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“Give me your hand.”
Chi Zhiyu slowly walked down the steep slope, extending her hand to the person beside her.
Hearing this, Xie Ye’s gaze swept over her fair palm, “Give what?”
Chi Zhiyu patiently repeated, “Hand.”
“Oh.” Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “Want to hold hands?”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu choked, paused for a few seconds, then nodded, “Yes, I want to hold hands, is that okay?”
Xie Ye: “...”
Chi Zhiyu naturally held out her hand, “So give me your hand.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye sneered lightly, “You wish.”
“...”
“I’m beautiful without even wishing for it.” Chi Zhiyu ignored his opinion, her tone beginning to show impatience, “Why are you being so picky? I’m not going to take advantage of you, hurry up.”
“In such a hurry,” Xie Ye smirked, his tone somewhat unserious, “Who knows if you want to take advantage of me.”
Chi Zhiyu: ?
Eat your head.
Before she could scold him, Xie Ye suddenly added, “Fine.”
He glanced at her lightly, “I’ll reluctantly let you see.”
His tone completely condescending.
“...”
Chi Zhiyu endured it, “Alright, then give me your right hand.”
Xie Ye raised his eyes to look at her, didn’t say anything further, calmly extended his right hand and handed it to her.
Chi Zhiyu lowered her head to receive his hand, flipped it over, and glanced at the bruise on the back of his hand, which still hadn’t faded.
She furrowed her brows and looked up to ask, “When that basketball flew over just now, did you use your hand to catch it?”
“Otherwise?” Xie Ye’s tone was indifferent, “Should I have used my body to catch it?”
Chi Zhiyu clicked her tongue, “Your hand hasn’t healed yet. It would have been better to use your body.”
Xie Ye ignored her and slowly walked towards the school gate.
Chi Zhiyu followed beside him, frowning as she said, “You must ice it properly when you get home, do you understand?”
Xie Ye’s tone was lazy, “I don’t know.”
“What don’t you know?” Chi Zhiyu glanced at him, “Don’t you know to ice it?”
Xie Ye: “It’s troublesome.”
“How troublesome can it be?” Chi Zhiyu gave an example, “You take out the ice cubes when you get home, put them in a towel, and apply it. That’s it.”
Xie Ye made a sound of acknowledgment but said insincerely, “I don’t know how.”
“...”
Then let it hurt you to death.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t bother with him anymore and walked onto the sidewalk. Passing by the stationery store on the roadside, she suddenly turned her head and told him, “I’m going to buy a pen.”
Xie Ye slightly turned his steps and followed her into the store.
Pushing open the door, Chi Zhiyu familiarly walked to the pen section at the back.
Perhaps there were many elementary school students nearby, so the shelves were filled with pens printed with cartoon girl designs on the barrels. Some pen caps were adorned with large diamonds, and their appearances were completely colorful and gaudy.
It was visually tiring.
Every time Chi Zhiyu saw them, it refreshed her aesthetic sense. Unable to accept them, she turned her head and glanced at Xie Ye, “Do you want me to buy one for you?”
Xie Ye shot her a glance, “Do you have something to do?”
“Isn’t this quite nice-looking?” Chi Zhiyu picked up the big diamond pen and nodded, “Look, this one suits your temperament perfectly.”
She held it up to his face and clicked her tongue in praise, “This is noble, luxurious, grand, and high-class. Do you want to buy one?”
Xie Ye sneered, “You buy it yourself.”
“Alright.” Chi Zhiyu withdrew her hand, “I’ll buy something else for myself.”
She reached out and took a box of her usual black pens, turned to pay, and then remembered to ask him, “Why does your pen last so long?”
They had bought pens together, but hers ran out in a week while he still had half left.
Hearing this, Xie Ye suddenly said, “Because I save.”
Chi Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, “Hmm? Save what?”
“Save pens.”
“? “
Chi Zhiyu didn’t react, and continued to ask, “Why save?”
“Because,” Xie Ye looked at her, idly saying, “I’m poor, I don’t have money to buy more.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu was speechless for two seconds, “What nonsense are you spouting?”
He was responding to what she had just said about him being noble, luxurious, grand, and high-class. Now he directly claimed he was so poor he couldn’t even afford a pen.
Xie Ye slightly raised his eyebrows, “If you don’t believe me, fine.”
