Chapter 42: Memorizing the Triple Angle Formula
Wen Xia took off her backpack, placed it on the desk, and then lay down on Jiang Yan’s bed. She blinked seriously and said, “But I already have a husband.”
Jiang Yan and Liu An’an laughed without reservation, thinking that Wen Xia had gotten too absorbed in her novel.
Liu An’an grinned and leaned closer to her. “Come on, tell me, is it Long Shaotian or Qin Sanshao?”
Both of them were the male leads of popular campus novels recently.
Wen Xia: “……”
It was Qin Xueba.
Then, Liu An’an spoke again. “If Xia Xia has a husband, then I have three husbands—one Long Shaotian to do the laundry and cook, one Qin Sanshao to earn money and support the family, and one Leng Jinghan to eat with me and go shopping.”
Wen Xia: “……”
She was serious, not joking.
Jiang Yan stretched out her hand and, acting like a fortune teller, said, “Let me calculate… Xia Xia’s husband is still…”
She paused for a moment, then smiled mischievously. “Still in your belly, hahahaha…”
Liu An’an laughed so hard that she nearly fell over.
Wen Xia: “……”
“I’m serious, I…”
“Xia Xia, enough already, hahahaha…” Liu An’an reached out and shook her arm, mercilessly teasing her.
Jiang Yan laughed so hard her stomach hurt and added, “Xia Xia, why don’t you say your husband is your cousin, hahahaha…”
Wen Xia: “……”
The words “Qin Mo” were about to come out but were held back.
Liu An’an raised her eyebrows playfully and teased, “Xia Xia, is your husband less handsome than your cousin?”
Wen Xia: “……”
“Equally super handsome.”
Liu An’an and Jiang Yan laughed so hard that they rolled around on the bed. Jiang Yan said, “Xia Xia, you’ve become funnier lately.”
…
At 5:40, the three of them went to the classroom.
On Wen Xia’s desk were two cups of milk tea from the shop they had taken photos at yesterday. She looked at Xu Min and asked, “Xu Min, who gave these?”
Xu Min always arrived early on Sundays.
Xu Min looked up at the milk tea and replied, “Jiang Xu, Qi Yu.”
Liu An’an and Jiang Yan lightly bumped Wen Xia’s arms from both sides. Liu An’an whispered, “Xia Xia, you’re quite lucky.”
Wen Xia pinched her arm. “Go away, go away, are you still copying the homework or not?”
After Liu An’an and Jiang Yan left, Wen Xia handed the milk tea to a classmate sitting behind her, asking them to return it to Jiang Xu and Qi Yu.
Then she quietly started memorizing Classical Chinese, “Though like a single reed, it rises above the vastness of the ocean, vast and boundless, as if it were riding the wind, unaware of where it will stop; drifting alone like an immortal, transcending the world…”
Qi Yu was lying down sleeping, and someone woke him up. He looked annoyed, glanced at the milk tea, and said, “Send it back.” Then he lay back down.
Both cups of milk tea were returned. Wen Xia didn’t want to bother her classmate again, so she took the milk tea and left, walking past He Sheng.
She first returned the milk tea to the nearest Jiang Xu, who scratched his head and asked, “Don’t like it?”
“I drank some this afternoon, thanks.” Wen Xia placed the milk tea on his desk and then walked over to Qi Yu, who was still asleep.
She didn’t disturb him, simply placed the cup on his desk and left.
Just after 6:05, Cao Jun entered the classroom through the back door. He woke up the students sleeping in the back row, then stood at the podium to talk about the weekend meeting.
At the end, he added, “Did anyone go home and eat bamboo shoots stir-fried with lean pork?”
The whole class burst into laughter, and one male student jokingly said, “Can’t afford it.”
This sent the entire class into another fit of laughter.
Cao Jun laughed and said, “If you can’t afford it, then study hard. The midterm exams are coming soon. Make sure to get good grades.”
“Afterwards, we’ll have two evening study sessions to go over the physics homework.”
