The early morning sun shone into the dormitory, the birds chirped, and as the room temperature began to rise, Ji Mingxia turned over comfortably in the quilt.
The alarm clock hasn't rung yet, so he can still sleep a little longer.
Just when he was about to close his eyes and take a nap, Ji Mingxia felt two pairs of eyes falling on him.
In the past, Ji Mingxia would definitely not care and continue to sleep alone. This was a basic ability he had developed during his long life in the dormitory.
He has been particularly sensitive to such prying eyes recently.
Ji Mingxia opened his eyes and looked towards the bed, only to see the two big faces of Luo Zixuan and Lin Cheng.
"What are you doing?" Ji Mingxia asked vaguely.
"When did you come back last night? No one noticed."
"It was so late yesterday, the dormitory door was closed, and we thought you were not coming back to sleep."
Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan said.
"Yu Ning picked me up last night. He asked the dormitory manager for the access card, and then we..." Ji Mingxia said as he stretched. However, halfway through his words, some images suddenly emerged in his mind.
In the dark night, he was pulled to a corner by Yu Ning, and the two spoke in low voices.
Like men... Let's try...
Also, pretending to be a boyfriend...?
Ji Mingxia's face froze and he felt a little unwell.
Most of these images were blurry. Thinking back on them now, Ji Mingxia felt his brain was in a mess. The only thing that was clear was that in the night, Yu Ning's eyes were reflected by the bright moon outside the window, looking at him sparklingly.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia knocked his head uncertainly.
So, did this really happen, or was he dreaming
Ji Mingxia raised his head and looked around, but there was no sign of Yu Ning in the dormitory.
"Where is Yu Ning? Have you seen him?" Ji Mingxia asked.
Luo Zixuan said: "Let's go buy breakfast. He always gets up early."
Ji Mingxia could only get up from the bed anxiously.
When he came out after washing up, Yu Ning had indeed returned with breakfast.
Breakfast for two, one was in Yu Ning's hand, and the other was already placed on Ji Mingxia's desk.
Ji Mingxia glanced at Yu Ning guiltily and found that he was just like usual, packing his schoolbag and getting ready to go to class after breakfast.
Ji Mingxia stared at him blankly, and Yu Ning called him, "Mingxia, get ready to go to class."
"Oh, oh, okay." Ji Mingxia came back to his senses, quickly finished his breakfast, took the book and walked out with Yu Ning.
Leaving the dormitory and walking towards the teaching building, Ji Mingxia was highly focused along the way, observing Yu Ning's every move, and there was nothing unusual throughout the whole process.
It was not until he parted ways with Yu Ning and watched Yu Ning go away that Ji Mingxia's heart, which had been hanging in the air, slowly settled down.
"It seems that I was overthinking. I am really dreaming." Ji Mingxia murmured, "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night."
Ye Chen just asked him to pursue Yu Ning, but he secretly dreamed that night that Yu Ning asked him to be her boyfriend...
It's really embarrassing and a bit sad.
Fortunately, he did not ask Yu Ning for confirmation, otherwise he would have been socially dead!
Ji Mingxia heaved a sigh of relief, suppressed his embarrassment and loss, and prepared for class as usual.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.
As New Year’s Day approaches, the weather is getting colder, and Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s first semester of freshman year is gradually coming to an end.
Before the holiday, Ye Tian was discharged from the hospital after recuperating for several months.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning hadn't seen Ye Tian since she was hospitalized. After she was finally well again, it happened to be the weekend, so Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning planned to go see him.
There is some distance from the school to the hospital. Ye Chen happened to pass by the school on his way back to the hospital from the company, so he picked up Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning on the way.
It had been a long time since I last saw Ye Chen. When I thought about the last time they met, Ji Mingxia suddenly felt a little nervous.
Because of that dream, Ji Mingxia has been uneasy recently and dared not mention it to Yu Ning at all.
Once Ji Mingxia promised Ye Chen that she could be his messenger, but half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Ji Mingxia never mentioned Ye Chen in front of Yu Ning. Wouldn't it be awkward for the three of them to meet again
At least we have to remind Yu Ning so that he can be mentally prepared...
