No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

The pile of gifts had everything.

Memories lost during junior and senior high school are cleverly captured during the attack.

She unfolded the card cover, which was covered with red hearts.

[To Senior Pei.]

really!

Suddenly, someone poked me in the back.

Turning her head, she met Ruan Ruan's soft, flattering smile.

"Qiaoqiao, I was blind to your greatness yesterday."

"I never imagined you were actually Senior Pei's sister."

She obediently handed over a box of chocolates.

Shi Qiao squinted. "Is this also something I was asked to pass on to Pei... cough, my brother?"

Ruan Ruan immediately grasped Shi Qiao's hands and shook her head.

"No, no, no, I'm not like those girls."

"They only care whether you gave the things to Senior Pei, but me..."

She silently took out a box of identical chocolates from her bag and put it in Shi Qiao's arms.

"I only care whether my dear sister has enough to eat and whether she is warm enough to wear."

The school bell rang, and Ruan Ruan quickly uttered her last words:

"Qiaoqiao, if you choose me as your sister-in-law, I will treat you like my own sister. I love you so much!"

She finished speaking in one breath, grabbed her bag, and scurried away through the back door.

Jiang Youran peeked out from behind the pile of gifts, "Shi Qiao, what... what do we do?"

"Won't Pei Jingnian be furious?"

Shi Qiao shrugged and put all sorts of odds and ends on the table at her feet, but she didn't forget to secretly put Ruan Ruan's chocolate back into her bag.

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it."

"The boast was already made yesterday, so these things have to be delivered to Pei Jingnian no matter what."

"As for reputation!" Shi Qiao made a gesture like a top salesperson, grinning with her big white teeth.

She took out her iPad and carefully adjusted the brush parameters, "Anyway, it's not like I haven't done this job before."

"As long as I run fast enough, Pei Jingnian's cursing can't catch up with me."

Jiang Youran scratched her brow.

To be honest, for all these years since she was a child, she had always heard Shi Qiao say how bad Pei Jingnian was to her and how terrible his personality was.

But last night, Pei Jingnian carried her out like that.

That look in his eyes wasn't just drooling, it was practically sticky!

Besides, Lu Zhou is a strange guy.

The woman he loves was taken away by his brother, and he wasn't even a little jealous?

"What a coincidence, yesterday..."

Shi Qiao immediately covered her ears, "I'm not listening."

"I know, something really embarrassing must have happened."

"I'll save these things for when I'm dying and my mind is racing."

Jiang Youran wanted to say something more, but the white-bearded professor on the stage had already stood in front of the podium and slowly put on his glasses.

So be it.

Shi Qiao didn't want to know, so she swallowed it back down.

*

After a long lecture, Shi Qiao collapsed onto the desk in the lecture hall, wailing and howling in exhaustion.

"Why does that professor have such a heavy accent? He smells like curry."

Jiang Youran patted her shoulder, "Alright, professors get their pay docked if they don't speak English in class."

Shi Qiao sniffed, "Everyone says that half of university education is self-study and the other half is Bilibili University. Today I've seen it for myself."

She bent down, wrapped her long arms around the gifts, and stuffed them all into her bosom. "Let's go, I'm starving."

"Youyou, can you get the other half for me?"

Where's my wife? Why isn't she out yet?

How come I miss her so much after only a short time apart...?

How should I greet them in a way that sounds natural?

[Wife, wife, wife, wife, wife...]

A stone for longing for one's wife.

Shi Qiao stopped in her tracks. "Wait, Youyou."

"Lu Zhou is here."

She peeked out like a ghost and, sure enough, saw Lu Zhou's nonchalant figure.

Jiang Youran followed closely behind, saying, "Qiao, I think if this continues, you'll be driven crazy one day."

"We all go to the same school, and he's Pei Jingnian's brother, so we're bound to run into each other all the time."

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

"Let's be direct and tell Lu Zhou that you don't mean it that way."

Shi Qiao made a thoughtful expression. "Youyou, it's precisely because we see each other all the time that it's hard to refuse."

