On the first day of classes after National Day, as soon as the bell rang, everyone fell down on their desks to catch up on their sleep.
Xu Qing had been in a state of emotional ups and downs because of the "scumbag" incident, and had not been able to sleep well, so she slept particularly deeply during class breaks. When her cell phone rang, it woke up Tong Yao, who was sitting next to her. Tong Yao looked at the caller ID and hung up impatiently, but it rang again and she hung up again. After hanging up three times, she finally woke Xu Qing up and said, "It's the 'scumbag' call, I'm hanging up for you..."
"Don't hang up!" Xu Qing immediately came to her senses, grabbed the phone and ran out in a hurry.
As the two of them struggled, Xu Jiaojiao woke up and asked, "What happened?"
Tong Yao chuckled and said, "The 'scumbag' called, he should be apologizing to Qing'er."
"I would like to use this as an argument that to deal with certain 'scumbags', we still need to fight violence with violence." Xu Jiaojiao gave her a thumbs up.
They both looked at the door, waiting for Xu Qing.
But after two or three minutes, Xu Qing lowered her head and quickly returned to her seat, then lay down on the table.
Tong Yao patted Xu Qing on the back, but she ignored him.
Xu Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat and she stopped Tong Yao.
Tong Yao asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Qing raised her head and yelled at her. Her eyes were red and tears were welling up in her eyes.
Tong Yao was stunned, and then asked angrily: "The 'scumbag' didn't apologize, but bullied you again? If I had known that..."
"Who asked you to care? Didn't I tell you not to meddle in my business?" Xu Qing didn't control the volume well, and her voice became much sharper. The students who had already woken up around her began to look over here.
Xu Jiaojiao patted the two of them and said calmly, "Let's go out and talk."
As soon as they got outside the classroom, Xu Qing stopped suppressing herself and started to scold him, "How could you go behind my back to settle accounts with Yijie and embarrass him in front of so many people? Now he thinks I told you to do this!"
Tong Yao shook her head and said, "Yes, I would have listened to you and ignored this matter, but Zeng Yijie went too far. He joined the beauty in the school in saying bad things about you..." Those words were really unpleasant to hear, and Tong Yao didn't want to say them out loud and hurt Xu Qing again.
"Yijie didn't mean to say that. He was afraid that the beauty in the department would cause trouble for me." Xu Qing bit her lip, trying her best to control her anger, and continued, "We still had a chance to get back together. By doing this, aren't you destroying my chances and ruining our chances of being together?"
"Qing'er, we know you like him, but you can't be so blind!" Xu Jiaojiao couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "The explanation of the 'scumbag' is completely misleading, okay? He is two-timing, betraying you first and then hooking up with the beauty in the department. If the beauty in the department is a smart person, she should have kicked the 'scumbag' out long ago. How shameless does he have to be to say that he is saying bad things about you behind your back for your own good?"
Xu Qing said angrily, "You don't know Yijie, so why do you say that about him? Liking someone is clearly a matter between two people, why do you have to interfere? Can't you just stand by and see us getting along?"
"There are obviously three of you..." Xu Jiaojiao wanted to explain, but was stopped by Tong Yao with a gesture.
"Do you know what the 'scumbag' and the beauty said about you?" Tong Yao laughed in anger and repeated the conversation between the two in full. "You asked me why I had to intervene? Well, I'll tell you. We are roommates and good sisters. Can you listen to others insulting your sister like this? My answer is - no! If you are bullied, just reason with the other party. If they don't listen, just fight back! It's not that I can't stand you two being good, but I can't stand you being bad!"
"Thank you for 'doing this for my own good', but I will take care of my own affairs." Xu Qing said without any gratitude, "Please stop interfering in my affairs! Whether I like him, hate him, or whether I want to be with him or not, please don't interfere!" After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
"Well, she won't even go to class. She's probably going to find the 'scumbag' and explain herself to him face to face." Xu Jiaojiao said angrily.
