Chapter 234 Something bad is going to happen!

Lin Duo sent a message.

Just finished class, I'm so tired today.

Wang Qiang looked at Yan Xi, as if awaiting a verdict.

Yan Xi didn't take Li Chen's phone, and said directly, "Reply with one sentence. Don't exceed fifteen characters."

Wang Qiang lowered his head and started typing.

You've worked hard, get some sleep.

He counted. "Six words."

Zhao Zixuan: "Don't you count your punctuation?"

Wang Qiang ignored him and sent the message.

Lin Duo replied quickly.

Okay, you should go to bed early too.

Wang Qiang froze, then slowly handed the phone to Li Chen.

"Keep it."

This time, Yan Xi didn't need to say anything.

Li Chen took the phone and placed it on the table.

Wang Qiang sat back down and looked down at his vocabulary book, but he couldn't suppress the smile playing on his lips.

Yan Xi glanced at him. "Don't get cocky tomorrow."

Wang Qiang immediately replied, "Received."

Yan Xi looked at Li Chen again.

"Don't get carried away either."

Li Chen: "Why am I drifting?"

Yan Xi reached out and picked up the piece of paper with "OK" written on it from next to his keyboard, and tapped it gently.

Li Chen understood.

He is indeed getting a bit arrogant.

Yan Xi put the paper back, her voice very calm.

"I'll read the third edition tomorrow."

Li Chen looked at her. "When are you free tomorrow?"

"noon."

"Aren't you taking a lunch break?"

Yan Xi did not answer.

Li Chen immediately understood.

She needs to reschedule her time again.

He was about to say no, but Yan Xi had already looked up.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Li Chen swallowed his words. "Okay."

Yan Xi turned to leave.

Li Chen followed her out to see her off.

Once door 302 closed, the corridor fell silent.

Yan Xi took two steps and then suddenly stopped.

Li Chen also stopped.

She turned around and reached out to touch his forehead.

"No fever."

Li Chen was taken aback. "Are you afraid I'll get sick from staying up so long?"

Your heart rate has been high all day.

Li Chen said in a low voice, "With you standing in the dorm, how could I not be tall?"

Yan Xi glanced at him.

Li Chen shut up.

She pulled her hand back, her fingertips brushing against the back of his hand.

I'll bring you lunch tomorrow.

"No need, I'll go to the cafeteria—"

Yan Xi: "You'll forget to eat tomorrow."

Li Chen remained silent.

Because she's right.

If the project changes, he might really forget about it.

Yan Xi walked towards the stairwell, but stopped at the corner.

"Li Chen".

"Um?"

She turned around.

Don't delete your last sentence.

Li Chen's Adam's apple bobbed.

Which sentence?

Yan Xi looked at him.

"An earlier warning."

Li Chen stood still, his fingers slowly tightening.

Yan Xi didn't say anything more, turned around and went downstairs.

The phone vibrated in his pocket.

Yan Xi's message popped up.

Go back to sleep.

Just as Li Chen was about to reply "Received", another message arrived.

Also, Wang Qiang will get into trouble tomorrow.

Li Chen stared at the sentence "Wang Qiang will be in trouble tomorrow," and his first reaction was to turn around and look at the door of 302.

It was quiet inside the door.

Wang Qiang is probably still clutching his vocabulary book and grinning foolishly.

Li Chen lowered his head and typed.

【What is it?】

Yan Xi replied quickly.

[It's a small matter.]

Li Chen was even more worried.

When Yan Xi says something is trivial, it's usually not.

She felt she could control it.

【Lin Duo? 】

[Her roommate.]

Li Chen stood in the corridor, not returning immediately.

He recalled the look in the eyes of the two girls in the cafeteria on the second floor at noon.

Not malicious.

But there is scrutiny.

This is normal.

Lin Duo is cautious by nature, and the people around her will definitely check whether Wang Qiang is reliable.

If Wang Qiang was just nervous, he could still control himself.

The worst-case scenario is that Zhao Zixuan will instigate, Chen Mo will take notes, and Wang Qiang will take matters into his own hands.

Yan Xi posted again.

Don't let Wang Qiang wear new clothes tomorrow.

Li Chen: "..."

He pushed open the door and went back inside.

Wang Qiang was closing his vocabulary book, his face still bearing that silly look of "she told me to go to bed early".

Li Chen said directly, "You're not allowed to wear new clothes tomorrow."

Wang Qiang was stunned. "I haven't even said I wanted to wear it."

Zhao Zixuan peeked out from under the bed. "Isn't that the one hanging on the back of your chair?"

