Chapter 21
The song is over.
Qi Yi pressed the stop button and saved the full 5-minute video to his phone. Just as he was about to leave, he heard applause from someone in the first row of the audience in front of the stage. He couldn't help but look up and look at the back of the head that was cheering so hard.
That person is called Shen Chumo, and he is Shen Huaixin’s current... scandal partner.
Considering her previous actions, even giving up the performance to take him to the medical room, he began to wonder if Shen Huaixin really paid too much attention to Shen Chumo?
An inexplicable feeling of dissatisfaction rose in his heart, and his steps, which were about to leave, were rooted to the ground, unable to move for a long time. He stared at the two of them, trying to find clues from their interaction.
Shen Huaixin is so arrogant and vain. The person she likes must be well-off in all aspects. Only someone as outstanding as him can be a match for him. How could she possibly fall for an ordinary boy?
Then he saw Shen Chumo stand up and sway, and Shen Huaixin jumped off the stage without hesitation and supported him.
“……?”
It's not that he's old, weak, or sick, but he just got some skin injuries from the fight, so why should he help? Qi Yi felt that Shen Huaixin was completely fooled by the other party's pretending to be weak. There was a strong smell of tea, which could be smelled even in the last row.
He frowned deeply and shook his head, expressing deep suspicion of Shen Huaixin's vision.
Shen Huaixin was afraid that Shen Chumo would fall, so he hurriedly helped him walk slowly step by step. Shen Chumo could feel that his legs were no longer in jeopardy, but the words of refusal came to his lips, but he swallowed them back inexplicably. Just keep it like this... for a while.
They walked along the tree-lined avenue, through the long corridor, facing the slanting sun, and finally arrived at the school gate. When Shen Chumo stood firm, Shen Huaixin let go of his hand.
"Go back."
He nodded obediently and got into the car alone with the driver.
Shen Huaixin also returned to his car, thinking about his parents going to the police station today, and there was no news for a whole day, and he didn't know what the situation was.
She didn't push Shen Chumo into the water, he fell on his own; she asked Shen Chumo to avoid bullying in advance, but he still got hurt in a fight; the plots she deliberately avoided were eventually fed back in different ways due to the natural advancement of the plot, but the degree was reduced.
In the original story, she was the one who informed Shen Chumo's parents about Shen Chumo's self-repairing body, and further investigation revealed that he was not the real person. This plot should have happened long ago, but because she pretended not to know, her parents were also unaware of it. She had no idea how this trip to the police station would end.
His eyelids twitched a few times, and Shen Huaixin was restless. He called Shen's mother, but the phone went silent and the user's phone was turned off. This made Shen Huaixin's bad premonition even stronger.
The weather gradually turned gloomy, a few dark clouds drifted in, and then a few drops of rain fell on the car window. The driver turned on the wipers, drawing repeated fan-shaped patterns on the front window.
When Shen Huaixin returned home, his parents had not yet returned and the rain was gradually getting heavier.
Thinking of being electrocuted that night, she ate her meal very slowly, like a snail unwilling to face reality. A thunderclap struck, and her whole body trembled as if in response, shrinking her neck. Only when she saw that nothing happened did she swallow the food in her mouth.
It was just a few mild electric shocks, not the severe ones that knocked her out directly, she could handle it.
Even so, after she returned to her bedroom and closed the doors and windows, she was still shaking all over. She hadn't expected her last near-death experience to have left her with such a severe case of PTSD. If she had known, she would have said less today.
She first went to the bathroom to relieve the bloating in her stomach, then rinsed her face with clean water. She saw the girl in the mirror with red eyes, trembling eyelashes, and a pursed mouth, looking pitiful and aggrieved.
【System: Can we start now?】
【Chen Huaixin: Wait, wait a minute...】
Shen Huaixin climbed onto the bed and wrapped herself in the quilt, building a paper city. She took a deep breath, her teeth chattering. Just as she was about to say "start", she heard a knock on the door.
A gentle greeting came from outside the door: "Sister Xin, can I come in?"
She poked her head out from under the quilt: "What are you doing here?"
“…” He remained silent, and the door rang again.
Shen Huaixin had no choice but to get up, open the door for him, and let Shen Chumo come in. She folded her arms and sat on the bed, crossed her legs, and looked at him with her chin raised.
"If it's something unimportant, I'll kick you out."
Shen Chumo sat upright in a chair beside her bed. His eyes unconsciously glanced at the floor, as if he was thinking about something important. Shen Huaixin thoughtfully gave him some time to think, but he obviously didn't have the talent for speaking without thinking, and after a long time, he was still dithering.
Shen Chumo looked very strange today, but Shen Huaixin had no time to pay attention to him. She pointed to the door,
"If you don't have work, get out."
Shen Chumo looked at her: "...Don't you need me to accompany you?"
"ah?"
"Whether you're afraid of thunder or lightning, I'm here," Shen Chumo slumped on the chair like a stray dog, "Wait until the rain stops before leaving."
Shen Huaixin paused, his eyelids slightly closed, and he sighed. He saw her fear, but he misidentified its source.
But she was grateful that someone was willing to care about her.
"You're wrong. I'm not afraid. Go away."
