I won't get in too deep, Jiang Yuan answered silently in her heart.
The warm yellow light above her head fell on top of her head and spread out, enveloping her whole body in a soft halo.
Jiang Yuan still kept her head down, looking at her phone. The slight coolness from the screen reminded her that Chi Xu still hadn't sent another message.
She pursed her lips. Her wet hair was slowly soaking the towel bit by bit. Jiang Yuan adjusted the towel a little and then logged out of QQ, looking a bit disappointed.
She opened the memo on her phone and created a new note for the first time, writing the word "Plan".
But then she didn't know how to continue.
It was a plan to chase after Chi Xu.
Jiang Yuan had never chased after anyone before, nor had anyone ever chased after her. Suddenly, at this moment, she fell into a daze and deep thought.
She quickly opened the chat window with Lin Suye and typed, "Help me, Yezi. How do I chase someone?"
Immediately, Lin Suye sent over several post links.
"Stick like glue. Tips on chasing someone I got from a playboy friend."
"Never failed in chasing a guy. Sharing my experience."
"Chatting skills with your crush. Make him fall for you just by chatting."
"..."
Jiang Yuan: "..."
There was no need to be so straightforward.
Meanwhile, in the boys' dormitory at Jing University.
Chi Xu, just out of the shower, walked out with a trail of steam. He casually wiped his hair and then sat down on his chair.
"Brother Chi, what were you doing just now? You were frowning like you had a deep - seated hatred. And when I took a look, the object of your so - called hatred was actually your phone," said his roommate Jia Fang, smacking his lips.
"I've never seen you like this before."
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Jia Fang grinned from ear to ear, spun his chair around, and faced Chi Xu directly.
"Come on, be honest. Is there someone special in your phone?"
Chi Xu looked up, and said earnestly, "Jia Fang, you should eat less salt. You're so idle."
Jia Fang: "?"
Woohoo, Brother Chi's mouth was still as venomous as ever.
Chi Xu opened his phone. There were no new messages. The four cold words "Long time no see" were still there, with no response.
He smiled bitterly. During the recruitment event last night, Jiang Yuan had acted like she didn't want to talk to him. Coupled with the inquiries he made in the afternoon, he guessed that she still remembered his departure three years ago.
The little girl had grown into a young woman. She was no longer the girl who used to follow him around, sweetly calling "Brother Chi Xu" with a pout.
He was glad that Yuan Yuan had finally grown up.
At the same time, he felt a bit sad. After three years, they were no longer the same as before. Many things had changed unconsciously.
It didn't matter. He would make up for it bit by bit and fill the gap of these three years.
On the table lay an old - fashioned phone that hadn't been used for a long time. Chi Xu picked it up to charge it. The moment the screen lit up, his hand paused, and he squinted at it.
In the top - left corner of the phone screen, it showed:
[Created on, 21:11 today]
He hesitated for a while and then clicked to open it. This memo note was newly created, and there were only the two words "Plan" inside.
At 21:11 today, he was still in the bathroom and couldn't have touched this old phone at all. So what was going on?
Chi Xu immediately turned around and shouted at Jia Fang, "Jia Fang, did you touch my old phone?"
Jia Fang protested his innocence, "I'm innocent! I don't even know your phone password. And your old phone looks so outdated. I don't know why you cherish it so much."
Chi Xu asked again, "Has anyone else been in the dorm?"
Jia Fang shook his head, "No. It's just you and me in the dorm."
That was strange. How did a new note suddenly appear in the memo of the old phone?
Finally, Chi Xu deleted the two words "Plan".
He attributed it to the phone being too old and having a bug.
Early the next morning, the alarm clock rang on time.
Jiang Yuan woke up groggily. The other two roommates had set their alarms earlier than hers and were just about to go out.
Lin Suye finished packing her things, looked up at Jiang Yuan who was still waking up, and said, "Yuan Yuan, I'm going to recharge my card in the school hall. I won't wait for you. I'm leaving first."
"Okay." With a "bang", Jiang Yuan was left alone in the dorm.
Jiang Yuan stretched lazily, picked up her phone to check for new messages, quickly scanned the screen, and suddenly stopped.
The update time of the memo in the top - left corner of the phone had changed.
[Updated at: 21:37 today]
What was more important was that the two words "Plan" had disappeared without a trace!
Jiang Yuan: "?"
What was going on?
Why did they suddenly disappear?
Could it be that she had deleted them herself last night?
It couldn't have just disappeared on its own.
This was really creepy!
What was she doing at 21:37?
Jiang Yuan tried hard to recall and remembered that she had already gone to bed at that time last night and was happily playing with her phone.
Maybe, perhaps, probably, she really had deleted it herself.
She just didn't remember.
This brain of hers, this memory. She really needed to eat more walnuts to improve it.
Jiang Yuan patted her head. Seeing that it was getting late, she quickly got out of bed to wash up.
She also threw the matter of the memo to the back of her mind.
After getting dressed, Jiang Yuan slung her small bag over her shoulder and rushed towards the teaching building.
There were only twenty minutes left until class started.
The class schedule said it was in Duxing Building.
She didn't know where Duxing Building was. She tried to find it by following the signs on campus.
But she was really bad with directions. Jiang Yuan turned left and right, getting herself completely dizzy.
Jiang Yuan cursed silently in her heart: Why is the school so big?
There were only ten minutes left until class started. Her roommates kindly asked in the group why she hadn't come yet.
Jiang Yuan lowered her head, typing with tears in her eyes, complaining that the school was too big and she had gotten lost.
"Bang!" She bumped into someone.
Jiang Yuan covered her forehead and apologized without even looking up, "Sorry, sorry..."
"Jiang Yuan?" A familiar voice sounded beside her.
Jiang Yuan: "?"
She looked up and saw Chi Xu and his roommate.
The corners of Chi Xu's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyebrows arched. It was as if he had caught her doing something wrong. He said slowly, "Jiang Yuan, what are you in such a hurry for?"
Jiang Yuan instinctively fought back, waving her fist, "Which eye of yours saw that?"
Chi Xu blinked innocently, "But I saw you walking around here and there. You walked from over there to here."
He deliberately elongated the end of his sentence, "It can't be that I'm blind, right?"
Jiang Yuan tried to hold back her anger.
"Are you lost and can't find your classroom, little Yuan Yuan~"
The early - morning sunlight was faint, shining through the gaps in the leaves and just landing on Chi Xu. He was glowing all over, smiling brightly, like a proud Persian cat with its tail up.
Jiang Yuan glared at him angrily, trying to maintain her dignity, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I possibly get lost!"
The corners of Chi Xu's mouth continued to rise. He stroked his chin, "Right. You're not bad with directions, Yuan Yuan. You definitely won't get lost."
Jiang Yuan snorted and said nothing, crossing her arms and looking at him discontentedly.