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No dinner, only salad.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t feel like eating much either, so she told Aunt Wang not to prepare anything and went upstairs without coming back down.
Bai Li might have found nothing wrong with this and let her be.
However, Aunt Wang felt uneasy about it. She knocked on the door several times, wanting Chi Zhiyu to eat some fruit to fill her stomach so she wouldn’t go hungry.
But Chi Zhiyu genuinely didn’t feel hungry, and not eating wasn’t a problem for her.
“Aunt Wang, it’s fine, don’t worry about me. You should go rest,” Chi Zhiyu said.
“You can’t skip meals, but fruits are fine. It’s not good to get hungry later; eat something,” Aunt Wang tried to bring her a plate.
Chi Zhiyu shook her head, “No need, I’m really fine.”
Aunt Wang glanced downstairs, sighed involuntarily, and said, “You know your mother’s temper. What parent doesn’t want their child to be well? She must be worried about you, just spoke too harshly. Don’t take it to heart; it’s not good to sulk with yourself.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu smiled, “Don’t worry, Aunt Wang, I’m not angry. I’m just really not hungry.”
Seeing her say this, Aunt Wang didn’t press further and nodded.
Finally, Chi Zhiyu thanked Aunt Wang and told her not to bother and to rest early.
After dusk, the sky gradually darkened.
Chi Zhiyu closed the door and returned to her desk, bored, she opened her backpack and prepared to work on today’s review test papers.
She slowly took out a Chinese test paper, propped her chin up with one hand, and circled answers with her pen.
But after answering just a few questions...
The aroma of food from across the way began to waft over.
Chi Zhiyu paused but remained completely unfazed, continuing to write answers. After a while, feeling restless, she flipped to the last page, looking at the ancient poetry dictation.
She glanced at the first blank space and directly filled in a line.
[At the end of the song, she drew across her heart with the plectrum; the four strings sounded like silk tearing. The boats on the east and west were silent, only seeing the fragrant fish in the river... ]
?
Chi Zhiyu’s pen tip paused, and she quickly crossed out “fragrant fish.”
What the heck is this “fragrant fish”?
Chi Zhiyu frowned, looked up at the window across the way, where Xie Ye’s room was brightly lit, and the curtains were still drawn.
Smelling the faint wafting aroma of strong dishes, Chi Zhiyu sniffed and already guessed what the dish was.
She smelled it for a while, intending to lower her head and continue writing the test paper, but after a few words, she grew restless.
Chi Zhiyu picked up her phone nearby and messaged someone: [Have you eaten yet?]
After a while, Xie Ye replied: [Not yet.]
Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow, [So when are you eating?]
Xie Ye: [?]
Xie Ye: [Not eating.]
Chi Zhiyu: [......]
Chi Zhiyu: [Then I’ll eat.]
Xie Ye: “......”
Chi Zhiyu didn’t care about him and directly asked: [Are you sick? Why aren’t you eating?]
Xie Ye ignored her.
Chi Zhiyu continued typing: [What’s for dinner at your house tonight?]
Xie Ye: [I don’t know.]
Chi Zhiyu: [Is there any shredded pork with garlic sauce?]
Upon seeing this message, Xie Ye smirked: [Are you a dog?]
Chi Zhiyu: [......]
Chi Zhiyu: [You’re the dog.]
After sending, Chi Zhiyu remembered: [Oh, right, you’re originally a dog.]
Chi Zhiyu: [Xie Ye Dog.]
Xie Ye narrowed his eyes slightly: [What did you say?]
Chi Zhiyu changed the subject: [So, is there any shredded pork with garlic sauce?]
After waiting a few seconds, Xie Ye ignored her again.
Chi Zhiyu clicked her tongue, stood up, opened the window, walked onto the balcony, and softly called out, “Xie Ye.”
As her voice faded, a shadow appeared on the curtain opposite, slowly approaching.
The next moment.
The curtain was pulled open from inside. Xie Ye stood by the window, glanced at her, silently asking what she wanted.
Chi Zhiyu blinked, waved at him, signaling him to come out.
Xie Ye didn’t move, just opened the window, lazily leaning against the windowsill, looking relaxed, “Speak.”
Chi Zhiyu sighed, “I’m hungry.”
Xie Ye: “Why don’t you go eat?”
“No food.” Chi Zhiyu explained, “I ate an ice cream cone after school.”
Xie Ye lifted his gaze.
She doesn’t usually eat such things casually.
