Part 23: The Most Unlikely Couple

The sunset's afterglow gently illuminated him, casting an ethereal light and shadow over him. Vivian stared at his ink-dyed brows, completely dumbfounded. It took a long time for emotions to arise from the depths of her heart, complex and extreme emotions, one called heart-pounding to death, the other called heart-wrenching grief.

When did they become that kind of relationship? Although she also wanted to be in that kind of relationship, it definitely wasn't supposed to happen like this...

But then again, she initially came with the intention of winning over the great god, and now that the upgraded version of the great god has made such a statement, wouldn't it be a loss if she didn't accept it?

Accepting would be a loss, not accepting would also be a loss, what on earth is going on...

Vivian's logic began to get confused, and seeing that her brain was about to fall into a deadlock, she quickly shouted to herself—

Stop!

Don't think about it!

Don't follow the great god's words, there's no way out, just pretend you didn't hear it, treat it as a virus and isolate it...

Trying hard to hypnotize herself, ignoring her ears that were about to catch fire, Vivian pretended to be calm and met Nai Shawn's gaze: "Since time is running out, let's ride the bike..."

This wasn't a compromise, but she suddenly realized—walking there would definitely attract more attention than riding a bike, at least it would take longer, and she'd encounter more people. It's better to ride a bike, it's faster, maybe she could whiz past before anyone even saw her clearly.

Seriously, if there was a match, why did he have to schedule it for today? Tomorrow would have been fine, and initially, he even said six o'clock, with the game at seven, scheduling it at six, were they going to the court for a date?

No, no, not a date, just a meeting, just a meeting...

Against the light, Nai Shawn looked at her steadily. Her defense was really weak, should he attack or hold back, should he go all out or take it slow?

His calculation speed was always fast, and he made a decision in an instant, calling her name in a calm tone: "Vivian."

"Hmm?"

"Actually, I'm pretty good at riding."

Huh? Vivian looked at him, puzzled.

"So, your expression doesn't need to be so," Nai Shawn said slowly, "as if you're facing death."

Vivian: "..."

So, her expression was already that tragic...

With a "it's just a parade" healthy mindset, Vivian got on the bike. However, just as she sat on the bike, before she could feel any special emotions, she regretted it because she just remembered she was wearing a short skirt today...

The skirt, which was a few centimeters above the knee, turned into more than ten centimeters above the knee once she sat on the bike. Although it wasn't revealing, it was definitely eye-catching. The bike had only been moving for a few minutes, and it had already attracted quite a few strange looks.

Vivian was about to jump off the bike and run away in tears, her legs instinctively shrinking inward, but it was completely useless. The bag she brought was too small to cover anything... It was all the great god's fault for being too shocking just now, making her forget even this.

Two more boys passed by on their bikes, looking back.

Nai Shawn suddenly braked.

Vivian was startled and jumped off, Nai Shawn said with a cold expression, "I'm going to buy something."

Vivian watched his tall figure walk towards a small shop by the roadside, and after a while, he came back with a big bag of things and handed it to her.

"What?"

"Drinks, today's food was too salty, you'll be thirsty later."

The food wasn't salty, and even if it was, there was no need to buy so much. Besides drinks, there were also snacks. Vivian held the big bag of things, a bit puzzled, but after getting back on the bike, she realized the benefit of this bag, hehehe, it was just right to cover her legs.

With the strange looks gone, Vivian was finally free from embarrassment. Without having to face Nai Shawn directly, Vivian had time for the first time today to calm down and think.

But actually, there wasn't much to think about.

The gentle summer evening breeze blew, the bike passed through the light and shadow cast by the setting sun, through lush green trees, riding on the wide campus avenue...

Everything was so beautiful.

Vivian thought, I need to be braver.

Nai Shawn, so what about Nai Shawn? In the future, he will be Nai Shawn, now to her, he is more of a dilemma, just a dilemma, and she likes him.

Not far ahead was an upward slope, Vivian pursed her lips, raised her hand, and gently, firmly grabbed the clothes of the person in front.

The bike's speed suddenly slowed down.

Vivian's mouth quietly lifted a little, and the other hand tightly held the big bag of snacks.

Of course, bravery also needs to be timed and placed, and now Vivian's bravery definitely didn't include walking into the basketball gym with Nai Shawn under everyone's gaze.

So, outside the basketball gym, while Nai Shawn was locking the bike, Vivian threw out a "I'll find my roommates to watch the game, we'll connect online tonight," and quickly slipped away, not forgetting to take the bag of snacks.

While slipping away, she did some psychological construction, this was definitely not a retreat, it was advancing by retreating! Yes, advancing by retreating, playing hard to get!

In short, this is the legendary strategy, strategy.

Vivian entered the basketball gym through the side door.

The game was about to start in a few minutes, and the gym was already full, with many people even standing. Vivian searched for her roommates in the audience, she had heard them talking about this game a few days ago, they should be here. After looking once and not finding them, on the second search, it was Erica who saw her first, standing up and waving for her to come over.

At this time, the people in the basketball gym also noticed her, and the already lively atmosphere became even more heated.

Vivian ran to her roommates, but there was no seat left, Sally pushed her boyfriend David away, "You go sit below, let Vivian have the seat."

David obediently stood up and gave up the seat, Vivian sat down a bit embarrassed.

