When Jiang Lu ran out, Qi Anan was standing quietly by the corridor window. The air in early winter was chilly, her skin was pale, and her exposed fingertips looked bloodless.
Jiang Lu's heart tugged fiercely, wishing he could go back ten minutes ago and slap himself. He walked over in silence.
Qi Anan felt that someone was coming, looked up, and immediately smiled: "Jiang Lu, you are here, what were you doing just now? Why did you come out after so long."
There was no complaint in her tone, she was just a little curious.
Jiang Lu could see it, but he didn't know how to answer, and felt pity in his heart: "Is it cold?"
"It's not cold, and there's no wind here." Qi Anan smiled brightly and cheerfully, brightening the dark corridor a little.
Seeing her smile, Jiang Lu couldn't help but slightly bent his lips: "What can you do with me?"
In fact, there was nothing specific, but she heard from Zhou Qi that Jiang Lu was not doing well every day and was not happy, so she wanted to come over to see how he was doing.
"It's nothing, come and see you," Qi Anan thought for a while, and suggested, "Want to have dinner together?"
Jiang Lu stared into her gentle eyes, his heart sank silently. He once secretly changed his mind and wanted to keep Qi Anan by his side forever, but he didn't take this first step—no matter what method he thought of to get close to her, he always felt that it was a blasphemy against her.
But she ignorantly ran under his nose to care about him, which further showed his greed and despicableness.
"Let's go, let's go eat, I'm already hungry." Otherwise, Qi An'an is afraid that Jiang Lu will refuse, he always doesn't eat well, and takes care of himself in a mess.
At least she is here, let him have a good meal.
Jiang Lu couldn't refuse Qi An'an at all, they walked out of the teaching building together, the sky outside was overcast, and the dark clouds were very low, Qi Anan took a look and thought it was impossible: "Jiang Lu, I feel that it will rain soon, you wait for me here Let me go back to the classroom and get an umbrella."
Qi Anan's classroom is on the first floor, and he went back to get things very quickly. When he was picking up the umbrella, Qi Anan glanced at the weather forecast, and his heart skipped a beat. Not only will there be heavy rain today, but it will also be a thunderstorm.
Scrolling through the weather forecast, the rain came and went quickly, and it stopped at eight o'clock in the evening. The time is not bad, Qi An'an felt relieved.
When she came out, Jiang Lu was still looking in this direction, Qi Anan went up to meet him with a smile and asked him, "Let's go, uh... let's go eat noodles, shall we? There is a noodle shop next to our school that makes very delicious ones."
Qi An'an thought, Jiang Lu's diet is not regular, his stomach must be not very good, and he should eat some food that nourishes the stomach and is easy to digest for dinner.
She was full of accommodating, and thought she was covering it up very well. But Jiang Lu is so smart, how could he fail to see what she was thinking.
He frowned slightly, nodded lightly, and said softly, "Okay."
Sure enough, the weather forecast was very accurate, and it started to rain after they walked halfway. Jiang Lu took the umbrella from Qi Anan's hand and opened it, leaning towards her naturally.
He was too biased, Qi Anan immediately felt: "Jiang Lu, hit yourself some, your shoulders are wet."
Her voice was soft and waxy, with a hint of eagerness, and she looked sweet and warm in the cold autumn rain.
Jiang Lu's heart was so soft that he didn't change the angle of the umbrella in his hand. The umbrella was not big in the first place, if it moved a little towards him, the rain would pour on her.
Seeing that Jiang Lu didn't listen, Qi Anan reached out to grab the umbrella, but how could her strength compare to Jiang Lu's? I pushed the umbrella towards him hard, but the umbrella didn't move at all.
She continued to work hard even if she didn't move, Jiang Lu smiled lowly: "It's okay, it's almost there."
He had no idea how gentle his voice was at the moment.
But Qi An'an could hear clearly that Jiang Lu's voice was low and trembling from his chest, as if it surrounded her silently.
She didn't know what was wrong, but her cheeks turned red unknowingly.
After entering the store, the proprietress enthusiastically came over to recommend: "What would you like to eat? The signature of our store is fresh and spicy noodles, which are very delicious. If you can't eat spicy food, you can order slightly spicy."
Qi An'an's favorite is this noodle: "I want a bowl of spicy noodles, how about you, Jiang Lu?"
Jiang Lu didn't pay much attention to his appetite, and didn't look at the menu at all: "Me too."
"Oh, no, you can't eat this. You can choose another one besides this." Qi Anan immediately ruled out this option for him. Their slightly spicy food is also very spicy. She was afraid that Jiang Lu's body would not be able to bear it. .
