Without her, she might not have met Liang Shi later.
After reading Qi Jiao's diary, Xu Qingzhu felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
After that, when I looked at my own books again, I didn't feel anything anymore.
Those words seemed to automatically transform into Qi Jiao's diary.
When Liang Shi returned to the bedroom after washing up, Xu Qingzhu was not leaning against the headboard quietly reading a book as usual. Instead, she was sitting on the bed like an old monk in meditation, her eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.
Liang Shi turned off the main light in the room, leaving only two dim lamps by the bedside.
She lifted a corner of the blanket and got into bed, letting down her loosely rolled-up sleeves, causing half of the bed to gently sink.
Startled, Xu Qingzhu glanced at her side slightly. Her eyes, illuminated by the dim yellow light, were glistening with moisture and she looked somewhat dazed.
"What are you thinking about?" Liang Shi asked.
Xu Qingzhu then moved her body, a little stiffly, and whispered, "Qi Jiao."
Upon hearing this, Liang Shi pursed his lips and asked if she had put away Qi Jiao's diary. Xu Qingzhu said that she had put it in the bedside drawer on her side, then slowly lay down, her soft hair falling onto the pillow, and turned to look at Liang Shi.
The room was dimly lit, with a warm orange hue that seemed to envelop them like the sunset.
Liang Shi glanced at her and sensed that she was in a very low mood.
Liang Shi leaned against the headboard and couldn't help but reach out and stroke the top of her head, asking in a gentle voice, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qingzhu's hand landed in front of her eyes, her fingers slightly curled as she touched the silky pillow. "It's nothing."
This sound doesn't sound like anything's wrong at all.
Liang Shi sighed helplessly, "If I had known, I wouldn't have shown it to you."
Xu Qingzhu scoffed lightly, "I've already read them all."
"It's because I saw how upset you were after you finished reading it that I didn't want to show it to you," Liang Shi said.
Xu Qingzhu paused slightly, and after a moment she said, "I was just thinking..."
Her cool voice suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button in the quiet room, making people itch with anticipation. Liang Shi's hand, which was on the top of her head, also stopped.
Before Xu Qingzhu could finish speaking, a few seconds later she suddenly leaned over and hugged Liang Shi's waist.
Liang Shi's body slid down, and Xu Qingzhu's head rested on his body.
In that instant, she clung to me like a koala.
He pressed his ear close to her heart, and could hear her heartbeat clearly.
Liang Shi's heartbeat stopped for a moment, then began to beat rapidly and passionately, like a fierce drumbeat.
Liang Shi swallowed hard, suddenly remembering the message Xu Qingzhu had sent during the day—"I still want to give you a passionate kiss on your abs."
—They're kissing passionately on their abs.
—A passionate kiss.
The image was already in my mind.
My face and ears instantly felt hot.
Besides people who exercise regularly, people who are thin can also easily develop abs.
It means that as long as you are thin enough, your lower abdomen will be flat. It won't have the firm muscles of a six-pack, but the feel will be similar.
Liang Shi thought of Xu Qingzhu's lower abdomen.
Xu Qingzhu has a cool, fair complexion, which makes her look exceptionally beautiful under the dim, yellowish light.
It's like applying a layer of honey oil.
I can't think about it anymore.
Afraid that Xu Qingzhu, who was clinging to him, would fall off, Liang Shi held her with one arm and subconsciously rubbed his ear with the other.
Xu Qingzhu said in a muffled voice, "I was thinking, how sad Teacher Liang must have been after going through all that with Qi Jiao."
A piece of Liang Shi's heart suddenly collapsed.
It collapsed softly.
I thought I was invincible in the face of this, but Xu Qingzhu's words made me feel a pang of sadness.
Liang Shi didn't want Xu Qingzhu to realize it, so he chuckled and said, "It's nothing, so many years have passed, I've forgotten about it."
Xu Qingzhu raised her head slightly, while Liang Shi lowered his head as well.
Their eyes met.
Liang Shi swallowed again, her lips glistening and dewy.
