Most university courses are staggered, classrooms are not fixed, and classes are often combined between different classes and departments. There are many large and small classes, and class times and break times are staggered. Therefore, most of the time, in a teaching building, only half of the classrooms are full.
Only today is different.
On the first day of school, all teachers and students in the school had to hold class meetings, and each class was full of people. It happened to be the afternoon school day, and a huge crowd walked out of the teaching building. Once they reached the main street, they dispersed to different directions such as the dormitories, outside the school, and the cafeteria.
At this moment, as the bell rang, students walked out of the classroom one after another.
When Ji Mingxia pulled Yu Ning out of the teacher's office.
It is no exaggeration to say that everyone who saw them kept their eyes on them.
Yu Ning is born to be the focus of the crowd.
Before he went to college, although people disliked him, they always kept their eyes on him unconsciously. Because there were all kinds of rumors about him, everyone deliberately ignored him. The fact that people in the entire county avoided him was actually a kind of attention, but the way it was shown was very negative and full of malice.
After entering university, he was surrounded by the aura of a top student, with fans all over the school. People paid more attention to him than even public figures like Ye Tian.
As a homeboy, Ji Mingxia has always been afraid of being noticed like this.
He likes making friends, making others laugh, and living freely, but he doesn't want to be the center of the crowd, and he doesn't want others to pay attention to his every move and every detail.
If it were normal, being watched by so many people, Ji Mingxia would definitely avoid these gazes, lower his head and walk away quickly.
But not now.
The crowd in front of him was looking at him, and Yu Ning behind Ji Mingxia was also looking at him.
Since he had promised Yu Ning that he would face everything with him, he could not back down at this time.
Being watched by so many people, Ji Mingxia became so nervous that his heartbeat quickened and cold sweat broke out on his palms.
However, he had one good point, which was that although he was extremely panicked inside, he did not show it on his face at all.
From the perspective of others, Ji Mingxia was pulling Yu Ning downstairs very calmly, as if no one was around.
Yu Ning, who always kept to himself and seemed unattainable and completely unapproachable, was now following Ji Mingxia obediently.
Ji Mingxia walked in front, pulling Yu Ning's sleeve. Yu Ning's face looked cold, but there seemed to be a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. The look he gave Ji Mingxia was exceptionally gentle.
The two of them walked out of the teaching building, one after the other, and passed through the teaching area.
Along the way, there were many people who came to watch and gossip, but Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning ignored them. They did not deliberately speed up their pace, nor did they deliberately slow down their pace to attract attention. They returned to the boys' dormitory as usual.
Until the dormitory door was opened, Ji Mingxia pulled Yu Ning in.
When the door was closed, making sure that no one could see them, Ji Mingxia stiffly let go of Yu Ning's sleeve, and then crawled towards the bed exhausted.
His limbs were stiff and his waist was injured. He couldn't climb the stairs anymore and sat down on them.
Yu Ning followed behind Ji Mingxia and supported him in time, letting Ji Mingxia's back lean on his legs. Yu Ning's hands were on Ji Mingxia's shoulders, making him sit more comfortably.
"It's true that not everyone can be a heartthrob." Ji Mingxia was supported by Yu Ning. This posture was quite comfortable. He leaned against Yu Ning weakly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Yu Ning had a smile on his face as he watched Ji Mingxia sighing.
"You're still laughing, don't you feel scary?" Ji Mingxia couldn't help but say.
As he walked along, people were watching him wherever he went. With so many eyes staring at him, Ji Mingxia felt like something was wrong with his whole body.
He held Yu Ning's hand all the way until he almost lost feeling in the end. He felt that many people were secretly photographing them. For some reason, Ji Mingxia had an idea: his trouser zipper should be zipped up_(:3∠)_
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Ji Mingxia felt even more uncomfortable. Being photographed with Yu Ning was one thing, but what if the photo was a little indecent? What would he do then
After returning to the dormitory, he quickly looked down to make sure that he was neat and tidy. Ji Mingxia then breathed a sigh of relief, and then couldn't help but despise himself in his heart, thinking that he was such a loser.
Listening to Ji Mingxia's chattering, Yu Ning couldn't help but lower his head and rubbed Ji Mingxia gently.
He was sitting one step higher than Ji Mingxia, and when he lowered his head he gently rubbed Ji Mingxia's forehead.
"I'm so glad that you come back with me." Yu Ning whispered.
Ji Mingxia felt the tips of Yu Ning's hair brushing against his forehead, just like the touch of a feather gently brushing against the tip of his heart.
