Chapter 22

The moment Xue Xiaochen returned to the dormitory with his books, he knew that his only roommate had returned.

She glanced at the tightly drawn curtains on the bed, then sat down in her seat and began to review what she had learned in class today.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon when Qiao Ye climbed out of bed, rubbing his hair.

She was not surprised to see Xue Xiaochen. She yawned and rubbed her sleepy eyes: "Why didn't you go to the library today?"

Hearing this, Xue Xiaochen raised his head somewhat helplessly, "If it weren't for your rumored lover, I would indeed be in the library at this time."

"Huh?" Qiao didn't react for a moment, "Who is it?"

"Pei Qing."

"...Oh." Qiao also nodded, "Is she looking for me?"

"Uh-huh. Didn't I call you?"

"Oh. Forgot." Joe also replied.

"Did you gain anything from going back this time?"

"I guess so. But that guy He Shanyi has become a decent person now. He looks more like a scumbag."

"...Isn't he always like that?"

"But when I suddenly saw that it looked quite human, I was really surprised."

“…”

As he spoke, Qiao also packed himself up and prepared to go out.

"Where are you going? Didn't you just come back? Why don't you take a good rest?"

"Ah, go find Pei Qing." Qiao also looked at her blankly. "I had agreed to go out with her during the National Day holiday, but that person interrupted me at the last minute. And then I won't be back tonight. I have to go home to be with my mom."

"Okay." Xue Xiaochen nodded.

Qiao also took out some food from her suitcase and stuffed it into her schoolbag. These were all snacks she bought in Beijing. Some were Beijing specialties, and some were limited edition snacks.

He picked some of them all and brought them back, then threw a few on Xue Xiaochen's desk.

Seeing her snacks, Xue Xiaochen's eyes twitched a few times, "You went to buy these again?"

"I think their food is delicious and not expensive, only about 7,000 or 8,000 yuan."

"I remember one box was seven or eight thousand, but it seems like you have more than one box... and you didn't pay for it yourself, did you?" Xue Xiaochen's mouth twitched, and he was speechless.

"Of course. Let me pay for it myself. I'd rather not buy anything, okay?"

“Tsk.”

After saying that, Qiao carried his schoolbag and walked towards the library.

In fact, she didn't quite believe that Xue Xiaochen would lie. At least with her personality, it would be too troublesome to cover up a lie with countless lies.

The library of University A is in the middle of the two campuses, and the distance to the two campuses is basically the same.

As soon as Qiao Ye entered, he saw Pei Qing sitting in the corner.

The other person lowered his head and seemed to be reading a book.

Joe, also holding a lollipop in his mouth, walked over to her in a casual manner and sat down.

The movement around him made Pei Qing subconsciously raise his head, and he saw Qiao Ye at a glance.

The opponent's condition looks very good.

"When did you come back?"

"This morning, I went back to the dormitory and took a nap."

As he spoke, Qiao took out all the snacks from his schoolbag and stuffed them into Pei Qing's slightly plain backpack.

"This is..." Pei Qing subconsciously wanted to stop her. Her intuition told her that these things might be much more expensive than she thought.

"They're just some cheap snacks. I've tried them, and they're pretty good. So I'm giving them to you to try. The school cafeteria is much better than the food outside, but with these snacks, wouldn't we be able to save a little more?"

Joe had said everything she wanted to say, leaving her with nothing left to say.

Pei Qing opened his mouth: "Thank you..."

"It's okay, no need to say thank you. It's just a matter of convenience." Qiao also patted his chest.

But at this point, Pei Qing still looked at her, "Where have you been for the past half month? You seem to have been in a hurry."

Qiao Ye's voice was unclear and Pei Qing didn't hear clearly. He subconsciously asked, "What?"

"Oh, nothing. My father wanted to ask me for something, so I went to help him with some work."

Seeing that she didn't say it accurately, Pei Qing roughly guessed that the other party didn't want to say it, so she tactfully didn't ask any more questions, but just lowered her head and continued to do her test questions.

Qiao also stretched his head to take a look at the exam questions. "Ah, have you started preparing for the bar exam so early?"

"Yeah. If you prepare early, you won't have to rush and worry about failing the exam."

"Oh, I don't understand these things." Joe also admitted very honestly, "Just looking at you, I think you are very powerful."

Seeing her like this, Pei Qing didn't know why, but she thought she looked so adorable, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing her look, Qiao Ye couldn't help but smile, "Okay, okay, you review first. I'll play games for a while."

