When she gets it

Song Yuanbai took the high-speed train at 4 PM. He didn't bring much with him when he came back, and when he left, he only planned to carry a backpack.

After having lunch at Shen Muwei's house, he prepared to leave for the high-speed rail station at 2 p.m.

As I was leaving, I saw Shen Muwei sitting leisurely on the sofa looking at his phone. Seeing that he was about to leave, I simply looked up and asked casually, "Oh, you're leaving? Be careful and let me know when you get to school."

It's the same as before.

Song Yuanbai stopped at the door, looked at her for a long while, and finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Could you see me off?"

Shen Muwei put down her phone and looked over in surprise, asking, "Didn't you always say you didn't want me to take you?"

Every time Shi Yue returned to school, Shen Muwei would take her to the airport or high-speed rail station. Only Song Yuanbai was very awkward and refused to let anyone take him. Shen Muwei felt helpless about this and eventually stopped thinking about taking him.

It's quite surprising that he would actually make this request now.

Song Yuanbai was silent for a while, then lowered his eyelids, seemingly lost in thought: "Now I suddenly think of it."

Shen Muwei stared at him for a while before finally sitting up, picking up her coat and putting it on: "Alright, it's only right for the boss to see his little brother off, let's go."

She picked up a crossbody bag from the corner of the sofa and slung it over her shoulder. It was a sporty dumpling bag from a certain brand, which perfectly matched her loose and casual outfit.

Song Yuanbai was a little taller than her; she reached his chin.

"Come on, what are you standing there for? We'll miss the bus if we wait any longer." Shen Muwei held the keys in her hand and prepared to open the door.

He responded and followed.

The subway station is right outside the campus; you can walk there.

There were two seats left on the bus, and Shen Muwei pulled him over to sit down.

Song Yuanbai's mind was filled with what Mu Qing had told him, such as how popular Xiao Wei was at school and how she had a few good male friends. The more he listened, the more irritated he became, and eventually he couldn't bear to listen anymore.

He cleared his throat and asked her first, "Will you still be going to the club then?"

It refers to a rock climbing club, because after Mu Qing discovered it, she never dared to go there again.

She looked up at the route map on the opposite screen: "Let's not go for now. Let's wait until things calm down. You know how temperamental Teacher Mu is. I'm still quite afraid of getting a beating from her."

He actually knew, but he just wanted to smoothly lead into the next part of the conversation.

Song Yuanbai: "Are there any people from your school in the club?"

Shen Muwei: "No, why do you ask that?"

He said casually, "Oh, I found out last night when I was having dinner with your aunt. She said you're quite popular."

So that's what happened.

Shen Muwei smiled to herself. She had just talked about this issue with Mu Qing that morning, so she naturally knew why he was acting this way, and couldn't help but find it amusing.

It's perfectly normal for Song Yuanbai to have always liked comparing himself to himself since he was a child.

Shen Muwei suppressed a laugh and looked at him seriously, asking, "And you? Do you have any close female friends at school?"

For a moment, Song Yuanbai's heart skipped a beat; he chose to believe that she seemed to genuinely care about him too...

Her eyes felt a little hot, and her throat was slightly swollen: "No, I was just talking to them normally."

Shen Muwei couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at him, laughing loudly: "Song Yuanbai, what's wrong with you? You've only ever talked to me and Shi Yue more since you were little. You're not very popular with the opposite sex. Do you want me to give you some advice?"

The hope that had just risen in his heart vanished in an instant. His face darkened, and he turned his head away.

Shen Muwei thought he turned his head away because he was embarrassed by her teasing, so she quickly wiped away the tears that came out of her eyes, suppressed her laughter, and gently poked him: "Hey, Xiaobai, don't be so petty, I was just joking with you."

silence.

Shen Muwei: "Are you really angry?"

silence.

This has happened countless times throughout my life.

Shen Muwei was carefree and oblivious, while Song Yuanbai was cautious. It wasn't that he didn't want to speak his mind, but rather that someone was too carefree and didn't think about these things at all. If he rashly confessed, he might lose her as a good friend.

Because he knew Shen Muwei's personality too well. Although she seemed clueless about matters of the heart, once she opened up to him, she would never joke around with him again. There would definitely be an insurmountable chasm between them.

Their relationship could never be the same again.

So he kept sending her signals, waiting for her to receive them, waiting for her to understand.

This process was so long and grueling. She seemed unaware that he had to spend the whole day in the lab at school, and sometimes, in order to get back to see her, he needed to discuss the order or timing of experiments with his classmates in advance. He always had to set aside some time each week to see her.

But she seems to know nothing about it, and now she's even laughing at him. It's really... too much of a bully...

Shen Muwei seemed to realize something, got up and leaned closer to look at him, and saw that his eyes were indeed red.

He's been like this since he was a child; he cries whenever I smile at him.

"Okay, okay, I apologize, don't be angry."

No response.

Shen Muwei picked at the bridge of his nose: "Then let me tell you a secret, you're actually quite popular. Didn't you walk me to my dorm in our freshman year? One of my roommates said you were so handsome and even had a crush on you for a while, so does that make you feel any better?"