Erica was very excited to see her: "Vivian, you came too, today is going to be lively!"

"Why?"

Hearing the word "lively," Vivian inexplicably felt a bit guilty.

"So many beauties came." Erica reported two names excitedly, "Irene Mona also came, sitting three or four rows behind us."

Cecilia chimed in: "Vivian, do you remember Irene Mona? The one who competed with you for the top spot in the campus beauty rankings last year and beat you with her purity!"

Vivian: "...Can you not use the word 'compete'?"

She was clearly avoiding it like the plague. In Vivian's view, the title of the most beautiful girl in A University was as troublesome as being the top martial artist in a martial arts drama. When Vivian found out she was dragged into such a selection, she was quite anxious for a while. Fortunately, she had the "not pure" advantage and wasn't chosen in the end.

Sally interjected: "Is today the first time the two top beauties of our school appear at the same time?"

"Oh, it seems so."

Sally was regretful: "If I had known Masonmm was coming, Vivian, you should have worn that red dress, it would have completely overshadowed her!"

"Yes, yes, Masonmm's figure is much worse than my Vivian."

"Actually, my Vivian's face is prettier too. Oh, last year's photo of Vivian was taken by someone secretly, it was so bad, really, compared to Irene Mona's close-up, it was such a disadvantage."

"Exactly, Vivian wouldn't let us upload good photos."

"Stop! Eat something!"

Vivian quickly threw the bag of snacks to them, lest they get more and more excited, if others heard this, she'd be so embarrassed.

Erica took the bag and immediately screamed, "Wow, Vivian, you hit the jackpot, buying so many snacks, how much did it cost?"

"..." How would she know.

Fortunately, Erica and the others didn't care about her answer, grabbing the snacks with seven hands and eight feet, Sally said: "Oh, why did you buy this brand of chips, it's not as good as Lay's."

Erica: "Lay's is here too, but this flavor isn't good."

Vivian was silent, the great god got such a big bag in three minutes, did you expect him to pick flavors?

Cecilia said: "Vivian, did you pass the interview, so you bought snacks to celebrate?"

"...Sort of."

Vivian awkwardly took the chips and started eating...

Erica with snacks, suddenly had classmate love, concernedly asked: "Did you pass the interview? How was it?"

Vivian looked up at the sky speechlessly, how should she say it? "Um... the process was quite a failure, the ending was quite unexpected."

"Who cares about unexpected, as long as you passed." Erica no longer cared about this, crunching on chips, continued gossiping, "The key is, Vivian, Nai Shawn is definitely coming today!"

Vivian silently eating chips, I also know he's coming, the snacks you're eating were bought by him.

Cecilia said: "Hey, I say, today is our computer science and architecture departments' match, isn't Irene Mona from the music department, why is she here?"

Erica said: "Cecilia, you're wrong, handsome guys are shared resources of the universe, you can't have departmental bias."

They were chirping away, Vivian wasn't really listening, her eyes occasionally glancing at the door, why hasn't Nai Shawn come in yet? Just as she was thinking this, she saw the simple white-shirted, handsome figure appear at the door.

Everything around seemed to suddenly freeze, Vivian only heard the sound of her heart beating in her chest. She thought that seeing him so many times today, she wouldn't feel anything intense anymore, but in fact, her heart was beating faster than any other time she had seen him.

She and he, from now on, would be different.

Even if it was just looking from afar, without contact, there were countless threads of connection.

As soon as Nai Shawn entered the venue, two equally tall boys ran towards him, craning their necks to look behind him, one even ran outside. Vivian found it amusing, these two were probably the ones on the phone, could they be George Yu and Monkey Wine?

Because of the distance, Vivian watched without any scruples, but Nai Shawn, who was originally talking to his teammates, suddenly looked towards the audience, and Vivian, who had just left a certain great god in the parking lot, instinctively wanted to use snacks to cover her face, of course, this was just a thought...

Nai Shawn's gaze swept across the audience, finally stopping in her direction, pausing for a few seconds, then he withdrew his gaze and walked into the changing room.

It took Vivian a long time to come back to her senses, hearing Cecilia and the others discussing excitedly.

Cecilia: "Who was Nai Shawn just looking at?"

Erica: "Irene Mona?"

Cecilia: "Not necessarily, there are many beauties today."

Erica: "But Nai Shawn was looking in our direction, there's only Irene Mona here, right? I remember, Irene Mona and Nai Shawn might know each other, the only time Nai Shawn attended a school event, Irene Mona was also on stage. Although not in the same program, they both play ethnic instruments, maybe they communicated or something."

Sally said: "Nai Shawn doesn't necessarily look at girls, why do you think of him as so vulgar."

Erica: "Please, Sally, don't be naive, when has Nai Shawn ever paid attention to the audience, he's always been indifferent, there must be a target."

They were discussing enthusiastically, Vivian suddenly put her hand on Sally's hand, solemnly said: "There's only one truth."

The roommates looked at her expectantly.

Vivian said even more solemnly: "He was looking at me."

Sally: "..."

Cecilia: "..."

Erica immediately burst out laughing, weakly said: "Vivian, don't you know, you and Nai Shawn are recognized as the most unlikely couple?"

Part 23: The Most Unlikely Couple

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