Take a photo?
Xiao Cheng instinctively looked up at Xie Zhao again, and this time, their eyes met.
“What’s wrong, junior?” Xie Zhao asked, his gaze subtly shifting to Xiao Cheng’s phone, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see what Xiao Cheng was looking at from his angle.
“Nothing.”
Xiao Cheng never refused Nian Nian’s requests, and this time was no exception.
However, his intuition told him it was best not to let Nian Nian know he was having lunch with Xie Zhao.
So, Xiao Cheng took a photo of his meal and another of the cafeteria.
Should be fine, right?
He could prove that he was indeed eating in the cafeteria without revealing Xie Zhao’s presence.
Even though Xiao Cheng knew that he and Xie Zhao were just ordinary schoolmates meeting for the first time, he still wanted to avoid any misunderstandings.
Luo Jingshu received the photos and zoomed in on them, carefully examining them. Near Xiao Cheng’s spoon, he saw a blurry figure in the background of one of the photos.
He leaned back in his chair, a cold laugh escaping his throat. Jiang Yi, who was sitting across from him, felt a chill run down his spine.
“What are you looking at?” Jiang Yi asked, feeling a sense of unease.
Luo Jingshu’s expression was like that of a man who had caught his wife cheating.
“By the way, is that person who’s been pursuing you still after you?” Jiang Yi asked, curious about the person who had been chasing Luo Jingshu.
Jiang Yi had been wondering about this person since he had eaten Luo Jingshu’s breakfast and found out about the pursuer. He was curious because Luo Jingshu was so aloof and cold, yet this person persisted in their pursuit.
Many girls in the school had crushes on him, but Luo Jingshu was cold to everyone and spoke without mercy.
Jiang Yi knew that several girls were made to cry by Luo Jingshu after confessing their love.
Even though Luo Jingshu just coldly rejected their confession, his expression always gave people a feeling of keeping them at a distance, as if he didn’t take others seriously.
Even so, there was still someone who persisted in pursuing Luo Jingshu. What on earth was he after?
Was it because he looked good?
Jiang Yi looked at Luo Jingshu’s flawless face, and tears of grief and anger flowed in his heart.
Superficial!
Luo Jingshu looked up at Jiang Yi and asked, “Why are you asking about him?”
Jiang Yi should not have known Xiao Cheng, right?
Seeing Luo Jingshu’s expression turn cold, Jiang Yi quickly waved his hand and said, “I’m just curious; there is no other meaning.”
No way, big brother, you are jealous of this too?
He didn’t say this sentence in the end, and he always felt that once he said it, Luo Jingshu would be even more angry.
Jiang Yi sighed in his heart. Seeing that he looked natural and didn’t seem to be lying, Luo Jingshu on the opposite side lowered his eyes and said, “He’s still here.”
Jiang Yi moved closer and asked in a low voice, “I’m just curious. You haven’t rejected his confession. Are you ready to agree?”
If it was a girl from school, Luo Jingshu would have rejected her when she first expressed her feelings. Why would he drag it on for so long?
Luo Jingshu looked down at his phone’s chat history, exited the chat interface with Xiao Cheng, and opened another friend’s profile. The remark was Xie Zhao.
He tapped on Xie Zhao’s profile picture and entered his friend circle, where he saw a post related to Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng still wanted to hide it from him.
Luo Jingshu hummed softly and continued reading the post.
[Xie Zhao: Having lunch with my junior.]
The photo showed Xiao Cheng sitting at a table, facing away from Xie Zhao, looking at his phone.
Luo Jingshu thought for a moment, realizing that Xiao Cheng must have been chatting with him at that time.
Not too bad.
Luo Jingshu sent a message to Xie Zhao while responding to Jiang Yi, “I’ve already agreed to it.”
Although it was he who had slowly seduced the other person.
Jiang Yi’s eyes widened in shock, and he almost dropped his chopsticks. He covered his mouth and coughed, trying to swallow the food in his mouth.
“You’re trying to choke me!” Jiang Yi exclaimed, trying to calm down. “Did I hear that right? You agreed to it? You’re dating him?”
This was hard to believe?
Luo Jingshu nodded, “We’ve just started.”
Jiang Yi had a few choice words, but he didn’t know whether to say them.
Big brother, have you forgotten?
Who was it that swore they would never fall in love?
He’d rather believe that pigs can climb trees than believe what Luo Jingshu says.
“How did you suddenly develop feelings?” Jiang Yi asked, shocked.
Luo Jingshu didn’t respond, and after a while, he asked, “Does one have to be in love to be in a relationship?”
Luo Jingshu was really a scumbag.
Jiang Yi was speechless.
Although there was no rule that said one had to be in love to be in a relationship, how could Luo Jingshu agree to date someone he didn’t like? Wasn’t that just playing with the other person’s feelings?
How could someone be a scumbag and still manage to sound so confident?
“So, you don’t like him?”
Jiang Yi didn’t know why, but he suddenly felt a little sorry for that person. Did he know that his boyfriend thought this way?
“Does it matter if I like him or not?”
Luo Jingshu put away his phone, his expression still calm, and stood up to leave, not paying attention to Jiang Yi’s question.
