Jiang Cha Cha was also startled when she saw Gu Nanfeng, but she was not too surprised.
This time she was not disguised, and the work ID hanging around her neck was indeed hers.
Although she didn't smell any murderous aura in Gu Nanfeng's field, she was still frightened when she thought of his scary look before.
After looking at him for three seconds, she decided to ignore him.
"Jiang Cha Cha." Gu Nanfeng called her.
Jiang Cha Cha, who was walking up the stairs, staggered slightly and turned her head fiercely: "What are you doing?"
If he dares to mess around again this time, she will not be polite and will shout for help without any hesitation!
Gu Nanfeng stepped forward and met her hostile gaze, his brows full of apology: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Cha Cha shrank her head in shock at the sudden apology.
What's going on? He changed so fast!
"I didn't understand the situation clearly and misunderstood you." Gu Nanfeng explained in a muffled voice, his expression unnaturally tense, and his attitude was not necessarily soft, but it was still much better than before when he had a fiery look in his eyes.
Jiang Cha Cha blinked: Did Xu Biao confess himself, or did he feel guilty and go to investigate?
Seeing that someone remained silent, Gu Nanfeng frowned: "I've already apologized, what else do you want?"
Jiang Chacha was a little speechless. A weirdo is a weirdo. Even if he apologizes, he will make it sound like he is asking for a debt. She rolled her eyes and turned around: "Oh."
Gu Nanfeng took a step forward and stood in front of her, unhappy: "Oh?"
Jiang Chacha pulled the corner of his mouth with a fake smile: "Master, I'm here to work, can you please not block my way?"
Gu Nanfeng raised his eyebrows: "Work? Another order?" He looked around, "Didn't you bring help today? Can you handle it by yourself?"
…
Jiang Cha Cha nodded in understanding, and couldn't help but sigh and murmured, "I'm actually a little touched. That's right, it's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change one's nature."
"What are you mumbling about?"
Jiang Cha Cha pulled out her work ID from around her neck and said, "Look carefully, I'm an intern reporter for today's meeting. I came here specifically to interview Professor Xu. It's not what you think, OK?"
Gu Nanfeng's gaze moved from the work ID to Jiang Cha Cha's face, and his doubts deepened: "Are you interested in the professor of oceanography?" Isn't she only interested in those gossip news?
Jiang Cha Cha stroked her hair and smiled smugly: "What if you see through me? Get out of the way."
Gu Nanfeng simply took her hand and said, "That's great. I also want to go find Professor Xu. Let's go together."
"Hey, who wants to join you? Let go! Let go!"
He suddenly approached her as she struggled: "How do I know if you will trip me up in secret? I will feel at ease only if you stay by my side obediently."
Jiang Cha Cha lowered her eyes and saw his hand sliding down from her wrist to her palm.
Although he was such a cold and arrogant person, his hands were hot and the strength was just right.
There were a lot of people coming in and out of the bureau. Jiang Cha Cha didn't want to attract attention like last time at the cultural center, so she had to follow him in quietly.
But after walking around for a while, she found that it seemed easier to attract attention when he led her like this.
Professor Xu was having a meeting with the leaders of the bureau. Jiang Cha Cha was a reporter and was allowed to enter the meeting room to listen.
But Gu Nanfeng couldn't get in.
Outside the meeting room, Jiang Cha Cha was stopped by Gu Nanfeng, who threatened: "You must take me in."
"No, I have to abide by professional ethics." Jiang Cha Cha refused without hesitation.
"You really won't take me in?" Gu Nanfeng squinted.
Jiang Cha Cha said she didn't want to take it, so she reached out to push the glass door, but Gu Nanfeng pushed the door open first and went in: "Professor Xu, I'm Gu Nanfeng from the Department of Marine Management at T University. We met once when you came to T University for classes."
Professor Xu looked up and glanced at Jiang Chacha who came out from behind Gu Nanfeng. He adjusted his glasses and said, "Student, we are in a meeting now. What can I do for you?"
"He's fine." Jiang Cha Cha quickly pushed Gu Nanfeng out, "Hello everyone, I'm reporter Jiang Cha Cha, here to interview Professor Xu."
"I'm here to ask Professor Xu to take a look at my report." Despite Jiang Cha Cha's pushing, Gu Nanfeng remained motionless.
Professor Xu raised his glasses and said gracefully, "It's internal meeting time now. No one else can come in. Whatever you have to say, let's talk about it later, okay?"
"I'm reporter Jiang's boyfriend. Do I count as an irrelevant person?" Gu Nanfeng turned his head to look at Jiang Cha Cha and said shockingly.
Jiang Cha Cha didn’t remember what happened afterwards. She only knew that after Gu Nanfeng said this, somehow, Gu Nanfeng also stayed to attend the meeting.
During the meeting, Professor Xu talked a lot about the impact of white pollution in the ocean runoff of City T and the lack of green plants in the surrounding mountains and forests on the marine environment.
Jiang Cha Cha took the small notebook and wrote down the notes from time to time, but she couldn't help but look at someone next to her out of the corner of her eye.
He actually listened very seriously, and his serious look was not annoying at all, so handsome.
