Chapter 52 So annoying!!!
Ji Tong wants to say goodbye to this beautiful world.
He only knew that these things came in different brands and performance levels, such as... ultra-thin, medical grade, etc., and didn't even notice the size on the box, so he just grabbed one at random.
…Strictly speaking, it can't be said that it was random, because the boy just wanted the red one in the middle of the shelf, so he just grabbed it.
Who knew I'd taken too little?
"What's wrong?" Gu Lin asked casually, as if asking if he was missing anything.
Ji Tong kept her back to Gu Lin and did not turn around.
Gu Lin placed the two boxes under the scanner, and after two beeps, the transaction was completed. He put them in a bag and said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Raising awareness of safe behaviors and self-protection is basic common sense."
"You did the right thing."
Ji Tong felt increasingly uneasy as he listened.
Is Gu Lin teaching him?
Feeling inferior in front of him, Pingbai quickly said, "Who, who's embarrassed?"
Gu Lin stood behind Ji Tong, his breath occasionally brushing against Ji Tong's ear as he spoke.
Don't show weakness.
Ji Tong took a deep breath and turned around: "I'm not embarrassed. What you just said were my words."
Did you think Professor Shi's "Love and Sex" class was a waste of time?
"I finished my homework earlier than you."
"It's just a box of family planning supplies, the most basic public health service. There's a self-service machine on the wall of the school clinic. You can get it for free by swiping your second-generation ID card."
"I'll use your ID to swipe it tomorrow."
Ji Tong didn't even realize that her habit of talking too much when she was nervous had resurfaced.
As if to prove that she had indeed done her homework well, or as if to prove the value of that "love and sex" lesson, Ji Tong forced herself to breathe, turned around in front of Gu Lin, faced the shelf, reached out, and boldly took three boxes from the bottom shelf labeled "personal allubricant".
"pick."
"Choose quickly."
"Someone else will be coming to pay the bill later."
Gu Lin glanced at the three boxes and raised an eyebrow: "It's up to you, you choose."
Ji Tong's hand trembled as he said, "Fine, I'll choose."
Ji Tong appeared to be carefully selecting items, but in reality, he had been gone for a while.
Fruity cherry flavor, thermal hot spring.
Everything went black.
He forced himself to remain calm, picked up the most unassuming and unpretentious jelly, half-closed his eyes, put the seemingly frivolous cherry and hot spring jelly back on the shelf, quickly scanned the barcode, and stuffed the jelly to the bottom of the bag.
That's still not enough.
As if afraid that the people coming later would see "human lubricant" on the checkout screen, she quickly scanned the cod sandwich and braised pig's trotters that Gu Lin had just taken onto the checkout screen, until she covered up the previous "lubricant" record.
It was just a simple matter of settling the bill, but Ji Tong felt like she had fought a battle.
collapse.
I'm never coming back.
What are some fun places near the supermarket?
Ji Tong breathed a sigh of relief—
"What's there to be nervous about?"
Ji Tongsong straightened his back again: "Who's nervous?"
"I just want to pay the bill quickly so I can go back and put my things away properly, so they don't spoil. I need them tomorrow."
"..."
The air seemed to freeze for a second.
After a moment of hesitation, Ji Tong added, "I meant hot pot meatballs, vegetables, and cooked food—that's what we need! Not..."
Gu Lin chuckled softly.
"Yes, I know."
Ji Tong felt like her face was on fire, her ears were on fire, and even her breath was on fire. She wished she could bury herself in the snow.
Don't think I can't tell what you're laughing at!
So annoying!!!
Two seconds later.
A light gray shoe print appeared on Gu Lin's pristine white sneakers.
Gu Lin stood there and let him trample on him.
Five seconds later.
It becomes two.
Five more seconds.
Because Gu Lin couldn't help but laugh again, the shoe print became five.
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The last big bag of stuff wasn't used for the time being, because the next day, Ji Tong's tonsillitis got even worse. She went to the clinic to get medicine and took it for three days until the weekend, when she finally recovered completely.
Forget hot pot, even noodles have been served in clear broth these past few days.
All courses have basically come to an end. Each teacher's last class is a highlight reel, with the atmosphere as grand as a press conference. People are taking photos and recording audio, and everyone gets a set of photos taken of the teacher after the class.
On Saturday, Li Yuan posted a message on his WeChat Moments.
Exams are coming up soon, so please have some self-awareness. Unless the world is about to explode, please don't bother me. My self-control is so poor that even if I were locked up in jail studying, I'd still be playing around with the walls. Anyone who disturbs me will stop playing with them, okay? This is a warning to you, and also a reminder to myself. Let's all strive for the same.
Ji Tong saw it, laughed uncontrollably, and casually gave it a like.
The like was clicked at 8:07:02 AM, and Li Yuan replied at 8:07:54 AM.
