When he talks to her, Duan Jia Xu always lowers his head to look at her. His body is slightly bent and his eyes meet hers.
They stand close together. His lips exhale a warm breath, and Sang Zhi thinks she can feel it. There is also a faint smell of tobacco.
Sang Zhi just takes an awkward step back and says subtly, "How could you have the face to say something like that?"
Duan Jia Xu straightens his body and says calmly and composedly "Isn't it because I want to be a polite rogue? If you don't like to hear it." Duan Jia Xu smiles and once again bends his body and approaches her closer "Then I'll directly...."
Sang Zhi straightens her face and clutches the hem of her shirt nervously "Directly what?"
Duan Jia Xu just stops and looks at her eyes.
Her eyes are big and round, she's clear and bright. She's full of him.
Perhaps because she has never experienced anything like this before, her expression is a little stiff, as if she had forgotten how to breathe. Yet she acts like she remains unmoved.
Duan Jia Xu stands up straight again and laughs "Forget it."
Sang Zhi releases her breath in an instant but she feels a bit disappointed.
"It's better to be polite." Duan Jia Xu lifts his hand and touches the corner of her eye. He says with a hoarse voice, doubtfully and lovingly. "I'm afraid you're going to cry".
———
It's already 10 p.m. Sang Zhi doesn't want to interfere with her roommates' work and rest. She plans to go home early and get ready for bed.
Duan Jia Xu sends her back to her dorm.
Sang Zhi turns to say goodbye when she notices him looking at something for a long time. She also looks over and sees a couple kissing and hugging in such a way that they are reluctant to part.
At this time of night, many couples return to the women's dormitory after a date. The light is dim at night, she couldn't see their faces clearly. They are all self-absorbed.
Sang Zhi feels nothing. But this time Duan Jia Xu is with her, watching these couples. It makes her feel uncomfortable.
"Then let's go home." Sang Zhi coughs lightly, she pulls his attention back "Jia Xu Ge, it's late. Remember to drive safely."
Duan Jia Xu just pulls his eyes away and suddenly asks, "I've been chasing you for three days, how could I not hold your hand?"
Sang Zhi looks at him blankly and says, "Could your actions be described as pursuing?"
"Em? No?"
"I just want to remind you. If you go after someone like that, you will usually not get him".
"Ah, then what should I do?"
"Why are you asking me?" Sang Zhi doesn't make a face, she frowns, "Maybe you want me to teach you how to chase after me?"
Duan Jia Xu says shamelessly "Can't I?"
"I'm just reminding you, even if I give you a hint, you might not be able to do it." Sang Zhi says seriously, "You could look around or maybe ask other people."
"What's wrong about me?" Duan Jia Xu asks.
"These three days, you've been chatting with me on WeChat, you've been calling me a lot," Sang Zhi tries to imply, "With me here, three days without meeting the pursuer, it means it's hopeless."
"Weren't you busy?"
"Then what is the different between you and an internet friend?" Sang Zhi continues "You're so old. Do you want to learn from someone how to have a cyberlove?"
Hearing her explanation makes Duan Jia Xu remembers her past. He looks at her and says "Then tell me from whom I learn it?"
Sang Zhi also remembers her lie about the 'internet friend', she immediately feels guilty, she immediately waves at him and walks towards her dormitory. "Anyway, I will only tell you up to this point. It's up to you to listen to me or not".
———
Duan Jia Xu returns to his car but he doesn't drive directly. He just considers what Sang Zhi said to her. He picks up his phone and sends her a message.
[Duan Jia Xu: Are you free tomorrow?]
[Zhi Zhi: No.]
Every time she will reply this word. Duan Jia Xu just laughs.
[Duan Jia Xu: Now I am suspecting that you are lying to me.]
[Duan Jia Xu: Send me your class schedule.]
Then he gets a photo that shows a full jam-packed class schedule.
[Sang Zhi: I have a full-class.]
Duan Jia Xu looks at it.
[Duan Jia Xu: It indeed is a full class.]
Sang Zhi doesn't answer. Duan Jia Xu laughs.
[Duan Jia Xu: It treat our Zhi Zhi wrongly.]
Sang Zhi doesn't reply anything He just puts down his phone and drives his car.
There are few people and cars at night. Duan Jia Xu lowers the window and thinks of Sang Zhi. He starts to smile. His mind goes blank, and he remembers that he met Jiang Ying today.
Sometimes he even wonders if she has a mental problem or not. Maybe because she's just Jiang Ying. Maybe she feels so tired sometimes and starts to hallucinate. If not, how could there be such a person?
For ten years she has been harassing him, not letting him go. She keeps appearing in front of him, she keeps saying extremely bad words. Her mood has gone from bad to worse.
She puts all the blames, who were not his, to him.
When he was pushed by Jiang Ying, several students came to comfort her. They asked him to try his best to avoid her. After a while, what had happened and what his class teacher had said was reported to the headmaster. As a result the class teacher was given a disciplinary sanction.
Considering the relationship between Jiang Ying and Duan Jia Xu, finally the school moved him to another class.
Afterwards, actually a lot of people told Duan Jia Xu to not listen to the homeroom teacher's words and not think about Jiang Ying's action.
Actually what hurt him the most is the words said by his classmates.
— "How could he have face to let Jiang Ying apologize to him...."
That is the first time Duan Jia Xu felt his dignity is trampled to the bottom part.
Before, every time Jiang Ying said those words in front of his classmates, they would mock or attack him. He didn't care.
Because Duan Jia Xu thought it was the best way, everyone would think the same way she did.
He thought that matter is unrelated to him.
Jiang Ying lost her father, she is heartbroken, so her words are harsh. She thinks it is her job to help him vent his anger.
