Chapter 273

After saying that, he gave a healthy smile, waved, and left, leaving her stunned.

He had no idea it was completely impossible, and she never had any hope of it.

Without expectations, there is no disappointment.

Just listen to it.

But... Jiang You sat on the floor, took out his handicrafts and started working, feeling an uncontrollable sense of joy at being noticed.

A moment later, my phone chimed. I picked it up and saw that Zuo Zuo's leash had arrived.

"Zuo Zuo, from now on I can hold your hand when we go out."

Jiang Zuo: "Awoooooo!"

Jiang You chuckled, put on his mask and sunglasses, and went out to the Fengchao express locker.

I picked up my package and passed by Xiaobai's house. I noticed that the lights inside were off.

This afternoon after school, Xiaobai didn't go to the factory with them, saying she had to practice volleyball.

"Hasn't he back yet?" Jiang You muttered to himself, taking out his phone to check the time—it was almost nine o'clock.

Just as I was about to send a message to Xiaobai, a series of bangs came from the abandoned lawn not far away.

With a sudden inspiration, Jiang You put away his phone and walked over.

In the darkness, Su Qingbai's usually smiling face was now expressionless.

He tossed the volleyball up with both hands, his eyes fixed on the bouncing white ball, and caught it steadily as it landed.

The sound of its rise and fall, accompanied by dull "thump, thump," was particularly clear in the quiet, empty space.

When the movements are slightly larger, the loose hem of her clothes will lift up, revealing a slender waistline, which gleams with a thin sheen of sweat in the hazy moonlight.

Su Qingbai easily accepted the action, as if only by repeating this action could he temporarily stop thinking about anything.

"Xiao Bai," a voice belonging to someone else rang out like a hallucination.

That relaxed feeling vanished. The ball wasn't caught; it fell to the ground and rolled away until it hit the toes of my feet before stopping.

Jiang You bent down to pick up the ball: "Xiao Bai, why are you training here alone? Didn't you say you were training with your teammates?"

"Sister, what brings you here?" Xiaobai called out, a bright smile spreading across her face. "After separating from my teammates, I wanted to practice some more."

"You really like volleyball," Jiang You exclaimed, handing the volleyball to Xiao Bai.

"Yes, I love volleyball the most," he said softly, taking the ball, and then asked, "How did you and Qu Xing feel after coming back from the factory?"

Speaking of this, Jiang You's eyes sparkled with joy: "From now on, I'll earn my own money!!!"

Even through the mask and sunglasses, Su Qingbai could feel her sister's joy and excitement.

She lowered her eyes and added casually, "Sister, what do you think of Qu Xing?"

"Very good, excellent!"

Do you like him?

"I like it, I like it very much."

The air suddenly became still, and the night, like an ink-soaked velvet cloth, pressed down on the weeds of the abandoned lawn.

Jiang You vaguely sensed something and looked at Xiao Bai.

His smile remained unchanged, still radiant, but his clear eyes looked at her with a hint of quiet detachment: "It seems that you really like Qu Xing, sister."

"I like Xiaobai too, but actually I like Xiaobai a little more."

"Huh↗?" Su Qingbai was stunned, as if she had been hit on the head with a soda can.

He could sense that Qu Xing liked his sister, but because of him, Qu Xing always restrained herself.

He's almost made up his mind tonight: if his sister likes Qu Xing, he'll quietly stay behind her and protect her.

After all, he had sworn to make his sister happy forever, which of course included her wishes.

However, his sister's feelings for him were completely different from what he had imagined, and surprisingly, she liked him even more than Qu Xing.

Jiang You looked at Xiao Bai with a puzzled expression, then let out a long sigh of relief and said easily, "It's too late, I'll take my sister home."