Chapter Thirteen: Following Like a Shadow

  When Yao Qiyun said "sorry", Si Tu Jue was unable to react for a moment, and he wished he could rush over like Master Ma Shu, shaking him and shouting: "Why say useless words? Just tell my mom directly that the person who walked with me that night was you, say it, say it quickly, is it you, is it you, is it really you..."

  Xue Shaoping also waited somewhat impatiently for his next words.

  Yao Qiyun put down his chopsticks, revealing a few points of helplessness and difficulty, "It's not that I don't want to help you, Ah Yue, but I think it's not good to deceive Auntie like this."

  If it weren't for his mother still being present, Situ Xin, who was burning with anger, almost jumped up and slammed his fist on the table.

  Saying "it's not good to deceive Auntie" and pretending to be a big bad wolf, he had also said something wrong in front of her mother before. Something that could have been settled with just a nod or a simple acknowledgement, but he insisted on making things difficult for her at his own expense. It turned out that all the small troubles he had endured silently for her before were just a facade, and it was all so that he could make her look good in critical moments.

  However, the most serious problem facing Sutu Xuan at present is not how to deal with Yao Qiyun, this "treacherous" villain, but rather Xue Shaoping, who has turned cold and is staring at her with anger, is the greatest disaster that makes her heart tremble.

  "There's nothing more to say, now is there, Situ Xuan? You didn't take your mom's words seriously, did you? A girl like you sneaking out at midnight to hang out with who-knows-who, what kind of behavior is that? Your dad was right, we've spoiled you too much, so much that you're lawless. And now you even dare to lie to me and get Yun to help you cover it up! If your dad finds out, he'll break your legs!"

  Xue Shaoping, still fuming, scolded her daughter about her early romance in front of Yao Qiyun. She had no appetite for dinner and dragged Sutu Yue upstairs. Sutu Yue followed her mother with her head hung low, not forgetting to give Yao Qiyun a resentful glance. To her surprise, Yao Qiyun also stood up and looked at her, his expression seemingly worried.

  Hypocritical petty person, still pretending! This was Xī Tù Jìn's only verdict on him at the time.

  The miserable situation after being scolded by her mother that time can be described in four words as "unbearable to recall". Si Tu Xuan doesn't even remember how many times she was pinched by her mother who hated that she wasn't living up to expectations. Scolding, life lessons, the standards for a good girl, the harm of puppy love... all came at her one after another, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

  However, Situ Xuan insisted that he had to catch the adulterer in the act, otherwise it wouldn't count. He refused to admit that he was in love and wouldn't even mention the other boy's name. Although Xue Shaoping wasn't easy to fool either, based on what she saw when they coincidentally met as colleagues, it seemed that theoretically, she couldn't completely stand her ground. After scolding Situ Xuan severely, she could only let it go. Moreover, as a loving wife, in front of her hot-tempered husband, Xue Shaoping kept silent about this matter and later had a private conversation with Yao Qiyun, praising his honesty while subtly hinting to him that Uncle Situ was busy with work and had too many things to worry about, so it would be better not to mention this in front of him.

  Yao Qiyun had always yearned to get close to Xue Shaoping, the mistress of this house, but couldn't find a way. Xue Shaoping never made things difficult for him, but she wasn't particularly enthusiastic either, and it seemed like there was always a layer of distance between them. Compared to Si Tu Shu who doted on him or Si Tu Mei who was like an enemy, Xue Shaoping was actually the person Yao Qiyun felt most distant from in his heart, and also the biggest obstacle for him to integrate into this family. Now that Xue Shaoping spoke sincerely with him, what could he not agree to?

  "Auntie, don't worry, I'm not a gossip. Actually, Ah Yue is fine, she's popular in school and some boys take the initiative to get close to her, and she doesn't have any guard against people, so sometimes they walk together, it doesn't necessarily mean anything... that kind of relationship. Auntie, don't be too hard on her." Yao Qiyun said hesitantly.

