IF Storyline • High School (Second Part) – I Like You
The anniversary celebration ended.
As they were leaving, Shang Lu collided with a boy wearing a baseball cap, and the cap fell to the ground.
Shang Lu bent down to pick up the cap for the boy. At the moment when their eyes met, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow, you’re so handsome!”
The boy was stunned, took the baseball cap and hastily put it on, pushing the brim down. He said, “Don’t joke around.”
“I’m not joking.’ Shang Lu was about to say something when her attention was drawn to the conspicuous [ Leave of Absence Application ] in the boy’s arms. She asked, “Are you taking a leave of absence?”
“Yeah,” the boy responded and added, “I’m going to join SN’s trainee program.”
SN, the most famous idol agency, has produced numerous top idols both domestically and internationally.
Shang Lu immediately encouraged him, “Go for it, you will definitely debut!”
With his height and face, he was born to be an idol!
“Shang Lu, what are you doing here?” Chi Yan walked over, looking somewhat wary at the boy in front of her, and said to Shang Lu, “Your Brother has already met his friends; we should go back.”
“Nothing, just chatting with someone.” Shang Lu replied and waved goodbye to the boy, then followed Chi Yan out.
The boy with the baseball cap watched Shang Lu’s figure and silently repeated the name in his heart.
Her friend called her that.
She was incredibly good-looking, probably a student in the performing arts department.
If he had the chance to see her again.
He would tell her his name is Yu Su, thank her for today’s compliments and encouragement, and he would remember it forever.
After this visit to the school, Shang Lu’s determination to become a student here grew stronger.
As they left the school gate, they saw a middle school student in uniform running ahead, with his mother chasing after him.
The middle school student ran so fast, wailing as he ran, “Don’t chase me! I won’t go home! Let me go! Being an idol is my life and dream!”
His mother, holding a slipper, scolded, “Go abroad to be a trainee? Still going overseas. Have you ever left the province in your life? I think you’re about to be fooled!”
He ran, she chased, and they both were impossible to catch.
Originally, Shang Lu just wanted to watch the excitement, but she found a dropped name tag on the ground. Shang Lu could only hold up the name tag while shouting and chasing, “Ye Lu! Ye Lu, student from Grade 2, Class 17! You dropped your name tag!’
Of course, Shang Lu didn’t catch up in the end.
She thought she was running fast enough, but this mother and son were simply not at human speed.
If you asked her, what kind of idol should that child be? He should be an athlete representing the country.
Fortunately, the middle school was only a few minutes’ walk from here, and they left the name tag at the guardhouse before going home.
After a day of fun, everyone was exhausted.
After taking a bath, Shang Lu began to unwrap the gift from Chi Yan.
Inside the box was a large plush toy, almost identical to the one she had been cuddling in bed for the past few years, except for its size.
Could there be such a coincidence in the world?
Shang Lu took the huge plush toy out of the box and discovered that the pockets of its clothes were filled with an abundance of cookies, all of the same flavor, just like the ones the little boy had given her back then.
There was also a note.
[ Happy birthday, Shang Lu.
Hope you can live a happier life in the coming year, open your eyes wide, and stop mistaking others for me.
Shall we go to school together? Reply with ‘1’ if you agree, and I’ll pick you up. ]
Shang Lu lowered her head and tightly embraced the large plush toy.
After a while, she took out her phone and sent a message to Chi Yan.
The response was immediate.
[ Got it, see you in two days ]
Chi Yan calmly took Shang Lu’s school bag under the seemingly murderous gaze of Shang Mu and said, “Let’s go, let’s go.”
Shang Lu had slept too late the night before and was now extremely tired. After getting into the car, she tilted her head and fell asleep.
Chi Yan reached out, put his arm around Shang Lu’s shoulder, awkwardly adjusted her posture, allowing her to lean on his shoulder.
His lips were clearly smiling, but when the girl woke up a bit confused, he said, “My shoulder hurts from being pressed by you.”
Shang Lu thought she had fallen asleep and used someone as a pillow, but she was too tired to care, so she leaned back again.
Chi Yan was stunned, raised his hand, gently hugged her, and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Already leaning, let me sleep a little longer.”
