Chapter 471: Red Lips (Part 2)
If looks could kill, she'd have already cut Jiang Nian to pieces. Dogs might not be people casually, but Jiang Nian could turn into one at any time.
So shameless!
"Oh oh, thanks." Jiang Nian took it, casually tapping her hand discreetly, but with no sign on his face.
Chen Yunyun glanced at him vaguely and pursed her lips but didn't say anything.
When it was Wang Yuhe's turn to give, she did it reluctantly. After dawdling for a long time, she finally stuffed the apple from her phone into Jiang Nian's hand.
"I originally didn't want to give it to you."
"I didn't want to give you anything either, dragging things out like this." Jiang Nian said, "If you don't want to give it, then return the doll to me."
"No way!"
....
Huang Fang returned from the bathroom still feeling it was absurd. All three apples were entrusted to her for safekeeping, Jiang Nian was truly absurd to the max.
She walked back to her seat across the podium, catching a glimpse of Jiang Nian out of the corner of her eye as she sat down.
Shameless.
Zhang Ningzhi seemed a bit surprised and asked with a noise of curiosity.
"Fangfang, someone gave these to you?"
Huang Fang felt bitter but couldn't say it out loud, nodding vaguely.
"Mmm."
During the break between the third evening class, Jiang Nian seemed to navigate with ease. Officially, there was no break at this time, so not many left their seats.
On the surface, he only received a few apples. Most of them were just courtesy apples, which wasn't too outrageous in the class.
Li Hua stroked his chin, calculating on scratch paper before speaking.
"Liu Yang is truly a scumbag!"
"Why?"
"He got eighteen apples, do you know what eighteen apples mean?" Li Hua gestured with an exaggerated expression.
"I've been counting all along, like damn bulk buying."
"He has many friends, he also gives out a lot." Jiang Nian said offhandedly, silently counting his apples.
One, two, three...setting aside Zhizhi's green apple cake, he had received fifteen apples in total today.
Fortunately, he hadn't surpassed Liu Yang.
Presently, there were only five apples visible on the table. Liu Yang was winning without effort, while Jiang Nian was a little MVP white lotus.
Plus, it would soon be time to finish school; the outcome was pretty much decided.
Lazy sheep's words carried increasing weight.
Sleeping at home meant no one to disturb you!
As time ticked away, dismissal finally arrived.
At the bell, Jiang Nian quickly waved to Zhizhi and the class monitor before running off.
Zhang Ningzhi: "?"
She couldn't help muttering, "So strange."
Li Qingrong glanced at him and then looked away. Her expressionless face showed a hint of speechlessness.
Unexpectedly, the corridor was blocked by students.
A large crowd planned to cross classes or levels after school. One last bold move to give out the apples in their hands.
"Whoa?" Jiang Nian was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, someone tapped him on the back. He turned and saw Zhou Yuting, who hesitated for a moment before handing him an apple.
"It's for you."
Jiang Nian: "?"
However, Zhou Yuting had already drifted away with the crowd to another direction.
Sixteen.
He was worried about where to put the apples when a girl from the neighboring class squeezed through the crowd, zigzagging to give him an apple.
It had a QQ number and blessings written on it.
"Wish...wish you..."
The girl hadn't finished speaking before she got shuffled around by the crowd surrounding the stairs. There were too many people, moving only slowly.
Seventeen.
He looked down at the two apples in his hands, relieved he hadn't exceeded Liu Yang's count.
As he thought this, a familiar face came down from upstairs, squeezed beside Jiang Nian, and casually patted him.
"Here's an apple for you."
Jiang Nian turned, looking bewildered at Zhen Nan Happy Sheep.
"Why are you giving me one?"
"Just gathering some gossip, you and Li Qingrong..." Lv Xuan was about to gossip when Jiang Nian squeezed past her.
"Hey, you!"
Eighteen.
Jiang Nian was worried when he suddenly received a WeChat message from Xu Qianqian, indicating there were too many people and that she was waiting at an open space under the senior's building.
He furiously typed and replied.
"Okay."
