She hadn't even had time to hang up when Song Qi's emotionless voice sounded in her ear, "Answer it, what if they really need something?"
As he spoke, he pressed the connect button for her.
Shen Jianxi: ...Seriously.
Since it was connected, she might as well talk. They had already broken up, so there was nothing she couldn't say.
The internet lagged for a moment before Xie Shu's image appeared. However, upon seeing the scene in the video, Shen Jianxi almost spat out her drink.
The background of the call was Xie Shu's bedroom. Shen Jianxi was familiar with the layout and decor, but...
The first thing that appeared in the video wasn't Xie Shu's face, but his bare upper body.
He had a good physique. If she weren't sitting with Song Qi on her left and Song Duanli on her right, she would have certainly admired it.
But at this moment, let alone admiring it, she just wanted to hang up quickly. "It's so late, is there something, Xie Shu?"
A very faint cold laugh reached her ears. Shen Jianxi became even more nervous. She wanted to see Song Qi's expression, but the current situation wouldn't allow her to be distracted.
The moment the video call connected, Song Qi and Song Duanli very tacitly moved to the sides to avoid being in the frame. Even now, they remained silent, so Xie Shu didn't know he was video-calling three people. He only thought Shen Jianxi was alone.
"Nothing much, just missed you, Xixi." He spoke with affection, but his hand toyed with a Swiss Army knife.
"Crack—" A crack appeared in the glass.
Shen Jianxi swallowed. "This..."
"It's okay, Xixi, you don't have to say anything. I know everything. You're dating Fu Yi now, aren't you?"
"Smash—" The glass shattered into pieces, falling to the floor.
"I can not care. Let's get back together. It's fine even if you don't break up with Fu Yi."
"Crunch—" A foot further reduced the already small shards on the floor.
Song Duanli glanced at Song Qi's impatient demeanor and couldn't help but sigh with relief that he had become almost numb to it from seeing it so often lately. Otherwise, no matter how many cups they had at home, they wouldn't be enough for them to smash today.
Xie Shu on the other end was still talking, but Shen Jianxi really had no mood to listen. Seeing a perfectly good glass turn into something unrecognizable in such a short period of time made her panic.
"Stop talking!" She interrupted Xie Shu's remaining words.
Stop talking, she was begging him, give her a way out!
"Xie Shu, we broke up, and we broke up. There's no other possibility."
"And I will never get back together with an ex-boyfriend."
"We can be friends, but nothing more. You should get some rest."
Upon hearing her words, Xie Shu's expression turned dejected. "I understand."
His tone was very low, with something more than just disappointment. However, Shen Jianxi didn't have the time to ponder it. Hearing that he understood, she hastily hung up the phone.
The call ended, and the dejection on Xie Shu's face vanished. He hadn't failed to notice the commotion on Shen Jianxi's side during the video call.
The knife in his hand fiercely stabbed into a photo on the wall. It was a candid shot of Shen Jianxi and Fu Yi hugging, taken from the school forum.
...
Meanwhile, Song Qi finally remembered Xie Shu.
"You're so polite, my dear. What is it that I know?"
"Is it going to the bar late at night? Confessing to Song Duanli? Or dating someone, even two people?"
"My dear, tell me, what do I know? I know nothing!"
Shen Jianxi: This...
What if she couldn't appease him?
Lowering her head, she secretly glanced at him, but then her eyes met his, startling her into quickly averting her gaze. She weakly said, "No..."
"Nothing? My dear, are you going to tell me these things never happened? Guess if I believe you?"
For every word she spoke, Song Qi wanted to say ten, but even so, it was difficult to vent the anger in his heart.
"No, not two, just one."
"..."
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