Since it's a birthday banquet, gift-giving is an essential part of the event.
Qin Sheng hadn't planned to come, so naturally she wouldn't have prepared a gift.
Oh, Fu Jingheng too.
However, they are not exactly the same.
Qin Sheng didn't prepare anything because she knew her parents had, and she didn't have much of a relationship with Xie Zhen, nor did she plan to have any contact with her, so she was too lazy to make any special preparations.
The main problem is poverty.
Giving gifts is too expensive.
Fu Jingheng didn't prepare anything because he wasn't there to attend a birthday banquet, and he certainly wouldn't give a gift to a strange girl in his personal capacity.
So the two of them got together and decided to slip away.
Well, I promised to go on a date with my boyfriend (girlfriend), so I can't lie to him.
Of course, it wasn't just the two of them. Even if Gu Yueming was at ease, Qin Zheng wasn't happy, so he also brought along Qin Zhao, who volunteered.
Although Fu Jingheng wanted to spend time alone with his girlfriend, he knew that unless he sneaked into the room, he shouldn't even think about it until his girlfriend, Sheng Sheng, officially recognized him.
So the two of them became three, and with nothing to do, they just wandered around the streets.
The Qin Family Manor is located near the city center. After just three turns, the tranquility of the manor disappears, and a cacophony of noise assaults your ears.
It was Sunday, and many people took advantage of the last days of the weekend to stroll around the streets, making the streets very lively, with crowds of people everywhere.
Qin Sheng... Qin Sheng hesitated.
Fu Jingheng didn't care too much about the large number of people, but with more people, more eyes were drawn to them. Some were amazed, some were impressed, some were appreciative, and naturally, some were lewd or had ill intentions.
This is not a pleasant thing.
Fu Jingheng's gaze faded.
He and Qin Zhao each protected Qin Sheng on one side as they passed through the crowd. He didn't seem to make any moves, but after they passed, several people in the crowd inexplicably fell to the ground as if they had bumped into something.
In the dim light, Qin Sheng caught a glimpse of the silver light flashing from Fu Jingheng's fingertips, and it seemed vaguely familiar.
She frowned and pondered for a moment, but before she could come up with a solution, a surprised exclamation rang out from her side, calling Qin Sheng's name. The three of them turned to look at her at the same time.
It was someone Qin Sheng hadn't expected—Lin Zhou.
Qin Sheng hadn't heard from him at school since she saw him outside Wen Muyun's office last time. She thought he had left Ancheng, but she never expected to run into him here.
Lin Zhou also didn't expect to run into Qin Sheng the day before he left Ancheng, and he called out her name before he could even react.
However, she didn't regret it much. Seeing that people were looking over, she greeted them with a smile: "Qin Sheng, what a coincidence."
The young man had a fair, baby-faced appearance, and the pale, weak look he had shown the last time I saw him was gone. His eyes and brows now held the same bright, sunny smile I had seen when I first met him.
Qin Sheng glanced at him and nodded: "Teacher Lin."
Lin Zhou's smile widened, and he said with a smile, "I haven't properly apologized to you for what happened last time. Since we've run into each other, shall I treat you to milk tea?"
His gaze swept over the two people beside her, and he changed his words: "It was you two I invited."
Qin Sheng glanced at the man who had been squinting and looking aloof since Lin Zhou arrived, paused, and then shook her head: "No need."
Lin Zhou paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping between Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng, lingering especially on their clasped hands, and then he understood.
He didn't press the matter further, but simply took out his phone, opened the WeChat QR code, and said, "I wanted to apologize to you before, but I didn't have your contact information. Now that we've run into each other, would it be convenient to exchange contact information?"
It's not easy to refuse that.
Qin Sheng casually scanned the QR code and added the friend.
I casually asked, "Where are you headed, Teacher Lin?"
Lin Zhou put away his phone, smiled, but there was a hint of loneliness and regret in his eyes: "I've figured it out. Being a teacher may not be the right path for me, so I'm going back to Tiandu University to continue my studies. I might do some research with my old professor from my graduate school days."
Qin Sheng nodded: "That's good."
Then there wasn't much to talk about.
That's true. Lin Zhou only taught English for a little over a week, and Qin Sheng missed several days of class during that time, so they only met four or five times in total.
If Ning Yutong hadn't caused all that trouble and dragged the two of them together, they wouldn't have had those interactions.
So, since they weren't that familiar with each other to begin with, what other topics could they possibly have to talk about besides apologizing?
Fortunately, Lin Zhou was sensible. Seeing that the air pressure around him was getting lower and lower, he said goodbye to Qin Sheng and left.
Qin Sheng looked at the man beside her and asked, "You can get angry over this?"
Fu Jingheng glanced at her, his indifferent voice deep: "I saw it."
Qin Sheng: "?"
Fu Jingheng looked directly at her: "I saw the photos on your school's forum." He nodded in the direction Lin Zhou had left, his eyes darkening. "He stroked your head."
Qin Sheng: "...I missed, I dodged it."
Fu Jingheng immediately changed his tune: "He wants to rub your head."
Qin Sheng: "..."
How can this be brought up again?
Okay.
Qin Sheng pulled him to a more spacious corner and glanced at him, asking, "What's going on with Xie Zhen?"
Fu Jingheng: "?"
Qin Sheng said with a hint of disdain, "Don't tell me you couldn't tell."
Fu Jingheng: "..."
Qin Zhao, who had been slowly following behind, said slowly, "Sister, he probably didn't mean to hide it from you. He just didn't want you to misunderstand. Don't be angry."
Turning to look at Fu Jingheng, she sighed softly: "Although it's not your fault, it's better to cut off those messy relationships cleanly."
Fu Jingheng: "???"
Before he could even speak, he saw his girlfriend glance at him, reach out and pull Qin Zhao away.
Fu Jingheng: "!!!"
day!
Little dog!
Sooner or later he'll have to throw that person into the Chunhe River!
Ahead, after walking a little further away, Qin Sheng let go of her younger brother and gave him an appreciative look.
Qin Zhao lowered her chin slightly, maintaining a somewhat reserved demeanor.
Instead of getting jealous, Fu Jingheng choked on his own sour taste and had to digest it. He went to the nearby milk tea shop and bought two cups of milk tea to please his girlfriend and win over his difficult brother-in-law. He managed to win back his girlfriend's heart a little and successfully held her hand again.
Just as they were secretly taking advantage of each other, they heard a commotion coming from ahead, followed by a series of panicked and heartbroken cries.
The crowd immediately became agitated, and the already crowded street became even more chaotic.
This level of chaos...
Qin Sheng and Fu Jingheng felt a chill run down their spines and immediately took Qin Zhao back a bit. At the same time, they kept an eye on the situation not far away and took out their phones to call Xing Ji'an.
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