“Even if Jiang Chuanzhi is a handsome guy, what does that have to do with me?” Yin Shiyu said, “Could it be that I…”
“Are you talking about me?”
A familiar voice came from behind, and the two of them immediately fell silent.
Yin Shiyu felt a little strange; how could Jiang Chuanzhi always hear him so precisely?
But Jiang Chuanzhi had heard his name, and probably also heard him say that he was a handsome guy.
It wasn’t a derogatory remark, so there was no need to feel guilty.
But what about what he said next? Would Jiang Chuanzhi overthink it?
“What do you want to have to do with me?” Jiang Chuanzhi asked him.
Yin Shiyu admitted that he was indeed a little distracted by Jiang Chuanzhi’s question.
However, he couldn’t say what Chen Yanjing had said to him.
“I want to… do research projects with you,” Yin Shiyu blurted out.
Chen Yanjing, standing beside them, almost couldn’t help but laugh.
“Really?” Jiang Chuanzhi asked curiously.
“Yes, it’s perfect that you’re here. We’d like to invite you to dinner.”
Chen Yanjing saw Yin Shiyu frantically giving him meaningful glances and naturally followed suit: “Yes, we all think you’re very capable.”
Jiang Chuanzhi raised the corner of his mouth slightly: “Not really, but it’s fine.”
Yin Shiyu rarely felt truly at a loss, but this was one of those times.
He felt something was off, but he was the one who said it, and he couldn’t very well contradict himself now.
“Really?” Yin Shiyu continued, going along with his reason for working on the research project.
“Yes.” Jiang Chuanzhi told him, “I also have a question I’d like to ask you.”
Yin Shiyu suddenly had a bad feeling.
The next moment, he heard Jiang Chuanzhi ask him: “Yin Shiyu, was your ranking assigned based on the assigned points?”
It really wasn’t as he expected.
Chen Yanjing grinned from ear to ear: “Our school heartthrob, Yanming, doesn’t seem to be all that kind.”
Yin Shiyu retorted, “Exactly! How could you ask such a low-EQ question? Maybe I’m the idiot.”
Jiang Chuanzhi nodded meaningfully.
Although he was the one who said those words, Yin Shiyu suddenly felt embarrassed.
Perhaps it was because he had never said anything embarrassing whenever Chen Yanjing appeared in front of him.
“Aren’t you hungry?” Yin Shiyu asked, changing the subject.
“That was so awkward,” Chen Yanjing commented.
“Whose good brother are you anyway?” Yin Shiyu asked him, “You didn’t happen to… hit it off with Jiang Chuanzhi at first sight, did you?”
Jiang Chuanzhi just found it amusing.
After all, Yin Shiyu’s pause was quite obvious; he probably meant to say “hit it off at first sight.”
However, neither of them would call him out on it.
Chen Yanjing joking with him was one thing, but he genuinely considered him a good brother.
So he was just joking; there was no deeper meaning behind it.
Jiang Chuanzhi didn’t linger between them, but got up and chose some of his favorite food.
Yin Shiyu glanced at Yan Tang and then commented, “Looks like the school heartthrob isn’t so otherworldly after all.”
Jiang Chuanzhi asked him, “Why did you deliberately use that title?”
“It just feels so cringeworthy,” Yin Shiyu told him, “It’s just weird.”
Jiang Chuanzhi asked him, “Isn’t the handsome guy weird too?” As soon as
he said that, Chen Yanjing almost burst out laughing: “Oh my god, no, how can it be so funny?”
Jiang Chuanzhi used those three words, of course, because he had overheard him when he came in.
Yin Shiyu really didn’t have any other intentions; he didn’t really care about many things.
It could be said that Jiang Chuanzhi’s words were practically rubbing his face in the ground, but he couldn’t say much.
He was the one who said those words; it wasn’t Jiang Chuanzhi’s fault. Jiang Chuanzhi had done something wrong.
“If you two insist on being so disrespectful to me, there’s nothing I can do,” Yin Shiyu said, “and this is all I can say right now.”
Jiang Chuanzhi laughed; he found Yin Shiyu’s behavior really amusing.
Yin Shiyu didn’t say much; he just said he felt embarrassed, but he didn’t really think anything of it.
“What classes are you having next?” Jiang Chuanzhi asked.
Chen Yanjing coughed, “Ask our Xiaoyu.”
Yin Shiyu was genuinely embarrassed now; he felt Jiang Chuanzhi might laugh at him.
After getting to know him, Yin Shiyu realized Jiang Chuanzhi wasn’t so otherworldly; he was actually quite normal.
Moreover, Jiang Chuanzhi didn’t exhibit any abnormal behavior; he was simply an ordinary person. “It’s quite unexpected,” Yin Shiyu said to him, “Jiang Chuanzhi, I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person.” “Is it good or bad?” Yin Shiyu asked him, “Do you care?”
Jiang Chuanzhi said , “I care quite a bit.”
Chen Yanjing said, “That’s really exaggerated, you two.”
Jiang Chuanzhi said, “Shiyu is very interesting; I think we can collaborate.”
