☆、Thirty-five、The Poor Little Cannon Fodder (2546 words)

Li Yaxi knew this girl was very outgoing, so she casually asked her a question.

"Xiao Nan, why does that boy always hide in the corner, like he's afraid of me? I'm not that scary, am I?"

It's terrifying, but beauty goes beyond just being terrifying when it reaches a certain limit, Xiao Nan thought to himself.

But she was still very excited to answer the handsome man's question. This was the first time he had ever spoken to her, and she was determined to remember this glorious moment.

"That classmate's name is Qin Tian, ​​you...don't you remember him?"

Li Yaxi frowned in confusion. "Should I remember him?" Why did she say that, as if she had started something and then abandoned it?

Xiao Nan carefully observed Li Yaxi's expression to confirm that he truly didn't remember.

"I told you, don't be angry, and don't cause him any trouble, okay? Qin Tian is quite pitiful; his family is in a very poor situation, and he only managed to get into No. 4 Middle School with great difficulty."

Confirming that she hadn't started a relationship and then abandoned it, Li Yaxi nodded.

"Go ahead and tell me. Whatever grudges we had are in the past. I'm just wondering why he's so afraid of me."

Xiao Nan glanced at Qin Tian, ​​who was sitting in the corner of the last row reading a book, and her eyes showed some pity.

"He used to be in the same class as you, but maybe... you didn't come to class often, so you didn't know him. Then, apparently, he caused you to fall into the water and drown. He had already dropped out, but he came back, just in a different class. He was pretty good at science, but he probably guessed you'd choose science, so he chose humanities. He didn't expect you to choose humanities, and you ended up in the same class. He probably felt bad for you, not that he was afraid of you. Don't blame him anymore."

I didn't blame him at all. Li Yaxi couldn't help but sweat inwardly. She smiled at Xiao Nan and said, "Oh, I had forgotten about this. Don't worry, it was just an accident. I didn't blame him." Besides, if anyone would blame someone, it wouldn't be a cannon fodder.

Having figured out the truth, Li Yaxi gave Xiao Nan a grateful smile, then lowered her head to read, completely ignoring the group of people who were completely captivated by him.

At lunchtime, Li Yaxi was still hesitating whether to wait for Feng Zihao to come find him or go find him himself when Feng Zihao was already walking towards him with his lunchbox.

"Should we eat in the classroom or go outside?"

It's springtime now, and there's a lot of pollen outside, which always makes my nose uncomfortable, so Li Yaxi chooses to eat in the classroom.

Feng Zihao asked Li Yaxi's deskmate in a friendly manner, "May I sit in your seat?"

Whether it's Li Yaxi or Feng Zihao, they're both popular figures on campus, so Xiao Nan would be more than happy to see them together and wouldn't dare say a word against it.

She happily stood up to offer him her seat, saying, "Sure, sure, you can sit here as long as you like."

Feng Zihao nodded and sat down, then took out a lunchbox and laid it out layer by layer in front of Li Yaxi.

There were three lunch boxes. Two of them contained vegetables, and the other box had layers of rice and porridge.

Li Yaxi usually drinks a little porridge and eats a little rice.

Feng Zihao would finish all the porridge and rice he didn't finish; that was their Chinese meal.

This is something Feng Zihao always prepares for Li Yaxi every day, waking up an hour earlier.

These days, there aren't any yaoi fans or top/bottom fetishists, but those girls were so excited and itchy looking at the two of them, they couldn't get enough of them.

Li Yaxi finished eating and leaned back in her chair, feeling sleepy.

"Zihao, don't cook anymore. Just buy food from the cafeteria. You science students are already busy enough, so you might as well rest and sleep a little longer in the morning."

Feng Zihao tidied up the lunchboxes on the table. "No, science isn't busy."

The food in the cafeteria is neither nutritious nor hygienic. Being greedy for a little extra food now to save time will backfire in the future.

