This isn't right.
Xu Qingzhu brought out the dishes, then looked at Liang Shi, who was completely bewildered, and said in a cool voice with a hint of gentleness, "Teacher Liang, you've worked hard to seek justice for me."
Chapter 47
Xu Qingzhu had just closed her laptop and was about to leave work when she saw Bai Weiwei's message.
What first catches the eye is a bunch of pictures, and then the words.
After she finished speaking, she wanted to reply, but the message she sent was preceded by a red exclamation mark.
Bai Weiwei blocked her.
It's funny to think about.
Bai Weiwei specifically removed her from the blacklist just to talk about this.
I don't know what her intentions were, but it's all quite baffling.
After finishing her meal, Xu Qingzhu reminded Liang Shi to be careful.
They might be secretly photographed in the future.
Liang Shi was startled. "I really didn't do anything to wrong you."
“I know,” Xu Qingzhu said, “but some media outlets will make up stories based on pictures.”
Liang Shi: "..."
She paused for a few seconds, then said helplessly, "I'll be more careful to keep my distance from now on."
Although he hadn't been out of that circle for very long, and the days of being followed and secretly photographed on his way home, downstairs, and at the hotel entrance hadn't been long, it felt like an eternity to Liang Shi at this moment.
Those days seem so far away from her now.
Liang Shi didn't say much about Cheng Ran, so Xu Qingzhu didn't ask either.
Dinner was packed food that Xu Qingzhu brought back; it just needed to be microwaved for a quick dip.
This is a more friendly approach for Xu Qingzhu, who can't cook.
After dinner, Liang Shi went to wash the dishes, while Xu Qingzhu sat on the sofa in the living room and continued to work.
She seems to have an endless stream of things to do.
After Liang Shi finished washing the dishes, he noticed that she had a furrowed brow, so he didn't go out to disturb her. Instead, he took some fruit from the refrigerator, washed a plate of fruit, and went out.
Even the movement of placing it on the coffee table was very gentle.
After Xu Qingzhu finished her work, she sat there chatting with Liang Shi.
Somehow, the conversation about Qi Jiao led to Rainbow, and Liang Shi said that he had been taught a lesson by a five-year-old child.
Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, "Tell me about it."
Liang Shi then told Xu Qingzhu about Rainbow's remarks that day, and finally asked, "Do you think it's the adults who are strange, or this little girl?"
“This child,” Xu Qingzhu paused, and after a long while, she finally came up with a word of evaluation, “very smart.”
“Yes, she watched a sci-fi movie with me last time, and she guessed the characters’ logic and the plot very accurately,” Liang Shi said. “And it was all in English.”
"Is she mixed race?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
“Yes,” Liang Shi said.
“Mixed-race children are generally smarter than other children,” Xu Qingzhu said. “But I think her statement is quite accurate.”
As someone who was hurt in her childhood, Xu Qingzhu recalled her feelings back then, and after a long while, she said in a deep voice: "The hurt won't stop just because you don't look at it."
“But they’re just kids,” Liang Shi said. “Shouldn’t protecting children be the responsibility of adults? At their age, they should be carefree, only worrying about what to eat and drink every day.”
Xu Qingzhu glanced at her. "What if you encounter irresponsible parents?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Irresponsible parents wouldn't teach their children these things."
Xu Qingzhu nodded, "So children still have to grow up on their own. It's a lesson they'll have to understand sooner or later. It's always better to know it sooner than later, right?"
Liang Shi sighed, "But these things are too painful for children."
Xu Qingzhu looked at her quietly upon hearing this.
Liang Shi suddenly felt uneasy. "Why...why are you looking at me like that?"
Xu Qingzhu pressed her temples and said to her very seriously, "Promise me that if you have children in the future, you will never teach them yourself, okay?"
Liang Shi: "Huh? Why?"
Xu Qingzhu smiled: "You'll spoil her rotten."
This is definitely a candidate for becoming a doting father.
