After seeing the Department Head off, Jiang Linyuan headed back the way he had come.
The two of them had only made small talk along the way, chatting briefly about their plans for after the semester began.
This trip to Yanjing hadn't brought him any closer to the Department Head. If anything, they'd grown more distant.
Before, she'd at least tacitly accepted his pursuit. Now she was starting to resist it.
Looks like we really were going to end up as just good friends.
So when Little Su kicked me out one day, it'd be perfectly normal for me to go spend the night at a good friend's place, right?
Thinking this, Jiang Linyuan returned to the house.
"You're back pretty quickly."
Su Muzhi was still lying on the sofa. She glanced at Jiang Linyuan, surprised.
"I was only seeing the Department Head off. How long could that take?"
Jiang Linyuan lifted her feet onto his lap, then sat down.
What a domineering woman. She had the whole sofa to herself, even though it was so long! I want to sit down too!
"Hard to say. You didn't kiss or anything, did you?"
Su Muzhi swung her feet carelessly up and down. Her pink toes nearly smacked her in the face.
"I wanted to, but the Department Head didn't give me the chance."
Jiang Linyuan held her by the ankles to stop her from flailing around.
Little Su's skin was so nice, and her feet were soft and smooth, too.
"You've got some nerve!"
Su Muzhi abruptly sat up, bumping her head against Jiang Linyuan's.
So this was a newlywed bowing ritual, huh? I could do that too!
Jiang Linyuan pressed his forehead against hers, and the two of them looked like water buffaloes locking horns.
"Hehe."
Su Muzhi chuckled,