Chapter 51: Isn't it too early?
Qiao Yiran was just about to wave his hand and say, "Why don't we not go for dessert and go shopping first," but when he turned around, he saw that Liu Miaomiao's eyes had already passed the atrium and were looking across.

The smile on his lips instantly fell and shattered to the ground.

Damn, it's still too late.

Qiao Yiran looked at the expression on Liu Miaomiao's face that suddenly dimmed, and wanted to comfort her in a panic, but opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

She had never experienced a similar situation, and had no experience in comforting people in such a situation...

……

On this side of the atrium, Su Xiaoqiang realized that his behavior just now seemed a little intimate. He suddenly turned around and rubbed his slightly hot face with the back of his hand.

Why did I just accept the food from this guy in a fit of anger? In the eyes of outsiders, don't we look like...

Su Xiaoqiang felt a little embarrassed and a little annoyed.

For some reason, she seemed to be able to let herself go more easily in front of Lu Mingfei.

Her eyes rippled slightly, and she inadvertently looked across the atrium, and then she saw two girls staring at her.

They look like middle school students, about the same age as me, cute and bright, all pretty girls.

But one of the girls had her eyes drooped and a look of loneliness was written all over her pretty face. No one knew what made her sad.

Su Xiaoqiang tilted his head and thought for a moment, confirming that he did not know these two girls.

If I don't know him, then maybe...

Su Xiaoqiang turned around and gently poked Lu Mingfei's shoulder.

Lu Mingfei was hesitating whether to go and get some more samples from the dessert shop, when he noticed Su Xiaoqiang poking him with his fingers with pink manicures.

"What's the matter?" Lu Mingfei asked, "Do you want to eat another piece?"

"Pah, pah, pah, do you think everyone is a foodie like you?" Su Xiaoqiang wrinkled his nose and spat a few times in disgust, pointing his slender fingers at the opposite side, "Look at those two girls across the street and see if you recognize them."

Lu Mingfei also followed Su Xiaoqiang's finger and looked across the courtyard, and his eyes met Liu Miaomiao's sad and lonely gaze.

Oh my god! Why is this little girl here?

Isn't this girl's ankle still injured? She went out shopping just two days ago. What if the sprain is more serious?
The first thing Lu Mingfei was concerned about was Liu Miaomiao's ankle injury.

Then he realized something strange.

Why did the little girl look at me with such sadness? Just like a girl who found out her boyfriend was cheating on her.

While he was still in a daze, he suddenly saw the toothpick in his hand that was stuck in the tiramisu cake.

Wait a minute, could it be that Liu Miaomiao saw Su Xiaoqiang eating the cake from her hand just now?
……

"Let's go, Yiran." Liu Miaomiao suddenly retracted her gaze from afar, lowered her head, looked at her toes and said.

She is always like this. Whenever she is nervous or sad, or when she is in a bad mood, she will look down at her toes.

This is what her piano teacher taught her when she first started learning piano.

That was a cultural performance held by the kindergarten, and it was also her first time to play the piano in front of everyone.

She was not a naturally lively and confident girl. Although she had rehearsed several times beforehand, she was still timid when it came time to go on stage.

At this time, her piano teacher told her that if she felt nervous about performing on stage, she should not look at the audience, but look down at her toes. She did so.

Although she still played haltingly at the end of that performance, she already had the courage to finish a whole piece of music in front of everyone.

From then on, she developed this habit. Whenever she felt her emotions were rising and falling, she would look down at her toes.

But why doesn’t it work this time?

She watched the tips of her shoes blur in her vision little by little, like a layer of mist blocking her eyes. Her chest felt stuffy, as if something was stuck near her heart and she couldn't breathe.

This feeling was very strange. She had never felt so bad before, even when she had the courage to invite Chu Zihang to take him back home by car but was rejected. Qiao Yiran was originally afraid that Liu Miaomiao would be sad, so she wanted to take her away. However, when she saw Liu Miaomiao looking like she was about to cry and heard her take the initiative to say that she wanted to leave, she felt a little indignant.