  Enraging Si Tu Jue was not Yao Qi Yun's intention, he didn't want her to suffer too much from this matter. Although Yao Qi Yun did not regret not covering up for Si Tu Jue, the one who lied was clearly her and not himself, what he said and did were all correct, but for some reason, when he struggled to refuse to testify for her, facing her indignation, he unexpectedly felt a bit unbearable and guilty.

  However, Yao Qiyun did not know that when he said this sentence, Xue Shaoping had already quietly changed her opinion of him. Xue Shaoping always felt that this child was too deep-minded and couldn't be seen through, so she subconsciously guarded against him all the time. But the Yao Qiyun in front of her, contradictory, hesitant, but also couldn't hide his sincerity and kindness. In her eyes, this was what a lively, real seventeen-year-old boy should look like.

  After Qi Yun came to this house, Xue Shaoping saw everything he did quietly. Deception can be done for a day or two, but not for a long time. His daughter was always so unreasonable to him, and he tolerated it silently, refusing to "help the villain" and also didn't kick him when he was down.

  Perhaps her husband, Situ Jiu'an, was right. Qi Yun is intelligent, down-to-earth, hardworking, reliable, and kind-hearted, a good kid. What made Xue Shaoping even more appreciative was that he seemed to have no ulterior motives towards the only daughter of the Situ family, maintaining a proper distance while being friendly, which put her mind at ease.

  Xue Shaoping patted Yao Qiyun's hand and said in a gentle voice, "Qiyun, this girl Sutu Jue is really troublesome. You're about to enter your third year of high school, and you can't let those messy things distract her at this time. Your uncle and I can't keep an eye on her all the time either. Since you two go to school together, just keep an eye on her for me, consider it a favor to Auntie. Don't let her fool around outside, and if she does something outrageous again, tell me. Of course, with that fiery temper of hers, which is just like her father's, you'll have to be patient too."

  Yao Qiyun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Auntie, don't worry, I'll definitely do it."

  The next morning, Situ Ke came downstairs and happened to meet Yao Qiyun. She didn't even look at him, her face cold as she changed shoes to go to school. Yao Qiyun opened the door first and waited for her at the entrance.

  Situ Xuan squeezed past him and whispered: "A good dog does not block the way."

  Yao Qiyun didn't mind, and the two of them walked out the door one in front of the other. Yao Qiyun continued to follow her at a slight angle behind her, neither fast nor slow. After walking for a while, Situ Yue couldn't take it anymore, turned around and shouted: "The road is wide open, why must you follow me?"

  Yao Qiyun saw her turn around and replied off-topic by raising the breakfast in his hand, "yours."

  "Situ Xin angrily said: 'You're still pretending, two-faced and treacherous, be careful of splitting personality.'"

  "If you don't eat, be careful of stomach bleeding."

  Situ Xuan slapped away his hand that was getting closer and closer, "Gastrointestinal bleeding? If you eat what Xiao Ren gives you, your intestines will be pierced and your stomach will rot."

  Yao Qiyun grabbed her wrist with his free hand as he swept his other hand over hers. "Breakfast was given by your mother."

  Situ Xuan was furious, but he didn't show any emotion, neither annoyed nor yielding, which made her even more frustrated. She swung her hand, but couldn't shake off the feeling, and in a fit of rage, she stomped her foot and cursed repeatedly: "Yao Qiyun, I despise you, despise you, despise you, despise you..."

  Yao Qiyun looked at Si Tu Xuan, who was getting anxious, and couldn't help but reveal her impatience, her face flushing red. Her eyes, which were usually bright and alert, seemed to be burning with a fierce inner fire. If she continued to "look down" on him like this, he would soon think that he had done something truly shameful and ungrateful.

  "Enough." He cut off Si Tu Jue's outburst, and had to raise his voice slightly higher than hers in order for her to hear him. "Do you think I'm intentionally making things difficult for you? If you don't want people to find out, then stop hanging out with that guy from Wu Jiang's class all day! You two are so obvious, it's only a matter of time before your parents find out."

  "That's none of your business!" Siu Tung wouldn't tolerate being intimidated by his aura, and immediately shot back.

