Chapter 39
Wen Qiu really came.
Ji Liao couldn't believe it.
In early summer in June, the heat becomes increasingly intense and the insects chirp incessantly.
After lunch in the cafeteria at noon, Ji Liao and Chen Ziri each held an ice cream and walked back slowly.
Zhou Wei and Wen Rui were ahead of them. As they walked, they turned back and said to them, "Let's go play ball later. We don't have classes this afternoon, so we'll be free anyway."
"I really don't understand you alphas. You're playing basketball in this hot sun." Chen Ziri ate ice cream and walked under the shade of trees.
Ji Liao also agreed: "Sorry, I can't go for a while."
Wen Rui's class schedule is different from theirs, but because they meet every day, they are already very familiar with each other.
He walked around behind Ji Liao and almost whispered in his ear: "Go ahead, senior, please."
Zhou Wei shuddered at this and rubbed his arms, saying, "Eh, so disgusting."
Chen Zili: "No wonder you don't have a partner."
Zhou Wei: "He doesn't have one either!"
Ji Liao ignored the two of them. The moment Wen Rui came over, he covered one of his ears and refused decisively: "Don't try this on me. Betas can't smell pheromones. Don't waste your energy. I won't go if I don't want to."
A few people were playing and joking when they walked downstairs to the dormitory building, just finishing their ice cream.
With the last bite of sweetness, Ji Liao saw the person waiting at the gate.
"Wow, Ji Xiaoliao, Marshal A is here to see you again!" Chen Ziri was the first to jump for joy.
Zhou Wei and Wen Rui didn't say anything. Ji Liao was stunned for a moment before he whispered, "You guys go back first."
After saying that, he ran over.
At this moment, Chen Zili nudged Zhou Wei and added, "Ji Xiaoliao has tasted better, so of course he doesn't like other things."
He deliberately lowered his voice, but Alpha's hearing was excellent.
Before he finished speaking, Wen Rui not only did not go back to the dormitory with them, but instead walked towards Ji Liao.
On the other side, Ji Liao ran up to Wen Qiu and politely called out, "Mr. Wen."
Wen Qiu said "hmm" and shifted his gaze from Ji Liao's face to the person who came.
"Hello, I'm Ji Liao's roommate, my name is Wen Rui." Wen Rui is tall and has long legs. When he stands opposite Wen Qiu, he actually needs Wen Qiu to look him in the eye.
But the young face couldn't hide his emotions. From his smile to his eyes, there was no friendliness. "We're going to play ball. Are you coming too?"
Wen Qiu was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and short trousers, and his shoes were business shoes, which were obviously not suitable for playing basketball.
Ji Liao was startled by Wen Rui's voice and turned around to glare at him.
Before he could chase anyone away, he heard Qiu say, "Okay."
Ji Liao: “?”
What is he here for?
*
A month later, Ji Liao really didn't expect Wen Qiu to really come.
But before joy could well up in their hearts, they were already on their way to the basketball court.
The sense of humor prevails.
Ji Liao didn't say anything.
All the way to the basketball court.
Under a clear sky, college students are already sweating on the court.
It's mainly the alphas playing and the omegas watching.
What was originally a very harmonious scene became abrupt because of a few big men wearing sunglasses and wage vests.
Ji Liao was just wondering when a big man came up to him and said, "Hello, Mr. Wen."
"Yes." Wen Qiu looked at Wen Rui beside him and said politely, "Please."
Wen Rui: “…”
Ji Liao: “…”
Wen Qiu is not a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child, so how could he be easily provoked?
If the kids want to play ball, let them play. It doesn’t matter who they play with.
The other students on the field had already cast curious glances at him. Wen Rui's expression changed again and again, and he reluctantly went onto the court.
Wen Qiu spotted a patch of shade and said, "Let's go sit for a while."
Chen Ziri and Zhou Wei had been following quietly to watch the fun, but seeing what was happening they couldn't keep up, so they had to walk aside and cheer for Wen Rui.
