Chapter 38 I'll Teach You

They must come to this skating rink often, as they seem to be very familiar with it.

Xu Wu quickly changed her equipment and went on stage. As she skated towards the center, she turned back and said with a smile, "Come on!"

She was as light and nimble as a swallow, and soon only her back was left to everyone.

He Yan quickly followed and warned her from behind, "Slow down."

Seeing this, Wu You was also eager to try. He put on his shoes and entered the arena, "Brother Lu, Sister Xiaoxia, come here quickly!"

Lin Zixia lay on the railing and looked at them without moving.

Lu Xiangye looked at her, "Don't you want to play?"

Lin Zixia shook his head and said, "I don't know how to do it. Go and play."

Lu Xiangye subconsciously teased her, "It seems that you are only focused on studying!"

Lin Zixia didn't refute. Her gaze fell on the skating rink, her expression indifferent, with a faint smile on the corner of her lips, "Yes, I can't do anything except studying."

Her voice was soft, her tone was calm, and there was a hint of self-mockery.

Lu Xiangye frowned.

He would rather Lin Zixia and him argue with each other than her current appearance, always with a vague sadness that makes people unpredictable.

I feel a little upset.

Lu Xiangye glanced at her, turned and left.

Lin Zixia didn't care. She leaned over the outer railing and watched the people coming and going on the field, laughing and playing. She couldn't say she was envious, but she just thought that they were doing great.

She grew up in the countryside and was taken back to the county town when she was in junior high school. At that time, she only knew how to study hard. There were limited entertainment facilities in the county town, and she didn't have many opportunities to go out and play.

The provincial capital was bustling, but she knew there was a huge gap between her and them, not in academics, but in life and perspective. They might have learned to sing and dance, play various instruments, and possess a multitude of specialties since childhood. They could also play freely, with sports she had never experienced before.

But she never feels inferior.

Their prosperous world is knowledge, and the wheat and sorghum she has known since childhood are also knowledge.

It’s just that one is in the city and the other is in the countryside.

No one is nobler than anyone else.

She doesn't know how to do it, but she can learn it slowly in the future. Who can know everything?

She just, sometimes, envied their unbridled freedom.

But only a little bit, just a little bit.

"What are you thinking about?"

Someone suddenly patted his shoulder. Lin Zixia turned around, his eyes slightly stunned. Why... is he still here?

Lu Xiangye raised his chin slightly and motioned her to sit down, "Put on your shoes."

Lin Zixia looked down at the pink skates in front of her, a little surprised.

"What are you standing there for? Change now," Lu Xiangye urged, his tone slightly raised. "Why, do you need me to help you put on?"

Lin Zixia raised his eyes, "But I..."

"I'll teach you."

Lin Zixia was stunned, a little dazed.

Lu Xiangye lazily leaned against the railing, looking at her with a half-smile. "Why, you can already master the competition questions, so you're afraid you can't learn to skate?"

At this moment, Lin Zixia's heart seemed to be gently supported by a big palm, with a soft touch, trembling slightly.

"Or are you afraid that I'm not qualified as a teacher?"

Lu Xiangye raised the corner of his mouth and said in a deadly tone, "There is nothing I don't know, and there is nothing I can't teach you."

"Unless, you are too stupid."

Lin Zixia couldn't help but curl her lips, "Stink."

Then he lowered his head to put on his shoes.

"Your tie is too loose."

Lu Xiangye squatted in front of her, took the shoelaces from her hand, and tightened them again bit by bit.

He lowered his eyes, his expression rarely serious. From Lin Zixia's perspective, she could see his thick, curled eyelashes, his high nose bridge, and his thin lips...

They are all gifts carefully crafted by the Creator.

His profile has smooth lines, clear contours, and a bit of sharpness, but it inexplicably makes people feel safe.

Lin Zixia's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

She quickly looked away.

After Lu Xiangye tied his shoelaces, he handed her the elbow pads and said, "Put them on."

Then he bent down to put knee pads on her.

Lin Zixia was wearing long trousers today, so Lu Xiangye didn't try to avoid suspicion. He quickly put them on her and then stood up.

"Okay, try to stand up."

Lin Zixia supported herself on the stool with her hands, but still staggered when she stood up. Lu Xiangye grabbed her wrist.

The boy's body temperature was very high, and the skin on his wrist seemed to be a little hot. Lin Zixia felt a little uncomfortable, "Thank you."

Lu Xiangye asked her to hold the railing and picked up a helmet beside her and put it on her. It was a beige helmet with a cute little fox painted on the side.

Lu Xiangye lowered his head, holding the sides of his helmet, and the smile on his lips deepened.

Lin Zixia wanted to look up, but Lu Xiangye held her down. She couldn't stand steadily and could only hold on to the railing tightly. She asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"

It was a rare moment for her to be so confused. Her little face was covered in the helmet, and she let him do whatever he wanted, being obedient and gentle.

Very cute.

Lu Xiangye's fingers moved slightly, and finally he just tapped her helmet, "Your head is too big."

Lin Zixia: “???”

How is that possible?

"You have a big head!"

Lu Xiangye laughed out loud.

Lin Zixia was a little annoyed, "Lu Xiangye!"

Lu Xiangye coughed twice in restraint, took the green turtle doll beside him and handed it to her, "Put it on yourself."

Lin Zixia: “Hmm?”

Lu Xiangye raised his eyebrows and put his hands behind her, as if to hold her in his arms, but his hands did not touch her.

Lu Xiangye tied the belt around her waist, and Lin Zixia finally realized what the turtle was used for.

She moved her lips, her ears slightly warm, "Thank you."

Not far away, Wu You, who hadn't seen the two of them for a long time, came back to look for them. He was shocked. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Am I seeing things? Did Brother Lu just hug Sister Xiao Xia?"

Xu Wu also widened his eyes, his face full of anger, "Lu Gou wouldn't want to harm Xia Xia, would he?"

He Yan chuckled softly, then shook his head helplessly at the two people who had already imagined a big drama in their minds, and explained, "Aye tied a little turtle for her."

Xu Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, it's okay."

Wu You looked at the two people at the entrance and suddenly realized, "Sister Xiao Xia doesn't know how to do it?"

Xu Wu was stunned. "Blame me."

She was used to this arrangement and forgot to ask Lin Zixia if he could do it.

He Yan looked into the distance, a hint of amusement and understanding flashing across his eyes, "Let A Ye teach her. It would be bad if we surrounded her."

Xu Wu nodded, "Okay."