Chapter 703: Chapter 703

Jiang Tao said he wanted to take Pu Sangzhi to the cafeteria for a meal, but she declined because she had already made plans to eat with Ye Xi.

But, quite coincidentally, Jiang Tao also knew Ye Xi and, in an attempt to get closer to Pu Sangzhi, he said, "Ye Xi? He’s my junior. Very close! Let’s all eat together!"

Pu Sangzhi was surprised, "Teacher, so you are close with Brother Ye Xi too."

"Very close! He’s become a celebrity in our Civil Engineering Department. This year he applied for a direct PhD, and his advisor is the most famous professor at Tsinghua!"

Jiang Tao squinted his eyes and smiled at Pu Sangzhi, "Yesterday, oh yes, yesterday, it was him who arranged for me to stay in that dormitory! How do you still not know about my relationship with him?"

Pu Sangzhi smiled awkwardly, "Teacher..."

"Alright, let’s go eat together! Since Ye Xi is here, he will be the one treating!" Jiang Tao casually said.

Thus, the two of them left under everyone’s watchful eyes.

The dozen male students left in the classroom were so astonished they were at a loss for words...

That lunch, Pu Sangzhi ate with Ye Xi and Jiang Tao two guys at Qingfen Garden, the cafeteria nearest to the Civil Engineering Building.

Since it was summer vacation, there weren’t many students around.

When it was time for the meal, the cafeteria was sparsely populated.

Pu Sangzhi and Ye Xi ordered a bowl of noodles each, while Jiang Tao ordered a large spicy hot pot for himself. In the middle of the scorching summer, Jiang Tao sweated profusely as he ate but was in high spirits!

He seemed to have taken a liking to Pu Sangzhi.

While eating, he enthusiastically chatted with Pu Sangzhi, leveraging his slight connection with Ye Xi, he vigorously inquired about Pu Sangzhi’s personal details.

What high school did you attend? How were your high school grades? What’s your personality like? Why did you choose the Civil Engineering Department?

Because Tsinghua itself has a large disparity in the male-to-female ratio, most girls choose majors like architecture, foreign languages, law, business management, etc...

Speaking of which, the Civil Engineering Department is still a major dominated by males, so there are rarely any beauties in Civil Engineering! Not to exaggerate, there are basically no beauties, just passable, average girls...

Since entering university, the most beautiful girl Jiang Tao had seen in the department was Pu Sangzhi!

By the middle of the meal, Jiang Tao had almost fully surveyed Pu Sangzhi, but he had notably not asked one question: whether she had a boyfriend!

It was a significant oversight!

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Pu Sangzhi saw that Jiang Tao was sweating profusely from eating the spicy hot pot, still babbling on incessantly; the key thing was, there were chili pepper flakes stuck between his teeth, which was embarrassing...

"Teacher, eat slower, there’s no rush."

She handed him a tissue and kindly reminded him to slow down...

"Hey, this cafeteria has the air conditioning set too low."

Jiang Tao, with a beaming smile, took the tissue Pu Sangzhi handed him and roughly wiped away his sweat.

The cafeteria was indeed hot, possibly because there weren’t many students, so the air conditioning really wasn’t very effective.

"Sangzhi ah, you don’t have to call me teacher. Although I used to call my counselor ’teacher,’ after all, I am not much older than you guys. You can call me counselor too..."

Jiang Tao lifted a piece of cauliflower covered in chili sauce and continued as he ate, "Or else, just call me senior brother privately, Ye Xi calls me that too."

"But you are a teacher..." Pu Sangzhi was a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Tao waved his hand, "Just call me senior brother, or senior. It makes us seem more like peers!"

Pu Sangzhi looked at Ye Xi next to her. Ye Xi just smiled faintly at her, indicating his approval.

Pu Sangzhi then nodded to Jiang Tao: "Senior brother."

"Ah! That sounds comfortable!"

Jiang Tao smiled so hard his eyes were nearly slits, "Sangzhi, let me tell you, you are truly beautiful! Even more so than that celebrity from our school in the past, ’Milk Tea Sister’!"

Pu Sangzhi was even more embarrassed, unsure of how to respond, so she just quietly focused on eating her noodles.

Seeing Pu Sangzhi’s discomfort, Ye Xi spoke up on her behalf, "Senior brother, my sister is introverted, she gets embarrassed when you compliment her so much."

"Ah... yes, yes, I won’t compliment her anymore, I’ll keep it in my heart!"

Jiang Tao exclaimed, "I heard you had a sister long ago, I should have guessed she must be beautiful! With your genes, how could your sister not be beautiful?"

"Senior brother, you’re joking."

Ye Xi smiled slightly, "Sangzhi is the girl-next-door."

Jiang Tao nodded thoughtfully, "Oh~"

Towards the end of the meal, Jiang Tao had asked everything except whether Pu Sangzhi had a boyfriend!

