Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On the way back, Shu Mian sat up completely straight, extremely nervous.
While Tan Xuzhe sat to her right, their legs almost touching.
Fortunately, her roommate Xiang Sang was sitting to her left, and she could occasionally talk to her to distract herself.
Fortunately, Tan Xuzhe didn’t say much after getting in the car, and unlike before, he didn’t always try to tease her whenever he had the chance.
Back in her dorm, Shu Mian took her pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After she finished showering, Fang Yao, who had just returned to the dormitory on her electric scooter, asked her, “Why are you the only one here with Sang Sang? Where’s Yi Yi?”
“She and Fu Xingfan are in one car, they’ll probably arrive a little late?”
Fang Yao gave her a knowing look. “A guessing game: do you think those two will confirm their relationship today?”
“I bet they will. They looked really close during dinner today,” Xiang Sang said, raising her hand.
Shu Mian thought for a moment, “Then I guess not? I feel that Yi Yi is still a bit conflicted about getting into a relationship with an older woman and a younger man.”
Song Yiyi returned after her two roommates had taken turns showering.
Everyone looked at her.
“Mian Mian, you probably guessed wrong.” Fang Yao pointed at Song Yiyi and smiled meaningfully. “Her lips are all chapped. Looks like the kiss was quite intense.”
Song Yiyi rarely showed a shy expression, “What are you guessing?”
“We were wondering if you and Fu Xingfan will officially confirm your relationship today.”
She pulled up a stool and sat down. “No need to guess, we didn’t.”
“Ah?”
“Didn’t Fu Xingfan kiss you and break your lips?”
Song Yiyi touched the corner of her lips, “We kissed, but we haven’t officially defined our relationship.”
Upon hearing this, Shu Mian’s eyes widened in surprise; she was clearly naive.
Song Yiyi smiled and pinched her cheek, “Don’t be so surprised, little Mian Mian. Some people sleep with someone and still don’t know if they’re in a relationship. My kiss is nothing.”
“…”
Shu Mian’s beautiful, moist almond-shaped eyes widened even more.
Fang Yao nudged Song Yiyi, “Don’t corrupt Mian Mian and Sang Sang.”
“Oh, I was just kidding.”
Song Yiyi then became serious, “We kissed after we confessed our feelings to each other, hehe, it was really hard to resist… The reason I said we weren’t officially dating is because I think confessing should have a sense of ceremony, and Fu Xingfan said he’ll prepare it right away.”
Xiang Sang: “Then you are the first person in our 303 to find a partner.”
“Who will be next?” Fang Yao said, glancing at Shu Mian with a mischievous smile.
Song Yiyi and Xiang Sang also looked over, both wearing intriguing smiles.
Shu Mian blinked. “Why are you all looking at me like that?”
“Of course we think you’ll be the next one to find a partner!”
Fang Yao: “Based on my years of experience shipping couples, Tan Xuzhe definitely has feelings for you. The fact that he took the initiative to add you on WeChat today means he really wants to add you. As soon as we added each other, he liked your latest post on WeChat Moments!”
“Maybe it’s because we’re high school alumni?” Shu Mian didn’t want to think too much about it; the greater the expectation, the more painful it would be when it was dashed.
Song Yiyi shook her head. “No, no, no, the way he looks at you is obviously different. Even if it’s not love, he’s still interested in you.”
At this point, she exclaimed, “And the two of you look so good together. Now I finally understand why ancient emperors loved to bestow marriages. If I were the emperor, I would definitely bestow a marriage upon you two.”
“…”
Shu Mian was both amused and exasperated, and she also vaguely sensed that Tan Xuzhe was treating her a little differently.
But she could hardly believe it.
She had had a crush on him for three years.
Sometimes she felt that the relationship between the person who had a crush on someone and the person who was the object of that crush was like playing skipping stones.
He simply tossed a pebble down when he was bored.
But it stirred ripples in her heart.
