9. Chapter 9

“I got here at your invitation.”

After these phrases went out, the handful of individuals within the room stopped what they had been doing and turned to have a look at her. Gao Jianhong regarded amused. Liu Sisi pouted. The room was nonetheless. Li Xun was chewing gum, his face expressionless.

Zhu Yun straightened her again. You may’t have forgotten your earlier invitation, have you ever? Give up taking part in.

After a second of exchanging glances, Li Xun closed his laptop computer and stated, “Okay.”

Okay what?

Li Xun sighed frivolously and stood up. One arm was hooked on his waist as he regarded round on the seminar contributors. After seeing his expression, Zhu Yun all of a sudden felt an ominous feeling.

What. What are you planning on doing?

Li Xun knocked the desk and stated, “Come on, everybody cease what you’re doing.”

Zhu Yun tensed up.

Li Xun raised his hand and with out additional ado, he made an introduction.

“This—” He motioned to Zhu Yun, “…is the princess I’ve invited.”

Zhu Yun, “…………”

Gao Jianhong laughed out loud. Liu Sisi additionally lined her mouth. The opposite college students didn’t know what to do, so they may solely applaud. Luckily, Zhu Yun had a few years of educating behind her, and he or she was capable of stay calm.

Li Xun checked the time. “We’ll have a welcome get together for the princess. My deal with. Come alongside should you’d like.”

Zhu Yun held again her impulse to burn off his hair and instructed him, “Thanks, however there’s no want.”

Li Xun checked out her. “Come on. Since I invited you, I can’t let our princess really feel unwelcome.”

Did I kill your complete household in a earlier life? Why should you assault me like this.

Liu Sisi grabbed onto Li Xun. “The place’s the get together? I wish to go too.”

Li Xun gave the identify of the place, a close-by karaoke lounge. Liu Sisi obediently grabbed her cellphone and left the room to make a reservation.

There was no use saying any extra. Zhu Yun might solely take her seat and look forward to her classmantes to complete their work and provides her a giant welcoming.

At 7 o’clock, the group of six headed out.

Zhu Yun didn’t know that the karaoke lounge was such a sizzling vacation spot. All of the rooms had been booked that Friday night, and their group had solely gotten one as a result of Liu Sisi was associates with one of many workers.

The place was adorned properly, however the soundproofing wasn’t that nice. Zhu Yun grew dizzy from the shrieking subsequent door.

Liu Sisi bought able to hog the mic on the stage. Certainly, Liu Sisi was worthy of being known as an artwork pupil. She sang nicely and danced a bit as nicely. She appeared like knowledgeable.

Though this get-together was, in identify, a welcome get together for Zhu Yun, after the group completed a case of beer, Zhu Yun had but to expertise what it felt to be the “important character.” She loved the night on her personal, attempting to take heed to Liu Sisi’s singing towards all of the background noise. Immediately, a tall determine walked over with two bottles of beer.

There actually wasn’t sufficient house. Li Xun took a seat and sat down on a part of Zhu Yun’s garments. He handed her a bottle.

Zhu Yun shook her head. “I don’t drink.”

Li Xun didn’t press her additional and positioned one of many beers on the desk. Then he drank from his personal bottle.

Zhu Yun glanced over at Li Xun.

Whereas very noisy, the ambiance was actually fairly good. Li Xun regarded to have drunk a bit and he appeared very relaxed.

Zhu Yun took the possibility to speak to Li Xun in regards to the format for the seminar.

“Hey, uh, Li Xun.”

Their environment had been so loud that Li Xun didn’t present any signal of getting heard her.

Zhu Yun mulled over the thought briefly earlier than shouting into his ear, “Li Xun!”

Li Xun choked on his drink and cursed, “Are you trying to die?!”

“……”

Zhu Yun determined to debate issues first, earlier than apologizing. “It’s best to do her homework for her subsequent time!”

Li Xun checked out her.

Zhu Yun stated, “It solely is sensible to do your individual girlfriend’s homework!”

Li Xun smiled and responded, however Zhu Yun couldn’t hear him clearly.

“What did you say?!”

Li Xun repeated himself, however Zhu Yun nonetheless couldn’t hear. “Communicate louder—!”

The subsequent second, Zhu Yun felt her collar tighten, after which her whole physique was pulled over.

The sunshine scent of Li Xun’s chest.

Don’t you suppose it’s unusual? He smokes, drinks, dyes his hair, and engages in all kinds of debauchery, however he all the time smelled so clear.

Boss Li’s unruly voice sounded in her ear. “What is sensible is so that you can take heed to my phrases.”

Who do you suppose you’re?

Zhu Yun wordlessly bought up. As she pushed herself up, her palm by accident slipped on his thigh.

Hic…

Zhu Yun’s eyes regarded up. Li Xun sat on the couch and not using a care, zero intent on shifting. The colourful lights shining across the room mirrored superbly off his golden hair. Zhu Yun stared at him, questioning if he’d be taken away and not using a phrase if the Anti-Vice Squad had been to come back proper now.

Li Xun requested, “What are you taking a look at?” He spoke quietly, however Zhu Yun might make out his phrases by simply taking a look at his lips.

Zhu Yun shook her head and stated, “Nothing…”

Li Xun leaned over to her, his monolids giving his includes a notably sharp look. “Be extra simple and folks will such as you extra.”

“……”

Li Xun turned and half jokingly requested the room, “Hey, let me ask you guys. Are ladies higher once they’re a bit dumb?”

Everybody was a bit drunk by then. After listening to Li Xun’s phrases, Gao Jianhong was the primary to boost his hand. “Sure!” The others answered loyally.