—Oh my God, Jiang Cha Cha, what are you doing!
"Reporter Jiang, do you have any questions for me?" Professor Xu kindly reminded Jiang Cha Cha when he saw her sitting there in a daze.
Jiang Cha Cha came back to her senses and her mind went blank.
"Professor Xu, can I ask you on her behalf?" Gu Nanfeng interrupted and said, "Isn't it too one-sided to maintain the marine environment only from the external environment? In fact, the transformation of the ocean's interior can fundamentally improve the data. What do you think?"
Professor Xu looked at Gu Nanfeng and said, "It's not like no one in the industry has proposed this idea before, but you have to know that you can have ideas, but real implementation requires a lot of data and practice."
Gu Nanfeng smiled and nodded: "I know. How to put the Arabian Nights idea into practice requires a lot of theoretical data to support it. Professor Xu, you can take a look at this report and give some comments."
As he said this, he handed over his report.
Professor Xu took it and flipped through it briefly: "Okay, I'll take a look."
Gu Nanfeng: "Professor Xu, if you think my report is good, don't take it for yourself. After all, I have witnesses." He turned his head to look at Jiang Cha Cha, the light in his eyes was like fireworks blooming in the sky, and there was no difference.
Jiang Cha Cha's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly tried to smooth things over: "Haha, you really don't know the occasion or the person you're joking with."
Professor Xu was not annoyed, but smiled slightly, with a hint of appreciation: "You are quite confident."
Gu Nanfeng smiled but said nothing.
"If you are so confident, why didn't you take it out on Monday, but came to me today? You have to know that even if I am satisfied, I cannot add it to your academic achievements." Professor Xu asked.
Jiang Chacha looked at Gu Nanfeng, thinking that he would not tell her about that. When she was thinking about whether to convey it on her behalf, he held her hand.
"My goal is to enter Professor Xu's international academic group, not to get high grades in school assignments. "
After Gu Nanfeng said this simply and clearly, he stood up and said, "I seem to have delayed my girlfriend's interview time. So, goodbye."
Professor Xu pointed at Gu Nanfeng's leaving figure and said to Jiang Cha Cha: "Your boyfriend is quite interesting."
Jiang Cha Cha completed her personal interview with Professor Xu with blushing cheeks.
After saying goodbye to Professor Xu, Jiang Cha Cha walked out of the meeting room and saw Gu Nanfeng had not left yet, leaning against the wall with his arms folded.
Jiang Cha Cha put her hands on her hips and said, "Have you been here all this time?"
Gu Nanfeng said “hmm”: “I heard you said something good for me.”
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head and said, "I'm glad to know that. I didn't mean to trip you up." When saying goodbye to Professor Xu, she mentioned it on Gu Nanfeng's behalf, hoping that he would read Gu Nanfeng's report seriously.
As the misunderstanding deepens, some compensation must be made. Jiang Cha Cha doesn't want to create new grudges with him.
Gu Nanfeng curled his lips and turned around: "I'll treat you to a meal."
This sudden courtesy made Jiang Cha Cha inexplicably alert: "No need."
Gu Nanfeng continued walking forward: "Let's go back to the school cafeteria to eat."
Jiang Cha Cha refused with her mouth, but her body was honest and she followed him silently.
If she gained the right to enter the cafeteria, and then climbed up the ladder and made him further relax...
"Wait for me."
The school cafeteria welcomes two divine diners—
One is Mr. Gu, who never goes to the cafeteria for meals; the other is Jiang Cha Cha, a takeaway food boss who (in the eyes of outsiders) never has time to go to the cafeteria for meals.
These two divine diners not only went to the cafeteria to eat during lunch time, but also ate together.
Gu Nanfeng took two plates, one for dishes and one for rice.
Jiang Cha Cha followed him and didn't need to do anything, just talk.
"Would you like some scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"
"Um."
"Would you like some stir-fried pork with celery?"
"Um."
"That mushroom stewed chicken is good, would you like it?"
"Um."
…
In fact, Jiang Cha Cha didn't really pay attention to his question. She just wanted to finish the window ordering time as soon as possible and not stand in front of a long queue with someone.
After sitting down, Jiang Cha Cha and Gu Nanfeng sat opposite each other.
Gu Nanfeng handed her the chopsticks and said, "Focus on eating and don't choke, or I'll carry you to the infirmary and you'll really be the center of attention."
This person is so mean-spirited, even if he means it by caring.
"Thank you." Jiang Cha Cha took the chopsticks and realized that after her absent-minded reply just now, the dishes were piled up like a small mountain, and the rice was also like a small hill.
Gu Nanfeng picked up some food for Jiang Chacha: "Try this tomato, it tastes pretty good."
Jiang Cha Cha looked at him, ate her food obediently, and didn't care about other people's opinions. She began to express her sincerity.
She also picked up some food for Gu Nanfeng, picking up a piece of chicken heart: "Come, try it too."
Gu Nanfeng glanced at her.
Passing food to each other, the atmosphere is harmonious and it is a good time to have a conversation.
