Ji Yanchen tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, his deep gaze as if studded with stars. "Impressive."
Shi Miao raised her head slightly, her eyes dark and bright. She lifted the corners of her eyes and said lazily, "It's alright."
Xie Sizhou, having recovered his senses, exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, you're amazing! Holy crap, you weren't in the military, were you?!"
Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly. "You're overthinking it."
Qin Mingyue bit her lip, not expecting to lose to a country bumpkin from H City. She said unwillingly, "Shi Miao, didn't you say you only knew a little bit?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao looked up at her, clicked her tongue, and casually said, "I never thought I could be better than you who have studied for more than ten years."
Qin Mingyue's face instantly turned a deep shade of liver, and after a long pause, she managed to utter a single word: "You..."
Xie Sizhou frowned and said in a deep voice, "Alright, Mingyue, is it so hard to admit that others are better than you?"
Qin Mingyue's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She never expected that even Xie Sizhou would start to defend Shi Miao.
She took a deep breath to calm herself, turned her face to the side, and said with a slightly cold smile, "I didn't say I wouldn't admit it."
Xie Sizhou's brow twitched. He glanced at Ji Yanchen, who had a cold face, and coughed awkwardly. "I'm really sorry, sister-in-law. This girl is just spoiled by her brother. Please don't mind. I'll have her brother talk to her later."
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao raised an eyebrow slightly, unable to imagine Qin Xiao lecturing someone, and said indifferently, "Well, it's nothing."
Seeing this, Xie Sizhou breathed a sigh of relief and patted Qin Mingyue on the shoulder, "Alright, you can go back now."
Qin Mingyue was extremely annoyed. She pursed her lips and said in a muffled voice, "I know."
After Qin Mingyue left, Xie Sizhou turned to Ji Yanchen and Shi Miao, touched the bridge of his nose, and said, "Let's continue. What else do you want to play?"
Ji Yanchen glanced at his watch and said coldly, "We're leaving now."
Xie Sizhou: "Huh? No, Brother Chen, you've only been here a short time, why are you leaving so soon? Sister-in-law, say something!"
Shi Miao yawned, her eyes reddening, and said lazily, "We're going back to H City soon."
Seeing this, Xie Sizhou didn't say anything more and nodded: "Alright, I'll see you out."
......
After seeing Ji Yanchen and Shi Miao off, Xie Sizhou returned to the clubhouse.
Seeing that only he had returned, Qin Mingyue couldn't help but ask, "Where is Young Master Ji?"
Xie Sizhou loosened his tie, walked to the table, poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "I'm leaving."
Qin Mingyue bit her lip and hesitated before asking, "Back to H City?"
Xie Sizhou picked up his wine glass, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye. "Otherwise what?"
A hint of disappointment flashed in Qin Mingyue's eyes, and she gave a faint "oh".
Xie Sizhou twirled the cup in his hand, frowning slightly. "What's wrong with you today? Don't you like Shi Miao?"
Qin Mingyue's eyes flickered slightly, and she turned her head away. "No, it's just your imagination."
"Alright, I have to tell your brother about this today. You really need to change your temper."
Qin Mingyue's face stiffened upon hearing this. She grabbed his arm and said earnestly, "Don't tell my brother. I know I was wrong."
Xie Sizhou clicked his tongue, pulled his arm away, and said in a slightly cold voice, "Don't let this happen again."
*
After leaving Tsinghua University, Lu Hansheng and Ji Sinian went directly to the airport and arrived back in H City in the afternoon.
Ji Sinian rubbed his stomach and turned to look at the boy next to him. "Damn, I'm starving. This airplane food is awful. Come on, I'll treat you to a big meal."
Upon hearing this, Lu Hansheng glanced at him and refused, saying, "No need, I'm not hungry. I'll go back first."
Ji Sinian pouted and tugged at his backpack. "It's not even dark yet, why are you going back so early? You obviously don't have a nightlife."
Lu Hansheng ignored him and walked to the side of the road to flag down a taxi.
Seeing this, Ji Sinian went around to the other side, opened the car door, and got in.
Lu Hansheng frowned slightly, his eyes full of confusion. "I'm going home. Why did you come up and sit here?"
Ji Sinian crossed his arms and looked at him with a half-smile in his charming peach blossom eyes. "Boring. I'll take you home."
Seeing this, Lu Hansheng didn't say anything, turned to look out the window, and suddenly felt his face getting hot.
He pursed his lips, opened the car window to let the wind in, and the heat on his face slowly subsided.
*
The following day, H City No. 1 Middle School.
"Good morning, Sister Miao." Ji Sinian walked in from the back door, yawning.
Shi Miao leaned back slightly, resting against the chair, and said lazily, "Good morning."
"I'm so sleepy." Ji Sinian put down his bag, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao turned to look at him, her tone languid and soothing: "Did you go thievery last night?"
Ji Sinian slumped on the table, burying his head in his arms, and said weakly, "I played games all night."
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow slightly and teased, "Tsk, you really are a terrible player with a big addiction."
Upon hearing this, Ji Sinian sat up abruptly and said angrily, "Damn it, my teammates are too stupid."
Hu Tiantian obediently walked in carrying her schoolbag. "Sister Miao, how was the exam yesterday? I heard this year's test was particularly difficult."
Shi Miao looked up at her and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "It's alright."
Hu Tiantian took a chocolate out of her bag and placed it on Shi Miao's desk, looking at her with bright eyes, "I believe you can definitely do it!"
Shi Miao's eyes warmed slightly, and she smiled, "Yes, thank you."
Ji Sinian rubbed his eyes and suddenly asked, "By the way, when can we check the results, Sister Miao?"
Shi Miao twirled the pen in her hand and said calmly, "Tonight."
Ji Sinian: "Wow, so fast! I'm so nervous."
Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly. "You don't have any exams, why are you so nervous?"
Ji Sinian coughed lightly and touched the bridge of his nose. "I'm just nervous for you guys."
Shi Miao glanced at Lu Hansheng's position and looked at him with a half-smile, "I feel like you've been treating Lu Hansheng very differently lately."
Ji Sinian's eyes flickered slightly. He took out a bottle of mineral water from his bag, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. "Damn, Sister Miao, you're overthinking it. We're just good buddies."
Shi Miao stretched and casually said, "You didn't just unilaterally bestow this title of 'good buddy,' did you?"
Ji Sinian: "......"
He screwed the bottle cap on, glanced casually at the back door, and called out, "Lu Hansheng, tell me, aren't we good buddies!"
Lu Hansheng walked unhurriedly to his seat, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said softly, "No."
Ji Sinian muttered, "Damn it, I'm heartbroken. I accompanied you back and took you home, and you can't even be considered a good buddy."
Lu Hansheng took out a book from his bag and said calmly, "I didn't ask you to do these things."
"Sister Miao, look at this! This kid is really infuriating!"
Shi Miao propped her head up with one hand, scrolling through her phone. "Then good luck."
Ji Sinian lazily slumped on the table and sighed, "Sigh, as expected, there's no love left. Do you know what this kind of behavior is called? It's called verbal abuse!"
Shi Miao: "......"
Lu Hansheng: "..."
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