Ji Qingqian asked again, "Why are you here?"
Lu Yibei placed the takeout on the desk and said in a tone as indifferent as Ji Qingqian's:
"When I went back to the dorm just now, I saw Sun'er playing games with Xiao Ma."
"I just told Sun'er to ask Xiao Ma to remind you to go to bed early."
"But then Xiao Ma said, 'Ji Qingqian isn't in the dorm. Didn't she go out with Senior Lu?'"
"...'Ji Qingqian went out with Senior Lu,' then who am I?"
"A female college student went out late at night and didn't come home that night, behind her boyfriend's back..."
"I was heartbroken and almost cried, but I was afraid of being laughed at by the boys in my dormitory."
So I reluctantly decided to come to my rented room and have a good cry.
"I didn't expect you to be here too."
Ji Qingqian: ...
After listening to Lu Yibei finish speaking, she silently gazed at him.
That bewildered look seemed to ask, "Are you... are you serious?"
"...I'm sorry."
Ji Qingqian apologized softly, but then noticed something amiss: "...Since you came back crying, why did you order two takeout meals?"
“Turning grief into strength, I’ll eat two portions,” Lu Yibei said, telling a timeless joke.
But Ji Qingqian still felt something was wrong.
Based on her understanding of Ah Bei…
"Even if the first half is true, the second half is definitely something you made up..."
Ji Qingqian said confidently, "If you really thought that way, you would definitely call me first, instead of coming here to cry."
Lu Yibei was surprised, then burst out laughing:
"You really know me."
That's...
Ji Qingqian vowed to become the person who understood Abei the most in the world, so this little speculation was no challenge for her at all.
"It's just a little bit short."
Lu Yibei said, "The previous parts were all fake... I discovered that a long time ago."
Ji Qingqian raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes wide open:
"Why? Did I not hide it properly?"
Lu Yibei smiled and said, "Brother, you smell wonderful."
Ji Qingqian: ...?
“Your hair used to smell like citrus. The gardenia-scented shampoo was something we bought and kept in the apartment before…” Lu Yibei explained.
Ji Qingqian remained silent.
No wonder he smelled her hair several times.
And the little details, such as how easily he agreed to take her back to her dorm first and how he didn't say sweet nothings like "see you in my dreams," were all explained.
Ji Qing spat lightly:
"Single-mindedly focused on smelling someone else's scent, perverted North..."
Lu Yibei said firmly, "My girlfriend won't even let me smell it, what kind of logic is that?"
"Hmph, you knew all along but kept it from me. Ah Bei, do you have a little secret between us?" Ji Qingqian accused.
"Hey, heroine, how do you manage to turn the tables so confidently?"
You hid it first... But none of that matters. Lu Yibei asked with a smile as he untied the plastic bag of the takeout food, "Surprised?"
Ji Qingqian nodded vigorously: "Yes."
This is why Lu Yibei kept it a secret from his girlfriend.
If he had been upfront about it from the beginning, he certainly would have accompanied her to the apartment to study.
However, it lacked a sense of surprise.
Studying is tedious, exams are boring, and in this mundane yet somewhat tiring life, Lu Yibei still wants to create a little surprise for his hardworking girlfriend.
It's nothing special, but at least it's within my power.
"Have some noodles, you can have this medium spicy one," Lu Yibei said.
Okay~
"I need to use the restroom first."
Ji Qingqian grinned mischievously: "Eat slowly..."
"It's one thing for you to use toilet humor at other times! But don't do it while you're eating!"
Lu Yibei poked his girlfriend's temple with his finger, and she obediently tilted her head back with a soft "uh".
Then, Lu Yibei opened the bathroom door. Perhaps because the air was not circulating, there was a faint scent of gardenia shampoo left behind.
"...It smells so good."
Lu Yibei sighed, unsure whether he was referring to the bathroom or the girl's hair...
It seems that Ji Qingqian not only washed her hair yesterday, but also took a shower.
Lu Yibei could see the socks and trousers that she had casually tossed aside, as well as the thin, white fabric on top of the trousers.
What did he just say?
In the ordinariness of life, we need a few little surprises...
"…ah."
After slurping up a mouthful of noodles, Ji Qingqian suddenly remembered what she had done in the bathroom early this morning.
In the past, whether she was staying at Ah Bei's house or in an apartment, she would always tidy up her personal clothing after taking a shower.
But yesterday I was so exhausted from memorizing that I felt dizzy and confused. I also thought that Ah Bei probably wouldn't be coming here for the next few days, so I became lazy.
Both the socks and underwear looked as if they had just been taken off.
Ji Qingqian: ...
Lu Yibei: ...
The latter smiled faintly, appearing quite composed.
It's just a piece of cloth. Even its owner has been hugged by him. Could the cloth still offer him any mental temptation or attack?
That's underestimating people.
He walked casually into the restroom, then heard an awkward sound behind him:
"Uncle, um..."
"Yeah, it's nothing..."
"Even if she's my girlfriend, I can't smell it."
"Get lost! I never thought that way!!"
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