Su Xi gave a small, tight-lipped smile. She didn’t believe what Xu Nianhua had said.
"Xi, you’ve finally arrived." Fei Jiayi struggled to move things out, and when she saw Su Xi, she looked like she had seen a savior.
"There was a bit of an incident on the road, so I was late. Why did you start moving things by yourselves?" Su Xi explained as she conversed with Fei Jiayi; the two didn’t look like cousins but rather like sisters.
Looking at Xu Nianhua with concern, Fei Jiayi said, "Nianhua, is your leg okay? It’s all my fault. I forgot you injured your leg."
"It’s okay." Xu Nianhua shook his head and hesitated before turning his gaze toward Su Xi.
"Xi, what were you guys talking about just now?"
Realizing later, Fei Jiayi asked.
Su Xi cleared her throat, had the driver load the things onto the car, and then explained to Fei Jiayi what they had just been discussing.
"Nianhua, allow me to introduce her properly—this is Su Xi, my cousin from my aunt’s side," said Fei Jiayi playfully, linking arms with Xu Nianhua and continuing, "She’s Xu Nianhua, the prettiest and the brightest flower in our dorm."
"Hello." Su Xi and Xu Nianhua greeted each other more earnestly than before. Su Xi said, "Jiayi often mentions you. Though it’s our first meeting, I already know quite a bit about you."
Xu Nianhua smiled and shook hands with Su Xi, saying, "Hello, I’ve also heard a lot about you. Jiayi always says how beautiful and talented her cousin is. Now that I see you, I think Jiayi wasn’t exaggerating at all."
"Just to clarify, Yicheng is just a friend of mine," Xu Nianhua added.
"Nianhua, Pei Yicheng is both handsome and impressive. I heard he’s only a junior, but his architectural design has already been chosen for construction next year. Tall, handsome, treats you well, and talented—aren’t you going to grab onto such a man quickly?" Fei Jiayi looked at Xu Nianhua as if she was looking at a fool.
While Fei Jiayi didn’t exactly know what Pei Yicheng was like, Pei Yining, who often visited the dorm, was very good to Xu Nianhua. Occasionally, he would reveal bits and pieces, all suggesting that Pei Yicheng was very considerate toward Xu Nianhua.
Su Xi stood aside, silent but with a gleam of gossip in her eyes, proving she too was curious about the matter.
"Jiayi, I’m only twenty years old. Besides, it’s true Yicheng is outstanding, but so are many people," said Xu Nianhua, who had no thoughts of marriage, let alone dating.
Her first goal was to relieve her family from the misfortunes of her past life and live happily ever after.
Her second goal was to earn a lot of money so her parents could enjoy their retirement.
Her third goal was to start her training classes again, enabling more children to learn foreign languages easily.
"Twenty isn’t that young either. People used to marry at eighteen in the past," Fei Jiayi urged. "Nianhua, if you don’t clutch this great man now, you might regret it later."
She simply rolled her eyes at Fei Jiayi.
"Nianhua, when are you going back? Why don’t you come to my house today?" Fei Jiayi suggested. "I’ve been wanting to introduce you to my cousin for a long time. Now that we’ve met, we can all have dinner together and chat."
"Yeah, I really like you," Su Xi said earnestly. It was rare for her to like someone the first time she met them, to feel drawn to them.
But Xu Nianhua was different, she liked being with Xu Nianhua.