Just as I was preparing for the college entrance exam, my childhood sweetheart awakened the Wa-senpa

Chapter 96 The Distant Sound of Rain

It is well known that there are always more girls than boys in pure liberal arts programs, and the ratio between the two is quite disparate.

This often leads to a classic problem: during sports meets, girls can easily fill all the events, while boys always have a lot of places to miss.

As a result, when it comes to girls' projects, the class committee always tries to select the best of the best and try to get as many places as possible. It's not that they don't sign up, but rather they sign up later, more carefully, and with a specific goal: to get places and honors.

For projects involving boys, the class committee has to beg and plead, signing them up for as many as possible, and even finding ways to sign them up for projects that can't be signed up for.

So at this moment, class monitor Liu Qing sat between Chen Chen and Lin Jianlu, looking at this one and that one, opening her mouth as if to say something, then pausing and awkwardly closing her mouth.

Chen Chen was one of the few boys in their class who was good at sports, so based on the principle of "the more capable, the more responsibility," she had him sign up for five events, including long jump, relay race, long-distance running, rope skipping, and shot put. But now she wanted him to run sprints, and if possible, run the 400 meters as well...

As for Lin Jianlu, she signed up for the long jump.

But it would be a waste not to use such long legs for running. Besides, Lin Jianlu is indeed a very good runner in PE class. If she could participate in more running events, their class could win more places.

But now, Lin Jianlu gets angry when she sees that she forced Chen Chen to sign up for so many events. She doesn't even want to do the long jump, let alone run.

And what about Chen Chen? She said she wanted Cheng Xiuxiu to participate in something too, otherwise it didn't feel right for her to always be detached from the group.

But what can Cheng Xiuxiu participate in? She can't carry anything, she doesn't even participate in the morning exercises, and there are so many girls in her class, there aren't enough activities to go around, so what activities could she possibly get?

There's no other way but to try and coordinate.

"Um, Chen Chen... could you... possibly..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Liu Qing sensed Lin Jianlu rolling her eyes at her.

How shameless! Are you treating Chen Chen like an animal?

Lin Jianlu thought to herself.

It wasn't that she felt sorry for Chen Chen, but rather that recent events had made her suspicious.

Now she can't help but wonder if Chen Chen's bad reputation on the internet has spread offline, and whether some people are intentionally or unintentionally bullying him.

Although I always feel that such doubts only increase internal friction, there is no way to control it. Many thoughts and feelings are simply beyond my control.

Just like the investigation into the drowning rescue incident, she clearly had no intention of getting involved in this matter at all in the first place.

But now, she never expected that she had actually investigated the matter thoroughly.

Hehehe... I feel a little proud thinking about it.

No, no, no!

Lin Jianlu shook his head, his slightly long golden hair fluttering back and forth, making him look like a big golden retriever vigorously shaking his body.

Although she has fully understood the situation, is she capable of changing Chen Chen's current predicament?

Yes, it does, although it requires a lot of time and effort.

However, the most important question is, what exactly is Chen Chen thinking? Does he still want to clear his name and restore his reputation?

To be or not to be?

This is always a thought-provoking question.

……

On Friday afternoon after school, in the light rain, Lin Jianlu and Chen Chen walked out of the school building together, holding umbrellas.

"Why did it have to rain now of all times, of all times, of all times?!"

The sky was a desolate, pale white, and water droplets dripped down the frame of the transparent umbrella.

Hearing Chen Chen's helpless complaints, Lin Jianlu couldn't help but smile.

You thought he was saying that the bad weather would affect his bike ride home later?

No, no, no, this guy isn't that shallow. He's thinking that if it rains tomorrow, he won't be able to go to Cheng Xiuxiu's house to help her with the big clean.

People in love always possess a kind of enthusiasm that's hard for someone like her, who hates trouble, to understand. Even though they're asking you to be a helper, you happily run off to do the work for them—that's just too much…

Well, the normal evaluation is "cheap," a further evaluation is "simp," and an even harsher evaluation is "cuckold"!

After all, according to the setting, Cheng Xiuxiu has a boyfriend, and one can even think of it in a darker and more vulgar way—Chen Chen cleaned and tidied the bed today, and Cheng Xiuxiu and Lin Baolong might be doing some lovemaking on it tomorrow.

Holy crap, it's so green! Putting myself in Chen Chen's shoes, just thinking about it makes my heart pound with an indescribable unease.

But why does Chen Chen seem to have never thought of it that way?

Yes, and also! And there's more! He was clearly subjected to cyberbullying, and someone exposed him; he should have felt sad or angry.

But why does he always appear so positive, to the point of being incomprehensible, and never seem to have any negative emotions?

Why? Why is it that love is such a magic pill, making people feel euphoric and forget all the troubles of the world?

Lin Jianlu didn't think it was any kind of magic pill, because in her incredibly realistic understanding, such a magic pill only had one name—drugs.

A light rain was falling, and a cool breeze was blowing through the streets. Lin Jianlu turned her head to look at Chen Chen's calm profile, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word of her many questions.

At this moment, Chen Chen turned around and excitedly pointed to Mixue, who was gathering a few pedestrians in the distance:

"Look, Mixue Ice Cream has new products again!"

"Um……"

Lin Jianlu nodded.

But then she was stunned.

"Can you buy me a drink?" Chen Chen asked excitedly as he turned around.

Uh... is it really necessary to have a cheap drink like Mixue?

"You're not so poor that you can't even afford a Mixue drink, are you?" Lin Jianlu frowned.

"Yes!" Chen Chen shook his head and said.

"Then you should buy me a drink!"

"But you need to use a mobile phone."

"Don't you use your phone when you bring it?"

What happened? Why did he suddenly become mentally challenged?

Chen Chen chuckled helplessly, took out his phone, and turned it on.

Immediately, Lin Jianlu's ears were filled with countless text messages and phone call notifications, and even the sound of rain seemed distant.

So that's how it is... the so-called "unboxing".

Listening to these irritating and malicious noises, a strange feeling, a mixture of incomprehension, sympathy, heartache, anger, and even resentment, slowly spread throughout Lin Jianlu's body.

Her brows furrowed involuntarily, and her expression turned ferocious. She wanted to shout something to vent her frustration, but all she could see was rain, air, and passersby who had nothing to do with her.

What obligation do they have to listen to her insults?

She gave a bitter smile and sighed.

Rumors and gossip, cyberbullying.

These things are like an invisible knife, stabbing you from time to time, and you have no way to retaliate.

After a moment of silence, Lin Jianlu looked at Chen Chen and gave a sorrowful smile:

"I'll buy you a drink."

"Yay!"

He still looked carefree and happy, like a fool lost in love.