"All right, shouldn't we go eat?"
If they kept gossiping like this, wouldn't the free schedule she finally found be wasted, missing even a meal?
"No rush, you haven't told me yet, how did you find me?"
Don't think that with Old Yan's gossip, she would forget how the whole class had been gossiping about her just now.
"..."
What was bound to come, would eventually come!
"Okay, I'll tell you..."
"Is this what you called having a clever plan yourself~"
Hearing this, Qiu Xi felt both amused and heartbroken.
"...All right! Can we eat now!"
If she kept talking, she would be completely exposed!
"Go, go."
"Nan Hua!"
"Hmm?"
Qiu Xi took two steps forward and linked her arm with Nan Hua's, "I'll find more time to spend with you in the future."
Her grip changed from linking to holding, and she squeezed Nan Hua's hand tighter, "Mm."
"Let's go, let's eat."
"Okay."
...
"She really abandoned her friends for romance!"
The trio, who had finished eating and returned to their dormitory, were still muttering about Qiu Xi, who had just gone to the mess hall.
"Dai Yao, you must be thirsty, right?"
She had been talking all the way, how could she talk so much.
"I'm not thirsty, I just..."
I just felt uneasy not being at the forefront of the gossip.
Before she could even ask, Xiao Xi was called away by Old Yan. She wanted to wait, but these two pulled her away first.
She suspected that these two were spies sent by Nan Hua!
"Here, have some water!"
"No, I'm not thirsty, I..."
"You are thirsty!"
"..."
"And you're talking about Xiao Xi, weren't you the one who arranged to meet Zhao Hua Sheng at the milk tea shop this afternoon..."
"I... that's just finding someone to investigate my milk tea shop!"
"Right, right, right!"
"And speaking of which, who was it who was with Zhou almost every day..."
"All right! I'm leaving!"
"..."
Shen Yan, who kept looking around, felt very stifled, like a sandwich.
"Then... then I'll leave too."
Watching the show is fine, but participating is not. I'm leaving!
"..."
She hadn't even gotten to the main topic yet...
Forget it! Let's talk about it tonight when I get back!
Zhao Hua Sheng is still reliable! And someone to accompany her to "Jiangshan."
...
Evening, in the dormitory -
Just as Dai Yao and Zhao Hua Sheng went to the milk tea shop, Xiao Feifei went on a date with Zhou Fei, and even Yan Yan went to the library. Qiu Xi thought of making a video call to her mother to discuss the things she had summarized.
"Hello, Mom!"
"Hey, Xiao Xi, what's up?"
"Nothing much, it's about the video you mentioned last time, I watched it and wrote some things these past few days, I just wanted to tell you."
"Mm, then wait a moment."
"What? Mom, do you have something else to do? Then I'll wait."
She heard rustling sounds from the other end, and the camera was no longer occupied.
"No, I'm looking for some paper and a pen."
She was now treating this as a career and wanted to be serious.
"..."
Alright ~ _ ~
She had underestimated her mother's effort!
"All right, let's start."
Seriously, Qiu Mama adopted a formal attitude in front of the camera.
"Okay..."
Seeing her mother like this, Qiu Xi felt a little pressured.
So she carefully organized her thoughts and began to explain her ideas.
She felt that her mother and Aunt Zhang were quite similar to two successful businesswomen.
For this idea, she had even specifically watched the videos Aunt Zhang posted on her video account.
It was indeed good. If she studied more, with this fan base, she would likely become popular.
As for her mother's design works, she had also looked at them. Although they couldn't compare to masterpieces, they had innovative points that could grab people's attention at first glance.
So she thought that if these two could cooperate, it would be very promising.
"Mm... Mm... Mm..."
Listening to her daughter's words, Qiu Mama nodded continuously while diligently taking notes with her pen.
If Qiu Mama had previously been busy with a learning attitude, she now saw hope and wanted to strive for it.
"Wife, I just learned this, come and try it."
Qiu Dad, who suddenly barged in, was showing off his newly made "artwork."
"Old Qiu, put it here first."
Qiu Mama, busy with her career, spoke without even looking up.
"Oh... then I'll put it here, remember to eat it."
"Mm-hmm."
Seeing her husband's perfunctory and absent-minded reaction, Qiu Dad felt a little wronged.
Then he looked at his daughter, and now she seemed a bit like a kept woman?
"Dad, I'll try it when I get back~"
Seeing her father's slightly pathetic and wronged look, Qiu Xi quickly comforted him.
"Really?"
Qiu Dad didn't quite believe it, given his daughter's cooking skills, would she appreciate his?
He nodded heavily, "Mm!"
She had to encourage her father, who was at a career low, to avoid him going out to find something to do again.
"Okay, then Dad will wait for you to come home."
What's wrong with being a kept man? His daughter gave it to him, and he was happy to accept it!
"Okay~"
After hearing his daughter's words, Qiu Dad, full of ambition, went to work hard again.
"Look at your dad, so happy!"
Qiu Mama watched the gleeful Qiu Dad, unsure of her own feelings.
Was this the charm of old men?
"All right, Mom, you should eat quickly."
Although Mom said so, Qiu Xi still felt her joy.
"Okay~ Then you should rest early too."
"Mm-hmm, Goodnight, Mom!"
Phew! Another thing taken care of, such a relief!
After the video call ended, Qiu Xi truly breathed a sigh of relief.
Feeling good, she decided to wash up and go to bed early to practice her skills.
...
"Why hasn't Dai Yao returned yet?"
Qiu Xi, who had completed a round of studying and was about to sleep, had not seen Song Dai Yao return to the dormitory, nor had she sent them any messages.
"Yeah! It's too late!"
"Mm, she hasn't replied to messages in the group chat either."
This was somewhat abnormal. Given Dai Yao's personality, she wouldn't be like this usually. This gossip-addicted girl couldn't possibly not check messages for so long.
"Let's call her!"
It was too abnormal, so it was best to call and ask directly.
"Mm."
"No one's answering!"
"Me neither!"
"Something's not right! I'll go ask Nan Hua."
"Okay."
With a phone call, Nan Hua also said she couldn't contact Zhao Hua Sheng.
"What should we do?"
It was so late, and everyone was worried that something might have happened, feeling restless.
"Why don't we go to the milk tea shop to have a look?"
"But it's so late, they should be closed by now."
Thinking this, they still decided to climb over the wall and have a look. They couldn't sleep without being able to contact anyone.
"and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again..."
Just as she put on her clothes, Qiu Xi's familiar ringtone sounded.