A dark gray circular earring adorned one of his earlobes.
As he slightly swayed, the earring glinted faintly under the classroom lights.
Mysterious yet low - key.
The hushed whispers around them reached Jiang Yuan and Chi Xu's ears.
"Wow, he looks so good. He's got that cool and suave vibe. I didn't expect Chi Xu to pull off this style. But why did he suddenly get his ear pierced?"
"Have you noticed that Jiang Yuan also got her ears pierced recently? Chi Xu might have done it with her."
"Probably. Thanks to Jiang Yuan for giving us this new eye - candy."
"..."
Jiang Yuan's cheeks flushed a rosy hue. She hung her head slightly, covering her face with both hands and peeping at him through her fingers.
"Okay, I've put on your earring. You should go now."
Her face must be as red as a shrimp by now.
There were so many people around, including the teacher. She and Chi Xu had just done such a thing right under everyone's noses.
Wuwuwu, it was so exciting and heart - fluttering.
When she was putting on Chi Xu's earring just now, her hands were shaking so much. Afraid of dropping it and making a fool of herself, she quickly got it done.
Chi Xu still crouched on the floor in the aisle between the two big groups.
He tilted his head slightly upwards, his beautiful black eyes filled with amusement as he stared at Jiang Yuan, as if he wanted to tease her more.
"Why did you put on my earring so quickly, Yuanyuan? I didn't even have time to react."
Then he tilted his head again, his eyes bright. He gently touched the palm of Jiang Yuan's hand that she hadn't had time to pull back.
It was warm and soft.
Jiang Yuan felt as if she had been electrocuted. She quickly pulled back her hand and glared at Chi Xu fiercely, almost gritting her teeth as she said, "Chi Xu, what are you doing?"
"Aren't you going back to class? Hurry up or you'll be late."
Chi Xu blinked his eyes, looked at the time, and said in a low voice, "There's still ten minutes. I've got enough time."
Jiang Yuan: "..."
Wasn't this just like Jiao Jiao, who would blink those wet eyes every day and like to rub against her?
Jiao Jiao, truly Chi Jiao Jiao.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Chi Xu is so cute. It seems like he's completely under your thumb."
Lin Suye, who was sitting next to them and witnessed the whole thing, laughed uncontrollably. Tears streamed down her face as she pounded on Jiang Yuan's arm.
"Hey, when are you going to confess your love to him again? The chances are super high. He's so into you."
Lin Suye was sitting right in front of Jiang Yuan. She typed away on her phone's message box and showed it to her.
Chi Xu was still crouching on the floor, so he couldn't see what Lin Suye had typed.
Jiang Yuan had no time to think about confessing her love now. She just wanted to get rid of Chi Xu. She casually said, "We'll talk about it another day."
She turned her head and saw Chi Xu still crouching on the floor.
Jiang Yuan was so angry that she glared at him and said, "When are you leaving?"
Sensing that Jiang Yuan's patience was running out, Chi Xu slowly stood up and looked at her with a wronged expression.
"Is he going for the cute puppy look?" Lin Suye exclaimed, looking at Chi Xu curiously.
Jiang Yuan secretly nudged Lin Suye, reminding her to watch her words.
Just as she was about to say something, Chi Xu beat her to it. "Yuanyuan, is your bracelet lost? I haven't seen you wearing it."
He remembered the bracelet that she had bought together with the earrings last time. Jiang Yuan loved it so much that she even wanted to wear it to sleep.
Jiang Yuan looked at her wrist following his gaze and felt a pang of pain. "Yes, I just bought it not long ago. It cost me forty or fifty yuan, and now it's gone. I might have accidentally thrown it away as trash."
Chi Xu nodded thoughtfully and then went back to his own classroom before the class started.
As soon as he sat down, Jia Fang enthusiastically leaned over.
"Brother Chi, I've got a good news and a bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear?"
"The bad news." Chi Xu was in a great mood and didn't mind hearing the bad news. How bad could it be?
It couldn't possibly overshadow the good mood he had today because Jiang Yuan had helped him put on the earring.
Hehe, the first earring in his life was put on by Jiang Yuan.
Chi Xu pursed his lips. Facing Jia Fang's worried look, the laughter he had been holding back finally escaped from his lips.
"Jia Fang, don't tell me the bad news for now."
Jia Fang looked at Chi Xu in confusion, not knowing what he was laughing about and why he was so happy.
Would he still be able to laugh after hearing the bad news?
"Do you know who helped me put on my earring?"
Jia Fang rolled his eyes. "Who else could it be? Jiang Yuan, of course."
However, both the good news and the bad news he wanted to tell were related to Jiang Yuan.
"Look, how does it look? Isn't it nice?" Chi Xu leaned closer to show him, his eyes filled with amusement.
Jia Fang gave it a skeptical look. It was just an ordinary earring. How could putting on an earring be so special?
It didn't seem so.
"It's okay," Jia Fang said honestly.
"You don't understand. Yuanyuan helped me put it on."
Chi Xu emphasized the word "Yuanyuan" especially, putting extra stress on it.
"So? You should thank me. If it weren't for my reminder, you wouldn't have asked Jiang Yuan to help you put on the earring," Jia Fang said confidently.
Chi Xu simply ignored his words. He propped his chin on one hand, as if reliving the moment just now.
"Have you ever had your ears pierced?" Chi Xu asked.
Jia Fang was speechless again. He was with Chi Xu every day. Couldn't he tell at a glance whether he had his ears pierced or not?
Jia Fang: "No."
Chi Xu: "Why don't you get your ears pierced?"
Jia Fang: "???"
What was the point of him getting his ears pierced? He didn't have the good looks for it.
It would be a waste.
"I won't. I won't look as good as you, Brother Chi, even if I get my ears pierced."
No matter how speechless he was inside, Jia Fang still explained sincerely.
Chi Xu looked at him disdainfully. "Why don't you get your ears pierced? Look at my first earring. Who helped me put it on?"
"It's Jiang Yuan, the girl in your heart."
Jia Fang was filled with helpless rage. He replied to him listlessly. He really wanted to tell him the bad news quickly to scare him and see if he could still be so calm.
"Hehe, you've found out."
Jia Fang was going crazy. Who could teach this almost - crazy Chi Xu a lesson?
Was this what falling in love was like? It had made him lose his mind.
No, he hadn't even chased the girl yet. What kind of relationship was this? Just a little bit of flirting and he could laugh like this.
And he even asked such a crazy question.
It was his own suggestion that made him go to Jiang Yuan.
Suddenly, Chi Xu looked at Jia Fang seriously. Just as Jia Fang thought he had regained his senses, suddenly, Chi Xu put his hand on his shoulder and said earnestly,
"Jia Fang, when are you going to get a girlfriend and ask her to help you put on an earring?"
"You don't have one, but I do～"
Jia Fang was completely crazy and was about to explode.
He slapped away Chi Xu's hand and said, "I'll tell you what the bad news is."
"The bad news is that Lu Zhen, Jiang Yuan's high - school classmate, has invited her out for dinner again."