Li Huanhuan, 26 years old, is just a passerby in a book. She meets the protagonist at a blind date.
Qin Shi is the male protagonist of the book—a genius esports player, super popular, broad s...
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Fall into the water!
"ah?"
Li Huanhuan opened his mouth and said, "I think Lake X is fine. A pond, not so bad."
Blind date man: "Alas, that's what my friend said, there's really nothing good to go to. My leader is better, my leader..."
For some unknown reason, the other party turned the conversation to his leader, but Li Huanhuan no longer had the willpower to continue. She knew that they were not of the same kind.
This man is shallow, greasy, showy, self-centered, likes to brag, exaggerates himself, and has a strong self-esteem. The most important thing is that he is like a pendant on his leader's butt.
Li Huanhuan is not without temper, she just cares a little about her appearance and doesn't want to make things too ugly and upset her mother Su Mei. Otherwise, she could have told the blind date guy that she had been to X Lake and that it was very beautiful, instead of denying it outright by saying “my friend said so” like he did.
Moreover, she had not only been to Lake X, but also to many places in China, including some foreign cities. Of course, there is no need to, those were all things that happened a long time ago. When the blind date guy mentioned his "leader" for the Nth time, Li Huanhuan finally couldn't help but suggest that today's meeting end here.
The blind date guy paid for the tea, and Li Huanhuan added him on WeChat and transferred the other half of the money to him, indicating that they were not going to see each other again.
On the subway on the way back, Li Huanhuan received a call from her mother, saying that the blind date guy didn't like her and disliked her because she was old.
"Okay, Mom, I understand." Li Huanhuan tried to stay calm.
Old?
She hasn't even started to dislike his various shortcomings, but he's already started to dislike her age? Did he find out that she didn't like him and deliberately made up an excuse? After all, he is four years older than her.
What the hell?
Li Huanhuan complained in his heart.
After hanging up the phone, she opened WeChat and prepared to delete the person.
As a result, at this moment, she received a message from the other party, asking her if she could write soft articles? He hoped that she could write advertising articles for free for his company’s official account, which was the one with over 100,000 views?
All that’s missing is writing “I want free sex” in the dialog box.
"What kind of idiot is this? It's really the worst!" Li Huanhuan couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
On the one hand, he told the matchmaker that he disliked her because she was too old and not worthy of him, and on the other hand, he sent her messages, trying to take advantage of the fruits of her labor for free? !
Li Huanhuan was no longer polite and did not want to reply, even a single word, and simply blocked and deleted the other party.
She later complained anonymously about male guest No. 87 to her best friend Xiaojing on WeChat.
0.0: "Are there any normal blind dates in this world?"
Xiao Jing: "The one who lives across from you?"
0.0: "..."
Li Huanhuan's finger paused as he was about to reply.
The Qin Dynasty was normal, even too normal. No matter which aspect it was, it was considered good. But unfortunately, he is the protagonist, and this point alone is destined to be different from her, a passerby.
Qin Shi wanted to confront Li Huanhuan and apologize to her, but unfortunately, he failed to catch anyone for several days. Plus, as a professional e-sports player, he doesn't have that much personal vacation time. The time has come, and no matter how reluctant he is, he has to return to the Sirius Club.
So he left a note for Li Huanhuan.
[I want to talk to you in person.]
——From neighbor number 150. 】
That day, Li Huanhuan came back from meeting blind date No. 91 and saw a sticky note stuck on the door.
Is it time to confront her?
Li Huanhuan thought.
Perhaps, the other party had noticed her previous deliberate avoidance and guessed that she already knew his identity, so he thought of meeting her.
"Do you need to meet?" Li Huanhuan didn't have an answer for the time being.
Decided to leave the answer to fate.
Fate's answer seemed a little funny.
There is a lake next to Li Huanhuan’s community. When the community was first built, that place was the sales office. Later, when the developer sold all the houses, he rented out the original sales office, and now it is a hot pot restaurant.
The hot pot restaurant's business is average.
Fortunately, there are good facilities nearby and a lake, so many people come here for a walk. Li Huanhuan came here today because she had a parcel that was dropped off at the post station here by the courier, so she made a detour and came here. When she arrived at the post station, the staff said that there were too many goods and they had not yet been put into storage. If she is really anxious, she can go find it herself.
Li Huanhuan turned his head and saw the mountains of goods next to him, and immediately gave up the idea of looking for them.
It will take about 2 hours to sort the express. Li Huanhuan doesn't want to stand here, nor does he want to go back, so he will make another trip tomorrow. So she decided to find a place to sit nearby.
Today is the weekend and there are many people nearby, some bringing their children, some dancing in the square, some practicing musical instruments... All the seats nearby are occupied.
Li Huanhuan walked around and finally came to the lake where the former sales office was. Seeing ducks swimming on the lake, he decided to stand by the lake for a while.
After standing for a while, the time was not up yet. Her legs were tired after standing for a long time, so she simply squatted on the ground.
The spring sun is shining.
Li Huanhuan squatted by the lake, looking at the leisurely ducks in the lake. The warm sunshine shone on his body, making him feel drowsy.
Qin Shi is walking the dog.
He didn't go to the park at noon today and planned to change his route. Perhaps it was fate that led him to bring the barbecue to the old sales office.
The sun is shining brightly, making people feel lazy.
