Seeing You Blush

After a brief drizzle during the Dragon Boat Festival, Junsha welcomed a clear and breezy day. Liu Chang'an strolled to school and, unsurprisingly, was late.

Places where youth gather always seem more vibrant; the energy and vitality amidst the hustle and bustle help those working there maintain a youthful state for longer.

Huang Shan casually browsed through the push notifications about female anchors going live; it was really easy to get excited so early in the morning.

"Good morning, Teacher Huang." Liu Chang'an was about to pass by Huang Shan, but Huang Shan caught him out of the corner of his eye and took the initiative to greet him.

"Liu Chang'an, what were you doing yesterday? You're late again today!" In Huang Shan's opinion, it was already unacceptable to ask for leave at this point, let alone to be late after asking for leave. It was too irresponsible to make the most of every minute.

I went to Taiwan.

"Oh? What lie are you making up? You were participating in the Yan'gui Lake event just the day before yesterday!" Huang Shan said angrily. It's common for students to lie, but Liu Chang'an rarely does. Today, he actually came up with such an obviously perfunctory excuse. Does he think Huang Shan is easy to deal with, or does he think that since the college entrance exam is coming up soon, he can act recklessly? Why don't you just say you went to Antarctica to see penguins?

Liu Chang'an took out his phone to show Huang Shan the photos.

"Look, I even took a picture with the 010 Building, the tallest Tai City. Four big characters float in the sky: 'I was here!'"

The photo shows four characters written by Liu Chang'an with his finger.

"Look, this is the Tulin Official Residence; all these signs are in traditional Chinese characters."

"Look, I'm taking a picture with a kind little girl from Tai City."

Huang Shan also visited Taiwan. People of his age always have some nostalgia for Taiwan, since there was always a text about Taiwan in our childhood textbooks that we had to memorize. We really thought it was such a precious place.

So he could tell that Liu Chang'an had indeed gone to Taiwan, which made him even more incredulous. "So you stayed there for two days?" Huang Shan thought Liu Chang'an had gone to Taiwan the night before last.

"One day."

Huang Shan didn't want to say anything more. Perhaps Liu Chang'an had become wealthy, and besides, he didn't go to many places on Taiwan. A day trip around would be enough.

"There's an awards ceremony during the morning break to specifically commend your heroic act of saving others. You'll be giving a speech." Huang Shan remembered the important matter and didn't bother criticizing Liu Chang'an anymore; the principal had already instructed him to look after Liu Chang'an.

"An Nuan didn't tell me." Liu Chang'an looked at Huang Shan in surprise.

"I'm the homeroom teacher, why should she have to tell you!"

"Good."

"Liu Chang'an, don't be so smug now. As long as I, Huang Shan, am your homeroom teacher, you will always be a negative example used by future students at the Affiliated High School high school."

"Okay." Liu Chang'an had no objections.

Huang Shan waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Also, be careful in the future. It's right to risk your life to save others, but under no circumstances should you put yourself in danger."

Thank you, teacher.

Liu Chang'an arrived at the classroom. Morning reading had just ended. He walked in from behind the door. Miao Yingying was asking Gao Dewei a question. Gao Dewei was clearly unsure how to explain the question that he thought was obvious and didn't require any skills to Miao Yingying. An Nuan was organizing the college application questionnaires that had been handed out that morning. She had gathered a stack of them, and there was a blank one left next to her.

"Come and fill out the questionnaire. You're the last one left." An Nuan also caught Liu Chang'an out of the corner of her eye.

She stood up and let Liu Chang'an sit in her seat.

An Nuan's chair was warm and cozy. Usually, people would find it a bit unpleasant to sit on seats that are already warm, but An Nuan, and it even smelled of a young girl.

"Why are you so shy when you see me today?" Liu Chang'an asked curiously.

"What do you mean?" An Nuan was a little confused. Although she did have that feeling of not seeing him for a long time, and that feeling of being flustered yet sweet, there was no obvious shyness as he described.

"Look, your ears are all red."

"I didn't apply the sunscreen properly!" An Nuan wanted to give him a slap. The UV rays at the beach were too strong, and An Nuan had only focused on her face when applying sunscreen.

Liu Chang'an started flipping through a stack of questionnaires.