Thinking this way, Ji Mingxia was about to speak, but as soon as they walked out of the school gate, the next moment, Yu Ning held Ji Mingxia's hand.
He was taller than Ji Mingxia, and his hands were bigger than Ji Mingxia's, with long knuckles, so he could easily hold Ji Mingxia's hand.
Ji Mingxia stared at him blankly, and Yu Ning asked, "Are your hands cold?"
"Not cold." Ji Mingxia said blankly.
Most of the time, Yu Ning's body temperature was low, and he paid great attention to his body temperature. After winter, he rarely had direct skin contact with Ji Mingxia.
But at this moment, when I hold his hand, I feel that his temperature is neither too high nor too low, it is warm and even quite comfortable...
Yu Ning smiled and said, "That's good."
Ji Mingxia felt that he was happy, so he couldn't help laughing too.
But just as the corner of his mouth curled up, Ji Mingxia reacted instantly. There were people coming and going around them, and someone might notice their little movements at any time. Ji Mingxia hurriedly struggled to pull his hand out.
"Ye Chen will be here soon." Yu Ning felt Ji Mingxia's movement but did not let go. Instead, he whispered.
Ye Chen is coming? Then they can't hold hands anymore!
Feeling that Ji Mingxia was still struggling, Yu Ning held it tighter, then turned and stared at Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia felt guilty when he stared at her like that: "Yu Ning, what..."
"Don't you want to take responsibility?" Yu Ning said.
"Ah?" Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning in confusion.
Yu Ning took Ji Mingxia's expression into his eyes, but did not explain it to him. Instead, he asked, "Or do you want to abandon me after having sex with me?"
"Initially, you seduced me and then abandoned me?" Ji Mingxia's eyes widened. "No, I didn't."
Yu Ning showed a satisfied look on his face: "That's good, I believe you are not that kind of person."
As he spoke, Yu Ning lifted Ji Mingxia's hand, adjusted the position of his fingers, then passed his knuckles through Ji Mingxia's fingers and interlocked their fingers directly.
A tingling sensation spread from his fingertips all the way to his heart, and Ji Mingxia was shocked and confused.
His mind was full of questions, but for a moment, he didn't know where to start.
At about 1 p.m., a black car stopped in front of them.
Ye Chen got out of the car holding flowers.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were waiting for him on the roadside. He just raised a smile and walked over, and the next moment, he saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's hands interlocked.
Ye Chen's gaze froze for a moment, then slowly moved, sweeping across Ji Mingxia's face, and finally stopping at Yu Ning's face.
Yu Ning stood there expressionless as usual, but Ye Chen felt that his whole body was screaming "provocation".
"Mr. Xiao Ye, although you can park here, you can't park for too long near the school gate." The driver saw Ye Chen standing there in a daze and reminded him in a low voice.
Ye Chen came back to his senses, holding flowers in his hand, and walked step by step to Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia.
"Ye Chen." Ji Mingxia naturally noticed Ye Chen's gaze. He pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly and greeted him.
Ye Chen looked at Ji Mingxia and just as he handed the flowers in his hand to her, they were taken over by Yu Ning the next moment.
The carefully selected flowers fell into Yu Ning's hands. Ye Chen was about to show his impatience, but Yu Ning said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ye. It seems that you have thought it through and plan to bless me and Ming Xia."
When Ye Chen heard this, he felt the veins on his forehead throbbing wildly.
He was usually quick to react and eloquent, but at this moment he was so angry that he couldn't utter a word.
No longer looking at Yu Ning's annoying face, Ye Chen looked at Ji Mingxia and said slowly: "Mingxia, are you and Yu Ning together?"
Ji Mingxia lowered his head, not knowing how to answer Ye Chen.
At this point, even if Ji Mingxia was slow, he finally reacted.
What happened that night was actually all real, he was not dreaming at all!
