This was the first time Shi Yi asked her to go to the library, so Fu Shitian certainly couldn't refuse. She was just about to inform Chen Xizhu that she couldn't sit with her tomorrow, but Shi Yi said that Jian Luhe would go with her, and if she arrived first, he would help save an extra seat for her.
Fu Shitian was a little disappointed, but he recovered quickly. The seats in the library were very tight, and there was no way there would be an empty seat next to him. If it wasn't Jian Luhe, it would be someone else he didn't know at all.
She asked Shi Yijie if he minded having one more person, and Shi Yijie said he had no objection.
The next day, Chen Xizhu was waiting at the entrance of the library early in the morning. As soon as the library opened, she rushed in, quickly ran up to the second floor and occupied a table for four in one of the most popular areas on weekdays.
When Fu Shitian, Shi Yi and Jian Luhe arrived at 8:15, there were already quite a few people in the library. Fu Shitian's outfit was obviously different from when she came to the library. Chen Xizhu looked at her and Shi Yi standing together, shy and happy, trying to be natural, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. She felt the joy of shipping a couple on the spot.
Shi Yi and Chen Xizhu nodded and greeted each other, introduced Jian Luhe to her, and the four of them sat down and started to study. Fu Shitian consciously sat next to Chen Xizhu, and Shi Yi and Jian Luhe sat together.
It was quiet all around, with only the buzzing of the light bulbs and the occasional sound of chairs being dragged. Shi Yi and Jian Lu lowered their heads, concentrating on reviewing.
Chen Xizhu also pretended to open his notebook, wrote a line of words on it, and pushed it to Fu Shitian.
“No bike ride today?”
"No." Fu Shitian quickly pushed it back.
"I was just wondering how you can ride a bike in this skirt. You are dressed so beautifully, tell me, are you here to study or to date?"
When Fu Shitian saw the word "date", he subconsciously glanced at Shi Yi and pulled the notebook towards himself, fearing that Shi Yi would see it.
"Don't talk nonsense. Just concentrate on memorizing your lessons. Staying up late every day might make you bald." Fu Shitian's ears turned red.
Seeing that she was anxious, Chen Xizhu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Shi Yi looked over with a puzzled look. Chen Xizhu explained in a serious tone, "I said that Si Tian was dressed too beautifully today. It seemed like someone was always looking at her."
Shi Yi's gaze fell on Fu Shitian, and he seemed to be looking at him carefully as well.
“Xizhu…” Fu Shitian glared at Chen Xizhu and her ears turned even redder.
Shi Yi had a faint smile in his eyes and asked, "Which direction? Do we need to change positions?"
Jian Luhe became curious and looked around.
Fu Shitian quickly said, "No, no, don't pay attention to her, she's just talking nonsense."
"Not really, you're dressed very beautifully today." Shi Yi replied indifferently.
The corners of Chen Xizhu's lips instantly stretched behind her ears. Fu Shitian felt that she was almost cooked, so he secretly pulled Chen Xizhu's clothes under the table, feeling sweet and shy. However, he was afraid that Chen Xizhu would laugh too exaggeratedly and be discovered by Shi Yi.
Fortunately, Chen Xizhu was able to advance and retreat, and she restrained herself and added: "In fact, it is possible that you are not looking at Si Tian." She raised her eyebrows and said: "After all, is there anyone at our table who is not pretty?"
Jian Luhe sneered and said with emotion: "You really are a student of law."
"Um?"
"He's very good at talking."
Fu Shitian and Shi Yi couldn't help but smile.
After the little episode, everyone focused and really started reviewing.
After an unknown amount of time, Fu Shitian was stuck on a question. She put the question aside and passed it to Shi Yi when he stopped to drink water. Shi Yi thought about it for a while and wrote down the steps. But the key to this question is not the calculation, but the idea behind it.
Shi Yi tapped Chen Xi's bamboo book twice with his fingertips and asked, "Would it be convenient for us to change seats?"
Chen Xizhu was slightly startled, then quickly stood up and said, "It's convenient."
Shi Yi then took a pen and paper and went to Fu Shitian's side. He leaned close to her, leaned his head against hers, and explained in a low voice.
She has very cool facial features, and when she lowered her head and looked at Fu Shitian's pen tip sliding, there was a faint tenderness between her eyebrows. Behind her were rows of square tables and young and immature faces. The dimples on Fu Shitian's cheeks and the light on Shi Yi's earrings were like a fixed frame in focus against all the blurred backgrounds.
