Chapter 16 You two complement each other quite well...
Friendship between girls is strange and simple. Any small behavior can make two strangers quickly become closer in a short period of time.
Tao Siyun nodded, covering his mouth and said, "It's too sour, like a lemon. How can you eat this..."
"A little bit, but after drinking, eating something sour is quite refreshing." Ji Yao suddenly thought of something and changed the subject: "Do you like mangoes?"
"Um."
Ji Yao smiled and raised her chin towards Xu Ji. "Xu Ji has been allergic to mangoes since he was a kid. You two complement each other quite well."
“…”
Is there such a complement?
"We were childhood friends and grew up together. Later, my father was transferred for work, so I went to school in a nearby city. I only came back after the college entrance examination. The three of us stayed in Shanghai West to attend university, and he was the only one who went to Beijing Fuzhou."
Tao Siyun said "Oh" and didn't respond.
"Let me tell you, Xu Yuqi is a very arrogant person. He acts like he's worth a fortune all the time. He's always been like, 'I look down on everyone,' and he's asking for a beating." Ji Yao suddenly leaned in close to her. "Hey, what do you think of him?"
"Ah?" Tao Siyun blinked, "It's, it's okay..."
Ji Yao stuffed an orange slice into his mouth and asked casually, "Were there many girls chasing after him in high school?"
Tao Siyun was stunned by her sudden question and actually tried to recall it carefully.
When Xu Ji was in high school, he was a big shot in the school. Not only did he always top the exams, but he also had such a handsome face. It was estimated that there was no one in No. 1 Middle School who didn't know him. Not to mention that he had someone like Jiang Zhen by his side, so it was impossible for him to keep a low profile.
After she joined the liberal arts class in her second year of high school, Xu Ji participated in the National Middle School Tennis League and won the championship, and her popularity continued to rise.
During that time, she could hear news about her former deskmate wherever she went.
Even when she went to the restroom after class, there were many girls gathered in the bathroom discussing things about him. She even heard some gossiping about whether he had a girlfriend and wanted to confess their love to him.
"Forget it. A gifted man like Xu Ji is only suitable for secret crushes. Who has the courage to confess to him?"
"A man of his caliber must have very high standards. If you stood in front of him, you probably wouldn't even dare to speak to him."
"What kind of girl is worthy of him?"
"Don't dream, it won't be yours anyway."
“…”
These gossips were just for fun and Tao Siyun didn't take them too seriously.
Until one day, the girl at the front desk who was usually very silent and looked very cold heard from somewhere that she and Xu Ji used to be desk mates. So, she changed her behavior and not only took the initiative to talk to her, but also asked her for Xu Ji's QQ number in a roundabout way.
She was busy doing her homework at the time and was quite surprised. She didn't react for a moment and asked directly, "What do you want his QQ number for?"
The girl's face was uneasy, her eyes dodging for a moment, and she stammered, "He's the genius in the science class, so good at math. I thought I could ask him if I had any questions or something, and exchange study methods." Seeing her embarrassed face, the desk mate in front of her said angrily, "Forget it, if it's not convenient for you to give it to me, I'll ask someone else."
This puts her in a dilemma. If she doesn't give it to him, she'll seem stingy, but if she does...
Tao Siyun is a good person in every way, except that he is not good at refusing other people's requests.
She didn't want the girl to misunderstand that she was deliberately not giving her Xu Ji's QQ number, so she said, "It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but it's not good to disclose contact information without someone's consent. How about I go back and ask him first and give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"
The person sitting at the table in front of me brightened up his eyes instantly after hearing this, and finally smiled.
That night, Class 1’s QQ group exploded again.
The group, led by Jiang Zhen, kept refreshing the screen, with messages popping up one after another, neatly and lively like the Chinese New Year. For several days in a row, they celebrated Xu Ji's victory on time.
She also copied one, and Xu Ji, for the first time, replied with a smug little expression.
Tao Siyun thought of what happened during the day, so he clicked on the small window and asked him: "A classmate of mine wants to add you on QQ. Can I tell her your QQ number?"
After she sent this message, Xu Ji suddenly went offline.
Tao Siyun was stunned for a moment, feeling that he had been rejected for no reason.
She couldn't explain why, but she had a guilty conscience, so she subconsciously changed her online mode to invisible, pretending that she was not online, as if nothing had happened.