Seeing that someone had a good appetite and was in a good mood, Jiang Cha Cha said, "Master Gu, you see, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Now that our misunderstandings have been resolved, why not just compete fairly, gong against gong, drum against drum, how do you think?"
Gu Nanfeng did not refuse immediately, and there was no impatience in his eyes: "How do you want to compete fairly?"
Jiang Cha Cha: "Look, if I'm always turned away, it won't be fair. Master Gu is broad-minded and lets me in. We can use the cafeteria as a competition stage and compete with each other based on our abilities. In this way, Master Gu will be a true gentleman regardless of whether he wins or loses."
In the end, Jiang Cha Cha gave such a cheesy compliment and did not forget to give a thumbs up.
Gu Nanfeng stared at her, leaving her there, without expressing his opinion immediately.
Jiang Chacha slowly put down her thumb and cleared her throat awkwardly. Just then, she heard him say, "Okay, I promise you."
Jiang Cha Cha couldn't believe her ears: "Really?"
"It's still cooking." Gu Nanfeng stared at her, poked her forehead with chopsticks, and tilted his head to look at her. "If I don't agree to you, you won't be willing. Then you can find someone else to confess to me. I can't bear it."
Jiang Cha Cha was startled and realized that he was talking about Tang Meini.
"Don't you like Tang Meini?" Jiang Cha Cha couldn't figure out why Gu Nanfeng didn't like Tang Meini.
"You want me to like her?" Gu Nanfeng asked back.
"This... this is your freedom. But she is my good friend. She has been very popular since high school. She likes you, absolutely sincerely." Jiang Cha Cha didn't know what she was saying, let alone that her face had turned red unconsciously.
Gu Nanfeng was eating and pretending to be nonchalant as he asked, "What about you? How many people like you?"
Jiang Cha Cha shrugged shyly and took a bite of rice: "No. I'm with Minnie. Everyone goes to see her. No one will notice me."
Gu Nanfeng stared at her hamster-like puffy cheeks: "I think you are prettier than her."
Jiang Cha Cha stopped chewing and suddenly looked up.
But Gu Nanfeng acted as if he had never said this and concentrated on eating.
Did she hear it wrong? He clearly said...
Well, he must be saying the opposite of what he means. Don’t take it seriously. Don’t take it seriously.
Jiang Cha Cha secretly covered her chest and ate so hard that she suffered from indigestion.
Jiang Cha Cha was both happy and nervous to finally be able to return to the battlefield.
Although Gu Nanfeng promised not to stop her from entering the cafeteria, it could be felt from his words that he was ready for a head-on confrontation and would definitely not show mercy.
Jiang Cha Cha thought that he was the son of Gu Qi, who was so majestic in the Gu Group, and couldn't help but wonder if she was fighting against a rock with an egg.
Because of his careless move before, her food delivery company suffered a heavy blow!
Jiang Cha Cha sat in the garden next to the cafeteria, feeling worried and burping from time to time.
At this time, Jiang Da called: "Cha Cha, I'm at the school gate, is it convenient for you to come out now?"
Dad is coming to school? Jiang Chacha stood up, quickly agreed, and went to the school gate.
From a distance, she saw a familiar figure standing outside the electric fence gate holding a box.
Jiang Cha Cha went up to him and said, “Dad.”
When Jiang Da saw her, his wrinkled face started to smile: "Cha Cha, Daddy brought you some fruit."
Jiang Cha Cha took the box and saw the sweat on his forehead. She said distressedly, "Dad, why don't you take a taxi?"
"It's okay. I'll just take it as exercise. I picked out the fresh pineapples, apples, and bananas that you like. I'm afraid they'll get damaged if I send them by courier, so it's safer to deliver them in person." Jiang Da saw that the box was heavy as Jiang Cha Cha was holding it, so he said, "Otherwise, Dad will deliver it to your dormitory."
Jiang Cha Cha shook her head: "No, Dad, I can do it myself. You should go back quickly."
Jiang Da smiled shyly: "Then go slower."
Jiang Cha Cha nodded: "Dad, take care of yourself."
"You too, don't work too hard to make money. Dad doesn't need you to support him yet, okay?" Jiang Da also advised her.
Jiang Cha Cha's nose felt sore and she turned around and slowed down her pace.
She knew that her father was watching her. It was like this every time. Her father would watch her disappear before leaving.
Looking at her father's smiling face just now, she didn't dare to tell him that the delivery company was facing difficulties.
Suddenly, she thought about the past. Every time her business started to pick up, she would encounter problems of one kind or another.
When she was in junior high school, her father lost 3,000 yuan in a row from selling things on the street, and couldn't even pay the rent. She went to class during the day, and earned money by doing homework for classmates of the same grade or lower grades at night. She didn't sleep much at night, and had to go to class during the day, but she finally saved enough money for the rent. But before she could even catch her breath, she was reported to the teacher by her classmates' parents, and was forced to return the labor fee, and even lost 6,000 yuan.
She had just entered the first year of high school, and her tuition was paid by her father who carried sandbags at the construction site. On her way to school, she was hit by a speeding cyclist and hit against a bridge pier, and the money in her pocket was scattered all over the river. Many people helped to find the money, but a quarter was still missing. For this reason, she wrote an IOU to the school and did not dare to talk to her father for two months.
