Chapter 47: Such a Great Charm Lin Xicai paused, "Are you okay...
Lin Xicai paused, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
The other side responded solemnly.
Then, the call was disconnected.
Lin Xicai stared at the screen of her mobile phone, feeling somewhat puzzled. When she looked up, she saw Li Ci looking at her quietly with a look that was so wet, hot and sticky that it was unbearable.
Lin Xicai frowned, "What are you looking at?"
Li Ci's Adam's apple moved, and he lowered his head somewhat stiffly, with a strange expression that was almost shy. "No...no."
Lin Xicai's grip on her phone tightened, and she suddenly felt a little upset as she recalled Xie Shisan's repeated strange behavior. Seeing Li Ci hanging around her only added fuel to the fire. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing here? Have you finished writing your self-criticism?"
Her tone was very bad, with obvious anger on her part.
But he seemed unconcerned, completely absorbed in a certain emotion. "Don't be angry... I'll write it right away."
Li Ci stood up from the carpet, bent down to pick up the notebook and walked towards the dining table. He was much thinner than when he first came here. Due to malnutrition and lack of sunlight for a long time, his skin was sickly pale.
A man of about 1.8 meters tall looked baggy and shaky in Fu Yanxiu's loose old clothes.
Lin Xicai stared at his somewhat frivolous steps for a while and pursed her lips.
When Lin Xicai left the space and came back, she had some more vegetables, rice and noodles, as well as some basic cooking oil and seasonings in her hands.
Li Ci stared at the things she casually placed on the coffee table, a little confused.
Lin Xicai stared at his emaciated face and raised her chin towards the food. "If you don't want to eat fast food in the morning and at noon, just cook your own food."
Li Ci looked over blankly at those things, a little bewildered: "I...I can't cook."
He stared at her face and saw that she frowned again when he finished speaking. Fearing that she would be angry, he quickly said, "I, I can learn."
Lin Xicai ignored him, threw a broken tablet on the sofa, and left the place. The tablet contained some downloaded recipes and tutorials.
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The next day was the monthly exam. According to the last ranking, Lin Xicai and Xie Shi were in the same exam room, but Xie Shi didn't show up.
The test paper was passed from front to back. Lin Xicai looked at the empty table behind her and was distracted for a moment.
After Xie Shi came back this time, he seemed to have changed a lot, and he looked a little strange.
Sometimes she wanted to be angry, but when she thought about how he had just lost a loved one, she couldn't even get angry. Her chest felt stuffy and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Her emotions seemed to be too easily affected by Xie Shi.
This is not a good thing.
Lin Xicai closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to ignore this person in her heart.
Xie Shi is not important, Xie Shi is not important, Lin Xicai brainwashed herself. The most important thing for her now is to study, and the most important thing is to get more points in the exam. What happens to him has nothing to do with her.
First of all, his misery was not caused by her.
Secondly, his misery was not caused by her.
In the end, his misery was not caused by her.
She can coax minor offenses, but she won't tolerate excessive offenses.
Lin Xicai took a moment to adjust herself, looked up at the clock above the blackboard in front of her, and began to answer the questions with concentration.
After a day of exams, Lin Xicai was extremely nervous and exhausted. After the last exam in the afternoon, she felt exhausted. She did not go home directly after school, but strolled around the supermarket leisurely, intending to buy some snacks to reward herself.
Lin Xicai entered the mall, took the escalator down to the basement level, and entered the supermarket.
There were quite a lot of people there, so Lin Xicai strolled leisurely in the snack area, touching this and checking the expiration date of that. She didn't look like she was here to buy anything, but rather to enjoy the food.
The snack categories in this world are similar to those in her world, with only differences in taste and brand. Lin Xicai looked at the dazzling array of goods and couldn't help but think of the brands she often ate in her own world, and missed them indescribably.
Lin Xicai walked to the beverage area, picked up a bottle of something similar to Coke and looked at the ingredients. A shadow fell on her side. She turned her head and saw a tall and straight figure floating beside her at some point. He was cold and silent, like a ghost that appeared and disappeared mysteriously.
Those captivating eyes were looking at her calmly at that moment, with their eyelashes slightly drooping, revealing a familiar calmness and dejection.
Lin Xicai was startled and put the drink in her hand back on the shelf. "Why are you here?"