Jiang Lu paused, glanced at the menu and said, "Then let's have chicken noodle soup."
Sure enough, the girl on the opposite side showed a smile, and there was no objection.
Jiang Lu's heart was hot, and he felt that the love in his eyebrows was about to be uncontrollable, so he quickly lowered his head.
For such a long time, he has smoked, drank alcohol, stayed up all night, and never paid attention to diet. He doesn't pay attention to what will hurt his body, and no one else will pay attention to these details for him.
Only she thought about him patiently and meticulously. She could see that he was drenched in the rain, and she also wanted to know that he couldn't eat spicy food.
Even if he is selfish and despicable, he will firmly grasp this kind of only warmth even if he dies.
The two bowls of noodles were quickly served, and in the mist, Qi Anan sneaked a few glances at Jiang Lu.
Jiang Luchang's is of course good-looking without much description. Qi An'an has seen it before, but today, she always feels that his appearance has risen to a new height.
The eyebrows are sharp, the lines are stern, but the expression is gentle, it is so good that she is embarrassed to look at her again.
Qi An'an finished his meal with two touches of red on his face, but was stopped by Jiang Lu when he wanted to pay the bill. He couldn't help but let her sit down, and went to the front desk to pay the bill.
When he came back, it was already raining heavily outside, and the first thunder struck in the sky.
Qi An'an subconsciously went to look at Jiang Lu, his face was fine, no obvious fear could be seen.
"It's raining heavily," Jiang Lu said, "It's too cold outside, let your family pick you up."
But there was thunder outside, she left, what would Jiang Lu do by himself? Qi Anan shook his head and refused without thinking, and blurted out: "My family won't come to pick you up."
What is this called? Her brother is not at home? Jiang Lu frowned slightly: "Where's your Uncle Chen?"
It wasn't until Qi An'an finished speaking that she realized that there was something wrong with her words, but after she finished speaking, she went down the steps: "Uncle Chen... has something to do at home, and he won't be here for a while."
"What about the other servants?"
"Wang Ma's son is sick, and she goes back to live every night. Liu Ma and her family went on a trip and haven't come back yet, um... the others are all in the original villa, so they didn't come with them."
Qi An'an knew that she was poor at lying, so she could only lower her head and say, not daring to let Jiang Lu see her guilty expression.
However, in Jiang Lu's eyes, her behavior had a different meaning.
There was a soreness in his heart, and a strong pity surged up: "It's okay, I'll take you home."
That won't work, won't her lies be exposed when she returns home? Qi An'an had no choice but to say, "I dare not be at home alone."
Please, please don't ask her again, she really doesn't know how to make things right. If it wasn't because she was worried that Jiang Lu was too afraid of thunder and worried about him being alone, she wouldn't have to tell so many lies.
Maybe it was because his prayers were helpful, Jiang Lu didn't speak any more.
The lady proprietress of this store is very enthusiastic. She just finished clearing the table next to her, and she turned her head to see the two of them still sitting here, and said with a smile: "It's raining so hard outside, so don't rush to leave, just wait until it stops. I read the weather forecast that it will stop after a while."
This is a good idea, Qi Anan nodded immediately: "Then let's leave later, thank you, auntie."
"Ham, there's nothing to be thankful for. They're all students. You just do your homework here. It's fine."
After Qi An'an thanked her, he obediently took out the homework book, Jiang Lu watched her movements gently, and looked away for a long time.
Their class is a typical problem class. The students don't listen well. They left homework several times at the beginning of the school year, but no one handed it in. Even now, the teacher is unwilling to give them homework.
But even if there is homework, he doesn't have time to do it right now, Jiang Lu took out his clip from his bag and continued to draw the sketches he hadn't finished before.
In fact, the assets in his hands are already considerable, but he still feels that they are not enough. He once wanted to protect silently in this life, so he must have the capital to protect. But now, he can no longer control his eager heart, so he should be strong enough to cover all the wind and rain for her.
The girl he wanted to hold at the tip of his heart was not doing well, at least in his eyes. She should be loved and cared for by her parents and elder brother, instead of whispering in such a thunderstorm night, not daring to be alone at home.
There was a sound of thunder, Jiang Lu's pen tip paused for a moment, and he continued to draw quickly and naturally.
He was less afraid of thunder.
Ever since the summer thunderstorm passed, the shadows of his childhood that remained in his heart have become blurred, and when he listens to the thunderstorm again, he will think of the little yellow umbrella he and Qi Anan shared that day, and how Qianqian felt when she was by his side. The girl Xinxiang.
