That day, Xinyan had just come out from the professorās office.
She heard Bai Aiwen calling her, "Xinyan, hurry up, thereās a call for you."
Upon hearing she had a call, Xinyan quickened her pace.
Once she answered the phone, she said, "Hello, this is Han Xinyan."
On the other side, He Jinxuanās voice came through, "Yanyan, itās me."
"Jinxuan, why are you calling?"
"This morning, I visited the house, ordered all the materials that were missing, and arranged for them to be delivered later."
Hearing this, Xinyan knew he was about to set off again.
Sure enough, He Jinxuan said, "I have a trip this afternoon. This time it might be longer. Take care of yourself. If something comes up that you canāt handle on your own, donāt tough it out by yourself. Ask Dad for help."
"Okay, I got it. You take care of yourself too, and drive safely."
The two exchanged a few more affectionate words before He Jinxuan hung up with a "Remember to miss me."
Xinyanās shy smile hadnāt disappeared when Bai Aiwen teased, "Truly, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Itās only been a few days, and heās already calling."
Xinyan rolled her eyes at Bai Aiwen, "Cut it out. He had a trip and called to let me know. You really know how to stretch the truth."
Bai Aiwen said with envy, "Whereās your boyfriend going this time? Heāll definitely bring back local goodies again, who in our dorm doesnāt envy that you have a great partner."
Xinyan didnāt refute this time, just smiled softly, "Itās not like no oneās pursuing you. Just pick someone suitable and say yes, then you wonāt have to envy me."
Bai Aiwen shrugged, "Once bitten by a snake, I fear ropes for three years. I donāt have the courage."
Xinyan patted her shoulder, "People have to look forward. Not everyone is a jerk."
Bai Aiwen shook her head, "I just want to study well now, forget about everything else."
What she didnāt say was that the jerk from last winter break still tried to entangle her. The audacity! Sheās really not interested in developing a new relationship now.
Not wanting to dwell on it, Bai Aiwen changed the subject, "Xinyan, Shu Xiaomei from the neighboring French class is from Miyun. I heard some classmates want to visit her area. Do you want to go too?"
Xinyan shook her head, "Iāve been really busy lately, no time."
Bai Aiwen frowned, "What have you been busy with?"
Xinyan didnāt directly say, she prefers to quietly succeed without drawing too much attention, "Iām visiting my two nephews next weekend, itās already planned."
Bai Aiwen seemed to regret it, "Thatās a shame, weāll have to find another opportunity."
As they talked, they walked toward the teaching building, unexpectedly running into people from the neighboring dorm, who were animatedly chatting.
Gu Yingying looked up and saw Xinyan; she still held a grudge from when Xinyan didnāt give others a chance to show off at the start of school, so she called out, "Xinyan, where are you guys heading?"
Xinyan looked up to see it was Gu Yingying, feeling sheās quite odd, always looking for attention, she couldnāt figure out why.
However, she still nodded politely at her, "Anything?"
Gu Yingying laughed and said, "The weatherās getting warmer, classmates are planning to play this weekend, does your dorm want to join?"
Xinyan shrugged, "Youāll have to ask everyone individually, Iām afraid I canāt speak for everyone. However, I have plans this weekend, canāt go, hope you all have fun."