Lin Suye's eyes twinkled slyly. She stroked her chin and nodded. "Is it a couple's bracelet with the pearl bracelet in Yuanyuan's hand?"
She deliberately dragged out the end of the sentence, with a mischievous eagerness to stir up trouble.
"Don't talk nonsense. You must be mistaken," Chi Xu glared at Lin Suye. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his usually bottomless black eyes actually flickered with a hint of flustered annoyance.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Yuan looking curiously at her own pearl bracelet, then leaning in curiously to try to see the bracelet hidden under his sweatshirt sleeve.
He took a step back and steadied himself.
His eyes darted around, as if he didn't know how to face these three pairs of blatant gazes.
"Let me prove whether it's true or not," Jia Fang said with a mischievous smile. He took a big step forward, quickly grabbed the hand on which Chi Xu wore the pearl bracelet, and held it up.
The sweatshirt sleeve slid down, revealing the simple and elegant pearl bracelet.
"Jia Fang!" Chi Xu was furious. The scene he had designed with Jia Fang to create a surprise didn't include this.
He had never told anyone about the men's version of the pearl bracelet.
Jia Fang quickly stepped back and hid behind Lin Suye, using her as a shield to avoid Chi Xu's murderous gaze.
He raised his hands, still smiling mischievously, without a hint of guilt.
"Brother Chi, you should thank me. Otherwise, no one would know that the bracelet you prepared is a cou—ple's—bra—celet," he emphasized the last words.
"Chi Xu, is this a couple's bracelet?" Jiang Yuan looked down at her own pearl bracelet, then looked up at the one on Chi Xu's hand.
After a careful comparison, she found that there were indeed some similarities.
"No. Don't listen to their nonsense. I thought it was nice when I bought it, so I bought them together. There was a discount for buying two," he was extremely glad that he had chosen a couple's bracelet that wasn't obvious.
He was afraid that Jiang Yuan would be unhappy if she knew, after all, their relationship hadn't been made public.
"I don't believe your nonsense. Yuanyuan, don't believe it. How could a boy buy a bracelet for himself, especially a pearl one? He must have other motives," Lin Suye crossed her arms and reminded Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan's lips curved into a smile. She looked at Chi Xu and smiled silently.
Her smile made Chi Xu's heart flutter, and he was completely lost in it.
"It's okay, Chi Xu. I believe you," the girl's voice was soft, mixed with an obvious smile.
It only made it seem more like she was trying to hide something.
Chi Xu averted his gaze and coughed awkwardly. "Right. How could it be a couple's bracelet?"
"Why don't you two believe me? Yuanyuan believes me."
"Okay, okay. We believe you."
Everyone present could see that Jiang Yuan was deliberately giving Chi Xu an excuse to save face.
The school bell rang on time. The group returned to their respective classes while joking and laughing.
After sitting down in her seat, Lin Suye used a book to cover her face and turned to whisper.
"Yuanyuan, when are you going to confess your love to Chi Xu and move on to the next step? Chi Xu really likes you now."
"He created such a big surprise. Hehe. I really want to see the look of extreme regret on his face when he finds out it's all a trick."
When he finds out it's all a trick...
For some reason, Jiang Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable hearing this, as if she would also lose something very important to her.
Jiang Yuan frowned and lowered her voice.
"I'll find an opportunity to confess again tonight."
Indeed, half a semester had passed, and she and Chi Xu were still in an ambiguous stage.
Could it be that her plan still wouldn't be over by the final exam?
Impossible.
Jiang Yuan decided to speed up the process.
After evening self - study, the Student Union would hold a meeting, and all members were required to attend.
After the meeting, the heads of each department needed to stay and discuss something.
Jiang Yuan sent a message to Chi Xu on her phone and left first.
She came across a video about how to do a wall - pin.
In the video, the boy said, "Do as I do." The girl, not knowing what was going on, followed suit. When she raised her hands, the boy quickly grabbed both of her hands, looked into her eyes, and then kissed her.
It was extremely ambiguous. Jiang Yuan's cheeks burned as she watched.
She definitely wasn't going to really kiss. Her first kiss was still intact.
She just wanted to take advantage of such an ambiguous atmosphere to confess her love.
Hehe. Chi Xu, just wait for my move.
When she got back to the apartment, she stroked Jiaojiao, then went to the bathroom to take a shower. After coming out, she applied body lotion and smelled nice all over.
Jiang Yuan sniffed herself and was very satisfied.
Everything was ready. All she needed was Chi Xu.
Half an hour later, there was the sound of the door opening. Jiang Yuan quickly jumped onto the sofa. Jiaojiao, curious, scrambled onto the sofa and lay down beside her legs.
When Chi Xu opened the door, he saw Jiang Yuan looking down at her phone. The pearl bracelet was quietly on her wrist, and Jiaojiao was lying obediently on the sofa.
It was a peaceful scene.
It was as if after a busy day outside, he came home and saw the one he loved. His heart was filled with soft cotton.
The corners of his mouth curved up involuntarily.
He said, "I'm back."
Only then did Jiang Yuan look up at him. She smiled and hopped off the sofa in her slippers, running quickly towards Chi Xu.
She was like a gust of wind, carrying a fresh fragrance.
The pleasant smell of body wash filled his nose. Chi Xu lowered his eyes and smiled faintly. In a good mood, he tilted his head slightly and asked,
"Yuanyuan, what's up?"
"Chi Xu, I found a really fun game. Let's play it together."
"Now? What game?"
Jiang Yuan blinked her eyes, tugged at the corner of Chi Xu's clothes, and nodded vigorously.
"Yes, now. The name of the game doesn't matter. The important thing is that you do whatever I tell you later."
What kind of game was this?
Chi Xu was a little confused, but seeing Jiang Yuan's bright eyes reflecting his own figure, his heart softened. He instinctively tapped the tip of her nose.
"Okay, I promise you."
He didn't know what Jiang Yuan was up to.
But he was willing to cooperate fully.
Jiang Yuan was so excited that she almost jumped up. She tried hard to hold back the smile on her lips. She turned around, found a suitable wall, pulled Chi Xu over, and leaned against the wall.
Jiaojiao lay on the sofa, looking at them puzzledly.
After standing still, Jiang Yuan took a deep breath to calm her racing heart. She crossed her hands into a fist at the same height as her chin. "Do as I do. Exactly the same."
Chi Xu watched Jiang Yuan's movements and crossed his hands into a fist.
"Hey!" One of the fingers of Jiang Yuan's clenched fist suddenly straightened.
Chi Xu straightened his finger accordingly. Now it was like the "paper" in rock - paper - scissors, covering the fist.
"Ha!"
Jiang Yuan shouted. Just as Chi Xu lowered his head to look at the changing gesture of Jiang Yuan's hand, she suddenly grabbed his hand. His heart stopped for a moment.
His breath caught in his throat.
She grabbed his wrist, pulled it up, and pressed it against the cold wall.