[Memo updated on December 20th]
[Yuanyuan, I'm sorry. Can we find some time to have a good talk?]
[Song Xiangyi has already told me. Don't believe her. The so - called engagement is all her nonsense. Let's meet and talk. Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything without any concealment.]
When she clicked in, she saw two long paragraphs of text. The memo reminder showed that it was updated just a few seconds ago.
In different places of the same city, the two of them were looking at the memo at the same time.
What a coincidence it was.
Jiang Yuan smiled self - deprecatingly. The smile didn't reach her eyes and was completely devoid of warmth. She pretended not to see it and directly exited.
Even though there were only those two paragraphs of text, it still caused a huge stir in her heart, shaking her thoughts and making the suppressed emotions struggle again.
So the so - called engagement was all just Song Xiangyi's one - sided statement. Why did she do this? What was her purpose?
"What's wrong, Jiang Yuan?" Lu Zhen, sitting beside her, noticed that Jiang Yuan's previously relaxed expression suddenly changed after she glanced at something.
Was it because of Chi Xu?
Jiang Yuan said nothing and handed him her phone with the memo open. Lu Zhen took it, read the two paragraphs, and after a moment of silence, asked, "Jiang Yuan, do you want to meet him and have a talk? Maybe there's just a misunderstanding. Once it's cleared up, everything will be okay."
Lu Zhen just found out that the senior he knew was related to Chi Xu. Jiang Yuan didn't mention this just now.
"I don't want to see him for now," Jiang Yuan said coldly. Her fingers gripping the beverage bottle turned white. Her gaze passed through the glass window to the world covered in snow.
"Misunderstanding?" Jiang Yuan sneered as if hearing a funny word. Her words were cold and heartless. "He and Lin Suye joined hands to scheme against me. And this memo, how could it be a misunderstanding? It's an obvious fact!"
Lu Zhen sighed slightly and changed the topic. "Have you decided where to stay tonight?"
The apartment had Chi Xu, and the dormitory had Lin Suye. As far as he knew, Jiang Yuan had nowhere else to go.
"Chi Xu might come back to the apartment at any time. I'd better go back to the dormitory," Jiang Yuan thought for a while and replied.
Lu Zhen nodded. "Okay. If you need any help, just come to me."
After a pause, as if trying to make her laugh, he joked, "If you want to provoke Chi Xu, just come to me. I'll surely satisfy you."
Jiang Yuan was indeed amused. "Sure."
The two sat in the convenience store for a while. Jiang Yuan didn't want to go back to school for the time being because Lin Suye was there. So she decided to go back just before the dormitory curfew.
Lu Zhen stayed with her.
Night fell. Jiang Yuan ate something casually. When she saw that the time was about right, she got up and left.
Lu Zhen walked her to the school gate.
When Jiang Yuan returned to the dormitory, all three roommates were there.
The lively scene seemed to be frozen. All the noise suddenly disappeared.
Lin Suye stood up awkwardly and said with a forced smile, "Yuanyuan, you're back."
Yu Huan and Su Kexin nodded vigorously, giving full emotional support. "Yuanyuan, we've been waiting for you. It's freezing outside. We were all worried about you."
Did they all know what happened at noon?
Jiang Yuan lifted her eyelids and glanced at them, then replied indifferently, "Yeah," and sat down at her seat.
Lin Suye quickly sent a text message to Chi Xu.
[Yezi: Chi Xu, Yuanyuan's back.]
Putting away her phone, Lin Suye stood beside Jiang Yuan obsequiously and slowly reached out her hand, groping towards Jiang Yuan's water cup on the table.
"Yuanyuan, it's so cold outside. You must be frozen. I'll go get you a cup of warm water to warm up."
When her fingers touched the water cup, Lin Suye was overjoyed. Just as she was about to take it away, Jiang Yuan snatched it back. Jiang Yuan's voice fell like snowflakes, cold and light.
"No need. I'm not handicapped. How dare I trouble you?"
There was a hint of self - deprecation in her voice.
Lin Suye desperately squeezed out tears and blinked her eyes. "Yuanyuan, how can you be like this? I was just worried that you'd freeze outside."
Yu Huan observed the situation and quickly added, "Yuanyuan, you don't know. Yezi was so worried about you this afternoon. She was on pins and needles."
"Yeah, I've never seen Yezi like this. By the way, she also sent you a lot of messages. She even kept asking us when you'd be back, when you'd be back," Su Kexin continued.
The roommates were enthusiastically trying to smooth things over for Lin Suye. Jiang Yuan had her phone on silent. When she opened WeChat, 99 + messages popped up all at once.
She didn't block Lin Suye. Besides Lin Suye, there were also messages of concern from Yu Huan, Su Kexin, Jia Fang and some other mutual friends.
Seeing Jiang Yuan's action, Lin Suye was secretly happy. She pouted and said aggrievedly, "Yuanyuan, actually I was really conflicted at that time. You told me you didn't want to have any contact with Chi Xu, but Chi Xu came to me again."
"I, I was impulsive and came up with this stupid idea. Apart from this, I really haven't deceived or hidden anything from you."
To make Jiang Yuan believe her, Lin Suye raised her right hand above her head and swore, "I, Lin Suye, apart from this matter, have never done anything to hide from Jiang Yuan."
After all, she was still a bit luckier than Chi Xu. About the memo... Lin Suye sighed. She didn't know about it either.
With these two things combined, Jiang Yuan's anger would mostly be directed at Chi Xu. Lin Suye was still a bit luckier.
Jiang Yuan stared coldly at Lin Suye. Lin Suye's eyes were firm and her expression was candid.
The ice - cold gaze softened slightly.
"I see," Jiang Yuan said.
Actually, even if Lin Suye didn't say anything, Jiang Yuan knew that apart from this matter, Lin Suye really hadn't deceived her in other aspects. For two people who had been living together day and night, what Jiang Yuan needed was just an attitude from Lin Suye.
"Yuanyuan, please forgive me, okay? Please," Lin Suye pushed her luck. Her eyes were shining.
Jiang Yuan glanced at her, hardened her heart, and continued to be cold. "I don't want to talk about this now."
After digesting her emotions for an afternoon, Jiang Yuan more or less understood and empathized with Lin Suye's actions. Lin Suye wanted her and Chi Xu to reconcile. She didn't want a truly loving couple to miss each other because of various reasons.
But her mistake was that she had hidden this matter, leaving Jiang Yuan in the dark.
Lin Suye's eyes sparkled even more. She nodded vigorously and said in a soft voice, "Yuanyuan, as long as you can forgive me, I'm willing to do anything. I'd even go through fire and water for you without hesitation."
Out of the corner of her eye, Jiang Yuan saw Lin Suye's funny actions. Her mouth twitched and she almost smiled.
Remembering that she was still angry, she forcefully held back the smile and continued to be cold and heartless.