  "I want to take care of you? You can spend money recklessly, but don't come crying to me when you're in trouble with that inexplicable debt. What's the point?" By this time, Yao Qiyun seemed to have gotten angry for no reason and flung her hand away heavily. "You only know how to scold me. You can say I'm despicable all you want, but it's best if you tell me, in this matter, what did I do wrong besides telling your mom the truth?"

  Situ Xuan was panting heavily, but she didn't say another word. She wasn't a completely unreasonable person by nature, and the outburst of anger just now was purely because she had been frustrated to the extreme. In fact, if she thought about it calmly, she would realize that although Yao Qiyun was annoying, what he said was right - apart from his refusal to lie and take the blame, he hadn't done anything too excessive yesterday, so she couldn't find any reason to refute him.

  However, Situ Xin still felt uncomfortable in her heart, and the feeling of being betrayed was hard to shake off. But where did that feeling come from, and how could Yao Qiyun talk about "betrayal"? Was it because she usually had conflicts with him, but subconsciously thought he was a person who tolerated and protected herself? So when he suddenly turned against her, she became so angry.

  What surprised her the most was that Yao Qiyun, who had always been silent and endured, not quick to speak out, was also so unyielding in this matter. He usually kept his unhappiness hidden in his heart, and at most would have a gloomy expression on his face. Just now was the first time he had ever spoken to her in such a loud voice. His explosive behavior was like that of a husband who refused to wear a green hat...

  Thinking of this, Situ Xin couldn't help but want to spit at himself, the words of a child are innocent, the words of a child are innocent.

  Yao Qiyun seemed to have also sensed the strange tone in her words, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Both of their faces were filled with embarrassment.

  "Let's go, or we'll be late." Yao Qiyun once again tried to stuff breakfast into Situ Xuan's hands. It was only then that he saw a few red marks on Situ Xuan's arm, which looked like they had been pinched out by Xue Shaoping yesterday.

  Yao Qiyun didn't think much of it and reached out her hand to press on the scar on her arm.

  "Have you applied the medicine?"

  Situ Xuan was caught off guard and felt a sharp pain, letting out a sudden "hiss".

  It seems that Xue Shaoping, who was afraid of his daughter going astray, did not take things lightly. A hint of regret rose in Yao Qiyun's heart.

  "What do you want to do?" Situ Xin looked at his hand and loudly rebuked him with a mixture of shock and vigilance.

  In front of her inquiry, Yao Qiyun hastily withdrew his hand and forcibly swallowed the sentence "I have medicinal wine from my hometown in my room" back into his stomach. Under the compulsion of embarrassment, he said awkwardly: "I think you don't need to apply medicine either. Anyway, your skin is so dark, even if it's pinched red and purple, others can't see it."

  "Go die!" Si Tu Xuan slammed his backpack onto his shoulder and glared at him before turning to leave.

  Yao Qiyun gritted her teeth in frustration behind her back, how could he not know that Situ Xuan hated it the most when people said she was black-hearted? This was simply a taboo topic, but compared to enraging her, he was more afraid that she would follow up on what she just said and ask: "What were you doing with your hands and feet?" If that happened, he really wanted to die.

  As Situ Xuan was walking faster and faster, Yao Qiyun reminded her, "I'll wait for you at the school gate after school today."

  It's likely that Si Tu Jie also learned from her mother that she would have to follow Yao Qi Yun around and accept his indirect supervision, but she never thought such an absurd restriction would be necessary.

  She snorted through her nose, fully expressing her disdain, "Ridiculous!"

  "You know your mom is serious, you're too wild, so she has no choice but to have me keep an eye on you."

  "Yao Qiyun, you dare follow me? I'll make sure you regret it." Situ Wei threatened.

  Yao Qiyun walks his own way silently, whether he dares or not is not something to be said with the mouth.

  Situ Xuan deliberately slowed down, and as expected, Yao Qiyun did not overtake her in the normal rhythm, but instead continued to follow slowly behind her. Situ Xuan silently cursed: "Psychologically distorted guy!"

