EAY Chapter 29

Favorite Type

Favorite Type

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Li Tianyi asked again, “Don’t you know?”

Shi Ran: “We haven’t discussed this.”

“Oh, what do you guys usually talk about then?” Li Tianyi was very disappointed.

“Studying, my grades were terrible back then, and I relied on Qi Ye to tutor me,” Shi Ran said.

“No wonder I think you two, although your personalities are different, both have a kind of simple, honest feeling,” Li Tianyi chuckled.

Shi Ran pushed him: “Get lost, go away by yourself.”

“Don’t be like that, Shi Ran gege, I’m afraid of the dark,” Li Tianyi, like a drama queen, caught up and clung to Shi Ran’s shoulder, “In my opinion, someone with Qi Ge’s personality should find a more lively girl, otherwise, if you find another quiet one, wouldn’t it be terrible for both of you to be dull?”

“You’re really worried about other people, aren’t you?” Shi Ran was annoyed by him, especially listening to him talk about this kind of topic, which he found even more unbearable than his lengthy speeches. He pushed him hard, but couldn’t shake him off. Li Tianyi was like chewing gum, sticking to him.

The two of them stuck together and walked towards the dormitory. As soon as they reached the bottom of the dormitory building, they ran into the protagonist they had been talking about. Qi Ye was sitting on a bench downstairs, looking down and pressing his phone, with a tuckshop bag next to him.

Qi Ye hadn’t noticed them yet. Li Tianyi whispered in Shi Ran’s ear, “I bet they’ve already started talking, and he’s sending messages to that girl.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Ran’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He picked it up and looked, and sure enough, it was from Qi Ye – Not out of class yet? I bought you ice cream.

Li Tianyi also saw it and said carelessly, “So you’re sending messages to this ‘cute girl’ of yours.”

“Get lost,” Shi Ran pushed his head away.

After hearing Shi Ran’s WeChat notification sound, Qi Ye had already seen them. He unconsciously pursed his lips, his eyes turning cold. Although he and Shi Ran were still the best of friends in the dormitory, in terms of time, Shi Ran spent more time with Li Tianyi.

They were in the same major, the same class. Li Tianyi’s personality was naturally dependent on others. He didn’t even want to set an alarm clock when he had an 8 AM class, and relied on Shi Ran to wake him up and urge him.

It seemed like they were the best of friends.

Qi Ye knew he shouldn’t be jealous because Li Tianyi was like this to everyone in the dormitory. Except for being more independent and proactive in pursuing girls, in other aspects, he treated his roommates equally, which was to rely on them as much as possible and never be diligent.

But reason was one thing, and emotion was another. Qi Ye only controlled it within a small range, but couldn’t completely cut off that little thought.

“Ice cream?” Shi Ran finally pushed away the sticky someone and walked towards Qi Ye, “I wanted to eat it during class just now.”

“Qi Ge, do you have one for me?” Li Tianyi also ran over cheerfully.

“Yes,” Qi Ye gave one to Shi Ran and then one to him, “Meng Nan and I went to buy them together. He’s still staying out tonight.”

Shi Ran also had a part-time job, but compared to Meng Nan, he had to admit defeat. He was more enthusiastic about part-time jobs than anyone else. This time, it was because he had to help out at the breakfast shop in the morning. Because he had to get up very early, it was really inconvenient to live at school, so he could only sleep on the bunk bed arranged by the boss in the shop.

The so-called bunk bed was just a folding cot set up in the shop. Meng Nan had taken photos of it and showed them to them. It was so small that he couldn’t even turn over. Li Tianyi said at the time that he admired him very much. He could make do with a small place to sleep, but he would never dare to sleep in an empty shop.

Meng Nan had never told the people in the dormitory about his family situation. They only knew that his tuition was also paid with student loans, which he would have to repay himself in the future. The others also remained polite and didn’t ask further.

In comparison, Shi Ran was really grateful that he still had Grandpa Shi. He felt a little tired just earning his own living expenses, let alone having so much tuition pressure.

He realized after starting university that there were so many interesting activities, classmates from all over the country with different personalities, and so many games that tempted people to lie down and do nothing. Plus, there were no fixed morning and evening class times, and no teachers around to give instructions, Shi Ran obviously felt that his self-control wasn’t that strong anymore.

It wasn’t until he discovered a dormitory head who was as firm as steel, didn’t lie in bed for 8 AM classes, didn’t stay up late at night, and excelled in academics, clubs, and part-time jobs, completely a good role model for them to learn from, that Shi Ran cheered up a little.

Of course, Shi Ran took a bite of the ice cream and looked at Qi Ye next to him. He was also very self-disciplined. No, he should be the kind of person who was immersed in his own world.

Besides going to class, Qi Ye was always drawing. He often held a sketchbook and drew in the dormitory for an afternoon, forgetting to eat. Qi Ye said that he just liked to draw. This kind of hobby, which was a bit luxurious for Shi Ran, couldn’t have any inspiring effect.

