Li Si hasn't contacted Xia Li since yesterday.
He opened his phone countless times, wanting to send this girl some message.
But his attention was stopped at the last message Xia Li sent him: "Don't reply if you see this."
Li Si is the kind of outstanding child according to universal values.
But they weren't born exceptional.
There are some things he's encountered for the first time, so it's understandable that he might not know how to handle them.
According to his original idea.
This was just a regular Christmas, a regular return gift.
I never expected them to come to my door directly.
And it was all unintentional when he went to her house... He spoke so much to the landlady, who was also Xia Li's mother, without any restraint.
Even though Xia Li was unusually slow to react, Li Si still sensed from her huge reaction that the landlady had probably already told her about him.
At the time, Xia Li probably didn't realize that the "Jiangxi University student" who came to her door was him.
Otherwise, judging from her subsequent pathetic escape...
Xia Li definitely wouldn't have the courage to swagger over and give gifts on Christmas Eve.
She recognized it by the cake box packaging in her own shop.
Li Si only needed to think a little to figure all of this out.
Even after learning the whole story, he still hadn't figured out what to do next.
My brain, which I always rely on, malfunctioned at this critical moment.
After careful consideration, Li Si came to two conclusions.
First, Xia Li doesn't want to see him.
Secondly, he wanted to see Xia Li.
The only solution is for him to go find Xia Li.
Based on the conclusion of the first point, his attempt to force a chance encounter or ambush that girl would likely only backfire.
Therefore, the best way is to find the "culprit" who caused this incident, or the "mastermind" behind it, Lu Yibei.
While it's one thing to criticize this guy's scheming behavior, it's not the most important thing.
More importantly, he wanted to sit down with Lu Yibei and talk about Xia Li.
Li Si had to admit that even after he went to university, someone still managed to make him look so pathetic.
This was probably the most embarrassing experience he had ever had during his college years.
Then, Li Si realized that he had oversimplified life.
On the second day.
He then encountered an even more embarrassing and awkward situation, and the person who created this incident...
It's still Lu—Yi—Bei!!
When Li Si looked up and saw that the person entering the room was Xia Li, he inexplicably heard Lu Yibei's light, airy voice.
"Eh, talking to me about Xia Li? That's too much trouble. You guys should just talk about it yourselves..."
Lu Yibei had never said that to him. In fact, when Li Si asked him on his phone if he had arrived, his reply was still, "Waiting for takeout, I'll be upstairs soon, remember to turn on the air conditioner first."
But Li Si experienced such auditory hallucinations.
“Xia Li, my classmate…”
Just as Li Si was about to speak, he saw Xia Li had already turned to the side. He took a deep breath: "Since you're here, I have something I'd like to say to you."
Then he saw Xia Li about to lift her leg.
This girl is trying to run away again.
Li Si smiled wryly.
Obstruction? Blocking the door?
If this girl wanted to run away, how could he possibly stop her?
Besides, he wasn't so clueless as to stop a young girl and force her to listen to his confession.
Sometimes, the "answer" doesn't necessarily have to be spoken; you can tell from actions.
Can.
That girl wanted to run away.
But for some reason, it stopped.
"…oh."
Her voice was low as she answered, but she looked at Li Si intently and said, "Go on."
Li Si was taken aback. He couldn't understand what the girl was thinking when she stopped her.
But since she was willing to listen, Li Si calmed himself down.
He told himself that.
At least she accepted the cake she gave me... at least she was willing to accept it.
Li Si was somewhat nervous. When people are nervous, they think of things to calm themselves down—even if the thing itself doesn't have a positive meaning, it can still give them the strength to move forward.
He habitually pushed up his glasses, but didn't put his hand down; he just kept the position, blocking half of his face.
Li Si wasn't sure if he would blush too much when he spoke.
"Feel sorry…"
He smiled wryly and apologized first, "It was too sudden. I originally wanted you to find out on your own... but it seems that with my abilities, it's difficult for you, Xia Li, to realize that I actually like..."
Even though Xia Li is a very slow-witted girl, it would be rather despicable for her to say things like "I like you so much" when the other person doesn't even realize that he likes her.
We need to at least make this girl feel that way.
But Li Si hadn't finished speaking.
"I noticed it."
Xia Li interrupted her, speaking in a low voice, completely unlike her usual demeanor. But after saying that, her fierce glare was as menacing as ever: "Don't treat me like an idiot!"
Li Si was taken aback:
"when?"
He was somewhat pleased.
It's a good thing that they noticed it and were still happy to appear on the same screen as him.
Xia Li: "Yesterday."
Li Si: ...
sad.
After realizing it, she started refusing to appear on the same screen as him.
After taking another deep breath, Li Si spoke in an extremely calm, quiet, and almost undisturbed tone.
In Xia Li's view, it was just like when she held a meeting with them at any other time.
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