Chapter 4 Chapter 4 "Do you like me?" ...

"It's just... I ran into him by chance when I went out during the summer vacation and we exchanged a few words." Shen Xiyu explained hesitantly.

Chen Ningzhou just said "hmm" and didn't ask any more questions.

"Eat, eat, why are you all standing there?" Qin Yiyan called out to a few people, "It's my treat today, eat as much as you can."

"Let Zhang Zhi treat us. He said he was coming today." Shen Xiyu raised his head and glanced at the opposite side, setting a trap for Zhang Zhi.

"Okay, I'll treat you guys. Do you think you can make me go bankrupt with just a few of you?" Zhang Zhi waved his hand, showing his disdain for their appetite.

*

At the dinner table, Dai Meng and the others were discussing how to celebrate Qin Yiyan's birthday in the near future.

Shen Xiyu said nothing, concentrating on struggling with the shrimp tail on the plate, trying to pry open its shell with chopsticks.

Seeing this, Liang Qi used clean chopsticks to pick up the shrimp tails he had peeled from his plate and put them on her plate. "Stop torturing me and eat this."

"I'm developing a new way to eat shrimp. Don't you think it's troublesome for humans to peel shrimp tails with their hands?" Chen Xiyu raised an eyebrow. "Wait until I develop a way to peel shrimp tails with chopsticks and liberate all of humanity."

Liang Qi didn't think this could be an opportunity to save the world, but he felt that the way Shen Xiyu shook his head was very similar to the ragdoll cat he raised at home in Luocheng.

"Eat, superhero."

That being said, she was still very happy that she didn't have to peel it herself, so she thanked him obediently, "Thank you, classmate."

Qin Yiyan heard this and said sourly, "We've only sat here for one day, and you're already asking people to sit at the same table. I only see the new people laughing, but don't hear the old people crying." As he said this, he looked up to the sky and tried to open his eyes wide, holding back his tears.

"Drama queen." Liang Qi picked up a shrimp tail and threw it into his bowl, "Shut up."

They didn't know how they got to talking about Zhang Zhi's summer chemistry competition.

Zhang Zhi sighed wistfully, "My competition results are only good enough for our school to see. There are too many people in our province who have taken this path. During my training, my roommates have all been doing this since elementary school. But with the policy changes in recent years, they basically can't go to university anymore and have to come back to take the college entrance exam. Thankfully, I haven't studied much other subjects."

Everyone fell silent.

Jiangcheng is a province with a large number of college entrance examination candidates, and the competition is too fierce, otherwise so many people would not want to take this "shortcut" which is not simple.

There was a group of high school sophomores at the table, and they were inevitably a little worried about the situation.

As Shen Xiyu was eating, she suddenly realized that the atmosphere was heavy. She looked around and found that only she and Liang Qi were eating with relish.

To be precise, she was eating with gusto. Liang Qi watched her eat with gusto, and everyone else fell silent.

In fact, Shen Xiyu herself always has unrealistic fantasies and almost blind optimism about the future. She believes that she has no ambitions and that being able to live relatively freely and absolutely abide by the rules is enough. The world is so big, and no one can starve her to death.

She looked up from her plate, feigning indifference, and selectively ignored the second half of Zhang Zhi's words. "Then what should I do with someone like me who scored 59 in chemistry last semester? Am I going to die?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone laughed and mocked Shen Xiyu's chemistry results, saying that if she could put some of her talent in biology and Chinese into chemistry, she wouldn't have scored so badly.

Zhang Zhi curled his lips, "Last semester, Mr. Fangtou made us sit at the same table, and within three days you came to him crying and said you couldn't stand it anymore."

Everyone burst into laughter when they thought of this incident.

Qin Yiyan laughed so hard that he held his stomach and couldn't straighten his back. He explained to Liang Qi, "You don't know. Last semester, Old Fangtou made them sit at the same table. He strictly required Zhang Zhi to give Shen Xiyu three chemistry problems every day and explain the process to Zhang Zhi."

