WG - 17

“What do you mean, ‘take advantage of’?”

Chi Zhiyu suspected there was something wrong with her hearing.

“Advantage.” Xie Ye said lazily, “My advantage.”

“...”

Chi Zhiyu actually admired Xie Ye quite a bit.

Whenever he said things like this, he always managed to adopt an air of superiority, combined with a faintly mocking tone that made people feel...

Like they wanted to punch him.

“What are you thinking about?” Xie Ye looked at her expression and sneered, “I said you want to take advantage of me by making me beg.”

“...?”

Chi Zhiyu was momentarily stunned by the unexpected twist. “That’s it?”

Xie Ye shifted his position, resting his cheek on one hand, and turned to look at her. “Or what?”

Chi Zhiyu blinked, about to say something, but he spoke again.

“Or,” Xie Ye looked at her, asking casually, “Do you want to take advantage of something else?”

“...”

After a brief silence, Chi Zhiyu calmly nodded. “Yeah, I want to take advantage.”

“...”

With an air of resignation, Chi Zhiyu continued unfazed, “I didn’t think you’d find out, but I’ve wanted to take advantage for a long time.”

Xie Ye: “...”

“How about you sacrifice a little and let me have my way?” Chi Zhiyu smiled at him. “But don’t worry, even if I take advantage, there will still be plenty of people who want you. There are so many first-year girls for you to choose from.”

Hearing this, Xie Ye raised his eyes. “First-year girls?”

Chi Zhiyu nodded. “Didn’t a junior give you breakfast this morning?”

Xie Ye glanced at her as if to say, how do you know about that?

“Tsk,” Chi Zhiyu wagged her index finger at him. “Young man, you’re out of touch. I know everything.”

“Indeed.” Xie Ye smirked slightly. “The fairy’s powers are boundless.”

“...”

Chi Zhiyu held back her irritation. “Yes, just look at how I predicted your bad luck in love.”

Xie Ye ignored her.

“So you’re very popular, and you’ll never lack admirers.” Chi Zhiyu tapped the corner of his desk and said earnestly, “When I’m done with you, you can consider finding someone else.”

Xie Ye coolly replied, “Am I an object?”

Something that can be given away at will.

“Of course not.” Chi Zhiyu blinked and corrected herself seriously, “You’re a dog.”

“...”

At noon, after class dismissal.

Chi Zhiyu didn’t want to eat the cafeteria food, so she decided to look for food at the snack street outside the school gate.

Wu Xuan walked beside her and said, “I thought you would go eat with Xie Ye.”

Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. “He probably doesn’t want to eat with me.”

Wu Xuan was puzzled. “Why not?”

“No reason.” Chi Zhiyu thought of his expression earlier and touched her nose. “He’s in a bad mood.”

Hearing this, Wu Xuan looked at her. “Did you provoke him again?”

“?”

Chi Zhiyu blinked. “Why do you assume it’s me?”

Wu Xuan found it amusing. “Who else could provoke Xie Ye besides you?”

“Li Taoran and Su Le.” Chi Zhiyu suggested.

Wu Xuan raised an eyebrow. “Do you really think, based on Xie Ye’s personality, that he would get angry?”

Xie Ye was always known for his bad temper and indifference to most things. When talking to people around him, he often had a faintly sarcastic tone, as if he wouldn’t feel comfortable unless he provoked someone.

Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu thought of how Li Taoran often got so frustrated by Xie Ye that he nearly spat blood, and suddenly felt a bit sorry for him.

“So you think I’m the prime suspect?” Chi Zhiyu walked into a noodle shop by the street and asked casually.

Wu Xuan responded with an “Ah,” “Who else?”

They chose a seat in the corner.

Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. “Maybe he got mad at himself.”

“...” Wu Xuan said, “Can you say something believable for once?”

Chi Zhiyu smiled. “If I really made him angry, according to what you said, wouldn’t that make me some kind of genius?”

Wu Xuan stared at her for a moment. “Are you just realizing this?”

“...”

Chi Zhiyu admitted, “Alright, fine. I made him angry.”

Wu Xuan wasn’t surprised at all, just curious. “How did you provoke him?”

Chi Zhiyu: “I insulted him.”

Wu Xuan: “What?”

“A dog.”

“...”

It’s amazing you’re still alive.

Chi Zhiyu shrugged. “We often exchange insults. We’ve been doing it since we were kids.”

Wu Xuan laughed at her tone. “If the girls who like Xie Ye heard this, they’d definitely envy you to death.”

“Envy?” Chi Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. “Are they masochists?”

“Sister, can you focus on the main point?” Wu Xuan deadpanned. “The fact that you two grew up together.”

“Oh.” Chi Zhiyu nodded in understanding. “That’s worth envying.”

“...”

Chi Zhiyu ordered a bowl of wontons, which the waiter brought quickly, but Wu Xuan’s beef brisket noodles took longer.

Chi Zhiyu shared her wontons with Wu Xuan.

As they ate, Wu Xuan suddenly remembered something and asked, “So, do you know what the junior gave Xie Ye this morning?”

“Isn’t it breakfast?” Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment. “Probably milk and bread or something like that.”

Wu Xuan blinked. “Didn’t you see Xie Ye take it?”

“No, he wouldn’t accept those things.”

“Tsk, poor junior. All her efforts were wasted.”

Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu clicked her tongue. “If I knew this in the morning, I wouldn’t have slept. I could have had a free breakfast.”

“...”

Hearing this, Wu Xuan narrowed her eyes at her. “Don’t tell me all the food Xie Ye received before ended up in your stomach?”