  After walking in a hurry for a short while, the zebra crossing at the intersection ahead came into view. Suddenly and without warning, Si Tu Jue quickly took off in a sprint, leaving Yao Qi Yun who had not reacted yet far behind, and managed to rush to the other side of the road just as the green light was about to end.

  "Situ Xuan, you're courting death!" Yao Qiyun shouted in exasperation.

  Situ Xuan deeply understood Yao Qiyun's character, that rural child who once couldn't understand traffic lights now had a strict faith in rules, even if there was only one car next to the zebra crossing at a red light, he would absolutely wait until the green light came on before moving his feet.

  Across the speeding vehicles, Situ Xuan made a victorious gesture to Yao Qiyun, who looked frustrated.

  After school, Situ Ke indeed saw Yao Qiyun waiting at the school gate with a glance. She swayed to the other side of the school gate and didn't hurry home, not knowing what she was waiting for.

  After a while, Yao Qiyun walked up to her and said, "Let's go."

  "We're waiting for you." Situ Xin glanced at him and said. "My mom told me to wait for you, but she didn't say I couldn't wait for other classmates too."

  "Waiting for whom?" Yao Qiyun took her school bag with one hand, "Your mom is still angry, you dare to follow him? Aren't you tired of being scolded?"

  "Why don't you just go and tell on me to my mom? After all, that's what you're best at." Si Tu Jue sneered.

  Yao Qiyun said coldly: "If she asks, I will certainly say. I promised your mother's matter, and I will definitely do it."

  At this time, Situ Xuan raised an eyebrow and smiled to welcome her and the others. Yao Qiyun looked over with a serious face, and walking beside her was not Lian Quan, but Wu Jiang, Situ Xuan's good friend.

  Situ Xuan put one hand on Wu Jiang's backpack and walked past Yao Qiyun, who was standing alone, with a hint of a smile. "You go tell my mom about it, just say I'm with Wu Jiang. But let me remind you, Wu Jiang and I have been together since we were kids, and our moms used the same basin to wash their faces before they got married. Go ahead and tell her, she'll definitely be delighted to hear it."

  Walking shoulder to shoulder with Wu Jiang for a while, Wu Jiang finally glanced at the hand that Si Tu Jue had placed on his backpack and said with a suppressed smile: "Can you put it down now? Miss, your hand is making my bag twice as heavy as usual."

  Situ Xuan smiled and pushed him away, "You're getting a good deal but still pretending to be clever, this treatment others can't even ask for."

  Wu Jiang burst out laughing, "That's on the premise that I won't be looked at with hateful eyes. Why do I feel like when I'm with you, it's like being the ham in a sandwich, not everyone can take it."

  "Who made you my best friend? I have no choice but to put up with it. Don't talk nonsense, hand it over!"

  "What?" Wu Jiang pretended not to hear.

  Situ Xuan smiled and gave him a punch, Wu Jiang dodged to one side, then grinned and handed her a small piece of paper.

  It was naturally a message brought by Wu Jiang from Lianquan. Situ Xuan glanced at it hastily and smiled on his face.

  "Oh, my poor matchmaker!" Wu Jiang sighed to the sky. "Good things don't come my way, all the dirty and tiring work I do."

  Situ Xuan pinched his throat and joked with the dialogue in the Western Wing, "If you share a bed with your sentimental mistress, how can you bear to fold the quilt and make the bed?"

  Wu Jiang immediately blew up, "Good, Sutu Xue, who do you want to share a bed with?"

  Situ Xuan also sensed that something was off about Nian Bai, and with a red face, he chased after Wu Jiang for a long distance.

  They were unaware that this intimate scene of tender affection and playful teasing was viewed by people in the distance as a completely different scenario.

  To avoid suspicion, Situ Xuan only occasionally whispered to Lian Quan in a corner during class breaks for a period of time, and no longer openly went out together. If there was anything to be said, it was also through Wu Jiang, this competent messenger.

