JFWCM Chapter 64

Ripples After the Eddy

After Ye Lin finally stopped pestering them, and Jiang Wan’yuan and Yi Shang’s relationship had grown as solid as a rock through trials, fate quietly arranged a new little interlude.

It was an ordinary weekend, and sunlight streamed through the interstellar UV-resistant glass, gently Sprinkle on every corner of the campus. Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan were sharing a book about the latest research findings on interstellar plants on a bench in the campus garden. As Jiang Wan’yuan looked at the beautiful illustrations in the book, she chattered excitedly, “Yi Shang, look at this plant, it can actually self-repair in extremely low-temperature interstellar environments. If we could apply it to our research project, maybe we could make a major breakthrough!” Yi Shang nodded slightly, and just as she was about to respond, her communication wristband vibrated.

Yi Shang frowned slightly, opened the communication wristband to check, and found a message from Zhao Yu of the research team: “Yi Shang, our team is having a dinner together at noon today, at the interstellar restaurant near the school. Everyone hopes you can come, there are many questions waiting for you to teach us!” Yi Shang wanted to refuse, she preferred to enjoy this rare leisure time with Jiang Wan’yuan. But considering that there were indeed some difficult research problems that needed to be discussed together in the team, she hesitated, and replied: “Okay.”

Seeing Yi Shang’s reply, Jiang Wan’yuan felt a little disappointed, but still smiled and said, “Go ahead, research is important. I’ll just wander around the school, and we can continue studying this book when you get back.” Yi Shang looked at Jiang Wan’yuan with some guilt, and gently squeezed her hand: “I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

As soon as Yi Shang stood up, Zhao Yu appeared at the entrance of the garden as if he had timed it perfectly, waving enthusiastically: “Yi Shang, over here, over here!” As he spoke, he strode over, grabbed Yi Shang’s arm directly, and half-pushed and half-carried her out of the school. Yi Shang frowned slightly, but did not break free.

Just as they walked out of the campus, Zhao Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, took out his portable interstellar camera, and took a selfie of himself and Yi Shang. Yi Shang was stunned, and before she could react, Zhao Yu had quickly operated the device, posting the photo to his interstellar friend circle, and adding the text: “Going to dinner with the genius, a guiding light on the road of scientific research, I feel so honored!”

At this time, Jiang Wan’yuan was still in the campus garden, flipping through the book in her hand, occasionally looking up at the direction Yi Shang left, silently hoping that she would come back soon. On the other side, Yi Shang and her classmates came to the restaurant, everyone sat around together, and enthusiastically discussed the research project. Although Yi Shang also participated, she was still thinking about Jiang Wan’yuan in her heart, and unconsciously sped up her speech when answering questions, hoping to end the dinner as soon as possible.

However, the friend circle post that Zhao Yu posted set off a small wave on campus. Jiang Wan’yuan’s friend Zhang Yao accidentally saw the photo Zhao Yu posted while browsing her friend circle. In the photo, Zhao Yu was smiling brightly, tightly holding Yi Shang’s arm, the two of them standing at the school gate, with the background clearly visible. Zhang Yao’s heart “thumped” and she thought to herself that things were not good, so she quickly called Jiang Wan’yuan: “Wan’yuan, where are you? You should check your friend circle, it seems someone posted a photo of Yi Shang and a boy together.”

Hearing this news, Jiang Wan’yuan’s heart tightened, and she hurriedly opened her friend circle. When she saw the photo, she only felt a “buzz” in her head, and a wave of bitterness and grievance surged into her heart. In the photo, Yi Shang was being pulled by Zhao Yu, although her expression was still cold, in Jiang Wan’yuan’s mood at the moment, it seemed as if she saw Yi Shang’s tacit consent by not refusing.

Jiang Wan’yuan bit her lip, forced back her tears, and sent a message to Yi Shang: “What’s going on between you and him? Why did you let him pull you, and even take a photo together and post it on the friend circle?” Yi Shang was discussing a problem with her classmates, when she heard her communication wristband vibrate, she took it out and looked at it, her face instantly became serious. She quickly replied: “Wan’yuan, it’s not what you saw, I was pulled to a dinner to discuss research, I didn’t know about the photo beforehand.” But at this moment, Jiang Wan’yuan was full of sadness and anger, and had no intention of carefully thinking about Yi Shang’s explanation, she directly closed her communication wristband and got up to go to the dormitory.

Yi Shang was anxious, she didn’t care about the dinner that was still going on, hurriedly explained to her classmates, and then got up to rush back to school. After returning to school, Yi Shang went straight to Jiang Wan’yuan’s dormitory. Downstairs in the dormitory building, she anxiously called Jiang Wan’yuan, but Jiang Wan’yuan kept not answering. Yi Shang had no choice but to wait downstairs.

At this time, Lin Jichuan happened to pass by, saw Yi Shang anxiously pacing downstairs in the dormitory building, and went over to inquire. Yi Shang briefly told the story, and after listening, Lin Jichuan frowned and said, “Oh dear, this Zhao Yu is really something, how could he post such a photo! Wan’yuan must be feeling bad now, you have to explain it to her clearly.” Yi Shang nodded slightly, her eyes full of worry: “I know, but she’s not answering the phone now, and I can’t do anything.”

Just when Yi Shang didn’t know what to do, the door of Jiang Wan’yuan’s dormitory suddenly opened, and Jiang Wan’yuan walked out with red eyes. Seeing this, Yi Shang hurriedly greeted her, grabbed Jiang Wan’yuan’s hand: “Wan’yuan, listen to my explanation, it’s really a misunderstanding. I just went to participate in the research team’s dinner, Zhao Yu suddenly pulled me to take a photo, I didn’t have time to stop it. I only have you in my heart, you know that.”

Jiang Wan’yuan raised her head, looked at Yi Shang, her eyes full of grievance: “But the photo looks like… why didn’t you refuse him pulling you? And you even took a photo together and posted it on the friend circle, did you consider my feelings?”

Yi Shang looked at Jiang Wan’yuan’s sad appearance, and felt extremely distressed: “Wan’yuan, I was indeed a little caught off guard at the time, and by the time I reacted, the photo had already been taken. I know that I was negligent in this matter, and didn’t consider your feelings in the first place, don’t be angry, okay?”

Jiang Wan’yuan looked at Yi Shang’s anxious and sincere appearance, the anger in her heart gradually dissipated, but she still said a little grudgingly: “Then you are not allowed to have such intimate behavior with him in the future, and you can’t let others take such photos casually.”

Yi Shang nodded quickly: “Okay, I promise. I will pay attention in the future, and I won’t let you misunderstand and feel sad again.”

Lin Jichuan, who was on the side, smiled as he watched the two reconcile: “Oh dear, it’s good that the misunderstanding is resolved, don’t let this little thing hurt your relationship.”

Jiang Wan’yuan and Yi Shang smiled at each other, and the haze in their hearts suddenly dissipated. Having experienced this little twist, they understood even more that in love, it is necessary to communicate in a timely manner and understand each other. And that friend circle photo that caused the misunderstanding also became a small mark in the course of their relationship, constantly reminding them to cherish each other.

Afterwards, Yi Shang and Jiang Wan’yuan returned to the garden and continued the reading and discussion they had not finished before. The sun 后后 on them, as if draping a layer of golden Garnish on their love.