[A-Yuan replied to "JT": When are we having hot pot? What are we having today? I feel like Australian fatty beef slices, honeycomb tripe, fish roe, and shrimp paste are calling me.]
Ji Tong: "..."
Ji Tong finally ate the hot pot she had been putting off for three days on Sunday night.
It was even jokingly referred to by Li Yuan as the Last Supper.
After a week of intense studying, the Computer Science Department's exam week finally came to an end, including the second round of selections.
When the bell rang for the last exam, everyone on social media was saying "we're free!" And along with the more than 30-day winter break came the two of them's birthdays.
Li Yuan and Zhou Tian both have birthdays at the end of January. After discussing it, they decided to celebrate together on the day the exams ended, while everyone was still together and the results hadn't been released yet.
"Rhine Party, three 6s in a private room, 6:30 pm, don't forget."
Li Yuan sent a voice message in the group.
The responses came one after another.
"They went to the Upper Rhine River, and it's the largest private room. 666, Brother Yuan and Brother Tian are so awesome."
"I worship you, I worship you, I worship you!"
Because the exam times for each college and major are not fixed, Li Yuan and Zhou Tian didn't invite anyone else, just a group of students from Ji Yi and Ji Jiu, and a few classmates from No. 1 Middle School who had already finished their exams.
They were all very familiar people, so there was no need for any hospitality. As soon as they entered, they casually piled the gifts on the sofa, took a couple of sips of the fruit wine on the coffee table, picked up the microphone, and started rambling on.
As soon as Ji Tong pulled Gu Lin through the door, they were bombarded with a barrage of irritating noise.
When three or four boys sang together, it was impossible to tell who was making the sawing sound.
Gu Lin handed the box in his hand to Li Yuan.
"Happy birthday," Ji Tong said.
Because the item was quite large and was the work of Gu Lin and Ji Tong, a group of people gathered around it.
"What did you give as a gift? What did you give as a gift?"
Only Li Yuan recognized it at a glance: "Is it a drone?"
“Hmm,” Ji Tong turned to Zhou Tian and said, “Tian’s mountain bike is hard to carry, so I sent it to your home directly.”
Li Yuan exaggeratedly covered his mouth, "I only mentioned it a few times, and you and Brother Lin remembered it, this, this, this..."
"How can this not be love?"
"I love it so much, I don't know how to express it, I'm already in heaven!"
Li Yuan grabbed the microphone and tried to pounce on Ji Tong, but Ji Tong slapped him away, saying, "Stop being silly."
"I'm so hungry, I'll eat something first." Ji Tong pulled Gu Lin to sit down on the sofa.
Just as the two sat down, two more people entered through the door. They were Ji Jiu's men, a man and a woman.
The girl's name is Tian Zixuan, and the boy's name is Nie Hongchang; they are a couple.
Nie Hongchang handed the gifts to Li Yuan and Zhou Tian: "I'll treat everyone equally, giving each of them a pair of shoes, all the same style and size. You can rest assured that I'll handle things properly."
Li Yuan squinted at him: "Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that your judgment..."
Nie Hongchang is good-looking, but his taste is notoriously bad. His fashion sense and shoe choices are both appalling.
Ji Jiu's people once suspected that Nie Hongchang had bought up all the bizarre products in major brand stores.
How someone with such a keen eye managed to win over Tian Zixuan remains a mystery to this day in Class 9.
Fortunately, his aesthetic sense improved significantly after he got a girlfriend, but aesthetic sense is not something that can be developed overnight, and Li Yuan and Zhou Tian still had doubts.
Until Tian Zixuan, who was holding his arm, said, "It wasn't him who picked it, it was me."
Li Yuan and Zhou Tian were immediately relieved.
Li Yuan: "Hey, look at what you're saying, Xuanxuan. We're all brothers, what could I possibly worry about?"
Zhou Tian: "Exactly."
Nie Hongchang: "..."
"Nie Hongchang, no wonder you immediately announced it on your WeChat Moments as soon as Xuanxuan agreed. You were just waiting for this, so you two could give each other a gift, right?" someone joked.
Ji Tong's ears suddenly perked up.
"Oh, I can't be envious. It's so nice to be a couple. You can give only one gift of money in the future."
“What a loss,” Ge Guang slapped his thigh and casually pulled Duan Qiwei next to him. “If I had known I was going to give a gift today, I should have made it official with Awei a couple of days ago, saved some money, broken up after the birthday, and then gotten back together on whoever’s birthday next time. Wouldn’t that have been settled?”
Duan Qiwei: "Who wants to talk to you..."
Ge Guang: "I'll pay six-tenths of the gift money, and you pay four-tenths."
Duan Qiwei suddenly leaned on Ge Guang's chest: "Hey, Brother Ge, Idoido!"
The people around burst into laughter.
