Unexpected

Chen Chi calmly said, "Get out of the way."

Chu Sinian suddenly felt that they had never been apart.

He held Lele and lifted her up a little, "to let her say hello to her brother."

Lele seemed to understand, and stuck out her tongue and laughed.

Chu Sinian couldn't help but pat its head and said with a smile, "Why does it wag its tail at everyone?"

"Get out of the way," Chen Chi said coldly.

Chu Sinian looked up at him, carefully examining his changes. "You've grown so tall, it's really enviable. And after all these years, you still speak so fiercely. Are you the King of Hell reincarnated?"

Chen Chi looked down at him, his brows furrowing slightly, a hint of impatience welling up inside him. "What do you want to do?"

Chu Sinian raised his lips, lifted his full eyelids, and leaned closer to him.

Chen Chi's broad field of vision narrowed dramatically at that moment, his eyes reflecting Chu Sinian's fragile neck, lips, and upturned eyes.

He changed his tone: "I thought we would never see each other again."

Chu Sinian turned around with Lele in his arms, "Chen Chi, now that we've met again, can you still pretend you don't know each other?"

His voice was cold, yet it choked you like a snake.

Chen Chi stood there, watching his figure disappear from sight, going in the opposite direction.

-

Chu Sinian returned to the main hall and, as before, joined their conversation. Several rounds of drinks were finished, but the host, whose seat had been empty, still hadn't returned.

Li Liao asked Yi Fan and learned that Chen Chi had left the restaurant early.

Chu Sinian also ended the dinner party early and went home. When he got home, he was unusually tired, while Lele was very excited, running around the living room and making a lot of noise.

He leaned back on the sofa and licked his lips.

There was still a lingering taste of alcohol in his mouth; it wasn't bad, but it was far from good either. He suddenly felt like opening another bottle of wine, the strongest kind.

The night is deep; some are asleep, while others are still awake.

Chen Chi walked out of the bathroom, drying his wet hair. He was only wearing a towel, his upper body completely naked. Water flowed from his prominent Adam's apple to his pectoral muscles, then slid down the smooth, well-defined muscle lines into his V-line.

He opened the door and walked into the dormitory. The laughter and chatter in the dormitory suddenly stopped. He seemed not to notice and went to his dormitory to get dressed, blow-dry his hair, and pack his things.

After all these actions were completed, not a sound came from the dormitory.

Chen Chi glanced at his watch. "It's twelve o'clock. Turn off the lights."

He paused for two seconds to wait for a response, then immediately turned off the lights.

"Wait...wait a minute." Zhou Rong, still wearing headphones around her neck, turned around and looked at him timidly. "I...we still need to play games."

Chen Chi glanced at him in the darkness. "Twelve o'clock, go to sleep." He issued the order like a tyrant, showing no intention of listening to any opinions.

Gao Haoquan, who was next to Zhou Rong, was furious. He threw his headphones on the table, his eyes blazing with anger.

Zhou Rong quickly went over and typed on her phone for him: "Don't be angry. That's just his arrogant nature; he doesn't respect anyone."

Gao Haoquan glanced at Chen Chi, who was already in bed, and felt a surge of anger.

Zhou Rong typed quickly: "He'll get his lesson sooner or later anyway."

Gao Haoquan's anger subsided, and he smiled knowingly at Zhou Rong.

-

Chu Sinian got up early to take Lele for a walk. He asked his counselor for two days off, but the counselor did not agree.

Chu Sinian had been spending the last two days playing with Lele, devoting all his time to her, but this didn't last long.

Lele's original owner has returned, so Ning Zicheng is going to take Lele back home.

Lele is a very adaptable dog with a high level of trust in humans, and can get along well with anyone.

When Ning Zicheng arrived, she happened to see a person and a dog playing frisbee in the apartment.

Lele, with a frisbee in her mouth, rushed over as soon as she heard the bell. Chu Sinian picked up Lele and opened the door. Ning Zicheng saw him and said, "Lele is going home now."

Lele seemed to understand and happily stuck out her tongue.

Chu Sinian stroked its fur and said, "Its original owner took very good care of it."

Ning Zicheng came in and closed the door. "I see you've taken good care of it."

"Hey, I've never seen you own a dog before, how come you have so much experience?"

A happy smile curved Chu Sinian's lips. "I did raise one, when it was a child."

Ning Zicheng was somewhat surprised, "How come I've never heard you mention it? Is it with your mom now?"

As Chu Sinian helped Lele put on the pink baby carrier, he said, "She passed away a long time ago."

Ning Zicheng felt embarrassed. "Ah, oh, I just realized. No wonder someone as fastidious as you could take on the job of caring for pets."

Chu Sinian would never take on anything he didn't want to do, and no one could force him. Once he took on a task, he would do it flawlessly, leaving no room for criticism.

This is also why Ning Zicheng wanted to entrust Lele to him immediately.

Chu Sinian put a rope on it, patted its head, and asked, "Will you miss me?"

Lele licked his hand, looking blank, not understanding at all.

Chu Sinian lowered his head and kissed it, "May you live out your natural lifespan without illness or pain."

He handed the rope to Ning Zicheng. "Let's go."

Ning Zicheng was suddenly a little confused. After fiddling with the rope for a while, he asked, "How did your pet die?"

