Green Tea? She's Clearly a Hidden Gem!

Returning to the dorm, it was empty inside. Jiang Linyuan took a shower and crashed straight into bed.

Although he could use [Refreshed and Renewed] to get an instant boost, he still enjoyed the feeling of sleeping.

[Refreshed and Renewed] was like Viagra - it could instantly restore your vigor, but you'd lose the contemplative calm of the post-nut clarity period.

Jiang Linyuan considered himself a wise man, so he wanted to do some serious thinking in his dreams.

When he woke up, it was already afternoon. He opened his phone and thought, what the hell, didn't I block the Thief Saint? Why are so many people calling me?

Jiang Linyuan looked at his WeChat. Everyone in his contact list had called him several times. Most calls were from Jiang Zhiyao, followed by the counselor.

What's going on?

Before he could check the messages, Jiang Zhiyao called again.

He answered quickly.

There was a moment of steady breathing on the other end, then a flat voice came through.

"So you're still alive?"

Damn it, he had morning-afternoon anger now.

"What kind of talk is that? So aggressive? Want to fight?"

Jiang Linyuan said discontentedly.

"Jiang Linyuan! Do you know what time it is?"

Jiang Zhiyao said calmly, like she was holding something back.

Jiang Linyuan glanced at his phone.

Holy shit, four o'clock? I slept this long?

"It's four in the afternoon! I called you at seven in the morning! And I've been calling you every hour since!"

Jiang Zhiyao said, her speech getting faster and more agitated.

"Mom and Dad called you too, and you didn't answer any! I asked your roommates, and they said you didn't come back to the dorm last night! I was thinking about whether to call the police!"

Her voice trembled slightly at the end, but she quickly suppressed it and asked:

"Where are you now?"

Jiang Linyuan looked around the dorm. It was empty.

These guys could have at least left one person here. Such a big misunderstanding, and now he had to smooth things over with Haji Yao.

He replied:

"I'm in the dorm now. I went night climbing at Purple Mountain and came back to sleep directly. Never looked at my phone."

"Where are you now? I'm coming to find you."

Jiang Zhiyao hung up and sent her location.

...

Along the way, Jiang Linyuan replied to everyone's messages one by one.

Telling them to stop spreading the news that he was supposedly dead.

I'm still alive and well!

Following the location, Jiang Linyuan arrived at the artificial lake near the school. Many couples chose this place for dates.

The wilder ones might even leave behind post-battle holy relics in the grass the next day.

Jiang Zhiyao sat on a bench by the lake, her expression looking terrible.

Jiang Linyuan sat down beside her without any panic, pulled a freshly bought lollipop from his pants pocket, and placed it in her hand.

"Why the sour face? Have something sweet."

"You think a five-cent thing can appease me?"

Jiang Zhiyao looked at him, displeased.

"That five-cent price was from years ago."

Jiang Linyuan shook his head, pulled out another lollipop, unwrapped it, and stuck it in his mouth.

"Now it's one yuan."

Jiang Zhiyao snorted, stuffed the lollipop into her jacket pocket.

"You're so ungrateful. I loved these lollipops the most when I was little, and now they've even gone up in price! Something that changed its heart."

Oh ho, was she subtly hinting at me? Getting bold, huh!

"If you like them so much, I didn't see you paying much attention. Didn't even know they went up in price."

"Is it that I didn't know, or that it secretly hid it from me!"

Jiang Zhiyao gritted her teeth, looking at Jiang Linyuan with the lollipop in his mouth. Her anger flared up, and she asked:

"Is it sweet?"

"Pretty good."

Jiang Linyuan said.

"As sweet as that Su Muzhi?"

Jiang Zhiyao glared at him coldly.

Jiang Linyuan froze for a moment, but quickly caught on.

There weren't many people who knew both Jiang Zhiyao and Su Muzhi, and they were connected to him...

My personal Lick Dog has been collaborating with the enemy?!

Thief Saint! You treacherous bastard! I'm exiling you immediately! Sentencing you to buy me breakfast every day!

"Not as sweet as a lollipop."

Jiang Linyuan said.

"I beg to differ. You even took her night climbing at Purple Mountain to watch the sunrise. I wonder if you came out of a dorm or a hotel. Sweet on the lips can't compare to sweet in the heart, right?"

Jiang Zhiyao said sarcastically.

"A lollipop's sweetness is the sweetness of memories - unforgettable."

"Sweetness in the heart is just a moment - forgotten with the next heartbeat."

Jiang Linyuan looked at her and smiled.

"What are you worried about? I might have many girlfriends, but I only have one sister."

"I've taken you night climbing at Purple Mountain before too. Next time, wherever you want to go, just tell me."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiyao wasn't happy. She pursed her lips and unconsciously clenched her fingers.