After a long while, Xu Ji sent a cold message: [Who is it? I don’t know him.]
“…” Tao Siyun stared at his gray avatar silently. It turned out that he was also invisible.
If she replied to him now, it would prove that she had been there the whole time. Then pretending that she was not there would be a bit of an attempt to cover up the truth. This behavior, which she herself could not understand, should also be found very strange by Xu Ji, right?
A sudden timidity swept over her and she did not reply to him.
Two gray avatars were silent in the dark, as if no one was online.
After a long while, Xu Ji asked, "Wouldn't you refuse?"
“…”
He didn't say "yes" or "no", but asked her why she didn't refuse.
Xu Ji's distant tone seemed to widen the distance between them.
Combined with his profile picture that suddenly turned gray and the cold words "Who is it? I don't know him", Tao Siyun suddenly realized a problem: they were just former deskmates.
So, did my behavior today cause him any trouble?
She bit her fingers and suddenly felt a little helpless. She didn't know how to face Xu Ji. She felt that she had unintentionally done something very annoying.
After hesitating for a long time, she opened the dialog box with the person sitting in front of her.
I had just typed half of my rejection when Xu Ji sent me a message: [Ask her to add me.]
Is this an agreement?
Tao Siyun's anxious heart finally settled down.
However, the next day, as soon as she entered the classroom, the girl at the table in front of her said with a sad face that Xu Ji had rejected her friend request.
“No way…”
This time it was Tao Siyun who was surprised. Last night he had clearly...
"Really!" Seeing that she didn't believe it, the man at the table in front of her took out his phone and insisted on showing her the verification message.
The additional message column on the screen clearly displayed a few large words: The other party rejected your friend request.
Tao Siyun: "..."
The person at the table in front of me said unhappily, "Why is he like this? He gave me his QQ number and then rejected it. What does he mean by that?..."
Xu Ji said three sentences last night——
【Who do you not know?】
【Wouldn't you refuse?】
【You ask her to add me. 】
…
Tao Siyun thought he finally agreed to add her as a friend, but she didn't expect that the meaning behind the connection was not compromise, but "You won't refuse others, right? Okay, I'll refuse."
Perhaps in Xu Ji's heart, their relationship wasn't good enough to allow others to easily obtain his contact information from him...
After thinking about this, her self-esteem was suddenly a little hurt.
She put down her schoolbag and was about to collect the group assignments when the person sitting in front of her suddenly said to her in a sarcastic tone, "I'm so envious of you, Tao Siyun."
This doesn't sound very friendly and makes people feel uncomfortable.
Hearing this, she turned around and asked bluntly, "What do you envy me for?"
The person sitting at the table in front of her glanced at her with resentment. Seeing her nonchalant expression, he said unhappily, "I envy you two for being desk mates. I envy you for having so many people who like Xu Ji, but you're the only one who has his QQ number. Alright!"
"......?" For the first time, she deeply felt what it meant to be neither a human nor a villain.
In the dim light of the KTV, Tao Siyun sipped his yogurt through a straw, "It should be quite a lot."
Anyway, she knew that many people had a crush on Xu Ji.
Ji Yao put his hand on Tao Siyun's shoulder and observed her expression. His gossipy heart was obvious. He asked meaningfully, "Then do you know if he has pursued someone else?"
Tao Siyun secretly glanced in the direction of Xu Ji.
The most pretentious person in the universe, as Li Huan called him, was currently sitting on a sofa in a corner not far away, with his head tilted back. It was hard to tell what expression was on his face, as if he was asleep.
"have no idea."
“…”
It was a little after one in the morning, and the group had had enough of the fun and noise, and were sober, so it was finally time to disperse.
They had originally agreed to take a taxi back together after the event, but the unreliable Li Huan changed his mind at the last minute and took someone else's car and left first, leaving Tao Siyun alone in the wind.
In the middle of the night, the two stood at the entrance of the KTV, staring at each other. Tao Siyun clenched and unclenched the paper bag in his hand, and finally mustered up the courage: "You——"
"Get in the car." Xu Ji took out the car keys and opened the driver's door. "I'll take you home."
Just as he was about to raise his hand, he put it down again. In the shadow of the neon lights all over the street, Tao Siyun vaguely remembered what Jiang Zhen once said -
"At critical moments, it's best to use your deskmate."
"……"Yes.
This wise saying has now been verified once again because of Li Huan's unreliability.
