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Chapter 11: Couldn’t Be Bothered to Reply

Shen Qingxuan did not turn around. He acted as if he already knew who the person approaching was.

His fingers slid gently across the phone screen as he played by himself, Not even lifting his eyelids, as if the person behind him had nothing to do with him at all.

Inside, he already felt enough disappointment long ago, Since he already decided to give up, Why would he spare her even a glance?

“Yunshu, we were just talking about you!”

Zhao Ran greeted warmly, immediately standing up and sliding into the seat across from Shen Qingxuan.

He knew very well that, since Chu Yunshu arrived, the seat beside Shen Qingxuan should belong to her.

As for giving life advice to Shen Qingxuan, that was just his personal opinion, The key still depended on Shen Qingxuan himself making the call.

On this point, Zhao Ran always made things very clear.

“Hmph!”

When Chu Yunshu walked past Shen Qingxuan, she let out a cold snort through her nose.

Her face was covered in frost, her gaze full of obvious displeasure.

She sat down in the seat next to them, her movements crisp and tinged with anger, With a loud “slam”, she put her bag on the table and then sat down.

It was one thing if he hadn’t arrived, but after so many days of sending messages, there was not a single reply.

Did he not know she was upset?

Did he even still want to pursue her?

The more Chu Yunshu thought about it, the angrier she grew, She had already sat here for a whole minute, yet Shen Qingxuan did not utter a single word.

She secretly snuck a glance at him, only to see Shen Qingxuan with his head down, So absorbed in his phone that he looked completely focused.

At that sight, Chu Yunshu immediately felt her chest heave in anger.

Shen Qingxuan must have got his head caught in a door!

She and Zhao Ran stopped talking long ago, And Shen Qingxuan knew that perfectly well.

Now, staying utterly silent, did he expect her and Zhao Ran to just stare at each other?

On the opposite side, ever since Chu Yunshu sat down, Zhao Ran immediately sensed

That the atmosphere between the two was tense, like a powder keg ready to explode.

He drooped his eyelids and silently lowered his head, Focusing on eating barbecue.

It was clear he did not want to get involved in this mess.

So infuriating!

Chu Yunshu clenched her teeth, crossed her arms, and turned her head away.

She nearly spelled out the words “I’m really mad”.

She waited.

Usually, as soon as she got upset, Shen Qingxuan would come over to placate her right away.

At that moment—

A cold smile curled at Chu Yunshu’s lips.

After not replying to her for so many days, and now not giving her any face in front of friends, He would see how much he suffered for it this time!

This time, it would take much more than a simple apology to appease her.

Five minutes passed.

Chu Yunshu’s expression shifted from anger to surprise.

She turned around in disbelief, Shen Qingxuan did put down his phone, But just like Zhao Ran, buried his head in his food, completely ignoring her.

Chu Yunshu: “…”

For a moment, she felt confused.

Who am I?

Where am I!

Why didn’t Shen Qingxuan apologize first?

Could it be that he did not sense she was upset?

A quick thought later, Chu Yunshu felt she’d found a reasonable explanation.

That must be it!

Just now, Shen Qingxuan kept his head down playing with his phone, never noticing she was angry, So of course he ignored her.

Exactly.

That had to be it!

“Shen Qingxuan, why did you not reply to my messages?”

Chu Yunshu questioned him directly.

Her voice unconsciously rose, her eyes staring intently at Shen Qingxuan.

Zhao Ran, who was eating barbecue, froze mid-bite on his skewer when he heard that.

He subconsciously raised the barbecue a little, like a shield covering half his face, But his gaze darted back and forth between the two.

People always enjoyed watching drama, and this was about his own potential brother-in-law.

This was even more enticing than the barbecue in his hand.

“Couldn’t be bothered.”

Shen Qingxuan did not even lift his head, his mouth full of food as he mumbled those three words.

His hands did not stop moving at all as he ate with great relish, still with oil at the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, he only felt: With no woman on his mind, eating was easy.

How satisfying!

He even felt he could easily eat another twenty skewers.