Perhaps guessing his thoughts, Chi Zhiyu sighed, “So tonight, it’s only salad.”
Xie Ye’s expression remained calm, “Didn’t eat?”
“If I had eaten, would I still be hungry?” Chi Zhiyu cursed him for being stupid.
Xie Ye withdrew his gaze, “Oh.”
“? “
“Just this? That’s it?” Chi Zhiyu blinked, “Shouldn’t you comfort me a bit?”
“Something to eat, you don’t eat,” Xie Ye coolly asked, “Do you expect sympathy?”
“......”
Chi Zhiyu really wanted to rush over and scratch his face, but she held back and asked him again, “Did you smell the aroma of shredded pork with garlic sauce?”
This statement was bizarre.
Xie Ye glanced at her, “What for?”
“You go ask Aunt what’s for dinner tonight,” Chi Zhiyu licked her lips, “Then come tell me.”
Xie Ye didn’t even think: “Can’t.”
“?” Chi Zhiyu widened her eyes, “Why not?”
“Too lazy to walk.” Xie Ye looked at her, leisurely saying, “If you want to eat, come ask yourself.”
After saying that, he didn’t care whether she agreed or not, stood up, turned around, and walked back.
Xie Ye walked to his desk, glanced at the game interface on the gray screen of his computer where he had died and left behind a box, and randomly typed a few words on the keyboard.
[Logging off.]
His teammates in the chatbox on the left kept asking him why he died. When they saw this person who had disappeared for a while suddenly pop up with this message:
Someone quickly responded: [Not playing anymore? Where are you going?]
Xie Ye: [Eating.]
After sending, he casually closed the game, picked up his phone from the side of the table, and walked out of the room heading downstairs.
The aunt in the kitchen happened to be bringing out the dishes when she saw him come down and slightly nodded, “Young Master.”
Xie Ye nodded slightly, walked past, glanced at the Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce on the dining table, and raised an eyebrow.
Such a keen sense of smell.
Jian Yazhi, who was watching TV in the living room, turned her head to look at him, slightly puzzled, “Why are you downstairs so early today? Are you hungry?”
“No.” Xie Ye sat on the side of the sofa, lazily saying, “Just came down to keep you company.”
“Keep me company?” Jian Yazhi laughed, “How did you suddenly think of keeping me company?”
As she spoke, the kitchen aunt came out to prepare the tableware.
Xie Ye glanced at her, turned his head towards the person, and suddenly said, “Prepare another set.”
The aunt was taken aback, then nodded in understanding.
“What’s going on?” Jian Yazhi also felt puzzled upon hearing this, “Are we expecting guests?”
Xie Ye hummed in response, before he could say anything, the doorbell rang.
Jian Yazhi looked towards the sound, and Xie Ye got up first, walked through the front yard, reached the door, turned the lock with one hand, and pushed it open.
Chi Zhiyu outside quickly popped her head in, frowning at him, “Why did it take so long?”
Xie Ye: “Why should I hurry?”
“But I’m in a hurry, hurry up and let me in,” Chi Zhiyu pushed his hand away and quickly walked into the yard.
She had sneaked out. If Bai Li caught her coming to Xie Ye’s place to mooch a meal...
It would be death.
Inside the house, Jian Yazhi had already heard their voices. Sure enough, after a short while, she saw the little girl and the youth behind her.
Their figures walked together.
“Hello, Aunt Yazhi.” Chi Zhiyu skillfully changed her shoes and entered the house, smiling as she greeted Jian Yazhi sitting on the sofa, walking over to the couch.
Xie Ye followed behind her, took off his slippers, bent down to straighten her two wobbly cloth shoes, and neatly placed them.
Then he closed the door with one hand and entered the house.
“I was wondering who the guest was, turns out it’s our little Zhi Zi who came,” Jian Yazhi softly laughed, pulling her to sit beside her.
Xie Ye sat on the other side.
“I smelled the aroma of Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce in my room,” Chi Zhiyu said, “I couldn’t resist, so I came to mooch a meal.”
Hearing this, Jian Yazhi raised an eyebrow, “Your nose is getting sharper. As a child, you could smell the scent, now you can even identify the dish by its aroma.”
“Indeed.” Chi Zhiyu nodded, “I am a woman who identifies dishes by their scent.”
Xie Ye tugged at the corner of his lips.
Jian Yazhi was amused, “Does that mean you can smell what Auntie eats every day here?”
Chi Zhiyu admitted, “When I’m hungry, I can guess.”
