Chapter 24 New Allies (4)

  "What! Are you crazy! Call Su Yu Zhe! I won't be able to handle this!" Qiao An Yu exclaimed exaggeratedly, jumping three feet high from the bed.

  "It's just a phone call, why make such a big fuss? It's like you're being led to the guillotine or something." Gu Siyan said discontentedly.

  "Why bother calling? There are many rumors, aren't there? You try calling Xu Xiao to see!" Qiao Anyu tried her best to suppress Gu Siqian's unrealistic idea.

  "It's okay, rumors are often 30% true and 70% false, and they're unreliable. What I say is more reliable, and besides, it's not like we're going to ask him directly. We can pretend to dial the wrong number and then ask for Du Jing's phone number. If he doesn't know it, then there's an 80% chance he's not interested in her." Yu Shuang surprisingly agreed.

  How did these two heads come up with this together?

  "But my home phone is broken, it's been a long time since it was repaired, use Frost's mobile phone instead." The phone in Gu Siqi's house was an antique, the buttons were uneven, and often didn't respond when pressed. Her parents were very busy and had no time to ask someone to repair it, so their home phone was just for decoration.

  Gu Siqi had just taken out the class directory when Qiao Anyu's hands were already trembling as she dialed Su Yuzhe's home phone number.

  "Wow, you've been planning this for a long time, haven't you? You've already memorized Su Yuzhe's number. Everything is ready, all that's missing is the east wind to push the waves, namely me and Siqi." Yu Shuang said with a sly smile.

  Qiao Anyu hesitated, wondering whether to press the dial button, her heart racing with anticipation. Just then, Gu Siqi sneaked up behind her and pressed it for her.

  Qiao Anyu's "ah" was immediately stifled, and she closed her mouth. What if the call went through? Wouldn't that miserable cry ruin her image again? Her heart was racing, every muscle in her body tense and stiff, her hand holding the phone trembling violently like a sieve.

  Gu Siqi and Yu Shuang squeezed tightly beside her, putting their ears almost next to the phone, listening to what Su Yuzhe had to say.

  "Hello, who are you looking for?" Su Yu Zhe's pleasant voice came over, and even if Qiao An Yu was deaf, she could still recognize this voice.

  As soon as she heard his voice, Qiao Anyu's teeth began to chatter and her tongue became knotted, unable to speak coherently.

  "Hello." She struggled to open her mouth, but could only utter a single word in a voice as thin as a mosquito's. Her entire brain was a complete blank, and she had no idea what to say or do next. The countless rehearsals she had done in her mind just moments before had all been for naught.

  "Hello? That's strange, is the phone broken?" The person on the other end muttered to himself as he didn't get a response.

  Qiao Anyu suddenly threw the phone to Yu Shuang like a hot potato and hid aside. Yu Shuang had no choice but to pick up the phone and said calmly, "Hello, I'm looking for Du Jing."

  "Who is it?" Su Yu Zhe listened to this voice, somewhat familiar.

  "I am Yu Shuang, looking for Du Jing. Is she at home?" Yu Shuang asked straightforwardly without hiding her identity.

  "Oh, it's Yu Xiang, I'm Su Yuzhe, you've dialed the wrong number."

  "Really? Did I dial the wrong number then? Sorry about that. Do you happen to know her home phone number? I want to borrow a book from her."

  "I don't have her number, sorry."

  "It doesn't matter, I'll ask someone else, anyway, bye!"

  "Bye!"

  "Hang up the phone, Yu Xiang glared at Qiao Anyu Liang with a face full of expectation and said angrily: 'The more you like someone, the more you should show your indifference in front of him. You will have to face him eventually, so you need to train yourself more, otherwise what's the difference between you and other little girls? Can he treat you differently?'"

  "Don't blame her, at least she had the courage to dial the number. If I were to call Xue Xiao, I wouldn't even dare think about it. Once you like someone, you won't be so calm and collected." Gu Siqian empathized with Qiao Anyu's actions.

  "What did he say?" Qiao Anyu hastily ignored Yu Lian's previous words, and she was eager to know the answer to her concern.

  "He said he didn't know." Yu Shuang put her mobile phone back into her school bag.

  Qiao Anyu's tense nerves finally relaxed, and she said dejectedly: "As soon as I hear his voice, my hands and feet go soft, my vocal cords are numb, alas, too useless."

  "You're like this, you'll never be able to get along with him," said Yu Shuangru.

  "We are all fellow sufferers in this mortal coil." Gu Siyan started nodding and reciting again. However, this time it was quite apt. She herself was also deeply moved.