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Her parents and old classmates went to a hot spring and won't be back tonight.
“They’re not home, but… I’m afraid my mom will check my room.”
Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to come to my house? If you don't mind."
"I don't mind."
...
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Qi Jue very gentlemanly got out of the car first and opened the door for Ji Shengsheng.
Then he quickly told Xu Yu, "Go park the car first, we're going to the private room."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
Qi Jue knew there were countless daggers flying from Xu Yu's eyes behind him, but he couldn't do anything about it; he was just too curious about Ji Shengsheng.
I'm so curious that I want to try it out.
It seems there's nowhere they can beat Xu Yu.
"Go ahead, I'll be there soon," Xu Yu reassured Ji Shengsheng.
"Hey, a real man doesn't need someone to accompany him when he parks his car." Qi Jue grabbed Ji Shengsheng's wrist and quickly walked into the restaurant. "We can just wait for him in the room."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
This Qi Jue is really... quite different from Xu Yu's other friends.
After sitting down, Ji Shengsheng saw Qi Jue resting his chin on his arm, staring at her with shining eyes.
"Is there something you want to ask me?" Ji Shengsheng asked, taking the initiative to speak.
"You're practically a mind-reading genius! I want to hear your story with Xu Yu. Tell me about it now."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
“It’s…” Ji Shengsheng scratched his head, “It’s very simple.”
"I liked him, I pursued him, and then we got together." Ji Shengsheng felt the private room was really crowded, and there was nowhere to look.
"What do you like about him?" Qi Jue asked, puzzled. "Don't you think he's boring? He's so dull, and he doesn't like to talk. He's quiet."
Ji Shengsheng looked around, wondering why Xu Yu hadn't returned for so long: "I think he's perfect. I liked him the moment I saw him."
“I don’t think he’s boring, dull, or doesn’t like to talk… He might be a little quiet, but I love to talk, and he’s willing to listen and respond. We get along quite well.”
...We really get along well, in every sense of the word.
Ji Shengsheng blushed slightly, as if she had just thought of something.
"Do you know what he likes?" Qi Jue recalled Shao Yun's words. He really hoped that Ji Shengsheng only liked Xu Yu's appearance. "Food, toys, hobbies?"
Ji Shengsheng's smile faded.
"Qi Jue... classmate?" Ji Shengsheng wasn't quite sure, but still chose to be direct, "You seem to be testing whether I really like Xu Yu."
Qi Jue stopped laughing. He dared not laugh anymore.
"Sorry, I crossed the line."
"It's okay, I don't really care."
"What you're talking about—the food, the entertainment—knowing about them doesn't necessarily mean you'll like them, and not knowing them doesn't necessarily mean you won't like them..."
Ji Shengsheng thought carefully: "If he wants to eat, I want to go. If he likes to play, I want to play. Whatever he wants to try, I want to go with him."
"People's preferences may change. Today they may like swimming, and tomorrow they may like playing ball. But my commitment to Xu Yu will never change. He can do what he wants, and I will support him."
Qi Jue didn't know how to describe Ji Shengsheng.
Although it seemed like he genuinely didn't know and was making excuses, his expression and tone were so sincere that he was convinced.
"Xu Yu, have you been eavesdropping enough?"
"Looks like you enjoyed eavesdropping."
As soon as Qi Jue finished speaking, Xu Yu arrived late from outside the door.
Following Qi Jue's gaze, Ji Shengsheng instinctively looked at Xu Yu: "Did you hear that?"
Xu Yu met her gaze and nodded.
"That's fine then." Ji Shengsheng picked up the menu to order. "Otherwise, I would definitely have to say these things to you again in the future."
Xu Yu watched as Ji Shengsheng intently flipped through the menu.
Should I tell him again later? He can't wait until later; he wants to keep listening now.
Then, Xu Yu turned his gaze to Qi Jue.
Qi Jue wisely looked away, pretending to be admiring the layout of the private room.
Qi Jue's presence here is somewhat of an eyesore.
Ji Shengsheng didn't have a good appetite. Plus, after smelling the hospital disinfectant all afternoon, she also felt a bit of a headache.
"Not to your liking?"
Xu Yu picked up the menu, intending to order some other things that Ji Shengsheng liked to eat.