Seeing him still pretending, Chi Zhiyu smiled, “I believe you, of course I would believe you.”
As she spoke, she placed the black pen on the cashier counter. The shopkeeper glanced at it and casually said, “Nine yuan.”
“Oh, and this one too.” Chi Zhiyu placed another pen on the counter.
Upon hearing this, Xie Ye looked over and saw the familiar big diamond on the pen cap.
The plastic material shimmered.
Sparkling.
Xie Ye: “...”
Xie Ye: ?
Before Xie Ye could react,
Chi Zhiyu first turned her head to look at him, patting his shoulder, and smiling affectionately, “Alright, sister bought you the big diamond. Don’t be angry. Next time if you want anything, just tell me, and sister will buy it for you, okay?”
Xie Ye: “...”
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In the end, Xie Ye braved the shopkeeper’s strange gaze, turned around, and exited the stationery store first.
Chi Zhiyu suppressed her laughter, calmly paid, thanked the shopkeeper, and followed him out.
Xie Ye hadn’t gone far; he was waiting outside the store, expressionless.
Chi Zhiyu walked up to him, extended her hand, and gave it to him, “Here, this is your big diamond.”
Xie Ye squinted at her, “Big diamond?”
Chi Zhiyu exclaimed, “Ah,” waving the pen, “Isn’t this the big diamond?”
Xie Ye sneered and suddenly knocked her head with the pen he had just taken, “Hiss!” Chi Zhiyu instantly covered her head and glared at him, “What? Taking revenge?”
“Not a big diamond?” Xie Ye spun the diamond pen between his fingers, smirking lazily, “Knocking your head to test its hardness.”
“? “
This was deliberate.
Absolutely deliberate.
“The big diamond is already bought.” Xie Ye looked at her little expression, raising an eyebrow, “Can we go now?”
After saying this, he seemed to remember something and lightly bit the word, “Sister?”
“...”
For a moment, Chi Zhiyu thought she was hallucinating.
Just calling him earlier felt normal, but now being addressed by him like that gave her a strange feeling of overstepping her bounds.
She coughed, “Let’s go, why wouldn’t we?”
Chi Zhiyu stepped forward, and Xie Ye followed along.
After walking a few steps, Chi Zhiyu turned her head and saw him still spinning the diamond pen in his hand. She blinked, “Are you really planning to keep this?”
Xie Ye glanced at her, “How dare I refuse what sister bought for me.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu was silent for two seconds, calmly hummed, “Then keep it well.”
Xie Ye: “...”
Seemingly finding it trivial, Chi Zhiyu continued, “And since I’ve bought you the big diamond, remember to repay me if you become successful, alright?”
Xie Ye raised his eyes to look at her, “Repay?”
Chi Zhiyu: “Yes, now that you have the big diamond, you must repay me, right?”
Xie Ye sneered, “Alright, what do you want in return?”
Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment, “An equivalent repayment.”
This was originally a joke, and she expected Xie Ye to sarcastically retort, “Are you worthy?”
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xie Ye simply glanced at her and said nothing.
“? “
Chi Zhiyu blinked, slightly puzzled, “Hmm? What do you mean?”
Xie Ye put away the pen in his hand, carelessly saying, “You wait for repayment.”
Chi Zhiyu paused, thinking about what she had just said, “Equivalent repayment?”
Xie Ye hummed, “You can choose not to take it.”
“Hold on, I didn’t say I didn’t want it,”
Chi Zhiyu instinctively felt something was off, but also thought there was no harm in taking advantage of this.
Hearing her words, Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, his eyes carrying a hint of amusement, “Are you really planning to take it?”
“? “
Chi Zhiyu was confused, “Are you joking with me? Can you make up your mind whether you want it or not?”
Xie Ye looked at her expression, “Isn’t it clear enough? So, do you want it or not?”
Annoyed by his back-and-forth teasing,
Chi Zhiyu clicked her tongue, “I don’t want it anymore.”
After saying that, she angrily walked ahead.
Xie Ye watched her like this, subtly curved his lips, and leisurely followed beside her. Lowering his gaze to her profile, he lifted his eyes again, lightly tapping her head with the pen in one hand. His voice was low and barely audible, “Too late.”
“You have to take it, whether you want it or not.”
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When they arrived at the doorstep, Chi Zhiyu and Xie Ye naturally turned to say goodbye.
