Half-baked

10
My eyelids twitched with nostalgia.

Chi Jingting's words revealed two pieces of information:
Duan Huai'an, a pure-hearted boy who waits for his girlfriend to come and watch his game;
I miss the heartless woman who treats her boyfriend as worthless once she gets him.

After a moment's silence, Huai Nian curled the corner of her mouth: "The past is the past..." At this point, she realized that her remarks further confirmed how much she once valued Duan Huaian, but how much she ignores him now - her identity as a scumbag.
She felt helpless, but finally compromised: "I understand, I'll come over now."

"Okay," Chi Jingting smiled triumphantly, "I'll wait for you outside the venue."

call ended.
Quiet lounge.

Chi Jingting glanced at Duan Huaian who was sitting on the sofa.

Ten minutes ago, Chi Jingting came to the lounge to find Duan Huaian.
Chi Jingting thought there would be someone in the lounge, so he knocked on the door politely, fearing that he would ruin Duan Huai'an's plan. But what awaited him was Duan Huai'an, who opened the door with a cold face.

Duan Huaian’s coldness can actually be divided into two types.
The common cold is the pure and clean cold.
Very rarely, that is, when he was in a rage, he was as cold as he is now, extremely cold and indifferent, and just a glance at him gave people a suffocating feeling of oppression.

Chi Jingting could guess the reason for all this without even thinking.
"Did you have a fight with Huai Nian?"

Duan Huai'an didn't reply and just fiddled with the phone in his hand.

Chi Jingting snorted and laughed, saying in a familiar tone: "She's pretending not to know you again?"
Facing Duan Huai'an's expressionless face, Chi Jingting knew what was going on. He clicked his tongue and said, "Others are eager to have some connection with you, but your daughter doesn't want anyone to know about your relationship."

A laugh rolled out of Duan Huaian's throat, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"She avoids me like a ghost."

"Maybe in her eyes, you are scarier than a ghost." Chi Jingting didn't give him any face.
"..."

Duan Huaian's eyes darkened, and an aura of indifference covered almost everything about him.
Chi Jingting begged for mercy. He took out his cell phone and said helplessly: "Okay, don't be angry, and go out with the good little expert——"

After finishing the phone call, Chi Jingting raised his eyes and looked at Duan Huaian.
Sure enough, his good buddy's weather had turned from cloudy to overcast.

Chi Jingting stood up, stretched his body, and advised Duan Huai'an in the tone of a person who had experienced it: "If you two were to make it public at that time, wouldn't it be over? As for being in a relationship now, does it still seem like an affair?"
After a pause, Chi Jingting touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "When did you fall in love with her? I made a mind map and reviewed the time when you two knew each other, but I still can't figure it out."

Duan Huai'an curled his lips: "You are quite free."

Chi Jingting: "After all, we are good buddies."
Duan Huai'an: "Stop gossiping about me."
Chi Jingting: "I am concerned about you."

This time, Duan Huaian simply pursed his lips, looking cold and indifferent, as if he was too lazy to talk.

"..." Knowing that he didn't want to talk and no one could pry his mouth open, Chi Jingting stood up and said, "Huai Nian is almost here. I'll go pick her up outside the venue."
Chi Jingting walked a few steps outside, then thought of something and turned back to ask Duan Huaian.
"Let her stay with me or something?"

The game was held in an indoor stadium with spectators sitting in the stands.
Chi Jingting had a staff member sign in front of him, so he was allowed to stay in the inner field of the gymnasium.

"It's up to her," Duan Huai'an said in a cold tone, obviously still in the middle of an argument, "She came to watch the game, not to watch me play."

Chi Jingting's focus was quite biased. He counted on his fingers and was quite shocked: "Nineteen words. You can actually say nineteen words in one breath. It turns out to be nostalgia."
Shocked, he couldn't help but complain: "I've known you for so many years, can you say a few more words to me? Huai Nian is your dear girlfriend, am I not your dear buddy?"

"..."
"No, I can't." Duan Huaian looked sullen and ruthless to the extreme.
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Huai Nian went to the bathroom and then set off for the stadium where the competition was to take place.
When she arrived at the ticket gate, she happened to meet Chi Jingting who came to pick her up.

Chi Jingting stared mischievously at Huai Nian's mouth corner where a small cut was bitten, and thought of his buddy's broken mouth corner. He didn't dare to tease Duan Huaian, but did he dare not tease Huai Nian?
Chi Jingting teased her slowly: "You two can use your mouths not only for quarreling, but also for fighting."

I miss you so much that I look away.
Chi Jingting saw the ticket in her hand and asked her, "Will you come with me to the inner field?"

Miss: "No, I have a seat."
Chi Jingting smiled: "You haven't forgiven him yet?"

Huai Nian hesitated for a moment, then shook her head slowly: "No, my roommate and I have adjacent seats, and they are waiting for me. And if I go to the backstage, it will be hard to explain if I am seen by someone I know."

Chi Jingting understood that Huai Nian really didn't want others to know that she and Duan Huaian had any relationship at all.
I guess what this girl said in her dreams most of the night was: I don’t know Duan Huaian.

Seeing her determination, Chi Jingting did not make things difficult for her.

Chi Jingting led her to the VIP row and suddenly pointed in a direction.
Huai Nian looked in the direction of his finger suspiciously.

In the rest area of ​​the inner field, Duan Huaian, dressed in black, stood there.
The zipper of his jacket was pulled up to the top, and his black casual pants showed off his slender legs. His expression was indifferent, his jaw was slightly lowered, and in the tense atmosphere of the game, he gave people a sense of nonchalant contempt.

What doesn't match his face is his lips.
There is a very obvious dark blood scab on the lower lip, and the location is too ambiguous, which arouses people's imagination.

