Lovely Allergen - Chap 41
Song Yu’s struggle was short-lived.
He was the one who didn’t want Le Zhishi to leave.
Le Zhishi was satisfied with his approval. He let go of his hand and returned to Song Yu’s chair with his bag. He was happy. He asked Song Yu if he had anything else to do in the afternoon and if he was bothering him.
Song Yu shook his head. “Have you finished your homework?”
“I finished it a long time ago,” Le Zhishi said to him. “I’ve memorized the books too. I came here prepared. I also brought my revision materials. I can read them tonight. ” He had learned that Lin Rong needed him to deliver something the day before, so he finished his homework in advance. He had also been doing his homework the morning before the monthly break. Once he was focused, his efficiency would be very high. Especially when he thought that he was here to see Song Yu, his concentration doubled.
Song Yu nodded. He heard Le Zhishi’s phone vibrating and reminded him that he had to go downstairs to buy something.
There was another flash of thunder outside. Le Zhishi’s shoulders trembled unconsciously. He checked the messages on his phone and looked up at Song Yu. “Can I go down with you?”
“It’s raining too heavily outside.”
“Then …” Le Zhishi waved his phone at him. “Can I play a game? My classmates are calling me. I want to distract myself. ”
Indeed, it was still thundering outside. Song Yu nodded, but he couldn’t help but remind him, “Don’t play games.”
“I rarely play games,” Le Zhishi explained. “I’m a noob at games, so I don’t really like them.”
Song Yu had already changed his shoes. He grunted, picked up the dorm’s spare umbrella, and went out.
The situation outside was worse than he had imagined. The water had already flooded the steps and was almost at the same level as the door on the first floor of the dorm. He waded out. The wind and rain were heavy, so there were fewer people outside. However, there were many people in the campus supermarket, and it was crowded. The rainy season in this city was quite extreme. Everyone had accumulated a lot of experience and would habitually stock up every time it rained.
Usually, Song Yu would stay away from crowded places like this, but this time, he went in without hesitation. He quickly bought Le Zhishi’s favorite snacks, a brand new towel, a soft toothbrush, and slippers, and headed to the queue for payment.
When it was finally her turn, she saw the girls passing by holding the ice cream that Le Zhishi had once said that she liked to eat, so she left the line.
Returning to the queue from the freezer, he felt that the time cost had increased by at least 20 minutes. Normally, this kind of situation would make Song Yu very impatient, but now he was in a good mood.
His phone vibrated. It was a message from Q/Q. Song Yu rarely used social media, especially after he went to university. Most of his contact work had been transferred to WeChat, and Q/Q had almost stopped. In the past, he had also set the group chat to not remind them.
This time, he opened it. As expected, it was a message from Le Zhishi.
Song Yu was originally in the queue, but he had nothing to do. He opened it and saw that it was a photo. It was taken by Le Zhishi on his desk. On it were packed food and pork ribs and lotus root soup.
Le Zhishi: Delicious! Another reason to get into W University!
The number of comments below completely reflected Le Zhishi’s popularity. The screen was full of “Le Zhishi”, and it also showed that he was the favorite in the campus social circle. Most of the replies were related to W University, and many of his friends teased Le Zhishi for being a brother lover and going to find his older brother whenever the holidays were over. Song Yu continued scrolling, and his fingers stopped. One of the comments caught his attention.
I am the New World’s Kami: Foodie, you ran so far in such a heavy rain. Aren’t you afraid of being sold off halfway? I can make this fish too. I promise you that it’s a hundred times better than the cafeteria’s. If you don’t believe me, you can come to my house!
Le Zhishi replied, [Really? Do you still know how to make steamed fish?]
I am the New World’s Kami: Of course. I can make it like a peacock. Awesome, right? Do you want me to bring some food for you next week?
Le Zhishi replied innocently and said that he liked to eat fish.
The two of them chatted for a long time, and the topic was no longer related to the picture that Le Zhishi had sent. The other party seemed to be good at chatting, and directly talked about returning to school after the holidays. He said that he had a very good handmade yogurt. It was mango-flavored, and he could bring it to Le Zhishi, but he wanted to exchange it with the baked cinnamon rolls that Le Zhishi had mentioned last time. Le Zhishi agreed, and from the time he took to reply, there was not much hesitation.
After a minute, the other party invited him to play a game. Le Zhishi declined, saying that he was not good at it, but the other party seemed to know him very well.
I am the New World’s Kami: I know. Don’t worry, I’ll help you level up. I guarantee that you’ll get chicken dinner this time.
