Chapter 66 (2/2)
Xie Yu took a piece of pork rib and put it in Gu Xuelan's bowl, then said, ”Studying”
”As if”
After passing over the pork rib, Xie Yu took so h he never studied, he always
He always said that he wasn't co in school And then his grades were second from last in the year anyway Who knehat on earth he had been studying
Gu Xuelan eventually concluded, Forget it Theabout it
Xie Yu finished his lunch, went back upstairs, and was about to log out of the QQ account when he saw a little red dot next to his inbox
He opened it and saw a new email
The subject line was five words: Don't love me It's pointless
Sender: He Zhao
The body of the e the lines of, ”I already have a partner”
I have a very close relationshi+p with my partner
Friend, I don't knoho you are, but I hope you understand that it's i?
It see and the others had said yesterday
Xie Yu sat in front of the co time, unsure how to react
”dae, then murmured to himself, ”…I' Xie Yu was very tempted to block him, but he was quieter this weekend
Xie Yu accompanied Madam Gu to a nearby park for a walk They didn't have s from class and Madaot a call fro before I called you” It was noisy on He Zhao's end of the phone—he was probably outside ”Thought you htn't be up yet”
Xie Yu stepped into his rooainst the door ”What do you think I a?”
”You're the da”
They chatted for a while and Xie Yu heard someone on He Zhao's end say, ”68 yuan Cash or credit?”
He Zhao was holding his phone and couldn't scan a QR code, so he reached into his pocket and said, ”Cash, and can I have a bag? Thank you”
Xie Yu waited for hi, ”You went out?”
”Mm” He Zhao stood in the bookshop, two copies of The Coe Exa ti this extrcurricular study uely, ”…Caht that He Zhao was probably at a convenience store getting so over the weekend and only one stall was open at the cafeteria, offering a s
Students who stayed over the weekend usually went out to eat or bought some instant noodles and snacks to tide thee, put the books in the bag, and gave both to He Zhao
He Zhao pushed open the door, carrying the bags, and glanced down at the red string on his wrist He asked Xie Yu, ”Are you still wearing the bracelet?”
Xie Yu glanced at his orist The red string still hung there, the red bean with the Z carved on it resting on his wristbone ”Yes What about it?”
”Nothing, just asking”
Although they weren't physically together, strangely, linked by the red line, they both felt that the other was near
As if they were breathing the same air
The weekend passed quickly and it was Monday again
Xie Yu glanced at the time as he waited for the bus back to school It was that ti when 'Loyalty to the Country' would usually resound through the air He then thought of Dean Jiang's daily encouraging speech which had never skipped a day and the daily groans of
Xie Yu thought about it, then called He Zhao
”Are you awake?”
”How can I sleep?” He Zhao had been freshly woken by the broadcast and his voice was still hoarse He sat up and asked, ”You're on the bus? When do you get back?”
Before Xie Yu left, Madam Gu had pushed a can of milk into his hands and made him promise to drink it on the bus to aid nutrition The milk was still warm and he bit on the straw as he said, ”…Half an hour”
Xie Yu's voice was entle, a little soft
He Zhao asked, ”Are you eating so it sounded strange, Xie Yu added, ”Cow's milk”
He Zhao cursed on the other end of the line
Xie Yu asked, ”Are you sick?”
He Zhao replied, ”Does uy, He Zhao was prone to specific biological reactions He was iave hiot to the classroom, He Zhao had not yet arrived
Wan Da and the others had arrived early and were huddled together, copying homework No one dared leave any questions blank, so even if they copied only the for for every question Wan Da glanced up, saw Xie Yu, and greeted hie?”
Xie Yu said, walking to the back row, ”He's taking a shower”
Wan Da asked, ”Showering at this tio on, but then he saw the two copies of The Coe Exams on his desk and stopped ”……”
What the hell was this?