Chapter 21

  The mid-term exam is approaching, and Yu Cai has almost no feeling about the physics and chemistry test papers that seem like heavenly books. She feels numb, it's soon, there's still half a semester to go...

  After the mid-term exam, Yu Zai thought that he hadn't been home for a month and was thinking of going back. Yu Zhen wanted to come along but his parents firmly disagreed, fearing it would distract him from studying. The college entrance exams are approaching, what gift should I bring this time? And there's my own manuscript... so many things to do...

  Yu Cai thought about it for half a day and finally decided not to go back. She called home, but her parents didn't say anything, after all, Yu Cai's performance had always been very good.

  Yu Cai was calculating at the same time, Mo Fei was also calculating, no, it should be said that he was plotting, and He Qi was not far away.

  "Where are you going for the holiday?"

  "Just wander around, where else can we go?"

  "Why don't we all go together?"

  He Qi immediately refused. Since being ridiculed by Yu Cai, he felt that he was indeed a bit silly and would never casually agree to be an electric light bulb again.

  "We can invite Yu Cai together."

  "She won't agree," He Qiu said matter-of-factly.

  Isn't it mysterious? "Have you noticed that Yu Cai's gaze at the distant sail is very strange?"

  "Uh, is there?"

  "Yu Fan and I sit at the same table. Every time Yu Cai comes in, she always takes a glance at us. I'm sure she's not looking at me."

  "Really?" He Qi was very skeptical.

  He nodded in agreement.

  "I think she didn't pay much attention to Yuan Fan either, it seems like they haven't said a few words to each other"

  Mo Fei's expression became even more mysterious, "I've done experiments, Yu Cai has never refused Yuan Fan's requests".

  "Really?" He Qi was also interested.

  "Once was a joke by Yuan Fan, saying that next time Yu Cai arranges to clean the floor, he will jump over him. As a result, Yu Cai cleverly jumped over him. If I wasn't sitting at the same table as Yuan Fan, I wouldn't have noticed."

  "What else?"

  "That time, Yuan Fan was just joking that Yu Cai's composition was good, and asked her to help him write a composition. Yu Cai helped him finish it the next day, even Yuan Fan himself was shocked."

  "How infuriating! I also asked her to help me with my composition, but she never agreed even once."

  "So, Yu Cai is absolutely different from Yuan Fan, want to give it a try?"

  "How to try?"

  Perhaps the smile is meaningful.

  Then, after finishing the last exam, Yu Cai was packing her things when He Qi ran over to ask her, "Are you going home this weekend?"

  "Uh, something wrong?"

  "Is that so? I and Mo Fei are going out to have some fun with Yuan Fan Qiao Jia. Are you going or not?"

  Yu Cai Xiang didn't even think about it and said, "I'm not going."

  What's wrong with him, "But I and Mo Fei went to pay the fare".

  "Then you can go."

  How bewildered he was! Was Yucai not listening clearly, or...? But he didn't dare to clarify directly. If it wasn't the case, he could imagine his own miserable outcome.

  Yu Cai naturally heard clearly that Fei Yuan Fan was also going, but Fei Yuan Fan was an extremely special existence to him. Yu Cai himself felt that Fei Yuan Fan had a very scholarly temperament, with a smile that carried a hint of detachment, making him appear even more ethereal and otherworldly. Moreover, he would occasionally float over to chat with Yu Cai for a bit before floating away without any attachment, satisfying all of Yu Cai's fantasies about the elegant gentleman. However, it was just a fantasy after all. Yu Cai was very clear that fantasies were like colorful soap bubbles - beautiful from afar, but fragile and easily burst with even the slightest touch. Therefore, she never took the initiative to get close to Fei Yuan Fan, nor did she dare to, fearing that her own fantasies would shatter into nothingness. As for what Mo Fei said, of course it was also true; Yu Cai was more than happy to make Fei Yuan Fan a little happier within her capabilities.

  He Qi walked up to Mo Fei with a shrug and said, "You see, I think you might be mistaken."

  Mo Fei stroked his chin, "I think we might have used the wrong method. I remember saying that Yu Cai would never refuse Yuan Fan's requests."

  "Your intention is to go invite her in person?"

  Perhaps nodded.

  "But will Yuan Fan agree? He doesn't seem to like going out either."

  "This is handed over to you, do you know where she can be found?"

  Then, Yu Cai was browsing websites online when she suddenly heard a familiar voice ask, "What are you looking at?"

  Yu Cai lifted her head, dazed for a moment before coming back to herself, "Uh, just take a look."

