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Chapter 61: Love, My Foot!
TL: Etude
On a sweltering summer night, an old fan whirred tirelessly above the door frame, buzzing rhythmically.
This buzzing subtly masked the presenosquitoes, biting unsuspectedly, much to the irritation of Cao Guangyu, who cursed loudly in frustration.
Jiang Qin also suffered a few bites but had no time for cursing. He quickly scratched a cross on each welt with his fingernail, then resumed his focus oa bars in the administrator’s bad on his puter s. Barely a moment had passed when the puter’s side speaker emitted a series of beeps, and Feng Nanshu’s QQ avatar, a silly-looking tabby cat, popped up itht er of the s.
“Good night.”
“?”
Jiang Qin g the time and saw it was o o’clo the evening. Looking outside, the sky was just dimly dark, and the outlines of popr trees were still visible. How could someone of Feng Nanshu’s young age fall asleep so early?
And more so, why send a random “good night” without any prior versatioheless, he didn’t dwell on it, replying with a “good night” and a waving hand emoji.
“Are you going to bed so early?” came Feng Nanshu’s reply.
Jiang Qin was momentarily startled, his fiapping rapidly on the keyboard, “Weren’t you the one who said good night?”
“Oh.”
“Get some sleep if you’re tired. We have military training tomorrow. Don’t stay up te.”
Feng Nanshu was silent for a minute before sending another message: “Jiang Qin, there are people singing under our dormitory building. The joyous sparrows are ‘sleeping’ naked oelephone poles.”
Jiang Qin replied, “It must be noisy, right? College students’ hormones go wild at night. You’ll see it often iure. Just close your door, and you probably won’t hear them.”
“Oh.”
“Sleep well.”
After a brief silence, Feng Nanshu responded, “Wenhui said the carps in Moonwatch Lake have grown so big they’re almost mythical.”
Jiang Qin replied, “Impossible. Sihe founding of the People’s Republic of a, no mythical beings are allowed. Even the Inspiration King (fish monster from Jouro the West) would have to y low in the ke.”
“Okay then.”
“Good night. Apply some Six God (mosquito repellent) before sleeping, the mosquitoes seem especially fierce tonight.”
Meanwhile, in room 503 of the girls’ dormitory building 7, Gao Wenhui sat beside Feng Nanshu, scratg her head in agitation and clig her tongue in disbelief.
What tury’s pure love drama was this? You miss him but don’t dare to say it directly, res to various tests?
Too sci-fi!
Feng Nanshu, oh Feng Nanshu, you look like a fairy, beautiful enough to cause camity. ’t you be a bit bolder? Like Daji or Baosi, weren’t they all brave? (famous ese sorts)
If I had your looks, I’d find a hundred men, gather them in a group, and py the love game.
“Nanshu, give me your phone. I’ll help you.”
“?
Feng Nanshu lifted her clear eyes in fusion, looking at Gao Wenhui, but still obediently handed over her phone.
Gao Wenhui had never been in a retionship either, but that didn’t stop her from indulging in romanovels, especially the ret “You Are the Colors of the Human World,” from which she gleaned plenty of tactics, knowing full well the adage that coquettish womehe best lives.
“I—miss—you—”
Befao Wenhui could finish typing, Feng Nanshu swiftly snatched the phone bad held it protectively, eyeing her with a wary gaze.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t miss him.”
“You do.”
“No, I haven’t.”
“Trust me, you definitely miss him.”
Feng Nanshu clutched her phone, a slight frown creasing her beautiful brows, “I just want Jiang Qin to take me out for a walk.”
Gao Wenhui wore a mischievous grin, “That feeling is missing someone. Why else wouldn’t you want uys to take you out? Isn’t it because he’s your only boyfriend?” Feng Nanshu puffed her chest out with pride, her stance firm and righteous.
Suddenly, Fan Shuling removed her book from in front of her face, “Wenhui, stop leading her astray. Why pine over such a jerk? She’s just bored and wants to go out. Nanshu, where do you want to go? I’ll apany you after I finish this chapter.”
Feng Nanshu patted her pillow, “I’m a bit sleepy, I think I’ll go to bed.”
Fan Shuling was baffled, “??????”
Gao Wenhui couldn’t help but ugh, thinking to herself that Nanshu should be uhe car, not in it. She then turo Feng Nanshu, “Nanshu, meen oblivious. If you don’t spell things out for them, they’ll never uand.”
Just then, Feng Nanshu’s pho up, dispying a new message from Jiang Qin.
“e out, I’m downstairs at your dorm. The supermarket across the street seems lively, let’s go have a look.”
Gao Wenhui g the message and excimed in shock, “He uood without you saying anything? Damn, isn’t this too sweet?!”
“I’m going to the supermarket now,” Feng Nanshu stated coolly.
“Wait for me, I’m ing too. I broke my earpho night, so I o buy a high-fidelity pair at the supermarket.”
Gao Wenhui kicked off her slippers, put on sneakers, and followed out, her voice eg in the corridor, “How could he possibly guess you wanted him to take you out? This is uific!”
Meanwhile, Jiang Qin, dressed in a bck t-shirt and shorts, stood uhe girls’ dormitory building, swatting mosquitoes and reviewing their chat history on his phone.
Jiang Qin, there’s singing under my dormitory.
That must mean you wao e down and listen to the music with you. A good opportunity to meet you.
Wenhui says the carps in Moonwatch Lake have grown big enough to beythical.
That must mean you wao take you to Moonwatch Lake, the same pce we went st time, where you even touched my foot.
Sure, it’s not about dating, but what’s wrong with hanging out with friends? She’s just a cute and pretty friend.
Why worry about friendship turning into something else? Nanshu is so naive and i, she doesn’t even uand why men like to look at breasts, let alone know anything about love.
“Jiang Qin!”
Lost in thought, Jiang Qin was suddenly approached by a triumphant Gao Wenhui, “I just taught Feng Nanshu some tips about dating. You should thaer.”
Jiang Qin’s face darkened, “You and your misguided advice!”
“?????”
At the same time, Feng Nanshu emerged from the dorm, dressed in a bck lettered T-shirt and a grey and white checkered skirt. Uhe warm light of the street mp, her face looked radiant, her lips red, her teeth white, and her skin seemed almost dewy.
Gao Wenhui g her, then at herself.
Pink loose pajama pants, okay, ugly enough, but the sleep shirt was dark green and didn’t match the pants.
Her mi bnk, thinking, “Feng Nanshu, are you pying me? No wonder you didn’t ge into pajamas after returning to the dorm. You were secretly waiting, ready to leave as soon as he arrived, weren’t you?”
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