Easing

“How exciting!”

On the way back to the hotel, Zhang Ningxia was in high spirits.

Xu Zhiyi was still a little worried, "Ningxia, what if the teacher finds out?"

"No one will find out. As long as you come back before the afternoon gathering, I will cover for you."

After getting off the car, Xu Zhiyi and Zhang Ningxia went to say hello to the teacher first, and then slipped into the hotel elevator and went to the west gate.

Sure enough, it was exactly as Song Chengrui said.

She saw a blue taxi and opened the door. Song Chengrui was sitting in the back seat, looking at her with a smile.

"Come on, I'm waiting for you."

After Xu Zhiyi got in the car, Song Chengrui was obviously relieved. His eyes flashed with a glint, and he said, "Master, let's go to the zoo. Please hurry up."

The car started quickly and merged into the traffic flow.

Xu Zhiyi was still a little nervous, "How did you know..."

Song Chengrui opened a bottle of water and handed it to her. "Drink some water first. I calculated earlier that it would take about half an hour to leave from here. We can walk around for an hour, then have a meal and come back. We can make it just in time before the meeting."

He looked at Xu Zhiyi, "Yesterday... I happened to hear it..."

"Thanks……"

"I didn't want you to thank me..." Song Chengrui was a little depressed.

Xu Zhiyi didn't respond. He drank water in small sips, trying to calm himself down.

When they arrived at the zoo, Song Chengrui followed the staff's instructions and took Xu Zhiyi to the panda house.

It was noon at this time, and fortunately most of the pandas in this place were playing in the shade under the trees, with a few lying down and sleeping soundly.

Xu Zhiyi's face was full of undisguised excitement and joy, and he kept leaning on the glass to watch.

"Wow! I actually saw it! Am I dreaming?"

At this time, a chubby panda was lying on the edge of the rock, chewing bamboo leisurely, while the other one was climbing on the perch, moving slowly and looking very cute.

Xu Zhiyi's eyes were full of joy, and she couldn't help but take out her mobile phone and start taking pictures of the glass.

Song Chengrui stood beside her without saying a word, allowing her to fully enjoy this time that belonged to her.

Xu Zhiyi walked around in the park for about half an hour. Most of the pandas started to sleep, and some tourists went to the restaurant in the park.

"Are you hungry?"

Song Chengrui asked softly.

"Gurgle gurgle~"

Xu Zhiyi's stomach protested strongly at this moment, and she couldn't help blushing.

Song Chengrui smiled and pulled her to the rest area.

"I brought some food, do you want to eat together?"

"Did you bring food?"

Xu Zhiyi was a little shocked that Song Chengrui even thought of this.

"Yes." Song Chengrui took out an insulated bag from his backpack, which contained three lunch boxes.

"My plan for today is that if we're going to eat first, we'll eat outside so you can stay inside for a while longer. I heard the food here isn't very good, so I asked the hotel to prepare it for me. But... I'm afraid you might mind..."

"What do you mind?"

"I should have taken you to a restaurant or a diner."

Xu Zhiyi shook his head. "I'm not that particular. Besides, this is better."

Song Chengrui opened the thermal bag and was immediately greeted by a fragrant aroma. The thermal insulation effect was very good and the food was still steaming.

Two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, with a row of fruits underneath.

"Try it quickly and see if you like it." Song Chengrui said as he handed her the chopsticks, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Xu Zhiyi was indeed hungry. The fragrant food instantly aroused her appetite. She picked up a piece of pork ribs first and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's delicious. I thought this one from the hotel was delicious yesterday, and you actually picked the same dish today!"

"As long as you like it." Song Chengrui was obviously relieved, and his smile became relaxed.

The two of them sat in the lounge area and ate quietly.

In fact, during this period of time, the two of them had almost no communication in class, and even deliberately kept a distance when walking.

Xu Zhiyi didn't know what to say and could only eat in silence.

"Want to see something later? There's still time."

"Want to see the golden monkeys?"

"Well, sure." Xu Zhiyi finally answered him.

But the atmosphere is still not relaxed.

This time, they looked at the golden monkeys. They walked around the exhibition area. The golden monkeys here seemed to be more lively and there were more tourists. Xu Zhiyi saw a mother monkey holding a baby monkey sitting on a branch and combing its hair. She laughed at the sight.

At this moment, someone was trying to move forward forcefully and accidentally bumped into Xu Zhiyi. Song Chengrui pulled her to his side in time, which startled Xu Zhiyi.

After the tourists left, Song Chengrui quickly let go of her hand and said, "Go inside."

Xu Zhiyi replied blankly, "Okay."

But later on, she no longer had the mood to look at the animals. She secretly took advantage of the break to look at Song Chengrui, and seeing that his attention was all on the animals, she didn't think about it anymore.

Perhaps, he really just wanted her to see the panda today, and he should be aware of the teacher's reminder.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost time to gather. "It's time to go back."

Xu Zhiyi nodded, "Okay."

On the way back, the atmosphere seemed to become even more depressing than when we came.

The two of them sat there without speaking.

Xu Zhiyi actually had a lot of questions in her mind that she wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to start, so she could only remain silent.

The car finally stopped under the shade of trees some distance away from the hotel, and Xu Zhiyi asked to get off first.

"I'll go first, and then... you wait a while before leaving."

