Chapter 17 It seems a bit romantic to say this "Sister, do you think Xu Qingzhou is pretty good?" Ding Jiahui and Song Yao are on their way back to the classroom. "I don't think so." Song Yao replied calmly. In the sunlight, her long and curved eyelashes left a beautiful silhouette on her fair face. Ding Jiahui counted on her fingers and analyzed for her, "First, his grades are good now. He can even get the first place in the exam. Second, he is not introverted anymore. He is handsome and mature. He is not like other boys who are always confused all the time." "You're not falling in love with him, are you?" Song Yao raised her eyelashes slightly and stared at Ding Jiahui who was talking nonstop. "How is that possible!" Ding Jiahui reacted strongly and refuted seriously: "In our world of otakus, perfect love does not exist in the three-dimensional world!" "Rumors about you are everywhere in the class. People have been asking me these past two days if you and Xu Qingzhou are together and what their current situation is. Wang Xiaoxiao has also asked about this secretly." "Wang Xiaoxiao?" Song Yao raised her voice. "Yes, Wang Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yuxin have a good relationship. She must be here to ask for Zhang Yuxin."
"Then what did you say?" Song Yao asked again. "To be honest, Xu Qingzhou likes you, but you don't have any ideas on your side." "Is this what you call telling the truth?" "Hmm, is there a problem? No, do you like Xu Qingzhou too?" Ding Jiahui was a little surprised, her expression a little exaggerated, "You used to say every day that you wouldn't date before graduating from college." Song Yao was speechless. Her best friend's train of thought was so strange. She explained seriously, "What I mean is that Xu Qingzhou doesn't like me." "Impossible, he definitely likes you." Ding Jiahui said firmly. After she finished speaking, she realized that Song Yao's tone was a little strange. "Why do I hear that you are a little disappointed?" "No, I'm just stating the facts." Song Yao corrected. "I'm good at judging people. If he didn't like you, why would he look for opportunities to get close to you? There were several classmates around him at that time." Ding Jiahui still insisted on her idea. Song Yao remained silent. She suddenly felt that what her best friend said made sense. However, thinking back to the time they had spent together, she felt that something was not right. Xu Qingzhou clearly disliked her sometimes, especially when he was discussing questions. "Look, his grades were about the same as mine before, but he suddenly improved. Maybe he did it just to catch up with you and get into the same school as you." Song Yao pursed her lips and helped Ding Jiahui recall: "I remember that some time ago you said that he deliberately came after me just to piss off Zhang Yuxin." "Today is different from the past. Maybe he has come to realize that you are his true love." Ding Jiahui held Song Yao's arm and sighed. "Actually, I'm quite fond of you two. An ordinary boy, in order to pursue the girl he likes, stays up late every night and studies hard, just to be able to go to the same school as the girl. This story..." "It's getting more and more outrageous." Although Song Yao said this, she found that what Ding Jiahui said seemed to be a bit romantic. Seeing that Song Yao seemed to be really uninterested in this matter, Ding Jiahui did not continue the topic and began to plan for the weekend, "Don't think about it, you are not in a relationship anyway, and tomorrow is Saturday, do you want to go shopping and relax?" Yes, tomorrow is Saturday again, and I can go to the library again. Song Yao's lips curled up beautifully, and she felt inexplicably happy. "Yaoyao?" "Huh?" Song Yao came back to her senses and looked at Ding Jiahui in confusion. Ding Jiahui looked strange, wondering why her best friend had been acting so strangely these past few days: "I said, let's go shopping together tomorrow night. We haven't been out together for a month."
Shopping? Song Yao hesitated for a long time. After a brief struggle, she chose the former between going to the library and shopping. "Um, Jiahui, I have something to do tomorrow night." "You're going to hang out in the library right after the exam?" Ding Jiahui knew that Song Yao often studied in the library. "Well, let's review." Song Yao suddenly felt a little guilty, as if she had done something shameful. Ding Jiahui didn't notice anything wrong with Song Yao, nodded, and said with emotion: "Okay, it's only been less than two months, and your life as a top student is really too difficult." After hearing what her best friend said, Song Yao felt even more guilty and said to herself: Jiahui, next time, next time I will definitely accompany you well. Friday passed quickly, and for the senior high school students who were about to graduate, the weekend was no different from normal class time. There are fewer people rushing to Internet cafes as soon as get out of class is over. In the evening, the warm sunlight filtered through the leaves of the paulownia tree, leaving mottled shadows on the black old wall. There were fewer vehicles on the road than usual, and the road was very quiet. A few old men who had just finished their meal were sitting under the paulownia tree, playing chess with cattail-leaf fans in hand. As soon as Xu Qingzhou pushed the door open and returned home, he found that the house seemed a little cold and quiet. There was no sound of the range hood, and no smell of food. Xu Shouyun sat on the sofa watching TV. The atmosphere was completely different from when he usually returned home. Xu Qingzhou asked cautiously, "Dad, did you have a fight?" "Fight? Who in the family dares to quarrel with the chairman?" Xu Shouyun took a sip of tea and rolled his eyes. "Chairman? I think I have the lowest status in this family. I have to serve everyone, old or young." Wang Xiaping came out of the master bedroom and said unhappily. After refuting Xu Shouyun, she looked at Xu Qingzhou, "Qingzhou is back. Come on, pack up and go." "Your mother said to celebrate you getting first place, so we should go out for something nice to eat." Xu Shouyun put down his teacup and explained. "I'll go put my schoolbag away." Xu Qingzhou smiled and nodded, then came out and asked, "What are we having for dinner tonight?" "Hot pot." "Or is there anything you want to eat?" "Just hot pot." Xu Qingzhou really missed Chengdu hotpot. In the past, because he did not pay attention to his diet due to years of experiments, his stomach was not very good and he had not eaten spicy food for a long time. In fact, there was nothing to pack. Xu Qingzhou dropped his schoolbag, picked up his cell phone, and the family set off in a mighty manner. (End of this chapter)