Chapter 1392 - 906: Qingqian (Part 2)
"Are you hungry?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhiyi hesitated for a moment.
"Huh?"
"Huh what, don’t even know if you’re hungry?" Jiang Nian didn’t mind, only realizing after speaking.
Yu Zhiyi felt a bit embarrassed and responded with an "Oh."
"I thought you wanted to..."
Jiang Nian glanced at her, "What’s in your head? Didn’t you sneak out last time because you couldn’t handle it?"
"I didn’t sneak out, just..." Yu Zhiyi also felt embarrassed, "I didn’t want to either, but go easy on me."
As they chatted, the topic shifted.
"This kind of thing..." Jiang Nian was also a bit annoyed, this double buff was turning into a curse.
Can’t play duos, can’t get a team for trios.
After all, he was never short on meals, eating every day, and over time, even the fragrant rice becomes just ordinary.
"Let’s eat first, we’ll talk about going to Yuhang next week."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhiyi sighed with relief.
"Okay."
On the road, in the gaps between catching the bus. She watched the familiar scenery outside the window, pondering what to do next week.
Both anticipating and somewhat...
At the dining table.
She suddenly remembered something, looked up at Jiang Nian, "How far along are you with Chen Yunyun and them?"
Jiang Nian glanced back at her, "Why are you asking this?"
"No...nothing." Yu Zhiyi pursed her lips, feeling a bit silly, lost in unrealistic thoughts.
Previously the relationship was average, can it be good now?
After all, she’s the only one left alone.
Jiang Nian looked puzzled, feeling she was contemplating silly thoughts, but didn’t bother asking, as she lacked execution ability.
Simply put, couldn’t get things done.
"Finish eating, I’ll take you back to school. I have things to do this afternoon, I’m busy day and night."
"Ah, okay." Yu Zhiyi blushed.
....
In March, the grass grows and the warblers fly, the weather is warming yet still chilly. Midday temperatures rise, even wearing a thin sweater feels hot.
Xu Qianqian, a height of 1.7 meters, wearing a thin jacket, stood conspicuously in the long line at the cafeteria.
Tall and slender, with a relatively thin face.
Her clothing style was gradually transitioning from student to professional, gaining a touch of maturity.
"Hey, did you drop this card?"
A guy approached, holding a card. People in line were playing on their phones, only a few glanced over.
"Nope." Xu Qianqian shook her head.
"Oh, uh, okay." The guy scratched his head, "Hey, why not exchange contact info, just in case the owner..."
"Find someone else." Xu Qianqian declined.
"Alright...."
Lunch was rather rushed, couldn’t schedule with Xiyun. Walking together with two girls could save a lot of trouble.
After lunch, Xu Qianqian prepared to go to class.
Noon break...
Well, basically none.
Just as she entered the large classroom, her roommate called her over. Some nearby guys involuntarily looked over.
"Stop staring! Your eyes are about to fall out!" The female roommate rolled her eyes, shooing them away.
Xu Qianqian didn’t react much; she normally pretended to be introverted. It’s Jiang Nian who corrupted her, filling her mind with mischievous thoughts.
Always talking about the hometown, always claiming to be from the countryside.
Simply put, playing the pity card.
Another side of the timid Xu is the mischievous Xu. In the dormitory, when issues arise, she hasn’t spared offering sneaky ideas.
During the class, a normally quite solitary roommate held back Xu Qianqian, hesitantly speaking.
"Qianqian, are you free tonight?"
"What?"
"I want to go to the hospital, my stomach hurts a bit." The female roommate felt a bit anxious, hesitating.
"If you could..."
"Let’s go." Xu Qianqian sent a message to Xiyun, accompanying her roommate for a trip, an unexpected incident occurred on the way.
The roommate was in too much pain, only mentioning her stomach.
Not until...
"Kidney stones." The on-duty doctor glanced at the two girls, "Go there for a checkup first."
"We’ll take an X-ray later to check the stone condition."
"Ah, okay." The girl was both hurting and frustrated; she had searched symptoms but had searched in the wrong direction, feeling both embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Taking an X-ray, getting pain relief, and taking medicine.
