My Girlfriend is the Cutest in the World

  Nighttime.

    University.

    On a bicycle.

    Lu Yuanyuan sat on the backseat of the bike, looked at the tall back view of the person riding the bike, and suddenly remembered something.

    After she graduated from high school, she came to her grandmother’s house.

    The difference between S City and her hometown was particularly big. When she first came, everything she saw felt new.

    Later, probably because they were afraid that she would be bored staying at home all day, her grandparents always had her go out to watch movies, shop, and so on. Going to school for more than a decade without much exposure to these things, in those three months, she did all.

    During summer vacation, it was the time when the most movies were showing.

    Lu Yuanyuan saw many different movies. One of them, though its plot wasn’t particularly interesting, had the biggest impression on her.

    The movie was a college campus love story, in which there was a scene where the male lead was on a bike with the female lead. In the summer evening, they circled aimlessly around their college campus. In the film’s tinted filter, each frame was exceptionally beautiful.

    At that time, for no reason, she had a strong sense of envy in her heart. She even impractically wondered if she would be able to experience such a feeling once she went to college.

    She never thought…

    Within the first month of starting school, it was actually realized.

    Lu Yuanyuan didn’t tie up her hair today. Although Su Lin blocked most of the wind in front, her long hair still danced in the wind.

    The sound of the bicycle’s gear spinning was very quiet, but she could still hear it, the very rhythmical sound whenever he pushed down on the pedal.

    In fact, though the bike’s pink seat was really a bit too eye-catching, the size was nice. Sitting on it was particularly comfortable.

    So comfortable that Lu Yuanyuan’s legs had been unconsciously swaying.

    She looked at her legs hanging in mid-air, listening to the sound of the wind blowing past her ears, and suddenly felt particularly content.

    She curled her lips and laughed silently.

    Lu Yuanyuan’s other hand, that wasn’t holding the phone, was holding loosely on to the seat in front of her. After typing in the note, she put the phone back in her bag.

    She called to the person in front of her, “Senior.”

    “Mm.” He answered quickly, “What’s wrong?”

    What Lu Yuanyuan wanted to ask was why he seemed to be at school every week and didn’t go home, but after thinking about it, she said instead, “Where are you from?”

    “B City.”

    “Oh…” That was a city she’d never been to.

    “And you?” He asked.

    “……” Lu Yuanyuan paused for a moment before saying softly: “My home is in a small county… You wouldn’t know it even if I said it. You can just think that I’m from here.”

    The words had just been said-

    When the bike drove over some unknown thing and violently flew up.

    “Ah!” Because the whole journey was very smooth, this sudden jolt made Lu Yuanyuan cry out reflexively.

    The jolt wasn’t light, so her body left the bike seat for a brief fraction of a second. Probably because her body felt a sense of crisis, trying to protect itself-

   Her hand, which was originally holding on to the leather bike seat, automatically changed places.

    Embracing the person in front of her.

    To hold him, her upper body leaned forward, and because of inertia, her face hit his back.

    She felt the texture of his sweatshirt, smelled the scent she’d smelled several times that she liked but couldn’t identify. Her brain was blank.

    Lu Yuanyuan even adjusted her arm that was circled around his waist.

    It was the same as how it looked, quite thin.

    It seemed to also be quite… hard?

    She wasn’t the only one whose brain was blank.

    Su Lin felt that he had to fucking keep his balance.

    Just now, that section of the road was a bit dark. His thoughts were on Lu Yuanyuan’s words and not looking ahead. Suddenly, they jolted up and he himself was also startled.

    But he quickly steadied the bike, and just as he was going to ask her if she was okay.

   … Her arm circled around him.

    More accurately, his waist.

    He swallowed the words he wanted to say, and felt that her arm was securely wrapped around his waist. The cool evening breeze was blowing, but his whole body began to heat up.

    Su Lin mechanically pedaled the car, heartbeat pounding like a drum. He didn’t know exactly how much time had passed-

    When the little girl behind him called out again.

    Soon after, letting go of the hand that was holding him.

    After that, she went on to say: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, ah. Don’t be angry”.

    “……” Su Lin sighed heavily, the loss in his heart earth-shattering.

    But he still steadied his voice: “It’s nothing.”

    After thinking about it, he added: “That just now, was because I wasn’t looking at the road.”

    A few seconds later, a small “oh” came from behind him.

    She didn’t say anything else.

    He also didn’t know what to say.

    Because of that moment just now, the atmosphere seems to have suddenly changed.

    They rode like that for another five minutes.

    Lu Yuanyuan had some doubts.

    She cautiously spoke again: “Senior… um, how come we haven’t reached the school gate yet?”

    She saw the figure in front of her stiffen.

    Then, he seemed to sweep his eyes around. She heard the tiny sound of brakes again when he stopped pedaling the bike.

    The car soon stopped in place.

    He put down a long leg to support himself on the ground and suddenly turned the bike around. He didn’t turn around as he spoke, but she inexplicably heard a hint of embarrassment.

    “Oh.”

    “Forgot to turn a corner just now.

    “Let’s ride back.”

    Lu Yuanyuan: “………”

    After changing directions, they quickly arrived at the entrance of the school.

    The moment she saw the huge plaque of C University, she breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Lu Yuanyuan suppressed the trace of doubt in her heart.

    How could senior not know the way like her!

    He looked at the map in the cheating people amusement park, and with a single glance, he was as familiar with the path as if he’d been there countless times before!

    It must’ve been a mistake just now, mhm.

    Su Lin braked the bike. First, he tilted his head to her and said “don’t move”, then got off the bike, kicked the kickstand down and propped the bike on the ground.

    Then, he reached out to hold her arm, as he did before when he helped her out of the dormitory, “Slow down.”

    Lu Yuanyuan took his arm and hopped off the back seat smoothly.

    Su Lin took the bike to the bikeport, then came back to help her to the curb. At this time, people and cars were abundant. The university entrance was a very good place to catch a taxi, and he quickly flagged a taxi down.

    When Lu Yuanyuan got into the car, the leg that was injured was slightly caught by the car door. It was Su Lin who reached out to help her move it in smoothly.

    After she said thank you, the two didn’t speak again.

    There was some traffic on the way back to her grandmother’s house. Lu Yuanyuan looked at the lights outside the car’s window where all kinds of restaurants were crowded on the street. She suddenly remembered agreeing to two meals in front of the girl’s dormitory.

    “Senior.”

    Su Lin turned his head: “Hm?”

    “Didn’t we agree that I would treat you to two meals?” In the darkness, her face was a little hard to see, but you could hear her voice carrying excitement, “I’m actually not very familiar with the area. Do you have a restaurant you want to go to?”

    “……”

    He was about to answer.

    When they arrived at a red light. The car slowed down and probably stopped below an advertising LED light sign. A very bright light came through the car window into the car.

    It happened to hit Lu Yuanyuan’s face.

    Her eyes were dark, shining brightly because of the light. Because she had just spoken, her lips were slightly open, a very light pink color.

    He didn’t think he’d ever seen her wearing lipstick.

    But the natural color of her lips looked better than any color she could use.

    Or maybe it shouldn’t be called pretty.

    It was captivating.

    He was inexplicably lost in thought.

    Until she asked again, “Senior? What do you want to have?”

    His eyes were still on her lips.

    He straightforwardly blurted out, “You.”