Chapter 118 Iron Rabbit Qi Yan
Qi Yan put his head on his knees, closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep.
Suddenly, there was a crisp and abrupt sound of a door opening.
For a moment, Qi Yan was almost surprised to think that it was Xu Yuelian or Qi Jiang who came to open the door for him.
However, when he raised his head, he saw that the rusty door was still tightly fitted into the wall, and not a single light could come through.
The light in his eyes rose and went out in a brief moment.
Qi Yan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. It was empty, but not painful. Perhaps he was already familiar with the look of the door tightly closed. He felt disappointed, but not too much.
"Qi Yan?"
He looked in the direction of the sound in a daze.
I saw a person walking slowly from the end of the corridor. The door behind her was open, and orange-yellow light poured out generously, flowing into the dark corridor like golden sand, gently dispelling the darkness.
He curled up in the corner, looking up at the Son of the Forest who had fallen into the mortal world and walked towards him covered in a halo of light.
He stared at her blankly, his frozen face unable to show any expression.
Gu Nan slowly squatted down in front of him and asked softly, "Did you forget to bring your keys?"
She considerately did not expose his embarrassment and wove him a lame lie full of loopholes.
For some reason, Qi Yan suddenly didn't want her to see him like this.
He lowered his head, and his hands tucked at his sides slowly clenched the thin cloth, while trying to keep a straight face so that she wouldn't notice anything unusual.
"Um."
Gu Nan lowered her eyes and looked at the stubborn and thin boy. From her angle, she could see the purple marks under the collar of his loose sweater. The protruding spinal column was wrapped under the pale skin, looking sick and fragile.
He clearly lowered his head, but proudly took the step she handed over.
"Do you want to call your parents?" Gu Nan pretended to know nothing and continued to ask.
Qi Yan moved slightly and was about to refuse.
Gu Nan denied his suggestion, "It doesn't seem very good. It's too late now. Calling them suddenly might scare them."
Qi Yan shrank back, and as he moved, his trouser legs rolled up, exposing his thin ankles to the air, which had already been frozen and had many red streaks of blood on them.
Gu Nan lowered his eyes and noticed that his right ankle was abnormally swollen, which was probably the reason why he walked with a limp.
Gu Nan didn't argue with him anymore and went straight to the point, "It's too cold outside. Why don't you go sit at my house for a while? When your parents wake up, I'll ask them to open the door for you."
Qi Yan froze in place, not moving for a long time.
Gu Nan did not urge him, thinking about whether it was more likely to succeed if he forcibly dragged him home, or to be killed by him directly.
She thought about it again. Since there was no plot, why not let the system knock him out and drag him in?
Just as he was about to communicate with the system, Qi Yan gave in.
"……May I?"
Perhaps it was because the little house was too warm, the cup of hot tea tonight was too sweet, or perhaps it was because it was a rare opportunity for him to receive a little kindness from others, and he suddenly wanted to grab it regardless of the consequences.
He slowly raised his eyes to look at Gu Nan. His clear deer eyes were round and moist, and his dark and watery pupils were like a fine gem. His eye sockets were red from the cold wind, and his face and nose were also red. He looked more like a rabbit with its head tilted up to ask its owner for carrots.
Gu Nan didn't know why she imagined him as a rabbit. He was so tall and his methods in the later period were so cruel, but she just felt that Qi Yan was still a good rabbit that had not been skinned and braised.
He is timid and cute, but when he gets crazy he might even kill himself.
"Of course." Gu Nan smiled. "Are you going to school tomorrow? When do you start?"
"Yes." Qi Yan responded in a low voice.
In order to save on expensive accommodation fees, he started attending school as a day student from the beginning. This semester will be over soon. After getting through this winter, he will be much better next year and will not be afraid of catching a cold even if he sleeps in the corridor.
He stood up by holding on to the wall, but the cold sweat on his palms caused his hands to slip on the wall. His stinging right foot was powerless for a moment, and his head fell straight to the ground.
Fortunately, Gu Nan helped him.
He crashed into Gu Nan's arms.
But after all, he was a big boy of about 1.8 meters tall. No matter how thin he was, his bones weighed more than 100 pounds. Gu Nan was pounced on by him so fiercely that he took several steps back and hit the wall in the corridor.
Qi Yan leaned forward and followed her movements, so the collision became even stronger.
The two bodies were pressed tightly together in an instant.
Qi Yan's tall nose bumped against Gu Nan's ear, and the tip of his nose rubbed against her soft ear tip. A rich fragrance dominated his sense of smell.
His hand was still holding Gu Nan's forearm, which felt soft and warm. He couldn't tell whether it was the softness of the plush pajamas or the softness of the slender arm.
It was his first time to be in such close contact with a stranger, but he didn't feel much resistance.
He was stunned, his heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously held his breath.
Gu Nan gasped for air due to the pressure, his eyes almost rolling back. After taking a few breaths, he let out a long hiss.
This is not a little white rabbit, it is clearly a steel rabbit.
You are a nice guy, but not only do you have no chest muscles and abdominal muscles, you are so thin and so stiff, can you roll around in bed?
Qi Yan in the original novel is a tough character who can continue after intense exercise.
But Gu Nan now has deep doubts about this.
Qi Yan realized it belatedly and stepped back. His face, which had been expressionless tonight, was now covered with a hint of embarrassment and apology. The shy blush and frostbite overlapped, making his face look like a monkey's butt.
Gu Nan was completely out of temper and said jokingly, "Are you okay? How did you hurt your foot?"
Qi Yan quickly shook his head, lowered his eyes, not daring to look at her, and his voice became weak, "It's a sprain."
After a pause, he added: "It's okay."
Gu Nan didn't respond, but instead said, "It's too cold, let's go in quickly."
She walked in front and Qi Yan walked behind. When he lowered his head, he saw the round little tail twisting in front of him again.
After closing the door, Gu Nan took out a new pair of men's home slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of him.
Qi Yan hesitated for a moment before bending down, slowly untying the laces of his gray canvas shoes, and then quickly stuffing his feet into the slippers.
Gu Nan saw everything clearly.
His socks have holes in them.
Both are broken.
Five purple toes are exposed.
Gu Nan didn't say anything. He picked up the pair of worn gray canvas shoes and put them in the shoe cabinet, then took the opportunity to take a look at his shoe size.
It's already three o'clock in the morning, so the so-called sitting for a while actually means staying overnight.
Qi Yan stood in the living room, his tall figure stiff and cramped.
Gu Nan asked him to sit down, poured him a cup of hot water, took out the newly bought velvet quilt from the bed in the bedroom and put it on the sofa, "I'm sorry to bother you to rest on the sofa."
Qi Yan said "thank you" uneasily.
After a pause, he continued, "How do you know my name?"
Gu Nan raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if it was a matter of course, as if mocking his slowness, "You are a top student from Tsinghua University, who here doesn't know your name, Qi Yan."
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