Chapter 5

A story began to circulate in the school that a freshman ran wildly on the playground after drinking too much, laughing, and then hit the iron gate of the playground in a daze.

Originally, this was not a big deal, but a few girls who passed by took a few photos with “Kaka” when they woke up after being knocked unconscious in Ningbei.

Ning Bei was wearing the simplest white T-shirt, which was set off by his hanger figure, which made him extraordinarily tall and youthful. Under the dim light, his sharp jaw line and high nose bridge are still firmly displayed in the low-resolution photos.

Like a simple ink painting, a few strokes have the ultimate charm.

So the few girls inquired around, and finally found out that this person was Ning Bei, a freshman in the Department of Mathematics. As soon as the news spread, Ning Bei’s WeChat began to receive friend requests from strangers from time to time.

At the beginning, he still added it, because he was afraid that something might happen to others. But one after another, he discovered that these girls who came to join him basically had only one purpose, to pick him up.

Ning Bei felt annoyed, so he directly changed the WeChat signature to “I have a girlfriend, don’t bother me”.

Now when someone comes to add him, he will reply directly on the friend application interface: Look at my signature.

Once the signature was changed, fewer people joined him. Ning Bei cleaned himself up for a few days and found that it was too clean.

Recently, his chatting time with Nan Xia suddenly decreased.

Originally, Nanxia only occasionally took the initiative to chat with him, but most of them were initiated by Ningbei.

However, in the past few days, Nan Xia has not taken the initiative to speak to Ning Bei once.

And every time Ning Bei opened his mouth, Nan Xia would only answer his question, and would never make a fuss.

Ning Bei sat at the table and meditated all night, Jiang Chen came back from outside and threw him a bottle of iced Coke.

“What’s the matter, why are you still frowning?” He just finished walking with his sister, and sat down next to Ning Bei, “Isn’t it true that no one has come to join you recently?”

Ning Bei said thank you, bowed his head and transferred the money to him.

“Hey, don’t.” Jiang Chen held him down, “How much is a bottle of Coke, I just bought it on the way.”

Ning Bei paused, reached out and threw the phone back on the table, lowered his head and buried his face in his palm.

Jiang Chen chuckled, leaned over and asked, “Are you chasing girls recently?”

Ning Bei suddenly looked up at him, and was about to deny it, when he saw Jiang Chen grinning at him twice.

“Just like you did last time, plus what you are doing now, it’s not because of the girl.”

The overly certainty in his words did not require Ning Bei’s affirmation or denial at all.

“Hey, tell me what’s going on, haven’t you pushed rotten peach blossoms for nothing recently? Why is your sister still angry?”

Ning Bei frowned even more: “You don’t understand.”

“How do I understand if you don’t tell me?” Jiang Chen asked.

Ning Bei glanced at him with some hesitation, pursed his lips, and said dejectedly: “She didn’t know about this at all, and she wasn’t angry with me because of it.”

Ning Bei obviously felt that Nan Xia was perfunctory and not serious in chatting with him during this time, but he didn’t know what he did wrong.

Jiang Chen was silent for a while, then suddenly turned his head up and laughed loudly.

Ning Bei wrinkled his whole face in displeasure, he felt that Jiang Chen had nothing to do to laugh at him.

My heart became more irritable, and I got up and wanted to go to the playground to sober up.

But as soon as he stood up, Jiang Chen pulled him to sit down again.

“Beizi, I didn’t mean you.” Jiang Chen didn’t hold back, but laughed again, “You really are a little careless.”

Ning Bei: “…”

Ning Bei stared at Jiang Chen with some resentment. He didn’t want to admit what Jiang Chen said, but he also wanted to know why Jiang Chen said that.

Jiang Chen cleared his throat immediately: “Ning Bei, I just want to ask you a question.”

Ning Bei suddenly sat up straight and looked at him seriously.

“You said you didn’t talk about the latest things with your sister, so what would she think if she saw your current WeChat status?”

