Invited
At this time in the library, although there weren’t many people, there were still some.
Under the halo of being both a top student and a campus idol*, Xia Zhijun’s every move was under scrutiny. Someone secretly found an angle to take a photo of Xia Zhijun playing with the girl’s eyelashes and posted it in a friend group.
[*School grass: 校草 xiào cǎo: the most handsome boy in the school]
【I saw Xia Zhijun in the library. He was actually playing with a girl’s eyelashes?】
【Who is that girl?】
【It seems to be his meimei?】
【Does Xia Zhijun have a thing for long eyelashes? Meep*…】
[*Meep, an imitation of high-pitched noise, often expresses a meek surprise or cutesy awkwardness. The word can also convey a great range of other emotions, from excitement to boredom.]
【Sisters, let’s organize a group purchase for eyelash extensions this weekend!】
【Ok, ok!】
【”Xia Zhijun’s profile is so handsome, and he looks quite charming playing with her eyelashes!”】
【”Take a few more pictures for us to feast our eyes on, and I’ll treat you to some chicken legs when we get back to school~”】
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The topic of discussion, Xia Zhijun, was oblivious to it all, for in his world there was only the girl in front of him and her eyelashes. With a faint smile playing on his lips, he observed her subtle expressions closely as if this was the most intriguing thing to explore.
Finally, Gu Siyi couldn’t sleep because of the disturbance. Annoyed, she rubbed her eyes against her arm several times, then lifted her head, her angry eyes searching for the culprit disturbing her.
Unexpectedly, Xia Zhijun’s strikingly handsome face came into view, framed by a large transparent glass window behind him, catching her off guard.
The bright summer sunlight, blue sky, white clouds, and lush camphor trees, together with the young man in a white T-shirt created a perfect picture.
Gu Siyi hesitantly reached out and lightly touched Xia Zhijun’s face, feeling the warmth before quickly pulling her hand back. She muttered, “So it’s not a dream after all….”
“Sleeping in the library isn’t a good habit,” Xia Zhijun said, his face, reminiscent of a moonlit landscape, carrying a touch of gentle solemnity amidst his aloofness.
“I was reading… um, I don’t know how I fell asleep…,” The girl’s voice still carried the confusion of just waking up.
Xia Zhijun asked, “Why is your phone turned off?”
He raised his hand to rub the spot where she had touched him, feeling a slight itchiness lingering on his skin, persistent and hard to shake off.
“Huh?” Gu Siyi quickly took out her phone from her bag and said, “I wanted to focus on studying, so I turned off my phone.”
Xia Zhijun furrowed his brows slightly. “Don’t just turn it off casually, especially during holidays. Being unreachable might worry people.”
“Oh, oh.” Gu Siyi nodded obediently.
“Not going home for the weekend?”
“Yeah, my parents are both on business trips and told me to stay at school.” There was evident disappointment in the girl’s eyes.
“That’s good then. My mom asked me to take you home for dinner this weekend.” With that, Xia Zhijun stood up. “Let’s go.”
Gu Siyi’s actions preceded her words; she stood up promptly and followed behind Xia Zhijun. She glanced at his tall figure and couldn’t help but suppress a smile.
Without turning around, Xia Zhijun asked, “How about we go back later for dinner? We still have a few hours. Where would you like to go?”
“I’m not familiar with City C, it’s up to you.” She had the resolve to follow the leader in everything.
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Exiting the building, under the scorching sun, a surge of heat hit them. Gu Siyi took out an umbrella from her bag, opened it, and walked to Xia Zhijun’s side, promptly trying to close the space between them.
Xia Zhijun had intended to say that he didn’t need the umbrella. He hesitated for a moment, his tongue pressing against his cheek, but ultimately, he didn’t say anything at all.
The umbrella wasn’t big, so they had to get a little closer to each other to shield themselves from the sun.
Gu Siyi was afraid of the sun, so she adjusted the angle of the umbrella according to the sunlight without realizing that their shoulders were touching, appearing quite intimate to onlookers.
Xia Zhijun’s cell phone rang, he took it out of his pocket and answered.
“Ah Jun, did you find my meimei? Is she in the library?” A frantic Lu Jiaye sounded from the other end.
“Found her.” Xia Zhijun replied calmly.
“That’s good.” Lu Jiaye breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, “Is my meimei not going home for the weekend? Why don’t you bring her to hang out with us?”
Sure, let’s all hang out together, Gu Siyi said in her heart.
With the two of them being this close and Lu Jiaye’s voice being that loud, she could basically catch most of his words.
“You guys go ahead, my mom wants me to take her home,” Xia Zhijun replied lightly.
Gu Siyi: “——”
Didn’t we still have a few hours to hang out?
“Don’t! It’ll be so boring to go back so early! Let’s take my meimei to play billiards. With her skills, I can show off in front of those idiots for a hundred years. Or we could go watch a movie or something. Poor me, I’ve been alive for over a decade and haven’t taken my meimei to see a movie….”
No matter how extravagant Lu Jiaye’s plans were and how colorful they sounded, Xia Zhijun simply said, “No time.”
As Lu Jiaye continued to plead, Xia Zhijun simply hung up the phone.
Gu Siyi spoke up, “I think it would be nice to hang out with Lu Ge and the others. It’s more fun with more people.”
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“He’s too noisy. I want some peace and quiet on the weekend.”
Gu Siyi glanced at Xia Zhijun’s stunning profile, showing nary a change in emotion. She couldn’t help but silently sympathise with Lu Jiaye. Did he not realize he was being rejected by his buddies?
However, her big shot* was Xia Zhijun. The principle of hugging a golden thigh* was to firmly hold onto it once identified, make it the core, and resolutely support all their decisions.
[*抱大腿 bào dà tuǐ (coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous.]
So, Gu Siyi smiled and nodded, “Oh, then I won’t hang out with them this time.”
Back in the dorm, Lu Jiaye, after being hung up on, grabbed his hair in frustration. “It took so much effort to find my meimei, and Ah Jun wants to take her home for dinner, damn it!” a grumpy Lu Jiaye muttered.
“So, does that mean Ah Jun doesn’t have time to hang out with us either?” Su Han said.
“Well, he took Meimei home to see his mom.”
Zhou Xiao, gripping the bed rail above, calmly remarked, “People with meimeis are different.”
Su Han chuckled. “Why do I feel like this sounds like people with wives are just too busy to hang out with their bros?”
“Damn, don’t talk nonsense!” Lu Jiaye hammered* Su Han without mercy. “Don’t tarnish the pure friendship between Ah Jun and Meimei. Their relationship is even purer than that of biological siblings!”
[*He seems to have pounced on him.]
“Idiot,” Zhou Xiao spat out, continuing to exercise his arms
Su Han struggled with all his might to escape from Lu Jiaye’s clutches and couldn’t help but sigh that Ajue was still better. At least he could easily restrain this demon king. Seeing Lu Jiaye about to chase after him again, Su Han hurriedly said, “All right, all right, the three of us single guys without any pure sibling relationship, let’s think about what to do.”
[*Demon king = Lu Jiaye]
Lu Jiaye fell silent for a moment but then felt that those words sounded awkward.
“Is there something wrong with those words?” Su Han asked.
“Aren’t you single too?” Zhou Xiao questioned.
“——” Lu Jiaye was hit hard with a hundred thousand critical points.