After She Fell for Me, I Lost My Memory (GL) - Chapter 21

For a moment, the air was tense. No one present could guess what the relationship between the two of them was now.

It wasn’t hard to tell from Cen Luo’s words that she seemed to regret knowing Jian Mu.

The scene was silent for a while. Everyone looked at one another.

If you were to ask who everyone was most envious of during their student days, it would have to be Jian Mu.

At such a sensitive and fragile age, who wouldn’t want to have a person like a small sun by their side, someone who would always be there for them no matter what?

In everyone’s eyes, Cen Luo was that person for Jian Mu.

No matter what others said, Cen Luo would always firmly stand by Jian Mu’s side.

She believed in her and stayed with her.

At that time, Jian Mu had good grades, a good family background, and a good appearance, but she had a cold and aloof personality. Even if someone wanted to be friends with her, their enthusiasm would be extinguished by her “keep a distance” attitude.

But Cen Luo was different.

In the hearts of her classmates, she was a different kind of person—kind, brave, cheerful, and positive.

When they graduated from high school, someone posted an anonymous poll on the confession wall.

[At graduation, who is the person you will miss the most / like the most / thank the most?]

A total of one thousand people participated, and Cen Luo’s name was mentioned more than seven hundred times.

Cen Luo was famous for being a likable person at school, but her popularity wasn’t for any other reason. It was because her kindness and positivity had influenced many people during that time.

It made them genuinely want to be friends with Cen Luo.

Jian Mu and Cen Luo were like two extremes. In everyone’s eyes, they shouldn’t have any connection.

But when Cen Luo was chasing after Jian Mu all day, no one made fun of her. Even if they did, the sound was drowned out by other, louder voices.

Everyone, whether they knew them or not, looked at Cen Luo’s actions with the thought that “Jian Mu is so lucky.”

Because of Jian Mu’s words, Qin Ran, who was originally happy that Cen Luo had finally shown some backbone, was instantly displeased.

On the contrary, Cen Luo, who was responded to by Jian Mu, just smiled lightly. “Thank you.”

The “thank you” was clearly said to Jian Mu.

But at this moment, Jian Mu’s heart was filled with a strange feeling.

She rarely heard Cen Luo say “thank you” to her in such a serious tone.

Especially after saying something like that.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been cold for a while, someone came out to smooth things over.

“On such a special day as your birthday, why would you make a wish like that? Let’s make a new one, let’s make a new one.”

The person who spoke was a girl with shoulder-length hair. In high school, she was one of the people who was closest to the three of them.

Since Qin Ran and Xu Fengwan weren’t saying anything, her words were the most influential.

However, before anyone else could agree, they heard a light-hearted voice:

“Someone makes a wish, and someone helps it come true. Isn’t that a good thing?”

The corner of Zhao Zhao’s mouth was slightly raised. She was looking at Jian Mu with a half-smile, with a hint of sarcasm.

Jian Mu met her gaze. This was not the first time she had seen that kind of look in Zhao Zhao’s eyes.

If she had been a little unsure about why Zhao Zhao looked at her like that before, she understood now.

—Our Xiao Luo has a lot of people chasing her. Does anyone really think that she can’t live without her?

A lot of people are chasing her, huh?

Jian Mu lowered her eyes and poured herself a glass of wine from a nearby bottle.

Cen Luo subconsciously glanced at Jian Mu next to her, pursed her lips, and also filled her own glass with wine.

Recently, Zhao Zhao had been very popular. She didn’t look much different from how she did on TV. If anything, she was even more beautiful in person.

Anyone who knew a little about entertainment news could guess who she was.

While everyone was looking at Zhao Zhao, Zhao Zhao was looking at Cen Luo:

“Big sister, you’re the person I’ve seen whose birthday wish came true the fastest.”

“You’ll definitely get whatever you want from now on!”

At this moment, Cen Luo realized that Zhao Zhao seemed to have put a lot of effort into her makeup today. She was even more beautiful and charming than when she went to their company.

Seeing Zhao Zhao’s sincere smile, Cen Luo didn’t want to be cold to her. She smiled lightly at her. “Thank you.”

Among those present were not only her high school classmates but also some close friends from university.

During her time with Jian Mu, Cen Luo wasn’t idle. She joined many other clubs and organizations that she was interested in and made many friends.

The fact that Cen Luo had always liked Jian Mu, who was in the math department, was something that their friends knew.

But the relationship between the two of them had always been a mystery.

It seemed like they were together, but it also seemed like they weren’t.

Seeing that the topic had come up, someone cautiously asked the question that was on everyone’s mind.

“Luo Luo, can I ask you a question?”

When Cen Luo saw that the person who spoke was a friend who had similar interests to her in university, she smiled. “Of course, you can.”

The girl mustered up her courage and asked, “We’ve always been pretty curious. Were you and Jian Mu together? Or when did you get together? Were you chasing her in university, or were you already together back then?”

After the girl finished speaking, no one said a word.

Two or three seconds after her words fell, Cen Luo didn’t answer right away. Before someone could try to smooth things over, the girl immediately waved her hands. “It’s okay if you don’t want to say anything. I was just curious, just curious.”

If she made the birthday girl feel awkward just to satisfy her own curiosity, she wouldn’t be able to live with herself.

She was a little annoyed. She shouldn’t have been so impulsive.

Cen Luo glanced at Jian Mu and saw that she was calmly taking a sip of red wine, her eyes fixed on the glass.

It was as if she hadn’t heard what the girl said.

It gave people the feeling that Jian Mu was not in the same world as them.

Cen Luo felt a little self-mocking. It was indeed just her own thing, from beginning to end.

How should she answer?

Yes, I chased her for seven years, and we’ve been together for three years.

Should she answer like that?