  Yao Qiyun seemed determined to see Xue Shaoping's entrustment through to the end, unless he was in a class that was lagging behind and Si Tu had slipped away early. Otherwise, he would definitely wait for her at the entrance of her school. He was like a shadow behind her, unable to shake him off or trample him to death. No matter how much Si Tuo scolded him or came up with ways to humiliate him, Yao Qiyun pretended not to hear. Si Tuo was both furious and helpless. Only when she walked with Wu Jiang, chatting and laughing together, would Yao Qiyun keep a distance.

  Actually, when Xue Shaoping asked about who Si Tu Jue had been with recently, Yao Qiyun also casually mentioned her intimacy with Wu Jiang. What's strange is that Xue Shaoping seemed rather open-minded about it, saying that Wu Jiang was a kid who grew up playing with Si Tu Jue, and everyone knew each other's backgrounds, so she knew his character wouldn't cause any trouble. Since that was the case, Yao Qiyun had no choice but to remain silent.

  Mr. and Mrs. Situ were very satisfied with Situ Xuan's recent punctuality and obedience. Therefore, Xue Shaoping also expressed her relief and approval to Yao Qiyun behind his back, thinking that her daughter's unruly temper needed someone like Yao Qiyun to rein it in. From then on, even during extracurricular activities when Situ Xuan went out shopping or buying books, she would always have Yao Qiyun accompany her.

  Situ Xuan had long been seething with anger, but now that her parents were siding with Yao Qiyun, she could only swallow her frustration. On the surface, she pretended to be indifferent to him, going about her daily life as if nothing was wrong, but in reality, she was suffering in silence. First, Wu Jiang expressed that he couldn't take it anymore; he had his own interests, and being dragged around by Situ Qiang every day wasn't a viable solution. Moreover, he said that what he feared most was being hated by others - as for who hated him, everyone knew the answer. Furthermore, Lian Quan, who had been isolated from the group for a long time, was starting to lose patience and had some complaints. After all, the passionate love between young men and women burned like fire, and they didn't care about the saying "if there's true love, it will last forever; why worry about fleeting moments?"

  Fortunately, a turning point emerged in the situation. The middle school they were in was designated by the city as a "Quality Education Demonstration School". Since it was labeled as quality education, with the end of the semester approaching, they thought about reducing the burden on students. The original three evening self-study sessions were changed to two, and the school also stated that students who "really have learning requirements" can voluntarily stay in the classroom for the third evening self-study session, without making it a hard requirement.

  As a student of a key middle school, the classmates' enthusiasm for learning is still very high, and most people "voluntarily" chose to stick with the third late self-study session. Of course, this majority does not include Si Tu Xuan.

  The Situ couple didn't know that she had packed up and left after the second self-study session. After Yao Qiyun transferred over, her studies were also very diligent, so of course she would insist on reading until the last minute. Therefore, the extra class time became the stolen reunion time for Situ Yue and Lian Quan. On the day the school's notice came out, Situ Yue received a small note from Wu Jiang, asking her to meet at the G University Botanical Garden after the second self-study session.

  G University is adjacent to the middle school where Situ Xuan is located. Unlike the heavily guarded environment of the middle school, the university is a paradise for couples. The botanical garden mentioned by Lianquan is one of them. The courtyard is covered with plants and is located in a quiet place, with a beautiful environment, making it most suitable for solitude.

  It's been a long time since I had a good talk with Lianquan, and thinking of his young and sunny handsome smile, Situ Xuan couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic. As soon as the bell rang at the end of the second evening self-study session, she rushed out of the classroom. She deliberately avoided the corridor that passed by Yao Qiyun's class and ran all the way to the east gate of G University, which led directly to the botanical garden.

  Time was pressing, she had to rush back to school before the end of the third evening self-study session, and go home with Yao Qiyun that plague god together.

  No wonder she's a sports star, Si Tu Xuan thought her actions were already quite agile, but she didn't expect that Lian Quan had already taken the lead and was sitting on the edge of the flower bed at the entrance of the botanical garden waiting for her. The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands as they sat down in a corner of the garden.

