Is my roommate a caged bird? I'm stealing her away.

The light from the phone screen shone on Zhou Suisui's face. She stared at the frozen notification, then switched back to her chat with Chen Boxu and exited the lock screen.

She's going to sleep. She can't argue with him! It's all for the house.

Zhou Suisui lay in bed, wide awake. Thinking of those humiliating words, the emptiness of walking alone on the street, and the inexplicable money transfer he had sent, her heart felt heavy and choked with anxiety.

She decided to count the sheep... one sheep, two sheep, three sheep... two hundred and six sheep.

Damn it! I can't sleep at all! It's so infuriating.

The string in Zhou Suisui's mind snapped. An unnamed anger shot straight to the top of her head.

She picked up her phone, unlocked it, and found Chen Boxu's WeChat. After a moment's hesitation, she typed and deleted, then typed again. Her fingers flew across the screen, finally:

[My WeChat account has been blocked.] Send.

Zhou Suisui felt aggrieved. She was truly a coward and dared not lose her temper with him again. But when she thought about how the house had not yet been transferred to her name, she gritted her teeth.

Ugh, so annoying! Out of sight, out of mind. She clicked on Chen Boxu's profile picture, hovered her finger over the red "Add to Blacklist" option, paused for a second, and then pressed it hard.

I'll release it later. More than two hours have passed since Chen Boxu transferred the money. He couldn't possibly have found out; he must be asleep.

Zhou Suisui was also speechless. What could a few hours of detention prove? Forget it, she didn't want to think about it.

Then I tossed my phone aside, sank into the soft mattress, and stared at the chandelier on the ceiling…

How much does this light cost?

Less than a minute later, the old phone that had been lying next to my pillow suddenly lit up and started vibrating wildly.

Zhou Suisui glanced at it; it was Chen Boxu!

Why is he calling? Should I answer?

The phone kept ringing, its sound particularly jarring in the quiet room, finally stopping after ringing more than a dozen times. The next second, the screen lit up again, and the vibration resumed.

Zhou Suisui watched, and when the phone rang for the fourth time, she hesitated before picking it up, sitting up, and swiping her thumb to answer the call.

"Feed." She held the phone to her ear, her voice dry and devoid of emotion.

The other end of the phone was silent, carrying an oppressive feeling of impending storm. After a few seconds of deathly silence, Chen Boxu's voice finally broke through, not loud, but every word sharp as ice:

"Zhou Suisui," he called her name, each syllable pronounced clearly and coldly, "you blocked me?"

Zhou Suisui gripped her phone, and upon hearing this icy question, her heart instinctively skipped a beat.

Damn! How did he know?!

She thought he wouldn't find out. They hadn't exchanged any messages during this time, and usually communicated through Eva. Besides, it was so late now.

Zhou Suisui thought about the message she sent; Chen Boxu probably only found out he had been blocked when he replied.

Was he about to transfer money to her again? Or was he waiting for her reply?

No way!

"Why aren't you asleep yet!" Zhou Suisui raised her voice, trying to cover up the fact that she had blocked him by striking first. "It's past four in the morning!"

She paused, then added, "Are you waiting for my message?"

"Waiting for your message?" Chen Boxu's voice came through the receiver, low and deep, devoid of emotion. "Zhou Suisui, where do you get your confidence?"

Zhou Suisui was speechless. She was a novice when it came to love, but she wasn't an idiot!

"I just blocked you less than a minute ago and you called!" Zhou Suisui spoke quickly. "What else could it be but waiting for my message? You were either staring at your phone, or...!"

Before she could finish speaking, the phone went dead.

"Beep—beep—"

Zhou Suisui held her phone, listening to the regular busy tone coming from it, and paused for two seconds.

Did she upset him? Why did he suddenly hang up?

Hmph, I got caught! My young brain really works! Quick reflexes!

Zhou Suisui's intuition told her that her thoughts were correct, but when she thought of the humiliation she had suffered before...

She really didn't want to presume to know any more, so she pressed him for answers. Zhou Suisui stared at the phone screen where the call had ended, and pursed her lips.

But not contacting her wasn't an option, and she didn't want to compromise.

Immediately, she removed Chen Boxu from the blacklist, hovered her finger over the chat box for a few seconds, and said in a show of retreat:

[My WeChat Wallet was blocked because you transferred money to me (poor face emoji).]

