Chapter 29: My One-Sided Date

“Jin Zhuo, I want to go back to the dorm and eat instant noodles, I don’t want to go to the cafeteria.”

Qin Yingxia protested softly.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to eat with Jin Zhuo, but at this moment, she was still wearing Jin Zhuo’s clothes and her hair was messy and unkempt.

She was, after all, a public figure to a certain extent.

“That stuff is unhealthy, eat less of it.” Jin Zhuo didn’t let go, patiently telling her, “The central cafeteria has a pretty good curry chicken…”

Qin Yingxia was pitifully held by him, unable to escape.

“Jin Zhuo, don’t infringe on my bodily autonomy…”

Jin Zhuo stopped, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, “You’re learning fast.”

“Thanks~ Can I go back to the dorm and eat instant noodles then?”

Seeing her flattering smile, he also smiled, “No, you can’t.”

Qin Yingxia was about to cry, “Then, you, you’re infringing on my bodily autonomy.”

Jin Zhuo laughed, his shoulders shaking, “I reject the accusation of Junior Qin.”

Her face flushed crimson, “How, how can you reject it…”

“Okay…” Jin Zhuo released her hand, he hadn’t used much force, but the girl’s skin was fair and tender, a little red, “I’ll take responsibility for not rejecting it.”

The man lowered his eyes, rubbing her wrist as he spoke.

“You have training in the afternoon, it’s easy to get hungry if you eat instant noodles at noon,” Jin Zhuo said softly, “So… wait for me in the dorm, I’ll pack some for you?”

Qin Yingxia was afraid that it would be too much trouble for him to run back and forth, “I can order takeout, it’s too hot, it’s hard work for you to run back and forth.”

Although takeout at this time, the delivery time of the store may be longer.

Jin Zhuo raised his eyes, his dark eyes deep, “What’s this? Feeling sorry for me running errands?”

She was startled, nodding lightly.

The man leaned down, his gaze falling on the small mole on the right side of Qin Yingxia’s nose, he suddenly smiled, “It’s good to know you care, it’s too hot, go back to the dorm and wait.”

Qin Yingxia stood there in a daze, only coming back to her senses after Jin Zhuo walked away.

She seemed…

To like him even more.

…

The central cafeteria’s curry chicken was very popular, it had been a staple on the Imperial campus for years, always ranking in the top five of the campus must-eat list, every meal time it was always crowded, the queue could go all the way from Dicheng to France.

“Jin Zhuo, are you still a brother?”

Xie Chi’s voice coldly entered his ears, Jin Zhuo turned around, a face appeared in front of him.

“…Why are you so close?” Jin Zhuo was speechless, using two fingers to push Xie Chi’s face away, “Get away from me, you’re all sweaty.”

The temperature was high this morning, the training was heavy, and he had been caught in the rain, Xie Chi’s smell wasn’t very pleasant.

“It’s not smelly though, right?” He looked hurt.

Jin Zhuo didn’t pay attention to his question, seeing him come to the cafeteria alone, he asked, “Where are He’er and A Huai?”

Xie Chi took two bottles of iced juice from the vending machine, “They said they smelled bad, so they went back to the dorm to shower… uh.”

“Then why are you so confident that you smell good?” Jin Zhuo found it funny, looking the person up and down.

“Zhuo ah, how can you be so cruel to me, you left the team without a word, you didn’t even look back, you knew it was going to rain, you could have taken me with you…” Xie Chi wiped away tears in a coquettish way.

Jin Zhuo: “I want to record you and post it online.”

In a second, Xie Chi became serious.

Laugh to death, if Jin Zhuo really recorded this…

Pei Lanhe would just make fun of him for a month and then get used to it.

Jiang Ying Huai was different, he could make fun of him from his sophomore year to his master’s year.

Xie Chi would also get the title of “Coquettish Brother” as a result, and lose his real name in his future college life.

Just thinking about it made him want to die.

“Bro, stop messing around.”

Jin Zhuo nodded good-naturedly, “I won’t mess around, let me get your food.”

Xie Chi was immediately terrified, his expression becoming indescribable, “Jin Zhuo, I have to remind you, our country’s implementation of monogamy isn’t for you to have a wife and then go and have a husband.”

After saying that, he looked at Jin Zhuo with a complex expression, “Bro, are you really a pervert…”

Jin Zhuo frowned, expressionlessly pulling Xie Chi behind him in line, then looked at Xie Chi with a look of disdain, “The person who invented you is a genius.”

Xie Chi: ?

Xie’s parents: This is coming for us.

“Ahem, so that’s what you meant,” Xie Chi scratched his toes on the ground, “You should have said so earlier…”

Jin Zhuo smirked, casually admiring Xie Chi’s state of pretending to be busy out of embarrassment.

Just as Xie Chi had adjusted his mood, a faint sweet fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

He sniffed, confirming that the scent was coming from Jin Zhuo, “Brother, you smell so good.”

Jin Zhuo was speechless.

Two seconds later, he realized that the jacket he was wearing was the one Qin Yingxia had returned to him, and it had already been imbued with the girl’s unique fragrance.

The scent was light and refreshing, not easily noticeable unless you paid close attention.

It was the fragrance of gardenia mixed with sweet peach.

Jin Zhuo’s throat went dry, and his hands in his pockets were covered in a thin layer of sweat.

“Brother Zhuo, come clean, did you sneak out on a date this morning?” Xie Chi smelled gossip.

“Why would it be sneaking out on a date?” Jin Zhuo asked back.

Xie Chi didn’t understand what he meant.

Jin Zhuo continued, “Can’t I date at school?”

As soon as he finished speaking, they reached the front of the line.

Xie Chi reacted quickly, “You didn’t deny that you were on a date this morning!”

His voice suddenly rose, attracting the attention of many people.

“Tsk,” Jin Zhuo nudged him with his elbow, “Try being dramatic again.”

Could it be that he, Jin Zhuo, couldn’t date at school?!

Xie Chi couldn’t contain his curiosity, and he watched as Jin Zhuo packed two portions of curry chicken, instantly turning into a “repeater,” constantly repeating the same questions.

No wonder he was curious, who was Jin Zhuo? He actually had a date with a girl!

“Who are you dating? Who are you dating?”

“Is it Qin Yingxia? It’s Qin Yingxia, isn’t it!”

“Where did you go on a date? Where did you go on a date?”

Jin Zhuo didn’t answer him, and he just kept saying, “Huh? Huh? Huh?”

When they left the cafeteria, Jin Zhuo finally couldn’t take it anymore and pinched Xie Chi’s mouth, deliberately saying in a teasing tone, “Xie Chairman, how curious are you? Could it be… you have a crush on me?”

This time, Xie Chi was completely silent.

“It doesn’t count as a date,” Jin Zhuo said unhurriedly, satisfying Xie Chi’s curiosity, “It’s more like…”

The word lingered on his lips before he finally said it, “My one-sided rendezvous with her.”

Xie Chi followed behind him, seeing him carrying the food towards the 12th dormitory building, he suddenly had an epiphany, “Oh, you should have told me it was Qin Yingxia earlier, look at this mess…”

He originally thought Jin Zhuo’s date was someone outside the school, because Qin Yingxia had been with Yu Zhizhi for the entire morning during military training.

Jin Zhuo glanced at him, “Why are you following me?”

Xie Chi shook the takeout box in his hand, also two portions, “I’m helping someone deliver food.”

“Oh, that person also happens to be in Building 14?” Jin Zhuo looked at Xie Chi with a playful smile, trying to find the answer in his micro-expressions.