Chapter 63: Come and Snatch the Bride (6)-1
“What wicked thoughts are you having?” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t miss the fleeting expression on Jiang Ciqiu’s face.
“What wicked thoughts could I possibly have?” Jiang Ciqiu gave a fake smile.
Jiang Zhiyan glanced at the time: “You were late this morning, weren’t you?”
“I was late, but being late is better than being famous. Everyone’s looking for the superhuman who leaped over the flower bed.” Jiang Ciqiu quickly sent Jiang Zhiyan the two posts she had saved.
Jiang Zhiyan clicked and looked.
It had been too long since she attended a university in this era; she had forgotten about things like using the confession wall to find people.
“I have good jumping ability and long legs, it’s nothing to be surprised about.” Jiang Zhiyan said, scrolling through the comments. No one had exposed her yet, perhaps because her persona was too deeply ingrained, or perhaps because she usually kept to herself, no one thought of her.
After all, university wasn’t like high school. Many people went through four years of university without even knowing the names of their classmates.
“If someone exposes me, it must be you.” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Jiang Ciqiu.
Jiang Ciqiu: Suddenly felt guilty.
“Not necessarily, maybe someone else noticed you,” Jiang Ciqiu said. She had only told her friends, it should be fine, right?
“You can’t just assume it was me,” Jiang Ciqiu continued.
“Your behavior already tells me that you did tell other people about this.”
Jiang Ciqiu was silent for three seconds: “Yes, that’s right, but I only told my friends. I’ll send her a message now to remind her.”
She took out her phone: “Aren’t you a histrionic personality? Shouldn’t you be happy that more people are paying attention to you?”
“I only want the person I want to notice me. Why should others watch my performance?” Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow.
Jiang Ciqiu looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s self-righteous expression: “Are you sure there’s no generation gap between you and her?”
“Use childish language with childish people.”
“Heh, heh.” Jiang Ciqiu gave a dry laugh and looked down at her phone. Fortunately, her friend hadn’t spread it around.
Although this Jiang Zhiyan was much better than before, not prone to dramatic outbursts, she subconsciously felt that upsetting the current her would be even more troublesome. After all, it was already quite troublesome.
The two entered their respective classrooms just as the bell rang.
Jiang Zhiyan always sat in the corner of the last row. The person who talked to her the most in this class was probably the class monitor. Most of them were strangers. She only remembered a few names and didn’t know the others.
However, the original owner hadn’t actually managed to infiltrate the circles she wanted to. Every time, she was the one trying to get close. During this period, she hadn’t contacted those people, and they hadn’t contacted her either, except for Liang Yan occasionally sending messages. This person was really persistent.
Jiang Zhiyan rested her chin on her hand, seeing the lit-up screen, and straightened up slightly.
[Xie Liaoyi: I’m up and at work.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: Okay (heart)]
Jiang Zhiyan thought Xie Liaoyi wouldn’t reply, but a few more messages popped up.
[Xie Liaoyi: Had breakfast, ate at the hospital, also had porridge and fried dough sticks, plus a tea egg.]
[Xie Liaoyi: Judging by the time you posted on Moments, you woke up quite early, how could you be late?]
[Xie Liaoyi: Really going to work now.]
Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t help but smile.
[Jiang Zhiyan: My sister talks too much, that’s why I was almost late, it’s all her fault.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: There’s an anniversary event in the game, let’s do the tasks together, it increases intimacy.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: I’ve already rejected my sister’s invitation to do the tasks together, if you reject me too, I’ll be all alone!]
The other party really went to work.
Jiang Zhiyan put her phone away, rested her chin on her hand, and yawned.
Indeed, without something to look forward to, classes still made her sleepy.
…
“Qiuqiu? Qiuqiu, why are you so sleepy?”
“I didn’t sleep well at noon,” Jiang Ciqiu yawned, resting her chin on her hand.
“This teacher is very strict, you need to stay alert.”
“I’m trying.” Jiang Ciqiu rubbed her eyes and widened them. “Why am I so sleepy? Even if I didn’t sleep at noon, I shouldn’t be this sleepy.”
After all, she had just been sitting in class all morning, it wasn’t like she had gone on a strenuous hike, and she hadn’t gone to bed late last night either.
She kneaded her neck.
“Damn it, my neck is a bit stiff too.” Jiang Ciqiu frowned.
“Maybe it’s old age. I’ve also been having backaches lately. We’re really no match for high school students.”
Jiang Ciqiu: ?
Jiang Zhiyan finished her classes earlier than Jiang Ciqiu today. When Jiang Ciqiu got home, she saw Jiang Zhiyan standing in front of the sofa, with clothes spread all over it.
“What are you doing?” Jiang Ciqiu frowned.
“I’m deciding what to wear on Friday night,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
“Such a grand occasion.” Jiang Ciqiu couldn’t help the sarcasm in her voice. “You even had new clothes delivered?”
“It’s her first time inviting me to dinner, of course I have to prepare seriously.”
“Why don’t you just hire a stylist?” Jiang Ciqiu said expressionlessly.
“Because I have classes, don’t you know what time my classes end on Friday?” Jiang Zhiyan said seriously.
Jiang Ciqiu was speechless: “I was being sarcastic.”
“I know, that’s why I’m deliberately trying to annoy you.”
Jiang Zhiyan picked out a pair of shorts and a crop top: “This is nice.”
“Change into something else, what if she’s old-fashioned? You know, even though it’s a modern era, there are still many people with outdated thinking.” Jiang Ciqiu said, arms crossed.
“She doesn’t seem like that type, I’m wearing this.” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking back at Jiang Ciqiu with an indescribable expression. “Don’t always make malicious assumptions about her.”