[I'm going shopping with Weiwei today, but I'm out of money.]

It was followed by a crying kitten emoji.

The message was sent, but it disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Suisui waited a few minutes, but the screen remained dark. She tossed her phone onto the bedside table, her eyes glazed over…

Suddenly, my phone rang.

Zhou Suisui picked up her phone, swiped to unlock it, and opened it. It was Chen Boxu's reply:

[card number.]

Zhou Suisui stared at those two words for a long time. Then she picked up her phone and sent her bank card number.

Soon, a text message notification sounded, and the bank notified that a considerable sum of money had been transferred into the account.

Damn! He really was waiting for my message. How embarrassing, I got caught the first time I tried to block someone! And it was my cash cow!

Moreover, she didn't forget that the house hadn't been transferred to her name yet.

No! She needs to try and salvage the situation…

Immediately, Zhou Suisui opened the chat window with Chen Boxu, hesitated slightly over the video call button, and then pressed it.

The bell rang, once, then twice.

The call was answered a second before it was about to automatically disconnect.

Chen Boxu's hair was slightly damp, and his clothes were slightly open, making him look very sexy. He looked at her without saying a word.

Zhou Suisui blushed instantly. Was he doing this on purpose? She couldn't be tempted; she was a woman of principle.

Zhou Suisui looked at Chen Boxu on the screen, adjusted her breathing, and softened her voice:

"Why...aren't you asleep yet?"

Chen Boxu's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then his voice came through the receiver, lower than usual, slightly hoarse from staying up all night: "Working overtime."

Stop pretending! Doesn't she know he's waiting for her?

Zhou Suisui decided to throw the question at the other person: "You...do you have something to say to me?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Boxu showed no emotion. He looked at her probing gaze and leaned back slightly.

"Whether I have anything to say or not," he began, his voice still calm, "depends on why you blocked me and then unblocked me."

Zhou Suisui's cheeks felt a little hot, partly from the shame of being exposed and blocked by him, and partly from her annoyance at his pretentious behavior.

Seriously, if there were a contest for the ultimate show-off, this guy would definitely be the undisputed number one.

She couldn't let him lead her by the nose. She knew what it meant for him to stay up late waiting for her messages. Even if it wasn't love, it must mean he cared.

But she couldn't say it so directly.

Zhou Suisui gripped her phone tightly, her voice even softer than before, and said indirectly, "I think... you regret breaking up with me."

Chen Boxu remained silent for a few seconds on the other side of the screen.

"Zhou Suisui," he began, his voice deeper than before, devoid of emotion, "when did we break up?"

Zhou Suisui felt secretly pleased; she had just prepared her answer.

"You told me not to be horny earlier, and you even took me home." Her voice lowered, tinged with grievance. "But you left after I got home. Did you... regret it?"

"I'm sending you back," Chen Boxu said, his voice unusually calm in the silence, "because you were making a scene with me back then. As for whether you regret it or not..."

He paused for a moment, his tone unchanged, then said, "I'm accepting your video call now."

Zhou Suisui retorted speechlessly, "I wasn't making a scene."

Seeing her displeased expression, Chen Boxu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, the curve so short it was barely noticeable.

"Didn't make a scene?" he repeated, his voice low and slow. "Then who was angry about posting on WeChat Moments about Disneyland?"

Zhou Suisui was taken aback by his question, her cheeks puffing out slightly: "This matter... isn't it all in the past? Besides, it was your fault to begin with. You took Lin Xiao out, and Su Wei even used that to humiliate me..."

Chen Boxu waited until she finished speaking before calmly saying, "Didn't she apologize to you?"

Zhou Suisui was taken aback: "How did you know?" She hadn't told him about Su Wei's later messages.

Seeing her surprised expression, Chen Boxu simply replied with three words: "What do you think?"

Zhou Suisui blinked and instantly understood. It was he who made Su Wei bow her head. The frustration in her heart suddenly dissipated, but her feelings became even more complicated.

What a kind person! Chen Boxu did a good deed anonymously, trying to make Zhou Suisui know him inside and out: "Why did you make her apologize so quickly?" she muttered under her breath.

As Chen Boxu listened to her grumbling about getting a good deal while pretending to be innocent, a very faint smile flashed across his eyes.

"Hurry?" His voice was unreadable. "If you slow down any further, someone else will be going to Disneyland with someone else."