So it wasn't her type he didn't like, but women??

Wen Ce pushed up his glasses and glanced up at her.

He caught her resting her chin on her hand, smiling as she stared straight at him.

She was very pretty. Wen Ce held her gaze for a moment before looking away first. "I tapped it by accident last time."

That explanation was a little far-fetched.

Fortunately, Luo Lianqing probably only meant to tease him a little, and gave a soft "Oh."

Just as Wen Ce felt a slight sense of relief, he heard a gentle question from across from him. "Was that like just now an accident too?"

Wen Ce: ...

Was she refusing to let him off because she had embarrassed herself so badly before?

Luo Lianqing had more or less figured out how to deal with Wen Ce. As long as she wasn't embarrassed, Wen Ce would be!

He really did seem bad at interacting with people!

If that was the case, she wasn't worried at all.

After casually tossing out her question, Luo Lianqing simply watched Wen Ce.

Silence settled over the room.

As if bored, Egg Yolk jumped down from Wen Ce's lap and ran off on her own.

Wen Ce let out a breath and looked at Luo Lianqing, who had no intention of letting him off. "I can't exactly call it an accident. I did give it a like."

"Then why did you unlike it?" Luo Lianqing asked, raising an eyebrow.

She pushed the fruit toward Wen Ce. "Don't be nervous. I'm just asking."

Wen Ce gave her an almost pleading look. "Then can I not answer?"

"No, I'm genuinely curious." Luo Lianqing shook her head. "Was it not pretty?"

As she spoke, she glanced at her legs. That shouldn't be the case.

Following her movement, Wen Ce also glanced at her legs, then quickly looked away.

It was still cold, and she was wearing long pants, so he couldn't really see anything.

But the long legs clad in black stockings that he had seen not long ago still flashed through Wen Ce's mind.

He shifted, adjusting his sitting position slightly.

"They looked good. Very pretty." Wen Ce's voice was a little dry.

Luo Lianqing didn't think much of it, but she was still a little pleased. "Then why did you unlike it?"

"I just felt we weren't that close, and I was worried the like might make you uncomfortable. After all, you'd probably hidden it from most of our class. You probably missed me, which would mean you didn't want students seeing it." Wen Ce spoke at an unhurried pace, then glanced at her when he finished. "Did it really bother you that I unliked it, senior?"

As he spoke, Wen Ce took out his phone, opened Moments right in front of her, and gave it a like.

Finally, he looked up at her. "Is this all right now?"

Sure enough, only magic could defeat magic.

Watching his swift, decisive actions, Luo Lianqing, who had been teasing him on purpose, suddenly felt that her behavior just now had been a little too childish.

She leaned back against the sofa and coughed lightly. "I was just teasing you..."

As she spoke, she saw Egg Yolk come over with a little cookie in her mouth, jump back onto Wen Ce's lap, and set the cookie beside his hand.

Luo Lianqing's hand trembled a little.

She sat up straight and reached to take it. "Egg Yolk, that's filthy!"

But Wen Ce had already picked up the cookie and held it to Egg Yolk's mouth. "Egg Yolk isn't filthy."

Luo Lianqing's eyelid twitched. She took a deep breath and looked at the little cookies in the box, wondering if she should swap them for supermarket ones...

Just then, Wen Ce's phone rang. Startled, Egg Yolk immediately jumped down and ran away.

Wen Ce let out an "Oh" and gave Luo Lianqing an apologetic look. "Sorry, did that scare Egg Yolk...?"

As he spoke, he glanced at his phone. Zhao Li again...

Seeing him frown, Luo Lianqing waved a hand. "It's fine. If you've got something to do, go ahead."

Wen Ce stood and nodded. "I'll head back, then."

Luo Lianqing stood too, feeling slightly relieved and hoping he had forgotten about the cookies. "Go ahead."

Wen Ce murmured an acknowledgment, then reached for the box on the table and said to Luo Lianqing, "Thanks for the cookies. Egg Yolk is very cute."

Luo Lianqing's expression stiffened a little. She nodded. "Thank you."

Wen Ce fell silent for a moment, but still added, "You're very pretty too, senior. Goodbye."

Then he turned and left.

Luo Lianqing stood there and blinked, hearing the door close softly.

"I know I'm very pretty..." She let out a breath and looked in the direction Egg Yolk had run. "Egg Yolk! You're such a good little sister to me! Get out here!"

Standing outside the door, Wen Ce answered Zhao Li's call. "Hello?"

"Ce, you home? I'm coming up to mooch a meal!" Zhao Li's voice came through, tinged with exhaustion.

Wen Ce frowned. "You have time to come eat?"

"Yeah. The Special Management Office took over the case, so we're suddenly free." As Zhao Li spoke, he suddenly swore. "Fuck, we followed it for so long, and now it suddenly gets handed to another department!"

Displeasure flashed across Wen Ce's face too. "So suddenly?"

"Tch, it's hard to explain over the phone. I'm downstairs in your complex. I'll come right up. You're home, right?" Zhao Li exhaled. "I have to register at the complex."

"I am. Building 5, 808A. Come on up." Wen Ce sighed, opened his door, and looked at the cookie box in his hand, his expression easing a little.

Zhao Li soon hung up. Holding the cookies, Wen Ce had initially intended to put them out, but in the end he hesitated.

He set the cookies aside, took out some supermarket snacks, then washed some fruit and carried it out to the living room.

As for the cookies, there probably weren't many, so he wouldn't let Zhao Li squander them.

A knock came at the door.

Wen Ce opened it to find an exhausted-looking Zhao Li standing outside with groceries. The moment Zhao Li saw Wen Ce, he buried his face in his shoulder without warning. "Ce~"

Luo Lianqing, who was opening her door and coming out with a delivery box in her arms: ...

Her gaze darted back and forth between the two of them.

Finally, she met Wen Ce's eyes, shock written all over her face.

Then she saw Wen Ce push away the man leaning against him with a somewhat disgusted look and turn to her. "Going out?"

"Ah..." Luo Lianqing withdrew her gaze. "I'm taking out some trash."

She smiled and nodded. "Don't let me interrupt. Carry on..."

Zhao Li turned and looked a little surprised to see her. "Oh, Wen Ce, isn't this your counselor?"

He flashed a brilliant smile. "Hello, ma'am."

Utterly disgusted with him, Wen Ce shoved him toward the apartment. "Just get inside."

Then he nodded to Luo Lianqing. "Go ahead, senior. I'll see to my friend."

Luo Lianqing nodded.

Then she watched the door close in front of her.

A thoughtful look crossed her face. Long legs...

No wonder he didn't think she was pretty. So it wasn't her type he didn't like, but women??

She looked down at Egg Yolk, who had just come over to rub against her feet. "We're doomed, Egg Yolk. You're a female cat."

As she spoke, she glanced at the tightly closed door again and frowned slightly.