Liang Shi: "..."
Xu Qingzhu read these words very clearly, somewhat like a pure news anchor's voice on CCTV News, but her voice was low, giving it a slightly enchanting quality.
There's something about it that's hard to explain.
When she uttered seemingly normal idioms, Liang Shi would always imagine certain unspeakable scenes.
She couldn't help it.
Liang Shi's hand moved upwards, stroking Xu Qingzhu's soft hair, as if he were petting a cat. "Xu Qingzhu, go to sleep."
His words carried a serious tone.
Xu Qingzhu frowned slightly, and her cool voice rose a little, "Are you being mean to me?"
Liang Shi: "?"
She said helplessly, "How could that be?"
“But the tone you used just now…” Xu Qingzhu said, “I thought you were angry.”
Liang Shi: "...No."
"You seem a little impatient now." Xu Qingzhu paused, her tone lowering. "Did I upset you? Or do you not like me mentioning your Weibo?"
Liang Shi: "..."
As she spoke, Xu Qingzhu turned around in her arms, propping her head up with one hand to create distance between them.
Even this intimate embrace developed cracks.
Suddenly, the wind in the room seemed to have eyes, blowing through the cracks without restraint, making Liang Shi feel a slight chill.
The hand that was hanging over her also missed its target.
Everything seemed to indicate that the other party was angry.
Liang Shi felt inexplicably nervous. She whispered to Xu Qingzhu, "I didn't... I sent the Weibo post to you. I didn't mean to stop you from mentioning it."
Xu Qingzhu had her back to her, and her voice was muffled, "But you speak very harshly."
Liang Shi: "...Really, no, why would I yell at you?"
"Maybe I was too close to you," Xu Qingzhu said. "I should have known... I was wrong, I'm sorry."
Liang Shi: "..."
For some inexplicable reason, Liang Shi felt that the tone sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.
At that moment, he was only concerned with coaxing Xu Qingzhu.
Liang Shi was never good at this kind of thing, let alone coaxing people.
She rarely even said "I'm sorry," so Liang Shi was considered a high scorer in the lesson of interpersonal communication.
He maintained a neutral distance from people throughout, so this problem didn't arise.
At this moment, she didn't know what to do to appease Xu Qingzhu.
After thinking it over, all I can say is, "I didn't yell at you."
A gentle voice rang out in the quiet room, carrying a hint of pleading. She propped herself up and moved closer to Xu Qingzhu, but Xu Qingzhu moved away from her.
After this happened twice, Liang Shi saw that she was about to fall off the bed, so he immediately reached out and hugged her tightly.
This time, Liang Shi moved closer to Xu Qingzhu and hugged her tightly from behind, saying, "Xu Qingzhu, don't be angry."
Xu Qingzhu's lips curled up slightly, wanting to laugh but having to hold it in, almost causing her internal injuries.
Although she could barely contain her laughter, she said in a muffled voice, "I'm not angry, I'm just a little unhappy."
Xu Qingzhu borrowed her words, "It's just a little bit."
“Then don’t be upset,” Liang Shi said. “If you’re upset, just say so. Let me be upset too.”
When people are pushed to the limit, they can always learn something new without being taught.
For example, words used to coax or deceive.
I can't speak in sophisticated terms, but I can speak in a straightforward way.
Liang Shi said, "You're making me panic."
Xu Qingzhu's shoulders trembled slightly, and her voice was choked with emotion. "I just feel sorry for getting so close to you without your permission, which made you hate me. I won't do it again."
She looked like she was crying.
Liang Shi became increasingly nervous.
But she also thought of two questions.
1. How to comfort Xu Qingzhu when she cries?
Second, the Misfortune Value System has been launched. Will she be directly punished with Level 3?
Liang Shi felt heartbroken seeing her cry, and gently comforted her by rubbing against her back, "Teacher Xu, I don't hate it when you're near me. Actually... I like you."
"You're only saying this so reluctantly to appease me." Xu Qingzhu's choked voice rang out again. "I just made a joke with you on Weibo, and you got angry and even yelled at me."
Liang Shi: "..."
"I really didn't," Liang Shi said, growing increasingly flustered. "I'm not exaggerating at all. I'm just... sorry."
She licked her lips as she spoke, buried her face in her back, and said in a slightly embarrassed voice, "I...I've never been in a relationship before, so I'm not very good at handling this...You...please don't do this, it hurts my heart."
Xu Qingzhu wanted to tease her further, so she asked, "How much does your heart hurt?"
But when he said "your heart," he couldn't hold back and broke his composure.
Liang Shi thought she was crying, so he immediately got up to look at her and handed her some tissues. What he saw was Xu Qingzhu's bright, mischievous eyes.
Liang Shi sat there, dumbfounded.
She had no idea what she had just said.
Is this your first time dating?
Or is it just heartache?
She revealed all her secrets...
Completely clean.
Xu Qingzhu was laughing, laughing until her stomach hurt.
Even her laughter was restrained, barely making a sound, but her eyes were like those of a mischievous little fox.
Liang Shi's entire face turned bright red.
She had never experienced anything like this in the first twenty-five years of her life.
She subconsciously raised her hand to rub her earlobe, and it was incredibly hot to the touch.
She was like a ripe tomato.
After a long pause, feeling like he could barely breathe, Liang Shi finally exhaled, but his throat felt dry and he didn't know what to say.
My mind went completely blank.
Xu Qingzhu waited until she had finished laughing before saying, "Teacher Liang, so you've never been in a relationship?"
Liang Shi: "..."
What's so funny about that?
"Have you talked about it?" Liang Shi asked somewhat blankly.
He paused only after asking the question.
Dating is nothing, she's already married.
Liang Shi opened his mouth, wanting to make up for what he had just said, but he didn't know how to say it.
At this moment, it felt as if all the face I had lost in the previous twenty-five years had been completely disgraced.
Liang Shi's light brown pupils glanced gently at Xu Qingzhu, his gaze as complex as her emotions.
Xu Qingzhu looked at her, her cool voice, now devoid of laughter, still husky from her earlier indulgence, "I've seen other people date her."
“I’ve been watching Sally and Lin Luoxi’s relationship go from dating to getting back together while I was eating dog food.” Xu Qingzhu didn’t hide it from her. “Today when I asked Xixi how to deal with green tea girls, I learned a little bit from her.”
Liang Shi: "..."
No wonder Xu Qingzhu's words sounded strangely familiar; they were similar to Liang Xinran's.
It's the same old thing in a new bottle.
But she didn't realize it.
When facing Liang Xinran, Liang Shi was unusually calm.
But she was completely helpless against Xu Qingzhu.
When Xu Qingzhu is quiet and reserved, she is pure, serene, and aloof, like a lotus on a snow-capped mountain. If you want to get close to her, you must go through the extreme cold of the Arctic.
But when she smiles, her eyes are like those of a little fox, darting about in the mountains and fields.
Liang Shih liked to see her free and unrestrained feeling.
But this smile was built upon all her complex emotions, and Liang Shi felt a tightness in his chest, so tight that he didn't know what to say.
I feel very upset.
Liang Shi looked at her expressionlessly, but in the end said nothing and lay down on the other side of the bed.
Even her own private space, with her pillow pulled away.
There was a place for me on this not-so-big bed.
And he distanced himself from Xu Qingzhu.
She pulled the covers over herself, turned off the light on her side, closed her eyes, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to sleep."
Two very bland words.
She didn't get angry with Xu Qingzhu, but you could tell from her indifferent tone that she was angry.
Xu Qingzhu watched her retreating figure, pursed her lips, pondered for a few seconds, and asked cautiously, "Are you angry?"