Xu Qianqian sat in the hospital, accompanying her roommate during infusion, idly playing on her phone, occasionally observing the roommate.
"Need some water?"
"Wouldn’t that cause frequent urination?"
"Didn’t the doctor say to drink more water?" Xu Qianqian tilted her head, "The stone is small, drinking water will flush it out."
The girl swallowed, nodding in agreement.
"Okay."
Xu Qianqian returned with water, comforting her roommate a few lines. She walked a bit, stopping by the nurse’s station.
Beijing is huge, yet also quite small.
Li Qingrong held her phone, accompanying her sister with a stomachache through emergency treatment. Her cool face showed little expression.
If anything, just speechless.
"The doctor advised you to drink less alcohol."
"Got it." Li Lanying was somewhat impatient, complaining with some "Ahhh," "You’re so annoying."
"Then I’ll go home."
"Don’t."
Li Qingrong turned back, noticing the young girl. She had seen Xu Qianqian, just on the podium among the top ten.
Only Jiang Nian stood between the two.
Xu Qianqian remembered Li Qingrong, just glanced, recognizing her and matching identities.
The class president Jiang Nian.
Or rather, the top scorer from Zhen Nan’s cohort, their first, with endless intertwined connections.
Yet due to one person, intentionally or unintentionally, they missed each other.
....
Li Lanying drank daily, yet wasn’t addicted.
Occasionally she would have stomachaches, but not related to alcohol. Purely from irregular eating habits when young.
Sometimes drinking would cause chain reactions.
Symptoms used to be mild, usually eased quickly. This time it was more severe, and Li Qingrong caught her.
Thus, they went to the hospital.
"What are you looking at?" Li Lanying followed her sister’s gaze, unsure what was interesting about the nurse’s station.
Xu Qianqian had already turned and left.
"Nothing." Li Qingrong shook her head, glanced at her alcohol-loving sister, "Stay put here."
"What for?"
"Wait for me."
Li Lanying: "???"
She hadn’t had time to ask before Li Qingrong left, heading down the corridor towards the end.
On the other side.
Xu Qianqian didn’t know why she left, maybe more trouble than it’s worth, or perhaps...
She didn’t want to face it.
Midway she stopped, glanced back, and met Li Qingrong’s gaze coming from behind.
So she simply walked over.
Li Qingrong was slightly stunned, didn’t expect her to come over, maybe a bit different from expected.
Or maybe, this decisive approach felt familiar.
He was like this too.
"Hi, can we talk?" Xu Qianqian spoke in a very calm tone, her fair face flawless.
"Yeah." Li Qingrong nodded.
The two sat on the chairs, watching people occasionally walk by. The surroundings were relatively quiet, no one speaking.
Suddenly, Xu Qianqian spoke.
"Don’t you get jealous?"
"Hm?"
"He likes other people too, unlike either of us. That girl is cute, like an innocent young lady."
Xu Qianqian turned, seriously looking at Li Qingrong.
"Can you tolerate it?"
Li Qingrong’s expression didn’t change, also looking at Xu Qianqian, after a few seconds, his gaze grew puzzled.
"Are you... stirring the pot?"
"Just trying, maybe it’ll work." Xu Qianqian curled her lips, "It’s unfair, why does he get to feel so comfortable?"
Li Qingrong showed little emotion, but nodded.
"True."
"Why aren’t you mad?" Xu Qianqian felt a bit defeated, should’ve called Xiyun too.
Last time that girl’s face got very dark.
"Don’t know." Li Qingrong shook her head, "Maybe I’m simply not mad, are you mad?"
"I..." Xu Qianqian frowned, thinking, "Of course I’m mad, why wouldn’t I be?"
"Yeah." Li Qingrong nodded.
Xu Qianqian: "...."
The two women spoke some words, understood each other briefly, then simultaneously fell silent for a moment.
In the end, they didn’t discuss anything in particular.
"My roommate’s still getting an infusion, probably will call me." Xu Qianqian stood up, glanced at Li Qingrong.
"Thanks, goodbye."
"Yeah."