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Chapter 30: So This Is Your Type

Shen Qingxuan’s brain did not react yet, but his mouth already acted on its own. “I… I guess so.”

As soon as he finished, Jiang Yubing burst out laughing. “So this is what you’re into!”

Shen Qingxuan inwardly groaned, his face burning up.

He really let himself get completely reeled in by her.

Who said she was the cold and aloof campus belle?

This contrast, he almost could not handle it.

“Let’s go home!” Jiang Yubing looked at him with a smile, her tone laced with a touch of gentleness.

“Okay.” Shen Qingxuan answered.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly stretched out his hand, his fingers curling slightly, tinged with nervousness and anticipation.

Jiang Yubing saw his outstretched hand, and the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.

She secretly rejoiced in her heart. Was this fool finally getting a clue?

Was she seeing this right?

“Not going to hold hands?”

Seeing Jiang Yubing not reacting, Shen Qingxuan’s voice carried an almost undetectable hint of disappointment.

He hurriedly tried to retract his hand.

Jiang Yubing looked at his awkward expression, and could not help but laugh again.

Her husband really was such a shy guy!

She stopped smiling and put on a calm, aloof look as she asked blandly, “Hold what?”

“H-hold hands.” Shen Qingxuan spoke so quietly, it almost sounded like a mosquito’s buzz.

“Whose hand?” Jiang Yubing blinked, intentionally teasing him.

“Yours.”

“Why do you want to hold my hand? Don’t tell me you’re up to no good!”

Shen Qingxuan frantically waved his hand. “No… not at all. I’m not…”

This was it, he thought.

Now she might think he was a pervert.

Shen Qingxuan stuttered for a long while without managing to say a complete sentence.

Jiang Yubing saw his embarrassment and found it both funny and a little pitiful.

“All right, I’m just teasing you.” Jiang Yubing’s eyes curved in a smile.

She reached out and intertwined her fingers with Shen Qingxuan’s.

“Let’s go.”

Shen Qingxuan’s hand instantly went stiff, a blush spreading quickly to the tips of his ears.

“Okay.”

The two of them walked home side by side, the streetlights on either side of the road lighting up one after another, casting long shadows behind them.

Shen Qingxuan occasionally sneaked a peek at Jiang Yubing beside him, and seeing how the streetlights outlined her delicate profile, he felt nothing but joy in his heart.

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The next day.

Afternoon.

Shen Qingxuan had just returned home not long ago, when he heard the sound of knocking at the door.

At first, he thought he had misheard.

But the person outside just kept knocking.

What was going on?

After coming home, he had not seen Jiang Yubing, and did not know where she went.

Could it be she forgot her key?

But she had her phone, didn’t she?

He quietly walked to the door, trying to look through the peephole.

However, he did not recognize the person standing outside at all.

Shen Qingxuan instantly grew wary.

A boy at home alone was pretty vulnerable, wasn’t he?

But after hesitating for a moment, he chose to open the door anyway.

He saw a very handsome person standing at the door, wearing a white T-shirt and sporting a slightly fluffy fringe hairstyle.

Most of the people living around here were students.

With a face like that, shouldn’t this guy be ranked somewhere on the school forum?

“Who are you?” Shen Qingxuan asked politely.

“Who are you? My lightbulb broke. Can you help me change it?”

The person in front of him spoke in a soft, sweet voice.

Shen Qingxuan: “?”

Did he just have an auditory hallucination?

Why did that voice sound so much like a girl?

But this clearly looked like a guy in male clothing, didn’t it?

“Can I ask your gender?” Shen Qingxuan probed.

“My name is Jiang Zhiyan. I’m your neighbor. I’m a girl, by the way…”

A soft, gentle female voice rang out again.

Ahem…

For a moment, he thought he met a femboy.

But it turned out she really was a girl.

Honestly, as long as she didn’t speak, she was totally androgynous!

“My name is Shen Qingxuan. Take me to have a look.”

After introducing himself, Shen Qingxuan followed her into the room next door.

Jiang Zhiyan led him to the bathroom and pointed at the light above. “I don’t come back here often. I just came home to shower and found the light was out.”

Jiang Zhiyan gave Shen Qingxuan a sweet smile. “Handsome, I’ll leave it to you.”

As she spoke, she took the appropriate lightbulb from its packaging and handed it to Shen Qingxuan.

“No problem.” Shen Qingxuan took the lightbulb and glanced at the broken fixture.

He frowned slightly, estimating the difficulty of the repair in his mind.

Then he turned to Jiang Zhiyan and said, “Wait here a second. I’ll get some tools.”

Before long, Shen Qingxuan returned with a screwdriver and a small wrench in hand.

He also flipped the room’s circuit breaker.

He moved a sturdy little stool under the light and stepped on it carefully.

Shen Qingxuan leaned his body forward slightly and began dismantling the lamp cover.

At that moment, Jiang Zhiyan spoke up curiously, “Are you also a student at Jiangbei High School?”

“Yes, are you too?”

Shen Qingxuan replied while focusing on his work.

The limited space made his movements a bit awkward, but he remained cautious.

Each time he unscrewed a bolt, he handed it to Jiang Zhiyan.

“Hold these for me. Don’t lose them.”

“Sure,”

“You must be a freshman this year, right?”

Jiang Zhiyan took the screws with a friendly smile.

“So by rights, you should call me senior.”

Once the lamp cover was removed, a burnt smell wafted out, confirming that the bulb had indeed gone bad.

Shen Qingxuan frowned, preparing to replace the bulb as he asked, “Senior means third year?”

“That’s right!”

Jiang Zhiyan smiled, “If you want to join a student group in the future, you can come find me.”

Shen Qingxuan reached up, carefully gripped the scorched old bulb, and twisted it counterclockwise to remove it from the socket.

Then, he picked up the new bulb and aligned it steadily with the socket, screwing it in clockwise until it was tight.

Finally, he double-checked the installation, and after making sure everything was fine, he stepped down from the stool.

“All done, senior. Go flip the breaker and test it.”

Jiang Zhiyan quickly walked to the door and flipped the circuit breaker.

Instantly, the bathroom became as bright as daylight, the new bulb emitting a soft, warm glow.

“Wow! It’s so bright!

Thank you so much, junior!”

Jiang Zhiyan’s face lit up with joy, her eyes shining with sincere gratitude.

Shen Qingxuan smiled and waved it off. “No need for formalities, senior. We’re neighbors—it was nothing.

Now that the light’s fixed, I’ll head back.”

“All right, I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”

Jiang Zhiyan extended an enthusiastic invitation.

Shen Qingxuan nodded his thanks, turned and walked out of Jiang Zhiyan’s place, and returned to his own home.

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