Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow: "Huh?"
"Never mind." Liang Shi realized he had misspoke. "You should drink quickly, then rest. You have to go to work tomorrow."
It carries a hint of self-abandonment.
Xu Qingzhu ignored her and slowly drank her milk.
Liang Shi sat by her bedside, sipping the warm water in a half-hearted manner.
She wasn't thirsty, and drinking too much water before bed wasn't good, so she only drank half before putting down her glass. Xu Qingzhu, on the other hand, quickly finished her glass of milk and placed it next to hers.
One is transparent, and the other is milky white; they somehow match together.
Liang Shi placed the cup on the other side of the room and stood there awkwardly for a while.
Finally unable to resist, she got up and walked outside, saying, "You should rest."
She stood in front of Xu Qingzhu's bed, glanced down to make sure she was alright, and then reminded her, "Set your alarm and remember to eat breakfast."
Xu Qingzhu looked up and unexpectedly met her gaze.
A cool voice echoed in the room, but the last syllable rose, carrying an ambiguous meaning: "Where are you going?"
"Go home," Liang Shi said.
Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow: "Just came over to heat up a cup of milk for me?"
Liang Shi: "...We also had something to discuss."
A lame excuse can be used indefinitely as long as it isn't exposed.
This was her last act of defiance.
Xu Qingzhu chuckled lightly, "Are you leaving after we've finished chatting?"
"Okay," Liang Shi said. "You have to go to work tomorrow, so you should go to bed early."
Xu Qingzhu stared at her, the corners of her mouth always turned up, as if something happy had happened.
Liang Shi didn't ask; she was sulking with herself.
She noticed that these kinds of things were happening more and more frequently lately.
You're angry with yourself, but you don't even know what you're angry about.
Overall, I felt a bit down.
She planned to think about it when she got home that night, and calmly process all her bad emotions on her own.
As she turned to leave, Xu Qingzhu reached out and grabbed her wrist. His cool fingers gently caressed the veins on her wrist, the very spot where he could feel her pulse.
Her heart suddenly raced, but Xu Qingzhu's fingertip stopped there.
"Bang—bang—"
Liang Shi tried to pull his hand away, but Xu Qingzhu held it tightly. She tugged at Liang Shi's arm again and said gently, "Teacher Liang, please stay."
Liang Shi turned around in surprise and met Xu Qingzhu's eyes again.
Those eyes were clear and transparent, yet they carried an indescribable sadness.
Xu Qingzhu said, "Let's chat."
//
That night, Liang Shi lay down next to Xu Qingzhu again, under the same blanket.
Because Xu Qingzhu's room didn't have any extra blankets, and luckily her blanket was big enough, leaving enough space in the middle.
Xu Qingzhu was indeed tired. She fell asleep after chatting with her about the Sheng family for a while. Liang Shi wasn't much better off.
In the middle of the night, she was half asleep when she felt something cold slip into her arms. She instinctively reached out and touched it, but the cold hand slipped under her clothes and landed on her lower back.
She was fast asleep and didn't notice, she just put her legs up on that cold thing.
The temperature dropped in the latter half of the night, and Xu Qingzhu would usually curl up to resist the cold.
Especially during this period, before the heating was on, the temperature dropped sharply, and Xu Qingzhu, who has a naturally cold constitution, woke up with her hands and feet icy cold every morning.
But that night, she discovered a heat source in the middle of the night and, of course, rolled towards it.
Thanks to this heat source, I slept very comfortably, had no nightmares, and even my hands were warm when I woke up the next day.
...
It took Xu Qingzhu three seconds to realize her current situation.
Her hand landed on Liang Shi's lower back, even lifting the hem of her nightgown to reveal her lower abdomen, and Liang Shi was not wearing a bra.
Actually, she wasn't wearing any.
Wearing underwear to bed can cause cancer.
Moreover, she lifted it up so high that Liang Shi's... could be vaguely seen...
Their legs were intertwined in a strange position, making it hard to say who was on top of whom, but they certainly wouldn't get cold that way.
As soon as Xu Qingzhu looked up, she saw Liang Shi's jawline. Just as she was about to move her legs to pull herself out, Liang Shi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he opened his eyes.
