Chapter 372 (Updated 3722)
Three hundred and seventy-two:
During afternoon class, when the chemistry teacher was explaining a problem, he called on Qin Cheng to come up to the blackboard to solve it.
Qin Cheng stood up, walked to the blackboard, picked up his pen, and began to answer the questions.
He wrote quickly, his sleeves sliding down silently with his movements, revealing a silver bracelet on his wrist.
Instantly, many people in the class widened their eyes in surprise.
Even the chemistry teacher couldn't help but wonder: What's going on?
She tutored Qin Cheng for three years, through spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and Qin Cheng always went to the blackboard to solve problems, but she never saw him wear any jewelry.
In particular, he doesn't seem to like jewelry at all.
Therefore, as soon as get out of class ended, the students couldn't help but start gossiping, "Is Qin Cheng dating someone?"
Why do you say that?
"Didn't you see the bracelet on his right hand? When did Qin Cheng start wearing bracelets?"
"Exactly, and this bracelet doesn't look like his style."
"Wearing it on your right hand, isn't that a declaration that you're already taken?"
"No way, I didn't see Qin Cheng getting close to any girl."
"Maybe they're not from our school."
"That's true. Given his background, the other party is probably from some international school."
"No, I don't want him to date!"
Zhang Chun had just come out of the restroom and taken only a few steps, before he even reached the classroom door, when he was stopped.
"I have a question for you," the class's Chinese language representative smiled gently, "What's the deal with the bracelet on Qin Cheng's wrist? Did his girlfriend give it to him?"
Zhang Chun: ...Of course not, he's his brother.
However, he still remembered how Qin Cheng had used his brother to belittle his sister before class that afternoon, so he just smiled mysteriously, as if it were a secret, and then left.
The class representative for Chinese watched his retreating figure, then looked at her best friend, "What does this mean?"
"Not refuting it means you agree, right?"
"No way!"
The class representative for Chinese didn't believe it!
Her best friend patted her on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, he's not going to like you anyway, so whether he has a girlfriend or not is none of your business."
Class representative for Chinese: ...Although there seems to be nothing wrong with what I said, it's precisely because there's nothing wrong with it that it hurts so much!
In just one afternoon, news of Qin Cheng's relationship spread like wildfire.
Ye Qingxi was still doing her math homework when she saw a shadow fall beside her—Chen Xiang had appeared at some point.
His eyes sparkled, full of gossip.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
What's going on here?
"Your brother is dating someone?"
Ye Qingxi: "Huh?"
"You didn't know?!" Chen Xiang exclaimed in shock.
Ye Qingxi shook his head; he truly didn't know.
Chen Xiang squeezed into his seat and shared with him with great interest, "Your brother has a bracelet on his right hand."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? What does this have to do with him being in a relationship?
"Furthermore, according to witnesses, there are two English letters on the bracelet."
Ye Qingxi: ...Okay, an eyewitness?
Chen Xiang: "Do you know what this means?"
Ye Qingxi felt that he might indeed not understand.
"What?"
"It represents his girlfriend asserting her ownership!"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
How could he not know?
"Aren't you overthinking this?" Ye Qingxi said helplessly.
"How could that be?!" Chen Xiang disagreed. "Everyone says so."
"Everyone?!"
“Yeah.” Chen Xiang glanced at him. “With how popular your brother is at school, being both the school heartthrob and a top student, the line of people who have crushes on him could stretch from our school all the way to the city center. So when he suddenly got a bracelet with English letters on it, didn’t it cause a sensation?”
"So what if there are English letters here?"
Is there a law that says bracelets can't use English letters anymore?!
Chen Xiang looked at him as if he didn't understand anything, "Do you know under what circumstances there would be English letters on jewelry?"
"Any situation is fine."
"How could that be?!" Chen Xiang thought he was really naive. "If I gave you a necklace, would I engrave my initials on it?"
Upon hearing this, he suddenly exclaimed in astonishment, "Mom, your brother's girlfriend's initials are the same as mine, both are CX!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated.
"That's not an abbreviation of a name."
“Why not? Could it just be decoration?” Chen Xiang looked at his friend and artist, patted him on the shoulder, “I know you and your brother are close, and suddenly having another sister-in-law might be hard for you to accept.”
Ye Qingxi: ...Is it possible that the sister-in-law you're talking about is me?!
No, his brother wasn't in a relationship at all!
He was simply giving his older brother a gift in return, as the younger brother!
Ye Qingxi had no choice but to lean closer to him and lower her voice, "Do you think it's possible that the X is Xi, the Xi of Ye Qingxi, and the C is Cheng, the Cheng of Qin Cheng?"
Chen Xiang: ? ? ?
Chen Xiang: !!!
Chen Xiang looked at him in shock.
Ye Qingxi smiled helplessly, "That bracelet was a gift from me to him."
Chen Xiang: ? ? ? !!!
Ye Qingxi raised her left hand. "And I also have one—it was given to me by him."
Chen Xiang: ? ? ? ? ! ! ! !
Chen Xiang looked at the bracelet on his hand. No, what kind of brothers would give each other a bracelet for no reason?
And it even includes your own name and the other person's name!
This...this...this...
But since the person in question is Ye Qingxi, Chen Xiang could only say, "I knew it! If your brother was in a relationship, how could you not know?"
