SDVPP Chapter 33

Before the noon dismissal for self-study, everyone’s mood was a bit restless – half due to hunger and half due to the heat.

July’s weather had already turned hot. Most people had shed their long-sleeved uniforms, leaving only a few who were afraid of getting sunburned wrapped up tightly.

Having just finished playing basketball, Chi Han felt uncomfortable with the heat. Opening the window only brought in hot air, providing little relief from the temperature.

The ceiling fan rotated leisurely, neither fast nor slow.

Chi Han rolled up a piece of paper to use as a makeshift fan, but it didn’t offer much relief.

So, he hated summer the most!

Chi Han slouched on the table, his books resting on his knees.

Just when he was uncomfortably fidgeting around, a cool hand suddenly rested on the back of his neck.

Chi Han shivered in comfort.

The cool sensation felt so refreshing!

With half of his face against the table, he turned to look at Rong Xu. After a while, he furrowed his brow and said, “Why are your hands so cool?”

Turning a page of the book, Rong Xu replied casually, “Naturally cool.”

He gently moved his right hand, using his fingertips to touch the slender neck.

A strong pulsation, transmitted through the heated skin, rhythmically hit his fingertips as if wanting to transfer all the warmth.

He wasn’t naturally sensitive to cold, but ever since the incident in the water, his body always felt cool.

His hands and feet were cold all year round, and no matter how he covered them, they never warmed up.

Initially, it was uncomfortable, but now he had grown accustomed to it. Even on such a scorching day, his hands remained cold.

However…

Rong Xu lowered his gaze to the reclined Chi Han, and he somehow felt that his hand seemed to have gained a bit of warmth.

The hand on his neck felt unusually cool.

Chi Han went to the water room to fetch hot water, clearly indicating his intention. Rong Xu curled his fingers, feeling an inexplicable warmth in his palms.

It seemed to carry someone else’s body temperature.

A hint of a smile flashed in Rong Xu’s eyes, and he refocused his attention on the book.

After completing an assignment, Geng Xue’s sugar-craving heart began to stir again.

No.1 High School had a strict no-phone policy, but many students still managed to sneak their phones in.

As many were boarders, not having a phone was inconvenient. So, despite the rule against bringing phones, no one actually checked.

Especially in a class like Class One, full of top students.

Geng Xue quietly took out her phone, skillfully entered a forum, and began posting.

Amid the crazy flood of pictures of Chi Han playing basketball, wiping sweat, Geng Xue posted a photo with an air of knowing the unknown:

【Spring Silkworms Die After Spinning Silk: No one knows what this bottle has been through…】

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The first photo was taken from the opening of a trash can, showing a beverage bottle with its mouth open, revealing half of its upper body.

The second photo was even blurrier, with two figures in the distance. The one walking on the right seemed to be Chi Han, carrying a large bag.

Normally, such photos wouldn’t cause any waves, but this ID contributed the only high-definition and exquisite beauty photo in the thread. So, upon release, it attracted a crowd.

Geng Xue maintained an air of detachment, posted some ambiguous words, and then retreated, hiding behind the screen while her heart danced wildly.

The feeling of keeping a secret was simply too painful! She really wanted someone to share this burden!

Her desk mate, Gui Gaojie, received Geng Xue’s eager gaze and had three question marks floating above his forehead.

???

Did she solve some earth-shattering problem?

Geng Xue, feeling mentally exhausted, turned her head back. Oh well, let her revel in it alone.

In the thread, speculations about the two photos ranged from Chi Han having a girlfriend to him rejecting a girl because he didn’t like the brand of the drink…

Geng Xue sighed in loneliness.

Why didn’t anyone understand her?

She provided the correct answers in her posts!

“Geng Xue.”

Just as she sighed, a cold and cool voice suddenly came from behind. She instinctively stuffed her phone into the desk, straightening her back with a guilty conscience.

After several seconds, she dared to slowly turn around.

“Are… are you calling me?”

Geng Xue felt a chilly sensation in Rong Xu’s gaze. She swallowed nervously and smiled awkwardly.

Meanwhile, her mind raced, frantically trying to recall if Rong Xu saw something when she was browsing the forum.

Oh no, oh no. She got a bit carried away just now and completely forgot to check if Rong Xu was watching her!

As a disciplined sugar-craver, she had her professional ethics!

It was fine to indulge in private, but it shouldn’t happen when the idol was right in front of her.

Geng Xue solemnly raised three fingers, declaring, “I swear, I only posted three pictures and didn’t do anything else!”

Rong Xu looked at her with faint eyes, remaining silent for a while.

Just as Geng Xue was about to apologize, Rong Xu lifted the corner of his eye with a sharp curve, even the beauty spot under his eye lifted slightly.

“Send me the pictures.”

Geng Xue: “I’m sorry, I won’t do it again… Huh?”

Geng Xue was immediately stunned. This development seemed a bit off, right?!

Shouldn’t he be angrily condemning her for spreading rumors?

Though he did linger a bit when they shared a bottle of water, she always thought that was just her imagination!

Could it be… she stumbled upon the truth?!

Trembling, Geng Xue pulled out her phone and added Rong Xu on WeChat.

His profile picture was a pitch-black photo.

Quite fitting for his image.

Geng Xue sent all the photos she took and saved from the forum to Rong Xu.

He quickly glanced through them. They were all taken at normal angles on the street.

