Chapter 52

"Achoo!"

A hurried but soft female voice echoed in the quiet campus.

Xialinfui came out of the laboratory building, unexpectedly sneezing.

After a busy morning, she missed lunch again. Xialinfui gave a self-deprecating smile, opened an umbrella, and walked toward the cafeteria under the sunlight.

The sun hung high in the sky, its glaring light turning the marble-paved ground a dazzling white. Through the green sunshade glass above the laboratory building's entrance, a few rays of light had already spread into the inner laboratory.

Due to missing lunch, the road was empty, with only a pink sunshade umbrella moving alone. Turning to the back of the laboratory building, this area was shaded by green trees and high walls. A cool breeze blew from the river, refreshing and cool.

As Xialinfui walked forward, the hard leather shoes tapped the ground in a rhythmic melody. Suddenly, she lifted her head and was startled to see a person not far away, carrying a large number of bags, struggling to walk ahead...

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Su Yuan. Xialinfui quickened her steps and showed a curious look, "Su Yuan, why did you buy so many things?"

"Ah, Sister Xia!"

Turning around and seeing Xialinfui, Su Yuan's face immediately showed a look of relief. At noon, she and Wei Hongye bought things and had a meal at the food court. Thinking about the classes in the afternoon, they returned. However, after getting off the car, she realized she had bought too many things, but it was too late to regret it, so she had to endure the inconvenience.

"Sister Xia, help me carry them!"

"Sure! But... what nice clothes did you buy? Let me see?" As she spoke, Xialinfui pounced to grab the bags, which was clearly more of a disruption than help! Su Yuan was startled and quickly dodged, but Xialinfui still managed to snatch a paper bag.

Pitter-patter... the large and small bags fell to the ground.

The bag Xialinfui snatched happened to contain the clothes Wei Hongye bought for her—Su Yuan hadn't even had a chance to look at them. "Hey, give it back, don't take it out."

Unfortunately, it was too late. Seeing Xialinfui's mischievous gaze, Su Yuan was both angry and anxious, giving her a fierce glare. She hoped the clothes Hongye bought for her were somewhat "proper." If they were too revealing or flashy, she would be embarrassed.

In fact, Su Yuan wasn't worried about Xialinfui knowing she was a girl. According to the conditions of the chromosome culture for three days, Xialinfui would be able to determine her gender from her blood sample by tomorrow at the latest. For her, Su Yuan felt she had already adjusted her mindset and didn't need to hide it.

Xialinfui just liked to see Su Yuan flustered. She laughed and took out the clothes inside.

It was a complete set, containing three small bags. A black pair of jeans, a white hooded short-sleeved T-shirt, and a coffee-brown jacket. The entire set was light and suitable for early autumn, not taking up much space.

"Women's clothes?" Xialinfui looked at Su Yuan and smiled faintly.

Su Yuan ignored her and calmly organized her things. In fact, when she saw the clothes Wei Hongye bought for her, she felt relieved. The pants, T-shirt, and jacket looked like women's clothes, but they could also be worn by men, being more unisex.

"Tsk, are you still angry? You're so petty."

Xialinfui put down the clothes and noticed a small box inside, from which she took out a pendant. "Buying clothes and getting accessories, from my perspective, this set must be worth at least 600. But it does go well with the pendant. Have you been making money lately?"

"600?" She was slightly stunned; the clothes Hongye bought for her were that expensive.

She smiled, "Yeah, I made a windfall." Then she thought of something and said with a hint of mischief, "There's something I forgot to tell you. Gao Jun asked me to ask you something."

"What is it?" Xialinfui asked calmly.

Su Yuan smiled, "Gao Jun seems to really like you. He asked me to ask if there's any chance he could pursue you in the future."

In fact, Gao Jun never said anything like that. Even if he had intentions, he wouldn't let Su Yuan ask so directly. Su Yuan said this to change the topic and also to test the waters for Gao Jun. If the waters were too deep, it would be better to advise Gao Jun to give up early.

Xialinfui looked at Su Yuan intently and smiled, "What, do you want to play matchmaker for us?"

"If there's a chance, I can go back and report to him!"

Xialinfui shook her head, "Su Yuan, you're not a very good matchmaker. Go back and tell Gao Jun that if he wants to know the answer, he should come and ask me himself."

