Tao Zhi hesitated for three seconds between "pretending not to hear or see him and turning away" and "turning around to face the pain", feeling that the former was a little deliberate and more embarrassing.
She leaned against the glass window for two seconds, and then turned around frame by frame. She even felt her body was so stiff that she could hear the "click" sound of her bones as she turned.
Tao Zhi turned his head, looked at Jiang Qihuai, and showed a smirk: "Coming?"
Jiang Qihuai looked at her without emotion.
Maintaining a smile, Tao Zhi raised his stiff mouth, raised his arm, patted his shoulder twice, and said naturally, "Good job, ah."
"..."
Jiang Qihuai thought for a moment that she was the owner of this convenience store.
Tao Zhi subconsciously wanted to slip away. What happened just now, what kind of impulsiveness, what was full of loneliness and courage, was completely wiped out by him, and she didn't know what she didn't fully understand. Find someone, look at him and make sure of something.
It's all because he looked so good when he changed her composition.
It's all his fault.
Tao Zhi thought a little angrily.
Before she moved her feet, an old man walked up behind Jiang Qihuai.
The old man was in his 60s and looked hale and hearty. He looked at her with a pair of smiling eyes and asked, "Is this a classmate?"
Jiang Qihuai let out a "hmm".
Only after Tao Zhi realized it, he hurriedly greeted the old man: "Grandpa, hello."
"Hey, hello," the old man looked at her kindly and said, "Are you here to play with Ah Huai?"
"..."
No, I just came to see his work progress.
Grandpa Jiang's words put Tao Zhi in a dilemma again. After thinking about it, she nodded slowly.
Seeing her nodding, Grandpa Jiang seemed very happy: "Come and play, Ah Huai also made friends in the new school."
Tao Zhi subconsciously glanced at Jiang Qihuai.
The young man lowered his eyes, his cold breath disappeared, and he looked very quiet.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but when standing next to the old man, he will give people a feeling that the sharp shell has been restrained and softened.
The lone wolf turned into a little golden retriever.
Tao Zhi was a little curious, she was used to please the old man, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, Jiang Qihuai is very popular in school, everyone likes to play with him."
When copying homework by self-study in the morning.
Grandpa Jiang was even happier: "Ah Huai has a good temper and has been likable since he was a child."
"..."
Tao Zhi didn't know what to say for a while, she couldn't connect Jiang Qihuai with the words "good temper" and "likable".
Jiang Qihuai raised his eyes, seeing her indescribable expression, he knew what she was thinking, he sighed: "It's windy outside, let's go back first."
Grandpa Jiang nodded, then looked at Tao Zhi again: "Have you had dinner tonight, little girl?"
"not yet."
Grandpa Jiang: "Let's go, go up and have a meal and then play with him. Grandpa will cook something delicious for you."
Tao Zhi: "Huh? Ah..."
ah? ?
Jiang Qihuai's family lived on this street, and turned into a small alley next to the convenience store. The vermillion walls of the old residential buildings were mottled, and the cement steps were covered with small advertisements. The floor height was slightly lower. The corridors are cramped.
His house was the last one on the third floor. Tao Zhi stood at the door and watched Jiang Qihuai open the door with the key, and followed him in. He still hadn't realized why things had turned out like this.
Jiang Qihuai stood at the door and turned on the light.
The ceiling lamp in the living room is warm yellow, the living room is small, you can see the head at a glance, the dining table is placed at the door, the old mahogany coffee table, and the sofa is covered with a sofa that has been washed white.
Tao Zhi only glanced at it, then stopped looking around, and obediently lowered his head to change his shoes.
She went in and took off her coat, didn't throw it away, folded it aside, then sat on the sofa with her hands on her knees.
Like an honest elementary school student.
Grandpa Jiang washed his hands, asked her if she had any taboos, and then went into the kitchen.
Jiang Qihuai followed behind and poured her a glass of water.