Maybe he didn’t dare to ask, or maybe he didn’t want to know!

Because anyone who saw Pu Sangzhi had this intuition—she must be someone with a boyfriend!

After lunch, Ye Xi walked Pu Sangzhi back to the female dormitory.

Under the blazing sun, Ye Xi held an umbrella as they walked on the lush paths of the campus, their handsome and beautiful figures pairing well together.

Jiang Tao didn’t accompany them any further.

It was probably after Jiang Tao learned that Ye Xi and Pu Sangzhi weren’t real siblings that he told himself: you’re out of the game!

It was clear to anyone with eyes that a man of Ye Xi’s caliber staying single meant he definitely had someone in his heart!

Anyway, after Ye Xi and Pu Sangzhi’s sibling-like relationship crumbled, Jiang Tao knew that Pu Sangzhi must be Ye Xi’s! He didn’t even have to think about it!

It was rare for a beauty to come to the Civil Engineering Department...

And on the first day of meeting her, he knew he stood no chance...

Jiang Tao was quite disappointed.

Meanwhile, Pu Sangzhi and Ye Xi walked leisurely on the campus path, and although the weather was hot, both of their moods were quite good.

Ye Xi briefly explained some of the ins and outs of life at Tsinghua to Pu Sangzhi.

Because the campus is very large, it’s common to see shared bicycles, shared electric scooters, personal bicycles, and even private cars everywhere.

Ye Xi had just told Pu Sangzhi, "Typically, the students here all prepare their own bicycles for easier travel to and from classes."

Afterward, they arrived at the women’s dormitory entrance, where Ye Xi led Pu Sangzhi to a pink bicycle, pressed the palm of his hand on the seat, and said, "This is for you."

Pu Sangzhi was stunned for a moment.

A few seconds later, she reacted, "Brother Ye Xi, do you mean, this bike..."

Ye Xi curled his lips into a gentle smile, his demeanor and tone equally tender, "I can’t afford any expensive gifts, so I’m giving this to you."

Lowering her head to look at the pink bike again, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but smile. "Thank you, Brother Ye Xi!"

Ye Xi took the bike lock key from his bag, and as he handed it to Pu Sangzhi, he added, "Remember to lock it up when you park, and be mindful of where you lock it. I hope you take good care of it."

Pu Sangzhi, smiling, took the bike key and gripped it tightly in her hand.

Although it wasn’t anything valuable, it was exactly what she needed, and Pu Sangzhi was quite happy.

"I have to be in the lab this afternoon and might not be able to have dinner with you, so you’ll have to eat on your own," Ye Xi said softly.

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "It’s okay. Huo Feng said he would be coming this afternoon, and I’ll eat with him."

Hearing that Huo Feng was coming, a slight frown crossed Ye Xi’s brow, but he didn’t say anything, "Okay, then. I’m heading to the lab now. You should go in."

"Goodbye, Brother Ye Xi," Pu Sangzhi waved.

After saying their farewells, Ye Xi turned and left.

Pu Sangzhi also turned, squeezing the bike seat cushion with her hand.

She really liked the gift.

So, she quickly took a photo and sent it to Huo Feng on WeChat, along with the message: [Brother Ye Xi gave me a bicycle, which will make life a lot easier from now on. Does it look good?]

Huo Feng replied instantly: [Why didn’t he give me one?]

Huo Feng replied again: [Giving it to you and not me, he must have an ulterior motive!]

Huo Feng: [I’m feeling uneasy now. You have one week to sell that bike. I want to buy a couple’s bicycle with you!]

Pu Sangzhi finally realized that sending the message to Huo Feng was a mistake.

Huo Feng really had a deep antagonism toward Brother Ye Xi!

Then, around 4:00 PM, Huo Feng indeed came to the school, riding a black bicycle.

As a Tsinghua student, Pu Sangzhi led him onto the campus, watching speechlessly as he rode his bicycle in circles around her...

While circling, Huo Feng said, "You really can’t stay put! Just one day without watching you, and you’re already attracting bees and butterflies. Are you Xiang Fei? Even if you are, I’m not Qianlong, so don’t think about cuckolding me!"

Pu Sangzhi helplessly said, "Can’t you stop for a moment?"

Huo Feng refused: "No, I am assessing you! My Xiang Fei!"

Pu Sangzhi sighed, "What if I told you that I’ve been in contact with only boys today?"

Huo Feng couldn’t help but brake right in front of her, "All... all of them?"

Is that how it is in the Civil Engineering Department?

I heard there were girls too!

The female ratio is supposed to be higher than in our Computer Science Department!

Pu Sangzhi helplessly said, "Next week, when all the classmates arrive, that’s when the girls will be here. Our advisor said that this time they only summoned standout students from various places."

Huo Feng narrowed his eyes upon hearing this!

His darned, narrow-mindedness!