friend.
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment upon hearing Pei Xi's words.
He looked down at her, his eyelashes trembling almost imperceptibly.
Pei Xi also fell silent, and neither of them spoke for a moment.
She suddenly realized that, subconsciously, she had already considered Jiang Cheng as a friend.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have felt indignant when she heard him being scolded.
She will no longer feel guilty or worried when she thinks about him losing his job.
She wouldn't feel a sense of security whenever he appeared in a dangerous situation.
Pei Xi looked up at Jiang Cheng, her amber eyes shimmering in the light, carrying a hint of probing and a touch of expectation. She asked, "We're friends, aren't we?"
Jiang Cheng's eyelashes trembled twice.
Two seconds later, under Pei Xi's direct gaze, he nodded slightly.
Pei Xi suddenly smiled, his eyebrows and eyes suddenly becoming lively.
She took out her phone and handed it to him. "If we're good friends, can we add each other as friends?"
She chuckled, seemingly finding the situation rather absurd; who would confirm someone's friendship status before adding them as a WeChat friend?
Jiang Cheng nodded, took out his phone from his pocket, and scanned her business card.
Pei Xi's information suddenly appeared on the screen. Her profile picture was a white cat head winking, which looked very cute.
After Jiang Cheng sent the application, Pei Xi immediately clicked to approve it.
His WeChat profile picture is very simple: a snow scene, a vast expanse of white, with a few desolate trees standing in the distance.
I don't know why, but looking at it gives me a strange sense of loneliness.
Seeing the system notification above, she sent Jiang Cheng a "hi" emoji.
It was a cartoon character whose name she couldn't recall, but she thought it was cute and saved it.
Jiang Cheng stared at the emoji Pei Xi had sent, his finger hovering over the screen, unsure of what to reply.
He doesn't have emojis.
His friend list was eerily clean; apart from Zhu Yuan, the other few were people he needed to contact for work.
He has never sent emojis to anyone.
So he opened the system's built-in emoticons and replied with a smile.
After sending it, Pei Xi burst out laughing.
Jiang Cheng looked up at her, his gaze somewhat puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Pei Xi shook her head. She was just a little surprised that there were still people using the "smiling" emoticon in such a primitive way.
Coupled with Jiang Cheng's usual cold demeanor, it was strangely amusing.
"This way, it'll be easier for us to contact each other if anything comes up in the future," Pei Xi said with a smile, waving his phone.
Jiang Cheng hummed in agreement and gripped his phone tighter.
He glanced down at the screen; Pei Xi's profile picture stood out adorably among the others.
His fingertips trembled slightly as he long-pressed the chat box where she couldn't see.
Then I clicked "pin to top".
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A few days later, the two officially opened their stall.
There are several night markets in Yushi. To sell these yarn dolls, you definitely need to find a place with many young students, and preferably a good location.
After conducting some market research, the two chose the night market street next to Zhuyuan Internet Cafe. This area not only has several schools but also many entertainment venues, and it usually has a high flow of people.
Pei Zhi practiced basketball with his teammates until late every day after school, and Pei Xi happened to have some free time, so he carried him to the night market to watch the stalls.
While there were still few people around, the two carefully arranged the yarn dolls one by one, with Pei Xi even placing a piece of off-white coarse linen cloth at the bottom.
After arranging them, place a ring of LED string lights around them. Turn on the battery switch, and they will emit a bright light, surrounding all the cute yarn dolls together and creating a special atmosphere.
"How about it, not bad, right?" Pei Xi gestured with both hands, his face showing a desire for praise.
Jiang Cheng nodded and praised without reservation, "It looks great."
Pei Xi chuckled, "Wait a minute, I have another secret weapon."
Jiang Cheng looked at her mysterious expression, raised an eyebrow, and became somewhat curious.
Then he saw Pei Xi turn around and take a board out of a bag on the ground.
"Ta-da!" Pei Xi turned the board around to him, revealing the riddle directly.
This is a black writing board with two sentences written on it in colorful highlighters.
Purchase more than two items from this stall and receive a free cartoon portrait drawing.
[P.S.: Hand-drawn on-site!]
The font is neat and elegant, a rounded artistic font, with each stroke exuding cuteness.
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a second, not expecting her to have prepared something like this.
Seeing his stunned expression, Pei Xi's face lit up with a hint of smugness. She said, "You didn't know, did you? I can also draw."
Jiang Cheng remained silent for a moment.
He actually knew.
He knew that she always drew the blackboard bulletins in her class, and that they were very beautiful.
One time, he happened to pass by and saw her standing on a stool drawing. It was after school, and she was the only student in the class.
He stood outside the door and watched for a long time.
She was so focused that she didn't notice him at all.
Pei Xi smiled again and continued, "Although I can't say it's incredibly well-drawn, it's not bad either. You'll see in a moment."
Jiang Cheng snapped out of his reverie, nodded to her, a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and said softly, "Okay."
He helped Pei Xi set up the small blackboard in a corner of the stall, and the two sat side by side, watching the night gradually fall.
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