“So there’s a little greedy cat across from us,” Jian Yazhi pinched her nose lightly and chuckled.
“It’s because I’m hungry, so Xie Ye told me to come and ask you myself, so I came,” Chi Zhiyu said.
“There’s no need to ask me; if you want to come, Auntie naturally welcomes you,” Jian Yazhi glanced at Xie Ye, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier that Xiao Zhi was coming?”
“Does it make a difference whether I tell you early or late?” Xie Ye raised his chin, “Isn’t she here now?”
“You little rascal.”
Jian Yazhi scolded him, pulling Chi Zhiyu to the dining table to eat.
But Chi Zhiyu couldn’t eat much, so she just picked up some greens nearby. However, her main focus was still on the Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce she had been craving.
But she found it far away, separated by several dishes. She glanced at it, estimating that if she stretched out her chopsticks, they would only reach the edge of the plate.
“I heard you and Xiao Ye are classmates, right?” Jian Yazhi suddenly asked.
Chi Zhiyu retracted her gaze, “Ah, yes, we’re even desk mates.”
“Desk mates?” Jian Yazhi hadn’t expected this.
Chi Zhiyu casually explained the process, “Since we know each other, we just sat together.”
“That’s quite a coincidence. It’s rare for you two to become desk mates. This is good; it will be convenient for you to find Xiao Ye for help in the future. Let him assist you,” Jian Yazhi turned to look at Xie Ye, “And you, don’t bully Xiao Zhi, understand?”
Xie Ye sat opposite the two, eating slowly. Upon hearing this, he raised an eyebrow, “Why don’t you think about her bullying me?”
“Bullying you?” Jian Yazhi glanced at him, “Then endure it.”
Xie Ye: “......”
Chi Zhiyu couldn’t help but laugh, defending him, “Aunt Yazhi, if we talk about bullying, it’s actually more accurate to say I bully Xie Ye a bit. He just verbally abuses me.”
Jian Yazhi: “Then do you verbally abuse him back?”
Chi Zhiyu lightly laughed, nodding quickly, “Yes, yes.”
Xie Ye casually pushed the dish in front of him forward, scoffed, “Hard for you to remember.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu turned to retort, “Then you haven’t been abused for nothing; you’ve retaliated.”
“Is that so?” Xie Ye slightly raised his tone, “Why don’t I remember?”
“......”
Chi Zhiyu didn’t bother with him, turned her head to continue chatting with Jian Yazhi. As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and noticed that the distant Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce seemed to have moved.
She blinked, somewhat suspiciously extended her chopsticks to pick it up, and surprisingly, she could reach it?
Chi Zhiyu paused, naturally picking it up and placing it in her bowl, but her mind was still recalling the previous distance.
She uncertainly raised her head to look at Xie Ye across from her.
He had already finished dinner, showing no particular expression, lazily leaning back in his chair, holding his phone, looking down, not knowing what he was reading.
Looking completely detached.
Beside her, Jian Yazhi was still talking, “In the blink of an eye, both of you are in your final year of high school. Xiao Zhi, you’ll be taking the art exam soon, right?”
“Mm, soon.”
“Do you have any schools in mind?”
Chi Zhiyu felt thirsty and wanted to drink water. Just as she was about to reach out, she heard this question and shook her head, “Not sure yet.”
“It’s alright; your grades shouldn’t be a problem. Just choose what you like.”
“That’s my thought.”
Having asked this, Jian Yazhi asked Xie Ye, “Which school do you want to go to?”
Xie Ye didn’t even raise his eyelids, picked up the water jug nearby, poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Chi Zhiyu, casually agreeing, “Whatever.”
“......”
Arrogant.
After finishing the meal, Chi Zhiyu stayed at Xie’s house and chatted with Jian Yazhi for a while to aid digestion.
Jian Yazhi, accustomed to sleeping early, couldn’t hold back her drowsiness, stood up and said, “Auntie has class tomorrow, I’m going to sleep. But you two shouldn’t play too late, go to bed early.”
“Okay, goodnight, Aunt Yazhi.” Chi Zhiyu watched Jian Yazhi return to her room and close the door.
She turned her head to ask the person beside her, “How’s Aunt Yazhi’s health? Is she still teaching at Yangcheng University?”
“Mm.” Xie Ye indifferently said, “Not bad.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “Not bad is good. I see Aunt Yazhi looks well, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
Jian Yazhi’s health condition had always been poor, and she came to Yangcheng to recuperate.