Thunder was rumbling outside, and dark clouds were pressing down, enveloping the whole school in a dark and low pressure. Song Yu put his phone back in his pocket. Looking at the line that had not moved much, he began to feel irritated.
A minute later, two girls approached Song Yu, occupying the narrow corridor. One of them held her phone and boldly greeted Song Yu. Then, she asked him, “Can I add you on WeChat?”
Song Yu’s expression was particularly bad. He did not even want to deal with it, and directly found an excuse to dismiss it. “Sorry, I don’t use WeChat.”
The other party seemed to have expected that it would not be so easy, so she did not give up easily. She tried again. “Then … what about Q?”
Song Yu frowned, and his tone became worse.
“This is the social media app I hate the most.”
In the end, it took him half an hour longer than expected to return to the dormitory. Before he opened the door, he heard Le Zhishi’s intense gaming reaction in the room. He said regretfully, “It’s over, it’s over, it’s over.”
His headphones were turned up, and his elbows were on the table. He looked like he was completely isolated from the world. Song Yu put away his umbrella and hung it on the shelf by the door. He took off his shoes and heard Le Zhishi say to his gaming partner, “Who’s the little baby? Don’t talk nonsense. ”
His eyes were still staring at the screen, and his hands were a little flustered. He seemed to be amused by his teammate. “So disgusting.”
Song Yu did not put down his things immediately. He stood there and saw Le Zhishi give up. He put down his hands and complained that his teammate was affecting his performance. After a while, he said seriously, “Don’t give people nicknames. Great, I’m dead now.”
The other party seemed to be still talking. Le Zhishi put down his phone and was a little angry. “Let’s see how you can win alone.” After ending the game, he stretched, but his eyes were still fixed on the phone screen. He chose to continue watching the game.
Song Yu lost his patience. He did not want to wait for him to find out. He walked over and put the snacks and ice cream he bought on the table. Without saying a word, he took the daily necessities out and took them to the bathroom.
“You’re back?” Le Zhishi quickly took off his headphones. He did not even care about the ice cream. He stood up and followed Song Yu. “What did you buy? Is it for me? ”
“A toothbrush and a towel.” Song Yu put the toiletries on the table and reminded him not to use the wrong ones. Then he turned around and put the new slippers next to his feet. He did not say anything.
Le Zhishi did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that his brother’s mood seemed to have worsened after going out. He did not like that Song Yu was in a bad mood. In order to ease his mood, he took the initiative to share the embarrassing incident he had just played with him. “I just mistook the gun for a smoke bomb and almost killed my teammate. Luckily, he ran away quickly.”
In fact, Le Zhishi did not like to lose, and he did not like to be laughed at. However, if the opponent was Song Yu, he could accept it. As long as Song Yu heard it, he would laugh.
However, it did not seem to work this time.
Song Yu took out a bottle of iced Coke. His tone did not soften much. “Is that so?” After that, he raised his head and took a sip. He frowned and put the cap back on the table.
Seeing him like this, Le Zhishi did not know what to do. His phone kept vibrating with messages, but he was not in the mood to reply. He picked up the ice cream that Song Yu gave him. “I love this.” He used a spoon to scoop a spoonful and put it next to Song Yu’s mouth. “You eat.”
Song Yu did not eat it, as usual. However, unlike usual, he glanced at Le Zhishi’s phone and then glanced at Le Zhishi. “Don’t you want to see who sent it?”
Le Zhishi took his hand back and ate the mouthful of ice cream. He picked up his phone and quickly replied before putting it down. “My teammate. He asked me if I still want to play.” After that, he added, “I don’t want to play anymore. It’s boring to keep losing.”
Song Yu did not respond to his words. He took his laptop from his desk and put it on his roommate’s desk. He turned it on.
“Are you going to study?” Le Zhishi turned around and stared at Song Yu’s back. The thunder outside seemed to have stopped for a while.
“Yeah.” In fact, Song Yu had finished his work and there was nothing else he needed to do. When Le Zhishi said that he was coming, he went out after taking a shower. He did not want to go to the lab, but he wanted to finish the team’s data analysis work as soon as possible.
He checked his email and saw the research paper sent by his teacher. Song Yu, who was only in his third year of university, was chosen by the university’s research experts as a candidate for training because of his outstanding grades. He entered the lab early and was jokingly called a freshman by his seniors.
After replying to his teacher’s email, Song Yu cleaned up the data files on his desk and clicked on the PDF of the research paper that he had just downloaded.
