Jiang Yi Yu leaned lazily against the headboard, lowered his eyes and smiled. He slowly peeled a piece of mint candy with one hand and put it into his mouth, biting it loudly.

"Hey, I distributed the snacks and fruits you packed for me to my colleagues today. They asked me to convey their gratitude."

"Well, you're welcome. I just hope they treat you better."

Jiang Yiyu rubbed the candy wrapper in his hand: "My dear, do you feel insecure?"

"What?"

"I'm not with you, and without my phone I might not be able to contact you. Would you feel uneasy?"

"Can you?"

"Yeah. Now."

Song Shengsheng glanced at the screen: "Now, why?

Jiang Yiyu raised his eyes and said, "Just now when you left the library, I heard two boys greet you, and you smiled at them. I saw it all."

"So you feel insecure?"

"Well, not especially."

"What should we do then?"

“I don’t know, so I’m very upset.”

Song Shengsheng walked to the school gate. She looked at the street, reduced the video chat box with Jiang Yiyu, clicked on the chat page with Su Bei, and asked Su Bei: Where are you?

Seeing that Song Shengsheng didn't reply for a long time, Jiang Yiyu was silent for a while: "Are you very busy now?"

"I'm waiting for my friend to pick me up."

"Oh, then let's hang up. I'm fine. It doesn't look like you missed me that much anyway. Today's gradual approach has failed."

"No...Brother Yi Yu, don't be angry."

"I'm not angry, I just feel... I don't know how to put it, but I feel like I'm being particularly annoying right now. Your brother said you don't like being clingy, so am I annoying you?"

Song Shengsheng sighed. Just as she was about to explain, Jiang Yiyu said, "Forget it. It's almost time for me to go out. You continue to wait for your friends. We can talk later."

"Brother Yi Yu, I'm not bothering you."

"Yeah, I know. I really have to go out, so let's not talk about it for now."

"good."

But in the end, no one hung up the phone first. Song Shengsheng stood there holding the phone, watching Jiang Yiyu on the other end of the video, who said he was going out but never moved. Jiang Yiyu just put the phone on the bedside table and propped it up with a desk lamp. He was still in the camera, chewing candy slowly one piece at a time.

Song Shengsheng didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't dare to ask him, for fear that he would really get angry and hang up the phone.

After a long moment, Jiang Yiyu turned to look at the camera: "Are you still there?"

"exist."

"That's good. Will you stay?"

Song Shengsheng smiled and said, "Do you like me more today?"

"Yes, I'm crazy about you just like yesterday. On the way, I distributed the fruit snacks you prepared to the staff. I listened to them praising you and discussing you. I thought about you the whole time, Song Shengsheng. I seem to be in love."

“That’s so exaggerated.”

"You don't know how good you are."

"Jiang Yiyu."

"What's wrong? You're shouting so loudly, aren't you afraid that someone passing by will hear my name?"

"It's just a name. Anyone can be called Jiang Yiyu, so even if I say, 'I love Jiang Yiyu, I like Jiang Yiyu,' no one will find it strange."

Jiang Yiyu sneered. He leaned against the headboard and covered his eyes with his arms. "Stop talking. I miss you even more. Why hasn't your friend come yet? I'll hang up when she comes."

"It should be soon. There's a lot of traffic at this hour. Do you want to meet her? Meet my friend."

"Can I?"

"Of course, if you want."

"Tell me, will she think I'm a liar, like the fake celebrity accounts on QQ when I was a kid?"

"AI face-swapping? You know what, it's really possible. Then next time you come back, I'll take you to see her."

"Okay. Honey, is there a moon tonight?"

Song Shengsheng looked up at the sky and said, "Yes, it's very bright. Let me show you." Song Shengsheng turned the camera and pointed it at the crescent moon half-hidden by two clouds above his head. "Do you see it?"

"Well, I saw it, but it wasn't pretty enough."

"Because you're not here?" Song Shengsheng turned the camera back. She tugged at the strap of the canvas bag that was about to slide off her shoulder and hid her face in her scarf again. "I saw the weather forecast, and it says it's going to get colder where you are. Remember to wear more clothes and don't catch a cold."

"Yeah, you too." Jiang Yiyu picked up his phone from the bedside table and propped it up next to his pillow. He lay sideways on the bed and stared at the screen quietly: "My dear, I'm a little sleepy. Please stay with me for a while. When your friend comes, you can hang up."

"Go to sleep, I'll stay with you."

Jiang Yiyu slowly closed his eyes, but after a few seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes again to confirm whether Song Shengsheng was still there. He repeated this five or six times before he finally calmed down.

Song Shengsheng's steady breathing could also be heard through his headphones.

Song Shengsheng zoomed out again and opened the chat with Su Bei. Two minutes ago, Su Bei had sent her a voice message, which Song Shengsheng transcribed: "It's just one more intersection away. Damn, when will Beijing ever get clear of traffic? Just now, some psychopath swooped in from behind my car. If I weren't a skilled driver, I would have definitely hit him. I'm already in a bad mood because of the traffic jam, and now I keep getting into trouble."

Song Shengsheng sighed, smiled, and sent Su Bei an emoticon of a pat on the head.

She walked lightly to the side of the road.

After waiting for a while, Su Bei stopped the car in front of her. Song Shengsheng opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and took off one of her headphones.

While turning the steering wheel, Su Bei habitually instructed: "Shengsheng, fasten your seat belt."

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