Daily life in the academy

Today's dinner is quite late, and I am afraid of indigestion if I eat too much, so I prepared some soft food that is easy to digest. It is tasty and can fill my stomach but not too heavy.

Because of the incident just now, Bai Zhi was very silent throughout the dinner, as if she was still sulking about what happened just now. Yan Qingchen wanted to speak several times, but because of the presence of the other two, he couldn't lose face and finally remained silent.

Mu Bailian quietly nudged Wenzhe beside him with his elbow and whispered in his ear, "Azhe, do you feel that there is something strange between them?"

Wenzhe finished his last mouthful of soup and pushed away Mu Bailian's approaching face. "Have a good meal. I'm done. I'm going back to rest now after a tiring day."

Before leaving, he looked at Yan Qingchen and Bai Zhi thoughtfully. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't want to speculate randomly. This was the gentleman's style.

Besides, he was really sleepy and wanted to go back to bed early.

Mu Bailian didn't care about being a gentleman or not. He was extremely curious and wanted to catch Bai Zhi to ask her clearly, but he was afraid of being beaten by Yan Qingchen. After weighing the two options, he suppressed his curiosity. If he was beaten for some unworthy reason, it would be a big loss.

Bai Zhi was eating by herself, completely unaware of the thoughts of the other three people at the table except her. After she finished eating, she looked up and found that Mu Bailian was looking at her with anticipation.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Bai Zhi touched her face. There were no rice grains left for tomorrow.

Mu Bailian first glanced at Yan Qingchen, and found that the latter was also looking at him, so he had to change the subject: "No, I just saw that you have finished eating, and we can go back and rest together."

"Oh." Bai Zhi wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief, stood up and said to Mu Bailian, "Let's go." She didn't even look at Yan Qingchen.

Mu Bailian stood up and chased after her. Halfway through, he thought of Yan Qingchen. He turned around and saw him still drinking his soup calmly. After hesitating for a moment, he followed Bai Zhi.

"Hey, Ah Zhi, wait for me, it's so dark."

"Then run faster."

***

Yan Qingchen returned to his room, tidied up and washed up, then picked up the book to continue reading. At first, he didn't think much of it, thinking it was just an ordinary story of a knight-errant. He only felt that the friendship between the two protagonists seemed a little sticky. However, as his emotions progressed, coupled with the explosiveness of the passionate scene, the book slipped from his hand.

For a whole quarter of an hour, Yan Qingchen's brain seemed to have crashed and he was unable to think.

How...how...could such a, such...unbearable relationship exist?

They described such a filthy scene so explicitly. How could Bai Zhi watch such... such filthy things? Could it be that he was lonely and did not receive good guidance when he was young, and now he is close to the three of them and has a good impression of them?

It's a cut-sleeve...

Yan Qingchen's mind flashed back to the time when he was with Bai Zhi. He seemed to be particularly playful with Mu Bailian, often putting their arms around each other's shoulders. Could it be that he was...

And Wenzhe, the two of them never had any arguments or conflicts, and Baizhi also listened to Wenzhe. Could it be that they...

As for Bai Zhi, he had always been very respectful to him. Even though they had been together for so long, he could still sense his cautiousness due to his status.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingchen suddenly felt dissatisfied. In terms of appearance and family background, he was considered the best in Sheng'an City. Moreover, he thought he was very indulgent towards Bai Zhi, but he was not as close to him as the other two?

No, no, no.

Yan Qingchen shook his head repeatedly, trying to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind. This idea was very dangerous. The most urgent thing was to guide Bai Zhi back to the right path as soon as possible. He had to think about it carefully.

At this time, it was already past midnight, and Bai Zhi, who had already fallen asleep, naturally didn't know that Yan Qingchen, who lived next door to her, had been struggling with his thoughts because of one of her books. He went from disbelief to secret resentment, and then to determination. It took him a lot of effort to gradually calm down.

She also didn't know what she would face next.

***

Perhaps because they were all tired from the previous day, everyone was in sync and did not wake up until the end of the Si hour.

Butler Li had been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in the main courtyard. Seeing the situation, he directly arranged for the kitchen to prepare lunch. By the time the four of them had finished washing up, lunch was almost ready.

Bai Zhi's temper came and went quickly, and she was also good at self-discipline. Yesterday, she was angry that Yan Qingchen had confiscated her storybook. After a night, the matter was almost over. When she left the room, she happened to see Yan Qingchen coming out from next door. She immediately smiled brightly and said, "Brother Yan, good morning... no, good afternoon."

Yan Qingchen was a little dazed, mistaking Bai Zhi's smile for a ferocious accusation. He was stunned for a long time before he nodded hesitantly. He didn't dare to stay there any longer and walked straight to the dining hall. He needed to calm down at the moment. He had only had one dream the whole night. Bai Zhi was with a man, and he was trying to stop them. Then Bai Zhi angrily accused him, asking why he was stopping him from pursuing happiness.

Those accusations made Yan Qingchen's heart beat faster for a long time.

When he woke up from the dream, Yan Qingchen suddenly sat up from the bed, his whole body covered in cold sweat. Bai Zhi was usually very easy to talk to, but he never thought that in the dream he was so aggressive and had amazing fighting power, so much so that he didn't know how to respond for a while and could only be forced to retreat step by step.

Seeing Yan Qingchen's cold reaction, Bai Zhi thought he was still angry about what happened yesterday. Just as she was about to chase him, Mu Bailian came out of the room and called her.

"Azhi, good afternoon. Where are you going?" Mu Bailian yawned and stretched.

Bai Zhi stopped and looked back at him: "Let's go to the dining hall for lunch. Brother Yan and Azhe are already there."

Mu Bailian finally realized what was happening and touched his stomach, catching up with Bai Zhi's pace: "You know what, I'm really hungry after sleeping for so long."

The lunch was eaten in silence. Mu Bailian wanted to speak several times, but was affected by the low pressure unconsciously emitted by Yan Qingchen and did not dare to speak. He and Yan Qingchen grew up together, and the experience of being beaten countless times told him that Brother Yan was in a very bad mood today.

Of the four, Wenzhe was the most normal. He glanced left and right, cleared his throat, and said, "I've checked the almanac. There are no restrictions today. What are your plans for the afternoon?"

Everyone's eyes turned to the moody Yan Qingchen. He put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm fine with anything. It's up to you." Perhaps he was overthinking it? Bai Zhi himself had said that reading those storybooks was just for fun...

The person involved, Bai Zhi, also nodded casually: "I'm fine with anything."

Mu Bailian's eyes flickered as he suddenly said, "Isn't there a large lotus pond in the backyard? I didn't look carefully yesterday, so maybe a lot of lotus seeds have already formed. Why don't we go pick some lotus pods later?"