When she was young, Chi Zhiyu remembered Jian Yazhi bringing Xie Ye here. Every time she saw her, she was basically taking medicine or drinking herbal remedies, occasionally coughing, looking as pale as paper.
Now, after years of recuperation, her complexion had improved, and she wasn’t as weak as before.
But as the saying goes, recovery from illness is like drawing silk; one shouldn’t be too careless.
Chi Zhiyu glanced at the time; it was almost seven o’clock, “I’m leaving, I still have homework to do.”
After saying this, she turned her head and curiously asked him, “Have you done your homework?”
“Mm.”
“? “
Chi Zhiyu thought she misheard, “When did you do it?”
Hadn’t this person been with her all day?
She hadn’t seen him doing homework. Even if he had done it after returning, it wouldn’t have been possible to finish so quickly.
Xie Ye sat on the sofa, posture relaxed, casually saying, “While you were sleeping.”
There was something wrong with this statement.
Chi Zhiyu’s brain stalled for a moment, instinctively asking back, “Why are you secretly doing homework behind my back?”
“......” Xie Ye was amused, “Secretly doing homework behind your back?”
“You said it yourself,” Chi Zhiyu analyzed for him, “You never do homework when I’m awake. Why do you always wait until I’m asleep to do it?”
Xie Ye seemed to find this ridiculous, “What nonsense? Am I sick?”
Chi Zhiyu shook her head, clicked her tongue, glanced at him, “Xie Ye, it’s just homework, there’s no need for this.”
“Can you,” Xie Ye lightly sneered, “Speak human language?”
Chi Zhiyu ignored him, then looked at him with a betrayed expression, “If you feel guilty about me,”
She extended her hand to him, palm up, open.
“Then give me the homework, and I’ll forgive you.”
“......”
Idiot.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t forgive Xie Ye because he didn’t give her the homework.
He even threw her out.
This caused Chi Zhiyu to wake up unusually early the next day.
Out of anger.
When Xie Ye saw her unusually arrive early while waiting outside, he raised an eyebrow. Upon hearing her complaint that she was forced to wake up early because of him, he mocked, “Not bad, and it has this effect.”
Chi Zhiyu bit her toast, glared at him.
The two slowly walked towards the affiliated middle school. Many students were riding bicycles in groups, their speed quite fast.
After Chi Zhiyu finished her toast, she held the remaining piece, thinking of finding a trash can to throw it away.
Just as she took a step.
Xie Ye pulled her backpack strap, leading her towards the inner side of the road on his right, frowning, “Watch the road.”
Chi Zhiyu waited for a few cars to pass, quickly ran to throw it away, and immediately ran back to his side, “Why are there so many bicycles?”
Xie Ye glanced at her, his eyes completely conveying, “Why are you asking such a stupid question?”
Receiving his gaze, Chi Zhiyu was annoyed and asked, “Why don’t you buy a bicycle?”
Previously, she had asked Bai Li if she could buy a bicycle for her to conveniently go to school.
But Bai Li didn’t even think about it and directly refused, saying that bicycles were too dangerous for her. If she bumped into something and scraped her skin, it would be minor; worse, it could lead to broken bones.
So, for the sake of her limbs’ integrity, Bai Li didn’t buy one for her.
A complete rejection.
Back then, under Bai Li’s nagging, Chi Zhiyu even suspected that bicycles were some kind of top-secret weapon system.
The kind that kills silently and is extremely lethal.
And she couldn’t buy one because of Bai Li.
She didn’t understand why Xie Ye didn’t buy one.
Hearing her confusion, Xie Ye indifferently said, “I don’t want to.”
“Why don’t you want to!” Chi Zhiyu persuaded him, “Bicycles are much easier than walking.”
If he bought one, she could hitch a ride, avoid waking up early, and sleep ten more minutes.
Her little thoughts, which Xie Ye naturally knew.
“Don’t think too much.” Xie Ye interrupted her, his tone mocking, “Even if I buy one, I won’t carry you.”
“? “
“You’re too heavy.”
“......”
Before Chi Zhiyu could curse him,
“And,” Xie Ye raised his eyes and calmly asked, “If I buy one and ride, can you sit?”
Chi Zhiyu paused.
She remembered that Bai Li not only didn’t let her buy one but also didn’t let her sit on others’ bicycles.
Click.
Chi Zhiyu raised her hand and patted his shoulder, touched, nodding at him, “Poor you, I’ll definitely treat you well in the future.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “How will you treat me well?”
