He seemed to have just parked his iconic black motorcycle and was walking towards this side. His eyes fell on Ye Qingliu and Bai Zhiye, with no expression. However, people who knew him could feel the low pressure of "wanting to make trouble" around him.
As he walked, he bent down very naturally, picked up a piece of compacted, cold snow from the ground, weighed it in his palm, and then flicked his wrist -
The ball of snow made a sharp sound of breaking through the air and shot straight at the back of Ye Qingliu's head. The movement was fast, accurate and ruthless, and it was obvious that it had been planned for a long time.
Ning Xiwan's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously wanted to shout "Be careful".
However, just when the snow was about to kiss the back of Ye Qingliu's head——
Bai Zhiye, who had been standing quietly beside Ye Qingliu with a gentle smile on her face, moved without warning, as if she had eyes behind her head.
Her movements were so fast that only a shadow was left. There was no exclamation, no panic, and even the smile on her face was not completely suppressed in time.
She just casually, as if brushing a fallen leaf off her shoulder, threw back without even looking at the round-headed snowball in her hand that she had just made and had not yet put on the snowman. The snowball was also pressed very firmly.
“Bang!”
An unusually crisp, even muffled collision sound!
The snowball thrown by Bai Zhiye was like a precision-guided missile. It collided violently with the snow block that Duan Shuce sneaked up on in mid-air. The snowball exploded instantly, and fine snow foam flew everywhere.
This is not over yet!
The huge kinetic energy of the collision did not completely offset the force of Duan Shuce's snow block! Although the snow block was knocked off course and its momentum was slightly reduced, the remaining part still flew along its original trajectory!
And Bai Zhiye seemed to have calculated all this already!
After she threw the snowball, her upper body tilted slightly to the side very naturally. The movement was so small that it was almost imperceptible, and as graceful as a turn in a dance.
The remaining snow that was knocked off course flew past her ear in the air a few centimeters away, and finally made a muffled "puff" sound.
It hit a bare ginkgo tree trunk not far behind Ye Qingliu hard, leaving a clear white mark and a lot of snow falling down.
The entire action was smooth and flowing, from awareness to counterattack to dodge, all done in one go, as fast as lightning, and with a precision that made one's scalp tingle.
Time seemed to freeze for a second.
Duan Shuce remained frozen in place, maintaining the same posture he had held after throwing the ball. For the first time, a noticeable crack appeared on the cool expression on his face, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
It was common for him to fail in sneak attacks, but this was the first time that a quiet girl like Bai Zhiye, who looked like she would fall down at the slightest breeze, had so nonchalantly, accurately and ruthlessly resolved his attack.
Ning Xiwan's jaw dropped to the ground, her mouth hanging open. She knew Bai Zhiye and Ye Qingliu were in the same class, and she'd heard Hua Jinyue mention this "future sister-in-law" a few times. She looked delicate but seemed to have "something."
But what she saw with her own eyes still exceeded her imagination! This reaction speed, this strength control, this predictive ability... Is this girl a Tyrannosaurus Rex in sheep's clothing?
Hua Jinyue clapped her hands excitedly and jumped up: "Sister Naizi is so awesome! Good fight! Brother Duan deserves it!" It was obvious that she enjoyed this scene.
Ye Qingliu, the target of the sneak attack, didn't even raise his eyelids from beginning to end.
Even when the snow whistled past Bai Zhiye's ears and hit the tree trunk, he seemed to be startled by the muffled sound. He slowly turned his head, and his gray-blue eyes first lightly swept across the snow marks on the tree trunk, and then fell on Duan Shuce, who had a stiff expression a few meters away.
His eyes were calm, as if the thrilling interception just now had nothing to do with him.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and it naturally fell on Bai Zhiye beside him.
He lowered his head slightly, looking at Bai Zhiye's cheeks which were slightly red due to the instantaneous force he exerted just now (it might also be because of the cold), and her dark eyes which were still gentle and innocent, as if they had just been brushed off some dust.
He stretched out his hand and naturally held Bai Zhiye's hand, which was wearing thick woolen gloves, and wrapped it in his warm and dry palm.
His voice was a little deeper than usual, with a subtle gentleness that penetrated the cold morning air clearly:
"Are your hands cold?"
It was as if the lightning-fast counterattack that had made Duan Shuce doubt his life had never happened.
All he cared about was whether her hands would get cold while she was making the snowman.
Bai Zhiye raised her eyes and met Ye Qingliu's gaze. The gentle and quiet smile on her face became flawless again, as if the girl who had just suddenly burst out with astonishing fighting power was just an illusion.
She even tilted her head slightly, a hint of dependence and sweetness wafting through her dark eyes, her voice still soft and sticky:
"A little bit. But Qingliu's hands are very warm." As she spoke, she gently pinched Ye Qingliu's fingers with her backhand.
Duan Shuce: “…”
He silently put down his hand that was still frozen in mid-air, bent down expressionlessly, scooped up a large handful of snow from the ground again, and squeezed it tightly.
Very good, it seems that the difficulty level of today's snowball fight needs to be re-evaluated.
Ning Xiwan finally came back to her senses from her shock. Looking at the scene before her where "the good times" and "hidden murderous intentions" were intertwined, and then looking at Duan Shuce's frustrated yet eager expression, the factor that feared chaos in the world instantly boiled over.
"Let the war begin--!!!" She suddenly let out an excited scream, bent down first, and used both hands to quickly gather a large handful of snow. Without even looking, she threw it towards the face of Duan Shuce, who was closest to her.
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