…
There are too many such things to list.
Thinking back to the past, Jiang Cha Cha shuddered. In a trance, she suddenly felt the weight in her hands lighten.
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head and couldn't help but exclaimed: "He Yao."
He Yao smiled: "It's great that you still remember my name."
Jiang Cha Cha hummed and laughed: "Where to find it? It's dazzling and unparalleled. How could I not remember it?"
After all, there are not many people who introduce their names in this way.
He Yao nodded: "That was your uncle just now, right? He was so nice to you and even sent you some fruit."
Jiang Cha Cha hadn't recovered yet. The solemnity on her face was not well hidden, so he saw it. He asked, "But what's wrong with your expression? You look very unhappy."
Jiang Cha Cha didn't answer when she heard this, but just looked down at her toes.
He Yao said cautiously: "Well, am I talking too much again?"
Jiang Cha Cha was stunned and realized that his "again" referred to the last time.
She raised the corners of her mouth and smiled bitterly: "The one you saw last time was actually my competitor. I am now worried about the business of my takeaway company."
He Yao's gentle eyes once again showed a beautiful arc: "I would like to hear the details."
Maybe some people are naturally friendly and willing to let others talk, but after only meeting him twice, Jiang Chacha poured out her troubles without hesitation. Or maybe she was desperate and tried any possible means, so she regarded him as a life-saving piece of driftwood.
In short, Jiang Cha Cha told all her troubles to her, and after she finished pouring out her grievances, her hiccups were cured.
He Yao listened quietly.
Jiang Cha Cha finished talking to herself, and then she felt awkward: "Am I being too talkative?"
"No." He Yao pursed his lips and called softly, "Cha Cha."
"Um."
"When two soldiers fight, the first thing that cannot be lost is the aura. From what you said, Gu Nanfeng has reasons to win, and you have them too. Since he didn't stop you from entering the cafeteria, the preparation work for the cafeteria is lengthy and can't be repeated, so he will definitely not do the same tricks on the dishes as last time. The only thing you have to pay attention to is your company's own takeaway system." He Yao took out his mobile phone and motioned Jiang Cha Cha to enter her company account password, "and your WeChat account."
Unexpectedly, although he is so gentle, he has a set of methods to explain, and his speech is fast and coherent.
Jiang Cha Cha did as he said in a daze.
He Yao took the phone back and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, I will help you check the data background tomorrow, just rest assured and operate normally."
As he spoke, He Yao squatted down, opened the box, and took out an apple: "This is my reward for helping you."
He smiled, took a bite, waved, and turned away.
Jiang Cha Cha stood blankly downstairs of the girls' dormitory, looking at He Yao's figure.
After a while, Jin Xiaocan stuck his head out, next to Jiang Chacha, and looked in a direction where he could no longer see anything: "Boss, what are you looking at?"
Jiang Cha Cha suddenly turned her head: "No!"
The two men bumped heads and embraced each other.
Jiang Cha Cha bit her lip, covered her forehead, and instructed Jin Xiaocan to carry the fruit upstairs.
After giving some fruit to Jin Xiaocan, Jiang Chacha asked, "Xiaocan, let me test you. Besides Gu Nanfeng, which other handsome guys do you know in our school?"
If you think about it carefully, He Yao's appearance should be considered outstanding. He is not the type that looks like an ordinary person. If you use "handsome guy" to narrow the scope, there will be some news.
Sure enough, while eating a banana, Jin Xiaocan searched in his mind: "Other handsome guys, let me think. Oh! Tian Tianran from the Fine Arts Department, Guo Xiaodong from the Chinese Department, He Yao from the Computer Department..."
Jiang Cha Cha's eyes lit up. It turned out that He Yao was from the computer department. "No wonder."
"No wonder?" Jin Xiaocan shuddered.
"No wonder Professor Jiang always scolds you for not being ambitious. Look at what's in your head." Jiang Cha Cha calmly stuffed the apple into her mouth and turned to open her notebook.
"By the way, Cha Cha, this is today's school newspaper. Tang Meini came to look for you just now, and when she saw that you were not there, she gave me 700 yuan." Jin Xiaocan took out today's school newspaper.
"Seven hundred?" Jiang Chacha frowned. "What seven hundred?"
"It's the 700 yuan from the senior who ran away earlier. She said she paid it."
Jiang Cha Cha saw a confession posted on the confession board—
The person who confessed to Gu Nanfeng before was me, Tang Meini, not Jiang Cha Cha. I’m making this clear.
If you have any questions, you can come to Class 3 of the Journalism Department to find me.
"So, you informed the school newspaper office and published it according to her wishes?"
Jiang Cha Cha looked at Jin Xiao Can. Jin Xiao Can couldn't tell what the tone was. He nodded blankly: "Yes, I saw that there was money to be made. Besides, weren't you very angry about the loss before? You had no choice but to take over at that time!"
Jin Xiaocan felt more and more guilty as he spoke, and couldn't help asking, "Boss, did I do anything wrong?"