His face turned red all of a sudden. Hearing Yu Ning's words, he looked away somewhat unnaturally: "We are going to be scolded to death. What is there to be happy about?"
Although he was being tough, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
Let him curse him, anyway he and Yu Ning are still good friends, that's all.
Ji Mingxia thought so in his heart.
Just at this moment, there was a "click" sound and the dormitory door was opened.
Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan were students in the same class and they came home from school together.
They held the keys in one hand and the cell phone in the other, with a look of surprise on their faces. When they saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning sitting on the steps, leaning against each other, their eyes widened.
Ji Mingxia quickly sat up straight and took the initiative to greet them, "You're back."
"Yeah." Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan came back to their senses with difficulty. Although they saw Ji Mingxia greeting them with a smile, Yu Ning, who was sitting behind him, had an expression that was the opposite of Ji Mingxia's and was looking at them coldly.
Especially after seeing the lunch boxes in their hands, Yu Ning's gaze seemed as if it were real.
Luo Zixuan quickly put the lunch box on the table as if it was hot, and said to them: "This was given to us by the dormitory manager. He said that Mingxia's friend ordered dinner for everyone."
Luo Zixuan and Lin Cheng each held one lunch box, which added up to exactly four lunch boxes.
Upon hearing this, Ji Mingxia took a closer look and discovered that the logo printed on their lunch box packaging was that of a nearby five-star hotel.
As soon as Ji Mingxia saw this extravagant takeout, she knew it was Ye Chen's work without any guessing.
"This... I told Ye Tian at noon that you don't need to send it to me, why..." Ji Mingxia said, looking at Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan, then at Yu Ning, "Do you mind eating it?"
Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan did not dare to answer.
The cafeteria of H University has normal dishes, but they are just average.
The chef of this restaurant is a well-known figure and the fragrance of his dishes can be smelled through the lunch box.
After a whole day of classes, they finally made it to the end of the school day and everyone was hungry. Under normal circumstances, Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan would definitely have nodded in agreement.
But Yu Ning's presence was too strong, and his desire to survive made them both shut up.
Ji Mingxia also looked at Yu Ning.
Yu Ning said: "Since the other party has good intentions, the food has been delivered, let's eat."
As he spoke, he stood up and opened the lunch box.
The aroma can be faintly wafted through the packaging. Once the box is opened, the whole dormitory is filled with the scent of fresh food.
Yu Ning moved, and Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan did not hesitate to thank Ji Mingxia and opened their lunch boxes.
Yu Ning opened two by himself. His and Ji Mingxia's beds were next to each other, and their desks were also close, so the two of them ate together.
Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan sat opposite each other as a matter of course. The four of them formed teams of two, all boys, and they ate up all the food in no time.
After finishing the meal, Yu Ning took the initiative to pack up the takeaway. Lin Cheng next door also packed the boxes, and the two went downstairs together to throw away the garbage.
The door was closed with a "click" and silence returned to the dormitory.
As soon as Yu Ning and Lin Cheng left, Ji Mingxia was about to take out her phone to check, when Luo Zixuan came over and couldn't help asking, "Mingxia, they said that Yu Ning and Ye Tian are pursuing you, is that true?"
Ji Mingxia was prepared to be questioned by her roommate, but she never expected that Luo Zixuan would ask such a explosive question as soon as he opened his mouth.
He was caught off guard and almost choked on his own saliva. After several seconds, he barely recovered and asked in surprise, "Who said that? How come there is such a rumor?"
"It's spreading all over the Internet." Luo Zixuan said, and clicked on a post at random. There was nothing else in it, just two photos.
One is a picture of Ye Tian taking the initiative to find Ji Mingxia, and the other is a picture of Yu Ning taking the initiative to find Ji Mingxia.
I came after school one morning and stayed with Ji Mingxia for the whole afternoon; I came after school the other afternoon and went back to the dormitory with Ji Mingxia...
Even on the Internet, Ye Tian and Yu Ning have names, not to mention that in the inner palace, all the hot gossips recently are related to these two people.
Within one day, two influential figures were linked to Ji Mingxia, causing an uproar in the school.
It would have been fine if Ji Mingxia had taken the initiative to look for the two of them, but Ji Mingxia just sat obediently in the classroom, and it was Ye Tian and Yu Ning who took the initiative from beginning to end. Isn't this shocking
Ji Mingxia never expected that the news would be spread like this, and his face almost turned green: "Ye Tian and I haven't known each other for long, we just have a very ordinary relationship."
Luo Zixuan obviously didn't believe it: "These lunch boxes are delivered on time in the morning, afternoon and evening..."