Chi Zhiyu praised her. “You’re smart.”

“...”

Wu Xuan was still speechless when her beef brisket noodles arrived. She thanked the waiter and placed the noodles between them.

Chi Zhiyu naturally picked up some noodles and took a few bites. After tasting it, she clicked her tongue. “Not as good as my wontons.”

Wu Xuan scoffed and pulled the noodles back in front of her.

Chi Zhiyu went back to eating her wontons.

But after only a few bites, a figure suddenly approached their table.

Chi Zhiyu caught sight of a pair of shoes at the corner of the table and didn’t pay much attention, assuming it was just someone passing by.

But the next second, the corner of her table was lightly tapped twice.

Instinctively, Chi Zhiyu turned her head and saw a pair of pale, slender hands.

For some reason, at that moment, Xie Ye’s hands flashed through her mind.

These hands weren’t as nice-looking as Xie Ye’s.

Thinking this, Chi Zhiyu looked up and froze.

Jiang Jinxu stood by the table, looking down at her with a smile. “Chi Zhiyu, do you mind sharing a table?”

There were quite a few people having lunch here, and while most seats were occupied, there were still empty spots available—just not enough for everyone to have their own table.

Wu Xuan noticed too and turned to look at Chi Zhiyu without saying anything, leaving the decision to her.

Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu scanned the area and nodded. “No problem, sit down.”

“Thanks.”

Jiang Jinxu sat down next to her and noticed the wontons in front of her. “Are they good?”

Chi Zhiyu: “Huh?”

“Are the wontons good?” Jiang Jinxu explained, “I don’t come here often, so I don’t know what’s tasty.”

“Oh.” Chi Zhiyu shook her head and said seriously, “Not good. You should try Wu Xuan’s beef brisket noodles.”

Previously dismissed Wu Xuan: “...”

“Really?” Jiang Jinxu was puzzled. “I saw you eating them, and they look pretty good. I thought they were tasty.”

Chi Zhiyu shook her head. “Things aren’t always as they seem.”

Jiang Jinxu chuckled softly. “Alright, then I’ll try the beef brisket noodles.”

Noodles took longer to prepare, so by the time Jiang Jinxu’s beef brisket noodles arrived, Chi Zhiyu had already eaten half of her wontons.

Wu Xuan saw him take a few bites and asked, “Good?”

Jiang Jinxu: “Not bad.”

Wu Xuan nodded. “This is better than the wontons. Trust me.”

Chi Zhiyu: “...”

Jiang Jinxu didn’t understand their little battle, but he turned to Chi Zhiyu. “Are you going to the dance studio this afternoon?”

“I guess.” Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment. “Are you going too?”

“Yeah, I figured since it’s self-study period in the afternoon.” Jiang Jinxu turned to Wu Xuan. “Will you join us, Wu Xuan?”

“Ah?” Wu Xuan was diligently eating her noodles and blinked. “Maybe...”

She caught Chi Zhiyu’s glance and coughed. “I’ll go.”

Jiang Jinxu remained calm. “Good, then we can go together.”

“Huh?” Wu Xuan raised an eyebrow, realizing. “Oh, sure.”

“Eat your noodles. They’ll get soggy if you don’t.” Chi Zhiyu kindly reminded him.

Hearing this, Jiang Jinxu nodded and started eating.

Chi Zhiyu casually ate a few more wontons and was already starting to feel full.

She glanced at the time, saw Wu Xuan put down her chopsticks, exchanged a look with her, and was about to say something when Jiang Jinxu beat her to it. He cleared his dishes and looked up at her. “Shall we go?”

“...” Chi Zhiyu retracted what she was about to say and smiled. “Alright, let’s go.”

The three stood up, and Wu Xuan, watching Chi Zhiyu’s expression from behind, couldn’t help but silently laugh, covering her mouth.

Chi Zhiyu shot her a glare.

Seeing this, Wu Xuan laughed even harder.

Jiang Jinxu, walking ahead, might have sensed something and turned to look.

Wu Xuan immediately stopped laughing and calmly asked, “Hmm? Is there something, Jiang Jinxu?”

Jiang Jinxu paused, shook his head. “No, nothing.”

Wu Xuan: “Okay.”

“...”

Chi Zhiyu, standing nearby, marveled at Wu Xuan’s ability to change expressions so quickly.

After leaving the noodle shop, Jiang Jinxu wanted to say something but happened to run into a few male classmates. The boys greeted him and naturally slung their arms around his neck, pulling him forward.

Some of them noticed Chi Zhiyu and Wu Xuan following behind him, apparently coming out of the noodle shop together.

Realizing this.

The boys all glanced at Chi Zhiyu, knowingly going “Oh,” and then teasingly joked with him in low voices.

Jiang Jinxu paused, turned around, and said to Chi Zhiyu, “I’ll go ahead. See you later.”

Chi Zhiyu waved dismissively.

But the boys beside her, hearing his words, nudged each other and looked at him with suggestive eyes. “Oh, see you later.”

Jiang Jinxu smacked their heads and hurried them along.

Chi Zhiyu, who hadn’t heard their words, only saw their glances.

After they left, Wu Xuan looked at her meaningfully and went, “Oh—”

Chi Zhiyu: “Stop with the ‘oh’.”

Wu Xuan burst out laughing. “Jiang Jinxu’s visit was worth it.”

Chi Zhiyu glanced at her but didn’t respond.

Wu Xuan, catching her glance, raised an eyebrow. “So why did you let Jiang Jinxu sit down just now?”

Chi Zhiyu answered directly, “He looked too pitiful.”

“...”