned today's encounter to anyone else yet.

Zheng Jing disagreed, "I also want to grill him. Tell me, where do you go every night?"

"Isn't that boring? Don't you want to know who he was with just now?" In the darkness, Qi Delong's two rows of white teeth were particularly noticeable.

"Where did you go?" Wang Ping asked.

"With who?" Zheng Jing asked, always able to grasp the key points.

"Tong Yan, are you going to confess, or should I?"

Tong Yan struggled, "Don't you have secrets too? You were with someone just now."

"Isn't it normal for me to go to the small forest with Gao Qi? She's my girlfriend."

Qi Delong revealed himself, and Zheng Jing immediately understood, "Tong Yan took someone to the small forest?! You're not pure anymore. Tell me, with who?"

Wang Ping interjected, "Who else? It must be Senior Song Rao."

"Really?" Luo Xiaoxu finally spoke up. He felt increasingly caught between Old Song and Little Tong.

"Of course, it's Song Rao!" Qi Delong poked his head out, "Tong Yan, confess yourself."

Tong Yan helplessly said, "Yes, I went to the small forest with Song Rao, but we're different from Old Qi and Gao Qi. I just sang a song for her."

"A love song?"

"A birthday song," Tong Yan confessed, "Tomorrow is her birthday. She helped me before, and I didn't have money to buy her a gift, so she asked me to sing a song for her."

"A love song, right?"

"A birthday song," Tong Yan explained, "Tomorrow is her birthday. She helped me before, and I didn't have money to buy her a gift, so she asked me to sing a song for her."

"Come on, you don't have money? Didn't you get 1,600 yuan in royalties? Didn't you give it all to your parents?" Wang Ping asked.

"That's not the point," Zheng Jing excitedly said, "The point is that on the night before her birthday, she took you to the small forest to sing a birthday song! Tong Yan, you didn't just sing a song, right?"

"What else?"

"Then you're a fool. You should have confessed your feelings!" Zheng Jing was angry at his lack of initiative, "Old Qi, as a veteran, analyze it for him."

"Does this need analysis? It's obvious. Song Rao likes you. If she didn't, she wouldn't have gone to such a place with you," Qi Delong said, "You probably like Song Rao too, otherwise, what would you have to talk about, a senior and a junior?"

"I..." Tong Yan instinctively wanted to deny it but couldn't find a reason to refute it. She was such a good girl, how could he not like her? Being with her made him feel comfortable and happy, which couldn't be explained by just being good friends.

"You have nothing to say. Actually, there's nothing to be ashamed of. If Gao Qi hadn't pursued me so hard, I might have liked her too," Qi Delong said shamelessly.

"Gao Qi pursued you? I don't believe it!" Zheng Jing exposed his secret, "I know what's going on between you two!"

"We all know, except for Tong Yan. Do you want me to enlighten him?" Wang Ping joined in.

"Stop joking. We're talking about Tong Yan now. Can you guys stop being naughty and listen to me?" Qi Delong continued, "Actually, it's just a matter of a thin layer of paper. It will be broken once you push it, but Tong Yan, you're afraid to push it because of the mountain of Old Song, which makes you hesitant to take a step."

"What am I afraid of!" Tong Yan's blood boiled, "Old Song isn't that conservative. He's quite open-minded."

"So you admit you like Song Rao!" Zheng Jing was excited.

Luo Xiaoxu was worried, "You're not going to confront Old Song, are you?!"

"This is our young people's business. We don't need to talk to him yet." In fact, Tong Yan was really afraid to talk to Old Song, but he was just being tough.

"Are you going to confess to Song Rao?" Zheng Jing asked again.

Tong Yan hesitated, "We're still young. It's a bit early to talk about this now, and she has only half a year left until the college entrance exam. I don't want to affect her."

"When are you going to confess if not now? After her college entrance exam or after yours?" Wang Ping was a bit worried for him.

Qi Delong also scared him, "Let me tell you, once a girl goes to college, it's unrealistic to expect her to wait for a junior with no prospects. In the colorful world of college, there are too many temptations. By the time you go to college, she might be someone else's girlfriend!"

"If the relationship is so fragile, then it doesn't mean much to me." Tong Yan hadn't been in a relationship, but he had his views on love.

"You're right," Wang Ping turned over, "But if you don't let her know you like her, how can she wait for you? For her birthday, just singing a song isn't enough. You should at least give her a gift to show that you care, no matter how big or small, she needs to know you have her in your heart."

Qi Delong suggested, "Right, you must give her a gift for her birthday. It will be a beautiful memory for the future. It doesn't have to be expensive, but it must be heartfelt and full of love!"

The four roommates felt that this night wasn't wasted. They had uncovered the big news about Tong Yan and Song Rao. There would be no shortage of drama in Class 2!

Tong Yan also gained a lot. He not only learned about Qi Delong and Gao Qi's love story and experience but also found out that Wang Ping was interested in the bookworm Tang Xiang, Zheng Jing liked Jiang Xin from Class 3 and was trying to get closer to her, and even the usually quiet Luo Xiaoxu had a crush on a junior high school classmate, though she didn't study in the same city.

These discoveries, which he had never known before, left Tong Yan amazed. It turned out that he wasn't the only one in this season of flowers and rain! This room of guys was all in a state of excitement!

In Old Liu's room, the old man in his sixties also began to feel restless...