“It’s a reasonable guess, not malicious. There are still many strange people in society.” Jiang Ciqiu waved her hand. “You’re too naive.”
“Performing self-deprecation.” The System said excitedly. “I’ve never looked forward to your wife waking up so much, I really want to know her reaction.”
“Calm on the surface, screaming internally.”
“She actually called you naive… her judgment is as bad as ever,” the System sighed.
Jiang Zhiyan put the unselected clothes back in the closet.
She also occupied most of the walk-in closet in this house. Jiang Ciqiu’s clothes were pitifully crammed into a small cabinet.
She suspected Jiang Ciqiu had another house somewhere. After all, when they went shopping that day, Jiang Ciqiu had also bought quite a few clothes. Where did she put them?
Jiang Zhiyan turned her head and saw Jiang Ciqiu standing at the door: “There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, aren’t you afraid of being bitten?”
“I’ll take mosquito repellent measures, thanks for your concern.”
“It’s very painful if you get bitten on your back and can’t scratch it,” Jiang Ciqiu continued. She felt a bit verbose herself, and her words were starting to stumble.
Jiang Zhiyan turned to look at Jiang Ciqiu: “Sister, didn’t you want us to stay out of each other’s way? Why are you meddling so much now?”
Jiang Ciqiu looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “Because I’m kind-hearted and can’t bear to see you get bitten by mosquitoes.”
Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth: “Thank you, kind-hearted sister, can you bring me the clothes on the sofa?”
Jiang Ciqiu turned and left.
“So tragic, watching you go on a date and even having to help you with your clothes,” the System lamented. “So what are you planning to do in this world? Although it’s the same person, it’s clearly two different people in this world.”
“We’ll see, let’s wait until she discovers that I’m not the original person,” Jiang Zhiyan said, arranging the clothes by color. “Normally, she should have discovered it already, after all, as an outsider, she wouldn’t be automatically corrected by the world consciousness.”
“Maybe this fragment doesn’t have a brain?” the System guessed.
“It can’t be that bad.”
Jiang Ciqiu brought over the clothes. She was also very frustrated. She didn’t want Jiang Zhiyan to go out with that woman, and now she was actually helping Jiang Zhiyan, preparing for their date.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
Although angry, she still put down the clothes gently. So to express her anger, Jiang Ciqiu left without saying a word.
Jiang Zhiyan looked at Jiang Ciqiu’s retreating figure and couldn’t help but smile: “She’s so cute.”
“And yet you’re still making her angry. If she wakes up, she’s going to throw a tantrum.”
Jiang Zhiyan organized the clothes Jiang Ciqiu brought in, left the walk-in closet, and saw Jiang Ciqiu had already entered her room. She also went straight to her own room.
Jiang Ciqiu, listening to the sounds outside, suspected Jiang Zhiyan hadn’t even noticed her leaving.
She went back to her room so quickly, probably chatting with that woman again.
She was really curious about this person, what kind of person could captivate Jiang Zhiyan so completely? She wanted to see for herself, but if she did so without Jiang Zhiyan’s consent, or if she had someone investigate and Jiang Zhiyan found out later, there would be a lot of trouble.
Jiang Ciqiu decided to casually pass by on Friday, or simply invite the person up for a drink.
As Friday approached, Jiang Ciqiu became a little nervous.
She had a lot of questions, but Jiang Zhiyan didn’t mention anything.
On Thursday, she couldn’t help but broach the subject: “Is she picking you up at the complex entrance tomorrow, or at school? If it’s at the complex entrance… invite her up for a bit.”
“No,” Jiang Zhiyan said without looking up.
“Why not? Then invite her up when she drops you off. She’s taking you out, as your older sister, I can’t just do nothing to show my appreciation.” Jiang Ciqiu tried to appear sincere.
“You can transfer me some money,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Jiang Ciqiu: …
“No,” Jiang Ciqiu refused flatly. She was already unhappy about the two of them going out, and now they wanted her to pay for it? She would really be a fool then. “Don’t even think about it.”
“Oh.” Jiang Zhiyan almost laughed.
Lying in bed that night, Jiang Zhiyan hugged her phone.
[Jiang Zhiyan: I’m doomed, I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight.]
[Xie Liaoyi: Me neither.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: You should still go to bed early, after all, you have work tomorrow, unlike me, I can sneak in a nap during class.]
[Xie Liaoyi: I’ve been trying to fall asleep for half an hour, I’m sleepy, but I can’t sleep.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: Elementary school field trip syndrome.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: I’m not talking to you anymore, go to sleep quickly. If you yawn tomorrow while we’re together, I’ll…]
[Xie Liaoyi: You’ll what?]
[Jiang Zhiyan: Drag you home and put you to bed right then and there.]
[Xie Liaoyi: ?]
Jiang Zhiyan suddenly realized her words could be misinterpreted, and judging by Xie Liaoyi’s question mark, she wasn’t being serious either.
[Jiang Zhiyan: Go to sleep! I’m really not talking to you anymore.]
[Xie Liaoyi: Good night.]
[Jiang Zhiyan: Good night!]
Jiang Zhiyan scrolled through their chat history, staring at the ceiling: “Do you think I should prepare something tomorrow?”
“Prepare what?” The System didn’t react immediately.
“Forget it, if Xie Liaoyi has any ideas, she’ll definitely prepare herself.” Jiang Zhiyan pulled the blanket and closed her eyes.
System: ?
“She always does this, dropping crazy hints, then blaming me in the end.” Jiang Zhiyan clicked her tongue. “Who just casually walks around the house and finds five small boxes?”
System: …
“Go to sleep, I don’t want to hear it.”
“You can turn off your auditory system.” Jiang Zhiyan yawned.
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