Chapter 26
"What do you want from me?"
Shen Huaixin, who had successfully escaped from the electrotherapy paradox, was in a much better mood. She looked Shen Chumo up and down. She had changed her top today into an old shirt, her bottoms into yesterday's jeans, and her jacket into a classic blue school uniform.
She saw yesterday that a lot of Shen Chumo's clothes had been thrown away, especially some brand-name ones, some of which had only been worn once. Shen's mother would rather throw them in the trash than let him continue to wear them.
If I sell it, it should be worth thousands... It's enough for her monthly salary. I feel bad about spending money.
"Nothing," Shen Chumo nodded and looked at his phone, "It's almost time for a nap, I'll go back to the classroom first."
"?" Shen Huaixin touched his head, "Okay, I'm sleepy too."
Shen Chumo didn't know why he called her. He couldn't think of a reason for the time being, but he felt that if he didn't interrupt Shen Huaixin, she would get farther and farther away from him.
At first, it was just a casual glance as I passed by, and I saw the two of them walking side by side. Then they stopped in front of the flower bed and started talking. There was an increasingly strong atmosphere between them that no one else could interrupt.
The autumn wind blew, leaves fluttered, and as the two of them gazed at each other, the picture of the handsome man and beautiful woman was an incomparable harmony. In such a picture, he felt his blood freeze.
Qi Yi's offensive look... disgusted him.
Qi Yi raised the corners of his lips towards her, which disgusted him.
Everything about Qi Yi, from his appearance to his clothes, his expression to his movements, was extremely glaring when he stood with Shen Huaixin, and he couldn't stand it for even a second. What made him even more unbearable was that Shen Huaixin's natural expression when facing Qi Yi was softer than when she was with him.
The leaves rustled. Shen Chumo stood by the tree, far away from them, but he could sense the content of their conversation. He prayed in his heart not to agree to Qi Yi and not to admit that he liked him.
But the opposite happened. He read a certain trend of Shen Huaixin's next move, which he must not like.
He had heard more than once that Shen Huaixin had pursued Qi Yi but was rejected. It seemed that the rumors were not groundless.
Shen Chumo took out his phone, opened Han's Moments, and counted the photos one by one. As he looked at them, he held the phone tighter and tighter. He had made a mistake. Shen Huaixin had taken a photo of Qi Yi, not Su Zihan.
Qi Yi could be seen in every corner. But no matter who they were, these two people greatly distracted her attention.
Su Zihan had already heard about Qi Yi's appointment with Shen Huaixin alone. Now all kinds of news about Shen Huaixin will spread like wildfire soon. It is said that a popular singer has covered "Chasing Dreams", which has aroused heated discussion among fans.
The dude she used to look down upon had now become a celebrity she couldn't even flatter. This made the competition for the school beauty that Su Zihan had previously cared so much about seem like a joke; in the end, no one cared who won.
Just like in the Northern Song Dynasty, people remember Su Shi who failed the imperial examination, but few people know that the top scorer was Zhang Heng.
The emotions that he had tried hard to suppress grew in his heart and reached their peak when he saw Qi Yi walking briskly into the classroom.
Before Qi Yi sat down, some people started teasing him.
"Qi Yi, where did you go just now?"
"Do you still remember the flag you set?"
Seeing everyone looking over as if seeking confirmation, the man said smugly, "You forgot, he said, 'Even if I jump off the roof of the teaching building, I can't possibly like Shen Huaixin'!"
"Ah, there seems to be such a sentence, I remember."
"Now that you mentioned it, I remembered..."
Everyone was whispering, and Qi Yi was speechless.
Su Zihan's deskmate nudged her and whispered, "Zihan, are you okay?"
Su Zihan shook her head. Her deskmate was heartbroken. She had been taken care of by the top student, so she couldn't help but stand up for her.
"When Shen Huaixin came to ask for her phone number, I said she had ulterior motives, and sure enough, I was right! If it weren't for you, how would she have gotten Qi Yi's number! You are just too naive, always thinking about others and can't see that others are just using you."
The boy who had a good relationship with Qi Yi hooked his shoulder and joked: "Brother Yi, don't be embarrassed. You are the campus belle and the campus hunk. You are such a perfect match. Besides, didn't Shen Huaixin pursue you very closely before? Just help her."
When Su Zihan heard the word "school belle", she looked up suddenly, only to find herself in a vacuum zone. Everyone assumed that the "school belle" was Shen Huaixin. As soon as this was said, no one objected.
It turned out that... the victory she thought she had won, the title of "school beauty" she had been clinging to, was just wishful thinking...
Su Zihan looked at Qi Yi, who was being held by a boy's arm. He neither admitted nor refuted. But Su Zihan understood that when he didn't deny it, it often meant acquiescence.
She originally thought that the incident of losing the pendant would make Qi Yi give up, but unexpectedly it had the opposite effect, prompting him to impulsively confess his love to Shen Huaixin, which was extremely ironic.
In one day, she lost both her reputation and her true meaning.
In that case, Su Zihan lowered her head and smiled slightly, and there was a hint of darkness in her usually clear eyes - don't blame her for breaking her promise.
In the evening, Shen Huaixin received a message from Fang Xiaozheng on time, which contained several delicious dishes. It had to be said that Fang Xiaozheng's cooking skills had become more and more sophisticated, which made her mouth water.
Shen Huaixin pulled up the previous chat history and copied the last one: “Well, it looks good. I have something to do today, so I’ll eat it tomorrow night.”
Fang Xiaozheng: Okay.
Both of them seemed to have gotten used to it, one was feeding the pigeons while the other was feeding the mother.
