"You're quite self - aware," Jiang Yuan said, half - angry and half - amused. She let out a snort and didn't wait for Chi Xu but quickly walked up ahead.
Chi Xu fumbled to lock his electric scooter. When he looked up, Jiang Yuan was nowhere to be seen.
He shook his head with a bitter smile. He deserved it. If he had cleared things up earlier, things between him and Jiang Yuan wouldn't have ended up like this.
During the first class in the morning, Chi Xu walked into Jiang Yuan's classroom as if no one else was around and sat in the row behind her. Jiang Yuan acted as if he didn't exist.
The classmates in the class all recognized Chi Xu. During the break, a few enthusiastic classmates came over with grins and joked, "Here to see your wife again?"
Well, every time Jiang Yuan was seen, Chi Xu was always by her side.
The words casually drifted into Jiang Yuan's ears in the row in front. She paused in the act of holding her book, straightened her body, and leaned back slightly without showing it. Her snow - white earlobes turned a faint red.
Chi Xu scolded with a laugh, "Don't make random jokes. I'm still pursuing Jiang Yuan."
"Really? Senior, you're still chasing Jiang Yuan?" That male classmate opened his mouth in shock. "You two are so close on a daily basis, but you're not even together yet."
"Hey, in that case, are we considered Jiang Yuan's family on her mother's side!" A girl chimed in. Then she turned to Jiang Yuan and shouted, clenching her fists.
"Jiang Yuan, we're your family on your mother's side. If Chi Xu ever bullies you in the future, just call us. We'll all go and beat him up!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Yuan slowly shifted her body, slightly raised her eyes, and said casually, "Chi Xu and I aren't together right now."
The girl was stunned and gave an embarrassed smile, trying to say something to make up for her words.
Chi Xu's eyes suddenly lit up as he grasped the key point. "Yuanyuan, are you saying that we'll be together in the future?"
"No!" Jiang Yuan glared at him angrily.
Chi Xu deliberately pretended not to hear. He turned his head and clasped his fists at the juniors and juniors around him. "Everyone, be witnesses. If I ever bully Jiang Yuan in the future, you can cut me into pieces."
The people around burst into laughter.
Jiang Yuan felt that her earlobes were getting even hotter. She touched them and awkwardly turned her head, ignoring him.
After the first session of classes, Chi Xu went back to his own classroom for the second session.
The sudden absence of the familiar voice in the classroom made Jiang Yuan a bit unaccustomed. While the teacher was turning around to write on the blackboard, she lowered her head, took out her phone, and opened the memo. There were no new messages from Chi Xu.
Jiang Yuan pursed her lips and exited. Just as she was about to turn off the phone, a new WeChat message popped up. It was from Song Xiangyi.
[Light or Heavy Makeup Always Suits Me: Jiang Yuan, can I have a chat with you? Let's set a time to meet.]
[Light or Heavy Makeup Always Suits Me: This time I want to apologize. After you left that day, I realized I had misunderstood you. I'm really sorry.]
[Prayer Will Surely Come True: Okay, when?]
[Light or Heavy Makeup Always Suits Me: Is it okay at noon today? Let's meet at the farmhouse stir - fry restaurant outside your school. I'll treat you to a meal as an apology.]
Jiang Yuan replied with a "Yes".
Song Xiangyi sent another message.
[Light or Heavy Makeup Always Suits Me: But... could you not let Brother Chi Xu know? I'm afraid he'll come after me. Last time when I invited you out and spouted nonsense, Brother Chi Xu was furious when he found out. Crying.jpg]
Was there a rift between Chi Xu and Song Xiangyi?
Jiang Yuan glanced at the message and didn't really care. She simply agreed to her.
After school at noon, Jiang Yuan packed her things and went straight to the farmhouse stir - fry restaurant. Song Xiangyi had arrived early and was waiting.
When she saw Jiang Yuan come in, she stood up and waved. "Over here, over here, Jiang Yuan."
Jiang Yuan looked in the direction of the voice. Song Xiangyi was wearing a light purple down jacket today, with an off - white knitted dress inside. She had put on a light makeup, which made her look a bit more energetic, but still couldn't hide the thick dark circles under her eyes.
Jiang Yuan walked unhurriedly to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down. Song Xiangyi handed the menu to her and smiled flatteringly. "Jiang Yuan, take a look at what you'd like to eat."
"Just these two dishes," Jiang Yuan said softly. She ordered the signature dishes of the store, which were a bit more expensive.
But she ordered without any hesitation. After all, Song Xiangyi had spouted nonsense before. Having this meal from her was a way of forgiving her.
After all, there were not just one or two problems between her and Chi Xu. Song Xiangyi's appearance had just added fuel to the fire, making it burn even more vigorously.
Even without her, there would have been other problems standing in their way.
Song Xiangyi took a glance at the dishes and gave a thumbs up exaggeratedly. "As expected of you. You've ordered the very dishes I want to eat. Jiang Yuan, are you a worm in my stomach?"
Jiang Yuan: "..."
There was really no need to exaggerate like this. It was so fake.
"Really, Jiang Yuan. There are so many signature dishes in this restaurant, and you just happened to order the ones I want to eat the most." Perhaps stimulated by Jiang Yuan's disbelieving expression, Song Xiangyi slapped the table hard and said angrily.
"I'm really not flattering you."
By this time, a faint smile appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes. She simply replied with a "Yes".
Seeing that Jiang Yuan still didn't seem to believe her, Song Xiangyi sighed resignedly, added another dish, and gave the menu to the waiter to place the order.
"Jiang Yuan, I want to sincerely apologize to you," Song Xiangyi said with a sincere look. She sat up straight and folded her hands on the table.
Jiang Yuan took a sip of tea and fixed her gaze on Song Xiangyi's face, as if waiting for her to continue.
"Actually, I didn't meet you for the first time in the hospital. The first time I saw you was more than a month ago when you and Lu Zhen were strolling in the night market street..."
Song Xiangyi told the whole story in detail. Her voice got lower and lower, and her head hung lower and lower.
During this period, she hadn't been able to sleep well or eat well. She had been thinking day and night that because of her own self - righteousness, she had almost destroyed the relationship between Brother Chi Xu and Jiang Yuan.
She regretted it deeply.
She wanted to go to Jiang Yuan to take responsibility for her mistakes, but she was also afraid. She had been constantly paying attention to the progress between the two of them.
Until she heard from Jia Fang that there were signs of Chi Xu and Jiang Yuan reconciling, she couldn't wait to invite Jiang Yuan out to apologize to her.
"I'm really sorry, Jiang Yuan," Song Xiangyi lowered her eyes. She secretly stole a glance at Jiang Yuan from the corner of her eye, but was caught red - handed.
Jiang Yuan was staring at her with great interest, raising her eyebrows as if to say, Why don't you continue? Go on.
Song Xiangyi quickly withdrew her gaze. She lowered her head even more, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's. "If you and Brother Chi Xu can't reconcile, I... I really won't be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life."
"Because when I first met Brother Chi Xu, I knew he had a childhood sweetheart that he had always kept in his heart. But I deliberately tried to destroy it..."
"I'm really fed up. That fox Jiang Yuan has really wrapped Chi Xu around her finger. She's really good at it. You didn't see it. Chi Xu came early in the morning to accompany Jiang Yuan to class."