Chapter 35

Yu Nian ran to the entrance of the dormitory on the third floor in one breath, breathing heavily, feeling uncomfortable. The dormitory door opened.

Someone shouted, “Nian Nian is back,” Yu Nian raised the corner of her lips and forced a smile.

Liu Manman was the first to look at Yu Nian. She had prepared a lot of questions but had to swallow them when she saw Yu Nian’s eyes turn red.

She stepped forward and pretended to be concerned, “Nian Nian, are you okay? Why are you crying?”

Yu Nian shook her head, her mood was very low, and said sullenly, “It’s nothing.”

After speaking, she went to the bathroom to wash up.

Seeing that Yu Nian’s mood was off, everyone exchanged glances but didn’t dare to ask too much.

After Yu Nian finished washing up, she climbed onto the bed, wrapped in a summer cool blanket, her gleaming eyes stared intently at the lime wall in front of her, feeling very wronged.

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Turning around to face Liu Manman, Yu Nian shook her head gently, then, with a pair of innocent eyes, whispered, “Manman, what do you like about Chi Yao anyway ah? He always has a gloomy face, a bad temper, and loves to scold people. Not likable at all.”

Seeing Yu Nian say this, Liu Manman could probably guess what happened; it seems the two of them just had a falling out.

Regardless of the reason for their disagreement, it played well into Liu Manman’s hands. She didn’t need to be so sensitive enough to treat people like Yu Nian as potential love rivals.

Liu Manman shyly smiled, tilting her head away from Yu Nian, appearing somewhat coquettish.

“I don’t know ah, I just really like him,” Liu Manman said.

Ai, love truly makes people blind.

Yu Nian sighed deeply in her heart.

“Then, good luck to you. I hope you succeed soon,” Yu Nian offered her blessings.

Liu Manman smiled gladly, “Thank you. I might need to rely on you in the future.”

Yu Nian didn’t mind much, “No problem, it’s only natural.”

It was as it should be.

Yu Nian thought.

After all, her task was to bring the two of them together.

At this moment, the mobile phone that Liu Manman placed on the bedside rang.

“Why is someone calling so late?” Yu Nian asked.

Liu Manman glanced at the caller ID, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She smiled, picked up her phone, and went to the balcony, closing the glass door behind her.

“Chi Yao?” Liu Manman answered the phone and asked.

Indeed, it was Chi Yao’s indifferent voice on the other end. He softly responded with a “Hmm” and then said, “Sorry for bothering you so late.”

“It’s okay!” Liu Manman immediately replied.

“I just wanted to ask, is Shi Nian Nian doing okay now?”

After returning to the dormitory, all Li Xiang could think about was Yu Nian lifting her head, her face tinged with redness, staring straight at him with a mixture of grievance and stubbornness. It left his once calm and steady heart starting to sway.

Why did he involuntarily say that?

Wasn’t she thick-skinned before?

Did this heartless little thing also know how to feel sad?

Lost in his thoughts, Li Xiang was so preoccupied that he didn’t even hear Zhang Chuanze calling him.

Zhang Chuanze, dragging his mop, came out of the bathroom and deliberately stepped loudly in front of Li Xiang, but Li Xiang seemed to turn a deaf ear. In the past, he would have surely scolded him for that.

Zhang Chuanze reached out and patted Li Xiang’s back, “Hey, what are you thinking about?”

Li Xiang lifted his eyelids to glance at Zhang Chuanze.

Just when Zhang Chuanze thought Li Xiang was pretending to be deep and wouldn’t respond, he suddenly heard the usually indifferent xueba asking in a light tone, “If you make someone cry, what’s the best way to handle it?”

“What?!” Zhang Chuanze exclaimed, “Did you make Shi Nian Nian cry?”

Li Xiang remained silent.

For the first time, Zhang Chuanze heard his deskmate showing interest in something other than studies. He quickly moved a chair over.

“No, Chi Yao, what’s going on ah? You and Shi Nian Nian were on good terms, how could you make a girl cry ah?”

Li Xiang didn’t bother to explain, and said directly, “Accident.”

Unwilling to elaborate, and seeing Li Xiang’s reluctance, Zhang Chuanze didn’t bother pressing further. Instead, he offered advice, “Well, you’ve got to comfort her ah. No matter how used you are to being tough on others, you might not realize that certain words can be quite lethal, especially to a girl like Shi Nian Nian.”

Li Xiang also felt innocent; it was Yu Nian who wanted to avoid him, prompting him to resort to such tactics.

As a result, this person suddenly became angry.

Girls are really difficult creatures to understand.

“Let’s do it this way: why don’t you make a phone call and subtly ask about Shi Nian Nian’s current mood, whether she’s upset or not? Once she calms down, you can then calmly explain things to her.”

After some consideration, Li Xiang thought this approach seemed feasible. He then dialed Liu Manman’s number, intending to inquire about Yu Nian’s current state.

Liu Manman glanced at the paralyzed Yu Nian lying on the bed, then smiled and said, “She’s doing fine ah. Nian Nian seems to be watching a video. Is something wrong?”

Li Xiang believed her words, “No, everything’s fine. Thanks.”

After that, Li Xiang hung up the phone.

The moment Li Xiang hung up, the smile on Liu Manman’s face faded.

She entered the room, walked up to Yu Nian, patted her bed, and softly said, “Nian Nian, rest early. We have camping tomorrow.”

Yu Nian’s clear and bright eyes looked at Liu Manman with a smiling expression. She nodded, “En, Manman, you too.”

Just as Yu Nian was about to turn over, Liu Manman added, “Put your phone on airplane mode. Lately, it’s either receiving spam messages or harassing calls at night, which affects sleep.”

Upon hearing this, the other roommates unanimously agreed, with some even sharing their own experiences. “Exactly ah! A few days ago, I was sleeping soundly, and suddenly I was awakened by the sound of a text message. I checked, f*****, it turned out to be spam messages. It infuriated me.”

After listening to the advice, Yu Nian found it reasonable and decided to switch to airplane mode.

Li Xiang, on the other hand, hung up the phone and pondered for a while. He then decided to call Yu Nian to explain that he didn’t mean to be harsh on her.

However, as soon as the call was dialed, a mechanical female voice echoed in his ear: “Sorry, the user you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please try again later.”

Li Xiang: …

Very good. She had time to watch videos and no time to answer his call.

That’s one thing, but she even dared to hang up!

“You, Shi Nian Nian, you’re really something!”

Li Xiang couldn’t help but laugh out of frustration.

When Zhang Chuanze passed by, he saw Li Xiang with a serious face. He couldn’t help but swallow nervously, and asked hesitantly, “Are you, uh, okay?”

“Just fine!” Li Xiang gritted his teeth and replied.