The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 53

A girl’s mind is unfathomable. Maybe what she intended to convey a moment ago was one thing, but you can never guess her current thoughts.

But what about the all-powerful netizens? They are the most elusive and proficient people around.

OP Autumn Wind: Understand what?

Little Tyrant: She’s hinting that you should ask her out to play, idiot.jpg.

Autumn Wind: No way.

First Genius: Hahahahahahaha, sure enough, the OP doesn’t get it, must be a clueless straight guy, right!

Autumn Wind: I’m a girl.

Little Tyrant: Upstair, got served, didn’t you? Friendship is sometimes like romance; it needs careful consideration.

First Genius: That’s not necessarily true. Tyrant, you’re being narrow-minded, aren’t you? Can’t girls like girls?

Little Tyrant: Ah, this… blushing.jpg.

… (Several irrelevant posts) …

Autumn Wind: Thank you, everyone. I think I get it now.

First Genius: Wishing you happiness, air kiss.jpg.

In reality, there weren’t just these few netizens; most were just joking around, and only these two were somewhat reliable.

Xu Qingfeng didn’t dare to reply to First Genius’s blessing. She genuinely liked Xia Yiqiu, but she dared not harbor fantasies about happiness or anything of the sort.

Tomorrow was the first day of the three-day New Year’s Day holiday. She wondered if it was still too late to invite Yiqiu now. Since the actual New Year’s Day was the last day, she thought the best time for the invitation would be tomorrow or the day after.

Tomorrow, huh!

Staring at the screen for too long, Xu Qingfeng’s eyes felt slightly dry. She took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes with her hands, and did some eye exercises.

She leaned back, letting her body slump completely into the chair, the slack figure gazing at the blurry light.

The brightness was dazzling, capable of distracting one’s mind, and time slipped away unknowingly.

Sigh, asking someone out is truly embarrassing.

Xu Qingfeng was afraid of awkwardness. The most needed thing in love is courage, and she certainly didn’t have an advantage there. So, what excuse should she come up with?

Lost in thought, a whole day passed. Xu Qingfeng neither studied nor devised a plan. She even received the news that Old Xu and her mother would be out on official business on New Year’s Day and wouldn’t be back. Fortunately, she had long since adapted to this.

It just meant she had to make smaller portions of food since she couldn’t finish it all by herself.

Finally, after procrastinating to the extreme, Xu Qingfeng mustered up the courage and sent a message.

“Yiqiu, are you free tomorrow?” Xu Qingfeng didn’t dare to be abrupt, yet she felt her question sounded a little familiar.

On the other side, Xia Yiqiu was at the Xia family’s old residence, accompanying her grandparents. Her father and mother were negotiating business on the other side of the globe; the Xia Group had been actively expanding its overseas commercial ventures in recent years.

She received Xu Qingfeng’s message, thinking, Missed me already?

Not interested.

Miss Xia gave her reply, “Sorry, I’m not free.”

Not free, huh. Xu Qingfeng suddenly felt a sense of relief. Not free was actually perfect, so she didn’t have to agonize over what excuse to use to invite her out.

This is why they say fools are blessed, and smart people don’t find a wife. Our top student in humanities, who knows when she’ll be able to find a wife.

“Well, Yiqiu, I wish you a Happy New Year’s Day.” Xu Qingfeng went to wash up after sending the message.

“Ah—.” Xu Qingfeng yawned. She hadn’t slept well last night thinking about this matter.

The Miss Xia on the other side received an untimely blessing and tossed her phone onto the bed.

Stupid! Xu Qingfeng, why couldn’t she just ask one more time!

If you had asked again, maybe I would have said yes…

In the blink of an eye, another day passed. Waking up early on the second day of the holiday, Xu Qingfeng routinely made herself breakfast.

Hmm, should I stay home or go to the library?

Oh, my memory! Tomorrow is a statutory holiday, so it definitely won’t be open. I should go today, then stay home tomorrow.

Clear scallion oil noodles, without unnecessary toppings, adorned with emerald green chopped scallions.

Done!

She remembered the chocolate Xia Yiqiu gave her a few days ago, which she had been treasuring in a corner of her desk drawer.

