"If I get this done for you, shouldn't you thank me properly?"
Although Xi Quan's words weren't entirely serious, sounding more like a joke, Ye Qing was stunned upon hearing them.
There was nothing wrong with what Xi Quan said, but what stunned Ye Qing was that what Xi Quan said was exactly what Ye Qing had been thinking.
Is this what they call tacit understanding?
If they were truly dating and had this kind of chemistry, that would be fine, but they're not.
The fact that they even had such a tacit understanding made Ye Qing a little panicked. Making money was her primary goal, and dating was really not in Ye Qing's plans.
Seeing Ye Qing's expression collapse instantly because of his words, Xi Quan panicked a little, but he didn't know how to comfort her. He awkwardly touched his nose and said, "Actually, I don't care whether you thank me or not, but you've said more than once that we're not really dating. Since it's fake, then... if it were real, then there would definitely be no need to say thank you."
These words brought Ye Qing back to her senses: "Hey, Xi Quan, we made a promise..."
"I know, I know..." Ye Qing's mood improved, but Xi Quan became irritated and impatiently interrupted Ye Qing: "You don't need to remind me over and over again. I'm leaving now."
Although Xi Quan's words did stir up some emotions in Ye Qing, she stopped thinking about it after he left.
Besides attending classes, Ye Qing is also busy with the store's affairs. Most importantly, she is also busy with the collaborative project between Zitai Fashion and their school's fashion design department. Although the initial selection stage involves each participant submitting a design draft.
This wasn't too difficult for Ye Qing, but it wasn't exactly easy either.
Studying art-related majors has always been expensive and requires a foundation. For example, in Ye Qing's major, drawing is a fundamental skill.
However, Ye Qing attended a high school in a town under the county seat. The school focused on the requirements of the college entrance examination, and courses like art had not appeared on the curriculum since junior high school.
So although Ye Qing has some so-called talent in design, he still needs to practice his basic skills. Moreover, this time Ye Qing also has to do something that kills two birds with one stone, so he is even busier and has no time to think about anything else.
But just as Ye Qing was painstakingly submitting the completed design draft, she discovered that her draft was missing.
I searched almost the entire dormitory but couldn't find it.
Hearing the sound of the door opening outside, Xu Xiaoyue, who had been watching Ye Qing search for something, said, "Ye Qing, think again, where did you put it?"
There were only Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoyue in the room. Ye Qing could hear normal conversations, or even slightly louder ones. However, Xu Xiaoyue's voice was so loud that people outside the dormitory could hear it.
Ye Qing paused for a moment, then continued searching while replying to Xu Xiaoyue, "Where could I put it? Of course, it's in the dorm."
Just as she finished speaking, the dormitory door was pushed open, and Liu Wei returned. Looking at the messy state of the dormitory, she asked, "What are you all doing?"
Xu Xiaoyue glanced at Liu Wei but didn't say anything.
Based on Liu Wei's usual personality, seeing Xu Xiaoyue's attitude, she might have argued with her. However, she still vividly remembered Ye Qing threatening her with cutting her hair during the last calendar shoot, and was a little scared, so she didn't argue with Xu Xiaoyue.
Because Liu Wei asked the question, Ye Qing managed to steal a glance at her and clearly saw Liu Wei's gritted teeth and suppressed hatred.
But Ye Qing pretended not to see anything and said anxiously, "I can't find the manuscript for the school and Zitai Fashion event."
"Can't find it? How could that be? Today is the deadline! It's already 4 p.m., and the teachers at school get off work at 5:30 p.m."
Hearing Liu Wei's equally anxious voice, Ye Qing almost believed it, but then he saw the smug look on Liu Wei's face after she finished speaking.
Ye Qing sneered inwardly, but he still looked extremely anxious, scratching his head and trying to figure out where he might have put it.
Xu Xiaoyue also started helping Ye Qing search.
Liu Wei was anxious for Ye Qing, and as time went by, Liu Wei's voice became more and more anxious, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the schadenfreude that Liu Wei was trying hard to hide.
Finally, Ye Qing gave up. "Forget it, I'll just draw another picture from memory."
After saying that, Ye Qing took out a pen and paper and started drawing from memory. However, whether it was because of his anxiety or something else, Ye Qing couldn't draw well. As the deadline for submission approached, Ye Qing dejectedly put down his pen and left the dormitory in frustration.
Seeing this, Xu Xiaoyue quickly went after them.
Liu Wei pretended to be anxious and shouted a few times. After Xu Xiaoyue closed the dormitory door, she couldn't help but laugh. Then she quickly rummaged through her things and hurriedly left the dormitory, heading towards the teaching area.
When Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoyue returned that evening, the dormitory lights were almost out. Liu Wei heard the door open and immediately poked her head out from her bed, sniffing, "Have you been drinking?"
"Stop crocodile tears and fake kindness." Xu Xiaoyue helped Ye Qing in and couldn't help but remark as she passed Liu Wei's bedside.
Perhaps feeling that Ye Qing had been drinking and Xu Xiaoyue was left without help, Liu Wei no longer concealed her true nature and, upon hearing Xu Xiaoyue's words, instinctively wanted to argue with her.
Ye Qing noticed Liu Wei's actions and said, "What's all the noise about?"
The smell of alcohol was immediately noticeable when Ye Qing spoke, which made Liu Wei somewhat wary. After all, Ye Qing was already so fierce even when he was sober, so what if he got drunk and started acting crazy?
So Liu Wei glared at Xu Xiaoyue, then casually pulled the curtain in front of her bed, separating herself from Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoyue.
Seeing that Liu Wei had drawn the curtains tightly shut, Ye Qing and Xu Xiaoyue exchanged a glance and covered their mouths to suppress their laughter.
The next day, Ye Qing seemed to be in great pain after drinking. Liu Wei pretended to care and asked Ye Qing a few questions before leaving.
Ye Qing and Liu Wei had classes in the morning. After Liu Wei left, Ye Qing also left in a hurry.
The last class in the morning was a design class. After class, when Ye Qing was packing her things to leave, the teacher called her out, "Ye Qing, Liu Wei, you two come to my office."
After the teacher finished speaking, she left first. Ye Qing was quite nonchalant, thinking that it was fine to go. However, Ye Qing was a little uneasy. She caught up with Ye Qing and asked, "What do you think the teacher wanted to see us about?"
"How would I know?" Ye Qing said.
"Did you really not submit your manuscript yesterday?" Ye Qing heard Liu Wei suddenly ask her this question as they approached the design department's office building.
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Wei with great dissatisfaction: "What do you mean? Are you deliberately reopening old wounds?"
"No, what I meant was that we're only freshmen. Even if we miss this opportunity, there will be many more like it in the future..."
Before Liu Wei could finish speaking, Ye Qing interrupted her: "I wanted to say the same thing to you."
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