Who is Love?
Fortunately, C University has no curfew, and Bai Yixia floated into the dormitory without any problems.
A little after six in the morning, the dormitory was quiet. It was obvious that Bai Yi'an and Chen Wanyi were sleeping like babies.
After putting down her bag, Bai Yixia stood there somewhat dazed.
Should she wash up first or just go straight to bed? She glanced longingly at her bed; after staying up all night, the soft blankets were more appealing than anything else.
No kidding, she can sleep straight through until dark.
On the way back, she exhausted the last bit of energy, her mind still barely functioning. Bai Yixia stood in the dormitory like a lost soul, not yet having figured anything out, which startled Lu Xi, who had gotten up early.
Bai Yixia turned her head somewhat slowly, and after thinking hard for a while, she suddenly realized: "Oh, Qianqian, are you going to tutor?"
Lucy has now turned down all her weekday part-time jobs and only tutors on weekends, but she's keeping her schedule very tight. Hearing Bai Yixia's voice, she breathed a sigh of relief, but was also a little confused, "Xiaxia, didn't you go home?"
Bai Yixia shook her head slightly. "No, I wasn't going home this week anyway."
Her voice was calm and collected, with a faint smile on her face. Her gaze seemed to be on Lucy, but it was actually wandering off somewhere else.
Lucy was completely bewildered: "What's wrong? You look so tired. Did you steal a cow last night?"
Bai Yixia shook her head and briefly told her what happened last night.
Lucy: "...The point of staying up all night is to sleep all day?"
Bai Yixia knew she would say that, so she laughed twice, pouted, and shook her head at her, "No, this is the pursuit of passion."
After saying that, she let out a long yawn, and a few tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Bai Yixia struggled to keep her eyes open, "I can't take it anymore, I'll wash up after I wake up. I feel like I'm about to faint."
Lucy quickly went over and took her arm, somewhat amused and exasperated: "Go to sleep. It's the weekend anyway, nothing serious."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Yixia snuggled into bed, hastily pulled the curtain closed, and was about to fall asleep.
The next second, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, fumbled for her phone, and muttered, "Send a message to Brother Zhou."
Lucy didn't know if Bai Yixia had sent the message successfully, but she knew that there was no further response after she finished speaking.
She sighed helplessly, then tiptoed out the door.
-
Zhou Qingchi received Bai Yixia's message halfway there. Looking at the string of pinyin that popped up in the chat box, he smiled.
It's obvious she was already too sleepy to speak.
Zhou Qingchi slowly replied, "I understand," and then added after a moment's thought.
-Please have some porridge: Hua really likes it, thank you Xia.
By the time he got home, it was almost eight o'clock. The house was quiet. Zhou Qingyan's room was half-open, and the heavy bed curtains blocked out all the light, not letting in a single ray.
Zhou Qingchi turned her toes toward the balcony and walked toward her younger brother's room.
The moment Zhou Qingchi didn't see anyone on the bed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, a puzzled "Brother" came from behind.
Zhou Qingchi turned his head and saw Zhou Qingyan walking out of the kitchen with messy hair and a bottle of yogurt in his hand.
Before Zhou Qingyan could speak, he preemptively asked, "You skipped class?"
Zhou Qingyan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, and complained in a very unbrotherly way, "Brother, what time are you on? It's Saturday today."
Zhou Qingchi paused for a moment, seemingly unaffected by the attack. He nodded, deciding not to pay him any more attention, and continued walking towards the balcony. But just as he placed his hand on the balcony door, he frowned and turned back.
"You skipped your tutoring class?"
Being falsely accused of two crimes first thing in the morning, Zhou Qingyan almost choked on his yogurt. He looked at Zhou Qingchi in disbelief and cried out, "Zhou Qingchi, are you even my brother? Did you even see the message I sent you?!"
Zhou Qingchi glanced at him hesitantly, then pulled out his phone amidst his brother's angry strides.
Sure enough, Zhou Qingyan sent him a message the night before last.
Brother: There will be no physics class this weekend, it's been moved to the National Day holiday.
-Brother: crying.jpg Brother, you'll come back and treat me to dinner, right?
Zhou Qingyan had already moved closer to him, looking at the message together, and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, you saw it back then. I saw the message no longer had a red dot! Why didn't you reply to me?!"
Zhou Qingchi returned to the interface feeling guilty and thought about what happened the day before yesterday.
At that time, he had just upset Bai Yixia and had no idea about his younger brother.
Just as he was about to make up an excuse, Zhou Qingyan suddenly grabbed his hand excitedly: "Wait, wait, wait! Who is this heart? Who? Bro, are you in love?"
Zhou Qingchi slapped his hand away, then calmly put his phone in his pocket. "You've got the wrong person."
"Both of my eyes are 5.0!" Zhou Qingyan said indignantly.
His gaze shifted, and he noticed the flowers in Zhou Qingchi's hand. "Hey? Brother, where did you get these flowers? They look a bit like the ones at home, those..."
Click.
The balcony door opened, and Zhou Qingchi stepped onto the balcony, placing the small bouquet of flowers into a glass dome. She said gently, "Wood jasmine."
Zhou Qingyan followed him in, his hands wandering around, touching this and that. "Yes."
He looked up at the flower stand and said with some regret, "It's a pity that the flowering season is over this year."
