Feng Chuyue turned her head slightly, secretly revealing her caramel-colored eyes.
Lin Yi smiled, the light streaming against her hair and crowning her head, making her look like an angel descended to the mortal world.
Feng Chuyue immediately buried her head again, then withdrew her right hand.
Smack, smack, smack!
The Moon God pulled a notebook, a pen, and a phone from her backpack in quick succession, slapping them onto the desk.
Then, she used her left hand to shield her face while her right hand wrote in the notebook. After finishing, she helpfully turned the notebook towards Lin Yi.
After that, she slumped back down, seemingly not wanting anyone to see her face at all.
‘It must be so hard for you to come to school when you’re this socially anxious, sweetie.’
Lin Yi picked up the notebook. Scrawled on it were the words: “Add friend.”
Below was a string of numbers.
Lin Yi opened her phone, searched the number, and found an account with a default profile picture.
No wonder Lin Yi couldn’t find Feng Chuyue’s account in the class group no matter how hard she looked—she wasn’t even in the group.
Wait, didn’t that mean Lin Yi had become the lucky first person in the class to get the Moon God’s contact info?
Lin Yi coughed twice to indicate she had finished adding her.
Only then did Feng Chuyue seem to recover a bit. At least now she could look at her phone while keeping her head down.
Although she still wasn’t used to having a beauty like Lin Yi standing next to her.
Soon, Lin Yi received her first message from Feng Chuyue.
Feng Chuyue: Hello.
Lin Yi: All hail the Moon God! This humble one pays her respects!
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Feng Chuyue: Thank you.
?
What was she thanking her for?
Lin Yi: Why thank me?
Feng Chuyue immediately looked up, met Lin Yi’s eyes for about a second, then hurriedly looked down again, her fingers pressing on the phone with noticeably more force.
Feng Chuyue: Last time, bringing me food. Thank you.
Oh, she was talking about the exam time. Lin Yi remembered now.
Lin Yi: That was nothing. Oh right, are you done with lunch? Want to eat together?
Feng Chuyue slowly raised her head. A few strands of her bangs covered her right eye, but even so, her remaining left eye and delicate features made Lin Yi sigh inwardly. There was a reason this girl was called the Moon God.
She was like a little fawn that had stepped out of a moonlit forest, appearing so pure and lively under the moonlight.
‘Cute. Want to pet her.’ This was the fourth time Lin Yi had thought this.
Feng Chuyue slowly turned her head, seeing Yan Jianxing with her cheeks puffed out and Su Kui, who always maintained a gentle smile. She hesitated for a moment.
It seemed… eating with such a large group was beyond her comfort zone.
But she kept looking at Lin Yi, not daring to make eye contact, so she could only stare at Lin Yi’s chest and hands, as if thinking something over.
The expression above her head turned to distress. She seemed to be struggling over whether or not to join them for lunch.
In Lin Yi’s view, struggling meant she wanted to, hesitating meant she intended to.
So what was there to say? Let’s go!
Under the surprised gazes of the surrounding girls, Lin Yi reached out and took Feng Chuyue’s slender wrist.
A cool breeze blew in from the window, rustling the curtains and sweeping away the awkward air between the two.
Feng Chuyue stood up, picked up her half-eaten lunchbox, and timidly followed behind Lin Yi.
“Welcome~”
“Please have a seat, Moon God!”
Feng Chuyue looked at the seating arrangement.
She watched as Lin Yi naturally sat next to Yan Jianxing, then noticed the empty seat next to Su Kui.
Su Kui took out a handkerchief, wiped the desk beside her, and said, “Chuyue, you can sit here. I’ve wiped it clean.”
“Mmm…”
Although her response was so soft it was almost inaudible, she felt as if she had taken a big step forward.
Even after joining the lunch group, Feng Chuyue didn’t say a single word, just silently picked at her food and ate. But the expression above her head betrayed her.
Above her head, Lin Yi saw a Smiling Little Soybean.
‘Seems like I did the right thing.’
