Chapter 7
At this moment, he was completely different from the well-behaved and sensible grandson that Grandma Li had described.
Watching him pinch out the scarlet on his fingertips, she couldn't help but think of the red marks she saw on his arm. Was it self-torture? But the wound didn't seem like it.
In just a few days, the image this man presented to her was nothing short of terrible. It was all fine that he didn't appreciate her kind reminder back then, but he had a cold face, as if someone owed him money!
And He Xu, because of Zhao Lin, the trigger, the two of them are now in the middle of a cold war.
Thinking of this, the evil taste in her body was gradually aroused. She turned around and looked around a few times. She picked up two small stones that were convenient for her in the flower bed, observed the position and threw them down quickly.
The moment the stone left her hand, she crouched down and hid in the corner of the rooftop. She waited like this for about a minute before getting up carefully.
The light stone fell to the ground silently, and she didn't know whether it hit anyone or not. The people in the alley didn't react at all, which made her feel a little bored and disappointed.
He Xi glanced at the dark alley, sighed deeply, returned to the recliner, and took out his cell phone.
I wasn't paying attention for a moment when I saw Xiang Yuzhi had sent several messages in a row. I didn't know what was wrong with this guy, but he suddenly wanted to work hard.
"To the library, are you sure?"
She frowned and stared at the line of words on the screen. The more she read, the more strange and suspicious it seemed to her.
"Uh... you can't tell I'm really striving for progress~"
Across the screen, He Xi was nearly hysterical with laughter. Was this the Xiang Yuzhi she knew? She'd wait and see what this guy was up to. She casually sent him an emoji with hazy eyes and an OK sign.
The night wind was getting colder, and she hadn't noticed for a while that a few mosquito bites appeared on her arms. She locked the screen with a click, folded her arms, and stood up to go back to the house. However, she had only taken a few steps when her phone rang again.
She turned on her phone, and the bright light on the screen stimulated her so much that she narrowed her eyes.
A text message came from an unfamiliar mobile phone number in North City—"Nice accuracy."
What the hell!
He Xi was a little flustered for a moment. He clicked on the slightly familiar phone number and unexpectedly saw his red rejection record from a few days ago.
She was stunned for a few seconds, unable to recall when they had this encounter. She read the message again and again and waited, but there was no response from the unfamiliar number.
She stared at the screen guiltily, secretly annoyed at her childish and boring behavior.
"How did this person know my cell phone number?..."
He Xi then thought of He Xu, angrily opened his WeChat, bit his lip and angrily typed a long paragraph of accusation, pressed his finger on the send button for a long time, and finally deleted all the messages in annoyance.
It's because they are still in a cold war.
So she lowered her eyes and looked back at the heart-stopping text message on her phone. She pressed the keys more carefully than usual when replying: "Sorry, I might have accidentally washed some debris down there while watering the flowers."
"?"
He Xi was overwhelmed, staring at the small question mark that was replied instantly by the opposite side, and seemed to have lost all his strength.
Zhao Lin glanced up at the rooftop. The roses in the corner garden were in full bloom, their pink and white blossoms appearing even more divine under the silvery moonlight. A cool breeze blew, and the branches swayed left and right, finally collapsing against the low wall, their petals fluttering down like a sacrifice after a failed prison escape.
A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his foot to gently crush the scarlet on the ground.
"I'm sorry."
He Xi regretted his impulsive behavior just now. After thinking about it, he still felt that Zhao Lin was unspeakably dangerous, so it would be a good idea to give in first.
"Just admit it. I have a terrible headache right now. What do you think I should do?"
Her phone buzzed and she glanced at the new text message, completely dumbfounded.
There was silence for a while, and there was no other sound in the alley except the occasional sound of traffic.
He Xi wasn't sure if he was still downstairs, and after struggling for a while, he finally compromised.
"Wait a minute, I'll come down to find you."
Zhao Lin, who had already left Yixing Street, was stunned for a moment when he saw the news, then looked up and laughed.
