17

"Why...?" Qiu Jie looked at Li Muqing in confusion.

"Because I'm jealous!" Li Muqing turned around and glared at Xiao Jian, saying in a tone only Xiao Jian could hear, "If you dare to agree, I'll cripple you right now!" After saying that, Li Muqing stared at Xiao Jian's genitals.

Xiao Jian instinctively covered his lower body, awkwardly shaking his head at Qiu Jie, "I, I might not be free recently..."

Qiu Jie couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, then maybe next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice that sounded very familiar to Xiao Jian came from behind Qiu Jie: "Qiu Jie, my roommates want your autograph, could you please sign one?" Xiao Jian looked closely and realized that the girl looked very familiar.

Before he could even think of it, Zhao Yezhi beside him shouted loudly, "Xiao Jian! Xiao Jian!! It's me, Wang Youai!! What a coincidence to run into you here!!"

Seeing Zhao Yezhi's strange behavior, Li Muqing rolled her eyes at him: "Are you out of your mind? Stop acting crazy and shouting so loudly. Are you afraid people won't recognize you?" Li Muqing's unintentional remark hit Wang Youai right where it hurts. That's right, he wanted the girl across from him to look over.

"Look over here, look over here! Why aren't you looking over here yet!" Wang Youai was anxious. Just as he was hesitating whether to rush up and greet him and ask for his phone number, Xiao Jian spoke first.

“She…she’s not…” Xiao Jian turned to look at Li Muqing. Li Muqing looked closely and found that there were two girls standing next to Qiu Jie, one was as beautiful as an angel and the other was a genetic mutation.

I don't recognize the stunningly beautiful Li Muqing, but I have a deep impression of the genetically mutated Li Muqing. This person is none other than the one and only exceptional one—Xi Ning.

Xining blushed and said to Qiu Jie, "Oh, your name is Qiu Jie, right? You and Wang Ting are in the same class, right? I just heard you sing, it was really good. Can we be friends?"

"Like attracts like," Li Muqing said softly.

"Li Muqing!" Zhao Yezhi couldn't stand it anymore. "How could you say such a thing about him?"

"Feeling sorry for him? If you do, then get out of my way and don't get in my way."

"You dead homosexual!" Xining cursed at this moment.

"Say that again?" Li Muqing glared at Xining, her eyes wide.

"Am I wrong? You and Xiao Jian are a dead gay couple!"

"Xining, stop making trouble. We were in the wrong last time." At this moment, the celestial beauty in Wang You's mind spoke up, "Xiao Jian, hello, my name is Wang Ting."

"You... hello, do you know me...?" Xiao Jian asked shyly.

"Have you forgotten? You kicked me last time. I told you to be careful next time, or you might kick a kid!" Wang Ting was initially a little surprised that Xiao Jian didn't recognize her, but then she regained her confident demeanor and said with a smile.

“…Oh! It’s you. I’m so sorry about last time. I, I really didn’t mean to.” Xiao Jian scratched the back of his head and said with a smile.

"Actually, I really want to apologize to you. The person who was supposed to go out to dinner with you last time was me, not Xining... Because Xining was worried that I would be bullied, she suggested that she check the situation herself first. I didn't expect this to happen... I'm really sorry."

"Oh...it's you...no, it's nothing." Xiao Jian nodded as if he knew the situation very well.

Li Muqing poured cold water on the situation, saying, "What do you mean you're afraid she'll be bullied? If Xiao Jian and I hadn't staged that scene, she might have already eaten him alive. She's clearly eager to get married herself off, yet she's spouting all this high-sounding nonsense..."

"Li Muqing, stop talking!" Xiao Jian interrupted Li Muqing sternly.

"Xiao Heizi, what kind of attitude is this?" Li Muqing realized that no one was on his side anymore, and she was filled with anger. She stared straight at Xiao Jian and asked.

“Boss… since the beautiful lady has already apologized, we’re all men, so what do you think…” Wang Youai finally seized the opportunity and decided to play the hero and save the damsel in distress.

"Stop acting like a child, okay?" Xiao Jian softened his tone and asked.

"Hehe..." Li Muqing suddenly smiled at Xiao Jian, making Xiao Jian's scalp tingle.

"Ouch!!" Sure enough, Xiao Jian got what he deserved. Li Muqing kicked Xiao Jian hard in the knee, then turned and left.

Along the way, Li Muqing glared angrily at all passersby, and even frightened three children to tears. Hearing the children cry, Li Muqing became even more irritable, so she simply ran home in one breath.

After arriving home, Li Muqing took a long, refreshing shower. Just as he stepped out of the bathroom, he heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Li Muqing asked, standing at the door.

“I…” Xiao Jian’s deep voice came from outside the door.

"What are you doing so late?" Li Muqing still didn't open the door.

"I'm returning your clothes to you." Xiao Jian sounded a little nervous.

"I don't want what you wore." Li Muqing left the doorway, went to the water dispenser, filled a large glass with cold water, and drank it down.

“But… what’s yours is yours… you can wait for me to return it to you, and you can throw it away whenever you want, but I… I have to return it to you…” Xiao Jian said with difficulty.

"Why am I so unlucky to have met such a blockhead like you?!" Li Muqing heard Xiao Jian's words, walked to the door, opened it, and started cursing.

"I said... Li Muqing, please don't be angry... I'm not good at talking, if I offended you in any way, I apologize."

Li Muqing glanced at Xiao Jian and noticed that he was soaking wet, probably from being caught in the rain, but he didn't say anything.

"I...I know I'm a bit slow, but...but I really care about you as a friend. I only have a few good brothers back home. I've been here for three years, and apart from Wang Youai, I don't know anyone else. Now that I've met you, I...I won't give up on you as a friend so easily!" Xiao Jian's expression was very serious, which made Li Muqing both angry and amused.

"Are you done talking?" Li Muqing snorted coldly.

"You've...done it. Are you still angry?" Xiao Jian asked tentatively.

"You idiot, why can't you be a little more careful? I've never seen anyone as stupid as you. Come on in!" Li Muqing opened the door and let Xiao Jian in.

"Oh..." Xiao Jian took Li Muqing's clothes and slowly walked in. He thought to himself, "This place, which I used to think was more terrifying than the gates of hell, now seems rather cozy. Could it be because I played games here for six hours this afternoon?"

While Xiao Jian was puzzled, Li Muqing also felt a pang of pity seeing his soaking wet and disheveled appearance. She wondered why she, who had nothing to do with him, had gotten so angry. Xiao Jian had been fooled by those two women, and he wasn't even worried; why was she getting so worked up? After thinking it over, Li Muqing suddenly understood a principle she had heard since childhood but never truly grasped: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." However, in Li Muqing's mind now, she modified this saying: "One who stays near vermilion gets foolish, and one who stays near ink gets dull!"