Yan Jianxing distributed dental floss, then leaned back in her chair. “It’ll be October soon.”
Su Kui started packing up her lunchbox. “You’re talking about the holiday, right?”
“Of course! This is the long holiday I’ve been dreaming of!” Yan Jianxing’s face lit up with joy. “I wonder how many days we’ll get off this year. Since we’re only first-years, the school probably won’t cut too many days.”
Lin Yi took out a plastic bag for her disposable lunchbox. “Don’t underestimate the school’s determination. If they say five days but we actually get two, you’ll be miserable.”
“I don’t mind.” Yan Jianxing rubbed her wrist. “Even on holiday, I’ll be training at school or sleeping in the dorm.”
“Such a tomboy.”
Lin Yi looked at Feng Chuyue. After finishing her meal, the little cutie even took out a fragrant wet wipe to clean her mouth.
Being stared at like this by Lin Yi, Feng Chuyue’s movements gradually slowed, and her head and shoulders started to hunch together again.
Su Kui sighed helplessly and leaned closer to Feng Chuyue. “Chuyue, do you have any plans for the holiday?”
Feng Chuyue pulled out her notebook and pen, wrote something for a while, then unfolded it to block her face.
“Let me see… ‘Go to the library to read.’ Wow, the hobbies of high-class people are really different!”
Lin Yi gave a thumbs-up.
“Besides reading?”
Feng Chuyue wrote another line, faster than before.
“Hmm… ‘Go to the Go Association to watch matches.’ So impressive!”
Yan Jianxing exclaimed in admiration.
But Feng Chuyue seemed to sense something. She felt that the things she wrote about weren’t topics the other three could easily chat about.
Her gaze dimmed. She put away her notebook and closed her lunchbox.
Lin Yi elbowed Yan Jianxing and winked.
Yan Jianxing’s eyebrows twitched, and she winked back. The two looked like they were sending Morse code with their blinks.
Finally, Lin Yi and Yan Jianxing nodded simultaneously and stood up together.
“Moon God, let’s play badminton together during the holiday!”
“Moon God, let’s go swimming together during the holiday!”
They spoke almost at the same time, only their final goals were different.
Lin Yi gritted her teeth. “Great! You badminton-obsessed maniac, I misjudged you!”
“You’re the one! Wanting to take the Moon God to a place like a swimming pool? And wanting her to wear a swimsuit?”
“I wasn’t thinking that!”
Lin Yi was conflicted.
“You two, sit down first.” Su Kui beckoned to each of them. “Classmates should maintain good feelings towards each other.”
“Don’t worry, Su Kui. The bond between Yan Jianxing and me is incredibly deep.”
“That’s right.” Yan Jianxing pulled Lin Yi into a one-armed hug. “We talk like this all the time in the dorm. Don’t mind us.”
“Is that so…”
Only Feng Chuyue clutched her notebook tightly, as if her brain had just short-circuited.
After a moment, she bowed to the three of them, then packed her things and returned to her seat.
Lin Yi and Yan Jianxing poked each other’s sides with their fingers, complaining as they did so that the other had scared the Moon God.
Su Kui moved her desk back to its original position, then looked helplessly at the two playing around.
Just as Yan Jianxing used one hand to grab and restrain both of Lin Yi’s hands, Lin Yi’s phone lit up.
“Wait, ceasefire. Let me reply to a message first.”
Yan Jianxing’s face was slightly flushed. “Consider yourself lucky. Remember to try on my clothes tonight. I want to see.”
Lin Yi took out her phone to placate her. “I’ll wear them! I’ll wear anything!”
It was a message from Feng Chuyue.
Feng Chuyue: During the holiday, will you all go out to have fun?
Lin Yi: Of course! Otherwise, staying at school would be such a waste, right?
However, Lin Yi had completely forgotten at this moment that her free time was actually controlled by Jian Shuye.
Perhaps she just didn’t want to remember, pretending to have forgotten.
After a while, Feng Chuyue replied with a message that made Lin Yi’s pupils contract slightly.
Feng Chuyue: I don’t know how to swim.
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