Liang Shi thanked everyone politely and then saw them off one by one.
Even Zhou Yi'an, she thanked the other party.
Zhou Yi'an looked at her and left without saying a word.
In the end, only she and Xu Qingzhu were left.
The two stood in front of Minghui Jewelry's office building. It was nearly midnight, and all was quiet.
The office building was already completely dark.
Xu Qingzhu let out a heavy breath and closed her eyes to feel the temperature of the wind.
Liang Shi turned his head to look at her.
Her hair tie was loose, and now it was almost all down, with the edges of her hair messy from the wind. The side of her neck had a beautiful and smooth line, her earlobes were red, and her face was filled with a happy and satisfied smile.
The autumn night was chilly, and her thin coat made her shiver.
Even so, she was still smiling.
Liang Shi asked her, "Aren't you cold?"
Xu Qingzhu shook her head, "My heart is warm."
Because so many people were helping her, Liang Shi walked into that office when she was in trouble.
Tell her, "It's okay."
It's a sense of security that's hard to describe.
Then, the matter was perfectly resolved.
She used the most honorable means, standing on the other party's platform, to hammer them into darkness.
This was something she had never imagined.
Xu Qingzhu smiled, sniffed, and asked, "Teacher Liang, are you cold?"
His speech has become nasal.
"It's alright." Liang Shi took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. "You're going to catch a cold."
"No, it won't happen." Xu Qingzhu said, her coat almost falling off.
Liang Shi didn't dare get too close to her, so he loosely draped his coat over her shoulders. But when she moved, the coat almost fell off. Fortunately, Liang Shi reacted quickly and placed his hand on the coat, pressing it against her back to catch it.
...
This pose is a bit strange.
It was originally just to pick up a coat, but it turned into a half-hug, half-embrace.
Liang Shi stood beside Xu Qingzhu, half of his body shielding Xu Qingzhu from the wind, his arms bent, forming a hugging posture.
Xu Qingzhu's hot breath blew on Liang Shi's ear.
A gentle breeze blew by, making Liang Shi's ears itch, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Glug—"
The sound seemed especially real in the desolate night.
Xu Qingzhu suddenly chuckled softly, leaving Liang Shi looking embarrassed.
When she laughed, she lowered her head, her head almost touching Liang Shi's chest, and Liang Shi could feel her body trembling.
"Teacher Liang," Xu Qingzhu asked, "haven't you brought your clothes yet?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She immediately stopped, but her movements were a bit flustered, so... the clothes fell off and she tried to retrieve them, but they fell off again.
Her hands were so clumsy at this moment that she didn't know what to do, yet she kept touching Xu Qingzhu's back.
From the shoulder to the lower back.
Xu Qingzhu didn't say anything.
finally……
Liang Shi took the garment, unfolded it, and stood directly in front of Xu Qingzhu, draping it over her shoulders.
But her hair was in the way, and her hair tie was wobbling and about to fall off.
Liang Shi simply took out her hair, and the black hair tie turned around and ended up on Liang Shi's wrist.
Her hair was loose and dancing in the wind. Liang Shi handed the hair tie back to her, saying, "Tie it up yourself."
Xu Qingzhu shook her head. "It's cold."
She tucked her hands into her sleeves, too lazy to even take them out.
But Liang Shi couldn't bear to watch any longer and said gently, "Then I'll give you the injection?"
"Okay." Xu Qingzhu sniffed again, her originally cool voice turning into a soft, childlike tone because of the cold weather. "Thank you, Teacher Liang."
Liang Shi: "..."
This is the first time I've heard Xu Qingzhu's voice like this.
Combined with her cold and aloof face, it creates a striking contrast.
Liang Shi was slightly taller than her, and standing in front of her could shield her from the wind. He wanted to go around to the back to tie her hair, but before he could leave, Xu Qingzhu grabbed him.
She said in her not-so-soft, childlike voice, "Cold."
Liang Shi: "..."
Who just said they were warm-hearted?
Liang Shi didn't argue with her here; talking too much would only make him feel cold, so he simply resigned himself to his fate and let her do as she pleased.
He stood directly in front of her, swept her long hair down from above, and tied it up three times. It was a little tight, so Liang Shi adjusted it further, breaking off a strand of her hair which landed in his palm.
Liang Shi was a little embarrassed to show Xu Qingzhu that strand of hair.
Xu Qingzhu glanced up at her, "Stealing my hair?"
“It was an accident,” Liang Shi said.
Xu Qingzhu: "I don't care, you have to pay me back for one."
As he spoke, he tiptoed over, reached out, and plucked a strand of her hair.
Liang Shi: "..."
Isn't that childish?
Besides, I was feeling cold just now while tying my hair up.
Liang Shi was helpless.
But when Xu Qingzhu leaned in, her lips were only a centimeter away from her neck, and her hand wrapped around her from the other side.
It looks just like a hugging gesture.
Then—a sharp pain came from the back of my head.
...
Pain took away all of Liang Shi's beauty.
But after Xu Qingzhu plucked a strand of her hair, he placed both strands in his palm and let them be illuminated by the streetlights.
"I heard that in the past, people would tie their hair together on their wedding night so that it wouldn't separate," Xu Qingzhu suddenly said. "Teacher Liang, do you think that's true or false?"
"I don't know," Liang Shi said. "It seems to be for a beautiful meaning."
As soon as they finished speaking, a gust of wind blew, and the hair in their hands was blown away.
Liang Shi suppressed a laugh and said, "Now we're really even."
Xu Qingzhu glanced at her sideways and withdrew her hand again.
An unanimous silence.
It seemed as if they were enjoying the tranquility after the storm together.
Even though the wind was cold, it felt gentle on my skin.
It's much better than being on edge all day.
After a long silence, Xu Qingzhu spoke first: "Liang Shi, have you been through a lot in the past?"
Liang Shi was lost in thought when she saw a cat nestled in the roadside grass.
Hearing this, he turned around and replied in surprise, "Huh?"
"Have you experienced many things like today?" Xu Qingzhu asked again.
She asked in a soft voice, which made Liang Shi's reply also gentle: "Not much."
Liang Shi said, "I can only say that someone taught me a lot."
"Would you be upset if you saw comments like those today?" Xu Qingzhu asked. "Those barrage of malicious comments, comments that wish you and your whole family would die."
Liang Shi laughed, "Are you still thinking about those things? Don't think about them anymore. They're just talking about it online. Sometimes it's just a way for them to vent their emotions. There's no need to take it to heart."
"I'm asking you, have you ever experienced this?" Xu Qingzhu said, "Being insulted so recklessly, being constantly hurt by words."
Liang Shi's smile froze, and he suddenly fell silent.
After a moment of silence, she smiled gently and said, "It doesn't matter as long as you don't look at it."
She kept dodging the questions Xu Qingzhu posed, but every answer she gave indirectly said: Yes, I was scolded like that.
Xu Qingzhu stared at her, her eyes sparkling, whether from the wind or from the atmosphere.
Xu Qingzhu's voice even carried a hint of grievance, "Teacher Liang, why did they scold you before?"
“I didn’t act well,” Liang Shi said. “I didn’t know anything at the beginning, so it’s normal to be scolded. And also…”
Liang Shi gave a bitter smile, her memory instantly returning to the time before she left that world, when everyone was cursing her, and news would still be pushed to her even if she didn't turn on her computer.
Many people also squatted outside her house and went to her workplace.
—You perverted bastard!