  Lianquan said: "If you don't come out, I'll climb to your balcony like Li. I gave you a note, but you didn't respond, it's driving me crazy."

  Situ Xuan chuckled and said, "You really like little notes that much?"

  Lian Quan bowed her head and smiled slightly, whispering in Situ Xuan's ear: "I don't like little notes, I like..."

  "What do you like?" asked Si Tu Xin softly, biting her lip lightly.

  Lian Quan gently stroked her nose, his breath on her cheek, with a hint of intimacy and helplessness, he said in a low voice: "Being pretentious again, huh?"

  He quietly placed one hand on the back of her head, his fingers entwining in the long hair tied up in a ponytail, while the other hand hesitated as it approached her face, still radiant and bright in the moonlight.

  Situ Xuan could feel his face slowly getting closer, and he could even see the slight tremble of his eyelashes. There was a healthy aura about him that was unique to young boys, like sunlight shining on green grass. No, this might be a scent exclusive to Lian Quan, because even though Yao Qiyun was of the same age, all Situ Xuan could sense from him was a chill, nothing else. Compared to Lian Quan, Yao Qiyun was like moss after the rain - dark and cool.

  Situ Xuan smiled secretly. What was the point of thinking about Yao Qiyun at this time? Wasn't the boy in front of her enough to fill her heart?

  His face was clean and handsome, now slightly flushed, his whole body hot beyond belief, yet his hands were careful, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

  This is indeed a lovely boy, who happened to meet the best Situ Xuan at the best time. Perhaps in the long river of future time, she will encounter other perfect men, but the tender touch and vague beauty of this moment cannot be replaced by anything.

  To say that Situ Xuan and Lian Quan have been together as a young couple for quite some time, but their relationship has always been maintained at the hand-holding stage, with the most being Situ Xuan sitting on his bicycle's back seat, lightly hugging his waist.

  Perhaps the days of longing had catalyzed their thoughts, perhaps at this moment they beautifully moved each other, Lianquan's face gradually enlarged in front of her eyes, and Situ Xue's usually bold face was as if scorched by fire. On one hand, there was shyness and curiosity, on the other hand, a voice was asking whether to push him away or not?

  At that moment, Situ Xuan faintly heard the sound of plant branches being swayed, more rhythmic than the wind, it was the sound of human footsteps.

  She quickly realized that the voice was absolutely not from her own illusion, because Lianquan's face also stopped and turned to face the direction where the sound came from.

  Situ Xuan also looked back, and suddenly let out a desperate cry. The person who slowly walked over and stood ten meters away was not Yao Qiyun, then who was it? Situ Xuan instantly fell from the rose-tinted mirror of just now to the ruthless reality, the thoughts of the girl who had been turning around in circles just a second ago were suddenly doused with a basin of cold water.

  Yao Qiyun didn't know when he arrived, nor how he found this place. What's even more frightening is that perhaps he had been following them from the very beginning, watching everything from a distance until the critical moment before jumping out to cause trouble. In that case, what happened just now was like performing a live erotic show right in front of him.

  Situ Xuan buried her face in her hands, feeling so miserable that she didn't even want to live anymore. She couldn't bear to say a word and had lost the strength to scold others. In her eyes, Yao Qiyun, who refused to let go of his grudge, was not a normal human being at all.

  Lianquan was with Situ Ke, how could he not know Yao Qiyun. Because of Yao Qiyun's surveillance, he and Situ had been unable to be alone together for a long time, during which Lianquan always persuaded himself not to resent Yao Qiyun. Yao Qiyun was adopted by the Situ family, just to fulfill her parents' request. But now, no matter how reasonable he was, he couldn't help but look at the night sky and sigh heavily.

  At a distance, with the deep night, the Xiao family couldn't see the expression on Yao Qiyun's face clearly, and of course, she didn't want to see it either. She was originally stubborn and in her rebellious youth, following him and her parents' wishes, everyone would have endured it, but he was so overbearing and oppressive, step by step, that Xiao Yu was provoked, and her parents couldn't control her anymore. Anyway, making Yao Qiyun angry first was the priority, she didn't care about anything else.

