Chapter 3 Strategy: Indirect Kissing on the Third Day
Bai Jiangxin heard Xiang Di politely say to the shop assistant, "Hello, I'd like a cup of Peach Four Seasons Spring."
It's her.
Bai Jiangxin confirmed it.
Just like silent reading, everyone's inner voice and the timbre produced by the physical vibration of their vocal cords are the same. Xiang Di's inner voice is still a sweet and obedient voice, but what she says from her heart is much more unrestrained than what she says from her mouth.
【Four Seasons Spring Tea~ Four Seasons Spring Tea~ Drinking Four Seasons Spring Tea with my husband~ It's like drinking couple's milk tea~】
Xiang Di hummed a song in her heart. She didn't know what tune it was, but it wasn't the tune of the song she was supposed to sing. It was probably her own original composition.
To be honest, I'm not very talented at composing.
Bai Jiangxin remained silent for a while, so Ye Minjia urged, "Are you coming or not?"
Bai Jiangxin snapped out of his daze: "Let's go."
Finally squeezing through the crowd, Ye Minjia straightened her school uniform and complained, "I give up. Is it really necessary for these people to squeeze me like a wife cake just to buy a milk tea?"
Upon hearing Ye Minjia mention wife cake, Bai Jiangxin's Adam's apple suddenly trembled, and he gave a slight sneer.
Ye Minjia asked, puzzled, "What are you laughing at?"
Bai Jiangxin looked at him and inexplicably said, "You're quite suited to be a prophet."
What a grand silent drama of unrequited love, kept only in his heart, it was so loud it almost deafened him.
Ye Minjia was even more confused: "What do you mean?"
"It's nothing," Bai Jiangxin said indifferently. "I'm just accompanying you this time. Next time, you can come and buy it yourself."
Ye Minjia asked helplessly, "Do you really hate milk tea that much?"
"I don't dislike it," Bai Jiangxin said, "but I don't like it either."
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"Mom, it's so sweet."
Having just received the milk tea, Ye Minjia couldn't wait to take a sip on her way back to the classroom.
This isn't just full sugar; it's like all the sugar in the world has been added to this cup of milk tea.
Girls are really amazing; they can drink such sweet things without batting an eye. No wonder Xiang Di made such great progress in her joint exam this time. With such a sugar tolerance, she will succeed at anything.
Glancing at Bai Jiangxin beside her, Ye Minjia asked, "Isn't this sweet?"
Bai Jiangxin: "It's alright."
Ye Minjia pulled out the straw, wanting to get a sip from him: "Give me a sip."
Bai Jiangxin quickly dodged to the side.
"You're so stingy," Ye Minjia said, looking displeased. "This drink was my treat, you know. I shouldn't have invited you."
To everyone's surprise, Bai Jiangxin didn't fall for any moral blackmail and calmly said, "I'll transfer the money to you later."
"...How come you have absolutely no sense of humor?"
Ye Minjia really didn't want to drink her own cup, which was far too sweet, so she suggested, "How about we switch?"
After saying that, he handed his cup to Bai Jiangxin, who immediately frowned in disgust.
"Take it away, don't give me what you've already drunk."
Ye Minjia knew that he was a germaphobe, disliked going to crowded places, and disliked any physical contact with people. Even when it came to eating and drinking, he insisted on bringing his own utensils every time he went to the cafeteria. Even when he went out to eat, as long as Bai Jiangxin was there, everyone else had to use serving chopsticks. If anyone dared to use their own chopsticks to pick up food, that person would immediately stop eating.
It's as if he dislikes others, so Bai Jiangxin almost never attends any gatherings with classmates.
He always had a cold face, and the girls regarded him as an unattainable high mountain flower, only daring to admire him from afar. As for the boys, they were mostly just casual acquaintances, occasionally getting together to play games. Only Ye Minjia could tolerate him and treat him as a brother, so that this school heartthrob, whose talent was all in intelligence and looks, wouldn't be left alone at school.
The main reason is that Ye Minjia is shameless; the more Bai Jiangxin forbids him from drinking, the more he wants to do it.
He simply grabbed Bai Jiangxin and tried to snatch the cup from his hand.
