Chapter 31: Zone 3 Regardless
Chen Shihua knew he did not like that appellation, but as time passed, he could not help but blurt it out, as if under some spell.
"Bro Pei," he changed the way he addressed him, nonchalantly adding, "Seriously though, so many pretty girls like you, what kind of girl do you like?"
The warm March sun splintered into spots. Such questions seldom arose in Pei Zhen’s life. Recently, the increased number of confessions left him inexperienced in dealing with such matters, handling them less gracefully and adequately than needed. All he remembered was Xu Si saying to treat girls with courtesy, relying on years of social training to decline. Thus, his refusals seemed all the more aloof and pure, making it less sad for those on the receiving end, unable to quell the fondness in their hearts.
He drank water from his cup in sips, swallowing the odd dryness in his throat.
"I don’t have one I like."
"Hey, I wasn’t suggesting you pick one of them. I’m talking about types. What type of girl do you think is the best, the kind you admire the most? Tell me about it," Chen Shihua pressed.
Pei Zhen glanced at him. Leaning listlessly against the back of the chair, he closed his eyes for a moment. His thoughts diffused on this question while his calm heartbeat began to sense the onrush of the spring wind and the rustling sound of the bustling air currents in the midday breeze. He spoke with an indifferent look, his tone disinterested.
"I admire mature, gentle, sharp ones, like my aunt, for instance."
Chen Shihua’s smile faded. He blinked, resting his hands on the table, lips pursed, deep in thought for a long time before returning to the classroom and telling the girl at his desk, with whom he got along well, "I asked him for you, so stop dreaming and give it up. He likes the type like the Xu Family’s young miss."
The girl at his desk choked up, her eyes widening. "Be clear, what kind?"
Chen Shihua thought for a moment, then said, "Pretty, a bit fierce too, and she can hit people. Hey, don’t look at me like that; nobody wants this kind of thing to happen, right?"