Jiang Cha Cha put down the newspaper and shook her head: "No."
After leaving the dormitory, Jiang Cha Cha called Tang Meini: "Where are you?"
Tang Meini said it was in the teaching building of the Department of Marine Management.
Jiang Cha Cha's heart was like a sea lion in the ocean, constantly rolling. She didn't know what she was struggling with, and when she saw the announcement in the school newspaper, she just felt empty inside.
Tang Meini is a person who will stick to her guns once she gets passionate. She grew up in a privileged environment and naturally developed a personality that wants to be in control and have everything.
She was full of passion for Gu Nanfeng.
As soon as the article appeared in the newspaper, she went to find him.
Jiang Cha Cha came to the second floor of the teaching building of the Department of Marine Management and saw Tang Meini standing at the door of a classroom from a distance.
There was no one else in the corridor at this time, and everyone was still in class.
Jiang Cha Cha was just about to walk over when the bell rang and students immediately rushed out like a flood.
Just like that, Tang Meini also jumped for joy. When Gu Nanfeng came out of the classroom, she immediately went to greet him happily.
Everyone cheered and booed.
Tang Meini was a little shy, while Gu Nanfeng took a step back with a cold expression.
In the gap, Gu Nanfeng turned his head and saw Jiang Cha Cha.
Jiang Cha Cha originally wanted to come over and talk to Tang Meini about the school newspaper, but when she saw this scene, she suddenly felt that there was nothing to say.
She became a stepping stone for her friends, and if it could help them succeed, she would just do it.
But if she turned around now, she would always seem like she was running away, but if she didn't leave, she would seem like a fool who appeared at an inopportune time.
When Jiang Cha Cha was in a dilemma, Gu Nanfeng called her, "Jiang Cha Cha."
Coming, he walked straight towards her.
Gu Nanfeng walked up to her, his cold eyes revealing a dangerous aura: "I thought your brain was fixed, how come it's flooded again?"
"ah?"
"Next time you come to see me, come to me by yourself, don't bring anyone else." Gu Nanfeng pointed at Tang Meini behind him, "Is that okay?"
Jiang Cha Cha shook her head: "No, it's not me... I came to..."
Before she could even finish the words "Looking for her", Tang Meini came over quickly: "Gu Nanfeng."
Tang Meini glanced at Jiang Cha Cha, whose eyes were wide open, and thought that Gu Nanfeng was going to make trouble again, so she quickly said, "Gu Nanfeng, I told you, your report has nothing to do with Cha Cha."
"I know." Gu Nanfeng quickly interrupted Tang Meini, then turned around, put his slender arms around Jiang Cha Cha's neck, pulled her into his arms, and smiled.
Tang Meini didn't react, she stared at Gu Nanfeng and Jiang Cha Cha in a daze: "What about the movie watching on the weekend that I mentioned..."
"I'll take Cha Cha with me to see it . Thank you for your recommendation." Gu Nanfeng's refusal was polite but firm.
Tang Meini stood there in a daze, as if someone had poured a basin of water on her, making her feel cold from head to toe.
With so many people watching, this scene is really intriguing.
Jiang Cha Cha wanted to say something, but Gu Nanfeng relied on his height and strength advantage to hug her and stride away.
He used her to reject Tang Meini, and he was putting her friendship with Tang Meini on the charcoal fire.
After being dragged to the first floor, Jiang Cha Cha could no longer bear it. She grabbed Gu Nanfeng's arm, bit it hard, and then pushed him away.
"It's your business if you want to reject Minnie, why do you have to drag me into this?" Jiang Cha Cha glared angrily. He was clearly making her become a despicable person!
"You were the one who dragged her in, so you have to take full responsibility." Gu Nanfeng said confidently.
Jiang Cha Cha had no way to defend herself. She really regretted this matter.
"Even if it wasn't me, she would have confessed to you. That rainy day, when you helped her fix the chain of her bicycle, she fell in love with you at first sight. Do you understand?"
Gu Nanfeng's thick eyebrows slightly raised. He tried very hard to recall, but the road to recall was difficult. He was attracted by Jiang Cha Cha's expression again: "So, you are jealous?"
Jiang Cha Cha was stunned. Why did the topic suddenly turn to this? Did this guy remember it?
"No! Stop talking nonsense!"
"Then why are you speaking so loudly? Why are you angry with me?" Gu Nanfeng seemed to have grabbed her pigtails.
Jiang Cha Cha glared: "I'm correcting the facts and telling you that you shouldn't use me!"
"I didn't think of what you said. There are so many people who like me, and I never take it to heart." Gu Nanfeng waved his hand, "Even if you didn't drag her into this, I would still use you."
Jiang Cha Cha was stunned: "Why?"
"This is more interesting." Gu Nanfeng flicked her forehead, "Let's go to the movies this weekend. I'll buy the tickets."
Jiang Cha Cha covered her forehead and felt a gust of wind blowing by her.
She thought of Tang Meini and ran back upstairs, just in time to bump into Tang Meini who was coming downstairs.
Jiang Cha Cha supported Tang Meini: "Meini, I..."
