Chapter 150 Together (End of the Main Text)
After seeing Zhao Ran off, Shi Qiu Shui lay back on the sofa, her heart still restless for a long time.
Zhao Ran confessed to her?
Zhao Ran likes her?
Shi Qiu Shui turned over and buried his face under the backrest of the sofa.
Although she was surprised when Zhao Ran confessed his feelings to her, after spending so many years with him, she wasn't completely oblivious. Zhao Ran treated her with special care, treating her coldly even to others. Even her classmates had teased them many times, saying that Zhao Ran was cold and indifferent to everyone else, and only smiled when he was with Shi Qiushui. He must have liked her.
But, but she had never thought about these things before, she always thought that Zhao Ran was her best friend.
Friends, how can friends become boyfriends?
Shi Qiu Shui scratched his hair.
But to say that she doesn't like Zhao Ran is not really the case.
The fact that she has been good friends with Zhao Ran for so many years doesn't mean she doesn't like Zhao Ran.
She was just a little confused. Was her liking for Zhao Ran just the liking between friends, or... or that kind of liking...
What is the difference between the love between boyfriend and girlfriend and ordinary friends?
She liked Zhao Ran, so whenever she ate something delicious, saw something fun and interesting, or met someone she disliked, she immediately wanted to share it with Zhao Ran. Hmm, it seemed like this was also true between couples in love.
But between lovers, they still hold hands, hug, and kiss...
Shi Qiushui's face began to heat up unconsciously. She had held Zhao Ran's hand and hugged him before, but she had never...
My mind unconsciously began to imagine that scene.
No, it's still weird. She shook her head, trying to get rid of the image from her mind.
"Daughter, what's wrong with you? Do you have a headache?"
When Shi Yue pushed the door open, he saw Shi Qiu Shui shaking his head on the sofa. He asked with concern.
Shi Qiushui was startled by Shi Yue's voice. She looked up and saw that it was her father who came back. She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I don't have a headache. I'm just stretching my neck. Haha, stretching my neck."
Shi Qiu Shui was afraid that if she didn't explain clearly, her father would give her another bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
Shi Yue glanced at Shi Qiu Shui.
Move your neck?
Why is the kid moving his neck so well? This kid is weird.
He asked with concern: "Are you not feeling uncomfortable?"
Shi Qiushui: "Well, it's not uncomfortable anymore!"
She stood up, patted her arm and said, "Dad, I'm fine now. I don't feel uncomfortable at all."
Shi Yue retracted his gaze: "It's good that you don't feel uncomfortable anymore. If you still feel uncomfortable, I will take you to the hospital if you are still not well."
Shi Qiushui: "No, no, no need to go to the hospital. I'm fine now, why should I go to the hospital?"
Shi Yue: "I see that you are indeed much more energetic now than when I left just now. I guess you don't need to go to the hospital."
He put the packed meal on the table and said, "Okay, since you don't have to go to the hospital, come over and eat. I thought you had no appetite, so I ordered you an appetizer of hot and sour soup and bought you some porridge. Let's see what you want to eat first."
Shi Qiushui: "I want hot and sour soup!"
The bitter taste of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water was suppressed by the sweetness of strawberry candy, and her good appetite returned.
Shi Qiu Shui, wearing slippers, walked to the table in two or three steps and started to unpack the boxes by herself. While unpacking, she remembered something and turned to Shi Yue and said.
"Oh, by the way, Dad, Zhao Ran came over just now."
Shi Yue: "Zhao Ran is here?"
What is that little bastard doing here again?
Shi Qiushui: "He said that Grandma Lu felt embarrassed when she saw the gifts we sent her, and wanted to treat us to a meal. I said I had no appetite today and would go another day."
Shi Yue: "Well, your grandma Lu is also thinking about us. Let's go to Grandma Lu's house for dinner another day."
Shi Qiushui: "Well, let's go another day."
Shi Qiu Shui lowered her head. Although she said she would do it another day, she didn't want to go to the Zhao family for a free meal recently. At least before she decided whether to agree to Zhao Ran, she didn't want to go to the Zhao family for a free meal and didn't want to face Zhao Ran.
In this way, Shi Qiu Shui stayed at home like a turtle for two days.
