*

Seeing that Nan Qing had already turned away, a look of disappointment appeared in Shen Moqiu's eyes.

but.

His beloved was indeed as sweet and soft as he had imagined.

Shen Moqiu sat in his seat.

He casually propped a book up on the table to slightly conceal himself.

He stared blankly at the finger that had just touched Nan Qing.

Shen Moqiu rubbed his thumb against the index finger that had touched Nan Qing, a smile appearing on his face.

This was the first time, apart from reading, that Shen Moqiu had felt such a deep and unwavering obsession.

Shen Moqiu's eyes, hidden beneath the book, gradually deepened.

He wanted her.

He wanted Qingqing to only have eyes for him.

I want to spend my whole life with you.

No, it would be best if it were for all eternity.

Thinking of this, Shen Moqiu looked up past the upright book and towards the figure to his left.

His eyes held a determined look, a hint of burning passion, and an intense sense of certainty.

...

"Ring ring~"

"Nanqing, come on, I'll take you to the cafeteria."

"The food in our school cafeteria is delicious, but you've been abroad for several years now, I wonder if you're still used to it."

After class, Lin Bosang came over to Nanqing's seat, intending to take Nanqing to the cafeteria for lunch.

I still prefer Chinese food.

"When we were abroad, we mostly ate Chinese food. My grandfather had arranged for a chef who was particularly good at Chinese cuisine."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked toward the cafeteria, with Shen Moqiu following behind them at a leisurely pace. His eyes were fixed on Nan Qing ahead, completely ignoring Yang Xu, who was chattering away beside him.

However, Shen Moqiu was always a man of few words and had a cool and aloof air about him, so Yang Xu didn't suspect anything and was completely unaware that his good deskmate's heart had drifted to the girl who had just joined the class.

"Wow"

"So many people..."

Looking at the cafeteria in front of me, which was huge but still packed with people.

Nan Qing's small body emitted a great surprise.

"Hiccup~"

"We...? Are we supposed to squeeze through like this?"

Lin Bosang smiled at Nan Qing's lifeless expression, grabbed her wrist, and led her to the other side of the stairs.

Let's eat on the third floor.

"This floor is the regular cafeteria; the second and third floors have à la carte options."

"Several famous restaurants in Beijing have opened branches on the third floor."

"I'll take you to try some familiar flavors."

“..........”

Standing behind Nan Qing, Shen Moqiu's dark eyes were fixed on the spot where Lin Bosang was holding Nan Qing's wrist. His thin lips were pursed tightly, and it was clear that he was in a very bad mood at the moment.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's go! Hurry up and leave before all the food is gone!"

Yang Xu didn't notice the change in Shen Moqiu's emotions and pulled Shen Moqiu, who was standing there dumbfounded, over to him.

Throughout lunch, Shen Moqiu could not stop thinking about the image of his Qingqing being held by someone else. His face was expressionless, but his heart was pounding with tears.

Shen Moqiu, who was leisurely eating his lunch, finally waited until Nan Qing and the others finished their lunch and came downstairs. He quickly ate a few more bites of the remaining food and followed the group at a distance.

After walking for a while, they saw the group of people ahead suddenly separate. Lin Bosang led Nan Qing in another direction. Shen Moqiu got closer and heard their conversation.

"Nanqing, this is the direction to the library. There's also a large swan lake over there; the school keeps quite a few white swans."

"Let me take you to see Swan Lake first."

A knowing glint flashed in Shen Moqiu's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Yang Xu.

Not long after, Lin Bosang, who was chatting with Nan Qing about some interesting things at school, was bombarded with a barrage of phone calls and WeChat messages. He immediately hung up and opened WeChat to see what was going on.

[Yang Xu: Urgent!!!]

[Yang Xu: Third-floor restroom, out of toilet paper, need some help, brother!]

Yang Xu: Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!

Yang Xu: I can't hold back anymore, bro!

[Yang Xu: Are you here yet? Are you here yet?]

[Yang Xu: Why aren't you answering my calls?!]

[Yang Xu: I really can only ask you for help in this embarrassing situation.]

[Yang Xu: I'm begging you!!! Really!!!]

Lin Bosang stared at his phone, utterly exasperated. Having a friend like that was truly a blessing!

Then Lin Bosang looked at Nan Qing with a hesitant expression, his tone still somewhat lacking in confidence.

"Nanqing... how about I take you to see it another day?"

"Yang Xu, that kid, needs to talk to me. He's the one sitting behind you."

Nan Qing remembered that classmate, but she was indeed really interested in visiting Swan Lake because of what Lin Bosang had said. After thinking about it, she still told him:

"Why don't you go ahead and do your work? I'll go by myself."

"Didn't you say this was the direction? I'll take a walk; the scenery around this school is really nice."

"I'll go back to the classroom by myself later; I know the way."

Lin Bosang thought about it and realized that nothing bad could really happen at school. Besides, that nemesis Yang Xu was still calling him nonstop!

Shen Moqiu, whose figure was obscured by trees not far away, only closed the chat page with Yang Xu on his phone after Lin Bosang left, and then calmly walked towards Nan Qing.

The weather is so nice today!

It's perfect for him and Qingqing to go on a date.

Shen Moqiu tried his best to suppress the ever-rising corners of his mouth, and naturally pretended to suddenly see Nan Qing.

"Qingqing?"

Nan Qing heard someone call her name, turned around and saw that it was the academic genius classmate sitting behind her.

"Hmm... Shen classmate?"

"Qingqing, where are you going? This isn't the way back to the classroom."

Upon hearing Shen Moqiu's question, Nan Qing replied politely:

"Yes, I want to go to Swan Lake at school. I've heard it's very beautiful."

"I was just about to go there too, let's go together."

"ah??"

"Oh... then, let's go together."

Nan Qing never expected that this seemingly aloof academic genius would be so kind.

Shen Moqiu walked naturally to Nan Qing's left. A faint floral scent wafted to his nose. Shen Moqiu couldn't help but look at Qingqing, who was about shoulder height above him, and felt an immense sense of peace in his heart.

I really hope this road can go on a little longer...

"Qingqing, are you and Lin Sangbo neighbors?"

"Yes, we grew up together."

"Hehe, no wonder you two get along so well, you're like brothers who grew up together."

Shen Moqiu emphasized the word "brother," revealing the depth of his resentment!

"Never mind."

"When did you go abroad, Qingqing?"

"Me? I went abroad around the time I graduated from junior high school."

"Haha, you probably won't believe it, but my grandparents smuggled me out of the country. They told my parents I could spend the summer abroad with them, but by the time my parents came to pick me up, they had already completed my school enrollment procedures there."

So I've been studying abroad for the past two years.

Hearing Qingqing's soft, sweet voice and seeing her smiling eyes, Shen Moqiu felt particularly good and couldn't help but smile gently along with Nan Qing.

Along the way, Shen Moqiu secretly inquired about everything concerning Qingqing, while Nan Qing didn't think too much about it and answered whatever Shen Moqiu asked, since they were all very unimportant questions anyway.

......