Lin Jianxue blinked, and her cheeks couldn't help but feel slightly hot.
She looked away unnaturally, her voice as low as a mosquito's hum: "...Oh."
Fu Zhawei didn't say anything else, just lowered his head and continued to eat noodles in silence.
His movements were still slow and methodical, but not slow at all.
Lin Jianxue looked at him.
He was thin, with straight shoulders and a stiff back. The lines of his profile were cold and hard, revealing a sense of nobility and aloofness that was out of place in this environment.
But he has a surprisingly good appetite.
Not only did he finish his own big bowl of braised beef noodles, he drank most of the soup and also finished the small half bowl of noodles she had left.
In the end, he even slowly and methodically devoured the two side dishes on the table - mixed cucumber and steamed rice - without leaving a single grain.
When he finally put down his chopsticks, Lin Jianxue came to her senses and quickly raised her hand and called out, "Waiter, pay the bill!"
The waiter came over quickly and gave a figure: "A total of two yuan and a half, plus two taels of food coupons."
Lin Jianxue was about to take money out of her canvas bag, but the teacher opposite her, Zhewei, had already spoken first, his voice still calm: "I'll pay."
As he spoke, he took out money and food coupons from his jacket pocket, counted out the corresponding amount with quick movements, and handed it to the waiter.
Lin Jianxue was anxious: "Hey, Fu Zhewei! We agreed to treat you! How can I let you pay?"
Fu Zhewei took the change and food coupons from the waiter and carefully put them in his pocket. Then he turned his head, his dark eyes looking at her quietly: "I ate most of the noodles and side dishes. You didn't eat much. I paid, shouldn't I?"
Lin Jianxue looked at his calm expression and was speechless for a moment.
But she still felt a little indescribable annoyance in her heart.
If she had known that he would rush to pay, she would not have ordered two large bowls of noodles and two additional dishes.
These days, money doesn't come easily to anyone, especially... She knows that the Fu family's current situation is not good.
His parents were still undergoing reform on the farm, and as a teenager with a ten-year-old sister, he must have lived a very difficult life.
Fu Zhewei has already stood up.
He lowered his eyes and looked at her face, which was slightly frowning and biting her lower lip. Her annoyed and tangled look was clearly reflected in his eyes.
He called her calmly, "Lin Jianxue."
Lin Jianxue raised her head blankly and looked at him.
"Don't worry." He said softly, "I still have money to treat you to a meal."
These words seemed to see through her thoughts.
Then, he turned his gaze toward the still crowded entrance of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative outside the window: "Let's go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative now?"
Lin Jianxue quickly stood up and responded softly, "Yeah."
Fu Zhawei nodded and took the lead to walk out of the noodle shop.
He walked to the back of the seemingly endless line at the supply and marketing cooperative, stopped, and turned to Lin Jianxue, who had followed him out, and said, "There's still a lot of people in line, and it's a bit hot today. Go to the noodle shop or find a shady place to rest first. Come over when you're almost in line."
After saying this, he turned around and stood silently at the end of the team, like a tall and straight poplar tree, blending into the bustling crowd.
Lin Jianxue stood there, looking at his tall and lonely figure. After hesitating for a few seconds, she followed him and stood right behind him.
The person in front moved, and Fu Zhewei subconsciously took a step forward. He felt the person behind him move as well. He turned around and saw that it was Lin Jianxue, and his brows frowned slightly.
Before he could say anything, Lin Jianxue explained, "It's boring for me to be alone. If we queue together, we can chat and time will pass faster, right?"
Fu Zhewei paused.
He stared at her with his dark eyes, so deep that they seemed to suck her in.
After a moment, he slowly spoke in a low voice: "What are you talking about?"
Lin Jianxue met his ink-black eyes, and her heart inexplicably skipped a beat.
She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she almost blurted out a question that even she herself found incomprehensible:
"Fu Zhewei, do you like someone?"
The moment the words fell, the air seemed to freeze for a second.
The sun shone brightly, and Fu Zhawei's angular face seemed a little blurry under the light and shadow. Only his pair of dark eyes suddenly tightened as if they were stabbed by something.
He was stunned.
Lin Jianxue was also stunned.
The next second, a wave of heat suddenly rushed up from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, instantly burning her cheeks.
Oh my god! What did she just ask?!
Jane is crazy! He is so full that his brain is not working anymore!
She lowered her head in panic, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into: "...Um, you, don't take it seriously! I'm just...just asking casually. I'm a little...a little dizzy after eating. Don't pay attention to me, just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Just when she was about to explode with embarrassment, a clear, low, yet unusually distinct voice came from above her head:
"have."
There is only one word, just give up, without any hesitation.
Now, it was Lin Jianxue's turn to be stunned.
He...he said yes?
Does he really like someone?
Lin Jianxue subconsciously asked: "...It's me, do you know anyone?"
Fu Zhawei's gaze paused on her face for a few seconds.
Then, he lowered his eyelashes slightly, and his long eyelashes cast a small, beautiful shadow under his eyelids, covering up the emotions that might be revealed in his eyes.
He seemed to think seriously for a few seconds before he looked at her again and nodded slightly.
"know."
After a pause, he added, his tone as flat as if he was stating a fact that had nothing to do with him: "But, she is married."
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