Qi An'an looked at Jiang Lu's paintings seriously, and couldn't tell whether he wasn't that scared, or whether he was trying to be brave and didn't show it. Her homework is just a pretense, in fact, she has no mood to do homework, and she pays attention to Jiang Lu's expression all the time.
Sure enough, after the thunder just now, Jiang Lu's pen tip paused for a short while, but Qi An'an saw it. Her heart sank, she thought for a while, put down her pen and sat down, planning to get closer to Jiang Lu.
"Jiang Lu, what are you drawing? Can I have a look?"
She sat next to her suddenly, and Jiang Lu's pen tip flicked slightly.
In an instant, her sweet breath was lingering at the tip of her nose, and the painter, who had just been able to handle it with ease, seemed to be enchanted, unable to draw a single line.
Jiang Lu handed him the blueprint.
The sketch is still in the conception stage, there are not many lines, but a few strokes have begun to take shape. Jiang Lu's painting style is sharp and crisp, just like him.
"The painting is so beautiful," Qi Anan sighed sincerely, "Jiang Lu, you are so amazing."
Her eyes were extremely clear, and she looked at him adoringly.
Jiang Lu didn't even know where he got such strong willpower when he met those eyes and didn't kiss.
Qi Anan sat very close and kept talking to him, Jiang Lu realized: "Are you afraid of thunder?" Why didn't he notice it before.
What should she do? Jiang Lu is very afraid of thunder, if she says she is not afraid, will it hurt his self-esteem? Qi Anan thought for a while, and told him vaguely: "We won't be afraid when we are together."
Jiang Lu pursed his lips tightly, she could always make him love her more.
This autumn rain came quickly and went hastily. After a while, the heavy rain outside stopped, and it was time for them to go home.
Qi An'an and Jiang Lu each packed their things, thanked the proprietress, and went out together. Before getting into the car, Qi An'an was still chattering.
"Jiang Lu, why are you so talented? I can draw so well by myself, I don't seem to have any special skills."
"How are you going to go home? You don't wear thick clothes. Take a taxi and go. Don't catch a cold."
"By the way, Jiang Lu, you must remember to eat breakfast in the morning."
After talking for a long time without seeing Jiang Lu speak, Qi Anan looked at him suspiciously: "Why didn't you promise me?"
Jiang Lu laughed softly and said, "Okay."
He promises her anything.
When the car arrived, Qi Anan waved at him: "Then I'm going home, you have to remember to eat well."
Jiang Lu closed the car door for her: "I know, tell me when you get home."
He watched the car drive forward until the car was no longer in sight, he remained silent and stood there for a long, long time.
…
The school days are boring and pass quickly. When the first snow in winter comes, the boring life finally ushers in an explosive news. The school beauty Qi Zhen and Li Hanyu are together.
Qi Anan was surprised for a long time after hearing the news. Although she knew that Li Hanyu was chasing Qi Zhen before, she never expected that Qi Zhen would really be with him.
She didn't know Li Hanyu, but Ji Ruomeng scolded him a lot. After listening too much, Qi An'an knew that that person was definitely not someone who could be entrusted to her for life. Although it is her freedom who Qi Zhen is with, she is not worthy of Jiang Lu, but she should not fall in love with someone like Li Hanyu.
After much deliberation, Qi An'an decided to have a talk with Qi Zhen.
After school on Friday night, Qi Anan went to find Qi Zhen. Both of them knew that the conversation between them was not speculative, so they didn't go out, and sat down on the bench in the school's boulevard.
Qi Zhen seemed in a good mood, she didn't have anything to say to Qi An'an, she just waited for her to speak first.
"I heard that you and Li Hanyu are together." Qi Anan didn't bother with the opening words, and naturally got to the point.
Hearing this name, a smile appeared on Qi Zhen's face: "We are together, less than a week."
"He... There are some bad rumors about him in the school, maybe you haven't heard of him."
If there are only rumors, Qi An'an will usually go in one ear and out the other, and won't take it to heart. After all, there are many rumors about Jiang Lu's mess, but she knows what kind of person Jiang Lu is, and those rumors are outrageous .
But Ji Ruomeng told her about Li Hanyu herself. Li Hanyu bullied her cousin, so this matter can't be faked.
Qi Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Of course I know. Many people say that he is domineering and has a bad temper. Changing girlfriends is faster than changing clothes. This is true, and he has not been wronged."
Qi Anan couldn't believe his ears: "You know all this, so are you still with him?"
Qi Zhen smiled slightly, and lowered his eyelashes: "So what if Li Hanyu has been playing games with his life before? The most precious thing is for a prodigal son to turn around." Once such a person has true feelings, it will be heartbreaking.
