"You're just not very talkative, but you actually have a pretty good personality. Over time, people will gradually find that you're easy to get along with and that you're a good friend, and then you'll have friends."
However, what she didn't know was that after hearing her words, the very next morning, Xi Qingxu said directly to Lu Linqi, who had just arrived, "Lu Linqi, I want to be your friend."
The noisy classroom fell silent instantly, followed by hushed whispers—
"If I said I felt something was off between the two of them, would you understand me?"
"I can understand. I've always thought they were a perfect match. One's first in the grade, the other's second; one's expressionless and mute, the other's aloof and arrogant, and they're both so good-looking, plus they're deskmates. It's so exciting!"
"Didn't the signs appear not long after the new semester started? Back then, he arrogantly said in front of the whole class that the expressionless guy was too charming and attracted too many girls, and told him to tone it down. Wasn't that just jealous talk?!"
"Now that you mention it, I remember! So those two were together so long ago..."
"Ah, I'm so sad that handsome guys don't like me, but I'm really happy when handsome guys are together!"
"..."
The two parties involved were completely unaware of these rumors. Instead, after hearing Xi Qingxu's words, Lu Linqi blurted out, "What strange illness do you have?"
Instantly shattering the idle speculations of those who were gossiping, they muttered curses at his questionable emotional intelligence, saying that such a fine young man had to have such a mouth.
However, despite saying that, Lu Linqi never truly disliked Xi Qingxu; on the contrary, he admired and respected this opponent.
Because Xi Qingxu was not talkative, and he regarded him as a rival, he never thought of becoming friends with his rival.
Now that the other party has this idea, he has no reason to refuse to be friends with someone he admires.
And so, the scene that Lu Chuqing is seeing now came to be.
Although they are far from being the kind of close friends who are always arm in arm, the friendship between strong individuals can be strengthened by simply discussing a single challenging math problem amidst the sea of practice problems.
Lu Linqi was also annoyed by the number of apples he had been given, and then he saw that Xi Qingxu's situation was not much better than his.
Thinking back to when Lu Chuqing suggested selling them at the night market a couple of years ago, he asked Xi Qingxu about it. He didn't expect the other party to agree, but the boy agreed without hesitation.
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