Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Instead of going to the cafeteria, the two went to a small wonton shop on campus. The shop was small but clean and tidy. Shu Mian had eaten there before and found the wontons to be quite good.
She ordered a bowl of wonton noodles, and Tan Xuzhe ordered the same thing.
The two sat facing each other, and she ate in small, quiet bites, behaving quietly and politely.
She caught a glimpse of the person across from her holding a vinegar pot and pouring a lot of vinegar into their bowl.
Shu Mian watched for a while, then couldn’t help but ask, “You poured so much vinegar, isn’t it sour?”
Tan Xuzhe looked up at her, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips. “I’m just being too obedient to you.”
Shu Mian: “?”
“Didn’t you tell me to put more vinegar in my food?” He said slowly, a smile hidden in his beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Shu Mian was speechless for a moment: “…”
He wouldn’t actually be that obedient, would he?
She couldn’t help but think back to that time… he seemed to be jealous of Ren Yu.
You only get jealous if you care, right?
Shu Mian couldn’t help but curl the corners of her lips, and her appetite even improved.
Tan Xuzhe looked at the girl opposite him. She lowered her head, gently scooped up a wonton with a spoon, her cherry-colored lips slightly puffed out, and blew on the hot soup. He felt a strange itch in his heart.
She ate very politely, but her cheeks bulged out when she chewed, making the food in her bowl seem especially delicious.
Even when she’s eating, she’s so cute.
….
When Shu Mian returned to her dormitory, none of her roommates were there, and she tried to calm herself down.
Today… there had been an unusually high amount of talk about Xuzhe.
Ahhh.
She couldn’t calm down at all; this was someone she had liked for over three years.
She sat at the table, picked up her tablet, and opened the drawing software.
Holding a stylus in her hand, she glided and sketched on the screen, and a boy in black clothes and black pants gradually took shape. He had her light blue backpack slung over one shoulder, and she even drew the little bear charm on the backpack in detail.
Shu Mian painted very carefully, each stroke carrying delicate emotions. He depicted the languid look in his eyes and the deep, shimmering peach blossom eyes little by little.
After finishing the drawing, she stared at the boy on the screen for a while, feeling a gentle tickle in her heart, a ticklish feeling mixed with an indescribable sweetness.
She picked up the stylus pen again and drew a girl in a beige cotton dress next to the boy.
This was the first time she had painted herself next to Tan Xuzhe. In the painting, her eyes were also secretly looking at him, hiding a bright joy.
She also painted the beautiful sunset and evening glow from today.
Just as Shu Mian finished drawing, the dormitory door was pushed open from the outside. It was Song Yiyi and Fang Yao who had returned.
She frantically turned off the tablet screen, her heart pounding as if she had done something shameful.
Song Yiyi noticed her action and teased with a smile, “Mian Mian, what were you looking at just now? Why did you turn it off as soon as we got back?”
“N-nothing,” Shu Mian said, trying to keep her expression calm. “I was just reading a novel on my tablet for a while.”
Fang Yao looked unconvinced and leaned closer to tease, “Why are you so guilty about reading a novel? You haven’t gone astray and started reading pornographic novels, have you?”
“…” Shu Mian’s ears burned, and she quickly shook her head, “I didn’t.”
She quickly changed the subject, “Where did you all go?”
Song Yiyi: “I had dinner with Fu Xingfan, and when I came back, I ran into Yao Yao downstairs.”
Fang Yao complained, “My desk is practically my best bed partner. I spent the whole afternoon sleeping on it after class.”
With the topic successfully defused, Shu Mian breathed a sigh of relief, quietly placed the tablet on the bed, and casually asked, “Don’t your teachers call on students to answer questions?”
“No, both afternoon classes were easy.”
Something occurred to Song Yiyi, and she asked, “Aren’t both of your families from Beijing? Tomorrow is the National Day holiday, aren’t you going back?”
Her home was in another city, far away, and she couldn’t buy a ticket back.
Shu Mian smiled and said, “My grandma isn’t home. She’s traveling all over the country with some friends. I’d be alone if I went back, so I might as well stay in the dorm.”
“Hehe, my parents’ tolerance for me only lasts three days.”
Fang Yao twitched her lips, revealing a helpless expression, “So I plan to go back three days after the holiday. Anyway, I usually go back on weekends when I have time, so a few more days won’t make a difference.”
Song Yiyi nodded in agreement and laughed as she complained, “That’s true. Back in high school, I lived at school. Every time I came home for winter or summer vacation, I was my parents’ little darling for the first three days, but after that, they would find fault with me in every way and wish I would hurry back to school so I wouldn’t be in their way at home.”
As Shu Mian listened to their complaints, she couldn’t help but smile, feeling a little envious… Luckily, she still had her grandmother.
Just as she was thinking of this, a notification came through WeChat. She opened it and saw that her grandmother had sent her many photos, including scenery and photos of her at tourist attractions.
She then sent her a voice message: “Grandma, have you had dinner yet?”
“We’re eating, we’re eating hot pot. I’ll video call you when we get back to the hotel.”
Shu Mian smiled and replied, “Okay,” and saved the photo.
When Xiang Sang returned from her part-time job, Song Yiyi asked, “Are you both busy the day after tomorrow?”
“What’s wrong?”
“A new escape room opened nearby, and I heard they have an eight-player room that’s really fun. There are exactly eight people in it, so Fu Xingfan and I are thinking of going together. Do you guys want to go?” Song Yiyi asked excitedly.
Fang Yao immediately responded excitedly, “Let me think about it! I love haunted houses and escape rooms the most!”
Xiang Sang shook her head and said apologetically, “I won’t go. I have part-time jobs during these holidays.”
The day after tomorrow was the 2nd… Shu Mian pursed her lips, “I made plans to go shopping with a friend the day after tomorrow, so I can’t go.”
Although going to the escape room would allow her to see Tan Xuzhe again, she wouldn’t stand Shen Jiayue up because she really wanted to see her good friend.
“Huh?” Song Yiyi knew Xiang Sang’s situation and didn’t press the matter. But she turned to Shu Mian and asked, “Is it Shen Jiayue, the friend who came to see you last time?”
Shu Mian nodded. “Yes, it’s her.”
Song Yiyi thought for a moment and suggested, “Hey, if Sang Sang isn’t going, why don’t you invite your friend along? I think she’s pretty outgoing, so she should be happy to meet new friends. That way, there will still be eight people.”
If it were two dorm rooms together, then Cheng Ji would be there too. Shu Mian shook her head, “She probably wouldn’t want to go.”
Although Shen Jiayue still kept an eye on Cheng Ji’s activities after the breakup, she did so secretly. Would she feel uncomfortable in a direct meeting like this?
But seeing the disappointment in Song Yiyi’s eyes, Shu Mian thought for a moment, “I’ll ask her if she wants to go.”
She called Shen Jiayue and briefly explained the situation.
Shen Jiayue laughed after hearing this, “Go ahead, why wouldn’t I go? So what if Cheng Ji is there? Is he going to bite me?”
“…Okay, it seems I was overthinking it.” Shu Mian said with a smile, “I thought you would be embarrassed.”
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