There was an 8 a.m. class the next morning. Jiang Yuan was the first one to wake up in the dormitory.
She had tossed and turned last night, with fragmented dreams. When she opened her eyes, it was just a little past six in the morning.
Jiang Yuan washed up carefully, then walked out softly with her textbooks in her arms and closed the door.
She took the elevator downstairs. When the elevator door opened, Jiang Yuan casually glanced up and suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure. Her body froze.
That person was leaning against the entrance of the dormitory building, looking up absent - mindedly at the slightly bright sky.
The streetlights at the dormitory entrance were still on, casting a soft light on his face. His features were strong, with a high - bridged nose.
Jiang Yuan frowned and double - checked the time on her phone to make sure she wasn't hallucinating.
It was 6:47.
There was nothing wrong. Usually, the school was extremely quiet at this time. Occasionally, there were pedestrians on the small path, hurrying to the library to grab a seat.
Was Chi Xu here so early just to block her way?
After a whole night of thinking, Jiang Yuan still didn't want to talk to him. Just thinking about the memo incident made her tremble with anger.
After all this time, hadn't Chi Xu ever thought of telling her on his own initiative?
If she hadn't discovered it, would Chi Xu have planned to keep it from her for the rest of their lives?
The elevator door was about to close, and Jiang Yuan was still standing inside. There were faint noises during the closing process.
The person leaning against the dormitory entrance seemed to hear the sound. He turned his head and looked back, only seeing a narrow gap that was about to close.
He didn't see anyone.
Chi Xu pulled at his lips self - deprecatingly.
Of course, it was still so early. How could Jiang Yuan show up at this time?
The elevator door closed tightly. It was like a drowning person finally grabbing a floating log, getting a chance to catch a breath.
Jiang Yuan pursed her lips and pressed the button for the second floor.
She planned to take the stairs down from the second floor. The entrance was on the side of the dormitory building and not connected to the main entrance.
She just needed to be more careful later, take a detour, and avoid Chi Xu.
It would just take a little longer.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yuan arrived at Duxing Building with her textbooks in her arms. The sky was bright, and the melted snow was damp.
She found a seat in the classroom, sat down, and opened her phone. There was an angry message from Lin Suye.
[Yezi: Yuanyuan, where are you? Don't tell me you went to the classroom to sit so early in the morning???]
Jiang Yuan glanced at it and ignored it, then exited WeChat.
It was within Jiang Yuan's expectation that Lin Suye would tell Chi Xu, and then Chi Xu would come to find her.
It was still early in the morning, and it was very cold. Chi Xu had just recovered from a fever, but he came downstairs and waited for her like a hunter. She didn't know how long he had been waiting there, whether he was cold, and whether he would catch a cold again...
The fingers hanging on the desktop went slightly numb. Chi Xu's figure popped into Jiang Yuan's mind inappropriately. She shook her head hard, trying to shake this bastard out of her mind.
Just as she managed to get rid of the thought, Jiang Yuan opened her textbook to preview the content for the upcoming class. Then, Chi Xu's listless figure leaning against the dormitory building door popped up in her head again.
He looked so aggrieved and pitiful, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
Jiang Yuan: "..."
As time passed, more and more students came into the classroom. Zhou Xiangmeng somehow got the news that Jiang Yuan and Chi Xu had fallen out. She stood in front of Jiang Yuan proudly, looking down at her.
She sneered, "Jiang Yuan, I heard that you've been dumped by Chi Xu."
Jiang Yuan's eyebrows twitched. She curiously scanned Zhou Xiangmeng up and down. This woman looked so elated. She wondered where she got the news from.
"Where did you hear that?"
"You don't need to worry about that." Zhou Xiangmeng still resented what had happened that night. She had lost all her face.
There weren't many students in the classroom yet. Jiang Yuan was alone, and she finally got a chance. If she didn't take the opportunity to mock Jiang Yuan, she would almost choke on her anger.
"How does it feel? Is it really hard? Well, for someone like you, what could Chi Xu possibly like about you?
"You just rely on your childhood acquaintance with Chi Xu and act recklessly. Chi Xu's patience with you has finally run out.
"Jiang Yuan, you really deserve it."
"Zhou Xiangmeng, is your head filled with nothing but love? Why do you have such a big 'love brain'?" Jiang Yuan looked at her calmly, with a hint of mockery in her tone.
"What, do you only think about men all day long? It's really a waste of your brain. It would be better if someone else could use it."
Zhou Xiangmeng's face instantly turned extremely ugly. Her lips trembled slightly with anger, and her fingers tightened into fists.
"Jiang Yuan, don't be so stubborn! Chi Xu is already tired of you. He has seen your true face of dating two people at the same time. You're just deceiving yourself."
"Me? Tired of Jiang Yuan?" A deep voice came from behind, carrying the unique coldness of winter. "Zhou Xiangmeng, do you have delusions?"
His tone changed, "Or did you not take what happened in the nursing home to heart at all?"
"Even if Jiang Yuan is dating two people at the same time, I'm still willing to be with her."
Zhou Xiangmeng's face turned deathly pale. She couldn't help raising her voice, attracting the attention of the surrounding students. "Do you like Jiang Yuan that much?"
"Yes, I like Jiang Yuan so much that I can't help it." Chi Xu's eyes turned colder. His icy gaze seemed to pierce through her. "Zhou Xiangmeng, don't you think you have a chance?"
Zhou Xiangmeng propped her hands on the table and stared up at Chi Xu. She had heard that the relationship between the two had broken down. What was going on now?
"If you want to quarrel, go outside. You're disturbing me." Suddenly, Jiang Yuan's cold voice came out. She lowered her head and didn't even look at them, acting completely indifferent.
Even though she was the center of the topic.
Zhou Xiangmeng gritted her teeth, angrily waved her hand, and left, cursing as she walked, "I don't believe it..."
As soon as Zhou Xiangmeng left, the distance between the two of them suddenly shortened. Chi Xu hesitated. His throat was dry. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth slightly.
But Jiang Yuan had already changed her seat - she exchanged seats with the girl beside her.
It was clear that she didn't want to say a single word to him.
He stood there stiffly, looking blank. His moist eyes hid the emotions in his eyes.
Of course, it was right for Jiang Yuan to resent him. He deserved it. It was his own fault, and he had brought it on himself.
It was Lin Suye who told Chi Xu that Jiang Yuan had left the dormitory and was in the classroom.
Chi Xu stood a few steps away from Jiang Yuan, keeping a certain distance. It seemed that he could reach out and touch her.
But the distance between them was not just a physical one; there was also an emotional gap.
The floating dust in the air was braver than him in getting closer.
Chi Xu just quietly looked at her, full of tenderness and regret.
As more and more students came into the classroom, Chi Xu found a seat not far from Jiang Yuan and sat down, two rows behind her.
Knowing that Jiang Yuan hated him, he deliberately chose this seat. He didn't want Jiang Yuan to be bothered because of him.