Xu Qingzhu subconsciously reached out her hand, but accidentally bumped into Liang Shi's front.
It even bumped into Liang Shi, causing her to groan softly.
Liang Shi: "..."
Completely awake.
The two looked at each other, and then almost simultaneously let go of each other's hands and feet, rolling to the sides.
Xu Qingzhu rolled to the left side of the bed, and Liang Shi turned slightly and fell off the bed, hitting his head on the bedside table.
...
It was a muffled sound.
Xu Qingzhu immediately leaned over to look and saw Liang Shi lying there, his face contorted in pain.
Fortunately, there was a soft carpet on the floor, so her body didn't hurt too much.
Xu Qingzhu looked at her and couldn't help but smile.
Liang Shi cast a mournful glance at her, and Xu Qingzhu immediately pursed her lips and suppressed her smile.
But there was still a light in her eyes, and she looked quite happy.
Liang Shi glanced at her sideways, then sat up.
Xu Qingzhu reached out and pressed her head down, gently rubbing the spot where she had bumped her head on the bedside table. "Let Teacher Liang rub it, it won't hurt anymore."
It's like coaxing a child.
Liang Shi: "..."
Well, she seemed to appreciate it.
Perhaps it was psychological, but she felt less pain.
//
While eating breakfast, Sheng Linlang looked at Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu with a satisfied smile, put a lot of rice on Liang Shi's plate, and told him to eat more.
Unable to refuse such hospitality, Liang Shi...ate a little too much.
So in the morning, Xu Qingzhu drove her to work and then went to the company.
The little incident from last night has been forgotten, but Liang Shi received a definite answer from Xu Qingzhu, saying that he wants to reunite with the Su family.
However, Su Zhe presented her with two options, but Xu Qingzhu said, "I want both."
She spoke with such confidence that Liang Shi was stunned.
Liang Shi then expressed his support.
Liang Shi had already taken charge of things at the company, but she still prepared her resignation letter and handed it to Zhou Li on Thursday.
Li Ran happened to see this and asked with considerable regret, "Are you really going to resign?"
"Yes," Liang Shi said, "I'll be joining the crew next week for the opening ceremony of 'Yu Guang'."
"So fast?" Li Ran said, "What a pity. I thought I could spend another month with you. I've gotten used to you here."
"We can still keep in touch in the future," Liang Shi said with a smile.
Li Ran patted her on the shoulder, took a notebook from the table, and said, "Future superstar, come and sign my autograph!"
Liang Shi casually signed his name on the paper.
Li Ran was surprised when she saw it. "Oh wow, you've practiced this before?"
Liang Shi smiled but remained silent.
She's signed many autographs before, so she doesn't need to practice signing autographs at all.
But after receiving her resignation letter, Zhou Li held the envelope in her hand, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Your situation is a bit special, so we need to ask the higher-ups. Should you ask them yourself, or should I ask them for you?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Shi knew he had to go find Liang Xinhe first.
So she took her resignation letter back and didn't make things difficult for Zhou Li. "Sister Li, I'll go."
So, before leaving get off work in the afternoon, she went to the general manager's office.
He knocked on the door as he entered, and a voice inside said "Come in." Liang Xinhe had his back to Liang Shi and assumed it was his secretary, so he didn't pay attention and continued making the call, "Check out the company Zuo Ye Culture."
After a moment, he added, "My sister works for this company and now wants to terminate her contract."
"How can their contract be so unfair? They want to pay ten million to terminate it."
"I have it, but I don't want to give it away."
"Anyway, investigate them, and dig out any scandals involving their artists."
"..."
Liang Shi stood there listening, keenly sensing something, and opened his phone to search for Guo Xinran on Weibo.
The profile that popped up had changed to: Artist signed with Zuoye Culture, Girl searching for her family.
Her Weibo ID hasn't changed, but her latest post reads: "Sharing some good news! Although it's not certain yet, I think I've found my biological parents. They contacted me through the local committee and will be coming to our area tomorrow. Even though it's just a possibility, I'm still so happy! It all feels like a dream; I couldn't believe it when I received their call. I'll share more good news later."