Wen Qing didn't mind and picked up the blanket to walk into the dormitory.
Wen Qing's roommates secretly glanced at her.
Wen Qing walked to the dormitory window, to the only empty bed in the entire dormitory. The bed was a bunk bed, with the lower bunk filled with luggage, basins, sheets and the like, and the upper bunk with some clothes, toothbrushes and water cups.
Wen Qing glanced around and asked, "Is no one sleeping in the top bunk?"
The dormitory was quiet.
Ji Ningzhi snorted coldly and continued working, thinking to herself, "Let's see who pays attention to you."
Wen Qing said calmly and in a low voice, "From today onwards, I will sleep in this upper bunk. If you have no objections, please tidy up your belongings."
The dormitory was quiet again.
Ji Ningzhi sat on the lower bunk diagonally opposite, trimming her nails. Since there was nothing of hers on the upper bunk, she sat and waited to see how everyone would ignore Wen Qing and how Wen Qing would embarrass herself.
Wen Qing glanced back at the three girls, her gaze turning cold. The three girls were startled and looked at each other. They had heard that Wen Qing had a bad temper and was domineering. They glanced down at Ji Ningzhi, then silently stepped forward and took their cups, jars, and books back to their places.
Wen Qing said gently, "Thank you."
The three girls were stunned. Wen Qing actually said thank you. Wen Qing actually said thank you. This was not the Wen Qing they knew at all.
"No, no, you're welcome," a girl stammered.
Ji Ningzhi immediately glared fiercely at the girl, feeling angry. The girl was so weak-willed that she had given in to Wen Qing so easily.
Wen Qing smiled, then put down his army green backpack, sat on the empty space of the lower bunk, took out a fist-sized sesame cake from the backpack, ate it quietly, then took out a white porcelain mug to the tap outside the dormitory, filled it with two mouthfuls of tap water, gulped it down, and finally went back to the dormitory.
The three girls stared blankly at Wen Qing. Wen Qing just drank tap water like that? Wasn't Wen Qing supposed to be quite delicate? How could she drink tap water like that?
The girl just said, "Wen Qing, there's a place downstairs to boil water. You can buy a water bottle to get hot water."
Ji Ningzhi immediately glared at the girl again.
The girl quickly turned around and tidied her bed.
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Thank you, I understand."
When Wen Qing was outside the dormitory, she was thirsty and hungry. After eating a pancake and drinking some water to fill her stomach, she felt much more energetic. She untied the blanket and started making the bed.
Just then, someone outside the dormitory called out: "Ji Ningzhi, Ji Ningzhi from dormitory 202, someone downstairs is looking for you."
"Oh, I understand." Ji Ningzhi stood up and walked out of the dormitory.
As soon as Ji Ningzhi left, she heard several girls chattering in the corridor.
"That boy downstairs is so handsome, so good-looking."
"Shouldn't we call him a boy? He should be called a 'big boy,' he sounds like he's in his twenties. How about just calling him a man?"
"But he's very handsome and young!"
"..."
Wen Qing listened and smiled, not taking it to heart.
As soon as Ji Ningzhi left, the girl from before picked up a water bottle from the table and timidly approached Wen Qing: "Wen Qing, do you want some water? I have a water bottle here. I filled it this morning, and it's warm now."
Wen Qing turned around and saw a small, thin girl in front of him. She was a bit dark-skinned and had a simple, honest air about her.
As soon as Wen Qing saw her, she immediately said nervously, "My name is Wan Min. I heard that you got the second-highest score in the whole school in your junior high school graduation exam and got into the top high school. I'm not good at studying."
Wen Qing smiled, realizing that Wan Min admired her a bit: "Thank you, Wan Min. I've already had a drink, but I still want to thank you again."
Wan Min smiled, her tension easing somewhat, and said, "I noticed you don't seem to have brought a water bottle. My water bottle is right here. If you're thirsty, just pour it out and drink from it. It's getting cold now, and drinking tap water will hurt when you have your period."
Wan Min's thoughtfulness reminded Wen Qing of Yao Shiling, and her heart warmed instantly. Her voice softened involuntarily as she said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Wan Min put down the water bottle and happily made the bed.
Another girl leaned over and whispered, "Wan Min, Ji Ningzhi already said not to pay attention to Wen Qing, so why are you still giving Wen Qing water? Aren't you afraid Ji Ningzhi will get angry?"
Wan Min said, "We're all classmates."
The girl didn't say anything more, but looked at Wen Qing.
Wen Qing tidied up the bed by herself, placing the needles, thread, shoe soles, and sketches from her large backpack on the bed. Then she began to organize some odds and ends, placing cups, toothbrushes, and the like on the communal wooden table by the window.
When she was almost done tidying up, Ji Ningzhi returned in high spirits. She was no longer as sarcastic as before, but said cheerfully, "Wen Qing, my brother is looking for you. Go downstairs to see him right away."
Her brother? Looking for Wen Qing?
Wan Min and the others were puzzled: Why would Ji Ningzhi's brother be looking for Wen Qing?
Wen Qing disagreed and replied, "I'm not going."
Ji Ningzhi looked unhappy, but remembering that her brother had just given her a hundred yuan, she didn't argue with Wen Qing. Instead, she happily said, "Okay, I'll go tell my brother that you're not going to see him. Anyway, my brother doesn't want to see you." It would be better if the two of them never saw each other again.
Wen Qing ignored her and began organizing the new books.
