Chapter 45: I'll Warm Your Bed Tonight

The 99th Proposal Was Rejected, the Aloof Campus Belle Strongly Flirts With Me — Jiang Muye

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Jiang Muye was stunned for a moment.

Although there was no contact name saved, he was very familiar with the other party's WeChat account.

After all, he used to say good morning and good night to her every day, and every time he would eagerly wait for her to reply.

But ever since he was blocked, he had never done such a foolish thing again.

The person who added him was naturally Xia Xiran.

Jiang Muye thought about it for a minute at most, but still chose to add Xia Xiran as a friend.

Xia Xiran: 【Exam week is about to start. Want to go to the library and study together tomorrow?】

Jiang Muye narrowed his eyes and replied: 【No.】

Xia Xiran was very surprised.

She had thought that after Jiang Muye thanked her, he would be very enthusiastic, and might even accept her.

But now Jiang Muye was cold and stern.

She simply couldn't figure this man out.

Xia Xiran asked: 【Didn't you ask Yuanyuan to pass along your thanks today? Then why are you still…】

Jiang Muye's brows knit tightly, and he quickly replied: 【If I made you misunderstand something, I apologize. I'm grateful that you worked hard to cook for me, but that doesn't mean I'm going to accept you.】

He really was moved that Xia Xiran, a young lady who had never lifted a finger for housework, would cook for him herself.

But being moved couldn't replace feelings.

Besides, Jiang Muye was someone who went his own way. Once he decided not to look back, he wouldn't let unnecessary feelings hold back his steps forward.

There was no reply from Xia Xiran's side for a long time.

Jiang Muye figured she must have backed off after seeing how difficult it was.

After all, what he'd said was harsh and blunt enough.

Just as Jiang Muye was about to turn off his phone, he heard a ding.

He saw Xia Xiran's newest message.

【Whether you come or not, I'll be here. I'll save you a seat, just like how I feel about cooking for you—unchanging.】

Jiang Muye's expression paused.

Xia Xiran really was more persistent than he'd thought.

Whatever, if she wanted to come, let her. It had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Muye knew that Xia Xiran was a very stubborn person, and extremely persistent. When she had learned to dance, even after a serious ligament strain in her leg, she still insisted on performing on stage.

After sorting out his thoughts, Jiang Muye fell asleep.

His originally chaotic mood, now that he smelled the fragrance of the quilt, slowly became relaxed.

The corners of Jiang Muye's mouth subconsciously curled upward.

That night a cold front came, and the wind outside was biting.

Early in the morning, Jiang Muye was woken up by the complaining voices of Little White Dove and the others.

Little White Dove was shivering, wrapped in four or five padded jackets, and grumbled: "My god, this weather is way too cold, I'm freezing to death! It's still autumn, but it feels like it's about to snow."

"Tell me about it. One quilt wasn't enough for me yesterday. Who knows how I even got into bed—I had a down jacket wrapped around me too. The quilt just couldn't stand up to the cold." Old He grumbled.

Kai nodded: "It really was cold in the second half of last night. We need to turn on the heating, otherwise we won't survive the winter."

Jiang Muye said: "Was it cold last night? It was fine."

He really wasn't bragging—it really wasn't cold.

The bed was warm and cozy. He hadn't felt the cold front arrive at all, though the strong wind battering the window last night had been a bit scary.

Instantly, he was hit with resentful glares from several people.

Kai said sourly: "The Cold Campus Belle gave you a super-thick silk quilt. Of course you don't feel cold."

Little White Dove was full of envy: "Yeah, it looks so warm. Muzi, are we brothers or not? Let me sleep with it today!"

Jiang Muye immediately shielded the quilt that these guys were peeking at, and said: "No."

But Little White Dove had already excitedly climbed up and burrowed in. The moment he lay down, he let out a satisfied sigh: "My god, this is great, so comfortable. It's crazy comfortable just lying in here. This is a good thing—I want to buy one now. Can you ask the Cold Campus Belle where she got it?"

Kai and Old He were immediately tempted, and said: "Let me try it too!"

Soon they were all climbing into bed and burrowing into the quilt together.

Watching them tug at the quilt, Jiang Muye's heart ached: "Hey, don't tear my quilt, I still have to sleep in it tonight. And do you guys have any shame, all of you on my bed? It's going to collapse."

There had been cases in the neighboring dorm of a top bunk suddenly collapsing, so they were all a little worried about the safety of the bed boards.

Only then did they reluctantly come out from under the quilt and leave Jiang Muye's bed.

"Wah, tonight I'm sleeping with you, waiting for Your Majesty to favor me~" Little White Dove threw him a flirtatious look.

"Screw you. A concubine as ugly as you would be sent straight to the cold palace." Jiang Muye made a shooing sound.

"But you don't want the pretty ones either. Three Campus Belles all want to chase you, and you didn't take a liking to any of them." Little White Dove grinned. "So of course your brother has to serve you."

"Tch, even if I don't like the pretty ones, I still don't want an ugly one like you."

"So mean, don't be so strict about gender, bro."

"Keep it up and I'll tell your girlfriend how shameless you are." Jiang Muye glanced at the flirty Little White Dove.

Little White Dove sighed: "Alright, bro. Man, I'm so jealous of you. If only my Suya were half as good as the Cold Campus Belle. The weather dropped and she didn't even offer to send me a quilt—instead she wants me to buy her snow boots!"

Kai nodded vigorously: "Tell me about it. I still have to take Xiao Yue to buy gloves and a scarf later. Muzi really doesn't know how good he has it."

Old He shook his head: "Watching this makes me want to break up. When will my girlfriend ever be this thoughtful?"

"Alright, I actually think you guys are secretly showing off your love early in the morning, feeding me dog food. I need to get to the library—exam week is about to start." Jiang Muye said, already picking up his books.

He could handle everything else, but CET-4 was his fatal weakness.

Jiang Muye could only rely on rote memorization now, hoping the exam gods would favor him and not let him fail again.

At the thought of exam week, the three roommates immediately put on bitter faces.

Exam week meant a pile of certificate exams, like the teacher qualification exam, CET-4, the computer certificate exam, the accounting certificate—all very important.

Unfortunately, apart from failing CET-4, these three roommates hadn't even passed the most basic computer exam.

"It's already past eight, there's no way there are seats left. It's probably packed—we wouldn't even find floor space." Little White Dove sighed.

"Not necessarily." Jiang Muye's mouth curled up faintly.

He was certain there would be a seat saved for him.

"Muzi, you go ahead. I'll study computers in bed. I can't fail again." Little White Dove thought Jiang Muye was wasting his effort. He sighed, picked up his laptop, and climbed up to the top bunk.

Kai had to go shopping with his girlfriend, and Old He also had to tackle computers.

There was nothing for it—Jiang Muye could only go to the library alone.

The library was already full. After all, it was exam week, and everyone had come to study—plus, who wouldn't want to enjoy the heating?

Xia Xiran had been sitting in her seat for a long time.

She had been waiting at the door before the library even opened.

Of course, there were plenty of others as early as her, for example—

Xia Xiran's gaze fell on the girl in the seat in the upper right corner.

Her skin was fair and clean, glowing with a milky porcelain light under the lamp. She held a pen in her hand, recording something, her expression faint, completely undisturbed by the outside world.

Her peerless features were beautifully flawless. Observing her from such a close distance, Xia Xiran began to admire why the other's skin could be so good, why her features could be so exquisite.

The two of them sat facing each other.

There was just one empty seat on each side, but both of them had saved seats.

And on top of that, their aura was too powerful—no one dared to sit down.

They had both come to wait for one person—