Awkwardness, silence, social death.
In an instant, countless emotions flashed through Yu Qing’s mind.
Su Qing Ruan’s scrutinizing gaze was like a ray of sunfire descending from the nine heavens, burning fiercely on her, scorching her heart.
“Hello, I’m Yu Qing’s girlfriend.”
Her mouth moved before her brain could react, and by the time Yu Qing came to her senses, she had already finished speaking.
But it wasn’t a big problem. In this kind of situation, such an explanation was probably the most appropriate anyway.
Su Qing Ruan nodded, said nothing, and didn’t seem surprised—a male roommate bringing his girlfriend home was nothing out of the ordinary.
As long as it didn’t disturb her, anything was negotiable.
No extra words were left between them.
Each did their own thing.
A silent atmosphere spread, and even an accidental glance made Yu Qing feel a trace of awkwardness.
She quickly walked to the entrance, arranged her slippers neatly, then changed into the pink-and-white sports shoes she was carrying, trying to act calm, but in the end, she still fled the apartment as if escaping.
Behind her, Su Qing Ruan looked at her thoughtfully, and only when Yu Qing’s figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor did she withdraw her gaze, a little puzzled.
Not waiting for her boyfriend?
She wondered silently, eating her bread while staring at the firmly closed door of Yu Qing’s room.
If she remembered correctly, that girl just now should be the most troublesome local powerhouse in River City.
Before coming, Su Qing Ruan had investigated relevant enterprises in River City.
Although she represented Minghui Enterprise, she still understood the logic that a powerful outsider couldn’t suppress the local forces.
However, this negotiation did not involve the Fu Family, led by Fu Yi, so Su Qing Ruan hadn’t paid much attention.
Compared to that girl’s lofty status, she was more interested in the fleeting glimpse of her delicate, art-like hand.
But it was only interest.
Her good social skills helped her suppress this fascination.
As for Yu Qing, after escaping the dorm, the cold wind reminded her that she had left in a hurry and forgotten to bring an umbrella.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and she couldn’t guarantee she would reach school before it rained.
Should she buy one?
Yu Qing wondered silently.
Considering she would be running around all day, she decided to buy one—but not an umbrella—a raincoat.
She went to the store in the residential area, picked up a raincoat from the shelf, and then went to the cashier.
After the cashier scanned the payment QR code, Yu Qing took the raincoat and stuffed it into the side pocket of her backpack.
It was very likely to rain today.
The cold wind made her stomach ache again.
Yu Qing gritted her teeth and buried the pain inside.
It was still tolerable and wouldn’t affect her movements, but the only downside was that the irritation from the pain might disrupt her thoughts.
She rubbed her stomach lightly.
When the pain passed, Yu Qing wrapped her windbreaker more tightly around herself and hurried towards the school with her head down.
Heading to that place that would never know peace.
Standing in front of the school’s machine, Yu Qing placed her face in front of the scanner.
As the green light flashed, her student ID information appeared, and with a strange feeling, she entered the school.
The School Anniversary was at five in the afternoon.
It was only seven now.
Yu Qing couldn’t say when the two would make a move, but she had to act early herself.
She took out her phone, walked to a deserted corner, and used the new SIM card she had bought to make a call.
“Du… du…”
The sound of the call rang in her ear.
Yu Qing stood in place, quietly waiting for it to connect.
“Hello, is this Junior Yi?”
The call connected quickly, and a sleepy male voice came from the other end.
At this moment, he was yawning—clearly woken up by Yu Qing’s call.
“Yes, it’s me, Senior Jiang.”
Yu Qing greeted naturally, then apologized with a trace of guilt.
“Sorry to disturb your sleep.”
“Ah, no, no, it’s nothing. Waking up early isn’t a bad thing. Actually, I wish you would call me every day like this so I could develop good sleep habits.”
Laughter came from the other end, as if trying to comfort Yu Qing not to mind, but his method of comfort was rather lacking.
“Ugh, Senior, you’re such a turn-off.”
Yu Qing pretended to complain, but her face remained expressionless.
Turn-off?
What’s that?
A confused male voice sounded from the phone, leaving Yu Qing speechless.
She had forgotten that Senior Jiang on the other end had internet awareness slower than 2G.
The last meme he knew was probably the time he bragged to her about playing badminton for two and a half years.
Yu Qing still couldn’t forget that day.
After he said it and saw her unresponsive, he even asked:
“Isn’t it funny?”
Did you get dumb from playing badminton?
Yu Qing almost wanted to snatch the badminton racket from his hand and smack it on his wooden head to see if he’d react like an idiot.
That’s right—the person on the call was Jiang Zilin, whom she had met in the gym.
Besides loving badminton, he was also the President of the Student Union this year, in charge of organizing the School Anniversary.
In fact, if she hadn’t asked at the door that day and Jiang Zilin, who was about to go out, hadn’t overheard, she might never have met this elusive President in the office.
According to other Student Union members, you could see Jiang Zilin anywhere there was a place to play badminton—except the Student Union office, because the principal strictly forbade him from hanging badminton nets in the corridor.
“It means you’re really handsome, Senior.”
Yu Qing brushed it off, not intending to dwell on the topic.
She quickly shifted to her main purpose.
“Senior, how’s the thing I asked you to handle?”
As she finished speaking, a trace of anxiety surfaced in her heart.
Whether it was fear, nervousness, or both, she couldn’t tell.
“Of course, no problem.”
Jiang Zilin’s reply made Yu Qing breathe a sigh of relief.
His voice continued.
“Not to mention adding the School Belle’s Double Waltz to the final performance, even using the smoke machine for a mysterious curtain call isn’t a big deal.”
His tone was relaxed, and with sleepiness gone, Jiang Zilin sounded energetic as usual.
“If we can have the priceless Junior Yi perform the last dance at the School Anniversary, we’ll do anything we can to make it happen.”
He joked, a bit exaggerated, but the meaning was clear.
“Well, in that case, thank you, Senior Jiang!”
Yu Qing, rare for her, added a hint of playfulness to her tone.
Now that one task was done, the irritation in her heart eased a little.
“It’s nothing.
Just remember to play a match with me sometime.
To be honest, Junior, your strength training is really…”
Before Jiang Zilin could finish, Yu Qing ruthlessly hung up.
Play badminton with him?
In your next life!
Remembering the day she had to play badminton with him for help, Yu Qing felt her teeth itch with hatred.
This jerk, after realizing Yu Qing had no strength, suddenly went berserk and started smashing the shuttlecock like crazy, making it impossible for Yu Qing to keep up and forcing her to run all over the court!
This guy!
He had no idea how to show mercy!
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