After hot pot, Xu Ye dropped Wang Manning back at school.
He was just about to head to the hotel when Shen Xinyi called him. Xu Ye stopped short when he saw the caller ID. Normally, even if Shen Xinyi needed something from him, she'd call Chen Qingqing first.
Xu Ye picked up. "Hello?"
Shen Xinyi got right to the point. "Xu Ye, are you busy?"
"Not really. What's up?"
"Could you do me a favor and help me move my stuff over to the apartment?"
Xu Ye caught on immediately and agreed.
After he hung up, Chen Qingqing was curious. "What did Xinyi want?"
"She's moving in with Qin Zhiwei, right? She wants me to help take her things over."
Chen Qingqing was puzzled. "Why doesn't she just ask Qin Zhiwei?"
Xu Ye tapped the tip of her nose and laughed. "Silly. Either Shen Xinyi's embarrassed to ask, or she wants to surprise Zhiwei."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Chen Qingqing pouted. "Oh, you're so smart. Aren't you just so smart."
Xu Ye laughed. "You know, the ideal partner is someone who complements you. Like me: I'm smart and you're silly, so we're a perfect match."
"You're the silly one!"
"Ha ha."
Xu Ye buckled his seat belt and soon pulled up outside the girls' dorm.
Shen Xinyi was already waiting downstairs. She didn't have much stuff, just a suitcase and a big tote bag. Xu Ye, naturally, wasn't going to call out what she was up to. He helped load her things into the car and drove to the place she and Qin Zhiwei had rented.
It really wasn't far.
In about fifteen minutes, Xu Ye was parking in an older apartment complex.
He carried the suitcase, and Shen Xinyi led the way. On the third floor, she dug the keys out of her bag and unlocked the door.
Inside was one bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The kitchen and bathroom were on the small side, so the living room and bedroom were about the size of the ones in a regular home. It was mostly…