The night breeze is slightly cool.
Everything fell silent.
Tuanzi walked alone on the bluestone road towards his residence.
The moonlight lengthened her shadow, giving it an inexplicable air of desolation.
She lowered her head, as if thinking about something, and walked absentmindedly.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her, and she was about to bump into it.
Tuanzi immediately came to his senses, and in panic, his body fell back uncontrollably.
But the other party moved faster than her, and his warm palm grabbed her arm, stabilizing her figure easily.
"Why don't you look at the road?"
A familiar deep voice came from above.
Tuanzi breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked up, he saw it was Zi Chen.
She shook her head:
"Thinking about something."
Zichen's brows furrowed slightly.
"What’s wrong with you?"
She had always been lively and cheerful, with a smile on her face, but now she seemed to have something on her mind.
"What happened, are you unhappy?"
Tuanzi immediately shook his head and met Zichen's eyes, feeling a little weak.
Is it so obvious
She seems to be unable to hide anything on her mind
Zichen saw her look and couldn't laugh or cry.
She really didn't know that her little emotions were always very straightforward when shown on her face.
At this moment, it's almost as if the words "I'm not happy but you know it so well" are engraved on my face.
Tuanzi opened his mouth, wanting to ask about him and Miao Xuanxuan, but for some reason, he felt a little hesitant deep in his heart.
It seemed like he didn't want to hear anything.
Although she was ignorant, she also felt that her secret thoughts were not suitable to be expressed openly.
So, she swallowed those words and changed the topic.
"Nothing, just, just a little tired."
Zichen stared at her for a while.
She wouldn't tell such a small lie. She didn't even dare to look at him when he spoke.
However, it seemed that she really didn't want to say it, and Zichen didn't force it.
He nodded:
"I heard that you have done a lot over at Phoenix Mountain, and you are very powerful."
As he said that, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and softly rub her head.
But halfway through, his expression moved slightly, and then he calmly retracted it.
Tuanzi could see clearly.
She couldn't tell what she felt.
Zichen seems to be different this time when he comes back.
But she couldn't tell specifically, so she could only feel depressed and uncomfortable.
She responded without energy.
It is said that
Tuanzi inexplicably remembered what Tian Yiming said.
Are you really so busy that you don’t even have time to take a look
Does he have too much confidence in her, or does he not care at all
Originally, she had absolute trust in Zichen, but after chatting with Ayue just now, she finally realized that she seemed to have overlooked something.
A Yue said that Zi Chen may not like Miao Xuanxuan now, but that doesn't mean he won't in the future.
He seemed to be trying to accept other people.
A Yue also said that Zichen was indeed very concerned about Miao Xuanxuan's affairs recently.
what does that mean
"It's very late, go back and rest."
Without waiting for Tuanzi's answer, Zichen didn't seem to mind.
"Everything for you to eat and use is prepared."
Tuanzi followed his line of sight and realized that they were standing at the door of her courtyard.
And Zichen seems to have just come out of it
Tuanzi asked: "Ah, did you prepare it specially for me, Zichen?"
Zichen nodded and said again:
"You came back in such a hurry today that you didn't have time to prepare too much, so just make do with it."
Tuanzi shook his head repeatedly with a bright smile:
"That's great! Zichen, you don't even know that I can't eat or sleep well without you for the past three months!"
She flattened her mouth and acted coquettishly unconsciously.
Zichen's eyes moved slightly.
Tuanzi took his hand and was about to walk into the house.
"Have you eaten? If not, let's go together!"
Zi Chen didn't move.
With a slight twist of his wrist, he easily broke free of Tuanzi's hand.
His hands were suddenly empty, leaving Tuanzi stunned for a moment.
"Zi Chen?"
"I still have something to do, so I can't accompany you today."
Zichen said.
Tuanzi opened his eyes slightly.
She has never, never heard such words from Zichen.
"But-"
But, weren’t we all together before
Why are you suddenly busy now
Looking at that indifferent and aloof face, Tuanzi didn't know what to think and blurted out:
"Are you going to take care of Miao Xuanxuan?"
Zichen was about to deny it when he saw her expression and suddenly stopped.
The tip of his tongue lightly touched the roof of his mouth, and then he made a very light "hmm" sound.
He gave an affirmative answer so straightforwardly and smoothly, but Tuanzi didn't know what to do for a while.
She really just asked casually, but who knew—
My mind suddenly became confused, and something seemed to be surging in my heart.
After a while, she finally said: "I know."
After saying that, she raised her hand and gently rubbed her little finger on her eyebrow bone.
"Then you go and do your work, I'll go back first!"
Zichen's eyes stared at her closely, clearly seeing her emotions.
It’s not that I don’t feel bad, but—
"Have a good rest. Also, remember, don't let anyone in the girl's room."
Tuanzi was stunned: "But you are not someone else."
Zichen seemed to laugh.
But he didn't say anything and finally turned around and left.
His figure was quickly swallowed up by the night.
It wasn't until he couldn't see anymore that Tuanzi looked back and walked into his yard.
It was obvious that the room had been cleaned and all kinds of food she liked were placed on the table.
Zichen has taken care of her for many years and knows her preferences best. Of course, he does this kind of thing very smoothly.
Tuanzi sat down at the table.
In the past, when she saw these foods, she would happily eat them, but for some reason today, she had no appetite.
—Zi Chen used to eat with her.
Even if there are many things he doesn't like, it's still good if he just sits there.
Tuanzi thought blankly, stretched out his hand and rubbed his stomach gently.
It seems a little uncomfortable.
It seems that it's not that it's uncomfortable here.
She lay on the table dejectedly.
There was silence.
She rested her head on her arms and looked at the rich night outside, her eyes blank.
She knew that she was unhappy, and it seemed to be because of what Zichen said just now.
When Zichen said that, did it mean that he put Miao Xuanxuan in a higher position
Does that also mean that he cares about her more
But didn’t they just know each other for a short time
Or is it true that people are like this, and the good they can give is limited.
She doesn't quite understand.
But she had a vague guess:
This was just the beginning, and Zichen had already stopped eating with her. If Zichen and Miao Xuanxuan were really together in the future, wouldn't she lose even these things
(End of chapter)