ECG -Chapter 128 Chu Xiaomei

“Xia Yumeng!”

The two of them were playfully messing around when a tall, handsome boy carrying an electric guitar waved at them.

Jiang Rong gave Xia Yumeng an ambiguous look and whispered, “Your admirer is here!”

Xia Yumeng lightly hit her and smiled at the boy. “Hello, Chao Bin. Going to rehearsal?”

Chao Bin walked over, his face full of sunshine. “Yeah, we have a small performance tonight. Why don’t you come too?”

“You’re the lead singer?” Xia Yumeng asked.

Chao Bin nodded. “Our band changed styles. We’ve been practicing rock music for a long time. Tonight is our first trial performance. Come and take a look?”

Xia Yumeng was surprised. “You’re also going to participate in the rock music festival in Yanjing?”

“Also?” Chao Bin was very surprised. “There’s someone else from our school going?”

Seeing that she had guessed correctly, Xia Yumeng smiled and shook her head without answering his question. “Sure. What time is it?”

“Exactly seven o’clock. It’s at the small auditorium!”

“Alright, we’ll be there on time!”

“Great, see you tonight!” Chao Bin left excitedly.

Looking at his retreating figure, Jiang Rong said, “Why don’t we have Lin Hao and the others come listen too?”

Xia Yumeng’s thoughts stirred. Lin Hao would be leaving for several days this time, and there was also the May Day holiday in between. She had started missing him a little, so she nodded.

The two of them walked back toward the dormitory, and Xia Yumeng took out her phone to call Lin Hao.

Lin Hao had just separated from Fan Gang. He would be leaving for the competition tomorrow, and no matter what, he should go see his teacher before leaving.

In the office, Fan Gang explained the competition rules to him. Lin Hao listened very carefully. This was indeed an area where he lacked experience. After all, in his previous life, he had never participated in anything like this.

Right after Fan Gang finished speaking, he received a call asking him to attend a meeting. Only then did Lin Hao leave the office with him.

Fan Gang was going to the main administrative building for the meeting. Before parting, he once again gave Lin Hao repeated reminders and instructions for a long while.

Lin Hao was walking back toward the dormitory when he received Xia Yumeng’s call. He found it a little strange since the two of them had just hung up not long ago.

After hearing that she wanted to invite them to Normal University to watch a performance, Lin Hao readily agreed. He had not seen Xia Yumeng for several days, and after everything that happened today, he naturally wanted to go see her too.

So the two of them arranged the time and place before hanging up.

At five in the evening, while eating in the cafeteria, Lin Hao asked Yan Xiaoqi, “Xiaoqi, where’s Chu Xiaomei? Isn’t she going tonight?”

Yan Xiaoqi hesitated and stammered, unable to explain clearly. Then he lowered his head and silently continued eating.

Fatty Meng, sitting on Lin Hao’s right, whispered, “She went out with a senior from the art department!”

“Oh! Can she still make it later?” Lin Hao didn’t think much of it.

Fatty Meng grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, saying unclearly, “Anyway, we told her about it. She should probably be able to come!”

As Lin Hao ate, he gradually felt something was off. He thought of the band logo Wu Xiaozhou had brought back today, and then remembered when they had held a meeting in the dorm after the semester started. At that time, when Chu Xiaomei said she was going to find someone from the art department to draw the logo, those guys’ ambiguous expressions…

He understood.

That senior from the art department must be pursuing Chu Xiaomei. She probably had never agreed to him before. Judging from those guys’ expressions, and considering that Chu Xiaomei hadn’t come to eat dinner with them tonight, it was likely that the two of them had gone on a date!

……

Chu Xiaomei absentmindedly cut her steak while Qi Xuebing across from her wore a face full of smiles.

After pursuing her for so long, he had finally managed to hold her hand because of a band logo.

Thank you, Black Fox!

He looked at Chu Xiaomei with affection. Seeing a bit of black pepper sauce at the corner of her mouth, he reached out his finger, intending to wipe it away for her.

Chu Xiaomei was startled, and her body instinctively moved backward.

Qi Xuebing was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly, “The corner of your mouth!” He pointed at the right corner of his own mouth.

Only then did Chu Xiaomei realize what he meant. She quickly pulled out a napkin and wiped her mouth.

