Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 158 Woof woof woof

—I know you have someone you like.

Brilliant fireworks, an irresistible embrace, a cry of elopement under a torrential downpour...

Various images flashed through her mind. Shi Sui sorted out her thoughts and finally only had eight large characters left.

"Five Years of College Entrance Examination, Three Years of Simulation" (Golden Glittering Special Effects)

Yes, she loves learning.

—I can be your secret lover, someone you can keep hidden from everyone.

Shi Sui stared wide-eyed in shock, grabbing Pei Shuoxun by the collar and shaking him: "What lover? Chen Xun, are you crazy?!"

"No, I'm not crazy."

He tilted his head, his eyes bloodshot, his voice restrained and calm: "Sui Sui, don't I even deserve to be your lover?"

Shi Sui grabbed his collar and suddenly felt it was burning hot.

“You and Shangguan Ying are already married, so I won’t tell anyone what you said today, and you shouldn’t either.”

"Don't say things like that to me again."

She released her hand and lowered her eyes: "Also, you can't kiss me. You can't betray Shangguan Ying. I also need to keep my distance from you so that we won't be misunderstood."

She thought about it a lot more: "If Shangguan Ying minds, then I won't be friends with you anymore. I read online that good friends of the opposite sex should be like dead friends once they have a boyfriend..."

“I have not married into the Shangguan family,” Pei Shuoxun interrupted her.

"There was no romantic love between me and Shangguan Ying. From beginning to end, I only loved you."

The boy's gaze was intense; even if Shi Sui avoided looking at him, she could still feel the heat emanating from him.

Human hearts are both tender and passionate.

Shi Sui was stunned. There was no marriage alliance?

She looked up at him, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes held an irresistible allure.

Shi Sui reached out and covered his eyes, her eyelashes fluttering in her palm.

Even without the arranged marriage, you and I are still friends.

Why should you like it?

"Wouldn't it be better if we were friends?"

Pei Shuoxun slowly closed his eyes, savoring the warmth and scent covering them, indulging in the sensation.

“No.” He raised his neck, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “I don’t want to just be friends.”

Shi Sui's breath hitched for a moment: "I think so."

She withdrew her hand, looked at him, and said seriously, "I'm sorry, I don't plan to be in a relationship. Final exams are coming up soon, and I just want to focus on my studies."

"Is it because of Xu Zhaomu?"

Shi Sui paused for two seconds, wondering why he was bringing up other people again.

"No." It's because of money.

Pei Shuoxun chuckled lightly, as if mocking himself. He interpreted the two seconds of silence as tacit agreement.

*

It was Monday, and Shi Sui was late for various reasons.

Pei Shuoxun suggested finding a reason to ask for leave and skip a day of class, but Shi Sui rejected the idea.

She can no longer be in the same space as her unreasonable bad friends; school is still the safest place.

It was the second period, Chinese class. The Chinese teacher was gentle and let Shi Sui into the classroom before she could explain why she was late.

As she returned to her seat, Chi Yan tugged at her sleeve and pointed to his phone.

Shi Sui tore off a piece of paper and handed it to him: [My phone got wet.]

Chi Yan saw the note.

Water damage? Did the water get in during the video call?

No wonder she didn't reply to my messages later; it's all his fault for calling her and getting her phone wet.

Chi Yan felt a pang of guilt. She wrote something on the note and handed it over, then secretly covered her face with her textbook.

[You meant what you said last night, right?]

last night.

Shi Sui bit her lip; she had remembered everything.

Damn it, last night she made Chi Yan her dog and even made him bark like a dog...

Her cheeks flushed with shame, and Shi Sui wished she could disappear into the ground.

Chi Yan quietly peeked half his head out from behind his textbook to look at her.

The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her cheeks were flushed, like a sweet and soft peach.

Chi Yan clutched her textbook to cover her face, her ears burning.

We can be together after graduation, what should I do? He wants to graduate today.

After careful consideration, Shi Sui wrote a note and handed it to him.

[I'm sorry, I was just talking nonsense last night. Please just pretend nothing happened. I'll bark like a dog, woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof.]

Upon receiving the note, the blush on Chi Yan's ears vanished, and he instantly transformed into a cool, expressionless man.

Ah.

Nonsense? Acting like nothing happened?

He's already taken it seriously!

Chi Yan turned his head to look at her and found that she had actually caught up with the teacher's pace and was listening attentively to the lesson, showing no intention of continuing to pass notes with him.

Chi Yan drew a circle on the paper with a pen.

Draw a circle around Shi Sui, making her love him for the rest of her life.

After trapping her, he lay down on the table and fell asleep, thinking that he shouldn't disturb her studies and would ask her about it after class.

……

After class, Shi Sui went to hand in her homework.

Because I was late, I didn't hand in my homework for the first English class.

Shi Sui learned from the English class representative that the English teacher would be teaching the international class next period, so she went upstairs.

As soon as I stepped out of the classroom, a resentful voice rang out from behind me:

"Shi Sui, about last night—"

Oh no, it's time to settle scores with her.

Shi Sui is about to start looking for a crack in the ground again.

She took two steps back, and Chi Yan took two steps forward, so the two walked side by side.

Shi Sui replied sincerely, "I'm sorry, last night was an accident."

Chi Yan looked down at her: "An accident?"

Damn it, why does she look so much like a scumbag who pulls out his pants after a one-night stand?

"Mmm." Shi Sui didn't dare to look at him, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Chi Yan: "I took it seriously."

Really? Shi Sui froze, her steps on the stairs slowing down a beat.

Are you crazy? Do you really want to be a dog? Do city people have some kind of weird fetish?

At the top of the stairs, Shi Sui stopped.

He was three steps higher than him, so it looked like he was looking down at him.

So I stepped back two steps, barely able to look him in the eye.

“Chi Yan.” Shi Sui looked at him, her attitude of admitting her mistake was sincere. “Last night I was out of my mind and said some things to tease you. I’m sorry.”

bow.

Chi Yan's eyes widened suddenly, and he only heard two words—teasing?

So, agreeing to be together after graduation was a way of teasing him?

The sky has fallen; all our joy has been in vain.

Shi Sui noticed his complex expression, which was clouded with worry, and her heart skipped a beat.

The two looked at each other, each lost in their own thoughts. After a moment of silence, they spoke at the same time—

"You said last night that you would be with me after graduation. Even if you were just teasing me, I took it seriously."

"Woof woof woof... Hmm?"

Shi Sui froze, recalling the details of last night's chat in her mind, and suddenly understood what he was talking about: the frequency had been successfully adjusted.

Chi Yan was stunned: "? Woof woof woof." Same species.

Just as Shi Sui was about to explain the misunderstanding, a voice sounded from behind her.

"Sui Sui!" Song Xinying came over and asked, "What's your relationship with Pei Shuoxun? I messaged the person you saved as 'brother' on WeChat to come pick you up, why is it him?"

The more she asked, the more her brows furrowed: "Why do you still say he's your mother?"

After a moment of silence, Shi Sui said, "When I texted you last night, I was still drunk... I was just talking nonsense."

Song Xinying then asked, "Then Pei Shuoxun should have safely escorted you back to your dorm, right?"

Chi Yan nodded as he watched Shi Sui, but the color in his eyes gradually deepened.

tub.

How could a dormitory possibly have a bathtub?