Chapter 36 Kiss
"Who's here?" Zhang Weifang sat down and asked the waiter for a glass of water.
"Don't worry," Shen Xiyu soothed. "It's just Li Gu."
"How is it?" Zhang Weifang asked.
On the other end of the phone, Liang Qi had been afraid that something might happen to Shen Xiyu, so she didn't hang up the phone. Now when she heard her brother coming over, she was about to hang up the phone, but she instinctively didn't press the hang-up button.
The conversation over there is still going on.
Shen Xiyu did not question Zhang Weifang's incoherent words.
After a pause, he said, "Soon." Then he changed the subject, "But I think something's wrong with him."
"What's wrong?"
Chen Xiyu carefully recalled Li Gu's appearance just now. "I can't really put my finger on it, but he's become almost a skeleton, and his dark circles under his eyes are abnormally large."
She actually had a vague guess in her mind, but she didn't say it out loud.
Zhang Weifang heard the question, "Is it like this for a short time?"
"Yeah. It wasn't too long since I last met him." Shen Xiyu remembered that the last time they met was a month ago when he and Zhang Weifang had just started their plan.
Zhang Weifang remained silent.
Shen Xiyu asked, "How much has he lost during this period?"
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it."
"Is it any use saying this now?" Shen Xiyu hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and lowered his voice. "Don't forget that the plan to get rid of him was my idea."
"None of us thought he would touch something he shouldn't touch." Chen Xiyu calmed down. "This isn't your fault or mine. Don't think too much about it."
She was comforting the other person, but more importantly, she was comforting herself.
Zhang Weifang stared at the cold coffee in front of him. "But we exaggerated his evil behavior. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten to this point."
"Why didn't I think about this when his family asked me for money?" Shen Xiyu's emotions were a little out of control. "How old was I at the time? Did we have money at the time?"
She murmured to herself, "He forced us, forced us..."
Zhang Weifang lowered his head, not knowing what to say.
*
When Shen Xiyu walked out of the coffee shop, he was surprised to see Liang Qi sitting on a bench by the roadside.
"My friend is waiting for me, so I'll leave first." Shen Xiyu turned his head slightly and hurriedly told Zhang Weifang behind him.
Zhang Weifang watched as the girl, clutching her schoolbag strap, ran behind the boy sitting on the bench. He patted his left shoulder and quickly hid to the right behind the boy.
Zhang Weifang hesitated to speak, but ultimately chose not to call out to Shen Xiyu. Instead, he opened the car door, took a deep look at the boy and girl in the distance, and then drove away.
*
"You didn't leave, I thought you left."
Liang Qi sat stiffly in his seat for a long time, staring at Shen Xiyu with a look that was unfamiliar to her.
Shen Xiyu felt uneasy when he stared at her, "What...what happened?"
"It's okay." Liang Qi stood up.
Along the way, both of them were silent.
Shen Xiyu really didn't understand what was wrong with Liang Qi. Could it be that he was upset because Teacher Sun gave him a hard time when he went to the gifted class with him today?
"What did our gifted class teacher say to you?" She followed Liang Qi. His steps were a bit big today, and she could hardly keep up with him.
Although Liang Qi didn't look at her, he answered quickly, "Nothing, he just asked me to discuss a few questions with him."
"Don't worry about it. Old Sun is a good person." Shen Xiyu thought of his behavior today and couldn't help but complain, "I just don't know what's wrong with him today."
As they were talking, they soon walked into the corridor.
Shen Xiyu just thought he was in a bad mood today, told him to get a good sleep and prepared to leave.
Liang Qi's cold voice sounded behind him, "Chen Xiyu, don't you have anything to say to me?"
She froze in her tracks as she tried to open the door. Shen Xiyu's brain was racing, but after going over every detail of today, she still couldn't figure out what went wrong. What was Liang Qi talking about?
For a moment, Shen Xiyu did not respond.
Liang Qi was in no hurry to ask her to answer, and the voice-controlled lights in the corridor went dark.
Shen Xiyu felt a pair of eyes staring at her from behind. She didn't dare to look back. An indescribable feeling was spreading. She just didn't dare to face Liang Qi behind her.
The two faced each other silently in the darkness.
Sudden,
Liang Qi stretched out his long arms and pulled Shen Xiyu over, pressing her heavily against the wall, but he stretched out his broad and powerful hands to protect the back of her head. The boy's movements were so fast that Shen Xiyu didn't react for a while.
The not very sensitive voice-controlled light did not light up due to the movement of the two people.
Shen Xiyu felt Liang Qi's heavy breathing beside her cheek.
Liang Qi held down her struggling hands.
Shen Xiyu, who was absolutely suppressed by him, was a little angry. Liang Qi's behavior made her feel ashamed.
"You tm..."
"You really don't have anything to tell me?" Liang Qi ignored her scolding.
The two of them were very close, their breaths mingling. In the darkness, Liang Qi's voice was very soft, but after Shen Xiyu adjusted to the darkness, he could sense the storm behind his calm tone and rough movements.
Shen Xiyu had no choice but to turn his head away to avoid Liang Qi's chilling gaze.
One hand was placed on Shen Xiyu's chin, preventing her from looking away.
Liang Qi rarely crossed the line and acted so forcefully. Shen Xiyu was shocked, but also furious after being tossed around like this.
"Can't you just talk it over nicely?" Shen Xiyu stopped struggling and stared at the boy.