Under the dim streetlights, he walked without stopping. He crossed the overpass and quickly reached the entrance to the residential complex. However, the man who usually kept his eyes fixed on the street now slowed down his pace. A moment later, he left the fruit shop, carrying a box of vibrant, juicy cherries.
*
The next morning, He Xi was waiting for the bus with breakfast in hand.
When he turned around and saw He Xu and the person standing next to him, he was stunned for a moment. The three of them stared at each other for a long time before He Xu spoke to break the deadlock.
"Well, Lin and I are going to the library too, so it's just on our way."
Ever since the two had their fight, He Xu had been staying at home for two days and felt so suffocated that he decided to shamelessly come and block someone's way.
He Xi's eyes lightly passed over the two people in front of him, and he ignored someone's fawning smile. After the car entered the station, he quickly swiped his card and found a seat by the window in the back row.
"All beautiful women have this temper. You just need to get used to it." He Xu pushed Zhao Lin into the car and held his arm as if he was afraid that he would run away.
The reinforcements he finally got after much persuasion were closely related to his success or failure.
"Well, is this how you brainwash yourself?"
After Zhao Lin finished speaking, he ignored the people behind him, removed the restraints on his arms and walked towards the back of the car.
He Xu saw this and quickly followed him. Then, with a cheeky face, he leaned close to his ear and continued, "No matter what, our cold war is all because of you. So, until I get my sister's forgiveness, you have an obligation to cooperate with me."
The bus wasn't crowded; the elderly men and women who had gotten up early to go to the park were all sitting quietly. So when He Xu's voice rang out, most of the passengers turned curiously to stare at the back row.
"Where are you going to sit? Isn't there an empty seat behind my sister?"
"Tsk, trouble."
Zhao Lin sighed softly, then leaned forward to sit back down. The hoodie straps around his neck swung down, detaching from his delicate, white skin.
He Xi touched the back of his neck uncomfortably, and awkwardly scratched the ground with his toes under everyone's gaze.
"After all, we came here together. Don't be so heartless, sister."
"Shut—up!" He Xi couldn't stand it any longer, so he turned around and warned He Xu in a low voice.
She glanced at the person next to him and saw an unnatural crack in her angry expression.
When she went downstairs with the medicine last night, there was no trace of Zhao Lin. It was like she was playing a trick on her.
The car slowly stopped beside the platform, and He Xi turned around and sat down with an unexpected look on his face.
"Did you get away with it?"
Seeing the people around him being humiliated, Zhao Lin's sleepiness vanished. His eyes inadvertently swept across the girl's crimson ears, the fine hairs and delicate blood vessels visible through the sunlight.
"That's just the beginning... But everything requires strategy, how about I teach you a few tricks..."
Zhao Lin was so annoyed that he simply looked away, pulled up his hat, turned sideways, crossed his arms and pretended to take a nap.
After the car stopped and started for nearly forty minutes, it finally stopped at the City Library Station. He Xi quickly jumped out of the car and ran away.
After walking around for a few times, I finally found an empty table to sit down, but not long after, my phone rang.
"Xixi, I'll be there soon. Which floor of the library are you on?"
Xiang Yuzhi was panting on the phone, and not surprisingly heard the male voice laughing and joking next to him. He Xi suppressed his depression and sent a location message.
She wanted to see what these two people were up to!
He Xi took out his books and test papers from his bag and worked while waiting.
After more than ten minutes, a few people entered the study room.
"Holy crap! What a lousy place you're looking for! It's so winding and confusing that it's taking us so long to find it!"
"I didn't ask you to come."
"Oh, look at what you're saying..."
He Xu sat down opposite He Xi, panting and complaining. Seeing the people around him staring at him, he finally shut up in disappointment.
Xiang Yuzhi moved to sit next to her guiltily. He was about to explain when He Xu grabbed his arm and interrupted him. "Didn't you just say you wanted to help someone find a book?"
"Oh, that's right."
The two of them pushed each other and ran away, leaving He Xi speechless.