"Did I really annoy her so much?" Tong Yao looked at Xu Qing's back and said puzzledly, "Or what did I do wrong? Ever since I met her, whenever she was bullied, wasn't it me who sought justice for her? Every time I did it, I put in a lot of effort. Why does she think I want to harm her today?"
Tong Yao first met Xu Qing on the first day of her freshman year. Xu Qing's suitcase accidentally bumped into someone. She lowered her head and apologized to the other person again and again, but the other person kept blaming her. Tong Yao pressed down the other person's waving hand and asked, "Is it a muscle injury or a bone injury? If you turn left at the end of this road, you will reach the school hospital. Why don't you ask a doctor to make an examination and decide whether to take an X-ray, take medicine, or have surgery?"
The other party felt guilty and his face turned pale. He didn't want to insist on going to the school hospital, so he left cursing.
Later, the two went to register together and found that they were in the same department, class and dormitory. They sighed that it was destined by fate. Tong Yao waved her hand proudly: "I am here, and Xiao Qing'er will not be bullied in the future."
Thinking of the past, Tong Yao became more melancholy: "How come it changed so suddenly?"
"Love makes people blind..." Xu Jiaojiao sighed, "Xu Qing and the 'scumbag' happened to be together at that time, didn't you say many times that you wanted to have dinner together?"
"It's a pity that I never got to eat him, otherwise I would have exposed that 'scumbag' long ago." Tong Yao became excited again.
"We haven't been together because Xu Qing is worried that if we meet, you will steal her boyfriend away, so she keeps delaying it."
"Me? Robbing a 'scumbag'?" Tong Yao pointed at herself in disbelief.
Not to mention how weird the 'scumbag' is, the most basic principle of "don't play with your friend's husband" is also her principle!
"Is that what she thinks of me? Is that how she sees me?" What do you mean the people who hurt you are the ones around you? Tong Yao was depressed, feeling hurt a thousand times.
"Haha! Who made you so beautiful that people feel uneasy? Maybe Xu Qing already knew in her heart that the 'scumbag' has the attributes of a scumbag. And when she meets someone like her who suffers from depression and low self-esteem all year round, it is normal for her to be unable to get over it for a while." Xu Jiaojiao made jokes, trying to dispel Tong Yao's depression.
Tong Yao thought about this matter over and over again, then sighed and said, "Let her be. Anyway, I can't control whoever she loves in the future."
"Alright, stop being sad. You can't tell a person's true character without going through something. Let's go. If she doesn't attend class, should we not attend class too?" Xu Jiaojiao smiled and hugged her. "With your personality, if she is in trouble later, can you really ignore her?"
"Hey, what does it mean to focus on sabotaging for a hundred years? That's you!" Tong Yao thought about her own temper and also laughed.
At this moment, the bell for class rang. The two looked at each other and rushed back in tacit understanding. When they sat down in their seats, the teacher who had been looking down at the courseware also raised his head.
Everything is just right.
"Yijie, wait for me and let me explain." Xu Qing followed Zeng Yijie all the way, repeating this sentence over and over again.
Zeng Yiji didn't say anything, just walked away and went straight to the lake.
Some people stood by the railing by the lake, while others strolled leisurely.
Zeng Yijie kept a distance of about one meter between them and looked at her sideways: "Go ahead."
"You know how much I like you. How could I let Tong Yao take revenge on you?" Xu Qing explained with red eyes, "If you hadn't told me, I would have gone to confront her and I would still be kept in the dark..."
"I was wondering why your personality suddenly became so vicious, and I almost wrongly accused you." Zeng Yijie snorted, "So it was her who was causing trouble! Who does she think she is? A police officer from the Pacific?"
"Yes, this is all a misunderstanding. Then... can you pretend that this never happened?" Xu Qing looked at him earnestly and said hastily, "I, I also pretend that nothing happened between you and the beauty of the department. We can still be the same as before, okay?"
"There were so many people in the KTV that day, how can you pretend nothing happened? I think it's just because she is good-looking and has a wild and violent personality, otherwise who can tolerate her?" Zeng Yijie said angrily.
