Chapter 41: The Taste of Lipstick Isn't Bad

Yang Tianxing got up early on Sunday. While he was brushing his teeth and washing his face, Song Fei got up, bleary-eyed, to take a leak.

"Old Yang, where are you going to mess around so early?"

"I'm going to the Jiaoda library for self-study."

"Hmph."

Song Fei let out a cold snort.

Yang Tianxing turned his head and found Song Fei looking dissatisfied.

"Old Yang, do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Song Fei tapped his own head and said, "My big noggin is filled with wisdom. You don't even know which way the gate of your own school's library faces, yet you're going to the Jiaoda library for self-study? Aren't you afraid of getting lost?"

In Song Fei's heart, Yang Tianxing was the same type of person as him—both would sleep in class, but the moment they opened their eyes, the teacher would know it was time for class to end.

Yang Tianxing sighed: "I really can't hide anything from your wit. I'm planning to go pick up girls."

Only then did Song Fei nod with satisfaction: "Give it your all. Report the results to the brothers when you get back to the dorm tonight."

The Chang'an District University Town belonged to the suburbs of Chang'an City; there weren't many vehicles, nor were there large industrial plants, so the morning air was exceptionally fresh, with a bit of autumn chill. Yang Tianxing opened his mouth, exhaled a puff of white mist, and with his hands in his hoodie pockets, hailed a taxi to Jiaoda.

The two schools were not very far apart; it only took twenty-some minutes to reach the bottom of the Jiaoda women's dormitory building. There were already several boys waiting for their girlfriends here.

Some even held breakfast they had bought, looking at the entrance of the women's dormitory with anticipation.

Actually, the relationship between men and women is easy to distinguish.

Those waiting here empty-handed are mostly couples who have already established a relationship; the two are just meeting up to eat breakfast together.

Those waiting here holding breakfast are likely still on the path of pursuit.

Of course, there is also an exception like Yang Tianxing; he came to eat breakfast without having established a relationship.

The time Yang Tianxing and Tan Zhizhi had agreed upon was 7:30 in the morning. At 7:20, Tan Zhizhi walked downstairs, laughing and talking with a group of girls.

Today she was wearing a gray-white Nike hoodie, graphite-blue jeans that pulled her leg shape taut and slender, and her hair was still in a high ponytail. Her skin was fair, her features exquisite, and she had shallow dimples when she smiled. By normal social standards, Tan Zhizhi satisfied almost every fantasy of a college girlfriend.

"Whoa, it really does feel a bit like dating."

Yang Tianxing shook his head and smiled. Just as he was about to walk up to say hello, he didn't expect the guy at the entrance holding breakfast to take a step ahead of him.

"Tan Zhizhi, I've brought you breakfast again."

Seeing this boy, the girls who came downstairs together were already accustomed to it.

"Thank you, Li Bohao. I was just about to go eat breakfast. You should take it back, and please don't bring me breakfast anymore in the future," Tan Zhizhi politely refused.

If one had to talk about rejecting boys, Tan Zhizhi was truly an expert. Back at Jinzhou No. 1 High School, all those boys who thought they were doing well and dared to go up and confess were all rejected by her.

This boy looked quite stubborn. Seeing that Tan Zhizhi didn't want it, he placed the breakfast on a stone table and said with great momentum: "I'll just leave the breakfast here. It doesn't matter who eats it. Even though you don't accept me now, I believe that one day... Hey, hey, why the hell are you eating my steamed bun?"

"Didn't you say yourself that anyone could eat it?"

Yang Tianxing said, while stuffing another steamed bun into his mouth.

You have to admit, the meat buns at Jiaoda are really full of filling.

"No."

This boy clearly hadn't reacted yet—where did this idiot come from? He said blankly: "Can't you say hello to me before you eat it?"

"OK, no problem."

Yang Tianxing swallowed the bun in his mouth and pointed at the soy milk in the bag, saying: "Excuse me, can I have a sip of this soy milk? I'm choking a bit."

Tan Zhizhi couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly pushed Yang Tianxing to leave this place: "Go, go! My face is about to be lost by a scoundrel like you."

Before leaving, she took out five yuan and placed it next to the breakfast: "Li Bohao, this is the money for today's breakfast. Sorry about that."

As he walked away, Yang Tianxing was still complaining: "He said himself that anyone could eat it; how can you blame me for that..."

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The Jiaoda cafeteria was about the same as the Finance Institute's cafeteria—all uniform stainless steel tables and chairs, and a chaotic mess. Yang Tianxing just buried his head in his food, and Tan Zhizhi, sitting opposite him, was somewhat unhappy.

"Aren't you going to ask about that boy's identity?"

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that who he was was none of his business; at most, he was just one of her pursuers.

However, since the two had just made up yesterday, Yang Tianxing didn't want to provoke Tan Zhizhi too much, so he asked: "Who was that boy just now?"

