From the KTV, Lin Qinghe felt that she had taught Xiao Ziyi a good lesson and vented her anger. She was in a great mood.
He deserved it for constantly provoking her and You Rong's relationship, and for constantly testing and doubting her!
For You Rong's sake, she couldn't kill him, so she gave him a small lesson to make him remember.
In a good mood, Lin Qinghe took a taxi back to school. Fortunately, it was the weekend, and after her all-night part-time job, she could go back to the dormitory for a good sleep.
But the weekend was only two days. To buy sneakers as a birthday gift for You Rong, she had to work part-time for at least a week. So on the third day, after her all-night part-time job, she still had to go to class. As soon as she sat down in the classroom, she felt sleepy and couldn't help but doze off.
After class, it was a classmate from the next seat who woke Lin Qinghe up.
Lin Qinghe thanked her, yawned, and forced herself to buy something to eat. Still yawning continuously, she went to find You Rong.
When she arrived at You Rong's classroom, she looked around. You Rong's seat was empty. You Rong was not in the classroom, but in the seat next to him sat Xiao Ziyi, whom Lin Qinghe disliked.
Xiao Ziyi seemed to have forgotten about the incident at KTV two days ago and greeted Lin Qinghe enthusiastically. "Qinghe, are you looking for You Rong? That's a coincidence. The teacher has something to ask him to do in the office, so he'll probably be back in a while. Why don't you sit down and wait for him?"
Lin Qinghe was too sleepy, and with Xiao Ziyi there, she didn't feel like waiting for You Rong.
She placed the rice balls and drinks she bought on You Rong's desk and said to Xiao Ziyi, "When You Rong gets back, tell him it's from me, and ask him to eat something. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving."
"Aren't you going to wait for him to come back and have lunch with him before leaving?"
Lin Qinghe glanced at Xiao Ziyi impatiently. "Just tell You Rong what I told you to."
Xiao Ziyi shrugged helplessly. "Alright, I'll relay it to You Rong verbatim."
Lin Qinghe hummed and turned to leave. When she reached the classroom door, she suddenly remembered something. She turned back, staring at Xiao Ziyi with a warning gaze.
"Right! You're not allowed to tell You Rong about what happened at KTV the other day, and you're not allowed to tell him that I'm working part-time at KTV, otherwise..."
The rest of the warning was self-explanatory.
Recalling the time she almost got taken to the police station and had to spend a lot of effort explaining herself to the police, Xiao Ziyi was speechless.
He didn't expect Lin Qinghe to be so ruthless!
Xiao Ziyi was truly scared and quickly said, "Alright! I promise I won't say anything!"
Lin Qinghe hummed with satisfaction and turned to leave.
It served him right for being sensible!
After Lin Qinghe left, Xiao Ziyi rubbed his chin, looking with interest at the items Lin Qinghe had bought on the desk.
From their interactions, he could tell that Lin Qinghe was not a materialistic person and was sincere towards You Rong. He just didn't know what kind of major misunderstanding had occurred between her and You Rong before.
As Xiao Ziyi was deep in thought, You Rong returned, slightly out of breath as if he had been running.
You Rong looked down at the food on his desk, frowned, and asked urgently, "Qinghe was here?"
Xiao Ziyi raised his eyebrows. "Yes, she said she bought lunch for you and asked you to eat something, then left. But... you ran back from the teacher's office? Were you in a hurry to see her?"
You Rong's expression changed slightly. "...No!"
Xiao Ziyi smiled without saying anything.
No?
He was clearly being coy. The words "I want to see Lin Qinghe" were written all over your face.
Xiao Ziyi deliberately reached out to take the items Lin Qinghe had bought. "I'm a bit thirsty. Qinghe bought you a drink, right? Give me one."
As expected, You Rong slapped his hand away and said coldly, "Buy your own."
The curve of Xiao Ziyi's lips widened.
Heh, could he be any more obvious about being coy?
You Rong ate a few bites of the food Lin Qinghe bought. No one knew that he was feeling inexplicably disappointed, and even he didn't know why he was feeling down.
Was it... because he didn't see Lin Qinghe?
As You Rong was lost in thought, Xiao Ziyi narrowed his eyes and asked abruptly, "By the way, do you know why Lin Qinghe was working part-time at KTV last time? Does she really want to work at KTV all the time..."
Before Xiao Ziyi could finish his sentence, You Rong frowned and interrupted him, "She went to work part-time to give me a pen as a wish for my math competition, so don't think about weird things!"
Xiao Ziyi: "..."
What weird things was he thinking about? He just wanted to ask if Lin Qinghe was short of money and wanted to keep working part-time at KTV.
However, with You Rong saying that, Xiao Ziyi suddenly thought of something. You Rong's birthday was not far away, and Lin Qinghe was working part-time now. It was likely related to buying him a birthday gift.
Xiao Ziyi smiled and shook his head, deciding not to expose Lin Qinghe's plan. "Okay, okay, it's me who's thinking about weird things. I won't anymore, alright!"
You Rong didn't say anything, continuing to chew the rice balls Lin Qinghe bought.
Before Xiao Ziyi had finished speaking, he felt uncomfortable. His first instinct was to retort to Xiao Ziyi, not wanting anyone to have a bad opinion of Lin Qinghe.
The two chatted idly. Xiao Ziyi rested his head on his hands, smiling, and said casually, "You Rong, Lin Qinghe is actually quite interesting, and she's a good person... What do you think?"
There was one more thing Xiao Ziyi didn't say: he thought You Rong and Lin Qinghe made a good match.
As soon as Xiao Ziyi finished speaking, You Rong's expression turned grim, and he said coldly, "...It's none of your business! Don't forget, you promised me you wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs anymore, or don't blame me for calling Grandpa Xiao!"
Xiao Ziyi felt bewildered. "I promised I wouldn't pursue Lin Qinghe anymore, and I'll keep my word. I just wanted to say... I think Lin Qinghe is a very nice person. Why are you reacting so strongly?"
You Rong's face was cold, and he didn't answer, turning his face away.
No one noticed that his hand holding the book was clenched tightly.
Didn't Xiao Ziyi always say that Lin Qinghe had ill intentions and impure motives, and that he should stay away from her and be careful of her? Why did he suddenly think Lin Qinghe was a good person?
Could it be that Xiao Ziyi had truly fallen for Lin Qinghe?
If Xiao Ziyi sincerely pursued Lin Qinghe, would she... agree?
Adding the weekend, You Rong had not seen Lin Qinghe for five whole days. Every day at noon, she still bought him lunch, but she didn't deliver it herself. She asked Xiao Ziyi to buy it and hand it over to him.
Today at noon, just like the previous days, Xiao Ziyi went out to pack food and brought it back, placing it on You Rong's desk. He said with a smile, "Here, this is lunch that Qinghe asked me to buy for you. Are you hungry?"
You Rong slightly raised his eyes, staring at Xiao Ziyi with an unreadable gaze.
Xiao Ziyi touched his face, not understanding. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
You Rong pursed his lips and said coldly, "How come I didn't know you were so familiar with Lin Qinghe?"
Were they so familiar that she asked Xiao Ziyi to buy him lunch every day, and Xiao Ziyi could even call her by her first name?!