Chapter 68

Shen Tan's eyes were sharp: "Tao Luanxi, what's up with the kiss mark on your neck?"

Tao Luanxi suddenly covered the place where the kiss mark was on his neck. He remembered that in the infirmary, Shen Tan used a towel to wipe the mud off his face and neck. The foundation was probably wiped off at that time.

Shen Tan's face was not as angry as expected, and his emotions were not as volatile as when he scolded his classmates after the test results came out. He calmly crumpled up the paper he used to wipe his hands and threw it into the trash can, and said calmly: "I'm not hiding it from you. Qiu Yi has never concealed his feelings for you. Maybe I knew about it before you knew it."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I disappoint you."

Shen Tan crossed his arms, tilted his head and looked at Tao Luanxi, frowning in confusion: "What are you disappointed about?"

Tao Luanxi was silent. This matter was right in front of him, so why should he be disappointed?

Shen Tan raised the corners of his lips slightly: "To be honest, I have considered the final outcome of this matter a long time ago. I know Qiu Yi's character very well. He will never stop until he gets what he wants. If you really keep rejecting him, I am afraid the final result will be a hundred times more terrible than it is now. I have always been worried that you will really reach that point. But fortunately, you didn't."

Shen Tan gave Tao Luanxi a meaningful look and said, "You still couldn't make it in the end."

Tao Luanxi blushed and turned her head away from Shen Tan's sight.

"So, at least for now, it's not the worst possible outcome." Shen Tan shrugged. "If your actions today weren't so obvious, I wouldn't have bothered to point it out. I would have turned a blind eye. When you two graduate from high school, no matter how big a mess you make in the future, it won't have anything to do with me."

"It's less than two years, please bear with me for a while." Qiu Yi propped his head up and said lazily, "It would be better if you pretend you don't know about this."

Shen Tan sneered: "You are dreaming, kid. I won't take care of it now. When you guys get into trouble later, will you let your old man take care of it?"

Qiu Yi fell silent instantly. Although he had never concealed the fact that he liked Tao Luanxi, he was still truly wary of Qiu Mingde. Qiu Mingde was a real businessman who had been working in the business world for many years. His only creed in life was to use any means necessary to achieve his goals. In order to train Qiu Yi as a qualified successor, he certainly wouldn't mind destroying one or two people.

Qiu Yi was very worried about what Qiu Mingde would do to Tao Luanxi once he knew about his existence.

"Do you know what your mother is busy with recently?"

Qiu Yi nodded: "She wants me to study abroad, and during the time I am away, she wants to absorb the scattered shares of the Qiu family and undermine my grandfather."

"You're not stupid?" Shen Tan laughed contemptuously. "Lin Fan always complains to me that you don't care about the company's affairs. Don't you know all this?"

"I don't know everything," Qiu Yi looked at him, "This is the first time I heard that you and Lin Fan are friends."

Shen Tan shrugged nonchalantly: "Everyone in the Qiu family is watching you and Qiu Mingde. I don't need to remind you about this. How are you going to tell your family about your relationship? You need to think carefully about it."

Shen Tan's expression turned serious: "Qiu Yi, you started school two years later than others. Now you are an adult. You must make plans for some things as early as possible. At least, you have to protect the things you want like a man."

"I understand, and I won't let anyone hurt him."

“I won’t let anyone hurt me.”

Shen Tan's eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, snorted, rolled his eyes, and muttered in a low voice: "I am also crazy to rush over to watch you two show your affection here."

After taking a deep breath, Shen Tan continued, "No matter what, you haven't reached the end yet. I'm just saying straight out that I still don't think your relationship will pan out. You guys just wish them the best."

Shen Tan stood up and prepared to go out. Before leaving, he seemed to remember something and turned back, pointing at Qiu Yi's nose and said, "Be good during the summer camp and don't cause trouble for me. I remind you again!"

After Shen Tan left, Qiu Yi stood up, found a set of clean clothes and put them on the table, half-knelt in front of Tao Luanxi, and bent down to undress him of his muddy clothes.

"I can do it myself."

"Don't move, I'll help you take it off." Qiu Yi pulled away Tao Luanxi's hand that wanted to help: "I want to do this."

Tao Luanxi stopped and quietly watched Qiu Yi unbutton his clothes one by one, and then opened her hands to help Qiu Yi take off his clothes. Then came the pants and socks.

Tao Luanxi was left with only her underwear on, standing naked in front of Qiu Yi.

"I, I'm going to take a shower first." Tao Luanxi's face was hot. She put her hands on the table and tried to avoid Qiu Yi's sight, but was stopped by the other party.

"You have an injured knee, you can't touch the water."

"What should I do?" Tao Luanxi was dumbfounded. He was now covered in mud and rain, and it was absolutely impossible for him not to take a shower.

"Just wait." Qiu Yi took a basin and went into the bathroom. After a while, he brought a basin of hot water and placed it on the table.

"Just wipe it off first. Just bear with it for a while. Wait until the wound heals before taking a shower."

Tao Luanxi grumbled and was reluctant, but there was nothing she could do. Since someone was willing to serve her, Tao Luanxi raised her hand and let Qiu Yi wipe her body.

The warm towel rubbed across the skin, although not as comfortable as having hot water poured over the head, was enough to relax the tense mood of the day.

Tao Luanxi supported his head with one hand on the table, and stared at Qiu Yi's heart with his eyes down. This position was really novel. Qiu Yi was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and people always looked up to him in school. This was the first time he was looked at from this angle.

"What about your underwear?" Qiu Yi looked up at him, with the towel against his thighs. The heat spread along his skin, constantly stimulating his sensory nerves.

Tao Luanxi's laziness just now suddenly woke up, and he hurriedly pulled Qiu Yi's hand away: "I'll take care of the lower body myself."

Qiu Yi smiled meaningfully: "I'm sorry, didn't you see everything that night?"

It was dark that night, but now——

The lights in the dormitory were on brightly, and even the slightest hair on the skin was clearly illuminated. Although Qiu Yi's clothes were soaked in water and were wrinkled and a little messy, he was still well-dressed. In contrast, Tao Luanxi was naked, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was at a disadvantage.

"I'll change it myself!" Tao Luanxi held onto the last bit of her fig leaf and insisted.

"Okay." Qiu Yi nodded: "Where do you put your underwear? I'll get it for you."

“…”

"What's wrong? Don't want to tell me?" Qiu Yi raised his eyebrows: "If you don't tell me, I can only get my own to change it for you."

"In the back of the cabinet, in a white canvas bag."

Tao Luanxi pointed in the direction of the closet with a red face. He finally understood what was going on. What should he do in this matter? He was the one being teased!

Tao Luanxi took a deep breath and tried to stand up with his hands on the table. The wound on his knee was still painful, and he didn't dare to use too much force. After struggling for a long time, he still couldn't take his pants off.

"You really don't want my help?" Qiu Yi turned his back to Tao Luanxi and waved his hand to indicate, "Don't be shy to ask if you need anything!"

Tao Luanxi gritted her teeth and said, "Come here!"

The author has something to say: I wanted to write more about that later, but I’m afraid it will be blocked, so you can fill it in with your own imagination.