Shi Ci looked at his phone and decided not to call again.
She turned the phone over and felt the fluffy texture with her fingertips. Tang Zuo must have put a lot of thought into making this phone case for her.
This little bird...
Shi Ci's eyelashes were softly drawn together, curving to cover her eyes.
Suddenly, the phone rang without any warning. Shi Ci's eyelids twitched, and he looked carefully, then raised the corners of his lips, and then lowered them again after a second. The ringing sounded twice and then stopped.
Shi Ci was holding the phone in a daze. When she was hesitating whether to call back, WeChat popped up, "Are you not home?"
Shi Ci's heart skipped a beat for unknown reason. She called back, but after a few rings, Tang Zuo didn't answer.
What's going on
Shi Ci was wondering, the WeChat user kept typing, but the only message that came back was a short one, "… If you don't come back today, can I come back another time?"
Shi Ci hesitated for a moment. She didn't understand why she could send WeChat messages instead of calling. However, she couldn't give up this opportunity. "I'm in the city. Wait for me. It will take a long time to get there..." Shi Ci quickly calculated that the fastest way from her new house to the school would take an hour. If you add the time of traffic jam, "How about you go back to the dormitory first and we can meet in two hours, okay?"
Shi Ci didn't even realize that he was holding his breath, and soon Tang Zuo sent a message, "Okay."
Shi Ci smiled.
Alas, she is really hopeless.
Fine and dense rain hit the car window, the sky was dark and bleak, and the orange cars and street lights floating in such a city shrouded in the night seemed to bring a little warmth, but this warmth was also urging people to return to the warmth of their own home.
"Have you eaten?" Tang Zuo sent another private message.
Shi Ci drank coffee all afternoon, and to be honest, she didn't feel like having dinner. She stopped at a traffic light, her eyes moved, and she sent a message, "I haven't eaten yet."
"I'll go buy you something to eat," Tang Zuo sent quickly, "I'll order something light."
"If you are driving, you don't have to go back," she added again.
Shi Ci bit her lower lip slightly and smiled at the crowded traffic outside the front window.
Tang Zhuo stood on the school road holding an umbrella, thinking carefully about what to buy for Shi Ci to eat, but it couldn't be anything high in calories. She had a small appetite, didn't like greasy food, and was even a bit picky about food.
This is what Tang Zuo knew, Shi Hai mentioned it, and Ms. Ding also said it.
Looking back, she seemed to have really fed Shi Ci a lot of things that she would not normally eat, but Shi Ci ate them every time.
A slight smile appeared on Tang Zuo's lips.
She remembered Shi Ci's half-true and half-false complaint last time. She said - if I keep eating like this, I will really become a fat man. But she still drank the Coke she gave herself without any reluctance.
Tang Zuo had an idea in mind and walked out of the school with an umbrella.
There was a famous clay pot soup restaurant on the food street outside of the city of Nan. It was very popular among Nan University students. Even on rainy days, when Tang Zuo arrived, the line was very long.
After waiting for nearly forty minutes, she wanted to listen to the listening test, but she couldn't concentrate. All she could think about was Shi Ci and what he was going to say to her later.
There were many couples holding umbrellas lined up in front. Some of them looked obviously boyfriend and girlfriend, and there were also girls walking together, leaning on each other intimately. I didn’t know if they were a couple, but they looked almost like heterosexual couples, and it felt very warm.
Tang Zuo watched and watched, but did not dare to think further.
When it was her turn, she chose a bowl of tea tree mushroom, chestnut and old duck soup. She looked at the packaged soup cans in the store and added two more yuan to exchange for a larger and sturdier disposable soup can. After thinking about it, she bought a rice ball with salted egg yolk and pork floss.
This should be enough to eat, right? The calories are not high.
You won’t get fat by eating this much anyway.
Holding an umbrella and carrying food, she slowly walked towards the teachers' dormitory area.
The rain was getting heavier. Looking at the time, a little over an hour had passed quietly. The sky was getting darker and darker. The shadows of the trees were almost invisible in the rainy night. Her canvas shoes were also a little wet. The cold wind blew into the collar of her sweatshirt. Tang Zhao couldn't help shivering.
When they arrived at the building where Shi Ci lived, the elevator door slowly closed and she walked out. She looked at the time again, and it was almost two hours before Shi Ci said it would be over. Tang Zhuo's bangs were wet from the rain, and she brushed them. She had waited in line for too long and walked for too long, and her legs and feet were sore that she could only squat down.
Raindrops slid down the open umbrella, and Tang Zuo was in a daze.
For a moment, she wanted to put down the food and leave, just like she did last time when she gave the gift, but that wouldn't work. She didn't leave last time, and she wouldn't leave this time either. She had to face what she had to face.
She has no time for procrastination and doesn't like to live in ambiguity.
There seemed to be the sound of an elevator door opening, and Tang Zhao stood up subconsciously.
As expected, as soon as the elevator door opened, Shi Ci came out. He made eye contact with her and frowned. She walked over quickly and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Before coming, Tang Zuo felt that she was fully prepared and had drafted countless times what she wanted to say. But the moment Shi Ci came over and saw the concern that could not be concealed on her face, her mind suddenly went blank and she could not read anything.