She walked to the door, turned the lock with one hand, opened it, and paused.
There was an extra pair of men’s leather shoes in the foyer.
Chi Zhiyu retracted her gaze, casually closed the door, changed her shoes, and entered the house.
Aunt Wang saw her come in and hurriedly brought lemon water to her, explaining, “Master just came over and is upstairs with Madam.”
“Mm, I saw the shoes.” Chi Zhiyu nodded, put down her backpack, took the cup, and sipped it.
Aunt Wang glanced upstairs, thought for a moment, and added, “Madam seems to be in a bad mood. You’d better wait downstairs for a while before going up.”
Chi Zhiyu drank some more water, “What happened? Did Chi Yan upset her again?”
Hearing her reference, Aunt Wang paused, shook her head, “I don’t know. They just came back together, but after saying a few words, they went upstairs.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu smiled faintly, “Then that should be it.”
Aunt Wang pursed her lips, opened her mouth as if wanting to say something.
Chi Zhiyu first glanced at the kitchen and cheerfully asked, “Aunt Wang, what are we having for dinner tonight? Is there any dish I like?”
“Oh, yes, yes, yes.” Aunt Wang snapped back to attention and smiled, pulling her towards the kitchen, “Of course, there is. Yesterday I heard you mention wanting stir-fried bell peppers with meat, so I immediately went to buy some at noon.”
Aunt Wang glanced at the pot, “Oh dear, it should be almost ready.”
She quickly turned off the heat, opened the lid, picked up the chopsticks nearby, scooped some meat, and fed her, “Come, taste the flavor first.”
Chi Zhiyu opened her mouth, took a bite, chewed, and smiled, nodding, “Sure enough, Aunt Wang’s cooking is the best.”
Aunt Wang looked at the smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes and felt a pang of sympathy. She quickly scooped some more and fed her, “If it’s good, eat some more.”
Chi Zhiyu smiled, “I’m full now. My mom will scold me later.”
“Then it’s fine, eat later.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, picked up the glass of water nearby, and took another sip to dilute the taste in her mouth.
The kitchen’s greasy smell was a bit strong, so Aunt Wang let her wait in the living room for a while.
Chi Zhiyu acknowledged, opened the kitchen door, and just then a loud noise came from upstairs.
It sounded like bottles and jars falling and breaking, followed immediately by Bai Li’s sickly rebuke and roar.
Chi Zhiyu stood at the kitchen entrance, accustomed to it, turned to Aunt Wang and said, “No need to prepare dinner tonight. The ones upstairs will take a while. You can go up later.”
As her words fell, she heard the sound of the upstairs door opening.
Chi Zhiyu looked up and met Chi Yan’s emotionless gaze.
They stared at each other for a moment.
Chi Yan was slightly startled and then smiled, walking slowly into the living room, “Little Yu is back.”
Chi Zhiyu nodded, “Yes, but I’m planning to go out.”
Chi Yan heard this, raised an eyebrow, “Alright, do you need money?”
“No.”
“Okay, then remember to come back early.”
Without further questioning,
Chi Zhiyu forced a smile, “Mm,” turned around, opened the door, and walked out.
“Click.”
The door lock clicked behind her, cutting off everything inside the house.
Chi Zhiyu stood still, raised her eyes to the streetlights, inexplicably feeling a bit cold. Autumn had set in, and the evening breeze was no longer as hot as summer.
Instead, it was chilly.
Chi Zhiyu faced the wind, lifted her eyes to look at the brightly lit house across the street.
The familiar aroma of cooked food wafted over.
And the human warmth.
She stared for a long time before realizing she needed to blink, feeling the wind stiffening her face.
She moved her feet, wanting to leave and walk up the road.
But the next second.
A sound of a lock turning suddenly rang out.
In this silence, it was quite noticeable.
Chi Zhiyu paused, following the sound to look at the house across the street.
At this moment, Chi Zhiyu saw Xie Ye through the slightly ajar door. He stood with his phone, posture relaxed, single-handedly pushing the door, looking over here.
She raised her eyes, meeting his gaze.
The air seemed to pause, along with the cold wind and her beating heart.
Seeing her expression at this moment, Xie Ye didn’t move, simply pushed the door open wider, revealing the space beside him.
His expression calm, he softly spoke.
“Let’s eat.”
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