"On the third day, she went to her homeroom teacher in tears and said that the questions Zhang Zhi asked were not on her level, that he was deliberately torturing her, and that she would never sit at the same table with him again."

Shen Xiyu ignored them and ate by himself when he saw that the dinner table was lively again.

Liang Qi raised the corners of his mouth, a faint smile on his lips, "Are you really crying?"

The girl replied calmly while serving the soup, "I'm just pretending. Old Fangtou can't stand girls crying. That's the fastest way for him to change my seat."

"I'll tell you, you're so mean." Qin Yiyan whispered to Liang Qi in a voice that everyone could hear.

Liang Qi turned his head away and stopped looking at her. His little deskmate was quite interesting. On the surface, he was very warm and open, but in fact, he was very good at pretending to laugh, cry and be pitiful.

But... it's still pretty cute.

Being able to be friends with Qin Yiyan means he must be a good person.

"Liang Qi, how are your chemistry grades?" Dai Meng asked, looking up. "Old Fangtou always carefully selects a deskmate for Xi Yu who scores above 80 in chemistry."

Before Liang Qi could answer, Qin Yiyan excitedly slapped him and replied, "Don't underestimate him, my brother is a god of science!"

Liang Qi was choked by his slap, and he covered his mouth and turned to cough in a direction where no one was around.

Shen Xiyu quickly handed over a tissue and some water. After Liang Qi drank the water and took a deep breath, he turned around and pretended to kick Qin Yiyan.

"I'm sorry, brother. You made dad so proud that I couldn't help it." Qin Yiyan apologized with a playful smile.

"My chemistry is okay, but I should be able to teach 59 points." Liang Qi selectively ignored his words and turned to answer Dai Meng's question.

Shen Xiyu's eyes widened. No, why would this person be so ungrateful? 59 points didn't offend anyone!

Zhang Zhi leaned forward excitedly. "Brother, you're overthinking it. I also thought at first that with my chemistry knowledge, I could teach her to pass. But after actually teaching her, I realized I was overthinking. I even thought she was lucky to get 59!"

"Zhang Zhi! What on earth do you want to do today?" Shen Xiyu twisted his ear through Chen Ningzhou.

Chen Ningzhou grabbed one with each hand and separated the two people, "Hurry up and eat, you two, and then fight each other with a punch."

"Every time you say that, you just beat me up." Zhang Zhi muttered softly.

"What did you say?" Chen Ningzhou narrowed his eyes.

"Nothing." Under the pressure of Chen Ningzhou who had learned Taekwondo since he was a child,

The main reason was that he had actually beaten Qin Yiyan and the other two once, so every time they had this kind of moment it always ended with his threat.

Shen Xiyu snorted. She was tired from the commotion just now, so she turned around and looked for her water cup to drink.

I clearly put it next to me just now, where is the cup?

Liang Qi watched her look left and right, raised the corners of his lips and looked at her, but did not remind her, wanting to see when this little one-eyed girl would notice.

Shen Xiyu glanced at the glass next to Liang Qi.

It’s…over.

I just handed him some water, and it seemed like I was handing him my own cup.

She was petrified.

How can people die socially over and over again...

Liang Qi handed her his unused cup, "Use mine." He picked up the cup that Shen Xiyu handed him, "This one, mine."

Shen Xiyu lowered his head in shame and anger, "I've used this before.

"I've used this too." Liang Qi put his face under Shen Xiyu's lowered head to look at her.

“…”

*

It was almost half past ten in the evening when the group finished eating.

After finishing the meal, Zhang Zhi took out his phone to pay, but Qin Yiyan stopped him, "You must be joking, brother. It's not your turn to pay. Save it for next time."

The two pushed and shoved their way to the cashier, but were told that the bill had already been paid by Liang Qi.

"Hey, you kid!" Qin Yiyan hugged him, "Try this."

"It's not your turn to pay, leave it for next time." Liang Qi imitated him.

He didn't think too much about it, he just felt that a few people came to welcome him, and it was not right for others to pay for the meal.

