Chapter 1071: Chapter 139 Rebirth_6

It was around two o’clock when Zhao Yu finally received a reply from Hao Jingjing.

As before, she started with an apology.

“Sorry, I was working earlier and didn’t dare to check my phone…”

“It’s okay!”

“I plan to go to the library to read this afternoon, but I can only stay until five because I have to go to the cafeteria tonight…”

Upon reading this, Zhao Yu’s lips curled upward as he asked, “Which floor will you be on in the library?”

“The sixth floor…”

Zhao Yu slapped his forehead, feeling he shouldn’t even have asked. For someone like Jingjing, who has social anxiety, it was obvious she’d choose the sixth floor.

This was because the library had no elevator, and one could only use the stairs. The sixth floor also held books that were less frequently used, with most students gathering on the second and third floors.

Zhao Yu didn’t continue the conversation, afraid that mentioning he was also going to the library might scare Jingjing away.

With Zhao Yu silent on his end, and Jingjing not initiating further conversation, their interaction ended there.

Zhao Yu wasn’t certain how to improve their rapport, but he figured that more interaction couldn’t hurt.

For this meeting, Zhao Yu had even sprayed on some cologne he’d previously bought to fit in with Su Xinxin’s clique, finding it useful now.

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After grooming himself, Zhao Yu left his dorm.

Only when he stepped out did his roommates start discussing.

Even outside the door, Zhao Yu could hear them saying, “There goes the rich kid.”

However, he didn’t care about that anymore; he thought someday when he had enough money, he would just move out.

Arriving at the library, Zhao Yu headed straight for the sixth floor, picked up a book at random, and began wandering around.

Soon, in an inconspicuous corner of the sixth floor, he found Hao Jingjing.

His lips turned up as he sat down beside her, “What a coincidence, you’re also at the library!”

“Ah?”

Jingjing was deeply engrossed in her book, startled by the sudden voice. She jerked her head around and, upon seeing Zhao Yu, her face flushed red.

“Why… why are you here…” she whispered, her voice faint, almost like a buzzing mosquito.

Fortunately, Zhao Yu’s attention was all on Jingjing, so he naturally heard her.

“This is a library, everyone can come here, why can’t I?” Zhao Yu teased her with a smile.

Under normal circumstances, he was not particularly drawn to girls like Jingjing.

But Jingjing was just too amusing, and Zhao Yu couldn’t resist teasing her.

At his words, Jingjing buried her head even deeper, her hair long and styled with bangs that were popular years ago, hiding her face completely when she bowed down.

“Hey, what book are you reading?”

Without waiting a minute, Zhao Yu poked Jingjing’s arm and asked softly.

Jingjing’s body stiffened, seemingly unaccustomed to being touched by a boy.

“This…” Her voice was so low that even Zhao Yu couldn’t hear it.

Then she flipped the book’s cover, just so Zhao Yu could see it.

“Oh, that one~~!” Zhao Yu responded offhandedly, not really looking at the title but simply wanting to start a conversation with Jingjing.

Seeing that Jingjing still didn’t initiate conversation, Zhao Yu thought for a moment and then asked, “Do you think my reputation is so bad that you don’t want to talk to me?”

“Ah?”

This time, he really touched a nerve; she turned her head abruptly like an angry kitten, “I didn’t!”

Her volume was still low but carried a certain firmness.

Zhao Yu almost couldn’t hold back a laugh, faking a troubled expression, “Then why don’t you talk to me?”

Jingjing had spoken louder just now and seemed to feel uneasy about it, bowing her head again.

This time, she took out her phone and began typing quietly.

“Beep beep!”

Soon, Zhao Yu received a message from Jingjing.

“I’m not good at talking or chatting…”

“Really? Everyone looks at me like I’m a natural disaster, aren’t you afraid of what people will say if you sit with me?” Zhao Yu mused for a moment, not coercing Jingjing to speak, and replied on his phone similarly.

“Scared!”

Jingjing replied with one word, then quickly started typing rapidly again.

“But I think ignoring you would be wrong, and you know I can’t repay kindness with ingratitude…”

Seeing this message, Zhao Yu nearly laughed out loud; what kindness repaid with ingratitude?

Initially, he had helped Jingjing resolve a conflict just to show off in front of Su Xinxin, but now it seemed to Jingjing it was a great favor.

“When did I ever show you kindness?” Zhao Yu pretended to be oblivious and asked.

“That was two months ago, on March 14th…”

To Zhao Yu’s surprise, Jingjing accurately recalled the day of the intervention and described the scene vividly.

“I didn’t know what to do, that girl kept yelling at me…”

“I wanted to apologize to her, but there were too many people looking at me. I was scared to speak; I couldn’t get the words out…”

“I wanted to tell her I’d buy her a meal, but I couldn’t speak or manage to say it…”

“I was like a zombie, completely frozen there…”

“Then, you showed up…”

Seemingly carried away, Jingjing vividly praised Zhao Yu’s heroic actions.

And at the end, she thanked him once again.