Qin Shi was wearing a white T-shirt and a blue jacket, jeans and a pair of grey sneakers. He still had the mask on his face, one hand holding the barbecue dog leash, the other hand in his pocket, walking absent-mindedly along the cobblestone path by the lake.
When they were walking through a section of reeds, the barbecue he was leading seemed to sense something and suddenly accelerated and rushed forward. Qin Shi was thinking about something at that time and did not hold the dog leash firmly. By the time he reacted, BBQ had already broken free and was running forward.
"barbecue!"
Qin Shi took a few steps and caught up with him.
"Woof!"
Li Huanhuan squatted by the lake and his mind wandered. In a trance, she seemed to hear a dog barking. She turned her head subconsciously and saw a black, white and gray shadow rushing towards her.
Qin Shi took a few steps forward and saw Li Huanhuan squatting by the lake in a daze.
Before he could be happy, he saw his dog, the Husky BBQ, leap up and throw Li Huanhuan into the lake. Qin Shi took off his coat without thinking, jumped into the lake to save people.
“Boom—”
Water splashed everywhere.
Li Huanhuan came to her senses and found herself soaking in the water. Qin Shi was also in the water, holding up her arms to prevent her from sinking.
"I?"
Li Huanhuan opened his mouth.
What's going on?
Then, she saw the barbecue nearby, paddling in the doggy style and splashing water. She seemed to remember that she was thrown into the water by Qin Shi's dog?
"Li Huanhuan, are you okay?" Qin Shi held her shoulders and asked anxiously.
"I still..."
Li Huanhuan withdrew her gaze from the barbecue and looked at the person who was holding her in front of her.
Because of soaking in the water, Qin Shi's whole body was wet, especially when he jumped into the river, he took off his blue jacket and only wore a thin T-shirt on top. The water soaked his T-shirt, revealing a thin layer of beautiful collarbone. Below the collarbone were full chest muscles...
Li Huanhuan didn’t dare to look further.
She stared at Qin Shi's wet chest muscles for a moment, then quickly looked away. Her ears were a little red and she felt a little unwell.
Qin Shi's burning gaze still fell on her face.
"I, I'm fine." Li Huanhuan stuttered.
Qin Shi stared at her red ears, took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."
Qin Shi held Li Huanhuan's shoulders and swam to the shore.
He leaned close to her ear and whispered "sorry", then he held her waist with both hands, lifted her out of the water and sat her on the shore.
"Cough cough." Li Huanhuan coughed twice uncomfortably.
Qin Shi thought she was cold, so he supported himself on the rocks on the shore with his arms and came out of the water swiftly. He picked up the coat that he had thrown on the shore and put it on Li Huanhuan's shoulders.
Lee still fantasizes about refusing.
"You put it on first, I'm fine." Qin Shi said quickly when he saw that she was about to refuse.
The coat was half wet when he put it on. Li Huanhuan was too embarrassed to return it like that, so he could only whisper "thank you" and then hold the collar tightly with both hands.
Qin Shi turned his head, grabbed the T-shirt underneath, twisted it into a ball, and prepared to wring out the water inside.
“Crash.”
“Crash.”
BBQ dug a circle in the lake and climbed up from the low place next to it. After climbing up, he stood on the shore, spread his limbs, and began to shake off the water on his body.
It didn't know it had made a mistake. After shaking off the water, it ran towards Qin Shi and Li Huanhuan, wagging its tail.
"Woof!"
It showed its tongue to Li Huanhuan in a flattering manner.
"Sorry, I apologize to you for the mistake I made just now." Qin Shi's voice sounded behind him.
Li Huanhuan was already feeling a little uncomfortable and didn't know how to face Qin Shi. Now, hearing him apologize to her for the barbecue, she just wanted to deal with the matter quickly and then go home.
"It's okay. I don't think the barbecue was intentional. Besides, nothing happened." Li Huanhuan stood up, grabbing the coat he was wearing. Seeing Qin Shi in front of him, his figure was vaguely visible because he was soaked, he looked away and said, "Let's go back and change our clothes first."
Having said that, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Li Huanhuan."
But at this moment, Qin Shi grabbed her hand.
Li Huanhuan turned his head and glanced at him.
Li Huanhuan was not surprised at all that he showed up here with a barbecue, which meant that she already knew that he was the "neighbor of No. 150":
"I'm sorry for hiding this from you..."
"A-choo——"
Li Huanhuan's sneeze interrupted what Qin Shi was about to say.
He changed his words temporarily: "Let's go back first."
He was worried that Li Huanhuan had caught a cold again.
Besides, after hearing the noise just now, someone has already looked over here. Qin Shi's identity is sensitive, and he doesn't want to reveal it at this time. It would be fine if it attracted paparazzi and stalkers, the worst that could happen was that he would just continue moving, but he didn't want to bring trouble to Li Huanhuan.
Qin Shi picked up the mask that fell on the grass, put it back on his face, then took the happily barbecued hand and followed Li Huanhuan back to the community.
During this time, they walked one after the other and no one spoke. Only barbecue was very happy because we saw Li Huanhuan again after many days.
After getting out of the elevator, I stood in front of two doors.
"Li Huanhuan."
Seeing Li Huanhuan about to enter, Qin Shi called her.
Li Huanhuan looked towards him.
Qin Shi said: "Wait for you to change your clothes, can you give me some time? I want to talk to you about our relationship."