At this moment, You Ziming's classmate whistled and laughed, "That... Lin Beauty! Ziming is here!"
Lin Qinghe looked up, following the direction of the sound, and frowned.
Why did You Ziming come too?
However, she couldn't appear to be here for You Rong, so You Ziming could serve as an excuse.
Lin Qinghe walked directly towards You Ziming and stopped in front of him.
You Ziming was confused, "Qinghe... why are you here?"
Lin Qinghe ignored You Ziming and her gaze fell on his classmate beside him, asking, "Do you have any tissues with you? Can I borrow some?"
The classmate looked bewildered and took out a tissue to hand over. Lin Qinghe took it, said thank you, and then turned back, deliberately avoiding looking at You Rong, and went straight to find their teacher.
You Ziming's classmate was confused, "Ziming, Lin Qinghe just came over to borrow a tissue? She didn't even say hello to you, did you guys have a fight?"
You Ziming's face darkened, and he didn't speak.
He also didn't know what Lin Qinghe was up to!
In You Rong's eyes, Lin Qinghe had greeted You Ziming before going to find the teacher.
She must have come to the summer camp because You Ziming was here.
You Rong swallowed hard, feeling a surge of bitterness.
As Lin Qinghe spoke to the teacher, a system prompt sounded in her mind: "System progress bar increased by 10%, total progress bar at 26%."
Lin Qinghe raised an eyebrow and looked back at You Rong.
He stood there with his eyes downcast, his bangs obscuring his emotions, making it impossible to read his thoughts.
The progress bar's increase was the best explanation!
You Rong was jealous!
A shrewd glint flashed in Lin Qinghe's eyes, and she secretly decided to make good use of the summer camp to increase the progress bar!
Lin Qinghe hadn't figured out a specific plan yet when she saw Yun Churan walking over from a distance, directly to You Rong's side, talking to him with a bright smile.
Lin Qinghe gritted her teeth.
She had almost forgotten about Yun Churan's existence.
She couldn't give You Rong and her any opportunity to develop feelings for each other!
Without a second thought, Lin Qinghe interrupted their conversation and shouted at Yun Churan, "The one over there... you're a junior, right? I remember you. I can't set up a tent by myself, can you come and help me?"
Yun Churan, suddenly called out, was stunned, her expression surprised, "Senior, you... are you talking to me?"
"Yes, that's right, I'm talking to you."
Yun Churan found it strange. She and Lin Qinghe weren't close, and there were many other female classmates beside her, so why would she ask her for help?
Yun Churan apologized, "Senior, I'm sorry, I don't know how to set up a tent either. Our class has boys setting them up. Why don't you ask the senior boys for help?"
You want me to come over and you're talking so much nonsense! What is there that you don't know how to do? Just come over and lend a hand, I don't think you don't know how, you just don't want to leave You Rong!
Lin Qinghe still smiled on the surface, "It's okay, you just need to come over..."
Before she could finish speaking, You Rong put down the ingredients he was processing and walked towards Lin Qinghe.
Lin Qinghe stopped talking, her heart tightening as she looked at You Rong standing in front of her.
Why did he suddenly come over?
Did he have something to tell her?
To Lin Qinghe's surprise, You Rong glanced at her calmly, then his gaze dropped to the tent canvas in her hand, and he said sternly, "Give it to me, I'll help you set it up."
Lin Qinghe: "Ah? Oh... okay..."
Lin Qinghe handed over the tent canvas in her hand. You Rong skillfully picked up the other parts and began to set up the tent.
You Rong set up the tent without a word, forgetting Yun Churan, who had been talking to him. Yun Churan stood there looking quite awkward and chose to return to her class's summer camp area.
As soon as Yun Churan left, the stifling feeling in Lin Qinghe's heart dissipated by more than half. Especially seeing You Rong actively helping her set up the tent, her mood had turned from gloomy to sunny.
When the tent was set up, Lin Qinghe eagerly prepared to talk to You Rong, but he could only say calmly, "The tent is set up." Then he turned to leave.
"You Rong!" Lin Qinghe shouted at him angrily.
He didn't look back, returning to help with the ingredients, acting as if he wasn't familiar with Lin Qinghe and had only helped out as a favor.
Lin Qinghe was so angry her teeth itched.
He clearly liked her, so why wouldn't he admit it, and instead put on a show of drawing a line between them?
Was her previous dosage not strong enough?
You Rong processed the ingredients in his hands, his eyes lowered to hide the bitterness within.
He had clearly wanted to see her so badly that he came, and he was disappointed when he thought she wouldn't come. Seeing her arrive, his first reaction was relief that he hadn't gotten off the bus, and he was happy.
But when he saw her standing with You Ziming, his heart felt inexplicably uncomfortable, and he wanted to hide somewhere, not wanting to see this scene, yet he couldn't bear to leave.
This might be the last time he saw her. Once she and You Ziming were engaged, she would probably transfer to the finance department, or at the very least, return to the music department, and wouldn't stay in the computer science department anymore.
You Rong couldn't help but recall when Lin Qinghe told him she liked him.
If only it were true.
You Rong gave a bitter smile.
He was being too hopeful.
By the time everyone had set up their tents and finished processing the ingredients, the sky had gradually darkened.
The teacher lit the lamps and instructed everyone not to get too close to the river, as the current was strong and unsafe. Then, they were told to start barbecuing whatever they wanted to eat.
The classmates rushed forward, but their barbecued food was either burnt to a crisp or still raw, completely inedible. The teacher alone couldn't possibly cook for over thirty people.
Lin Qinghe sat aside, her stomach rumbling, her brows furrowed tightly.
These young masters and ladies, who had never done any manual labor, couldn't be expected to produce any food. It would be a miracle if they didn't poison themselves.
Just as Lin Qinghe was about to get up to do it herself, someone stood up before her.
You Rong said, "Teacher, I'll help you. I know how to grill."
The teacher was relieved and moved aside a bit, letting You Rong help.
Lin Qinghe watched You Rong skillfully flip the food on the grill. His technique was good, and soon he had grilled skewers of food that looked and smelled delicious, the aroma wafting from quite a distance.
You Rong grilled a substantial amount of food. For the first batch of cooked items like chicken wings, he set some aside and then distributed them to the other students.
He carried the set-aside portion towards Lin Qinghe.
Seeing her frowning earlier, he guessed she must be hungry.
You Rong placed the chicken wings and other items on the plate in front of Lin Qinghe, "Have some. You'll be hungry tonight, and there's nothing else to eat."
You still remembered to think of me, you can get away with it this time!
Lin Qinghe pretended to be indifferent and said a polite thank you, then took a grilled chicken wing and started eating.
You Rong's grilling skills were indeed excellent, no less than any roadside barbecue stall. Lin Qinghe ate with great satisfaction, finishing two chicken wings in one go.
You Rong sat beside her, his peripheral vision fixed on her. His indifferent expression gradually softened.