Chapter 4 — Eight Years of Secret Love

"What about you? Why did you lie too?" I took a sip of water and calmly asked back. He bowed his head, his voice carrying emotions that I couldn't understand. "I just want to help you." "Oh, thank you very much." After saying that, I immediately stood up and left, not continuing to be in the same place with him. Until he left my house to return, I didn't look at him again. His personal page, which has been silent for a month, finally has a new post. 【Today, I don't know if I should be happy or not.】 At dusk, my mother knocked on my door. "Daughter, can I come in?" I turned off the phone and answered the door. "Okay." Mom walked in, sat down next to the bed, looking like she wanted to talk again. I didn't mind and smiled. "It's about you saying you have a boyfriend, right?" Mom nodded, a worried look on her face. "Mom and dad are both very worried. Knowing each other for more than a month is really too short." "Just now, Quy Da's family was still here, so Mom and Dad couldn't say anything, so we could only pretend to know." 6 I stood up, hugged my mom, leaned on her shoulder, and gently comforted her: "Don't worry, Mom and Dad. Even though the photo is real, the boyfriend is fake." Faced with my mother's slightly confused eyes, I smiled. "On the way home that day, I happened to meet this star, so I took a photo together." Mom still hadn't recovered. "Star?" "That's right!" I stood up and opened my phone, searching for the star's name on the internet. "Look, Mom, he even starred in the TV series that I like the most." Mom took the phone and looked at it carefully. "Oh, oh! So it's him!" Mom's eyebrows just relaxed I quickly frowned. "So why did you suddenly lie today?" I lowered my eyes and turned off the phone. "Do you really not understand the meaning of Quy Da's mother's words today?" She remembered for a moment and then asked tentatively: "You mean she wanted to pair you and Quy Da?" I nodded, and my mother continued: "But actually Quy Da is also very good. Haven't you always liked him since you were little?" I sighed softly and just said: "That's all the matter." I don't have those thoughts about him now." I kept the rest in my heart and didn't say a word. Mom asked tentatively: "Did you and Quy Da quarrel?" "Before, just mentioning the boy, you could talk forever." Quarrel? We have never argued. Even that day, we just looked at each other and went our separate ways, no one said another word. After a moment of silence, my mother patted my head. "That's it, let's not talk about these things anymore. If you don't like it then don't like it." "After all, you just went to college, there's no need to rush these things. We won't push you." "I hope you study for a master's degree, preferably a doctorate." "That way our family will have a talented person with a high level of education." I was amused by her words. "I've heard people say that studying for a master's or doctorate sometimes doesn't earn you much money." a lot of money. Until then, I have to continue to provide you with living expenses." Mom agreed without hesitation. "Okay, I will definitely continue to give it to you. You don't need to worry about money and go out to work, just focus on studying." Saying this, she rubbed her hands, her eyes lit up. "Tell me, if one day you succeed in studying and become an expert in some field, will I be interviewed?" Does everyone in the area know you?" I laughed so much that I couldn't stand up straight. "My mother, you really dare to think too much! I'm only a first year student and you're already thinking so far." The next morning, my mother suddenly had something to do and asked me to come look after the store. As soon as I went out the door, I saw Quy Da also going out. 7He was stunned for a moment then quickly retreated back inside. Since that day, we no longer see each other alone.

It's not that I avoid you, it's you that avoids me. Even when the school recruited members for clubs, because of him, I also gave up the street dance club I really wanted to join. As soon as the elevator arrived in the hallway, I was about to step in. "Lan Lan!" Quy Da suddenly rushed out of the house, strongly pulling the hem of my shirt, a guilty look on his face. "About that day, I'm sorry..." I coldly pulled the shirt from his hand. "I don't know what you're talking about." I turned and walked into the elevator. He followed me in, followed me down from the elevator, followed me from the apartment building where we lived together to my family's store. All the way, both were silent. When I received guests, he stood guard at the door. When I help customers find things, he stands by the cashier. When there was no one in the store, he paced back and forth in front of the shelves. Waiting until he picked up an item, I immediately walked over. "Hello, do you want to buy something?" "I..." His hand holding the item stopped. He turned his head to look at me and said: "I bought two." I took the items and quickly went to the cashier to pack them. "Twenty yuan in total. Please scan the code or pay in cash?" He looked at me, his throat moving. "Scan the code." After receiving the money, I didn't raise my head and pointed out the door.