Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Energy Replenishment Battle

The summer camp originally required students to stay on campus, but since 2011, this rule seemed less strict. They only suggested that participants stay in the dormitories to experience the school atmosphere of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School.

As for Mei Fang and his friends, they naturally preferred not to stay. By 10 PM, the three of them would gather in Mei Fang’s classroom before heading home together, sharing their daily experiences.

“The people here are really strong! You wouldn’t believe it; when I entered the classroom, I saw a guy next to me reading a book entirely in English…”

“Same here. Someone came up and gave a self-introduction in fluent English, but the teacher scolded him.”

“Haha, that’s self-inflicted… Just showing off. By the way, we started classes today, and the pace is fast. Our teacher said everyone must have reviewed the textbook content beforehand, so he just went over it briefly…”

“That’s true… But it’s fine, after all, it’s just third-year content.”

Lin You Xi continued, “Although we don’t finish until ten, I enjoy the free time in the afternoon and evening study sessions.”

“Yeah, these past few days, many people in our class just sleep during evening study…”

Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi were chatting animatedly when they noticed Mei Fang walking silently. They nudged him, “What are you thinking about? You haven’t said a word.”

“Mm… I was thinking about the computer.”

Mei Fang looked at Lin You Xi, “How can I make Aunt Liang believe that our computers were sent from home, not bought by me?”

Though Aunt Liang was supervising them, they all came to Jiangcheng to study, and their families were unwilling to let Mei Fang bring a computer due to his coding hobby being seen as unproductive. Additionally, Mei Fang’s desktop computer was quite outdated and often couldn’t support his work, making it inconvenient to share with You Xi.

Lin You Xi thought for a moment, “Aunt usually doesn’t care what I do, but she might tell my parents about something like a computer.”

“So this is really troubling… Actually, I planned to buy a laptop, but it feels inconvenient to use in the school computer room…”

“Then what’s there to worry about? I don’t understand.”

Xia Yuan asked, “Why not just bring the laptop home and say it’s a school-issued one?”

“Oh wow… That could work!”

Xia Yuan’s suggestion lit up Mei Fang’s eyes. He gently squeezed her hand in praise, “As expected of our Yuan Yuan, full of ideas!”

“What do you mean ‘ideas’? This is called a clever strategy!”

Xia Yuan tried to take advantage of the situation to hug Mei Fang for energy replenishment, but Lin You Xi interrupted, “But if you just bring one home, it will raise suspicions.”

“I’ve already thought about that. I plan to buy one for each of us.”

“One for each of us?”

Xia Yuan frowned, “How much does a laptop cost now? Do you have enough money? My savings account has around 70,000 yuan. I’m not sure if it’s enough. But spending too much might raise my mom’s suspicions…”

“70,000 yuan… Your little treasure chest is quite substantial.”

After Mei Fang inwardly complained, he waved his hand dismissively, “It’s okay, I’ll pay for it.”

“You’re paying? How much did your game actually earn? You’re so generous…”

Mei Fang waved his hand again, smiling mysteriously, “I’d rather you didn’t ask. Asking might discourage you from working hard.”

“Then it must have earned a lot!”

Xia Yuan smiled at Mei Fang, “In that case, I won’t ask. After all, you’ll take care of me. So, can I pick my own laptop?”

“No way. We need to buy simple ones to avoid suspicion from Aunt Liang.”

“If that’s the case, then the configuration is more important than appearance. You need to be prepared for that.”

“Alright, I won’t take it out to play.”

As they spoke, they arrived at the apartment building.

Oh no, this means I can’t recharge my energy!

Previously, Xia Yuan could freely hug Mei Fang in front of Lin You Xi, when their feelings were still pure.

But after their argument, things changed.

After all, they had both expressed their feelings for Mei Fang and agreed to stop at being childhood friends. Being so intimate in front of Lin You Xi would be inappropriate.

So now, apart from those rare moments of spontaneous hugs when she was extremely happy, Xia Yuan couldn’t bring herself to ask for a hug in front of Lin You Xi.

The three of them took the elevator home. Aunt Liang opened the door to welcome them back.

“Welcome back, you must be tired… Are you hungry? I made some snacks, eat if you’re hungry.”

“Sure, sure! I’m starving! Thanks Aunt Liang, I won’t be polite!”

Xia Yuan quickly changed her shoes and rushed to the dining hall to eat. Lin You Xi neatly stacked Xia Yuan’s shoes and chatted with Aunt Liang:

“Aunt Liang, what did you do today?”

“Not much… Just cleaning and getting familiar with the local market and supermarkets…”

“Do you understand what people here are saying?”

“A bit hard to understand, but everyone speaks Mandarin, so it’s not a big deal…”

Mei Fang changed his shoes and entered the house. He first ate some steamed dumplings in the dining hall with Xia Yuan before preparing to rest on the living room sofa.