Tao Zhi took it over and whispered "Thank you".
The water was warm, dispelling the chilly body just now standing outside, Tao Zhi took a small sip from the glass, and sneaked a look in the direction of the kitchen.
The door was not closed, Jiang Qihuai stood in front of the sink washing the vegetables, and took out a piece of red meat from the refrigerator.
He closed the refrigerator door and looked out.
Tao Zhi quickly retracted his head, looking down at the water in his water glass.
There were occasional voices in the kitchen.
Tao Zhi hesitated for a moment, put down the cup, went to the door and poked his head: "Do you want me to help?"
Jiang Qihuai pulled out the cutting board and was cutting vegetables: "Go back and sit down."
"You go out too, such a big man takes up a lot of land," Grandpa Jiang chased him away unwillingly, "I came here to play with you, today the old man will show you something, don't steal my limelight here."
Tao Zhi let out a "puchi" laugh.
Jiang Qihuai was helpless, put down the things in his hands, washed his hands and left the kitchen.
Tao Zhi leaned against the wall, looking at him with a smile.
"What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing." Tao Zhi still smiled, "I just didn't expect that His Highness, who we usually drag to the sky, is a good baby at home."
Jiang Qihuai couldn't help hissing, raised his hand and knocked her on the head, and walked inside.
Tao Zhi covered his head and followed him: "Why do you always hit me on the head! You know how to knock stupid people!"
"I whack-a-mole."
Tao Zhi was not happy anymore, and followed behind him, making faces silently.
Jiang Qihuai suddenly turned his head.
Tao Zhi's movements stopped immediately, his expression tensed, and he looked at him calmly.
Jiang Qihuai silently curled the corner of his lower lip, walked to the door of the bedroom, opened the door and moved aside.
The bedroom is a relatively private place. Tao Zhi stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, and didn't go in: "Can I go in?"
"Do you still want me to invite you?"
"It's not impossible?" Tao Zhi said seriously.
Jiang Qihuai ignored her and walked in.
Tao Zhi went in after him.
The space in his bedroom is not very big. There is a bed by the window, a desk beside the bed, and a wardrobe by the wall. A huge bookshelf stood on the entire opposite wall, and the books on it were filled to the brim.
Compared with Tao Zhi's bedroom full of tatters, his room looks neat and unremarkable.
The only bright spot is the wall full of photos next to the desk.
Tao Zhi didn't expect Jiang Qihuai to have such a side.
She was moved and said: "I never thought that a cold and aloof young man like our Highness would have such a delicate and fragile literary and artistic youth heart."
"Don't get sick." Jiang Qihuai walked to the table, rummaged through the pile of papers and books on the table, then took out a book and handed it to her.
"What is this?" Tao Zhi took it over and glanced at it.
"Wang Qianxiong 365 Series - Selected English Compositions"
Tao Zhi: "..."
Tao Zhi raised his head and looked at him like he was looking at a devil in hell: "I'll come to your house to play, and you want me to read the collection of essays?"
"Do you still have time to play?"
"..."
Fine.
Tao Zhi went to the desk and sat down, and opened his selected composition book.
Jiang Qihuai left the bedroom.
Tao Zhi couldn't stand it any longer. When she thought of herself sitting in front of Jiang Qihuai's desk and staying in his bedroom, she felt itchy in her heart. She pretended to turn two pages, put the book on the table, and stood up. stand up.
She walked over to his little wall where the pictures were posted.
The photos he chose were all a little weird. A half-finished jigsaw puzzle, a remote control for a toy racing car, and a raccoon cat sleeping in the sun on the wall in a small alley.
In the photo with a light background color, you can see a few small words written in black pen in the lower left corner, and you can only see it clearly if you look closely. She didn't look at it, and always felt that it was a secret that belonged to him alone.
At the bottom is a row of night sky.
Tao Zhi immediately recognized the photo they took on the Ferris wheel when they went to the amusement park last time.