It was the smell of lilies blooming in midsummer. Chen Xizhu was amused by his own feelings and quickly looked away to concentrate on memorizing the lesson.
During the more than two hours of study time that followed, Shi Yi did not deliberately switch seats with Chen Xizhu, as if no one cared about it.
At 11:30, the four of them put down their pens and went to the cafeteria to eat. After eating, Shi Yi and Jian Luhe went back to the dormitory for lunch, while Fu Shitian and Chen Xizhu went straight back to the library.
The two of them held an umbrella each and walked along the shade created by the leaves. Chen Xizhu and Fu Shitian chatted: "Did you notice? Shi Yi has been paying attention to you subconsciously. Just now when we were crossing the road, a school bus drove by, and her first reaction after she stopped was to turn around to see if you noticed it."
Fu Shitian's dimples slightly shone, "You're thinking too much. Shouldn't you look left and right before crossing the road?"
"No! I'm sure she stopped to look at you." Chen Xizhu vowed.
Fu Shitian smiled but said nothing, obviously still not believing it.
Chen Xizhu was helpless, took two steps, and asked Fu Shitian: "Come to think of it, why do you think she is straight?"
“Most people are straight.”
"What a coincidence! We are not one of them. Maybe you are just a crooked pier?"
Fu Shitian was amused by her description. Chen Xizhu continued, "I'm telling you the truth. I think she has a kind of lesbian temperament! She is completely different from my senior. I knew in my heart that my senior was definitely straight, but Shi Yi gave people the feeling that, well, even if she is not lesbian now, she may not be completely lesbian."
"Are you saying a tongue twister?"
"I'm telling you the truth." Chen Xizhu was dissatisfied.
Fu Shitian was silent, and Chen Xizhu continued, "I just think you shouldn't be so negative and have no hope at all. It's rare to meet someone you like so much, and she's so nice. If there really is hope, but you missed it, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Fu Shitian looked at the scattered shadows of trees on the ground, shining with golden light. They looked like the shape of five-pointed stars. After walking a long way, she said softly, "She is too good. I am not worthy of her."
Chen Xizhu stopped walking. She reached out to pull Fu Shitian's arm, and Fu Shitian turned around to look at her.
Chen Xizhu's face was rarely serious. "Si Tian, do you believe in love?"
Fu Shitian's throat moved and he said, "I believe it."
"Do you believe that love is the attraction of the soul? An irresistible attraction that brings you infinite spiritual pleasure."
"I believe it."
"Then why do you want to measure this kind of transcendent existence with a materialistic perspective? There is no such thing as worthy or unworthy. She is a very good person, and so are you."
"Xizhu..."
Chen Xizhu put away her umbrella and stood under Fu Shitian's umbrella, sharing the same umbrella with her. "Besides, I've always felt that you will stand tall and live well in the future. Life won't always be as hectic as it is now." After a pause, she deliberately eased the atmosphere, "Of course, me too. Although I'm poor, I'm also a super outstanding person, okay?"
Fu Shitian's eyes rippled, and he let out a whispered laugh, and replied softly, "Yes, of course you are."
Chen Xizhu also smiled and walked slowly side by side with her, "But love will not stay still. If you can't grasp it now, you can't keep it in the future. So, if there is really a chance, don't think too much, just consider whether you want to be with her. For other things, believe in her and believe in love. Don't miss it. If it doesn't belong to you, it will belong to someone else sooner or later."
Fu Shitian's heart suddenly ached, and her face turned pale. "Yeah." After a pause, she said, "Thank you and..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Xizhu interrupted him: "Stop, don't be polite to me, and don't be sentimental."
Fu Shitian fell silent, and Chen Xizhu joked, "If it works out in the future, just give me a matchmaker red envelope. It will be more practical than a thank you."
The pain in Fu Shitian's heart eased a little. It sounded as if this was really happening.
She admitted that she was a little persuaded. Was she too much? She didn't even dare to think of being friends at the beginning.
She tossed and turned for the next few days. As soon as she closed her eyes, she thought of all the times when she and Shi Yi were together. Even though she knew that she could not get the correct answer, she could not help but magnify and observe it again and again.
I don’t know whether I want to give myself more courage to move forward, or I want to give myself more self-awareness to eliminate my greed.