Heavy rain lashed the windows, and the cold wind howled, but the glass blocked out most of the noise, keeping the sense of security indoors. When lightning flashed through the night, the fleeting white light still made Shen Huaixin frown and get goose bumps.
[System: The punishment has a retention time limit, please prepare as soon as possible.]
Shen Chumo glanced at the nested quilt, stood up slightly, carried the chair, sat closer to her, and shook her head. Shen Huaixin did not stop him, nor did she have time to say anything more. She took off her shoes and curled up deep in the quilt, the corners of the quilt trembling like a trembling caterpillar.
Shen Chumo recited the knowledge from the physics textbook dryly: "Lightning is formed by the separation and discharge of electric charges in the atmosphere. It is a very common natural phenomenon, so there is no need to be afraid. When the charge inside the cloud or between the cloud and the ground accumulates to a certain level..."
Just as he was reciting knowledge points in a futile attempt to comfort her, a slender hand stretched out from the gap between the tightly tucked quilts and pinched the cuffs of Shen Chumo's sleeves that were resting on the edge of the bed.
The fingertips trembled. So fragile and white, as if they would break if squeezed.
Without hesitation, he held her hand, interlaced his fingers, and used the warmth of his palms to give her strength.
In the afternoon, when he heard the group of people casually slandering Shen Huaixin, he felt his blood boiling. When he came to his senses, he was already in the middle of a battle. At that time, he seemed to have no rationality at all. He only felt an emotion called "anger", similar to the breath of fire.
Thunder roared.
The girl's cold fingertips suddenly pierced the back of his hand. He didn't dodge, letting her nails pierce the skin. Cold sweat seeped out from where their palms touched, and her delicate hand was still trembling.
A muffled groan, like that of someone injured, came from under the quilt. The restraint and endurance made it seem even more painful.
Is Shen Huaixin so afraid of thunder?
He had never noticed. The pain he had witnessed was seared into his heart and would not go away for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, she stopped trembling and moved her hands. She found that her palms were still wet and sticky together. She reacted quickly and pulled her hands back.
"You go."
The storm had not yet stopped, but Shen Chumo's mysterious intuition told him that she was fine. He just couldn't figure out whether it was really the lightning and thunder that caused her pain, or something else?
After confirming again and again that everything was fine, Shen Chumo got up and went back to his room.
He moved his hands, and the touch of the snake remained on his palms, cold and sticky, wrapped around his joints and fingers. It was still crawling, trying to wrap around his whole body, making him desperate to do something to relieve this strange feeling.
Shen Chumo paced around the room, put his hand in his pocket, touched his phone, and found a place to divert his attention. Speaking of which, he was indeed confused and wanted to seek help from the almighty netizens.
Shen Chumo logged onto the school forum and posted a message: "Shocked! A girl who treats me so well actually said such words!"
According to his observation, titles using this format will receive a high number of views and more replies.
He repeatedly polished and revised it according to the tone of modern netizens, finally making the content look no different from other posts. The content is:
I'm an ordinary high school boy, no different from everyone else. I've recently been having some confusion about interpersonal relationships, so I'm sharing this post to ask for your help.
The author has a very good senior student who takes good care of him. She brings him meals and helps him without hesitation when he is in danger. She also likes to tease him sometimes, such as secretly tying his two shoelaces together or loosening them both, thinking that he doesn't know.
The poster cherishes the sister-brother relationship with her, but she repeatedly emphasizes that she has never regarded the poster as a younger brother.
Could you please analyze the senior student's psychology? Is she just being tough on the outside but soft on the inside, or is there something else going on?
1L soy sauce
What, what? Another melon? Does anyone know which one this is about?
2L Single Dog
Are you playing with abstraction? You are here to show off. Click in with enthusiasm, take a look, and then leave, haha.
3L Yihan is real
So sweet, can you give me some more sweetness? After finishing the update, why not tell me under what circumstances did the senior say that she doesn't recognize you as her brother? I'll help you analyze it.
There were a lot of people who replied, but no one answered the question seriously.
Shen Chumo typed quickly, adding some details.
The host replied to @3L
There were two instances. The first was when the senior sister was giving the OP a haircut and she said she didn't recognize him as her brother. The second was after she saved the OP from a bad guy and she said she never considered him her brother. Could you please help me analyze this, thank you!
4L Yihan is real
Ahhh, what a shocking surprise! The senior sister has hinted so obviously, are you a straight man?
5L spectators
Wish you 99, and give ten yuan as a gift.
6L "Chasing Dreams" girl group die-hard fan
Since there is no serious reply yet, I will explain it to you. It is obvious that the senior sister loves it very much.
7L's reply to @6L
Thank you, Mongolians.
The host replied to @6L
Please tell me, what does "she loves it so much" mean? It's urgent, waiting online.
8L Single dog replied to @ host
Enough of the show of affection? Have you ever considered the feelings of the onlookers when you show off your affection everywhere? I'm really impressed.
9L "Chasing Dreams" girl group fan replied to @楼主
That means she likes you! She said she doesn't see you as a brother, so she must see you as a member of the opposite sex. She must also hope that you don't always treat her as a close sister, but as a woman!
I don’t even understand this. I’m really worried about my senior.
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