At this time, Zhao Lin, who had been a background board for a while, walked to the window seat opposite her as if nothing had happened and sat down. He simply wiped the table and leaned his head on the table to take out his mobile phone to pass the time.
Half an hour passed, and He Xi had finished the first half of her test, but the two men still hadn't returned. She turned around and looked around a few times, but didn't see anyone, so she looked away in annoyance.
Unexpectedly, the person who was hunched over the table just now had stood up and was staring at her physics exercise books scattered on the table... in a daze.
"You want to see it?"
Zhao Lin stared at her and said lazily, "If you don't mind."
"If you want to read it, take it and read it. Just don't drool on it when you fall asleep." He Xi's tone was filled with uncontrollable anger, and he pushed the exercise book to him.
"Thank you." Zhao Lin took the booklet and said, "I've always taken good care of my books. I don't have the habit of throwing them away, let alone something like this."
He Xi was a little uncomfortable hearing the word "thank you" from his mouth for the first time. When he realized the hidden meaning of his words, his heart choked again.
This person is dead if he doesn't speak with sarcasm! Nakedly teasing her about the embarrassing incident where she threw an exercise book and hit a watermelon!
She glared at the boy angrily, and when she picked up the pen again, the sound it made on the table was much louder than before.
Zhao Lin raised his eyes, his gaze passed over the exercise book and fell on the person opposite him. He saw two strands of hair on the girl's cheeks swaying with her movements.
He was so angry, like a little kitten whose fur was about to explode.
*
"Hello classmate, is anyone here?"
He Xi was staring at the test paper and his thoughts were racing when he heard a soft voice asking a question.
"Ah...no one."
She looked up and saw the person coming. She answered subconsciously and quickly moved her books inside. When she saw the person was about to sit down, she remembered the two people who had disappeared long ago.
Never mind, I'll just leave the seats for those who really need them!
She raised her eyebrows affirmatively, and only looked away after the two girls sat down. She stretched her waist and neck in a good mood.
When he turned his head, his eyes fell on Zhao Lin opposite him. He saw that he was supporting his forehead with one hand, his eyes fixed on the exercise book, as if he was completely unaware of the people and things around him.
The soreness in her neck gradually disappeared, and she picked up her pen and continued to struggle with the math problems.
"call out--"
After a while, a small piece of paper suddenly rolled onto He Xi's test paper. She looked around and saw the girl at the same table winking at her frantically.
"Hello classmate, my best friend wants to meet the boy sitting across from you. Could you please help set them up? Sorry to bother you [smiley face]."
She raised her eyes and looked diagonally across. The girl who threw the note was smiling and waiting for her reaction.
"We just shared a table. We're not really familiar with each other."
She shook her head apologetically, added another explanation under the sentence, and passed the note back.
Who could have imagined such bad luck?! The light note was blown off the table by the breeze and landed on the ground opposite.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
He Xi was caught off guard and apologized to the girl in a low voice with a guilty look on her face. When she stood up and went under the table to help pick up the items, she saw Zhao Lin, who had been motionless just now, had bent down under the table before her.
"your?"
The voice coming from the front was obviously a little irritated. She quickly raised her eyes to glance at him and shook her head in denial.
"It's mine." The girl's best friend winked at He Xi, and then started talking to Zhao Lin.
"I just have a question I want to ask you, can you help me with it?"
She had been observing the boy quietly for a while, and happened to have the same exercise book in his hand as hers.
"Explaining the topic? Then you're asking the wrong person."
Zhao Lin glanced at someone who was eavesdropping and said, "My friend is a top student. If you have any questions, you can ask her."
"ah?"
The girl followed his gaze and looked at He Xi. Her eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, then she looked at her best friend.
He Xi blinked his eyes, not understanding how he was sold out by him. He was speechless!
After she realized what was happening, she glared at Zhao Lin hatefully, but he not only caught her perfectly, but he even raised the corners of his mouth and gave her a sly smile.
Depend on--!
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