Lu Zixiao really had no appetite, and the pain from the sore throat made it extremely difficult to swallow food. He couldn't eat steamed buns or fried dough sticks, so he could only drink some porridge to fill his stomach.
But in order not to worry Xiaobao, Lu Zixiao still ate something while he changed his clothes and walked back and forth in the house with his small bag.
Only after Xiaobao was ready did Lu Zixiao pack up the remaining food and put it in the refrigerator, and put the dishes in the sink. After walking out the door, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the neighboring door, but there was no movement at all.
The door was still closed and there was no change around. Only the very inconspicuous black garbage bag at the door could show that Yang Feng lived here.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Xiaobao stood in front and turned to call him, holding up his phone and waving it in the air, "Brother Ze sent a message saying he will be here soon and waiting for us at the alley entrance."
"……good"
Lu Zixiao took two quick steps forward and held Xiaobao's hand. Although his head was still a little dizzy, he no longer walked as shakily as when he just got up. Instead, he walked much more steadily.
"Oh, Xiaobao," he realized after walking a distance away, "When did you become Lin Ze's WeChat friend?"
"I added it when Brother Ze came to our house for dinner that day," Xiao Bao said without reservation, "Big brother, sometimes you are busy and don't check the messages. Brother Ze gets anxious and asks me because you reply to me faster."
"It's the same at home. When you don't go back to Brother Ze, he looks for me, and then I tell him what you are doing. He even praises me for being smart."
Lu Zixiao couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Why does he always ask you about me?"
"Big brother, I actually feel..." Xiao Bao whispered mysteriously, "Brother Ze may be obsessed with your beauty and can't extricate himself."
"What?" Lu Zixiao was stunned. "Xiaobao, how did you know that?"
Xiao Bao laughed and said, "Because Brother Ze always tells me, 'Little cutie, take a secret photo of your big brother and show it to me.'"
"Did you send it to him?" Lu Zixiao asked.
"Yes," Xiaobao said sincerely, "Big brother, you are really good-looking. I always take pictures secretly and casually, without any technical skills, but every time I take a picture, it is very successful."
"Brother Ze said that you are really good-looking."
After saying that, the little guy raised two thumbs up, his eyes shining.
"You..." Lu Zixiao rubbed his hair lovingly and helplessly, "You are simply a little spy planted by your brother Ze."
Xiaobao smiled softly and took his hand. The two of them walked to the alley. Lin Ze, sitting in the passenger seat of the taxi, waved at them, "Here!"
Lu Zixiao got in the car and told him an address. Lin Ze turned around in surprise and asked, "When did you start accepting students on Chang'an Road in the East District? Didn't you always think it was too far away and didn't like going there?"
"He's not a new student," Lu Zixiao said. "I taught him last year, but then he said his mother found him another tutor, so I stopped going."
"How could I not know?" Lin Ze's eyes almost popped out of his head. "We go to school together every day, and you went to the East District to teach without telling me!"
"I only taught you for a month, during last summer vacation." Lu Zixiao looked him straight in the eye. "During that time, your uncle and aunt took you back to your grandmother's house in the countryside, and you seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. How could we be together every day?"
"...I don't have any signal there." Lin Ze knew he was in the wrong, and his momentum instantly weakened.
"Brother Ze, is there anything special about the East District?" Xiao Bao finally discovered the point of confusion, "Why do you care so much?"
"The large supermarket our family runs is in the East District, and it's not far from the place your eldest brother just mentioned." Lin Ze curled his lips, "But every time I invited him there before, he refused, saying it was too far."
After he finished speaking, he questioned Lu Zixiao with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Tell the truth! Why didn't you go when I invited you, but went when that guy asked you to go?"
"He paid me wages," Lu Zixiao said frankly.
Lin Ze sighed and pressed on, "But didn't he need your help last year? Why did he ask you for help again this year? And you were so spineless and agreed to it?"
"It has nothing to do with integrity. He gave me a lot," Lu Zixiao said. "I just teach my classes and earn my money. As for why he contacted me again... it doesn't matter."
"Okay, stop talking to me for now. I'm going to take a nap. Call me when you get there."
Although the car was not going very fast, the road was inevitably shaking and bumpy. After just a short while, Lu Zixiao found that the dizzy feeling came back again.
He quickly closed his eyes, trying to suppress the strong feeling of discomfort.
Lin Ze tilted his head to look at him, a hint of pity flashed in his eyes, but he frowned and muttered softly: "It's right to call you a money swindler."
Although he complained, the next second he took out a coat from the bag he brought and handed it to Xiaobao, indicating that he should cover Lu Zixiao with it.
"Little cutie, close the window on his side too," Lin Ze whispered, "It's windy when driving, he can't catch a cold now."
"Okay, as you say," Xiaobao responded to him in a low voice, half-kneeling on the back seat to help him.
After closing the rear window, Lin Ze noticed that there was still a strong wind blowing towards Lu Zixiao's face. Only then did he realize that the driver's window was still wide open.
He hesitated for a few seconds before speaking apologetically, "Excuse me, sir, could you please raise the window a little? I know it's hot, but my friend is sick and he really can't stand the wind blowing in his face. Could you just raise it halfway, please?"
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