Ning Bei stared straight at Jiang Chen for three seconds, then stood up suddenly, and cursed:

“Grass!”

Jiang Chen closed his eyes contentedly and nodded. When he opened his eyes again, he only saw half of Ning Bei running out.

Jiang Chen: …run so fast.

Ning Bei took the bus card and ran towards the school gate, running all the way just in time for the bus that arrived at the stop. His heart was beating non-stop, and he still couldn’t calm down even after he got on the bus.

He raised his hand to close the window that was half open for ventilation, and the turbulent air passing through it made his thoughts even more chaotic. He looked at the half of himself reflected in the side glass, and couldn’t help cursing in a low voice: “You idiot.”

Immediately, I wanted to change my WeChat signature, but when I touched my pocket, I found that I didn’t bring my phone with me.

Ning Bei was completely speechless to himself, and fell on the back of the seat with his head up and down. Fortunately, he is going to find Nan Xia to clarify now.

There are not many people/flows on the bus at night, and I arrived at Nanxia’s community within a few stops. Ning Bei ran off the bus in three steps and two steps, and then ran all the way to Nanxia’s unit building following the memory of last time.

Ning Bei raised his head and took a look downstairs. The lights in Nan Xia’s house were on.

Emotions began to rekindle, and he headed straight up to the third floor.

The lights in the corridor turned on floor by floor, but when Ning Bei reached the door of Nan Xia’s house, they suddenly stopped.

What should he say?

Why did he say it?

Why do you want to come and say it?

Why do you have to tell Nan Xia?

At this moment, his mind had calmed down, but even though he knew there were so many problems, Ning Bei’s body was still unable to calm down as if he was being burned by fire.

He walked up and down the corridor like a headless fly.

In the end, he rubbed his hair frantically with both hands, but he was unwilling to go back directly like this.

Soon, the lights in the corridor went out.

Ning Bei also lost his voice.

Everything was completely plunged into darkness and silence.

“Click.”

After an unknown amount of time, the door on one side suddenly opened.

A warm yellow light leaked out, and then the lights in the corridor were turned on.

Just as Nan Xia was about to bend down to take back the umbrella at the door, she saw Ning Bei sitting in the stairwell of her house with his back against the wall.

The moment the lights came on, Ning Bei raised his eyes.

She was covered in black from head to toe, only her raised eyes looked like two bright stars in the night.

But the look on his face was extremely frustrated and helpless.

He’s like a homeless stray dog. Nan Xia only had this idea at the moment.

“Xiao Bei, why are you here?” Nan Xia opened the door wider and signaled him to come in first.

Ning Bei immediately stood up.

Holding the umbrella, Nan Xia turned around and headed into the house.

Ning Bei had an impulse at this moment, he wanted to hug Nan Xia hard.

Hold her tightly in your arms and tell her clearly.

But the remaining reason still stopped him from such stupid thoughts, and this sense of powerlessness made him feel even more frustrated.

Ning Bei closed the door after entering the room, and sat quietly on the sofa waiting for Nan Xia to ask him something.

Nan Xia sat on the other side of the sofa, patiently refolding the umbrella.

Ning Bei couldn’t help but look at her.

It was already evening, and she was only wearing a black suspender dress.

It’s not like I haven’t seen Nan Xia wearing pajamas before. When she went back to her hometown, she often walked around the house in pajamas, and he could see her occasionally.

But now that they were alone together, Ning Bei’s heart began to become a mess again.

“Why are you here suddenly today?” Nan Xia asked him after folding her umbrella.

Ning Bei turned his head quickly, but his mouth seemed to be stuck with 502 glue, and he couldn’t open it no matter what.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Nan Xia really found it both funny and affectionate. She got up and poured Ning Bei a glass of water.

“Drink some water first.”

Ning Bei nodded, raised his head and drank the whole glass of water.

Why are you so obedient?

