Leaving the non-open area, there are more street lights and the surroundings become brighter.

But perhaps all the beads in this area had been swept away, and there was no one on the road.

Only Shi Yan's figure carrying Sheng Yuan stretched out under their feet.

Neither of them spoke.

The atmosphere is very quiet.

Occasionally, a cool breeze blows at night, brushing my cheeks, and it feels icy.

In order to stabilize her body, Sheng Yuan wrapped her arms around Shi Yan's neck with her head resting on his shoulders. She only needed to tilt her head slightly to see his profile clearly.

"Shi Yan."

Sheng Yuan suddenly spoke.

In fact, she seldom called his name. Every time she did, it was in a nonchalant tone, and the sound was crisp when she pronounced the two words.

She tilted her head to stare at him and asked, "Has anyone ever told you that you have beautiful eyes?"

Shi Yan has a standard eyebrow arch.

He has high brow bones, slightly deep eye sockets, eyelashes that are not very long but sparse, and pupils that are extremely black and bright like obsidian, which makes him look very youthful.

It was probably because of his personality, his eyes were always cold, and his pupils were almost calm and still, so that the moment people looked into his eyes, they would be easily repelled by the coldness in him.

Naturally, few people pay close attention to it, but in fact, his eyes are very beautiful.

As soon as Sheng Yuan finished speaking, Shi Yan paused for a moment. His eyelashes moved slightly, and after a moment, he uttered two words lightly, "No."

"oh."

After Shi Yan finished answering, without any warning, Sheng Yuan's expression turned cold in an instant. She leaned back slightly, putting some distance between herself and Shi Yan, and her body language showed a sign of rejecting him.

No need to look back.

Shi Yan could sense that the girl's mood had deteriorated.

In the silence that fell once again—

"Are you like this to everyone you play with?"

Shi Yan walked quietly with the person on his back, and asked Sheng Yuan in a low voice, is it like this for everyone who "plays with her" - asking them to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with her, asking them to block the sun for her, teaching them how to shoot, and teaching them how to shoot archery.

The boy is a man of few words.

This was probably one of the few times he asked a question on his own initiative.

His tone was so indifferent, as if he was just asking out of curiosity to break the atmosphere.

But I don't care about the answer.

Sheng Yuan's expressionless pretty face was startled for a moment, and then, like a cloudy day turning sunny, her mood suddenly improved, and her body was willing to get closer to Shi Yan again, and she asked with interest: "Well, guess?"

"..." Shi Yan was silent for a moment, "No guess."

Sheng Yuan was not satisfied with his answer, frowned, and asked him: "No, Shi Yan, you should guess."

“…I can’t guess.”

Sheng Yuan moved closer to Shi Yandian again, put her arms around his wrists, and the soft cuffs brushed against the skin under his neck.

She began to teach him, her tone was very patient, but her words were a bit unreasonable: "It doesn't matter, if you beg me, I will tell you if you beg me."

Shi Yan: “…”

"Shi Yan, beg me quickly."

Shi Yan pursed his lips and refused: "No."

"No, you asked."

She was about to become dissatisfied again.

Silence.

Shi Yan sighed slightly, almost imperceptibly, as if in compromise. Under her fixed gaze, his Adam's apple rolled unnaturally and he spoke in a dry voice.

"Please." That's enough.

In the end, Shi Yan did not get an answer from Sheng Yuan.

Because after she got what she wanted, her almond eyes narrowed in a sly smile, and the owner of the eyes said, "I won't tell you even if you beg me."

There was no sign of anger on Shi Yan's face, because he probably guessed that this would be the result.

From that minute on, Sheng Yuan's mood became very good, and her body language was relaxed and comfortable.

* Because I don’t dare to enter the “non-open area” casually.

Yan Qingyue and Duan Yuwei decided to tell their class teacher Li Yinghui that Sheng Yuan might have accidentally entered.

Just finished.

Someone said, "Huh? Isn't he back?"

Yan Qingyue turned her head, and the next second, she saw Shi Yan carrying Sheng Yuan on his back.

Shi Yan...will betray others?

Probably not.

It must be Sheng Yuan who asked Shi Yan to do this again.

"What's going on?" Li Yinghui walked over quickly.

"I sprained my ankle."

Sheng Yuan patted Shi Yan's shoulder, motioning him to put her down.

Shi Yan turned his head to look at her, and after confirming that there was no problem for her to get down from the ground, he slowly half-knelt down and put the person down.

Li Yinghui: "Are you okay? Is it serious? Do you want to see a doctor?"

"fine."

Sheng Yuan stood there, and it looked like there was nothing wrong with her feet.

Li Yinghui finally breathed a sigh of relief. It is a teacher's duty to be responsible for students. Moreover, this student is Tengya Private School. She could not afford the responsibility if anything happened to him.

"Then, classmate Sheng Yuan, you should not participate in the bead-finding game anymore. Just go back to your room and rest."

The hotel we stayed in was not far from here.

Sheng Yuan was taken away by the waiter in a wheelchair.

Seeing Shi Yan subconsciously looking in the direction where Sheng Yuan left, Yan Qingyue's eyes became dull. She walked over and asked in a soft voice, seemingly with unintentional concern: "Shi Yan, you and Sheng Yuan, how did you end up together?"

Shi Yan had already withdrawn his gaze, his expression was indifferent: "I met him."

Just three concise words, no more words.

Yan Qingyue bit her lower lip.

She had a feeling that she was about to lose her grip on something.

* bite--

The golden elevator reached the presidential suite on the top floor and the door opened.

The hotel manager, who was wearing a business suit and had short hair, pushed Sheng Yuan out of the elevator. She noticed the curve of the girl's mouth and asked gently but respectfully, "Miss, what's the matter? It seems to make you very happy?"

Sheng Yuan curled her lips, not admitting it, but not denying the word "happy" either.

She said, "Nothing."

The female manager didn't ask any more questions.

She walked Sheng Yuan in, and Sheng Yuan let her leave.

Before leaving, the female manager nodded and said, "Please ring the bell if you have any instructions. I'll be on duty all night."

All the lights in the huge presidential suite were turned on, illuminating the entire luxurious and elegant interior.

Sheng Yuan walked in.

Yes, a pair of legs walked in intact.

She was not pretending to have an injury; she had really sprained her foot, and the initial pain was unbearable, so she found a rock to sit on.

I want to wait for the pain to subside.

Not long after I sat down, I met Shi Yan and others.

When Shi Yan offered to carry her on his back, her feet were still sore, but by the time they were out of the non-open area, they had gotten much better.

However, she did not tell Shi Yan that she could leave.

…

Sheng Yuan received a call from the club manager.

"Ms. Sheng, I'm so sorry. It was our negligence that we didn't notice the sign had fallen."

The news that Sheng Yuan sprained her ankle was known.

On the phone, the person in charge sounded terrified, fearing that he might offend this precious customer. He apologized sincerely over and over again and assured, "We will have the sign fixed right away, and we will also increase the number of street lights."

The person in charge expressed his concern about whether Sheng Yuan was frightened, and repeatedly assured her that he would never let her encounter something like today again.

Sheng Yuan smiled indifferently.

Were you scared? Two years ago.

She had encountered an even more terrifying night, and the situation that night was even more severe. Not to mention the street lights, even the moonlight was thin.

She hid in a "fragile" wooden house, and outside the house, a pack of hungry wolves were wandering around.

She survived the whole night.

I'm no longer afraid of the dark.