The gaze as sharp as a knife landed calmly on him. Jia Fang gave a dry laugh, scratched the back of his head, and uttered a stiff sentence, "It seems quite fun."
Then he averted his eyes, pretending as if nothing had happened, and scurried away.
Chi Xu looked at the Moments again. It showed that the post was made a minute ago.
There was a photo in it, taken with a boy. The two were scaring each other.
Chi Xu's eyes darkened, and he pursed his lips tightly.
Did she go out to play with them last night instead of messaging him?
Chi Xu exited the Moments, opened Jiang Yuan's chat box, wanting to send something, but didn't know what was appropriate.
What excuse could he use to send a message?
His fingers hesitated on the screen, unable to make up his mind.
Chi Xu took a deep breath and intended to leave a comment on her Moments, subtly reminding her that she seemed to have forgotten to chat with him last night.
However, as soon as he opened the Moments, the post he saw just now was gone.
Chi Xu: "???"
He exited and refreshed, but it was still not there.
Chi Xu simply clicked on Jiang Yuan's avatar and entered her Moments. Still nothing.
Chi Xu: "..."
So did Jiang Yuan delete that post or block him?
...
Jiang Yuan quickly edited the Moments post and adjusted the visibility range until she was sure Chi Xu was blocked. Then she let out a sigh of relief.
How could she forget that she was still pursuing Chi Xu, and she hadn't messaged him last night.
If he saw that post... her pursuit would be doomed.
Thank goodness she was quick - witted. She remembered this less than a minute after posting and immediately made the adjustment.
She had spent the whole night out playing. There were eight of them having a great time. After playing escape room, they went to a KTV and sang all night. They didn't come back until it was almost time for the dormitory to open.
Everyone was extremely sleepy.
Jiang Yuan fought back her drowsiness to edit and post the Moments. She had just lain down on the bed when she immediately bounced up to modify the visibility range.
After making sure everything was okay, she fell asleep contentedly.
For three consecutive days, Jiang Yuan didn't send a single message to Chi Xu.
On the fourth day, Jiang Yuan thought it was about time and magnanimously sent a message to Chi Xu.
Boys need to be lured a bit.
Chi Xu didn't reply.
Lin Suye called Jiang Yuan to take a walk on the playground. Since Jiang Yuan had nothing to do, she went with her for a stroll.
The other two roommates in the dormitory had already gone home.
The dormitory was some distance away from the playground. Jiang Yuan chatted absent - mindedly with Lin Suye and kept looking down at her phone from time to time to check for new messages.
On the Nth time of looking at her phone, Lin Suye couldn't help but say, "Yuanyuan, what are you doing? You've been looking at your phone all the time."
"Ah, nothing." Jiang Yuan forced a smile to cover up and put away her phone.
Chi Xu still hadn't replied. Almost an hour had passed.
Maybe he was busy and hadn't checked his phone.
"Are you thinking about your future husband?" Lin Suye nudged her with her elbow and deliberately teased Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan knew who she was referring to. Her cheeks flushed, and she stomped her foot in explanation, "No, don't talk nonsense."
Lin Suye pretended to suddenly understand. She pouted deliberately, looking wronged and pitiful, and accused Jiang Yuan's absent - mindedness, "You still say you're not. Your eyes are almost glued to your phone. You don't even know what I'm saying."
"No, no. Don't talk nonsense." Jiang Yuan was so anxious that she wanted to cover Lin Suye's mouth.
"Hey, some people will forget their good sisters once they have a husband." Lin Suye pretended to cry and complain.
"No." Jiang Yuan was in a hurry, and her speech speed quickened a lot. "Don't mention my husband."
?
Damn it
Damn, damn, damn
What she originally wanted to say was,
Don't say he's my husband.
Jiang Yuan couldn't help swearing in her heart. What had she said? It was all a mess.
Lin Suye beside her was first shocked. Then she came to her senses and laughed uncontrollably, bending forward and backward, "Hahaha."
Jiang Yuan gritted her teeth and glared at the overly happy Lin Suye. She aimed at Lin Suye's weak spot and lunged forward to tickle her.
Lin Suye nimbly dodged.
Jiang Yuan failed to stop in time and bumped into someone's arms.
She looked up instinctively and was horrified to find that it was Chi Xu.
It was over, it was over, it was over. How much of what she said just now had he heard?
Jiang Yuan's mind went blank instantly. She heard her voice say politely, "Sao Bu Qi..."
Sao Bu Qi?
Sorry?
Chi Xu was stunned, and so were his friends. Then some of them couldn't help but laugh softly.
Jiang Yuan's face flushed instantly, even redder than a ripe tomato.
The embarrassing feeling was about to overwhelm her.
Lin Suye was also shocked by this sudden situation, but she quickly reacted and hurriedly pulled Jiang Yuan back a step to smooth things over.
"Um... sorry, Chi Xu. We were just playing around and didn't notice. Jiang Yuan... she didn't do it on purpose."
After a while, Chi Xu finally spoke. He looked at the blushing Jiang Yuan with a smile, and his voice was tinged with a hint of mockery, "It seems you two are having a great time."
Jiang Yuan wished she could find a hole to crawl into. She closed her eyes and murmured, "S... sorry. I... I was just talking nonsense."
She didn't know how much of what she said before he had heard.
The corners of Chi Xu's mouth twitched slightly. He bent down a bit and patted Jiang Yuan's head to comfort her, "Well, you need to fix this tongue - slip. It's okay."
A classmate behind him couldn't help but laugh and chime in, "Exactly. I was startled by this 'Sao Bu Qi'."
As soon as he said this, the laughter around grew louder. Jiang Yuan was both ashamed and angry, and her eyes were slightly red. In her whole life, she had never been so embarrassed.
Chi Xu glanced at that classmate calmly, and the classmate sensibly shut up.
Jia Fang beside him was good at reading the situation. He pointed at the talkative boy and said, "If you can't talk, then shut up. Are you going to clean up the mess if you make her cry?"
Jiang Yuan: "..."
It's not that easy to make her cry.
Chi Xu looked at Jiang Yuan again and his tone softened a bit, "Are you two going to the playground?"
Jiang Yuan responded in a small voice and didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"Be careful. Don't play around like that again. There are a lot of people over there, and it's easy to get hurt."
After Jiang Yuan agreed, Chi Xu gave a few more instructions and left with his classmates.
Watching Chi Xu's back as he walked away, Lin Suye couldn't help laughing and winked at Jiang Yuan, "Tell me, does Chi Xu like you a bit?"
Jiang Yuan glared at her impatiently, "Impossible. He just helped me out because we know each other. Don't think too much."
Lin Suye smiled and wrapped her arm around Jiang Yuan's, "Okay, okay, I won't think too much. But I have to say, Chi Xu was really protective of you just now. Hey, I'm serious."