Yin Shiyu asked him, “Will working on a project with me be a burden to you?” “Aren’t the three of us supposed to work together?” “Great righteousness, school heartthrob!”
Now it was Chen Yanjing’s turn to be shocked. Many people have come to Yin Shiyu seeking credits, but he’s never paid them any attention. This time, however, he descended to the mortal realm specifically for Yin Shiyu and Chen Yanjing, which both found unbelievable.
It would be one thing if someone else said it, but it was strange that Jiang Chuanzhi said it. This was completely different from what Yin Shiyu knew about his personality, so Jiang Chuanzhi was indeed somewhat attractive to him.
However, Yin Shiyu felt this was just basic curiosity about someone, nothing more. It had nothing to do with what Chen Yanjing liked to say. Watching Jiang Chuanzhi eat, Yin Shiyu thought this person was indeed very… charming. In layman’s terms, he was really pretentious. But Yin Shiyu had to admit that his gaze would inevitably fall on him. “If you Chen Yanjing asked Jiang Chuanzhi, “So how do we contact you? Is it just a matter of luck?” want to work on a project with me, we can choose a time to discuss it in detail,” Jiang Chuanzhi said. “Don’t joke around.”
Jiang Chuanzhi replied, “Maybe I’m waiting for you.”
Yin Shiyu, who had just taken a sip of water, almost vomited. He paused for a moment before saying, “No, brother, don’t scare me.”
“No,” Jiang Chuanzhi said, still completely serious.
Yin Shiyu felt that Jiang Chuanzhi was just teasing him.
But clearly, Jiang Chuanzhi seemed unaffected; he remained as usual.
Yin Shiyu didn’t know why he had such a strong feeling, but he still felt that something was off about Jiang Chuanzhi.
He couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but before they even met, Yin Shiyu had also felt that there might be a connection between him and Jiang Chuanzhi.
Yin Shiyu didn’t believe in fate, but he couldn’t help being curious about certain things.
“So, are we really destined for each other?”
Jiang Chuanzhi smiled but didn’t speak. Looking at him like this, Yin Shiyu still felt that he was being pretentious.
But it wasn’t the kind of pretentiousness that was annoying; instead, it had a unique charm.
Yin Shiyu thought that was fine too.
At least before, he wouldn’t have paid any attention to anyone else, but now, he felt that Jiang Chuanzhi was different.
If he had to say, Yin Shiyu still didn’t think it was a bad thing; it wasn’t the first time Jiang Chuanzhi had been number one in the grade, he had always stated his intention to be number one.
However, Yin Shiyu hadn’t really paid much attention to him before, even though Jiang Chuanzhi gave speeches every year, Yin Shiyu had never seen him before.
Doing research with Jiang Chuanzhi might actually bring some different experiences.
Yin Shiyu never thought of him as someone who rigidly adhered to authority, but now, he was willing to experience something different.
Jiang Chuanzhi was quite special.
Yin Shiyu wouldn’t deny that he sensed something different.
No matter what, these things wouldn’t be a reason to stop him.
“Give me your contact information, school heartthrob,” Chen Yanjing said.
Jiang Chuanzhi smiled and opened his QR code. Chen Yanjing added him first, and then Yin Shiyu added him.
“I don’t know what kind of pretentious act he’s putting on,”
Yin Shiyu heard Chen Yanjing comment as soon as he scanned the code.
Yin Shiyu glared at him but didn’t say anything else, while the other two laughed.
Yin Shiyu felt that these two were just making conversation about him; clearly, they still cared about him. Originally, Yin Shiyu had
thought that Jiang Chuanzhi might not be willing to talk to him.
But in fact, Jiang Chuanzhi wasn’t that difficult to talk to, which surprised Yin Shiyu a little.
After dinner, the three of them sat and chatted for a while, with Jiang Chuanzhi mostly listening to the other two.
Clearly, Jiang Chuanzhi was listening whether he was speaking or not.
“That’s enough, we have to go back to class.”
After Chen Yanjing finished speaking, Yin Shiyu and he looked at Jiang Chuanzhi together.
“I’m doing an experiment,” Jiang Chuanzhi said. “If needed, I can attend class with you.”
Yin Shiyu said disapprovingly, “You’re so smug.”
Jiang Chuanzhi didn’t mean it that way, and of course, he knew he was joking.
“Jiang Chuanzhi, why…”
Yin Shiyu started to ask, but didn’t know how to continue. He didn’t think he should ask Jiang Chuanzhi why he was willing to talk to him.
From childhood, Yin Shiyu had always felt that it was only natural for anyone to show him favor.
So, he found it hard to believe that he was now having the urge to ask these questions.
Surely it couldn’t be that he was really in the wrong?
“What?”
Jiang Chuanzhi, who hadn’t asked before, finally spoke up when he saw Yin Shiyu had stopped talking.
“It’s nothing. Chen Yanjing probably impersonated me to talk to you.”
Chen Yanjing’s eyes were filled with disbelief: “Yin Shiyu, aren’t you being a little strange?”