coobybook Chapter 624 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Chapter 624 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Lu Ziqi slammed on the brakes, but the man had already disappeared around the corner.
The car and the person flashed by, and Lu Ziqi didn't get a clear look at the person's face. He sat in the car thinking for a long time, and finally blamed himself for being too easily startled.
Isn't he just someone who dresses like me?
Lu Ziqi patted his forehead, then drove away.
Once the sports car had disappeared into the distance, Bai Chengci slowly emerged from around the corner.
He reached out and lifted the brim of his hat, revealing a pair of indifferent eyes.
A few minutes later, Bai Chengci picked up her things and turned to walk towards Jiang Xiyu's apartment building.
However, when he arrived at the door, he did not knock directly, but instead took out his phone to send a message to Jiang Xiyu.
Are you home yet?
The response from the other end is still very slow.
Bai Chengci leaned against the wall, patiently waiting at the entrance of the stairwell.
About ten minutes later, the phone rang again.
[Heart emoji]: I replied.
Bai Chengci: [Can I come see you? I bought you some medicine.]
[Heart emoji]: No need, I'm going to sleep.
Bai Chengci paused her typing when she saw the words "asleep," then deleted and edited before replying: 【Okay.】
Jiang Xiyu was genuinely exhausted. The immense physical exertion, coupled with the venting with Bai Chengci, had left him feeling mentally drained.
However, after returning home, he didn't go straight to sleep. Instead, he asked Jiang Jinya if she had eaten. Only after hearing that Jiang Jinya wasn't hungry did Jiang Xiyu return to his room.
I had only dozed off for a short while when my phone beeped with a message notification.
Jiang Xiyu was a little annoyed. She picked up her phone to turn off Do Not Disturb mode, but then saw that it was a message from Bai Chengci. She then forced herself to reply with a couple of sentences despite her sleepiness.
After replying, he went straight to sleep.
I slept for quite a long time. When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark outside the window.
Jiang Xiyu lay on the bed in a daze for a while. After waking up, he glanced at the time, then got up and went to the bathroom to wash up. After washing up, he went to the kitchen.
I didn't eat much for lunch, and I was extremely hungry when I woke up from my nap.
Jiang Xiyu planned to make a simple bowl of noodles, but halfway through, she heard faint sounds coming from the doorway.
Bai Chengci had been waiting outside for several hours.
An elderly woman who had come downstairs for a walk saw him still waiting at the door and kindly asked, "Young man, why are you still waiting?"
Bai Chengci straightened up slightly and said politely, "He hasn't woken up yet."
The older woman paused for a moment, then realized that the "he" Bai Chengci was referring to was the young man living in the house. She smiled and said, "Then why don't you call him and wake him up?"
This was the first time she had ever seen such a dazed child.
They could wait outside someone's door for hours without even making a phone call.
Seeing that the older woman was eager to knock on the door, Bai Chengci gently stopped her, saying, "No need, thank you, Auntie."
Seeing his behavior, the older woman didn't know what to say.
Just as I was about to leave, the door suddenly opened.
Jiang Xiyu opened the door, looked at the middle-aged woman standing at the door, then glanced at Bai Chengci standing next to her, and frowned.
When the old lady saw him finally open the door, she couldn't help but say, "Oh my, Xiao Jiang, you're finally awake! Your friend has been waiting outside for hours."
Waiting for several hours?
Jiang Xiyu looked at Bai Chengci with a questioning gaze.
The older woman said, "Let them in quickly, it's already dark, the stairwell is pitch black and there are mosquitoes."
Jiang Xiyu withdrew her gaze, pushed open the door, smiled, and asked politely, "Auntie, are you going for a walk?"
The older woman shook the palm-leaf fan in her hand and said, "Yes."
As she spoke, she glanced at Bai Chengci and said, "Go on in, young man, I'm going for a walk too."
Bai Chengci lowered her eyes and whispered another thank you.
The aunt hummed a little tune as she went downstairs, the sound fading into the distance, and the motion-activated light went out briefly.
Jiang Xiyu didn't say anything, but simply pulled the person standing at the door inside.
He closed the door, grabbed his shoes, and stared at her with displeasure.
Bai Chengci stood silently, met Jiang Xiyu's gaze, and slowly blinked.
Jiang Xiyu glanced down and said coldly, "What are you standing there for? Change your shoes."
"Oh," Bai Chengci responded, then changed into slippers and bent down to neatly place her shoes next to Jiang Xiyu's.
Jiang Xiyu crossed her arms and asked, "Who sent you? Why are you waiting at my door?"
Bai Chengci didn't speak, but simply lifted the medicine in her hand.
Jiang Xiyu glanced at it and vaguely remembered that Bai Chengci had mentioned in a WeChat message that she had bought him medicine.
But you could just buy some medicine and leave it at the door, instead of standing there like an idiot waiting.
Jiang Xiyu didn't answer, only saying, "My sister is at home, so you better watch yourself."
Bai Chengci nodded.
He's not here to do anything, and it's fine for his sister to be at home.
Besides, didn't she already understand when we ate together last time?
Jiang Xiyu pulled the bag of medicine over and said, "Sit wherever you like."
After saying that, he went to the kitchen to check on his noodles.
Bai Chengci didn't look at the apartment's furnishings much; she simply sat properly on the sofa.
Because the kitchen is open-plan, he could see Jiang Xiyu's busy figure from where he was sitting.
He can even cook.
Jiang Xiyu stirred the noodles, scooped up some soup, tasted it, and was quite satisfied.
While cooking the noodles, he also made a cup of tea for Bai Chengci.
Bai Chengci accepted the gift with both hands and whispered a thank you.
Jiang Xiyu raised an eyebrow. To be honest, this person really acted like a guest.
As if remembering something, Jiang Xiyu asked again, "Have you eaten?"
Bai Chengci said, "No."
"Want some noodles?"
Bai Chengci looked up at him and asked softly, "Can I eat it?"
Jiang Xiyu chuckled: "What's wrong with eating this?"
Bai Chengci said, "Then I want to eat it."
"Row."
Jiang Xiyu went back to the kitchen, put the cooked noodles in a bowl, and then fried two more eggs for Bai Chengci and cooked noodles.
After finishing, he gestured for Bai Chengci to sit at the dining table, and then went to his room to call Jiang Jinya.
Jiang Jinya was quite surprised when she came out and saw Bai Chengci.
Bai Chengci took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, little sister."
Even the greetings felt very human-machine.
Jiang Xiyu scoffed inwardly, then said to Jiang Jingya, "Come and eat noodles."
Jiang Jinya then snapped out of her daze, responded, and her gaze lingered between Jiang Xiyu and Bai Chengci for a moment before she smiled and greeted Bai Chengci in return.
Bai Chengci smiled faintly, then lowered her eyes to look at the table in front of her.
The noodles were simple egg noodles, topped with chopped green onions and cilantro.
The difference was that Jiang Xiyu and Jiang Jinya's bowls had chili peppers, while his bowls were carefully without any.
Bai Chengci's heart was subtly touched, and her gaze softened unconsciously.
He looked up at Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu happened to be looking at him too, and said fiercely, "What, you don't like to eat?"
"No." Bai Chengci smiled, which was uncommon. "I like it very much."
He didn't think Jiang Xiyu was fierce; he thought he was cute no matter what, and delicious no matter what...