"I don't think I can sleep."
Rubbing the back of Xia Lian's head, Wen Mo blinked, not feeling sleepy at all even after hugging tightly for almost ten minutes.
They hugged so tightly that they almost sweated.
"By the way, why didn't those two kids send me their birthday wishes? I've been spoiling them for nothing."
It's not that Wen Mo is too fixated on complaining, but seeing that Yin Tao and Ye Qingzhou both properly wished Lian Bao well, while he himself hadn't made any move, was just too pathetic.
Just as he was about to take the initiative, a WeChat call rang.
I glanced at the notes.
They attacked from Qinzhou.
"Hello?" Wen Mo answered impatiently, "Isn't it a bit too late to call now? It's been more than ten minutes since the deadline."
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Well, I have my own things to do too."
Qin Zhou's laughter was still smug and cheeky; you could almost picture his face through the screen.
What are you busy doing?
"It's nothing, Xiao Nan and I spent the New Year on the phone," Qin Zhou casually revealed.
Wen Mo shook his head in anguish, looking utterly disappointed. "Very good, very good. You've forgotten your brothers as soon as you have a beauty. You've lost all love."
Fortunately, I also have beautiful women around me.
I'm not envious at all, and it's something I can actually see and touch, hahaha.
Qin Zhou is a native of Linchuan and spends the Spring Festival in Linchuan, while Xiang Xiaonan is from another province and should be in some rural village in her hometown right now, having just finished making a phone call.
"Why does your cat keep staring at me? It's a little scary."
A soft meow came from Qin Zhou's end, prompting him to quickly put down his phone to calm the family member down, "Stop meowing, stop meowing, didn't I already feed you?"
"Are you feeding him too little?" Wenmo asked.
"No, I've been feeding the cat food exactly as you said, at the right time and in the right amount, not a bit more or less."
"That's probably because he just doesn't like you."
"Damn, I was just trying to help you take care of your cat, and you're slandering me like this." Qin Zhou rolled his eyes, hugged the cat to his chest and petted it vigorously, only putting the little black cat back after he had thoroughly enjoyed himself. "Did you hear that? This guy is quite affectionate towards me too!"
“Indeed, after all, you two are about the same intelligence level, so you should be able to become good friends.” Wen Mo nodded in approval.
I'll be away from home for a week during the Chinese New Year. If Xiao Hei doesn't eat, something bad is going to happen. After thinking it over, although Qin Zhou is a very unreliable person, at least he's a local. It wouldn't be a bad idea to leave him in Qin Zhou's care.
It's only a week anyway, nothing should happen.
Wen Mo coughed twice and instructed, "You must take good care of your father's little black dog, and make sure it's well taken care of."
"Isn't this a lot of effort? I treat it like a precious ancestor!"
"Then you can offer it some tribute during the New Year."
"Don't go to this barbershop."
After arguing for a while, the two hung up the phone.
Not long after the call ended, probably because the group was sending their blessings, Xiang Xiaonan called back. Judging from the sound, it seemed like fireworks were still going off on the other end, crackling and popping.
After chatting for a while, I hung up the phone again.
At midnight on New Year's Day, there was already a lot of activity on WeChat, mostly unread messages. Many classmates who were good friends in class would also send their New Year's greetings at this time.
However, there were also a few people of the opposite sex who sent blessings even though they were not familiar with each other at all.
Actually, both boys and girls can tell this kind of thing.
She likes me.
The two weren't particularly close; they'd just nod at most when they saw each other, yet they always sent each other holiday greetings or secretly checked each other's social media, leaving traces behind. This strange and unspoken sense of distance is what people call unrequited love.
Even though I already have a girlfriend, I still need to reply to them properly, especially during the Lunar New Year, so as not to upset them.
"By the way, Lianbao, do you have any friends who are sending you birthday wishes right at the right time?"
After replying to all the messages, Wen Mo tossed his phone aside, turned over and hugged Xia Lian tightly, his arms wrapped around her waist, and asked, seemingly casually.
Xia Lian hadn't said a word since the beginning, seemingly afraid of disturbing Wen Mo's call, and only obediently moved closer after he had replied to all the messages.
"No." She shook her head.
"Not a single one? I thought there were quite a few people who liked you besides those two."
As if afraid that Wen Mo would worry, Xia Lian blinked her eyes and then handed her phone to Wen Mo, asking him to review it himself.
"So generous!"
"Yes, that's why they let me see it, because it's Wen Mo."
"Okay, okay, I like this sentence."
Wen Mo didn't refuse, and squinted to examine the phone closely, holding it in his palm.
There was basically no activity on WeChat, except for the timely blessings sent by Yin Tao and Ye Qingzhou a dozen minutes ago.
There's also the 99+ in the class group chat.
That's all.
But why is the friend request section so lively? At a glance, there are 7 or 8 people who want to add Lianbao as a friend, but for some reason she just stays there, as if she doesn't see them.
"They want to add you as a friend."
Wen Mo scrolled through the messages and found that they were all friend requests from classmates in the class group chat, sent through the class group chat list, and they were all from boys.
Several friend requests expired because they had been left for too long.
"You're an iron man, aren't you? You don't even have double-digit friends." Wen Mo's lips trembled as he complained.
Xia Lian tilted her head in confusion, not taking the words to heart, as if she hadn't understood them at all.
"They are very strange."
"strangeness?"
Xia Lian nodded, "We're not very familiar with each other, so it's strange that we have to add each other as friends."
Looking back on her school life last semester, she felt that her classmates were all very friendly and kind to her. They would rush to help her when she was moving books or chairs.
Although she didn't understand the principle behind it, Xia Lian was very happy, but she didn't show it on her face. When she was helped, she always had a blank expression and thanked him quietly.
However, if it's just helping out, she doesn't think that counts as being familiar with someone. True familiarity should be like that between Yin Tao and Qing Zhou.
"Suddenly I feel a little sorry for them. Luckily, I've never had a crush on anyone." Wen Mo rubbed his forehead, somewhat taken aback by the girl's innocence.
Although it's not ideal to always let her do things her own way, Wenmo still hopes she can make more friends.
Xia Lian took the phone, stared blankly at the screen, then stared intently at Wen Mo. After thinking for a while, she asked blankly, "So, should I... accept their friend request?"
Wen Mo quickly stopped her, "No, no, no, let's forget it. Since you already have a boyfriend, we might as well go all the way and just continue to ignore your friend requests."
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