A voice came from somewhere: "Who said you have to be a couple to only receive one gift? Tongtong and Lin Ge only received one gift too!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then they remembered what had just happened—
Gu Lin was holding the gift, and Ji Tong said "Happy Birthday." There was only one gift for the two of them, yet no one in the room seemed to think anything was wrong.
Ji Tong's hand holding the drink suddenly tightened.
The private room was silent for two seconds.
"Who can compare to Tongtong and Brother Lin?"
"That's right, that's right."
"They have both transcended the Five Elements."
"That's right, that's right."
Ji Tong: "..."
The topic was quickly dropped.
Once everyone was present, the two birthday celebrants blew out the candles and made their wishes. After eating only a few bites, they started playing drinking games. It was all beer, which wasn't very strong, and since they had just finished their exams, Ji Tong went along with them.
But he didn't drink much, just two cups, because Gu Lin wouldn't allow it.
Ji Tong finished the last sip, put down the cup, turned to look at Gu Lin, her eyes appearing somewhat ambiguous under the blue-purple lights of the private room.
"What's wrong?" Gu Lin asked.
Ji Tong held up her wet hand for him to see: "I spilled beer on my hand."
Gu Lin grabbed his finger and turned to get a tissue, but Ji Tong said, "It'll still smell even if you wipe it. I need to wash my hands."
He said naturally, "You stay with me."
The two of them stood up together.
Because they were so close, every word of their conversation reached Tian Zixuan and the other girls.
Did you hear that?
"I heard you."
"Do I have to accompany you to wash your hands in the bathroom? My girlfriends and I don't do that."
"Don't even mention my girlfriends, my boyfriend and I aren't like that."
Tian Zixuan had never seen two boys get along this well. Just then, Li Yuan complained about his bad luck with the other seats and moved to sit next to the girls. Tian Zixuan pulled him back, saying, "Yuan."
Li Yuan: "Hmm?"
Tian Zixuan: "Tell me the truth, are Tongtong and Gu Lin really not a couple?"
Li Yuan had answered this question countless times throughout the semester, and said earnestly, "I know it looks very similar, but it really isn't."
Tian Zixuan clicked her tongue: "Didn't you see? Just now, Tongtong's hands were wet, and Gu Lin grabbed his fingers to wipe them for him. Tongtong said he wanted to wash his hands and asked Gu Lin to come with him. Then the two of them held hands and walked away together."
Li Yuan scoffed again: "What's wrong with holding hands and walking together? When Tongtong twisted her ankle in high school, Lin Ge grabbed her foot and then carried her around."
Tian Zixuan: "..."
Ge Guang was calling for Li Yuan to come to the next round. Li Yuan saw that the girls still looked at him with "you're not telling the truth" expressions, and laughed heartily.
"Xuan, you know I love playing mahjong, right? Here's what I'll do: I swear, I swear on my beloved mahjong career. Now you believe me, right?"
The girls were startled.
"That's ruthless?"
Li Yuan tossed his head smugly: "That's called family confidence."
"Ah Yuan, what are you doing? Hurry up and come here!" Ge Guang urged again.
Li Yuan: "Coming, coming!"
The private room was so noisy that all sorts of other sounds mingled together, but the restroom was quiet.
Ji Tong finished washing her hands when her phone rang.
The news is that the music will continue to play (5).
Ji Tong took out a tissue to dry her fingers, and casually tapped the screen. Li Yuan's profile picture flashed briefly.
[A-Yuan: LOL.]
[A-Yuan: Tongtong, did you and Lin-ge just go to wash your hands together?]
JT: Hmm.
[Ah Yuan: Zi Xuan said she's never seen two guys go to wash their hands together, and asked if you and Lin Ge are a couple, hahaha]
JT: ...
[JT: ?]
[Ah Yuan: Don't worry, I know you guys well enough. Of course I said no, but they didn't believe me.]
[Ah Yuan: I swore that if it were true, I would always get bad hands when I play mahjong from now on, and lose every single hand until I'm broke, and then they believed me, hahaha.]
[Ah Yuan: Aren't I clever?]
Ji Tong didn't reply to the message again. Li Yuan was sitting in the private room and didn't pay attention. He was about to cut a piece of cake to try when a message popped up on WeChat.
This is not a group message.
Li Yuan was a little confused.
Why did Tongtong send a private message?
He clicked on it and took a look.
[Tongtong: A game of mahjong can last anywhere from three or four hours to eight or nine hours. This is very damaging to your back, legs, and overall health. You shouldn't play anymore.]
A dozen seconds later, another message popped up.
[Tongtong: Didn't you say you really liked that Gabriel speaker when you came to the apartment last time? I rarely use it. Come pick it up at the apartment after tonight.]
Another ten seconds or so later.
【Tongtong: [Rose]】
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