Ji Liao sat next to Wen Qiu. The noise and scrutiny around him gradually faded away, and the clamor in his heart also gradually subsided.
The summer breeze blew gently, the shadows of the trees swayed, and spots of light flickered.
If only time could stop at this moment.
"Ji Liao." Wen Qiu's voice interrupted Ji Liao's thoughts: "Have you seen the news?"
Ji Liao spent the whole day teaching and editing videos, so of course he didn't watch it.
"No. What happened?"
"Nothing." Wen Qiu said calmly, "Lv Hongda has been sentenced."
Ji Liao: “!”
He knew that the original work could summarize the long time in just a few words, but when he was deeply immersed in it, he suddenly realized that the reality was no different.
It’s so fast.
According to the relationship between Wen Qiu and Lu Hongda, Ji Liao should say "congratulations" at this time.
But he was Wen Qiu's father after all. After a moment of silence, Ji Liao asked, "Are you okay?"
"I?"
Wen Qiu originally wanted to find a random topic, but he was unexpectedly happy that Ji Liao cared about him.
So he smiled and said, "I'm fine."
He completed the task assigned to him by Wen Lanjun, optimized the process, and paved his own way out. It couldn't be better.
Ji Liao became nervous.
At this time, the villain should be disheartened and leave the country!
"Mr. Wen, do you have any plans to travel far away in the future? Just to relax or something?"
He asked carefully.
"Not yet." Wen Qiu answered truthfully.
Having died once, he doesn't want to die a second time.
Ji Liao felt relieved.
But I'm still worried.
Quickly reinforce: "There's really nothing fun outside."
"Um?"
Wen Qiu noticed something strange and asked, "Don't you want me to go out?"
Ji Liao: "Uh..."
Wen Qiu: "Don't worry, if I go traveling, I will take you with me."
Ji Liao: “Ah?”
What does Wen Qiu mean?
Is it because she still has feelings for Lou Yue and wants him to be her substitute?
But when he was acting as a stand-in, he didn't realize how deeply Wen Qiu loved Lou Yue?
Is it... a hint to me?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Ji Liao's CPU was about to explode, but Wen Qiu's voice suddenly stopped.
At this time, Wen Rui ran over.
"Ji Liao!" He stopped calling him senior and stood in front of Ji Liao. He wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile, "Come and play too!"
The youthful vigor was overwhelming. Without waiting for Ji Liao's response, he turned to Wen Qiu and said, "It's boring to have others fight for you. Come and join us!"
Wen Qiu stood up slowly and said, "I have something else to do, you guys play."
The reply was polite, unusually polite.
After saying that, he looked at Ji Liao and said, "I'm leaving first. I'll come see you another day."
Ji Liao: “…”
Here we go again.
Wen Qiu left without hesitation, and Ji Liao stood there, disheveled in the wind.
Why, why do you always come to see him and say such suggestive words?
He felt mixed emotions and didn't hear what Wen Rui said to him.
When Chen Zili and Zhou Wei came over, he said vaguely, "I want to be alone for a while. I don't want to go with you."
Having said that, he walked away on his own.
Zhou Wei patted Wen Rui on the shoulder: "Liking Beta is a dead end. Falling in love with Beta is also a dead end. Cut your losses in time, brother!"
Chen Zili also agreed, a rare move: "Listen to your senior, Zhou. Keep your pheromones to yourself. They're useless against Beta."
*
Ji Liao returned to the dormitory, originally planning to edit a video while he was not in class. But when he turned on his computer, Wen Qiu's face still surfaced before his eyes.
Lingering.
His head was swollen.
Chen Ziri and the others had not returned yet, and his cell phone rang.
It's an unfamiliar number.
Ji Liao was thankful that someone called him to divert his thoughts.
So he answered the call immediately: "Hello?"
"Hello, Mr. Ji Liao, this is the property management." The other party's voice was as fast as jumping beans: "Could you please come to the property management to discuss your parking space issue?"
"My parking space?" Ji Liao was surprised: "What's wrong with my parking space?"
