Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

The air conditioning in the auditorium was indeed a bit cold.

Especially after the conference had been going on for two hours, the chill began to seep into my bones from my bare arms.

Shen Qingyi remained seated upright, but her fingertips curled slightly.

Lu Xing caught this subtle movement out of the corner of his eye.

His first instinct was to ask if he was cold...

But he swallowed the words back down his throat.

Lu Xing was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt, so asking wouldn't be of much practical use.

You can't exactly conjure up a jacket on the spot in the auditorium, can you?

Sorry, he didn't get the system cheat after being reborn, so he can't transform.

Depending on the occasion, it's best to bring a light jacket.

Not just for myself, but also for...

and many more?

Lu Xing suddenly stopped thinking.

Why did he think of Shen Qingyi so naturally?

This trend seems a bit off.

The leader on the stage was still speaking.

Familiar sentence structure, familiar tone.

As Lu Xing listened, his thoughts inevitably drifted a little.

He looked down at his hands.

She then naturally placed her hands back on her lap, trying to appear calm.

I can't smell it anymore!

If he kept smelling it, he would start to feel a bit perverted.

After a while, Shen Qingyi suddenly sat up straight.

As if she had thought of something, she turned her head and asked softly:

Do you usually not carry tissues with you?

Lu Xing was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingyi suddenly brought the topic back to the tissues.

His gaze remained fixed on the leader giving a speech on the stage, but he replied to Shen Qingyi:

"There really isn't..."

How many guys carry tissues with them?

In a crisis, even a guy can use just a tree branch to relieve himself, okay?

The thought had barely formed in her mind when Shen Qingyi whispered again:

"Actually, quite a few guys do carry tissues with them."

Lu Xing: "..."

He was completely stunned.

wrong.

I don't think I just said what I really felt.

She really was reading my mind!

In an instant, countless absurd possibilities flashed through Lu Xing's mind.

After all, I've already experienced something as absurd as being reborn...

The existence of gods and monsters in the world is not entirely unacceptable to him.

Could it be that Shen Qingyi is actually some kind of mind-reading spirit?

For example, a fox spirit?

The term "fox spirit" seems a bit impolite.

But she is indeed beautiful...

She resembles the kind of female demon who would trick a scholar into living in the mountains for three years.

But the problem is—

If she really can read minds, then wouldn't she hear all my random thoughts right now?

Lu Xing felt a sudden chill run down his back.

He immediately sat up straight, his expression serious.

Shen Qingyi caught a glimpse of his reaction out of the corner of her eye and almost couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, she can't read minds.

She just knew Lu Xing too well.

Back then... he stood in the living room doorway, holding a sheet of kitchen paper, and said with complete self-righteousness:

"What guy carries tissues with him every day?"

"In extreme cases, even a single twig can solve many problems."

Shen Qingyi was completely dumbfounded.

Then for three whole days he wasn't allowed to touch any of the tissue boxes in the house.

From then on, Lu Xing always carried a small pack of tissues in his bag.

Later on, it wasn't just tissues anymore.

There are also wet wipes, band-aids, spare masks...

There might even be a hand warmer that she mentioned casually once.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingyi's eyes softened unconsciously for a moment.

Beneath the gentle surface, a deep sorrow instantly surfaced.

Lu Xingke had no idea about the complicated thoughts in her mind.

He was completely panicked...

To verify his guess, he tentatively shouted it out in his mind.

[Shen Qingyi?]

The girl next to him did not react.

Lu Xing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It doesn't seem to be mind reading; it might just be a coincidence.

So, he cautiously thought to himself:

If you can hear me now, blink once.

The next second, Shen Qingyi blinked gently.

Lu Xing: "..."

Actually...

This thing doesn't seem to be a reliable basis for judgment.

Humans blink naturally...

Lu Xing remained silent for a moment, then quietly added in his mind:

If you can hear me, tuck your hair behind your ears.

Shen Qingyi remained silent, looking at the podium without any reaction.

Just as Lu Xing was about to completely relax...

She seemed to find a stray strand of hair on her side a little in the way, so she raised her hand and gently tucked it behind her ear.

Lu Xing: "…………???"

what?

Is this reasonable?

Lu Xing did not stay for long.

He scratched his cheek, trying to make his tone sound normal:

"Um... Carrying tissues with you is a good habit, I'll try to do that in the future."

Shen Qingyi smiled faintly and glanced at Lu Xing.

She enjoyed watching him pretend to be calm even when his mind was in complete turmoil.

Laugh to death...

I have no idea what kind of crazy things this guy was thinking about just now.

Just as she was about to make another joke, the boy from the same college sitting on her other side suddenly reached out and poked her shoulder.

The movement wasn't heavy, but it was abrupt.

Shen Qingyi almost immediately put on a disgusted expression.

The smile on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a cold, icy expression.

Then he reached out and patted the spot where the boy had poked him.