"No, no," Ji Shengsheng quickly refused.
There were only three of them; they absolutely, positively couldn't order any more. Having lived abroad for several years, she had become increasingly intolerant of wasting food.
"I spent too much time at the hospital this afternoon and I feel a bit exhausted."
Qi Jue finally caught a chance to speak: "Hey? Sheng Sheng, was that man with you at the hospital entrance just now your brother?"
"No." Ji Shengsheng swallowed the vegetables in her mouth. "They're my friends, childhood friends are fine too."
“Oh, oh,” Qi Jue glanced at Xu Yu, pretending not to understand Xu Yu’s scrutinizing gaze, and said indirectly, “He looks very kind to me, much better than Xu Yu.”
Ji Shengsheng put down her chopsticks: "..."
People would always misunderstand and test her relationship with Xing Xing; she was used to it.
Under normal circumstances, she doesn't need to explain. That's someone else's world, their imagination of her, and she doesn't have to be responsible for it.
Since it involved Xu Yu, she always made sure to explain things to prevent Xu Yu from misunderstanding.
Seeing Ji Shengsheng's serious expression, Qi Jue felt a little regretful.
Ji Shengsheng is a girl who is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.
They may seem easy to manipulate, but they can actually quickly recognize others' intentions and swiftly retaliate.
“Qi Jue,” Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu exchanged a glance, then looked at Qi Jue again, “Is there anything else you are curious about about me that you can ask me?”
“I don’t mind if you ask directly.” Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, “Always beating around the bush like this will affect my opinion of you.”
"I vaguely heard someone mention that you are a splitter..."
"Qi Jue".
Upon hearing Xu Yu speak, Qi Jue immediately shut up.
They went too far.
He was so curious.
He hadn't seen Xu Yu at his high school reunion a while ago, so he had heard rumors about Xu Yu's relationship and even some old gossip about Xu Yu being a mistress for love.
That was brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
That's why he made a special trip to Taoyuan.
He would invite me to swim, and then, during the moment when my body was relaxed after swimming, he would pry into my gossip.
But Xu Yu was too guarded, and he could only learn what Xu Yu wanted him to know from Xu Yu himself; as for anything else, he got nothing.
Fortunately, Ji Shengsheng is the type to say what he thinks.
"Cheat what?" Ji Shengsheng's eyes widened. "Are you going to say...cheating?"
Qi Jue's eyes lit up.
"Oh, if that's how you put it, then I won't tell you."
Qi Jue: "?"
"Didn't you just say I could ask you anything I wanted?" Qi Jue was so frustrated he wished Ji Shengsheng would tell him about Xu Yu's embarrassing moments.
But I didn't say I would definitely answer you.
Qi Jue: "..."
The second half of the meal ended with Qi Jue apologizing fifty times.
Although he was very gossipy, he didn't really intend to offend anyone, nor did he want Ji Shengsheng to suffer any injustice or to create a grudge between him and Xu Yu.
He had always been like this, and he thought Xu Yu would ignore him as before.
"Let's not be friends anymore." After leaving the private room and going to the restroom, Xu Yu gave Qi Jue his final ultimatum.
"No...we've been partners for so many years." Qi Jue was shocked. "I just love gossip, I don't have any bad intentions, you know that."
Qi Jue had always known that Xu Yu didn't like making friends. He thought his relationship with Xu Yu was special, but he didn't expect it to be nothing special.
That was the last thing Xu Yu said to him.
After getting into the car, Ji Shengsheng looked at Qi Jue, who was standing at the restaurant entrance gazing at the sky, and then at Xu Yu in the driver's seat: "Are you really not going to see him off?"
"Yeah, it's not on the way."
"Okay." Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, but still couldn't help but ask, "Xu Yu, you don't also think that I cheated on someone else and then got together with you, do you?"
Xu Yu almost ran a red light in a daze.
He had expected Qi Jue to cause trouble, but he hadn't imagined he would create such a difficult situation to handle.
"Then you should focus on driving first, and we'll talk about it when we get back," Ji Shengsheng kindly advised.
After parking the car, Xu Yu and Ji Shengsheng walked together toward her home.
"Aren't you going to talk?" He was the one who couldn't stand the silence first.
"It's too cold, let's talk about it when we get back."
