Chapter 37

"No...no need!" Jiang Xiu refused in panic.

Before I could think of a reason, I heard Ji Linchuan say, "What's the use? Your feet are like this."

Jiang Xiu suddenly felt that pretending to be lame was a wrong decision.

"I feel much better now. Maybe I'll be fine tomorrow. Besides, the returned manuscript is considered useless, so there's no need to rush to get it." Jiang Xiu spoke quickly as he became nervous and quickly changed the subject. "Eh? How do you know Professor Liu?"

Ji Linchuan glanced at Jiang Xiu: "Professor Liu's husband is a teacher in the law department."

So that's how it is. There is actually this relationship.

After returning to the dormitory, Jiang Xiu had just sat down when Ji Linchuan squatted in front of him and grabbed his calf unexpectedly.

"What are you doing!" Jiang Xiu was startled and subconsciously wanted to kick Ji Linchuan.

Thinking of the character he was creating, he forced himself to hold it back.

Ji Linchuan raised his eyelids and glanced at him: "Of course, to check the condition of the ankle and see if it needs spraying or ice compress."

After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Xiu to refuse, he quickly pulled off the socks wrapped around his ankles, revealing his fair and smooth insteps, and his fair ankles without any marks.

"You see, it's not serious. You can't tell from the outside." Jiang Xiu said a little embarrassedly, trying to quietly retract his foot.

Unexpectedly, Ji Linchuan held his hand tightly with one hand, and circled his ankle with the other hand and pressed it.

The warm palm brought a tingling sensation to Jiang Xiu's scalp. He instantly clutched the hem of his clothes and bit his lower lip tightly.

I thought the inspection would be over soon, but Ji Linchuan's hands kept squeezing lower and lower. It was clearly a serious inspection, but it was unbearable.

"Is it okay?" Jiang Xiu couldn't bear it any longer and asked in a low voice.

"Well, there are no broken bones." Ji Linchuan put down Jiang Xiu's calf, glanced at someone's flushed cheek, and spoke seriously.

Jiang Xiu: “…”

Isn't this a very obvious thing!

Not only did he not suffer any bone injuries, even his skin was intact.

However, it seemed that Ji Linchuan finally felt relieved after the examination. He asked him what he wanted to eat, brought him food, and even asked him if he could take a bath alone at night.

When he woke up the next day, Ji Linchuan did not go out early as usual, but waited for Jiang Xiu to come with him.

"I'll take you to the classroom." Ji Linchuan said.

Jiang Xiu subconsciously refused: "No, my feet are much better, I can go by myself."

As he spoke, he took a few steps in front of Ji Linchuan in a serious manner, still limping, but obviously not as badly as yesterday.

If possible, Jiang Xiu wanted his foot to heal instantly today, but this was obviously unrealistic, especially in front of Ji Linchuan, as it would be easy to be exposed, so he decided to proceed step by step.

Now that we have seen that his "foot injury" is not that serious, we should be able to rest assured.

Ji Linchuan: "You sprained your ankle because of me, how can I ignore you."

Jiang Xiu: “…”

Jiang Xiu: "Teaching building."

This meant that Ji Linchuan could only send him to the downstairs of the teaching building. Ji Linchuan did not say anything, but instead put his hand on his forearm.

"Hold on, let's go."

When they reached the bottom of the teaching building, Jiang Xiu took back his hand from Ji Linchuan's arm and signaled Ji Linchuan to hurry up. Unexpectedly, Ji Linchuan didn't listen to him at all and still followed him into the teaching building.

Jiang Xiu turned around and said, "Didn't I say I could walk this distance by myself?"

The weather was a bit gloomy today. Ji Linchuan, standing at the entrance of the teaching building, was at the boundary between light and darkness. When he looked at Jiang Xiu, the expression on his face was unclear, but his eyes could clearly see him.

"It suddenly occurred to me that I haven't visited the Fashion Design Department at Kyoto University yet. Better today than later. Let's do it today."

Jiang Xiu: “?”

Jiang Xiu: “!”

This is terrible!

Jiang Xiu couldn't stop it, so he had to bite the bullet and say to Ji Linchuan: "There are not many boys in our department."

Ji Linchuan: "That's even better, just take a look."

