CH 2

Chapter 2

Hold on, wasn’t Jiang Laien someone who never participates in variety shows or something?

“What’s wrong?” Cheng Xin asked again when Ye Kehuan stopped talking.

“Nothing…” After Ye Kehuan finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

After hanging up, she stared at the phone screen for a while, and finally stretched out her hand slowly to grasp the door handle of the conference room.

Thinking that Jiang Laien should be sitting inside at this moment, Ye Kehuan pursed her lips tightly, her heartbeat speeding up inexplicably.

“Click—”

Finally, she opened the door.

Ye Kehuan’s eyes swept around the meeting room, only to see a woman with long, fluffy hair wearing smoky blue suspenders sitting inside.

The woman’s eyes were black and white, adorned with slightly raised, long eyelashes, and pupils that seem to hold a thousand stars. Her figure was perfect and exuded refined temperament that was exclusive to Jiang Laien.

Although she was extraordinary, Jiang Laien did not seem to be conceited at all.

“Arrived?” Someone said to Ye Kehuan.

“Ah,” Ye Kehuan nodded, turned to close the door, and walked toward the conference table, “Yes.”

“Sit down, there’s an empty spot there.” The program crew member pointed to the empty seat next to Jiang Laien and uncapped a pen.

Ye Kehuan nodded, took a step forward, bowed her head, and walked in.

Jiang Laien also tilted her head slightly and looked at Ye Kehuan next to her.

“Since we are all here, let’s start now.” The crew member said.

“Very well.” Ye Kehuan nodded again when she heard the words. She pulled out a notebook and flipped it open.

The sound of pages flipping filled the conference room.

The content of the meeting was a bit boring, probably about the program or something. Ye Kehuan wasn’t able to pay attention very well, likely because her focus was on Jiang Laien who was next to her. She kept glancing at her from time to time, distracted.

Long ago, the Ye and Jiang families lived together as neighbors in the western suburbs of Fenghuang for several years. They were not only neighbors, but classmates as well. Originally, they had no intersection, but they later became glued at the hip.

Jiang Laien probably moved in during the first year of junior high. When she first saw her, Jiang Laien was carrying a bright yellow backpack, wearing jeans and a large t-shirt, with some unpleasant acne on her body.

Maybe it was because she had low self-esteem, or maybe it was due to her sensitive and introverted nature, Jiang Laien never took the initiative to talk to anyone and slowly became isolated.

Almost no one wanted to be friends with her, and what’s more, people even liked to bully her in groups, throwing her textbooks into the sewer, pasting glue on the backside of her pants, and confessing “I love you” to the school grass in her name on the school forum.

Later, Ye Kehuan couldn’t stand it anymore, so she beat everyone who bullied Jiang Laien. And after that, no one dared to bully Jiang Laien again.

From then on, Jiang Laien became Ye Kehuan’s little follower. Almost where Ye Kehuan went, Jiang Laien would follow.

It’s not certain when it started, but later on, probably shortly after Ye Kehuan fell in love with someone, Jiang Laien’s attitude towards Ye Kehuan also changed inexplicably.

Originally, she would never conflict Ye Kehuan, but after that she began competing with Ye Kehuan on basically anything. She also started to refuse meeting at the bus station together, and even began to run away when she saw Ye Kehuan.

Then, in the second year of high school, Jiang Laien transferred. Ye Kehuan originally wanted to send her off, but when she finally arrived at the airport, she didn’t go forward but instead just watched from a distance.

Later, Ye Kehuan also moved, and the two never contacted each other again. They became practically strangers, and Ye Kehuan officially crossed her out of her life.

On the other side, Jiang Laien’s mind was also wandering.

Jiang Laien often thinks about this question: Why was she so obsessed with Ye Kehuan?

Speaking of which, she and Ye Kehuan were old acquaintances, and even used to be particularly good friends.

It can be said that no one has ever been as kind to her as Ye Kehuan had. No one has ever treated her with so much heart and soul.

But later, this friendship was destroyed by her own hands. Maybe it was because she was young and ignorant. Or maybe because she was just crazy.

It was good at first, but later, Ye Kehuan fell in love. After Ye Kehuan fell in love, she felt as if her world had collapsed.

She originally wanted to ignore it, but she really couldn’t help it since she liked Ye Kehuan. So, when she saw Ye Kehuan with others, she felt very uncomfortable, so much so that she couldn’t watch and could only avoid and distance herself.

Later, she changed schools.

When she went to the airport, her heart was still full of reluctance and hesitation. She wrote a very long and very long apology letter to Ye Kehuan and attached new contact information and an address. She wanted to give it to Ye Kehuan, but Ye Kehuan never showed up at the last second, so she turned, left in tears, and broke contact with Ye Kehuan.

Later, she found that Ye Kehuan couldn’t be found on any social media. From that moment on, she vowed that for as long as she lived, she would never repair her relationship with Ye Kehuan.

But what she didn’t expect was that she still obsessed over Ye Kehuan. Perhaps it was because adolescent feelings are always harder to forget.

