Chapter 91: Can I talk to him before I die?

Xia Xi returned to the dorm with a dejected look, threw her canvas bag onto the chair, poured herself water, drank the whole glass in one go, and only then did the pent-up feeling in her chest ease.

Xu Yanfeng is like a tough meat bone—hard and hard to chew!

"How about it, how about it—did you see Senior Xu at today's meeting?" The roommates gathered around, very concerned about Xia Xi's progress in pursuing her male god, asking, "Any new gains? Tell us."

Xia Xi set down her cup, waved her hand in the air, looking unwilling to say more: "Don't mention it."

"What's up, baby? Not going well?"

Xia Xi looked at the several concerned faces before her, deeply moved, she pouted and feigned tears: "It's so hard, really hard! I just can't flirt with him!"

"Sigh, I understand—Senior Xu isn't an ordinary guy; if he were easy to flirt with, he wouldn't still be single, and if he weren't single, you wouldn't have a chance to pursue him."

Xia Xi felt a bit better: "Before I went, I had made up my mind—I had to get Xu Yanfeng to take me off his blacklist, but I still failed. I've said everything I could, yet he just won't budge."

Zhao Lei hugged her: "You've worked hard, my treasure. We bought some fruit—do you want some?"

"Yeah, I'll eat later." Xia Xi nodded, then complained, "Moreover, I ran into an especially speechless girl today who kept opposing me, and we ended up arguing. But she didn't win; I struck swiftly and decisively, leaving her speechless."

Wang Qiuyu asked: "What's going on?"

Xia Xi then explained the whole story in detail; Wang Qiuyu slammed the table: "I guarantee with my own head, this person definitely has feelings for Xu Yanfeng and is targeting you as a rival."

Wu Qinglu worried: "What should we do? She's the head of your department; later, many of your Student Union tasks will follow her arrangements, and she might use her position to give you trouble."

Xia Xi shrugged indifferently: "When soldiers come, we meet them with arms; when water comes, we block it with earth. I'm not a pushover."

Zhao Lei personally washed a large pear for Xia Xi: "Here, it promotes saliva, quenches thirst, clears heat and reduces fire—just right for you."

Xia Xi took a big bite with a "crack"—the pear flesh was crisp, juicy, and sweetly refreshing; the fire in her chest subsided a bit. She lifted her head and sighed: "Can I talk to Xu Yanfeng before I die?"

Zhao Lei deliberately struck her: "Please don't try to fantasize about gaining immortality this way."

Xia Xi didn't get it at first; after a few seconds she understood, then lifted her leg and kicked the air: "Screw you."

The three roommates burst out laughing.

After finishing the pear, Xia Xi chatted and joked with her roommates, felt fully revived, went to the bathroom to wash her hands, grabbed the bag from the chair, took out its contents one by one and placed them on the table, then sat down to play on her phone.

In the Tieba, someone else sent her a private message; she opened them one by one to check the content, and one of them was quite interesting.

It was a person with the nickname "cmbay11", saying they wanted to give her ultra-private information about Xu Yanfeng.

"Ultra-private? What kind of privacy is that?" Xia Xi became interested and typed four characters in reply: "Tell me more."

cmbay11: "Your brilliant and mighty Senior Xu actually fears moths—doesn't that surprise you?"

As Chen Mian typed those words, he couldn't help letting out a "hehe" laugh, recalling that night when the lights were off, Xu Yanfeng had the desk lamp on while reading a thick foreign book in bed.

The moth flew toward the light, hit the desk lamp, fell onto the book he was holding, and he flung the book away outright, jumping up from the bed; being tall, his head knocked the ceiling.

In the quiet night, a "thud" rang out, especially loud.

Not only that, he endured the head pain, rolled out of bed, abandoned the book, and went straight out.

That night he never returned; reportedly he called the dorm manager to open the door, left the school, and went back to his apartment to rest.

Thinking of this, Chen Mian laughed so hard his body trembled; it was no longer a sneaky "hehehe" but a gurgling "gagaga" from his throat, making others think someone was raising geese in the dorm.

Fang Huaiyuan couldn't stand the laughter, kicked the chair under Chen Mian's butt: "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Mian sucked in the saliva that came out from laughing, covering up: "No, nothing."

