In matters of love, Kang Xue'er and Brother Nan were evidently not on the same page.

With Brother Nan, Kang Xue'er not only couldn't find common ground, but it was also hard to receive any comfort. Her complaints were merely meant to be voiced out.

Yet, Brother Nan still made an effort to talk with her.

For instance, Kang Xue'er complained that Zhang Hao often ignored her because he was gaming, not even replying to her messages. It was already a long-distance relationship, and when she couldn't reach him, who knew what he was doing? Maybe he was participating in multi-player games (referring to dorm buddies gaming together), or he could have even been dead for all she knew.

Brother Nan truly couldn't empathize with her on this.

After all, she was just a girl addicted to the internet.

If she had been candid, she might have questioned Kang Xue'er: Why don't you just play with him?

If it had been up to her, she would play together with him!

And she would even pick the prime role.

You see, she had taught Zhou Li how to play games early on.

And speaking of which, Zhang Hao's group of Little Brothers also learned how to play games because of her; in this regard, she couldn't shirk the blame.

Hmm...

After thinking for a while, Brother Nan simply advised Kang Xue'er to communicate more with Zhang Hao and to speak up instead of bottling things up. Then, she scolded Zhang Hao. She said he was too immersed in games despite having such a gentle and beautiful girlfriend, and his gaming rank wasn't even high.

After pouring out a great deal of woes, they finally changed the subject and began talking about their university life and the recent situations of their high school friends. They discussed who got accepted into which university, how recent online classes were going, who had found a pretty girlfriend, and who had found a boyfriend who was 187 cm tall and constantly flaunting their love. They also talked about a certain high school teacher who was transferred, and someone who seemed to have vanished into thin air since graduation, wondering if anyone had stayed in contact with her.

...

Some names were familiar to Zhou Li, but he only knew the names, while some he had never heard of. But he just put down his book and sat behind Huai Xu, quietly listening to their conversation, barely speaking.

Even Zhu Shuang interjected more than he did.

But he felt somewhat sentimental when he heard that one of the Two Golden Flowers from the front desk got married just two months after graduating high school.

Life is indeed unpredictable.

At three thirty p.m., Kang Xue'er finally left.

Brother Nan also threw down the last pair of Aces and asked them, "Are you guys still up to play? Do you have the energy?"

Zhu Shuang said, "My arm is a bit sore."

Zhu Bing said, "My legs feel weak."

Huai Xu, still focusing on his cards, said in confusion, "I almost won. If you had played a King, I could have won. Look at my hand, I could totally have played like this…"

Tuanzi, standing next to him looking up high, eagerly tugged at his hand, "Let Lord Dumpling see too!"

Huai Xu threw the cards on the ground.

"Are we playing anymore?"

"No more," Brother Nan turned her head to look into the distance, where the sunny spring afternoon was just right, not too hot as it shone on them. She stood up and casually pointed to a mountain in the distance, "Let's go hiking!"

"Okay."

Packing up their things and picking up any trash, they each shouldered their packs and followed Brother Nan up the mountain.

Their packs were much lighter compared to when they came.

They took many more pictures along the way.

When they got back home, it was already six o'clock in the evening.

Aunt Jiang welcomed them with a warm smile, asking them, "Did you have fun? How were the blossoms? Was it crowded?"

"It was fun," Zhou Li answered.

"The blossoms were pretty good, but many have not yet bloomed. They might be better in a couple of days," Zhu Shuang responded. "The crowd wasn't too bad. There were hardly any people in the morning, but it got busier in the afternoon, and we even ran into a high school classmate of my brother."

"Did you guys play together?" Aunt Jiang asked.

"We chatted for a while."

"Oh… Are you hungry? Let's eat."

"We'll just put our things away first."

Zhou Li, carrying his bag, walked into the bedroom. Seeing the breeze lifting the curtain and flipping the books on the desk, he quickly closed the door. The curtain immediately fell lifelessly, and the rustling from the desk also stopped.

Placing the bag on the desk, he inadvertently caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye. It was Huai Xu's diary, the one he had given her.

It seemed she had left in a hurry this morning and hadn't packed it away.

And now Huai Xu was still having dinner at Brother Nan's place.

Zhou Li wasn't one to sneak a peek at someone else's diary, but perhaps because he was sensitive to certain words, that casual glimpse seemed to catch the words "Zhou Li" and "Li Daimao" on the paper.

