The soft light in the school infirmary enveloped the boy. The fringe on his forehead cast a shadow, making his features even more profound, like the mysterious and distant night sky.
Jiang Yuan turned her head furtively to look at Chi Xu. Biting her lip, she guessed at her own thoughts. It must be out of their long - standing acquaintance, after all, they had known each other for so many years.
The burning pain in her arm gradually faded as the slightly cool ointment was applied.
The boy's gaze still lingered on her arm, tinged with a bit of self - reproach.
Jiang Yuan had to admit that Chi Xu had always been good - looking. He had excellent bone structure, prominent eyebrows, and those inky eyes that often looked lazy.
The two were quite close. Jiang Yuan could even see the fine down on his cheeks. Her heart started pounding uncontrollably, and her cheeks grew slightly warm.
Jiang Yuan secretly admonished herself not to be dazzled by this guy's good looks and not to let her mind wander. He was just being kind enough to bring her here.
Suddenly, Chi Xu turned his head and their eyes met. At that moment, Jiang Yuan's heart seemed to stop. She stared blankly at the person in front of her.
She saw him slowly curl his lips, and the self - reproach disappeared. Chi Xu smiled casually, avoiding answering her question. Instead, he asked, "Am I good - looking?"
Jiang Yuan was speechless. She reached out her uninjured hand and punched his chest half - heartedly. "Get over yourself."
Chi Xu didn't say anything else, and for a moment, it was quiet.
Jiang Yuan leaned against the pillow, planning to rest for a while before leaving.
But with no one speaking, Jiang Yuan felt a bit bored. So she thought of some humorous and cheesy pick - up lines she had seen before for chasing a crush. She cleared her throat to break the silence.
"Seems like it's getting colder. Are you cold?" Jiang Yuan casually started a new topic, staring at Chi Xu without blinking.
Chi Xu looked up at the thick night outside. "It is a bit cold, actually."
Jiang Yuan held back her laughter and said seriously, "That's right. Without my heart, you'll surely get cold sooner or later."
Chi Xu was amused by her words. He reached out and ruffled her hair. "Why do you always have so many weird things to say?"
Jiang Yuan swatted away his restless hand and covered her head with one hand, glaring at him angrily. "Don't touch my head!"
Afraid of touching her injured arm, Chi Xu nodded in agreement.
"Do you know why an orange turned into juice when it walked out of the room?" Jiang Yuan wracked her brain to come up with a new joke.
Chi Xu played along. "Why?"
Jiang Yuan gave a sly smile. Her eyes were round, clear, and innocent. "Because when the orange left, it became a glass of juice."
Chi Xu forced a smile, but it didn't seem very genuine.
Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes in disbelief. Wasn't this funny? It was clearly hilarious. She had to hold back her laughter just to tell him this joke.
Was Chi Xu's sense of humor just too high?
No, she had to make Chi Xu laugh. Jiang Yuan set a goal for herself in her heart.
Jiang Yuan asked again, "Do you know how the police get rid of the enemy's eyeliner?"
Chi Xu pretended to think. Looking at the girl's expectant eyes, his well - defined hand rested on the soft edge of the bed, looking even fairer under the light.
"Is there a special method?" he replied.
Jiang Yuan couldn't hold back her laughter anymore. Her eyes curved into crescent moons. Her already sweet features became even more charming. Chi Xu felt his heart soften, almost melting into a pool of tenderness.
"No, they use makeup remover." Jiang Yuan said, shaking her head playfully. Her eyes were bright with laughter.
Chi Xu laughed silently.
When he laughed, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and there were twinkles of light in his eyes, gentle and amorous.
Jiang Yuan cheered silently in her heart.
He laughed! He was really tickled by my jokes. It's good that I got injured tonight. I had more time to spend with Chi Xu, and he finally discovered my excellent side. Hahaha, winning Chi Xu over is a sure thing!
The light in the infirmary spread all the way outside the window. Outside, there were stars twinkling, and the shadows of the trees were dancing.
After sending Jiang Yuan back to her dormitory, Chi Xu returned to his own. As soon as he opened the door, three heads popped out, and they stared at him with mischievous smiles.
They were his roommates, Jia Fang, He Suyan, and Jiang Kuo.
Jia Fang took the lead and asked excitedly, "So, did you win the heart of the junior girl?"
Chi Xu pulled Jia Fang aside and patted his shoulder. "Dude, what are you thinking? I just kindly sent her to the infirmary."
"Kindly? I don't believe it. When have we ever seen our dear Brother Chi send a girl anywhere?" He Suyan said with a smile, scanning Chi Xu up and down. Not finding what he was looking for, he shook his head disappointedly. "Brother Chi, you're no good."
Jiang Kuo shouted at the top of his lungs, "Junior girl, do you like Brother Chi Xu?"
Chi Xu cursed with a laugh and tried to kick Jiang Kuo, but Jiang Kuo had anticipated it and did a fancy turn, causing Chi Xu's kick to miss.
He even made a face at Chi Xu.
The four guys in the dorm chased each other around. Those three shameless guys imitated the interaction between Chi Xu and the junior girl tonight. Chi Xu looked at them with disgust.
Jia Fang wiggled his body and acted like Jiang Yuan, speaking in a high - pitched voice, "Senior, I'm injured. Can you send me to the infirmary?"
He Suyan deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be Chi Xu, responding, "Fine. I really can't do anything about you."
Jiang Kuo added fuel to the fire by making all kinds of exaggerated gestures.
During the commotion, Chi Xu's old phone on the table was accidentally knocked and fell onto the chair. That's when they finally stopped.
Chi Xu picked it up and glanced at it. "The phone's okay," he said casually.
Just as he was about to turn off the screen, he noticed that the memo in the top - left corner had been modified. Chi Xu frowned and clicked on the memo.
[Updated on September 29th:]
[Step one of flirting: Online chatting tricks.
Note: A stingy person drinks cold water. Can't take a joke. Good - for - nothing.]
[Step two of flirting: Create a chance encounter.
Note: Find a way to get his class schedule so I can take action.]
When did so many things get written in this memo?
It definitely wasn't written by him.
Chi Xu was puzzled. His thumb rubbed the back of the old phone. He read these sentences over and over again, then opened the browser to search.
[Why are there memos written by a stranger in my phone's memo app?]
[User 1: I just opened my memo and found someone else's writing, so I'm here to search.]
[User 2: Is this a super - scary horror story? Tailor - made for me?]
[User 3: You probably have a hidden ID on your phone. It was logged in by someone else before, and they didn't log out. Now they've logged in with the same ID on their own phone, and it's synced with yours.]
[User 4: I've also encountered this situation. I'm so scared. What's going on?]
[……]
Looking at what User 3 said, Chi Xu suddenly remembered that he had lent this old phone to Jiang Yuan for a while when they were kids. Could it be that Jiang Yuan had logged in with his ID back then and forgotten to log out?
Was this memo written by Jiang Yuan?!