My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 62

What surprised Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi was that Xiao Yujing was also there.

Xie Yi’s house had a small courtyard, and there really was a barbecue set up there with lots of food to eat. Originally, everyone would be busy studying for the final exams now. It was rare that they would have such a chance to relax. So, taking advantage of this chance to watch the ball game, several boys and girls were enjoying themselves, eating and drinking, playing around.

Most of the people there to watch the game were Year 2 students. There were also a few people from Xie Yi’s ping pong team. Xiao Yujing didn’t know any of them.

Pang Qian walked inside the house and ran over to greet a few girls. Gu Mingxi didn’t really know anyone else, so he naturally sat down next to Xiao Yujing.

“Hi, you came too.” Xiao Yujing smiled at Gu Mingxi. She wasn’t curious about why Gu Mingxi had shown up, nor did she explain how she came to be there. In most people’s eyes though, aside from her violin performance with Xie Yi, the two of them weren’t related in any way.

Xie Yi warmly greeted everyone. When he saw Gu Mingxi and Xiao Yujing sitting together and chatting in the living room, he walked over and called out, “You two top students, don’t just sit here and zone out. Go to the yard and eat some food.”

Xiao Yujing looked out to the courtyard and stood up. “Gu Mingxi, let’s go sit outside.”

Gu Mingxi didn’t oppose, so the two of them walked out to the yard. Pang Qian was there chatting with Zheng Qiaoqiao. When she saw Gu Mingxi appear, she immediately ran over and quietly asked, “Do you want to drink something? I’ll help you get it.”

Before Gu Mingxi could respond, Xie Yi had already brought over a crate of drinks. Inside the cooler box were an assortment of imported juices and coffee. He pulled out a bottle of orange juice and handed it to Pang Qian. “Crab, whatever you want to drink or eat, feel free to serve yourself. Gu Mingxi, don’t be too polite (basically, help yourself).”

Gu Mingxi smiled slightly, “Okay.”

Xie Yi glanced over to Xiao Yujing, “What about you? What do you want to drink?”

“Cola.” Xiao Yujing’s voice was very calm. Pang Qian drank her orange juice and looked over at her. Xiao Yujing was wearing a white t-shirt, denim shorts, and her hair was short. She had on a pair of large glasses. She was small and thin, with delicate and smart features.

For some reason, Pang Qian always felt that the way Xie Yi treated Xiao Yujing wasn’t that good. His voice was a bit cutting as he said, “Sorry, there’s no cola.”

Xiao Yujing shrugged, “Then just boiled water.”

Xie Yi, “…”

The boys were politely grilling things for the girls. Xie Yi’s handiwork was pretty good. He grilled a plate of chicken wings, sausages, shrimp for Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi. Maybe it was her imagination, but Pang Qian kept feeling that Xie Yi took particularly good care of her that entire day. She was flattered, her heart pounding.

You can’t blame Pang Qian for thinking so much. It would be one thing if he treated all the girls as well. But the point was that Pang Qian was with Gu Mingxi the whole time, who was with Xiao Yujing the whole time. After awhile, Xie Yi wasn’t so lukewarm towards Xiao Yujing anymore. Sometimes when he spoke to her, his tone was a bit thorny.

Xiao Yujing wasn’t at all angry. She just enjoyed herself. She stood at the grill, making food to eat. She got some toast from the buffet table, made an egg, added some dressing, and made herself a big sandwich.