Jiang Yuan felt a tingling sensation on her scalp. With a bitter face, she looked as if the sky was about to fall.
How could she forget that there was evening self - study tonight? And, unfortunately, she was caught by the students from the Student Union who were checking discipline.
"Yuanyuan, what's wrong?" Chi Xu seemed to notice her uneasiness and gently nudged her arm.
His deep and slightly hoarse voice pulled her back to reality.
"Those two guys made me forget about the evening self - study and that I didn't ask the teacher for leave. As a result, I was caught by the Student Union guys and my name was recorded..."
Hey, wasn't Chi Xu a member of the Student Union? And he was the second - in - command.
Jiang Yuan's eyes rolled slyly. She grabbed his arm and said flatteringly, "Chi Xu, I remember you're the vice - president of the Student Union, right?"
"Sorry, I've been the president since the recent election." Chi Xu shrugged.
He began to complain that Jiang Yuan didn't care about him at all. He was both aggrieved and sad. "You didn't even know. Yuanyuan, we've known each other for so many years..."
"Come on, it's because there was too much homework and too many classes recently. I didn't even look at the public list of the Student Union."
Just mentioning the homework made Jiang Yuan want to die.
No one had told her there would be so much homework when she chose this major. Where was the promised no - homework college life?
She had been deceived by the so - called wonderful college life again.
"Alright, I'll solve this for you." Chi Xu took action immediately. He sent a private message on QQ to the classmate in charge of checking discipline tonight and asked him to cross out Jiang Yuan's name.
The classmate in charge agreed and took a photo to show Chi Xu that the name had been crossed out.
Chi Xu directly handed his phone to Jiang Yuan and let her see for herself.
The two walked towards the school gate. Jiang Yuan looked while walking. She clicked on the photo. Her name was no longer on the discipline record book. She was overjoyed.
She wanted to return to exit the photo's enlarged mode but accidentally clicked too much and exited the message box.
The top - pinned words "Yuanyuan" suddenly caught her eye.
Jiang Yuan was stunned. She looked blank for a while and stood there motionless.
Did Chi Xu... top - pin her?
If she was top - pinned on QQ, was she also top - pinned on WeChat?
Chi Xu beside her noticed that Jiang Yuan had fallen a few steps behind. He turned around and asked in confusion, "Yuanyuan, why aren't you walking?"
Jiang Yuan was jolted back to reality. She quickly exited QQ, turned off the screen and returned the phone to him. She said vaguely, "I'm tired from walking. Slow down. Don't walk so fast."
"Was I walking that fast?" Chi Xu said so, but he still slowed down while walking. Jiang Yuan walked back with him at a snail's pace.
When she returned to the dormitory, she was the only one there. Jiang Yuan leaned on the stool and sent a message to Lin Suye.
[Prayer Must Come True: I found that I'm top - pinned on Chi Xu's QQ. Maybe I'm also top - pinned on WeChat.]
[Yezi: Really? Chi Xu must really like you.]
[Prayer Must Come True: It seems so.]
Jiang Yuan told Lin Suye about what had happened in the evening and wanted to hear her opinion.
[Yezi: Why don't you try confessing again? Chi Xu clearly protected you. It's not normal for a friend to help like this.]
Should she try confessing again?
Jiang Yuan murmured in her heart. She opened Chi Xu's message box.
The conversation stopped two days ago.
She took a deep breath and quickly typed the six words "Chi Xu, I like you".
The soft light haloed around her. The door near the washroom was not tightly closed, and the continuous shouts from the basketball court could be faintly heard.
Should she confess?
Should she click send?
Although it was already the end of October and the weather had turned cold, the palm of her hand holding the phone was sweating, sticky and uncomfortable.
Just confess. There's nothing to be afraid of.
Almost with her eyes closed and a finger press, the message "I like you" was successfully sent.
She slammed the phone on the table, stood up and fanned her hot cheeks. She paced back and forth in the dormitory and talked to herself.
"Chi Xu will agree, right? If he does, I can carry out the next plan and abandon him mercilessly when he likes me the most."
"What if he doesn't agree? If he doesn't, I'll keep chasing him. As the saying goes, it's easy for a girl to chase a guy. Chasing him will be a piece of cake."
"Come on, why am I so tangled? Am I afraid of Chi Xu? Impossible!" Jiang Yuan stopped fanning her face halfway through. Her brain was working at full speed.
"No, no. Did Chi Xu deliberately show me his phone and let me see the top - pinned message?"
A story of a scheming guy trying to pick up a girl had already played out in her head, and she had successfully found a reason to recall the message.
Jiang Yuan was not ready at all.
For so many days, Chi Xu's kindness to her had always been in her heart, and she had wavered a little.
Even if it was fake and Chi Xu was acting, he was acting so well. Jiang Yuan was willing to accept it.
She took a big step towards the table, picked up the phone and opened it. Chi Xu had sent a message.
[forikyy:?]
Jiang Yuan glanced at the time. Only a minute had passed since she sent the message. Chi Xu replied instantly.
What should she do? What should she do? What should she do?
Jiang Yuan's finger hesitated on the screen. She didn't know how to reply. Her heart was pounding, and each beat seemed to hit her nerves.
She shouldn't have been so stupid and listened to Lin Suye's nonsense.
Oh, right. It's Thursday today, Crazy Thursday.
Maybe there was an explanation for her words.
Jiang Yuan immediately came up with a countermeasure. She quickly typed on the phone keyboard and then clicked send, as if throwing a time - bomb.
[Prayer Must Come True: Yes, I do like you. I'm also easy to deceive. I'm so infatuated with you. When I see you chatting with other girls, I can only hold back a lot of emotions and pretend nothing has happened. I secretly shed tears by myself. Every time I see you, I look at you longingly, hoping you can give me a little love. So can you transfer me 50 yuan to buy me KFC?]
Her heart was pounding like a drum. The dormitory was so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat.
"No, I have to calm down and see what message Chi Xu will send me." Jiang Yuan patted her face and tried to calm herself down.
Time passed by second by second. The bell for the end of the evening self - study for freshmen rang, but Chi Xu didn't send a message.
A wave of disappointment welled up in her heart. Jiang Yuan lay on the slightly cold table, holding the phone in one hand and staring at the phone screen disappointedly, hoping it would light up.
The dormitory door was pushed open, and the chatting voices of her roommates rang out. Jiang Yuan turned her head. Her face was facing the table, which was completely dark.
Suddenly, the phone vibrated and the screen lit up. Jiang Yuan suddenly looked up and found it was a strange call, not a message from that person.
Maybe he was busy, Jiang Yuan thought.