The refrigerator was fully stocked with all kinds of ingredients, as well as beverages, fruit, milk and more. The double-door refrigerated compartment had been tidied up neatly by Chen Shuo. All items were put in their proper places. At a glance, although there was a dazzling array of things, it gave people a comfortable feeling. After all, when it came to storage and organization, Chen Shuo was a bit of a perfectionist. Things had to be categorically put away properly.
"The fresh milk you drink has been pasteurized by the Pasteur method, the bottles are quite large, so I put them in the very back," Chen Shuo said, opening the other door of the double-door refrigerator and reaching inside for the milk.
As he slightly leaned to the side, Chen Shuo was facing Su Xiyan. Both of their little heads were searching inside the refrigerator, unintentionally moving closer together.
Time seemed to suddenly stop in this moment. This was the closest Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan had been in proximity so far (fights don't count).
Su Xiyan's eyelashes were like a doll's, curly and thick, casting a crescent moon-like delicate shadow below her eyelids.
At this moment, her gaze met Chen Shuo's.
She did not have the usual shyness of young girls, without the slightest intention to dodge, instead directly meeting Chen Shuo’s eyes head-on.
Her fan-shaped eyelashes quivered slightly, flickering rapidly.
From Chen Shuo’s perspective, Su Xiyan’s forehead was glossy white, her nose was graceful, and her unkempt hair casually draped at both cheeks, setting off her already delicate little face, adding a touch of charm and allure.
Her eyes were still cold and clear, yet she seemed like a lofty queen.
She had an innate aura about her that made people instinctively want to obey her every command.
This damn high-class feeling!
Although it was just a brief few seconds of eye contact, it felt like a long time. Su Xiyan was the first to break the silence.
"I'll get it myself."
Her slender hand reached into the back of the refrigerated compartment, grabbed a carton of milk, and walked away without looking back.
Chen Shuo's hand was still propping open the refrigerator door. For a moment, he felt a little lost.
Why did that intimate little interlude by the refrigerator just now feel a bit surreal?
Was it his imagination?
Su Xiyan was always fierce and stern, just liking to boss him around. How could there be such a charming moment?
He must not have slept well last night and was hallucinating.
Chen Shuo patted his cheeks and closed the refrigerator door. He went back to the dining table to continue eating his scallion oil-tossed noodles.
The traditional scallion fragrance mixed with the baked aroma of the sandwiches, forming a very unique scent. Usually Chen Shuo would have felt it was improper, but today when he smelled it, it seemed to have a special flavor.
After that sudden intimate twist by the refrigerator, Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan very tacitly ate their breakfasts silently, without speaking a word.
After eating, Su Xiyan went back to the master bedroom to change her clothes for school, and urged Chen Shuo, "Hurry up and finish eating. The car keys are on the coffee table."
Chen Shuo understood what Su Xiyan meant and nodded.
Ever since reaching a cooperative agreement with Su Xiyan, it seemed their relationship had eased up a bit.
Every morning, Chen Shuo would drive Su Xiyan to school together.
Nanli University did not allow students to drive cars to campus, and the school did not prepare parking spaces for students either.
Therefore, every time Chen Shuo would park Su Xiyan’s car on the roadside parking space outside the school, or find a nearby parking lot to properly park the car, then walk to school.
On rainy days, Chen Shuo would drive up and drop Su Xiyan off at the school gate, then go park the car himself afterwards.
He was quite capable in fulfilling the role of a driver.
A few minutes later, Su Xiyan had changed into her clothes for school, and was also carrying a backpack with a change of clothes inside.
Compared to the black leather chain bag she usually carried, Su Xiyan’s outfit today added a touch of the artistic flair of a young maiden.
She was like a freshly bloomed lotus, only to be appreciated from afar, not to be approached.
Chen Shuo seemed to recall Su Xiyan mentioning that her school’s kendo club had an event in a few days. They would be holding a friendly match against the kendo club of the nearby Wangjing Media College.
So these days when Su Xiyan didn't have classes, she would be at the school’s kendo club practicing.
After Chen Shuo cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, he noticed the fresh milk packaging box Su Xiyan had left on the table looked a little odd.
"What did you drink this morning?"
Without even turning her head back, Su Xiyan replied, "Milk right? Why are you asking about this?"
Chen Shuo said, "Don't you think the taste was a little off?"
Su Xiyan responded, "Huh? Don't tell me you left expired milk in the fridge without clearing it out??"
Chen Shuo pointed at the bottle on the table, "You drank coconut milk, you took the wrong one."
Su Xiyan looked back and realized the "fresh milk" on the table really was coconut milk! The packaging looked quite similar, and had both been placed in the furthest corner of the refrigerator's chilled compartment, so she had grabbed the wrong one.
The key was that she actually hadn't even tasted that the flavor was off!
Chen Shuo felt very strange and continued questioning, "Didn't I tell you the location of the fresh milk? You went to get it yourself from the fridge, how did you take the wrong one? Can't be that you weren't fully awake right?"
Su Xiyan recalled that subtle encounter in the refrigerator just now.
Her delicate face turned red then white, then she swiftly regained her composure. She grabbed the car keys on the coffee table and headed out the door.
Chen Shuo hurried to catch up, "Hey! I haven't changed yet! Wait for me!"
Su Xiyan said, "...You go to school yourself today!"
Chen Shuo spread his hands helplessly, unable to figure out how exactly he had offended this icy queen.
At this moment, he felt his posture resembled Uncle Da's meme: *Hey! I haven't gotten on the car yet!*
A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea - simply an unpredictable time bomb, with no way of knowing when they would suddenly lose their temper.
After getting ready, Chen Shuo took a car himself to school. When he finished classes in the afternoon, it was already past 3 pm.
Chen Shuo changed into his basketball clothes and teamed up with some classmates to play basketball happily.
Ever since living together with Su Xiyan, it had been a long time since he was able to freely exert himself to perspire on the courts.
After drinking the body enhancement liquid given by the system, Chen Shuo’s physique had also been steadily improving, and the effects did not disappear even as the liquid was metabolized.
It was simply amazing!
Chen Shuo received the ball passed from a teammate. His footwork was agile, and the basketball seemed to stick to his hands as he charged straight for the basket.
Below the hoop, several people were guarding Chen Shuo. They didn't expect that this cute newbie who looked like a little white face would actually turn out to be a hidden basketball expert!
Chen Shuo was over six feet tall, which looked quite tall normally.
However, this height did not give him the slightest advantage on the basketball court. Many basketball players started at 6'3" or above.
For example, the two burly players currently defending Chen Shuo below the hoop.
Chen Shuo was very nimble, and his legs seemed to have springs installed.
Even his teammates felt that Chen Shuo's shot would likely get blocked and were already getting ready to run back on defense.
Chen Shuo didn't even give the two defending opponents a straight look. With a graceful backward jump shot, the basketball drew out a beautiful parabola in midair.
With a thud, the ball went in.
Everyone present was stunned, their jaws practically dropping to the floor, disbelief written on all their faces.
The current freshmen were simply too freakishly awesome!
It looked like Nanli University's basketball circle was about to set off shocking waves again!
Chen Shuo, however, felt it was no big deal. He went to the sidelines to get some water and take a short break.
His phone rang. It was Su Xiyan calling.
"I have a delivery that arrived, it's in the south campus delivery locker. Go pick it up for me and bring it to the kendo club."
"I sent you the pickup code on WeChat."