After saying that, Shang Lu closed her eyes again.
Four months later, the college entrance examination was over.
Holding the admission letter from the Drama Academy, Shang Lu excitedly called Chi Yan to share her joy.
Chi Yan said, “Let’s have dinner together tonight and call Lin Yanyan.”
Shang Lu was a bit distressed and shook her head, “It’s not possible. Yanyan is currently on a diet and preparing to retake the exam. She said not to call her for dinner with more than 500 calories from now on.”
Lin Yanyan had been accepted to an ordinary university, but she was not satisfied with the result and decided to retake the exam.
Chi Yan was curious and asked her, “Why do you want to study acting?”
“I want to experience many different lives.” Shang Lu replied, supporting her cheek with one hand and already fantasizing about her beautiful future. “My dream is to become a great actress like Jiang Jing, to work with excellent directors like Song Zeqian.”
Chi Yan encouraged her along the lines of her dreams, “There will be such a day.”
Shang Lu suddenly expressed some dissatisfaction: “By the way, Jiang Yi came to see me again these past few days. He’s so annoying.”
“Got it, I’ll talk to him.” Chi Yan casually hooked his lips: “I can always beat him up again if necessary.”
“No!” Shang Lu immediately stopped, seriously saying: “Don’t use violence. You’ll get hurt too. I have a solution.”
“Oh?” Chi Yan squinted, showing some curiosity : “What solution?”
Shang Lu answered seriously : “Yanyan taught me that as long as I find a more outstanding boyfriend, Jiang Yi will feel ashamed and retreat willingly.”
“That is indeed a solution.” Chi Yan expressed his approval, asking her: “So, who do you want to find?”
The best candidate was far away on the horizon but close at hand.
However, Shang Lu said, “Yanyan mentioned that in the art institution she attended, many senior students from the Imperial Theatre Academy serve as teaching assistants. There’s one named Xu Ze from the year above us, extremely handsome! He’s the kind of aloof male god who doesn’t talk much, and many girls secretly admire him…’
Before Shang Lu could finish speaking, the video call was suddenly disconnected.
Chi Yan had never hung up on her before, to the point that Shang Lu began to check if her network was having issues.
Two minutes later, there was a knock at her door.
Shang Lu got up to open the door, and when she saw the person standing outside, she froze and asked, “Chi Yan, why are you here?”
The Chi family had bought a villa near the Shang’s mansion last month, and now they could barely be considered neighbors.
Before she could finish her sentence, she was suddenly embraced by the young man in front of her.
Summer was already hot, but perhaps because the indoor air conditioning was set a bit low, Shang Lu’s first reaction was not to push away, but rather to reciprocate the hug.
When she realized her thoughts, Shang Lu felt that her face was a bit warm.
Chi Yan lowered his head, hugging her even tighter : “If there’s something readily available, there’s no need to trouble others. Shang Lu, I like you.”
He was very straightforward, or perhaps he no longer wanted to conceal this emotion.
Shang Lu extended her hand to reciprocate Chi Yan’s hug, her voice soft : “Then, I’ll trouble you, boyfriend.”
At this moment, a furious roar sounded at the door.
“Chi Yan? You rascal! Let go! Let go of my sister!”
rokumi’s note : Father Shang is really the root of all evils. When he is gone, everything turned for the better (except for the sc*mb*g, of course). We’re going back to the main storyline in the next chapter, though. (I kinda want to see the battle between Chi Yan and Shang Mu who seemed to have turned into a siscon, though 🫣)
By the way, poor Ou Yi, only he didn’t appear 🤭
Ahahhaha this is the best
Ou Yi, Yan Yu, Yue Qi, Han Cheng 😔😭
, he knocked on her door. (instead of “her door knocked”)
Thank you for your hard work! (from the English teacher)
I’m sorry if it’s not grammatically correct, but I think story-wise “her door was knocked” was more correct because at that point she shouldn’t have known who knocked on her door. Thank you for the suggestion!
I see, then you would say “there was a knock at her door.”
That makes sense as well!
Oh right, that’s better!
Edited, thanks for the suggestion!