Fifty-seven, accidentally met (2)

  After finishing the phone call with Gū Xǔelín, I took a look at the time and it was already 1:30 in the afternoon.

  I remembered I hadn't eaten lunch yet, so I locked the door and headed downstairs.

  The sky is still as hot and dry as ever.

  At the small stall selling cold dishes, I ordered a portion of cold dishes, bought two steamed buns, grabbed a bottle of mineral water, and then sat down at the small table next to it, savoring each bite.

  After finishing dinner, I took a look at the time and it was just 2:10.

  Look at the sun above, bright and shining, dazzling people can't open their eyes. I'm not willing to go back like this, so I decided to stroll around Xishi campus.

  Wearing shorts and slippers, I strolled around the Xishan campus and found a stone bench under a shaded area. I sat down and started kicking small stones on the ground with one foot and then the other.

  Ouyang Xiao's name once again appeared in my mind.

  What is she doing now? Won't she be idle like me too? Should I give her a call? What should I say on the phone then? Can't just say it straightforwardly, "I miss you", right? Will she be surprised if I do that?

  Just as I was lost in thought, I suddenly heard a familiar voice calling out my name, "Su Mu Xian——"

  Ouyang Xiao? I was taken aback for a moment and quickly lifted my head.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, about thirty or forty meters away from me, two girls were standing there. One of them was indeed Ouyang Xiaoxiao. She had a parasol in her hand, a brown shoulder bag, and a purple water bottle, wearing a light blue snowflake-patterned dress, smiling brightly at me.

  I got a bit flustered, hastily stood up and walked over, "Alright."

  "This is Shen Hui from our dormitory. We were just about to go to the fourth building for self-study," said Ouyang Xiaoxiao with a smile.

  "Alright, I'm Su Muxian," I smiled and nodded at Ouyang Xiaoxiao, then greeted the girl named Shen Hui beside her.

  She was an ordinary-looking, casually-dressed chubby girl. Wearing a light yellow oversized T-shirt, loose blue jeans, a round face, with a pair of black-framed glasses, chubby hands holding a dark green umbrella. She had a short braid, making her body look even more stout and short.

  I was stunned, and then I remembered that the girl who was with Ouyang Xiaoxiao at the internet cafe last time was Shen Hui. She just wore an orange T-shirt last time, but this time she changed into a beige one.

  "Hello," said Shen Hui, a chubby girl, greeting me.

  "Hmm, Muxian, what are you going to do?" asked Ouyang Xiaoxiao.

  "Oh, nothing," I smiled, "Two friends came over to play yesterday and I sent them off this morning, now there's nothing going on."

  "Hmm, or else, why don't you come with us to self-study? You said last time that you wanted to treat me to dinner, wait a bit, when it's dinner time, you can just invite me directly," Ouyang Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

  I was delighted in my heart, but I said calmly on my face, "I don't have a meal card for your school canteen, how can I invite you?"

  "Who said we're going to the cafeteria for dinner? I want to go eat Xinjiang big plate chicken," said Ouyang Xiaoxiao.

  "Big plate chicken?" Shen Hui smacked her lips a couple of times, "Xiao Xiao jie, I'm going too."