Chapter 78 Why are you here?
Time seemed to be stretched at this moment.
Xia Linxing had just felt the feeling of weightlessness gripping his heart when a hand firmly grasped his waist and quickly pulled him back.
While his brain was still sending out alarms that he was about to fall, his body was caught off guard and fell into a solid and somewhat familiar embrace.
The fabric of the clothes brushed past Xia Linxing's ear, and Xia Linxing's nose hit the other's tense chest, and a fresh breath instantly enveloped him.
"Why are you so careless?"
A low voice with a hint of condemnation came from above his head, and Xia Linxing raised his head in shock.
“…Thank you, thank you, teacher?!”
He looked at the pair of eyes so close to him, and was no less frightened than when he opened his eyes just now and saw a dark shadow squatting in front of him.
Xia Linxing looked at Xie Tinglan in front of him with a confused look, as if he had not yet realized why the other party appeared here.
Oh, right, the note!
Xia Linxing suddenly realized: he had slipped a note into Xie Tinglan's lounge before! But before he could go find Shen Sibai, he realized he had lost his key. While searching for his key, he accidentally bumped into the door and locked himself in the utility room.
In the darkness, Xia Linxing could only shiver and wrap himself tightly in the small blanket he had originally prepared for Shen Sibai. He groped in the dark and found a few chairs to put together, curled up on them, and waited for someone to discover that he was "missing".
I can only say... thanks to Xia Linxing for having good intentions when he first designed this - that's why he prepared so many things for Shen Sibai, and now he uses them on himself, so that Xia Linxing won't be scared to death in this dark room.
To distract himself, Xia Linxing grabbed a few packets of snacks and ate them. Finally, while waiting, Xia Linxing... fell asleep.
Xia Linxing looked at Xie Tinglan's face, which was so close before him, his eyes still filled with the confusion of someone who had just woken up: How long had he slept this time? So long that Xie Tinglan had found him and even opened the door to the utility room...
"Haven't you slept enough?" A cold voice sounded above his head.
Xia Linxing came back to his senses and looked down following Xie Tinglan's cold gaze.
“!!!”
He was shocked to realize that he was still lying in Xie Tinglan's arms——
He lay horizontally in Xie Tinglan's arms, with his head resting on Xie Tinglan's strong arms; his waist was firmly supported by Xie Tinglan's hands, and the concave waist fit perfectly with Xie Tinglan's palms, locking him firmly between his chest and arms.
The distance between the two was so close that Xia Linxing could see Xie Tinglan's Adam's apple and his jawline which was clearer than his life plan.
Xia Linxing admired it for a second, then immediately reacted. He spat on himself and hurriedly stood up, trying to climb out of Xie Tinglan's arms.
"Don't move!"
The soft and fluffy hair brushed against Xie Tinglan's chin. In the darkness, Xia Linxing's panicked hands pressed on several places unconsciously, causing Xie Tinglan to tighten his jaw and reach out to control Xia Linxing.
Under control, Xia Linxing was like a quail, motionless and obedient—because in the shadows, Xie Tinglan's eyes were dark and somewhat frightening. Xia Linxing only took one look and immediately became obedient.
He sat motionless in Xie Tinglan's arms, like a soft doll, obediently letting Xie Tinglan swing him.
Xie Tinglan put his arm around his waist, lifted him off his legs, and placed him on the ground.
The fingertips still retained the soft touch of Xia Linxing's waist. The spoiled young master had delicate skin and flesh, and his whole body was soft. When he picked up Xia Linxing, his fingers felt as soft as if they were sunk into cream.
"Okay..." Xie Tinglan withdrew his hand and rubbed his fingers calmly.
Xia Linxing quickly stopped.
"Thank you, Teacher Xie..." He raised his head and first thanked Xie Tinglan politely, and then he said bluntly: "Um... Teacher Xie, why are you here?" he asked tentatively.
Xia Linxing still held a glimmer of hope in his heart: for example, Xie Tinglan did not come here because he saw his note, but was just feeling particularly leisurely and elegant tonight, so he strolled all the way here... something like this.
"Me?" Xie Tinglan glanced at Xia Linxing, who was looking at him eagerly. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He changed his words and swallowed the note: "I met Chen Sibai before..."
"Chen Sibai is looking for you outside. He said you haven't returned to the dormitory and he's very worried." Xie Tinglan unceremoniously let Chen Sibai take the blame, "So I'll help look for you."
"Is that so..." Xia Linxing was obviously relieved.
Great! It seems Xie Tinglan hasn't returned to the lounge yet, and hasn't read the note! Then he still has a chance to make amends!
He would find a way to get Xie Tinglan out of the way, and then quickly go back to get the note back!
Xia Linxing was planning confidently when Xie Tinglan asked, "What are you doing here?"
As Xie Tinglan spoke, he slowly and leisurely began to stroll around the utility room in front of Xia Linxing, "It seems that you are... very comfortable here..."
He even picked up the small blanket Xia Linxing had covered herself with and looked at it. "If you're cold, there's a small blanket..." He then picked up the snack bag beside him. "If you're hungry, there are snacks..."
The only thing that looked a bit pitiful was the "small bed" that Xia Linxing used to sleep on, which was made of small chairs pieced together, but these small chairs were also clean.
——It’s obvious that someone had carefully prepared it in advance.
And this "someone"... Xie Tinglan turned his gaze back to Xia Linxing, who was clearly panicking. "How did you know about this place?"
"I, I... I..." Xia Linxing stuttered. He didn't expect the boomerang to hit him so quickly. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
He kept saying "I" for a long time, and when he saw the open door, he suddenly had an idea and turned from passive to active, "Then how did you find this place, Teacher Xie?"
But Xia Linxing remembered that Xie Tinglan opened the door of the utility room when he was asleep, and he didn't even wake up when Xie Tinglan came in... This means that he was sleeping soundly at that time, which means that there should have been no sound in the utility room at that time. In this case, how did Xie Tinglan know that he was in there?
Looking at Xie Tinglan's slightly widened eyes, Xia Linxing suddenly felt that she had caught Xie Tinglan's weakness, and immediately raised her hands on her waist proudly.
He raised his chin and said, "Teacher Xie, please explain..."
“This…”
Xie Tinglan looked at the man in front of him, who looked very proud. He smiled slightly and took something out of his pocket. "That's because..."
"I received this."
He held the familiar piece of paper between his fingers and gently shook it in front of Xia Linxing. As expected, he saw Xia Linxing's eyes suddenly widen.
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