Chapter 49: Pfft, scumbag!

The two agreed to meet at the Yannan Canteen near the Peking University library.

When Xu Qingzhou arrived, Song Yao was standing under a tree. She was wearing a sleeveless dress today, revealing two fair and pretty calves, paired with a pair of white sneakers.

A breeze blew by, and the fine strands of hair on the girl's forehead fluttered in the wind. She tucked her hair behind her ears with great patience.

Whoa~ that campus girl vibe is actually quite heart-fluttering.

Wait.

Xu Qingzhou shook his head, braking this dangerous thought. Heart-fluttering or not, he had already sealed his heart and locked away love in his past life; no one could shake his Dao heart.

Song Yao was beautiful, but her expression was very cold, giving off a feeling of keeping people at a distance.

After eating, the two went to browse the library.

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Xu Qingzhou opened his umbrella to shield them from the scorching sun, which felt much more comfortable. "Fine, then I'll have to wrong you. You'll be exposed to the sun during military training anyway, so just treat this as adapting in advance." Then, under Song Yao's stunned gaze, he turned and walked alone toward Weiminghu.

Xu Qingzhou continued to tease her, and as he spoke, he handed the umbrella handle to her with a straight face, acting as if he were leaving first.

Xu Qingzhou was so familiar with this place that he couldn't be more familiar, but Song Yao felt everything was novel.

Leaving the library, it was exactly 1:00 PM. The sun overhead was intense. Hearing Song Yao say she still wanted to go to Weiminghu, Xu Qingzhou couldn't take it anymore. "How about we go next time?"

"Forget it then."

Holding an umbrella for himself while leaving her, a girl—and such a beautiful girl at that—under the blazing sun; is this something a human would do?

He noticed that many boys nearby were restless, seemingly talking to their companions, but actually secretly observing Song Yao.

"Scumbag."

As they spoke, the two had already followed the crowd into the first floor of the canteen.

Xu Qingzhou curled his lips.

Xu Qingzhou rubbed his arm, where a clear tooth mark had appeared. Ignoring the pain, he pulled Song Yao away first.

She felt truly wronged now. Even if he didn't like her, she was still a girl after all. Moreover, he had promised his parents to take care of her when they arrived at school, yet now, he was just worried about not finding a girlfriend and wanted to dump her here.

"Love? Heh, even dogs don't date; it only affects the speed at which I contribute to the cause of scientific research."

"Can't you arrive earlier?" After he walked closer, she complained with a bitter face. She had been standing here for 5 minutes and had already been asked for her contact information three times.

"Do I need to swear a blood oath for you to believe me?"

He had already seen two gossiping onlookers take out their phones. If he didn't leave now, he would probably end up on the school's confession wall and be collectively denounced.

Xu Qingzhou took it, looking at the parasol that wasn't even as big as his palm, feeling a bit disdainful: "Just one?"

Song Yao took a parasol out of her bag and shook it in her hand, seemingly having anticipated this situation long ago.

Song Yao waved her hand after seeing Xu Qingzhou from afar.

Song Yao squeezed under Xu Qingzhou's umbrella, staring at him angrily: "Did you do that on purpose?"

Two girls passing by looked at Xu Qingzhou with expressions of disgust.

"Really?"

"Hey! You really bit me!" Xu Qingzhou was startled by Song Yao and wanted to pull away, but was worried about hurting her. "Isn't one enough?" Song Yao glared.

Song Yao was about to go crazy with anger; she grabbed the hand holding the umbrella and bit down.

Song Yao's anger had subsided by more than half by now. She stopped grabbing Xu Qingzhou's hand and asked weakly: "Xu Qingzhou, do you really intend to date?"

"Don't call me 'Big Sister'!" Song Yao stretched out her fist and punched this guy, thinking that if it were any other boy out with a girl, he would have arrived long ago. This guy was complaining about this and that; he deserved to be single.

There was a lot to see around Weiminghu: the Bell Pavilion, the Crane Bridge, the statue of Cai Yuanpei... all were here. The crowd was large, and ninety percent of them were freshmen.

"Xu Qingzhou, I'll bite you to death!"

"Eat."

"Xu Qingzhou!"

"Isn't that a conspiracy that started right after high school graduation?" Xu Qingzhou was shocked.

"This is indeed a big problem. How about this: you go browse by yourself. Just keep walking along this road, and you'll see Weiminghu."

"Why did you suddenly want to treat me to a meal?" Xu Qingzhou was curious and a bit suspicious. "You aren't brewing some conspiracy, are you?"

"Is there anything you want to eat?" Song Yao scanned the windows, felt it was too troublesome, and handed the choice to Xu Qingzhou.

The other two passing boys were both disdainful and envious, regretting that such a beautiful girl was being let down by this human-looking-but-dog-like thing.

"Okay." Song Yao nodded.

"Are you going to eat or not?"

Xu Qingzhou was originally just joking, but who would have thought Song Yao would react so strongly.

Watching the originally cold-faced goddess suddenly smile and even start flirting, countless people in the distance began to have their hearts broken.

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"Big Sister, we agreed on 11:45, it's only 11:35 now."

Song Yao looked up abruptly with an expression of disbelief. This guy was actually thinking about that!

Xu Qingzhou recalled for a moment. He originally wanted to recommend the dry-braised meat, but seeing the large crowd, he said: "Spicy Hot Pot, do you want to eat that?"

After venting, Song Yao looked up. Her eyes were flushed from the mix of annoyance and grievance. "Who told you to try and dump me!"

"Xu Qingzhou, what kind of dirty things are in your head!"

"Men and women should not touch when handing things over. If others misunderstand that there's something between us, how will I find a girlfriend in the future?" Xu Qingzhou said lazily.

Song Yao despised Xu Qingzhou for a while before saying: "You treated me to a meal when we graduated from high school; isn't it normal for me to treat you back now?"

The seniors had long since worn out the ground and lost their enthusiasm for these sights, especially in this weather. Let alone coming here to stroll, even going downstairs to pick up takeout would cost them half their lives.

While walking, their arms bumped into each other. She simply hooked her arm around Xu Qingzhou's, and whenever they encountered something interesting, she would take out her phone and snap away. Xu Qingzhou was completely reduced to a tool man for holding the umbrella.

The two were so close that Xu Qingzhou was immersed in a heart-fluttering fragrance all afternoon.

It wasn't until 3:00 PM that Song Yao was satisfied and issued the order to disperse. The two parted ways at the edge of Weiminghu and returned to their respective dormitories.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 50 =====