Song Chengrui was stunned for a moment, then reacted, but still felt a little disappointed. He looked at the driver and said, "Master, please stop here."

Xu Zhiyi spoke quickly, thanking Song Chengrui quickly, "Thank you for lunch... and for taking me to see the pandas."

After Xu Zhiyi left quickly, Song Chengrui asked the driver to take him back to the west gate of the hotel.

He had originally thought that today would be able to ease the relationship between the two, but he felt that the situation was becoming even more awkward.

He knew Xu Zhiyi's worries and he also knew that she was afraid, but he just wanted to find an opportunity to make her relax a little. It seemed that it was a bit counterproductive.

As soon as Song Chengrui returned to his room and lay down, the teacher came over to check the number of people.

"Now we're starting to call the roll."

The teacher saw Song Chengrui and was quite concerned. "Song Chengrui, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

Song Chengrui sat up from the bed and nodded, "I'm fine, thank you teacher."

On the other side, Xu Zhiyi sneaked back through the hotel corridor. Zhang Ningxia received the news in advance and kept an eye on the surrounding situation for her. Fortunately, everything went well.

"How's it going?"

"I see, it's cute."

Zhang Ningxia frowned. "Who asked you that? I'm asking how things are going between you and him."

"What's going on?" When Xu Zhiyi heard Zhang Ningxia's question, he naturally understood the meaning of her question.

Zhang Ningxia: "Don't play dumb, you know what I mean. You two haven't spoken in such a long time, shouldn't we have a good chat today?"

Xu Zhiyi looked a little disappointed. "We didn't talk about anything. We just watched the pandas the whole time."

Zhang Ningxia was shocked, "No way?"

"What else can we do? The time is so short, and it takes time to go back and forth."

As she spoke, she yawned, "I didn't sleep at noon, and now I'm a little sleepy."

"Hey, don't sleep, don't sleep, we'll gather in ten minutes."

Xu Zhiyi was completely listless, "Oh, I'm sleepy..."

When gathering in the afternoon, Xu Zhiyi deliberately avoided looking at Song Chengrui, but someone in the team would cue his name from time to time. At this time, she would always look up curiously, and couldn't help but keep her eyes on him for a while.

After all this operation, Xu Zhiyi felt like his neck was about to cramp.

When passing by a milk tea shop, Xu Zhiyi secretly ordered milk tea. She bought an extra one on purpose, but held it in her hand for a long time without doing anything.

She squatted aside, secretly holding her cell phone, still hesitating whether to say it or not, when she saw Zhang Ningxia handing her the milk tea directly.

"I've been struggling for so long. If you don't send it out, the ice in the milk tea will melt."

Xu Zhiyi looked around. Most of the other students were still visiting. She lowered her voice and said, "Keep your voice down. I'm not..."

"Nothing?" Zhang Ningxia couldn't stand Xu Zhiyi's dithering temper, so she picked up the milk tea bag very simply.

"You're scared, right? I'll go and take it off! Just wait, huh?"

After saying that, she swaggered towards another passage.

Xu Zhiyi followed her worriedly, "Hey, do you know where he is?"

She didn't see anyone just now.

"I can't find Song Chengrui. I'll ask Chen Hao and the others and I'll find out!"

Sure enough, Zhang Ningxia was worthy of being a community leader. Without any hesitation, she quickly found out Song Chengrui's location. In front of many people, she called Song Chengrui over.

Song Chengrui was a little surprised, and Zhang Ningxia handed him the milk tea.

"Here, this is given to you by Zhiyi. Please cherish it."

After she finished speaking, she gestured behind her. Song Chengrui glanced behind her and, as expected, Xu Zhiyi's head immediately retracted.

He took the milk tea and smiled, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Zhang Ningxia waved her hand and said, "Let's go."

"Um."

Seeing Song Chengrui accept the milk tea, Xu Zhiyi felt much more relieved. Before she could be happy, she was lectured by Zhang Ningxia.

"My dear sister, I just gave you a cup of milk tea, but you scared me. You acted so secretly, like you were doing something bad."

Xu Zhiyi quickly comforted her good sister, "Oh, oh, thank you for your hard work, my dear Ningxia, this is not very convenient~"

Zhang Ningxia smiled triumphantly and stretched out his hand, "Come on, give me the benefits~"

Xu Zhiyi nodded, "Okay! Whatever you want to eat or drink, just tell me, I'll satisfy you!"

"real?"

Zhang Ningxia suddenly came over with a hint of cunning in her eyes.

"Do you really satisfy me?"

"Yeah." Xu Zhiyi rubbed his fingers together, feeling a little happy. "My parents gave me some pocket money for this trip. Don't worry, they won't treat you badly."

"That's fine!"

Zhang Ningxia hugged Xu Zhiyi's arm and said excitedly, "Show me your phone album! Let me see how many small animals you took pictures of today!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi panicked instantly and quickly covered his pocket, "Hey, no, no!"

Zhang Ningxia smiled even more happily this time. "What's the 'no'? You just promised me, I want to see it! Hurry up!"

"No, no! This won't work!"

Xu Zhiyi quickly picked up the milk tea and ran away.

Zhang Ningxia stood there laughing so hard that she raised her voice, "Coward!"

She slowly took her milk tea from the table, shook her head and sighed:

"A woman in love is a fool! Especially someone like Xu Zhiyi, who is a big fool."