Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: It’s Enough That I Like You
Other girls confess all shy and bashful, cheeks blazing red, but the one in front of He now...
Her eyes were dewy and bright, clear as glass, and at the bottom of them was complete calm—no trace of embarrassment at all, as if she wasn’t confessing, wasn’t pouring out her feelings, but just telling him something totally ordinary.
Xi Siyan withdrew his gaze and put down the sandwich in his hand. "Sorry, I don’t like you."
"It’s fine, as long as I like you."
"..."
"Xi, it’s okay if you don’t like me, but you can’t just not eat my sandwich. Waste is shameful, the sandwich is innocent."
Xi Siyan: "..."
Know why the ellipsis got longer? Because Xi genuinely had no idea how to respond.
Luckily the teacher came soon after, the classroom got lively, and after the first period, Cheng Chen, who’d gotten up early and was a bit sleepy, was about to lay her head down for a nap when she heard someone call her: "Brother Chen, someone’s looking for you."
Cheng Chen stood up, Xi Siyan told her to go out, and when she walked to the classroom door, she saw Zhou Qi standing outside.
"You were looking for me?"
Zhou Qi handed her a pink wallet. "So scatterbrained."
Only then did Cheng Chen realize she’d probably rushed out this morning and forgotten her wallet.
"Hehe, thanks, bro."
Cheng Chen took the wallet back to her seat. A boy who was on pretty good terms with her came over to tease, "Brother Chen, your boyfriend’s not bad."
Cheng Chen froze, realized he was talking about Zhou Qi, and instinctively glanced at Xi Siyan. Iceberg Xi, of course, had no reaction.
Cheng Chen immediately spoke up, righteous and serious: "What boyfriend, that’s my brother, my real brother!"
"Huh? Real brother? Same grade?"
"What, that not allowed? Ever heard of dragon–phoenix twins?"
"I’m convinced, utterly convinced, capital C Convinced."
The boy hadn’t meant anything by it, he’d just been joking and quickly left. Cheng Chen snuck another look at Xi Siyan and muttered, "Xi, that really is my older brother, not my boyfriend."
Xi Siyan didn’t say a word.
Cheng Chen gritted her teeth and continued, "Don’t get the wrong idea, I only like you, just you, really really, you gotta believe me."
Xi Siyan finally turned his head to glance at her. "You don’t need to explain to me."
"How could I not? If you misunderstand and think I’m some fickle flirt with crooked values, eating from one pot while eyeing another, wouldn’t that be a bigger injustice than Dou E’s?"
"..."
During the long break, no one knew where Xi Siyan had gone; he was gone for ages and still didn’t come back.
Xiao Rou turned around to look at Cheng Chen. "Cheng Chen, I’ve fallen out of favor."
"Huh?"
"You’ve abandoned your friend for a pretty face. Look how many days it’s been since you talked to me first."
Cheng Chen grinned smugly. "That’s different, of course you can’t compare to him. But aside from him, no one can compare to you."
Xiao Rou: "...Do you have to be this brazen about ditching your friend for love? Not only unashamed, but actually proud?"
"Food and sex are human nature, okay? What’s shameful about that, it’s totally glorious."
Xiao Rou: "..."
I must have made friends with a fake person.
Right before class started, Xi Siyan finally came back, with several sets of test papers in his hand. Curious, Cheng Chen leaned over to look, and saw on top it said: "Math Olympiad Selection Test" (Grade 10)
Cheng Chen was stunned. She blinked at Xi Siyan. "You’re going to compete?"
Xi Siyan answered with a faint "Mm." Cheng Chen choked for a second, but quickly grew smug in her heart again. See, this is the guy she’s set her sights on—of course he’s excellent.
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