Chapter 696

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Xiao Hua and Li Jianjia, along with Li Jianjia's three roommates, came to Bei Gang Xin Tian Di, found that Korean barbecue restaurant, and had a meal together.

Everyone ate quite happily during this meal, chatting and laughing, with no one saying anything unpleasant.

Even Lin Yuan, who always found Li Jianjia an eyesore, no longer said sarcastic or ironic words at this time.

She was used to being sharp-tongued and mean, and wasn't good at flattering others, so she simply spoke less; when Liang Lina and Lan Xiaomeng said complimentary things, she followed along and echoed a few words.

When they were almost done eating, Lin Yuan suddenly stood up, saying she had something urgent to handle and needed to go deal with it, so she left early.

Li Jianjia didn't stop her, saying that since she had things to do, she should hurry and go do them, and not delay matters.

As a result, only the four of them remained; after eating and drinking their fill, Xiao Hua prepared to settle the bill, but the front desk waiter told him that someone had already helped settle it.

Upon further inquiry, it turned out that Lin Yuan had taken the initiative to pay the bill before leaving.

Xiao Hua returned and told Li Jianjia about this matter:

"Wasn't it said that I would treat? How did Lin Yuan pay the bill in advance?"

Hearing this, Li Jianjia showed a hint of surprise.

Not only her, but Liang Lina was also greatly surprised:

"Isn't Lin Yuan the stingiest person in our dorm? Tonight she actually took the initiative to pay the bill—did the sun rise from the west?"

Lan Xiaomeng was also puzzled:

"Isn't this too abnormal? Did her nerves get crossed?"

Li Jianjia also felt that something unusual was happening and wasn't quite right, so she took out her mobile phone, preparing to call Lin Yuan to ask clearly what was going on.

But she discovered that Lin Yuan had sent her a WeChat message.

"Jianjia, I'm sorry; this afternoon, I shouldn't have said those things in front of you and your boyfriend."

Li Jianjia saw it, smiled knowingly, and then replied to her:

"It's fine; I didn't take it to heart. If I had taken it to heart, I wouldn't have invited you to come out and eat together."

"I know you didn't take it to heart, but I still want to apologize. I'm sorry. I've already paid for this meal; please tell your boyfriend I'm sorry for me."

Li Jianjia sighed once, then hurriedly typed:

"I'll transfer the money back to you via WeChat; we agreed that we would treat."

"No need; if you transfer it back to me, that means you're not accepting my apology."

"Fine then; I accept your apology. Don't take those things to heart—I don't take them to heart either."

Actually, besides taking the initiative to secretly pay the bill, Lin Yuan had another reason for leaving early: she had to hurry back to deal with Li Jianjia's underwear that she had splashed with toilet cleaner.

If that underwear were truly worn by Li Jianjia, the consequences would be unthinkable.

One can only say that Xiao Hua gave her a mobile phone, and she suddenly developed a conscience.

People are just like this; reality is just like this.

Give some benefits, say some nice words, and you can handle at least ninety percent of interpersonal relationships in this world.

Especially those who look sharp and hard to get along with—actually their inner hearts are especially fragile. As long as someone touches the softest place in her heart, her attitude toward others might undergo a one-hundred-eighty-degree turnaround.

After leaving Xin Tian Di Mall, Li Jianjia and Xiao Hua bid farewell to Liang Lina and Lan Xiaomeng and left.

Li Jianjia would not return to the dormitory tonight.

She and Xiao Hua went to a hotel to stay for one night; early the next morning, she still had to take Xiao Hua to Baiyun Airport to take an airplane.

After returning to the hotel, Li Jianjia couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"I really didn't expect that Lin Yuan, such a sharp-tongued and mean person, would actually take the initiative to come and apologize to me."

Xiao Hua said with a smile:

"I said when I gave her the mobile phone, you still complained that the gift was too expensive. If one mobile phone can bring four years of friendly relations, I think this money is actually quite well spent."

Li Jianjia couldn't help but look at Xiao Hua with new respect:

"How did you know that after she accepted the mobile phone, she would take the initiative to apologize?"

Xiao Hua said:

"I guessed it. 'Receive someone's hand, short; eat someone's mouth, short.' As long as she still has a bit of shame, she will feel ashamed in comparison. Even stepping back ten thousand steps, even if she doesn't take the initiative to apologize, she definitely won't feel embarrassed to make things difficult for you anymore in the future."

Li Jianjia nodded, suddenly realizing:

"You're the one who knows how to handle these things. No wonder my dad said you have the potential to be an official. You don't know; last semester I almost went to the library to study every night, and a large part of the reason was to avoid seeing Lin Yuan's sharp-tongued and mean face. My relationship with her was so strained that I even once thought about moving outside to rent a house."

Xiao Hua said with a smile:

"Roommate relationships should still be handled well. In university, you interact most with roommates; other classmates aren't that close."

What Xiao Hua said was right; in university, besides roommates, there really aren't many acquaintances, especially for those who don't like socializing.

Because university classes are commuter-based, with no fixed classroom and no fixed seat, contact between classmates in the same class is actually not that close.

Most classmates are just nodding acquaintances.

Only roommates need to get along every day.

"Let's not talk about these anymore. Taking advantage of the fact that it's still early now, I'll hurry to take a shower. You're leaving tomorrow, and I really can't bear to part with you."

Li Jianjia hurriedly rummaged through the suitcase she had brought, looking for a change of clothes.

"Why didn't I bring my underwear?"

Li Jianjia discovered there was no underwear in the suitcase.

"Didn't you take it back to the dorm yesterday to wash and hang out to dry?"

"I did take some back; I remember bringing a new one over, so how could it be missing?"

Li Jianjia searched while looking puzzled.

"Or I can go back to the Dormitory with you to get it; anyway, this place isn't far from your dormitory," Xiao Hua suggested.

Xiao Hua suggested.

Li Jianjia said instead:

"No need, I'll go back and get it myself. You take a shower first; wait for me to come back."

Then she immediately turned around and went out.

She ran back to the Dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, she discovered that only Lin Yuan was there.

Liang Lina and Lan Menglian hadn't come back, and no one knew where they had gone.

"Jianjia, you're back?"

Seeing Li Jianjia return, Lin Yuan couldn't help but be surprised.

"I came back to get some clothes."

Li Jianjia went out to the balcony to collect the clothes she had hung out to dry yesterday.

But she discovered that a pair of panties was dripping wet, with water dripping down.

Before Li Jianjia could ask, Lin Yuan hurried over to explain:

"Um, your little shorts fell on the ground and got covered in dust. When I was washing my own clothes, I just washed your little shorts again by the way."

Li Jianjia laughed and thanked her:

"Thank you, Lin Yuan."

She didn't dwell on it too much, gathered a few pieces of clothing, and turned to leave.

Watching Li Jianjia's departing back, Lin Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If Li Jianjia knew that she had once smeared Toilet Cleaner on her little shorts, she estimated Li Jianjia would directly turn against her, and might not even let her take back her Apple phone.

Fortunately, she was quick-witted enough to return to the dormitory early and wash the little shorts again.

This matter could only be known by her alone; absolutely no second person could know.

She wanted to bury the secret deep in her Inner Heart and seal it away.

Just as if nothing had ever happened.

But could it really be as if nothing had happened?

Obviously, it was Impossible.

At Least every time she thought of this matter, her Inner Heart's Guilt toward Li Jianjia would increase by a point.

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