Thinking about how quiet Bao Gucheng is tonight, not even texting her, Xi Zuzi found herself a bit unaccustomed to it.
She moved her Divine Sense, just about to see what the boy was busy with.
Her blue blood watch vibrated gently.
Bao Gucheng’s message floated onto the screen: "Sorry, the meeting tonight ran too long. Is Miss Zuzi already asleep?"
A smile bloomed instantly on Xi Zuzi’s lips, like spring returning to the earth, melting the ice and snow in a flash: "Nope."
The other side seemed to be taken aback and glanced at the time.
"It’s already past midnight, and Miss Zuzi isn’t asleep yet?! Allow me to remind you, the high school exam is in 30 hours."
The man’s tone grew a bit more serious.
He was like a parent overseeing their child to go to bed on time before exams.
Xi Zuzi’s red lips curled slightly, her fingers danced over the keyboard with a smile: "Is Xiao Chenger worried I won’t get into college?"
Bao Gucheng paused for a bit and replied: "Afraid you won’t get enough sleep and doze off in the exam hall ending up on the headlines."
Xi Zuzi burst into laughter: "No way."
At the Ancestor level, like hers in Divine Sense, not sleeping is totally doable.
Sleep is mainly... something done out of boredom at night when there’s nothing else to do, a self-chosen activity.
Xi Zuzi sent this message, smiling throughout, which quickly aroused Xi Rubao’s curiosity. Xi Rubao rolled his eyes and whispered a reminder: "Sis, sis, quickly ask him if he’ll come to cheer you on during the exams?"
"Yeah, at the school gate cheering for you. Don’t you know, sis, it’s so popular in Qingcheng for parents to send off their kids in festive clothes before exams? Dad wears a yellow mandarin jacket, mom wears a red cheongsam, and they have to carry a sugarcane and hang two bunches of bananas, implying ’having a fruitful day, as easy as eating sugarcane!’ Go ask him if he’d dress festively and hold bananas for you!"
It was the first time Xi Zuzi had heard of such an interesting custom, and she couldn’t help but feel playful too, casually asking Bao Gucheng: "Xiao Chenger, will you be free during the high school exams?"
Bao Gucheng: "Does Miss Zuzi want me to come?"
Honestly, he wasn’t sure if his presence would boost her confidence or distract her from studying seriously.
Xi Zuzi: "Forget it, Xiao Chenger, focus on what you’re doing. The exams aren’t that big of a deal, don’t come."
Her Divine Sense slightly moved, sensing that if he traveled long distance, things might not go smoothly.
She immediately changed to discouraging him from coming.
Bao Gucheng pursed his lips, typing a few words seriously on the screen: "Miss Zuzi, focus on revising. I’ll take care of it."
"Got it. Sleep early, Miss Zuzi."
"Hmm, so no video call tonight?"
"Nope. Your task now, Miss Zuzi, is to sleep."
Xi Zuzi’s red lips pouted slightly. See, she was right, boys are all talk and no action.
She sensed he was still watching the screen, yet the man insisted on urging her to sleep.
Xi Zuzi had just turned off the display on her phone watch.
Xi Rubao popped over, grinning mischievously and asked: "Sis, did our brother-in-law agree to dress festively and carry bananas to cheer you on?"
Xi Zuzi: "Brother-in-law?"
Xi Rubao: "Oh sis, no need to pretend. I know it’s definitely brother-in-law, the one who’s a pilot! I think marrying a pilot is really cool, isn’t it?"
So Xiao Chenger is actually a pilot???