As she spoke, she was about to take out her phone and start playing games, but before she even started, Pei Qing stopped her. "Other people come to the library to study, why are you playing games here? If you want to play games, why not go out and play?"

"Ah? But don't you want to review?"

"You playing games here is really disturbing me. I don't think I can concentrate on studying. Come on, let's go out."

With that, Pei Qing packed up his things, put on his backpack, and walked towards the library entrance.

Seeing her leave, Joe felt that there was no point in sitting here, so he hurriedly followed her.

*

Pei Qing took her to the coffee shop at the school gate.

Seeing the name of the cafe, Joe was a little surprised. The prices in this cafe are still a bit high, basically a cup of coffee is around 20 yuan.

It doesn't look like how Pei Qing usually drinks.

She half-jokingly said, "Why, are you going to buy me coffee?"

It was originally a joke, but Pei Qing seemed a little serious. "Of course, it's my treat. You've helped me so much, it's just a cup of coffee, I can still do it."

Qiao was also stunned for a moment, then said: "When I helped you, I didn't think you would buy me coffee."

"So, shouldn't you feel surprised if I treat you to coffee now?" Pei Qing looked at her and blinked.

Qiao Ye: "I see. Well, thank you very much, Pei, for treating me to coffee."

The decoration inside the cafe is very youthful and has a great atmosphere.

But there were very few people inside and it was very quiet. Basically, everyone sitting inside had their heads down, either chatting or doing exercises.

This is University A, which basically produces the top scorer in the college entrance examination in every province.

Joe also ordered an iced Americano.

She liked drinking this stuff, but after taking one sip, she never took a second sip.

Pei Qing had already noticed it. "Is the coffee not to your liking?"

Qiao also smiled and shook his head, denying it: "No. I can't get used to drinking coffee."

"Oh. Sorry, I didn't know. No coffee next time."

"It's okay. If you like, I can sacrifice my life for you." Qiao also said.

Neither of them spoke. Pei Qing looked at her from time to time, as if he wanted to ask her something, but seeing that she seemed distracted, he didn't notice her little movements at all.

The next second, Qiao Ye said, "What do you want to ask?"

She thought she didn't notice her little action, but the other party did.

"Nothing, I just want to ask why you know Sister Ling."

In fact, this question has always been in her mind, but when she asked Sister Ling before, the other party just brushed it off with a few words. Now that she has found the opportunity, she wants to ask her.

"Sister Ling?" Qiao didn't know who this person was for a moment.

"It's Zhou Lingling. The woman who took me to the country circuit court."

After she said that, Qiao knew who it was.

"It was just an accident that we met."

"But it seems like you guys are familiar with each other?"

"Not very well, but I'm very familiar with her brother. A while ago, her brother was showing off and got into a fight with a bunch of hooligans, but he lost. I was taking her brother to the hospital, and I happened to pass by and witnessed what happened. Maybe for that reason, her brother admired me very much, but he was a poor student, so he ended up going to vocational school, which is how he got a job."

"So that's how it is."

"Why? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"I just think she's amazing. She seems not much older than me, but she's already a presiding judge."

"She only has her brother as her only relative, so it's inevitable that she looks at him the same way as the ball of her eye."

"ah?"

"Both their parents are dead, and the two siblings depend on each other for survival. Her brother must have fought many fights for her. So she has a love-hate relationship with him." Qiao Ye's tone was very indifferent. "I just think it's completely unnecessary. Everyone has their own destiny. Why impose other people's affairs on yourself?"

Pei Qing didn't know why she thought so, and she couldn't help but retort, "But instead of letting others get into this kind of trouble, why don't you just stop by and lend a hand?"

“If you didn’t cause the suffering of others, why bother yourself with it?”

As soon as these words came out, Pei Qing knew where the disagreement between them lay.

But she didn't want to discuss the issue any further.

For her, a gentleman is judged by his deeds rather than his heart. Although Qiao Ye thought so, she still reached out to help Sister Ling, so in reality, she is a good person.

After finishing a cup of coffee, Pei Qing asked, "Will you still be in school later?"

What she asked was "will she still be in school" instead of "will she leave". Subconsciously, she didn't want to talk about "leaving".

Qiao also thought for a while, "Maybe. At least I will stay here before the New Year."

The man named He who came before the New Year should not go to Country M. She took a look at the Country M Fund before leaving and estimated that the fluctuation would be around Christmas. If that guy wanted to be safe, he would not act rashly.

"Okay. I understand. Then I still have four months to spend together." Pei Qing showed a bright smile.

Jo didn't know why she was so happy, but she wouldn't be the one to spoil the fun.

So she just shrugged and kept silent.