Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 80 "You guys are on a date!? Aren't you guys on one too?"

Fearing that Chi Yan wouldn't be able to get up at 9 a.m., and also fearing that 10 a.m. would be too late, they compromised and arranged to meet at 9:30 a.m.

Shi Sui arrived at the aquarium half an hour early and found that the online tickets were 5 yuan cheaper than the offline tickets.

I bought two tickets, which saved me the cost of a round-trip subway ticket.

I glanced at my phone and saw that there were still more than twenty minutes until the agreed time.

Without hesitation, Shi Sui found a flower bed with few people to sit down, took out her notebook from her bag, and began to study as soon as possible.

On the other side, the boy, dressed in a carefully chosen boyfriend-style outfit, arrived early at the agreed-upon aquarium entrance, only to find that Shi Sui had already arrived.

The girl was sitting on the flower bed, her head slightly tilted, reading a book in her hand.

There were many adults with children playing around, but she seemed to be surrounded by a shimmering filter, making her stand out in the crowd at a glance.

Then, a shimmering filter appeared on him.

Shi Sui seemed to sense something, and when she looked up, she saw the boy not far away.

It wasn't because of his exceptional height and looks, but because he stood out as particularly pitiful amidst the crowd of adults with children or couples.

Shi Sui stuffed the notebook back into her bag, slung the bag over her shoulder, and ran toward him.

"Chi Yan," she called his name happily.

Chi Yan gave a haughty "hmm," but then, noticing that the clothes she was wearing looked familiar, his aloofness vanished instantly, and his voice tinged with amusement: "You're wearing the dress I bought for you."

"Yes, thank you, deskmate." Shi Sui smiled and twirled around, showing off her skirt.

But Chi Yan was only focused on his face.

When she smiles, her eyes crinkle slightly, and a shallow dimple appears at the corner of her mouth, giving her an ethereal and playful look.

She wore the dress he bought for her; what else could it be but a confession and a date!

Shi Sui: "Let's go! I've already bought the tickets, we can just go straight to the ticket check."

Chi Yan raised his arm.

He saw several young couples walking by, all holding hands.

Shi Sui noticed that he raised his hand strangely, as if he wanted to take something.

But she couldn't guess, and Yan Ze wasn't there either, so she asked directly, "What's wrong?"

"Idiot." Chi Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, gesturing with his eyes to the young couple passing by.

Following his gaze, Shi Sui saw the young couple and instantly understood: "I get it!"

Then, Chi Yan saw Shi Sui run away.

Before I could call her back, she had already disappeared into a shop selling aquarium merchandise.

It looked like a flock of crows flew silently across the sky.

Chi Yan had no choice but to follow.

Not long after, Shi Sui appeared at the store entrance with something in her hand. She looked around and quickly found her target.

Because she ran so fast, her bangs were messed up by the wind, and her cheeks were slightly flushed. Without any cushioning, and with Chi Yan walking towards her.

She almost bumped into Chi Yan's arms.

Fortunately, she was holding a penguin plush toy, and it was the toy that bumped into Chi Yan's arms.

Shi Sui looked up at him and said with a smile, "What they have, you should have too."

Yes, she saw the couple, but her eyes finally settled on the dolls in their hands.

Shi Sui: Got it! Chi Yan must be envious of other people's plush toys! You can't fight over them in public, you have to buy them!

Chi Yan looked down at her. The girl smiled happily and proudly, as if she were asking for credit: See? I'm really good at reading minds.

What else could he say?

He said he didn't want the ugly-cute doll, but wanted to hold hands.

Damn it, she's the one pursuing him, so why is it him who wants to hold hands?!

With "You take the initiative, you take the initiative..." repeating to himself, Chi Yan looked down at the plush toy in his hand and rubbed it.

Never mind, she bought it for him, I'll put it on the bedside table when I get home.

After having my ticket checked at the entrance, I quickly entered the museum.

Everything was under control; Shi Sui had done her homework beforehand.

First, we went to the jellyfish exhibit. The lighting was dim, with the only light source being rows of huge round glass tanks. Under the light, the jellyfish in the tanks floated and drifted, creating a romantic and mysterious atmosphere.

Chi Yan deliberately avoided crowded areas. Here, the lighting was dim, making people look especially beautiful in the play of light and shadow, and easily evoking romantic feelings…

In short, it's a great place to confess your feelings.

Sure enough, Shi Sui led him to the jellyfish tank. They stood face to face, their eyes meeting, and he could see the nervousness in her eyes.

Chi Yan's heart pounded.

Shi Sui gazed deeply into his eyes, reciting the words fluently.

"The jellyfish pavilion has more than 100 different species of jellyfish, including more than 100,000 precious jellyfish from all over the world. The one with the four-leaf clover is the moon jellyfish, which is very popular and almost has no toxicity."

"This is the Turritopsis dohrnii, a legendary jellyfish that can rejuvenate. Once it reaches maturity, it can revert to its youthful state if stimulated in certain ways."

"This bluish-green one is a silver coin jellyfish..."

