"Ah Hua, you're back~"
As soon as Qiu Xi hung up the phone, she saw Nan Hua open the door and walk in.
"Mm."
Nan Hua hung up his clothes and walked over, then rubbed his forehead against Qiu Xi's cheek and hugged her.
"Are you hungry?"
"Do you want to eat some more supper?"
Qiu Xi shook her head, "No, I ate before I went to the meeting, so I'm not hungry now."
"Are you hungry? If you are, I'll make you some noodles."
Both of them were leaving early and returning late these days, so the household provisions weren't enough.
"No, I'm not hungry either."
"Okay~"
They leaned together on the sofa, "Ah Hua, we're having a joint event with a teacher from the office next to our advisor in a couple of days..."
"Mm... are there many people?"
Qiu Xi leaned on Nan Hua's shoulder, playing with her fingers and said softly, "If it's just our group, then it's quite few. Including the third-year graduate students and the advisor, there are only five people."
"But if we include Teacher Shang's side, then it will be lively. Altogether, there will be over a dozen people, which is just right for our small gathering."
Nan Hua nodded after listening, "That's fine then. Tell me the time, and I'll pick you up if I'm free."
Qiu Xi nodded, "Okay~"
"Right!"
Nan Hua suddenly remembered that his little girlfriend couldn't drink much.
"On the day of the joint event, drink less! If possible, don't drink at all!" Nan Hua felt a headache just thinking about her getting drunk.
If it were just the two of them, it would be fine, but with over ten people, he couldn't relax.
"Okay~ I know."
"Yan Yan will be there too, so you can relax a bit."
Nan Hua nodded, "That's fine. Tell Shen Yan to keep an eye on you, lest you accidentally collapse from drinking."
Qiu Xi: "..."
Her words at this moment seemed to lack credibility.
Nan Hua: There were too many past instances, so she needed to be watched closely, otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease.
"Alright..."
Admitting defeat, she did seem to have a bit of a "drunken frenzy" in her.
"Mm." Nan Hua smiled and ruffled Qiu Xi's hair.
"Go get ready for bed, don't stay up late."
Qiu Xi said helplessly, "...Okay."
After living together, she realized that Ah Hua was quite health-conscious. He slept early and woke up early, and also exercised, despite his young age.
Over time, he even tried to drag her along...
Sometimes she felt he wasn't like a boyfriend, but more like an elder...
It was a little bit unbelievable...
"Go ahead."
"I'll go prepare first, and warm some milk for you."
"Okay~ Thank you~" After a quick peck, Qiu Xi took her clothes and went into the bathroom.
...
Early the next morning, as soon as Qiu Xi arrived at the advisor's office, she received a message from Shen Yan.
"Your guy..." followed by a screenshot of a chat.
Qiu Xi read it, "..."
"You go finish your task..."
"Hahahaha~"
"Okay~"
Shen Yan hadn't expected that on her first joint event with Qiu Xi, her primary role would be to supervise her boyfriend for someone else, her good sister...
It was quite interesting.
Qiu Xi also hadn't expected that Nan Hua would act so decisively, sending a message first thing in the morning.
...
On the third night after Qi Xi Zhi mentioned preparing for the joint event, everyone received a message from Mo Ya Ya.
The venue for the joint event had been decided: a private room at a restaurant on the central commercial street next Friday evening.
Qiu Xi and Luo An, who initially thought it was just a casual gathering and didn't need much preparation, received another message from their senior sister in their own group chat after seeing the notification.
"The advisor said that just eating at a joint event is boring, so remember to prepare some small talents. We will all have to go up and perform."
"..."
"!!!"
"Senior Sister, why didn't you just say something so important when we were chatting that night?" Seeing this now, their good mood of looking forward to the joint event and gossiping vanished instantly.
Mo Ya Ya, "I wanted to, but I wanted to let you relax for a couple of days first~"
"..."
The two of them: Senior Sister must be "retaliating" against us for laughing at her...
"Prepare well~"
"Right!"
"It's essential for our two sides' joint event, introductions and toast toasts."
"You two must prepare well!"
"Don't just say a couple of sentences like, 'I am so-and-so, I wish you such-and-such'."
"Including punctuation, it's not even three words, and the advisor will comment on it afterward!"
Mo Ya Ya sincerely reminded them.
Don't ask how she knew, it was because she was young and foolish back then!
The two of them, "..."
"Okay, thank you, Senior Sister."
"Mm, you're welcome~"
"Good luck~"
"On our side, we're counting on you two!"
"..."
Suddenly, the atmosphere became quiet.
They didn't want to talk anymore.
After the group chat ended, Luo An immediately asked Qiu Xi, "Qiu Xi, are you good at talents? Can you cover for two?"
He wanted to get away with it!
They said they needed to showcase talents, but they didn't say it had to be a solo performance!
If Qiu Xi, the talented and beautiful woman, could do it, he wouldn't mind being a bit thick-skinned.
Sometimes, being able to latch onto a powerful person is also a matter of luck!
Just like him now.
"This, I'm okay, I have some understanding," Qiu Xi replied.
She studied a bit of everything, and for a moment she didn't know what she was good at!
"Big shot!" Luo An exclaimed!
"Please carry me!"
"I can be your errand boy, a hanger-on..."
"..."
Qiu Xi: This is a bit much!
If she hadn't secretly looked at everyone's information from Teacher Qi, she would have believed him.
"Violin Prince, this humble maiden admires you."
Qiu Xi's words stunned Luo An, who was just about to start flattering her.
How did Qiu Xi know?
"..."
Awkwardness was the theme of the night.
...