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  Chapter 113: No One Sleep

  TL: Etude

  “Goodnight, Jiang Qin.”

  In the dead of night, the smartphone s illumihe delicate face of the little rich dy. She was lying oomach, her left arm draped across the pillow, resting on her arm, holding her phone in her right hand. She gazed quietly at Jiang Qin’s profile picture—a shaggy, bespectacled dog with bck fur and tufts of yellow hair above its eyes resembling eyebrows.

  Its gaze was fierce, its expression as if saying, “Let’s go for a walk!”

  Feng Nanshu put down her phone and buried her fato the pillow, then turned over to stare bnkly at the empty wall, seemingly soulless.

  However, before she could get lost ihoughts for long, the phone s suddenly lit up again. It was a message from the stern-looking dog.

  “Tomorrow, I’ll pick you up for the team-building activity at seven in the m. Don’t be te.”

  “I don’t have a boss dy badge,” Feng Nanshu quickly typed back.

  “That’s a problem. After all, this is a team-buildi, and it’s more atmospheric to have a work card and badge. So, ahout them is not allowed on the bus tomorrow.”

  After reading the message, Feng Nanshu was silent for a moment. Her fair and smooth fingers hesitated over the keyboard. Just as she was about to reply, another message from Jiang Qin popped up.

  “But you choose not to take the bus. Ride with me in the passenger seat.”

  “Jiang Qin, you’re such a good person.”

  After reading Feng Nanshu’s message, Jiang Qin y in bed uo sleep, staring bnkly at the ceiling. After a while, he sat up, leaning against the wall, tinuing to stare bnkly. Gng sideways, he noticed that Cao Guangyu, across from him, was in a simir state, having been in this position for quite a while.

  Jiang Qi a chill on his scalp: “Why aren’t you sleepi? You scared me with your silence.”

  Cao Guangyu gave him a gnd spoke dully: “Aren’t you also awake?”

  “I’m just a bit excited about tomorrow’s team-building,” Jiang Qin pulled the b over himself, ing it around. “What about you, Brother Cao? Share your thoughts.”

  “I’ve been p life, thinking too deeply, ’t seem to sleep.”

  “Have you set yhts on some girl again?”

  Cao Guangyu suddenly shifted, finding a fortable position. “I tell you, but this must stay between us. You have to swear not to tell anyone else.”

  “Don’t beat around the bush. If you don’t tell me, I’m going to sleep. You probably ’t e up with anything deep anyway,” Jiang Qin provocatively responded.

  “Hey, hey, don’t go. I’ll tell you, I’m about to say it.”

  Jiang Qin knew he couldn’t resist: “Go on, I’ll try to stay awake and listen.”

  “Old Jiang, what does it feel like to be in love? Are there specific signs? And how do you know if a girl likes you or not?”

  Jiang Qin was rendered speechless in an instant: “You’ve been sitting here all night just to pohis question? Is there something going on?”

  “I’ve never been in a retionship before; I’m not quite sure,” Cao Guangyu began to fess.

  “What about when yed about having five girlfriends at the start of the semester?”

  “We weren’t close back then. I had to pretend a bit. What if I was the only one who’d never been in a retionship? That would be embarrassing.”

  Jiang Qin chuckled: “Not having been in a retionship is nothing to be ashamed of. Pretending you have is what’s truly embarrassing.”

  “Alright, the truth is, I think I might have fallen firl,” Cao Guangyu suddenly spoke up, his eyes burning with iy.

  Jiang Qin wasn’t overly surprised: “Normal for you. You fall for every girl you see.”

  “But this time, it’s serious. Haven’t you noticed I’ve been leaving early aurning te retly? I’ve beeing her, but for some reason, I’ve bee very cautious.”

  Hearing this, Jiang Qin became slightly more ied: “Which department is she from? How did you meet her?”

  “We’re discussing life, not drifting off-topic. I’m asking you, Jiang, how do you really know if you like someone?” Cao Guangyu redirected the question back to Jiang Qin.

  “Heh, you’re basically asking a bald man how to take care of his hair.”

  Just then, a creaking sound came from the neighb bed. Zhou Chao sat up: “To like someone is to long to see her, to make her happy, to stick close to her. It’s an absent-minded yearning, a reckless impulse, a joy that es from deep within.”

  “Why are you still awake?” Jiang Qin was incredulous.

  Zhou Chao also sat up: “Please, at this age and time, how you sleep?”

  Cao Guangyu waved his hand dismissively: “It’s fine, as long as Ren Ziqiang that bastard is asleep, it’s okay. This matter is known only to heaveh, and us here. Absolutely no fourth person must know.”

  “Agreed.”

  “Okay.”

  “No problem.”

  As soon as they finished speaking, everyone incredulously turowards the southwest er, only to find Ren Ziqiang also sitting up, smiling. The “No problem” they just heard was from him.

  Cao Guangyu’s face turned green upon seeing him: “Damn, you’re awake too? Now that you know, the whole school will find out.”

  Jiang Qin shrugged: “Why fear him? He chased Pan Xiu for a month and ended up friendzoned. He’ll be ughed at for a lifetime. Are you still afraid of him ughing at you?”

  “…”

  Ren Ziqiang turned and y back down on his bed, thinking it might be better to just sleep to death.

  vinced by Jiang Qin’s logic, Cao Guangyu let go of his s: “I think she’s a nice person, just a bit short-tempered. Should I pursue her?”

  “If you have the ce to like someone, go for it. Don’t wait until you lose that ce a it ter. Also, make sure she’s the right person. A good girl will help you grow, a bad one will only lead you astray,” Jiang Qin offered sound advice.

  Zhou Chao couldn’t help but lean forward: “Old Cao, is she from our css?”

  “No, you wouldn’t know her even if I told you. Let’s sleep!” Cao Guangyu y back dotly.

  Jiang Qin turo Zhou Chao: “What did you say about liking someone again?”

  “To like someone is to long to see her, to make her happy, to stick close to her. It’s an absent-minded yearning, a reckless impulse, a joy that es from deep within.”

  Jiang Qin fell silent for a moment: “Where did you hear that answer? It’s so profound.”

  “I was just reading a novel in bed, and I came across this line. Since you were discussing it, I recited it.”

  “A web novel? I thought it was real. Almost took it personally. Web novels are all about deceiving people. You should read less of those.”

  Jiang Qin pulled the b over himself and was about to close his eyes to sleep when his phone suddenly lit up. It was a message from Guo Zihang on QQ.

  “Bro Jiang, I heard that there’s a milk tea shop in our school looking for a transfer. Do you want to e and see?”

  “Speak of the devil. Where is it? It’s not in the small square of the male dormitory, is it?” Jiang Qin typed swiftly on his physical keyboard.

  Guo Zihang replied immediately: “It’s right below the girls’ dormitory.”

  “I’ll e over and take a look tomorrow m. Wait for me at the school gate at 7:30. Don’t e too early, I might have to pieone up.”

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