It was Friday, January 2nd, New Year 4397. This was the third day since Jiang Yingying had been rescued.
Wang Ling noticed that the amount of time she spent with him had plummeted recently. Every day, she would leave in a hurry after school. Furthermore, apart from reminding him via text to visit Wang Muyu, she hadn't mentioned anything else to him in the last few days.
He remembered that she was always trying to find topics to talk about, just so that they could talk a little more.
There were some exercises that she clearly knew how to do, but she would pretend that she didn't understand and ask him for help … Wang Ling was also an honest person. Even if he had already seen through her behavior, he didn't expose her to her face, and instead patiently took photos of his homework answers.
Sometimes, he would even record a video of him solving a problem and send it to her.
Wang Ling didn't have any other intention in doing this.
As the saying went, "Reviewing the past is learning the new." Doing more exercises would help consolidate his memory and help him keep his grades down in exams. This was what Wang Ling usually did. And in a sense, this was also a way of urging him to study.
Wang Ling didn't resent it; it was just helping her solve problems, which was as easy as lifting a finger.
It was just that these days, Wang Ling noticed that Lotus Sun's mindset had started to change a little. She didn't ask him any more questions, which made Wang Ling feel like his life had instantly become a lot more leisurely.
He felt that this could be considered a good thing.
Because he was a "lone wolf" to begin with, he should feel very comfortable when no one "harassed" him.
What was more, his life had always been like this for the past seventeen years.
But for some reason, after Lotus Sun had been contacting him less these past few days, he had a strange feeling … It was as if he was suddenly missing a piece of the puzzle, giving him an inexplicable feeling of emptiness that he didn't know whether it could be called "empty" or not.
But when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he felt that this was a little too exaggerated.
It couldn't be …
He had always been an emotionless person.
How could he possibly feel this "empty"?
He picked up his phone and stared blankly at Lotus Sun's message window for a long time.
His fingers hovered over the nine-grid keyboard.
After who knew how long, he typed three words: What are you doing?
Then, he deleted all three words.
He still couldn't send them.
In that instant, Wang Ling suddenly felt that this wasn't like him.
She didn't come to harass him, so he should feel very comfortable.
"Ding!"
At that moment, he suddenly received a new message, which made his phone vibrate.
The person who sent him the message was Wang Muyu.
He didn't know if this little guy really had a telepathic connection with him. He actually sent him the same message.
Wang Ling stared blankly at the "What are you doing?" on the screen for a long while, and finally sent an ellipsis.
After getting the new phone and learning how to use it, Wang Muyu frantically texted Wang Ling after greeting him for a while. Wang Muyu gradually became familiar with his father's conversation.
Generally speaking, his "dad" Wang Ling was the one listening, and wouldn't take the initiative to send a text message.
In other words, under normal circumstances, the replies he received were ellipses.
The ellipsis also meant that his "father" most likely agreed with his opinion.
Text messages would only be sent if there was a clear rejection.
"Come and see me tomorrow, Dad. Don't forget!" Wang Muyu had just learned how to use a mobile phone, but his typing speed was very fast.
Wang Ling: "…"
…
After the text message reminder ended, Wang Muyu, who had become a spy, quickly called Lotus Sun. On the other end of the line, Lotus Sun sounded very embarrassed. "That … Mokugyo, how did it go?"
"Um, mom, it's still the same. I wonder if the ellipsis is the only key on dad's phone, "Wang Muyu ridiculed, and Lotus Sun couldn't help laughing at his slightly childish voice.
In fact, Lotus Sun had been having a hard time holding back these last few days. She had deliberately carried out the "alienation plan," and had left with her bag as soon as school was over.
Then, she had changed into a new set of clothes and put on the nine-tailed fox mask in a secluded place, and had arranged to meet Jiang Yingying as Pretty Sister at a cultivation training center the size of a football field.
This cultivation training center was a property of Battle Sect, and had been jointly invested and established by Huaguo Water Curtain Group. There were no outsiders in the trial run.
Lotus Sun had made some connections in advance, obtained a key to the cultivation training center, and trained with Jiang Yingying here.
In the last few days, her relationship with Jiang Yingying had improved further. In fact, it was Jiang Yingying who had come up with the so-called "alienation plan."
She didn't know if it would work, but she had to try it as a last resort, and had planned to use it first … but now it looked like it wasn't very effective, which made Lotus Sun feel a little regretful.
"Eh? Pretty Sister's boyfriend still hasn't responded? "Jiang Yingying couldn't help asking as she wiped off her sweat.
"Not yet. Also, he's not my boyfriend yet …" Lotus Sun replied a little disappointedly. She had never thought that she would be so muddle-headed as to believe Jiang Yingying and let her be her relationship consultant.
Most importantly, Jiang Yingying actually didn't have much experience in love.
Her so-called plans and routines had all come from romance novels, romance comics, and all kinds of romance TV dramas.
"Tons of Lovers", "Stained Romance", "Meteor Garden", "Prank Kick", etc …
Lotus Sun had to admit that she was indeed a little anxious because there hadn't been any progress between her and Wang Ling.
She had gone to Wang Ling every day to ask him questions in order to get closer to him. Although Wang Ling had ignored her at first, he had recently replied to her with some problem-solving videos.
It was really good to publicize it, and it was worth it. It actually supported both Android and Apple phones!
Wang Ling hadn't said or typed a single word during the whole process, and didn't even show his face in the videos he sent her, only filming the process of solving the problems with his bare hands.
But just looking at Wang Ling's hands and his beautiful handwriting was a feast for her eyes!
But now, she was carrying out the "alienation plan" … this time, she had nothing left to show for it.
"Pretty Sister is so outstanding, you'll be one sooner or later."
Jiang Yingying laughed. "The more it's like this, the more you have to be patient. In TV dramas, when the male lead encounters the female lead suddenly ignoring him, it takes him a while to react. So, Pretty Sister, you just have to wait for this blockhead to throw himself at you. "
"How long does it usually take?" Lotus Sun asked with a frown.
"If it's a little slower, maybe … a few weeks?"
Hearing this, the corners of Lotus Sun's mouth couldn't help twitching.
A few weeks …
Given this blockhead's ability to comprehend things, she felt that a few weeks wouldn't be enough.
Maybe it would take several years, or even more than a decade …
And whether she could persist in liking Wang Ling for that long was also a question worth considering.
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