Zeng Yijie successfully avoided her topic.
Xu Qing felt bitter in her heart, but she didn't dare to argue. She just followed his words and said, "She has always been like this. She claims to be chivalrous and loves to fight for justice. But in fact, she is smart and annoying."
The two of them talked about Tong Yao's bad words for a while. Seeing Zeng Yijie's face was not so bad anymore, Xu Qing asked softly: "Yijie, let's make peace?"
At this moment, someone behind me suddenly said, "I was wondering who this is? It turns out to be classmate Zeng who is lucky in love..."
Zeng Yijie froze for a moment. He hesitated and didn't want to turn around, but Xu Qing beside him whispered to him, "The romantic and talented Qin Zhan?"
Qin Zhan looked her up and down, and smiled with the corners of his lips curled up: "When it comes to romantic and amorous, how can you compare to your classmate Zeng? Not only is he amorous, but he is also very lucky with women. The day before yesterday, he was wearing the school flower, and today he changed to another one. One is as beautiful as a peony, and the other is as pretty as a beautiful girl from a small family. Zeng has all the qualities of amorous and freehand. Even Xu Zhimo can't compare to him, who is so comfortable and proud of having a mole on his face wherever he goes."
"Qin Zhan, you misunderstood. I'm not familiar with this classmate. We just happened to meet and chat here." Zeng Yijie was particularly "frank" in wanting to distance himself from Xu Qing. The distance between the two of them was just right, so they could hear each other talking without being misunderstood as being ambiguous. He had calculated it well.
"A peach blossom that comes to you is still a flower." Qin Zhan said, "To be honest, even though we are of the same gender and have different values, sometimes I have to say that you are quite enviable, really. As a typical 'scumbag', you are really too successful." He stared at Zeng Yijie with a focused and sincere look, "In all 360 professions, a successful 'scumbag' is also successful, isn't it?"
Zeng Yijie's eyes suddenly widened, and he said hatefully, "Qin Zhan, stop slandering me! There are female classmates around, can you please pay attention to your manners a little?"
His voice was a little loud, and many passers-by looked over. Some pointed furtively, and some simply leaned on the railing not far away to listen to the conversation between the three people.
There were also faint whispers from the onlookers——
"My idol Qin Zhan!"
"My male god!"
Qin Zhan, however, seemed completely unaffected, and said in surprise: "I was just commenting on those who think with their toes, how does that have anything to do with demeanor? Or did you think of something else, Mr. Zeng?"
The discussion around him seemed to be getting louder. Zeng Yijie's face had turned from red to blue.
Xu Qing also blushed and lowered her head, but her eyes could not stop looking at Zeng Yijie. He must be very angry, shaking his fist, with veins popping out on the back of his hand... Xu Qing couldn't bear it, and said to Qin Zhan in a moment of heat: "You...you are too much!"
Qin Zhan looked her up and down, left and right, and said repeatedly, "What a pity."
Xu Qing asked immediately: "What a pity?"
"It's a pity that Tong Yao worried about her roommate in vain. Zeng has his own charm and can harvest a female classmate every few days, so he is very proud of himself. According to this reasoning, her roommate is just a flower under the rushing horse's hooves. Even if she gets lost for a while, she will not be harmed. She is trying to stand out, but she is not necessarily appreciated." He was still smiling, and his smile made Xu Qing feel uneasy.
Qin Zhan must have heard the conversation between the two, but he didn't know how much he heard.
Xu Qing was angry and annoyed. She wanted to say that she was the roommate, but she felt awkward for some reason, so she tried to explain: "Relationships are a matter between two people. No matter who it is, if someone rushes in and beats one of them to death, there must be something wrong with that person."