Zhao Ran seemed to know Shi Qiu Shui's inner struggle, and he had not come to see Shi Qiu Shui for the past two days.
The person who was happiest that Zhao Ran didn't come to Shi's house was Shi Yue.
Although he didn't know why the annoying little bastard hadn't come to his house these past two days, he was happy not to see the annoying little bastard.
However, Shi Yue's happiness did not last long. The next morning, Zhao Ran knocked on the door of Shi's house.
It was the day the college entrance exam results were announced, and Shi Yue woke up early in the morning, waking up Shi Qiushui as well. To be the first to know Shi Qiushui's results, Shi Yue even took a day off. He and Shi Qiushui sat by the phone early, waiting for eight o'clock—the time to check the results—so they could call and check the results immediately.
Seeing that it was already past seven fifty, Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui became nervous, and it was at this time that there was a knock on the door.
Shi Yue was on the phone, his mind already tense. He was startled when he heard the knock on the door. He turned around and asked Shi Qiushui, "Girl, I think I heard someone knocking on the door?"
He was in a daze and didn't know whether there was really someone knocking on the door or he was hallucinating.
"Yeah, I heard someone knocking on the door too." Shi Qiu Shui's words proved that this was not Shi Yue's auditory hallucination.
Shi Yue reacted for a moment, realized someone was knocking on the door, stood up, and shouted to the outside: "I'm coming."
He muttered to himself, who is it? Why did they come to my house at this time?
Although he was muttering in his heart, he did not delay in opening the door. He opened the door and saw Zhao Ran standing at the door.
Shi Yue's face drooped instantly. Oh, it turned out that the little bastard was here.
He pursed his lips, trying not to make his disdain too obvious and said, "Oh, it's Zhao Ran, why are you here at this time?"
Zhao Ran: "Uncle Shi, I remember the results will be announced soon. I'll come with Xiaoqiu to check the results."
Shi Yue complained in his heart: Why do you need to come to accompany me? It’s enough for me to accompany our Xiaoqiu to check her grades. Is there any need for you to come?
No matter how much he disliked the little bastard in his heart, Shi Yue always managed to keep a good face. He chuckled twice and said, "Ah, you are thoughtful. Come on in. Xiaoqiu and I are waiting to check the results at 8 o'clock."
He opened the door and let Zhao Ran in. Zhao Ran walked into the room and walked towards Shi Qiu Shui without Shi Yue's greeting.
When Shi Qiu Shui saw that the person coming was Zhao Ran, he was slightly stunned, pursed his lips, then lowered his head and avoided Zhao Ran's gaze.
She, she hasn't thought about what Zhao Ran said before, why did Zhao Ran come to her door!
Zhao Ran seemed to see through Shi Qiushui's heart. He chuckled and said, "Xiaoqiu, I'll help you check your grades."
He blinked at Shi Qiu Shui, as if to say: Don't be nervous, I'm just here to check your grades with you, not to force you to give me the answers.
Shi Qiu Shui's eyes met Zhao Ran's, and he licked his lips and relaxed a little.
Shi Yue: "Well, Zhao Ran, would you like some water? I'll pour you some."
Zhao Ran: "No, Uncle Shi, don't bother me. I'm not thirsty."
Shi Yue: "Aren't you thirsty? Then have some fruit. There's half a watermelon in the refrigerator at home. I'll cut two pieces for you."
Zhao Ran: "No, no, Uncle Shi, I don't want to eat anymore. Don't bother. It's almost eight o'clock. Let's check Xiaoqiu's grades first."
"Oh, okay." Shi Yue looked up at his watch. It was indeed almost eight o'clock. He sat back on the sofa next to the phone and pushed Zhao Ran away from Shi Qiu Shui without leaving a trace.
"It's eight o'clock, it's eight o'clock, Xiaoqiu, hurry up and call."
Shi Yue stared at the clock on the wall, and when the minute hand passed the middle twelve, he immediately urged.
Shi Qiu Shui reacted quickly. After hearing Shi Yue's voice, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed the score checking hotline.
“Beep—beep—”
Before the call was picked up, Shi Yue, Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran were already extremely nervous.
