The applause was much more enthusiastic than before.
Of course, a bigger factor in the enthusiastic applause was that this person was Chi Yao.
The Chi Yao, who had been secretly discussed on the forum since the beginning of the school year.
Lin Zhexia had originally wanted to watch the show, but during these brief three minutes, she faintly heard whispers around her.
“It’s Chi Yao.”
“I’ve only been secretly looking at him before.”
“This is the first time I can openly look at him for three minutes.”
“Although it’s hot, I don’t mind standing a bit longer.”
“If the speaker is him, even thirty minutes wouldn’t be a problem.”
“…”
Lin Zhexia’s mood for watching the show suddenly became complicated.
The afternoon military training content was relatively simple; the instructors went around to various dormitories, teaching them how to fold bedding all afternoon.
By evening, after the six roommates returned from the bathhouse with their toiletries, they lay in bed preparing to sleep.
Theoretically, bringing phones to military training was not allowed, but everyone had secretly brought them in their bags.
After turning on her phone, Lin Zhexia first reported her safety to Lin He, then opened her chat with Chi Yao-
Are you asleep yet?
[Peeping]
The reply came quickly-
No
Lin Zhexia curled up under the covers and typed: Then what are you doing?
Chatting with a shorty who stood in the first row-
Who are you calling, Shorty?
Want me to recite your ID number?
Lin Zhexia unhesitatingly sent over a newly saved set of stickers showing a child being violently beaten.
While she was chatting with Chi Yao, Chen Lin and the others were also chatting.
Most of the six people in the dormitory were day students, so living together felt novel.
After the lights were turned off, Tang Shuxuan initiated: “Let’s chat for a while.”
At first, the conversation revolved around the day’s military training content, then Tang Shuxuan mentioned the speech, and from there, the student representative.
“Lin Zhexia,” Tang Shuxuan called her name, “I heard you know Chi Yao.”
For some reason, she felt that Tang Shuxuan had been showing a deliberate friendliness toward her since morning.
Perhaps because several times when Chen Lin was talking to her, she would always shift the topic from Chen Lin to her, whom she wasn’t familiar with.
Lin Zhexia didn’t plan to say much, just gave an “mm” in response.
Tang Shuxuan: “How long have you known each other?”
Lin Zhexia thought for a moment: “About… nine years, I guess.”
Tang Shuxuan: “That’s a long time. So you’ve known each other since you were very young.”
The dormitory was pitch black after lights out, and voices seemed amplified.
Lin Zhexia didn’t continue this topic.
But Tang Shuxuan spoke again: “Um…”
“This might be a bit presumptuous, but could you give me his contact information?”
Her words carried a hint of embarrassment: “I couldn’t find it on the forum, and people from Class One said he doesn’t add friends.”
Lin Zhexia found the reason for her deliberate friendliness.
But she couldn’t give out Chi Yao’s contact information on her initiative.
So she said: “I’ll ask him.”
It was already quite awkward to ask for contact information, and now having to seek the person’s opinion made Tang Shuxuan instinctively try to stop her: “Could you not ask him? Let’s add each other, and you can just send me his card directly through WeChat.”
After Tang Shuxuan finished speaking, the others joined in urging her.
Lin Zhexia found it hard to refuse and could only directly send her the contact card.
Tang Shuxuan thanked her repeatedly. A moment later, after finding the contact, she couldn’t help saying: “His profile picture is so cute.”
Chen Lin also became curious: “What picture?”
Tang Shuxuan: “A kitty.”
Chen Lin couldn’t help recalling Chi Yao’s face: “Is this what they call a contrast…”