When he heard his classmate say those words. He just realises that their thoughts aren't the same. It turns out that there are people who think that his father's mistake should be made up for by him.
No matter is it most people or few people. That classmate's words affect his life greatly.
Duan Jia Xu could only force himself to realise that meeting Jiang Ying would be tantamount to revealing his past scar. So he tries not to appear in front of her.
But Jiang Ying's thoughts are completely different from his. She feels that she is in pain, so she wants to make his life miserable too.
After moving to another class, Duan Jia Xu's class was on the fifth floor. His former class was on the third floor. Although there's a gap between them, Jiang Ying would come over from time to time to look for trouble with him.
At that time it was almost the entrance examination for high school, Xu Ruo Shu heard about it and asked for his opinion. Then she told the school to let him go home and study by himself.
After that, Duan Jia Xu went to Yi He's high school. Jiang Ying's performance wasn't great, so she couldn't follow him. His life started to get better.
Without knowing, his car enters the small complex.
He parks his car and looks at his phone. He notices that Sang Zhi just replies his message.
[Sang Zhi: I'll sleep first. Bye bye.]
He also replies again.
[Duan Jia Xu: I'm home.]
[Sang Zhi: Oh.]
Duan Jia Xu just smiles again. Then he takes out one of the sweets Sang Zhi gave him and eats it.
———
Sang Zhi feels that her proposal to Duan Jia Xu is like throwing a stone into the sea. There's no reaction. A few days after that day, he shows no change.
It's just during the weekend, they both go to have meal and go to the cinema.
Then she feels that everything is back to normal. She feels that if they are really together, it will be like a long-distance relationship.
Normally, Sang Zhi would say that she was busy, but she also needed to eat. Couldn't he just take advantage of this time to take her out for a meal?
If another man pursues another man, he will deliberately create a chance of meeting by chance. But he, he is too aloof.
Maybe it's because of her last word.
–"Anyway I will just tell you till this part. It's up to you to listen to me or not."
Maybe he answers inside his heart "I'll not hear you out."
Sang Zhi is so angry. She lets out a sigh of relief and washes her face. When she comes out of the bathroom, she sees that Yu Xin is still sleeping.
Sang Zhi knocks on her bed and asks "Don't you have class?"
After a few seconds, Yu Xin says, "Last night I stayed up late to read a novel. Now I'm too tired. Help me sign the absentee list. I won't go."
Sang Zhi nods. Actually, she feels sleepy too and is too lazy to do her make-up. But she controls her laziness and just draws her eyebrows and uses her lipstick. Then she tidies up and leaves the room.
For this period it's a big lecture.
Sang Zhi arrives early, so half the lecture hall is still empty. She sits down by the window and finds an empty seat in the row of four.
She looks down at her phone and yawns. As she prepares to lie down on her stomach to sleep for a while, she notices someone sitting next to her. She lifts her eyes to look over. She is startled.
The person in front of her is wearing a simple white shirt and black trousers, he looks fresh and clean. He looks at her, lifts his eyes and smiles, "What a coincidence. You also attend this class?"
Sang Zhi seems to have lost her way to respond, she asks "You didn't go to work?"
"I am compensated for working on a holiday by resting on a workday."
Sang Zhi scratches her head "Then how could you know that I have class here?"
Duan Jia Xu laughs "Didn't I ask you for your class schedule?"
"Oh." Sang Zhi says with a low voice "You want to attend the class together with me?"
Duan Jia Xu says concisely "We meet by accident."
He didn't go to college in Yi He, he graduated about four years ago. How could he say such words?
There are ten minutes left before the class start.
Sang Zhi grumbles. "Your attire is like a college student."
Duan Jia Xu raises his eyebrow "Do I look young?"
"It's okay."
"Okay, in the future I'll wear something like this."
Because of his sudden appearance, Sang Zhi feels hard to maintain her calmness.
She takes out her book and rests her head on the table. She wants to continue with her plan, she calms herself. "I am tired. I want to sleep for ten minutes. If I don't, I'll fall asleep later. Then the teacher will choose me to answer the questions".
Duan Jia Xu looks at her and laughs, "I come and make you sleepy, huh?"
Sang Zhi explains "I was really sleep even before noticing you."
"Okay, you can sleep."
Sang Zhi closes her eyes, but his appearance has made her lose her sleep. Maybe it's an illusion, but this time she has the feeling that Duan Jia Xu is watching her.
She hesitates whether to change the direction of her head. But she's afraid it's too clear.
She suddenly remembers that she isn't wearing her full makeup.
Ay.
Why didn't he tell her before? Then she wouldn't be so lazy.
Duan Jia Xu watches her side-face intensely. Her face is small and nimble, her skin smooth and fine, her lips rosy red.
After a while, her eyelashes are quivering slightly. Duan Jia Xu pauses for several seconds and his eyebrows raise up.
A little kid that pretends to be asleep.
Sensing that Duan Jia Xu is interested, he suddenly straightens up and walks towards her. Then he touches her cheek with his finger and presses his lip close to his finger. He kisses his finger.
It makes a small sound.
Sang Zhi opens her eyes and lifts her head. Looking at his face so close, her lips move. She looks at him in disbelief. Sang Zhi is startled for a few seconds and remembers what happened.
Duan Jia Xu teases "Why are you awake?"
Sang Zhi just regains herself. This man just kisses him secretly, she blushes and yells "Duan Jia Xu!"
It's the first time he's heard her call him by his full name, and Duan Jia Xu is startled for a moment and laughs. He asks, "What are you calling me?"
"Sang Zhi, watch your manners." Duan Jia Xu seriously reminds her, "In our current relationship, you call me that. Isn't it inappropriate?"