Ji Ningzhi went for a while and came back with a face full of anger: "Wen Qing, are you going or not? My brother said if you don't go, he'll come up here!"
Wen Qing paused for a moment, glanced at Wan Min and the others, then temporarily put away the blanket covering her and stuffed it into her army green bag. Without saying a word, she went downstairs.
Ji Ningzhi was quite unhappy, but feeling the hundred yuan in her pocket, she didn't bother to argue. Anyway, her family didn't like Wen Qing.
Wen Qing didn't expect Ji Yanjun to come looking for her. She remembered that she had made things very clear with Ji Yanjun at Tangquan Garment Factory last time, and Ji Yanjun had left in anger. Why was he coming back now?
Wen Qing thought about it and went downstairs to leave the dormitory building.
Ji Yanjun, dressed in a black short-sleeved shirt and trousers, stood tall and elegant under the locust tree outside the dormitory building, attracting the attention of many girls.
Wen Qing composed herself and stepped forward to ask, "What do you want with me?"
Ji Yanjun turned his head and frowned slightly.
Wen Qing then noticed that he was dressed unusually neatly today, but it couldn't hide the bloodshot eyes and his travel-worn appearance.
"I heard from Ning Zhi that you two are in the same dormitory," Ji Yanjun asked.
"Yes. Is there anything else?"
Ji Yanjun raised an eyebrow and then said, "Let's go eat together."
"I've already eaten. Let's get to the point." Wen Qing said expressionlessly.
Ji Yanjun stared at her, his brows furrowed, and licked the roots of his teeth with his tongue. Wen Qing knew that he would do this when he encountered a difficult situation.
Ji Yanjun looked into the distance in confusion, then stared at Wen Qing's face for a while before suddenly laughing. His laughter was exceptionally handsome and charming: "With so many people watching us, aren't you ashamed?"
Wen Qing said with a straight face, "Ji Yanjun, don't try to joke around with me."
“Okay.” Ji Yanjun said seriously, “You have clothes in my car, go and get them from me.”
"I don't want it anymore, just throw it away." Wen Qing turned to leave.
Ji Yanjun took a big step forward and stood in front of her, about a meter apart. He didn't pull her back or lean against her, otherwise rumors about her would spread throughout the campus the next moment.
"What are you doing?" Wen Qing asked unhappily.
Ji Yanjun: "I won't throw it away. I'll bring it to your dorm in a bit."
Wen Qing looked up at him. It seemed he was determined to make her go out for a talk. Wen Qing's expression returned to calm: "Let's go."
Ji Yanjun and Wen Qing walked out of Nanzhou No. 1 Middle School one after the other. Because the two were far apart, they did not arouse any suspicion from others.
Wen Qing remembered that in her past life, when she dragged Ji Yanjun to school to show off how handsome her boyfriend was, he didn't cooperate and kept such a distance from her, just like now.
At this moment, Wen Qing had no other thoughts and just followed Ji Yanjun. The two left the school far away, passed through alleys, and entered one alley after another.
Ji Yanjun asked, "What would you like to eat?"
"Where are my clothes?" Wen Qing asked.
Ji Yanjun stopped and turned to look at Wen Qing.
Wen Qing looked at him, but the deep love in her eyes was gone, replaced by icy coldness, and Ji Yanjun felt a chill in his heart.
After a while, he remembered the purpose of his visit. He walked up to Wen Qing, took out two hundred yuan from his pocket, and handed it to her: "I went to your house to look for you, but your mother ignored me. I went to Aunt Xiao's tailor shop to find you and found out that you were repeating a grade. I've been quite busy lately and neglected you, not knowing that you were going to continue your studies. Take this two hundred yuan as living expenses, and I'll come back to see you after I'm less busy. Don't be stubborn."
Wen Qing was stunned. This scene was completely different from her previous life. In her previous life, she was the one who clung to him and chased after him. How come in this life, he was being nice to her? It must be guilt.
Ji Yanjun pulled Wen Qing's hand and stuffed two hundred yuan into her hand. Wen Qing flung it away, and the money fell to the ground.
Ji Yanjun was taken aback and looked at Wen Qing.
Wen Qing remained expressionless and didn't even look at the money.
"Wen Qing," Ji Yanjun said, suppressing his anger, "Do you really want to distance yourself from me?"
Wen Qing: "I made myself perfectly clear back at Tangquan Garment Factory. Didn't you understand?"
Ji Yanjun's eyes blazed with fury, as if he wanted to burn Wen Qing to death: "Are you serious this time?"
"Yes, it's true. Let's part ways amicably."
"Did you ask for my opinion?" Ji Yanjun asked.
"I don't need to ask you."
Ji Yanjun raised his voice: "You think you can just chase me and dump me whenever you want? What do you take me for?"
Wen Qing lowered her head, refusing to look at Ji Yanjun. She only wanted to cut off all ties with Ji Yanjun as soon as possible, and even wished she could leave this place immediately and never see him again.
“We’re over,” Wen Qing said. “My second uncle listens to me a lot. Even if he were alive now, he would agree if I told him I didn’t want to be with you anymore. You…”
"Are you willing to do that?" Ji Yanjun interrupted her.
Wen Qing looked at Ji Yanjun and said, "There's nothing I'm reluctant to part with."
Ji Yanjun's heart skipped a beat. He looked at her, took two steps back, lowered his head, and when he raised it again, his eyes were filled with sorrow. He pointed to his chest and looked at Wen Qing, asking, "Wen Qing, did you grow a heart here?"
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