Chapter 231 Don't Choose Clay Pot Ribs!
Li Chen was puzzled.
Why?
Yan Xi looked at the screen.
"She'll be bringing her roommate tomorrow."
Li Chen's first reaction was to check Wang Qiang's messages.
[Lin Duo: What kind of food stall are you going to eat at tomorrow?]
This statement seems simple on the surface.
But Yan Xi said she would bring her roommate tomorrow.
Li Chen didn't ask for too many details.
He's used to it.
Yan Xi can tell what someone is going to do next from just one sentence. It's no use asking her; she'll probably shut him down with two sentences if he does.
He typed directly.
Don't choose a pork rib hot pot.
Wang Qiang replied instantly.
Why? Because that's our window of opportunity.
Zhao Zixuan was laughing hysterically in the group chat.
[Zhao Zixuan: A window of opportunity, hahaha.]
Chen Mo: [This window symbolizes the starting point of a relationship, but repeated use may create a sense of artificiality.]
Li Chen looked at Yan Xi.
Yan Xi said, "Let him choose the regular set meal. Don't create a sense of commemoration."
Li Chen relayed this.
Wang Qiang remained silent for a few seconds.
[Wang Qiang: How about I just order a set meal?]
Yan Xi glanced at it.
"Can."
Li Chen replied.
【Can. 】
Wang Qiang sent it to Lin Duo.
I'll probably just grab a set meal tomorrow.
Lin Duo replied quickly.
【Then I'll take a look at the set meals too.】
Wang Qiang sent a facepalm emoji in the group chat.
[Wang Qiang: She said she'd take a look too.]
Zhao Zixuan: [Qiangzi, stay calm, don't pace around the dorm.]
Wang Qiang: [I didn't forward it.]
Chen Mo: [You just got up from your chair twice.]
Wang Qiang: [Shut up.]
Li Chen put his phone away.
Yan Xi's hand was still in his pocket.
She gently tapped his fingers together, as if checking his temperature.
Li Chen looked down at her.
How did you know Lin Duo would bring a roommate?
"She asked at the window, not whether you were going or not," Yan Xi said. "It means she had already decided to go. Asking at the window was to reduce the uncertainty of a chance encounter."
Li Chen nodded.
"What about bringing a roommate?"
Yan Xi looked up.
"She is cautious by nature. Once she initiates a meeting, she won't show up alone."
Li Chen understood.
Lin Duo did not reject Wang Qiang.
A buffer is needed.
She'll be safer with her roommate nearby.
For Wang Qiang, this is both a good thing and a test.
Because tomorrow he will be facing not only Lin Duo, but also the people around Lin Duo.
Li Chen sent this conclusion to Wang Qiang.
She might bring her roommate tomorrow. Don't panic, and don't act like you've been caught red-handed. Eat normally, and greet her normally.
There was a ten-second silence on Wang Qiang's end.
[Wang Qiang: Roommate?]
[Wang Qiang: How many?]
[Wang Qiang: Will you interrogate me?]
Zhao Zixuan: [You're not a live-in son-in-law.]
Chen Mo: [Early social circle exposure assessment, intensity lower than meeting the parents.]
Wang Qiang: [Your words make me even more panicked.]
Li Chen looked at the screen and suddenly felt like laughing.
He had just met his parents not long ago.
He understood that tension all too well.
The difference is that he had Yan Xi sitting next to him.
Wang Qiang will have to rely on himself tomorrow.
Yan Xi said, "Tell him not to think about it tonight."
Li Chen: "He can't do it."
Yan Xi: "Then let him memorize vocabulary words."
Li Chenzhao sent it.
Wang Qiang returned six points.
[Wang Qiang: I feel like throwing up whenever I see a vocabulary book now.]
Yan Xi took Li Chen's phone and typed a message.
If Lin Duo brings her roommates tomorrow, you'll at least be able to understand one technical term they use.
Wang Qiang replied immediately.
Wang Qiang: I'll carry it.
Zhao Zixuan: [My sister-in-law's words are more effective than any notice from the academic affairs office.]