Shi Qiu Shui pursed his lips, wrapped his hand around the telephone coil, and his heart was pounding.
Time suddenly slowed down at that moment, and every minute and every second became extremely painful. Finally, the phone was picked up, and a mechanical voice came from the other end: "Hello, welcome to the college entrance examination score inquiry hotline, please enter your examination number..."
Shi Qiu Shui carefully pressed his test number on the phone. As the last key was pressed, the voice on the other end sounded again.
"Here are your college entrance examination scores: Mathematics 117, Chinese 117, English 130, Liberal Arts 237, total score 601."
When she heard the math scores being announced, Shi Qiu Shui looked a little nervous, but as the Chinese and English scores came out one by one, her expression began to become dazed and dull.
She, she actually scored 601 points this time!
More than 40 points higher than her first mock exam score!
Shi Yue and Zhao Ran next to them didn't have the microphone and couldn't hear the voice from the other side at all. Seeing Shi Qiu Shui's dazed expression, they felt something was wrong.
Shi Yue: "Dear girl, did you not do well in the exam this time? It doesn't matter if you didn't do well. Don't make a big deal about it. It's actually not a big deal. If you didn't do well, then you didn't do well. If it really doesn't work out, we can repeat the year. It's not like your dad can't afford to repeat the year."
Shi Yue racked his brains to think of words to comfort Shi Qiu Shui. Zhao Ran also looked at Shi Qiu Shui nervously, afraid that she might have something on her mind.
Shi Qiu Shui listened to Shi Yue's chattering voice and gradually came back to her senses from her trance. She turned her head to look at Shi Yue and then burst out laughing.
"Dad, you, do you think I failed the exam?"
Shi Yue frowned in confusion. Isn’t it?
Shi Qiushui smiled widely and said, "Dad, I didn't fail the test. I even performed above my expectations this time!"
She said: "I got 601 in this test, 601 in total!"
"601, 601." Shi Yue repeated these three numbers twice before realizing what was happening. He stood up excitedly and said, "You scored 601! That's over 40 points higher than the first mock exam! And over 140 points higher than the passing score for the Public Security University last year?!"
Shi Yue was so excited that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.
Six hundred and one points! With this score in Beijing, you can get into any university, let alone the People's Public Security University!
He patted Shi Qiushui on the shoulder and said, "Girl, you are amazing!"
Shi Qiu Shui nodded excitedly.
To be honest, she never thought she could get such a high score. In the previous mock exams, her highest score was only over 580, so she really performed exceptionally well this time.
Shi Yue was so excited. His daughter scored such a high score in the college entrance examination. He really wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow in the direction of the ancestral grave of their old Shi family.
His face flushed with excitement as he said, "No, my dear, I have to go out and tell everyone the good news, so that your grandmother Yang and the others won't keep thinking about it."
This is not because Shi Yue wants to show off, but the aunts in the courtyard really care about Shi Qiu Shui's grades.
After all, Qiu Shui was the only college entrance examination candidate who came out of the compound, so everyone was quite concerned about her grades.
After Shi Yue finished speaking, he walked out excitedly.
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, you..."
Shi Yue had already walked to the door. With a beaming face, he said to Shi Qiushui, "I'm going to go out and tell your grandmothers Yang and Ma about the good news. I'll be back soon. You just stay home for now."
Shi Yue, whose mind was already overwhelmed by Shi Qiu Shui's college entrance examination results, ignored Zhao Ran. He happily opened the door and left.
Shi Qiushui and Zhao Ran were the only two people left in the room.
Shi Qiu Shui turned his head and looked at Zhao Ran, and the atmosphere began to become ambiguous belatedly.
Shi Qiushui lowered his head and said, "You, didn't you say you were here to check my grades with me? I've finished checking them now, isn't it time for you to go home?"
Zhao Ran raised his eyes to look at Shi Qiu Shui, with a hint of grievance in his eyes, and his voice was deliberately softened, appearing particularly weak and innocent.
He said, "Are you sending me away so soon? I still want to see you a little longer."
He pursed his lips and said, "I haven't seen you for two days since I confessed to you that day. I wanted to see you more."
Shi Qiu Shui's face instantly became hot as if on fire.