  Situ Xuan pulled up Lian Quan's hand, "Don't mind him."

  Lian Quan hesitated for a moment, and then heard Si Tu Jue shaking his hand saying: "He's a pervert, let him guard there, see how long he can last."

  Lianquan looked at Situ's incomparably moving face and couldn't help but sit back beside her, gently wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

  On the other side, Yao Qiyun also found a place to sit down, still holding a book in his hand, and quietly looked at it under the light of the botanical garden.

  Situ Xuan and Lian Quan were whispering sweet nothings to each other in a corner. However, ignoring Yao Qiyun's presence, they seemed nonchalant, but whenever they wanted to rekindle the passion that was interrupted earlier, it wasn't as easy as they thought. Every time they tried to immerse themselves in their own little world, Yao Qiyun's unintentional rustling of book pages or his soft coughing sounds were like a thunderclap on a sunny day in their sweet space, making them involuntarily distracted.

  Liangquan said something witty, and Situ Xuan burst out laughing. She laughed and laughed, but suddenly felt bored, and when she looked at Liangquan again, he seemed to be distracted too.

  Situ Xuan finally understood that this night was completely ruined by Yao Qiyun.

  Lianquan squeezed her hand first, "Forget it, Situ, let's go back, we'll make another appointment next time."

  Situ felt a sudden relief in his heart, and his apologies to Lianquan poured out like a flood.

  It's okay, Lianquan is even more considerate, he smiled and brushed off the dust on her skirt, whispering in her ear: "Then I can have some time to think of you again."

  The two walked out and stopped in front of Yao Qiyun at the same time.

  Yao Qiyun closed his book and stood up as well. His face showed no emotion.

  "Is it over? Can we go back now?"

  "Alright, let's go." Si Tu Jue was unusually calm.

  He followed behind her and Lianquan, walking for a few steps, before finally waiting for Situ Xuan to turn around. She pointed at his nose, gritting her teeth as she said: "Yao Qiyun, you're ruthless! You're simply someone who escaped from a mental hospital!"

  Yao Qiyun lowered his head and put away his book before looking straight at Situ Xuan.

  "That's right, I'll take it and go back."

  Situ Xuan's anger caused her to tremble, and Lianquan wanted to come over to comfort her, but didn't expect to be gently pushed away by her.

  "Sorry, Lianquan, you go back first, I'll handle this myself, don't interfere."

  Lian Quan didn't say anything else and gave a cold glance at Yao Qi Yun before leaving this place of gossip.

  Now the Botanical Garden is left with only Situ Xuan and Yao Qiyun. The original appointment under the moonlight has turned into a murderous night of strong winds and dark moon.

  "God, please take him away."

  Yao Qiyun habitually picked up her schoolbag for her, but Situ Xuan tightly hugged her own schoolbag and refused to let go.

  "Don't think that just because you've received a single order from my old mother, you can use chicken feathers as arrows. You want to win my mother's favor, I can see right through it - she treats you like a watchdog, do you need to be so eager?"

  Yao Qiyun fell silent for a moment, avoiding her sharp words, "Your mom is also doing it for your own good by controlling you, afraid that something will happen to you. You're not afraid of him when you're alone with him..."

  Situ Xuan interrupted Yao Qiyun, "I'm not afraid of him, because I think you're much scarier than he is."

  "I don't have any ulterior motives towards you."

  "Then don't follow me around like a resentful wife. You walk your bridge, I'll walk my road, you can be the good child in my parents' eyes, and I'll play the villain, isn't that great?"

  "Aren't you afraid I'll tell your mom everything I saw tonight?" Yao Qiyun turned back again.

  Situ Xin couldn't bear it anymore and threw her school bag at him, "You go tell, just go tell."

  Yao Qiyun dodged to the side and took advantage of the situation to grab the school bag.

  "What if I told her what you're going to do?"

  "I don't dare to do anything to you, I'll just hate you to death!"