Xue Xunzhi's blood froze instantly, and even his breathing stopped.
We've been discovered?!
Did she notice that he kept looking at her?
Oh no, he's definitely going to be mistaken for a stalker!
His fingers curled up stiffly, his Adam's apple bobbed, but he couldn't make a sound.
The eyes behind the lenses darted around in a panic, like a nocturnal animal exposed to bright light.
"Uh...I...I want to, is it...getting used to it?"
Xue Xunzhi's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was so soft as if he was afraid of disturbing something.
"Look! The vet said it needs to lose weight; this little fatty is even having trouble jumping onto the sofa now!"
Zi Xi's eyes lit up instantly, and she took out her phone and swiped a few times.
On the screen, a round, orange cat is sprawled on a cat tree, its belly fat spilling out from the gaps.
Xue Xunzhi stared blankly at the video. The big orange cat's fur was shiny and smooth, and there were several familiar stray cats on campus in the background.
They nestled in their padded cat beds, looking a whole size fatter than he remembered.
Surprisingly... they even adopted Xiao Hua and Xiao Hei.
A warm current suddenly surged in his chest, a hundred times better than the best-case scenario he had anticipated.
Not only do we have oranges as a topic of conversation, but we can also prepare group assignments together.
"Okay...okay!"
"We can... go to the library to discuss it."
"Um... can I go see Big Orange this weekend?"
He tried hard to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up too obviously, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the phone, and then carefully added.
"Of course!"
"See you at the school gate on Saturday! This is my phone number; I often forget to check my WeChat."
Zi Xi swiftly tore a page from her notebook and scribbled down a string of numbers in a flamboyant style.
The moment the paper was handed over, Xue Xunzhi noticed a simple kitten drawn in the corner.
He deliberately lingered his fingertips on the paper for an extra 0.5 seconds as he took it; the paper still had a faint strawberry scent.
It smells like hand cream, it smells so good.
Xue Xunzhi took the note with the gentleness of a hand holding a feather.
The simple kitten in the corner of the paper trembled slightly with his movements, making him unconsciously curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.
That smile was even brighter than the sunlight outside the window.
When the bell rang, he belatedly realized that he hadn't stuttered a single word today!
"A new dessert shop has opened near the back gate of the school..."
"Want to go try it together?"
As he helped Zixi tidy up her scattered notes, he casually made a suggestion.
"Senior, you're having dessert for lunch?"
"Shouldn't we be eating a proper meal at this time?"
Zi Xi tilted her head to look at him, her gaze lingering on his tall, slender figure. She pointed to the blazing sun outside the window.
Xue Xunzhi's ears turned bright red.
He then realized how inappropriate his invitation was.
He's so stupid!
Who invites someone to have dessert at lunchtime?!
“I mean, I mean…”
"That dessert shop also serves light meals..."
He gestured frantically, his voice growing softer and softer until it was almost a whisper.
Okay~
"I know a really good claypot rice place, wanna go together?"
Zi Xi suddenly burst out laughing and tugged at his sleeve.
Sunlight streamed through the glass window, casting the overlapping shadows of the two figures onto the classroom wall.
The video of Da Ju was still playing on a loop on Xue Xunzhi's phone, but his attention had long since wandered far away.
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