"You don't have to explain. I know he did it on purpose." Tang Meini interrupted her and curled her lips. "Don't worry, Cha Cha. I won't blame you, and I won't give up."
Her smile was like a defective product printed out by a machine. She did not come to settle the score with him as expected, which made Jiang Cha Cha feel uneasy.
Gu Nanfeng didn't remember her, and her love at first sight seemed to be just wishful thinking.
Jiang Cha Cha opened her mouth but didn't say anything.
At night, Jiang Cha Cha had a dream.
In her dream, she and Gu Nanfeng were watching a movie in a theater. The two of them sat in the middle, with no one else in the theater, which was equivalent to renting the theater to themselves. In the dark theater, as the flashing fluorescent light of the camera shone on her and Gu Nanfeng's faces, their hands met in the popcorn bucket at the same time.
She and Gu Nanfeng looked into each other's eyes, and Gu Nanfeng's face leaned closer.
Suddenly, Gu Nanfeng turned into Tang Meini, who looked at her coldly: "Jiang Cha Cha, you are a big liar who says one thing and does another. You lied to me!"
Tang Meini reached out and grabbed her neck.
"ah-"
Wake up from the dream.
Jin Xiaocan raised his head sleepily from the opposite side and asked in a hoarse voice, "Boss, what are you doing?"
Jiang Cha Cha took a deep breath and saw that it was dawn outside the window.
It was a dream, but why was it so real?
Jiang Cha Cha covered her pounding heart, and couldn't help asking herself what she had lied to Tang Meini about. She couldn't help blaming someone for saying that they were just going to watch a movie! It was simply a scam!
The first time, Jiang Cha Cha was not awakened by the dream of making money, but by a nightmare. She got up in a daze and went to the unnecessary morning class.
When passing Wutong Road and approaching the teaching building, Jiang Cha Cha heard several girls passing by pointing and talking at her.
"Have you heard? She and her good friend are fighting for Master Gu."
"It's so exciting. Two best friends fall in love with the same person at the same time. How fulfilled the winner must feel!"
"Didn't you ever think that friendship would collapse? Would you do the same to me?"
"You were talking about someone else, why are you talking about me?"
…
Jiang Cha Cha didn't want to listen, but those meaningless jokes kept drilling into her ears.
While she was lost in thought, her ears were suddenly covered.
Jiang Cha Cha opened her eyes wide and looked over. It was He Yao.
He appeared timely and warmly, using his hands to shield her from the troubles.
Jiang Cha Cha smiled at him gratefully.
"Did you stay up late last night? Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes?" He Yao asked.
"Yeah." Jiang Cha Cha did not comment.
"I packed some soy milk and bread for you." He Yao took out a red bean bread and a bag of hot soy milk and handed them to Jiang Cha Cha like a magic trick.
She was flattered: "For me?"
"Yeah." He Yao nodded, "I don't think you'll go to the cafeteria to eat, so I'm waiting for you here."
The two sat down on the bench.
Jiang Cha Cha held the soy milk and pursed her lips: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
He Yao spoke tactfully, taking many turns, but stopped at the point: "I read the school newspaper, I...I was worried that something might happen to you."
Jiang Cha Cha lost her appetite: "It seems that even the rats in T know about me competing with my best friend for a man."
Seeing He Yao looking a little embarrassed, Jiang Cha Cha waved her hands and said, "Oh, I didn't mean you were a rat."
He Yao smiled.
She covered her forehead and said, "I mean, this is not the case. Although I took the initiative to authorize my name to be written in the school newspaper... Well, I don't even know what I'm talking about."
"I believe you." He Yao's gentle voice was like a small green bud under a stone, small but powerful.
Jiang Cha Cha turned her head to look at him. The early morning sunlight was like a very moisturizing mask on his face. His skin was white without a single pimple. His profile lines were perfect. He looked handsome and unpretentious.
"You don't know me, why should you trust me?"
He Yao scratched his forehead a little embarrassedly: "It's just my intuition. You were fifteen minutes late in delivering the takeaway to me, but you didn't make excuses. Instead, you directly admitted your mistake and apologized. I think you are very honest and you are not the kind of person who would do such a thing."
If the previous sentence was a bit abstract, then this explanation is really down to earth.
Jiang Cha Cha finished the soy milk in one breath and stood up: "Thank you for your breakfast and trust. I'm much better now. Take out your phone and I'll transfer the money to you."
He Yao smiled and shook his head: "No, it's just a few dollars."
Jiang Cha Cha still insisted: "That won't work."
He Yao reached out to cover her phone and asked, "Aren't we friends?"
His wrist rested vaguely on hers, and she quickly retracted her hand: "Oh, yes, friend, I have your WeChat."
Jiang Cha Cha pressed the fingerprint button on her phone and was embarrassed to find that she had forgotten to charge it last night. The phone beeped twice and then the screen went black.
"You can't pay now. Okay, go to class quickly." He Yao urged.
Jiang Cha Cha had no choice but to rush to the classroom, find a charging cable and plug her phone in. She had just transferred money to He Yao via WeChat, but then she thought that if he didn't click to receive the money, the money would still be returned to her.
