After he was done saying that, Yu Fan turned to leave but he then suddenly remembered something and turned back. He took off the hat and coldly gave it back, âTake it.â
Chen Jingshen looked at the hair that was sticking up on his head and silently received the hat.With his hand now empty, Yu Fanâs expression turned even colder. He turned to leave but just as he took his first step, his T-shirt was lightly tugged again.Yu Fan felt that his poor mood was because he didnât sleep well. He was in a state where he was about to explode. He turned back angrily, âAre you fucking addicted to pullâŠ.âThe hair that was sticking up was pressed back down and the hat was placed back onto his head.After he was done doing that, Chen Jingshen walked in front of him and said, âLetâs go.âYu Fan wasnât able to keep up with him. His head followed him as he moved, âWhere?âChen Jingshen, âGoing with you to the internet cafe.âYu Fan didnât move. He frowned, âWerenât you going to eat with your former deskmate?ââNo.â Chen Jingshen said, âWhere did you hear that from?ââYesterdâŠ.Itâs nothing.â Yu Fan stopped himself in time and hesitated for a couple of seconds, âDid I say that I would bring you along with me to an internet cafe?ââNo.â Chen Jingshen looked down at him with lowered eyes, âBut I want to go with you.âââŠâŠââYou canât go. Youâre going to be watching Hu Pang next to me again. Itâs too embarrassing.âYu Fan was only able to squeeze out this line after a moment of silence. He then lowered his head and brushed past him as he followed the directions on his phone.His refusal was blunt and his tone contained disdain.But Chen Jingshenâs hat was still on his head.And he also walked slowly, like he was dragging his feet.Chen Jingshen watched his leaving figure for several seconds and couldnât help but lower his head, the corners of his lips rising slightly. He then silently followed behind him.The two of them walked for a while, one at the front and the other behind, before they were soon walking side by side.The sunlight that was mostly blocked by the trees filtered through, falling onto their figures.Chen Jingshen raised his hand and held out the juice, âI saw you so I bought an extra cup.âââŠ.Chen Jingshen, youâre so annoying.â
With a grumpy expression, Yu Fan walked a few more steps before taking his hand out of his pocket and receiving the cup of watermelon juice.It was very cool and refreshing.The two didnât walk very fast. They passed by a mother and daughter pair.âSo how did you go in the exam?âThe girl who was eating responded vaguely, âBotched it.ââI knew it.â Her mother said cooly, âAnd I even had to get up early to bring you here for the examâŠ..Canât you eat a little slower? Have some manners.ââI canât. After doing the exam for almost three hours, my brain is completely exhausted----and so is my stomach. And in order not to be sleepy today, I didnât have breakfast this morning.ââThere are many people who have skipped breakfast for this exam but I donât see them devouring their food like you.ââŠâŠâŠYu Fan lazily listened to this exchange as he sipped his watermelon juice. He glanced at the person next to him.Did Chen Jingshen have breakfast before the exam?Probably not. He wouldnât have invited him to lunch as soon as he saw him otherwise.Yu Fan retracted his gaze and thought to himself indifferently: Just starve then. Letâs see if youâll become shorter from starving.When they reached the internet cafe, Chen Jingshen reached out to push the door but his sleeve was lightly tugged by the person next to him.âIâm hungry.â Yu Fan mumbled, âLetâs eat something first.âChen Jingshen glanced at him and let go of the door handle, âOkay.âThe two werenât picky. There was a Sichuan restaurant next door.The layout of the place was rather simple but it was clean. There werenât many people there at noon, only a few scattered across the tables. All of them had tacitly sat away from each other so that they didnât disturb the other parties.Yu Fan picked out a seat by the window.After he sat down, he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate. It was a voice call from Wang Luâan.
Yu Fan accepted it, âWhat is it?âââŠ.What do you think?â The other party was confused by this question of his, âThe four of us have been chatting awkwardly on the LOL chat interface for half an hour and you ask me why Iâm calling? Zhu Xu said he didnât even have to wait this long when he waited for his girlfriend during his dates. If you didnât answer my calls for another two minutes, I was going to call the police.âââŠâŠ..âYu Fan moved his phone away from his ear and glanced at the screen. He only now realised that the words he had typed out earlier still hadnât been sent.He had forgotten about it when Chen Jingshen grabbed him.Wang Luâan, âSo where on earth are you? What is taking you so long? Isnât there an internet cafe downstairs from your place?ââIâll hire someone to play with you.â Yu Fan said.â?â Wang Luâan was confused, âWhat do you mean?ââThe internet cafe outside my place was full. Iâm now in Yu HeâŠââThe fuck. Isnât Yu He half an hour from your place? Why did you go so far? Are the internet cafes in Yu He built out of gold?âChen Jingshen who was in the middle of wiping his hands with a hot towel looked up when he heard this.Yu Fan closed his eyes and cupped his hand around his cheap phone that was leaking out sound and warned, âYou fuckingâŠ..Keep your voice down.âWang Luâan let out an âohâ: Then hurry up. Zuo Kuan said that there are a lot of internet cafes in Yu He.âYu Fan said, âIâm having lunch right now.âââŠâŠ..âAfter ending the call, Yu Fan downloaded an app and hired an expensive player to play with them.âIâve ordered a few dishes. Take a look and see what else you want to add.â The orders were done online through the phone in this store. Chen Jingshen passed him his phone.Just as Yu Fan wanted to say that he was fine with anything, he glanced at the screen and saw the numbers 373 yuan on the bottom.Yu Fanâs brows twitched. He received the phone, wanting to check and see how this person managed to order almost 400 yuan worth of food when each dish cost no more than 10 or 20 yuan.At this moment, Chen Jingshenâs phone vibrated.He tapped open the menu ------ Buzz.He scrolled down ------ Buzz.
