"I’m not going." Lu Xingzhi knew that a competition was so troublesome and couldn’t bring much money, so she gave up.
She prefers playing mahjong now.
Unfortunately, after a seven-day holiday, she didn’t play mahjong even once.
Just as Ke Yanchu was about to say something, Lu Xingzhi’s phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, Lu Xingzhi was a bit surprised.
She walked to the balcony and answered the call.
"Xingzhi." After much effort, Han Chengran finally mustered up the courage to make this call to Lu Xingzhi.
"Han Chengran, what’s up?" Lu Xingzhi was a bit warmer towards a former classmate of hers, who she also tutored for a while, compared to others.
"Xingzhi, well, I’ve been in Beijing for so long and haven’t treated you to a meal yet! How about tonight I treat you to dinner, okay?"
Han Chengran let out a sigh of relief and added, "I went home for the holidays and brought you some local specialties. They’re the ones you like."
"Today’s not good, how about tomorrow? I have time tomorrow," Lu Xingzhi didn’t refuse, but she also didn’t think it was right to call them to join in the evening.
It would seem too insincere.
After all, she felt she should be the one treating Han Chengran to a meal.
She remembered that Han Chengran had helped her before.
"Should I give you the things first?" Han Chengran asked cautiously, because when in love, one becomes timid, fearing rejection.
"Where are you, I’m at the dormitory now." Lu Xingzhi also missed home-cooked food; since coming here, she hadn’t had any.
"I’m also at the dormitory, I’ll bring it to you now." Han Chengran had picked up his phone many times, wanting to dial Lu Xingzhi’s number.
Opening WeChat, he would edit and delete the message each time, feeling it wasn’t appropriate.
"Okay. I’ll come down."
When Lu Xingzhi reached the entrance of the girls’ dormitory, Han Chengran was already waiting outside, holding two large bags.
"Xingzhi." Seeing Lu Xingzhi, his eyes lit up.
"Are all these for me?" Lu Xingzhi was a bit surprised; it was too much.
"It’s not much. You’ve been here so long, you should be missing some things." As long as Lu Xingzhi liked it, Han Chengran felt it was worth it.
"These can be stored for a while. These here, I bought yesterday and vacuum-packed them. And some fruits too, I didn’t know what you like, so I bought them randomly."
"Aren’t you eating any?"
"I don’t like these, you can split them with your roommates!" Han Chengran couldn’t look directly at Lu Xingzhi; she was too dazzling in every way.
He liked her but dared not say it aloud.
He was also very clear that Lu Xingzhi only regarded him as a classmate.
He feared that if he spoke up, they wouldn’t even be ordinary classmates anymore.
"It’s a bit heavy, and boys can’t enter the girls’ dormitory, so I can’t take it inside for you." Han Chengran was a little worried, unsure if Lu Xingzhi could carry it.
"Thank you!" Lu Xingzhi took it, it was indeed a bit heavy. "Don’t buy these things in the future; if I want something, I can get it online."
"But nowhere else has the best food from those two stores in the city." Han Chengran still wanted to say more to Lu Xingzhi but didn’t want her to keep standing, "You should go in! I’ll head back to my dorm too."
"Qing Chen, what do you think after watching for so long?"