Chen Mo: [The level of authority continues to rise.]
Yan Xi returned the phone to Li Chen.
Li Chen looked at her.
"You can even manage our dorm room now."
Yan Xi spoke in a flat tone.
"Weren't you already taken over?"
Li Chen chuckled softly.
"I am."
Yan Xi scratched his palm with her fingertip.
"They admitted it quite quickly."
Li Chen gripped her hand tightly.
He's not spineless.
Yes, they resisted.
Useless.
When the two arrived at the girls' dormitory building, Yan Xi stopped.
"You'll go with Wang Qiang tomorrow at noon."
"Um."
"Don't sit too close."
"How far?"
"I can see, but I can't hear."
Li Chen noted it down.
Yan Xi added, "If Wang Qiang is nervous, don't let Zhao Zixuan speak."
Li Chen: "Why?"
"He'll cause trouble."
Li Chen remained silent.
Zhao Zixuan certainly does.
Where is Chen Mo?
"Don't let him speak."
Li Chen: "And what about me?"
Yan Xi glanced at him.
"You're in charge of shutting them both up."
Li Chen nodded.
"receive."
Before going upstairs, Yan Xi pressed his scarf down again.
"Write the first draft of the project tonight."
"Before 8 PM tomorrow night, isn't it?"
"You'll definitely look up information first tonight."
Li Chen did not refute.
She guessed right again.
Yan Xi stared at him.
"Collect your phone at 11 o'clock."
Li Chen: "I know."
"I don't know." Yan Xi reached out and pressed his wrist. "Execute it."
Li Chen's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
"implement."
Yan Xi was satisfied.
She turned and went into the building.
Li Chen stood there for two seconds, then his phone vibrated.
Yan Xi sent me a message.
Don't stand there in the wind.
Li Chen looked up and glanced in the direction of the fourth floor.
There seemed to be a shadowy figure behind the curtains.
He smiled and turned to walk back to his dormitory.
Inside room 302, Wang Qiang was staring blankly at his vocabulary book.
Zhao Zixuan was searching for outfit ideas for him to wear tomorrow.
Chen Mo opened the form.
As soon as Li Chen entered the room, all three of them looked up at the same time.
Wang Qiang: "Brother Chen, does your wife have any further instructions?"
Li Chen put down his schoolbag.
"Dress normally, eat normally, and greet her normally tomorrow. She might bring her roommate."
Wang Qiang covered his face.
"I already know."
Zhao Zixuan patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll keep things under control for you tomorrow."
Li Chen immediately said, "Shut up."
Zhao Zixuan: "?"
Li Chen: "Yan Xi said it."
Zhao Zixuan withdrew his hand.
"Then I'll close it."
Chen Mo looked up.
"And me?"
Li Chen: "You shut up too."
Chen Mo nodded.
"That's reasonable. Observer intervention can contaminate the sample."
Wang Qiang lay face down on the table.
"What should I do?"
Li Chen sat down and turned on the computer.
"Just eat."
"Just a meal?"
"Um."
Wang Qiang was skeptical.
"Shouldn't I take the initiative to say something?"
"If she greets you first, respond. If she doesn't, just nod."
Wang Qiang grabbed his hair.
"This is too difficult."
Li Chen glanced at him.
"It's simpler than sending random emojis."
Wang Qiang became obedient.
At 10 p.m., Li Chen was writing the first draft of the project.
The information Yan Xi sent was more complete than he had imagined.
The application period, past award-winning areas, records of public lectures by instructors, and even a list of "Li Chen's Usable Advantages" are all included.
He opened the document.
There are only a few entries inside.
[Clear Logic]
[Sufficient patience]
[Willing to make repeated revisions]
Sensitive to details about people
Li Chen stared at the last line, his finger pausing for a long time.
He hadn't thought of this as an advantage before.
He remembered that Yan Xi didn't eat ginger, that she liked old buildings, and that there were subtle changes in her walking pace.
That's simply because he likes her.
But Yan Xi included this matter in his ability list.
It's as if it's telling him—
You're doing great.