I miss the inexplicable burning sensation on my lips, as if they had just kissed, quarreled, and bit each other.
She felt particularly guilty and quickly looked away.

Chi Jingting asked Huai Nian: "Do you think he can get first place in this competition?"
Miss: “Yes.”

Chi Jingting was stunned for a moment, then looked at Huai Nian: "Are you so confident in him?"
Nostalgia was blank: "What does this have to do with self-confidence? He always takes first place in competitions and never takes second place. His ability does not allow him to take second place."

"Don't you think he's crazy?"
"……well enough."
"?"
"I only got first place in the exam."
"..."

Chi Jingting, who was inexplicably shown off, felt like he had swallowed a mouthful of bitter herbs.
Only two years had passed in his high school career, and Chi Jingting had already forgotten that in his high school full of top students, these two were academic geniuses.

During the conversation, the game is about to begin.
Chi Jingting and Huai Nian go their separate ways.

When her roommates saw Huai Nian, they asked her if she still felt uncomfortable in her stomach.
She missed her lively self. The heating in the venue made her cheeks rosy.
She smiled and said, "I don't feel bad anymore, so I came to watch the game." Her roommates felt relieved and quickly focused their attention on the game.

Robot fighting competition.
As the name suggests, robots fight.
Like fighting a real person, it is brutal, violent and full of blood.

Many people around were watching this competition for the first time. Every collision and friction between the robots caused exclamations from the audience.

The nostalgic gaze passed over the flashing robot fighting scene and fell on Duan Huaian holding the control panel.

He stared intently at the robots in the field.
The robot's name is Nostalgia, which means nostalgia. When others hear this name, they think Duan Huai'an misses the past glory and wants to continue the glory. Only Huai'nian knows that he doesn't miss anyone, he just misses.
Nouns are nouns, and names are names.

The electronic display screen above the gymnasium shows the robot's past fighting information.

Miss noticed a certain line.
Average time to kill

In fact, Duan Huaian’s winning shot at Nanjing University was taken from here.

His robot broke the record for the most lethal kills on opponents. After one match, his opponents were so impressed that they casually attributed the word "lethal kill" to Duan Huaian.
Since then, Duan Huaian has had this rebellious nickname.
——Nanjing University’s decisive goal.

When I was lost in thought, the game began.
She also focused on the little robot.

This robot has accompanied Duan Huai'an in many battles and has never been defeated.

Today is no exception.

competition is over.
The whole place was filled with cheers.

Everyone in the audience was shouting three words.
Nanjing University. Champion. Duan Huai'an.

Duan Huai'an seemed to be out of the picture. He squatted down to greet Nostalgia who had returned triumphantly. Like a parent who was satisfied with his child's performance, he touched Nostalgia's little head, then grabbed Nostalgia and carried her away with one hand.

I miss hearing the discussions around me——

"Damn, why is this scene so tender?"
"Duan Huai'an looks at the robot with such tenderness and affection, damn!"
"Who said he was cold? I think it would be really nice to be in a relationship with him. He must be very gentle and caring to his girlfriend. He might even be the clingy type."
"..."
"..."

I miss the person who looked at me and said, "It would be great to be in a relationship with Duan Huai'an."
It was her good roommate Jing Yue.

Line of sight.
Jing Yue seemed to have found an ally, and patted Huai Nian's shoulder excitedly: "You think so too, right? Right! Duan Huai'an is really suitable for dating!"

"..."
I miss you speechlessly.

No.
wrong.
She doesn't think so.

After the game was over, Huai Nian was eager to leave, but her three roommates were still discussing the game intensely.
Sometimes he praised the robot for its cute appearance and powerful movements, and sometimes he praised the robot's owner Duan Huaian for looking cold but being warm, a true model boyfriend.

I miss not having any chance to interrupt.

Until everyone in the audience left, only the four of them were left in their dormitory.
They got up and left with a feeling of unfulfilled desire.

There were two people standing at the corner of the stairs downstairs from the stands.

My heart skipped a beat as I missed her, and I had a bad feeling.
I didn't have time to think whether to pretend I didn't know them or run away quickly.
In a flash, Chi Jingting left the people around him and blocked out the nostalgia.

His expression was a perfect acting that could not be faulted at all, and he said in shock: "Miss you? What a coincidence, meeting you here."

Her roommates all looked at her with doubt and curiosity, with gossip burning in their eyes.

Huai Nian gritted her teeth and greeted Chi Jingting: "What a coincidence."
Then, she introduced her roommates and Chi Jingting one by one: "This is my high school classmate - Chi Jingting, he is studying at Jiaotong University; these are my roommates - Jing Yue, Zhu Yutong, Xu Fu."

"Hi, ladies." Chi Jingting greeted his roommates in a familiar manner, and said, "It's almost time for dinner. How about I treat you to dinner?"

The roommates didn't know how to answer and looked at Huai Nian for help.
I miss you so much that I don’t know the hints in their eyes.

——So handsome, so handsome, so handsome!
——We are going to have dinner with the handsome guy!!!
Chi Jingting: "And by the way, let's celebrate Duan Huai'an for taking first place."

Chi Jingting raised his voice and turned around to call Duan Huaian's name.
Duan Huai'an was half leaning against the wall, about three or four meters away from them. Because of the backlight, his eyes were darker than usual. He didn't say anything, but he had a presence that could not be ignored.

When he heard Chi Jingting calling him, he slowly raised his eyes and looked over.

Duan Huaian said nothing.
The more indifferent Duan Huaian acted, the more Chi Jingting wanted to see what he looked like when he was annoyed.

So, Chi Jingting, who was watching the fun and not minding the trouble, teased, "Duan Huai'an, why don't you say anything when you see your former deskmate? Are you so nervous that you can't speak because you saw that our class beauty is prettier than before?"

(End of this chapter)