Song Yuanbai turned his head: "And what about you?"

How did you react when you heard these words?

"Me?" Shen Muwei pointed to his nose and said, "I also think you're very handsome. My taste isn't bad."

Forget it, we're talking past each other. Song Yuanbai lowered his head and remained silent, quickly composing himself.

He pretended to be relaxed, leaned back, looked at her profile for a while, and gently tugged at her hair: "It's more like you know I'm handsome."

Shen Muwei said disdainfully, "Hey, hey, hey! Stop being so narcissistic, okay? Once a guy realizes he's handsome, he becomes greasy. You have to always maintain a humble attitude. That way, you'll unconsciously develop a unique and fragile personal charm, and then tons of girls will chase after you."

Song Yuanbai had nothing to say.

Seeing his silence, Shen Mu thought her words had worked and made him think. She thought to herself, "Listening to Qian Eryun recount novel plots is quite helpful; isn't this coming in handy?"

Song Yuanbai: "Then I really thank you."

"No need to thank me. With our relationship, there's no need to be so polite. Just don't forget to give me some benefits when you get a girlfriend."

As she spoke, she raised an eyebrow at him, looking incredibly smug.

The subway arrived at a transfer station with a huge flow of people, and a large number of passengers poured in.

Shen Muwei saw a mother holding a child and pulling a stroller with her other hand, so crowded that she had nowhere to put her feet.

She was about to get up to offer her seat when Song Yuanbai stopped her and said to the mother, "Sister, please sit down."

The mother thanked her repeatedly, sat down with her child in her arms, and tried to fold up the stroller, but there were too many people in the stroller, making it difficult to fold. She could only try her best to place the stroller to the side.

Song Yuanbai stood in front of Shen Muwei, holding onto the handrail above, glancing at Shen Muwei every now and then.

Shen Muwei was looking down at her phone.

After sending a message to Xiang Zhixing in the morning, Song Yuanbai came downstairs. She opened the door for him, and then the two chatted, played games, and helped each other cook, completely forgetting about replying to the message.

Xiang Zhixing messaged her to ask what she wanted to eat that night.

This was a bit difficult for Shen Muwei to answer. In the morning, she was thinking of taking advantage of him and had already decided to go to a Michelin three-star restaurant in the city. But now that she thought about it carefully, she realized that she didn't like French food at all!

She can only eat some local-style cooked food.

She did think of a private restaurant, but she was too embarrassed to actually blackmail him into eating there.

He's just a student, where would he get so much money? Besides, you need to make a reservation in advance for those kinds of restaurants.

Shen Muwei rubbed her chin a couple of times, deep in thought. When she looked up, she found Song Yuanbai staring at her.

"Why are you looking at me?" she asked.

"nothing."

He was just curious about who xzx was at the top of the phone screen...

The high-speed rail station has arrived. Many people get off at this station. Shen Muwei and Song Yuanbai followed the flow of people off the train.

Actually, there were still many questions he wanted to ask, but at this moment Song Yuanbai felt there was nothing to ask, since she really didn't seem to understand.

Based on this, we should be able to rest assured.

At the ticket gate, in the empty front yard, the wind was particularly strong, making Chen Muwei's hair fly wildly, so she simply pulled the hood of her coat over her head.

Shen Muwei: "Alright, you can go in now. Hope you arrive safely."

"I saw you were going out to dinner with friends tonight."

"Oh, a friend who wants to apologize to me for offending me before."

"What kind of friends, boys or girls?"

"Boy, what's wrong?"

Song Yuanbai's temple throbbed; he sensed something was amiss. He wanted to ask more, but then he heard Shen Muwei shout:

Song Yuanbai: "Who?"

"That friend who wanted to treat me to dinner?" Shen Muwei said, "Alright, alright, you're all grown up now. Hurry up and go inside. Don't be so homesick. I'm going to find my classmate."

As she spoke, she pushed him towards the door.

"No, what classmate? I need to check. What if he's a bad guy?"

"Wow, it's already 3:25, bro. Hurry up and go in, stop dawdling."

The ticket gate was empty at that moment, and all the staff were looking in their direction. One of the staff members asked, "What time is your train?"

Shen Muwei answered for him: "Four o'clock!"

The staff urged, "Hurry up and go in, you can go in now."

Song Yuanbai frowned: "Message me when you get home tonight."

"Okay, okay, we'll send each other messages. You'd better hurry up and go in, or it'll be too late."

Having no other choice, Song Yuanbai had to go inside. After passing through the security gate, he still craned his neck to look out through the glass door.

He waited quietly for two minutes, and saw Shen Muwei turn right and then stop, then turn left. He followed her, but if he walked a little further, he would lose sight of Shen Muwei.

Just as Shen Muwei was about to disappear from sight, a boy ran out from the side. The boy was very tall, and only his profile could be seen. He had a very high nose bridge.

Song Yuanbai felt that the boy looked familiar. He took two steps forward and gradually realized that it was the boy he had met at the supermarket that day.