"Jianyi, you really don't want to have lunch with me?" Ling Xi asked, her tone laced with exaggerated disappointment. She pouted, tossing her book into her backpack with a dramatic sigh.
The two had just finished their classes, and as usual, they would head to the cafeteria for their routine lunch. It was an unspoken tradition by now, one Ling Xi cherished. But today, something was off—Qi Jianyi had unexpectedly bailed on her.
Qi Jianyi, sensing the dramatic shift in the air, chuckled softly. Ling Xi's pout was too comical to take seriously. "No, I really can't today," she said, her voice soft but firm. "I have something to take care of." Her lips curved into a small smile as she noticed the way Ling Xi's expression shifted from sulking to pure suspicion.