"Chen Xiyu." Liang Qi released his grip on the girl's wrist. "You know you can come to me if you need anything."
"I'll help you sort it out. You shouldn't worry about shitty things that don't deserve you."
Liang Qi lowered his hands and gently wrapped them around the girl's waist, resting his chin on her shoulder. "If you trust me, just tell me clearly and leave it to me, okay?"
Having said that, no matter how stupid Shen Xiyu was, he understood what Liang Qi knew. Although the process of knowing it was incredible, the result was like this.
The building outside the corridor window is still brightly lit at this moment. The lights in the distance pass through very far and faintly shine on the two people in this small world.
Shen Xiyu didn't know what he was thinking.
But he gently picked up the person buried in his shoulder and kissed him without hesitation, like a saint sacrificed to the devil.
In the darkness, all senses are infinitely magnified, body temperature and lip color are shared, cold and heat coexist.
The fluttering eyelashes are scratching someone else's skin and heart.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Liang Qi quickly took the initiative.
Without any instruction, he grabbed Shen Xiyu's head with all his might and pulled her hands so that she could wrap them around his neck for support.
There was a certain difference in their body sizes, so Liang Qi bent down so that Shen Xiyu wouldn't have to lift her up so strenuously. He held her waist tightly with one hand and inserted the other hand into Shen Xiyu's soft hair.
The sound of water was amplified in the small space.
Shen Xiyu felt as if his whole body was on fire on this cold winter night in December.
It was steaming hot everywhere, and the scorching temperature forced me to close my eyelids.
She couldn't help but push back, but Liang Qi held her tightly. She wanted to lower her head to hide, but the big hand on the back of her head pushed her forward, as if to embed her whole body in the arms of the man in front of her.
I don't know how long it took,
Liang Qi was still reluctant to withdraw, but he found that Shen Xiyu was sliding down uncontrollably, unable to lift his hands, which hung on his arms, and he made a whimpering sound because he couldn't speak.
He finally was willing to step back, let go of Shen Xiyu, and held her with both hands, waiting for her to take a deep breath and recover.
There were tears in Shen Xiyu's eyes, which were physiological tears caused by the torment.
Liang Qi was too pushy, but she had to admit that she felt great when he kissed her. The feeling of being immersed in the kiss, the clarity of her senses, and the psychological comfort of giving herself to him were even more fascinating to her than the physical comfort.
But Shen Xiyu quickly pulled away. She did not push Liang Qi away. Everything came flooding back. Many things could not be solved by a kiss, nor could they be explained by a relationship. She tiredly leaned her head on Liang Qi's chest and uttered a few words.
"Liang Qi, this is not your business."
Her body was still burning hot, but the temperature around her seemed to drop suddenly, and Liang Qi's hand that was stroking her hair froze.
The long night came to an abrupt end at this moment.
**
After returning home,
Shen Xiyu took off his heavy coat.
I fell onto the sofa, buried my face in the pillow, and didn't want to move.
Turning on the phone and seeing the call records of nearly two hours in the address book, Shen Xiyu understood.
How could I let myself down at a moment like this?
Although I am upset, there is no point in saying more.
Although what she said was unpleasant, Shen Xiyu really didn't want Liang Qi to get involved in this matter, as it might cause him to get into trouble.
Shen Xiyu subconsciously touched her lips, which were still burning. She must have been possessed tonight, so it didn't count.
But we need to find a way to deal with Li Gu’s problem.
…
A month ago,
Zhang Weifang called Shen Xiyu in the middle of the night.
She looked up at the clock. It was almost twelve o'clock. As far as she knew, Zhang Weifang had a very regular sleep pattern, so this call was really unusual.
"Hello, what's wrong?" Shen Xiyu asked tentatively, worried that someone was calling him using his phone.
"People around Li Gu said he's been gambling a lot lately."
Shen Xiyu frowned, "You followed him?"
"Their family is going too far." Zhang Weifang didn't think there was anything wrong. "If I hadn't given them some money, they wouldn't have asked me to take you away."
Shen Xiyu had never heard him talk about this before, "When did you give it to him, and how much did you give?"
Zhang Weifang realized he had said something wrong, "It's okay."
"to be honest."
There was a brief silence on the other end, and then a number was given.
"Are you crazy?" Shen Xiyu couldn't believe it.
"I don't have custody of you right now. What else can I do? They almost asked you to transfer to their rural high school, saying something bullshit like that would make it easier to take care of you."
Shen Xiyu took a deep breath, his heart felt like it was poured with a basin of cold water.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Xiyu spoke.
"How can we prevent future troubles?" Her fingers clenched into fists, causing pain in her palms.
Zhang Weifang must have had some tricks up his sleeve since he sent people to follow him. After all, he was not the type of person who could be manipulated by others, let alone being cheated out of so much money for nothing.
But he hesitated. "It's easy to get into a casino, but hard to get out. If you get involved, you'll be ruined."
"We didn't get him involved, so don't blame us for fanning the flames if he's a family of accomplices." Chen Xiyu stared at the warm yellow desk lamp, a vague idea in his mind, "Is loan sharking okay? It's enough to make him suffer. If he comes asking for money again, with such an amount, can we use blackmail to get him in?"
Zhang Weifang actually had a similar idea when he first asked someone to follow him, but he didn't want to let Shen Xiyu say such words.
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