Xie Shu paused for a long time after hearing this, then finally said to the person, “Hmm, Nianxi may seem a bit aloof to those she doesn’t know well, but she’s actually very nice.”

“You say that, but we’ve been in the same class for three years, so of course we know. Our class monitor has handled so many big and small matters for us, making it so easy for us other class committee members, hahaha.”

Xie Shu fell silent, but the person continued talking, mostly expressing their approval of Ruan Nianxi.

Ruan Nianxi didn’t interact much with them, so they didn’t know her well. In everyone’s mind, she was always the cool and unattainable goddess without any flaws.

Listening to this, Xie Shu’s tense heart relaxed a bit.

Just now… he couldn’t help but think of their elementary school days.

Ruan Nianxi was bullied by others because she didn’t like making friends. Back then, he thought…

Luckily, he was overthinking it.

But then again, he knew Ruan Nianxi didn’t like making friends, but he didn’t expect her to still be like this in college…

He had seen her chatting with others before without any issues. He even saw her talking to her classmates during school promotional activities without any problems.

When he first played games with Ruan Nianxi and chatted with her, and even during their video call yesterday, he had brief interactions with her roommates. Their interactions seemed fine, so he never thought much about it.

If he hadn’t chatted with her classmates just now, he probably wouldn’t have known anything…

Xie Shu wanted to say more to that person, but the class bell rang, and the person returned to their seat.

Xie Shu finished braiding her hair, tied it with a hairband, and had Ruan Nianxi turn around.

Ruan Nianxi had naturally heard Xie Shu’s conversation with that person, but since they didn’t say anything bad about her and even praised her in front of Xie Shu, she was in a very good mood.

She lifted her chin slightly, waiting for Xie Shu to praise her.

Actually, she didn’t want to run for any position during her freshman year, but her parents insisted she run for class monitor, saying it would help her develop and interact with many people. They said that if she became successful, Xie Shu might like her, so she ran for it.

Hmm, it seems it really worked.

Seeing Ruan Nianxi’s slightly proud expression, Xie Shu couldn’t help but laugh.

“Class monitor, you’re always so busy, yet you handle everything to everyone’s satisfaction. It’s really impressive.”

Ruan Nianxi: ＜(￣︶￣)＞

Seeing her satisfied expression, Xie Shu laughed and took out his phone, switching to the front camera.

Before the teacher arrived, he let Ruan Nianxi see the two small braids he had just made for her.

He didn’t just part her hair into two braids on each side. Instead, he made two mini braids on one side, letting her hair fall naturally, with the small braids hidden among the straight hair, faintly visible.

Ruan Nianxi looked at the camera from different angles, loving it. It wasn’t until the teacher entered the classroom and Xie Shu put away his phone that she shifted her attention from the braids.

Class was starting again.

Before the teacher began the lecture, Xie Shu reached under the desk to hold Ruan Nianxi’s hand, gently squeezing her soft palm.

Ruan Nianxi curiously glanced at him, but Xie Shu just smiled without saying a word.

It’s okay, from now on, with him by her side, she wouldn’t be alone anymore.

…

Ruan Family Villa.

Jian Qing returned home from working overtime and saw Ruan Qin sitting on the living room sofa watching TV. Although it was a comedy, Ruan Qin’s brows were tightly furrowed.

“What are you thinking about?” Jian Qing walked over and sat beside him.

Ruan Qin snapped out of it and, after a few seconds, said, “Today, when I went to find Xie Shu, Little Xi saw me.”

Jian Qing’s expression stiffened, and she said sternly, “You were invited by the school to give a lecture on entrepreneurship. Just focus on that. Why do anything extra?”

“Hey, you know, I’ve never done a lecture before. Before I came back from my business trip, you told me that Little Xi and Xie Shu were in contact and that she had thrown away all her medication. I was worried. When I came back, their school happened to invite me, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to see how Xie Shu was doing. I was originally going to find him.”

“So? How did Little Xi see you? She didn’t cause any trouble, did she?”

“Look, I’m home alone now, so nothing happened. If there was a problem, I would have brought her back. But luckily, Xie Shu was there. Otherwise, Little Xi would have definitely… sigh!”

After a moment of silence in the living room, Jian Qing spoke again, “Originally, they would graduate in a little over a year and never see each other again. What do we do now?”

“I don’t know. It’s definitely not easy.”

“If it comes to it, we can privately arrange a time to meet Xie Shu alone.”

“For what?”

“To be honest with him.”

“What if Little Xi finds out? She’ll be angry again.”

“That’s why I said privately. Find a time when she’s busy or has class, and we go see Xie Shu.”

“And after Xie Shu leaves, we repeat the previous method?”

“Do you have a better idea?”

…

Jiangling University.

After the second evening class, Xie Shu and Ruan Nianxi walked out of the teaching building hand in hand.

It was still early, so they walked leisurely, not in a hurry.

At night, apart from the people on the sports field, some hidden dating spots were also occupied.

Although they didn’t go to any dating spots, they strolled around the campus, finally reaching the residential area after the third evening class ended.

The night was much cooler than the day, so even if they hugged, they wouldn’t feel hot.

Sometimes, a cool breeze would blow, making them feel refreshed.

After calculating the time, they bought some things in the residential area before heading back to their dorms.

Ten minutes later, after sending Ruan Nianxi back, Xie Shu returned to his dorm.

“Guys, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?” Xie Shu asked the three who were playing games as soon as he entered.

The three looked at him in confusion and chose to hear the bad news first.

“I just ran into the sports committee member on my way back. He said the school is holding a sports meet this month,” Xie Shu said.

“Ah!!” The three were shocked.

In their major, there were relatively few boys in each class, so during every sports meet, every boy in their class would be drafted, with no one escaping.

They all looked pained.

“And the good news?” someone asked.

“The good news,” Xie Shu walked to the middle of the dorm, raised the item in his hand, and spun around before saying, “My girlfriend just bought me an ice cream downstairs.”

The three: “…”