"By the way..." Ji Linchuan dragged out his voice, pulled over Jiang Xiu's hand that had been put down before, and pressed it on his forearm again, "I'll take you to the classroom."

"Xiu'er!" Mo Ye's voice came from nearby. He ran in front of Jiang Xiu and suddenly stopped.

The hot palm was still pressed against the back of Jiang Xiu's hand. Because of the shock just now, Jiang Xiu did not react until he followed Mo Ye's gaze and saw his hand.

The pose looks like they are holding hands.

Jiang Xiu suddenly pulled his hand back and was about to look up to explain to Mo Ye, but he only saw Mo Ye's back.

With this interruption, Jiang Xiu couldn't find any reason to stop Ji Linchuan, and was there anyone he could stop Ji Linchuan?

Once you decide on something, you will never look back. But if you decide on a person, you shouldn’t be like that, right?

From Ji Linchuan's perspective, Xiuxiu is just an online friend he has known for a month. It shouldn't be the case that he has already recognized someone, right?

Jiang Xiu's heart was in a state of ups and downs in his wild thoughts, and he didn't realize that Ji Linchuan's sending him to the classroom caused a small exclamation.

His entire attention was focused on Ji Linchuan at the moment. Even though he walked into the classroom with his back to Ji Linchuan, he still felt his gaze piercing his spine like a thorn. He straightened his back instantly and pretended to limp and walked a few steps faster.

After sitting down, Jiang Xiu quietly looked up and found Ji Linchuan still standing at the door. He swept his eyes around the classroom and finally fell on him.

For some reason, Jiang Xiu lowered his head guiltily.

Fortunately, Ji Linchuan did not stay for too long. Jiang Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the figure at the door leave.

At this moment, the bell rang, and Jiang Xiu, who was about to stand up, sat down again.

His original plan was to arrive at the teaching building early in the morning and go to Professor Liu's office first, but Ji Linchuan disrupted everything.

Damn Ji Linchuan!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiu's shock turned into anger.

After the bell rang, the outside of the classroom immediately became quiet. The corridors that were crowded with people just now were now empty, with only Ji Linchuan walking towards one of the places.

"Xiao Ji, why are you here?" There were footsteps behind him and Professor Liu walked forward.

Ji Linchuan smiled slightly, but before he could speak, Professor Liu suddenly understood.

"Is this for your little roommate? You two have such a good relationship."

Ji Linchuan nodded. Professor Liu said a few more words, opened the office door, and said goodbye to Ji Linchuan.

Before leaving, Ji Linchuan looked up at the office number.

In order to make the show a success, Ji Linchuan took a leave of absence these days, and he still didn't have to go to class today. He was going to go back to the dormitory to get some things before going out. Before he even reached the dormitory building, he saw two teachers coming towards him, one of whom happened to be someone he knew.

"Don't you have classes today?" The short-haired and capable female teacher stopped and greeted Ji Linchuan.

Ji Linchuan replied politely: "I have something to ask for leave today. I'm sorry to bother Teacher Li before."

Teacher Li: "It's okay. Although your request is more troublesome than changing dormitories, dorm beds are not that tight, so the bed in dormitory 316 that you requested will be reserved for you."

Because Teacher Li stopped, the long-haired teacher who was following Teacher Li also stopped. After hearing this, she couldn't help but say, "What a coincidence! I recently received a room change for 316. Is it the one in Building 3?"

"That's the one." Teacher Li turned to Ji Linchuan and asked, "Who in your dormitory wants to leave?"

Ji Linchuan's eyes narrowed, but soon returned to normal: "I haven't been back to the dormitory much recently, so I don't know yet."

Then, he turned around and smiled gently and asked the long-haired teacher: "Can this teacher tell me who is in our dormitory?"

Ji Linchuan usually doesn't smile, and there is no expression on his face, looking cold and indifferent, but once he smiles, you will feel the ice and snow melting instantly, and there is a clear and gentle smell of sunshine, and no one can resist the tenderness under the iceberg.

The long-haired teacher was no exception. She tilted her head and spoke cheerfully, "I think her name is Jiang Xiu."

"The application has been approved and we can move out this week."