She bit her lip and thought to herself, this Zhao Ran, I really didn't realize that Zhao Ran actually has such a side. He used to be like a taciturn person who rarely spoke. Who would have thought that when he plays straight, he would be so straightforward!
Zhao Ran's direct offensive didn't stop. He put his arm around Shi Qiushui's shoulders, made Shi Qiushui look up at him, and asked, "You promised me that day that you would think carefully about my confession. So, have you thought it over?"
"I, I, I, I haven't thought about it yet."
This sentence seemed to be hot in his mouth, and Shi Qiu Shui stuttered for a long time before he could say it.
Zhao Ran: "Why didn't you think about it? Don't you like me?"
Shi Qiu Shui: Here it comes again, here it comes again, that aggrieved tone comes again!
She pursed her lips.
Really, Zhao Ran is just pretending to be aggrieved!
He pretended to be bullied by her, but it was obviously her who was bullied!
The more Shi Qiu Shui thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became. She looked up and glared at Zhao Ran fiercely.
Of course, this was just a picture imagined by Shi Qiu Shui himself. To Zhao Ran, Shi Qiu Shui just gave him a light and coquettish look. Not only did he not feel intimidated, he also felt that Shi Qiu Shui was weirdly cute.
Like a cute little kitten with the spikes on its paws erected, it looked fierce, but he only thought it was cuter and wanted to hug and kiss it even more.
Zhao Ran covered his nose with his hands to hide the smile on his face.
Although Xiaoqiu is very cute now, he can't laugh, otherwise Xiaoqiu will get angry.
Fortunately, he was used to keeping a blank expression for many years, so he could still hold it together at this time.
Even if Zhao Ran finally suppressed his facial expression, who was Shi Qiu Shui? Shi Qiu Shui was his childhood sweetheart and had grown up with him for more than ten years. Even if Zhao Ran had no expression on his face, she could still know what Zhao Ran was thinking.
Just like now, she could see the smile in Zhao Ran's eyes at a glance.
Shi Qiushui pinched the soft flesh on Zhao Ran's waist: "Hey, Zhao Ran, are you making fun of me?"
Zhao Ran: "Ahem, no, no, I definitely didn't make fun of you."
"Hmph." Shi Qiushui snorted lightly and said, "Don't think I can't see it. You're just making fun of me!"
Zhao Ran smirked and looked at Shi Qiushui: "Hmm? What can I possibly laugh at you for?"
Shi Qiushui: "I, how would I know what you are laughing at me for? I am not a worm in your stomach."
Zhao Ran: "Then let me tell you what I'm laughing at, okay? I was thinking, why is Xiaoqiu so cute? She's even cuter than the stray cat that Grandma Li just brought home. I love how cute she is."
He spoke in a low voice, and whispered so close to Shi Qiu Shui's ear that it made Shi Qiu Shui's ears itch.
Shi Qiushui subconsciously stepped back and said, "I know, I know why you laughed. Stop talking."
Zhao Ran seemed to be opposing Shi Qiushui. He shook his head and said, "No, I want to tell you something. I'm afraid that if I don't tell you, Xiaoqiu won't know that I like her very much."
Shi Qiushui grabbed the hem of her clothes and said, "Don't say it, I know you like me very much!"
Zhao Ran leaned forward, closing the distance between him and Shi Qiu Shui. Now, there was less than ten centimeters between his face and Shi Qiu Shui's.
He just stuck close to Shi Qiushui and said, "So, Xiaoqiu, do you like me? Will you agree to date me?"
"Promise!"
Shi Qiu Shui had been hesitating about the question for two days, but at the moment when Zhao Ran was looking at him, he suddenly had the answer, and these four words came out of his mouth almost without thinking.
Only after she finished speaking did she realize what she had said.
She opened her mouth, but no words came out.
In fact, Shi Qiu Shui's answer was affirmative, otherwise she would not have hesitated for so many days.
Given her personality, she would only hesitate if she really liked someone. If she didn't like someone, like Wang Chen and Chen Muyang who had confessed to her before, she would almost instantly reject them.
After Shi Qiu Shui said her answer, she didn't get any response from Zhao Ran for a long time. She looked up curiously and found Zhao Ran standing in front of her in a daze, as if he was distracted.
