The young man's name was Qiao Song. A senior in his final year who had already successfully secured recommendation for graduate studies, he had reportedly been a devoted pursuer of Tang Shiying ever since their freshman year!
Just as Qiao Song's hand was about to land on Tang Shiying's arm, she pushed him away directly.
She had always been averse to physical contact with others, especially males!
Trying to dodge him, Tang Shiying's foot slipped, and a sharp snap echoed, followed by a low groan of pain!
She had sprained her ankle!
Xu Han threw an arm around her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace, keeping her from crashing to the ground!
Tang Shiying went completely limp. A large hand rested on her waist, offering a sense of stability and security that gave her no reason to refuse!
Nor did she have the time to resist.
Startled, Qiao Song hurried forward to help!
Only to be shoved away by the young man beside her!
Crouching slightly, Xu Han cupped her long legs with his left hand and wrapped his right arm around her back, lifting her up in a textbook bridal style, gathering Tang Shiying into his arms.
Overflowing with boyfriend energy!
"I'm taking you to the hospital!"
His voice was urgent, his face etched with worry!
Qiao Song gave chase, hurrying along right behind them."Senior Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. Let me take you to the hospital!"
Xu Han suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at him with a cold gaze that was a complete contrast to the gentleness he had just shown.
"You'd better stay away from her, and don't force me to slap you across the face!"
His tone was icy and overbearing, leaving Qiao Song too terrified to utter another word.
Tang Shiying, held safely in his arms, felt a chill she had never experienced before!
*What an overbearing little fellow, just like a little pup guarding its food!*
Shyly lowering her head, Tang Shiying allowed herself to be carried without a word, occasionally glancing up at his profile.
Along the way, they drew the sideways glances of many students. Carrying such a gorgeous beauty—who wouldn't be envious?
Upon arriving at the infirmary, the doctor treated Tang Shiying's sprain and warned her not to wear high heels for the time being.
Xu Han nagged the doctor, asking repeatedly:
"Are you certain she's completely fine?""Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
"Can it get wet?"
The doctor helplessly handed him the medicine and told him he could leave, and only then did he carry Tangshiying on his back and head back to the apartment!
Before he knew it, the number of times he came to this apartment seemed to be increasing more and more!
Gone was the initial awkwardness; instead, he had grown much more familiar with the place!
Xu Han skillfully fetched a pair of slippers and crouched down halfway.
Tang Shiying's fair, delicate, and petite feet were exposed before his eyes.
She had carried her high heels back earlier, and at this moment, she was wearing only a pair of transparent socks on her feet!
Compared to last time, Xu Han could directly see the shape of her little feet!
Tang Shiying was somewhat at a loss, looking down at him as she moved her uninjured right foot!
"I can do it myself!"
As if he hadn't heard her, Xu Han held her ankle with his left hand, slowly lifted it, and put the slipper on her foot!
His movements were very gentle, as though he were touching a precious work of art!
Tang Shiying's breathing grew a bit heavy; she had never observed a guy so carefully before!
Screech!
The front door suddenly opened, and a meek-looking girl strode in!
"Tangtang, I heard..."
Jiang Yanan stopped midway through her sentence, froze in place when she saw the scene inside the room!
What is going on? Why is there a guy at Tangtang's place?
What is he doing?
Crouching halfway by Tangtang's feet with malicious intent?
"Who... who are you? Let go of Tangtang's foot!"
Jiang Yanan pulled out her phone, making a move to call the police:
"I'm calling the police! Let me tell you, I know everyone around here, so don't even think about doing anything bad."
Jiang Yanan looked at the guy on the floor with vigilance, raised the bag in her hand, and prepared to hurl it at him!
Xu Han immediately stood up, his face turning beet red as if he had been caught having an affair!
"I... I'm not a bad person!"He wanted to explain, but when he got nervous, his tongue tied up again!
Tang Shiying looked up and saw his awkward state, blinked her pretty eyes, and couldn't help the corners of her lips curling upward!
"Little fellow, aren't you quite bold normally?"
"It was all an act!"
She turned her head to look at Jiang Yanan and explained:
"This is a student from my class. I sprained my ankle, and he brought me back!"
Only then did Jiang Yanan put down the "weapon" in her hand, dropped heavily onto the sofa, and patted her chest as she took a deep breath!
"Scared the life out of me! I thought it was a pervert."
"Huh?"
Her gaze fell on the boy, curious as if she had discovered a treasure!
"Aren't you that handsome little guy who sings?"
Tang Shiying lowered her head, looking as if she had done something wrong, and stopped looking at Jiang Yanan.
Xu Han was a bit shy and asked blankly:
"You know me?"
"Not really, but I saw your singing video on the confession wall and even added you on WeChat, but you didn't accept!"
By the end, Jiang Yanan lowered her voice, suddenly looked back at Tang Shiying, and gave a fierce yet cute glare!
Didn't you say you didn't know him?
Why is he appearing at your place? Don't tell me it's a coincidence; I'm not a three-year-old child!
Tang Shiying felt that sharp gaze, kept her expression calm, and introduced them with a straight face!
"My best friend, Jiang Yanan!"
"A student in my class, Xu Han! Oh right, he's also Senior Sister Xu's younger brother!"
When introducing Xu Han, she deliberately emphasized that last sentence.
The implication was that Senior Sister Xu also rented a place here, so it was completely normal for her younger brother to visit!
Hearing that she was Tang Shiying's best friend, Xu Han politely greeted her:
"Hello, Senior Sister Jiang. You want to add each other on WeChat, right? I'll add you... let me scan your QR code."
Getting on good terms with the goddess's best friend was very important!
He had learned all this from TV dramas.
Seeing the two of them getting along so warmly, an indescribable feeling weighed on Tang Shiying's heart!
Was she jealous?
How could that be?
She thought for a moment and spoke to Xu Han in a teacher's tone:
"You should go back first! Thank you!"
Xu Han was stunned. The tone felt a bit off.
"Then..."
"She can take care of me!"
As if knowing what Xu Han was going to say, Tang Shiying directly cut him off!
The "she" she meant was, of course, her good friend Jiang Yanan!
"Goodbye, little junior brother! Add me on WeChat!"
Jiang Yanan enthusiastically walked Xu Han to the door.
She didn't close the door until he got on the elevator!
And she kept muttering to herself: The little junior brother is so gentle!
Xu Han returned to the dorm!
Lin Jinghao and Zhao Lefan were playing a video game, while Wang Ziheng, acting as the class monitor, was still helping handle matters for the evening party and hadn't come back yet!
"Xiao Han, come on! Let's team up for a match!"
Seeing him return, Zhao Lefan called out, trying to pull him into the squad.
Playing games was Xu Han's weak point; since he was just a total noob anyway, he simply chose not to play at all!
"If you're not afraid of getting reported, I'll sacrifice my account to play a round with you..."
"Then forget it!"
Knowing how badly he played, as long as he didn't initiate, nobody forced him either!
"Bro, did you check the confession wall? You've been flooding the screen tonight."
"Though the prettiest one is still our cold and glamorous counselor."
Zhao Lefan kept muttering while staring intently at the game screen!
What you just did has made every guy in the school green with envy!
And it probably drew even more hatred!
Xu Han smiled without speaking, skillfully turned on his computer, logged into his forum, and continued writing his little script!
On the other side!
Tang Shiying lay quietly on her bed, staring at the ceiling, recalling every scene that had happened during the day!