Wynn slapped a hand over his face.
'Why can't I just shut up? Why did I have to mention the novel dishes? I don't want to eat anything gross.'
Michelle squinted at him but Wynn raised his hands in mock surrender and declared, "Don't look at me. I'm busy. Leon asked me to do something for him. You can ask him if you don't believe me."
He had no qualms about making Leon his scapegoat. After all, Michelle was partial to the man.
As expected, Michelle gave up on the idea and reluctantly agreed, "Okay."
Wynn sighed in relief. Throughout the breakfast, he felt anxious. Michelle called him again, and his heart skipped a beat.
Those horrible dishes Michelle made had traumatized Wynn.
Leon couldn't help but chuckle when he noticed how stiff Wynn was. With a gentle shake of his head, he said, "Wynn, she just wanted you to pass her phone. It's right next to you."
"What?" Finally coming to his senses, Wynn followed Leon's line of sight and found Michelle's phone by his elbow.
Someone was trying to call the girl but the mobile was on silent mode.
The phone was covered with a pink screen protector of Maruko, and there was a pink rabbit pendant hanging at the lower corner of the phone.
Wynn grabbed the phone and put it in Michelle's hand. "You can just tell me what you want."
"I was going to. But when I was just about to ask you, it was like your soul left your body," Michelle replied, looking up at him innocently. 'So it's my fault?'
Wynn grumbled internally. 'If I hadn't been so bothered by your cooking, maybe I wouldn't have jumped out of my skin when I heard you call me!'
"Hello, Lydia." It was Lydia on the other end of the WeChat call. Michelle put her phone on loudspeaker out of habit before setting it close to her atop the table.
"Michelle, I'm in the dormitory. There are two things that we have to discuss with you. Are you busy?" Lydia asked, her voice sounding a bit distorted on speakerphone.
"No, I'm not busy. What's up? Is this about what we're going to do for fun after the final exam?"
"That's just one of the things we want to talk to you about. We'll get back to it later. Rainy and Debra have something urgent to tell you."
Before Lydia could finish her sentence, Rainy exclaimed, "Michelle, Michelle! I'm telling you, girl, you're about to get very lucky in love!"
"Yes, love is on the horizon for you. I have a feeling that you're going to fall in love in the near future," Debra added gleefully, like a mother who was excited to find a husband for her daughter.
Rainy agreed with much enthusiasm, "Yes, that's right!"
Michelle, however, was confused by their exhilaration. "What happened?"
Rainy explained, "Isn't the photo of you with Leon a hot topic right now? After you clarified that you treat him as your brother, many people started asking for your phone number and then they came to us—your dear roommates. Are you willing to give them your WeChat number or not?"
"Michelle, think it over. You might get a boyfriend out of this!" Debra was excited. "And they offered to give us red packets."
Rainy interjected, "But don't worry because we turned them down. We also haven't responded to any queries as we have to ask for your opinion first."
"That's right!" Debra agreed.
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