She frowned and said, "I have an exam today, why didn't you come?"
Xie Shi didn't answer her question. His slender and beautiful hand reached over her and picked up the bottle of drink she had just put down from the shelf. He took a look at it and put it down again. "What do you want to buy?"
"Buy some food." Lin Xicai said.
"Who did you buy it for?" Xie Shi looked over, his eyes dim. "Is it your family member?"
Lin Xicai frowned, irritated by his sinister tone, and turned away.
She walked very fast, trying to shake him off, but his strides were so big that he caught up with her in just a few steps.
Lin Xicai was angry and didn't want to talk to anyone. The other person seemed to be angry too, but she didn't know what they were angry about. The two of them walked side by side, neither paying any attention to the other.
Coming out of the supermarket, there were some stalls and markets on the underground floor, as well as some pet stores. When passing by a pet store, Xie Shi took a look, put his hands in his pockets and walked in.
Lin Xicai hesitated for a moment, not knowing what he was up to, and followed him.
After entering, I found that the transparent boxes on the wall were full of dogs, dogs of various breeds and sizes. The big ones were in a separate box, and the puppies were in a box of two or three. Each of them had black eyes and looked very energetic and cute.
However, Lin Xicai's attention was obviously not on the dog. In comparison, she was even more surprised that a cold person like Xie Shi would come to such a place on his own initiative.
Xie Shi stood beside her, looking inside through the transparent glass box, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
"I'll give you whichever one you like," he said.
Huh? Lin Xicai was a little confused by his words that were neither here nor there.
Lin Xicai waved her hand, looking politely in decline, "I don't have the energy to raise a dog."
Xie Shi didn't look at her. He was still staring at the dog in the glass box while speaking. "No energy? I see you're enjoying it."
Lin Xicai was stunned and gritted her teeth. "You mean Sara? She has someone special to take care of her. It won't take me much time."
Lin Xicai turned to leave when two fingers gently grabbed the shoulder strap of her schoolbag. With a firm grip, she and the bag were pulled back, almost falling into the man's arms. Xie Shi lowered his gaze to look at her, his eyes dim. "You know what I'm talking about."
Lin Xicai struggled for a moment and frowned, "I don't know."
Xie Shi stared at her, lingering on every trace of her expression, his tone moist, "Do you not want to let go, or are you reluctant to let go?"
Lin Xicai finally got angry and pushed the person hard, her pretty face full of anger. "What's wrong with you? I don't understand what you are saying."
No matter what he said, it was all just his speculation, and he had no evidence. If she refused to admit it, there was nothing she could do. Things were already complicated enough, and she didn't want him to get involved and make things even more complicated.
"Xie Shi, stop it," Lin Xicai suppressed her anger, "I don't want to argue with you."
Xie Shi didn't resist the push she had just given him. He stumbled back half a step under the force of her hand. He looked at her for a long moment, then smiled faintly, "So persistent, huh?"
His smile was beautiful, but that tingling sensation on her scalp crept up her skin again. Lin Xicai wasn't afraid of him getting angry, or getting furious, but she was a little apprehensive about his smile. It was dangerous, unpredictable.
Lin Xicai's expression changed several times. She wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't open her mouth. She left Xie Shi alone in the pet shop with anger.
You have to raise it yourself.
Like a lunatic every day!
Lin Xicai was in a very bad mood and felt a little upset until she returned home. After dinner in the evening, she went to the space as usual. As soon as she entered, she smelled a pungent burnt smell in the living room.
His already bad mood was immediately exacerbated, and he walked angrily to the kitchen door.
There was a clanging sound in the kitchen. Li Ci was inside, with two plates of black and unrecognizable dishes next to him.
Lin Xicai took a deep breath, "What are you doing?"
Li Ci was in a panic and turned off the fire in a hurry, as if he had done something wrong. "I'm sorry..."
"If you don't work hard, you won't be able to tell the difference between the five grains." Lin Xicai looked up and down at the messy kitchen and said sarcastically, "Li Ci, what else can you do?"
Li Ci lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse, "I'm sorry..."
Lin Xicai closed her eyes, opened them again, casually placed the lunch box in her hand on the table, and turned to walk out - wherever she went, there were people chasing her and causing trouble, and none of them were easy to deal with.
Lin Xicai walked out of the kitchen. There was a sound of footsteps behind her. Li Ci hurried a few steps to catch up with her. "Give me a little more time. I will learn it."
