Chapter Eighteen: Regretting Not Meeting Sooner

  I carried a large number of plastic bags, unimaginable to ordinary people, through the crowd's astonished and sympathetic gazes, stumbling all the way to the entrance of Jia Le Fu.

  At this time I only hope that God will satisfy two of my wishes, turn Qin Ke into a pig and make the thing in my hand lighter.

  Just as I was searching for Qin Ke Yi's figure with a nearly desperate gaze, a voice that made me feel a little relieved came over. "Kang Jian, here!" Qin Ke Yi was standing next to a taxi, excitedly waving at me, with two ice creams in her hand. Thank goodness, she hadn't lost all her conscience and left me to go home alone.

  I walked quickly to the side of the car, without even looking at her, and directly opened the rear door. I threw all the things in my hand into the back seat. My behavior at this time may have caused Qin Ke Yi some unease, she hesitated and asked me a question, "You... what's wrong? Are you very tired?" I ignored her question, after putting away the things, I sat in the front passenger seat, and Qin Ke Yi also got into the back seat.

  "Don't be so petty, it's just a joke." Qin Ke said to me in a nonchalant tone, while I continued to protest with silence. Actually, the main reason for my silence was that I was too tired to say another word.

  "This is for you, don't be angry." Qin Ke Yi handed me an ice cream from the back seat. Seeing that I still didn't intend to speak, he held it for a few seconds before taking it back, and at this moment my heart was constantly complaining "Why did he buy chocolate instead of vanilla?"

  After encountering several nails, Qin Keiyi wisely chose to remain silent, quietly sitting in the back seat and nibbling on chocolate ice cream. The car stopped at the bottom of my house when a rendition of "Two Butterflies" was about to end, and I also made a silent vow in my heart that no matter who covers this song that's all over the streets again, I will pay respects to their ancestors once more.

  Just as I opened the car door and was about to get out, Qin Keyi suddenly shouted from behind, "No need for you! I'll carry it myself!" After saying that, he opened the car door and started carrying things down. Hearing this sentence made me laugh and cry at the same time, and I even suspected that Qin Keyi was using a clever trick to get me to help him carry things, or a pitiful tactic to gain my sympathy. However, one thing is certain: no matter what this stupid woman does, I won't be moved by it. Just as I was slowly moving my lead-like legs and about to reach the second floor, I heard Qin Keyi's pleasant curses in my ear, "Kang Jian, you really are going to let me carry it myself... You're ruthless..."

  Perhaps it was due to excessive fatigue that I slept exceptionally well at night, and if Qin Kaiyi hadn't gotten up early and frantically knocked on my door, I might have slept forever. After opening my eyes extremely unwillingly, I really didn't know whether I should thank Qin Kaiyi or suspect that she was sent by my enemies to torment me.

  "Sister! Didn't we agree that there would be no loud noises before 7 o'clock?" I said with my eyes half-closed, opening the door in a daze.

  "That's settled for you, it doesn't work here, besides it's already 10 o'clock now, I've finished a class and come back!" Qin Ke Yi said as she held out her left wrist in front of me to show me the watch on her hand. Suddenly, I caught a whiff of the fragrance wafting from Qin Ke Yi's hand, which instantly made me feel more alert.

  "What do you want to do again?" I asked helplessly. If it weren't for the sake of a man's dignity, at this moment, I really wanted to kneel down in front of Qin Ke and beg her to let me go back to sleep by hugging her leg.

  "Hurry up and get dressed, wash your face, and brush your teeth. Then come with me to buy a computer." Qin Ke said as he pushed me towards the bathroom.

  I followed Qin Ke in a daze to the largest digital product sales venue in Hua City, where swindlers cheat and exploit students. After exchanging a few simple questions with Qin Ke about computers, I came to the conclusion that she was almost an idiot in this regard, relying solely on price and brand for her choices. The swindlers here all hoped for more Qin Kes, but it seemed she wasn't stupid enough to not know how to seek advice from others.

  "What configuration and price range are you planning to buy?" After accompanying Qin Ke on a purposeless stroll for two rounds, I started guiding her to make some meaningful choices.

  "Hmm...! I don't know! As long as it's better than yours, it's fine!"

  "That's at least over 20,000 yuan!!"

  "Oh, so what?" Qin Ke's casual response made me feel the shock of the wealth gap. Thinking back to when I was saving up to buy that laptop, I had to endure a lot and hesitated for a long time before making up my mind, but this young lady in front of me went from decision to action in less than an hour.

  I took Qin into an IBM specialty store, where the laptops that cost over 20,000 yuan and could put one's mind at ease were only a few models. Excluding Japanese goods and seemingly beautiful Korean goods, only IBM could satisfy Qin's taste. But to my surprise, Qin refused with the reason that it was too ugly and instead showed interest in a red machine from the TCL specialty store across the street. The owner praised Qin for being an expert with good taste when he walked into his store and asked about the machine, which made me feel terrified.

  The boss's shameless words and deeds awakened my conscience as a good person, and just as I was about to expose the boss's ugly face, a shocking scene appeared before my eyes. Zhao Lijia and Li Songwei appeared hand in hand in my line of sight. Although I had mentally prepared for this scenario, I didn't expect it to come so soon, nor did I expect to run into them in such an unexpected place. It seems that not only has my life undergone earth-shaking changes in the past two days, but also... When I appeared in their field of vision, they too looked equally shocked, clearly they hadn't mentally prepared themselves to tell me about this matter yet. After hesitating for a few seconds, they walked towards me in unison.

  "You two... Hmph!"

  "What's going on! A perfect match made in heaven!" I finally saw Zhao Lijia's shy side.

  "I should at least be considered an introducer! When will you treat me to a meal?"

  "Spare me! We knew each other before you introduced us!" Zhao Lijia said, unwilling to back down.

  "Alright...alright..., Kang Jian, what are you doing here!" Li Songwei interrupted the pointless argument between me and Zhao Lijia.

  "Accompanying a friend to buy a laptop. What about you? Why are you here?"

  "What a coincidence! Jiajia also wants to buy a laptop." After hearing the name, I reacted for a few seconds, and finally seeing Zhao Lijia's flushed face, I realized it was a nickname for Zhao Lijia, but somehow I felt like it was a name for a kitten or puppy.

  "Come on, let me introduce you." I interrupted Qin Ke Yi and the boss's seemingly excited conversation, pulling her to my side.

  "This is Qin Keyi, and these two are my friends, Li Songwei and Zhao Lijia." I made a simple introduction between them.

  "Kang Jian, when did you know such a beautiful woman? Hello!" Zhao Lijia said while extending her hand to Qin Ke Yi for a handshake. Li Song Wei just gave Qin Ke Yi a shy but charming smile.

  "Hello! Hello! I didn't expect Kang Jian to have such a beautiful friend!" Zhao Lijia and Qin Ke Yi got to know each other in this way, flattering each other, and after exchanging a few sentences, they felt as if they had known each other for years, like two long-lost sisters.

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