He couldn’t say that he completely didn’t like Xiao Cheng, after all, Xiao Cheng’s face and body were quite to his liking.
However, his liking for Xiao Cheng was probably different from what Xiao Cheng wanted.
But what did that matter? As long as Xiao Cheng belonged to him now, that was enough.
Or rather, as long as Xiao Cheng loved him, that was enough.
—
Xie Zhao received Luo Jingshu’s message while discussing the Grand Opening competition with Xiao Cheng.
Although he had initially been attracted to Xiao Cheng’s face, he couldn’t deny that after chatting with Xiao Cheng for a while, he found that Xiao Cheng had a lot of ideas.
Although many of his views were still immature, he had creativity.
“This point is good; you can continue to develop it. However, this brand has developed new products this year, and the target audience has changed, so the appeal is not the same as before. You need to think about it again.”
Xiao Cheng nodded. Xie Zhao was indeed a senior who had participated in many competitions and was familiar with the preferences of various brands. With his help, Xiao Cheng could save a lot of time collecting data.
“I didn’t prepare well today, next time I can bring some of my previous works to show you, just as a reference.”
Not everyone was as generous as Xie Zhao, after all, creativity could be plagiarized.
Xiao Cheng was grateful, “Thank you, senior.”
This was his first meeting with Xie Zhao, and Xie Zhao was very enthusiastic.
Xie Zhao smiled and was about to speak when his phone on the table suddenly lit up, and a WeChat message popped up.
Xiao Cheng swore that he didn’t intentionally look but was subconsciously attracted by the sound and turned his head to look.
He vaguely saw a “Luo” character, but he quickly looked away the next second, not seeing clearly.
Xie Zhao exclaimed, “Xiao Cheng, wait a minute, I’ll respond to this message.”
Why did Luo Jingshu suddenly contact him?
Xie Zhao’s relationship with Luo Jingshu was not very good, but he thought he understood this person. Because they used to live in the same neighborhood, facing each other.
Luo Jingshu was very good at using his appearance to gain benefits, liked to manipulate people’s hearts, and lacked a natural ability to empathize with others.
Xie Zhao originally didn’t know much about this, but one time, he saw Luo Jingshu provoke a fight between two groups of thugs, and then stood at the entrance of the alley, watching as they fought.
Although it was true that the thugs had bullied Luo Jingshu first, Xie Zhao felt a chill down his spine when he saw Luo Jingshu’s expression as he watched the fight.
The boy’s delicate peach blossom eyes were dark and cold, with a hint of a smile, as if he was watching something interesting.
As if the people in front of him were not fighting to the death, but two kittens playing.
If that was all, Xie Zhao might not have been so wary of Luo Jingshu, but it was another time, when Xie Zhao saw Luo Jingshu fight again.
He didn’t know that Luo Jingshu was so good at fighting, and when he punched, Xie Zhao even thought he heard the sound of bones shattering.
Luo Jingshu clearly had the ability to protect himself, but he pretended to be weak, and with a few words, he let the two groups of thugs fight to the death.
He stood a few steps away, smiling as he watched them suffer, blood flowing everywhere.
Luo Jingshu never avoided him, and Xie Zhao even felt that Luo Jingshu intentionally let him see these things.
Perhaps in his heart, Xie Zhao was also an existence that could be played with.
From then on, Xie Zhao thought that Luo Jingshu was too dangerous and tried to avoid him.
Although they lived across from each other, they only exchanged greetings.
It seemed that Luo Jingshu had recognized his biological parents two months ago and moved away from the neighborhood. Xie Zhao originally thought that he would never see him again and would not have any contact with this boy.
So why did Luo Jingshu suddenly send him a message?
Xie Zhao opened the chat window, not knowing what he saw, but his eyes widened, and his breathing quickened.
Xie Zhao suddenly stood up, and because he got up too quickly, he almost bumped into the table.
“Junior, I have something urgent, I’ll leave first!”
His tone was urgent, and he seemed to be in a hurry.
Xiao Cheng smiled, “It’s okay, senior, thank you for your guidance today.”
Xie Zhao grabbed his phone and took one last look at Xiao Cheng’s face before hastily leaving.
His footsteps quickened, and he eventually broke into a run.
Xiao Cheng was cleaning up his tray and thought that Xie Zhao had said he would show him his works tomorrow, but now it seemed unlikely.
Xie Zhao’s expression had been shocked, and this matter seemed very important to him.
Xiao Cheng didn’t intentionally pry into others’ business, and these thoughts only flashed through his mind before he discarded them.
Earlier, Nian Nian had sent him a message asking for help buying a book at the library.
If Xie Zhao were busy tomorrow, then he would buy the book for Nian Nian tomorrow.
Xiao Cheng thought while walking out with his computer and opening his WeChat.
[Nian Nian: Brother Cheng, have you finished eating?]
Xiao Cheng looked up at the sky, the weather was great, with white clouds floating high in the blue sky.
He sent a photo of his shadow to Nian Nian, [Yeah, heading back to the dorm.]
Luo Jingshu looked at the photo of the solitary shadow, his lips curling up slightly.
Xie Zhao?
Heh.
