Chapter 4
Qiao Ye: "Why aren't you sleeping at this hour?"
This time, the person on the other end replied quickly: "I just finished my part-time job and am going back now."
Seeing this, Qiao Ye frowned.
She turned her head to look out the window. The sky was inky black. The darkness always gave rise to some dark things, especially in a place like that.
Moreover, it is early autumn now, and the temperature difference between day and night is very large. If you are not careful, you can easily catch a cold.
After thinking it over again and again, she changed her clothes and prepared to go out.
He just happened to bump into Xue Xiaochen who had just come back from taking a shower.
Xue Xiaochen: "What are you going to do?"
Qiao also put on his coat as he walked out, and took another coat with him: "To pick someone up."
Xue Xiaochen: “?”
Before she could ask, she saw the other person walking away.
But she still shouted: "Remember to come back early."
"I understand." Qiao also waved his hand.
The nights in early autumn are still a bit chilly.
Qiao also took a taxi and parked directly at the entrance of the alley.
As luck would have it, as soon as the car stopped, I saw Pei Qing walking out wearing a very youthful and energetic short skirt.
Seeing her, she showed a hint of surprise on her face, and subconsciously asked: "Why are you here?"
Joe didn't respond to her, but rather put the extra coat he had taken out on her with ungentle movements.
The girl opened her mouth and asked again, "Why did you bring a piece of clothing with you when you came out?"
Qiao was also amused by her question and said unhappily, "I have nothing to do so I just took out some clothes to sell for money, okay?"
Even if Pei Qing's reaction time was long, she could now sense Qiao Ye's unhappiness. Her intuition told her that it would be better not to say anything for now.
She followed Qiao Ye silently, but before she took a few steps, she was pushed into the car by Qiao Ye.
Then she got in and said to the driver, "A."
"Okay."
Pei Qing looked out the car window, where Qiao Ye's face was reflected. She wanted to say something, but felt there was nothing to say.
She wanted to hug herself tightly with both hands, but suddenly found that she was still wearing a coat. After hesitating for a long time, she whispered: "Um...thank you for bringing me the coat."
The sound was not loud, but loud enough for Joe to hear.
Her expression relaxed and was no longer as ugly as before.
"Who told you to wear this kind of clothes? Was it that Fatty Xia?"
"It's... the older sister who brought me." Pei Qing lowered his head and said, "But I'm fine. It's just some clothes. If I can make some money, it's worth it."
“…”
Although Qiao Ye had never come into contact with her before, based on the contact over the past two days, she had already figured out her temper.
When he heard this, he just hummed twice.
"It's better not to wear this kind of clothes. Fatty Xia likes girls wearing this kind of clothes. Just stay away from him. Besides, there will be military training tomorrow, so it's better not to come later." Qiao also said.
"Yeah. Okay."
Rarely, Pei Qing did not refute her.
They walked in silence all the way. Pei Qing didn't say anything, and Qiao Ye didn't talk to her either.
When getting off the car, Pei Qing grabbed her wrist.
The warm touch on his wrist made Joe tremble subconsciously, but he still did not pull his hand away.
Then, a piece of clothing with body temperature was stuffed into her hand.
"Thanks for the clothes."
After saying that, Pei Qing strode away.
The high heels on her feet made a "click-click" sound, and the slender figure disappeared from her sight.
Qiao also lowered his head, looked at the clothes in his hand, made a "tsk" sound, and left with the clothes.
After returning home, she threw the clothes into the washing machine and started washing without saying a word.
Hearing the noise, Xue Xiaochen put down the book in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and jokingly said, "Oh, is this our Mr. Qiao going to save the damsel in distress in the middle of the night?"
Qiao Ye: "...What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just worried that our classmates will get into danger if they come back too late."
Xue Xiaochen shrugged, turned around, and picked up his textbook: "Okay, whatever our Mr. Qiao says is what it is."
Qiao didn't answer her, but took out his cell phone, found the note "Fatty Xia" in the contacts, and called.
The phone rang only three times before it was picked up. Then a servile voice called out, "Hello? Mr. Qiao, what do you want to talk to me about so late at night?"
Only then did Qiao realize that he didn't seem to know what to say and remained silent for a long time.
Fatty Xia on the other end of the phone was feeling uneasy. It was the first time he received a call from the other party so late at night.
Just when he thought the other party wouldn't say anything, Qiao Ye's voice came from the other end of the line: "Uh, nothing much. Just can you please stop messing around with those girls in the internet cafe? Cheap perfume smells like a toilet, disgusting."
Fatty Xia: “…Okay.”