Lin Xicai turned around to look at him and was about to say something when the phone in her pocket rang at the right moment.
Lin Xicai took the phone, looked at the screen, frowned, and left.
Li Ci stood at the kitchen door and watched her leave, staring at the phone that called her away. A flash of fierceness flashed in his eyes for a moment, but then quickly became lonely.
He didn't even seem to have the right to be angry.
Rather than being angry... he was more afraid of her being angry.
She must be unhappy because he messed up the kitchen like this. Li Ci walked back into the kitchen in a daze and started to clean up neurotically. His movements were a bit clumsy, but with a sense of panic and urgency.
He must clean the kitchen and learn how to cook before she comes next time. He can't make her angry because she will really leave him.
By the way, she, she said he was family.
She considered him a family member—the thought suddenly brought him back to life, like a drowning man suddenly grabbing a handful of seaweed and refusing to let go.
He didn't know if the seaweed could save his life, but he knew he would die if he let go.
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The results of the third monthly exam came out soon, and as expected, Lin Xicai's score jumped again, from over 500 last time to just over 400 this time.
In less than four months, she went from last in the exam to middle, and Lin Xicai felt a sense of accomplishment. Aside from unavoidable circumstances that forced her to divert her attention, she devoted the rest of her time to studying, rarely sleeping before one.
But the current result is far from enough for her to leave.
The higher she ranks, the greater the resistance to progress. She still has about half a year and a tough battle to fight.
After Lin Xicai finished reading the report card, she returned to her seat. The seat next to her was empty and Xie Shi was not there again.
It's almost time for class. If you haven't come yet at this time, you probably won't come today.
Lin Xicai withdrew her gaze, stretched, and took out the exercise book from the bookshelf.
Lin Xicai lowered her head to read the questions. Before she finished reading the stem of a question, Zhu Hongfei suddenly called her out. Lin Xicai looked back and saw Zhu Hongfei handing her a heavy plastic bag containing breakfast.
Lin Xicai was stunned for a moment, looking at the things on the table, "What is this?"
Zhu Hongfei smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Someone brought it to you."
Lin Xicai stared at the familiar sandwich inside, her heart softening, but she still asked, "Who is it?"
Zhu Hongfei tutted his words, looking speechless. "Aren't you asking this question even though you already know the answer?"
Zhu Hongfei seemed to be in a good mood and said jokingly, "I was just walking when I ran into Brother Xie at the school gate. He stuffed some breakfast in his hand and asked me to bring it to you, then turned around and left... Hey, why did he choose me to run this errand when there were so many people at the school gate? See? He didn't say it, but he actually treated me like one of his own."
Lin Xicai: “…”
This is the first time I see someone eager to be ordered around.
What is he proud of?
"Hey, why doesn't he come in when he's already at the school gate?" Zhu Hongfei asked.
"Does he need to report to you if he skips class?" Lin Xicai said.
"Skipping class," Zhu Hongfei nodded somewhat exaggeratedly, then stared at her with an ambiguous smile. "So if you say he skipped class, why did he come to the school gate so early in the morning?"
Zhu Hongfei glanced at the breakfast and asked himself, "Oh, so you're sending breakfast to someone special."
Lin Xicai: “…”
In fact, Lin Xicai was also wondering, did she and Xie Shi just have a fight and were in a cold war?
She's still feeding him during the Cold War. Will she eat it or not?
"Did you guys have a fight?" Zhu Hongfei added fuel to the fire. "Oh, I can't stand it anymore. I didn't dare let you go hungry even when we were arguing. I'm so fed up with it."
Lin Xicai frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhu Hongfei glanced at her sideways, his face full of understanding, "My brother Xie's popularity is very high right now, so you'd better be careful."
The next second, Zhu Hongfei pulled out a stack of love letters from his pocket and shook them in his hand. "See? In the past two days, there have been no less than ten girls who asked me to deliver love letters. I'm blocking them for you. You should have some idea of this."
Lin Xicai stared at the love letters he was tossing around, feeling annoyed by his shaking. She raised her eyes and smiled faintly, her voice indescribably cold, "You seem to have misunderstood something. We are just classmates."
"It's just a love letter," Lin Xicai said, "Why are you trying to stop her? She's so charming, how could you possibly stop her?"
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