The old place Zhou Jinwen mentioned was a book bar that they often went to. There was a dessert coffee shop inside. When they were free, they liked to order a cup of coffee and a piece of mousse and stay there for an entire afternoon.
Obviously, Zhou Jinwen only used this place as a meeting place.
When Ruan Zhi walked over, she saw two slender figures standing at the entrance of the book bar from afar, attracting the attention of many pedestrians.
"Hey! Ah Zhi, here!" Just as she approached, Zhou Jinwen smiled and waved at her.
Ruan Zhi braced herself and jogged over while staring at the pedestrians. She stood in front of the two of them and looked at Qi Zhan, who was beside her, with some trepidation. Qi Zhan looked no different from usual on the surface, but she didn't know if it was psychological, but she felt that Qi Zhan was giving her a bad look.
"Good, long time no see." She stammered as she greeted Qi Zhan.
Only then did Qi Zhan look at her slowly and not say anything. He just nodded slightly at her as a response to her greeting.
Ruan Zhi could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Before she could recover from her disappointment, Zhou Jinwen suddenly reached out and pulled her into his embrace."Aiyo, aiyo, it's been a long time. Little Ah Zhi, it's been half a month. Why do I feel that you've become prettier?”
Even Zhou Jinwen was still a boy.
Ruan Zhiji, who had never had such intimate contact with a boy, was not used to such an action. She pushed Zhou Jinwen's hand and replied,"Thank you, but can you…"
Halfway through her sentence, Qi Zhan had already pulled Zhou Jinwen's hand away for her. He walked between the two of them and pushed Zhou Jinwen forward without any hesitation."Alright, let's go. Didn't you say that it was difficult to get a seat at that hotpot restaurant?”
Ruan Zhi was slightly stunned, then she followed behind them silently.
The three of them entered a hotpot restaurant.
The restaurant was bustling with people. The dining table was covered with red pots and people were laughing and chatting in the white steam. Ruan Zhi couldn't help but look to her side and suddenly realized that Qi Zhan's aura didn't match this down-to-earth hotpot restaurant.
She had never eaten hotpot with Qi Zhan before, so she couldn't even imagine how Qi Zhan would look when he ate hotpot.
Ruan Zhi couldn't help but laugh.
"Ah Zhi, what are you laughing at?" Zhou Jinwen looked at her inexplicable smile and asked in confusion.
Ruan Zhi cleared her throat and reacted. She quickly stopped smiling and glanced at Qi Zhan before shaking her head."N-nothing."
"Do you think it's unbelievable that Ah Zhan came to eat hotpot?”Zhou Jinwen was like a worm in her stomach, laughing out loud."Don't look at how our Ah Zhan looks like a cold and aloof germaphobe. In fact, he loves spicy food the most. He won't stop eating until his stomach hurts.”
"Stomachache?" Ruan Zhi was shocked.
Zhou Jinwen nodded like he was pounding garlic. He was interested."That's right, that's right. Ah Zhan loves spicy food, but in fact, he can't eat spicy food at all, hahaha. Every time, he has to order the spiciest.”
"It's our turn. Let's go in." Qi Zhan stood up uncomfortably and patted Zhou Jinwen's shoulder rudely, placing the number tag in his hand.
Ruan Zhi smiled. She didn't expect Qi Zhan to be so flustered.
"Is it funny?" After taking a few steps and seeing that Ruan Zhi didn't follow him, Qi Zhan stopped in his tracks and turned around to see her teasing expression. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and ask her.
Ruan Zhi quickly restrained her expression and pursed her lips in denial.""Not funny, not funny."
A moment later, Qi Zhan's expression relaxed. He raised his eyebrows slightly and actually smiled helplessly.
Seeing him like this, Ruan Zhi quietly heaved a sigh of relief and quickly jogged after him. She asked tentatively,""Qi Zhan, are you not angry anymore?"
Qi Zhan's face stiffened slightly when he heard that. Then, he looked at her sideways."What do you mean?"
" It's about the thing that Lin Shiluo asked me on the way…" Although Ruan Zhi didn't know why Qi Zhan was angry, she still felt that she had to make it clear.
Qi Zhan reached out his hand and protected her as he walked into the room. He walked behind her and asked calmly,"Who is Lin Shiluo?"
"Lin Shiluo is the belle of the computer science department. She was even on our campus network's campus belle list.”Ruan Zhi subconsciously explained to him.
"Oh, I don't read these things." Qi Zhan sighed lightly. Then, he noticed a waiter coming over with a hot pot. He quickly brought her inside and reminded her,"Pay attention to the road."
Ruan Zhi only realized that she had been distracted by his interruption." No, I'm asking if you're still angry. Did you hear it that time?"
Qi Zhan didn't answer. He just turned to Zhou Jinwen, who was already seated, and raised his chin."Let's go over and sit first."
Qi Zhan waited until they were seated before the table before he looked up and answered her,"I did hear it, and I was indeed angry.”
Ruan Zhi immediately sat up straight and looked at him nervously, her heart aching.
As expected, he could tell.
However, Qi Zhan didn't continue to explain the reason for his anger. He just opened the can and handed it to Ruan Zhi." But I'm not angry anymore. I'll pretend you didn't say those words.”
Just pretend she never said those words.
Did he mean that he had seen through her true thoughts and wanted her to give up and continue to be ordinary friends?
"Okay, then we can still be the same as before, right?”As long as she could continue to stay by his side, she was already very satisfied.
Qi Zhan didn't say anything, but his expression had already eased up. He lowered his head and began to order on the menu."What do you want to eat? Can you eat spicy food? Or do you want the mandarin duck pot?"
Ruan Zhi was stunned. Zhou Jinwen, who was beside her, winked at her and said,""Let's make the mandarin duck pot. I thought you couldn't eat spicy food?”
Qi Zhan's hand that was ordering the dishes paused. He looked at her slightly seriously and stated,"I…can eat spicy food."
"Okay, then just take it that I can't eat spicy food. Order the mandarin duck pot.”Ruan Zhi couldn't help but laugh as she compromised.
Qi Zhan didn't say anything else.
While waiting for the dishes to be served, Zhou Jinwen became interested in the topic they were talking about."What were you guys talking about? Ah Zhan is a person who rarely gets angry, and he won't admit that he's angry so directly. So, Ah Zhi, what did you do to make him so angry? He was so angry that he didn't even tell you about the competition in C City.”
Ruan Zhi's face stiffened slightly. She turned to look at Qi Zhan, not knowing how to answer.
Qi Zhan was very calm. He looked up and glanced at Zhou Jinwen." It's none of your business."”
That sentence instantly dismissed him.
Zhou Jinwen looked at Ruan Zhi again. Ruan Zhi quickly lowered her head and inserted a straw into her drink. She took a sip and ignored his curious gaze.
The atmosphere seemed to have returned to its previous comfortable mode.
Ruan Zhi ignored the little discomfort in her heart and was still very satisfied with this way of handling things. To her, the most uncomfortable thing at this moment was not that Qi Zhan would not accept her, but that she would alienate Qi Zhan. Then, she would probably never be able to forget him for the rest of her life.
Perhaps after being friends for a long time, her liking for him would fade.
"Qi Zhan? What a coincidence." Halfway through the meal, Lin Shiluo, who was wearing a long dress, came to their table.
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