Once We Come Across Love

Once We Come Across Love by Yi Jin

爱情来了你就上 作者:忆锦

“Tutu, no… it’s not good!” At noon, Jiang Juanjuan suddenly ran into the classroom out of breath.

Xiao Tu, who was doing her homework, raised her head and looked puzzled: “Juanzi, why are you making such a fuss?”

Jiang Juanjuan grabbed her hand: “No…it’s not good! Fight…it’s a fight…”

“What’s going on?”

“Yin Zihan and Ling Chao… fight… fight…”

What? Xiao Tu’s heart skipped a beat.”You said the two of them were fighting? Where? Take me there!”

“Just… on the playground! Hurry up!” Jiang Juanjuan took Xiao Tu’s hand and ran to the playground.

When they arrived on the playground, Xiao Tu was embarrassed.

This is also called fighting? It’s obviously playing basketball!

She was about to complain to Jiang Juanjuan, but when she looked back, she was shocked.

What’s happening here? She saw most of the students in the class surrounding them, all green-eyed, like weasels…

Is this the legend of being surrounded by people who don’t know the truth?

Very good and spectacular!

Besides, the two people on the court stopped because of the sudden commotion and looked towards Xiao Tu and the others. As soon as Yin Zihan’s eyes fell on Xiao Tu, the blood all over his body began to boil again.

That’s right, he proposed to Ling Chao for today’s match against Ling Chao.

Since Xiao Tu called him a few days ago and learned that it was because of Ling Chao that Xiao Tu didn’t go to the appointment, the resentment towards Ling Chao that had accumulated in Yin Zihan’s heart for many years finally broke out completely.

He decided to have a showdown with Ling Chao.

First Young Master Yin was not twitching this time. After meeting Ling Chao, the first thing he said was: “I like Xiao Tu.”

Ling Chao didn’t even frown, and said indifferently: “I know.”

These three words irritated Yin Zihan again: “Since you know that I like Xiao Tu, why do you stop me everywhere? Haven’t you already broken up with her?” Obviously, the innocent student Yin Zihan overestimated the truth of campus gossip.

“Who said that?” He said this in a calm tone, but it was full of provocation in Yin Zihan’s ears.

“Ling Chao, don’t think you are so great! If you like Xiao Tu, just tell her clearly, don’t act like you are superior and take it for granted! Do you think she is your property?”

The originally indifferent eyes dimmed instantly and Ling Chao said coldly: “This is none of your business.”

“I like Xiao Tu, so it is my business!” Yin Zihan grabbed Ling Chao’s school uniform collar, “Ling, I want to fight you one-on-one!”

Ling Chao shook off his hand: “I don’t need to argue with you.” After saying that, he wanted to leave.

“Okay, then I’ll confess to Xiao Tu now, I don’t believe she would choose someone like you!”

The pace of leaving suddenly stopped. After a long time, the person in front slowly turned around and said in a low voice, “Say, how did you work that out?”

The sound of cheering gradually rose, pulling Yin Zihan back from his memories. He turned around and threw the ball in his hand to Ling Chao.

“Nine goals and five wins, you go first.”

Ling Chao didn’t say much, and with a sway of his body, he dribbled the ball past Yin Zihan’s side. The speed was so fast that Yin Zihan didn’t expect it. He hurriedly turned around to defend, but it was too late, Ling Chao had already scored the first goal.

“Good!” The crowd of onlookers applauded.

Among this group of emotional people, Xiao Tu’s mood was very complicated.

Why did Yin Zihan suddenly start playing basketball with Ling Chao? She remembered that Ling Chao didn’t like Yin Zihan very much, and sometimes even when she mentioned this name, Ling Chao would be displeased. Not to mention Yin Zihan, who has been at odds with Ling Chao since junior high school. Such two hostile people can’t play basketball together inexplicably…

Vaguely, Xiao Tu seemed to feel something in her heart.

“Got it!” Jiang Juanjuan shouted, interrupting Xiao Tu’s thoughts.