Qin Zhan nodded: "You are right. For example, a turtle and a mung bean are a couple. As long as they are happy, they will not mind even if the mung beans are stepped on, picked, rubbed or smashed. If passers-by can't stand it, they will either spit or take the two together to make soup. Maybe they will feel sorry for each other and reconcile in the pot, which can be considered as accumulating merit and making a good marriage. Nowadays, if you give a dog a bone, the dog will know to wag its tail at you. But Tong Yao is really stupid. She wholeheartedly supports one side and hits the other side with a rake, and then waits for both sides to share the same hatred and unite against the enemy. In mythology, there is a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and in ancient times, there was a Zhongshan wolf biting Mr. Nan Guo. I wonder what species it has evolved into now..."
Xu Qing was furious, tears welling up in her eyes. She realized that Qin Zhan already knew who she was and had heard a lot of their conversations, and she felt ashamed. Zeng Yijie had already started cursing, "You are the bastard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd burst into laughter. They no longer concealed their laughter and watched the excitement blatantly. Someone even asked on behalf of Qin Zhan: "I told you that it was just an analogy. Do you have a problem with your understanding, or are you asking for trouble?"
Zeng Yijie realized that something was wrong, but saying more would only make more mistakes at this moment, so he lowered his head and stopped talking.
The opponent is too weak, life is a bit lonely... Qin Zhan thought with emotion but satisfaction. He walked out of the crowd, and when he looked up, he saw Tong Yao standing outside, leaning against the ginkgo tree. She was about to leave when he looked up. Qin Zhan called out, "Tong Yao."
The crowd was boiling with excitement.
P's male god and goddess appeared together for the first time, forming a diagonal position; the male god just said that the goddess was stupid, but he was actually defending the goddess... From top to bottom and from left to right, it was full of topics, how could the onlookers not be excited?
Everyone’s eyes are so sharp!
Tong Yao, who was not afraid even if surrounded by ten strong men, swallowed her saliva, waved her hand stiffly and said, "What a coincidence."
God knows, she was just passing by. If she had to say, she was indeed touched by Qin Zhan's action just now. But most of this was due to today's weather - the sky was a rare pure blue, reflecting the blue of the lake. When a gust of wind blew, the blue waves sparkled under the lazy setting sun. Qin Zhan stood in a very good position, and the light was reflected on his face, making him look tall, fresh and handsome. Coupled with his righteousness, Tong Yao was a little fascinated.
"It's quite a coincidence. If you only listened to the end of the opera, I will make up for the whole thing for you?" Qin Zhan asked with a smile. However, if you look closely, you can see that his facial muscles are very stiff.
Tong Yao pretended to think for a moment and said, "I listened for about 30 seconds? One minute? Or one and a half minutes? Anyway, I heard everything I should have heard." Naturally, this also included Qin Zhan's words "Tong Yao is really stupid."
Qin Zhan's eyebrows jumped, and he had a bad feeling. He felt it necessary to explain: "This is what happened. Your good roommate..."
"Tong Yao..." Xu Qing came over sobbing and held Tong Yao's arm, "Don't stand with him. This person... is not right. He scolds whoever he sees."
Qin Zhan held his breath and almost choked, then heard Xu Qing say again: "When he saw Yijie and I standing here, he started scolding Yijie without saying a word, and then he scolded me..." The sobbing gradually turned into crying.
Normally, Tong Yao would have come up to comfort Xu Qing early in the morning. But now she just stood there and watched quietly.
Xu Qing glanced at her secretly, then pulled her arm and said, "Come closer, be careful of him... He just scolded us and called you stupid."
"Confusing right and wrong", "biting back", "the bad guy is the first to complain"... countless words flashed through Qin Zhan's mind, wondering what would be the most effective way to fight back.
Tong Yao pushed Xu Qing away and said coldly: "He is right, I am stupid."
This was an affirmation of Qin Zhan while also being a bit self-mocking, which made Qin Zhan happy but also a little worried... and Xu Qing was really scared.
"Look, you've known me for a while. As for me, if I don't like something, I'll take action. If I can take action, I'll never nag. If I can nag, I'll never endure it. My temper is a bit fierce, but it doesn't mean I like to be a slut. If you were dissatisfied with me, if you had told me earlier, how could I have gone after the cheating man and 'cut off your way to reconcile'? And the classmates who witnessed the incident defended me, and you falsely accused him?"
