When it came to 'grass closure', Jiang Linyuan immediately perked up.
Thinking about it this way, was the counterpart to 'flowers bloom and wealth arrives' perhaps 'no money grass closure'?
Holy grass!
Although his train of thought might have gone a bit off the rails... but... what if it was true?
So the question arose, just who was it that gave him this pink diary?
It should be a high school classmate.
Jiang Linyuan thought about the few girls from high school who had liked him. They had basically all been reported single-handedly by Haji Yao, thus ending their romances before they even began.
Forget about giving gifts, he hadn't even seen them at the graduation banquets.
Then who sent this? It couldn't possibly be a guy, could it?
Jiang Linyuan thought for a long time but couldn't come to a conclusion.
Forget it, who cares.
Sleep!
I even reject open crushes, let alone this kind of one-sided secret crush?
Jiang Linyuan glanced at the pink notebook one more time and put it in the drawer.
No matter what, it was still a token of someone's affection.
……
The next morning when he got up, Jiang Linyuan felt completely out of sorts, his head was dizzy.
Damn, it must have been Yu Songsong who infected him.
Time for a shot.
[Refreshed and Renewed].
Instantly, whether it was Jiang Linyuan or Little Jiang Linyuan, they both became energized.
Awesome!
Jiang Linyuan washed up quickly and prepared to return to school.
Today was the first day of the sports meet, his three-thousand-meter race didn't start until tomorrow.
Better get back to school early to contact Xiao Su and find out what was so special about this sports meet that made the Department Head pay so much attention to it.
As he was leaving, he noticed Father Jiang hadn't left for work yet and was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper.
"Morning class?"
Seeing Jiang Linyuan putting on his shoes to go out, he looked up and asked.
"School sports meet, going to join the fun."
Jiang Linyuan answered while tying his shoelaces.
Father Jiang shook the newspaper, saying very nonchalantly:
"How do you view your origins?"
This dad...
Jiang Linyuan rolled his eyes:
"Dad, stop trying to make your son laugh. I've been looking at our family for so many years, what else is there to see?"
Father Jiang smiled, shifting his gaze back to the newspaper:
"Be careful on the road."
"Yeah, heading out now."
……
The first day of the sports meet was quite lively, the opening ceremony and the cheerleading performances were all very exciting.
A large crowd was seated in the spectator stands, though it was hard to tell how many of them actually wanted to be there.
Jiang Linyuan had arranged to meet Su Muzhi at the spectator stands by the track field.
Arriving at the stands, he spotted Xiao Su at a glance.
She was draped in a red woolen coat, layered over a white thin wool sweater, light blue jeans revealing a section of pale ankle, wearing white sneakers.
Quite a striking outfit. One could only say, as expected of a young lady from Shanghai.
"You're a bit late, Jiang-classmate."
She had also noticed Jiang Linyuan, turning her head with a smile on her face.
"Xiao Su, this is me giving you a chance to impress me. The longer you wait, the more you can move my heart."
Jiang Linyuan had always been thick-skinned. With Xiao Su, if you gave an inch, she would take a mile, pressing her advantage relentlessly.
Su Muzhi was long accustomed to Jiang Linyuan's nature and didn't mind much, immediately getting down to business:
"Let me tell you some bad news, Jiang-classmate. This sports meet... there's nothing particularly special about it."
Hearing her tone, Jiang Linyuan mostly guessed there was more to come and urged:
"Intelligence Officer Xiao Su, report! Report!"
Su Muzhi raised an eyebrow slightly, a sign of her displeasure:
"Hehe, it seems Jiang-classmate wasn't at school last night. Coincidentally, Yu Songsong wasn't either... What was Jiang-classmate up to?"
"You guess. If you guess right, I won't have to say. If you guess wrong, it means you're not worthy of knowing."
Jiang Linyuan grinned cheekily, giving her a taste of her own medicine.
"Hehe..."
Su Muzhi gave a contemptuous laugh, her tone shifting:
"I don't care, but don't forget Jiang-classmate's current target is Shen Wanyu."
"She would care."
Would the Department Head really care?
When he was pursuing her, he had incidentally bagged a few Little Green Teas too, and he hadn't seen her react at all.
And you're trying to lecture me? Incompetent Xiao Su!
Those who follow me shall be spared, those who defy me shall find no quarter!
"Xiao Su, no more nonsense! You just need to do your intelligence work properly!"
Jiang Linyuan looked at her sideways, extremely arrogant.
Su Muzhi couldn't stand his attitude, stepped on his foot, and smiled faintly:
"The reason Shen Wanyu wanted Jiang-classmate to participate in the sports meet isn't because the meet is special, but because she doesn't want you involved in the External Liaison Department's work this time."
So it was because of the External Liaison Department's work?
Jiang Linyuan realized he had been limiting his thinking.
He had been fixated on the sports meet and overlooked this matter.
"What's up with the External Liaison Department's work?"
Jiang Linyuan asked.
"Probably because she doesn't want Jiang-classmate to see her more... unpleasant side."
Su Muzhi covered her mouth as she laughed:
"I did a little digging. One of the sponsors for this sports meet is an old acquaintance of hers."
An acquaintance, medium-rare or well-done?
"Xiao Su, can you please stop being a riddle-monger!"
Jiang Linyuan pushed her discontentedly.
"Sorry, I don't know any more than that."
Su Muzhi waved her hand, looking like she was enjoying the show:
"For this matter, Jiang-classmate should really go ask Shen Wanyu yourself. After all, back when I had some contact with that acquaintance of hers, she got really angry."
The Department Head gets angry too?
Jiang Linyuan was quite surprised.
You know, calling Shen Wanyu a big ice block wouldn't be an exaggeration at all.
She was like a proud cat, disliking contact with people.
Jiang Linyuan actually sometimes felt he and the Department Head were quite similar, after all, he was like a cat too.
When a cat raises its tail, it wants to make friends. So did he.
When his tail raised, he also wanted to make... friends.
Ah, since the Department Head and I are so alike, if I ask her about her acquaintance, she definitely won't get angry, right?
Having gotten the information he wanted from Su Muzhi, Jiang Linyuan turned and left happily.
Ask Xiao Yilin? Forget it, better not drag her into this. She's a bit silly, might end up attacking my own teammate first.
Thinking this, he took out his phone:
"Department Head, after much consideration, although I'm participating in the sports meet, the responsibilities of the External Liaison Department still rest on my shoulders!"
Shen Wanyu directly video-called him.
Oh my, how embarrassing, my tail's about to wag.
Jiang Linyuan answered the call and saw Shen Wanyu's extremely delicate, coolly beautiful face.
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the spectator stands by the track field."
Shen Wanyu thought for a moment, then asked:
"Can you comfort little girls?"
Huh?
Department Head, isn't that a bit too fast?
How are you already thinking about our future daughter?