Liang Shi: "..."
She said softly, "I don't have children yet, it's too early to think about these things."
Xu Qingzhu: "To prepare for a rainy day."
Liang Shi was slow to realize, so... what were they discussing?
How should I educate my child in the future?
//
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, casting refracted light into the room, within which dust motes danced, like vibrant life.
A morning that was no different from any other.
After having breakfast, Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu went to work separately.
Xu Qingzhu remembered that she needed to go to the study to collect documents before leaving, so Liang Shi went out first.
The early autumn morning sun was warm and pleasant, and she leaned against the car, half-closing her eyes, basking in the sunlight.
When Xu Qingzhu hurriedly came out, she called out, "It's still early, no rush."
Xu Qingzhu replied that she knew, opened the car door, threw her bag and documents into the car, and turned to walk towards her.
Liang Shi asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qingzhu looked up at her and said, "Give me your hand."
Although he didn't understand, Liang Shi obediently extended his hand.
Alpha hands are slightly larger, mainly because their fingers are longer.
Liang Shi's hands were very white and delicate.
These hands were softer than her own, after all, she had never done any rough work since she was a child.
She had done too many things in the past, and even though she later became an actress and started to pay attention to skincare, it was still not as good as the pampered life she had since childhood.
My palms felt warm in the sunlight.
A yellow talisman landed in her palm. Liang Shi asked in surprise, "How did it get here?"
Xu Qingzhu sighed helplessly, "I climbed such a high mountain to get this amulet, and it's just gone like that?"
"It was an accident," Liang Shi chuckled. "I was wearing it on my body before."
"I found it in the entryway." Xu Qingzhu said, then frowned as she saw her casually put the amulet into her pocket. "Just like that?"
“Yes,” Liang Shi said, “why not just carry this thing on your person?”
Then he asked, "Where did you put it?"
Xu Qingzhu took off her coat to the side and draped a yellow amulet over the shoulder of her shirt.
However, her shirt was also light yellow, so the color transition made it look less bad.
But Liang Shi's shirt was white.
It would look awkward to just put a peace charm on it, so she didn't really want to.
Xu Qingzhu reached out and asked her for the amulet, helping her pin it to her shoulder while recounting what her grandmother had said before.
“My grandmother said, either don’t believe at all. Whether it’s gods, Buddhas, ghosts, or monsters, as long as you don’t believe, you won’t encounter them. But if you do believe, especially if you ask for talismans and statues of gods, then you have to take it seriously, otherwise no one knows what the consequences will be.”
Xu Qingzhu was slightly shorter than Liang Shi. When she helped Liang Shi put on the amulet, she looked serious, but the warmth of her breath passed through her shirt and landed on Liang Shi's skin.
It makes your heart race.
She did it neatly and efficiently, even though she didn't know what was inside the amulet, and it felt like sand to her touch.
Xu Qingzhu had a way of making it so that no one outside could tell.
After I finished, I smoothed out the wrinkles on her coat, saying, "If you think it looks bad, just don't take it off."
Liang Shi glanced at it and indeed there were no traces.
I couldn't help but exclaim, "You're amazing!"
Xu Qingzhu smiled but didn't say anything.
//
Liang Shi arrived at the company at 8:49.
She had calculated the time in her mind so that she could arrive at her workstation about five minutes early.
After parking her car, she walked into the office building and happened to run into Liang Xinzhou at the entrance.
I've seen Liang Xinhe more often at the company before, but this is the first time I've met Liang Xinzhou.
Yesterday, she went upstairs to deliver a good luck charm to the other party, only to unexpectedly learn that the other party was away on a business trip.
Her secretary told her at the time that her return date was uncertain.
Unexpectedly, she ran into him downstairs at the company today, and immediately called out, "President Liang."
Liang Xinzhou stopped and turned around.
Compared to Liang Xinhe, Liang Shi was more afraid of Liang Xinzhou.