Zhou Jingze looked at Xu Sui without speaking, the amusement in his eyes growing thicker. Sheng Nanzhou was so startled that he knocked his chin against the table, causing the peanuts in the small dish on the table to shake and fall to the ground.
“Sister Xu Sui, your news is as unbelievable as Da Liu wearing women’s clothing,” Sheng Nanzhou said.
“It’s true, I learned for a period from elementary to middle school, though I’m quite rusty now,” Xu Sui explained, also casually turning off her phone screen.
Nobody knew that Xu Sui could play drums. Her father had sent her to learn when she was young, but after he passed away, her mother wouldn’t let her learn such things anymore. She began trying her best to be a well-behaved daughter.
After Xu Sui finished speaking, her face was still hot. Heaven knows how much determination it took for her to muster the courage to say it.
She just wanted Zhou Jingze to see her.
“Alright then, this matter is settled. We still have a month. We’ll rehearse together on weekends or whenever we have free time,” Sheng Nanzhou made the decision.
Zhou Jingze raised his hand forward slightly, signaling for the waiter to come over and settle the bill. The waiter came over with a small notebook to calculate the bill and reported a number.
Zhou Jingze raised an eyebrow: “Isn’t this bill calculated wrong? We ordered quite a lot.”
“Not calculated wrong. I’m giving you a fifty percent discount, drinks are free.” Suddenly, a hearty and robust voice came from not far away.
The boss walked over and patted Zhou Jingze’s shoulder: “I still need to thank you for what happened last time.”
Everyone turned back to look. It turned out to be the boss. The boss was tall and burly, with a crew cut and a tattooed back. He looked like a tough guy from society, yet he was thanking Zhou Jingze. The scene was somewhat bizarre.
The boss exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhou Jingze before leaving. Zhou Jingze smiled and turned his face back, only to meet a row of curious faces when he looked up.
“His son got into some trouble last time. I helped smooth things over,” Zhou Jingze explained simply, too lazy to say another word.
Sheng Nanzhou nodded, still thinking about his band: “Hey, we haven’t chosen a name yet? Anyway, it’s a band formed while eating barbecue. I see TV shows are all called ‘Night of Youth,’ ‘Night of Victory,’ how about we call ourselves ‘Night of Barbecue’?”
Hu Qianxi: ???
Da Liu: ??????
Xu Sui: .
“Idiot.” Zhou Jingze cursed without hesitation.
On Tuesday, Xu Sui was sitting in the classroom attending a public English class. During the break, while she was organizing her notes in her chair, a female classmate at the door winked at her: “Student Xu, Senior Shi Yuejie is looking for you~”
The girl dragged out her tone and amplified her volume. The nearby whispering female voices immediately disappeared, all turning to look toward the door in unison, making teasing sounds.
Who was Shi Yuejie? A prominent figure at Medical University, student council president, from a good family background and good-looking, winner of the school scholarship for three consecutive years due to his first-place grades. Most importantly, he was genuinely a good person. At Medical University, there wasn’t a single student who had interacted with him who didn’t speak well of him.
Xu Sui walked out with a calm expression. Shi Yuejie was wearing a white hoodie with clean features, standing in front of her and speaking: “The announcement will be released this afternoon. The school will clarify the exam matter and also announce Bai Yuyue’s punishment.”
“Thank you, senior,” Xu Sui said.
Shi Yuejie nodded, remembered something and smiled: “Congratulations, you got first place in the medical skills competition.”
“Just good luck.” When Xu Sui smiled, her two dimples were obvious.
“I won’t disturb your class too much. Go back in. If you need any help, you can find me,” Shi Yuejie said in a gentle tone.
“Thank you.” Xu Sui nodded.
When Xu Sui entered the room, the teasing sounds grew louder again. This wasn’t surprising – Shi Yuejie was truly outstanding, and he had actively come to find Xu Sui, making it hard for people not to imagine things.
People around began joking with her. Xu Sui returned to her seat with a calm expression. The girl in the front row asked to borrow a pencil lead, and she rummaged through her pencil case to find one and handed it over.
The front-row girl asked her: “The senior came to find you, aren’t you excited?”
“I don’t feel anything special,” Xu Sui shook her head.
Hu Qianxi was also in this class. As a veterinary medicine major, she had come specifically to audit the class because of how handsome their public English teacher was, wanting to feast her eyes on his divine appearance. She hadn’t expected to witness this scene.
Hearing this sentence, Hu Qianxi lifted her head from her book and looked at Xu Sui as if she had discovered something.
The Xu Sui that most people saw was good-tempered, well-behaved, and capable, staying calm when encountering problems, but with a cool aloofness. Only in front of Zhou Jingze did Xu Sui seem to get nervous and shy easily.
Tsk, Zhou Jingze was truly a troublemaker.
Liang Shuang sat next to Xu Sui and habitually pinched her face: “Our Sui Sui is so popular~”
“It’s nothing like that. He came to find me about Bai Yuyue’s matter,” Xu Sui patted her hand away.
“Damn, mentioning her makes me angry. Ever since Bai Yuyue and Zhou Jingze broke up, I feel like she hasn’t been quite right,” Liang Shuang frowned. “Fortunately, she voluntarily changed dorms.”
Once the clarification was released, public opinion was almost one-sided. However, Bai Yuyue seemed unaffected and calmly accepted the punishment. The next day, she applied to change dormitories.
What surprised Xu Sui most wasn’t this, but that Bai Yuyue had actually apologized to her, and her tone was quite sincere.
Speaking of this, Xu Sui took out her phone and looked at Bai Yuyue’s apologetic text message again, lost in thought. What exactly was the reason? Last time, Shi Yuejie had said she refused to apologize.
Bai Yuyue’s submission was something she hadn’t expected.
That evening, after returning to the dormitory, Xu Sui discovered she had been added to a group chat. She found that Zhou Jingze and Hu Qianxi were both in it, secretly guessing this was the group for the band competition.
Sheng Nanzhou spoke in the group: [Everyone should be free this weekend, right? The location is our school’s rehearsal room C at 5 PM. Should be no problem, right?]
No one in the group spoke.
Sheng Nanzhou sent several red envelopes in succession, which were claimed instantly, then a group of people began echoing: [Received, Captain Sheng.]
Da Liu: [Captain Sheng is too kind, must be free on Sunday.]
Hu Qianxi: [Me too.]
Zhou Jingze just one word: [Thanks.]