Chapter 1739: Crowded, Hand in Hand, Branded on My Heart

Jiang Ruan was called softly by him, feeling annoyed and chaotic. The most terrifying thing was that the voice seemed to be echoing around her ears, entwining repeatedly, messing up her heart.

She felt his breath still lingering around her ears, unbearably warm.

However, at this moment, the leader in the front row turned his head and was whispering something to Yan Chi. She just sat quietly, pretending to focus on the welcome party itself.

After that, the two didn’t say a word to each other, and things remained peaceful.

Jiang Ruan looked down at her phone. In the student council group chat, everyone was already discussing the dinner gathering after the party. She joined in the chat for a bit, and ended up getting caught by the president, who even messaged her privately.

[How’s Yan doing over there?]

Jiang Ruan glanced sideways at the person beside her. He was intently watching the party, looking all focused and oblivious, little did he know that her small peeking glance had been completely noticed by a certain someone.

[Yan is doing well.]

[Then you should mention it to him later, see if he’s willing to join us at the hotel for dinner.]

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Jiang Ruan originally thought that once the party ended, everything would be smooth sailing, but there’s still a dinner?

You’re so capable, why don’t you talk to him yourself, why make things difficult for me, a junior?

At this moment, the party was nearing its end, and Jiang Ruan thought, whether Yan goes or not, she should at least mention it to him, so the president has an account of it later. Towards the end of the party, the chief instructor of the military training was invited to give blessings, creating a small peak. The hall was too noisy.

After it quieted down, before Jiang Ruan had a chance to speak, Yan Chi stood up and actually left early with the school leaders...

She couldn’t exactly chase after the leaders, that would be too conspicuous.

So as the students were leaving, she quickly chased out, trying to find Yan Chi.

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After the students left, there were a lot of people outside, and although Jiang Ruan wasn’t considered short among the girls, mixed in with everyone, some taller boys still easily blocked her view.

Where’s Yan Chi?

Where did he go?

Some of the school leaders left early, but hadn’t gone far, standing in small groups chatting, but Yan Chi was nowhere to be seen.

Such a tall guy, logically, should be very eye-catching.

Tall, white shirt...

With so many people, collisions and crowding were inevitable. Jiang Ruan was looking for someone, multitasking, and easily got jostled around. She frowned, maybe she should just call him, whether he comes or not isn’t her responsibility.

Jiang Ruan thought hard, preparing to find a quieter place to call, unaware that Yan Chi was actually nearby...

Strangely enough, amid all the people, he spotted Jiang Ruan at a glance.

Maybe it was because the military training just ended, Nanjiang’s UV rays were strong, and these freshmen were tanned several shades darker. Her fair skin made her stand out.

Looking around, clearly searching for someone.

Perhaps intuition—

Yan Chi felt:

She was searching for him. ℴ

So he pressed into the crowd, slowly moving towards her.

Using his height advantage, Yan Chi could easily pinpoint her location, while Jiang Ruan had already given up searching for Yan Chi, preparing to call him, just needing to find a quieter place.

"Excuse me, may I get through." Jiang Ruan kept saying such things, but in a crowd, space couldn’t be easily freed up.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded overhead.

"Are you looking for me?"

Jiang Ruan turned around, Yan Chi was standing just behind her, as she was about to speak, Yan Chi had already pointed in a direction, "Let’s talk outside if you need anything."

Too many people; everyone was crowded towards one place, making it unsuitable for conversation.

Jiang Ruan nodded, and followed him.

She could only sigh, being tall truly has its perks, at least she could spot him easily. Perhaps being so tall gives off an imposing feeling, many people naturally moved aside for him.

Jiang Ruan originally just had to follow him, yet there were too many people, and inevitably, someone slipped between them, separating them.

How could she keep up with Yan Chi with these legs? The distance between them was widening, she frowned, "Sorry, excuse me, may I get through."

Despite people making way for her, the distance between her and Yan Chi seemed to be stretching further.

As Yan Chi turned around, he noticed this little girl was about to be squeezed away by the crowd...

He turned back to find her.

"Senior, I..." Jiang Ruan saw him coming, as if she had seen a savior.

Honestly, every time there’s a large event at school, during dismissal, that crush of people is truly life-threatening.