Chapter 104: Shen Li... do you like Xie Qin?

The empty thermos by the bedside.

The porridge Yang Zhou had made this morning, enough for three people, was completely gone.

She told him: "That little girl from last time was here."

Zhang Zixin finally found Shen Li in the dormitory. She opened the door with the key and saw Shen Li sitting in her seat, dazed.

She had entered, but she didn't react.

She let out a sigh of relief, her nervous heart relaxing as she listened to the phone call: "Alright, it's fine. She's in the dormitory."

"... Mm, I'll tell her."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zixin closed the door and walked over: "Shen Li, what's wrong with you? You didn't even say anything when you went to the restroom. Everyone thought something happened to you. Xie Qin was worried to death."

Shen Li finally remembered that she had been eating with them in the mall. Halfway through, she ran to the hospital, and when she came back, she was thinking about other things and forgot about them.

She lowered her head in guilt: "I'm sorry, I forgot."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Zhang Zixin, who had a fiery temper, probably understood Xie Qin's mood a bit. He couldn't do anything about her at all and couldn't say a single harsh word.

A few simple words, an apology.

No matter how strong his emotions were, she could make him lose his temper.

Shen Li had been taking medicine during this time, probably due to the side effects, which left her in a daze. She was clearly very sleepy but couldn't sleep.

She knew something was up, but as soon as she turned her head, she forgot.

Just like today, going out to eat with them, she left them at the restaurant and came back alone.

"Did you take your medicine?"

Zhang Zixin saw the white pills on her desk, which didn't look like cold medicine.

Shen Li had taken one more than usual, and the effect of the medicine had just kicked in. She lowered her head and nodded, not having much strength to speak.

Sensing the emotions on her, Zhang Zixin felt something she couldn't describe; anyway, it wasn't good.

Zhang Zixin pulled the chair over, sat beside her, and looked down at her: "If there's anything, just say it, so everyone can help you, right?"

Shen Li slowly raised her head, met her eyes, said nothing, blinked, lowered her gaze again, and continued to be silent.

For someone like her who kept everything inside, let alone Xie Qin, Zhang Zixin was even more helpless.

"Is it because of what happened with Bai Chuyue? So... are you jealous and unhappy?"

Shen Li: "..."

"Xie Qin doesn't like Bai Chuyue at all." Seeing that their dating was truly exhausting, Zhang Zixin simply said it directly.

Xie Qin had made it so clear in the classroom, but she was like a piece of wood, impervious to reason.

One thought she understood, the other thought he was saying it to someone else.

Shen Li: "It's not because of him."

Zhang Zixin was surprised: "It's not because of Xie Qin?"

She nodded: "Mm."

Zhang Zixin asked again: "Then what is it for?!"

Shen Li stared at her for a few seconds without responding.

"Fine, I can't get anything out of you. You can talk to Xie Qin yourself in a bit." Zhang Zixin resigned herself, got up, and dragged the chair back: "Anyway, you only talk to him about anything."

"Is that so?" Shen Li didn't seem to realize this point, her thoughts sluggish for a moment.

Zhang Zixin looked at her: "How could you not! You just didn't notice it yourself, okay? For example, when you often went to the cafeteria to eat together before, he always carried the food, and you subconsciously followed to get the chopsticks."

"And when crossing the road, didn't you two always walk together?"

"When you're with him, you talk more than you do with me."

"Shen Li... do you like Xie Qin?"

Regarding the question she asked, Shen Li seriously considered the answer again. This time, she didn't deny it as quickly as before: "It seems I don't hate him as much as before."

Zhang Zixin smiled: "Isn't that having a good impression? Having a good impression means you like him a bit."

"I saw you guys were normal before National Day. During the time after you came back from National Day, you guys were quite strange. Did you guys have a fight? I saw you guys didn't talk much."

Shen Li continued to think about their relationship before National Day. She considered her attitude toward Xie Qin to be quite good. When he proposed dating, she had considered it without being perfunctory.

For those few days after coming back, Xie Qin didn't talk to her.

She had also been sad for a few days.

Shen Li told her: "On the morning of October 2nd, when Xie Qin was about to go home, he proposed to me about dating. He said not to worry and gave me time to consider."

"I thought it really needed time to consider. I... have never dated before. This matter... I feel it should be treated seriously."

Zhang Zixin, hearing this huge piece of gossip, felt energized and dragged the chair back, sitting beside her: "During those few days of National Day, didn't you guys have any contact?"

Shen Li: "No."

Zhang Zixin: "He didn't take the initiative to find you either?"

She shook her head.

Zhang Zixin said: "I can understand you being hesitant, but Xie Qin... I don't understand. Dating, he was the one who proposed it, and he still ignored you. That shouldn't be!"

This didn't look like the Xie Qin she knew at all.

"Later, he didn't find you to talk about this?"

Shen Li still shook her head and said to her in a flat tone: "He ignored me."

"He treats me quite well, better than anyone who treated me before. But I don't want him to ignore me. I feel I still want to be good friends with him, so we can be together for a long time."

"He is fickle; he won't like someone for more than a month."

"If I can be friends with him, it shouldn't be like this."

"If he has a girlfriend, I will keep a proper distance from him and won't let his girlfriend misunderstand. When he breaks up, we can still talk like before."

"This way, we can be together for a longer time."

"And he will continue to talk to me."

Zhang Zixin didn't expect her to say such things, which made her feel a bit heartbroken.

Clearly, she had such a beautiful face, yet she was humble to this extent.

Xie Qin was indeed quite a jerk; this was publicly acknowledged, but even someone like him had many girls rushing to date him.

After getting along during this time, Zhang Zixin truly felt Shen Li was a good person. Her appearance looked like she was very messy, but she was actually very dedicated to feelings, as if as long as she liked someone, she would like them forever.

As a friend, she was afraid she would be hurt, so she still wanted Shen Li to stay clear-headed about this matter.

It was no wonder Shen Li had such thoughts.

He was too fickle.

Who knew if Xie Qin was just taking her as a temporary pastime.

That was why he made Shen Li feel insecure.

Dating him was not as good as choosing to be friends, just because they could be together for a longer time.

These words came out of her mouth.

Zhang Zixin felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart: "If he dates other girls, for example, hugging, kissing, would you be sad?"

Shen Li thought seriously: "..." ===== CHAPTER 105 =====