He looked up at Geng Xue, thumb rubbing the edge of his phone, his voice as cold as ever.

“No secretly taking pictures of him.”

Geng Xue immediately nodded like a little chicken.

Yes, no more pictures.

From now on, she would just turn her head to indulge.

“You can take pictures of his normal life, but don’t share them. Send them all to me,” Rong Xu’s eyes slightly turned, ink-like darkness within, only one person could step inside.

Geng Xue’s nodded neck choked for a moment, almost bobbing her head.

Geng Xue: “???”

She was supposed to lead the way in sugar-craving?!

Is this appropriate??

Moreover, she had professional ethics!

Rong Xu casually threw out a lesson on physics, discussing the conditions for possible renewal.

Geng Xue immediately patted her chest, willingly joining the enemy.

Very appropriate, this was too fitting!

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As soon as Chi Han returned, he noticed that something was off in the atmosphere. He took a closer look.

Rong Xu was actually explaining physics problems to Geng Xue?!

He didn’t get this kind of treatment, okay?!

A sour feeling welled up in Chi Han’s heart. He forcefully handed a cup to Rong Xu, squeezed himself between the two, and sternly said:

“I want to listen too.”

With a signal from Rong Xu, Geng Xue swiftly turned around, picked up her paper, and diligently wrote:

“Thanks, senior, I’ve got it now!”

Chi Han: “…”

Got it my foot. She only wrote down three formulas on the draft paper.

His suspicious gaze shifted between Rong Xu and Geng Xue, feeling that something was amiss between these two.

But Rong Xu wouldn’t say anything he didn’t want to, and no one could force him to talk.

As for Geng Xue, she hadn’t raised her head since turning back.

Forget it. If Rong Xu wanted him to know, he would say it directly.

Chi Han glanced at the time; there were still ten minutes before class ended. Not much could be done with the remaining time, so he took out his phone and continued to browse the search results from earlier.

Even if Rong Xu’s leg couldn’t be cured, it would be something if other ailments improved a bit.

Thinking about that ice-cold hand, a frown involuntarily appeared on Chi Han’s forehead.

It seemed like he needed to inform the butler to make more blood-circulating and nourishing soups recently.

—

Chi Han had originally planned well. After returning home in the evening, he would first handle some paperwork and then study with Rong Xu. However, as soon as he arrived home, a call from Mother Chi interrupted his plans:

“Come to Fragrant Manor at 7 tonight, dress decently, don’t disgrace the Chi family.”

Chi Han almost forgot about this person.

Without much consideration, he was about to hang up the phone, “Not going.”

“Do you dare!” Mother Chi scolded angrily as if feeling she had lost her dignity. After a silent second, her voice returned to its usual poise, “Your father said if you don’t come, he’ll personally come to find you.”

Chi Han: “…”

Damn it.

When he wanted to drive her away, she insisted on staying. Now, when he needed her, one sentence was enough to bring her back!

How could there be such a brainless person in the world?

Although Father Chi might not know that he was currently staying at Rong Xu’s house, what if he really came…

Thinking about the scene where he would disgust Rong Xu, Chi Han’s anger surged.

Well, it’s better to go and clarify things face-to-face tonight, so as not to be disgusted in the future.

Recently, Rong Xu was preparing to establish his own studio. The manpower and office location had already been decided, only some procedures were pending.

After returning from school, Rong Xu went straight to the study to review the materials.

Chi Han had originally wanted to inform him, but seeing Rong Xu’s slightly furrowed brows, he didn’t want to disturb him. He gently closed the study door and was about to leave.

Before leaving, he instructed the butler not to wait for him for dinner tonight and to prepare a couple of dishes with blood-circulating and nourishing properties for Rong Xu. He reminded the butler to make sure Rong Xu ate more.

Butler Wu nodded, watching Chi Han leave.

He thought about his previous employer, Chi Han’s mother, and sighed involuntarily at the message she sent today. Having expelled someone for so long, suddenly wanting to bring them back, it was certainly not for something good.

The life of an aristocratic family was sometimes not as pleasant as that of an ordinary family.

The butler shook his head and went out to buy the necessary ingredients.

—

Chi Han put on casual clothes and headed out, arriving at the agreed-upon location.

He hadn’t planned to stay long.

As the assistant walked ahead to open the door for him, Chi Han was about to speak. However, when he entered and glanced around, not only were Father Chi and Mother Chi sitting at the dining table, but there was also an additional family of three.

The young girl, with slightly curled long hair and light makeup, was originally speaking with a radiant smile. However, upon seeing Chi Han enter, her cheeks suddenly turned red, and she shyly leaned behind her mother.

Occasionally, when her moist eyes met Chi Han’s, she would quickly shift her gaze away.

She seemed like a peach blossom in full bloom, evoking a sense of tenderness and joy.

However, Chi Han was clearly not included in this sentiment.

Chi Han retracted the words he was about to say, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

He suddenly had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the next moment, Mother Chi waved at him with a smile and said, “Xiao Han, come over and sit. This child, I asked you to dress nicely, why are you so casual? Look at how beautifully this young girl is dressed!”

Chi Han tightened his jaw, and a hint of icy coldness slowly surfaced in his eyes.

Great, was this a blind date for him?

 

Author’s note:

Chi Han: Rong Xu won’t say what he doesn’t want to say, and no one can pry open his mouth.

Rong Xu: …You can, you’re just doing it wrong.

Chi Han: ?

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