"I'm sorry, there was a traffic jam and I had to stop to refuel." Shi Ci apologized to her as he opened the door.
Tang Zuo looked at her. There was a light layer of moisture on Shi Ci's white sweater. Her hair was a little messy. She had no jewelry on and was wearing a pair of flat shoes. This did not seem like she was usually good at dressing up.
It was obvious that she came out in a hurry and didn't even take the time to dress up.
"Or, I'll give you a pair of keys, and then..." The door closed, and as soon as Shi Ci finished saying this, she and Tang Zuo were both stunned.
Shi Ci cleared his throat and said, "Sit down first. I'll go change my clothes."
The room was very warm. Qiuqiu was curled up in his little nest and sleeping soundly. Tang Zuo squatted down and rubbed his head. At this moment, he envied his carefree life very much.
Shi Ci changed into simple home clothes, grey trousers, a black tank top and a grey long sweater, stepped out and said something meaningless, "Qiuqiu is asleep?"
"Yeah." Tang Zuo stood up.
The two of them looked at each other in silence for a few seconds, quite far apart.
"Oh, I bought you some soup and rice balls." Tang Zhuo pointed at the food placed at the entrance, "Maybe you need to heat it up."
"No hurry, I'll eat later." Shi Ci didn't say thank you and accepted it naturally.
There was silence for a few more seconds, with only the rustling sound of rain outside in the background.
Tang Zhuo didn't even change her shoes, nor did she go to the sofa. She carefully avoided the carpet laid by Shi Ci when she went to Qiuqiu's side. She didn't want to stay long.
Shi Ci's eyes dimmed, he sighed inwardly, and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Sooner or later you have to face it.
Tang Zhao lowered her eyelids, "... I think Shi Hai doesn't need tutoring... I told him today..." The draft she had typed was messed up, she was a little flustered, "So... I told him, he agreed, I calculated the money, there was still about 1,200..."
Shi Ci resisted the urge to interrupt and nodded, "Yeah."
Tang Zhuo slowly raised his eyes and glanced at her quickly, "Then I'll transfer the money to you via WeChat in a few days..."
Shi Ci was silent for a few seconds before saying, "If it's because of what I did the day before yesterday..." She paused, "You didn't give Shi Hai tutoring because of what I told you, then there's no need to mind it, you can continue tutoring him, I won't show up and that's it..."
After she said all this, she realized that her tone was a little stiff. She felt a little discouraged and finally depressed.
"No, no..." Tang Zhuo didn't dare to look at her, "I told Shi Hai that it was me...you who couldn't tutor him."
Shi Ci didn't hear clearly, "What?"
Tang Zuo buried his head even lower, bit his lip, and looked as if he couldn't speak again.
Shi Ci thought for a moment, "Did you tell him that I like you?"
Just like a small bird curled up in a ball with its head down, it was suddenly startled and its wings were about to blow off. Tang Zuo raised his head in panic, "No, no, no..."
Shi Ci was a little amused. She thought of Shi Hai's irritable tone when she called him, walked a few steps closer and asked, "So what did you say to him?"
The little bird seemed to be instantly burned by fire. She trembled and lowered her eyes, "I..."
"It doesn't matter if I said something that made him angry," Shi Ci still didn't want to force her, "You can continue to tutor him. I think he will be even more angry with me in the short term and won't want to see me, so it's better if I don't show up."
Tang Zuo asked in a low voice, "Why is he mad at you?"
"I said I want to pursue you." Shi Ci confessed, staring at her.
Tang Zuo stopped talking, but just lowered his head.
Shi Ci wanted to laugh again, so he tilted his head slightly to look at her expression, then took a few steps closer and could see her cheeks which were flushed red from holding back her smile.
"I said the same thing to you." Tang's voice was as soft as a mosquito. To Shi Ci's ears, it was like a big bell striking in her heart. This sound made her heart burst with joy.
Her voice was also tinged with laughter, "What's the same? Huh? You want to pursue me too?" She guessed that these were not the original words. Tang Zuo would never say whether he would pursue her or not, but it should be something similar. What kind of words? It was nothing more than love. Although he knew it, he still couldn't help but tease her.
Tang Zuo was stunned for less than half a second, then immediately turned around, looking like he was about to escape.
How could he let her run away again before he could finish his words? Shi Ci caught up with her in one stride and hugged her from behind, "Don't run!"
Tang Zuo froze in her arms.
Shi Ci hugged her tightly, and the height difference allowed her to hold Tang Zuo completely in her arms. It must have been a very tight hug, as close as magnets, and even through the clothes, their skin let out a comfortable sigh.
"You haven't given me an answer yet." Shi Ci asked softly, touching her hair.
Tang Zuo held the baby in her arms, feeling small, soft, and with a warm and fragrant breath.
It would be better if it wasn't so stiff.
"You... let me go first." Tang Zuo's voice trembled a little, and his soft hair caressed Shi Ci's face.
"You answer me first." Shi Ci said.
Tang Zuo shuddered again, and her body began to tremble a little. Shi Ci was afraid that she would cry, so he loosened his grip a little, but still held her. Fortunately, Tang Zuo did not push her away.
"What do you like about me? I... nothing." Tang Zuo said with difficulty.
Shi Ci suddenly felt sad. She rubbed Tang Zuo's face and said softly, "You have everything I like."
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