Li Tianyi ate the ice cream and then took out a light purple invitation letter again, “Qi Ge, are you free tomorrow?”

Hearing Li Tianyi finish speaking, Qi Ye’s reaction was still very calm, “It’s such a formal birthday, you even sent this. I thought only weddings sent this.”

Shi Ran chuckled. Qi Ye’s focus was really funny sometimes.

Qi Ye’s mood also improved when he saw Shi Ran smile, so he refused Li Tianyi in a good mood, but agreed to the request to record a voice message.

Li Tianyi knew that Qi Ye wouldn’t go, so he recorded the voice message and put his phone away, saying, “The most popular girl in our department is very rich. The birthday party is very big, and not just anyone can go. If you two have time, just come with me to see the world.”

Shi Ran refused first: “I wasn’t invited, so I’m not going.”

“Let’s all go with Qi Ge. You two handsome guys will definitely be popular when you go,” Li Tianyi continued to persuade.

Qi Ye didn’t like to go to crowded places. He wouldn’t go even more if he saw that Shi Ran wasn’t going. He got up and said, “Then you go see the world and come back and tell us about it.”

Li Tianyi thought for a moment, that’s fine. If he was the first one in the dormitory to get out of singlehood, it would be so cool!

Li Tianyi had a friend call him, and he chatted on the bench, talking about tomorrow’s party. The bragging tone was as if he had already gotten out of singlehood. Qi Ye and Shi Ran smiled, ignored him, got up and went back to the dormitory. Qi Ye said that the elective course list was about to come out and asked him what he wanted to take.

“I haven’t thought about it yet,” Shi Ran scratched his head, “Why don’t you choose first, and I’ll take the same one as you.”

“Okay, I’ll tell you after I choose,” Qi Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He originally wanted to see what Shi Ran would choose, even if there was one overlapping course, but now he didn’t have to worry.

Shi Ran thought of Li Tianyi’s question and suddenly opened his mouth: “What kind of girls do you like?”

Qi Ye: “……Huh?”

Shi Ran slowly went upstairs with his arms folded, “Now that you’re so popular, you’ll definitely get out of singlehood soon. As your best friend, I don’t want to find out after you have a girlfriend, oh, so you like this type of girl.”

Qi Ye followed along silently, his footsteps falling behind by two steps, he seemed to be stuck on a certain step. Shi Ran called him, and he took two steps up as one.

Qi Ye’s tone was a little helpless, “Then what kind of girls does Shi Ran like?”

“Me?” Shi Ran just thought about it for a moment and quickly shook his head, “I can’t, I haven’t thought about this kind of thing at all.”

A faint light appeared in Qi Ye’s eyes, “Why haven’t you thought about it?”

“Um, how should I say it, I’ve always felt that love and marriage are linked together, it’s a sequence, but I’ve felt since I was very young that marriage isn’t that good. You also know about my parents……Hehe,” Shi Ran smiled wryly, “It feels like a waste of other people’s time and cheating on their feelings to just be in love and not get married, so I’d rather not do anything. Besides, my real situation isn’t that good, so it’s more comfortable to be alone.”

“I think you’re really good,” Qi Ye said this from the bottom of his heart, and felt a little sorry for Shi Ran. If it were a child from a happy family, they would probably have more yearning for marriage. In the opposite situation, the child would think a lot more.

But it was undeniable that the evil little person in Qi Ye’s heart cheered immediately when he heard that Shi Ran had no thoughts about love.

Even if he wasn’t the one who could fill the void in Shi Ran’s heart, then let that position be vacant first, and he would compensate him in other ways.

“A friend’s perspective on a friend is not objective,” Shi Ran sighed, and asked Qi Ye again as if confirming, “You really don’t have a favorite type?”

Logically, it shouldn’t be like this. Qi Ye’s family atmosphere was very good, and Qi Ye was the kind of person who would make you feel warm and secure as soon as you got close. He looked like someone who grew up nourished in love. How could this kind of person not want to be in love?

Well, it should be related to his character of liking to belittle himself.

Thinking of this, Shi Ran sighed and patted his shoulder, “Believe me, you’re also very, very good, and you deserve any excellent girl, you know that?”

Qi Ye said, “There’s really no need to be like this——”

“Hey, you have to cheer up. You’ll definitely meet a very good person. As long as you’re with that person, you’ll naturally feel very comfortable and energetic. You won’t have time to look at your own shortcomings with a magnifying glass. As long as you’re together, everything will be perfect!” Shi Ran showed the momentum of a speaker to persuade Qi Ye.

A vague smile appeared on the corner of Qi Ye’s mouth, “If there really is such a person, I must hold on to him tightly, and I can’t let him leave me, right?”

“Of course!” Shi Ran’s eyes were clear and flawless, and he patted his arm hard, “I wish you happiness, bro!”

Qi Ye looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, as he walked towards the dormitory.