At that moment, Xia Yuan tapped him to get up.

“Lie down after eating? That’s not right. Let’s go for a walk.”

Xia Yuan gave Mei Fang a meaningful look. Mei Fang understood her intentions and was about to stand up, but Aunt Liang said, “It’s late, better not go out. It’s not safe here compared to home. Let’s just walk around inside.”

“Okay…”

Xia Yuan reluctantly agreed, “Then I’ll go take a shower first.”

“I’ll go first, I’ll finish quickly.”

Aunt Liang reminded, “Mei Fang, take your change of clothes and pajamas from the balcony outside.”

“Alright.”

…

Mei Fang felt his heart racing slightly.

Living together now, the view from the balcony should be quite pleasant—

When Mei Fang stepped onto the balcony, he found it disappointing.

Almost all the clothes hanging outside were his underwear, with only a few shirts belonging to Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi. It seemed the good stuff was dried in the main bedroom.

Mei Fang took his clothes to the bathroom, quickly washed his hair, and came out.

Xia Yuan was displeased with his quick shower.

“Washing so fast! Did you clean yourself properly? Wet and messy, so annoying.”

“Well, boys are like that. You have to get used to it…”

“Hmph…”

Xia Yuan hummed at Mei Fang, then called him to the living room, “I’ll dry your hair.”

“I can do it myself.”

“Didn’t I always dry your hair when we lived together? Let me do it!”

“We only lived together once…”

Xia Yuan and Mei Fang were at a stalemate when Lin You Xi walked over with a basin, “Move, I’m going to wash up.”

“Oh, You Xi, are you done eating?”

Lin You Xi nodded, “Yes, I’m done.”

“Alright…”

Xia Yuan smiled faintly, “Go ahead and wash, I’ll go next.”

“Okay.”

Xia Yuan plugged in the hair dryer and began drying Mei Fang’s hair. Seeing Lin You Xi enter the bathroom and Aunt Liang busy clearing dishes, she had an idea.

She quickly finished drying Mei Fang’s hair.

Next, she rubbed his head with a towel, quietly pushed him into his room, and gently closed the door.

“What’s with the sneaky act?”

Mei Fang frowned, “Before, asking for a hug was easy. Why the secrecy now?”

Xia Yuan shushed him, signaling him to be quiet, then whispered, “That was then, this is now…”

Xia Yuan hesitated for a moment but didn’t lock the door, as it seemed too obvious.

Mmm… Time to recharge energy!

Xia Yuan hurriedly hugged Mei Fang’s waist. Mei Fang reciprocated, pulling her close.

But this sweet moment was short-lived. The bathroom door across the hall opened, and Xia Yuan quickly released Mei Fang. At that moment, the door to Mei Fang’s room also opened.

Caught by Lin You Xi, Xia Yuan panicked, not knowing where to put her hands. However, Lin You Xi remained unfazed, wiping her hair with a towel and asking Xia Yuan, “Yuan Yuan, where did you put the hairdryer?”

“In the living room! I’ll show you! I’ll help you dry it!”

“No need… Go take a shower first, I’ll manage.”

“Okay!”

Xia Yuan quickly gathered her clothes and rushed into the bathroom, blushing.

Seeing it was almost 11 PM, Mei Fang, without a computer, had nothing to do. He was about to turn off the lights and sleep when Lin You Xi knocked and entered.

She closed the door behind her and locked it, making Mei Fang immediately wary.

“What… I’m turning off the lights.”

Lin You Xi stood behind him without responding. She walked up to Mei Fang, sniffed him, and picked up a hair from his collar, showing it to him.

This… Is she asking for an explanation?

Mei Fang scratched his head, “It’s Yuan Yuan’s hair. We just hugged, super energy, you know…”

Lin You Xi nodded, “I know. Anything else?”

“How could there be anything else? We’re still students, we need to focus on studying…”

Lin You Xi didn’t seem to listen much. Mei Fang guessed her thoughts, “Do you… want that too?”

Lin You Xi didn’t respond directly. Instead, she motioned for Mei Fang to turn around.

Mei Fang turned around, and Lin You Xi suddenly hugged him from behind, pressing against his back.

She enjoyed this kind of hug…

Because Xia Yuan kept thinking about the earlier hug, her shower took longer. And Aunt Liang didn’t habitually enter others’ rooms, so Lin You Xi held Mei Fang for a long time.

Halfway through, Lin You Xi let go, switched positions with Mei Fang, and had him hug her from behind. After another while, she was satisfied and left.

Damn, this chapter is incredibly sweet. I’m so envious.

Additionally, I posted on time today. Considering how hard I worked, can I get a few more monthly votes? Or save them for double at the end of the month. Love you all.

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