At that time, Fu Xiling posted a series of more than a dozen photos in the group, including the one that was secretly taken of her.
Jiang Qihuai only picked one and posted it. Through the glass window of the Ferris wheel cabin, a grand and splendid ceremony was held in the sky. Large bright flowers bloomed in the clear night, dyeing the night sky with colorful light spots, sparks shine.
Other than that, there is nothing else in the shot.
He didn't choose the one with her.
Tao Zhi lowered his eyelashes and pursed his lips.
Although this was a matter of course and she expected it, but when she confirmed with her own eyes that this person didn't like her, she still felt a little bored.
It was as if a tiny thorn pricked the apex of my heart lightly, it was not obvious, even fleeting, but the tiny little pain spread throughout the body, making people feel sad from head to toe.
There was really nothing he liked about her, either.
His personality is not cute, his grades are not good, and his appearance seems to be okay, but he is so good-looking, probably in this world, appearance is the least thing he cares about.
Other than that, she didn't have anything else that could impress him.
Tao Zhi walked back to the desk, pulled out the chair and sat down, looking down at the English composition paperwork spread out in front of him.
Letters floated before her eyes one by one, but she suddenly didn't recognize them. It was as if Jiang Qihuai was standing high in front of her, looking at her coldly, laughing at her overreaching.
The bedroom door was pushed open, and when Jiang Qihuai walked in, he saw the girl lying on the table, flipping through the books in front of her.
Hearing the sound, she lazily raised her eyes and glanced at him.
The young man was still a bit chilly, probably because he had just left the house, Tao Zhi didn't ask, just looked away and continued to be in a daze.
A small plate of strawberries was placed on the desk in front of him.
Tao Zhi was stunned.
The bright red strawberries are placed one by one in a transparent glass fruit bowl, with clear drops of water hanging on them. They are plump and bright red in color. Just by looking at them, you can feel the sweet and sour juice overflowing in your mouth.
She likes strawberries very much, and often buys strawberry-flavored candies and milk at school.
She blinked and raised her head: "Did you go out to buy strawberries?"
Jiang Qihuai let out a "hmm", sat on the bedside and pulled out a book casually, glanced at the composition in her hand: "It's been more than ten minutes, is it still this one?"
Tao Zhi didn't pay attention to what he said, but felt that the small wooden thorn that had just been stuck in his heart suddenly took root, and then slowly grew a small, tender green bud, and then shook.
The suffocating sadness just now slowly dissipated little by little.
She put down the book, picked up a strawberry and bit it into her mouth.
Ice cold sweetness.
After eating two, she didn't eat any more. She pushed against the plate in his direction and continued to read.
The bright desk lamp was lit in the bedroom, and the two of them gathered under the lamp to read their respective books. They didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere in the bedroom was quiet and quiet.
After Tao Zhi finished reading the two essays and the paragraph-by-paragraph analysis, she was a little sleepy. She supported her head and yawned, then secretly raised her eyes to look at him.
She took his place, so he sat on the edge of the bed, his long legs stretched forward, his eyes lowered, looking intently at the things in his hands.
Sure enough, it still looks good.
He is just so good looking.
Especially when you focus on doing things, it is more special and the best-looking.
Tao Zhi looked away, thinking silently.
The fine print on his photo is his secret, and now she also has a secret of her own, alone.
It's as if the two have something in common.
This realization made Tao Zhi happy again.
After a while, Jiang Qihuai didn't see her picking up strawberries out of the corner of his eye.
He raised his head: "Isn't it delicious?"
Tao Zhi lay down on the table, "Mmm", and realized what he was talking about.
She glanced at the beautiful plate of strawberries and said reluctantly, "It's delicious."
Jiang Qihuai thought it was because she was about to have dinner or something.
"But this is very expensive," Tao Zhi raised his head, looked at him with dark eyes, his eyelashes gently raised, and said slowly, "I want to keep it for you to eat."