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Chapter 878 - 875: He and I, Mutually Fond of Each Other

Chapter 878: Chapter 875: He and I, Mutually Fond of Each Other

Remembering who the other person was, Tong Xiaohua smiled politely at him and then strode over.

"Sit here, I saved it especially for you!"

Zeng Xianghai seemed very happy, bending over to pick up the backpack that he had placed on the neighboring seat.

Probably because Tong Xiaohua had arrived a bit late, except for the spot Zeng Xianghai was holding, there really were no other empty seats in the back seat.

"Thank you then!"

It was just a seat, Tong Xiaohua wasn’t so fussy as to feel the need to reject someone’s kindness.

Additionally, this male student named Zeng Xianghai had pleasant features, with dimples appearing on his cheeks when he smiled and clear, clean eyes that made him look like a simple, guileless, and good student at first glance.

Tong Xiaohua didn’t notice that after she sat down next to Zeng Xianghai, the male students around them cast admiring glances his way.

As Tong Xiaohua took out her textbooks from her backpack, she heard Zeng Xianghai next to her say, "This professor’s class has a high attendance rate, it’s always been difficult to get a seat."

Upon hearing this, Tong Xiaohua looked up intending to thank him again, only to hear him say, "From now on, let me save you a seat, so you don’t have to rush."

Tong Xiaohua was a bit startled. She had been at the school for quite some time and had basically not interacted with other students, so how did he know she was rushing?

"No, that would be too much trouble for you, I will try to get here earlier next time!"

Although it was just a matter of saving a seat, Tong Xiaohua didn’t want to owe such a favor.

After all, she didn’t have the time to save a seat for Zeng Xianghai.

She wasn’t related to him in any way, how could she comfortably accept his kindness?

"It’s no problem, I’m always coming to class anyway, it’s just a matter of convenience."

As Zeng Xianghai spoke, he smiled at her.

Dazzled by his bright smile, Tong Xiaohua blanked out for a moment and nodded unconsciously, "Okay then..."

Thus, from that day on, Tong Xiaohua often ran into Zeng Xianghai during class for several days in a row.

Without exception, every time, Zeng Xianghai had saved a seat for her.

And Zeng Xianghai appeared to be a very studious student, during each class he listened attentively and took notes, and he did not use class time to chat up Tong Xiaohua.

Tong Xiaohua was always in a hurry to leave after class, so despite sitting next to Zeng Xianghai several times, they didn’t talk much.

From his sporadic conversation, Tong Xiaohua gathered some information about him.

He was a year ahead of her, so she should address him as senior. Their majors were different, but this semester they shared three elective courses, so they were in class together quite often.

Zeng Xianghai said that he often sat in the seat next to Tong Xiaohua before, but never initiated a conversation, however, it wasn’t until the day she received the flowers from him that she really became aware of him.

Because of this, Tong Xiaohua felt that she probably should reflect on herself and appropriately maintain some interactions with other students.

With this in mind, after over two months since enrolling, Tong Xiaohua finally attended her first student gathering.

Of course, this gathering wasn’t with classmates from her own class, but rather a get-together with Zeng Xianghai and a few of his male and female friends.

All of these male and female students, like Zeng Xianghai, had three elective courses in common with Tong Xiaohua, which was why after their morning classes, six or seven of them arranged to meet at a coffee shop.

Their initial conversation revolved mainly around those three courses.

It was only when their lunches were served that the talk began to diverge, and that was when Tong Xiaohua learned that, excluding her, among the other six there were two couples, leaving Zeng Xianghai and a girl from his hometown called Xiao Mi, belonging to the singles party.

"Xiao Hua, do you have a boyfriend?"

Xiao Mi was lively and quite familiar; after getting somewhat acquainted, she began to inquire with a look of curiosity.

The others, especially Zeng Xianghai, immediately turned their attention to the person being questioned.

Tong Xiaohua’s mind flashed with Yan Bo’s image, but in fact, her relationship with Yan Bo hadn’t reached the point of being boyfriend and girlfriend; at most, they could be considered good friends.

"No!" Tong Xiaohua shook her head.

Zeng Xianghai, sitting directly opposite her, visibly sighed with relief.

"However, there is a friend I am getting to know, and we have a mutual liking for each other," Tong Xiaohua said, in truth, it was also a kind of hint.

Xiao Mi glanced at Zeng Xianghai with a giggle, and a trace of happiness appeared on his face.

Tong Xiaohua naturally noticed these oddities and, before anyone could ask, she added, "He is two years older than me, a socialite."

Zeng Xianghai’s face froze, and his hand holding the knife and fork stopped as if under a spell.

Tong Xiaohua was not naive; she knew that pure friendship between a man and a woman was hard to come by. Therefore, she had always been wary of Zeng Xianghai’s attentiveness and closeness.

While confirming that he had no intention of harming her, she also sensed the carefully concealed affection he harbored.

She had thought about speaking plainly and then outright rejecting Zeng Xianghai.

But upon reflection, she found it odd to reject someone before they had made their feelings clear, and it would be a big blow to Zeng Xianghai.

Struggling with how to make her position clear, the opportunity arose when Xiao Mi brought it up, so she took the chance to speak out.

The atmosphere, which had been very lively just a moment ago, now felt a bit awkward, and everyone fell into silence.

Tong Xiaohua wasn’t accustomed to making smooth over such situations, but Xiao Mi, with a look of sympathy at Zeng Xianghai, then cheerfully shifted the topic to something else.

Having spoken her mind, Tong Xiaohua found the meal quite enjoyable.

While eating her sirloin steak, she even thought that the environment and ambiance here were nice, and the taste and preparation of the food were quite authentic; she planned to find time to invite Yan Bo to have a meal here.

In contrast, Zeng Xianghai seemed somewhat downcast throughout; after all, his goddess now had a potential suitor, which was a substantial blow to him.

Perhaps due to Tong Xiaohua’s words, even though there were some activities planned after lunch, Zeng Xianghai excused himself early to deal with an unexpected situation back at school.

The rest, who had originally come along at Zeng Xianghai’s invitation for dining and fun, seeing the effort failed and with one of the key participants claiming other engagements, also took the opportunity to disperse with various excuses.

Tong Xiaohua had earlier notified Uncle Ming that she would be playing with classmates that afternoon; with the plans called off early, she suddenly had a free afternoon.

"Miss, where to next?" The driver was unaware that Tong Xiaohua’s plans had fallen through.

Tong Xiaohua intended to go home, but felt that would be somewhat boring; after thinking for a moment, she gave the driver an address.