In the morning, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao lay in bed chatting about a lot of things...
They talked about everything from work to life, from studies to love, from one person to another - best friends always have endless topics to discuss.
As they were chatting, suddenly, they noticed an additional group chat in WeChat...
Ye Qingcao tapped into the group chat and exclaid in surprise, "Hey, Han Lei actually created a group chat and added us both!"
"Huh?"
Pu Sangzhi was also surprised and quickly leaned over to look at Ye Qingcao’s phone screen.
It was indeed a group chat with only three mbers.
Ye Qingcao had already sent an emoji of soone picking their nose in the group chat...
Below that, Han Lei replied with an emoji of wide eyes and a speechless expression.
Then, Ye Qingcao typed and asked him, "Han Lei, why did you create this group chat?"
Han Lei replied quickly, "I’m treating you to dinner tonight."
Ye Qingcao imdiately typed, "We know. We were already prepared to mooch a al off you, no need for a special reminder!"
Han Lei replied, "After dinner, let’s watch a movie. It’s my treat."
"I swear... Han Lei is suddenly much more generous!"
Ye Qingcao turned to Pu Sangzhi with a smile and casually asked, "Sangzhi, is there any movie you want to watch?"
Just from Ye Qingcao’s response, Pu Sangzhi knew that she and Xiaocao had completely different approaches to handling situations.
Because Pu Sangzhi only wanted to say, "He is already treating us to dinner, and you’re agreeing to a movie too? Isn’t that taking too much advantage of him..."
Ye Qingcao waved her hand dismissively, "What’s the big deal? We’re friends! It’s normal to treat each other! So today he treats us to dinner and a movie, and tomorrow we can treat him to dinner and drink bubble tea!"
Pu Sangzhi countered, "But I don’t want to treat him to dinner or bubble tea."
"Hmm..."
Ye Qingcao thought for a mont, "Then let’s just treat him to bubble tea! A cup of bubble tea isn’t that expensive!"
Pu Sangzhi knew that a cup of bubble tea wasn’t expensive, but two movie tickets were.
"Xiaocao, let’s just decline the movie. He’s only treating us to dinner as a thank-you for what happened last night. That should settle things; if we watch a movie with him, wouldn’t we just have to find a way to repay him later? This constant exchange of favors is so troubleso..." Pu Sangzhi thought.
"Hmm..."
Although Ye Qingcao thought differently from Pu Sangzhi, she still respected Pu Sangzhi’s opinion, "Alright, then let’s just have him treat us to a al! Let’s skip the movie!"
Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Mm."
Then, Ye Qingcao replied to Han Lei, "No need for the movie! Just the food is fine! Thanks, bro!"
Han Lei: "..."
Han Lei: "Don’t call bro, I don’t need more sisters."
Ye Qingcao sent a laughing emoji, and added, "But you already are like a little brother! You’re younger than both of us!"
Han Lei: "..."
Han Lei: "Still, don’t call that. Also, et at Shipenglai tomorrow evening at 6:00. We’re watching the movie. I want to see a particular one; think of it as keeping company. I only have you two as friends."
"Er..."
Ye Qingcao rolled her eyes towards Pu Sangzhi and asked, "Sangzhi, what should we do about the movie? Do you want to refuse?"
Ye Qingcao was never good at refusing things.
Even less so at refusing people’s kindness!
Pu Sangzhi reached for her phone on the desk, opened WeChat, and imdiately joined the group chat.
In the group chat, she sent to Han Lei, "Thanks for considering us as friends, but really, no need for the movie. We don’t like watching movies."
Han Lei then sent, "Accompany , please."
Han Lei sent again, "Accompany ."
Han Lei sent a third ti, "Just this once."
Seeing these three consecutive ssages...
Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were both stunned.
If they hadn’t confird that this was Han Lei’s WeChat, they would never believe that Han Lei, who usually didn’t utter much, could say such things!
Seeing such texts, they couldn’t even imagine the expression or the tone Han Lei would have while saying these words...
Could this be the legendary ’quiet in person, sassy over text’?
"Sangzhi..."
Ye Qingcao nudged Pu Sangzhi with her elbow, "Should we just agree? This little brother does seem rather pitiful, saying he only has us as friends..."
Seeing Ye Qingcao soften, and with Han Lei speaking that way, Pu Sangzhi insisting further seed like she didn’t consider Han Lei a friend.
