“Hello, I’m Sun Ce. We just met yesterday at noon…”
The girl stared at the note on the friend request page on her phone, her expression a bit dazed, but she quickly remembered who the other party was.
She used to hear Xiong Wei and the others call this person Ce-zi. It turned out his name was Sun Ce…
‘What a coincidentally similar name…’
She couldn’t help but complain in her heart. Then, remembering the experience from yesterday at noon, while she was grateful to him, she also felt a bit of embarrassment and shame. Her expression immediately turned hesitant.
Although she didn’t know how Sun Ce got her number and added her, she thought that he had helped her after all. And… the last time someone helped her, she had run away immediately. Wasn’t that too impolite?
Thinking this way, Lin Xinyuan finally chose to accept.
“I’m ‘Ru Yuan’.”
**[I have accepted your friend request. Now we can start chatting!]**
Almost the moment Lin Xinyuan passed the friend request, the other party sent a message.
Jue Ce Qian Li: “Sister-in-law, you there?”
When she saw the two words ‘sister-in-law,’ Lin Xinyuan felt ashamed that Sun Ce knew she used to be a boy, but at the same time, she couldn’t help but feel happy. It was a kind of joy from having this identity recognized.
For a moment, the girl’s small face turned slightly red, and she didn’t seem to feel so much resistance toward him anymore. However, she soon seemed to think of something, and her cat-like face instantly slumped again.
She unconsciously thought of the scene where she was treated that way by a certain guy last night…
‘So how did Brother Feng know?’
‘Was it just a coincidence?’
‘I met Sun Ce at noon, and then I was caught by that damn blonde at night?’
Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help but snort softly with dissatisfaction and began to type on her phone.
Ru Yuan: “I’m here. May I ask how you got my number? Did he give it to you?”
Jue Ce Qian Li: “Yes, he did.”
Seeing that Sun Ce didn’t deny it, Lin Xinyuan knew it was likely that the guy had ratted her out. Although she was a bit annoyed, she naturally wouldn’t take her anger out on the other party like an idiot.
After all, he had helped her out of a predicament and saved her from a beating. Moreover, it was all out of good intentions. If it were her, she would certainly have done the same as Sun Ce…
After understanding the situation, what made Lin Xinyuan curious next was what Sun Ce wanted from her. Did he need help? But she couldn’t imagine what he would need her help with…
With confusion, she continued to send messages: “Okay, is there something you need my help with?”
Seeing her question, Sun Ce on the other side didn’t beat around the bush: “I want to ask you about Xiao Yan. Is that okay?”
Ah…
In an instant, Lin Xinyuan was stunned. Especially seeing Sun Ce’s way of addressing Liu Qingyan was so intimate. Her mind unconsciously recalled Liu Qingyan’s abnormalities.
It seemed that whenever a certain person was involved, the girl’s expression would quickly become dejected…
And she would go to the basketball court from time to time but was unwilling to say who it was for…
‘Could it be that this person is Sun Ce?’
An idea instantly formed in Lin Xinyuan’s heart, but then she began to hesitate, not knowing how to answer him for a moment. After all, although Sun Ce was Qin Nanfeng’s friend, she didn’t know the specifics, let alone his character. She didn’t dare to agree to this request casually.
“Why? What’s your… relationship with her?”
Unable to figure it out, Lin Xinyuan could only express her confusion to him. As if Sun Ce had anticipated the girl’s confusion, almost as soon as she asked the question, he sent a picture.
It was a group photo. In the photo, a man with a steady, upright appearance and a beautiful girl were standing together. Who else could it be but Sun Ce and Liu Qingyan?
They seemed to be mountain climbing; both were wearing windbreakers and had bright smiles…
“This was taken when we went out to play during the second semester of our freshman year.”
“I don’t know, I really don’t know… We were clearly about to be together, but Xiao Yan suddenly stopped talking to me last semester.”
“But I really can’t figure out what I did wrong, and she won’t tell me…”
“So… I want to ask you and Li Tang to help me, if possible…”
“Please…”
Even though Lin Xinyuan couldn’t see his expression through the screen, she could feel his helplessness and confusion from his words. It was hard to imagine that such a big, burly man would one day show such a helpless side…
But soon, Lin Xinyuan seemed to realize something and voiced her doubt: “Li Tang?”
“Yes, I’m contacting both of you. I hope you two can help me, at least so I can understand what happened…”
When she saw this sentence, Lin Xinyuan looked away from the screen and couldn’t help but glance to the side, instantly locking eyes with Li Tang.
At this moment, both their gazes were a bit dazed. They stared at each other for a moment, but soon, they both looked toward the girl still sitting in her seat reading a book.
Liu Qingyan seemed to notice their gazes and looked at them sideways in confusion, her expression equally lost. After a moment, she used hand gestures to answer: “Do you two have something to say?”
“Uh…” Li Tang was the first to react. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly as she shook her head with a smile. “No, no. I thought I heard a strange noise. Is it renovation work upstairs?”
As she spoke, she also looked at the girl and blinked her eyes quickly: “Xinyuan, did you hear it?”
“Uh… I think I did.”
Lin Xinyuan hurriedly turned her head, not daring to let Liu Qingyan continue to see her expression. After all, she was worst at lying, and she was afraid that she would expose something, which would not be worth the loss…
“Yeah, how come I can’t hear it anymore…” Li Tang let out a soft exclamation, scratching her head in a serious manner and looking up at the ceiling with a confused look. “That’s really strange…”
Liu Qingyan nodded and didn’t think much of it, going back to her book. Seeing this, both Lin Xinyuan and Li Tang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other again, their eyes full of relief.
Turning back, Lin Xinyuan continued to look at her phone, which was still lit, not knowing how to respond. The other party didn’t ask again, seemingly knowing that they would hesitate, and just quietly waited for their answer.
This was also normal…
One was a friend and roommate, while the other was a stranger. Suspicion and hesitation were inevitable…
Lin Xinyuan thought about it and decided to talk to Xiong Wei and Qin Nanfeng about this matter, wanting to ask for their opinions on Sun Ce. Since Xiong Wei was closest to Sun Ce, she used to hear the Boss mention him often when they were in Room 308.
As for Qin Nanfeng… he was the person she trusted the most…
Xiong Wei was initially a bit surprised by this question, but after Lin Xinyuan’s explanation, he quickly understood the situation and then gave a very pertinent evaluation.
“He’s straightforward. He’s definitely not a so-called scumbag.”
“I’ve known this guy for so long, and I’ve only seen him get this close to that one girl. I just don’t know why their relationship has been so cold lately.”
As for Qin Nanfeng’s answer, it took more than 10 minutes before he seemed to find some time. His answer was even more direct: “Good.”
At this point, Lin Xinyuan finally made up her mind to help him. Of course, she still had to see how the other party wanted her and Li Tang to help…
“How can we help you?”
The other party seemed to have been waiting all along: “Just help me meet Xiao Yan. You don’t need to do anything else. She’s been avoiding me.”
“That’s it?” Lin Xinyuan couldn’t believe it.
“Yes. I’ve already made up my mind to ask clearly. Our own matters… should be settled by us…”
“Okay… we’ll help you.”
“Thank you…”