The curtains weren't drawn, and the moonlight shone on the blankets. Ji Chaoxi lay on the bed, fast asleep, her breathing so light it was almost inaudible.

She had only intended to take a short nap, but unexpectedly fell asleep immediately, her phone lying quietly beside her, long since turned off.

In her dormitory a few buildings away, dappled shadows of trees fell on the walls.

Lu Huainan lay on the bed, absentmindedly scrolling through his phone.

He listened to the chirping of insects outside, and lost count of how many times he had clicked into their chat window.

A bittersweet feeling began to rise in my heart again.

He remembered that she stayed up very late every night. Was she ignoring him again, or did she find him annoying...?

He wanted to retract the singing voice message—it was so stupid—but it was too late to do so now.

The next day, before dawn, Ji Chaoxi was awakened by birdsong.

She looked out the window groggily. She seemed to have gone to bed too early last night; she hadn't used her phone much!

As soon as Ji Chaoxi opened WeChat, she saw a message from Lu Huainan. Confused, she opened the voice message and heard Lu Huainan singing in a low voice from the phone.

Ji Chaoxi was somewhat shocked. Was this Lu Huainan?

She scrolled through the chat history, and it really was Lu Huainan!

Ji Chaoxi couldn't help but listen to it again. She didn't expect Lu Huainan to sing so well, his level was about the same as hers.

Thank you, Lu Huainan! I fell asleep last night, so I didn't reply to you promptly. I hope you didn't think too much of it?

Ji Chaoxi felt that Lu Huainan was a somewhat sensitive person.

On the other side, Lu Huainan was suddenly woken up by the WeChat notification sound. He had deliberately turned the volume up to the maximum before going to sleep.

He sat up abruptly in bed and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the message from Ji Chaoxi.

He knew she hadn't replied because she was asleep!

He hesitated as he looked at the message she had sent him. Actually, he was overthinking it; he had thought about so many things, and he was thinking about high school again…

But he still gave a simple reply.

【No.】

He stared at the two words, a comma, pursed his lips, and then added another line.

[Without much thought.]

Ji Chaoxi was brushing her teeth while scrolling through her phone when she was surprised to see Lu Huainan reply so quickly.

[Lu Huainan, you're up so early? Didn't you go to bed very late last night?]

She looked at her phone screen; the system kept showing that the other person was typing, and after five minutes, they still hadn't finished.

Ji Chaoxi looked at the screen while washing her face. Why was Lu Huainan typing so slowly? Was he going to write her a long essay?

After she finished washing her face, Lu Huainan finally replied.

【Um. 】

Ji Chaoxi: ?

Do you really need to think about each word and comma for so long?

Ji Chaoxi arrived at the laboratory early, and Lu Huainan was already there. The sound of snoring could be heard from inside the laboratory.

Lu Huainan met Ji Chaoxi's gaze. Afraid that Ji Chaoxi would think it was him snoring, Lu Huainan quickly explained, "It wasn't me."

He doesn't snore.

Ji Chaoxi quietly walked over and saw her senior brother lying on the folding bed, fast asleep.

Ji Chaoxi quickly woke him up, and the senior brother sat up groggily.

"So sleepy..."

He covered his face and let out a wail.

He worked on the experiment until 3 a.m. yesterday, and then he just slept in the lab.

Ji Chaoxi looked at him sympathetically as her senior brother staggered to his locker to get his toiletries.

"Have you had breakfast?" Ji Chaoxi's voice was a little hoarse.

She talked too much yesterday.

Lu Huainan's body stiffened slightly: "I ate."

He was afraid that Ji Chaoxi would ask about those two pieces of information, but she didn't, and he felt a little disappointed.

The lab quickly became lively. Everyone was yawning in the morning, and the supervisor also came in with her thermos.

"Teacher, please take a look and see if this is correct." As soon as the senior student saw the mentor, he immediately started asking questions.

Ji Chaoxi was certain that he would not pursue a doctorate, but his senior brother planned to, so he had to work much harder than the others and could not slack off like them.

"I'll take a look, you adjust it," Ji Chaoxi said softly.

Lu Huainan responded softly.

During the break, Lu Huainan went out and returned after a while with a thermos, which he casually placed in front of Ji Chaoxi.

Ji Chaoxi is currently watching clips of herself from last night's live stream; the clarification was effective.

She glanced at the cup on the table, then at Lu Huainan, and asked uncertainly, "Is it for me?"

Lu Huainan nodded awkwardly: "It's good for your throat."

To lend credibility to his words, he added, "That's what the doctor said."

When Ji Chaoxi opened it, she found some throat-soothing medicine inside, and she took a small sip.

"Thank you, Lu Huainan."

The affiliated hospital of University A is quite far away.

She glanced at Lu Huainan, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

So Lu Huainan becomes this helpful after getting to know someone? Before, he wouldn't even pick up her book if she dropped it on the ground...

Lu Huainan remained silent, but seeing that Ji Chaoxi had stopped drinking, he couldn't help but continue, "The thermos is new; I haven't used it before."

He's not such an unrefined person.

The lab was quiet. The people around me were talking, but their eyes kept drifting over here.

The senior brother was shocked. Was this Lu Huainan? Could he be possessed by a ghost?

The senior sister pursed her lips, turned the senior brother's head back, and lowered her voice: "Don't be too obvious."

His gaze almost pierced through his junior brothers and sisters.

The group discussed it quietly, but no one came to a conclusion.

Not long ago, the two of them were reluctant to do experiments together, but now their relationship is so good?

At noon, their mentor took pity on them and let them go to lunch early.

Ji Chaoxi was incredibly excited. Beef noodles! Beef noodles!

She hasn't eaten in a long time.

The auntie at the beef noodle window was also very excited to see Ji Chaoxi.

"Hey classmate, you're finally here! I thought you didn't like my beef noodles anymore."

"I like it, Auntie, but this cafeteria is too far from the lab. I'll only come here when I have time."

She immediately deflated when the topic came up.

Aside from having a single room and receiving 600 yuan a month, there are no other benefits to pursuing a master's degree.

But this sadness didn't last long. After taking a bite of the beef noodles, Ji Chaoxi's mood was replaced by happiness.

Lu Huainan, sitting not far away: ...

Wasn't her throat sore? Why was she eating beef noodles? He saw her add chili peppers.

Lu Huainan silently opened his phone, typed a few words, packed a bowl of beef noodles, and left the cafeteria.

Before the bell rang, a series of hurried footsteps could be heard at the entrance of the cafeteria, all rushing towards the beef noodle window.

Ji Chaoxi had already finished eating by this time.

As soon as she turned on her phone, a Weibo post popped up.

[Ji Chaoxi is eating extra spicy beef noodles again; her character is crumbling!]

Ji Chaoxi choked up, wondering who this L was.

They've already made up, haven't they? Yesterday he sent her a lot of carnivals.

So he's still her hater?

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