“Of course by treating you to delicious food.” Chi Zhiyu blinked, “I eat chicken legs, you eat bones,”
“......” Xie Ye calmly said, “Thank you very much.”
Chi Zhiyu waved her hand, “No need, just remember to be grateful.”
Xie Ye sneered coldly, fearing he would strangle her on the spot, directly abandoned her and walked ahead.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t chase after him, leisurely following behind him.
Looking at his slender and tall back, she recalled the reason he gave earlier, her lips silently curved into a smile.
......
Finally, the two arrived at the classroom one after the other.
Chi Zhiyu came in a few steps slower. Su Le, sitting in front of Xie Ye, saw her enter and waved first to greet her.
Chi Zhiyu saw that Su Le was actually earlier than them, put her backpack in the desk drawer, blinked, “Why are you so early? Did you stay up late?”
Su Le was startled, “How did you know?”
These people’s routine was either not sleeping or sleeping till the end of time.
No need to guess.
But Chi Zhiyu still pointed at herself, raising an eyebrow, “Don’t you know that Immortal Sister Chi is all-knowing?”
Su Le: ?
Upon hearing this title, Xie Ye’s eyelashes flickered.
“Not really.” Su Le was amused, “Immortal Sister Chi is changing professions now?”
Chi Zhiyu raised her head slightly, “Yes, the best fortune-teller.”
Knowing she was joking, Su Le cooperatively asked Xie Ye, “Did you hear that? Immortal Sister Chi is here; do you want to have your fate read or something?”
“Sure.” Xie Ye turned his head to look at her, “Immortal Sister Chi, come read a fortune.”
Chi Zhiyu didn’t expect this person to be so cooperative, blinking, “You’re not short of admirers, what’s there to read?”
Su Le didn’t react, glanced at him, “Are you thinking of dating?”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu turned to educate him, “High school is not the time to date. Study hard and make progress every day, you know?”
“......” Xie Ye smirked, “Dating? Not a chance.”
“No way!” Chi Zhiyu sternly declared, “Not even a chance!”
Xie Ye: “......”
Chi Zhiyu earnestly continued, “Don’t think about these messy things now. All those who come later will be bad luck, you know?”
“Pfft!” Su Le, seeing Xie Ye’s expression, couldn’t help but laugh.
Xie Ye endured for a while, then directly covered her still chattering mouth with his hand.
“Ring ring ring—”
The morning reading bell rang.
Chi Zhiyu slapped away Xie Ye’s hand and muttered a few more words quietly.
Xie Ye lifted his eyes to look at her, his emotions very calm.
Chi Zhiyu immediately quieted down, obediently starting to read.
Morning reading time wasn’t long, usually spent reciting compulsory ancient poems and classical texts.
Chi Zhiyu held the book, reading and inexplicably started to feel sleepy.
She had already woken up early, and now surrounded by the boring reading sounds, she couldn’t hold on any longer.
During the last stretch of time, her head swayed back and forth like a pendulum clock.
Xie Ye occasionally tapped on her desk to remind her.
The knocking sound rang out, and Chi Zhiyu’s eyes instantly opened. After being dazed for a few seconds, she turned her head to look at him, somewhat irritated, “Why hasn’t class ended yet?”
“Read.” Xie Ye glanced at her.
“Can’t read anymore.” Chi Zhiyu yawned groggily, “I’m so sleepy.”
Xie Ye was about to say something when the bell for the end of class rang just in time.
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu’s face lit up with emotion. She immediately put down the book, lowered her head, and prepared to sleep on the book.
Xie Ye frowned slightly, “Lie properly, sleep well.”
Chi Zhiyu irritably brushed his hand away, too lazy to move, ignoring him, and just slept like that.
Like a little rascal.
Xie Ye’s lips curled slightly, propping his chin with one hand.
After waiting a while, he heard her gradually steadying breathing.
Already sound asleep.
He reached out to pull out her book.
“Xie Ye!”
A classmate at the back door suddenly shouted loudly, “Someone is looking for you!”
Xie Ye paused, lowered his gaze to look at the sleeping girl beside him. Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, seemingly disturbed by the noise, a bit annoyed.
Xie Ye watched her for a while, seeing she didn’t wake up, casually picked up his jacket and covered her head, blocking out the surrounding commotion.
The girl waiting at the back door saw this scene and was momentarily stunned.
Coming to her senses, she saw Xie Ye had already gotten up and was walking over. He slowly lifted his eyelids, meeting her gaze, his eyes distant.
“Anything?” His tone was impatient.
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