Shuishui was indeed not afraid of anything when she put in her number. She just didn't want to be in contact with him. However, Ah Ning had already made his move. He went all out. She reconsidered and thought, 'Forget it. It's good to have another friend.'
"All right. This is my number." Shuishui typed in her number and returned the phone.
Ah Ning took the phone back and held it in his palm. "All right then. I won't disturb your meal."
"Okay." Shuishui turned around without hesitation and walked towards her table.
Mu Zilin saw that Shuishui had returned, and he complained. "What took you so long? Did you drop your phone in the toilet?"
"I met an acquaintance and chatted with him for a while." Shuishui didn't bother to talk to Zilin. She didn't want to tell Mu Zilin about the incident with Ah Ning. Even though they met and she gave her number, she would wait for him to contact her first.
"Oh, an acquaintance." Mu Zilin wondered why Shuishui looked a bit tense. 'Could it be that the acquaintance was just an acquaintance and nothing else? Maybe that is the case.' Zilin knew that when Shuishui was tense, she would be paralyzed and look expressionless. She would not even smile. The longer Zilin and Shuishui knew each other, the more obvious their nuances were to each other.
Mu Qing did not notice anything. She lacked tensility and would talk about the same things every day, yet Shuishui would listen attentively. She was really drunk.
Mu Qing poured a cup of tea for Shuishui. "Shuishui, we ordered a lot of food, especially meat."
"If that's the case, then you should eat a lot. Only then will you have the strength to go home." Shuishui casually teased Mu Qing.
Mu Qing chuckled. "I'll definitely eat until I'm full."
Lin Wanbai interjected at the right time. "Actually, eating too much isn't good for the body. I think that eating until you're 70% full is enough."
Mu Qing didn't hear the hidden meaning behind Lin Wanbai's words. "It's not like that often. Being 70% full isn't enough for us at all. It won't satisfy our needs."
In the depths of Mu Qing's heart, she was quite happy. She was able to make friends on the first day of school. She had fun with other girls, but when she was with Shuishui, she seemed very calm and comfortable. Shuishui wouldn't say anything hurtful. She would not say anything bad about anyone behind their backs. Even when Xu Die had been quarreling with her, she did not say anything to Xu Die.
If Shuishui had known what Mu Qing was thinking, she would definitely smile. She felt that she was not as good as Mu Qing had imagined. However, she was more experienced, so she naturally would not lower herself to the level of a child. Sometimes, she would avoid talking too much to other people to avoid trouble.
There were things she wanted to safeguard and protect. She wanted to protect the fatherly love that her father had given her, and she wanted to guard her own heart.
Lin Wanbai covered her mouth and laughed. Mu Zilin liked her clear laughter because she was quite cultured. However, he didn't know if she was as cute as she looked.
Their coconut chicken pot and the side dishes were soon served. Mu Qing put some meat into the pot first. When the soup base in the pot boiled up, they could start eating.
Lin Wanbai picked up a drumstick and put it into Mu Zilin's bowl. "Zilin, you're lucky. It's a drumstick."
"Thank you." Mu Zilin began to eat.
Mu Qing looked at the pair and muttered her thoughts to Shuishui. "Is this a show of affection? Seriously, showing affection dies quickly."
"If you're not convinced, you can find a boyfriend. With your looks, finding a boyfriend shouldn't be difficult." Shuishui felt that puppy love wasn't a good thing, but it wasn't a bad thing either. There were good and bad things about it. At least, it would make a person mature earlier. It would also help a person realize early on that love isn't eternal, and sometimes, it may not be reciprocated as one would expect.
Mu Qing also had her own thoughts about it. She did not like to pursue others. She liked others to pursue her. For her, it would be too embarrassing for a girl to pursue a boy. Also, she was actually quite shy.
To Shuishui, Mu Qing was a very simple child. Sometimes she would get lost in her own little thoughts, but she found her cute nevertheless. She had a good nature, even though she could sometimes be a little jealous and hateful. Those were qualities that other people had, and she herself had them too. However, she was not used to showing that side of hers to others.
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it!