What are you flipping through? I finally finished organizing it.

"And yours?"

What's wrong?

"Let me copy it."

"This is a volunteer survey! It's not homework, why would it have answers?" An Nuan rolled her eyes at him, thinking, "You even copied this?"

"Your questionnaire is my answer," Liu Chang'an laughed. "Wherever you are, that's where I'll go."

An Nuan shamefully discovered that her cheeks were indeed as red as her ears, and still warm. She stomped her feet, twisted her body in a slightly coquettish manner, and demurely raised her head to look around. At this moment, she dared not look at Liu Chang'an's smile, because she was afraid that if their eyes met, her heart would pound and her blood would rush with nervousness, causing the pink color to spread from her cheeks to her neck. Cygnus is certainly elegant and charming when it holds its neck high, but it is even more beautiful when it is entwined with its lover's neck.

"Oh my god, this is so sweet! I can't take it!" Miao Yingying, who hadn't quite grasped Gao Dewei's solution after listening for so long, quickly caught the key to Liu Chang'an and An Nuan's conversation and covered her cheeks, teasing, "Liu Chang'an, how can you be so good at flirting with girls!"

"Are you asking for a beating?! What are you doing stirring things up like this?!" An Nuan hit him shyly because she was really guilty, because she had really been caught, and it wasn't just a rumor or a misunderstanding. Even a fool could hear the ambiguity in Liu Chang'an's words.

"Hahahaha... Your questionnaire is my answer! Wherever you are, I'll go..." Miao Yingying repeated with a laugh, almost getting pushed onto Gao Dewei by An Nuan.

"What's so funny? You guys do better, we'll all go to the same school." Gao Dewei said inexplicably. This Miao Yingying is always so silly, but there's no hope for her to get scores like An Nuan and Liu Chang'an. She can't even do such a simple analytical question today. I wonder if her brain has developed to the size of a normal human.

Gao Dewei didn't say it directly, after all, they were girls, and you can't expect every one of them to be as smart as An Nuan.

"Gao Dewei, you're an idiot." Miao Yingying rolled her eyes at Gao Dewei.

Gao Dewei didn't bother to refute him at all. Doing math problems was much more fun. Talking to girls was such a hassle. He wondered what was going on in their heads. They were always acting strangely.

Liu Chang'an finished copying the questionnaire and handed it to An Nuan. An Nuan blushed; she felt shy around Liu Chang'an today.

Liu Chang'an returned to his seat. Bai Hui asked Liu Chang'an where he had been, and Liu Chang'an's answer was the same as what he had told Huang Shan.

"How did you get there? It must have been a bit rushed," Bai Hui said enviously. "I also want to go to Taiwan. The people there seem so nice; they all sound so soft and gentle when they speak."

"First take the train, then run to An Tan, and swim there." Liu Chang'an shook his head. "It's not interesting at all; Tai City isn't as fun as Yan'gui Lake."

"We can go to Yan'gui Lake again sometime, it'll be less crowded," Bai Hui whispered, "And then it'll be less likely to get into trouble."

"You went to Tai City for vacation?" Lu Yuan asked, his tone clearly unconvinced. "My parents and I went during winter break. We spent over ten thousand yuan in five days. The cost of living there is very high."

Everyone has always known that Liu Chang'an is very poor, so going to Tai City is like going on an overseas trip. Although it can't compare to going to those luxury tourist destinations, it's still something Liu Chang'an can't afford.

"Not counting the travel expenses here, I bought two high-speed rail tickets and a glass of orange juice, which came to a total of 150 yuan. The orange juice was a bit expensive though," Liu Chang'an said after thinking for a moment.

"Haha... you must have been dreaming about going to Taiwan." Qian Ning found it amusing; Liu Chang'an was truly a humorous person.

Bai Hui shook her head secretly, saying nothing. She hadn't even had a chance to gossip with Qian Ning and Lu Yuan before. She really wanted to say that Liu Chang'an even knew her cousin's boss. Maybe he didn't have much money, but what was so unbelievable about him going to Taiwan with someone? Qian Ning and Lu Yuan were too naive. They only knew how to laugh at Liu Chang'an. Judging from Liu Chang'an's nonchalant expression, he probably didn't take them seriously at all.