Chapter 168: Chapter 12 Fastball_3 Chapter 168: Chapter 12 Fastball_3 “You have no idea how terrible the food is abroad!” Tang Xin continued, frowning:
“For students studying overseas, the thing they miss the most is the food from China.
Every time I return home, I order a whole bunch of takeout and eat my fill, hehe…
Then I also have to go to the snack stalls outside the school and eat from one end to the other.”
“Which school, Hang City No.1 High School?” Lin Xian asked as he cut into the small steak on his plate, looking up at Tang Xin:
“The snack street right outside our school is indeed great.
The stalls that have survived are all there because of their true skills, that spot in front of the school is really competitive.”
Even though I didn’t attend Hang City No.1 High School for many days, I’ve missed the snacks there for many years!”
As she talked about the past, Tang Xin’s eyes seemed to sparkle:
“Actually, I really didn’t want to transfer schools back then…
But I was young, and everything was decided by my parents.
I cried several times, but it was no use; in the end, I was still transferred to Mi Country by my parents.”
“But Lin Xian, I’m really surprised that you still remember me!
I thought you wouldn’t have any recollection of me.
Actually, I was very nervous about attending this reunion, and I even backed out several times, saying I wouldn’t come…
But in the end, I still wanted to come and see you.”
Am I that unforgettable?” Lin Xian saw that Tang Xin had steered the conversation back around to this topic, so he continued along with it.
Now that Gao Yang, the interrupter, wasn’t here, it seemed unlikely anyone else would disturb their conversation.
“Hehe, it seems you’ve forgotten after all.”
Tang Xin, resting her chin in her hand, looked at Lin Xian, but her eyes showed no disappointment.
Lin Xian smiled awkwardly:
“After all, it’s been a long time.
Did something happen between us back then…?”
“Ah, well, it’s normal that you forgot.
It was just a small thing.”
“Do tell, since we’ve already brought it up.”
Lin Xian lifted his wine glass, gesturing for Tang Xin to do the same, and they both took a sip.
Tang Xin’s face flushed slightly, she paused for a few seconds, then finally lowered her head and said:
“It really was a small thing, and I’m embarrassed to even bring it up…
but indeed, I’ve remembered it for years.”
Tang Xin looked up, smiling at Lin Xian:
“It was during a PE class, and…
my period started unexpectedly.
It was my first period, and I wasn’t prepared at all, so I panicked and didn’t know what to do.”
“Since it was summer, I wore thin clothes, and blood quickly stained my pants.
I didn’t know what to do at the time, so I just stood against the wall stupidly…
too embarrassed to tell anyone because I was the transfer student, not yet familiar with everyone.”
“And then you saw me.
You didn’t say anything; you just took off your jacket and wrapped a sleeve around my waist, like a skirt, covering the bloodstain at the back of my pants.”
you must have forgotten about this because you didn’t say a word at the time, you just turned around and went to play ball.
But for me at the time, it was unforgettable.
For a young girl that age, it was something very embarrassing and awkward, and the coat you wrapped around me…
felt like it saved my life at the moment.”
After listening to Tang Xin’s account, Lin Xian felt a bit embarrassed himself.
“I did something like that, huh.”
He chuckled awkwardly.
Even though Tang Xin described it so vividly, Lin Xian had no memory of it at all.
Because he really didn’t think it was a big deal.
Classmates helping each other out, especially taking care of a female classmate, isn’t that quite normal?
Still, such a warm-hearted act did seem like his style.
“You’re exaggerating a bit,” Lin Xian said with a smile:
“It’s just classmates helping each other out, not really worth mentioning.”
“Maybe I just happened to see it at the time.
I believe many classmates, if they’d seen it, would have helped you too.
Everyone is very kind.”
“Of course, the girls need not be mentioned.
You might have just been unfamiliar with everyone, but the girls in our class were quite nice.
I believe that if Gao Yang and the others had noticed your predicament, they definitely would have lent a hand too.”
You can’t keep thinking about such a trifle, can you?
Lin Xian himself felt it was hardly worth the fuss.
Tang Xin across the table chuckled lightly, propping up her cheeks:
“What you say makes sense, it’s not a big deal, and many people would have helped me upon seeing it.”
Tang Xin rhythmically twirled a fork on the table, her cheeks flushed from the alcohol, as she tilted her head to look at Lin Xian:
“But at that time, it was you I encountered…”