Your Private Details Are Mine

At the tea party, two girls came over to Luo Ye and asked for his WeChat QR code.

Luo Ye scratched his head. Remembering how Shen Qiao always turned people down by saying he had a girlfriend, he borrowed the same tactic. "I have a girlfriend."

Every girl who came over to ask for his WeChat left disappointed after hearing that answer.

Although Su Baizhou had been looking at her phone the whole time, she was also watching Luo Ye out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing all the girls return empty-handed, she felt relieved for some reason, reassured that she had made the right choice by attending the gathering.

If I hadn't come, would this junior have added all of them? Then started dating a whole bunch at once?

There was no denying that women had rich imaginations.

Su Baizhou gradually sank into her imaginary world, as if she could see Luo Ye seducing girls only to abandon them, refusing to take responsibility for any of them.

Liu Jianglai stared at her in astonishment.

When had the Iceberg Goddess ever worn an expression like that?

Was she angry, or what?

He had almost never seen Su Baizhou lost in thought, but now she was not only spacing out-she was angry too.

What on earth was she angry about?

After finishing their performance, the traditional-style band left.

The remaining performances would be handled by the Hanfu Club members themselves.

Next, everyone would introduce themselves. Some students had even prepared performances to go along with their introductions, singing or dancing to leave a stronger impression and help everyone get acquainted more quickly.

Honestly, with clubs like these, most people could spend a whole year in one without making more than a handful of new friends.

But the Hanfu Club really did have a special atmosphere. Everyone had gathered because of the same interests, their love of Hanfu and traditional aesthetics, so there was practically no end to their conversation topics.

Soon, it was Luo Ye's turn to introduce himself.

He stood up, but seeing so many people watching him suddenly made him feel socially anxious.

Instinctively, he glanced at Su Baizhou, the only person he knew.

He found that Fairy Senior was looking at him too.

In the quiet hall, their eyes happened to meet across the room.

The next moment.

Luo Ye's face flushed slightly, and he quickly lowered his head.

Su Baizhou also turned her head a little to hide her reaction.

Liu Jianglai caught the exchange clearly, and a silent smile spread across his face.

There's a chance!!

This is an opportunity.

As the organizer of the gathering, Liu Jianglai spoke up. "No need to be nervous, junior. Go ahead and introduce yourself."

"Yes, senior!"

Since military training had ended less than half a month ago, Luo Ye snapped to attention right there in his Hanfu and declared solemnly, "My name is Luo Ye! First year! My hobbies are gaming! Singing! Writing whatever my imagination comes up with! I'm eighteen, and my birthday is..."

"All right, next." Su Baizhou suddenly spoke.

It was the first thing she had said during the gathering, and she had interrupted Luo Ye's introduction outright.

Everyone turned to look at her, and even Luo Ye was a little stunned.

Everyone's first thought was that Su Baizhou disliked Luo Ye, which was why she had cut off his introduction.

Luo Ye thought the same thing. Looking a little dejected, he quietly sat down.

Seeing this, Su Baizhou remained expressionless, but inwardly, she was anything but calm.

What was I doing just now?

She had only felt that if Luo Ye kept talking, wouldn't he end up revealing every private detail about himself?

Even his birthday? I don't even know Luo Ye's birthday. Why should anyone else get to know it?

But what did it have to do with her whether Luo Ye told other people his birthday?

Why did she feel such urgency, as if someone had discovered something precious? It was like getting anxious when someone else spent money.

Then under what circumstances would someone else spending money make me anxious?

Of course, when...

The money they're spending is mine.

Su Baizhou was still lost in thought when she noticed that Luo Ye had grown quiet in his seat. He looked thoroughly dejected and unhappy, a little pitiful.

Resting his chin on his hand, Liu Jianglai whispered in a voice only he and Su Baizhou could hear, "Senior Zhouzhou, you'd better make it up to this junior properly when you get back. You've made him sad."

Su Baizhou said nothing. She did not know what to say either.

After the gathering ended, the Hanfu Club members went home, while Luo Ye remained sitting blankly in his seat, looking rather forlorn.

Liu Jianglai gave Su Baizhou and Luo Ye an inscrutable look, then left as well.

Only the two of them remained, along with a few servers clearing the tables in the hotel lobby.

Su Baizhou walked over and said evenly, "Let's go."

"Oh..."

Luo Ye seemed unsure what to say, but he still managed a strained smile. He rose from his seat and followed Su Baizhou toward the parking lot.

The pink Chopped Chili Fish Head was as cute as ever.

But as Luo Ye looked at Su Baizhou's back, he felt as though an unbridgeable gulf lay between them.

That's right. She's the Iceberg Goddess, the aloof campus beauty.

How could I hope she'd like me? Maybe Fairy Senior doesn't even see me as a friend. We're just acquaintances, or at most, gaming partners.

Luo Ye opened the car door and drove back to the Faculty Apartments in silence.

In the Faculty Apartments parking lot, Luo Ye took out the keys to the Chopped Chili Fish Head and offered them to Su Baizhou. Forcing a smile so she would not notice his sadness, he said, "Senior, here are your keys."

Rather than reaching for the keys, Su Baizhou asked, "Your birthday."

"Huh?" Luo Ye looked puzzled.

"You haven't finished introducing yourself. When is your birthday?" Su Baizhou asked rather seriously.

Fairy Senior... she's asking about my birthday?

"O-October sixth."

October sixth... the second-to-last day of the seven-day holiday. Isn't that coming up soon?

Su Baizhou nodded, then added, "When you introduce yourself in the future, you don't have to tell people everything about yourself."

"Oh... oh, okay."

Looking at Luo Ye's adorably dazed expression, Su Baizhou asked again, "Is there anything else you'd like to include in your introduction?"

At that, Luo Ye looked at Fairy Senior's stunning face and asked in confusion, "But senior, didn't you just say I don't need to tell people everything when I introduce myself?"

Hearing this, Su Baizhou blinked, her beautiful lashes fluttering. Her cool face remained expressionless, yet somehow, Luo Ye sensed the faintest hint of a smile.

"This time is an exception."

For Su Baizhou, those words had already been incredibly difficult to get out. She had mustered a great deal of courage just to say them.

Luo Ye thought for a moment, then said, "My parents are police officers. I'm incredibly proud of them."

His parents are police officers?

No wonder this junior had sound values and good manners, and treated others with respect in everything he said and did.

Luo Ye glanced at Su Baizhou, keeping the final part of his introduction buried in his heart.

The person I like is Fairy Senior.

It's you.