Li Yaxi already needs to take care of her stomach; how can she do that if she eats cafeteria food every day?

"It's just getting up an hour earlier, I can get up two hours earlier too." "Want to lean against me and sleep for a while? It's still early."

Li Yaxi yawned and shook her head.

"Go back to your classroom. It's not like it's just another building or class away. It'll take time to walk back. Go back now."

Feng Zihao wanted to say something more, but he was afraid of upsetting Li Yaxi.

He knew Li Yaxi disliked trouble, so he nodded, took the lunchbox, and left, looking back every few steps.

"Feng is so nice to you, are you two related?" Xiao Nan asked Li Yaxi with great gossip.

Li Yaxi glanced at her watch; it was indeed still early. "No, she's my wife."

After saying that, he walked towards Qin Tian in the back row, leaving Xiao Nan, who was still marveling at how strong the friendship between boys was, with an envious look on her face.

"Hey, aren't you going to eat?"

Li Yaxi noticed that Qin Tian hadn't moved since get out of class ended; he hadn't gone to the cafeteria for food, nor had he brought anything to eat.

I suddenly remembered that Xiao Nan had said Qin Tian's family was in poor condition. Looking at how thin and small he was, he seemed even younger than me.

How old are you this year?

Qin Tian was initially uneasy when he saw Li Yaxi walking over, worried that she would cause him trouble after she finished eating.

He was caught off guard by the next question and blankly replied, "17 years old."

Sure enough, he must be malnourished to be so thin.

He walked back to his seat, took a loaf of bread from his drawer—a gift from Feng Zihao, who was worried he might get hungry during break.

"Look, you've eaten. You're as skinny as an African refugee."

Qin Tian stared blankly at the bread Li Yaxi had tossed into his hand, unsure of how to react.

Li Yaxi frowned at his expression. "Eat it! Don't make me say it a third time!"

Hearing Li Yaxi's noticeably cold voice, Qin Tian knew that she would definitely get angry if he didn't do as she said, so he didn't even dare to look at Li Yaxi and started eating from the bag.

I initially thought it might be expired or spoiled, but I was surprised to find it so soft and sweet.

Qin Tian felt an inexplicable urge to cry while eating, but he managed to hold it in.

Li Yaxi stood there watching him finish eating before she was satisfied and said, "Go and bring two chairs over."

Qin Tian was puzzled but dared not ask, and could only do as instructed.

While moving the chair, I suddenly remembered what Li Yaxi said to me in the bathroom that day: "If I ask you to move a chair, you can't move a table." I didn't expect it to come true so quickly.

He placed the chairs as Li Yaxi requested, ready to await her next instructions.

Suddenly, Li Yaxi pushed him into the seat and sat him down. Before he could react, Li Yaxi was already lying on the two chairs he had just moved, her head resting on his lap.

He froze, too stiff to move. Li Yaxi pinched his thigh; it wasn't hard, but there really wasn't much flesh on it.

Having gotten used to Feng Zihao's strong and warm body, I found this kid's body a bit prickly.

"What's with the stiffness? Relax. You do your thing, I'm going to sleep. Don't bother me."

You're lying on my lap like this and telling me not to bother you, what am I supposed to do?

Qin Tian could only wail inwardly, while outwardly appearing trembling and letting Li Yaxi lie there.

After a while, I noticed that the person on my lap was breathing more and more regularly, so they probably fell asleep.

Even though Li Yaxi was asleep, Qin Tian still didn't dare to look at her. Although his eyes were fixed on the book, his attention was completely focused on the person on his lap.

Even though he dared not look directly at him, she was still so beautiful that he dared not relax his breathing.

Li Yaxi didn't wake up until the bell rang. She was clearly still sleepy and had a low mood, which was typical of someone who gets grumpy after a nap.

He glared at the person he'd slept with so soundly their legs were numb they didn't dare move. "You're all bones, you've made my neck hurt."