Chapter 526: Chapter 526

In the morning, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao lay in bed chatting about a lot of things...

They talked about everything from work to life, from studies to love, from one person to another - best friends always have endless topics to discuss.

As they were chatting, suddenly, they noticed an additional group chat in WeChat...

Ye Qingcao tapped into the group chat and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, Han Lei actually created a group chat and added us both!"

Pu Sangzhi was also surprised and quickly leaned over to look at Ye Qingcao’s phone screen.

It was indeed a group chat with only three members.

Ye Qingcao had already sent an emoji of someone picking their nose in the group chat...

Below that, Han Lei replied with an emoji of wide eyes and a speechless expression.

Then, Ye Qingcao typed and asked him, "Han Lei, why did you create this group chat?"

Han Lei replied quickly, "I’m treating you to dinner tonight."

Ye Qingcao immediately typed, "We know. We were already prepared to mooch a meal off you, no need for a special reminder!"

Han Lei replied, "After dinner, let’s watch a movie. It’s my treat."

"I swear... Han Lei is suddenly much more generous!"

Ye Qingcao turned to Pu Sangzhi with a smile and casually asked, "Sangzhi, is there any movie you want to watch?"

Just from Ye Qingcao’s response, Pu Sangzhi knew that she and Xiaocao had completely different approaches to handling situations.

Because Pu Sangzhi only wanted to say, "He is already treating us to dinner, and you’re agreeing to a movie too? Isn’t that taking too much advantage of him..."

Ye Qingcao waved her hand dismissively, "What’s the big deal? We’re friends! It’s normal to treat each other! So today he treats us to dinner and a movie, and tomorrow we can treat him to dinner and drink bubble tea!"

Pu Sangzhi countered, "But I don’t want to treat him to dinner or bubble tea."

Ye Qingcao thought for a moment, "Then let’s just treat him to bubble tea! A cup of bubble tea isn’t that expensive!"

Pu Sangzhi knew that a cup of bubble tea wasn’t expensive, but two movie tickets were.

"Xiaocao, let’s just decline the movie. He’s only treating us to dinner as a thank-you for what happened last night. That should settle things; if we watch a movie with him, wouldn’t we just have to find a way to repay him later? This constant exchange of favors is so troublesome..." Pu Sangzhi thought.

Although Ye Qingcao thought differently from Pu Sangzhi, she still respected Pu Sangzhi’s opinion, "Alright, then let’s just have him treat us to a meal! Let’s skip the movie!"

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Mm."

Then, Ye Qingcao replied to Han Lei, "No need for the movie! Just the food is fine! Thanks, bro!"

Han Lei: "Don’t call me bro, I don’t need more sisters."

Ye Qingcao sent a laughing emoji, and added, "But you already are like a little brother! You’re younger than both of us!"

Han Lei: "Still, don’t call me that. Also, meet at Shipenglai tomorrow evening at 6:00. We’re watching the movie. I want to see a particular one; think of it as keeping me company. I only have you two as friends."

Ye Qingcao rolled her eyes towards Pu Sangzhi and asked, "Sangzhi, what should we do about the movie? Do you want to refuse?"

Ye Qingcao was never good at refusing things.

Even less so at refusing people’s kindness!

Pu Sangzhi reached for her phone on the desk, opened WeChat, and immediately joined the group chat.

In the group chat, she sent to Han Lei, "Thanks for considering us as friends, but really, no need for the movie. We don’t like watching movies."

Han Lei then sent, "Accompany me, please."

Han Lei sent again, "Accompany me."

Han Lei sent a third time, "Just this once."

Seeing these three consecutive messages...

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were both stunned.

If they hadn’t confirmed that this was Han Lei’s WeChat, they would never believe that Han Lei, who usually didn’t utter much, could say such things!

Seeing such texts, they couldn’t even imagine the expression or the tone Han Lei would have while saying these words...

Could this be the legendary ’quiet in person, sassy over text’?

Ye Qingcao nudged Pu Sangzhi with her elbow, "Should we just agree? This little brother does seem rather pitiful, saying he only has us as friends..."

Seeing Ye Qingcao soften, and with Han Lei speaking that way, Pu Sangzhi insisting further seemed like she didn’t consider Han Lei a friend.

