"Buzz buzz buzz!"
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Qin Wan's phone kept ringing, but she seemed not to hear it.
Qiao Muzhi glanced at her in surprise and casually tossed a bottle of cola into her arms.
Qin Wan caught it reflexively, looking at him in surprise, "What is this?"
"You bought too much," Qiao Muzhi said indifferently, glancing at her without any expression.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan placed the cola on the table, smiled gently at Qiao Muzhi, and said, "Thank you."
Qiao Muzhi pursed his lips and ignored her.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
On the desk, the phone was still vibrating, and Qiao Muzhi's displeased gaze swept towards Qin Wan.
Are you deaf?
"..." Qin Wan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. "Sorry, did I disturb you?"
Pei Muzhi stared straight at her without saying a word, but his handsome face seemed to say, "You're talking nonsense."
Qin Wan picked up her phone and answered the call with a helpless expression.
"Wanwan, are you alright?"
"Did you just wake up?"
"Does your stomach still hurt?"
"It sounds a bit noisy over there? Are you outside?"
As soon as the call connected, Mingchen launched into a barrage of questions.
Qin Wan frowned slightly. "I'm in class at school."
"...Going to school?"
Upon hearing Qin Wan's reply, Mingchen on the other end of the phone was suddenly stunned.
Didn't you take a leave of absence from school?
Why are we suddenly back at school?
"Wanwan? Has something happened?"
Are you alright now?
Qin Wan paused for a moment, then said in a distant and indifferent tone, "This is my private matter."
Mingchen: "..."
"Wanwan, did I do something wrong to upset you?"
After a long while, Mingchen cautiously asked.
Qin Wan frowned slightly and asked in return, "We're just online friends, aren't we?"
"...So that's how it is," Mingchen asked, distraught, "In your heart...we were just online friends?"
"Otherwise what?" Qin Wan retorted.
"I thought, I thought..." Mingchen pretended to be hurt and sad.
Mingchen is a voice actor/anchor, often doing voice-overs based on scripts, and has several radio dramas as his representative works.
Therefore, he is quite well-known and popular as a mid-level streamer on audio live streaming platforms.
Mingchen's natural talent for voice acting allows him to better express emotions through his voice.
Therefore, even though he wasn't in front of Qin Wan, those few words unconsciously made her picture him looking dejected and hurt, and how much pain he was in.
"I have to go to class now, I'll hang up now."
Without giving Mingchen a chance to continue his performance, Qin Wan hung up the call immediately.
"Boy friend?"
As soon as I put my phone down, I heard someone's annoyingly irritating voice asking me a question with a raised eyebrow.
Qin Wan paused in putting down her phone, her brows furrowing slightly as she looked at Qiao Muzhi with feigned confusion.
Didn't you hear what I just said?
"..." Qiao Muzhi was speechless.
Is this woman stupid?
Can't you tell he's deliberately teasing me?
Looking at Qin Wan's silly appearance, a hint of impatience flashed in Qiao Muzhi's eyes.
"These days, online scammers love naive (stupid) female college students like you the most."
As he spoke, Qiao Muzhi glanced indifferently at Qin Wan's suddenly lit-up phone screen.
She received a WeChat message from someone named "Mingchen"...
[Mingchen: I'm sorry, I bothered you. I thought you treated me differently.]
[Mingchen: I'm sorry, I crossed the line. I'll try my best to control myself and not bother you.]
[Mingchen: Promise me, even if I can't be with you anymore, you must take good care of yourself, eat well, drink well, attend classes diligently, and live a good life. Don't make yourself suffer.]
[Mingchen: If you encounter anything unhappy in life, you can still talk to me as before.]
Mingchen: I'll always be there for you whenever you need me. If you turn around, you'll find I've always been here, never leaving.
[Mingchen: As long as you ask, I'll do whatever you want.]
Mingchen: You go to class first, I won't bother you any longer.
Before Qin Wan could react, Qiao Muzhi quickly grabbed her phone and stared at the string of messages in disbelief.
"Is this guy a reincarnation of a 'green tea' (a manipulative woman)?"
"A grown man speaking so hesitantly and evasively, doesn't he feel uncomfortable?"
Meeting Qiao Muzhi's questioning gaze, Qin Wan paused and said, "I don't know if he's feeling unwell, but I am feeling quite unwell."
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Qiao Muzhi's eyes as he looked at her.
He thought that girls these days liked guys who were "gentle and considerate" and "meticulous".
Unexpectedly, Qin Wan has some discernment and isn't blind.
Thinking of this, Qiao Muzhi felt that Qin Wan in front of him looked much more pleasing to the eye.
[Qiao Muzhi's favorability increased by 3, current favorability is 35.]
"If you feel uncomfortable, why don't you block and delete them?" Qiao Muzhi asked curiously.
Qin Wan was silent for a moment, then hesitated for a second before explaining, "...He hasn't paid back the money he owes me."
"???" Qiao Muzhi looked puzzled.
He glanced at the words "Mingchen" on his phone screen, then looked at Qin Wan, who was pale-faced, dejected, and exuding an aura of pitifulness.
"No, he's a grown man, asking you for money?" Qiao Muzhi asked incredulously.
Qin Wan nodded slightly, "Yes, he said Grandma is sick and hospitalized, and needs money for surgery..."
"You actually believed that?" Qiao Muzhi's eyes widened, his gaze fixed on Qin Wan.
Qin Wan bit her lower lip lightly, a hint of struggle in her eyes.
“I know… he might be lying to me.”
"But he sent me photos and videos of the old man in the hospital."
"He even video-called me, and his grandma thanked me during the video call for the fruit basket and supplements I sent..."
"I thought of my parents at that moment..."
Qiao Muzhi found Qin Wan's explanations at first quite unpleasant.
But Qin Wan's last two words, "Mom and Dad," instantly dispelled Qiao Muzhi's depressed mood.
As classmates, classmates, and deskmates, he knew some of what had happened in Qin Wan's family.
Thinking of this, Qiao Muzhi pursed his thin lips and threw his phone back onto Qin Wan's table without saying a word.
I can't be bothered with you.
Qin Wan silently put her phone back in the drawer. She glanced at Qiao Muzhi, her face showing a hint of unease and hesitation.
Are you... unhappy?
Qiao Muzhi glanced at her, said nothing, and simply slumped onto the table to continue catching up on sleep.
Seeing his reaction, Qin Wan said nothing more and quietly sat in her seat, flipping through the book in her hand and taking notes during the break.
Sunlight streamed through the glass window, illuminating the girl and adding a touch of color to her already pale cheeks, dispelling her listless aura.
A soft glow enveloped her exquisite face, making her beauty real and alluring...
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