It looked as if something dirty had gotten on it.

Then, she turned her head and asked in a cold voice:

"Is there something you need?"

The boy was clearly startled by her reaction.

He had only intended to say something, but he hadn't expected Shen Qingyi to be so cold.

She was just whispering to that computer science guy, wasn't she?

Although the voice was very soft, the expression was definitely not like this.

A gentle warmth, like snow melting in spring.

A river surface as cold as in December.

The difference is just too obvious.

The boy awkwardly withdrew his hand, feeling embarrassed, and whispered:

"N-nothing... I just wanted to ask if you had any tissues."

Shen Qingyi looked at him.

"no."

The boy was stunned for a moment.

He glanced subconsciously in Lu Xing's direction:

"But I just saw you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Qingyi calmly interrupted him:

"That's my business, it's none of your concern."

Her voice was not loud.

She even deliberately lowered her voice because it was still during the conference.

But that aloofness that keeps people at arm's length is more oppressive than raising the volume.

The boy's face stiffened even more.

Shen Qingyi glanced at him again, her tone still indifferent:

"Also, next time you need something, just say so."

"Don't touch other people without permission."

The boy opened his mouth, but only managed to utter one sentence:

"……Excuse me."

After saying that, he quickly turned back and dared not look in that direction again.

Lu Xing sat to the side and witnessed the whole scene.

The image of the aloof school beauty from the rumors of his past life finally overlapped with the Shen Qingyi before his eyes at this moment.

But the problem is...

She seems to have been different towards herself from the very beginning?

They proactively add you on WeChat, initiate conversations, and offer you tissues.

As Lu Xing thought about this, the doubts in his heart resurfaced.

From a worldly perspective...

I don't have any money for you to scam right now.

Wait... Ouch!

It's terrifying to think about.

There was a few seconds of silence between the two, while the speech on stage continued.

Most of the students around didn't notice this little incident.

Only the computer science student to Lu Xing's left glanced over here.

He first looked at Shen Qingyi, then at Lu Xing.

His expression gradually became more complex.

no……

Why is there such a big difference in treatment between boys?

I was asking for a tissue over there; I almost got frozen solid.

They were practically whispering in each other's ears just now...

Is this reasonable?

Lu Xing noticed the gaze of the student on his left, but could only continue to pretend he didn't see it.

He himself still doesn't understand what's going on.

Shen Qingyi sat up straight again.

The coldness on her face slowly faded, but her emotions didn't seem to have fully recovered.

Lu Xing hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked:

"How are you?"

Shen Qingyi's eyes flickered slightly when she heard his voice.

When she turned to look at Lu Xing, most of the coldness on her face had faded.

"Um."

She responded softly.

Lu Xing thought for a moment and then said:

"You don't like being touched?"

Shen Qingyi paused for half a second before speaking softly:

I don't like people who lack boundaries.

The words were spoken calmly, but Lu Xing inexplicably sensed something else in them.

A sense of boundaries is indeed a very important thing.

Some people know perfectly well, but deliberately use phrases like "I didn't mean to," "Don't be so petty," or "It was just a light touch" to obscure it.

Lu Xing had seen many people like this in his previous life, so he understood Shen Qingyi's reaction.

Ok?

But when I made eye contact with her, I guess I was pretty lacking in boundaries...

Lu Xing nodded in agreement:

"Yes, that's right."

Shen Qingyi looked at him, a hint of a smile reappearing in her eyes.

Don't you think I'm overreacting?

Lu Xing shook his head.

"Nope."

He said it very naturally.

"If someone makes you uncomfortable, you are free to show it."

Shen Qingyi was taken aback.

She stared at Lu Xing's profile, somewhat lost in thought.

Shen Qingyi dislikes crowded places.

He would always walk on the outside, shielding her from those collisions.

correct.

It was precisely because we were on the outside.

Shen Qingyi bit her lip hard, pulling herself back to reality.

In her previous life, it was through these seemingly insignificant little things that she gradually and completely entrusted her trust to him.

"Um."

"Thank you."

Lu Xing turned his head and stared blankly at the smiling girl in front of him.

At that moment, applause rang out in the auditorium.

The host on stage walked to the microphone, smiled, and said:

"Thank you, Professor Wang, for your insightful remarks."

"Next, please welcome a representative of the new students to the stage to speak."

Their applause blended into the surrounding applause, so soft it was almost indistinguishable.

But Lu Xing realized something very clearly at that moment.

He could no longer treat her as just an ordinary new classmate.

After the applause subsided, Shen Qingyi suddenly turned her head and asked in a very soft voice:

"You seemed to be spacing out again?"

Lu Xing's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Shen Qingyi.

The latter had clear eyes and an innocent expression, as if he were just asking casually.

Lu Xing remained silent for two seconds before slowly shifting his gaze away.

"no."

Shen Qingyi's lips curved slightly.

"oh."