"It was an accident." Chu Sinian smiled, and Ning Zicheng left without asking any further questions.

Looking at the pet supplies that filled the room, Chu Sinian felt inexplicably empty. He stared at the frisbee still covered in drool for a while, then took out his phone and made a call.

"Uncle Huang, could you please move all my pet supplies away?"

"Sir, has Lele left?"

"We've returned to our master's house."

"Yes, sir."

Uncle Huang arrived quickly, bringing several people with him to move things.

Soon everything in the house was cleared out, leaving only Uncle Huang and Chu Sinian inside.

Uncle Huang said, "Sir, you haven't eaten yet, have you? It's been a long time since you've tasted my cooking."

"Just make something simple."

Huang Zhilian couldn't cook anything fancy, only some simple home-style dishes. He would cook for his wife when he had free time, and occasionally cook for the children, but most of the time he was feeding Chu Sinian.

He knew before he arrived that the gentleman hadn't eaten at this time, and buying groceries in advance proved to be very useful.

Before long, the house was filled with the aroma of food. Chu Sinian hadn't eaten such home-style dishes in a long time, so he sat down early at the island counter to watch.

Watching the food in the pot slowly transform into a dish that looks, smells, and tastes delicious is a pleasure in itself.

Huang Zhilian served all the food, saying, "Please try it, sir."

Chu Sinian took a bite and found that it tasted exactly the same as what he had tasted as a child, and his thoughts drifted away for a moment. But he quickly pulled himself back and sincerely commented, "It's delicious."

Huang Zhilian knew he wasn't lying, and smiled happily.

He saw the slight rise in Chu Sinian's facial features and was immediately reminded of how he would widen his eyes in surprise when he tasted something delicious when he was a child. He still had that reaction now, but it was hidden deep inside and became difficult to detect.

At that time, he still called him "Young Master," but as the young master grew up, he became more sensitive to that title, so he was no longer allowed to call him that, and was only called "Sir."

After finishing his meal, Chu Sinian wanted to ask Uncle Huang to stay overnight, but then he thought of his wife at home and decided not to ask him to leave.

After taking care of Lele, Chu Sinian finally settled down in the dormitory. He patiently waited for his off-campus accommodation application to be approved. Even if there was no sign of it for a day or two, it was fine, but now it has been almost a month and there is still no news.

Chu Sinian then chose a time to discuss the matter with his advisor. It was then that he learned that his application had already been rejected, with the reasons given being inconsistent and repetitive, clearly indicating that the advisor did not want students to live off-campus.

When Chu Sinian walked out of the office, his face showed obvious impatience.

He walked along, pondering the probability of getting in through connections, the cooler breeze unable to dispel the heat emanating from his body.

Chu Sinian pursed his lips, picked up his phone and dialed a number. Just as he was dialing, a friend request popped up on WeChat.

His contact information is kept private, and he rarely makes new friends.

Chu Sinian frowned and looked at it, recognizing from the note that this was Wei Ning, the talent who had paid for WeChat.

He gave a sudden, cold laugh, accepted the friend request, and sent a message straight to the point: 【You like me?】

The person on the other end seemed stunned, typing furiously and haltingly: "I really like you."

Chu Sinian: [I only like dogs, you're going to be my dog?]

The person on the other end was genuinely surprised that Chu Sinian, who seemed so serious, spoke so bluntly, but upon closer reflection, they found it perfectly reasonable.

Wei Ning: [If I can't even be a backup plan, am I only fit to be a dog?]

Chu Sinian deleted him from her friends list.

He looked at his phone screen, which showed that today was October 7th, three days before Zhao Jiechao's revenge against Chen Chi. He wondered what their plans were.

Chu Sinian found Zhao Jiechao's revenge group chat and discovered that they were having a lively conversation.

He scrolled up, his mind filled with all sorts of vulgar and offensive words, each one different. Chu Sinian couldn't help but laugh out loud, watching with great interest as they took turns cursing Chen Chi.

Before long, his mocking expression vanished.

Chu Sinian sped up his scrolling, quickly scrolling to the top, where a striking date appeared before his eyes: they had changed the revenge time to 7:30 pm on October 7th.

Isn't that today?

Chu Sinian gripped his phone screen tightly and instinctively ran towards the computer science classroom, quickly searching his mind for the course schedule.

He was running when he suddenly stopped; he had no idea that Chen Chi was teaching today.

They somehow got wind of it and learned that Chen Chi would leave school after eight o'clock to attend an invitation, and they would ambush him on his inevitable route.

They decided to beat him up to vent their anger and prevent him from participating in the finals.

This idea is both stupid and effective.

Chu Sinian didn't bother to hide anything from Fang Xue and immediately asked her to pull up Chen Chi's contact information.

Unfortunately, too many people had added Chen Chi before, and he had changed his number, so no one could find him anymore. Furthermore, out of ethical considerations, Fang Xue never investigated further.

Chu Sinian thought for a moment and then asked Fang Xue if Chen Chi had any close classmates on campus.

Fang Xue replied: [I can't help you, really. I've been warned ever since I messaged you last time; I really don't know how he found out.]

Chu Sinian gritted his teeth slightly, thinking, "What an ignorant fool."