She also wrote many letters to Ye Kehuan, but at the end of the day, none of them were sent, all lying in a postmarked box.

And now, the sole reason why she came to this show was Ye Kehuan. Yes, if it wasn’t for Ye Kehuan, she wouldn’t even have considered participating, since after all, she was in no shortage of heat.

As the two minds wandered in parallel, the person from the program group suddenly said: “How about this, the first stop is Bincheng Station, for the time being, Liaen and Ye Kehuan will be placed in a group together. Afterwards, you will choose your groups according to this…”

Hearing what the person said, they looked at each other, surprised, but felt that it was reasonable.

Ye Kehuan woke up from her daydream and suddenly came back to her senses. She glanced at the people in the program group as well as Jiang Laien who was sitting next to her.

“What’s wrong, Miss Ye Kehuan, may I ask if there’s anything you’re dissatisfied with?” The program planner looked at her and asked.

“No, of course not.” Ye Kehuan was paused and quickly shook her head.

After seeing Ye Kehuan’s reaction, Jiang Laien didn’t say much either.

After the meeting concluded and everyone had dispersed, Ye Kehuan arrived on the ground floor of the building, looked up at the sky for a while, and recalled what had just happened. After a moment of silence, she drove off.

A few dozen moments later, Ye Kehuan bought some vegetables and fruits and went home.

The summers in Liangcheng are very peculiar. Although it is hot enough to roast people during the day,it is very refreshing at night, probably because of the many trees.

The villa that Ye Kehuan lived in wasn’t actually one she bought since she wouldn’t in Liangcheng for too long. She only rented it to be able to move freely for the past six months.

All the residents in this area were rich, so not only was the landscape and decor very good, but the safety measures were also quite good. It’s also close to the sea, so free time could be spent by the beach sunbathing, drinking orange juice, and digging shells.

Thinking of this, Ye Kehuan thought of Jiang Laien again. They had discussed about living together in such a house when they were older.

When Ye Kehuan was lost in thought, two eleven or twelve-year-old girls bounced past her car, hand in hand.

The shorter girl held a chocolate bar in her hand and said, hesitatingly, “I don’t dare eat too much, so I’ll give this to you.”

The taller girl listened and blinked, “Why?”

The shorter girl said, “Mom said that if you eat too much, you’ll become ugly and never be able to marry.”

At this time, the taller girl shouted, “Then marry me when you grow up, I won’t despise you!”

Finally, the shorter girl stuffed the chocolate bar into the taller girl’s hand: “Ah, um, well, um, actually, I bought it for you, so take it!”

Ye Kehuan watched and unconsciously chuckled softly. It was quite similar to how she and Jiang Laien was back then.

Ye Kehuan still remembered that after she helped Jiang Laien beat those bullies, Jiang Laien wanted to get to know and thank her, but she didn’t know how to say it and was still very awkward, so she put things on her table every day. A stack of collector’s edition comics today and a bunch of desserts or something tomorrow.

Every time Ye Kehuan asked who brought these things, everyone would point to Jiang Laien, and Jiang Laien would say an excuse, like, “I bought the wrong thing, so I’m giving it to you,” or “I don’t need these, so you can have them,” and many others.

Later, Ye Kehuan still felt that accepting things like this wasn’t very good, so she strongly refused, which made Jiang Laien anxious to the point where she shouted: “I just want to be friends with you!”

…

Thinking of this, Ye Ke lowered her head with a smile, and fell silent again.

After a while, Ye Kehuan picked up her things, got out of the car, and closed the door. She noticed that a truck behind her had also stopped. She could vaguely make out the words “Ankang Moving Company” written on it. Someone was unloading cargo from the truck.

Is this the new roommate that the landlord mentioned before?

Ye Kehuan pushed her glasses up and turned her head to look. She saw that another car had parked next to the truck. The car door opened, and a woman walked out.

The woman’s back was straight and elegant, her silhouette very charming. Although it was dark now and the person’s face could not be clearly seen, it still seemed very familiar.

“That…” Ye Kehuan stepped forward.

At this moment, a young boy on a skateboard suddenly rushed out, and because he was unskilled, he couldn’t control the direction, and ran straight into the woman.

The woman was startled. It was difficult to dodge.

With sparks flying, Ye Kehuan dashed forward, grabbed the woman by the waist right before she fell on the ground, pulled her into her arms with a slight turn, and held her still.

At the same time, the woman also wrapped her arms around her neck and nestled in her arms.

The woman’s body was very soft and exuded a faint fragrance. Inexplicably, Ye Kehuan’s heart beat extremely fast. Her hands were still wrapped around the woman’s soft waist when she asked, “Miss, are you alright?”

At this moment, the woman nodded gently in her arms, her voice soft and feather-like: “I’m alright.”

After hearing the woman’s voice, Ye Kehuan’s body stiffened, and she hurriedly lowered his head. At the same time, the woman raised her head, revealing a small and familiar melon-like face.

Ye Kehuan’s face was instantly filled with disbelief.