The two walked quietly. Zhang Qinghua was not talkative by nature, while Song Lili didn't know what to say.
Ever since she began to suspect that Zhang Qinghua might like her, Song Lili felt uneasy every time she was alone with him.
Each time, that thought would pop up out of nowhere, then linger in my mind, impossible to shake off.
And then, of all times, she thought of it again.
Song Lili secretly glanced at Zhang Qinghua, but it was dark, and she couldn't see Zhang Qinghua's expression clearly.
After looking at it for a long time, they still couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Qinghua noticed something.
Zhang Qinghua had sensed before that Song Lili seemed a little awkward around him, and that she always avoided him and didn't want to be alone with him.
This had never happened before, so Zhang Qinghua was puzzled for a long time, wondering if he had offended the little girl somehow.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't figure out what went wrong.
At this moment, he felt the little girl's awkward gaze again, and she wasn't as natural as she used to be when facing him, which made Zhang Qinghua feel a little uncomfortable.
He glanced at his surroundings and realized they had reached the irrigation ditch belonging to the Second Brigade.
He turned around, took a turn, and walked in the direction behind him.
You can also get to Song Lili's house from the back. People often walk there. The back is closer and there aren't as many people there.
It's winter now, and the farmers are less busy. They'll go out and chat, gossip to each other, and the children will chase and play with each other.
Thanks to Song Lili's greenhouse vegetable cultivation, the villagers of Hongqi Village are now living much better lives than before. Although they may not have enough to eat, they are not hungry either.
Therefore, when people are not so anxious about having enough to eat and wear, they have more leisure time to look for entertainment.
So, there were still many people on the main road when it got dark.
Zhang Qinghua was determined to ask Song Lili what was wrong. He often ran into people he knew on the street, which made it inconvenient to talk to them and also caused some people to gossip.
Therefore, Zhang Qinghua led Song Lili to the back almost without hesitation.
Song Lili's mind was still in a jumble of thoughts, and she didn't really pay attention to where she was going. She just mechanically followed Zhang Qinghua.
Zhang Qinghua turned the corner without her noticing, and followed suit.
Zhang Qinghua turned his head, looked at the somewhat absent-minded Song Lili, and smiled.
This carefree girl, what if she runs into bad people?
It seems I still need to give her more advice.
After walking for a while and getting away from the crowd, Zhang Qinghua stopped.
Because the road behind was narrow, only wide enough for one person to walk at a time, Song Lili walked in front.
Song Lili didn't even notice that Zhang Qinghua had stopped and kept walking forward.
Zhang Qinghua sighed and reached out to take Song Lili's hand. "Lili, what are you thinking about?"
Zhang Qinghua's force pulled Song Lili to a stop, finally allowing her to focus her attention on the space at hand.
"I wasn't thinking about anything," Song Lili quickly denied. She couldn't very well say she was thinking about you.
Zhang Qinghua felt helpless and a little heartbroken; this girl still had a secret from him.
"What's wrong? You seem really strange lately. You're avoiding me every time you see me. Are you angry?"
After thinking it over, Zhang Qinghua could only come up with this one reason.
Song Lili quickly shook her head, "No, no, I'm not angry." Then, belatedly, she asked, "What am I angry about?"
Zhang Qinghua found it somewhat amusing, and actually laughed out loud. "Don't you know what you're angry about?"
Song Lili shook her head blankly, "I don't know."
Zhang Qinghua took a deep breath. It seemed he had misunderstood. "Then what's wrong with you? I always feel like you're not as natural with me as before."
Song Lili stiffened. How could Zhang Qinghua have known? His senses were far too sharp.
Song Lili thought she hadn't made it too obvious each time, but Zhang Qinghua still noticed.
Little did she know that when you like someone, you become exceptionally sensitive to all their emotional changes and can always sense them immediately.
That's why Zhang Qinghua discovered it so quickly.
This question stumped Song Lili. How should she answer? Tell the truth? After she did, Song Lili had no idea what the outcome would be.
She lowered her head, remained silent, and did not answer Zhang Qinghua's question.
Zhang Qinghua waited for a while, but still didn't get an answer from Song Lili, so he knew that she didn't want to talk about it.
Zhang Qinghua held Song Lili's hand tightly in his own palm.
"Lili, tell me, what's wrong with you?"
"When you treat me like this, I always feel that it's my fault, or that I did something wrong that made you treat me like this."
Song Lili was both surprised and a little heartbroken. "No, no, it's my own problem, it has nothing to do with you."
This was originally just a little quirk in her own mind, and had nothing to do with Zhang Qinghua.
Zhang Qinghua took a step closer to Song Lili and asked, "What's wrong? Can you tell me?" Zhang Qinghua felt uneasy.
Song Lili's attitude towards him made him feel insecure and he didn't like that feeling.
“I…I just feel that we…” Song Lili stammered, wanting to ask but not knowing how.
These things had been bottled up inside her for a long time, and they would pop up and bother her whenever she had a chance, making her quite irritable.
If possible, she still wants to know the outcome clearly.
After hesitating and agonizing for a long time, Song Lili closed her eyes and opened her mouth with a death-defying resolve, "I...I wanted to ask, do you like me?"
Zhang Qinghua stared blankly at Song Lili, never expecting her to ask such a question.
He stared blankly at Song Lili, his mind blank, just staring without blinking.
Song Lili nervously closed her eyes and waited for the answer, but after a long while, she still didn't receive one.
Her expectations waned, and she slowly began to feel a chill and a sense of disappointment.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked in Zhang Qinghua's direction. In fact, she couldn't see anything; she could only vaguely make out Zhang Qinghua's outline.
Finally, she gave up. It turned out she had been deluding herself. Then came the awkwardness and embarrassment.
Song Lili gripped Zhang Qinghua's hand tightly, gradually increasing the force, trying to pull her hand away and leave.
For a while, Zhang Qinghua's mind was blank; she was just in a daze, and then she was surprised—how did she know?
He was so preoccupied with how Song Lili knew, or rather, he was excited that Song Lili knew he liked her, that he momentarily forgot to answer her question.
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