“What are you daydreaming about?” Fang Yao patted her. “Why don’t you take the initiative and win him over? As the saying goes, even a fierce woman can be won over by persistent pursuit.”
Shu Mian rested her chin on her hand, looking docile and soft, and whispered, “But I’m not fierce…”
“Hahahaha.” Song Yiyi was amused by her. “Who told you to be fierce? It’s to make you persistent. Even a fierce man is afraid of a persistent woman.”
Shu Mian shook her head. “Ah, let’s not. He definitely doesn’t like being pestered.”
“Forget it, look at her adorable, blank expression. I don’t think she needs to pester him at all. Tan Xuzhe will take the bait on his own.”
Fang Yao raised her eyebrows as she spoke.
Shu Mian blinked softly, “I’m not bait…”
Xiang Sang: “You’ve all overlooked one thing. Does Mian Mian like Xuzhe? Not the kind of liking for handsome guys, but the kind of liking that makes her heart flutter.”
Several people turned to look at her.
“I don’t know!” Shu Mian ran away in a flash. “I’m going to bed.”
She actually envied the girls who confessed their feelings to Tan Xuzhe; at least they had the courage to openly express their affection.
She was always timid.
She was afraid of rejection, afraid she wasn’t good enough, afraid of bothering him, afraid others would think she was delusional…
Lying in bed, Shu Mian held her phone and opened Tan Xuzhe’s WeChat Moments.
After staring at his blank Moments for a while, she exited and returned to the chat box, her eyes widening in disbelief.
Last night, she and Shen Jiayue were playing dice on WeChat out of boredom. She lost, so she switched to tapping the screen, and it’s currently showing—
“T” patted me and said: Little darling, give me a kiss.
Shu Mian was incredibly embarrassed. This was a modification made according to Shen Jiayue’s request, and it was to be kept for one night. She forgot to change it back today.
Would Tan Xuzhe think she…?
The next second, she glanced at the chat box and saw that the other person was typing.
Her breath caught in her throat for a moment, and she stared intently at the chat box.
Was Tan Xuzhe sending her a message?
Or was it a bug in WeChat?
With a vibration, WeChat received a new message.
T: [Little darling, want a kiss?]
Shu Mian: “…”
She almost got hit in the face with her phone, and fearing she would forget again, she quickly went to change the “tap” function.
T: [The little one’s profile picture is quite cute, did you draw it yourself?]
T: [Are there any other cute profile pictures like this? Can I have one?]
Shu Mian: “…”
She could even imagine what Tan Xuzhe’s expression and tone would be like if the words were replaced with spoken words—
Those peach blossom eyes must be filled with a bewitching smile, staring straight at her, the corners of his lips slightly curved, his lazy, deep voice carrying a hint of teasing.
Shu Mian felt embarrassed, but at the same time, she felt sweet inside because he took the initiative to send her a message.
She replied to the message.
Su Su: [Yeah, I drew the profile picture myself (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵)]
Su Su: [Yes, I was walking Wang Wang the other day and happened to draw a little cartoon for it. Wait a minute.]
The other side replied with a “yes”.
Shu Mian took the tablet, logged into WeChat, and sent him the little cartoon she had drawn for his dog.
Soon, she discovered that Tan Xuzhe had changed the original profile picture and used the one she had drawn.
This simple gesture made her incredibly happy.
Her profile picture was of an orange cat she used to own, while Tan Xuzhe’s was of his golden Border Collie.
The color scheme was very similar; and at first glance, they looked a bit like a couple’s profile pictures of a dog and a cat.
As Shu Mian stared blankly at the two profile pictures, Tan Xuzhe sent another message: [Want to sleep?]
Su Su: [Okay, time to go to sleep.]
T: [Well… goodnight, my little darling.]
Shu Mian was a little embarrassed. Was she ever going to get over this joke?
She replied: [Goodnight (。-ω-)zzz]
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