"This is not from Ye Tian, but from Ye Tian's brother, Ye Chen." Ji Mingxia hurriedly explained, "Because I helped them with a small favor, they gave these to thank me. Ye Tian came to me at noon to ask about my situation. Nothing happened at all."
After listening to this, Luo Zixuan was a little skeptical: "What about Yu Ning? Someone has proved that you two have been together since high school."
"How is that possible!" Ji Mingxia said hurriedly.
"It is said that you two often hugged each other in class and almost came out." Luo Zixuan commented on the post.
Ji Mingxia's mind suddenly emerged the scene when they were dealing with Lin Siyun's ghost and the whole class saw the two of them hugging each other.
Ji Mingxia: “…” Unable to refute.
Luo Zixuan added: "We went on vacation together in high school and slept in a couple's room..."
The double room for couples in Quanzhuang appeared in Ji Mingxia's mind again.
Ji Mingxia: “…”
I can't refute it again, but... who sold him out (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Luo Zixuan continued: "The two of them often sleep together and are inseparable on weekdays..."
As he spoke, he nodded secretly without waiting for Ji Mingxia's answer.
Ji Mingxia: “…”
There were so many scenes of him and Yu Ning sleeping together that it was almost impossible to count them all, so... I still couldn't refute it...
Luo Zixuan finally said: "If you are really with Yu Ning, just admit it. I am quite optimistic about you two."
Ji Mingxia: …fell to the ground and couldn’t get up.
"We are really not a couple. I swear to heaven." Ji Mingxia said.
But his feeble rebuttal was as good as nothing.
Ji Mingxia also wilted. All these things seemed to be irrefutable evidence, but there was really nothing done between him and Yu Ning!
Just then, a cough was heard outside the door.
Ji Mingxia and Luo Zixuan looked up and found that the voice came from Lin Cheng.
He and Yu Ning stood at the door of the dormitory, not knowing how long they stood there or how much they heard.
As soon as Luo Zixuan saw Yu Ning coming back, he immediately acted like a mouse catching a cat, pretending nothing had happened, picked up his phone and ran back to his seat.
Ji Mingxia was left sitting in his seat awkwardly, watching Yu Ning and Lin Cheng walk in anxiously.
But surprisingly, Yu Ning's expression was very calm. Ji Mingxia sat stiffly in her seat and looked at him eagerly. Yu Ning even took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong?"
"No, nothing." Ji Mingxia immediately shook his head.
Yu Ning seemed to have heard nothing, and Ji Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief.
At the beginning of the new school year, everyone was still adapting to the environment. There were no homework or class schedules in the evening.
After finishing their meal, the four of them took turns washing up and doing their own things.
Ji Mingxia's cell phone has been vibrating since the evening. He was busy eating and didn't check it before, but now that he had time, he picked up the phone and replied to the messages one by one.
When he finished his work, it was almost twelve o'clock, and Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan had already gone to bed.
These two people have the habit of snoring. After falling asleep, they snort one after another, but fortunately the sound is not loud.
Ji Mingxia got out of bed and turned off the light quietly. Just as he returned to bed, someone grabbed his hand.
In the darkness, Ji Mingxia couldn't see clearly around him. His waist had never healed, and every step he took was shaky in the dark.
The man grabbed Ji Mingxia's hand and hooked it lightly, and Ji Mingxia fell towards him.
"Yu, Yu Ning!" Ji Mingxia lowered his voice and exclaimed, "What are you doing?"
"Massage your waist." Yu Ning's voice sounded in his ear.
Ji Mingxia felt Yu Ning's hand moving down his back, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
So many unexpected things happened today that he almost forgot about it!
"You, you, so you really did..." Ji Mingxia was shocked and a little sensitive, and spoke haltingly.
He always felt that Yu Ning pressed him down and he fell asleep last night, but when he looked around and saw that there were no marks on his body, he started to wonder if he had just had a very real dream.
Yu Ning's actions at this moment confirmed that everything had really happened. Ji Mingxia felt a little shy and embarrassed.
Objectively speaking, Yu Ning's massage technique is very good. After the massage, not only was there no redness, swelling or abrasion, but Ji Mingxia's injured area was obviously relieved.
but…
Ji Mingxia couldn't help but think of Luo Zixuan's questioning a few hours ago.
"Actually, my back injury isn't serious. You massaged it all night yesterday and it's almost healed... um..."
Ji Mingxia had just said halfway through his refusal when Yu Ning exerted a little force with his hand and pressed his fingertips lightly on the spot on his waist where the cramp had been sprained.
A sour and numb feeling suddenly exploded from the waist, and an electric-like pleasure climbed all the way from the spine to the brain.