Xu Qing's breathing suddenly became heavy, and her face was red and white. She looked at Tong Yao sadly and angrily, then turned around and ran away. Zeng Yijie called out softly and followed.
The crowd sighed for a while, and then heard the male god coaxing people to clear the scene: "Okay, everyone disperse."
Tong Yao discovered that the people around her really dispersed obediently.
He is indeed a magical species living on the BBS... Tong Yao thought, having completely forgotten that she was on the same level as him.
In order to thank Qin Zhan for his "help", Tong Yao decided to treat him to a meal: "What do you want to eat?"
Still immersed in the joy of easily connecting with Tong Yao, Qin Zhan casually joked: "Isn't it a bit insincere for the person who invites guests not to choose the menu?"
Tong Yao had been prepared for him to say "whatever", and when she heard this, she didn't know how to answer. Qin Zhan, who had come to his senses, quickly adjusted his "channel" and tilted his head slightly and said, "What do you want to eat? I'm fine with anything." From Tong Yao's perspective , it was exactly his right cheek at a 30-degree angle, which was said to be his most handsome side profile.
Tong Yao didn’t see all this. She thought about it seriously and said, “Then let’s go eat Yanlin’s spicy hotpot.” She heard that there was a new spicy hotpot and she had wanted to try it for a long time!
Spicy... Qin Zhan, who just said "anything is fine", had dug a hole for himself. However, seeing Tong Yao's eager look, he had to swallow the Coptis chinensis even if he drank a mouthful of it: "Okay, it sounds delicious."
Qin Zhan seemed to have seen the tragedy that was about to happen... However, the most important thing at the moment was to let Tong Yao notice his profile. He kept his posture sideways to Tong Yao, wanting her to see him while avoiding deliberate speculation, which was really not easy.
Fortunately, after walking a fair distance, Tong Yao noticed it. She looked at Qin Zhan several times, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Qin Zhan was extremely satisfied and asked a leading question calmly, "What's wrong?"
Tong Yao asked uncertainly: "Do you have a little...stiff neck?"
Qin Zhan slipped and was about to fall to the ground, with his right face facing downward.
Tong Yao was quick-witted and quick-handed. She subconsciously put one hand around his waist and the other hand lifted his foot, just in time to pick him up. It was a textbook princess hug that deserved a ten-point score.
Qin Zhan tried his best to calm himself, but he couldn't help blushing.
His skin was very white, with a blush on it, giving him a crystal-clear beauty. The two rows of eyelashes that trembled in fear looked like two small fans, which was quite pretty. At this moment, Qin Zhan's eyebrows were clear and his face was somewhat handsome, but he was a "weakling"! I must have been blind to think he was handsome again and again just now? Tong Yao sighed and put him on the ground.
In this short period of less than a minute, Qin Zhan's heart was filled with emotion. His future girlfriend was so capable - she was a princess hug, attentive, and able to distinguish right from wrong - she did not side with Xu Qing but thanked him instead... Qin Zhan said with great satisfaction: "Thank you, lady, how about I treat you to a meal?"
"It's just a piece of cake, no need." Tong Yao stared at him for a long time, and then said, "The scare just now seems to have cured your stiff neck, so my unique skills can't be used." There was a hint of regret in her words.
"You haven't learned bone setting, have you?" Qin Zhan asked.
Tong Yao shook her head: "No. But I have participated in some activities and provided simple treatment for stray cats and dogs."
Just before he fell, he wanted to pretend to have a stiff neck... Qin Zhan tried his best to restrain the urge to touch his "dog neck" and asked, "Do you do it often?"
"Yes. When the weather is cold, they often hide under the car to keep warm. Once the car starts moving, they can be easily crushed. What we do is just a drop in the bucket for them." Tong Yao was a little sad.
Qin Zhan was silent for a while and said, "This is enough for them."
The depressed mood continued until the two of them walked into the restaurant.