  "Do you often come here?"

  "Come and play when you're free."

  Fei Yuan Fan obviously didn't expect Yu Cai to come to this kind of place often, and curled up the corner of his mouth. "At first glance, I thought you were definitely that kind of good student, but I didn't expect you to even go online to escape class."

  "Uh, I think being a good student can't be measured by these two standards."

  "Are you free tomorrow?"

  Yu Cai was already used to Fei Yuanfan's occasional "drifting" and immediately followed the rhythm, "Anything going on?"

  "Tomorrow several classmates will go out to play together, you can go too."

  "Uh, go ask someone else, I'm not very good at that, and definitely won't be fun for you guys together."

  If it were Fei Yuanfan's nature, he would have retreated at this time. But thinking of Mo Fei's entrustment, he added another sentence, "As for Mo Fei, how many people are there that you're familiar with?"

  Fei Yuanfan didn't mention it, but as soon as he did, Yu Cai immediately remembered that He Qi had also invited her before and she had already rejected him. At this time, if she agreed to Fei Yuanfan, if she was still a bit nervous, she would shake her head even faster, "I won't go, you can find someone else."

  Fei Yuanfan didn't actually like He Qi very much, thinking him too loud and fond of taking advantage of the crowd. So Mo Fei's condition for him was that if he could invite Yu Cai to join them, then he himself wouldn't have to accompany them. Fei Yuanfan had no choice but to sacrifice Yu Cai, not expecting Yu Cai to be so resolute. His nature was originally calm, and at this moment he felt even more embarrassed, nodding his head and saying, "Then I'll leave first."

  After Fei Yuanfan left, Yu Caiyue felt more and more that something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. Just then, she saw a friend's avatar flashing in the corner of her screen, and so she set aside her misgivings for the time being.

  After Suo Mo's plan failed, Mo Fei insisted that there must be a problem with some link, rather than his own vision and judgment.

  Yu Xuan saw that Yu Cai was being overly polite to Fei Yuanfan, and coupled with what he had said earlier, it made him even more unhappy. Of course, if Yu Cai had a special meaning behind his words towards Fei Yuanfan, then that would be a different story. So, he became even more determined to find out what was going on.

  He Qi, unwilling to give up, called Ji Shizhi and invited him out to play the next day. Ji Shizhi naturally had no objections, so He Qi suggested that he also invite Yu Cai.

  Ji Shi answered, but this time he had an extra thought. After He Qi detailed the classic scene of Yu Cai's quarrel to him last time, he remembered the girl who quarreled with Yu Cai. During that brief period of playing cards, although Yu Cai always behaved well, Ji Shi still keenly discovered that Yu Cai didn't like her, so he asked if anyone was going.

  He answered very honestly and didn't mind at all, even if there were a few more people.

  He heard that his girlfriend was also going and said he wasn't going anymore.

  "What's wrong?" he asked hurriedly. Chi hesitated for a moment before speaking bluntly, "I don't like Mo Fei's girlfriend."

  What's more urgent, this activity was originally to cover up for Mo Fei Qiao Jia. If Qiao Jia didn't go, what would it be? Of course, he immediately thought of the reason. "A Shi, listen to me, last time's matter really had nothing to do with Qiao Jia, it was all my fault, and later Yu Cai almost made Qiao Jia cry, the most innocent one in the whole thing was Qiao Jia."

  "I know, I just don't like her, it has nothing to do with Yucai."

  He was deeply moved by Keiji's words and didn't know how to persuade him after thinking for half a day. After hesitating for a while, he decided to tell him the whole story from start to finish. Keiji listened silently for a moment before finally nodding his head.

  It wasn't long before Jiexi arrived at the internet cafe, where Yucai was struggling with her half-written article, wondering how to proceed. She didn't even notice someone standing behind her until she looked up from her computer, rubbing her sore neck and shaking her head, when she suddenly saw Jiexi beside her. "Jiexi, why did you come without saying a word? You scared me!"

  "Tomorrow is free?"

  Yu Cai felt an increasingly strange feeling in her heart. What's wrong with everyone today? They all came to ask if she was free, "Uh, is there something going on?"

  "Let's go together."

  "Uh, I won't go then..."

  "Let's go ice-skating. I'll pick you up at your dorm tomorrow morning at 7," Jiexi said, and then ignored her and walked out of the internet cafe.

  Feeling depressed and frustrated, why are they all like this? Wanting to chase after him, yet unable to put down the half-written manuscript...