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"What!?" Wang Youai looked incredulous. "You...you really have a lover!! You little rascal, I never would have guessed! You've quietly hooked up with someone without making a sound! Tell me, how's she doing?"
Xiao Jian wasn't very good at making up stories, so he could only describe Li Muqing's outline based on his memory. Wang Youai was drooling with envy. He really wanted to meet this pretty girl that Xiao Jian was talking about, but he never imagined that the person Xiao Jian was talking about was actually his boss—Li Muqing.
"Winning over a girl is easy, isn't it? A rose, a romantic dinner, a few sweet words, even if she's the Queen Mother of the West, I can handle her!" Wang Youai put on the air of a dating expert, making Xiao Jian feel like he had found a savior.
"Really...really!?" Xiao Jian sat up, looked at Wang Youai, and said excitedly.
"Why are you reacting so strongly? Looks like that girl is pretty important to you... Since she's the woman I've chosen, don't worry, I definitely won't fight you for her. Just introduce her to me! Oh, by the way, there's a party on the south playground of our school in a couple of days to celebrate the graduation of the seniors. There will definitely be a lot of beautiful girls there. We can take this opportunity to meet a few... Hehe... But before we do anything, I have to help you tidy up your appearance. The way you are now, you'll scare every girl you see! You wait, I'll find you a master!" After saying that, Wang Youai took out his phone and pressed a few keys. Because Xiao Jian was very close to Wang Youai, he could hear every sound on the phone clearly.
"Hello?" A lazy voice came from the phone. Xiao Jian pricked up his ears. The voice sounded quite familiar.
"Boss! I've run into a problem! You have to help me out!" Wang Youai said with a fawning expression, while also winking at Xiao Jian.
"Speak your mind, you're not going to spout anything good." It was Li Muqing! Xiao Jian was certain, because Wang Youai only had one boss.
Wang Youai said directly, "I have a troublesome person here who needs to be properly dressed up. When would you like me to send him over for you to examine?"
Li Muqing was getting impatient: "I'm not in the mood right now. If he's not good-looking, no matter how much he dresses up, it'll be a waste. Save your energy, I'm already annoyed! I'm hanging up now!"
Wang Youai quickly said, "No, no, no! He's got a good base, just a bit dark-skinned. When I first saw him with his mask on, I thought he was a Korean movie star. He's pretty good-looking! You know this guy too! You've been hanging out with him a lot lately, why don't you take care of him? Don't you mind him being so dirty?... Yes! It's him! Xiao Jian! Xiao Heizi!"
Xiao Jian wanted to shake his head to signal Wang Youai not to tell anyone, but he was too slow; Wang Youai had already told her everything.
After hearing this, Li Muqing yelled into the phone, "What? That black iron egg? He looks like a car crash, and you have the nerve to say he looks like a Korean star? Are you blind? Don't say it and lower your own standards!"
Xiao Jian was extremely frustrated after hearing this. He admitted that he wasn't as handsome as those Korean celebrities, but did he really deserve to be described like this? What does a car crash scene even mean...? It's a complete disaster!! Is he... is he really that ugly!? Xiao Jian couldn't hold back any longer and immediately got up to carefully examine his appearance in the mirror.
Wang Youai, while holding back her laughter, continued to persuade him: "Even if it was a car accident scene, couldn't you act as a traffic cop and help out? He's my roommate, after all, right? Just have some compassion and do a good deed!"
Xiao Jian didn't hear what Li Muqing said. He was still looking at himself in the mirror, wondering why he didn't think he was as miserable as Li Muqing described.
Wang Youai took out a pen and paper, and while listening to the phone call, she jotted down some notes. A few minutes later, Wang Youai put down her phone, made a "V" sign at Xiao Jian, and it seemed that everything was settled and she was just waiting for the farewell party.
Xiao Jian had never actually considered showing everyone what he looked like after washing his face, but this time he was simply too angry to bear it. Why did Li Muqing have to say that about him? He was handsome, with a nose and eyes, so why did Li Muqing have to say he looked like a car crash? To prove herself, Xiao Jian was going all out! The worst that could happen was his classmates recognizing him as a pancake vendor! A person's dignity was more important than anything else! He didn't want to lose face in front of Li Muqing! Absolutely not!
Xiao Jian had long forgotten about apologizing to Li Muqing. His only thought was how to surprise her. In the two days leading up to the farewell party, he spent countless hours searching online, reading whatever was trending. But after all that, he still didn't understand anything. Finally, Wang Youai's advice was sound: she took Xiao Jian to a barbershop he'd never been to before and gave him a haircut he'd never had before. As they walked out of the shop, even Wang Youai couldn't help but marvel at how crucial a person's hairstyle was to their overall impression!
The farewell party finally arrived. Early that morning, Xiao Jian went to find his fellow villager, who was in the same year as him. The villager had something to do and couldn't attend the party, but he happened to have an outfit to lend to Xiao Jian. Xiao Jian listened happily as his villager described how cool the outfit was, then quickly took it back to his dorm and immediately changed into the supposedly "punk" T-shirt and a pair of dapper pants. Wang Youai, being a junior staff member in the student council, went to set up the venue before eight o'clock. The other dorm members were either on dates or out, leaving only Xiao Jian in the dorm. He looked at his handsome self in the mirror with satisfaction, realizing that he was getting further and further away from the scene of the car accident, and couldn't help but feel a little smug. Just as he was feeling smug, someone knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Xiao Jian asked nervously.
"Is Wang Youai here?" It was Li Muqing! Xiao Jian's first reaction was excitement, the second was nervousness, the third was to cheer himself up, and the fourth was that the moment of triumph had finally arrived. Just as he was about to have his fifth reaction, Li Muqing started banging on the door: "Why aren't you saying anything! Open the door!"
Xiao Jian then came to his senses, hurriedly walked to the door, straightened his clothes, and opened the door.
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