When she regained her senses, she saw that Yin Zihan had already dribbled the ball under the basket.

“Ah! Yin Zihan is so handsome, he snatched the ball from Ling Chao!” Behind him, several girls chattered into a commotion. Xiao Tu was also surprised. She knew that Yin Zihan played basketball well, but she hadn’t paid much attention to it. Only today did she find out that his skills were as good as Ling Chao’s…Just thinking about it, Yin Zihan scored a goal.

“It’s so handsome! Go on!”

“Yin Zihan, come on!”

“Ling Chao, let that kid see how powerful our senior is!”

“…”

On this somewhat cool afternoon, a ball game between two people can inject such vitality into the quiet campus, perhaps this is the so-called youth.

The game between the two is still going on, you have a goal, I have a goal and no one is far behind.

1: 2, 2: 2, 2: 3, 3: 3, 4: 3, 4: 4… After eight balls, the two had a tie. At this time, the ball fell into Ling Chao’s hands.

“One more goal.” Ling Chao said suddenly.

His voice was calm, and in Yin Zihan’s ears, it aroused his anxiety even more.

“I won’t lose!” Yin Zihan gritted his teeth, he had already lost too many times in front of Ling Chao, no matter for Xiao Tu or himself, he couldn’t lose again!

The two sides faced each other like that, and the surrounding audience was also silent. It was obviously just an ordinary match, but everyone seemed to feel the explosive atmosphere between the two.

Xiao Tu’s heart lifted.

Ling Chao made the first move.

He lowered his centre of gravity slightly, quickly made a fake move, and then flashed past Yin Zihan. Fortunately, after playing these few balls, Yin Zihan has also adapted to Ling Chao’s lightning tactics. He reacted quickly and tried to stop his attack.

One attack, one defence.

Seeing that Ling Chao was about to throw the ball.

At this time, Yin Zihan suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Tu’s face, and her expectant eyes pierced his heart like a needle. Impulse and anger made him aggravate his body movements and bumped into Ling Chao.

The ball hit the ground, and both fell to the court.

“Ling Chao!” Xiao Tu’s heart tightened suddenly, and she rushed forward without thinking too much, “How are you? Are you okay?”

Ling Chao shook his head, put his hands on her shoulders, and was about to stand up, but when he pushed his feet hard, he frowned subconsciously.

“What’s wrong?”

“Looks like a bit of a sprain,” he said softly.

Xiao Tu was so anxious that she broke out in sweat: “Then what should we do? Is it serious? I’ll take you to the hospital!”

Ling Chao waved his hand: “It’s not serious, I’ll just go to the infirmary.”

“Okay! Then I’ll help you there!” Without further ado, she helped Ling Chao up and left.

As if they had agreed, the students who surrounded them spontaneously made way for them, and everyone wisely didn’t follow.

In the afternoon sun, the tall and the short silhouettes leaned on each other, dragging two overlapping shadows on the ground…

On the other side of the court, another lonely figure stood up, staring in the direction they left in a daze: for the first time, he did not lose to Ling Chao, but he lost to Xiao Tu.

The boy sighed softly, turned around and raised his head with his back to the sun, the white clouds in the sky turned into the smiling face of the girl in his heart…

No matter how beautiful things are, it is in vain if they are not owned by themselves, right?

Maybe it’s time to quit.

………….

“Doctor, how is he?” Xiao Tu asked anxiously in the infirmary.

The big sister-type school doctor in a white coat had a calm expression on her face: “It should be a sprain, it’s nothing serious, just take a rest and you’ll be fine.”

“What if it’s not a sprain?” Xiao Tu was anxious with her instead, “You see he’s limping when he walks, could it be a fracture? Do you want to go to the hospital?”

The school doctor was overjoyed: “Little girl, do you think his feet are made of tofu, and if you twist them, you can break them? If you say this, you will think that the captain of the basketball team in A is a soft persimmon!”