It will spoil if kept for too long. Why not try it now? Eat it when I want to. She opened the ribbon-tied packaging.

It was heart-shaped.

This made Xu Qingfeng even more reluctant to eat it. She took out one piece, re-packaged the rest, and took a bite.

An unusually sweet flavor was released on her tongue. Although Xu Qingfeng didn’t usually like sweets and hadn’t eaten much chocolate, she felt that this wasn’t a normal sweetness.

She suspected Xia Yiqiu had put the whole jar of sugar in it. This wasn’t chocolate; it was black granulated sugar.

“Sigh, I’ll just look at it then.”

Xu Qingfeng spoke to the air, which actually aligned with her initial thought: to keep the commemorative chocolate well preserved.

Maybe I should seal it in clear resin, the idea popped into Xu Qingfeng’s mind. That way, it can be preserved permanently, without worrying about decay.

After struggling with this, she spent the whole day at the library.

When it was almost time to go home, she passed by the supermarket to buy ingredients for tomorrow. Since she would be eating alone, Xu Qingfeng’s planned feast was scaled down to four ordinary dishes:

Cola chicken wings, beef brisket with tomatoes, lotus root stir-fried with pig large intestine, and stir-fried A-choy.

In the supermarket, Xu Qingfeng held a slightly soft tomato, recalling the delicious sensation she tasted the last time she made beef brisket with tomatoes. She swallowed.

This ripeness is just right!

Early the next morning, Xu Qingfeng began to get busy. It couldn’t really be called “early,” as she woke up at nine o’clock and thought the timing was just perfect.

She could prepare the ingredients and then eat. Of course, breakfast couldn’t be skipped. She would cook a bowl of noodles, then she wouldn’t have to clean up, and could proceed directly to preparing the ingredients without cleaning the stove twice.

Xu Qingfeng soaked the beef brisket and chicken wings in the sink, her mind wandering.

It was false to say she wasn’t sad. Today was, after all, New Year’s Day, and she was spending it alone. She thought she was quite miserable and smiled. Haven’t I adapted to this already?

The water almost overflowed the sink. Xu Qingfeng came back to her senses and continued to prepare the side dishes.

If one were to ask what the most difficult part of cooking was, it would definitely be the preparation stage.

Xu Qingfeng thought she should have just stir-fried two dishes. She had overestimated herself. Thinking of making a few more dishes for the holiday, but why bother when I’m alone? Xu Qingfeng laughed at herself while cutting the tomatoes into chunks.

What a busybody I am.

By eleven o’clock, the rice cooker module showed “Keep Warm,” and the beef brisket had been simmering in a clay pot over low heat for an hour and a half. The whole kitchen was filled with fragrance. Xu Qingfeng, standing and watching the heat, felt immense satisfaction.

“Mmm, not bad.” She opened the clay pot and sniffed the aroma, drooling.

Looks like I really have the makings of a great chef, Xu Qingfeng thought shamelessly. Eating alone was a bit tragic, but this thought was soon tossed to the back of her mind.

She arranged all the dishes and was ready to eat.

Xia Yiqiu’s call came through.

“Hello, Yiqiu, what’s up?” Xu Qingfeng was excited about Xia Yiqiu’s call.

“Come out quickly and sign me in.”

Xia Yiqiu had just learned from Li Tian that Gao Zhi mentioned her miserable best friend was staying alone for New Year’s Day. Gao Zhi had planned to go accompany her in the evening, as Li Tian wasn’t in Weicheng anyway.

Now that Xia Yiqiu knew, she took over the task directly. After asking for the address, she arrived early for duty at noon. As for the Xia residence, her good cousin was still there.

However, entering Xu Qingfeng’s compound wasn’t easy; registration was required at the main gate.

“Yiqiu, are you at the compound gate?” Xu Qingfeng was shocked. Did Yiqiu come for something?

“Yes, hurry over.”

The girl’s voice was commanding, yet carried a hint of shyness.

Xu Qingfeng, whose mind was blurred by happiness, didn’t want to trouble the security guard at the gate. She dashed to the guard post with the speed of a hundred-meter sprinter.

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