Jian Yan poured some warm water, soaked a towel, and helped Yu Xue wipe herself.
Xue Qiandai sat on the edge of the bed, her expression somewhat dazed.
"Yu Xue, Yu Xue, you're so capable, why don't you dare to stand up and steal my boyfriend! Back then, you were so clever and shrewd, even the finest pre-rain Longjing tea couldn't compare to you."
Xue Qiandai's tone was low and melodious, her words flowing gently. However, the content itself was far from pleasant.
Jian Yan was holding back a lot of laughter.
"Jane, aren't you ever curious about why I broke up with Fauci?"
Jian Yan picked up Yu Xue's arm and carefully wiped it. "I'll say it again, if you want to tell me, you will, and I will listen attentively. That's all."
The first step to awakening memories is to share unforgettable experiences you've shared together. Xue Qiandai tilted her head, deciding to give Yu Xue a good roasting.
"That's why they say top-grade pre-rain Longjing tea is truly amazing. Most girls who pursue guys, like me, just hang around in front of them, bribe the people around them, get a seat to study alone, and give them a kiss on their birthday. But guess how Yu Xue got close to Huo Meiren?"
Jian Yan's curiosity was piqued by Xue Qiandai's words, "How do you approach her? Please share."
Xue Qiandai leisurely rubbed her nails, reminiscing about her fleeting youth.
"Yu Xue is looking for a beautiful woman to work on a startup project. Tsinghua University provides a lot of funding every year to cultivate entrepreneurial talent, allowing students to submit startup projects. This can be counted for academic credits and will be a great resume when looking for a job later."
Jian Yan let out an "Oh, I don't understand the world of academic geniuses."
"Huo Meiren won a major award in her junior year of college, receiving a prize of 100,000 yuan. She is academically excellent and has many ideas, so she is definitely the best choice for a business partner. Moreover, she can openly and legitimately go to him."
"We hadn't been officially dating long back then, and we were deeply in love. When I went to see Huo Meiren, I often saw that she was too busy to visit. She had her own projects to work on and also had to take care of Yu Xue, so she neglected me, her official girlfriend."
“At first I was very magnanimous. After all, a man should have ambition, but it can’t be endless. Huo Meiren only said that they were friends and fellow townsmen, and there was absolutely nothing else. She said she would help and support him as much as she could. But I still lost my temper.”
It was a winter night when Huo Yunchao came out of the laboratory and was cornered against the wall by Xue Qiandai. Without thinking twice, she kissed him in a fit of anger, biting his lip until it bled.
"Dai Dai, what's wrong with you?"
Xue Qiandai had her fill of kissing and her anger had subsided somewhat, but she began to feel sorry for him again. "Huo Yunchao, you need to understand, I'm your girlfriend. You spend more time with your unlucky senior sister than I do, and I get jealous, the kind of jealous that can't be appeased."
Even in winter, Xue Qiandai wore only a cashmere coat, a skirt suit underneath, thin leggings, and delicate but not very warm little boots, all for the sake of looking good.
Huo Yunchao hugged her and breathed into her little ear, "Silly girl, it's just a project. And it's almost over, we won't be working together anymore, okay? I'll give you all my free time, aren't you cold?"
Winters in the capital are certainly cold. Xue Qiandai slipped her little hands into his sleeves. "You'll keep your word. Give me a kiss, and I won't be cold anymore."
People in love often lose themselves in the moment, believing that love can withstand wind and snow and ward off the bitter cold. Their romantic escapades resulted in Xue Qiandai falling ill.
But as the project neared completion, she needed to fight off any intruders, so she still insisted on studying with Huo Meiren every day. While Huo Meiren wrote code and plans, she slept soundly beside her.
One evening, Huo Meiren wasn't coding; he was just reading a textbook. "I've changed my ways today. Giving up the workaholic image to become a quiet, handsome man?"
Xue Qiandai asked with a heavy nasal tone.
Huo Yunchao gently pinched her nose. "Yeah, spend some quality time with your girlfriend today."
As luck would have it, Yu Xue appeared, carrying Huo Meiren's notebook.
A raging fire instantly ignited in Xue Qiandai's chest; she felt betrayed.
"Yun Chao, thank you for winning this project. Oh, and your laptop, I noticed the desktop was a bit messy, so I tidied it up for you. I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Huo Yunchao's gaze darkened. After all, a computer is personal property, and even if it's from a good friend, it's not good to modify it without permission. Anyway, he promised Xue Qiandai to keep his distance in the future, and he had to keep his word.
Before he could even speak, Xue Qiandai was already radiating murderous intent. "Didn't you say you'd spend time with me? So you lent your computer to someone else, huh!"
The tone was full of sarcasm.
"Dai Dai!" Huo Yunchao wanted to explain that there wouldn't be a next time.
Xue Qiandai wouldn't listen to a word and immediately turned her stern face to Yu Xue, "Your project won, the college's subsidy must be quite substantial, can't you just buy your own computer? If you borrowed someone else's computer, be more considerate and respect their privacy, don't you understand? Browsing, looking at, and modifying things like that, what's wrong with you? Didn't your parents teach you anything?"
The reprimands were harsh and stern. Yu Xue blinked, looking at Huo Yunchao with a pleading expression, feeling wronged and helpless. Everyone else in the study room looked over, never having seen anything like it.
Huo Yunchao put his computer away. "Dai Dai, let's go."
Yu Xue roughly understood Huo Yunchao's position, her mouth moved, and she uttered a few dry words, "I...I'm sorry."
"This is a one-time exception. Dai Dai, let's go."
Xue Qiandai stood rooted to the ground like a pine tree. She snatched Huo Yunchao's computer and pressed the power button.
The screensaver caught her eye, and she went berserk again.
The person in the screensaver photo is Huo Yunchao, resting with his eyes closed, his eyelashes drooping in an arc, looking incredibly handsome. He looks like he's in an airplane cabin. The photo has been cropped, with Huo Yunchao's right side blurred, but the selfie angle is unmistakable.
"Can you explain what this is?" Xue Qiandai asked, pointing to the photo.
Yu Xue bit her lower lip, which was almost bleeding. "It's nothing. That's a photo of Yun Chao. I think it's a good photo, so I kept one for him."
"You took this picture? Did you take it secretly?" Xue Qiandai asked, her eyes burning with sarcasm.
Yu Xue's expression changed from her previous timid demeanor; her gaze became firm. "I took the photos, but I took them openly and honestly."
They took the picture while the person was asleep, yet they keep saying it's perfectly legitimate. Where's your face? Don't you care?
Feeling extremely angry, Xue Qiandai picked up her laptop and slammed it to the ground. All eyes in the study room turned to her once again.
“That’s…” Yu Xue hadn’t expected Xue Qiandai to be so extreme, even smashing the computer. She frowned and kept apologizing to Huo Yunchao. “Yunchao, I’m so sorry, I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.”
"That's good, out of sight, out of mind." Xue Qiandai waved her hand. It's just a computer, she didn't care.
But Huo Yunchao cared. His expression was frighteningly serious.
"DaiDai, are you crazy? There's so much important data on this computer! I've had it for five years of college!"
"You're still thinking about the materials at this time. Your girlfriend will be unhappy, and the consequences will be serious!" Xue Qiandai ran out of the study room crying, but Huo Yunchao did not chase after her.
They had their first major argument and disagreement, and ended up in a cold war for a week.
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