CHAPTER 869: CHAPTER 851: YE XI IS DEEPLY SHAKEN! (PART 2)

"You don’t need to worry about me."

Ye Xi, being urged by Huo Feng to find a girlfriend, somewhat understood the hint in Huo Feng’s words.

He awkwardly tugged at the corner of his lips, raising a not-so-pleasant smile, "It’s not that I’m not looking, but the right time hasn’t come. When the right person appears, everything will fall into place naturally."

"What do you mean by that..."

Huo Feng frowned and refuted him, "I’m telling you, nothing in this world happens naturally without effort. You need to try! When it comes to finding someone, if you’re not willing in your own heart, even if Cupid shoots a hundred arrows at you, they’d all miss! You need to keep it in mind; that way you’ll have better luck finding someone!"

"I’m not in a hurry."

Ye Xi could only reply to Huo Feng this way, "At this age, academics are still more important."

"Sangzhi is tired of saying how important academics are!"

Huo Feng freed a hand to rub Pu Sangzhi’s head, casting a fond glance at her, then smiled at Ye Xi, "Brother, a word of advice, if a good girl pursues you, give her a chance. Don’t shut it down completely! Look at me and Sangzhi..."

Pu Sangzhi took a bite of beef, involuntarily raising her eyes to look at Huo Feng, her delicate brows slightly knitting...

"Sangzhi left the door slightly open for me back then, she didn’t shut me out completely!"

As Huo Feng said this, he also took another piece of beef, dipped it in raw egg, and placed it in Pu Sangzhi’s bowl.

"Brother, let me tell you about what happened with me and Sangzhi back then."

Huo Feng then began to show off in front of Ye Xi, "Back in the day, when I first pursued Sangzhi, she rejected me outright, very directly, and the reason was because of her studies. But she didn’t completely shut me out. When I asked her to help me with my revision, she agreed, leaving me a little opening! Brother, you really should take a page from Sangzhi’s book and leave a little room for possibilities! Who knows, your love life might come knocking!"

Ye Xi pursed his lips and gave a perfunctory nod.

This was probably the most unappetizing meal he’s ever had; he simply couldn’t lift his chopsticks...

Yet, this guy Huo Feng kept reminding him, "Brother, eat up, have some more. I’m telling you, the sashimi comes three pieces per serving, everyone gets a share, and you have to eat yours. The sushi too, it’s three or six pieces per serving, you have a share in this too, you must finish your portion regardless. Otherwise, you’re disrespecting me!"

Another ’disrespecting me’ made it impossible for Ye Xi to refuse Huo Feng.

He could only nod, smile politely, and say, "I’m actually not very hungry."

"That won’t do, even if you’re not hungry, you still need to eat. Finish your portion~"

Huo Feng said this while proactively putting a piece of sashimi on Ye Xi’s plate.

Ye Xi then felt even more embarrassed, "It’s okay, you don’t need to serve me, I’ll eat."

So, even though he had no appetite left, he still picked up food bit by bit, putting it in his mouth.

Each bite he chewed was bland and tasteless, without any sense of deliciousness.

"Brother, let me tell you the benefits of having a girlfriend?"

Huo Feng took a bite of sushi, and couldn’t wait to continue talking, his enthusiasm practically through the roof, "You know, having a girlfriend is something you’ll need to do eventually. Because you need to get married! A man has to establish a household, even if he doesn’t have a career! Isn’t that right?"

Ye Xi nodded, "Yeah."

Huo Feng ignored his lukewarm response and continued speaking with fervor, "That’s why, the earlier you find a girlfriend, the better. A girlfriend you meet in school, that’s where the real feelings are! Otherwise, after graduation, when your relatives start setting you up on blind dates, those girls are all about material and benefits, not just the person you are. So you really should hurry up and find someone!"

Ye Xi kept his head down, eating, chewing unhurriedly, unsure of how to respond to Huo Feng.

