I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 42 - 39 Eating Together

Chapter 42: Chapter 39 Eating Together

Actually, from the time he was feeding the cats, Ji Yanchen knew that greeting people required a handshake.

However, that day his hands were dirty from holding a stray cat, so he kept them behind his back.

And Qingran, knowing that he was God Ji, was not prepared for any physical contact like shaking hands.

Jokingly, last year the video of God Ji receiving an award had Ruan Ruan, this fangirl, downloading several clips, one of which Ruan Ruan watched repeatedly;

When the awarding teacher handed over the trophy, he also extended his hand towards God Ji. This polite handshake had almost become a necessary formality at such occasions, but God Ji simply bowed his head, glanced, and then avoided the teacher’s hand to take the trophy.

The teacher’s hand hung in mid-air, and through the screen, even Qingran felt embarrassed for the teacher, at that moment, even the host didn’t know what to say.

But Ruan Ruan thought differently; he thought God Ji had personality, was very manly, and cool to the extreme, among other things.

Moreover, Qingran also found that there were quite a few female classmates who shared Ruan Ruan’s opinion.

When Ruan Ruan’s jaw dropped in shock, Qingran forcibly withdrew her hand.

Ji He hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Hey, Junior Sister, did you need something from me?"

Qingran nodded, "Yes, Senior Ji He, I..."

Ji He didn’t give her a chance to continue, "It’s not convenient to talk here, you two junior sisters haven’t had dinner yet, right? Come on, I’ll treat you."

Before Qingran could speak, Ruan Ruan had already loudly accepted, "Then thank you, Senior Ji He."

They had just met for less than two minutes, was this really okay?

When the four of them sat down at the dinner table, Qingran’s mind was still somewhat dazed.

Ruan Ruan and Ji He, both of whom had a knack for socializing, were already chatting excitedly on the way, and now they found even more common topics to joyfully discuss.

Qingran and Ji Yanchen sat face to face, with God Ji looking down at his hands, his body noticeably less stiff inside the private room than outside.

"Um, Senior Brother Ji." Qingran was the first to break the silence between them.

Ji Yanchen raised his eyes to look at her, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

For a moment, Qingran felt she understood why he frowned, she said: "Senior Brother Ji, if you’re not used to wearing a hat, you can take it off, I don’t mind."

Ji Yanchen paused for a moment.

Even Ji He and Ruan Ruan stopped talking; both were smart people, silence lasted only a few seconds before they started laughing and chatting again.

Ji Yanchen touched the brim of his hat, his eyes possessed a charm that when he stared, it felt like his eyes were filled with only you, his tea-colored pupils now reflecting the room’s light, were extremely beautiful.

He still didn’t take off his hat, and Qingran didn’t mention it again.

"Do you not feed the cats anymore?" Ji Yanchen suddenly asked.

"Ah?" Qingran quickly regained her composure: "Still feeding them, recently I had Aunt Liu helping me."

During the days she was sick, she specifically told Aunt Liu not to forget to feed the stray cats, and after being discharged with piles of examination papers piling up, she really couldn’t make time, so it was Aunt Liu who had taken over during this period.

Ji Yanchen withdrew his gaze, his eyes lowered, he never made eye contact with others, and even if it happened unintentionally, he quickly looked away.

His lowered eyelids hid the brightness in his eyes, the black baseball cap further accentuating his youthful skin as white as snow, his nose high and straight, his lips slightly pale pink, as if always lacking a bit of blood.

Ji Yanchen’s world was undoubtedly lonely, he disliked contact with others, and it was hard for him to like something, even if that thing caught his eye, he would at most give it a second glance, but wouldn’t think of striving for it.

The Ji Yanchen in the book only loved mathematics, creating his own niche in the field of mathematics.

He, a young genius, was later even termed as a prodigy by several masters in the mathematics community.