On Monday night, everyone was preparing for the second period of information technology. Jian Luhe suddenly posted a picture in the newly established dormitory group and mentioned Fu Shitian.
Fu Shitian opened it and found that it was a screenshot of a microblog. On the screenshot was a blurry photo and a few lines of text: Shen Da Confession Wall. Seeking this girl on the second floor of Li Daozang Library tonight. I know this is a bit presumptuous, but I really fell in love with you at first sight. It's the first time I know my heart can beat so fast. I really want to meet you. Please give me contact information! Thank you everyone.
The photo shows a girl with smooth long hair, wearing a slim black short-sleeved shirt and a khaki long skirt, sitting upright at a wooden table next to a floor-to-ceiling window, reading a book. The blurry picture quality can't hide the pure sweetness that overflows from the screen - it is Fu Shitian.
Jian Luhe was excited: "Si Tian, this is you! Hahahaha, this boy must be so mad if he posts this, everyone in the comments said that they were also moved after seeing the photo, please don't contact him, just contact them. Do you have anything you want to say to your fans, hahahaha, I will help you convey it."
Fu Shitian was embarrassed. What was this? How could someone take secret photos in the library
She was considering how to reply to Jian Luhe when Chen Xizhu also sent a message with the same screenshot.
"I know." Fu Shitian said helplessly, "Luhe just posted it in the dormitory group." Why are they all paying so much attention to this kind of Weibo
Chen Xizhu was excited: "Dormitory group? Did Yi see it at that time?"
"I don't know. She didn't say anything."
Chen Xizhu urged her: "Then go up and ask her."
"Ask her what?"
"Why are you so stupid!" Chen Xizhu was so disappointed, "Go and test her attitude towards someone wanting to pursue you."
Fu Shitian hadn't done it yet, but just imagining it made her toes curl up in shame. "Let's not do it." She blushed.
Chen Xizhu was still typing when Fu Shitian saw a pop-up window with new messages from the dormitory group. She switched over and saw Yin Fanlu, who was enjoying the melon and saying, "Hahahaha, I'm going to comment, who is coveting my girlfriend? Do you think I can't lift a knife?"
Fu Shitian: “…” He sent a weak expression that said “forgive me”, “Don’t pay attention to him, let this Weibo post sink.”
In less than a minute, Yin Fanlu came back and asked, "Luhe, why can't I find this Weibo?"
Jian Luhe replied: "It's in the second or third one, just posted this evening, take a look."
Yin Fanlu said: "Really not. Did you delete it?"
It would be great if it was deleted! But Fu Shitian knew that this kind of bot would not delete the manuscript. Even if the person concerned requested it, it would take time to see the private message. It would not be so fast. She was about to go to Weibo to confirm it, and Shi Yi's message suddenly popped up.
Shi Yi said, "The person behind the confession wall is a senior I know, and I asked him to delete it on Weibo."
“It’s not safe.”
"The boy's Weibo name is Tavern Unicorn. If you are interested, you can contact him privately."
Fu Shitian's mind changed several times, first she was surprised, then she was shocked, and finally she was disappointed. Shi Yi really just regarded her as a caring friend.
She wanted to reply to Shi Yi that she was "not interested", but Shi Yi was typing again, so Fu Shitian stopped.
Shi Yi was typing for a long time, and finally sent a few short words: "But I think he is not a good person."
Fu Shitian was stunned and heard the sound of his own heart swaying.
Does this count as Shi Yi’s concern
Her eyes sparkled again, and she bit her lip as she typed each word, "I also think he's not a good person. I won't add him."
Having seen how good you are, who else could possibly match your taste
Author's words: Yin Fanlu heard that Shi Yi's family had a little rabbit that could heat itself, so she went to visit him one day and secretly rubbed him while Shi Yi was away.
"Hey, why is there no reaction? It was supposed to turn red, get hot, and smoke?"
The little rabbit struggled madly, and Shi Yi rushed over from the kitchen with a knife.
Yin Fanlu felt guilty, "I... I'm just curious."
Shi Yi gave her a cold look, took the little rabbit in his arms and rubbed it gently.
The little rabbit hummed in enjoyment.
"Red... Red?! Why!" Yin Fanlu was shocked. "Give it to me..."
The little rabbit shuddered, and Shi Yi raised the knife.
Yin Fanlu: "... knife, I'll put it back in the kitchen for you."
Wow, they are definitely plastic sisters. People are worse than rabbits.