After changing his coat and shoes at the door, Xu Yu entered Ji Shengsheng's bedroom for the first time.
Her room wasn't small. There was a desk nearly two meters long, and shelves full of paints and brushes.
A wall of comic books made her single bed seem even less noticeable.
It didn't feel like a room for rest.
It was already dark.
Ji Shengsheng yawned, only then realizing that Xu Yu was already in her bedroom.
She was taking off her sweater when she got a static shock and realized something was wrong.
Almost immediately, Ji Shengsheng put her sweater back on, her face flushed. "I need to change into my pajamas. Go wait for me in the living room."
"Okay," Xu Yu replied obediently.
But just as Xu Yu was about to open the door, Ji Shengsheng called out to him again: "...Wait a minute."
What if, she meant, what if Xu Yu's parents suddenly came back while she was in the living room?
"You can stay here." Ji Shengsheng scratched his head, looking at himself helplessly. "...Close your eyes."
"good."
Ji Shengsheng quickly took off her sweater and pants, and hurriedly put on her pajamas.
Amidst the crackling sound of static electricity, she sensed that Xu Yu seemed to be laughing.
"...Why are you laughing at me?" Ji Shengsheng didn't understand.
"Sheng Sheng, will you always be this shy?" Hearing that she had stopped moving, Xu Yu opened his eyes. "No matter how many times we've been honest with each other."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
...How could this be?
"...And what about you?" She thought that no matter how close the relationship was, changing clothes in front of the other person would be embarrassing. "Aren't you shy?"
“I wouldn’t in front of you.” Xu Yu looked into her eyes.
Ji Shengsheng: "...Then take it off."
Xu Yu really took her clothes off.
...but she didn't dare to look.
The atmosphere became tense and awkward.
It wasn't until Xu Yu spoke up: "Sheng Sheng, can I see the comics on your wall?"
"Okay," Ji Shengsheng agreed amidst the confusion, then immediately realized, "No!"
After she said "okay," Xu Yu had already picked up a book.
Unfortunately, it was her treasured comic book collection that she couldn't let anyone discover.
After she said "no," Xu Yu did not open the book.
Ji Shengsheng blushed and lowered her head: "Could you put it on first..."
"Sheng Sheng, look up at me," Xu Yu coaxed her.
"I don't want to..."
...How could she dare to look?
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Yu walked towards her carrying the comic book.
The closer Xu Yu got, the more nervous she became. She wasn't ready to be completely honest with him in her bedroom.
...How will she face this room after that?
Just then, Xu Yu walked up to her.
Then, Xu Yu leaned down and kissed her, forcing her to open her eyes.
result……
Xu Yu's clothes are still on her body, perfectly fine!
When she became angry and tried to resist, Xu Yu had already let go of her and held the comic book in front of her.
"Sheng Sheng, is this the kind of stuff you usually like to watch?"
Ji Shengsheng: "...These are the materials I use to learn to draw. It's not what you think."
Xu Yu looked at the cover and trusted her statement: "What did you learn? Would you mind using it with me?"
Ji Shengsheng: "...I don't like watching that kind of thing."
She only likes to read things geared towards girls, things that focus on girls' feelings. So... there's nothing she can "use" for Xu Yu.
Seemingly understanding her meaning quickly, Xu Yu said earnestly, "Or, shall I learn?"
Ji Shengsheng: "...There's no need to be in such a hurry."
"But I want to do more for you."
Ji Shengsheng could hardly handle Xu Yu's words: "...Go study, take it all! The bottom shelf on the left is full of them, they're all yours."
"So generous."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
"Want to learn together?" Xu Yu eagerly turned to a page. "Now?"
Ji Shengsheng covered her ears and snuggled into the blanket, no longer listening to what Xu Yu was saying.
He did it all on purpose.
After a while, not hearing Xu Yu's voice, Ji Shengsheng peeked out from under the covers and saw Xu Yu doodling with a pencil on her desk.
"What are you drawing?" Ji Shengsheng leaned closer.
Before Yu could speak, she immediately realized that Xu Yu had drawn her.
She was covering her face, her eyes tightly shut, blushing with embarrassment.
"you……"
"Come here." Xu Yu raised his hand and patted his leg.
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