However, neither of them was focused on the fact that she could speak anymore. They were still more curious about what had happened between Jiang Lezhi and Tan Qingze that night.
Other people might not understand Jiang Lezhi well enough to know, but the two of them knew her inside out.
Jiang Lezhi had taken the initiative to kiss someone?
If there hadn’t been photographic proof, they would never have believed it, even if they were beaten to death.
They had known each other for almost three years and had been roommates for nearly that long. Jiang Lezhi wasn’t particularly introverted, but she absolutely wasn’t a socially bold person either.
And, more importantly, what was it?
Jiang Lezhi seemed to be somewhat afraid of men—commonly known as having a fear of men, though hers was only mild.
That was probably because she had been unable to speak for so long. On top of that, during her freshman year, too many men had asked for her WeChat and harassed her, leaving her with some psychological trauma.
Precisely because of that, Jiang Lezhi was already a junior and was still single from birth.
Her usual activities consisted of spending time with them or going to the library.
A few times, she had gone to the library alone only to be cornered by people insisting on getting her WeChat. After that frightened her, she had dragged Jiang Jiaojiao and Gu Qing along to the library as well.
Thanks to Jiang Lezhi, she had single-handedly improved the grades of the entire dormitory.
The fact that Jiang Jiaojiao and Gu Qing had not failed any of their final exams was largely thanks to Jiang Lezhi.
So, this Jiang Lezhi—she was supposed to have forcibly kissed Tan Qingze?
How could they believe that?
That was even more unbelievable than the two of them becoming the girlfriends of a famous male celebrity!
Yet the facts seemed to indicate that it really had happened.
Jiang Lezhi carefully considered her wording before finally saying with a determined expression, “It’s a little complicated. If I get the chance, I’ll definitely tell you both about it, but right now, I still don’t know how to explain it.”
The more the two of them looked at Jiang Lezhi, the more suspicious they became. Gu Qing poked her in the face. “Lezhi, don’t tell me you fell in love with Tan Qingze at first sight?”
When the topic returned to Tan Qingze, Gu Qing and Jiang Jiaojiao exchanged a glance. Both of them saw an unusually excited light in the other’s eyes.
Each of them hooked an arm around one of Jiang Lezhi’s. “Come on, tell us—did you really kiss Tan Qingze?”
“Ahhh! I’ve been wanting to ask you that! What was it like? How did it feel?”
The two of them shrieked more excitedly than if they had kissed him themselves.
Jiang Lezhi recoiled from them and tugged at the corner of her lips. “I-I actually didn’t kiss him…”
Her gaze darted to the side. “I just slipped when I stepped on something. The person who made the post must have seen it wrong.”
Afraid that they might notice something was off, Jiang Lezhi hid in the bathroom.
She patted the place over her heart, her expression once again turning troubled.
How was she supposed to tell Tan Qingze about that unreasonable request?
It sounded just like something a pervert would say!
All Jiang Lezhi could do was pray that when she woke up the next morning, she would still be able to speak.
She went to bed feeling anxious and uneasy, tossing and turning all night. When she woke up the next morning, she had two enormous dark circles under her eyes.
Jiang Lezhi cleared her throat.
Then her expression went blank.
She… couldn’t speak again!
Heavens!
Why were they treating her like this? Why was her ability to speak still subject to a time limit?
Could it be that if things continued like this, she would have to kiss Tan Qingze once every day to maintain her normal ability to speak?
Before going to sleep the previous night, Jiang Lezhi had belatedly felt somewhat embarrassed. In all her years of living, it was the first time she had ever been so bold.
Fortunately, after the first time she ran into Tan Qingze, she had learned from Jiang Jiaojiao and the others that he didn’t have a girlfriend. Otherwise, that would have been a disaster upon disasters for Jiang Lezhi.
She took a deep breath.
When Jiang Jiaojiao and the others drew back the curtain, they saw Jiang Lezhi wearing an expression of profound misery. At that moment, she was sitting on her bed with her head tilted back, questioning her life.
She climbed down from the bed listlessly to wash up, her entire body seeming to have been drained of strength.
Seeing Jiang Lezhi dragging her heavy footsteps toward the door, Gu Qing asked, “Lezhi, where are you going?”
Jiang Lezhi shook her head and sent a message in the group chat:
【Going to look for my straw.】
Jiang Jiaojiao: ???
Gu Qing: ???
The two exchanged a glance. The next second, they let out excited screams.
“Ahhh! Lezhi is going to look for Tan Qingze!”
“Oh my god! What’s going on? Is this still the Lezhi we know?”
Tan Qingze’s dormitory wasn’t far from hers. When she had chased after Tan Qingze the previous night, she had seen him run inside.
Because of the post from the previous night, Jiang Lezhi put on her hat while she was outside and pulled it down tightly, worried that someone might recognize her.
She waited for a while beneath Tan Qingze’s dormitory building. However, she didn’t know which room Tan Qingze lived in, so she could only wait downstairs.
Every time someone came out of the dormitory building, she would raise her head and take a look.
When it wasn’t Tan Qingze, she would lower her head again.
After waiting for quite a while, Jiang Lezhi grew tired and squatted down on the ground. She took out her phone and wanted to look at the post from the previous night.
The previous night, she had been so preoccupied with figuring out how to bring the matter up with Tan Qingze that she had actually forgotten about it for a while. Now that she had calmed down, she felt even guiltier toward Tan Qingze.
However, she searched for a long time and still couldn’t find the post with the most views from the previous night.
Had the original poster deleted it?
Jiang Lezhi relaxed slightly.
Actually, she wasn’t sure whether she would be able to see Tan Qingze beneath the dormitory building, but she didn’t know where else to look for him.
When she had gone looking for Tan Qingze the previous night, Jiang Jiaojiao and the others had said that people on the confession wall would usually help find him. But Jiang Lezhi had just followed the confession wall and browsed through today’s posts, and she hadn’t found any sign of Tan Qingze.
Instead, she had been photographed squatting at the entrance to the men’s dormitory…
The newest post on the confession wall was about her.
【Wall, help me find the girl beneath the men’s dormitory building. She’s so tiny and looks adorable! (Picture)】
Quite a few people had commented beneath it.
【Brother, what are you thinking? She’s waiting beneath the men’s dormitory. Do you really think she doesn’t have a boyfriend?】
【I’m dying. She obviously had a fight with her boyfriend.】
【I saw her when I left the dormitory today. Let me add one thing: this little sister… kind of looks like Jiang Lezhi!】
After that comment was posted, more and more people began to think that the girl downstairs looked like Jiang Lezhi.
Although her hat concealed her face completely when she kept her head lowered, it was inevitable that her face and eyes would be exposed whenever she looked up.
Lin Zhiyang shot upright in bed.
“Tan Qingze, stop sleeping! Your Jiang Lezhi seems to be downstairs!”
Tan Qingze had only managed to fall asleep shortly before dawn and was now jolted awake. Irritation radiated from his entire body. He gave Lin Zhiyang an impatient look, turned over, and continued sleeping.
Lin Zhiyang ran out onto the balcony and took a look. Sure enough, there was a girl squatting at the entrance downstairs. It was so cold outside, and she looked pitifully forlorn.
He shook Tan Qingze. “It’s true! I’ve seen Jiang Lezhi wear those clothes before. The person downstairs is Jiang Lezhi!”
“Get lost!”