In the long run, even Liu Sisi on the stage shouted into her mic, “That’s proper! Dumb ladies are the most effective! Lengthy reside the dumb ladies—!”

…These guys had all gone loopy.

Zhu Yun couldn’t keep right here any longer. She bought up and bid the group farewell. “I’m heading out first. Take pleasure in the remainder of your night time.” She needed to rethink whether or not she was going to stay enrolled within the seminar group.

After she placed on her coat, she heard Li Xun name out, “You’re pondering up nonsensical issues once more.”

No, my ideas are fairly cheap and becoming.

Li Xun motioned her over along with his finger.

“……” After ten seconds of interior battle, Zhu Yun determined to tolerate him as soon as extra.

She leaned over and Li Xun lazily stated, “Examine your e mail whenever you get again.”

What?

After that, Li Xun payed no extra care to Zhu Yun. He’d turned again to play cube with Gao Jianhong.

Zhu Yun returned to her dorm with a muddled head. She turned on her laptop computer and checked her inbox. There actually was an e mail. The topic line learn “To the Princess, Her Highness.” Zhu Yun’s nerves had been skipping round. She clenched her tooth and opened the e-mail. Then she stared at her display screen.

The contents of the e-mail had been very acquainted. It was the suggestions operate that she’d helped Fang Shumiao write. However it was additionally completely different, prefer it had been edited.

In comparison with his look, Li Xun’s code was very pleasant, readable. After each edit he’d made, he added detailed feedback and explanations. It was like studying a textbook. Zhu Yun solely needed to cease just a few instances to lookup extra data; in any other case, she learn via the feedback easily in half an hour.

Taking a look at his code was like listening to him communicate. With only a look, you could possibly clearly see his intention and thought course of, and even that prime and mighty, wants a spanking perspective got here via. There have been no sophisticated tips to his code, simply the identical as along with his mood. Direct, clear, unobstructed, proper there so that you can see.

Zhu Yun made herself a cup of espresso, after which she checked the ship time on the e-mail. 7 o’clock that night. 7 o’clock… Wasn’t that proper earlier than they left faculty? So, had he spent that afternoon going via her code? That may’t be proper… How did he know that she’d written the operate? When did he discover out?

Filled with suspicions, Zhu Yun recalled Li Xun’s carefree, smiling face. The picture of him sitting in his chair, typing away on the keyboard. And eventually, his head plopped down on the desk.

In any case, she figured she ought to neglect about quitting (the group) for now.

The subsequent day was Saturday. Zhu Yun bought up early and had a easy meal earlier than heading over to the (seminar) undertaking base. It was early, so she’d thought that she’d be the primary on the scene. However when she walked contained in the room, she noticed Li Xun sleeping throughout two chairs.

The room reeked of a hangover.

Zhu Yun went to open a window, to let the air flow into. When she turned again, she seen that Li Xun’s shirt was revealing his waist due to his sleeping posture. He had one hand rested on prime of his eyes, and the opposite rested over his stomach.

Had been these chairs steady? They didn’t look very steady…

And his abdomen was uncovered. With the breeze from the window, would he get up to a stomachache?

Zhu Yun took a peak exterior the room. The campus was nonetheless on this Saturday morning. Like Li Xun, everybody was nonetheless sleeping.

Zhu Yun quietly walked over to him and grabbed maintain of Li Xun’s shirt, planning to tug it down.

Nothing dangerous would occur, proper? In additional tales, one thing would occur at this level.

Zhu Yun tried to maintain her arms regular as she pulled down his shirt. Midway via the method, Li Xun moved. Maybe the shifting material on his pores and skin made him really feel an itch. His hand moved from his face to scratch his abdomen. After which, he woke himself up.

Zhu Yun instantly pulled again her hand and checked out Li Xun as he opened his eyes. Her coronary heart sighed.

See? In tales, that is when one thing occurs.

Luckily, there wasn’t a giant incident. Li Xun clearly hadn’t slept sufficient. His face regarded like he was constipated. He sat up, and his hair regarded like a Tremendous Saiyan’s once more. His brows had been so tightly knit that they may crush a fly. He wasn’t totally awake but, however the very first thing he did was open his laptop computer and energy it on.

Do you really want to push your self that a lot? Aren’t you afraid of a sudden loss of life?

Li Xun’s expression wasn’t nice. Zhu Yun determined to not provoke an energetic volcano, so she returned to her seat.

Li Xun rubbed his face. As a result of he’d been ingesting and he hadn’t slept sufficient, his eyes had been a bit swollen. Regardless of how he rubbed, he couldn’t rid himself of the grogginess. He walked over to the washroom to clean his face with chilly water.

When he returned to the room, his scary aura had already dissipated. He pulled up his shirt to wipe his face, however as an alternative of a dry face, he ended up with a moist shirt and water drops on his face and hair.

After sitting down, Li Xun bent over and quietly stated, “Lighter.”

Zhu Yun handed the lighter on the desk to him.

Li Xun lit a cigarette.

“Inform me a joke.”

His voice was hardly ever this tough and low.

However… Inform a joke?

Zhu Yun turned to him. Li Xun was rubbing his temples as he spoke.

“To wake me up.”

The morning campus was quiet. The solar wasn’t excessive within the sky but. The room was dim, light.

Zhu Yun thought for a second. Then she stated, “You’re not presupposed to smoke within the laboratory constructing.”

Li Xun regarded up from his hand. Zhu Yun was shocked to see his exhaustion had brought about his eyes to develop into double-lidded. Folks with monolids had been actually a magical species.

His lips curved up.

“That is a joke.”