ATPnovel Chapter 923 - 21: Xiao Chong Extra Story
Chapter 923 - 21: Xiao Chong Extra Story
During the winter break, Xiao Chong stopped eating at Lin Wanwan’s place, as his parents called him back to stay at their home near Yongda.
He sent a few messages to Lin Wanwan, but they were like stones sinking in the sea, which made Xiao Chong a bit annoyed.
A thousand years ago, they had already kissed and hugged, and agreed to propose, but Lin Wanwan suddenly started to retreat.
This time, there seemed to be a similar trend.
Xiao Chong absolutely wouldn’t allow himself to suffer the same loss twice in the same matter.
On the noon of New Year’s Day, after having a reunion lunch at his grandparents’ place, he took a cab back to the villa area and boldly went straight to find Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan’s grandfather was working even during the New Year, earning wages day by day. Since there’s nothing to do at home and no relatives to visit, he went out to work when Xiao Chong arrived.
Lin Wanwan opened the garden gate and saw Xiao Chong, her heart instantly went chaotic, as if the wind was raging in her ears.
"You... why are you here?"
Xiao Chong pushed the door open and entered the yard, forcing Lin Wanwan to step back.
"Many movies are being released today. I want to watch them with you, is that okay?" Xiao Chong suggested a date right off the bat.
Staying in the yard always feels like being watched, so Lin Wanwan led Xiao Chong inside the house, then turned her head away, not decisively saying, "I ranked only thirtieth in my class for the final exams, and even dropped to fortieth in the grade segment. I just want to focus on studying."
Xiao Chong stared at her face for a while, suddenly relaxed, and chuckled: "You’re avoiding me because your grades slipped?"
Lin Wanwan lowered her head in denial: "I’m not avoiding you."
"I sent you many messages, and you didn’t reply to a single one." Xiao Chong said as he looked at her.
"I disconnected the internet." Lin Wanwan explained briefly, "Being online doesn’t help much with studying."
"Studying requires a balance between work and rest."
Lin Wanwan had calmed down from the chaos of suddenly seeing Xiao Chong. She took a deep breath, looked up at him: "Sorry, I... I don’t want to date early. Unlike you, I’m not strong enough to handle everything."
Xiao Chong’s brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed: "Okay, no dating. Let’s just be ordinary friends as before, shall we?"
Lin Wanwan didn’t expect his agreement to be so straightforward, feeling a bit unsettled herself: "Are you sure it’s possible?"
Xiao Chong’s dark eyes fixed on her without blinking, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly: "I’m sure."
After a pause, he added: "Now, as an ordinary friend, classmate, and neighbor, I’m inviting you to watch a movie with me, alright?"
Lin Wanwan was silent for a moment, confused by his maneuver, wondering if ordinary friends could go watch a movie together?
"How about it?" Xiao Chong pressed on, "I’ve already bought the tickets. Just come with me. After the movie, I’ll help you catch up on the schoolwork you missed today, how does that sound?"
Lin Wanwan’s stance wavered again, looking at Xiao Chong’s eyes full of expectation, she couldn’t bring herself to say no, so she agreed: "Alright then."
Xiao Chong smiled slightly, handed her the paper bag he was carrying: "Thank you, Happy New Year."
"What’s this?" Lin Wanwan hesitated, unsure whether to accept it.
Xiao Chong chuckled: "Originally a New Year gift for a girlfriend, now it’s a breakup gift, to wrap things up nicely, what do you say?"
Lin Wanwan tucked her hands behind her back: "I don’t want it."
Xiao Chong approached her a step closer, laughing softly: "You’re not accepting the breakup gift, does that mean you don’t want to break up?"
Lin Wanwan stepped back, glared at him: "I’ve never heard of preparing gifts for a breakup."
Xiao Chong grabbed her hand, hung the bag on it, and casually said: "You’ve never dated anyone else, of course you’ve never heard of it; I’m teaching you."
Lin Wanwan smiled in exasperation: "Do you think I’m a fool?"
But in the end, she accepted it. She also had a New Year gift to give Xiao Chong, prepared before deciding whether to make things clear to him.
"Wait for me."
Having said that, Lin Wanwan ran upstairs to get a beautifully packaged bag, which contained a scarf.
Recently, it was trendy to knit scarves at her school, both for personal use and as gifts.
She spent half a month knitting this simple yet elegant white scarf, using the basic Acupuncture Technique.
Upon taking it, Xiao Chong’s lips immediately spread like wings.
He put on the scarf right away, turned to Lin Wanwan: "Thank you, it goes well with my new clothes."