……

Chi Yan's expression was about to crumble. He asked, "You brought me here just to give me a science lesson?"

"Yes, don't you think these jellyfish are amazing?"

Looking at her excited face, Chi Yan immediately changed his mind about saying "amazing size": "amazing, amazing."

Forget it, there's no rush to confess, it's still early.

After visiting the jellyfish exhibit, they went to a themed restaurant. Shi Sui had researched the restaurant beforehand and found that its signature crab roe burger was the only one of its kind in the country.

The restaurant was crowded. After Shi Sui arranged for Chi Yan to reserve a seat, she went to queue up to buy food.

Chi Yan looked around and saw that it was full of parents with children, and the tables were set with cartoon-themed 'kids' meals'.

It couldn't help but compare it to the underwater dating restaurant we had just passed by, where the tables were decorated with roses.

There are mixed feelings in my heart.

Forget it, he's no longer looking forward to confessing his feelings at the restaurant.

Let him eat the kids' meal if he wants to, but he wants to dip it in ketchup.

In the afternoon, we went to see the sea lion show. Shi Sui was very involved in creating atmosphere throughout the show. After the show, I even bought her a keychain, which is a plush sea lion with a blue ball on its head.

Good heavens! He doesn't need such a girly thing hanging on his backpack! What will Yan Ze think of him!

However, Shi Sui also kept one for herself, which is a sea lion with a red ball on its head, and it's a matching pair with his.

Yan Ze, being a single guy, must be incredibly envious.

Finally, Chi Yan became a father of three, holding a penguin baby plush toy, an octopus baby plush toy, and a whale baby plush toy.

Yes, as long as he glances at other young couples, Shi Sui can always get him the same items.

This is really bad.

Fortunately, he didn't stare at the staff member in the mascot costume just now, otherwise, given Shi Sui's personality, she would definitely have gotten a mascot costume for him to wear.

Hmph, he's already seen through her.

"Are you unhappy?" Shi Sui had just finished paying the bill when she turned around and saw Chi Yan looking at her with a complicated expression, holding three dolls in his arms, looking like a wronged little wife who had been abandoned after giving birth to three children.

Looking at her face, Chi Yan thought to himself, "I'm doomed. I can't bring myself to say 'unhappy'."

If he says he's unhappy, she will definitely be very sad and disappointed.

Chi Yan: "Happy."

"Okay, then lower your head a little."

Chi Yan glanced at what she had just bought—a shark headband. He could already imagine how embarrassing it would be to wear this stupid thing.

But he still bent down and obediently lowered his head.

Shi Sui took a step closer, stood on tiptoe, and held up the headband to put it on his head.

She couldn't help but glance at his face. From her angle, she could just see his long eyelashes and his high nose... She stopped looking and quickly withdrew her hand after putting on the headband.

I couldn't resist touching his head, it felt like petting a giant dog.

"Okay, okay!" Shi Sui pretended to be nonchalant.

Chi Yan touched the extra fluffy headband on his head, straightened up, and looked at her: "Your face seems a little red."

"Oh, really?" Shi Sui touched her face and suggested, "Are you thirsty? Let's go buy some milk tea!"

Before they even reached the milk tea shop, they saw two people in the distance, one carrying coffee and the other holding milk tea, walking towards them.

Shangguan Ying's eyes widened in shock: "Chi Yan, it really was you."

“I just told Pei Shuoxun that it was you, but he insisted on coming over to see for himself.”

"If you weren't completely unrecognizable up close, this cartoon headband you're wearing is just too funny."

She looked at Shi Sui again and asked, "Are you two on a date!?"

"Aren't you the same?" Chi Yan didn't answer, but asked instead.

Then, his gaze swept over Pei Shuoxun and he discovered that this guy was actually staring at Shi Sui, who was looking at him the whole time.

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Shi Sui covered her face.

She remembered the message Pei Shuoxun had sent her yesterday, inviting her out, but she declined, using studying as an excuse.

Oh my god, now we've been caught red-handed.

I should have known better than to lie. It turns out everyone's here at the aquarium, so we should have just played together.

Shangguan Ying asked Chi Yan, "Are you two on a date!?"

Chi Yan: "Aren't you the same?"

“We’re not a couple.” Shangguan Ying tapped her phone a couple of times, showing the chat history. “I also texted you. You said you were too busy to come, but you didn’t expect me to catch you on a date, did you?”

"Oh, then you'd better get out of here and not bother us."

Chi Yan waved his hand, indicating that they should go their separate ways. He glanced at Pei Shuoxun and found that he was playing on his phone.

The phone vibrated twice, and the screen lit up. Shi Sui glanced at the message and poked Chi Yan's back: "I need to go to the bathroom."

"Oh, then I'll go with you."

Shi Sui interrupted him, "You just wait for me here!"

Less than a second later, Pei Shuoxun followed up, saying, "I'm going to the restroom too."

"?"

Chi Yan felt it was a coincidence and had no choice but to follow. However, he heard a click behind him, a crisp sound of a camera shutter.

He turned around and saw Shangguan Ying swinging the photographic paper, holding a Polaroid camera in her other hand.