In the past few days, Yu Ning didn't say a word, and he was more and more convinced that he was overthinking. But he didn't expect that Yu Ning didn't mention it, but only asked for his cooperation at the critical moment!
At this moment, Ye Chen appeared with flowers in his hands. Ji Mingxia, a fake boyfriend, naturally had to get on the line...
No wonder Yu Ning suddenly intertwined his fingers just now, and even asked him if he didn't want to take responsibility, and if he was just abandoning him...
Ji Mingxia only hated himself for being so stupid. If he had reacted faster, he should have been prepared when Yu Ning held his fingers just now.
As a result, his mind was empty and he didn't have time to think of anything. Facing Ye Chen's questioning, Ji Mingxia couldn't even answer a word.
It's over, it's over. His image in Ye Chen's eyes is completely ruined. I'm afraid they won't even be able to be friends anymore...
Ji Mingxia was filled with despair.
At this time, he heard Yu Ning saying, "I pursued Ming Xia madly, and he felt sorry for me, so he reluctantly agreed to it."
Ye Chen just treated him as air, didn't even look at him, and continued to look at Ji Mingxia.
Yu Ning saw this and immediately changed his hand to hold the flowers. He held the flowers in front of him, just right between Ye Chen and Ji Mingxia, blocking Ye Chen's sight.
Ye Chen couldn't see Ji Mingxia, so he could only turn around and look coldly at Yu Ning.
Yu Ning looked him straight in the eyes and said, "Mr. Ye, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. Unfortunately, love cannot be forced. Even if you pester me, it still depends on who comes first. Besides, you are a busy person. You have to prioritize your career, your family, and finally your lover. It is not easy to be happy with you."
After Yu Ning finished speaking, he gently embraced Ji Mingxia and held him in his arms even though he had been lowering his head.
Ye Chen was so angry that his face turned blue. He did not press Ji Mingxia for more questions. He turned around and returned to the car without saying a word.
After Ye Chen left, Yu Ning put down the flowers that were blocking the way and pulled Ji Mingxia: "Let's go."
Ji Mingxia was embarrassed: "Still going."
Yu Ning said seriously: "Mingxia, we are both single. No one has ever accepted Ye Chen's pursuit. His love is one-sided. No one, whether you or me, needs to pay for his love."
"That being said, but... at least I should have told him in advance." Ji Mingxia said in annoyance.
If he knew that night was not a dream, he would have started to deal with the matter long ago. He would not have waited until now to encounter such an embarrassing situation!
Yu Ning looked a little unnatural when he heard this, but he quickly concealed his thoughts and asked Ji Mingxia, "Has Ye Chen contacted you in the past half month?"
"No." Ji Mingxia shook his head.
"He doesn't even care about his own affairs, so why should you worry about him?" Yu Ning said.
Ji Mingxia thought about it and it seemed to be true.
Apart from anything else, Ye Chen prepared four gifts that night, one of which was a diamond ring for Yu Ning.
When Ji Mingxia came back, he forgot to bring it, and Ye Chen, as the gift giver, also forgot it.
It would have been fine if he had gotten drunk and forgotten about it that night, but for the next half month, Ye Chen had no news at all, and the diamond ring was also lost...
Like today, although Ye Chen prepared a bouquet of flowers with great sincerity, the diamond ring... was still nowhere to be found...
Fortunately, Yu Ning had no interest in Ye Chen. If she was interested, but couldn't receive the diamond ring, wouldn't it be equally embarrassing? !
It's not that he coveted his luxury goods, but his sincerity was revealed in the details. Ye Chen was indeed not caring enough towards Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia was persuaded by Yu Ning.
Although the scene was very awkward at one point, today was the day Ye Tian was discharged from the hospital. Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning hurriedly got into the car, and the three of them arrived at the hospital in silence all the way.
It was the coldest time of the year, the outdoor temperature was already low, and the hospital parking lot was so cold that it made people's bones chill.
Ji Mingxia had just gotten out of the car when for some reason his hair stood on end. The long-lost, vague feeling of being spied on appeared again.