Upon hearing Lin Xiao's affirmative answer, Bai Youyou's eyes sparkled.
She took the pair of white limited-edition sneakers from the shoe rack, placed them beside Lin Xiao's feet, and said softly, "Senior, these are the shoes I bought for you. Try them on and see if they fit."
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, paused for a moment, and then said, "Junior sister, you don't need to spend this money on me in the future. I can't afford it."
Bai Youyou didn't want to hear him say that, and said coquettishly, "Senior, why don't you try it first?"
Seeing the expectant look on the fairy-like junior's face, Lin Xiao had no choice but to try it on.
Just right.
So he thanked them and decided to change out of his new shoes.
"Senior, just wear it, it looks good," Bai Youyou said coquettishly.
Lin Xiao stopped worrying about it and went back to his dorm wearing the new white sneakers he had just bought.
On the way, he was thinking about the gloves he had promised to give to Bai Youyou. He really wasn't in the mood to knit gloves, and he didn't have the time either. He still had four illustrations left to submit to the publisher before New Year's Day, and he had to rush to finish them.
Lin Xiao thought of the caregiver, Sister He, and called her to ask if she had time to take the job. He offered her 1,000 yuan.
Sister He happened to be free, so she readily agreed.
Once the two had discussed the details, the matter was considered settled.
Lin Xiao was in a low mood, and his paintings were negative and gloomy, quite different from his previous bright and intense color style. He painted all day but couldn't produce a single satisfactory painting.
In the evening, my roommates all returned.
They were all very excited to see Lin Xiao.
Bird asked with concern, "Ah Xiao, I saw your post on WeChat Moments. Your aunt passed away. Are you alright?"
Lin Xiao smiled faintly, "It's alright. I didn't eat lunch and I'm hungry. I'd like to have hot pot. Do you guys want to come?"
"Sure, no problem," Bird said, adjusting his glasses.
Aquaman and Wei Ye also agreed.
After having a big meal, Lin Xiao rested for an hour, changed into running clothes and shoes, and went to the track to run laps again.
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ye also went for a run with them.
Lin Xiao ran lap after lap around the rubber track. His clothes were already soaked through in the cold night, but he felt more and more relaxed as he ran.
Five kilometers was Wei Ye's limit; he couldn't run anymore, so he stretched on the side and waited for Lin Xiao to finish.
Lin Xiao ran ten kilometers, and sweat was dripping from his hair.
Wei Ye said, "Ah Xiao, go back and stretch some more. You've sweated too much, and it's windy at night. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Lin Xiao hummed in agreement and, with somewhat weary steps, went back with Wei Ye.
After taking a shower, Lin Xiao felt his condition had improved. He continued drawing until midnight, finishing only one and a half paintings. He still had two and a half paintings left, so he could only work on them tomorrow. There was still hope of completing them.
The next day was the last day of December, and Lin Xiao even got up an hour earlier than Bird Brother and the other working-class guys.
He is a person who has his own pursuit of quality.
I don't want the quality of the last few paintings to drop because of rushing to finish them.
And so, he immersed himself in the world of creation all day long, only eating a few slices of toast at noon and taking a short half-hour nap.
Bird and his friends brought him dinner again. He was starving and ate it with great relish.
Neptune sighed with regret, "Ah, tonight is New Year's Eve, and everyone in our dorm is still in the dorm. What a waste of time!"
Bird Bro opened a four-character game and was about to start playing when he heard this and glanced at Lin Xiao, "Xiao, wanna go out and have some fun tonight?"
After Lin Xiao finished eating and packed up his lunchbox, he stood up and said, "No, you guys go have fun. I have to finish the illustrations for the publishing house tonight."
"What's the point of the three of us playing if you're not going?" After saying that, Bird Brother entered the world of the game.
Wei opened Word, intending to type, but accidentally clicked on his ex-girlfriend Gu Yao's WeChat Moments.
As it turns out, they only showed three days' worth of posts on their WeChat Moments.
He only saw a crowdfunding message she forwarded the day before yesterday, and the person who was sick was her cousin-in-law.
He had met that man a few times; he was an honest and kind young man. He never expected that the man would get leukemia and become so thin from the pain.
Gu Yao donated 600 yuan.
Wei was shocked and felt sympathy. He hesitated whether to donate some money, but he also hated Gu Yao's heartless betrayal and didn't want to get involved in her family's mess. So he was caught in a dilemma and went to Lin Xiao's side to tell him about it.
After listening, Lin Xiao remained silent for a long time. "Brother Wei, it depends on your own feelings and interests."
If donating money makes you feel better, then donate money.
"If donating money makes you feel awkward and wastes your attention and emotions on Gu Yao, then don't donate."
"Don't worry about what others think. Take care of your own emotions first and focus on what you think."
These words were a revelation to Wei Ye.
"I understand, Xiao. I'll pretend I didn't see it. Never mind, I'll just get back to writing."
Lin Xiao painted until midnight, but he still had half a painting left to finish. However, he decided not to stay up all night and would finish it early the next morning.
I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow, and got up at seven o'clock the next morning to continue drawing.
Around 8 or 9 o'clock, Wei Ye and the others got up one after another.
The first thing Neptune did after waking up was to check his WeChat on his phone. Seeing the message in the group chat, he shouted, "It's Bai Xuemei's birthday today! She's treating us to a big meal and then we're going to a club!"
Bird Bro put on his glasses. "We should buy a gift for Bai Xue-mei, right? It'll be embarrassing to go to dinner empty-handed. Xiao, what do you say?"
Lin Xiao was finishing up his last painting when he heard this, and he mumbled, "I prepared a pair of gloves for her."
"Ah Xiao, you're really...so thoughtful!" Wei Ye came out of the restroom. "I think buying flowers is a good idea. Don't all girls like flowers?"
"Flowers wither easily, how about we give Bai Xuemei a potted plant? One for each of them? We can put them in the Qingjiao dormitory," Bird Brother said.
Neptune nodded, "I think it's a good idea! Let's go to the flower market in a bit. Godfather, will you drive us there?"
Lin Xiao: "Okay. Let me finish what I'm doing first."
The three of them went out for breakfast and brought Lin Xiao a bowl of beef noodles. At this time, Lin Xiao had already packaged the finished manuscripts of 50 paintings and sent them to Editor Li at the publishing house, and sent him New Year's greetings via email.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Xiao remembered to call Sister He to ask if the gloves were finished.
Sister He chuckled and said, "It was finished this morning. I'll call a local courier right away, and it'll be delivered to your school in an hour."
Lin Xiao thought for a moment, "Okay. Sister He, please have the courier put it in the Fengchao locker at our school's courier point. I need to go out for a bit now."
"Okay, okay, I understand, Mr. Lin."
So the four of them drove to the flower market.
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