Wang Qiang looked over instinctively.

A jacket with its tags clearly removed was hanging on the back of the chair.

He paused for two seconds. "I'll give it a try."

Li Chen: "Yan Xi said no."

Wang Qiang immediately took off his jacket and stuffed it into the closet.

Zhao Zixuan laughed uncontrollably. "Now you don't even have the freedom to choose your own aesthetic preferences."

Wang Qiang closed the cabinet door. "I have the freedom to pursue happiness."

Chen Mo adjusted his glasses. "New clothes will enhance the sense of deliberate effort. If Lin Duo's roommate is in an evaluation phase, deliberately dressing up will be perceived as a performative approach."

Wang Qiang looked at him. "Can't you speak like a human being?"

Chen Mo: "Dressing like you're going on a blind date can be scary."

Wang Qiang immediately opened the cabinet door again to confirm that the jacket was indeed stuffed in deeply.

Li Chen sat down and replied to Yan Xi's message.

[It's arranged.]

Yan Xi: [You go to sleep.]

Li Chen glanced at the computer but didn't turn it on.

He genuinely wanted to review the project again.

But Yan Xi had just left.

She said she was going to sleep.

Li Chen put down his phone.

Under the bed, Wang Qiang whispered, "Brother Chen."

"Um."

"If something really happens to me tomorrow, will you come to my rescue?"

Zhao Zixuan: "Help, I'll buy you a wreath."

Wang Qiang: "Get lost."

Chen Mo: "From a probabilistic point of view, it is controllable."

Wang Qiang panicked even more. "Don't talk about probability."

Li Chen kept his eyes closed. "Don't pretend, don't get cocky, don't rush."

Wang Qiang remained silent for a while.

"What should I do if I see her roommate staring at me?"

Li Chen thought for a moment.

"Don't hide, and don't go up to explain. Just be normal."

"What is normal?"

This question stumped Li Chen.

He was never normal when he was pursuing Yan Xi.

He was already acting strangely the first time he ordered steamed pumpkin and pork ribs from the cafeteria.

Needless to say, it happened later.

Yan Xi's six-minute presentation, the softness of fried dough sticks, scarf, cup holder, and the initial draft of the project.

They didn't follow the usual procedures from the beginning.

Li Chen could only say, "Think back to the day you helped her carry the casserole."

Wang Qiang remained silent.

Wang Qiang didn't intend to pursue anyone that day.

Therefore, the movements are the most natural.

"Okay." Wang Qiang lowered his voice. "I understand."

The next morning, Li Chen revised the third draft of the project.

He placed the two red labels left by Yan Xi on his left and checked them one by one.

At 10:40, Wang Qiang began to change his clothes.

A regular sweatshirt and clean jeans.

The shoes have been brushed.

I didn't use hairspray on my hair.

Zhao Zixuan circled around him. "You look like a college student today."

Wang Qiang: "That's who I am."

Chen Mo: "The level of deliberate effort decreased by 60% compared to the day before."

Wang Qiang: "Could you please stop giving me a score?"

Li Chen glanced at the time. "Let's go."

Wang Qiang immediately stood up.

I walked to the door, then turned back to get my vocabulary book.

Zhao Zixuan was shocked. "You bring this to dinner?"

Wang Qiang stuffed the book into his bag. "Just in case they start talking about technical jargon."

Li Chen didn't stop him.

You might not use this even if you bring it with you.

But it gave Wang Qiang peace of mind.

There were more people on the second floor of the cafeteria than yesterday.

As Yan Xi requested, Li Chen sat in a position where he could see but not hear clearly.

The first thing Zhao Zixuan said after sitting down was, "I really won't say a word today."

Li Chen looked at him.

Zhao Zixuan raised his hand. "I promise."

Chen Mo didn't bring his computer, only his phone. "I'll only record the key moments."

Li Chen: "You shouldn't remember that either."

Chen Mo: "I didn't even bring paper and pen."

Li Chen looked down at his phone.

Yan Xi hasn't replied yet.

She has classes in the morning.

But Li Chen knew that she had definitely left herself some leeway.

Wang Qiang sat down with his meal in hand.

Lin Duo arrived quickly.

Sure enough, there were still two girls with her.

One of them saw Wang Qiang and smiled first.

It wasn't a sneer.

It was that kind of smile that said, "So it was him all along."

Wang Qiang's ears turned red, but he didn't lower his head to hide.

He nodded.

"good afternoon."

Lin Duo nodded. "Good afternoon."