Chapter Forty-Four Midnight Snack

  Su Yun slept from dawn till 7 pm, and when she woke up with a bird's nest on her head, it took her a while to realize where she was. Ge Lu waited until Su Yun was almost awake before smiling and handing over the prepared glasses. Su Yun subconsciously took them and put them on, suddenly coming to her senses, looking up at Ge Lu's smiling handsome face, and instantly blushing. Ge Lu smiled and asked: "Awake?" Su Yun nodded sheepishly: "Uh, what time is it now?"

  Ge Lu looked down at his watch and replied, "Seven o'clock!" Su Yin was taken aback: "In the morning?" Ge Lu smiled: "At night!" In an instant, Su Yin's face turned silly! Su Yin, you're really something, even more sleepy than a pig! Hurriedly getting out of bed, she saw a pair of shoes placed on the floor, a pair of casual, soft-soled leather shoes with no visible brand, but they looked very comfortable. Ge Lu saw them and smiled: "I saw that you weren't wearing shoes, so I took the liberty of buying you a pair, hope you don't mind."

  Su Yun hastily shook her head: "No, no, no! How could I mind? I'm grateful and don't have time to thank you. I'll go back, wash them clean and return them to you, or buy a new pair for you..." Ge Lu interrupted: "Don't bother, it's just a pair of shoes, don't worry about it, consider it a gift from me. Alright, hurry back now, if you're late, it won't be safe. You can come by my place another time to check on things, today is too late, forget it!"

  Su Yin nodded, gratefully saying: "Then I'll trouble Lu Ge, I'm going back now." Just standing up and walking out, Ge Lu suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute." Su Yin stopped, turning her head to ask: "Huh? What's wrong?"

  Ge Lu smiled, not speaking, and gently used his fingers to tidy up Su Yin's disheveled hair. Su Yin instantly turned bright red and lowered her head, letting Ge Lu do as he pleased. As soon as he finished, she rushed out the door and ran away. Ge Lu watched as Su Yin fled in a flurry, his amused expression gradually replaced by a serious one.

  Su Yun lowered her head and rushed forward, her face burning with anxiety, her heart racing. At this time in the evening, there were still many people coming and going on campus, and with a "bang", Su Yun collided with someone. Su Yun apologized with her head down, as if she was about to walk away, but was caught by someone grabbing her arm: "Su Yun?" Upon hearing the voice, Su Yun looked up to see who had grabbed her, Tian Haiqing.

  Tian Haiqing looked her up and down, asking: "Where did you go today? You didn't even come to class, I asked Xiao Yu and the others, they all said they didn't know. You don't know, Qi Xiu and Wang Dabao were looking for you! They came directly to ask us, with such an air of ferocity, as if we had hidden you away." Tian Haiqing went on and on, Su Yin could only smile wryly, it was better not to let them know what was happening to her.

  "Hey! Su Yin, have you eaten?" Tian Haiqing asked. Su Yin shook his head pitifully, having gone hungry all day, and Tian Haiqing chuckled, saying "Alright, follow me, I'll take you to eat something delicious. I still owe you a meal anyway, and I've got something to talk to you about, let's go!"

  Su Yun was delighted and upon hearing that there was delicious food, she quickly followed along, leaving all her worries behind and completely ignoring the words spoken from behind. Tian Haiqing brought Su Yun to a small restaurant on another street, where they found it almost full inside, with many people also seated outside. The two of them randomly found a table to sit at, and Tian Haiqing handed over the menu for her to order.

  Su Yun didn't stand on ceremony with him either, ordering a few signature dishes that weren't too cheap but not too expensive either. When the food arrived, Tian Haiqing first brought over a few bottles of beer and a bottle of juice, which was pushed towards Su Yun; she had no objections and picked it up to drink.

  Tian Haiqing seemed to be deliberating on something, with a difficult-to-speak expression. Su Yin didn't urge him, and instead focused on drinking her juice, waiting for him to speak up. As a result, it wasn't until the dishes had all been served that Tian Haiqing hesitantly opened his mouth: "Su Yin, brother wants to ask you something?"

  Su Yin paused for a moment, continued eating, and nodded: "Mm, you ask, I'm listening!" Tian Haiqing took a deep breath and asked: "What's your relationship with Su?" Su Yin was taken aback, she thought the other party would ask about Nie Yuan, but instead it was Su Cong, still she answered truthfully: "No special relationship, just acquaintances since childhood, what's up?"

  Tian Haiqing lowered his head in thought, then leaned in and asked, "What was your relationship like before?" Su Yin looked puzzled and asked, "Nothing much! We were just ordinary playmates, grew up and drifted apart. Why ask that?"

  Tian Haiqing's face was full of mystery as he said, "Then why did he ask you so urgently about your affairs?" Su Yin's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked a bit dazed: "He? Asking about my affairs? Are you serious?" Tian Haiqing nodded solemnly and continued, "That day after the gathering, that kid grabbed me and asked about you for a long time. I didn't say anything, but he seemed very unwilling to give up. Do you two really not have any relationship?" Su Yin sighed and nodded, saying: "We really don't have any friendship, if we had to describe our relationship, it would be that we have a grudge against each other!"

  Tian Haiqing was startled and said, "What? Won't happen? Then you be careful, I think that kid is not a good egg!" Tian Haiqing wisely didn't ask in detail what grudge they had, just warned Su Yin to be careful.