After hearing the reply, Qiao hung up the phone directly.
“Beep—beep—beep—”
Fatty Xia looked at the blacked-out screen in confusion, then turned to the driver beside him and said, "So, what's going on, Mr. Qiao?"
"Uh... Master, you're asking me..." The driver looked at him innocently.
Fatty Xia turned his head away and said with disdain, "...You're such a loser, you can't even hear that."
After a while, he turned his head again and asked, "Do you think... is this related to the rumors in the alley this afternoon?"
When he came back from the police station in the afternoon, he happened to hear people in the Internet cafe saying "Mr. Qiao was beaten by a woman."
He touched his chin, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it seemed to be true.
*
Qiao also climbed into bed. It was already half past twelve. She usually went to bed at this time, but for some reason today, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Xue Xiaochen's voice came from the darkness: "What are you doing so late at night?"
"Did it bother you?"
"You made a lot of noise when you turned over."
"Oh. It's okay, go to sleep first. I'm thinking about joining the basketball team."
"What's there to think about? If you go on stage, your aunt will definitely come."
Qiao didn't say anything either. She knew her mother's character very well.
She won't come at all. If she has that much time, she would rather travel with her little sisters.
Xue Xiaochen's faint voice sounded again: "Add credits."
Qiao Ye: "...Do I look like the kind of person who only cares about points?"
Although she said this, she still silently took out her mobile phone and signed up on the school's relevant forum.
The entire dormitory fell into silence again.
A sleepless night.
The next day, we went downstairs at 8:30 in the morning to prepare for military training.
Qiao also rubbed his sleepy eyes, took his toiletries, and staggered to the bathroom.
There are two toilets in the entire building of Dormitory A.
Students also wash here.
As soon as she walked in, she heard several girls discussing something.
"As usual, the law school will hold a debate competition in the first month of school. Does anyone know what the topic will be this year?"
"Eh? Come to think of it, I've heard them mention this before. This year it seems to be about 'family issues'."
"Family problems?"
"Hey, what are you guys discussing here? There's nothing much to discuss. Why don't we just wait for the law school to announce the debate topics?"
"That's right."
Hearing their discussion, Qiao Ye's curiosity was piqued. She leaned over and asked, "Seniors, does our law school really have this tradition?"
This was the first time she had heard of it.
A few girls noticed her military uniform and realized, "So you're a junior. This is indeed a tradition that has been in our school for over a hundred years."
“Does that mean all students can participate?”
"Yeah. I heard there's a bonus for outstanding debaters."
"Ah? Still got money?"
"Yes." Several girls nodded, and one of them glanced at the time, "Okay, it's getting late, it's time to go to class."
"Well, junior sister, let's go first."
"Okay, goodbye, senior sister." Qiao also showed a sweet smile.
But this is a good sign. I can tell that guy that if he can win the debate, he can get the huge prize money.
But as soon as she opened the chat interface, she hesitated. Why should she care about other people's affairs?
Moreover, that woman's attitude towards her was so bad that it made her feel like she was in love with someone who ignored her.
Thinking of this, she didn't want to talk to her anymore.
After a lot of inner struggle, she chose to tell her.
After all, everyone in the school knows about this matter, and perhaps only these freshmen don’t know much about it.
Pei Qing would know it sooner or later, so hearing it out from her mouth now was like doing her a favor, although it was not a big one.
She probably edited the sentence and sent it.
After washing up, Qiao Ye returned to his dormitory.
Xue Xiaochen had already changed his clothes and was sitting on a chair waiting for her.
Qiao Ye also got himself ready, and the two of them walked to the playground together.
Standing at the door, she saw Pei Qing sitting on the sports equipment next to the playground with a book in her hand.
But the other person obviously didn't see her and was just reading the book by himself.
She didn't see her, but she didn't want to make herself bored, so she walked straight to her class.
Joe also sat down on the grass.
The lawn at University A is real lawn, unlike some other universities she saw online that used lawn-like blankets.
At this time, a man in military uniform came over.
As soon as he appeared, he caused an uproar around him.
Many girls exclaimed in admiration.
Hearing the voice, Qiao Ye also looked up and raised her eyebrows. It did sound interesting, but she was not interested in it.
He lowered his head again and began to pull the grass on the ground.
"I'm your military training instructor. I'm glad to have spent a fulfilling and enjoyable week with you all."
The man spoke clearly and crisply, with a style that sounded like someone who had been trained in the military.
Qiao also yawned. She was going to spend another boring week in this boring place.
Of course, on the third day of military training, a small incident happened, which added a little fun to her boring military training.
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