Bai Jiangxin looked disgusted, but Ye Minjia was just too difficult to deal with, even trying to force him to drink his sickly sweet milk tea. Bai Jiangxin warned him, "Ye Minjia, don't be a jerk."
His voice was low and filled with anger. Ye Minjia clung to him, startled by his good friend's serious and angry expression.
It was just a joke. He knows he's a germaphobe and would never share a cup of milk tea with someone, but did he have to be so fierce?
Ye Minjia truly regarded Bai Jiangxin as a brother, but Bai Jiangxin often gave him a hard time, so he couldn't help but feel annoyed at times.
[Damn, does this kid look down on me that much?]
Three years of brotherhood, and it's all for naught.
[Forget it, after the college entrance exam, we'll go our separate ways. I'll never have to fawn over this ice block again.]
Ye Minjia muttered to herself, feeling pretentious.
With a barely perceptible sigh, Bai Jiangxin said, "You know I'm a germaphobe; I can't share a drink with other people."
He paused for a moment, then added, "I'll treat you to a drink next time."
He is not good at comforting others, let alone admitting defeat; this is already the biggest concession he has made to his friend.
Fortunately, Ye Minjia was carefree and easy to coax, so he just scoffed.
"Alright, I won't hold it against you this time."
I knew you were still afraid of losing me.
Bai Jiangxin was already used to Ye Minjia's quick change of heart.
Bai Jiangxin didn't find Ye Minjia's thoughts offensive. He always refused to have any physical contact with others and disdained to pry into other people's thoughts, except for Ye Minjia. Although Ye Minjia often acted like a jerk, he genuinely considered him a friend.
Of course, even the best of friends can't share a cup of milk tea.
With the college entrance exam just around the corner, the occasional physical contact was already enough to annoy Bai Jiangxin. He didn't want to hear Ye Minjia's pointless and unhelpful thoughts all day long.
Moreover, prying into other people's thoughts is ultimately an offense to their privacy.
If Ye Minjia knew he had this ability, she wouldn't even consider sharing a cup of milk tea with him.
I bet they can't even get away from him fast enough.
No matter how good the relationship is, no one wants to have all their secrets exposed in front of the other person, with their thoughts and feelings completely known.
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Xiang Di was especially happy to drink the milk tea that Bai Jiangxin had bought.
Although many people order the same milk tea every day, it's not anything special, but people in unrequited love always have a million ways to brainwash themselves.
Xiang Di was reluctant to finish the milk tea so quickly, so she planned to bring it to the classroom and put it on her desk, even though no one might notice that she and Bai Jiangxin had ordered the same milk tea.
But what if just one person notices? Then they might jokingly say, "Hey, you and Bai Jiangxin ordered the same milk tea. You two are so in sync!"
It really was just a little bit of a secret crush. Thinking of this, Xiang Di couldn't help but laugh.
After drinking most of a cup of milk tea in one go, Liang Qianqian suddenly felt the urge to go to the restroom. So she asked Xiang Di to bring the milk tea back to the classroom while she went to the restroom to relieve herself.
It was lunch break, and there weren't many people in the classroom. The senior high school classroom was piled high with books, and Xiang Di subconsciously looked towards a certain desk.
He wasn't there, but the milk tea I had just bought was on his desk.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Xiang Di quietly walked to his desk. Their class was an honors class, so their desks weren't piled high with books, but compared to the increasingly elaborate stacks of books on other students' desks, Bai Jiangxin's desk was much cleaner and shinier. It was a strange phenomenon: the better a student was at studying, the fewer books they had on their desk.
On his desk lay a draft paper with the solution to a math problem on it.
abcdxy, every letter is written so beautifully, how come even the auxiliary lines for geometry problems are drawn so straight and beautifully?
Xiang Di became engrossed in watching.
"Is there something you need?"
A voice suddenly interrupted her reverie. Xiang Di looked up and saw that Bai Jiangxin had returned sometime earlier.
She slightly opened her mouth, only to be caught red-handed by her crush. She was staring at his drafts at his desk, and nothing could be more embarrassing than that.
Bai Jiangxin looked at Xiang Di calmly.
Judging from the girl's appearance alone, her well-behaved and quiet demeanor made it impossible to discern any of the ulterior motives within her.