"Leave? Why should we leave?" Qiao Yiran said angrily, "You just watched this scumbag Lu Mingfei flirt with other girls?"

"Lu Mingfei has nothing to do with me." Liu Miaomiao said suddenly.

Qiao Yiran was stunned. It seemed to be true. From the relationship point of view, Lu Mingfei, herself and Miaomiao were just ordinary friends.

Just because of a few ambiguous incidents that happened before, she subconsciously linked Lu Mingfei and Miaomiao together.

Moreover, when Miaomiao and Lu Mingfei met alone on Wangfujing Street, Miaomiao told herself in advance that she wanted to lay her cards on the table with Lu Mingfei in advance, telling him indirectly that she didn't like him and that he should give up his thoughts on her and be good friends with each other.

Since it was Miaomiao who revealed her cards first, it seemed that she had no reason to blame Lu Mingfei for anything.

Qiao Yiran slowly looked at her best friend beside her.

Miaomiao...it seems like you've gotten yourself into trouble this time.

But, damn it! I still can't swallow this anger!
It was obviously Miaomiao who came first!

"Lu Mingfei, this hateful guy, how come he has such good luck with women!" Qiao Yiran gritted his teeth, "I curse him to have no fork when buying bucket noodles, his mouse to stop working when he's surfing the Internet, and his Coke to never have gas!"

After fiercely blessing Lu Mingfei, Qiao Yiran went over to hold Liu Miaomiao's hand and said:
"Let's go. I'll take you home. This guy isn't worth your tears. He ate your birthday cake just two days ago, and he turned around and fed cake to other girls..."

Liu Miaomiao silently wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and suddenly turned around.

"Let's not leave. Shall we go over and have dessert?"

The atrium was wide and spacious, with bright fluorescent lights hanging high on the dome. People passing by couldn't help but turn their heads when they saw Liu Miaomiao's red eyes. Qiao Yiran, who heard Liu Miaomiao's words, was suddenly confused.

"Why do you want to go back again?" Qiao Yiran couldn't help but ask.

"When I meet my junior high school classmates in the supermarket, I always have to go over and say hello. Besides, Lu Mingfei and I are just ordinary friends. If I leave like this, it will seem like there is something between him and me." Liu Miaomiao raised her slender neck, like a proud and beautiful swan.

Qiao Yiran looked at Liu Miaomiao and nodded silently in his heart.

Don't worry Miaomiao, no matter what happens, I will always stand behind you.

……

"They seem to be coming this way." Su Xiaoqiang said.

"I saw."

"That girl with red eyes." Su Xiaoqiang suddenly looked at Lu Mingfei curiously, "Could it be Liu Miaomiao?"

"How did you know?" Lu Mingfei was shocked.

"I read that post on the Shilan Middle School forum, "About the Fallen Lu Mingfei and His Life on Thin Ice."

"Damn it! Why are you looking at that for no reason?!"

"Why can't I read it?" Su Xiaoqiang put his hands on his waist and raised his eyebrows. "To be honest, when high school starts, I will also be a student of Shilan Middle School. What's wrong with browsing the school forum?"

"..."

Lu Mingfei looked at Liu Miaomiao who was getting closer and closer, and wanted to cover his face but didn't dare to.

It was obvious that he didn't do anything inappropriate, he was just simply accompanying Su Xiaoqiang out for a walk.

Why do I feel like I was caught cheating by my girlfriend?

Moreover, the relationship between him and Liu Miaomiao is clean and innocent and he has a clear conscience.

Thinking of the two most incompatible school beauties in Shilan Middle School in his previous life, Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao, who were about to meet for the first time in this life, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but overclock his CPU.

Damn Lu Mingze, he even has a harem. Just Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang are enough to make his CPU smoke.

No, I’m still single. Isn’t it a little early for me to come to this Shura field?
(End of this chapter)