Li Xiaozhou: "..."
He Wang: "..."
Qin Yu: "..."
Jiang Xin watched the three people who were almost driven to self-isolation by Lin Jing and couldn't help but chuckle.
Before his laugh subsided, Lin Jing's gaze fell on his face.
His heart inexplicably skipped a beat, and the smile on his face gradually froze.
As expected, in the next second, Lin Jing looked at him expressionlessly and said, "And you, you're the coach who's as good as nothing, only shaking hands before a match, and knowing nothing else?"
Jiang Xin: "..."
Lan Bowen, suppressing the urge to clap enthusiastically for the young lady in front of him, cleared his throat and smoothed things over. "Chen Jing mentioned you yesterday, but we didn't have time to meet. For the next period, we'll all be spending a lot of time together. Guys, be considerate of the girls. Anyway, living in this building, we're all friends. If you don't mind, let's all add each other on WeChat?"
As he spoke, Lan Bowen was the first to take out his phone and looked at Lin Jing. "Should I scan you, or you scan me?"
Lin Jing opened her QR code. "You scan me."
"Alright." Lan Bowen scanned Lin Jing and added her as a friend.
The other four also took out their phones and scanned Lin Jing respectively.
Lin Jing was in the process of approving friend requests from a few people when the elevator behind her opened.
Sheng Kuang, who had caught up on sleep, emerged with his hair slightly dishevelled and a hint of sleepiness in his eyes.
He hadn't expected so many people in the living room and was taken aback. Realizing what was happening, he saw the guys with their phones and Lin Jing with her phone, and casually asked, "Playing games?"
"No," Lan Bowen put away his phone. "We're adding each other on WeChat."
Sheng Kuang picked up a bottle of water from the table, and the motion of unscrewing the cap paused. "Hmm?"
Lan Bowen: "We've added the young lady on WeChat."
Sheng Kuang turned his head to look at the remaining remnants of yLs sitting on the sofa. After a few seconds, he let out a soft "Mm."
Lin Jing, overhearing their conversation, raised her eyes and looked towards Sheng Kuang.
The young man tilted his head back to drink water, his neck stretched long, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Lin Jing stared at Sheng Kuang's profile for two seconds, her gaze then drifting to his slightly prominent Adam's apple. She only looked away after Sheng Kuang finished drinking.
Sheng Kuang slowly screwed the cap back on and took out his phone from his pocket.
Lin Jing stared at Sheng Kuang's phone and moved her lips.
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she stopped herself.
Lan Bowen and the others had initiated the WeChat add. She wasn't that familiar with Sheng Kuang. Would it be inappropriate to proactively add him on WeChat now?
Lin Jing hesitated for a couple of seconds and swallowed the words back.
Sheng Kuang scrolled through his screen, glanced at his unread messages, then looked up from his phone. Seeing that it was noon, he asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Lan Bowen: "What do you want to eat?"
Sheng Kuang: "Anything."
Lan Bowen looked at the others. "What about you guys? What do you want to eat? I'll order delivery."
The remaining remnants of yLs also expressed that they were fine with anything.
Lin Jing saw Sheng Kuang yawn and put his phone back in his pocket. She then silently turned off her phone screen and quietly went upstairs.
Lan Bowen picked a highly-rated eel rice place nearby and, while asking everyone what side dishes they wanted, placed the order.
Sheng Kuang, who was lazily playing on his phone next to him, lifted his eyelids to glance at the person going into the elevator. Only after the elevator door closed did he suddenly say, "Remember to order an extra portion."
...
Lin Jing emerged from the elevator and immediately saw the cardboard sign hanging on the wall.
She paused for a moment, then silently walked towards the bedroom. After a few steps, she turned back, took down the cardboard sign, and carried it away.
Back in her room, Lin Jing remembered what the person in charge of the charity had told her on the phone yesterday. She found Sheng Kuang's phone number.
She dialed the number and relayed the matter to him verbatim.
After listening, Sheng Kuang gave a "Mm" and provided an address.
The address was not the villa Sheng Kuang was currently living in, and the contact person was not his real name.
Lin Jing didn't ask further and noted down the address as he had said.
After hanging up, Lin Jing sent the address back to the charity representative and then looked at Sheng Kuang's phone number.
She hesitated for a moment, copied the phone number, tapped into WeChat, and searched for it in "Add Friends."
She couldn't find Sheng Kuang's WeChat.
He had disabled the feature to search for WeChat using a phone number.
Lin Jing put down her phone and lay on the bed for a while. She remembered that she hadn't ordered lunch yet. As she was about to order, her WeChat notification chimed.
Lan Bowen: Come downstairs to eat.
Xiao Jing Jiang: No need, I'll order myself.
Lan Bowen: No need for what? I've already ordered your meal. It'll be a waste if you don't eat it.
Lan Bowen: Hurry up and come down, everyone is waiting for you. Sudan Novel Network
Lin Jing didn't stand on ceremony and replied with an "Oh" before getting out of bed and going downstairs.
Sheng Kuang's dining room was quite grand, but it couldn't accommodate everyone.
By the time Lin Jing arrived, only one seat was left, right next to Sheng Kuang.
She had no choice but to sit down and thanked everyone.
The group of boys ate like they were fighting, and soon, more than half of the table was cleared.
Lin Jing finished her meal at a leisurely pace. Seeing Sheng Kuang sitting beside her, texting someone, she stealthily peeked at his phone screen like a thief. She couldn't manage to see his WeChat ID, so she reluctantly got up.
As she walked towards the elevator, she was fiddling with her phone, turning on the "People Nearby" feature, which she usually kept off.
She tapped "View People Nearby." The person at the top was Qin Yu, the mid-laner for yLs, followed by Lan Bowen. Everyone else was someone she didn't recognize.
"People Nearby" was sorted by distance.
Lin Jing knew that if Sheng Kuang wasn't at the top, he wouldn't be anywhere further down. Still, she unwillingly scrolled down a few more times.
The elevator door opened, and she stepped in.
Just as the door was about to close, Sheng Kuang entered.
Lin Jing looked up at him, then down again to search for people nearby.
Sheng Kuang pressed the button for the second floor and glanced in her direction.
He saw her holding her phone and constantly refreshing "People Nearby."
The elevator quickly reached the second floor.
Sheng Kuang walked out.
The elevator door closed, and Lin Jing, without much hope, entered "People Nearby" again.
Qin Yu was now ranked second.
The first was miracle.
Lin Jing's heart skipped a beat. After a few seconds, she tapped on miracle's profile picture.
She looked at the words "Say Hello" on the screen. Her finger hesitated for a long time, but she still didn't dare to click it.
Back in her room, her curiosity grew, and she entered "People Nearby" again.
What appeared before her was not a list of people nearby, but a line of small text reminding her: "Someone nearby has said hello to you."
Lin Jing tapped to enter and saw a familiar profile picture.
miracle: "You've already searched and found me, aren't you going to say hello?"
ps: You've already searched and found me, aren't you going to say hello?