Xiao Tu was a little embarrassed: “I mean, his feet are still swollen, should we go to the hospital…”

“No need, I gave him medicine, and the swelling will subside after a while of rest. If you are still worried, let him lie in it for a while, and then leave after the swelling subsides.”

“It’s okay?” Xiao Tu finally felt relieved.

“It’s okay, anyway, I haven’t seen a handsome guy for a long time.” She said and winked at Ling Chao deliberately.

Doctor, I won’t take you as an old cow who eats tender grass! Xiao Tu’s face was covered with black lines.

Under Xiao Tu’s strong request, Ling Chao agreed to go to the lounge to lie down for a while, and then leave after the swelling subsided.

The infirmary in A is in good condition. There are beds and sofas in the lounge, just like a hotel.

Not a while after Xiao Tu put Ling Chao on the bed, the school doctor came in: “This is a public place, don’t do anything indecent!” and backed away.

Black lines hung on Xiao Tu’s face again. She seriously felt that if she came to see a doctor in the infirmary, even if she was not sick, she would suffer internal injuries from the school doctor. T____T

“You go back to class first.” Ling Chao said suddenly.

“No, I’m going to wait here until your feet aren’t swollen before leaving.” Xiao Tu continued to be firm.

“Okay then.” Ling Chao’s tone was rather helpless. In fact, his foot was really just sprained, but Xiao Tu made him almost helpless.

“Today… why did you play basketball with Yin Zihan?” Xiao Tu couldn’t help asking.

Ling Chao looked away from her and said calmly, “It’s nothing.”

“Are you…” Xiao Tu didn’t know how to ask and always felt that what happened between the two of them today had something to do with her.

“Don’t think too much, it’s nothing.” Ling Chao interrupted her.

After he said that, Xiao Tu had no choice but to stop asking. After a while, the whole lounge fell silent.

This kind of quietness, and the two of them being alone again, made Xiao Tu think about something. Of course, the content of her thoughts cannot be separated from Ling Chao. When she was sick a few days ago, Ling Chao cooked porridge for her, thinking of Ling Chao’s never-before-seen gentle eyes in the hospital that day, and thinking of him pressing her against the door panel…

For some reason, it felt like something was about to break out of the cocoon in her heart.

“What happened to your face?” Ling Chao asked suddenly.

Only then did Xiao Tu realise that she blushed again unintentionally, and hurriedly shook her head, shaking that emotion out of her head, and said, “Go to sleep, the swelling should disappear when you wake up.”

Ling Chao glanced at her and closed his eyes without saying anything.

He closed his eyes, and the living room suddenly became quiet again. Xiao Tu sat on the edge of the bed, resting her chin and looked at Ling Chao. His skin was still as white as in memory, but the childishness on his face has faded a lot, and the edges and corners have gradually become clear. When he closed his eyes, she could see his eyelashes, which were long like a girl’s, but when he opened his eyes, she felt that the pupils under the eyelids were so sharp that no one could hide… they are actually very beautiful.

Well, Xiao Tu thought.

After thinking about it, she finally couldn’t help but fell asleep.

It seems that there is a strange breath flowing in this small space.

After a long time, the person sleeping on the bed opened his eyes, and his obsidian-like pupils stayed on the face of the girl lying at the bedside.

Her face was facing him, still a little baby fat like a few years ago, with a few faint freckles on the tip of her small nose, eyelashes casting faint shadows under her eye sockets, pink tender lips slightly parted, faintly visible the teeth of……

It’s obviously an unrefined face, but the more you look at it, the more you can’t take your eyes off it.

“If you like Xiao Tu, just tell her clearly, don’t act like you’re superior and take it for granted! Do you think she’s your property?”

He suddenly remembered what Yin Zihan said to him, and his flat brows frowned imperceptibly.

“You are mine…” A voice murmured in his heart, he bent down, and gently kissed the long-awaited lips.

Lightly, just lightly…

However, what he didn’t notice was that the fingers of the person lying on the bed trembled slightly.

A Chinese idiom – an old cow who eats young grass is a romance where one partner is significantly older than the other.