Xue Xue took a seat opposite Peng Yunchen.
The man ordered her a cup of hot cocoa.
"I want coffee."
Peng Yunchen was startled, and was about to speak, but Xue Xue said: "Forget it, you ordered it, hot cocoa is also very good."
As soon as these words fell, Xue Xue noticed that Peng Yunchen's ears were red.
Not obvious, but not an illusion either.
She smiled lowly.
When Peng Yunchen heard this, his body froze almost invisible for a moment, and then he coughed twice to cover up.
The atmosphere became awkward for a while, but Xue Xue didn't care, and even enjoyed it.
Supporting his chin with one hand, Xue Xue kept staring at Peng Yunchen when he put his eyes back on the open pages in order to avoid her gaze and tried to look like he was reading seriously.
Men are on pins and needles.
It has been a long time since I have experienced this feeling, like going back to the childhood when I stuttered as soon as I came on stage.
Xue Xue did it on purpose, he knew it.
The two continued this silent contest naively and stubbornly, like in a game whoever moves first loses.
Peng Yunchen persisted for a little longer than Xue Xue expected.
It wasn't until the waiter put down the hot cocoa, and Peng Yunchen placed it on the right hand side, and only half a cup of hot Americano had quietly cooled, that he reluctantly raised the white flag to surrender.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Xue Xue's proud smile.
Unabashedly cunning, witty and smart, it's hard to hate.
So Peng Yunchen could only ask helplessly: "Do you plan to keep looking at me like this?"
Unexpectedly, Xue Xue nodded seriously.
"If the teacher doesn't plan to talk, then I will have to keep looking at the teacher." She smiled and picked up the hot cocoa, and satisfiedly took a sip of the hot steam with a strong aroma of chocolate. "After all, the teacher took the initiative to ask me out, right?"
These words can be regarded as countering Peng Yunchen's army.
Get straight to the point and don't give him any chance to escape.
Peng Yunchen pursed his lips.
Just when Xue Xue guessed what he was about to say, the man said abruptly: "If I can... I... Can I be your boyfriend?"
This is probably not the draft prepared by Peng Yunchen.
The Chinese teacher shook his head when he heard it, no wonder his expression was indescribable after he finished speaking.
"Puchi!"
Xue Xue couldn't help laughing.
Peng Yunchen closed his eyes and put on a pain mask.
Xue Xue didn't expect him to be so interesting.
When I received the message from Peng Yunchen, I had already imagined all kinds of possibilities, why the man asked me out, and what I planned to say and do.
In the situation set by Xue Xue, the probability that the other party intends to be "responsible" is the highest. As for the specific method, there is only one optimal solution from the perspective of a straight man, which is to actively and sincerely ask for a relationship.
She did.
Although the form shown is a bit different than imagined.
Thinking about it, Xue Xue felt that Peng Yunchen had been teased enough, and it was time to get to the point.
"It's not necessary."
As soon as he spoke, Peng Yunchen's attention was on her.
Xue Xue lowered her eyelids, put away her emotions, no longer smiling and just staring intently at the shiny metal tabletop.
"I know what the teacher is thinking, but like I said, it wasn't an accident. Even if it was, I should be more responsible."
Hearing this, Peng Yunchen frowned, but instead of interrupting Xue Xue, he let her continue talking.
"That night was caused by my selfishness."
"So when the opportunity presented itself, even though I struggled for a while, I decided to seize it immediately." Xue Xue paused after saying this. "Brief summary, it's not that the teacher wants to sleep with me, it's that I want to sleep with the teacher."
She raised her eyes and said in a most sincere tone: "You don't need to feel sorry for it, let alone take responsibility for it."
These are all true.
It was what Xue Siyuan wanted to say to Peng Yunchen.
Later, she actually thought about it, maybe this unanswered matter was one of the introductions that indirectly caused the dark clouds to accumulate in Peng Yunchen's heart.
Although every time this thought flashed by, Xue Siyuan threw it behind him without hesitation.
But she did have such doubts.
Not just once.
Therefore, what Xue Xue said in front of Peng Yunchen in this life was not only a way to retreat, but also to end a knot in Xue Siyuan's heart.
There are many things that I can't find the answer to.
Because the answer itself is not a complete and definite fact.
But it is like the root of a plant, it will unknowingly drill into the soil and grab the nutrients bit by bit.
When you find something is wrong, it is likely that you are about to be swallowed.
Therefore, Xue Xue had to find a way to prevent this from happening, even if on the bright side, the source of Peng Yunchen's death should be An'an, Long Defei and Lin Zhu, not Xue Siyuan.
But Xue Xue is also very curious about what choice Peng Yunchen will make after hearing what he said.
Unexpectedly, after a brief silence, the man once again gave an answer far beyond her expectations.
"so… "
Peng Yunchen had a hesitant look on his face, a look that was hard to say.
"You want to be friends with me?"
The air became very quiet in an instant, even worse than when the two first met.
Xue Xue blinked twice quickly.
She suspected she had heard wrong.
However the man's reaction...
"sorry."
After Peng Yunchen apologized, he raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows. He didn't know what was going on with him, as if his mouth was separated from his brain and had self-awareness.
"That's not what I mean, what I want to say is..."
"OK."
Peng Yunchen was stunned.
"This is what the teacher said, so you can't go back on your word."