Cen Yu noticed the bruises on He Xueqing's face. "Were you hit?"

He Xueqing turned her face away, "No."

He touched the corner of his mouth. "I bumped into the cabinet."

He didn't want Cen Yu to see his somewhat disheveled appearance—of course, the three in the dormitory didn't get away with it either. Although He Xueqing didn't like to fight, he looked slender but was actually strong and tall. Even when the three of them attacked together, they couldn't completely suppress He Xueqing.

Cen Yu didn't believe it at all; his face always looked like that when he fought with people before.

However, considering that He Xueqing was proud, he didn't expose her. Instead, he went to a pharmacy outside at noon after school to buy some medicine for treating sprains and bruises, and also bought some cold drinks for He Xueqing.

"Don't get disfigured," Cen Yu said.

He Xueqing looked at the plastic bag Cen Yu handed him. He was about to thank Cen Yu when he heard Cen Yu say, "After all, your only advantage now is this face."

He Xueqing: "..."

He looked somewhat awkwardly at his reflection in the windowpane, then touched his cheek. "You mean I'm good-looking?"

Cen Yu leaned on the table behind him and made a small gesture, "A little worse than me."

He Xueqing smiled.

He doesn't actually smile much; most of the time he has a gloomy look, and his bangs always cover his eyes, making him appear somewhat cold and unapproachable.

He looked at Cen Yu while holding the plastic bag in his hand, and then realized that someone else had come to see Cen Yu.

This time it was the rest of the class. The boys crowded around Cen Yu, laughing and chatting about trivial things, basketball games, sneakers, and other things... He Xueqing was too lazy to listen.

He just looked at himself in the glass, touched his face, and wondered if he should make a change.

The homeroom teacher also noticed the bruises on the faces of several students in the class today, and specifically called the four of them over.

Unexpectedly, all four of them said in unison that they had fallen off the bed (and hit the cabinet) because the lights were off at night, and no one admitted to fighting.

As they left the office, one of them glanced at He Xueqing and muttered, "You still have some loyalty."

He Xueqing was too lazy to pay him any attention.

The man then said, "But you should still change your personality."

"Who would like someone who speaks with such veiled barbs?"

He Xueqing couldn't help but think of Cen Yu. He thought, who cares whether you guys like it or not? As long as Cen Yu likes him, that's all that matters.

Unexpectedly, the person continued, "You think Cen Yu likes you?"

He Xueqing immediately turned around and looked at him.

He looked thin, but he was actually over 185 cm tall. Plus, he showed incredible strength in the dormitory last night... When the man saw him turn around, he was a little intimidated. He glanced at the homeroom teacher's office again before continuing, "Cen Yu is just like that."

"He treats everyone the same."

“Even if it wasn’t you sitting in the front today, but someone else, he would still do the same.”

"If you really think he's that good to you, then I advise you not to overthink it."

He Xueqing felt that this person's words were sarcastic. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly remembered that before the seats were changed, Cen Yu did seem to be sitting behind him...

"Are you jealous?" He Xueqing asked, "Jealous that he plays with me?"

"Are you crazy?!" the man yelled again. "I just find you funny."

"Like a lapdog."

"The way you're staring at Cen Yu, hoping he'll take you out to play, isn't that ridiculous."

He Xueqing sneered, "How would you know I was looking at Cen Yu if you weren't watching us?"

"Can't I be friends with him?" He Xueqing felt guilty as soon as he said this, but he didn't care. "Besides, I'm happy to be his lapdog."

He ignored the person and headed straight for the classroom, but unexpectedly bumped into Cen Yu, who was carrying a water bottle on the side of the corridor.

Cen Yu looked a little embarrassed. "...I didn't mean to eavesdrop." He raised his hand to indicate, "I just happened to be passing by."

He was about to go to the office to get some water when he unexpectedly stumbled upon He Xueqing arguing with her roommate. Now, he was too lazy to get water, so after thinking for a moment, he said to He Xueqing, "Let me make it clear, I don't treat you like a lapdog."

"Is Meng Yue crazy?" Cen Yu muttered. He really didn't understand why the student in front of him had become his lapdog just because he talked to him a few more times.

He Xueqing thought that someone was anxious because they hadn't been appointed yet.

“A clown,” He Xueqing said.

He walked with Cen Yu toward the classroom. "Are you free after school on Friday?" he asked Cen Yu.

Cen Yu, holding a water glass, asked, "What's up?"

"I should be free."

“Then come with me to get a haircut,” He Xueqing said. “I haven’t been to a hair salon much.”

Cen Yu hadn't been there much, but seeing He Xueqing's hesitant manner, he decided to be a good person and said, "Okay."

He said to He Xueqing, "I'll go with you then."

...

When school ended on Friday, He Xueqing turned around and looked at Cen Yu behind her.

Cen Yu finished packing his schoolbag and slung it over his shoulder. "Shall we go?"

He Xueqing immediately followed.

They randomly picked a barbershop and went in. He Xueqing didn't say anything, so Cen Yu could only communicate with the barber.

"Do you want to cut it shorter?" Cen Yu asked He Xueqing again.

He Xueqing remained seated in the barber's chair, looking at Cen Yu in the mirror. "I want to cut my bangs shorter."

"You two are quite interesting," the barber said with a smile. "You need someone to relay messages to communicate."

He Xueqing fell silent again, and Cen Yu spoke up, "He's socially awkward."

The barber shop was just joking. Once they had agreed, they started cutting He Xueqing's hair... Cen Yu was bored, so he sat in a chair and watched the barber shop's TV.

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