Most importantly, Li Hanyu's figure is very similar to the man in her dream.
She also started to pay attention to Li Hanyu after he pursued her twice. At that time, she was shocked to find that although Li Hanyu was two or three centimeters shorter than Jiang Lu, his figure was very similar. The man in her dream was vague and unreal, so after meeting Jiang Lu, she thought he was the one she was looking for.
But after a long time, Qi Zhen also fell into self-doubt: Jiang Lu is so indifferent, maybe she made a mistake? After knowing Li Hanyu appeared, she realized that maybe she had really found the wrong person before, and Li Hanyu was the one she was destined for.
At that time, Qi Zhen made up his mind to be with Li Hanyu, they flirted for a while, and finally fell in love.
Qi Zhen wouldn't tell anyone about the dream, she glanced up and down at Qi An'an, and suddenly smiled: "Could it be that you're jealous?"
Qi An'an looked at Qi Zhen like he was looking at two hundred and five: "I'm jealous of you?"
This look made Qi Zhen feel a little offended, she pursed her lips, and suddenly smiled happily: "Don't think that I don't know what you think, if you think that I hide it well, I won't be able to see what you are like I know your rank is quite high, but you have been playing with Jiang Lu for so long and you haven’t taken him down yet. Listen to my advice and stop wasting time on him. Although I don’t know what his family is doing Yes, but obviously it should be better than ours, otherwise his vision would not be so high."
"Now Li Hanyu likes me, and our two families are on the same page, how about you? After calculating for so long, I got nothing, don't you feel nothing in your heart?"
It turned out that she had always looked at her like this, she was not only stupid, but also heartless.
Qi Anan waited expressionlessly for Qi Zhen to finish speaking, met Qi Zhen's slightly provocative eyes, and finally smiled.
Qi Zhen looked at Qi An'an's calm expression, as if she was not affected by her words at all. Suddenly, anger surged in her heart, and before she could speak, she heard Qi An'an say: "I was so ridiculous before."
"What?"
Ridiculous, outrageous, she was blinded by the stereotype in the book, expecting this person in front of her to be with Jiang Lu, it was an insult to Jiang Lu.
"Be with whoever you like, and you two are a good match in a sense."
Qi Anan stood up: "Qi Zhen, if there are no accidents, this should be the last conversation between us. From the perspective of upbringing and politeness, I should wish you happiness, but if you want to be so narrow and stupid forever and refuse to change , It is really difficult to live a happy and stable life.”
"What? You can't tell me, and you started to curse me? Let's wait and see," Qi Zhen finally tore off the gentle disguise, staring at Qi An'an with resentment, "Let's see, in the end, you live well , or I'm better off."
Qi Anan said: "You are already with Li Hanyu, who can you compare with? I am not interested in comparing with you."
Being with Li Hanyu is her capital to show off, but Qi Anan's attitude is not envious, as if she is picking up trash, Qi Zhen's face turns red with anger: "Li Hanyu really likes me, he will change for me!"
There is no cure, Qi Anan shook his head: "What does it have to do with me?"
She dropped this sentence and walked away.
…
The scene of the two of them on the bench was seen by a younger brother of Zhou Qi. The faces of the two were so recognizable that they could be recognized at a glance. He went back and mentioned this to Zhou Qi. Zhou Qi thought for a while , I still told Jiang Lu.
"Say it doesn't look very happy, I don't know if it's a quarrel."
In fact, Zhou Qi knew that if Qi Zhen directly provoked Jiang Lu, Jiang Lu might not do anything to her, but if Qi Zhen bullied Qi An'an, Jiang Lu would never let her go easily.
But these don't matter to him anymore, Qi Zhen is just his momentary thoughts, and for a girl like Qi An'an, he doesn't want to see her being bullied.
After Jiang Lu listened, he took his phone and sent a message, then looked at him: "Don't think so much."
Concise and to the point.
Zhou Qi smiled wryly, he really didn't know how Jiang Lu's family raised him, at such a young age, his eyes were cultivated so viciously.
"Don't worry about what's not worth it." Jiang Lu stood up, took his coat and went out.
…
When Qi Anan received Jiang Lu's message, she had already been home for a while. After she sent Jiang Lu her address, she was about to put on her coat when another message popped up on her phone.
—Don't go downstairs yet, it's cold outside.
Looking at the line, Qi Anan seemed to be able to imagine Jiang Lu's gentle tone.
She gently pursed the corners of her lips, and without holding back for a long time, she raised them slightly.