What if you were targeted by a cool and aloof beauty?

An Chen's door was closed, but a sliver of light could still be seen peeking through the crack.

I put my ear to the crack in the door and listened for a while.

Half a day passed, and the room remained quiet.

She's probably asleep.

Jiuge's mood became increasingly depressed.

She pouted and then clung to the wall as she returned to her room.

Lying back in bed, Jiuge picked up her phone and sent a message to An Chen.

Jiuge: [I accidentally blocked the wrong person before.]

Jiuge: [Retracted a message.]

Jiuge: [I misunderstood you just now.]

Jiuge: [Retracted a message.]

Jiuge: [You were joking before, weren't you?]

After waiting for a long time, the phone still didn't ring.

Jiuge pulled back the air-conditioning blanket and crawled inside.

I'm better off without that kind of jerk!

Chapter 34 Jiu Ge's partner is indeed extraordinary.

Jiuge only slept for four hours last night.

When her alarm went off in the morning, her first instinct upon reaching for her phone was to check if An Chen had replied to her message.

I just turned on the screen.

At the same time, An Chen's reply popped up.

An Chen: [Yes, I might have scared you, sorry/chuckle]

Upon seeing that An Chen had replied to her message, Jiu Ge was so excited that she rolled around on the bed several times.

She lost control and fell off the bed, hitting her head on the ground.

"Alas..."

Jiuge: [It's alright.]

With tears in her eyes, Jiuge touched her aching head and stumbled to her feet to reply to the message.

……

While An Chen was washing up, Jiu Ge, with severe dark circles under her eyes and slightly reddened eye sockets, came in wearing a new light blue dress.

I never expected that Jiuge would like to wear different pretty dresses every day.

After sizing up the other person, An Chen was somewhat surprised.

Jiuge always gives him a refreshing feeling.

"You didn't sleep well?"

"Not good." Jiuge said expressionlessly, her tone indifferent.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, she forced a smile at An Chen.

"You don't have to laugh if you don't want to."

Looking at Jiu Ge, whose expression was smiling but whose eyes were not, An Chen felt a chill.

"..."

Jiuge remained silent.

She picked up the mouthwash cup and started brushing her teeth alongside him.

"Did that little brat come to your house and scare you?" An Chen glanced at Jiu Ge and asked.

"No."

After spitting out mouthwash, Jiuge answered decisively.

"Thanks to you and Zhang Zhidong, Mao Maotou hasn't come over recently." As she spoke, she also gave An Chen a complimentary compliment, as if to curry favor.

"Did some kind of spirit suddenly appear in the house?"

An Chen was somewhat puzzled.

The only thing that could bring tears to Jiuge's eyes is probably a terrifying spirit.

"No, not at all..."

Jiuge put down her mouthwash cup, looked at An Chen with a conflicted expression, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Were you scared to tears by what I said yesterday?"

An Chen thought about it more and more and felt that this conclusion made a lot of sense.

Jiuge is timid, and like him, her thought process is unconventional.

It's not impossible that she can think of things that others can't, and things that others can think of that she can't.

"No."

Jiuge shook her head decisively and looked at An Chen with a serious expression.

"I thought you were going to break up with me."

Thinking back on being blocked yesterday, An Chen actually found it quite thrilling...

"I didn't...you've misunderstood...I...I am..."

Jiuge, unusually evasive, shook her head like a rattle-drum, her expression quite flustered.

He looked very worried that An Chen was really going to break off their friendship.

"You misunderstood. I meant I thought you were going to break up with me, not that I wanted to break up with you."

With a sigh, An Chen glanced helplessly at Jiu Ge.

She's so timid, she definitely can't do without me.

That's why they were so panicked.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried about Jiu Ge.

What will happen when he's gone? After all, Jiu Ge and I aren't in a romantic relationship, and maybe we won't be living together for long.

Entering the kitchen, An Chen began to cook tomato and egg noodles.

Jiuge still peeked out from the doorway every now and then to look at him.

Take the cooked noodles out.

The two began to eat breakfast.

"How many exams do you still have to take?" Jiuge asked.

"There's only one left." An Chen buried his head in his noodles, not even lifting his head.

"So fast?"

Jiuge was somewhat surprised; she still had a full day of exams to finish.

"Yes, many of the courses we learn are not theoretical knowledge but require practice. In the last one or two classes, a lot of the questions were already answered in class," An Chen explained patiently.

"Oh, I see. I still have to take the exam for another day, so I probably won't be back by noon."

"Okay, keep it up."

"Whoa whoa."

Jiuge nodded, looking very happy.

After finishing her meal, she hurriedly left the house.

An Chen's exam starts at around 10:00 AM, while Jiu Ge's exam starts at 8:00 AM.

After washing the dishes, I petted the cat for a while.

An Chen, who was sitting on the sofa, then set off for school.

By the time the last exam was over, it was just past noon.

Since Jiuge doesn't go home for lunch, he doesn't need to rush back to cook.

As An Chen strolled leisurely down the street, he noticed that Zhang Zhidao was still working hard on duty under the scorching sun.

Even though it was already very hot, Zhang knew that his clueless older brother was still floating around him with his hairy head to physically warm him up.

Ignoring them, An Chen continued walking forward.

He no longer had to worry about the inconvenience of working in crowds for extended periods, and the unexpected holiday greatly improved his mood.

As An Chen walked home, he suddenly noticed two very familiar figures beside him.

A girl with short chestnut hair and glasses, and a boy with glasses and a ponytail, were peeking through the glass window next to a gift bag door.

Pretending not to see them, An Chen turned around and prepared to take a detour home.

He hadn't walked more than a few steps when he was patted twice on the shoulder.

"Hello, you're Jiu Ge's partner, right?" Li Zhi walked around to the front of him.

“You’ve mistaken me for someone else. I’m not him,” An Chen replied expressionlessly without turning his head.

"You're lying! You are!"

Su Zhi also ran over and circled around to the front, staring intently at An Chen.

Seeing this, An Chen stopped talking and quickened his pace.

"What's your name?" Su Zhi asked, jogging after him.

It's so unusual for Jiuge to find a partner.