"No, no." He shook his head like a rattle drum. It was hard to imagine that the usually ruthless general would make such a childish and cute gesture.
"Foolish." If someone were quick-witted, they would say, "Shushu, you're so gentle and frugal, how could you hit someone? How could anyone bear to hit you?"
"Shushu, because I'm stupid, you don't want me anymore?" he asked sadly, trying to grab Zhao Shu's hand again, but he couldn't. Zhao Shu had already stood up and walked to the window, staring blankly at the full moon in the sky.
After a long time, so long that Wei Tingsi thought she wouldn't answer, he saw that she was wearing her inner garment, so he took off his outer garment and draped it over her, and carefully smoothed her hair.
This subtle action, at this moment, awakened a memory that Zhao Shu had not thought of for a long time. Back then, Ajiu had a crush on a big boy who was very sunny and played basketball exceptionally well. He often got up at dawn to practice, and Ajiu would sometimes accompany him. In the cold mornings, Ajiu would always wear very little clothing.
Once, she asked curiously, "It's so cold in the morning, why don't you wear more clothes?"
Ajiu said, "You single dog don't understand. When I'm not dressed warmly enough, he can give me his clothes to wear. Watching him personally put them on me and button them up, he was even more handsome at that time than when he was playing basketball."
At the time, Zhao Shu couldn't understand it. Not only was the routine old-fashioned and unoriginal, but what if there was also a sweaty smell? What if the clothes hadn't been washed for months?
Remembering a small, insignificant past event, she inexplicably smelled Wei Tingsi's clothes and found that there was no smell of sweat or alcohol, only a faint scent of soap.
"How about we make a deal?" How could I possibly refuse someone so silly, so stupid, so foolish a second time?
But how can one easily entrust their life to someone else?
"What agreement?" he asked nervously, so cautiously, as if afraid of doing something to anger himself and then being struck out.
After organizing her thoughts, Zhao Shu looked him straight in the eye and said, "I probably won't be too nice to you."
"Okay, I'll do it. I'll treat you even better."
Zhao Shu felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart. Suddenly, a passage she had once read online came to mind: "The one who loves first is the most humble, like a moth drawn to a flame, throwing themselves into it without a care."
"If one day we find that we are not suitable for each other, please part amicably, okay?" This is how dating works in modern times.
Lucky people can choose the right person to spend their lives with on their first try, but there are also many unfortunate people who search and meet countless people in the vast sea of humanity before finally finding the right one.
Zhao Shu didn't know whether he and she were destined to be apart or a match made in heaven; everything was unknown.
Wei Tingsi didn't know why Zhao Shu had such thoughts. In his mind, once he decided on someone, it was a lifelong commitment. How could there be a time when they could part amicably?
He looked into Zhao Shu's eyes and asked, "Shushu, if someone else is more useful to you than me, would you choose that person?"
The moonlight bathed the ground, cold and still as water. A night wind swept by, blowing his cascading black hair wildly. Loneliness seemed tangible, overwhelming him.
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