So, Jiang Cha Cha found the change she had put in the book and went downstairs to chase He Yao.
Just like that, she saw that He Yao did not leave, but was standing by the tree, with his hands in his pockets, talking to someone.
She took two steps forward, and a figure quickly ran away from behind the tree trunk.
That person seems to be Tang Meini.
When Jiang Cha Cha wanted to take a closer look, He Yao had already blocked her way: "Cha Cha, why are you coming down again?"
"Oh," Jiang Cha Cha had to give up, took his hand and stuffed the change into his pocket, "Here, I'll return this to you. I have to go back now, bye."
Fearing that he would get entangled with her, she ran away quickly without looking back.
After returning to the classroom, Jiang Cha Cha found that He Yao had received her transfer. She immediately touched the corner of her mouth in embarrassment, thinking that it seemed that she had done something in vain.
Tang Meini did not attend the morning class.
Jiang Cha Cha sent her a WeChat message asking her why she didn't come to class.
Tang Meini didn't reply to her.
Jiang Cha Cha recalled that day in the corridor, thanks to someone , her face...
Jiang Cha Cha hurried back to the girls' dormitory to find Tang Meini.
Seeing Tang Mei Ni's roommate yawning out of the room, she quickly went up to him and asked, "Where's Mei Ni?"
"Oh, Minnie is in there. She said she's not feeling well and wants to lie down for the day." The roommate yawned again. "Maybe her period has come."
Jiang Cha Cha gently pushed open the door and saw Tang Meini sitting on the bed, wearing a white rabbit hairband on her head, with her head down and in a daze.
Tang Meini's "period" was always the same as hers, and was delayed by a day or two at most, so she knew very well that this was an excuse.
Tang Meini was angry, she knew it.
She wanted to go in, but Jiang Chacha hesitated at the moment she was about to enter. What should she say to Mei Ni? Nothing she said would be appropriate, as the more she said, the more mistakes she would make.
After thinking it over, Jiang Cha Cha took out his cell phone and wanted to order a latte for her.
Whenever Tang Meini is in a bad mood, she just drinks a cup of latte with milk and her mood will be much better.
Just then, Tang Meini saw her: "Cha Cha."
Jiang Cha Cha was startled, and when she raised her head, she met Tang Meini's gaze.
"Why don't you come in?"
Jiang Cha Cha pushed the door open with gritted teeth.
Tang Meini got out of bed, her white bunny pajamas making her look like a wounded rabbit.
Jiang Cha Cha glanced at the clothes she had taken off and placed on the stool. They were not the clothes worn by the figure who had just met He Yao.
Did she really see it wrong?
"You didn't go to class. I sent you a WeChat message, but you didn't reply, so I came to see you."
Tang Meini reached out and took the phone beside the bed: "Oh, I didn't look at the phone."
"Are you not sick?" Are you still angry?
"I'm fine, just a little weak." Tang Meini smiled slightly.
She was not as angry as before, and her smile was forced. Jiang Chacha was a little uncomfortable with her sudden understanding.
After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Cha Cha couldn't help but say, "Meini, you know I'm not the kind of person who hides things, and neither are you. Just let it out if you're angry, and say whatever you want to say. Aren't we good friends?"
Tang Meini raised her eyes suddenly: "Cha Cha, you asked me where I was that day and came to find me, what happened?"
Jiang Cha Cha was speechless.
"Cha Cha, do you really not like Gu Nanfeng at all?"
"I..." Tang Meini's gaze made Jiang Cha Cha speechless again.
Jiang Cha Cha felt empty inside. She couldn't answer either of Tang Meini's two seemingly casual questions. What was she hesitating about?
Is she really...
No, Jiang Cha Cha quickly took out her phone and opened He Yao's WeChat interface: "How is that possible? I have a handsome guy to hook up with. He, that's him, his name is He Yao, and he's from the Computer Science Department."
Tang Meini leaned over to look: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. He came to bring me breakfast this morning, and many classmates saw it." Jiang Cha Cha forced a smile, "If you meet him, you'll know that he's the type I like."
Tang Meini's eyes lit up: "Is he the kind of person who is very warm, very pragmatic, and looks very sunny?"
Jiang Cha Cha nodded vigorously.
Tang Meini hugged Jiang Cha Cha and said, "Thank you, Cha Cha."
Jiang Cha Cha widened her eyes and endured the passion that came towards her.
"I forwarded the confession in the school newspaper without permission. Many people in the school were spreading our news. I thought..."
Jiang Cha Cha interrupted, "Don't worry, we will always be good friends, and the kind of thing you are worried about will never happen."
She said this to Tang Meini, but there seemed to be a voice in her heart saying that this was also a self-warning.
Tang Meini let go of Jiang Cha Cha and asked timidly, "So what will you do with..."
"You go watch your movie on the weekend and I'll go watch mine." Jiang Cha Cha shook her phone.
Tang Meini cheered and jumped up on the spot, full of energy all of a sudden: "Cha Cha, I love you the most!"