Ji Linchuan clenched his hands into fists at his sides, with veins bulging on the backs of his hands, but his expression remained gentle. He even asked a few more polite questions before saying goodbye to the two teachers.

After passing by each other, Ji Linchuan's face instantly turned cold.

He shouldn't have given someone more time to accept him. He just turned around and walked towards the teaching building.

"Knock knock knock" Ji Linchuan stood in front of the door of the office he had just visited and knocked on it.

After entering, he met Professor Liu's somewhat surprised expression and said, "Teacher Liu, Jiang Xiu asked me to help him pick up the retired drawings."

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After class, Jiang Xiu went to Professor Liu's office and knocked on the door, but he didn't expect that Professor Liu was not in the office today.

Jiang Xiu went to look for her again in the afternoon, but still found no one, so he had to go back to the dormitory. He received a notification that he had successfully changed dorms, and since he had been pretending to be lame and couldn't go home this week, he could use this weekend to pack up and leave next Monday.

He was the only one in the dorm, and Jiang Xiu had almost packed up all the other small things. He checked the time, hesitated for a moment, and finally took out his suitcase and started packing the clothes in the closet.

Soon, the suitcase was full and most of the wardrobe was empty. Just as he was about to close the suitcase, the dormitory door opened and footsteps sounded behind him.

Jiang Xiu was suddenly startled, his mind racing, and he could blurt out an excuse as soon as someone asked him.

But after waiting for a long time with his head down, no one asked him anything. Instead, he looked at a pair of feet standing behind him.

After Ji Linchuan came back, he looked at the packed suitcase and Jiang Xiu's head, with his jawline very tight.

Silence filled the dormitory. Jiang Xiu didn't know why he felt very uneasy. It was not until he saw the feet walking out of his sight that he secretly looked up at Ji Linchuan.

Ji Linchuan was in a very bad mood. It seemed that today was another fruitless day for him.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiu felt relieved but also very guilty. He lowered his head and quickly closed the suitcase, hiding it under the table.

Ji Linchuan: "Do you want to change bedrooms?"

It's a very affirmative tone.

Jiang Xiu was shocked: "How did you know?"

Is it so obvious that I’m just packing a suitcase?

Ji Linchuan: "You haven't helped me find him yet, are you going to run away?"

Jiang Xiu was startled and looked up. Ji Linchuan's dark eyes met his, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "What if you can't find him in this lifetime? He's probably not in Beijing, nor in this university town. Maybe he's not even a college student. You might have been deceived by him."

There are endless cases of being scammed online, and Jiang Xiu doesn't need to give examples. As a top law student, Ji Linchuan definitely knows more.

But Ji Linchuan didn't say anything, just looked at him.

The look in his eyes made him feel uneasy.

Jiang Xiu hurriedly avoided his gaze: "Don't think my words are harsh, this may be the truth."

"You're right." Unexpectedly, Ji Linchuan was not angry at all. Instead, he agreed with him, "He is a liar."

"He not only deceived my heart, but also played me around."

Ji Linchuan approached Jiang Xiu step by step, and every word of his accusation rang in his ears. Jiang Xiu was so panicked that he took several steps back, and only woke up when his back hit the door panel.

It was a close call. I almost got carried away by Ji Linchuan's emotions and couldn't help but want to just admit it.

He has never done anything wrong in his life, and this is the first time.

"How do you think I should punish him after I catch him? How can I make up for deceiving me these past few days?" Ji Linchuan's voice came from the front, cold and indifferent.

In autumn, it gets dark very early. After this incident, the sun had already set, and the dormitory was gloomy. Shadows covered the person in front of him. Ji Linchuan stood in front of him, motionless, with a murderous aura.

Jiang Xiu's head was buzzing, and the word "punishment" echoed in his ears. He couldn't help but think of their previous punishment. But it was obvious that Ji Linchuan's current mood was not just about the punishment in the past.

With his mouth dry, Jiang Xiu turned sideways to get away from Ji Linchuan's aura and said dryly, "Find him first."

"I found him."

This one sentence nailed Jiang Xiu to the spot.

Jiang Xiu stuttered: "Where did you find it?"

Who was found?

"Heh." A light laugh sounded, and a familiar voice echoed in my ears, "Xiu Xiu, don't you admit it yet?"