Bai Jiangxin didn't take the milk tea shop incident to heart, nor did he intend to expose Xiang Di's secret.
What Xiang Di thinks of him and how she calls him is her own business. Who she likes, hates, or even has a crush on is her freedom. Even if it's him, as long as it doesn't bother him, he can't interfere.
The premise is that she can only think about it in her mind, instead of standing in front of him and disturbing his lunch break.
He and she had only been in the same class for one semester, and they hadn't even spoken to each other. He had no idea how she had fallen for him.
What does she know about him? What does she know about him?
Like most others, it was probably just a superficial attraction. After graduation, they went their separate ways and she forgot about it.
Bai Jiangxin watched as her face quickly flushed red, without intending to help her out of the predicament.
"What are you doing standing next to my seat?" he asked rudely.
In this awkward situation, Xiang Di had no choice but to confront her crush for the first time and had to make up an excuse.
"Um, there's a question I don't understand, and I'd like to ask you for help."
"What's the question?"
Xiang Di asked cautiously, "Would you be willing to teach me?"
Bai Jiangxin: "Let me see it."
Fortunately, Xiang Di did have some questions she couldn't answer. In order not to give herself away, she deliberately chose a relatively difficult question. She originally intended to save it for asking the teacher, but now she could ask Bai Jiangxin for help.
When she actually brought a question to ask, Bai Jiangxin did not refuse.
Having been classmates for a semester, this was the first time Xiang Di had asked Bai Jiangxin for help.
It turns out he's willing to help even classmates he doesn't know well.
Who said he was an aloof and unapproachable person? He's clearly a very nice person.
Those who say he has a cold personality really don't understand him.
Xiang Di silently felt indignant on Bai Jiangxin's behalf.
She had wanted to ask him for help with her questions before, but unfortunately, she was too timid. No matter how much she thought about it, she still didn't dare to do it.
Looking back now, she realized that she was also afraid of being rejected by him, and she actually had some prejudice against him.
I'm sorry. Xiang Di silently apologized to him in her heart.
With a little bit of cunning, Xiang Di temporarily placed her milk tea on his desk, creating the impression that "I'm just borrowing your desk for a bit."
Looking at the two cups of milk tea placed side by side, even the stickers were exactly the same, and it was impossible to tell which cup belonged to which. Xiang Di was secretly delighted, feeling as if she and Bai Jiangxin were using couple cups.
She regretted not secretly bringing her phone to school; otherwise, she would have taken a picture of the two cups of milk tea, added a nice filter, and used it as her screensaver.
Bai Jiangxin was completely unaware of the girl's little scheme. In addition, the question he asked Di was indeed quite difficult and would take some time. While he was working on the calculation, he picked up the milk tea on the table and took a small sip.
"ah."
A soft gasp.
Bai Jiangxin raised his head, his expression slightly impatient.
What is it also called?
Xiang Di's round eyes widened as she cautiously pointed to the cup of milk tea in his hand.
"Um, you've drunk the wrong milk tea. This is my milk tea..."
Bai Jiangxin froze, staring at the cup in his hand.
It was too late; he had already drunk it.
Bai Jiangxin's expression changed.
When someone accidentally drinks something they own, the first reaction is usually embarrassment, discomfort, and the thought that the milk tea is ruined and should be discarded.
But Xiang Di's reaction was completely different.
The biological link formed by the microorganisms in saliva quickly sent a scream through Bai Jiangxin's brain, even more excited than at noon.
【Help. 】
This is an indirect kiss, it's definitely an indirect kiss!
[I must have done good deeds in my past life to be able to indirectly kiss my husband in this one. God, you're so kind to me!]
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Bai Jiangxin remained silent.
Is she a groundhog?
Then he heard the groundhog make a smug snort.
Xiang Di's thought process was indeed extraordinary. Besides the excitement of indirectly kissing the boy she had a crush on, she even felt a little bit of schadenfreude when this accident happened.
[You're always so aloof. We've been in the same class for a whole semester, and you didn't even know I was your classmate. Now look what you've done, you've got your hands on my saliva, let's see how you get out of this~]
[Hehehe~]
Bai Jiangxin: "..."
That gloating, cheeky tone, practically begging to see him make a fool of himself—does this person really have a crush on him?
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