He lowered his head to look at the phone screen; Xia Xi's junior replied with a new message.

Xia Xi: "Um, I want to know what he likes, not what he dislikes—I want to cater to his preferences."

cmbay11: "You wouldn't get that, would you? Knowing what he dislikes lets you avoid it in the future!"

Xia Xi: "Could it be that one day I'll turn into a moth and make him dislike me?" cmbay11: "……"

This junior's train of thought is a bit unconventional—no wonder she stands out among the girls chasing Xu Yanfeng.

Chen Mian didn't want to continue discussing this topic, so he gave Xia Xi another piece of information: "Xu Yanfeng basically every two weeks picks one of the two weekend days to go to the southern suburb golf course and play ball with his childhood friend; I guarantee this is something hardly anyone knows."

Xia Xi: "Is his hobby that of an old official?"

cmbay11: "Exactly!"

Xia Xi: "Thanks, this is very useful. Give me your Alipay account and I'll send you money."

Chen Mian had heard that Xia Xi was generous, earning her the nickname "San Cai Tongzi"; she sent red packets of varying amounts to everyone who provided information. But his help for Xia Xi wasn't for money—first, he admired her bravery in pursuing love; second, he wanted to see if she could pull Xu Yanfeng down from his pedestal, so he firmly refused.

cmbay11: "No thanks. I'm just an enthusiastic senior who loves to help; I wish you success soon. If you need any help later, just say the word—I'll tell you everything I know."

Meanwhile, Xia Xi looked at that message in the dorm, found the person amusing, and replied: "I'll take your good words."

*Xia Xi originally thought the information that Xu Yanfeng feared moths was useless, but she didn't expect it to actually come in handy a few days later.

That day was Wednesday; the last two classes were Principles of Public Building Design, the teacher assigned homework, after class Xia Xi and her roommates went to the cafeteria for dinner, then prepared to return to the dorm to do homework.

Xia Xi walked while looking at her phone, occasionally glancing ahead to avoid bumping into people.

Seeing her like that, Zhao Lei simply grabbed her arm and led her along.

Xia Xi was browsing Tieba; ever since someone gave her information, she occasionally opened it to check for any missed unread messages. One person had sent her several private messages in a row, almost every few minutes, each followed by a long string of exclamation marks.

Fa Fa Long: "Rich lady miss, Xu Yanfeng is in the library, left side of the fifth-floor study room, third row south side sixth seat—come quick!!!"

Fa Fa Long: "The seat next to Xu Yanfeng is mine—I'm holding it for you!!!"

Fa Fa Long: "Miss, where are you?!!!"

Fa Fa Long: "A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!!!"

Fa Fa Long: "【Picture】【Picture】"

Fa Fa Long: "Absolutely true, my son huo."

Thinking Xia Xi might not believe it, this classmate deliberately sneaked two side-profile photos of Xu Yanfeng and sent them over to prove he wasn't lying.

Xia Xi opened the photos; although the quality was blurry, the person in them was indeed Xu Yanfeng, and she wouldn't mistake him. Perhaps the photographer feared being discovered by Xu Yanfeng, so they shot hastily without focusing before pressing the shutter.

Xia Xi immediately replied: "Sorry, I just saw it—I'm on my way."

Fa Fa Long: "Waiting for you!!!"

Xia Xi turned to her roommate beside her and said: "You go back; I'm going to the library to do homework."

When she said that, her eyes were full of stars; locking eyes with her, it felt like in a second we were back to a midsummer night, the sky glittering with countless stars.

The three roommates thought it over; the library's atmosphere was indeed more conducive to homework than the dorm—back in the dorm they either couldn't stop playing on their phones or couldn't stop lounging in bed, making it easy to procrastinate.

"Then let's go to the library too," Zhao Lei glanced at the other two.

Wu Qinglu and Wang Qiuyu had no objections.

Xia Xi blinked, smiled with a lifted lip, like March peach blossoms in bloom—bright and splendid: "First, let's make it clear, I won't be sitting with you guys; someone has saved me a seat." She covered her mouth with her hand, lowered her voice and whispered, "Next to Xu Yanfeng."

The three roommates: "......"

It was clear her sudden star‑filled eyes were abnormal.

(End of chapter)