CHAPTER XVII

The setting sun had already fallen, leaving only a few thin rays of light pouring down from the roof of the school building, paving the entire school road with warm colors. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qi Hao followed Ruan Dujing with a pile of homework books in her arms.

After walking along the gravel path for about ten minutes through the oleander-covered paths on both sides, and after more than ten minutes of silence, Ruan Dujing, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

She looked back as she stared at his shoulder in a daze.

Qi Zhen was taken aback.

He paused suddenly.

He stood on the oleander-covered path, with some fluffy weeds under his feet, and the dim sun behind him, like a fishing fire falling on his shoulders.

Against the light, his facial features were clearer, and even the slightly fluttering eyelashes could be seen, and he looked at her, and the corners of his mouth raised a shallow arc at some point.

"Vera ......"

Qi Zhen was stunned for a moment, stunned to meet his gaze.

He chuckled lightly but quietly changed his words, "Qi Zhen"

Qi Zhen responded, but there was a moment of loss in her heart.

Looking at it again, he looked breezy and calm, there was nothing unusual at all, there was no embarrassment of wanting to say and stopping, and there was no embarrassment of saying the wrong thing.

was so calm that Qi Zhen almost thought that the "Zhen" blurted out was just his own delusion.

"Tired?" He seemed to raise an eyebrow, and even those dark eyes welled up with a warm smile.

Qi Zhen's hand holding the homework book tightened, and she shook her head, "No"

Ruan Dujing smiled even deeper when she heard this, as if she pressed her eyelids slightly, and glanced at Qi Zhen again, but she didn't speak again, turned around and continued to walk forward.

Qi Hao paused for two seconds before lifting his heels.

"It's coming soon," he didn't look back.

Two minutes later, the two of them really stood in the corridor, Qi Hao hugged the homework book tightly and climbed up one by one, but somehow when she went up to the second floor, she felt a little tired.

But she didn't want to stop.

Following Ruan Dujing all the way up to the third floor, he stopped and stretched out a hand to take out a bunch of keys from his trouser pocket and open the door.

Qi Hao immediately followed up and was about to put the homework book on the table, but suddenly something soft pounced on her, and she was unprepared and almost stepped on it.

I wanted to avoid it, but I tripped over this black soft thing, my breathing and heartbeat were disordered together, and I screamed that my body had lost my balance and smashed steadily towards the floor, but I still subconsciously wanted to protect the homework book in my arms.

In a trance, the lump of flesh under his feet snorted several times.

Qi Zhen saw the little black dog that had crept under the table in a panic, but she couldn't care about it, her brain was blank, and she could only hear the heartbeat in her chest.

Until a pair of big hands violently supported her waist from behind, and pulled her backward body back, as soon as her hands were released, the homework book was scattered to the ground.

His heart was beating even harder, and his breathing was so rapid that he was about to suffocate.

She didn't have time to care about the big palms that held her waist, she only knew that those hands were strong and warm, and they pulled her back steadily.

Her back was leaning lightly against his chest.

was not pressed tightly in his arms like in the idol drama, he just gently pressed against her back and used his rock-solid hands to create a safe haven for her.

When reason returned, Qi Hao hurriedly avoided his hand, and shrank down to pick up the homework book on the ground, but his heartbeat was still a little chaotic, but it was more like an escape.

But he was grabbed by a warm hand by his wrist.

Qi Zhen froze and didn't move.

The warmth that held her wrist immediately moved away.

The person behind him slowly turned sideways and stared down at her face, frowning, "Scared?" ”

Qi Hao glanced up at him and shook his head, "It's okay." Then I looked under the table, and it was a little black fat dog, looking at her with his front legs curled up and staring at her with two round eyes.

With a blazing look, Qi Zhen's heart softened suddenly.

"It's usually quiet," she heard the slight footsteps, and the person beside her moved slightly, but the distance between the two was still not far away.

Qi Hao didn't look at him, but she could feel him glancing at her, and only looked away for a moment and raised her eyes to look at the little black dog lying under the belly of the table, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Even the sound seems to have a warmth.

After that, there was silence, and he stopped talking, just crouched down quietly to pick up the homework books scattered all over the ground.

Qi Zhen also hurriedly squatted down to pick it up.

The messy homework book was neatly arranged in less than two minutes, and Qi Hao handed it to Ruan Dujing, who looked at her and chuckled as he put things on the table.

Then he turned around and walked towards the inner room, Qi Hao stood in place, a little hesitant, and was thinking about whether to say goodbye and say goodbye to go back, but was suddenly called by the man's name.

is still an unfamiliar and polite "Qi Zhen".

"Come here", two simple words, but with an unquestionable meaning, but she didn't feel anything wrong at all, and as soon as he called her, her feet acted before her brain.

She walked towards the source of the sound, and in a short time she heard the sound of water, and he leaned slightly, his head bowed, and stood in front of the faucet, his exaggerated palms calmly rubbing under the water.

Even the act of washing hands seems to be much more graceful than the average person.

Hearing Qi Zhen's footsteps, he looked sideways, his face was damp, and even his eyelashes were a little wet, it seemed that there would be water droplets sliding down in the blink of an eye, he probably had just washed his face, but he smiled, "Wash your hands."

Qi Zhen looked at him in a daze before she said "oh", reached out and opened the faucet on the other side, rinsed it roughly, and just wanted to turn off the right hand side, but suddenly handed a piece of soap.

After a two-second pause, Qi Zhen reached out to take it with a hot face, and wiped it on the back of her hand indiscriminately, not wanting the soap to be too slippery and roll down directly from her hand.

The more anxious it became, the more chaotic it became, she reached out to take it, but before she could hold it steadily, she smashed it down with a clatter.

This time, even if she pretended to be calm, Qi Hao was a little red-faced, and she subconsciously raised her eyes to peek at Ruan Dujing's expression, but saw a smile in his eyes.

At this time, he was also looking at her, and the corners of his mouth were shallow curved, and he seemed to be quite interested in her movements.

Qi Zhen was stunned, and immediately reached out to pick up the soap, but he didn't expect him to reach out at the same time, so her hand caught his slightly cold fingertips into the palm of her hand unexpectedly.

She hurriedly retracted her hand after being electrocuted.

Frozen in place, I didn't know how to react for a moment.

After two seconds of silence, he seemed to chuckle.

Reaching out and handing over the soap.

Qi Zhen was stunned for a moment, but saw that his face was still gentle and quiet, and his eyes were still smiling, and there was no trace of abnormality.

"Need my help?" He looked at her, and the smile in his eyes deepened, layer by layer.

Qi Zhen blushed and didn't answer, and took the soap from his palm.

After a hasty wash, I turned off the water.

Ruan Dujing was carefully wiping her hands with a towel, and Qi Hao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she remembered that she had just wiped water directly on her clothes.

"How about eating takeout?" He finished wiping his hands and suddenly looked sideways.

Yes......

Qi Zhen looked at him stunned, and nodded thoughtlessly, "It's good."

He let out an "um", "What do you like to eat?" ”

“……”

Qi Zhen was a little confused, his serious expression didn't seem like a casual question, she opened her mouth for a while before responding, "I'd better go to the cafeteria......

Ruan Dujing glanced at her and smiled, "Okay."

Then he turned and walked to the living room, and the little fat dog wagged his tail affectionately, and he leaned over and patted it on the head, and went out the door, locking it.

Qi Hao followed behind him with a clouded expression.