Almost as soon as he walked into the door, Qin Zhan's nose was hit by the strong smell of chili and peppercorns, and he couldn't help but sneeze a few times.
Tong Yao took two sips of it and said to him happily, "We came early today, so we can catch the limited edition spicy beef balls."
The perverted spicy beef balls are the specialty of this restaurant. It is said that the spicy and lasting level are both five stars, and they are available in limited quantities every day. If the person who orders this meatball can finish it under the personal supervision of the store manager, he will be included in the store's "Hero List", which is a supreme honor for many "foodies". In addition, the store offers a 20% discount for those who try it, so people come to try it every day. The perverted spicy beef balls are sold out before the normal meal time every day. Tong Yao has come to eat here several times, and the taste, wow, has always made her unforgettable.
Seeing Tong Yao’s eager face, Qin Zhan just wanted to look up and ask the sky, but the sky replied with a smile: You did it yourself.
Of course, the above is just imagination. The reality is that Qin Zhan carefully looked through the recipes, but he didn't find the shuangyang hotpot. Tong Yao thought he was looking for something, and greeted him enthusiastically: "Ask me if you want to eat anything. The chili in this restaurant is very good, and all the dishes are delicious." She looked like a host.
Qin Zhan suddenly remembered a joke: The helplessness of Sichuan people is - okay, let’s eat a shabu-shabu pot.
He coughed twice and said with a smile, "Since you are a regular customer, you can have some."
Tong Yao was not polite. She closed the menu, listed a bunch of dishes, and said, "Give me another serving of spicy beef balls. I'll serve it when you're almost done with the hot pot. Qin Zhan, do you want to try it?"
Qin Zhan coughed again and said, "What a pity, my throat isn't feeling well today... I'll wait until I'm in better shape before challenging you."
As soon as he entered the store, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, which made his skin look even whiter, more delicate, and... "yandere".
It seems that he is not fit to eat today... Tong Yao did not force him, but just said to the waiter: "Don't make the hot pot extremely spicy today, just normal spicy."
When Qin Zhan heard this, he felt comforted by the other party's thoughtfulness.
The two chatted briefly, Tong Yao was absent-minded and responded incoherently. When the hot pot came, she perked up, picked up the chopsticks, and stared at the boiling soup.
When the meal started, Qin Zhan immediately understood Tong Yao's instructions: "When it comes to actually eating, I'm afraid myself. Eat your own."
Tong Yao picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks in her right hand, quickly rinsed it seven times in the pot, dipped it lightly in the seasoning bowl, and stuffed it into her mouth before it cooled down. After eating beef and mutton slices, she started to eat vegetables, bamboo shoots, lotus root slices, sweet potatoes, and bean curd... Her movements were fast and continuous, and she only stopped for a few seconds to drink water occasionally.
She exuded satisfaction from head to toe.
It looks delicious... Qin Zhan couldn't help but picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth. A strong spicy taste instantly filled his mouth, choking him so much that tears almost came out. He took a few gulps of water to suppress it. Tong Yao, who was sitting opposite him, seemed to know nothing.
Qin Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a piece of lotus root slice and put it in the bone dish, concentrating on picking out the peppercorns, chili peppers, bay leaves, aniseed, etc. stuck on it.
“You can’t eat spicy food, right?” Every time she looked up, she saw the other person struggling with the lotus root slices. Tong Yao frowned and realized something was wrong.
The words "anything is fine" were still ringing in his ears. How could Qin Zhan dare to admit: "I'm sorry to have ruined your mood. I'm not in a good mood today."
Tong Yao ordered boiled water for him and said sympathetically, "What a pity, this hot pot is really delicious... but you'd better rinse it with water before eating."
Qin Zhan, who finally had the food, was very satisfied: "Yes, it's delicious."
Tong Yao swallowed the spicy beef balls in one gulp until her tongue was numb. She fanned her tongue with one hand and wiped her tears with a tissue with the other, saying intermittently, "Numb! Spicy! Delicious!"
