After the girl riding with him bluntly pointed out the truth, Jiang Minjie finally caught on, stuck his head out of the cable car, and angled down at forty-five degrees to voice his accusations.
He looked truly pathetic upon learning the truth. If the cable car hadn't restricted him, Jiang Minjie would have loved to give Ji Cიცen two solid punches.
Meanwhile, Ji Cიცen and Shen Yu were facing upward, putting them face-to-face with Jiang Minjie when he turned around, his rapid-fire barrage echoing through the valley.
Shen Yu's eyes darted around. Even if he hadn't understood what Jiang Minjie meant at first, watching the boy who sat behind him roar so agitatedly would have made it clear to even an idiot that his deskmate had planned the seating.
It might have been unethical, but for Shen Yu, who was riding a cable car for the first time, having a deskmate who could look after him was really great.
Xu Shang naturally heard Jiang Minjie's barrage too. Even with his back turned, he could imagine his idiot deskmate's dumbfounded face upon learning the truth.
But he had to admit, Jiang Minjie had caught on really quickly this time.
With the sympathetic Xu Shang on her left, and opposite her, Shen Yu ducking his head guiltily alongside Ji Cიცen, who remained as unshakable as a mountain, the initially somewhat reserved Fang Yan couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling.
Wasn't this more interesting than gossiping with her best friend? She even had material for their late-night chat now.
Jiang Minjie kept up his barrage, looking as though he wouldn't stop until he got a response. Gone was the admiration he'd shown Ji Cიცen when getting off the vehicle; even his tone carried the disbelief of someone who had seen his idol's