He wasn't interested in reading someone else's diary.

Zhou Li silently stood by the desk, unzipped his backpack, and slowly took out the ancient book inside.

His gaze shifted downward—

「March 3, Tuesday, cloudy.」

Zhou Li told me to relax and play games at home, bought me a durian cake, and then he left.

I knew where he was going, and I could feel the location of anyone I'm familiar with. I played a round of Brawl, then ran to the riverside and hid in the woods to secretly watch him and Li Daimao walk about and talk about love.

Zhou Li said to Li Daimao...

...

I deeply realized the error of my ways; spying is wrong. It turned me from a Great Devil King into a petty little person.

I swear I will never spy on others again.

Several black lines appeared on Zhou Li's forehead.

A moment later, he shook his head and muttered under his breath, With so many typos, and she still hopes to be included in textbooks...

He zipped up his backpack and was about to leave...

Then a gust of wind blew in.

The notebook flapped open, turning a page.

Zhou Li quietly stopped, opened his backpack again, and put the ancient book he had just taken out back in.

「March 4, Wednesday, light rain.」

Zhou Li sneaked out to eat hot and sour noodles with Li Daimao and didn't call me. I remembered it; he even lied to me, saying he went out to buy duck necks.

It was... (several misspelled attempts crossed out) ... *fortunately*, my Brawl game crashed and needed a few minutes to reset, so during those minutes, I secretly watched them. KU KU KU... It's fun watching kids in love...

...

Sage Moon says: I self-reflect thrice a day. What I'm doing is really not good. I need to change; I can never do this again.

「March 5, Thursday, light rain.」

In the daytime, I went to find another Great Demon in Yan City to fight, but he ran away as soon as he saw me...

At night, I was just basking in the moonlight on the rooftop. Zhou Li thought I had gone to my other home, the one with the two Little Demons. Then I heard him on the phone with Li Daimao for an hour.

This was not intentional, so it doesn't count.

I just have good hearing.

...

Zhou Li had already taken out the ancient book again.

It's really infuriating yet funny.

He waited here for a while, but no more wind came in. It seemed he wouldn't be able to see the content for the next few days. Obviously, this sort of behavior doesn't count as snooping; it was an accidental glance. If anything, the wind is to blame for being too noisy.

Huai Xu's actions are the ones truly reprehensible.

Just then, Aunt Jiang called him from outside. He put down his bag and walked out, his heart feeling very calm.

Although they ate a lot at noon, having exercised all afternoon, they were very hungry.

Aunt Jiang prepared a rich meal and served everyone rice, and once again reminded Zhou Li, "When you go out and play with classmates until mealtime, you should bring them home for a meal!"

"The pandemic."

"The pandemic is almost... Hmm? After the pandemic, you must bring them over!" Aunt Jiang looked at Zhou Li and said, "I'm not talking about Huai Xu."

"...The braised pork is getting tastier and tastier," Zhou Li deflected.

"You child!"

After dinner, Zhou Li returned to his bedroom.

Huai Xu had already returned and had put away her diary. She had turned on Zhou Li's computer and was playing Fight the Landlord. Seeing Zhou Li come in, she turned her head and said, "What do you think about me buying a computer?"

"Sure, you have the money now."

"Then what kind should I buy?"

"Buy an expensive one."

"It can't be too expensive though. I need to save, otherwise even mountains of gold and silver will be eaten away," Huai Xu stuck to her theory.

"Just earn more then. Money isn't saved by scrimping."

"It is saved by scrimping!"

...Whatever you say, Zhou Li thought.

"Hey, by the way, I didn't put away my weekly journal when I left today; I left it on this table. Then I forgot about it in the afternoon when I went to Li Daimao's place to eat. You saw it, right?" Huai Xu eyed Zhou Li cautiously. "You didn't peek, did you?"

"I caught a glimpse when the wind flipped the pages," Zhou Li said. "I accidentally saw it when I was putting my bag down."

"What did you see?"

"What could I see? It was just a glimpse, and your handwriting looks like a dog's scrawl," Zhou Li said exasperatedly. "I hardly made out a few words."

"...I write my diary entries very carefully!" Huai Xu looked upset.

"Still ugly."

"...You can't peek at my weekly journal!" Huai Xu stewed for a long time before finally blurting this out, though her expression was quite serious.

"I'm not interested."

With that, the issue was glossed over.

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