Seeing that she was too busy, Qin Zhan took a tissue and wiped the sweat off her forehead: "Why do you have to wait until the last minute to eat this?"
Tong Yao's tongue was numb, and she mumbled for a long time before she finally came up with a "foodie" suggestion: "The most delicious ones have to be saved for later, otherwise the hot pot dishes will not taste good."
Qin Zhan nodded thoughtfully and secretly sent a WeChat message to his friend: I am very healthy in my diet, but my ideal girlfriend loves spicy food, what should I do? It's urgent, waiting online.
After a while, the WeChat notification sounded, and Qin Zhan saw Ren Yue's reply: Accompany her to experience the spiciness to her heart's content once, and you'll get used to it after a while.
Qin Zhan narrowed his eyes and thought of dozens of ways to talk to Ren Yue about life.
At this time, a WeChat message came in: Have you ever eaten pork, but have you ever seen a pig run?
No need to talk, you can just ask him to meet on the rooftop!
Qin Zhan was just about to close his phone when another WeChat message came in: Prescribe the right medicine to win her stomach.
Qin Zhan's review: Approved!
After finishing the meal, Qin Zhan followed Tong Yao out happily, saying as he walked, "Thank you for the dinner. I'll treat you tomorrow. Thank you for your little help today."
Tong Yao ate very happily and was in a good mood. She subconsciously put her hand on his back, then immediately took it back and smiled awkwardly: "My hand slipped, I thought you were my sister."
Qin Zhan was trembling when she slapped him, and the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard this: Either they are snakes or they are sisters, can she realize that the person in front of her is a boy?
After laughing, Tong Yao said seriously: "Thank you very much today, but please don't interfere in the matter between Xu Qing and the 'scumbag' anymore. Let's just turn a blind eye to it."
She decisively rejected Qin Zhan's invitation to escort her and have dinner with her, and turned away. Because she had practiced martial arts since she was young, Tong Yao always had a graceful demeanor and walked lightly and gracefully. The wind blew, and the golden ginkgo leaves in the sky slowly fell around her, creating a beautiful scene.
Qin Zhan stood there, watching her receding back, thinking: How could such a generous and kind girl be portrayed in such a terrible way on the BBS?
Xu Jiaojiao walked on the street and heard people mention "Tong Yao" and "Qin Zhan" from time to time. Since the BBS incident, she has become quite sensitive to these two names and subconsciously thought it was the sequelae of that post.
God knows, she hasn't touched the BBS for a long time since then, she has endured it for too long.
Curiosity finally overwhelmed everything. Xu Jiaojiao shamelessly approached a group of students who were discussing the matter and asked, "What did you just say about Qin Zhan?"
A kind-hearted person answered excitedly: "Tong Yao was in trouble, Qin Zhan stepped forward to fight off the gangsters for her and clear her name..."
In the girl’s description, this was no longer a scene where the hero saved the heroine, but rather the hero saved the galaxy... The story was vivid and the details were perfect, as if the narrator was at the scene when the incident happened.
Xu Jiaojiao couldn't hold back her expression after hearing this. With Tong Yao's skills, no matter if it was a bully or a gangster, if they met her, they would be the unlucky ones, right? Tong Yao was able to restrain herself and reduce the scope of damage, so she should be thankful.
After collecting enough information, Xu Jiaojiao returned to the dormitory after morning exercises. When she saw Tong Yao, she couldn't help laughing.
After Tong Yao carefully confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her hairstyle, clothes, and makeup, she pinched Xu Jiaojiao's cheek and said, "My dear, what are you planning?"
"I want to ask, everyone has been saying recently that 'Qin Zhan saved Tong Yao', what is going on?" Xu Jiaojiao held back her laughter, "Did they get the subject and object reversed?"
Tong Yao thought for a while before she remembered the little chaos a few days ago. Unexpectedly, after a few days of fermentation, the story has evolved into so many versions. Tong Yao sighed at everyone's imagination while recounting the scenes at that time one by one.