Just as Cen Luo was in a difficult position, Qin Ran suddenly laughed and broke the silence.

“Wow, what are you talking about? Do you think Xiao Luo is good to you?”

The girl nodded, not knowing what was going on. Cen Luo was very considerate of other people’s feelings and was very tolerant. No matter what, she was always the one who was at the front, encouraging everyone.

“Then are you two together?”

The girl was stunned by Qin Ran’s question, and her face immediately turned red. “No… no.”

“That’s right then.”

As Qin Ran was saying this, she took the candles from the birthday cake and placed them to the side. After Cen Luo made her wish, she blew out the candles in one go, not giving them any room to react.

The quick action was as if she was trying to blow out the candles and also as if she was trying to get that wish out.

“I thought you guys knew. Our Xiao Luo just likes to make friends and is very kind. When she sees someone without a friend, she can’t help but want to warm that person up, or rather, she feels sorry for them.”

Qin Ran’s words not only clarified Cen Luo’s relationship with Jian Mu but also hinted that Jian Mu didn’t have any friends.

“In high school, who really understood what love was? Didn’t our Xiao Luo also chase a few older girls back then? Right, Xu Fengwan?”

Everyone was a little dazed by Qin Ran’s words. Some people had heard a little about Cen Luo chasing a few older girls.

After all, what happened with a certain older girl back then was a big deal.

After Qin Ran finished speaking, she threw the conversation over to Xu Fengwan.

Qin Ran was sitting next to Cen Luo. After she spoke, she lightly pinched her thigh, signaling her not to say anything random.

Now that Cen Luo finally had the idea of breaking up, Qin Ran had to seize this opportunity and kick Jian Mu out of Cen Luo’s world.

Cen Luo glanced at Jian Mu on the other side. She was completely unfazed.

It was as if the person they were talking about wasn’t her.

Xu Fengwan’s attitude was, of course, the same as Qin Ran’s.

She agreed twice and then asked Cen Luo, “You agree, right?”

As soon as she said that, she was met with a glare from Qin Ran.

Is this what a useless teammate is? Why are you asking Cen Luo to respond now?

Everyone looked at Cen Luo.

Just as Qin Ran thought that the show was over, she heard Cen Luo quietly say “Hmm.”

Jian Mu’s hand, which was touching the wine glass, paused. People who were far away might not have been able to hear Cen Luo’s words clearly, but from where Jian Mu was sitting, she could hear Cen Luo’s “Hmm” loud and clear.

She said it was because she had no friends, so she pitied her.

Is that so?

Jian Mu had never felt so complex before.

She had actually asked Cen Luo what Qin Ran had said a long time ago.

It was less than a month after Cen Luo started pursuing her. She warned Cen Luo that she didn’t need friends and that she shouldn’t always look at her with that pitiful gaze.

What did Cen Luo say at that time?

“Wow, I’m not trying to be friends with you. Did I do something to make you misunderstand? My eyes are just like this. Did the kindness in my eyes make you misunderstand?”

Thinking of this, Jian Mu’s heart seemed to have stopped. A faint, tingling pain shot through her heart.

Was it pity?

“Let’s talk.”

Jian Mu’s voice suddenly rang in Cen Luo’s ears.

After saying this, Jian Mu walked toward the restroom.

Cen Luo was stunned for a while and looked at the half-finished glass of red wine Jian Mu had left behind.

Half a glass of wine shouldn’t be enough to make her drunk, right?

After the two of them left, the atmosphere became lively again.

Qin Ran looked at the uncut cake, and her heart was also a little complicated.

She asked Xu Fengwan, who was next to her, “Do you think Xiao Luo will go soft?”

Xu Fengwan looked at the direction the two of them had left in, sighed, and replied, “It’s hard to say.”

This made Qin Ran, who was already feeling complicated, speechless for a moment.

After a while, she said to Xu Fengwan, “I think you should come back to the country more often. Don’t stay abroad anymore.”

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m afraid that in the end, you won’t even be able to talk anymore.”

Qin Ran rolled her eyes.

Then, seeing that everyone was having a lively conversation, she asked the waiter to take the cake away.

She planned to wait for Cen Luo to come back before cutting it.

She also asked everyone present if they wanted the food to be served first.

After getting a “no” in response, Qin Ran didn’t say anything else.

She suddenly remembered that Zhao Zhao was also sitting not far away. Thinking about her attitude toward Cen Luo, she walked over and sat down next to Zhao Zhao.

Outside the restroom, Cen Luo and Jian Mu stood in silence. Cen Luo, who used to love finding topics to talk about, had also become very quiet.

And Jian Mu was not good at finding topics either.

They were silent for a while before Jian Mu finally spoke. “Why did you say that?”

Cen Luo lowered her head, not wanting to look into Jian Mu’s eyes. When she heard her words, she replied, “It’s better this way.”

“Hmm?” Jian Mu was confused.

Cen Luo took a deep breath, looked into Jian Mu’s eyes, and smiled. “Jian Mu, we…”

In that instant, Jian Mu seemed to have sensed something and said first, “Have you been very busy with work recently?”

“Huh?” Cen Luo, who had mustered up the courage to say that they should be apart for a while, was taken aback by her words.

Jian Mu’s voice was a little too gentle. Cen Luo pursed her lips. “No. I wanted to say…”

“Something came up at the company. I’m leaving now. Happy birthday.”

After saying that, Jian Mu left.

Leaving a silent Cen Luo behind.

Jian Mu, who had been drinking, couldn’t drive, so she made a call to her assistant. She stood outside the club for a while, lost in thought.

After the car arrived, Jian Mu didn’t leave right away. Instead, she waited outside for a long time. It was only when Cen Luo and Zhao Zhao walked out side by side that Jian Mu said to her assistant:

“Let’s go.”