Chapter Thirty-Six: The Interrogation by a Bosom Friend
“Mmm…”
“That’s really too bad. College is the time for a passionate romance, isn’t it? Your answer, junior, must have dashed quite a few girls’ dreams. Hehe…”
As the interview began, Lin Wanwan’s delicate frame suddenly shivered when she heard Xia Shu’s reply.
An inexplicable sense of loss washed over her—a strange, aching sadness. After finally finding herself so drawn to someone, she realized he already belonged to another.
Still, Lin Wanwan did her best to appear calm, keeping a gentle smile as she continued, “Then your girlfriend must be quite exceptional, right?”
“Yes, she’s a very outstanding girl.”
“Are you in a long-distance relationship?”
“No!”
“Ah, all right, let’s change the topic.”
…
During the interview, Xia Shu’s answers left even his roommates shocked.
After it ended, Lin Wanwan disappeared from the gymnasium at remarkable speed.
Her two followers, trailing behind, clearly sensed her emotional turbulence.
They whispered to each other.
“I told you the captain likes the junior, didn’t I?”
“Hehe, but I also said that someone like him surely wouldn’t be single!”
“The captain looks like she’s just had a breakup.”
“Why don’t you go comfort her?”
“Emmm…”
…
The news spread quickly—Xia Shu already had a girlfriend. Soon, everyone knew.
Indeed, once the truth was out, most of the girls who had hoped to pursue Xia Shu felt a pang of regret.
But for Xia Shu, his honesty spared him a great deal of unnecessary trouble.
“Xia Shu, I really admire you!” Lin Xiang chuckled.
“Why?”
“You’re so popular right now—if you’d created a single persona, you’d be in high demand. Whether attracting admirers or leveraging other opportunities… hehe, I’m not sure how to say it, but your boldness in openly admitting you’re taken is impressive.”
Lin Xiang had always been straightforward. He imagined if he were Xia Shu, he might hesitate to confess he had a girlfriend while basking in universal adoration.
After all… most people can’t help but savor that kind of vanity.
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“It’s nothing, really. I think you’d make the same choice if it were you,” Xia Shu replied with a smile.
“Yeah, I feel like my body’s back to normal today—not a single moment of blankness in my head.”
Lin Xiang laughed.
“I told you, you were just feeling weak the last couple of days!” Xia Shu teased.
“Sigh, but during halftime just now, my mind twitched again—it was like my body was being controlled by some strange force.”
Wang Yang scratched his head. Lin Xiang had confided in him these days, but he’d given the same answer as Xia Shu: Lin Xiang was just too frail.
“Hmm? Right, right—so weird. It’s not just weakness. For a moment, it felt like someone was watching me, but I can’t explain it. Sigh…” Lin Xiang sighed.
Xia Shu’s brows furrowed slightly. He had no idea what was going on, but the thought of being controlled sounded absurd.
Meanwhile, he failed to notice that, in a certain corner of the gymnasium’s stands, a graceful figure rose, lips curved in a joyful smile, and hurried away…
When you truly fall for someone, you’re consumed by the desire to know everything about them—curious about their past, unable to control your urge to learn every detail.
Anything related to your beloved, whether good or bad, you want to understand thoroughly, never ceasing to think about them.
Even the trivialities of eating, sleeping, and daily life.
When feelings grow deep, just seeing your crush’s name makes your heart race; you won’t miss a single detail about them.
Reviewing your conversations, every message, every emoticon from your beloved stirs your soul, especially those tinged with flirtation—you read them over and over, unwilling to miss a single word.
That curiosity can’t be hidden. Each appearance quickens your heartbeat, excites your mood, even makes your breathing hurried!
This…
Perhaps it’s precisely the state Xia Shu and Su Rouxue are in now.
Whenever others discuss them, even if it doesn’t cause waves, it lingers in their hearts for a long time.
Not long after work, Su Rouxue’s best friend in Yun City, Liu Siqi, invited her out for dinner.
In a bustling hot pot restaurant.
“Hmm? Oh no, Rouxue, I just scrolled through the feed and found out that the junior we shipped with you yesterday already has a girlfriend!”
At that moment, a beauty in a black French-style dress, her long, dark curls cascading to her waist, held her phone and exclaimed in surprise.
“Mmm.”
Su Rouxue nodded with a faint smile, calmly picking vegetables from the spicy hot pot in front of her.
Seeing her completely unfazed, Liu Siqi sighed and frowned, “Oh, you’re so dull! I finally found someone whose looks and popularity matched yours, and you show no reaction to my news at all?”
“What reaction is there to have? Isn’t it normal for the junior to have a girlfriend?”
The curve of Su Rouxue’s lips resembled a crescent moon, her charming smile appearing careless, but the gleam in her eyes was mysterious and unfathomable.
Liu Siqi found this expression odd. “Rouxue, you’re acting strange!”
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“Huh? What’s strange about me?”
“You’re unusually excited today—this vibe, I’ve never felt it from you before!”
A woman’s intuition is sharp.
Especially when it comes to someone she knows well. Any slight change is quickly noticed.
“How could you say that? I’m just in a good mood lately.”
Su Rouxue continued picking at her food and took out her phone.
Ding-dong!
Suddenly, a notification for a ‘special contact’ sounded.
Su Rouxue’s expression froze.
When Liu Siqi heard it, her face shifted instantly, a mischievous smile curling her lips. “Oh, what’s that sound? After all these years, I don’t remember you ever having a special contact!”
“Rouxue, we’ve known each other for ten years, right? I never made it onto your special contacts list—who’s so capable as to compete for your affection?”
As she finished, Liu Siqi hurried over and sat next to Su Rouxue, leaning her head toward the phone screen.
But just as she was about to peek, Su Rouxue quickly pressed the power button, and the screen went dark.
“Ah, Su Rouxue, you actually got a boyfriend and didn’t tell me! Why are you keeping it from me?” Liu Siqi grabbed Su Rouxue’s arm, pouting and frowning; despite her dramatic makeup, her act of sulking was strangely adorable.
Seeing her like this, Su Rouxue couldn’t help but laugh. “All right, all right, I wasn’t trying to keep it from you—I just wanted to… wait a little longer before telling you. What if… sigh, anyway, it wasn’t intentional!”
“I don’t care—I want to see photos! Today, I must see them!”
“…”
“Oh, I promise I’ll keep your secret—come on, tell me!”
Liu Siqi’s voice grew softer, her tone more girlish.
Su Rouxue couldn’t stand it; she sighed, “Fine, fine, I’ll show you.”
She knew there was no need to hide it now, so she pressed her fingerprint, unlocked the screen, switched to her messages—where a notification from “Xia Shu, Eighteen-Year-Old Baby” appeared.
At that moment, Liu Siqi’s eyes widened, her voice rising so high that nearly everyone in the hot pot restaurant could hear:
“What? Xia Shu? Don’t tell me it’s that junior?”
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