She stamped her foot in dissatisfaction.
What does this Zhao Ran mean? Why is he distracted at this time?
Didn't he want his own answers?
Shi Qiushui waved his hand in front of Zhao Ran's eyes and shouted, "Hey, Zhao Ran, what are you thinking about?"
"You, you agreed to date me?!" Zhao Ran came back to his senses, staring at Shi Qiu Shui with bright eyes and asked.
Shi Qiushui pouted: "Didn't I tell you already? I promised you, why are you still asking? Or were you distracted and didn't hear what I said at all? You really are..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhao Ran rushing up and hugging her.
Zhao Ran hugged Shi Qiu Shui tightly, as if he wanted to embed Shi Qiu Shui in his body.
Shi Qiushui patted Zhao Ran's back vigorously and said, "Hey, don't, don't hold me so tight!"
Zhao Ran heard her words, but he didn't loosen his grip at all. He buried his head in the crook of Shi Qiushui's neck and whispered, "That's great. You like me too. It's great that you're willing to date me."
Shi Qiu Shui felt the skin on her neck suddenly become a little wet. It took her a while to realize that Zhao Ran was crying.
She held Zhao Ran's head in her hands in surprise and asked, "Are you crying?"
Zhao Ran buried his head and didn't want to let Shi Qiu Shui see it, but in the end he couldn't persuade Shi Qiu Shui, so he let Shi Qiu Shui see his red eyes and the tears that had not been wiped away.
Shi Qiu Shui reached out and touched Zhao Ran's eyes, which were really hot and wet.
She panicked instantly: "No, you, why are you crying?"
She has known Zhao Ran for almost twelve years, but she has never seen Zhao Ran cry. This is the first time!
Zhao Ran's eyes were red as she said, "I'm happy that you agreed to date me."
He said, "I saw that you didn't come to see me for two days, so I thought you didn't want to agree to me."
Shi Qiu Shui said "eh" and tilted his head to look at Zhao Ran.
Only then did I realize that Zhao Ran's body was shaking.
She pursed her lips and said, "Are you nervous? Are you afraid that I will reject you?"
Zhao Ran nodded, but then shook his head: "Afraid, but not afraid."
He said, "If you reject me, I will be very sad, but I still like you and will not give up liking you. At worst, I can confess to you again after a while."
He spoke frankly, which made Shi Qiu Shui burst out laughing.
Shi Qiushui: "What if I don't agree to you next time?"
Zhao Ran: "Then I'll wait a little longer, and confess my feelings to you after a while."
Shi Qiushui raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Will you keep confessing your feelings like this until the day I agree to you?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "Well, wait until the day you promise me."
"You sound so infatuated when you say that." Shi Qiushui: "It's like the second male lead in a romance novel, who only loves the female lead for his entire life."
Zhao Ran: "I will really only love you in this life."
"How corny!"
Shi Qiu Shui showed disgust on her face, but the corners of her mouth never fell. She reached out and held Zhao Ran's hand.
The moment Zhao Ran felt her hand coming up, he clasped her hand, spread out his five fingers, and inserted each finger into the gaps between Shi Qiu Shui's fingers.
The ten fingers were tightly clasped together.
Shi Qiu Shui pursed her lips and glanced at Zhao Ran, but did not take her hand back.
Feeling Shi Qiu Shui's tacit approval, Zhao Ran felt even better. He raised the corner of his mouth, leaned close to Shi Qiu Shui's ear, and whispered "girlfriend".
Shi Qiushui bit her lip.
It's so strange. It's obviously their first time to fall in love, so why does it seem like Zhao Ran is much more adept at it than her?
Thinking of this, Shi Qiushui's desire to win came up. She stood on tiptoe, imitated Zhao Ran's movements, and whispered in his ear: "Boyfriend."
Zhao Ran laughed out loud. It was no longer the reserved, soft laugh he had before, but a hearty laugh.
His clear, smiling voice called out again, "Girlfriend."
Shi Qiushui also replied: "Boyfriend."
The two looked at each other, and the air between them was sweet, as if they were infected with the taste of happiness from this newly-minted young couple.
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