Chapter 48: Misunderstanding
With her back to the departing car carrying Su Can, Lin Luoran turned to look. Screened by the roadside trees, the taxi pulled into the street and soon disappeared from view. She let out a soft breath, feeling that the night had truly turned chilly, but she had no idea how late she would be tossing and turning before she could sleep tonight. Her fists gently clenched. "I won't accommodate you, but can't you accommodate me? Or have I only started doing this now, when it's already too late?" She thought some more, found a bench at random, and sat down, conflicted. "Good thing I didn't say it. Otherwise, Tang Wu would hate me to death." Su Can, utterly unaware of all this, merely sank into thought as the taxi headed toward Nanjing University.
Lin Luoran actually liked him. There was no doubt about that, just as he liked her. Su Can did not shy away from acknowledging that he liked Lin Luoran. Sometimes a person's feelings were intricate and nuanced; probably no one in the world could keep every emotion perfectly distinct from beginning to end.
That was why everyone's inner world was rich and complicated.
After entering Nanjing University's gates, Su Can took turn after turn, walking through the lush, tree-lined avenues and watching the brightly lit dormitory buildings draw closer.
His head grew clearer. The slight buzz from the alcohol seemed to have been blown away completely, and only then did he realize that the warmth against his cheek still seemed to linger. It finally brought home exactly what had happened, leaving him inwardly embarrassed. Had it been the alcohol, or had recalling the old days brought on particular memories in the cramped back seat of the taxi? Fortunately, he had kept his head