Chapter 7 Shhh—Don’t Cry
He ignored Su Yumian's fear and raised his hands high. "It seems that he will wake up only after being beaten."
"No, don't! I'm in so much pain, I'm very, very afraid of pain, wuwuwu..." Su Yumian begged bitterly, tears and snot flowing at the same time.
Seeing him crying so ugly, Fu Quezhou tutted in displeasure, let go of his hair, and put his hand on his shoulder: "I understand, then just sit down and eat."
"Ugh...wuwu..." The sobbing sound continued.
"You're already trembling with fear just from this. Why don't you learn your lesson?" He grabbed Su Yumian's neck, leaned close to his cheek, and whispered, "Su Yumian, you seem to have forgotten what I said before. How should you answer when I speak?"
"Wuwu... I, I understand... Wuwu..."
Hearing the satisfactory answer, a smile appeared on Fu Quezhou's face. He took out a tissue to wipe his tears and nose, and said in a softer tone: "Good boy, come and blow your nose."
Fu Quezhou's expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book. He can be ferocious and want to hit someone in the last second, and show his gentle side to him in the next second as if nothing had happened.
Su Yumian's body and mind were rubbed repeatedly like this, and he was almost going neurotic.
"Burp... Burp..." Because he was too scared, his body reacted before him.
Oh no, if Fu Quezhou gets angry again, he’s not sure if he can bear it.
As expected, Fu Quezhou frowned unhappily, straightened up and said, "Stand up."
"Um?"
"If it makes you uncomfortable, hiccup... I'll leave right now... hiccup..."
"Do you really have an IQ problem?" Fu Quezhou asked with a gloomy face.
"Oh? What do you mean..."
"Did I tell you how you're going to answer when I speak?"
Su Yumian was startled and stood up slowly. Just as he was about to answer, Fu Quezhou grabbed him by the collar.
"Keep your head up and clench your teeth."
Oh no, I’m going to get beaten again!
He clenched his teeth, closed his eyes tightly, and waited for the slap to fall.
However, the unexpected slap did not come, but a soft touch touched his lips.
He suddenly opened his eyes, but saw Fu Quezhou's face with his eyes closed close to him, and his hands gently clasped his waist to prevent him from retreating.
The kiss came too suddenly, and Fu Quezhou showed unprecedented tenderness, exploring and moving forward little by little until Su Yumian felt he was almost out of breath, and then Fu Quezhou let him go.
Holding his face and panting, she said softly, "I'm always soft on you, what should I do?"
Gently wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth, he asked, "You're not going to hiccup now, are you?"
Su Yumian looked away, feeling mixed emotions, "...Um...not anymore."
He had clearly given up on Fu Quezhou, so why was he being so gentle now?
The most damning thing is that he actually longed for this tenderness and was even reluctant to let it go.
Fu Quezhou gently stroked his soft hair and said with a smile, "You're so good. Now sit down and continue eating, or... let me feed you?"
"No, no, I'll eat it myself..."
Su Yumian didn't remember what he ate for the meal. He only remembered that Fu Quezhou kept picking up food for him and would not stop until he finished eating.
I suffered from indigestion at night and couldn't help vomiting in the middle of the night. I didn't sleep all night trying to clean up the vomit.
As a result, he had no energy at work the next day, and even had no appetite for lunch in the cafeteria.
I found a spot in the corner, put down my plate, and stared at my favorite food, but I couldn't muster up any appetite.
"Alas... If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have forced myself to eat it yesterday..."
He came to this strange city alone to work hard. In order to send the money he earned back home, during the most difficult times, he had to eat other people's leftovers, sleep under bridges, and cover himself with waste paper.
Although life is not as hard as before, he would rather go back to that time. At least he is free and not threatened by anyone.
Thinking back on his experiences these days, he smiled bitterly: Compared to the darkness back then, is it better now?
"What makes you laugh so happily alone?"
The familiar voice that suddenly came from behind scared Su Yumian, and his body trembled instinctively.
He turned his head and saw Fu Quezhou appeared beside him without him noticing. He was holding a tray in his hand and pulled out a chair next to him. He grinned and said, "Yu Mian, can I sit next to you?"
It is not a question, but an affirmative sentence.
Su Yumian glanced at the cafeteria and saw that everyone was looking at him sideways.
It’s no wonder they were so surprised. After all, Fu Quezhou never eats in the cafeteria.
"Oh, um..."
You are not asking for my opinion, why are you asking me this question? If I say no, will you not sit down?
There are so many empty seats, but you chose to sit next to me. Does he really want to monitor me all the time?
Su Yumian was secretly complaining in her heart, and she was always observing Fu Quezhou's expression out of the corner of her eye.
I was afraid that I would accidentally make him angry and cause trouble.
He wanted to stay away from this person, so he moved his chair aside calmly.
"Su Yumian."
Su Yumian's body stiffened, and he stopped moving the chair, then looked at Fu Quezhou nervously.
Fu Quezhou propped up his chin with his left hand, tapping his phone on the table with his right hand. He asked expressionlessly, "Is your phone broken?"
Su Yumian was stunned, glanced at the phone lying upside down on the table, and quickly replied, "No, it's not broken..."
"Then why don't you reply to me?"
"Hmm? You have..."
"This feeling of being ignored is so fucking terrible." Although Fu Quezhou said this with a smile, there was a cold chill behind that smile.
"No, no, that..."
"Haha, you stutter when you're nervous. What's wrong? Am I scary?" The veins on Fu Quezhou's forehead bulged, showing that he was enduring something.
Whenever Fu Quezhou showed anger, Su Yumian would instinctively become afraid and would stutter when speaking.
"Quezhou, no, no, I, that..."
His face turned pale with fear, and his body couldn't stop shaking. He really didn't know how long he would have to go through this.
Seeing him like this, Fu Quezhou rubbed his brows and said in a low, dark voice: "Su Yumian, am I not good to you? I was afraid that you would go to work hungry, so I specially invited you to dinner, but you hid in the cafeteria and didn't answer my calls. I was about to say that you went somewhere to meet someone secretly..."
He paused, then slowly raised his head, revealing his captivating black pupils through his fingers: "Before, you were so attentive to me because you liked me, but now you're so anxiously avoiding me?"
"What? Are you afraid of me?" Fu Quezhou suddenly leaned closer and chuckled, then violently grabbed Su Yumian's trembling hand on the table, with twisted excitement surging in his eyes.
Su Yumian's breathing stagnated, and he felt a chill on his back. The sound that came out of his throat was so faint that it was inaudible. He looked like a frightened little animal.
"No, that's not the case, Zhou. Listen to my explanation. I have indigestion after eating with you last night. I'm not trying to avoid you on purpose. This is the truth."
Su Yumian explained hurriedly, her lips trembling slightly, her fingertips curled up unconsciously, trying to break free from his hand.
However, the more he tried to break free, the tighter Fu Quezhou held him, and in the end, Su Yumian's explanations all turned into sobs.
Tears were welling up in his eyes and were about to fall. If there weren't other people in the cafeteria, he would have burst into tears.
Fu Quezhou was speechless. He didn't do anything, so why was she crying again?
"Shh—don't cry."
Fu Quezhou softened his voice and released his hand, then used his knuckles to clamp Su Yumian's chin, forcing him to look up. "Your crying makes me feel so upset."
While Su Yumian was stunned, he suddenly leaned in close, nose touching, and said, "But next time, if I can't find you..."
He paused, pointed at his ankle and said, "I'll tie your foot with a chain so that you can only cry in my sight forever, okay?"
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