The night flowed like water into a corner of the boys' dormitory. Chi Xu recalled his childhood and smiled silently.
Maybe it was back then that Jiang Yuan's phone ID remained in his old phone. Three years had passed, and she never thought of getting a new phone number.
And this old phone of his was one of the few mementos of Jiang Yuan.
He looked down at the note under "Step One of Flirting" and burst out laughing again, a faint smile playing on his lips.
It must refer to the time when he was so angry that he refused to receive her QQ messages.
It was only about ten minutes later that he unblocked her on his own initiative, but there wasn't a single message from her.
He silently repeated "Step Two of Flirting" in his mind. Thinking of seeing Jiang Yuan at Duxing Building at noon, trying to figure out his class schedule, he shook his head helplessly.
Cute and childish.
"Yuanyuan, you could just ask me directly. Why go through so much trouble..." he murmured softly. The curve of his mouth gradually flattened and finally disappeared completely.
Three long years had finally made her a bit estranged from him. She no longer dared to say or do whatever she wanted without restraint like before.
In their calm and self - controlled interactions, her childhood temper would occasionally surface.
She must be angry at his departure.
After being admitted to Jing University, he had witnessed the changing seasons here alone. As the second autumn was approaching, he finally saw the person he had been waiting for.
The baby fat from her childhood had disappeared, replaced by a well - defined face. Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, and her almond eyes remained the same.
Chi Xu's eyes slowly scanned the memo one more time, extremely slowly. As the side button of the phone clicked, the screen went completely dark.
...
After the National Day holiday, the Student Union announced the time and location of the recruitment interview in the group, which was set for three days later.
"Yuanyuan, are you really not going to join the Student Union?" Lin Suye held her phone in the dormitory, excitedly ran up to Jiang Yuan, and blinked at her. "Chi Xu is in it, you know!"
Jiang Yuan was silent for a few seconds and then asked, "Can you introduce the departments of the Student Union to me?"
During the evening self - study that day, her mind was completely focused on avoiding Chi Xu, and she didn't listen carefully to the division of the Student Union departments at all.
Lin Suye cleared her throat and said seriously, "Our school's Student Union is divided into seven departments in total, namely the Cultural and Sports Department, the Discipline Department, the Life Department, the Learning Department, the Office, and the New Media Publicity Department."
"Of course, if you want to have more contact with Chi Xu, I recommend you choose the Office. It is mainly responsible for activity planning, arranging meetings, and assisting the presidium."
"Have you decided which department to join, Yuanyuan?" Lin Suye had a completely gossiping look on her face, eager to see the fun.
"Then the Office it is." Jiang Yuan made a quick decision. Since she had decided to pursue Chi Xu, she definitely wanted to be as close to him as possible.
During this period, the frequency of Jiang Yuan's chats with Chi Xu had dropped significantly. There was no other reason; she just racked her brains but didn't know what to talk to him about.
Telling too many cold jokes would get boring, and the daily sharing topics seemed limited.
Jiang Yuan decided to take a further step.
On the day of the Student Union interview, Jiang Yuan dressed quite formally in a white shirt and a long black skirt. She put on a rather youthful lipstick and hurriedly dragged Lin Suye to the interview location.
By the time they arrived, many students had already gathered. Some were nervously repeating their self - introductions, while others were chatting in small groups in low voices.
Jiang Yuan had never been through an interview before. Just graduated from high school, she was like a clean and spotless piece of white paper, without a single drop of pigment on it.
Fine sweat broke out on her palms. She took a deep breath and mentally went through the possible Q&A.
Someone came out of the interview room to maintain order. The seven departments were divided into two classrooms for the interviews at the same time. Lin Suye wanted to interview for the Cultural and Sports Department, which was just different from Jiang Yuan's.
The two tearfully separated for the time being.
The Office that Jiang Yuan was interviewing for was at the end of the classroom. She walked a bit slower and ended up in the back of the line.
She had plenty of time, so she quietly recited the possible questions and answers in a calm manner.
"I will first evaluate the priority and urgency of the two tasks..."
"Who is that guy? He's so handsome."
Jiang Yuan paused for a moment and continued, "If the study task is more urgent..."
"He's looking this way! He's looking this way! Listen to my heart pounding."
Interrupted again, Jiang Yuan closed her eyes, exhaled, and continued, "I will explain my situation to the senior students in advance and then ask if others can help..."
"Ahhh! He's actually walking towards us! He's insanely handsome!!!"
The girl beside her shouted excitedly. The shrill voice rushed into her brain. Jiang Yuan endured it for a while and then suddenly opened her eyes.
She was going to see who was so handsome.
As soon as she opened her eyes, that insanely handsome face appeared in front of her with a smile.
Jiang Yuan: "..."
It was Chi Xu.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming?" Jiang Yuan asked in surprise. She had specifically asked him last night, and Chi Xu had replied that he wouldn't come.
Chi Xu stuffed his hands in his pockets, looked at her with a meaningful gaze, and said in a drawling tone, "Wasn't there someone who implicitly and explicitly hinted for me to come?"
"Hey, can't you understand Chinese?" Jiang Yuan repeatedly told herself to be gentle, but as soon as she heard Chi Xu's annoying tone.
Gentleness vanished, and rebellion emerged.
Chi Xu paused for three seconds, as if choked by Jiang Yuan's words. Then the corner of his mouth slowly curled up into a broader smile. Without getting angry, he patted Jiang Yuan's head in full view of everyone, as if soothing his little pet.
Jiang Yuan glared at him angrily and took a few steps back.
The swelling on her arm had already subsided, and the boy who accidentally hit her had also paid for the medical expenses.
Chi Xu looked down at the still faintly marked arm, sighed softly, as if admitting defeat under the charm of the girl.
"Then I won't bother you. Good luck."
After waiting in line for nearly twenty minutes, it was finally Jiang Yuan's turn. She glanced and saw Chi Xu playing with his phone beside the interviewers. She was determined to ignore him.
The interviewer smiled amiably and asked Jiang Yuan to introduce herself first. This was an expected question, and she briefly introduced herself with fluent expression.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Chi Xu put down his phone, prop his chin up with one hand, and stare at her intently, smiling casually.
Jiang Yuan's heart tightened, and she inexplicably felt a bit nervous.
The interviewer asked another question. Jiang Yuan's mind was completely on Chi Xu, and she didn't hear clearly. Blushing, she asked the interviewer to repeat the question.
The interviewer was helpless and said, "Just now in your self - introduction, you said that you have been exposed to multimedia since childhood. What kind of multimedia is it?"
Chi Xu's gaze was so sticky on her that she couldn't escape.
For some reason, Jiang Yuan became even more nervous. She secretly stared at Chi Xu and answered absent - mindedly.
"I've been exposed to mobile phones and can use QQ to create large groups."
When she came to her senses and heard her own answer, Jiang Yuan's face flushed bright red.