In the dormitory.
Shi Miao looked at the message from Cheng Si on her phone, feeling quite troubled, unable to understand why he had suddenly come to the school to find her.
Could it be that he's trying to cause trouble for her because of what he did to her in the office earlier?
Shi Miao pressed his temples, put on his baseball cap, and got up to leave the dormitory.
Before long, she walked from the girls' dormitory to the school gate.
From afar, I could see Cheng Si wearing sunglasses, standing at the school gate with one hand in his pocket and a bag in his hand.
There are quite a few students coming and going at the school gate at this time.
The girls passing by seemed to glance at Cheng Si, and some even took out their phones to secretly take pictures of him.
Having probably spotted her, Cheng Si strode towards her, raising an eyebrow slightly, and said casually, "So slow, all those long legs are for nothing."
Shi Miao caught a glimpse of the gazes directed at her from the corner of her eye. She raised her hand to lower the brim of her hat, wanting to pretend she didn't know him, and lowered her voice: "Let's talk somewhere else."
Cheng Si took off his sunglasses, looked down at her with a half-smile, and said leisurely, "What, am I someone you can't be seen in public?"
Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly, her expression blank. "No, I just don't like talking in crowded places."
Cheng Si chuckled and handed her the bag, saying, "Here, don't be too touched."
Shi Miao glanced down at the strawberry cake in the bag, and was about to refuse when Cheng Si seemed to know what she was going to say and interrupted her, saying, "If you don't want to accept it, then we might as well just stand here and not leave."
Shi Miao's eyelids twitched, and she reached out to take the bag from his hand. "Thank you."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Why are you all alone?"
Cheng Si walked forward on his own, saying, "You mean Xiao Zhao?"
Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm" and turned to follow.
The two walked side by side, and Cheng Si said nonchalantly, "I told him to wait in the car."
Shi Miao kept her gaze fixed ahead, thought for a moment, and then asked directly, "So what do you want from me that you came here alone?"
Cheng Si turned his head to look at her and said lazily, "Guess."
Shi Miao stopped, lifted her eyelids, glanced at him, and said in a rather indifferent tone, "Since there's nothing else, I'll be going."
Cheng Si clicked his tongue, took two steps forward, turned to face her, and raised an eyebrow. "Something up? This is my first time at your school, aren't you going to show me around?"
Shi Miao looked up at him slightly, just about to speak, when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Sister Miao!"
Ji Sinian jogged forward, his gaze landing on Cheng Si with some wariness.
Cheng Si slightly raised her eyes and glanced at him, "Your classmate?"
Shi Miao responded with a soft "hmm" without offering any further explanation.
"Sister Miao, who is this?" Ji Sinian asked.
Cheng Si stroked his chin and spoke before Shi Miao could, "You mean me? I'm her brother."
Ji Sinian was slightly stunned for a moment, then said in disbelief, "Wow, Sister Miao, when did you get a brother?!"
A hint of helplessness flashed across Shi Miao's eyes. "No, he just said it casually."
Upon hearing this, Ji Sinian became wary again and subconsciously shielded Shi Miao behind him. Could this be some new romantic interest?
Cheng Si put his sunglasses back on, a slight smile playing on his thin lips. "Looks like we can't go shopping today. Let's go."
Without waiting for Shi Miao to speak, he walked towards the school gate on his own.
Ji Sinian turned around to look at his departing figure and asked curiously, "Sister Miao, is this your friend? I don't think I've heard you mention him before."
Shi Miao thought for a moment, "I guess so, we just met recently."
She glanced at the cake in the bag and continued, "I'm going back to my dorm now."
Ji Sinian nodded, "Ah, okay."
...
After leaving Tsinghua University, Cheng Si went straight back to his car.
"Why did you come out so quickly?" Zhao Ting coughed lightly, turned his head to look at the man in the back seat, and his eyes flashed with a hint of gossip.
Cheng Si ran his slender, pale fingers through his hair, his brows furrowed in a lazy manner, and yawned, "Otherwise what?"
Zhao Ting touched the tip of his nose. "Weren't you eager to meet her?"
He paused for a moment, then said, "Could it be that she rejected you and kicked you out?"
Cheng Si turned to look out the window and said calmly, "Let's go, take me home."
Seeing his lack of interest, Zhao Ting thought he had really hit the nail on the head, and scratched his head, "Didn't you say you were hungry earlier? Egg... I'll take you back after you finish eating."
Cheng Si slowly withdrew his gaze, his deep eyes glancing at him sideways. "Either way is fine."
...
Time flies, and next week is just around the corner.
These past few days, Cheng Si has seemed to have vanished into thin air. He hasn't contacted her since that day he came to the school.
However, Shi Miao didn't care too much. It was much quieter for her. Cheng Si was a rather strange person, and she had gradually gotten used to it.
Moreover, there was no rush to deal with the hair issue. She planned to discuss it after returning from the Independent Continent. If all else failed, she could simply confront Cheng Si directly.
In addition, since she was going to fly to Independent Continent to attend an academic exchange conference the next day, Xie Sizhou insisted on organizing a gathering for her. So after class, Shi Miao got into the car that Ji Yanchen had come to pick her up and they went to the Blue Moon Club together.
When the two arrived, the people in the private room were already drinking.
Xie Sizhou's eyes lit up when he saw the two people who came in, and he said quietly, "Sister Shi, how long has it been since you came out to get together with us?"
"Yeah, Shi Xiaomiao, what are you busy with all day long? You won't come out to eat even when I ask you to," Qin Xiao chimed in from the side.
Shi Miao walked over and lazily sat down on the sofa. She was always relaxed in familiar surroundings, and her shoulders relaxed as well. Her eyes were both bright and dark, and her voice was filled with laughter, "Of course I'm busy studying."
Speaking of which, she has been quite busy lately. In addition to attending classes at school every day, she often goes to the Institute of Physics to do experiments with Professor Huo and his team when she has no classes or when she has weekends off.
Qin Xiao twirled the glass in his hand. "So, how many days are you going this time?"
Shi Miao: "Three days, I guess."
Xie Sizhou looked up at the man sitting next to her, peeling an orange, and asked, "Brother Chen, are you coming along?"
Ji Yanchen lowered his eyes, his hands continuing their work, his tone gentle and deep: "Go."
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly and turned her head to look at him. "How come I didn't know you were going?"
Ji Yanchen handed her the peeled orange. "Yes, I just decided."
Shi Miao took the piece and ate it. "Uh, it's just an academic exchange meeting, and it's only for three days. I'm with my teachers the whole time."
The implication was that there was really no need to accompany her.
Ji Yanchen took out a wet wipe and wiped his hands. "It's nothing."
The main reason was that Qin Chu was currently in the Independent Continent, and it was not hard to guarantee that something like the previous car accident would happen again. He was worried and thought it would be better to go with him.
Moreover, this is a good opportunity to deal with Qin Chu as well, otherwise he will always be a troublemaker.
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