Although she was beside Qin Zhan when he confronted the other two, she didn't hear what they said. It wasn't until Qin Zhan bluntly called her stupid that she realized that the other party was trying to help her. She was thinking about what to say, but she didn't expect Qin Zhan to be so good at talking, cursing without using dirty words, stabbing without using a knife, and making the two speechless with just a few words.
"Good scolding, wonderful scolding!" Xu Jiaojiao clapped her hands as she listened, wishing she was there herself.
"I was really angry at first. After all, I have been friends with Xu Qing for three years. We usually take care of each other and support each other, and we get along pretty well... But what Qin Zhan said made me sober up a lot. There has to be a limit between friends. I probably interfered too much in her affairs, crossed the line, and lost the balance."
"It's not your fault, it's Xu Qing who is too stupid and naive!" Xu Jiaojiao argued, "She was bewitched by the 'scumbag' and went astray. She just kept defending him, just like a 'brainless' girl!"
Tong Yao sighed: "Oh, what a bad choice! Zeng Yijie clearly admitted his fault in the KTV and promised to apologize to Xu Qing, but he turned around and changed his face. He is really a fighter among the 'scumbags'."
"We are outsiders and see things more clearly than Xu Qing. Even if we were just ordinary friends, we should have reminded her. But she didn't know how to appreciate our kindness. Not only did she not listen to our advice, she also teamed up with the 'scumbag' to slander others. I can't tolerate this." Xu Jiaojiao was indignant and even angrier than the person involved, Tong Yao.
Tong Yao knew that she was not doing it for her, so she sighed as well.
At this moment, the dormitory door was pushed open. It was Xu Qing, who had not been seen for several days. She had a cold face and no expression, and walked straight to her locker to pack her things.
Tong Yao and Xu Jiaojiao looked at each other and realized that Xu Qing must have heard a lot outside the door.
"So what?" Xu Jiaojiao whispered to Tong Yao.
Tong Yao nodded in approval.
Xu Qing felt a little uncomfortable after all, and deliberately lowered the sound of packing. She was usually very careful, but she was not so careful that she would not make any noise during the whole packing process.
Xu Jiaojiao couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Some people only care about love and are willing to hang on a crooked tree. Before hanging, you have to think about whether love is honey or arsenic, and whether the crooked tree is rotten from the roots or hollow with worms."
Xu Qing said nothing, but just quickened her movements.
Xu Jiaojiao lost interest and took a comb to fiddle with Tong Yao's long hair.
Tong Yao looked through the mirror on the table and saw Xu Qing squatting to pack things, and she felt bad.
There was a strange and awkward atmosphere in the room.
Fortunately, Xu Qing didn't have much stuff, so she packed it up in a short while. As she walked out of the dormitory door with her suitcase, she said softly, "Thank you, goodbye."
Almost at the moment the dormitory door closed, Xu Jiaojiao let out a long sigh and said, "Although it's a bit awkward to see each other every now and then after all this commotion, it's too sudden for her to move out just like that."
"Or maybe she feels that she will be more comfortable and happier without us."
"Do you think the 'scumbag' will really reconcile with her?"
"It will be very difficult... But I hope she can really do what she wants, stand up bravely and bear all the consequences, instead of being like an ostrich and retreating when encountering problems - sooner or later she will have no way out."
Xu Jiaojiao nodded, glanced at the empty bed of Xu Qing, and said, "Yao'er, from now on, it will be just the two of us who will depend on each other."
The dormitory was originally for four people, but one of them did not report due to special circumstances, so there were only three people living there. Now that one more person has left, it feels empty.
Tong Yao patted Xu Jiaojiao's head and said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will only love you from now on."
After hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao chuckled and said, "Let's go eat. There's a great song and dance performance in the lecture hall this morning."
The door was closed, and silence returned to the dormitory.
The sunlight shines in through the window, adding a bit of warmth to the room.
The sunflowers on the balcony stretched out their bodies and took a sunbath under the caress of the breeze.