The students who had been laughing just moments ago now all groaned unwillingly, “Ah…”
Cao Jun ignored them, walking down the aisle with his hands behind his back. “Quick, take out your Classical Chinese, you all know Teacher Wang is going to pick people to recite tomorrow. If anyone gets chosen and can’t recite, I’ll have them go to the office and copy it a hundred times.”
No one dared to make any more noise. They quickly picked up their Chinese textbooks and began memorizing.
After evening self-study, Jiang Yan hesitated before saying she was going to the small snack shop alone.
Liu An’an and Wen Xia exchanged a glance, looking as though something was up, and then each grabbed one of Jiang Yan’s arms.
Liu An’an mischievously whispered, “Yan Yan, is there someone outside?”
Jiang Yan’s face suddenly turned red. “Wait… I’ll tell you when I come back.”
Liu An’an and Wen Xia let go of her. Once Jiang Yan had left, Liu An’an hooked her arm around Wen Xia’s and gossiped, “Xia Xia, I think Yan Yan is definitely in a relationship. This afternoon I heard Brother Zhou Qing calling her, hmph! We’ll give her a ‘hard time’ later.”
“Xia Xia, you’re coming with me to interrogate Yan Yan later.”
Wen Xia nodded sheepishly.
Just before lights out, Jiang Yan returned and handed Wen Xia and Liu An’an a bottle of milk each before quickly heading to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, the three of them crawled under their blankets and started their group chat.
The “Little Fairy” chat group.
Liu An’an couldn’t wait to send the first message: “Hurry up and confess!!”
Jiang Yan: “I’m with Zhou Qing now.”
Liu An’an: “Ahhh!!”
Wen Xia: “…”
“An’an, keep quiet, someone’s still studying in the dorm.”
Liu An’an: I’m so excited, I didn’t expect that Yan Yan was the first of us three to get a boyfriend.
Congratulations, congratulations!
Wen Xia, feeling guilty under the covers, touched her nose and congratulated her as well.
Jiang Yan: Zhou Qing said he’ll treat you to a meal tomorrow.
Liu An’an: Yay yay yay, ribs are on the menu.
Wen Xia was about to reply when she saw a post from Qin Mo. “The one you love most is around” came with a picture—the same one she had seen in Liu Boyi’s post yesterday.
There were a few comments below.
I’m your Brother Zhao: Woah
Brother drinks loneliness: Please introduce me, that girl’s smile is so pretty!! Please introduce!!
Xia Xia baby replied to Brother drinks loneliness: Thanks, take a left when you go out.
Brother drinks loneliness: ????
I’m your Brother Zhao replied to Brother drinks loneliness: Stupid pig, Xueba tells you to get lost.
Brother drinks loneliness replied to I’m your Brother Zhao: …Zhao Zichuan, do you want to die?
I’m your Brother Zhao: Who’s afraid of who! Stupid pig!!
Wen Xia silently liked the post.
The “Little Fairy” group chat exploded.
Liu An’an: What did your cousin mean by that? I don’t understand. I can recognize the words separately, but when put together, I don’t get it. What does it mean for someone to love something? Xia Xia, translate it for me.
Wen Xia: …
Jiang Yan: Silly! It means the person I love the most is right by my side.
Liu An’an: Huh? It feels strange. Did Xia Xia’s cousin say that Xia Xia is the person he loves the most? Xia Xia, it seems like your cousin really likes you.
Jiang Yan: I think!!! The way cousin looks at Xia Xia is so swoon-worthy. Other people’s cousins are just cousins, but my cousin is a troublemaker. He still hasn’t returned the five yuan he borrowed from me last time.
Liu An’an: Xia Xia, why don’t you and your cousin have a forbidden romance? Hahaha, I bet if I turn it into a novel, people would definitely read it.
At that moment, the sound of Wen Xia coughing echoed through the dorm. She was probably going to die from the shock of Liu An’an and Jiang Yan’s outrageous remarks.
Then, Qin Mo sent a QQ message: “Wife, write out the triple angle formula.”
Wen Xia: …
She then obediently typed out the triple angle formula.
Qin Mo: By the way, Wife, you’re amazing.
**TN
The one you love most is around – was written in English