《Fortunately, I Met You》Chapter 44: Settlement Fee
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Cheng Xi and Cai Yi left in different directions after dinner, and because everyone else also had to work tomorrow, they all left on their own as well.
Once everyone had left, Cheng Xi waited by the roadside for a taxi. But before long, someone tapped her right shoulder, causing Cheng Xi to look towards her left.
As expected, Lin Fan was standing slightly behind and to the left of her. When he saw Cheng Xi turn around, his face lit up into a slight smile. “Ah, I couldn’t fool you after all.”
This was a little game that the two of them had played when they were small. For a decent period of time, Lin Fan had sat behind Cheng Xi in class. Because they were seated next to a window, Cheng Xi would always gaze into the distance to relax after class. Whenever he saw her like this, Lin Fan would tap her on her left shoulder but lean to her right, or tap her right shoulder and lean to her left.
But Cheng Xi never fell for his track, not even once; she was always able to turn around and spot him every single time.
Cheng Xi laughed at his antics. “Do you want to try again?”
And so Lin Fan went back into his original position and tapped her shoulder again. Cheng Xi turned around, saw no one, and then turned to the other side as she amazedly said, “Ah, it’s you!”
Her acting skills were so exaggerated that Lin Fan couldn’t help but laugh, as did Cheng Xi.
It was a very boring game, but it was one that let the two of them laugh at each...
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