Ye Qingxi was helpless; he hadn't expected this matter to cause such a misunderstanding.
“I’ll have him take the bracelet off in a bit.”
Chen Xiang: ...That's true, it's too easy for people to have wild thoughts.
But why would a younger brother give his older brother a bracelet with his name on it?
That's really weird, okay?!
Of course, this isn't Ye Qingxi's fault, it's Qin Cheng's fault. Why did he have to wear it on his right hand? It's so conspicuous.
Doesn't he know that a campus heartthrob like him is under constant scrutiny?!
"Don't worry, I'll help your brother clear up the rumors in a little while."
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at all, it's what I should do," Chen Xiang said.
After all, this matter is related to Ye Qingxi!
Chen Xiang returned to his seat and started posting online.
In just one afternoon, the forum at No. 1 High School was already buzzing with discussion about the bracelet on Qin Cheng's wrist. Some were researching which brand the bracelet was from, some were studying what the bracelet actually looked like, and others were making all sorts of guesses about the letters C and X.
Some guessed the other person's surname was Chen, some guessed it was Xu, and some even said it was Yu, because there was a distinct tulip on the bracelet.
Everyone had different opinions, and each one seemed like Sherlock Holmes.
It was at this time that Chen Xiang posted a message: "I suddenly discovered that Ye Qingxi also has a bracelet like this, so it must be a matching pair from a brother's bracelet."
Upon seeing this post, everyone was like: ? ? ? !!!
[Does Ye Qingxi also have it?]
Original Poster: [I just ran into him, and I noticed he seemed to be wearing one on his left wrist as well.]
I remember he had a piece of jade on his left wrist.
OP: [Now I have a silver bracelet.]
So, Qin Cheng's gift wasn't from his girlfriend?
【Cheng and Xi, that's exactly C and X, it really is!】
It turns out it's a brother's bracelet.
[I knew Qin Cheng couldn't possibly have a girlfriend all of a sudden! It scared me to death, thank goodness it's a brother's bracelet.]
Those who were secretly admiring Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Others who were just watching out of curiosity didn't think much of it. After all, everyone knew that Ye Qingxi called Qin Cheng "brother" and that the two of them had a good relationship, so it didn't seem like a big deal that they were wearing similar bracelets. Besides, maybe it was a gift from their parents?
Ye Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
He told Qin Cheng about it after lunch the next day.
"So you shouldn't wear it anymore, otherwise people will definitely continue to misunderstand."
Qin Cheng didn't think it was a big deal. "It's nothing."
"What if someone who likes you wants to confess their feelings, but because of this, they don't dare to?"
Qin Cheng: "Isn't that great?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
"What's so good about it?"
He said, "Once you finish your college entrance exam and enter university, you'll naturally be ready to start dating."
Qin Cheng had no such intention.
"I'm not interested in dating."
Ye Qingxi laughed, "You say that now, but once you've talked to them, you won't think that way anymore."
Qin Cheng glanced at him and thought it was impossible.
Ye Qingxi gently advised, "Anyway, I think you should take off this bracelet. You can hang it on your keychain; it looks quite nice that way."
Qin Cheng refused.
The bracelet his brother made by hand wasn't on his wrist, but on his keychain.
Is this reasonable?
Is this appropriate?
Do you include a keychain?
Just as Ye Qingxi was about to say something, Qin Cheng suddenly pulled her back.
"The light is red," Qin Cheng reminded him.
"Okay." Ye Qingxi stood obediently beside him, waiting for the green light to come on across the street.
Qin Cheng grabbed him and was about to let go.
Just before letting go, he glanced down and realized that he had used his right hand to grab Ye Qingxi's left arm.
At that moment, both bracelets came into his view.
If he had gone down a little further, the bracelets on their hands could have been placed side by side, just like they are now.
Thinking this, Qin Cheng moved his hand down and grabbed Ye Qingxi's hand.
Sure enough, his bracelet and Ye Qingxi's bracelet were right next to each other, with the "X" on Ye Qingxi's bracelet landing on his, and the "C" on his bracelet touching Ye Qingxi's skin.
They are interconnected.
Inseparable.
Ye Qingxi looked at him with some confusion, not quite understanding why he suddenly grabbed her hand. They weren't children anymore, why did they have to hold hands to cross the street?
However, as soon as he turned his head, he noticed Qin Cheng's gaze.
Ye Qingxi followed his gaze and saw the two bracelets next to each other.
In the sunlight, the two shimmering silver bracelets resembled silver vines, entwined around their hands, blooming with dazzling flowers.
When the green light came on, Qin Cheng took Ye Qingxi's hand and walked forward.
Ye Qingxi walked beside him and reminded him, "I can cross the street by myself."
"So I can't hold your hand?" Qin Cheng asked him.
Ye Qingxi: ...That's not necessarily a bad thing.
"Then why don't you do what I just said and hang the bracelet on your keychain?"
"don't want."
"Why?"
"Because I like wearing it on my hand."
"You're talking nonsense," Ye Qingxi retorted with a smile. "You've never worn any jewelry on your hands."
"Because you didn't give me a gift before," Qin Cheng replied in a very indifferent tone.
"Now that you've given it to me, I like it."
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