She invited you... Li Yichen screamed inwardly.
He looked up at Zhou Yixuan and winked at him, meaning, Bro, shouldn't you make yourself scarce? Can't you see the mood's just right?
"What are you looking at?" To his surprise, Zhou Yixuan stared straight back.
I fucking want to smack you... Li Yichen felt that bringing him along today had been a mistake. The opportunity had practically fallen into his lap, and now he couldn't take it.
He could only pat the girl's shoulder and say, "Don't overthink it. Get some sleep, and you'll feel better..."
"Mm." The girl pressed her lips together, and a tear slipped from the corner of her eye. Bitterness filled her heart. Have I become some cheap slut nobody wants even when I offer myself for free?
The morning sunlight had already spread across campus. It was another fresh start.
"Thank you for last night." The girl looked at Li Yichen, a little shy. He looked even more handsome in the sunlight.
"It was nothing. Fate brought us together, and we're classmates, too." Li Yichen smiled.
"Mm." The girl nodded and said softly, "See you again, if fate allows..." Then she turned and slowly walked toward her dorm.
"Hey..." Li Yichen suddenly called out. "You haven't told me your name..."
The girl stopped without turning around. After a few seconds of silence, she said, "Xia. You can call me Xia..."
"Xia," Li Yichen repeated softly, then smiled. "That's a lovely name."
With that, he turned and walked in the opposite direction. As he rounded a corner, he vanished without a sound.
"Hey..." Just then, the girl suddenly reappeared where they had parted, shouting desperately, "You haven't told me your name..."
When Li Yichen appeared again, he was already downstairs at his dorm.
*At this hour, those