Before taking the phone, despite Su Qianyi being mentally prepared for any blow, she was still struck dumb as if hit by lightning when she saw the post Xie Shu made on An Tian’s Moments.

What did she see?

Xie Shu and Ruan Nianxi… why were they hugging?

Why was his hand on Ruan Nianxi’s waist?

Why was Ruan Nianxi leaning on his shoulder?

Why did they look so intimate?

Why?

If they were just ordinary friends, this was too much.

And their clothes… why did they look like… couple outfits?

She stared blankly for a long time until An Tian couldn’t help but tap her on the shoulder, bringing her back to reality.

“Do you know where he is?”

Before An Tian could speak after taking back her phone, Su Qianyi suddenly asked.

“!?”

Su Qianyi repeated her question, and An Tian, still confused, replied, “How would I know where he is? He didn’t tell me. But judging by the photo, it seems like they’re in a clothing store. But there are so many clothing stores, how could I know the exact location? Why are you asking?”

“It’s nothing.”

Su Qianyi didn’t say more and stood up from her seat.

She had been sitting still since she came back, her bag still on her shoulder. Now, she didn’t need to pack anything, just tidied up her clothes a bit and was about to leave.

“Where are you going?” An Tian quickly grabbed her.

“I’m… going out for a bit.”

“You’re not going to find Xie Shu, are you?”

Su Qianyi pressed her lips together and said nothing.

An Tian was truly speechless at this point. She patted her forehead, her expression odd, “Don’t tell me you’re really thinking that way. Xie Shu already has a girlfriend. They’re obviously on a date now. What are you going to do by finding him? Besides, you’re not even his ex-girlfriend. Even if you find him, what can you do?”

“He can’t possibly like Ruan Nianxi. It’s just not possible! If he liked her, he would have liked her in high school. Why wait until they meet again in college and start dating after just a week? It’s too short a time. Xie Shu isn’t someone who plays with feelings, so it’s unlikely.”

An Tian: “…Do you even hear yourself?”

Seeing Su Qianyi remain silent, An Tian took out her phone again, trying to convince her, “Didn’t you see the caption he added? And they’re hugging, wearing couple outfits. Isn’t it obvious?”

Caption?

Su Qianyi chose to ignore it.

Earlier, her attention was all on the picture, not noticing the caption.

With An Tian’s reminder, she took the phone again and looked.

Mainly because Xie Shu had blocked her, she couldn’t see his updates.

This time, the caption hit her a second blow.

The picture had only two lines: [Heart to heart, love deep and true]

The meaning was clear.

But you can never wake someone pretending to be asleep.

No matter the situation, Su Qianyi always found excuses for herself, no matter how absurd, she would still believe them.

Now, with male and female best friends everywhere, they must be that kind of relationship!

After returning the phone to An Tian, Su Qianyi eventually left.

She went alone, not letting An Tian accompany her. An Tian could only sigh helplessly.

If she had known it would come to this, why bother in the first place?

Forget it, she couldn’t do anything about it.

She decided to lie down and play with her phone.

Outside, as Su Qianyi walked, tears started to fall uncontrollably.

Luckily, there was no one in the corridor. She wiped her tears and kept walking.

Xie Shu, please come back.

She knew she was wrong.

He hadn’t paid much attention to her for over a week, and she felt so miserable now.

…

On the other side, Xie Shu and Ruan Nianxi were already in a taxi heading to the amusement park.

In the car, the two were closely leaning against each other.

This time, they weren’t holding hands because Xie Shu’s hands were occupied.

He was holding Ruan Nianxi’s phone, tapping on it for several minutes.

Ruan Nianxi leaned on his shoulder, watching him the whole time.

Xie Shu wasn’t doing anything else, just helping Ruan Nianxi reply to comments on her Moments.

When they got in the car, Ruan Nianxi glanced at her phone and saw a “10+” red notification on her Moments. She didn’t even look at it and exited.

Xie Shu saw this and took her phone, opened her Moments, and started replying to every comment.

Previously, Ruan Nianxi’s Moments were mostly school-mandated posts or event shares, which didn’t get much attention or likes.

But this time!

She announced her boyfriend on Moments, and her classmates were instantly shocked. Even those from other classes, student council, clubs, and some professors who had added her for various reasons, all liked and commented on her post.

Comments like “Wish you happiness” and “Congratulations” were uniformly replied to with “Thank you” by Xie Shu.

Some people from different classes asked who the guy next to her was, and Xie Shu replied to each one, sometimes copying and pasting his response, never missing a comment. He didn’t mention his name, only his college and major.

In this way, he made his presence felt in Ruan Nianxi’s Moments all the way.

Ruan Nianxi stayed in the same position without moving.

Although Xie Shu didn’t talk to her the whole way, she felt very happy inside.

Later, when the frequency of comments on Ruan Nianxi’s Moments significantly decreased, Xie Shu returned the phone to her and took out his own.

His Moments also had dozens of red notifications. He smiled and took a look, but the comments were vastly different from those on Ruan Nianxi’s.

[Traitor! How dare you post this! Don’t come back tonight!]

[You deserve to die!]

[This hurts more than killing me!]

[Your girlfriend is so pretty. Does she have a boyfriend?]

[Delete this for five cents!]

[Delete it, I have red-eye syndrome!]

[I’ll pretend I didn’t see this time, but don’t post again.]

[I have the looks, the style, the education, the body, the collarbones, the brains, why don’t I have a girlfriend! Why! I’m so perfect!]

[Sometimes, people’s thoughts aren’t free because external factors constantly try to shape you. They force you to accept mainstream aesthetics, the loudest opinions, even if they are illogical, inhumane, and against your interests. But as long as there’s a breath left in you, you’ll always try to voice a weak sound: “I want to fall in love…”]

[…]

There were many comments, but Xie Shu didn’t have time to reply to each one.

So, he exited Moments, went to his class group chat, and posted a photo of him and Ruan Nianxi, as a response.

Everyone: “…”

Seriously, why is he still flaunting?