'It's Saturday today. Aren't you on vacation?'
Shi Lei said:
'Tomorrow is Sunday, and you don't have to work either. If Ding Ling spends this day or so in contact with some fox spirit from outside school, you know?'
Those words made Li Shiqing nervous too.
She bit her lip. 'Then what should I do?'
'Come on! Call Ding Ling tomorrow and ask him to see a movie or go boating with you.'
"..."
Li Shiqing felt embarrassed. 'Forget it.'
She had never asked a boy out before. 'What kind of girl asks a boy out? Besides, we haven't known each other for very long.'
'Aren't you afraid someone else will snatch him away?'
'I, I...'
Li Shiqing wavered.
Shi Lei urged her several times, but Li Shiqing still couldn't make up her mind. She was too thin-skinned and overly shy.
'Where did the courage you had to invite Ding Ling to dinner go?'
'That was just dinner. You're making it sound like I'm going to date him now. Of course I'm nervous and embarrassed.'
Li Shiqing gave Shi Lei an annoyed look:
'Besides, this is happening too quickly. It doesn't feel natural at all. I want to take it slowly and see how things go.'
'If you wait and see, someone really will snatch him away.'
'How could it happen that quickly? Ding Ling isn't that casual a person.'
Li Shiqing comforted herself:
'I'll keep an eye on him at school. I'll also call him and chat with him over the next couple of days.'
'That's good.'
Shi Lei breathed a sigh of relief. 'But don't relax. This is a major event in your life. I'll be counting on you, this rich lady, to support me in the future.'
'Oh, stop saying that. I like Ding Ling, not his