Chapter 54: Time
From his seat, Xue Yiyang carefully studied Tang Wu as she sat down ahead of him-her profile and her still-icy expression. Yet there was one thing he could admit: she was somewhat different from before. He could not say exactly what had changed, and he did not dare jump to the conclusion that she was showing signs of being in love. All he could recall was that whenever he had seen Tang Wu in the past, she had given off a coldness that came from within. But seeing her on the bus today had felt more like winter sunshine: still a little cold, yet with a certain warmth.
Instinctively thinking that this change might well have something to do with Su Can, Xue Yiyang could not resist turning to ask him, "Did something... happen between you and Tang Wu?" His face was full of suspicion as he scrutinized every tiny change in Su Can's expression and movements.
Su Can shook his head gently. "Nothing happened."
"Impossible! Something did. It must have. Let me think. Liu Rui and I went looking for you yesterday. Your mom said you'd gone out. You went to see Tang Wu! Did you go on a date? Did you get to hold her hand?" Xue Yiyang lightly slapped his forehead. "You didn't wait for me today. Did you...?"
Oh, crap, Su Can thought. If Xue Yiyang guessed that he had not gone home last night and had stayed with Tang Wu, then with that big mouth of his, the consequences could be terrifying once word got out. Their homeroom teacher, Xiao Rihua, knew about the ambiguity between him and Tang Wu, but both of them had excellent grades that were steadily approaching the very top. Naturally, he would not say anything. But in