Jiang Cha Cha couldn't hear what Tang Meini said afterwards. She only knew that when she was waiting for Tang Meini outside, the voices of people coming and going in the corridor became a chaos, and her ears were buzzing, and she couldn't hear any sound clearly.
Jiang Cha Cha slowly pressed her hand on her aching heart, and suddenly realized what she had been denying so desperately.
The first day of confrontation.
Gu Nanfeng was completely defeated.
"It's impossible for a small takeaway company to have such a powerful server." Xu Biao, who had been frustrated, ate potato chips, operated the computer with one hand, and smiled at Gu Nanfeng, "There must be someone behind this helping."
"Are you not doing it seriously?" Gu Nanfeng's eyes seemed to be radiating cold weapons. He really couldn't trust Xu Biao enough now.
"I am working hard on it! You have threatened to break up with me, how can I not try my best?" Xu Biao complained, and expressed his loyalty again, "I swear, I didn't let you down."
Gu Nanfeng frowned: "From what I know, Jiang Cha Cha is not someone who knows computers, and there is no computer expert around her."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Jiang Cha Cha has a male...friend who knows computers and is willing to help her. How would you know?" Xu Biao squinted and threw a hidden weapon out of the blue.
He Yao's face suddenly appeared in Gu Nanfeng's mind: "Can the other party's IP be found?"
Xu Biao smiled: "I have checked, it is on campus."
Gu Nanfeng snorted coldly. No wonder this guy's words just now were meaningful.
Could it really be He Yao?
"Please help me check if there are any classes in the Computer Science Department tonight."
Gu Nanfeng wanted Xu Biao to fight back and force him to fight online now. A few minutes later, Gu Nanfeng went to the computer department teaching building.
The IP is in the computer room on the second floor.
If He Yao is operating in the computer room now, then it can be confirmed without a doubt.
Gu Nanfeng saw He Yao at a glance, but he was not in the computer room, but outside the computer room.
Jiang Cha Cha asked him to talk in the corridor.
Gu Nanfeng couldn't get too close, or they would discover him.
Watching from afar, Jiang Cha Cha seemed to be saying something that made her embarrassed. Her shoulders were shaking and she didn't dare to look He Yao in the eye.
He Yaoze kept looking at her with a doting smile.
Finally, He Yao nodded and patted her head.
Gu Nanfeng stared at Jiang Chacha as she ran towards him as if escaping, and hid sideways in the stairwell.
Jiang Cha Cha ran to the handrail in one breath, and just as she was about to go down the stairs, her foot slipped and she almost fell down!
"Oh my god!"
Gu Nanfeng grabbed her at the right time.
Jiang Cha Cha was still in shock. When she turned around, she heard Gu Nanfeng's voice first: "Why are you so excited to see a handsome guy?"
"Gu Nanfeng."
The lighting in the stairwell of the Computer Science Department is dim and has never been repaired.
Most of the people in the computer building are boys, and over time, they no longer care about these things.
Gu Nanfeng’s face couldn’t be seen clearly in the darkness. Jiang Cha Cha only felt that he was holding her hand very tightly.
Jiang Cha Cha subconsciously wanted to retract her hand, but Gu Nanfeng didn't let go: "Jiang Cha Cha, you can do it! I knew I would start from the website and find help."
Jiang Cha Cha felt the familiar dangerous atmosphere again, and her heart sank: "You said we should compete fairly. Why, now that I won a game, are you going to break the rules so soon?"
Gu Nanfeng smiled and grabbed Jiang Chacha.
"Jiang Cha Cha, what did you say to him just now?"
In the dim light, Jiang Cha Cha finally saw his face clearly, the teasing and awkwardness on his face flickered. Those charming eyes always made her heart beat fast.
Jiang Cha Cha remembered what she had promised Tang Meini and turned away: "I invited him to go to the movies this weekend, how is it?"
Gu Nanfeng frowned: "What did you say?"
Jiang Cha Cha tried hard to retract her hand: "What does it have to do with you who I go to the movies with? Why do you care about me?" As she said that, she was about to run away.
Gu Nanfeng grabbed her and growled, "How is it none of my business? I was the first to find the movie you watched, and I was the first to fall in love with you!"
I fell in love with you first!
I first saw...
Jiang Cha Cha slowly raised her head and met Gu Nanfeng's gaze, thinking she had heard wrongly: "What did you say?"
After a brief silence, her hand was suddenly released.
Gu Nanfeng turned his head and put his hands in his pockets: "Everything has a first come first served, our bet is still there, and the agreement is still there."
He gently pushed her shoulder away and left first, leaving her standing there alone, feeling confused.
In fact, after Gu Nanfeng came out of the computer building, his heartbeat became irregular.
He couldn't believe that he had just said such words even more than Jiang Cha Cha.
Jiang Cha Cha is obviously his nemesis. The canteen's turnover determines whether his dream can continue. The enemy relationship is so obvious, how can he lose his mind?
Even if he said that, it was only to confuse the enemy.
—Yes, I didn’t fancy that money-grubbing Jiang Cha Cha. I just wanted to dissolve her alliance with He Yao and defend my absolute victory...
He prepared himself mentally for two hours before returning to the dormitory.