After She Fell for Me, I Lost My Memory (GL) - Chapter 8

[Hallelujah!! Xiao Luo, you’ve finally learned to fight back!!]

After a while, Cen Luo didn’t get a message back from Jian Mu, but she did receive one from Qin Ran.

Cen Luo: [?]

Qin Ran: [That song you shared on social media, isn’t that your silent rebellion?]

Cen Luo: […I just thought the song was nice, so I shared it.]

[You have good taste. Song Xiangsi is a great song.]

After knowing Cen Luo for so many years, how could Qin Ran possibly believe her “bullshit”?

Qin Ran: [Does my good taste change the fact that my friend’s taste is terrible?]

Cen Luo understood what she meant. She had no choice but to send a shaking cat head emoji and another message:

[My taste is excellent.]

She then received a series of ellipses from Qin Ran.

Even Xu Fengwan, who was far away in France, messaged her to ask what was wrong.

[Nothing’s wrong. I just thought the song was nice.]

Having grown up together, Xu Fengwan didn’t believe her, just like Qin Ran. After all, Cen Luo had never shared a song on her social media before.

Most people’s “cringe phase” happens in middle school, but Xu Fengwan’s came a little later, or you could say it lasted longer and had more “severe” symptoms.

During that time, Xu Fengwan would share sad songs and sad quotes on her social media, trying to get the attention of the person she liked.

Her social media wasn’t enough, so she would post on other platforms and even ask Cen Luo to like her posts.

Cen Luo didn’t understand what she meant. She thought Xu Fengwan just wanted to collect likes, so she told Qin Ran about it.

Qin Ran then told others, and the name “Queen of Emo” spread like wildfire throughout their grade.

What made it even worse for Xu Fengwan was that Qin Ran made a group chat to help her get likes, but accidentally added their grade dean.

The next day, the dean found her and told her earnestly that she should focus on her studies and not be so obsessed with relationships, and not give up on the world for the sake of love.

During that time, all the students who saw Xu Fengwan would “respectfully” call her—

“Xu the Emo Queen.”

Why did she have to suffer so much at the same age?

And Xu Fengwan couldn’t even blame Cen Luo. After all, the message she sent Cen Luo was, “Follow this account. I don’t have enough likes. Give me more.”

The naive Cen Luo took it seriously, which caused Xu Fengwan to become a sensation in their grade.

[I’ll be back in Yun City next month. You have to throw me a welcome party!]

[Let’s have it with your birthday party.]

Cen Luo didn’t hesitate for a second and replied, “Okay.”

Xu Fengwan often stayed abroad and only came back for a few days a year for her and Qin Ran’s birthdays.

Cen Luo and Qin Ran were always happy when she came back to Yun City.

By the time she finished chatting with Xu Fengwan, it was already dark outside.

Jian Mu still hadn’t replied to her.

Cen Luo turned off her phone and took out a sheet and blanket from her closet to make the bed.

Since she didn’t come back to the apartment often, Cen Luo would always wash the sheets and put them in the closet with the blanket before she left.

Cen Luo then took her pajamas and went to the bathroom.

In front of the bathroom mirror, Cen Luo looked at herself and pinched her cheeks. She seemed to have lost a little weight recently.

She had weighed herself earlier, and she was two pounds lighter than before.

A height of 165 cm and a weight of 85 pounds was indeed a little too skinny.

In high school, Cen Luo still had a bit of baby fat on her face and would occasionally worry about the little bit of belly fat she had.

Cen Luo still remembered in her first year of high school, Jian Mu always liked to sit on the school’s sports field and read a book after eating dinner.

One time, Cen Luo was annoyed about the small roll of fat on her stomach after being forced by her family to eat large portions of meat and fish for several days in a row.

Jian Mu listened to Cen Luo’s sighing for almost an hour, and finally reminded her in a calm tone, “You’re disturbing my reading.”

Cen Luo had been following Jian Mu for half a year now. The last time she heard such a reminder from Jian Mu was two months ago.

During study hall, the noise from the person in front of her made it impossible for her to do her homework, so she had said something similar in a light-hearted way.

How did Cen Luo know? Because in high school, she had a good relationship with her friends in the second class, so she would always sneak over to Jian Mu’s side to study during class breaks or study hall.

Of course, it wasn’t all for studying. She just wanted to sit next to Jian Mu.

