I thought the other person was just passing by, but seeing the girl walk straight towards me, Bai Qiaoyu understood.
“Qi sent you to see me, right?”
she asked the girl in front of her.
“Qiqi said she left her campus card with a friend and asked me to come get it for her.”
Jiang Wanli nodded at her and stood in front of her, extending her hand.
“Can you give me the campus card?”
“I’m afraid you’ve made a trip for nothing,”
Bai Qiaoyu said, crossing her arms.
“I didn’t bring the campus card with me.”
“Then I assume you won’t mind if I search for it myself?”
Jiang Wanli took another step closer.
“It seems you don’t trust me, Miss Jiang Wanli.”
Bai Qiaoyu calmly raised her hand, granting permission for the search.
“Although this is our first meeting, I do know of you. It only took you a month to rise to the position of President of the Study Council. Someone like you won’t remain unknown even after graduation.”
Jiang Wanli didn’t respond to her words.
Instead, she directly opened Bai Qiaoyu’s shoulder bag and began rummaging through it.
“You and Qiqi seem to be very good friends. I’m happy about that. I also hope she spends more time with people like you who excel in both character and academics. At least she won’t be bullied within the school.”
“Although I am older, I am willing to give you equal respect. I won’t use my seniority to pressure you. It’s just…”
Bai Qiaoyu’s gaze was profound as she looked at Jiang Wanli, who was now very close.
“Miss Jiang Wanli, you seem to have misunderstood something. But even so, this is a private matter between Qiqi and me. Don’t you think you have no right to interfere?”
The hand searching around Bai Qiaoyu’s waist paused.
Jiang Wanli chuckled lightly and looked up, meeting the other’s gaze directly.
“I don’t think I’ve misunderstood anything. Because I know you too.”
The girl slowly leaned in until her lips were right next to Bai Qiaoyu’s ear.
“Last night, when you came to the library looking for someone, Qiqi was lying right in my arms. She’s very soft. The feeling of holding her is really nice. You haven’t touched her yet, have you?”
“Now, do you think I have the right to interfere?”
The two faced off until Bai Qiaoyu turned her head away.
“Hah~ How interesting,”
she chuckled lightly.
“Are you done searching?”
“Of course I’m done. You really don’t have it on you.”
Jiang Wanli took a step back, creating distance between them.
“It seems you never intended to return the campus card to her from the start.”
“I will return it to her. It’s just that it’s still early tonight. There’s no need to be in such a hurry,”
Bai Qiaoyu replied.
“But I won’t give it to you.”
“Is that so? I understand.”
Jiang Wanli clasped her hands behind her back and nodded with a faint smile.
“It’s just a pity. The campus card in your hand is destined to be ineffective. Even without that card, Qiqi can rely on me from now on.”
“You also don’t need to think about going in to grab her like you did yesterday. As the President, I have countless ways to keep people like you outside the school.”
“You won’t get a chance to get close to Qiqi.”
“My, what tight security,”
Bai Qiaoyu’s tone was somewhat helpless.
“It seems that by taking the campus card, I’ve actually paved the way for you.”
“Qiqi actively approached you, hoping you would do this, right?”
“So what if she did?”
Jiang Wanli retorted without changing her expression.
“It seems you’re fully aware. Then I’ve said too much.”
Bai Qiaoyu got up from the stone table she had been leaning against and brushed some dust off her clothes.
“I just wanted to say, that girl isn’t as simple as she looks. Her mind is quite cunning.”
“Don’t end up with nothing and get played by her. But someone as smart as you probably wouldn’t fall for such a low-level trick, right?”
Bai Qiaoyu stretched and walked past Jiang Wanli.
“Since I can’t see Qiqi, I can only go back~ Miss Jiang Wanli, I actually quite admire you. I look forward to meeting you again.”
After giving the girl one last deep look, Bai Qiaoyu left the park without looking back.
When Jiang Wanli returned to the school, she saw a little figure looking around anxiously near the school gate.
“So? Did you get the campus card back?”
Qi immediately asked the returning girl.
Jiang Wanli shook her head.
“I searched. She didn’t have it on her.”
“What should I do then…”
The black-haired girl was a bit sad.
She had actually anticipated that Bai Qiaoyu wouldn’t simply return the card to her.
It seemed now that the other wanted to use the excuse of returning the card to lure her out, then say something like “I left the card at home” to take her away.
What a bad person!
“If there’s a situation where you need to use a campus card, Qiqi, you can come to me. There’s no need to be led around by the nose over a single card.”
“But… I have to wait a whole year for the next free replacement…”
“It’s fine. You can come to me anytime this year.”
Jiang Wanli’s words were very serious.
The black-haired girl looked up at her, then lowered her head shyly.
“Thank you, Sister Xiaoli…”
Something felt off.
Qi had a feeling that after meeting Bai Qiaoyu, Jiang Wanli’s attitude towards her had changed slightly.
She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but Jiang Wanli was being a bit too attentive to her, different from before.
However, the girl didn’t let her dwell on it, instead smiling and patting Qi’s head.
“As the President, and with you being my friend, Qiqi, it’s only right to provide help within my power when you’re in trouble. Besides, this time, it was you who actively asked for my help, wasn’t it?”
This time, she had actively asked Jiang Wanli for help because Qi really didn’t want to see Bai Qiaoyu.
So the change in Jiang Wanli’s attitude made sense.
She really was overthinking things.
That librarian’s words had made her sensitive, causing her to nitpick unnecessary details.
“I actually don’t want to cause too much trouble for Sister Xiaoli~”
The black-haired girl stuck out her tongue.
“Mhm. Let’s go to the canteen together for dinner now.”
After dinner, Qi said goodbye to Jiang Wanli and returned to the dormitory.
She felt her study progress was quite fast.
In just two days, she had already read through most of the content for one subject.
Of course, how much she actually absorbed, she wasn’t sure.
Having read books all afternoon, Qi definitely needed to relax in the evening, especially her legs.
Inside the dorm, Su Xiaoqie had placed three small pieces of bread in front of her computer, her hands pressed together in a pious prayer, as if wishing for something.
On the computer screen, it seemed to be a lottery draw screen from a game.
Qi glanced at it, didn’t pay it much mind, and tried to pass by behind her, but her roommate noticed and pulled her over.
“Qiqi, you’re back just in time! Hurry up and help me draw!”
“You’re such a bother,” the black-haired girl couldn’t help but complain.
Even though she said that, she reluctantly turned her gaze to the computer screen.
“How do you draw this thing?”
“Click here. This golden one is the highest rarity. I want the golden one!”
Qi didn’t reply, just followed Su Xiaoqie’s instructions and manipulated the mouse.
She watched the images on the screen start rolling, gradually slow down, and finally settle on a red gun.
Her roommate behind her was holding her breath.
“Sorry, no gold,” the black-haired girl said with a wave of her small hand.
“Ahhh! Red is great too! I love you so much, Qiqi! Let me give you a kiss~”
“Don’t repay kindness with evil!”