"Are you really together with that Su Muzhi? What kind of person is she?"

Jiang Linyuan gave her a strange look.

"Who said we're dating? We're just good friends."

Jiang Zhiyao relaxed her fingers, stared at him, and pulled out her phone.

"Send me her WeChat."

Tsk, Haji Yao wasn't Xiao Yilin. Not easy to fool.

If it were Xiao Yilin, she'd probably just stare at him with wide eyes and ask:

"Really?"

Then she'd get an answer and happily go on her way, all silly and content.

Fine, whatever. He'd give it. He and Xiao Su were completely innocent anyway.

Never kissed, never slept together.

But wasn't Haji Yao getting more and more suspicious? Being clingy as a kid was one thing.

But she was almost twenty now, still acting like a child.

Thinking this, Jiang Linyuan still sent Su Muzhi's WeChat over.

Actually, putting himself in her shoes, it was still pretty normal.

In Haji Yao's eyes, he was probably just that useless older brother who got played around by bad women.

Not steady enough, not mature enough. No wonder people worried about him.

Jiang Zhiyao got Su Muzhi's WeChat and finally took the lollipop out of her pocket, unwrapped it, and put it in her mouth.

"Brother."

"What?"

"Say 'I'm here.'"

Jiang Zhiyao kicked him.

"I'm here."

She showed a satisfied smile, held her head high, and bit down on the lollipop.

"You should be thankful you have a sister who worries about you like this."

"First of all, don't say you're worrying unnecessarily. Actually, I'm the one doing more worrying!"

Jiang Linyuan retorted.

"Take when you boarded at school in high school. Didn't I secretly bring you a phone?"

"...A brother doing things for his sister is only natural."

Jiang Zhiyao turned her face away and said.

"Robber logic."

Jiang Linyuan reminisced about the past.

"But thinking back, Mom was right to make you board. Your grades were all over the place back then. The whole family was worried sick about you."

Jiang Zhiyao's eyes dimmed a little. She didn't speak, just nodded.

"Ah, I wish I'd boarded too. Maybe I'd be at Qingshui University now..."

"Don't start dreaming now, Taurus Bro."

Hearing this nickname, Jiang Linyuan's mouth twitched.

"Where did you hear that nickname from?"

"Huang Taoyan said it."

Huang Taoyan, Jiang Zhiyao's classmate in high school. They got along well.

"Didn't she go to Shanghai? You two still in touch?"

"Always have been. Recently, her school has a college exchange program. She's planning to come to Xingnan University for an experience."

Jiang Zhiyao looked at his expression and asked casually:

"You didn't see her social media moments?"

"I blocked her. This person posts vulgar content every day. Hurts my eyes."

"Oh, why does she call you Taurus Bro?"

Jiang Zhiyao asked curiously.

Jiang Linyuan was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Back in high school, they were strict about electronic devices. Teachers even used metal detectors to search students.

Once, when Jiang Linyuan was delivering a phone to Jiang Zhiyao, he got caught by the inspection.

He had no choice but to secretly hide the phone in a private spot.

He still remembered the teacher's stunned expression when the metal detector scanned his crotch and suddenly went off.

"Teacher, I'm a Taurus."

Jiang Linyuan had explained shyly at the time.

The teacher didn't have the courage to witness his Taurus. His face was strained, and he let him go.

After that, Jiang Linyuan lost his original name and gained the nickname Taurus Bro.

He didn't dare tell Jiang Zhiyao. He washed the phone several times before handing it to her.

Later, Huang Taoyan copied his move and hid her phone in the same hidden spot. When she was caught, she said she was a fan of Picasso, so she needed to add a lock.

It was obvious what species she was.

"Huang Taoyan, that's just how she is. She's vulgar to the extreme. Don't bother with her."

"Oh."

Jiang Zhiyao said, turning to look at Jiang Linyuan with the lollipop in his mouth.

The autumn wind blew through the fallen leaves, and one landed on her head.

"What are you looking at?"

Jiang Linyuan reached out and took the fallen leaf from her head, also brushing away the strand of hair that the wind had blown onto her lips.

"Nothing."

Jiang Zhiyao withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, put one hand in her pocket, and took the lollipop out of her mouth with the other.

"I was just thinking, back in the day, we used to like doing this too. Sitting on the balcony, basking in the sun, biting on lollipops."

"I remember. You ate too much sugar later, got cavities, and cried your lungs out when you went to get your teeth pulled."

"Go to hell! Jiang Linyuan! It was you who bought me lollipops every single day!"

They sat by the lake, bickering with each other. The sun dimmed, but the streetlights came on.