But no matter how indifferent his attitude, Huo Feng’s remained as enthusiastic as ever, "Brother, having a girlfriend while studying is really great. The beautiful scenery of Tsinghua, holding hands with your girlfriend, and dating on the Tsinghua campus, is such a wonderful thing! Moreover, there’s someone to care for you! You see, last time when I got injured, Sangzhi kept coming to my dorm to bring me soup and meals. Without a girlfriend, where could you get these perks, right?"

Ye Xi nodded silently, "Yeah."

"So, if a good girl is pursuing you, you really need to give her a chance!"

Huo Feng droned on incessantly, "Maybe the girl you see isn’t your type right now, but as time goes by, when you see her good qualities, you might just fall for her! Sangzhi saw all the good qualities in me, and over time, she fell in love with me!"

Next to them, Pu Sangzhi was completely grossed out by Huo Feng’s words, she paused halfway through sucking in her noodles and couldn’t help but cast a glance at Huo Feng.

She really wanted to tell him: You’re overdoing it!

Huo Feng scooped a bite of eel into his mouth, looked down at Pu Sangzhi while eating, meeting her gaze just right.

His thin lips curled up high, with a look of sheer satisfaction.

Next to him, Pu Sangzhi quietly continued eating her udon noodles, silently chewing, really not wanting to speak, nor expose his show.

The entire meal dragged on with this atmosphere, eating leisurely...

Some felt as bright as the midday sun, some felt as gloomy as clouded skies, while others ate carelessly...

The three people at the table each had their own thoughts.

But the one consensus was, the central idea Huo Feng was trying to convey, was well understood by everyone.

Later, during the latter half of the meal, Ye Xi excused himself to the restroom.

Once he left the table, disappearing from the sight of Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi tapped Huo Feng’s shoulder, saying directly, "You went a bit wild tonight, didn’t you!"

Huo Feng held a cup of tea, lifted an eyebrow and sipped, looking relaxed and at ease, "I didn’t see you stopping me~ Since you didn’t say anything, I just let myself run with it."

"I didn’t stop you because I thought we should be on the same side."

Pu Sangzhi poked Huo Feng’s arm with her finger, "Who knew you could talk so much! Talking too much makes it seem deliberate, Brother Ye Xi will definitely see that you’re purposely saying all that!"

"I think he noticed too."

Huo Feng said with a cheeky smile, "I wanted him to notice. Smart people, you hint without spelling it out! Right now, he should be in self-reflection, shouldn’t I go check on him in the restroom? Maybe he’s hiding and crying there?"

"Brother Ye Xi isn’t that weak."

Pu Sangzhi countered Huo Feng, "You’ve been talking all night, once Brother Ye Xi comes back, you better wrap it up. Don’t go overboard."

"Alright, I’ll definitely wrap it up."

Huo Feng raised his hand to stroke the back of Pu Sangzhi’s head gently, "Sweetheart, I want to know, did you really not stop me because you wanted to be on the same side as me?"

"Would it be fake?"

Pu Sangzhi glanced at Huo Feng, "I just wanted to reassure you, that’s why I supported you fully. Of course, I also want Brother Ye Xi to give up on me, which is why I didn’t speak up for him."

"Such awareness and insight!"

Huo Feng gave her a thumbs up, "Sweetheart, you’re great! You’re smart too, hinting subtly without spelling it out! I just love associating with smart people!"

"Hmph."

Pu Sangzhi swatted away his thumb.

"Sweetie, can I go to the restroom too?" Huo Feng suggested.

"What do you want?"

Pu Sangzhi clearly knew what he meant, "Are you going there to continue talking to Brother Ye Xi? You’ve already said so much earlier..."

Huo Feng clicked his tongue, "What I said earlier was in front of you. As a man, there are some things you can’t let women hear. So now’s the perfect chance to find him in the restroom and talk!"

Pu Sangzhi raised a finger to point at him, "Then control yourself a bit."

She didn’t stop Huo Feng from going, just advised him to restrain himself a bit, not straining things too far.

Huo Feng replied confidently, "No problem, don’t you trust me."

Saying that, he stood up from his seat and headed straight for the restroom.

Just as he was about to enter the men’s restroom, suddenly, a familiar silhouette emerged from the women’s restroom...

Before Huo Feng could see clearly, the girl called out to him first, "Huo Feng?"