Chapter 186: Lay My Cards on the Table
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After officially deciding to take postgraduate studies, Nan Ge began to prepare in advance.
When there were no classes, she would spend most of her time in the library with Fang Yuanyuan.
These two “idiots” were going to cross majors, so they empathized with each other well.
In a week, Nan Ge spent about two to three nights with Shen Yanqing.
Compared to other couples who did indescribable intimate actions every night, the two of them were much more innocent.
The scope of their activities was basically in the study. Shen Yanqing had been tutoring Nan Ge.
Other than studying, the two of them rarely interacted.
When Nan Zhe stayed in Huai City, he came to visit and saw the way the two of them interacted. He could not help but praise Shen Yanqing for being a master of self-control.
Putting aside his sibling relationship with Nan Ge, just from a man’s perspective, he could not figure out how Shen Yanqing had endured until now.
His girlfriend was right opposite him. It was fine if he didn’t do anything, but he actually didn’t say anything romantic either.
The atmosphere was so good. Instead of doing something romantic, the two of them were actually studying.
Was this something a normal human would do?
If Nan Zhe were in Shen Yanqing’s shoes, he wouldn’t be able to stay calm if he interacted with Qi Yan like this every day.
Thinking of Qi Yan, Qi Yan took the initiative to look for him once after the Labor Day holiday.
The two of them met and had dinner. Qi Yan said that she would definitely
accompany him to Tibet during the next holiday.
Qi Yan knew about his persistence in going to Tibet.
Nan Zhe had this thought when he was studying.
However, because of various things, he did not succeed.
When she made the promise, Nan Zhe did not say yes or no.
However, the matter of getting stood up over the Labor Day holiday was over. In the next few days, Qi Yan was really busier than him. It was already early June, but the two of them had yet to meet.
They seemed to be in a worse relationship than Shen Yanqing and Nan Ge.
At the very least, they could still see each other every few days.
The summer break at Huai University officially began on the 25th. After returning to Jiang City, Nan Ge could finally relax a little.
Not long after she arrived home, Yu asked her out for a meal.
Nan Ge did not think too much about it. She changed her clothes and went over.
When she arrived, she realized that it was just the two of them. In the past, there were always lots of people when they met up over the holidays.
After taking a seat, Nan Ge felt that the other party had ill intentions. “Why are you looking for me?”
They were probably eating alone because he had a favor to ask of her.
“No way.” Yu Yu refused to admit it. He took the menu and handed it to her.
“Order up. Look at you. It’s just a meal together. What’s there to be afraid of?” Nan Ge took the menu suspiciously.
Before returning to Jiang City, she had eaten with Shen Yanqing. She was not very hungry yet.
After ordering two dishes, she handed the menu to the waiter.
While waiting for the dishes, Yu asked her about her postgraduate studies.
At the mention of this, Nan Ge had a headache. “In the past month or so, I’ve studied nonstop. I feel like I’m a different person.”
Compared to last semester, this semester was much more tiring than she had imagined.
“Then? Are you planning on giving up?” Yu deliberately provoked her.
“How is that possible?” Nan Ge slammed the table. She no longer looked dispirited. She was full of fighting spirit. “My brother is waiting to see me make a fool of myself. I can’t let him have his way.”
During this period of time, although Nan Zhe had agreed, he was still angry with her and had never taken the initiative to talk to her.
Nan Zhe had come to Shen Yanqing’s house to see her twice, but he always looked disdainful. When Shen Yanqing cheered her on, Nan Zhe happily stood at the side and mocked her.
Nan Zhe wanted to come after that, but Nan Ge blocked the door and refused to let Shen Yanqing open it for him.
How annoying!
After the dishes were served, Yu eagerly placed food in her bowl.
“I feel like you’ve lost weight. Come, eat more.”
Nan Ge did not believe his nonsense. Not only had she not lost weight recently, but she had also gained two pounds.
This was also thanks to Shen Yanqing.
Probably because he was afraid that she would be too tired and lose her appetite, when she was living in school, Shen Yanqing would buy her favorite food and send it over. During the time she stayed with him, he would cook for her in different ways and occasionally take her out to eat delicious food.
‘You don’t look like you’ve put on weight at all. I think you’re even haggard.” Yu Yu lied through his teeth with a straight face.
Nan Ge glanced at him and smiled. “I love studying. I love studying.”
“Hahahahahaha.” Yu Yu laughed. As he picked up some food for her, he asked,
“By the way, are all your roommates going to take postgraduate studies?”
“No,” Nan Ge said. “One of them has guaranteed placement as a graduate student, and the other is in the same situation as me.”
“What about the other one?”
“No, she’s not going for it.”
“Is she not taking postgraduate studies? Not many people choose not to take it these days. Does she have other plans?” He seemed to be asking casually to find a topic to talk about.
Nan Ge did not think much of it at first and chatted with him.
However, as they chatted, she felt that something was wrong.
She stopped eating and thought about it carefully. She realized that she did not seem to be the main character in the conversation between her and Yu.
Yu kept asking questions that seemed to be related to Su Hui.
At the thought of this, Nan Ge sat up straight and looked across.
“What?” Yu Yu panicked under her gaze and put down his chopsticks. Did she find out what he was thinking? He doubted it, right?
With Nan Ge ls brain…
Yu Yu was still very confident in her stupid brain.
“Why do you keep asking about Su Hui?”
Logically speaking, the two of them were childhood friends. Usually, when Yu chatted with her and heard her talk about her roommates, he would only casually acknowledge and not ask anything.
But today was different.
Yu Yu did not expect her to ask so bluntly. “Could you tell?”
He did not try to hide it when she noticed something amiss.
“I’m not stupid.” Nan Ge rolled her eyes. Although she was slow, she was still intelligent!
“I’m a good student after all.”
Yu Yu chuckled and disagreed.
“Why are you so concerned about Su Hui?” Nan Ge scrutinized him. “You’ve met before and you almost fought last time.”
Afraid that he would remember the wrong person, she mentioned what had happened before. “I know.”
Yu Yu did not forget.
However, he did not know how to say it. “Yes… it’s about what I’m going to tell you next. This might be a little too much information for you.”
“It’s fine. I’ve been studying so much recently that I almost burned my CPU.
Your matter is nothing. I can take it.”
She looked like she was saying, “Just tell me. If I get scared at all, consider me a loser.”
“Alright, you asked me to say it. You can’t fight me, scold me, or mock me after I tell you.’
Yu Yu made her promise him.
Nan Ge agreed without thinking.
Seeing this, Yu Yu cleared his throat. “Alright, I’ll lay my cards on the table.”
“It’s just that your roommate and I became friends after the fight. Ever since the last misunderstanding, we met again in private. Then, we accidentally established a new ‘friendship’.”
“Huh?” This was indeed a lot of information. Nan Ge was unable to catch his drift just yet. “What do you mean by new friendship?”
“It’s… erm… a friend in another sense?”
“What do you mean?”
She still did not understand.
“…I‘ Yu Yu gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and said firmly, “Friends with benefits..”
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