Chen Jingshen was using WeChat to view the menu so there were no notifications that appeared.After his phone vibrated five times consecutively, Yu Fan became inexplicably angry again. The grip on the phone tightened several degrees, making the unfortunate phone screen creak, âYour former deskmate is looking for you.ââMy former deskmateâŠâŠ..â Chen Jingshen paused for a moment, âWhy is he looking for me?âYu Fan spoke quickly and coldly, âHow should I know? Am I the one chatting with him? YouâŠâŠâBuzz. The phone vibrated again. Yu Fan subconsciously looked down at the screen.This time a notification appeared on the screen. Two message previews appeared-----[Unknown number: Chen Jingshen, itâs Miao Chen. We didnât have the chance to compare our answers earlier, I just wanted to ask what you chose for the second last multiple choiâŠâŠ.][Unknown number: Also, um, my friend request that I sent to you yesterday still hasnât been accepted. Did I add the wrong person?]Yu Fan was still sporting a frown on his face. He was only able to speak up when the two messages disappeared from the screen, ââŠ.To. Compare answers.âChen Jingshen, âDidnât note it down.ââ...Oh.âYu Fan opened the text messages and saw that Miao Chen had sent Chen Jingshen several messages yesterday, both long and short ones. He didnât look and just quickly replied with a âdonât knowâ before closing the interface and returning back to the menu.A few seconds later, he suddenly realised ---- Wait a minute. Why am I helping Chen Jingshen reply to his messages?AlsoâŠâŠ.Yu Fan was puzzled, âYou didnât add him on WeChat?âChen Jingshen let out an âenâ.âThen who were you chatting with last night?ââMy mother.âââŠâŠâŠ..âYu Fan blinked a few times and subconsciously let out a sigh of relief. He felt a little better.
The next moment, that breath he let out went back inside.Why the hell am I feeling better??âSpeaking of which,â Chen Jingshen looked over at him and asked lightly, âWere you angry last nigh----ââNo.â Yu Fan answered like he was being poked in a sore spot, âWhy would I be angry when nothing particular happened?âChen Jingshen raised a brow, âI donât know. Earlier, you were also..ââNo.â Yu Fan expressionlessly cut him off and threw his phone back. He forcefully ended this topic, âIâm done.âChen Jingshen picked up his phone and fell silent for several seconds when he looked at his phone, âYouâŠ.âYu Fan, âI said I wasnât angry! I wonât get angry no matter who you talk to! How many times do you fucking want to ask me this?!âââŠâŠââI just wanted to say,â Chen Jingshen turned his phone around and showed him the empty order interface, âWhy did you delete all the dishes?âââŠâŠâŠâYu Fan snatched his phone from him and expressionlessly re-ordered.There werenât many people in the store so the food was served very quickly. When the server brought over the dishes, they couldnât help but glance at the person on the left several more times.Yu Fan had already put back on the baseball hat he had taken off earlier when he entered the restaurant.The brim was pushed very low, covering more than half his face. All that could be seen were the two bright red ears that looked even brighter than the peppers in their food.Yu Fan fiddled with his phone with his head down, his face very hot. He cursed at himself tens of thousands of times inside.Yu Fan liked to eat staple food when he ate. It filled him up and making one bowl at home was enough for him to last a whole day.When the bowl of hot noodles was served, Yu Fan picked up the seasoning next to him and poured a bunch in.Chen Jingshen glanced at him and lightly commented, âYou like to eat vinegar?ââEn.â Yu Fan responded without thinking.A few seconds later, Yu Fan finally realised that something didnât seem right. He raised his head and saw Chen Jingshen with his head already turned away, looking like he couldnât hold it in.âChen Jingshen, you fuckingâŠ.â As he said this, his hand shook and a large amount of black vinegar poured out.Yu Fan stared at the table with a bright red face. He debated over whether he should pour the vinegar on Chen Jingshenâs face or dump the noodles onto Chen Jingshenâs head.KKnotes: Eating vinegar in Chinese also means âto be jealousâ