Chapter 72: You’re Fucking A Love Brain Too
Xie Jingyan: “?”
Seeing He Shang swagger in and naturally occupy the other bed.
He closed the door: “What are you doing here? This is another classmate’s spot.”
He Shang stretched lazily: “Isn’t it because I’m afraid you’ll get tricked? Let me tell you, people’s hearts are sinister in today’s society.”
Xie Jingyan impatiently furrowed his brows: “Get out. Someone lives here.”
He Shang guiltily touched his nose: “I disguised myself as a student taking the exam, then told the lead teacher that I’m rooming with you, and they agreed.”
Xie Jingyan: “…”
“I promise not to cause you trouble. I won’t disturb you from meeting up offline either. Can I just stay here?” He Shang clasped his hands together: “Please~”
Xie Jingyan looked disgusted: “Don’t make that gross expression. It doesn’t suit you.”
He Shang winked at Xie Jingyan, pinching his voice: “Brother, you’re so mean.”
Xie Jingyan took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to hit He Shang.
He Shang asked: “Are you going to see Little He sister this time in the Capital City?”
Xie Jingyan shook his head: “No. After the exam tomorrow, the bus heads straight back to Jin Cheng. I only have time today to meet Zhaozhao.”
“Have you made plans?” He Shang asked.
He pulled an apple from his bag and crunched into it.
Xie Jingyan looked at his mobile phone; the other side hadn’t replied yet.
He pursed his lips: “Still setting it up. She’s probably taking a nap right now. We’ll talk when she wakes up.”
All afternoon, Jiang Ning felt restless. Before she knew it, it was seven in the evening.
She paced outside the hotel but never saw that Seventh Middle School student who boarded the wrong bus.
She suspected that little fatty had tricked her!
While depressed.
Her mobile phone vibrated.
Jiang Ning immediately saw it was a message from Meng Jing.
Chunfen: [Zhaozhao, are you awake? Can I come find you at Qingbei?]
Jiang Ning thought that ignoring him further would make it her fault.
So she replied: [Ah, Baby, sorry. I forgot we were meeting today. I’m at Cousin’s house, a bit far from the Capital City. What to do (crying anxiously)]
Lingling You Nan: [I can only get back to the Capital City tomorrow. Should I go wait for a bus on this pitch-black road right now?]
A few minutes later, the reply came: [No need.]
Jiang Ning could feel the disappointment through the screen.
With the resolve that breakup was the worst outcome, she kept typing: [I can only get to the Capital City tomorrow afternoon. Can you wait?]
Jiang Ning had no intention of meeting offline. Though reeling him in had been hard work, after ghosting him, she didn’t expect Meng Jing to forgive her. Jiang Ning planned for them to fall out and end it, no more online flirting.
Chunfen: [I have to head back to Jin Cheng at noon tomorrow.]
Lingling You Nan: [Oh, what to do? It’s all my bad memory.]
Chunfen: [No worries. We’ll meet when I come to Qingbei for Gaokao next year.]
Jiang Ning blinked. Good grief—not only did he not blame her, he considerately pushed it to next year?
…
Inside the hotel room.
He Shang ate takeout, smacking his lips: “Yan bro, not to say, but you got pure scammed. She clearly doesn’t want to meet you. Got your feelings played, huh.”
Xie Jingyan pursed his lips, expression inscrutable: “She just has something come up. Meeting next time is the same.”
He Shang: “?”
“Awesome, you’re a love brain too? How long have you even known her to care this much?”
Xie Jingyan didn’t answer.
Just from Ning Zhaozhao paying so much for his sister’s treatment, he knew she had a kind heart. How could he not realize she didn’t want to meet him?
Xie Jingyan didn’t want to pressure her.
He even planned to confess his real name after meeting, since he’d used a fake name online to trick her too, and felt a bit guilty about it.
“I can wait. When she wants to see me, I’ll definitely go.”
He Shang was speechless.
He’d thought he’d get to meet the future sister-in-law, but looks like his trip was for nothing.
The night passed quickly.
Jiang Ning got up, packed, and brought her exam supplies.
Before that, she got a call from Sui Qingshan.
“Hello, Ning Ning, have you arrived in the Capital City?”
Jiang Ning turned on speakerphone. Her left hand was inconvenient, and her right was packing, so she put the mobile phone on the bed.
