"Don't tell me you're talking about me, that junior?"
Jiang Yuan was suddenly taken aback, raising her voice even louder than before, which attracted the attention of the students passing by in the corridor.
Jia Fang gritted his teeth and nodded, then said carefully, "Yes. It's a well - recognized fact that you're very good - looking.
"I just casually mentioned you to my sister, and she remembered it. Now she's pestering me to show her your photo."
Jia Fang averted his eyes and forced the words out.
Brother Chi, Brother Chi, I can only do this much for your lifelong happiness. The rest is up to you.
Beside them, Lin Suye propped her hands on the railing, tilted her head slightly, and looked down. She saw Chi Xu take out a pearl bracelet.
Her eyes widened instantly.
Chi Xu was extremely nervous at the moment, fearing that his plan would be discovered by Jiang Yuan.
He took a deep breath, trying his best to calm the heart that was pounding wildly in his chest.
He undid the bracelet, then glanced at Jiang Yuan again. She was focusing on Jia Fang, waiting for his answer.
The pearl bracelet felt cold and had a gentle luster.
It was the early winter now, and the temperature had dropped a lot.
The bracelet had been warmed in his palm just now, so it wasn't that cold.
If he quietly put it on Jiang Yuan, maybe she wouldn't notice?
Chi Xu looked up at Jiang Yuan again.
Good. Jiang Yuan was waiting for Jia Fang to continue.
Chi Xu carefully stepped closer and eyed one of Jiang Yuan's hands resting on the railing.
It was very convenient. He just needed to put it on and fasten it. Perfect.
The premise was not to touch her.
Chi Xu leaned over slightly. Sweat broke out on his palms, making them sticky, just as tense as his emotions.
He tilted his body, staring intently at her wrist while stealing glances at her from the corner of his eye, afraid that Jiang Yuan would catch him off - guard.
The pearl bracelet inched closer to its target.
Suddenly, the hand on the railing moved and then retracted.
His tense heart almost plummeted off a cliff.
Chi Xu held his breath. He quickly clutched the bracelet in his palm and immediately stood up straight, pretending nothing had happened.
"Chi Xu, what are you sneaking around for?" Jiang Yuan caught a glimpse of a dark shadow approaching her from the corner of her eye. When she turned her head, it was Chi Xu standing beside her.
He seemed rather guilty.
"Um... I..." Chi Xu wracked his brain to come up with an excuse.
Lin Suye let out a loud cry to divert Jiang Yuan's attention and pointed at the bare - leaved tree at the bottom of the building.
"Yuanyuan, look! All the leaves on that tree have fallen, and it's only early winter!"
Jiang Yuan instinctively looked in the direction she pointed and exclaimed in surprise, "Really! It's so bare!"
After saying that, she turned to look at Chi Xu, staring at him.
Chi Xu was nervous inside, sweating profusely, but he still boldly looked into Jiang Yuan's eyes.
What was she going to ask just now?
It didn't seem important.
The wind was strong in the corridor. Jiang Yuan stuffed both hands into her pockets and continued to ask Jia Fang what exactly he had said to his sister. It couldn't be just a simple compliment of being good - looking that made his sister pester him to see her photo.
It was obviously unreasonable.
Jia Fang wracked his brain to come up with one excuse after another, and gave Chi Xu a look, signaling him to hurry up. If he was any slower, Jia Fang wouldn't be able to make up any more excuses.
Lin Suye leaned against the corridor railing sideways, watching the development of the following scene with great interest.
It was exciting and tense, the most wonderful scene of the year.
Even Chi Xu was acting so sneakily when giving a gift.
Chi Xu was now standing behind Jiang Yuan. She couldn't catch a glimpse of him from the corner of her eye.
So he bent down and looked for the gap between Jiang Yuan's arm in the pocket and her clothes.
He gently slipped the bracelet through, then quickly grabbed the other end with his other hand, tied it up, and fastened it.
The action was done in one smooth motion.
Chi Xu immediately stood up straight. His heart, which had been hanging on the edge of a cliff, slowly settled. He let out a long breath, glanced at Jia Fang, and nodded.
"Jiang Yuan, please fulfill this request of mine. Take a photo for my sister to see. I'll treat you to milk tea later."
Jia Fang in front of her pleaded earnestly. After thinking for a while, Jiang Yuan agreed.
Jia Fang was so excited that he almost jumped up. The corners of his mouth were grinning from ear to ear, showing his white teeth.
He took out his phone and aimed it at Jiang Yuan.
Chi Xu stepped aside and stood on the side of the two of them.
With a click, Jia Fang took the photo. "Jiang Yuan, take a look. Is this photo okay?"
As he spoke, he showed her the photo on his phone.
Lin Suye, who was leaning against the corridor railing, trotted over excitedly, craning her neck to look at the photo curiously.
She understood what Chi Xu and Jia Fang were up to.
But she didn't say anything and waited for Jiang Yuan to discover it herself.
In the photo, the person was smiling brightly, holding up a hand and making a silly peace sign.
Jiang Yuan took a look at her face in the photo. Just as she was about to say it was okay, she suddenly noticed a pearl bracelet on the hand making the peace sign.
It glistened with a faint luster under the cold light.
Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment and instinctively looked at her own wrist.
The pearl bracelet was neatly tied on her wrist, with delicate pearls.
"Hey, where did this pearl bracelet come from?"
"You don't know this. Brother Chi bought it," Jia Fang replied with a big smile, answering before anyone else.
Chi Xu coughed lightly and stared at Jia Fang warningly, telling him not to talk nonsense.
But Jia Fang deliberately didn't listen and continued, "You lost your bracelet before. Chi Xu saw that you were quite sad, so he went to buy a pearl bracelet himself.
"He secretly put it on for you just now!"
"I saw it all. Chi Xu was so careful, afraid that you would find out in advance," Lin Suye added with a smile.
"No, no. I just saw this one and thought it suited you, so I gave it to you. Coincidentally, you lost a bracelet. If you don't mind, just take it," Chi Xu coughed again and deliberately turned his head away, not looking at Jiang Yuan.
In fact, his ears were burning red.
The feeling of a racing heart hit him. The dense numbness spread all the way to his brain, like a gorgeous and beautiful firework display.
Everything around him went silent. Jiang Yuan could only see Chi Xu.
She curved her eyes, and her smile became even brighter. Fireworks seemed to explode in her heart.
She was surrounded by an indescribable sense of happiness, as if she was stepping lightly on soft white clouds, floating in a seemingly unrealistic way.
"Thank you, Chi Xu."
Thank you for spending so much effort and creating such a big surprise for me.
Jiang Yuan was very touched and happy. Really, since the start of school, she had never been this happy before.
"You're welcome," Chi Xu waved his hand casually and touched his nose shyly.
"Chi Xu, what's that on your hand? Why is it also a pearl bracelet?"
Lin Suye had very sharp eyes. She saw that when Chi Xu touched his nose, his sweatshirt sleeve slipped down, briefly revealing a pearl bracelet on his wrist.
There was only one pearl, simple and elegant.
It was completely different from Jiang Yuan's bracelet with multiple pearls strung together.
It was more like a couple's pearl bracelet.