Chen Yu Ying was already used to Lin Li occasionally letting his hand drape onto her thigh to pinch and pat while sitting next to her, since it happened every day at noon.

Even though Bai Bufan was there today, sitting right next to Lin Li, Chen Yu Ying noticed Bai Bufan didn't react at all even after seeing it, so she didn't mind much, only her ears quietly turned red, accepting this familiar intimacy.

But then Ding Sihan pulled a stunt, oh dear, no more touching!

Usually, when Chen Yu Ying was happy after solving a problem or for other reasons, she would actively use her knee or thigh to gently, rhythmically touch the outside of Lin Li's thigh, sharing her emotions silently.

Oh dear, not anymore!

Evil Xiaoding, it's beyond words.

Lin Li was very annoyed.

So after a while, Ding Sihan stopped watching and looked pale.

Because once again she lowered her head and saw Lin Li's leg intertwined with Bai Bufan's, quite romantically, and their hands were touching each other's thighs as well.

It gave Ding Sihan quite a shock you know.

She quickly raised her head to do some eye exercises to avoid getting a sty.

After finishing the afternoon class, since they'd already 'eaten well' at noon, the five people didn't bother picking a restaurant to drive to for dinner but chose a nearby place within walking distance, treating the way there and back as a leisurely stroll.

After returning, everyone continued with their own things, studying, leg-touching, being touched, eating dog food, and getting sties.

...

The library closing music started playing, gradually getting louder.

"Let's go home, been studying all day, so tired." Ding Sihan stood up, stretching as she spoke.

Everyone responded and started packing up.

Though no one knew why Ding Sihan conveniently faced away from Lin Li when stretching.

She would also occasionally turn her head to shoot Lin Li a look as if looking at scraps or rubbish.

Lin Li was speechless.

Firstly, he wasn't that perverted.

Secondly, does it make a difference?

"Is there a driver picking you up?" Forget about Dingzi for now, after packing up his bag, Lin Li looked at Chen Yu Ying and asked.

In the bright light of the study room, she was organizing her books with lowered eyelashes, her side profile soft and lovely.

Thinking back from noon, actions speak louder than words.

"Today it's my dad, he's already downstairs." Chen Yu Ying understood Lin Li's implication, pursed her lips, a hint of helplessness breaking into her smile, softly said.

"Really your dad? Damn, why is it so difficult to go home with you just once."

Lin Li discontentedly clenched his hand into a fist, gently brushed his knuckles against the soft cheek of the girl.

Originally thought, since the driver and Chen's mother sided with Chen Yu Ying, even if a driver came to pick her up, he could go home with Chen Yu Ying — since it's all known.

Never expected Middle Man to pop out tonight.

So can't take her home.

Otherwise, if he sent the class monitor home tonight, he might never make it back home himself, never for this lifetime. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Today he was passing by, I won't let him come next time." Chen Yu Ying symbolically turned her face to dodge Lin Li's hand, her gentle voice even carrying a hint of apology.

"That's right." Lin Li nodded approvingly, then asked: "Do you have anything next week?"

"Nothing." Chen Yu Ying shook her head.

Lin Li nodded again, his gaze firmed a bit, then standing up, looking at the "Couple Dogs": "Are you guys going home next week?"

"I'm going home, been here for two weeks, of course I'm going home after exams." Qu Wanqiu answered.

"What home~~" Ding Sihan walked over and rubbed Qu Wanqiu's cheek with her fist as if imitating someone, saying: "It's only been two weeks, stay at school, better to play after exams."

Qu Wanqiu paused, hesitating to respond.

At this moment Lin Li frowned and unimpressedly said: "Dingding, can you not be so selfish? You're only thinking about yourself, not Jiujiu's family, they haven't seen Jiujiu for two weeks, a whole two weeks.

You as a local may not have a concept of two weeks, but let me put it this way, the period between the Shang Dynasty and Qin Dynasty was just two weeks."

Lin Li's tone was solemn.

Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu: "(;☉_☉)?"

Hey, wait a minute.

Whoever said Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou lasted two weeks!

"Based on this, Si Han, I haven't been home for eight hundred years, I do need to go home."

But Qu Wanqiu accepted the reasoning, nodded, and used it as a slope to escape.

"Alright..." Ding Sihan didn't have much to say, just looked at Lin Li somewhat puzzled.

Why does Lin Li seem so eager for Qu Wanqiu to go home?

At this point, Lin Li was looking at Ding Sihan.

"Dingding, do you have anything next week?"

Without waiting for Ding Sihan to respond, Lin Li quickly continued: "If you have things then go mind your business, if not there are six days until next weekend, see if you can find something to do.

If you can't find anything to do, I'll scold you now, scold you tomorrow, scold you the day after…"

Ding Sihan hesitated once, twice, thrice, then finally let out a long "Oh", the rebellious girl transformed into a kind mother, her gaze pivoting between Lin Li and Chen Yu Ying, nodded with understanding:

"Alright, though I don't know what it is yet, I do have things next week, pretty busy the whole weekend, sorry if there's a small group gathering, I can't make it."

The son and best friend have grown up, need their private space.

Lin Li nodded contentedly.

Now unnecessary people have vanished.

Turning around, his gaze met Chen Yu Ying who had been watching him with a smile.

Her bright eyes were filled with laughter, openly expectant, Lin Li's voice involuntarily softened:

"Gee, seems like only we two are free next week, such a pity."

The pity lies in not having extra people around when the girl is willing to feed him, becoming the obstacle making her shy and giving up doing so, such a pity, so unfortunate.

Chen Yu Ying smiled sweetly, eagerly nodded: "Yes, such a pity."

Lin Li: "But…"

A dog suddenly appeared, barking:

"Well then... I say... just stop with 'but but' okay? First explain what you mean by only you two, Lin Li, fuck, did you forget to ask someone?"

Where does this stray dog come from?

Lin Li made a shooing motion, not bothering to respond.

"You motherfucker!" angry, Bai Bufan was thoroughly enraged:

"Show some respect! Damn! I've decided! I won't go home next week! I'll hang out with you two! I'll always, always keep an eye on you! Forever, forever spying on you from the shadows…"

Noisy!

Lin Li calmly looked at Bai Bufan: "I can't go back on the meal money, Bufan, but share those two taxi fares today."

Bai Bufan calmly avoided Lin Li's gaze: "My grandma is birthing my dad next week, I must go see if it's a boy or girl, sorry Lin Li, can't accompany you."

Biting dogs don't bark, barking dogs don't bite, so true.

Only then did Lin Li look back at Chen Yu Ying and complete what he hadn't finished: "But I haven't decided what to do next week, can I leave it to you?"

"Sure." Chen Yu Ying nodded, her voice carried a trace of sweetness, light and soft:

"Leave everything to me."

Lin Li frowned in slight dissatisfaction: "I want to entrust it to you, not your dad, I'm afraid he might chop me into mince."

Chen Yu Ying rolled her eyes at him playfully, her gaze tinged with bashfulness, mixed with a bit of helplessness at his disrupting the mood:

"If left to him, the mince wouldn't be as coarse."