Nan Xia covered her face with her hands, she really thought Ning Bei was too cute.

Like a big shaggy dog.

“Is it better now?” Nan Xia asked again.

Ning Bei nodded, “Okay.”

“Then why are you looking for me so late?”

Ning Bei looked up at her.

Nan Xia looked like she had just taken a shower, her hair was still slightly wet and draped over her shoulders, and her fair skin became extremely lustrous under the mild light.

Ning Bei didn’t dare to look down any further, his eyes fell back to the sofa.

Then I saw Nan Xia’s bare feet.

Each toe is painted with bright cinnabar red, falling on the fair skin, like a wintersweet after a heavy snowfall.

It was so red that I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

Instantly burnt behind the ears.

It was the first time that Ning Bei discovered that the nail polish that he couldn’t understand before could have such a great charm.

My mind was in a mess, and I couldn’t remember why I came here.

Nan Xia lightly kicked his leg, trying to bring him back to his senses.

Ning Bei froze instantly.

Stand up abruptly.

“I…I’m going to the bathroom.”

After speaking, he ran away.

Nan Xia laughed halfway back on the sofa, grabbed a small blanket to cover her body, and continued to wait for him indifferently.

After a while, Ning Bei came out of the bathroom.

But instead of returning to the sofa, he stood at the other end of the living room and looked at Nan Xia.

The atmosphere is a little serious.

Nan Xia also looked up and waited for him to speak.

“I…” Ning Bei said, he seemed to gather courage during a brief pause, and then, “My WeChat signature is fake, I don’t have a girlfriend, and I’m not in a relationship.”

In the quiet living room, Ning Bei wrote clearly.

He stood at the other end of the living room, with his straight body and firm eyes, Nan Xia could see the meaning of breaking the boat.

But Nan Xia just smiled quickly: “I came here just to explain this? Just send a message next time.”

Ning Bei’s heart sank suddenly.

There was a buzzing beep in my ear.

He felt that Nan Xia didn’t care.

He felt that Nanxia didn’t care whether he was in a relationship or not.

No, not that he thought so.

It’s Nan Xia who just doesn’t care.

She never took the initiative to ask, and never cared about this question.

She thought he had a girlfriend, so she automatically stayed away from him.

Even if Ning Bei explained it like this now, Nan Xia actually didn’t have much ups and downs.

She said it would be fine to send a message next time, don’t run over like this.

Ning Bei was cold all over,

His fingertips trembled slightly.

The air became somewhat difficult to circulate, and Ning Bei couldn’t breathe out from his chest.

But in the next second, Nan Xia stood up and walked towards him.

“Next time, don’t come here so late, my sister will be worried.”

Nan Xia pushed Ning Bei back to sit on the sofa.

She sat closer to him.

Ning Bei’s body instantly warmed up.

He even had the urge to cry.

The voice tried to maintain a steady voice: “Are you worried about my safety?”

Nan Xia nodded, “Of course, you don’t even need to check what time it is, and you don’t know if there is a bus going back. I’ll just call a taxi for you later.”

Ning Bei nodded, then shook his head wildly.

“No, I’ll just call myself.”

“Don’t be polite to your sister.”

“No, I’ll just do it myself.”

Nan Xia squeezed Ning Bei’s cheek with her palm.

Get closer, and look up at him slightly.

“Puppy must be obedient.”

Ning Bei closed his mouth instantly, lowered his head, and looked at Nan Xia obediently.

Nan Xia smiled and pinched his ears gently.

“I’m going to change clothes and take you downstairs.”

When Ning Bei returned to the dormitory, he came back to life.

Jiang Chen saw at a glance that his matter was resolved, and also received two bottles of Coke thrown by Ning Bei.

“Thanks.” Ning Bei patted him on the shoulder.

Jiang Chen winked at him: “Small.”

Ning Bei took a quick shower and went to bed. He couldn’t hide his smile when he saw the message that Nan Xia sent him on his own initiative.