Le Zhishi felt that he was really busy. He finished his ice cream alone and turned around to lie on the back of Song Yu’s chair. The tip of his chin rested on his arm as he stared at Song Yu’s back. He did not say a word, like a puppy that was silently accompanying its owner after a meal.
It was a stormy day, and the sun was chased away by the dark clouds. It was only 4: 30 in the afternoon, but the light was already very dim.
After some time, Le Zhishi felt that he was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, he heard Song Yu’s voice.
“Who was the person you were playing with earlier?”
His tone sounded casual, and he did not turn around. It was as if he was just asking casually. Le Zhishi was also confused. He raised his head, sat up straight, and rubbed his eyes. “My classmate.”
“Your classmate?”
Le Zhishi nodded. He suddenly realized that Lu Bancheng might not be able to see him, so he said, “She sat behind me.”
Song Yu started to fall silent again. Le Zhishi got up from his chair and rummaged through his backpack for a thick notebook. He pulled his chair closer to Lu Bancheng. “Can I sit next to you to revise?”
“You can play if you want to. Don’t worry about me.” Song Yu was a little indifferent. Le Zhishi realized that Lu Bancheng was still tangled up in the game, as if he was an addict to online games. He frowned briefly and leaned very close to Song Yu, acting like a spoiled child. “I don’t really like to play games. It’s just that you’re not here, and someone called me. I’m afraid of thunder, so I agreed to play two rounds with him. If you’re here, I don’t want to play games at all. ”
This sentence seemed to work on Song Yu. He finally turned his head to look at Le Zhishi, but there was still some doubt in his eyes.
“It’s true.” Le Zhishi handed the phone to Song Yu and opened the game interface for him to check. “If you don’t believe me, look at my rank. It’s super bad. I haven’t even played it a few times.”
The game returned to the lobby interface. There were two people on the screen. One of them was the teammate Song Yu had mentioned. His ID was also New World’s Kami, just as Song Yu had imagined.
Song Yu looked away, showing that he was not interested in his game. His finger slid lightly on the touchpad of the notebook. “The most important thing for you now is to study.”
“I know.” Le Zhishi lowered his head and flipped open the notebook. “I’m studying hard every day.”
“Don’t play with students who like to play games.” Song Yu unnaturally lectured him.
“You mean the one just now?” Le Zhishi lowered his head to look at the notebook. He turned a page and said casually, “His grades are pretty good. Sometimes, he’s even better than me. He’s especially good at math, but his English isn’t as good as mine. In the last monthly exam, he …”
“I’m not interested in your classmate.”
Le Zhishi looked up at him. “Oh.” In fact, he did not want to talk about other people. He just wanted to use the other person’s grades to reflect that his grades were also good.
He saw Song Yu put on his headphones, unscrewed the coke bottle, took a big gulp, and put it back on the table.
Usually, Song Yu did not drink coke. His intake of carbonated drinks was a little strange. Le Zhishi was puzzled. He saw that the packaging of the coke bottle was different. It seemed to be cherry-flavored. He thought that this kind of flavor was usually dark cuisine. He wanted to ask Song Yu how he felt after drinking it, but he was afraid that he would be despised, so he lowered his head and silently recited the notes.
When Song Yu almost finished the coke, Le Zhishi could not help but raise his head and pass Song Yu a post-it note with words written on it. His handwriting was very beautiful.
[I don’t like to be a burden when playing games with others. Can you help me play?]
Song Yu held the empty coke bottle and turned his face. Le Zhishi took off one of his headphones.
“That game sent me a Q/Q friend list, and you’re one of them. I’ve seen your rank. It’s very high, and your record is very good. I even sent you a message, but you didn’t reply. ”
Song Yu put down the coke bottle, logged into the game with his Q/Q, and clicked on the message board.
“I’m very busy this semester. I didn’t go online, so I didn’t receive any messages.” He played a few times, but when he was busy, he could only play a few rounds in a semester. There were a lot of messages. He scrolled down and saw a Q/Q friend with the ID Cheese1010. He had sent him a friend request and many messages. Almost all of them were emojis. The earliest one was three months ago, and it was a heart emoji.
“I know.” Le Zhishi raised his hand to put on the headphones for him. “Otherwise, you wouldn’t ignore me.”
There was not much coke left in the bottle. Song Yu had drunk so much. Le Zhishi thought that the cherry-flavored drink would be very good, so he took the last sip when Song Yu was not looking.
It tasted terrible. Le Zhishi stuck out his tongue and threw the bottle into the trash can.