"You aren't sincere at all. I don't want to talk about it."

Tan Zhizhi put down her chopsticks and said.

"If you aren't going to talk, then screw it."

Yang Tianxing grumbled in his heart, but he remembered the real purpose of coming over for a "date" today, wiped his mouth, and said: "What's the point of talking about others? I just want to ask, what is our relationship now?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhizhi raised her head, tucked a strand of hair at her temple with her hand, and asked back with a smile: "What do you think our relationship is?"

Yang Tianxing spread his hands and said directly: "If it's a couple relationship, then let me kiss you and touch you. If it's a friend relationship, then I have some things to do at the dorm, and I'll head back after I finish breakfast."

"Scoundrel!"

Tan Zhizhi spat, grabbed her bag, and left. Yang Tianxing didn't actually go back to the dorm; otherwise, the effort from yesterday would have been in vain, and she might get angry again.

The Jiaoda library was much warmer than outside, though the air quality wasn't very good because there were so many people, and the temperature was pushed up by the carbon dioxide they exhaled.

University libraries are basically like this, especially in winter. But honestly, Yang Tianxing quite liked the smell of book paper and printer's ink.

Because they arrived early, Tan Zhizhi found a table by the window. She took a pink water bottle out of her bag and said: "I'm going to get water and find some books. You stay here and watch the seats."

Yang Tianxing nodded. When he sat down, he accidentally knocked over Tan Zhizhi's handbag. Inside, a makeup mirror, lipstick, nail clippers, a mobile phone, a keychain, and a small pack of Always soft sanitary pads fell all over the floor.

"It's even more awesome than Doraemon's pocket."

Yang Tianxing muttered to himself while picking up these odds and ends.

After Tan Zhizhi returned, she had a few books in her hand: "I helped you get some management books; they should be related to your major."

Yang Tianxing shook his head: "I don't read those. I'll go look for some law books in a bit."

"You aren't a law major, why read those?" Tan Zhizhi asked curiously.

"I said I'm going to earn my own money in college. You don't have to be proficient in management to start a business, but you can't be ignorant of the law."

Yang Tianxing also felt it was a bit troublesome: "Actually, I don't have the patience to read it either. It would be better to hire a pretty senior student majoring in law as a tutor when the time comes; if I don't have money, I'll pay with my body."

"Tch."

Tan Zhizhi stopped paying attention to Yang Tianxing and silently went back to memorizing her books.

Tan Zhizhi was an International Trade major; only with an English level above the TEM-8 (Test for English Majors-Band 8) would she have a broader employment platform, so there was a lot of rote memorization involved.

Yang Tianxing wanted to sleep after reading for a while; his practical skills and social skills were very strong, and he excelled at handling emergencies and urgent major events, but he really couldn't muster any interest in these text-based things.

While Yang Tianxing was asleep, Tan Zhizhi flipped through the law book Yang Tianxing had borrowed.

"Business Law."

Tan Zhizhi quietly noted it in her heart, then focused her attention back on her own textbook; Yang Tianxing's snoring was too loud, so she nudged his arm to remind him.

"What time is it?"

Yang Tianxing rubbed his eyes and asked; sometimes people are just cheap—they don't want to sleep when they are in the dormitory, but they prefer to sleep in the library until their shoulders and neck are sore.

"It's almost eleven o'clock; in another half hour, we'll go eat lunch."

Tan Zhizhi had read dozens of pages of her book all morning.

As soon as Yang Tianxing heard it was almost time to eat, he happily stretched and said, "Waking up from a nap to have a meal, it's fucking awesome."

Perhaps because the air conditioning was on, Yang Tianxing felt his mouth was a bit dry; he pointed at Tan Zhizhi's water cup and said, "Can I have a sip? I'll use the lid."

Tan Zhizhi was busy reciting and glanced at the water cup without saying anything.

Yang Tianxing didn't care and unceremoniously took the water cup; at this moment, a few male college students walked into the library, not looking like they were there to read, and left after glancing at Yang Tianxing's side from afar.

"Here specifically to see you?"

Yang Tianxing asked with a frown.

"Here specifically to see you."

Tan Zhizhi replied.

Although it was the same sentence, the tone was different, and the meaning was worlds apart.

Yang Tianxing's brain worked fast, and he understood immediately.

"Have a lot of people been confessing to you at your school lately?"

"Mm, quite a few."

"So you dragged Brother Xing over here to act as a human shield? Even this morning, too."

"Mm, that's right."

Tan Zhizhi was as cunning as a little fox, her eyes narrowing into slits as she smiled, her lipstick-coated lips red and glossy.

Yang Tianxing was not the type to suffer in silence; since you are using me as a human shield, then I am going to collect interest.

"Thud."

Yang Tianxing put down the water cup and freed his hands.

"Mm...!!!"

Tan Zhizhi's breathing suddenly became heavy.

This lipstick tasted pretty good.