Nan Xia: I want to go back to my hometown on National Day, how about you?

Ning Bei typed quickly with his fingers: I also plan to go back, how do you go?

Nan Xia: ID number sent.

Ning Bei was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that Nan Xia wanted to help him buy tickets together.

A string of numbers was sent immediately, and Ning Bei rolled on the bed.

A voice was heard outside, and a cheap question came: “Why is Brother Bei so excited?”

Jiang Chen calmly answered for him: “Don’t disturb others watching porn.”

Nan Xia quickly bought the two tickets, took a screenshot and sent the train number information.

Nan Xia: See you on National Day.

Ning Bei: Okay, see you on National Day! ! ! !

Ning Bei sent a series of eight exclamation points, Nan Xia smiled helplessly, and closed the phone.

On the coffee table, there was an empty cup that he had just drank in one gulp. Nan Xia took the cup and went to the kitchen. The water was rushing to rinse the cup, but her thoughts drifted a little.

Nan Xia couldn’t deny that after seeing the change of Ning Bei’s WeChat signature that day, she was indeed depressed for a few minutes.

But it wasn’t jealousy or anger, it was genuine confusion.

She felt that she had a “brother-like” possessiveness towards Ning Bei. She liked the way Ning Bei bumped against her, and also liked to tease Ning Bei. But Nan Xia felt that all of this was because they were friends who had played since they were young, so this was a possessive desire among friends.

So after learning that Ning Bei “has a girlfriend”, Nan Xia consciously alienates him.

Until this evening, Ning Bei suddenly ran over, just to explain that incident with great fanfare.

Nan Xia is not a fool, nor has she never been in love.

She could tell that Ning Bei probably liked him a little bit, but Nan Xia didn’t know how to respond.

She likes to play with Ning Bei, and also likes Ning Bei’s personality, but she is not sure that she really likes Ning Bei, the kind of love between men and women.

And she just said “send a message”, which can make Ning Bei disheartened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It’s really a puppy, it can’t hide any emotions.

What can she do, how can she break a puppy’s heart.

After thousands of rounds, I still have to coax the puppy first.

Ning Bei suffered from insomnia that night.

He had an unspeakable dream, in which he really turned into a big golden retriever.

Jumping around Nan Xia’s side like crazy.

Later, taking advantage of Nan Xia’s inattention, he threw her down under him.

The big golden retriever instantly changed back to Ningbei.

But he didn’t realize it himself, he still lowered his head and licked Nan Xia’s body frantically.

At three o’clock in the morning, Ning Bei woke up from this shameless dream and couldn’t fall asleep again.

He is ashamed of his “shameless obscenity”, and he will never allow himself to do this again.

I got up and went to the toilet, and when I came out, I was completely sleepless.

Ning Bei leaned in the dark corridor and clicked on the chat records between him and Nan Xia.

The tiny light shone on the corners of his mouth that he was trying to restrain, and Ning Bei felt that he wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

Sister, sister.

he thought.

Inadvertently, Ning Bei accidentally clicked on the record of a certain voice chat between him and Nan Xia, and the call was dialed out in an instant.

Ning Bei was in a hurry to turn it off, but in the next second, he heard Nan Xia’s voice from the phone:

“Xiaobei.”

Her low, soft voice, not yet fully awake.

It seems that there is magic power, tightly bound Ning Bei’s hands and feet.

So, almost like a nightmare, he also said, “Sister.”

Then nothing was said.

A low laugh came from the other side, as if cooperating with him, and then softly called: “Xiaobei.”

Ning Bei covered his eyes and laughed: “Sister.”

“Xiaobei.”

“elder sister.”

“puppy.”

“elder sister.”

“puppy.”

“elder sister.”

“Sister’s puppy.”

Ning Bei almost choked: “Puppy’s sister.”

“Good night, sister’s puppy.”

Ning Bei’s heart burst:

“Good night, little dog’s sister.”