Zhang Zhi also wanted to put his arm around Liang Qi's shoulder from the other side, but he was not tall enough, and standing on tiptoe looked a little funny.

I could only give Liang Qi a thumbs up and say, "That's very nice, brother. Next time, I'll treat you to the seafood noodles at the school gate. It's a must-try."

“…”

Dai Meng and Zhang Zhi went home first after school and came to find them on their bicycles.

The two of them rode away first. "Be careful on the road, watch the road." Chen Ningzhou waved his hand.

"Report safety when you get home," Qin Yiyan added.

"I understand - old ladies -" The two figures had already rushed out ten meters away, leaving only Dai Meng's reply left behind.

There were only four of them standing at the hotel entrance.

"What do you say?" Qin Yiyan poked Liang Qi with his arm.

"My uncle is here to pick me up."

"Okay, what about you two?" he asked Shen Xiyu and Chen Ningzhou again.

"She's staying at my house for the past two weeks. My sister came here for a social event and picked us up."

When Liang Qi heard him say that Shen Xiyu went to live at Chen Ningzhou's house, he frowned imperceptibly, without even realizing it himself.

"Xi Yu, you haven't found a house yet. Do you want me to talk to your mom about applying for a dormitory?"

In order to get the school to pay more attention to him, Qin Yiyan's mother donated a dormitory building to their high school last year, helping the school create more boarding places so that students who live far away from the school can live on campus as much as possible.

"No need. You know I can't sleep well, and it's even worse with too many people around." Shen Xiyu shook his head. "My brother has found a house, and we'll move in a few days. The previous tenant hasn't finished moving in yet, so I'll stay at his house. Don't worry."

"Okay." Qin Yiyan nodded. "Do you want me to wait with you?"

His house is nearby, less than ten minutes' walk away.

"It's okay. We're all grown-ups, how can we get lost?" Chen Ningzhou urged him, "Just go on your way. The street lights will be out soon and it'll be pitch dark. It'll scare your little courage out of you."

Qin Yiyan thought about the scene and it really scared him to death. "Okay, then I'm leaving. Let me know when I get there."

He patted Liang Qi again and said, "Let's go, brother."

The boy put his hands in his pockets and leaned against an old cypress tree by the roadside, his schoolbag slung loosely across his back. "Well, go slowly on the road."

After Qin Yiyan left, the three of them fell into a strange and tacit silence.

Shen Xiyu squatted by the roadside, picking up a leaf and tearing it apart out of boredom.

"Have you finished taking the Chinese medicine prescribed by the Chinese doctor last time you saw him?" Chen Ningzhou asked her suddenly.

"No, it's just like that ashtray water. It's awful."

"The doctor said that squatting all the time is a sign of insufficient Qi and blood. Don't squat anywhere. I forgot you fell over last time you stood up."

Shen Xiyu couldn't stand his nagging the most. "I know, I know." He threw away the leaves that had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable and prepared to get up.

"Hey - hey -" She just stood up and saw stars in front of her eyes. She stood on the edge of the stone steps and couldn't stand steadily.

Liang Qi immediately grabbed her arm.

Chen Ningzhou was stunned for a moment and retracted the hand he had just extended.

After she stood firm, Liang Qi said in a cold voice, "Slow down."

Shen Xiyu had been squatting for too long and felt a little dizzy. He couldn't see Liang Qi's face clearly, but could vaguely see that he seemed unhappy.

“…”

"Xiaoqi!" A sports car was parked on the side of the road, and the people in the car opened the glass window.

Shen Xiyu looked closely and saw that this was the strange man playing the piano!

No wonder he asked her if she knew this person that day. It turned out that they were together. She thought Liang Qi was just a stranger to him like her.

"I'm leaving. See you tomorrow." Liang Qi waved to Shen Xiyu and Chen Ningzhou.

"Goodbye," Chen Ning said. Shen Xiyu hadn't reacted yet and continued to immerse himself in the fact that they were relatives.

Only after Liang Qi got in the car did she quickly add, "Bye, bye."