Coincidentally, Tianyu also sent a message at this time, gossiping about Qi Yi's confession and expressing her sincere congratulations to Shen Huaixin for successfully winning the male god.
...seems like this is not bad?
They are not really dating, but it can still make the heroine jealous.
Shen Chumo arrived at the right time.
As the two chatted, Tianyu sent a photo. The photo showed a small warehouse converted from an empty room on the first floor of Tianyu's house. Inside was several boxes of stored supplies. Shen Huaixin's eyes suddenly lit up.
Tianyu was very pleased with herself: "How about this? It's enough for our picnic, right? It's more than enough for the whole winter vacation."
It would be a lie for Shen Huaixin to say that she was not touched. They did not have the ability to predict the future. They went to such lengths just for the picnic pancakes she drew, and they had such a comprehensive stock of utensils and food, which was very rare and precious.
Chen Huaixin: How much did it cost? I'll pay half. After all, I'll need it later, so I won't take advantage of you.
Tianyu directly declined her kindness.
As night fell, the sky became increasingly dark. Shen Huaixin lay on the bed and played with her phone. Her eyelids gradually became heavy. The phone vibrated, and she saw the message from Shen Chumo in a daze.
Shen Chumo: Can you turn on the voice chat? No need to speak.
Shen Huaixin was too lazy to turn on the voice changer. When he heard that there was no need for conversation, he turned on the voice without saying a word.
They were both silent, their breathing the only sound. She yawned loudly, slowly closed her eyes, hummed twice, and fell asleep, her breathing becoming deep and rhythmic.
basement.
Shen Chumo listened to her breath as sweet as orchids and tried to control the black pollution factors so that they would not dissipate. However, their number was huge and extremely difficult to control. If he was not careful, they would disperse.
The cold, gloomy basement seemed particularly suitable for them to secretly breed. Only Shen Huaixin's steady breathing could enhance his control and focus his attention, keeping the pollution under control. However, due to the darkness under the lamp, he had not noticed that the medium for the transmission of pollution was not limited to air, but also electromagnetic waves.
The black particles followed the signal, staining Shen Huaixin's phone little by little, and then onto her.
The noise coming from the phone made Shen Chumo feel like he was snuggling with her. This illusion was particularly obvious when he closed his eyes. He had an image in his mind: her elegant face, lying on her side beside him, her cherry lips slightly parted, looking extremely peaceful.
He stretched out his hand to touch her face, which was as smooth as mulberry silk. She seemed to be itchy and turned over, but he didn't want to stop and kept caressing her lips like a possessed person.
Amazingly soft.
He wanted her to be with him forever, just like this, without thinking about Qi Yi or anyone else.
In Shen Huaixin's bedroom, the curtains blocked the moonlight, and the room was quiet and dark.
The girl, dressed in silk pajamas, lay on her side in bed, sound asleep. Tiny particles gradually emanated from the phone, gathering into a mist-like shape. The mist, as light as a cicada's wing, slowly approached her cheek.
As it slid across her cheek, the particles disappeared into her skin. She turned over, and the mist followed her to the other side, touching her lips like a feather, and disappearing in an instant.
She muttered in her sleep.
On Saturday, the express delivery arrived. Shen Huaixin had already stockpiled a lot of wine like a hamster. She stuffed them into the deepest part of the wine cellar as if she was familiar with the place. Except when her father would send someone to get wine when receiving guests, this place was rarely visited at other times. It was an excellent hiding place.
But now... She looked around. She had piled up her supplies everywhere. Anyone who came in would notice. The thought of what to say to her parents after being discovered gave her a headache.
Although in the original book, Shen's father and mother were contaminated almost immediately because they were too close to Shen Chumo, similar to being in the center of a nuclear radiation source, coupled with the accumulation of the incubation period, it was difficult for them to escape, and these supplies were very likely to be of no use.
She stood on tiptoe on a chair, her mind wandering, trying to push the bags of instant noodles onto the top layer with her fingertips. Something hit her, and the stack of boxes beneath her began to wobble. She quickly leaned in to hold on, losing her balance as well.
"careful--"
With a reliable force behind her, Shen Huaixin identified the other party from the voice. After arranging the supplies neatly, she breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Chumo stretched out his hand, and she took the opportunity to help him walk down.
Shen Chumo looked at the wine cellar that was about to burst, and said firmly: “Sister Xin, these supplies are not for picnics.”
Due to the system rules, Shen Huaixin couldn't reveal the details, so he just laughed it off: "This is called being born in hardship and dying in comfort. Do you understand? If you ask any more, be careful of me..."
"I'll help you hide it," he said.
Shen Huaixin was incredulous. His basement was so cramped that it was hard to hide a mouse, let alone these boxes of supplies.
She subconsciously asked: "How to hide?"
Shen Chumo raised his index finger and placed it on the center of his thin lips.
“…”
Shen Huaixin nodded and stopped asking questions. She could guess that Shen Chumo's ability had begun to awaken, so hiding the supplies was not too difficult for him.
This also means that the world has officially entered the countdown.
However, Shen Chumo was willing to take the risk of being exposed and store supplies for her. She wondered if this meant that the relationship between the siblings was still good. She thought about it, opened the door of the deepest cabinet in the wine cellar, took out a bottle of 1982 Lafite, opened the lid, and pulled out the supply list from inside.
Shen Chumo looked at the empty wine bottle: "Where's the wine inside?"
“It’s poured out,” Shen Huaixin shrugged and handed him the list, “All the supplies are listed on it, keep it.”
She omitted the words "take it when needed" and only told him to keep it safe and not let anyone find out. Shen Chumo glanced at the list and frowned slightly.
Shen Huaixin looked at his expression and thought that he had neglected something: "What's wrong?"
"and yours?"
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