chapter10

  He Yusheng's straightforwardness made Yuan Zhi speak in a low voice, "You're also almost there." In comparison, the two of them had done even more outrageous things before.

  He Shouci whispered in his ear, "When you can take advantage of it, you should take more. How did you become so stupid?"

  Yuan Zhi didn't say a word, and at this time, he grasped the handle and started pushing it to one side. He Guanshu hastily came over and grabbed the other side, and with a loud rumbling sound, the iron gate slowly opened. A silver-white moonlight suddenly poured in, illuminating a patch of frost.

  He Sheng stood at the door and felt the cool breeze blowing outside as soon as it opened, and couldn't help but smile.

  Two young men stood backlit on either side, their silhouettes tall and slender. At this moment, one of them leaned in closer, Yuan Zhi's face expressionless, the moon casting a faint glow over his profile, making him look softer than usual, without the cold hardness he normally had. He Shuang wasn't sure if this feeling was due to the gratitude he felt towards him after what they just went through, or if it was really the smile that changed him tonight.

  He Shouci narrowed his eyes and glanced at her with the dim light, vaguely still able to see her disheveled state, and forced a smile: "Quite wretched, like just encountering a robber."

  He Sheng touched the back of his head with a hint of embarrassment, then lowered his head to tidy up his disheveled and tattered clothes.

  "It's done, stop taking pictures, it's clean enough. Yuan Zhi turned his head to look outside, the distant road under the streetlights was vaguely unclear, he said: "Let's go, it's late."

  He Shouci nodded repeatedly, turned around and walked out quickly, his pace was not slow. Yuan Zhi put his hands in his pockets, glared at He Shouci's back with a bad temper, followed him out, but stopped after a few steps, turned his head to look back, and saw He Sheng hobbling along while holding onto his knees.

  He took a few steps back and stood beside her, asking faintly: "What's going on?"

  He Sheng whispered: "I twisted my foot."

  Yuan Zhi glanced at her ankle, "Can you walk?"

  "It works."

  "Can you walk faster?"

  "What's wrong with walking slowly?"

  "Are you still out for a walk so late at night?"

  He Shuang stopped talking, propped up her knees and looked at her feet with a hint of embarrassment, her fingers scratching the worn-out place on her pants. After a while, Yuan Zhi turned around, back to her, squatted down, "Come on!"

  He stared blankly at the back in front of him, which was leaning forward and not particularly broad, and asked uncertainly: "Are you going to carry me?"

  "Or what? Am I supposed to pose for a photo?" Yuan Zhi's tone wasn't very good, He Sheng was hurt because of him, no matter what he had responsibility, just being a person, what's the big deal? But seeing his silly expression made him inexplicably annoyed.

  "I didn't mean it that way." He Song lowered his head and looked at his own clothes, which were slightly stained with dirt. "I'm afraid of getting you dirty."

  Yuan Zhi suddenly stood up, turned his head and stared at her, "Are you done yet? Are you going to climb up or not? If you like walking so much, just say it straight out, don't play tricks on me?"

  The other's sudden anger startled He Song, seeing him about to lose his temper, hastily pulled on his hem, "Back, back, I'll climb! You...you bend a bit more."

  Yuan Zhi glared at her again and turned around, this time He Sheng immediately pounced on him, octopus-like, steadily clinging to his back. He Shou Si had already disappeared without a trace. Yuan Zhi stood up and lifted her body upwards, quickly walking out as fast as he could.

  He Sheng was very stiff, from small to large she had not been carried by anyone, especially her relationship with Yuan Zhi was not good, so both hands just held his collar to maintain balance.

  After a while, Yuan Zhi finally gasped for breath and roared: "Are you leading a dog? I'm almost strangled to death by you!"

  He Sheng hastily let go, his hands hovering in mid-air, and asked foolishly: "If I hug your neck, will you hit me?"

  "Are you kidding me? I'm now even carrying you on my back?"

  He Shuang carefully hugged him, and because of the proximity, she could smell the fragrance on Yuan Zhi's hair. She knew that Yuan Zhi was a very clean person who changed clothes and washed his head every day to make himself look neat and tidy before going out, which made her even more concerned about getting this young man dirty.

  "Why are you messing with my hair again?" Yuan Zhi suddenly growled, his voice low. The injury last time had caused a bald spot on the back of his head that hadn't grown back for a long time, making him very self-conscious about his hairstyle.

  He Sheng stopped his uncontrollably twitching nose, his face turned red as he thought to himself that he was utterly embarrassed, but still honestly said: "Your hair smells really good."

  Yuan Zhi was taken aback, and then he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. The annoyance from earlier suddenly disappeared, "It's almost been a year, can you show some improvement? It feels like you haven't made any progress at all!"

  He Sheng lowered his head and said, "I'm stupid."

  "You still have some self-awareness."

  After walking for a while, Yuan Zhi said: "You hit that woman?"

  He suddenly remembered that the other person was his friend, and his face changed as he hastily said: "I didn't do it on purpose, she hit me first, I just fought back, and I only hit her once."

  "What's the big deal?" Yuan Zhi said in a nonchalant tone, "Not fighting back after being hit is stupid."

  "But isn't she your friend?"

  "Split." Paused, then said: "But really didn't see that you have the guts, just saw Lü Sisi's face was swollen, quite powerful!" After finishing, I remembered that I had also broken my head before, wasn't it this person's masterpiece? But the nature is different, that time to a large extent should be called an accident.

  "He Sheng said in a low voice: 'Who made her so excessive, I won't let her bully me easily.'"

  "Didn't we bully you pretty badly before? Why are you being so quiet and unresponsive like a dumb melon?"

  It can't be compared, she lives under the eaves of the Yuan family's house, everything needed is helped by the Yuan family, and indirectly shows that Yuan Zhi has a favor to her, she cannot make another mistake for the second time. If Yuan Zhi hadn't insulted Yan Bai like that the first time, maybe she would have endured it too.

  But she didn't want to say these words and couldn't say them, so He Shuang made up another excuse: "I'm more familiar with you guys."

  Yuan Zhi raised an eyebrow and didn't continue asking questions.

  At the next corner, they bumped into He Shousi, who was stepping on a stink bug under the streetlight. The other party saw them and froze, pointing at Yuan Zhi, "You... have changed your ways?"

  Why is she suddenly so good to this girl? Is it going to rain tomorrow or what?

  "She sprained her foot and can't walk fast!" Yuan Zhi raised his chin, "The rest of the way, you carry her."

  He Shouzi took a step back as if he had stepped on dog shit, waving his hand and saying, "No, I'm not physically up to it, you do it."

  Yuan Zhi snorted, "I knew it."

  He Shouci chuckled a few times, "I'm not bragging about you, am I?"

  "Thank you."

  "You're welcome."

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