The moment the New Year's bell rang.
Ying Qian waited until midnight to send out "Happy New Year" messages to her group.
Xu Tiantian had her head covered by the blanket and was already asleep; her breathing could be heard in the room.
Ying Qian tiptoed out of the room.
The voice on the other end of the phone was hoarse: "Why didn't you send me a Happy New Year message?"
There was a hint of resentment in it.
"I want to wish you a Happy New Year in person." Ying Qian rubbed her eyes. The building across the street was brightly lit. If only he were here. She cleared her throat. "Happy New Year, Chen Wenzhi."
After a long silence, he finally said, "I'm sorry."
"What?"
"I promised you, but now I'm leaving you to spend the New Year alone."
Ying Qian smiled, her eyes reflecting the fireworks, "What's there to be sorry about? Once Grandpa gets better, we'll have plenty of time to celebrate the New Year together."
"Yes, I'm glad you think that way."
"I'm sleepy," Ying Qian said, yawning several times.
Chen Wenzhi said, "Then go to sleep."
Without hanging up the phone, Ying Qian lowered her eyes and went back to her room to lie down on the bed.
There were sounds of medical equipment on the other end of the phone, along with Chen Wenzhi's soft snoring.
She slept exceptionally well.
Around 10 a.m. the next day.
Xu Tiantian suddenly sat up and flipped off the bed with a somersault.
Ying Qian woke up with a start, her face full of confusion. She squinted at the time and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Xu Tiantian scratched her head. "It's nothing, just stretching my muscles." With that, she shuffled back onto the bed.
Ying Qian frowned: "..."
The earphones were on her pillow. She disconnected the Bluetooth connection and found that the voice call was still going on. The sound on the other end was... the rustling sound of writing?
Xu Tiantian opened her eyes a crack: "No way? You two have been on voice calls all night?"
Ying Qian rubbed her temples and shook her head in exasperation.
"I was still half asleep and forgot..."
Looking at her phone's pitifully low battery, she thought about hanging up.
It was as if someone on the other end could read minds; a cool, calm voice said, "Go charge it if it's out of power."
"..."
"I heard you woke up. Sure enough, you slept until after ten o'clock." A sigh came from the other end of the line.
"Hey, Chen Wenzhi, you're so boring. Are you competing so early in the morning?" Xu Tiantian didn't care what sweet nothings he was going to say. She only cared that he was so good at studying but was still competing.
Chen Wenzhi snorted coldly, "You can also compete internally, I'm not stopping you."
"Chen Wenzhi, your boyfriend is in my hands. Can you at least speak to me politely?" Xu Tiantian said arrogantly, wishing she could travel to that other world and point her finger at Chen Wenzhi to boss him around.
Ying Qian laughed from the side.
"...Ying Qian, stop laughing, you need to do something about him!"
Ying Qian shrugged and said helplessly, "His hands aren't on my body, so he can do the problems whenever he wants. You and I have known each other for a long time, isn't it normal for him to start doing problems early?"
"That's true." Xu Tiantian pouted. "No, we can't go on like this!"
She pulled Ying Qian up, "We're doing practice problems this morning too! We're going to give those guys in our class a run for their money!"
A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone.
Xu Tiantian heard it as mockery, clenched her fist, and her eyes were more determined than anyone else's, "See? Laughing at us! Ying Qian, today, I will definitely finish those few test papers!"
After saying that, she got out of bed, washed up quickly, and rushed to the study to do her homework.
Ying Qian slowly washed up, not flustered at all, because she had already finished the test papers under Chen Wenzhi's supervision, and even finished the set of test papers she had bought herself.
She had a very relaxing few days of vacation left.
"Oh God! I don't want to write anymore—"
An hour later, the silence in the study was broken by a series of wails.
Ying Qian had already anticipated this. She took off the headphones she was using for listening practice and opened the door to the study.
"Keep going, Xu Tiantian! You're the best!"
Xu Tiantian waved her hand, "I don't care, this kind of mindless encouragement! I won't listen to it at all! I just want to be a salted fish right now, it doesn't matter if I can never turn over... I'm tired."
"Pfft." Ying Qian couldn't stop laughing at her lifeless look.
It has to be said that having a cheerful friend like Xu Tiantian is a blessing for her. She never lets you down in crucial moments. When you're in a good position, she watches from behind the scenes, and when you're in a bad position, she comes out to lend a hand.
Ying Qian had no idea that Xu Tiantian's family was so wealthy.
She had only heard her say that she spent a fortune on gifts for Gu Xinan, and she thought it was a joke. But when she saw those designer watches with her own eyes, she began to realize the power behind this carefree girl.
"By the way," Xu Tiantian turned around and looked at the smiling Ying Qian, "How's Gu Xinan doing lately? Has he contacted you? That kid has actually disappeared without a trace..."
Ying Qian's smile faltered, and for a fleeting moment her eyes dimmed, she may have genuinely worried about Gu Xinan.
"I don't know. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that he even existed."
"Sigh." Xu Tiantian turned back, extremely distressed. "This is the person I've liked the longest. Even though I didn't end up with him, I still like him!"
Ying Qian sneered, "What you can't have is always the best."
Xu Tiantian silently gave a thumbs up: "You're so philosophical! What you said is absolutely right!"
She pouted, seemingly lost in thought.
My mind was filled with memories of the past.
"When I first met Gu Xinan, he was quite green. He's matured a lot now, but he's still as carefree and irresponsible as ever!"
"Oh, by the way," Xu Tiantian suddenly said when she saw that Ying Qian remained silent, "My family has a business relationship with his family, and there should be a dinner party in a few days. Would you like to meet him?"
Ying Qian's eyes darted away, and she quickly refused, "I don't want to!"
Xu Tiantian asked in confusion, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid to see him?"
"Oh, don't be afraid, why are you afraid of him... By the way, it seems like he used to like you, right? Is that just a rumor? Even if you two hate each other, you can't just never speak to each other again, right? Tell me about it!"
Xu Tiantian is a chatterbox; once she starts a topic, she can't stop talking.
Now we definitely need to get to the bottom of things and find out everything about her and Gu Xinan.
Ying Qian sat down next to Xu Tiantian, patted her shoulder, and asked with great difficulty, "Do you really want to know?"
"Of course." She cupped Ying Qian's face in her hands, gently rubbing it, and asked very seriously, "Aren't we friends?"
Ying Qian chuckled dryly. Her intuition told her that if she told Xu Tiantian about Gu Xinan's confession to her today, things would become very complicated.
It might even cause unpleasantness for Chen Wenzhi as well.
Her eyes darkened, she opened her lips but didn't know how to speak, her mind frantically searching for a solution.
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Ying Qian breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to open the door. Thank goodness for this savior at the door!
She opened the door and froze.
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