Chapter 237
Shen Yijing originally planned to go to the cafeteria for dinner.
His meal times are very regular, and basically all of his main meals are eaten within a few specified time periods. Once this habitual time range is exceeded, he will feel very uncomfortable, as if a program that has been running for many years suddenly has an unknown malfunction.
But today, his procedure is destined to be "delayed".
"Is it too late?" three words.
The ending tone rises to express inquiry and question.
"..." Shen Yijing stared at Jiang Yunu who swayed from behind the pillar to his front, and found that he could not immediately understand this question correctly.
——What do you mean “is it too late”?
Captain Shen was like a machine that suddenly received unknown data. He reviewed his recent daily conversations and interactions with the white-haired girl, and was unable to immediately match the question "Is it too late?" with a recent experience.
"...We originally had an appointment tonight?" Shen Yijing even made a bold assumption.
Jiang Yunu couldn't help but look at him with a very strange look for a while.
Shen Yijing was a little scared when he was looked at with an expressionless face.
After a moment, he took the initiative to ask: "What did I forget?"
Captain Shen was unexpectedly blunt.
He would quickly think of all the possibilities, then pick out the ones he thought had the greatest probability, and proactively communicate, presenting the options one by one for confirmation.
It is totally inconsistent with the inherent impression given by his appearance. He is not that kind of "aloof saw-mouthed gourd" at all.
"I find that you just look rather aloof." Jiang Yunu looked at Captain Shen curiously and answered the question irrelevantly.
Shen Yijing was silent for a second: "Many years ago, there was a popular stereotype. At that time, the public generally believed that people with white hair at a young age were very stable."
Jiang Yunu: "..."
Alas, it seemed that she was retorted in a very upright and serious manner by the other party.
But after being gently retorted, Jiang Yunu felt even happier.
Fun.
Jiang Yunu keenly sensed a subtle sarcasm and humor buried beneath Captain Shen's seemingly aloof and steady exterior, perhaps normally restrained by the so-called "Duma Academy elite demeanor" and "Captain Duma's authority," preventing it from being revealed. However, if he found the right key, like gently pressing a switch somewhere in Shen Yijing's body, a more vibrant Captain Shen would break through this disguise, revealing a little of his true self.
Jiang Yunu likes this kind of social interaction that is like treasure hunting.
She was like playing some kind of strange human-shaped scratch-off lottery, erasing a piece of the [Lottery Area] every now and then, waiting to see what kind of reward the [Prize Area] would present her with when the camouflage coating was completely erased.
——Anyway, the worst that can happen is just a “thank you for participating”!
"Okay." Jiang Yunu showed a promising smile, "Let's talk about serious matters."
Shen Yijing swallowed the words “It turns out that you also know that your words are always very inappropriate.”
"Didn't you mention adding a contact number in the Desert Eye's underground space before to make it easier to communicate?" Jiang Yunu continued, "I'm sorry I accidentally delayed this matter until now."
Shen Yijing's reaction seemed as if he thought the girl had forgotten about it long ago. One of his eyebrows moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.
The white-haired girl clasped her hands together in front of him and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'm here to apologize to you now. Can I still make up for my mistake? Can we still get in touch?"
Shen Yijing had seen how people in the First District would try to remedy an accidental "social accident."
The process must have been tedious, full of complicated human relations and “push and pull” in words and actions.
After the two parties involved meet each other, they must avoid getting straight to the point. They must be humble and courteous first, and then make a long introduction to state that their behavior that day was not intentional, to self-examine and reflect on the inappropriateness of a certain behavior, and then praise the other party for how decent and elegant their daily behavior is, and then introduce an apology. At the end, do not forget to continue to "praise" the other party, claiming that the other party is so generous and gentle, and must not care about their "little faults."
He was familiar with this process because he had seen many people speak this way in the association's senior management and had also seen people speak this way in social situations.
But few people speak like Jiang Yunu - brief cause and effect, straightforward apology, no preparation, no flattery.
He looked as if he wasn't worried at all about being rejected.
“What if I don’t want to join now?” Shen Yijing said with a delicate mood.
His tone wasn't one of questioning, but one of genuine doubt, perhaps tinged with curiosity.
Jiang Yunu blinked, but the girl didn't even show an expression of distress or embarrassment.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Jiang Yunu lowered his clasped hands. "If you don't want to join, then forget it."
Shen Yijing: “…”
Giving up so easily!
But Jiang Yunu, who had almost given up, didn't turn around and leave. She stopped where she was and made a new request: "Besides adding contact information, I have something else to discuss with you. Even if we don't add the terminal contact, I'd like to ask Captain Shen to spare a little time. I have a little 'small matter' I want to discuss with you."
Shen Yijing's eyes fell on Jiang Yunu's face, and he said, "I'm surprised."
"Are you surprised that I gave up so decisively, or are you surprised at my shamelessness?" Jiang Yunu asked curiously.
Shen Yijing said: "...I'm surprised you're more polite than I thought. You actually said 'trouble'."
He almost thought that such polite and humble words did not exist in the white-haired girl's vocabulary.
For a girl of the same age from the first district, such words were already quite offensive. Taking someone close to her as an example, if Vanessa, who had a feud with Jiang Yunu, heard herself being evaluated in this way by the captain, she would probably feel humiliated. Even if the other party was the captain, she would still ask Shen Yijing for an explanation and argue with him.
But Jiang Yunu just blinked: "Really? Then you underestimated me."
She brushed the matter off in a light tone.
It is dinner time now, and people are coming in and out of the lobby of Building A of the apartment building from time to time.
Jiang Yunu, a rare white-haired woman, stood out quite a bit in the lobby of Building A, drawing glances from other student contestants entering and leaving. As the contestants passed by Jiang Yunu, their expressions were often captivating.
——Chen Yijing is talking to the "little famous" student from Golden Uriel Academy?
——Are they familiar with each other?
——Oh yes, in the last “Eye of the Desert” game, in the end it was Duma, Di Yao, and the dark horse Golden Uriel competing for the top three.
When someone near the hall slowed down his pace and tried to further eavesdrop on the conversation between the two, Jiang Yunu glanced at the other person out of the corner of his eye.
"Let's talk somewhere else?" she suggested.
Shen Yijing nodded slightly.
But when the two of them walked side by side, preparing to walk out of the lobby of the apartment building, Shen Yijing raised his left hand slightly, and a small screen appeared above the wristband terminal.
"Your communication code." Captain Shen said briefly.
Jiang Yunu raised her wrist, and as soon as the code popped out, she heard a "beep" sound, and Captain Shen quickly scanned her communication code away.
Then a prompt to add a friend popped up on her personal terminal screen.
"It's better to add it." Shen Yijing said, "Otherwise, if you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you will have another chance."
There was a hint of complaint in Captain Shen's voice.
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