Qi Xuebing and Lin Hao were completely different types of people. Although he was a year older and would be a fourth-year student in the fall, he was like a child who had never grown up—very energetic and also one of the core members of the Art Department’s Student Union.

If he weren’t so straightforward and lacking in schemes, he would have become the Art Department’s Student Union president long ago.

Chu Xiaomei placed the napkin to the side and said softly, “Thank you for the LOGO thing.”

Qi Xuebing muttered, “Xiaomei, you’ve already thanked me several times during this meal. What’s wrong? You seem distracted!”

Chu Xiaomei’s face turned red at first, then she smiled. “You’re so carefree every day, I didn’t expect you’d even notice that I was distracted.”

Qi Xuebing immediately grabbed her right hand, his expression serious. “Xiaomei, I like you. How could I not care about you?”

Chu Xiaomei struggled and pulled her hand back.

The atmosphere instantly turned cold. Chu Xiaomei silently ate her food. She thought about how she had desperately pursued him for more than a year, then remembered the sweet way Lin Hao and Xia Yumeng looked when they were together. Her eyes quickly turned red.

Seeing that Chu Xiaomei was about to cry, Qi Xuebing hurriedly said gently, “Xiaomei, I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life. Really, I swear to heaven!”

After saying that, he stood up and was about to kneel on one knee in front of her. Chu Xiaomei was so startled that she quickly reached out and pulled him up.

“Are you trying to embarrass me? Hurry up and get up!” Chu Xiaomei said as she hurriedly looked around. Fortunately, there weren’t many customers on the second floor of Pizza Hut.

Qi Xuebing chuckled and stood up. He was very tall, at least 185 centimeters, with his hair tied into a ponytail. His fair, long face was full of smiles.

Chu Xiaomei sighed inwardly. Since someone didn’t like her, why should she continue secretly loving him so painfully? She might as well spend some time getting to know him first and see how things went.

“After we finish eating, accompany me to Normal University?” Chu Xiaomei adjusted her mood, picked up a slice of pizza, and asked Qi Xuebing while eating.

“Sure! I even have friends over there at Normal University!”

Chu Xiaomei smiled. That was just the kind of person he was—wherever he went, he always had friends.

……

Lin Hao and the others took a taxi to Normal University. When they stopped at the school gate, everyone saw Xia Yumeng and Jiang Rong waiting for them there.

After Lin Hao paid the fare, he ran over to pay for the other car as well. Fatty Meng pushed open the door and got out, saying that he had already paid. Lin Hao gave him a thumbs-up.

“Good, you finally spent some money for once!”

Fatty Meng just grinned. Usually, whenever these people went out to have fun, most of the time they made Lin Hao pay. There was nothing he could do—who told him to always say he was fat?

Everyone laughed and walked over. Xia Yumeng openly hooked her arm around Lin Hao’s. Lin Hao had even dressed up specially today. He wore a black stand-up collar shirt, black cotton casual pants, and black casual leather shoes.

Old Gao laughed and said, “Xia Yumeng, there are quite a few pretty girls at Normal University. Can’t you introduce one to Brother Gao?”

Xia Yumeng giggled. “Can there really be more than at your Art Academy?”

When Cui Gang walked over to Jiang Rong, Jiang Rong’s gaze was still fixed on Wu Xiaozhou and Bai Zhitao. Seeing Cui Gang come over, she gave him a reserved smile as a greeting.

Yan Xiaoqi was a little anxious. Why hadn’t Chu Xiaomei arrived yet?

Xia Yumeng asked him, “Xiaoqi, why didn’t you bring your girlfriend again?”

Yan Xiaoqi said, “Recently their dance team has rehearsals every night, and now that the weather’s warmer, there’s more promotional work too!”

Lin Hao was also curious, so he asked Old Gao beside him, “Old Gao, is Xiaomei coming or not?”

As the saying goes, “Speak of the devil and he appears.” Just as Lin Hao finished speaking, a taxi stopped by the roadside.

A thin, tall guy got out of the passenger seat. He was wearing a messy denim outfit and had a long ponytail. He looked full of artistic flair.

Old Gao and Yan Xiaoqi all knew Qi Xuebing, so they shouted together:

“She’s here, she’s here!”