It looks very young.
Xu Qingzhu's fingers suddenly landed on her lips, tracing the lines of her lips and gently brushing them around. Her expression was serious: "Really?"
Faced with those eyes, Liang Shi suddenly found himself unable to lie.
She lay down on the silky sheets, her chin resting on the top of Xu Qingzhu's head, and said in a muffled voice, "It's fake."
Xu Qingzhu chuckled softly and kissed her chin while she was still upset.
It happened so fast that before Liang Shi could even react, she had already buried her head in his arms again.
Xu Qingzhu said, "Then I'm very sad too."
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shixin felt a pang of sadness and gently stroked her back. "Don't be sad, it's nothing."
In a daze, Xu Qingzhu seemed to have returned to her childhood.
Liang Shi's speaking habits would unconsciously show when she was coaxing children, just like when she was a child herself.
Xu Qingzhu's lips curled up, but Liang Shi couldn't see it.
Xu Qingzhu said in a muffled voice, "But even small things hurt you a lot."
"I don't feel any pain anymore." Liang Shi added, afraid she wouldn't believe him, "Really!"
"But it hurts," Xu Qingzhu said in a muffled voice, "It hurts a lot."
Liang Shi: "..."
When Liang Shi heard what she said, he wished he could give her the whole world, and he would agree to anything as long as she was not in pain.
Liang Shi sighed softly, "Then what will it take for you to get better?"
Xu Qingzhu paused, then looked up at her with sparkling eyes. Her lips were very close to Liang Shi’s collarbone, and with each breath, her warm breath was exhaled, causing Liang Shi’s skin to turn red instantly.
A layer of fine goosebumps quickly rose on my skin.
It made her body feel hot.
...
Liang Shi swallowed hard; her intuition told her that something seemed amiss.
But as danger approached, she also felt a faint sense of anticipation.
She looked at Xu Qingzhu, whose beautiful eyes were still brimming with tears, as if they could condense into droplets and fall at any moment.
Xu Qingzhu bit her lip, looked at her and shook her head, "It seems like nothing I do will work."
Upon hearing this, Liang Shi looked at her under the dim light and kissed her forehead as if he were coaxing a child.
"Then go to sleep, you'll feel better after a good night's rest," Liang Shi said gently. "Don't think about those things."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
Xu Qingzhu let out a soft breath, her cool voice ringing in Liang Shi's ear. Her voice was low enough to be incredibly alluring.
She said, "Then...can I...dance on my sister's collarbone...and then...sleep?"
Chapter 117
Xu Qingzhu
The punctuation is very strange.
It was so strange that it made Liang Shi's heart skip a beat.
Following her strange pauses in breathing, the hand hanging on her back suddenly tightened.
Liang Shi pressed his fingertips against her back.
Xu Qingzhu was slender; his fingers landed on her shoulder blades, and he could pull her into his arms without any effort.
The two moved a little closer together.
The sound of Liang Shi swallowing was particularly clear in the quiet space.
Glug—
His rolling throat touched the top of Xu Qingzhu's head, and Xu Qingzhu chuckled, her body trembling with laughter.
Liang Shi knew she was talking about what they had been chatting about on WeChat that day, and that she was deliberately teasing him again.
Liang Shi placed one hand on her shoulder blade and gently tapped it with his fingers, while rubbing her ridiculously hot ears with his other hand.
"Stop teasing me." Liang Shi smiled helplessly. "I'm serious. Let's go to sleep."
After saying that, he muttered under his breath, "I should have known better than to send you that Weibo post."
"Which one?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
She wasn't trying to flirt; it's just that people automatically lower their volume in quiet environments, and when they speak, it's like a breath.
The warm breath exhaled by Liang Shi fell all over his neck, making that area of skin a little itchy.
Even when speaking, he seemed a little awkward, as if he had a speechless quality.
Liang Shi cleared his throat and coughed softly, "It's the one from tonight."
"Unstoppable momentum?" Xu Qingzhu asked.