Why would such a prodigy, who lived in harmony with the world, quietly immersed in his own universe for years, unexpectedly decide to oppose Xie Ying’an, the main male character in the book?

In the latter half of the book, he turned into the antagonist pushing the plot forward, when the female lead was captured and brought before him to coerce Xie Ying’an, why didn’t he want that?

Clearly, in competing with Xie Ying’an, he might not lose, so why did he ultimately choose to jump from a tall building, ending his young life?

What exactly was he laughing at that moment before he jumped?

These questions were deeply buried in Qingran’s heart, each time she saw Ji Yanchen, she couldn’t help but lament his fate.

"Feed cats?" Ruan Ruan finally couldn’t play along anymore, she turned her head to look at Qingran who was sitting in the same row, "Feed what cats?"

Qingran: "..."

A pointed question from the Gossip King, how should I explain it?

Ji He didn’t seem too surprised, apparently he already knew about this.

"Just, just feeding stray cats," Qingran explained.

"Qingran," Ruan Ruan put away the smile on her face, feigning aggrievance, "You have little secrets with God Ji, I’m no longer your beloved Sweetie, huh."

Qingran secretly felt relieved, it’s good that she hadn’t started eating yet.

Looking up, God Ji probably didn’t even listen to what Ruan Ruan was saying, but Ji He’s expression looked as if he had eaten a fly.

When the food arrived, Qingran got to the point.

"Senior Ji He, could you please help remove the post about Tan Xiaobing on the school forum?"

Just as Ji He was about to eat a bite, he paused at her words, seemingly glancing at God Ji unintentionally before swallowing his food and speaking, "Okay, I’ll delete it when I go back."

His reaction indicated that he knew about it.

Qingran didn’t naively ask Ji He how he knew, she exchanged a glance with Ruan Ruan and the two quietly continued eating.

God Ji was very quiet while eating, not making a single sound with his spoon against the white porcelain, and he seemed to enjoy eating fish, carefully picking out every bone before eating.

"Junior Sister Qingran." Ji He put down his chopsticks and looked at Qingran with a smile.

Qingran politely returned the smile, sensing that Ji He was about to address the main issue.

Ji He: "Do you know the source of the rumor?"

Qingran certainly knew: "The source started from that photo of me and Song Shize."

Ji He smiled: "I think not."

Qingran’s mouth twitched.

Pfft, Ruan Ruan pouted, this Senior Ji He really knows how to act, pulling out a ’I think not’. Is he about to quote Confucius next?

Unaware of the girls’ thoughts, Ji He continued to show off.

Ji He shook his head: "The photo is just a catalyst, Junior Sister, someone is jealous of you, thus adding fuel to this drama."

Qingran: "..."

Is this psychology or detective work, Senior Ji He?

Ji He mistook Qingran’s reaction as approval, becoming more enthusiastic.

"Junior Sister Qingran, your tactic of using their own methods against them is really good, but your heart is a bit too soft. Throughout history, rumors have been an invisible sword, invisible and intangible, and yet capable of causing deep wounds. She hurt you, you..."

"Clack." The spoon finally collided with the bowl, making a noise as God Ji pushed his bowl and chopsticks forward, looking up at Qingran.

Ji He immediately fell silent.

Qingran hadn’t picked up her chopsticks for a while when she suddenly heard him say, "You haven’t eaten."

"?" Qingran looked at God Ji, puzzled.

God Ji appeared slightly stunned; he probably knew he should smile at this moment, so he tried to stretch his lips.

Looking at him, the youth didn’t seem like someone with autism at all, focused on Qingran, a playful dimple faintly visible on his smiling left cheek.

Qingran had seen God Ji smile before, so she wasn’t startled.

"Glug," Ruan Ruan clearly heard herself swallowing.

Ji He was dumbfounded.

Damn! God Ji can actually smile!!!

"You’ve been talking all night, not eating," God Ji said earnestly, "This isn’t good, you’ll be hungry."

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