After three people finished eating hot pot, the sky had already darkened, and the pedestrians on the street gradually diminished.
“Qi Ge, what’s going on with you today?” Hu Ying always remembered the voice of Qi Ge when he called her today, a bit trembling. Although she couldn’t discern anything after meeting him, she still felt that he had something on his mind.
After all, every time Qi Ge went to Red Sister’s nightclub, it was because he had encountered some worries.
Su Yanxi also looked at her with concern. Although there was no apparent change in Qi Ge as usual, she inexplicably felt that his mood was not good.
Seeing them both looking at her with that expression, whatever troubles there were seemed to dissipate at this moment. With a smile on her lips, Mu Qi rubbed their heads vigorously and said, “What worries could there be? Come on, let’s go home and sleep.”
Hu Ying noticed her messed-up hairstyle, about to glare at Mu Qi, when she saw two people walking towards them. One was her familiar friend Qi Wei, and the other was a cute girl. At the moment, Qi Wei was saying something to the girl, and the girl burst into laughter.
“Qi Ge, I’ll go first.” Taking advantage of the fact that Qi Ge hadn’t noticed, Hu Ying said to Mu Qi and fled in the opposite direction.
“Ah,” Mu Qi wanted to call her, but couldn’t catch up. She sighed, “Is she frozen silly? Isn’t the way home over there?”
Su Yanxi looked at Qi Wei, who was chatting and laughing with the girl, then glanced at Hu Ying’s disappearing figure and showed a thoughtful expression.
Qi Wei raised her head inadvertently, saw Mu Qi and Su Yanxi, and smiled, “What a coincidence, meeting you guys here.” Then she looked around, puzzled, and asked, “Where’s Xiaoying?”
Mu Qi was about to say that she inexplicably ran away, but Su Yanxi pulled her hand, answered first, “She had something at home today and didn’t go out.”
“Oh,” Qi Wei said regretfully, “I was going to introduce my girlfriend to her.”
The shy girl beside her playfully punched her, and Qi Wei laughed.
Su Yanxi said, “We’re going home now, see you next time.”
“Sure.”
As the two of them walked away, Mu Qi finally asked the question that had been on her mind, “Why did you answer her like that? Isn’t it obvious that Hu Ying…”
Su Yanxi, looking at the distant figures of the two, then withdrew her gaze and said to Mu Qi, “I think Hu Ying doesn’t want to see Qi Wei’s girlfriend.”
“Why?” Mu Qi was puzzled, a bit unclear.
At this point, Su Yanxi was a bit exasperated with Mu Qi’s dense head. “Because Hu Ying likes Qi Wei.”
“Huh?” Mu Qi didn’t react for a moment, then exclaimed, “You mean, Hu Ying likes that mushroom?!”
Actually, Su Yanxi was also surprised when she came to this conclusion. However, after careful consideration, she felt that Hu Ying liked Qi Wei, especially the anxious and lost expression just now.
If she saw Mu Qi with another girl, she would feel lost too.
“But this…” Mu Qi still couldn’t understand, sighed at last and said, “Forget it, I’ll ask Hu Ying when I see her.”
Su Yanxi wanted to stop her from asking, after all, revealing this kind of thing might make Hu Ying a bit embarrassed. But thinking that Hu Ying and Mu Qi were good friends for many years, friends should help each other, so let Mu Qi talk to her.
On the way back, Mu Qi was still wondering how Hu Ying could like Qi Wei. After all, she hadn’t noticed any charm in Qi Wei that could attract Hu Ying.
Listening to her, Su Yanxi smiled and said, “Only in the eyes of someone you like, their shortcomings become virtues.”
“Is that so?” Hearing this conclusion for the first time, Mu Qi was a bit stunned. Then she looked at Su Yanxi and, seeing the smile on her lips, involuntarily smiled too and asked, “Then tell me, what are my shortcomings?”
Su Yanxi didn’t expect the topic to shift to her, but she just paused for a moment and then smiled, “In my heart, you are perfect. Except for not going to the hospital when you’re sick, being lazy about assignments, and needing to be reminded three or four times…”
Mu Qi, who had just heard that she was perfect, was surprised to hear a long list of her shortcomings. With a serious face, she said, “You must be pretending to like me.”
Seeing her angry expression, the girl wasn’t flustered. Instead, she burst into laughter, hugged her arm, and said with a smile, “No matter what your shortcomings are, I still like you.”
Although the girl said nice things, Mu Qi was still a bit angry. She pinched the girl’s nose and said, “I’m angry.”
Su Yanxi hugged her waist, tilted her head slightly, and coquettishly said, “Qi Jie, don’t be angry.”
The soft tone of the other party caused a ripple in Mu Qi’s heart. Involuntarily, she lowered her head and kissed the other’s lips.
Immediately, both of them froze. They stared at each other for a while, then took a step back and turned their faces away.
Su Yanxi’s face turned red, and the next moment, she felt like her head was about to emit smoke because of the embarrassment.
As for Mu Qi, although her face wasn’t red, her ears were, and she awkwardly touched her nose, sneakily glancing at Su Yanxi.
On the rest of the way, neither of them spoke. Despite the silence, it didn’t feel awkward. The two girls stole glances at each other, and when their eyes met, they quickly shifted their gazes.
Gradually, Mu Qi became bolder. When she caught the girl looking at her, she boldly looked back, and then saw the girl’s face blush.
Although she had seen the girl shy before, this was the first time she witnessed the girl blush, and the scene made her heart beat faster.
She wished this path could go on forever, but soon they reached the residential area. Mu Qi was silent for a while and said, “We’re at your place.”
“Yeah.” Su Yanxi lowered her head, nodded slightly, and lifted her foot to leave.
However, Mu Qi grabbed her, calling out, “Yanxi.”
“Yeah?” Su Yanxi turned her head, looking at her with confusion. Then, as their eyes met, she shyly averted her gaze, not daring to meet the other’s eyes.
Mu Qi had just called out to her on a whim and now, facing her, she didn’t know what to say. After a while, she blurted out, “Your lips are very soft.” After saying it, she realized what she had said, didn’t dare to look at Su Yanxi’s expression, coughed, and pretended to be calm, “I’ll go first.” After speaking, she walked away, gradually picking up her pace.
Su Yanxi was initially quite shy, but when she saw Mu Qi running away in a panic, she couldn’t help but laugh. She placed her fingers on her lips, thinking about what Mu Qi had just said, and her face blushed again. Then, she hugged her backpack and turned to walk towards home.
Mu Qi wasn’t feeling great either. She thought the words she just said were particularly inappropriate, and now she couldn’t face the girl.
“Qi Ge.” Just as she reached the entrance of the residential area, a voice came from ahead.
Mu Qi looked up and saw Hu Ying, who had just run off earlier. She was about to ask her why she left, but then she noticed that Hu Ying’s eyes were red, clearly indicating that she had been crying.