Therefore, she had no choice but to nod in agreent, "Whatever then. Otherwise, we’ll treat him to milk tea tomorrow. Or, you tell him we’ll pay for our own movie tickets."
"Let him pay! It’s the first ti we are hanging out; the boy has to show off a bit!"
Ye Qingcao raised an eyebrow, "Let’s just treat him to milk tea tomorrow!"
Then, Ye Qingcao sent a ssage in the group chat: [Okay then! What movie shall we watch?]
Following that, Han Lei sent them a movie based on his taste... a cartoon!
Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were both stunned: "..."
After a while, Ye Qingcao finally spoke up, "Good thing we didn’t say we’d pay for his movie ticket! This is definitely not a movie we like! It’s clearly a movie otaku like him would enjoy! No, this isn’t even a movie, it’s just a cartoon!"
Pu Sangzhi nodded: "Hmm..."
It turned out Han Lei was still a child.
Not only was he younger than them, but his maturity seed to be much less too...
...
That day, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao lazed in bed until noon before getting up.
For lunch, they cooked so noodles, boiled so vegetables, fried so eggs, and also prepared so sliced at, keeping it simple with a bowl of nutritious egg and at noodles.
In the sultry afternoon, the two remained shut in their room, lazily napping under the cool breeze of a fan, comfortably...
Lazy rest tis always seem to pass by swiftly.
Huo Feng seed to be busy with sothing this month...
Though he drove Pu Sangzhi to and from work every day and appeared to be playing daily, it was odd that he didn’t disturb Pu Sangzhi on her days off anymore.
Usually, when Pu Sangzhi was at work, she could see Huo Feng twice a day.
But every ti she had a day off, Huo Feng seed to vanish into thin air, not looking for her or even contacting her, as if he was insanely busy or wildly playing.
Today, on her day off, Pu Sangzhi hadn’t received a single ssage from Huo Feng.
At five in the evening, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao finally got up to change clothes, planning to tidy up and then head out to Tangxia to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei.
Then, the dressed Pu Sangzhi stood in front of the mirror, lost in thought.
Although she was facing the mirror, her pupils were completely unfocused, her thoughts drifting off into the stratosphere...
"Sangzhi!"
Ye Qingcao pounced from behind, placing her hands on Pu Sangzhi’s shoulders, "What are you thinking about!"
Pu Sangzhi was startled by Ye Qingcao, shaking her shoulders slightly, she took a deep breath before saying, "I find it strange..."
"Hmm?"
Ye Qingcao looked at her and then at her reflection in the mirror but couldn’t find anything amiss, "What’s strange? Looks fine to !"
Pu Sangzhi frowned, turned around, and said, "Today I have a day off, yet I’m going out to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei. This really feels bizarre..."
"Huh?"
Ye Qingcao couldn’t understand Pu Sangzhi’s point, "Why is it strange to go out for dinner and a movie with Han Lei? What are you thinking? You’re not overthinking this, are you? Definitely don’t think of Han Lei as one of those scheming suitors; he’s just a little brother!"
"That’s not what I an."
Pu Sangzhi gripped Ye Qingcao’s hands on her shoulder and said, "What I an is, previously, whenever I had ti off, Huo Feng would always find a way to ask out. He often ntioned dating casually, seizing any chance to go on a date with . But this month, aren’t we operating on a three-days-on, one-day-off schedule? With so many rest days, he barely asked out... don’t you find that strange?"
"Oh~ I get it now!"
Ye Qingcao finally understood, "So you find it strange because Brother Feng isn’t seeking you out!"
This entire month...
It was only on her first day off that Huo Feng had asked her out, but she had habitually refused.
After that, every ti she had a day off, Huo Feng would vanish like mist...
Not to ntion asking her out, he didn’t even chat with her!
Pu Sangzhi had not even noticed this until today, when she was going out to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei, and it suddenly occurred to her that Huo Feng hadn’t really sought her out this whole month!
"He isn’t busy either..."
Pu Sangzhi furrowed her eyebrows tightly, a puzzled expression on her face, asking Ye Qingcao, "Isn’t he out playing every day? This date, that date, or just playing gas all day at ho... But today is my last day off, and he just doesn’t ask out?"
Ye Qingcao imdiately displayed a mischievous smile, "Ah, so you actually want Brother Feng to ask you out..."
Pu Sangzhi: "I wasn’t thinking that..."
Actually, that was what she was thinking.
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