When she heard Jian Mu’s words, Cen Luo was sleeping on the seat next to Jian Mu. Half-awake, she heard the words and wondered if she had been snoring or talking in her sleep and disturbing her.

She thought she didn’t have that habit, so she went back to sleep peacefully.

But she had a new reminder in her notebook—Jian Mu doesn’t like to be disturbed. If she’s actively reminding me, she must be extremely annoyed.

Cen Luo obediently shut up, but her obedience only lasted for less than ten minutes.

In the end, Jian Mu didn’t remind her again. Instead, she packed up her books and got ready to leave the sports field.

When Cen Luo saw her packing up her books, she happily said, “You’ve finally finished reading! Can I talk to you now?”

Jian Mu just gave her a flat look, as if to say, Do you really have the nerve to say that?

Cen Luo realized that she had annoyed Jian Mu so much that she didn’t want to read anymore. She lowered her head apologetically and mumbled, “I don’t want to be like this either, but I’ve gained so much weight recently. Look at the fat on my stomach.”

As she said this, Cen Luo pinched the fat on her stomach through her clothes and said with a bitter face, “Xiao Ran said that when we’re too poor to afford food, she’ll take my fat to the market to exchange for money.”

After hearing Cen Luo’s words, Jian Mu stared at her for a long time, as if she were thinking about something.

After a while, just as Cen Luo thought Jian Mu would ignore her as she usually did, she heard Jian Mu’s voice: “It’s good to be a little heavier.”

Cen Luo was still in shock when she heard Jian Mu add, “Besides, you’re not fat.”

That evening, the sunset dyed half the sky red. Jian Mu stood against the light, and the wind on the sports field blew her hair.

The sound of the school’s clock tower bell rang in Cen Luo’s heart.

She thought the iceberg would melt.

As long as I try hard, I can definitely do it.

Jian Mu is different from others. She just needs time.

When the time comes, her heart will be warmed, and she will open up to me completely.

Cen Luo snapped out of her memories. She had accidentally turned on the faucet in the sink, and it was now full of water.

She took a deep breath and then submerged her head in the sink.

Thirty seconds later, Cen Luo looked up and saw herself in the mirror. She had dark circles under her eyes from staying up late working.

She didn’t know when it started, but she, who could talk for a whole day by herself, had started to talk less and less, and would occasionally zone out for a long time.

Her eyes were also a little listless.

In fact, everyone, including myself, is changing.

The only thing that’s probably not changing is Jian Mu.

She has no joy, no anger, no sorrow, and no happiness. She just goes through the motions and completes what she’s supposed to do at each stage.

I was just an accident to her.

So when the accident leaves, Jian Mu probably won’t even care.

Cen Luo took a long breath and began to remove her makeup.

She had never blamed Jian Mu, and she wasn’t in a position to.

Everything was her choice.

Cen Luo thought she could warm Jian Mu and make her open her heart to her.

At this moment, Cen Luo felt a little nostalgic for her sixteen- or seventeen-year-old self, who had the courage to pursue the person she liked.

She dared to confess her love over the school broadcast system, under the national flag. She dared to write her love into an essay. She dared to run toward her even with her friends’ warnings.

When she looked at it now, it seemed a little unbelievable.

It turns out I used to be so brave.

On Monday, the company announced that the main actors of You and Your Loveliness, Zhao Zhao and Fang Ruo, would be coming to Yunjing on Tuesday for a building-wide promotional event and that the relevant departments should prepare.

The Yunjing building had already been decorated with promotional videos of Zhao Zhao and Fang Ruo. Banners welcoming the two had been hung up, and posters of them were in the offices where they would be “experiencing” work.

Celebrity promotional tours are mostly for them to experience work or do live-streaming events at large companies. It’s both a way to promote their work and a way to gauge the celebrity’s popularity.

After all, offline popularity is the most direct way to measure a celebrity’s fame.

As soon as she entered the office, she heard Jiang Ting’s lamentation: “Why am I so unlucky? I never want to see Zhao Zhao again.”

“Why? Zhao Zhao is so beautiful. She’s a sensation in the entire entertainment industry. Are you just jealous of her?”

Her colleagues who didn’t know the reason were confused and even asked questions.