"Gently, gently..." Ji Mingxia said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Yu Ning paused for a moment and gently stroked his skin with his fingertips, looking for the next position.
The vague touch lingered around his waist, like a feather brushing against his itchy spot. Ji Mingxia got goose bumps all over his body. He quickly hunched his waist and changed his words: "Let's do it harder..."
Yu Ning seemed to smile softly, then found the right position and placed his fingertips on the affected area again.
It seemed that he pressed a little harder today than yesterday, but the spot he pressed was too precise. Ji Mingxia felt both sore and painful. The feeling of sourness was simply indescribable.
In order to avoid humming, Ji Mingxia quickly closed his mouth and didn't bother to speak at all.
At first, he thought that after Yu Ning got tired of massaging, he would discuss with Yu Ning and decide not to do massage from tomorrow onwards, to avoid being caught by Luo Zixuan and Lin Cheng and causing embarrassment to everyone.
But Ji Mingxia waited and waited, Yu Ning's hand did not stop, but he felt comfortable all over after being pressed, and sleepiness continued to come over him.
When Ji Mingxia opened his eyes again, it was already bright outside and he could hear the rustling sounds of his roommates changing clothes and folding quilts.
This time, Ji Mingxia had some experience. He slowly sat up from the bed. When he found that he was indeed lying alone in the bed, Ji Mingxia stuck his head out and looked down. Sure enough, he saw that Yu Ning had already bought breakfast and was sitting at the desk waiting for him.
Ji Mingxia despised himself in his heart for falling asleep like this, but he still resigned himself to his fate and got up. After eating breakfast, he left the dormitory with Yu Ning to go to class.
With yesterday's experience, Ji Mingxia was mentally prepared today, and he was much calmer when facing the onlookers again.
In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.
The freshmen gradually adapted to college life. The rumors about Ji Mingxia, Yu Ning and Ye Tian were very popular in the first two days, but after the parties involved did not take them seriously, gradually, more fresh gossip came out, and everyone's attention was diverted. They gradually lost interest in the affairs of Ji Mingxia, Yu Ning and Ye Tian.
As for the direction of public opinion on the Internet, it was beyond Ji Mingxia's expectations.
He was prepared to be torn apart by Yu Ning's fans, but strangely, when the secretly filmed video of him and Yu Ning walking home from school was made into a TikTok and leaked, most of the fans not only did not insult him, but instead started to support the couple.
All this was thanks to the early post that exposed the little classmate, which contained a lot of small details about Ji Mingxia taking care of Yu Ning in high school, as well as the most crucial evidence—Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia, both wearing a blood-red ring on their hands.
With the witnesses and evidence in front of them, Yu Ning's fans are particularly receptive to Ji Mingxia.
The Douyin short videos about Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were also very well produced.
Yu Ning is already very good-looking, and Ji Mingxia is also above average. The two of them standing together are unexpectedly pleasing to the eyes. Not only did they not drive away fans, but they also attracted a lot of onlookers.
In the end, except for a few extreme fans of Yu Ning who caused trouble on a small scale, most people accepted the fact that Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia had a good relationship very peacefully.
No matter whether the online public opinion is good or bad, as long as it does not affect the three-dimensional world, Ji Mingxia can ignore it.
In college, students' words and deeds are controlled by the school and will not affect the lives of Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning.
In the end, the matter ended in a very peaceful way. The only thing that bothered Ji Mingxia was the siblings Ye Tian and Ye Chen.
Although Ji Mingxia had clearly stated that what happened that day was just a piece of cake and did not require their extra thanks.
But both Ye Tian and Ye Chen seemed not to hear it.
Ye Chen sent Ji Mingxia lunch boxes for more than half a month. Although Ye Tian did not visit Ji Mingxia again, the masseur she arranged for Ji Mingxia came to her house. Ji Mingxia took a lot of effort to send the masseur away. The next day, Ji Mingxia received ice compresses, massagers and other items from Ye Tian...
Ji Mingxia had no choice but to accept them one by one.
Most of September was spent peacefully, dealing with various trivial matters.
Until one afternoon at the end of the month, Ye Tian's name once again dominated the campus forum.
When I clicked into the campus forum, I saw that all the posts had been deleted, and all the revelations about Ye Tian this afternoon had also been deleted.
Although the Ye family's measures were drastic, they were ultimately unable to withstand the spread of rumors within the school.
Even someone like Ji Mingxia, who was oblivious to what was happening outside and was extremely isolated from the news, learned from his classmates that afternoon that something had happened to Ye Tian.