The next morning, Pei Zhi was awakened by the sunlight.
A small patch of sunlight shone through the window and landed precisely on Pei Zhi's face, causing him to shield his eyes with his arm.
In a daze, he suddenly woke up and sat up abruptly from the sofa.
Pei Zhi looked around in a daze, then his rationality returned, and he saw Jiang Cheng sitting in front of the computer.
A faint, bitter aroma of coffee wafted through the air.
Pei Zhi was taken aback, cleared his throat, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Did you wake up early, or did you not sleep all night?"
"What do you think?" Jiang Cheng looked up at him.
Pei Zhi looked around. The only places to sleep in the whole house were the sofa and the bed. Clearly, Jiang Cheng had stayed up all night in front of the computer.
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"There are toiletries in the bag on the coffee table," Jiang Cheng suddenly said.
Pei Zhi paused for a moment, then reached for the bag, took out the contents, and stood up. "Then I'll go wash up first."
Pei Zhi quickly washed up in the bathroom, then looked in the mirror, tidied his messy hair, and said to Jiang Cheng, "I'm going out to buy breakfast."
Jiang Cheng hummed in agreement.
Pei Zhi took a step forward, then turned back and asked him, "You're not a picky eater, are you?"
"Um."
Pei Zhi had just stepped out the door when footsteps came from the bedroom.
Jiang Cheng looked up and saw that Pei Xi had also gotten up. She stood blankly by the door, leaning against the door frame and looking at him from a distance. She was completely different from the night before.
"Awake?" Jiang Cheng asked softly.
Pei Xi nodded: "Mm."
"Does your head hurt?"
Pei Xi shook his head, "It doesn't hurt."
There was a moment of silence, then Pei Xi said in a low voice, "I was drunk yesterday."
"Um."
Pei Xi pursed his lips and took a deep breath.
She felt terrified because she seemed to remember nothing.
No wonder Pei Zhi had no recollection of giving his money to the beggar.
This is a real blackout.
Pei Xi tapped her fingers on the door frame, cautiously looking at Jiang Cheng, and tentatively asked, "Um...did I say anything nonsense yesterday?"
Jiang Cheng was taken aback, then shook his head, "...No."
"That's good." Pei Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she asked again to confirm, "Is it really not there?"
Pei Xi still vividly remembered Pei Zhi's drunken antics from back then, and she hardly dared to imagine whether Pei Zhi had said or done anything excessive, because she somewhat believed in the power of genes.
So she said softly, "If there are any, please forget them. I was just talking nonsense."
“...Mm.” Jiang Cheng nodded.
Pei Xi's heart sank instantly.
Because if it really wasn't true, Jiang Cheng would just say no.
Instead of answering with an "um".
That means she really said something extreme or did something inappropriate.
The most outrageous thing is that she knows nothing and remembers nothing.
Pei Xi suddenly felt like roaring to the sky.
Drinking alcohol is truly a sin.
Seeing her silence, Jiang Cheng observed her expression and asked softly, "You really have no recollection at all?"
Pei Xi frowned and thought hard for a moment, "It seems a little bit."
Jiang Cheng was taken aback. "For example?"
"For example... I called you."
"Anything else?"
"Also, I think I saw Pei Zhi."
That's it?
"It's gone."
Pei Xi nodded, confirming that his mind was completely blank.
Jiang Cheng also confirmed that she had truly blacked out.
He smiled helplessly, walked over and handed her the toiletries, "Pei Zhi went to buy breakfast, you go wash up first."
Pei Xi took it and said, "Okay."
After washing up, Pei Zhi returned from shopping. As soon as Pei Xi stepped out of the bathroom, she saw him sitting on the sofa, staring at her intently, looking like he was about to settle scores.
Pei Xi walked over hesitantly, "Brother..."
"He was drunk and didn't call me, but called him instead?"
"Who is your brother?"
"You want him to pick you up alone? What's your relationship?"
Pei Zhi fired off three questions in quick succession.
Pei Xi instantly looked away guiltily.
"I'm drunk, I don't remember anything," she said, then quickly walked over and opened the takeout bag on the table. "Hurry up and eat, the food will get cold soon."
Then, in a very obsequious manner, he took out the soy milk, inserted a straw, and handed it to Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhi took a deep breath and reached out to take the soy milk.
Pei Xi chuckled.
The meal was quickly finished. Pei Zhi repeatedly warned her not to drink outside anymore, and Pei Xi promised again and again that there would be no next time.
After finishing their meal, the three parted ways, and Pei Xi went back to her dormitory.
Her clothes were wrinkled, so she needed to change into something new and take a shower.
But to my surprise, the other three of them were all staying in their dorm room on the weekend.
As soon as she entered the room, several people surrounded her as if they were conducting a joint trial.
Zhuang Tiantian: "Tell the truth!"
Chen Liang: "Who was that handsome guy last night?"
Qi Yushu: "Your boyfriend?"
Facing three pairs of big, blinking eyes, Pei Xi paused for a moment before answering truthfully: "...Not yet."
"What do you mean by 'not yet'?" Zhuang Tiantian asked with interest.
Pei Xi smiled slightly, "It means... exactly what it says."
Qi Yushu asked, "Are you pursuing her?"
Chen Liang asked curiously, "Who pursued whom between you two?"
Thinking about how proactive Pei Xi had been yesterday, Zhuang Tiantian hesitated before asking, "You didn't pursue him, did you?"
Pei Xi: "".
Three pairs of eyes were fixed on her. She glanced around and pursed her lips.
How should I answer this question?
On the surface, it does appear that she is taking the initiative in this situation.
But in reality, it was Jiang Cheng who had been silently and relentlessly moving closer to her all along.
He used a lot of effort, running towards her with all his might, overcoming countless obstacles.
So this time, Pei Xi thought about it carefully for a while before speaking softly.
"If I really had to say..."
"I guess I'm the one helping him pursue me."
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