This was all made up, how could she convey the message to Gao Jun? Su Yuan laughed and shook her head, thinking of a plan, "This is what you said. I'll go back and tell Gao Jun your words. But you have to tell him where to find you, or he won't be able to find you."

Xialinfui smiled, "I'll be in the office of the biochemistry lab building tomorrow. If he dares to come, you can tell him to come. By the way, did I do anything out of line after I got drunk yesterday?"

"No, you were very quiet when you were drunk. We sent you back."

"Really?" Xialinfui was half-doubtful.

"Why would I lie? It's rare to see someone who doesn't make a fuss when they're drunk and just sleeps."

"That's good." Xialinfui seemed relieved and smiled, "I didn't get to treat you last time. I'll find a chance to make it up to you!"

Su Yuan didn't care about the treat, giving her a teasing look, "I know you have money. If you want to have a meal with Gao Jun, just say so. Why make up so many excuses?"

Xialinfui laughed and scolded, "You're asking for a beating!!"

Su Yuan laughed and dodged, not saying anything more. She acted as if she hadn't noticed anything unusual at Xialinfui's house. Whether Xialinfui was from a wealthy family or not, Su Yuan knew it didn't matter.

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Time passed quickly, and before she knew it, the afternoon classes were over. Su Yuan rode her bike to the Tang family's house to tutor Tang Wen.

Room 330 was brightly lit, with Ji Yehao and Gao Jun busy with their own affairs. They knew about Su Yuan's shopping trip in the morning and that she had bought a lot of things.

Since the start of the semester, they had noticed that Su Yuan had become quite frugal. Just when they had gotten used to her frugality, she suddenly bought a large number of things, which was quite surprising.

"Where did Su Yuan go to rob?" Gao Jun propped his head up, puzzled, and asked Ji Yehao.

Ji Yehao smiled but said nothing.

"Aren't you curious about what she bought? Why don't we open her wardrobe and take a look?"

Ji Yehao frowned, "That's not right. What she bought is her privacy. We can't just go through her wardrobe."

"Privacy?" Gao Jun laughed, thinking of his failed attempt to peek at Xialinfui's computer, which was also due to privacy and Su Yuan. "A gentleman's revenge is swift. I never thought karma would come so quickly!"

"Ha, I want to see what she bought!" Gao Jun found a very "reasonable" excuse and reached for Su Yuan's wardrobe...

"Hey, what are you doing?!" Just as he was about to, Su Yuan returned, seeing Gao Jun's suspicious actions, she was scared and shouted.

Gao Jun's hand trembled, and he forced a smile, "Nothing... I just wanted to see what you bought. Hey, did you go to rob somewhere?"

"Ha, you're the one who went to rob."

Opening the wardrobe, she placed the bags carefully, especially the undergarments, which she hid securely. Thinking for a moment, she took out a bag of men's clothes and threw one to Ji Yehao, "Yehao, this is for you."

A black sportswear set, cool and stylish. She bought two, and she decided to give one to Ji Yehao. She often freeloaded at Ji Yehao's place, and friends should give and take equally. Reciprocity was the lubricant of friendship.

Originally, Su Yuan planned to keep both sets for herself, but on the way, she realized the styles and colors were too similar. So, it was better to give one to Ji Yehao.

Ji Yehao didn't expect Su Yuan to buy him a set of clothes, so he didn't refuse, saying happily, "Thank you!"

Su Yuan smiled, determined not to tell Ji Yehao that she gave him the clothes because the styles and colors were too similar.

"Hey, why did you buy clothes for him, what about me?"

Ji Yehao and Su Yuan were happy and satisfied, but Gao Jun was a bit moved and came over with a very dissatisfied tone.

Hearing the sour tone, Su Yuan's eyebrows shot up, and she glared at him, "What do you mean 'what about you'?"

"Su Yuan, you can't be so biased! It's not about having less, but about fairness. You're being unfair right under my nose."

Su Yuan smiled, looking at Gao Jun with a bright gaze, "So you want one too? Fine, who tried to sneak a look at what I bought, and who said I went to rob? If you treat me to a month of meals, I'll buy you a set of clothes too."

"A month? Cough, talking about money between friends hurts feelings."

So easily cowed, Su Yuan gave him a look of disdain, "There you go. Yehao treated me to so many meals, so what's wrong with me buying him a set of clothes?"

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This chapter feels a bit stiff, but just bear with it...

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