“You… you…”

Chu Yunshu’s fair face instantly flushed red with anger, So infuriated that her words came out stammering.

She felt overwhelmed with grievance inside.

Tears spun in her eyes, nearly spilling out.

For as long as she could remember, Shen Qingxuan had never treated her with such coldness.

And throughout, he did not even look at her once.

Chu Yunshu noticed Zhao Ran sneaking glances their way on purpose.

He looked every bit like someone enjoying the drama.

That made her stomp her foot hard in anger.

Hmph!

If Shen Qingxuan ignored her, she would just ignore him too.

Who was afraid of whom!

She really wanted to see how long Shen Qingxuan could keep up the silent treatment.

“Remember what you said today. Don’t come begging for my forgiveness later!”

Chu Yunshu declared, acting as if she held all the power.

Finishing her words, She grabbed her bag from the table, turned, and strode away.

When Chu Yunshu’s figure disappeared in the distance, Zhao Ran plopped right back down, looking excited.

Today’s drama really left him thoroughly satisfied.

He did not expect his buddy to really wake up at last, Just now, Shen Qingxuan’s uncaring attitude looked truly impressive.

But…

Would he really end up as Chu Yunshu said, regretting it and begging for forgiveness later?

Hmm…

Probably not!

Curiosity flashed in Zhao Ran’s eyes.

He leaned forward, testing the waters as he asked:

“For real this time?”

Shen Qingxuan frowned and replied grumpily:

“You want me to play house with you or something?”

“Now that I see you are serious, as your senior, I feel at ease.”

Zhao Ran showed a gratified smile, Then gave Shen Qingxuan a few hearty pats on the shoulder, At the same time, he couldn’t resist making a joke.

“Get lost.”

Shen Qingxuan pushed Zhao Ran’s hand away with a look of disdain, His face full of speechlessness.

But Zhao Ran did not care at all, He leaned in again with his trademark cheeky grin, animatedly saying:

“I’m telling you, these high school girls are all knockouts, totally not inferior to Chu Yunshu. Right now it’s summer too, all those long legs… tsk tsk tsk…”

Shen Qingxuan raised an eyebrow, giving a dry chuckle and teased, “Oh? So you really know your stuff?”

“Of course! You should know the charm of your brother Ran.”

Zhao Ran replied as he exaggeratedly tossed his head, Looking so proud that his nostrils nearly pointed to the sky.

Shen Qingxuan smacked his lips, ruthlessly exposing him:

“Then why are you still single?”

Uh!

Zhao Ran’s smile immediately froze, He scratched his head awkwardly and quickly waved his hand, saying:

“Don’t dig up the sore topics—my situation is different. Oh, and by the way, you ought to change your hairstyle now. Since you’ve decided not to chase Yunshu anymore, there’s no need to keep the look!”

Shen Qingxuan instinctively reached up to touch his hair, nodding slightly:

“Yeah, I really should cut it.”

Back when “Niu Xin Garden” was a hit show, Chu Yunshu especially liked Duanmu’s hairstyle in it and made Shen Qingxuan grow out the exact same style.

Because of that, he was often called into the faculty office by teachers for a lecture.

But ever since he witnessed that scene before, Shen Qingxuan’s heart turned completely cold toward Chu Yunshu, He harbored no more illusions whatsoever.

“Once you change your hairstyle, I’ll introduce you to the campus belle.”

Zhao Ran patted his chest and promised.

“Oh? You really know the campus belle?”

Shen Qingxuan narrowed his eyes, feigning surprise.

He knew full well that, for someone like Zhao Ran who made others socially anxious, It was completely normal to know the campus belle.

Zhao Ran, noticing Shen Qingxuan’s skeptical tone, Looked away with a guilty expression, pouting and mumbling, “Uh… actually, I just manage to talk to her sometimes.”

He secretly felt relieved that he did not exaggerate too much, If his buddy ever took it seriously and he could not deliver, He would never be able to hold his head high in front of him.

“That’s it?”

A faint smile appeared on Shen Qingxuan’s lips.

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