I'll Treat You

Luo Ye sent a message to "Qin Yuwen" on QQ, only to find that she did not reply.

He sent another message to Su Baizhou on Green Bubble, but she still did not reply.

What was going on?

Was this the legendary being stood up?

Luo Ye squatted on the ground, staring at the chat window that had yet to receive a reply, his face full of dejection.

Still, he did not blame Qin Yuwen or Su Baizhou. They were both juniors, and the latter was even the Student Union president. It was perfectly normal for them to be delayed by other matters.

He was just sad, that was all...

Then, suddenly.

A beep sounded beside his ear.

Luo Ye looked up and saw a pink, four-wheeled Chopped Chili Fish Head stopped in front of him with its hazard lights flashing.

Just as he was wondering what was happening.

Loves Hot Pot replied.

"Get in."

The two words popped up. Luo Ye stared at the pink Chopped Chili Fish Head in front of him in surprise.

Was this Senior Qin's car?

No wonder she had not replied. She had been driving.

Luo Ye felt a little excited. With an uneasy heart, he opened the front passenger door of the Chopped Chili Fish Head.

There was only one person inside the car: Su Baizhou, sitting in the driver's seat.

Luo Ye began to panic and stammered, "Fai... Senior Sister Su... Sen... Senior Qin, where is she?"

"She had something to do, but she did not want to stand you up, so she asked me to come."

Hearing that, Luo Ye could not help giving "Qin Yuwen" a thumbs-up in his heart.

Thanks a lot, Senior Qin.

My life, Luo Ye's life, had become extraordinarily exciting because of you.

(A certain woman surnamed Qin sneezed in the girls' dormitory.)

Because he was too nervous, Luo Ye failed to notice the most crucial detail.

That was, Qin Yuwen was not even in the car, so why had Loves Hot Pot been the one messaging him just now?

Being this close to Fairy Senior Sister again left Luo Ye so nervous that his mind went completely blank.

He took back what he had said last night. Love really did make people stupid.

And he was only nursing an unrequited crush right now.

If he actually fell in love, would he not spend every day in front of Fairy Senior Sister going, "Uh... uh..."?

Su Baizhou was wearing a khaki vintage long dress today, with light makeup on her face... mainly just a bit of lipstick.

One had to know that Su Baizhou never wore makeup normally.

In the car, neither of them spoke. Just like that day when they had sheltered from the rain beneath the tent, Luo Ye was once again the first to speak. "S-Senior Sister Su, is this your car?"

"Mm. I just bought it. It was not expensive."

She had worked part-time for two years in college and saved enough money to buy a Chopped Chili Fish Head worth around forty thousand yuan.

After all, she was a Talented Woman in computer science at a prestigious university. Earning that much money in two years while studying was not difficult for her.

Su Baizhou drove very steadily. The Cool and Aloof Campus Belle, famous throughout Jiang University as the Iceberg Goddess, was no different from an ordinary girl when she drove.

She drove with great focus, her gaze moving between the road ahead and the left and right rearview mirrors.

Seeing this, Luo Ye nervously asked, "S-Senior Sister, you are...?"

"Mm. I got my license last week. This is my first time driving on the road."

Luo Ye's mouth twitched.

If Fairy Senior Sister had not been the one driving, he would have wanted to shout that he wanted out immediately.

He had ridden in Aunt's car before. It had ended in a crash. He had been fine, but Aunt had spent half a month in the hospital. It had scared him so badly that he never dared ride in a car she drove again.

"S-Senior Sister, h-how about... I drive instead?"

At that, the car pulled over. Su Baizhou opened the door, walked around the front of the car, and arrived at the passenger-side door.

Luo Ye hesitantly opened the door and got out.

He watched as Su Baizhou swiftly took the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt.

Her movements were utterly decisive. Almost the moment she heard Luo Ye's suggestion, she moved to the passenger seat as though fleeing for her life.

Once Luo Ye sat in the driver's seat, Su Baizhou asked as if nothing had happened, "Do you have a driver's license?"

"Y-Yes. I got it during summer break."

Sitting beside him, Su Baizhou gave off a fragrance that Luo Ye found intoxicating.

There were faintly damp handprints on the steering wheel.

If nothing unexpected had happened, they were probably nervous sweat.

Fairy Senior Sister had driven from the classroom apartments to the school gate. She must have been nervous the entire way, which explained why she so readily moved to the passenger seat.

Luo Ye was a very good driver, and with Su Baizhou beside him, his driving skills somehow improved to another level.

Following the navigation, Luo Ye drove to a park.

Jiangcheng Park.

After parking, Luo Ye asked in confusion, "S-Senior Sister, wh-what are we doing here?"

Su Baizhou glanced at him and said, "It is three in the afternoon. If we do not find somewhere to kill time, are we supposed to go eat right away?"

Luo Ye was stunned.

That was true.

Then Su Baizhou asked, "Do you usually stutter too?"

"No!"

Only then did Luo Ye realize that he had been stammering from the very beginning.

Having finally come to his senses, he smoothed out his tongue and said, "No. It is my first time going out alone with a girl, so I am a little nervous."

Su Baizhou did not say anything in response.

The fact that he could adjust once he noticed it showed that he was not truly a stutterer. He had merely become instinctively nervous after seeing her.

Heh, he really was a little boy with hardly any experience around girls.

The two walked side by side through the park.

The handsome young man and beautiful young woman made for an exceptionally pleasing sight amid the park's already relaxing atmosphere.

There was a faint, almost imperceptible distance between them.

Su Baizhou had not deliberately created that distance. On the contrary, it was Luo Ye who had done so.

It was his first time going for a walk with a girl, and they were not familiar with each other yet. In his opinion, keeping some distance was only proper.

As for Wang Dachui and Li Haoyang, they had started bickering and roughhousing from the first time they met. Luo Ye did not like that.

Of course, that did not mean Wang Dachui and Li Haoyang were wrong. It was simply that everyone had different personalities and different ways of getting along.

Luo Ye preferred to take things little by little. Only feelings built through a longer process could become unbreakable.

But in this fast-food era, few people were willing to take things slowly with him.

Still, he would not change himself because of that.

After all, there were only few such people, not none.

He would wait. Sooner or later, someone would be willing to take things little by little with him.

The weather was wonderful today, unlike their first meeting, when it had been pouring rain.

A few days ago, Luo Ye would not even have dared imagine strolling through a park with Fairy Senior Sister.

Above all, he had to thank Senior Qin Yuwen. This was all thanks to her.

As they walked through the park, they passed a small van selling ice cream.

Luo Ye asked, "Senior Sister Su, do you want some ice cream?"

The moment he asked, he regretted it.

Last night, in order to make a better impression at today's first official meeting, he had specifically looked up a lot of advice.

Among it, one point had been especially important.

When buying something for a girl, do not ask whether she wants it. Just buy it for her.

But Su Baizhou did not quite follow the usual script.

Upon hearing his question, she immediately raised an eyebrow and said, "You want some? Fine, I'll treat you."

That single sentence completely threw Luo Ye off.

Su Baizhou did not even turn back as she walked straight toward the ice cream van.

It seemed she did not have much experience interacting with boys either. Even her actions looked a little stiff.