Chapter 30.1 - How To Not Be Lonely (1)
In a daze, Luo Zhi found herself skating hand in hand with him on the cold ice rink. Even when he mocked her poor skating skills, she didn’t argue, instead lowering her head like a shy little kitten.
As she sat down to rest by the rink, she suddenly wondered what kind of mood she would be in years later when she recalled this day.
That mood would depend on how far in the future the memory would be, but more importantly, it would depend on the final outcome between the two of them.
“What are you thinking about?”
Luo Zhi glanced at him and slowly said, “Aren’t you supposed to be better than most people? Here’s your chance to show off your mind-reading skills.”
“You’ve lived for twenty years, and I’ve known you for only two months. You have to give me some time,” he said, handing her a chocolate-flavored ice cream bar, while tearing open a strawberry-flavored one for himself.
“You like strawberry?” Luo Zhi couldn’t help but smile, suddenly recalling what Luoyang had once said: Don’t all girls like strawberry-flavored things?
“I don’t like it,” he replied, swallowing a bite of the ice cream, “I only remembered that you like chocolate and not strawberry after I bought it, so I guess I’ll eat this one.”
When she had casually mentioned that she liked chocolate-flavored ice cream, Luo Zhi smiled, squinting her eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
“By the way, you’ve finished your midterms, right?”
“Mm, including the midterm paper for Law Introduction, it’s all done.”
“But finals are coming up soon.”
“Yeah, very soon.”
“Let’s study together in the future,” Sheng Huainan suddenly suggested.
“Sure. Where do you usually study?” she asked.
“In the library. What about you?”
“The library always requires reserving a spot, and the air circulation isn’t that great. But the table is big. I usually go to the first teaching building. It’s a bit old, but there are few people, so I don’t have to worry about finding a seat.”
“No wonder I always meet other students in the library, but never see you.”
“I rarely go to borrow books.”
“Aren’t you into reading?”
“Yeah, but I prefer buying books to read. I like new books. Library books have been touched by so many people, they’re dirty, and they feel hot to the touch.”
Sheng Huainan suddenly grinned mischievously.
“What’s that about?” Luo Zhi asked, confused.
“Good thing you’re not a guy…” He trailed off, still smiling.
Luo Zhi tilted her head, thinking for a moment, then smiled too. “A virgin complex? Nice try, but that’s not the point. Even library new books, I don’t like them.”
“Then why?”
“Because one day, I’ll have to return it. Just thinking about it not being mine anymore makes me anxious. I need to buy it, hold it in my hands, read it, take notes, and keep it as new as possible, so it can stay on my bookshelf. But my bookshelf is already full, and there’s a whole box of books under my bed.”
“Can I interpret that as having too much possessiveness and too little sense of security?”
Luo Zhi rolled her eyes at him. “Do you think psychology is such a simple subject?”
Sheng Huainan actually stuck out his tongue. Suddenly, Luo Zhi felt her ears burning and quickly turned her head away.