"Well, this is what happened. A property owner has complained that you've taken up two parking spaces. They're currently at the property management office and would like you to come and discuss this in person."
Ji Liao: "How can you call it occupying something I bought with my own money? Just let him go back."
"That's what we said. But the owner insisted on seeing you. Do you have time now?"
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Ji Liao seemed to hear the other party’s “pleading”.
Anyway, he was too upset to do anything at the moment.
There's nothing wrong with going there.
"Okay, then you wait for me for an hour." Ji Liao said.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Liao went out.
He didn't drive to school. Similarly, he didn't drive back home. The bus wasn't as crowded on weekdays, and after a leisurely ride, he arrived at the property management office 58 minutes later.
Before he even entered the door, he heard a commotion inside: "Why hasn't he come yet? Is he kidding us? Give me his phone number and I'll call him!"
"No, owner, the phone number is the owner's privacy, we can't..."
Before the property manager could finish, Ji Liao pushed the door open and said, "I'm here!"
Even if he stops being a worker, he won't be able to see workers suffer.
The beta property who was speaking was obviously relieved.
"Hello, Mr. Ji, this is Mr. Jia and Ms. Zhao." Beta Property Management introduced Ji Liao expectantly, "They have come to the property management several times to discuss parking space issues."
"I see."
While the other party was looking at him, Ji Liao was also looking at the other party.
The couple who complained about him were an A and O couple, who fit the stereotype of A being tall and O being petite.
But both of them were fat, and they looked impatient and fierce.
"It's you." Alpha spoke first: "You're taking up two parking spaces by yourself?"
Just as Ji Liao was about to speak, Beta explained, "Sorry, owner, the parking space was bought by Mr. Ji."
"How can you afford two parking spaces for just one car?" Omega continued, "Is it a work stunt or something? Parking spaces are so scarce, and you're still wasting them?"
Beta said with a forced smile: "There's really no rule against buying this way."
"What's with your attitude?!" Omega raised his voice.
Beta wasn't the only staff member. Another staff member with a high ponytail came out from the back room, also smiling: "Dear owners, calm down. It's so hot. The conference room is well air-conditioned. Let's go to the conference room to talk."
They were all standing in the hall, and the couple's voices were louder than each other, so the property management was worried about the bad impact.
Ji Liao agreed, and just as he was about to start, A was unhappy: "No need to go through so much trouble, let's talk about it here!"
The two staff members looked at each other, both speechless.
Omega let the staff go and turned to Ji Liao: "There are not enough parking spaces in the community. You only have one car, so there is no need to take up two parking spaces, right?"
Ji Liao understood.
That's why the property called him.
They really couldn't solve the problem with each other, so they could only divert the conflict.
"My parking skills are not good, and I am afraid of scratching others."
He told it truthfully.
"Oh, just practice more and you'll be fine." Alpha said, "Hurry up and give up the parking space. Don't waste public resources."
In fact, it is not difficult to give up a parking space.
But the other party's attitude was uncomfortable.
Ji Liao didn't want to give in.
It's annoying already.
"I'm also afraid of being scratched." He said, "My car is very expensive."
"What's with that attitude?" Alpha immediately got angry. "We're trying to negotiate with you, and you're being so unreasonable? Are you going to back down or not?"
Not knowing who was being unreasonable, Ji Liao spread his hands and said, "This is my attitude. I won't back down."
Omega also got angry and asked the property staff again: "How do you do your job? Aren't the needs of the owners important?"
Alpha was relentless towards Ji Liao: "If you don't retreat, you won't be able to leave this door today!"
"Please calm down, owners!" The staff was miserable and afraid that the owners would get excited and start fighting again.
With a creak, the door opened again.
Ji Liao had his back to the door. He had to be on guard against the other party's attack at all times, so he didn't look back.
The staff, on the other hand, smiled brightly, as if welcoming a savior: "Mr. Wen!"
Ji Liao: “?”
Mr. Wen?
who?
Before he could confirm, Wen Qiu's voice rang out behind him.
"Sorry I'm late."
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