The SUV drove smoothly in the dark night.
Xu Ji turned his head to glance at the back seat. Tao Siyun's head was tilted to one side, leaning against the car window, breathing deeply, and he had fallen asleep without knowing when.
The carriage was dim, and I could vaguely see her slightly furrowed brows, and her long, thick eyelashes seemed to cast a layer of shadow under her eyelids.
The long hair on one side was accidentally pressed down by the seat belt, sticking softly to her clothes, rising and falling slightly on her chest with her breathing.
This position should be very uncomfortable to sleep in.
Xu Ji slowly withdrew his gaze during the last few seconds of the red light countdown.
***
Tao Siyun felt dizzy for a moment when she woke up. She lay in the back seat and rubbed her sleepy eyes. After a few seconds of rest, she slowly stood up by supporting herself on the seat.
The car was parked at the entrance of her community, and the person who was supposed to be in the driver's seat was now leaning against the car door and smoking outside.
The sleepiness was instantly gone.
She turned on the screen of her mobile phone and checked the time. It was ten minutes to three in the morning.
It was only about an hour before Xu Ji took her home, but she actually slept in his car for almost two hours...
At three o'clock in the morning, Tao Siyun found himself sadly locked in the car.
After hesitating for a long time, she sent a WeChat message to Xu Ji: [Please open the car door.]
The next second, the buzzing sound of a cell phone rang awkwardly from the driver's seat.
Tao Siyun: "..."
Doesn't this person carry a cell phone with him?
Tao Siyun was a little speechless and could only silently withdraw the message, then raised his hand and gently knocked on the car window.
Xu Ji turned his head and met her eyes through the car window.
In fact, you can't see what's going on inside the car from the outside, but Tao Siyun doesn't know if it's an illusion, he feels like he can see her.
But after just a second, he turned back calmly, as if he hadn't heard it.
“…”
Tao Siyun clung to the seat, leaned forward, and stretched his arms as far as he could to knock on the driver's window.
The entrance to the community was very quiet late at night. The night wind blew, small flying insects flew around the street lights, and a hint of weariness flowed in the air.
With a "click", the car door was opened from the outside.
"Awake?" Xu Ji glanced at her with an ambiguous look in his eyes, his voice carrying subtle fatigue and helplessness. "You slept quite soundly."
Tao Siyun slowly got out of the car. After hearing this, he looked a little embarrassed: "Why did you lock the car door..."
"Since you haven't woken up yet, I went to buy a pack of cigarettes and locked the car when I got out."
"...Then why didn't you call me?"
Xu Ji leaned against the car door with his arms folded, staring at her with a half-smile in his eyes, without saying a word.
Tao Siyun understood instantly that he must have called her, but she didn't wake up.
Tao Siyun felt that he was too embarrassed, and slowly said: "Well, thank you for sending me back, I will go in first."
Xu Ji watched her enter the gate of the residential complex. As soon as he slammed the car door, his cell phone rang. After answering, Jiang Zhen almost roared, "Xu Ji, your son is almost tearing down my house. Is that a fucking husky you raised?"
Xu Ji glanced at the paper bag on the passenger seat, started the engine amid Jiang Zhen's frantic roar, and said slowly, "No, it's Alaska."
Jiang Zhen: “…”
"Look, look, I told you it's Alaska," Ji Yao's voice sounded at the right time, explaining: "Alaska, one of the three stupid sled dogs, has an IQ slightly lower than that of the Husky."
"Alright, Alaska," Jiang Zhen roared in frustration, "When are you going to take this guy away? If he stays here for a few more days, my house will become a bare-bones house."
"Let's wait until my uncle retires."
Jiang Zhen was furious and said with gritted teeth: "Why don't you wait until you retire before talking about this!"
"That's fine. There are still thirty-six years left. Thank you for your hard work."
“…”
"Don't talk nonsense," Jiang Zhen yawned, and said with a forced smile, "Where are you? I asked you to escort someone here until now. Don't say I didn't warn you in the middle of the night. Be careful of any female ghosts who want to rape you. If you run into any beastly hooligans on the road, I'll kill you right there."
Xu Ji snorted lightly and said calmly: "There is no female ghost, but I do know a female gangster. Isn't she right next to you now?"
"Xu Yuqi, you—"
Without waiting for Ji Yao to finish speaking, Xu Ji hung up the phone.
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