Shangguan Ying: "You look so cool! This is the first time I've seen you so cute in over ten years. It would be such a shame not to take a picture and share it with others."

Chi Yan's face darkened instantly at the thought of the headband on her head and the doll in her hand: "Give it to me."

"I can give you the photographic paper, but I need to send it to Yan Ze and the others first."

"you dare?"

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Shangguan Ying said innocently. "It's because you secretly dated without telling me."

"Do I need to report to you?"

"Tsk, they really don't consider me a friend."

"She hasn't confessed yet," Chi Yan said. "Once we're together, I'll tell you first, okay?"

"She's pursuing you?"

"Yes, that's right." What else?

"Brother, you're still as narcissistic as ever."

……

Meanwhile, the line for the women's restroom at the aquarium stretched outside the door, but Shi Sui didn't want to use the restroom; it was just an excuse.

Seeing that Chi Yan and Shangguan Ying were no longer visible behind him, Pei Shuoxun took Shi Sui's hand without hesitation.

"Shi Sui, didn't you say you wanted to study?" His voice was as gentle as ever.

She was just a little too gentle, which sent chills down my spine.

Shi Sui tried to pull her hand away, but found that he was using a lot of force and his hands were much larger, so she couldn't break free. She could only be led by him and they ended up in a corner with few people.

They faced each other, with Shi Sui standing against the wall.

"I studied this morning, so I came out to relax this afternoon."

Shi Sui remained calm and smiled happily: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Heh." Pei Shuoxun chuckled coldly.

He said, "I went to participate in the city competition these past two days and didn't go to school."

“You told me about this.” Shi Sui took out a sea lion keychain from her pocket and put it in his hand. “I saw you on TV. You won first place. Congratulations. This is for you.”

Pei Shuoxun lowered his head.

When I let my guard down, the little hand slipped away from my palm (how cunning!), and I found a fluffy little sea lion plush toy with a lanyard attached.

"I love so much."

"nice! You love it."

Shi Sui smiled sweetly. It was wonderful to receive positive feedback after giving a gift, unlike Chi Yan who just looked smug. Hmph.

Putting the plush keychain into his pocket, Pei Shuoxun subconsciously wanted to hold her hand again.

However, Shi Sui was prepared, and she crossed her fingers behind her back.

Pei Shuoxun could only move closer. He leaned down, looked directly into the girl's eyes, and asked, "While I was away for the past two days, were you with Chi Yan?"

The peach blossom eyes hidden behind the glasses were deep and unfathomable.

"What did you say?" Shi Sui frowned, her eyes widening in disbelief. "You mean I'm dating Chi Yan?"

Pei Shuoxun remained silent.

"Oh my god, you don't believe those rumors on the forum too, do you?" Shi Sui concluded, "It really is because the teacher doesn't assign enough homework, that we're so idle."

The boy's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse: "Do you like Chi Yan?"

Time seemed to slow down, the surrounding sounds seemed to be shut out, and he could almost hear his own heartbeat.

Shi Sui thought for a moment.

Chi Yan is arrogant and narcissistic, but kind and generous, making him the most suitable person to be the eldest brother.

She answered seriously, "As for romantic feelings, I have no feelings for him, and the most important thing during my student years is studying. Chen Xun, you also said that I should study hard..."

"You said you don't like Chi Yan." Pei Shuoxun interrupted her abruptly, his eyes deep and dark.

Studying? Is that the same excuse again? She's learned to lie; she's not well-behaved at all. He caught them on a date with his own eyes.

Shi Sui: "Hmm?"

Pei Shuoxun cupped her cheeks in his hands, forcing her to look him in the eye: "Look into my eyes and say you don't like Chi Yan."

Their breaths were very close, blowing gently across my cheeks, and they were very hot.

"What are you doing?" Shi Sui felt he was acting strangely and tried to push him away by placing her hands on him.

Pei Shuoxun quickly released his hands from his cheeks, grabbed her hands, and slipped his long fingers between the girl's fingers, their ten fingers intertwined tightly.

Shi Sui tried to push him away, but Pei Shuoxun tried to get closer to her.

The two stood motionless in a strange confrontational stance, but the veins on their hands bulged, revealing their inner rage.

Shi Sui raised her voice slightly and asked with a smile, "Are we going to fight?"

“No, I won’t hit him.” Pei Shuoxun stared into her eyes. “You just need to look into my eyes and tell me that you don’t like Chi Yan.”

"What the heck? Why does everyone love playing this game?" Shi Sui was speechless. She thought of Song Xinying.

She prefers fighting to talking.

However, Shi Sui was worried that Chi Yan would come looking for her since she didn't have much time left under the pretense of going to the bathroom, so she decided to talk to him anyway.

“I don’t like Chi Yan.” Shi Sui looked into his eyes and said seriously.

Feeling a weight lifted from his heart, Pei Shuoxun smiled gently, as if he hadn't been the one who had just lost control.

Just now.

"What are you doing?"

Shangguan Ying and Chi Yan were both speechless and dumbfounded.