“I’m here, arrived yesterday afternoon. Qingshan bro, what’s up?”
“Come to Jingya Hospital after your exam. Aunt wants you to get another checkup with me. She’s worried about your hand.”
“Ah? I won’t come…”
Sui Qingshan’s tone was serious: “If you don’t come, I can’t explain to your mom. Just one more wound check to reassure her.”
Seeing this, Jiang Ning could only agree.
But she couldn’t go back to Jin Cheng with the group.
She walked out of the hotel.
Jiang Ning ran into Wei Jin at the entrance.
He was yawning, sleepy-eyed.
“Wei Jin?”
Wei Jin turned, saw it was Jiang Ning, and his eyes lit up: “Jiang Ning? What a coincidence.”
Jiang Ning: “…Why are you here?”
Wei Jin: “For competitive mathematics. What’s wrong?”
Jiang Ning: “???”
She looked at his red hair and honestly couldn’t see him as a good student.
She was at a loss for words, and after a while, uncertainly asked: “You’re that male classmate from Seventh Middle School who boarded the wrong bus?”
Wei Jin nodded naturally: “Yeah. What about it? Stalking me?”
Jiang Ning: “…”
“Let me see your hand.”
Wei Jin was puzzled but still extended his hand.
Jiang Ning grabbed his hand and started examining it.
With their conspicuous presence blocking the hotel entrance.
Xie Jingyan stood right behind them without saying a word.
“What’s wrong with my hand?”
Jiang Ning didn’t look up: “Quiet. Let me read your palm.”
Wei Jin obediently shut up.
After a minute, he asked: “How’s my fate?”
Jiang Ning: “…”
She didn’t know how at all.
So she bluffed: “Mm… Very good, excellent. Great wealth and honor, smooth path ahead. A blessed person.”
Then, catching Wei Jin off guard, she lifted his T-shirt.
She remembered Meng Jing had a small black mole on his waist and abdomen.
“Holy crap, why are you lifting my shirt?” Wei Jin was stunned.
Jiang Ning guiltily touched her nose: “Wasn’t I afraid you were hot…”
None!
Wei Jin wasn’t the one she was looking for.
“You two done flirting? Can people pass through?”
A faint voice came from behind.
Wei Jin’s face instantly reddened.
He tightly clutched his shirt hem, afraid Jiang Ning would take advantage again.
Jiang Ning was furious and turned to glare at Xie Jingyan: “No! You could totally go around. Had to walk behind me, huh?”
Xie Jingyan just looked at her faintly, not moving.
Jiang Ning: “…”
“I’m done with you. Go on through. Hurry up and leave. Don’t ruin my good deeds!”
Xie Jingyan indeed left.
“Troublemaker, annoying.” Jiang Ning put her hands on her hips.
Wei Jin coughed lightly behind her: “Um…”
Jiang Ning turned and glared at him too: “Don’t overthink it. I just deliberately snapped at him. Like the road belongs to his family. So smug, really unpleasant.”
Wei Jin: “…”
Seeing Jiang Ning leave.
Wei Jin pulled the small mirror from his schoolbag, tousled his red hair, revealing his fair and handsome face.
He wasn’t ugly either!
The morning exam passed quickly.
Jiang Ning explained the situation to the teacher and headed to Jingya.
By this time, she figured the top grade had probably already taken the bus.
She sent him a message: [Baby, I’m in the Capital City. Getting my hand injury checked at Jingya Hospital.]
Xie Jingyan received the message while sitting in the bus. The bus had broken down, so they’d called a mechanic, delaying the trip by an hour.
He lowered his gaze and quietly read the message for a minute before standing up.
He got off the bus amid everyone’s surprised stares.
After explaining to the lead teacher, Xie Jingyan left the group.
He Shang, who had sneaked onto the bus, hurriedly followed him off.
Su Wanyuan grabbed his shirt hem: “Where are you going? The bus is about to leave.”
He Shang shook her off, saying quickly: “You go back first. I’m with Yan bro. Something must’ve come up.”
He Shang caught up to Xie Jingyan: “Where are you headed? Not going back to Jin Cheng?”
Xie Jingyan’s expression was calm, standing in the shade by the roadside. He said slowly: “To Jingya.”
emmm… My prediction failed. Let Old Xie meet Ning Ning tomorrow instead.
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