"Hey, by the way. Who sent it? Bro, bro—"
Zhou Qingchi didn't want to listen to him talking like he was calling for a ghost. "Shut up. It was given to you by your sister Xiaxia."
Zhou Qingyan pursed his lips behind him and said, "Just say it's Sister Xiaxia."
"Since there are no extra classes this week, I'll take you out to eat. What would you like to eat? I'll be leaving early tomorrow morning, so you should do your homework on your own."
Zhou Qingyan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's great, brother, you're so kind." He was browsing through his collection of food photos when he suddenly paused, looked up at his brother, and asked, "Where are you going tomorrow morning? To find that heart-shaped item?"
Zhou Qingchi paused in packing his things, turned to look at him for a few seconds, and said slowly, "Zhou Qingyan, haven't you practiced Taekwondo in a long time?"
He raised his hand in a gesture, his face expressionless. "Let's practice."
Zhou Qingyan swallowed hard and smiled wryly: Mom, I'll never be a smart aleck again.
-
Bai Yixia slept successfully until after six o'clock in the evening, only turning over once during the night.
She was still a little dazed after waking up, and her voice was a bit hoarse: "What time is it?"
"Wow, you're just in time, Xia." Bai Yi'an's voice came from under the bed. She tapped on Bai Yixia's bedside. "Xiao Wan and I just bought the food and were about to call you."
Bai Yixia moved to the edge of the bed and clung to the railing, her hair disheveled and her eyes still somewhat dazed: "Oh, there's some for me?"
Chen Wanyi turned around and saw her like this, and couldn't help but take out her phone to take a picture. "Yes, I brought you some hot and sour noodles. Come down and eat some to wake up. If you sleep any longer, will you be able to sleep at night?"
Bai Yixia nodded upon hearing this, then rolled over and lay down on the bed, staring at the bed curtains and blinking slowly.
So tired, I never want to stay up all night again TvT
Chen Wanyi, standing under the bed, beckoned Bai Yi'an to look at her phone. As a loyal fan of Bai Yixia's looks, she proudly showed him the photos she had just taken: "I'm not kidding, my cat is just this cute when she first looks up from her bed."
Bai Yi'an peeked over and gave her an approving look.
Bai Yixia found it amusing and, having recovered her senses, felt as if she had come back to life the moment her feet touched the ground after getting off the bed.
Linking arms with her best roommates on either side, she said, "Thank you, Xiaobai and Xiaowan, for remembering me during dinner!"
Chen Wanyi patted her head: "It's good that you know how to express gratitude."
Bai Yixia chuckled as she strolled to her seat, slurping her noodles while telling them about her all-night adventure the previous night.
Bai Yi'an, having been a long-time fan of anime and manga, could understand her mentality very well, and solemnly echoed, "Yes, that's right, we are just that passionate about what we love."
Chen Wanyi was speechless with emotion.
Bai Yixia popped up at the right moment to save her, "By the way, do you want to go out and play with me tomorrow? You can be my little helper."
"Oh, Xiaobai is going to do Qi Wang's makeup."
These words were like a firecracker being lit. Bai Yi'an and Chen Wanyi exchanged a glance, then shoved their dinners over to Bai Yixia's side, their eyes sparkling with gossip.
"Xiaxia—"
Tell me about it—
"How is Qi Wang?"
Bai Yixia knew exactly what they wanted to hear, but she didn't want to reveal Zhou Qingchi's existence at this moment, lest the two of them come up with some more dirty tricks.
So he bit his chopsticks and pondered for two seconds, then pretended to think and said, "Him? He's a very nice person, very cheerful, and someone worth befriending."
Bai Yi'an waited patiently for a while, and after realizing that this was all she felt, she said disappointedly, "That's it?"
Bai Yixia's eyes darted around, and she said in a high-spirited tone, "Of course there are more!"
Bai Yi'an was completely absorbed.
"Although I've only seen a few of his cosplay photos, I can tell he's very professional, and I believe he can recreate Sergovie very well!"
"..."
Chen Wanyi came with a bowl, but left disappointed. "Let's call it a day. Xiaxia only cares about her career, not love."
Bai Yixia chewed on peanuts guiltily: I'm sorry, Xiaowan, actually Xiaxia is a hopeless romantic.
Bai Yi'an sighed softly, "Okay, it's nothing." She scratched her nose, feeling that if she asked any more questions, she would sound like a pimp.
She sat back down in her seat with a sigh, just as Qi Wang sent her a message, just as Bai Yixia had told her, asking her to go to the photography studio with him tomorrow to do his makeup.
Bai Yi'an readily accepted, but couldn't resist asking Qi Wang out of curiosity.
-Bye-bye: You and Xiaxia didn't even spark a single flame?
After waiting for a long time, the other side finally sent a belated Samoyed emoji.
Bai Yi'an, holding her phone: Oh dear, this is terrible.
But at the same time, she was a little confused. Bai Yixia was not usually aloof; she would occasionally get together with them to look at handsome men on the internet.
She even expressed a fleeting hope for him. There's no reason why I can't be attracted to his looks, right?
But when she saw Bai Yixia happily running towards another handsome guy the next day while carrying her makeup bag, all her doubts vanished.
Okay, so there are some items I'm keeping for myself, so everything else seems rather unappealing.
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