"Remember to apply the medicine when you get home." Liang Qi lowered the car window and reminded her, his tone somewhat doting.

"oh……"

Fu Shengrui looked at his nephew in surprise and wanted to stick his head out to talk to Shen Xiyu, but Liang Qi forced him to drive.

After a while, Chen Ningning also arrived. She saw the school uniform skirt that Shen Xiyu was wearing and quickly took out her coat and gave it to her. "Xiyu, are you cold? The temperature is low at night. Hurry up and cover your legs."

Shen Xiyu took the coat and said sweetly, "Thank you, sister. Your coat smells so good."

Only when Chen Ningzhou was alone with the two of them did he become a little childish. "Sister, your coat smells so good~ Are you cold~" He deliberately imitated the two girls' words.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you two, I'm your biological brother, and you, Chen Xiyu, I've been the one taking you to see your doctor every time you got hurt since you were little. Why don't you two care about me? I'm also cold to you."

"Every time I get bumped or bruised, it's all because of you. I haven't had any injuries since I stopped fighting with you at the age of twelve." Shen Xiyu rolled his eyes at him.

"Then was it me who caused your one-eye condition?"

Shen Xiyu knew he was in the wrong, so he looked out the window without saying a word.

"By the way, Xi Yu, what's wrong with your eyes?" Chen Ningning asked.

"That's right. Tell me, how come your eyes became like this after going out with your new deskmate?" Chen Ningzhou had an indescribable hostility towards Liang Qi, and he also disliked Shen Xiyu's one eye.

"Didn't I tell you that Zhang Zhizhuang, who didn't care about Liang Qi's affairs, is a good person. Don't be so critical of him."

"You're just a bit of a fool. I think he's just interested in you."

"You are the one who is stupid. We have just known each other for one day, and he and Qin Yiyan are always together. Why don't you say that he is interested in Qin Yiyan?" Shen Xiyu was really impressed by him.

"You forgot, what was the name of that guy in your class before? He pursued you for a whole semester, giving you your favorite chocolate every day. You only realized he liked you after he confessed his love to you, and you thought he also liked your super sweet chocolate."

"Is it interesting to bring up my dark history every day? If you're saying that, why didn't you tell me about that time when you were holding a little girl's hand in elementary school and her grandmother chased her with a broom?"

"Before that, you..."

"Stop talking! Your quarreling is giving me a headache. You two are more quarrelsome than those beer-bellied men at the dinner table. Whoever says another word before we get off the bus will sleep in Yumi's bed tonight."

"Yumai" is the Pomeranian raised by Chen Ningning.

…

The two looked at each other and tacitly didn't speak again.

Because when Chen Ningzhou was a child, she really threw him into a doghouse to sleep.

*

"Is that little girl the one we met that night? Am I right?" Fu Shengrui didn't look at Liang Qi. He held the steering wheel with one hand and a cigarette in the other.

"Stop smoking, the surveillance camera will capture it soon." Liang Qi snatched his cigarette and put it out in the car ashtray. "Hmm." He answered Fu Shengrui's previous question.

"You didn't know her before that, did you?"

"No, she is Qin Yiyan's friend. I didn't recognize her that day."

"Hey, do you like me?" Fu Shengrui teased.

"Which eye did you see that with?"

"I, your uncle, saw it with both my own eyes. I've never seen you so considerate to any girl, and you even 'remembered to apply the medicine.' But I heard from mom that you'd run away from a girl holding a love letter even if you were only 800 meters away. What's going on? Jiangcheng is the city of love. Can even the ruthless approach to destroying flowers turn you into a gentle and compassionate one?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I don't like her. She's just a bit like the cat my mom keeps. It's quite interesting." Liang Qi looked out the window, and the image of Shen Xiyu waving her index finger in front of him appeared in his mind. "She's also a cat that likes to lie..."

Fu Shengrui saw his nephew's mouth curl up unconsciously, and shook his head where he couldn't see.

What a young man! That’s great.

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Don't you like it? Liang Qi? You're so cool.

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