Putting away his phone, he squeezed to the second floor.
He glanced around, briefly making eye contact with Xu Shuang from the neighboring class, then quickly looked away.
Down to the first floor.
Xu Shuang thought for a moment, handed him an apple, hesitated, and frowned asking.
"How did you draw that card last time?"
Nineteen.
Jiang Nian was dumbfounded, using the word 'luck' to fool Xu Shuang. He opened the box, barely fitting the few apples in his backpack.
"It's wicked."
He didn't dwell on it, searching for Xu Qianqian at the bottom. They eventually met smoothly and went home together.
Song Xiyun was still absent because Zhao Qiuxue was leaving Zhen Nan tomorrow; it was their last night together as mother and daughter.
The next meeting might be during the New Year.
For them, everything was unknown after tonight.
The two walked out of the school, leaving the noise behind.
Under the street lamp, Xu Qianqian peeked at him sideways. Curious, she glanced at his bag and asked.
"How many apples did you get?"
"Five or six, didn't really count," Jiang Nian replied without batting an eye, "Mostly they are courtesy apples."
These words weren't entirely wrong, everyone was in the same boat.
"Oh." Xu Qianqian walked ahead for a bit before she couldn't resist asking, "Do you remember what Newton got hit by?"
Jiang Nian thought for a moment, "An iron ball, right? The leaning tower of Pisa experiment."
Xu Qianqian: "..."
The dog man was impenetrable; she gave up hinting. After all, if he didn't give, no big deal.
They entered an alley, Jiang Nian suddenly asked.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Xu Qianqian glanced at him, tightened her backpack a bit.
"I'm born cool."
"Oh alright." Jiang Nian nodded, spinning the conversation downward, "I'm pretty hot, a high-heat kind."
Xu Qianqian was speechless, distanced herself with a few steps.
Upstairs, before entering the door.
Xu Qianqian couldn't help but turned her head to look at Jiang Nian. However, all she saw was him waving and saying goodnight.
So annoying!
She took a deep breath, telling herself not to argue with a dog, and silently closed her home door, heading towards her quieter house.
"It's okay, tomorrow I'll be living with Xiyun!"
"Hm, I won't wait for him to go home together!"
She murmured, habitually reaching to turn on the living room lights.
Raising her head, she froze.
In the dim living room, a glowing Christmas tree stood in the center. With layers of decorative lights, it seemed brighter.
Xu Qianqian stared for a long while, forgetting to put down her backpack.
He really didn't forget.
All was an act on the way.
The girl's eyes widened, a smile curled at the corners of her mouth she couldn't hold back. The appearance of these minute things hinted at a hidden surprise.
With a click, she turned on the lights.
The living room instantly brightened up, with the Christmas tree still radiating charm.
Xu Qianqian set her backpack aside, took a picture of the Christmas tree with her phone, thought a moment, then stored it in a specific album.
After watching it twice, she went back out.
Looking back into the living room, it didn't feel quite so cold.
She went forward, touching the tree's branches. Realizing it was a real tree, she saw her own socks on the branches.
"Ah!!! Jiang Nian!!!"
.....
When Jiang Nian received Xu Qianqian's questioning message on WeChat, he was already taking a shower.
Buzz buzz buzz!!!
As he blew his hair, he replied to Xu Qianqian, "A Christmas gift is hidden in the sock, what's so shocking?"
Xu Qianqian: "You took my balcony socks!!!"
Jiang Nian: "And then?"
Xu Qianqian: "You're a pervert!"
Seeing this, Jiang Nian changed the topic.
"Did you try the lipstick?"
This time, Xu Qianqian said nothing.
Five or six minutes passed before she replied.
"I have no use for it."
Jiang Nian knew Xu Qianqian too well, guessing she was testing the lipstick in front of the mirror, so he typed.
"Testing in front of the mirror, why not show it to me?"
Meanwhile, Xu Qianqian saw the message and almost dropped the lipstick.
How did he know?
After a moment, she bit her fiery red lips. Adjusting angles in front of the mirror, she hesitated for a long time before taking a photo.
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