Just as Jiang Ting was about to explain to her colleague, she saw Cen Luo entering from the door. She went up to her. “My dear team leader, can you please have someone else interview Zhao Zhao? I really don’t want to interview her.”

The fact that Jiang Ting would lament like this showed how deeply Zhao Zhao had hurt her.

For a moment, Cen Luo was a little curious.

“Did she hurt you that badly?” Cen Luo chuckled, put her bag on her desk, and asked.

She got up to get a cup of hot water when Jiang Ting came over with a cup of water from her own desk and placed it in front of her, gesturing for her to take it.

“It’s a disposable cup, just got it, and it’s hot. Please, drink.”

Jiang Ting blinked, staring at Cen Luo.

Cen Luo laughed softly and said to her, “I don’t accept bribes.”

After saying that, she took her own cup and walked toward the pantry, with Jiang Ting’s slightly whiny lamentation behind her. “Team leader—oh, team leader!”

When Cen Luo came back with her water, Jiang Ting was still sitting in front of her desk, her head propped up by her hand, pouting and looking at Cen Luo. “Team leader—”

Seeing this, Cen Luo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She explained to her, “I submitted the work assignment list two days ago. Besides, this is a live broadcast. Don’t worry, she’ll definitely be more professional.”

Cen Luo had originally thought that since Jiang Ting had been in charge of Zhao Zhao’s interviews for a while, she was more familiar with the news about her, so she had arranged for her to continue to be in charge of Zhao Zhao.

But who would have thought that Zhao Zhao was difficult to interview?

“Team leader, you say that as if you know her well,” Jiang Ting sighed. She seemed to realize her tone wasn’t great and added, “She was asking me questions and even criticized me, telling me to improve my professional etiquette. I…”

“Hahahaha, that’s hilarious. Well, you should have told her to improve her professional etiquette. Isn’t giving interviews her job? Is she that unprofessional? You’re usually pretty tough. Why didn’t you fire back at her?” Liu Dan, who was next to them, couldn’t take it anymore and laughed out loud.

Jiang Ting was speechless for a few seconds, then answered honestly, “I wanted to, but when I saw her face, her eyes, all the words I had went away.”

“Afterward, the more I thought about it, the more I felt wronged. I wanted to get back at her. But as soon as I see her poster, I lose my resolve. What’s wrong with a beautiful woman? She’s just being straightforward.”

Jiang Ting leaned back in her chair dejectedly and sighed.

Jiang Ting’s words made everyone in the office laugh.

Her words made Cen Luo a little curious. Just how beautiful was this “beautiful”?

From high school until now, after facing Jian Mu for ten years, Cen Luo seemed unable to understand what others meant by beauty.

While Cen Luo was thinking, she heard Jiang Ting again: “Someone please save me. Xiao Ling, aren’t you from Mencheng? You should have a lot to talk about with Zhao Zhao!”

Xiao Ling, who was called by name, shook her head repeatedly. “I’m not worthy of talking to a beautiful woman.”

Jiang Ting: “…”

“Zhao Zhao is from Mencheng?” Cen Luo asked curiously.

“Yeah, she’s a Mencheng native.” Jiang Ting looked at Cen Luo with a hopeful expression. “Team leader, do you know Mencheng?”

Cen Luo nodded. “I lived there for a few years.”

Jiang Ting, as if she had found a lifeline, stared at Cen Luo, her eyes clearly pleading for help.

Cen Luo laughed. “Alright, I’ll switch with you, but you can’t do this again.”

Jiang Ting jumped up from her seat happily. “Wuwuwu, team leader, you’re my savior.”

Cen Luo curved her lips and then lowered her head, searching for Zhao Zhao’s name on her computer.

The mention of Mencheng after her birthplace made Cen Luo feel a little nostalgic.

Zhao Zhao can’t be as bad as Jiang Ting said, right?

Cen Luo thought for a while. Maybe I should talk to Zhao Zhao before the live broadcast.

After hearing Jiang Ting’s complaints, Cen Luo had thought she would have to make an effort to have a pleasant conversation with Zhao Zhao.

But she didn’t expect that when she entered her office on Tuesday, she would see Zhao Zhao sitting at her desk.

Since she had seen Zhao Zhao’s videos and pictures, Cen Luo recognized her.

Before Cen Luo could even greet her, she heard Zhao Zhao’s slightly joyful voice:

“Found you.”