"Although Pei Jingnian and I don't get along, we'll still be under the same roof for the time being."

"You think I hurt Lu Zhou's feelings? Pei Jingnian, as a brother, is siding with me and siding with him? How am I supposed to live like this?"

"However, what you said does make a good point."

"Okay, you can come with me to secretly look for a place to live these next few days. I can cover the rent with my allowance without any problem."

"But don't let it slip, my mom and Aunt Lin don't allow me to live alone outside."

"I'll lay my cards on the table as soon as I find a house."

Jiang Youran scratched her head. "But it's a coincidence, I'm worried about you living alone."

"What if you get out of class late one day, and you're so pretty, what if you run into a bad guy while walking alone at night?"

Shi Qiao hugged Jiang Youran, "Sigh, there's nothing I can do."

"You were wise to apply for a dormitory directly. I shouldn't have indulged in pleasure for half a month."

"I'll try again and go back to sound out Pei Jingnian's opinion."

"Now, let's get down to the important business first."

Shi Qiao led Jiang Youran to the corner of the stairwell, calling out, "Pei Jingnian! Lu Zhou!"

【Ahhh, it was my wife who called me first!】

[So sweet, so sweet, so soft and cuddly, wife, kiss kiss kiss.]

Pei Jingnian remained expressionless, merely tilting his head slightly and pulling down his collar to reveal his full profile.

Before I could reply, a huge pile of gifts was stuffed into my hands.

"These, and these, are all for you."

Finally, she placed the chocolate with the greeting card attached to Ruan Ruan on the top layer.

"This was specially prepared for you by Ruan Ruan, a freshman representative from the Chinese Department."

She read slowly, afraid that she hadn't conveyed the message properly.

There's no way around it; you're beholden to someone who pays your bills.

That's it! Bye-bye!

She waved and pulled Jiang Youran along, running quickly towards the cafeteria.

All that remained was a disheveled Pei Jingnian and Lu Zhou, who was laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

"Hahahaha! Old Pei!"

"The person you like sends you love letters and gifts from someone else? Is there anything more embarrassing than that?!"

"Turn the world to silent and listen to the sound of Pei Jingnian breaking down."

Pei Jingnian took a deep breath, his jawline taut.

He was furious.

Endure it, Pei Jingnian.

After holding back for so many years, we've finally waited until she's grown up.

What's wrong with enduring it a little longer?

That girl is just a little slow on the uptake.

Lu Zhou wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes and patted Pei Jingnian on the back.

"But Lao Pei, I just don't understand, why don't you just go for it directly?"

"All you ever do is have brain orgasms? You coward."

"If we're talking about the past, you pushed her away because you were waiting for her to grow up."

"And now? Don't take offense, buddy, I'm going to say something harsh."

"If you don't make a move, someone else will one day."

Pei Jingnian lowered his eyes, the girl's words from back then echoing in his ears.

That was the age when he was just beginning to experience love, a time of turmoil and chaos that belonged only to him.

—Yoyo, I really love this kind of sarcastic older woman type!

—And then there are these aloof, fierce, and two-faced men—they're practically the number one must-read in any novel!! My absolute favorite!!

—Hey, Youyou, you don't understand. It's precisely because it's unattainable, with all the fuss and tug-of-war, that it's so alluring.

—A straightforward guy? NO NO NO, boring, not my type.

What else could it be?

She happens to like it.

He was afraid that Shi Qiao would fall for someone else, and he was even more afraid that he didn't meet Shi Qiao's criteria for a partner.

But he's really going crazy.

I wonder how long they can keep up this act.

Lu Zhou was still smiling.

"Lu Zi, if I remember correctly, your 'aunt' seems to have a concert in Gangcheng these days?"

Lu Zhou suddenly froze.

Pei Jingnian threw everything he was holding into the trash can next to him.

"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about how you should act as the mistress."

"Let's go eat."

Lu Zhou clenched his fists. "Damn it! Old Pei! This is outrageous!"