Therefore, she had no choice but to nod in agreement, "Whatever then. Otherwise, we’ll treat him to milk tea tomorrow. Or, you tell him we’ll pay for our own movie tickets."

"Let him pay! It’s the first time we are hanging out; the boy has to show off a bit!"

Ye Qingcao raised an eyebrow, "Let’s just treat him to milk tea tomorrow!"

Then, Ye Qingcao sent a message in the group chat: [Okay then! What movie shall we watch?]

Following that, Han Lei sent them a movie based on his taste... a cartoon!

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao were both stunned: "..."

After a while, Ye Qingcao finally spoke up, "Good thing we didn’t say we’d pay for his movie ticket! This is definitely not a movie we like! It’s clearly a movie otaku like him would enjoy! No, this isn’t even a movie, it’s just a cartoon!"

Pu Sangzhi nodded: "Hmm..."

It turned out Han Lei was still a child.

Not only was he younger than them, but his maturity seemed to be much less too...

That day, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao lazed in bed until noon before getting up.

For lunch, they cooked some noodles, boiled some vegetables, fried some eggs, and also prepared some sliced meat, keeping it simple with a bowl of nutritious egg and meat noodles.

In the sultry afternoon, the two remained shut in their room, lazily napping under the cool breeze of a fan, comfortably...

Lazy rest times always seem to pass by swiftly.

Huo Feng seemed to be busy with something this month...

Though he drove Pu Sangzhi to and from work every day and appeared to be playing daily, it was odd that he didn’t disturb Pu Sangzhi on her days off anymore.

Usually, when Pu Sangzhi was at work, she could see Huo Feng twice a day.

But every time she had a day off, Huo Feng seemed to vanish into thin air, not looking for her or even contacting her, as if he was insanely busy or wildly playing.

Today, on her day off, Pu Sangzhi hadn’t received a single message from Huo Feng.

At five in the evening, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Qingcao finally got up to change clothes, planning to tidy up and then head out to Tangxia to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei.

Then, the dressed Pu Sangzhi stood in front of the mirror, lost in thought. For origınal chapters go to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝓷𝓮𝓽

Although she was facing the mirror, her pupils were completely unfocused, her thoughts drifting off into the stratosphere...

Ye Qingcao pounced from behind, placing her hands on Pu Sangzhi’s shoulders, "What are you thinking about!"

Pu Sangzhi was startled by Ye Qingcao, shaking her shoulders slightly, she took a deep breath before saying, "I find it strange..."

Ye Qingcao looked at her and then at her reflection in the mirror but couldn’t find anything amiss, "What’s strange? Looks fine to me!"

Pu Sangzhi frowned, turned around, and said, "Today I have a day off, yet I’m going out to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei. This really feels bizarre..."

Ye Qingcao couldn’t understand Pu Sangzhi’s point, "Why is it strange to go out for dinner and a movie with Han Lei? What are you thinking? You’re not overthinking this, are you? Definitely don’t think of Han Lei as one of those scheming suitors; he’s just a little brother!"

"That’s not what I mean."

Pu Sangzhi gripped Ye Qingcao’s hands on her shoulder and said, "What I mean is, previously, whenever I had time off, Huo Feng would always find a way to ask me out. He often mentioned dating casually, seizing any chance to go on a date with me. But this month, aren’t we operating on a three-days-on, one-day-off schedule? With so many rest days, he barely asked me out... don’t you find that strange?"

Ye Qingcao finally understood, "So you find it strange because Brother Feng isn’t seeking you out!"

It was only on her first day off that Huo Feng had asked her out, but she had habitually refused.

After that, every time she had a day off, Huo Feng would vanish like mist...

Not to mention asking her out, he didn’t even chat with her!

Pu Sangzhi had not even noticed this until today, when she was going out to have dinner and watch a movie with Han Lei, and it suddenly occurred to her that Huo Feng hadn’t really sought her out this whole month!

"He isn’t busy either..."

Pu Sangzhi furrowed her eyebrows tightly, a puzzled expression on her face, asking Ye Qingcao, "Isn’t he out playing every day? This date, that date, or just playing games all day at home... But today is my last day off, and he just doesn’t ask me out?"

Ye Qingcao immediately displayed a mischievous smile, "Ah, so you actually want Brother Feng to ask you out..."

Pu Sangzhi: "I wasn’t thinking that..."

Actually, that was what she was thinking.