Catch a boyfriend

  Zhao Zimo thought that the matter of Zhou Dai being a jinx should have been settled, and absolutely did not expect that there would be a sequel.

  I heard that Zhou Dai and Cong Rong broke up, while in our own dormitory, Shi Xiao Fei often leaves the group to act alone.

  Jiang Jiang said that she had seen Shi Xiao Fei staring at Zhou Dai from afar in law school, not daring to get close but also unable to leave, with deep emotions in her eyes, absolutely not the Lolita Xiao Fei they knew who would go crazy for a handsome guy!

  Gu Chengxi said that after the breakup, Cong Rong was very angry and once met Shi Xiaofei who was gazing at Zhou Dai on a narrow road. Xiaofei retreated weakly and gloomily like an outsider.

  Shi Xiaofei never mentioned these things with them.

  But Zhao Zimo never expected that under her reckless behavior, she almost led Zhou Dai, this fine young man, onto a path of no return.

  It was a certain afternoon in late autumn, Zhao Zimo finished his elective course and came out of the public classroom. The gloomy sky had been raining since early morning, and the cold wind swept through the corridors.

  It was already noon, and most of the classmates who attended classes together were holding books over their heads to leave in the rain. She hesitated for a moment, but the rain didn't seem to be getting smaller, instead it got bigger and bigger. Just as she was about to rush out of the corridor into the rain to return to Peony Garden Dormitory, someone behind her called out politely: "Classmate, please wait a minute."

  A strange yet somewhat familiar voice.

  Zhao Zimo turned around, and a boy wearing glasses stood behind her at a distance of three or four meters. His slightly long hair was wet and dripping, with a strand of wet hair stuck to his forehead, and water droplets flowed down, clearly just coming out of the rain. His slightly thick lips were frozen into a purple color.

  He wore a slightly oversized deep blue suit with signs of being rained on, a white dress shirt underneath, two buttons undone at the collar, and a conservative tie loosely grasped in his hand.

  He looked at her, a pair of not-too-large eyes through the misty lenses, hazy and gloomy like the dark sky outside the corridor, extremely depressing, giving others a sense of despair and oppression.

  Zhao Zimo recognized him as Zhou Dai, hesitated for a moment, and politely nodded: "Hello."

  Getting her response, the boy's dark eyes seemed to brighten up a bit, he walked two steps forward, slightly straightened his waist: "Hello, I'm Zhou Dai, fourth year of international law."

  Zhao Zimo nodded slightly, of course she knew.

  Zhou Dai immediately spoke up: "Zhao Zimo classmate, I really admire you, I don't know if it's possible to give me a chance to pursue you?"

  His tone was very respectful, his expression very sincere, only her gaze seemed a bit strange, as if she were the last straw in the vast wilderness, or the only rope on the cliff...

  It was as if he was seeking any reason to continue his attachment to the mortal world.

  Zhao Zimo didn't notice the messages conveyed in his eyes and could only force a wry smile.

  Just broke up with Cong Rong, how can you come and confess to her now!

  If it were in the past, she would definitely flash a bright smile, then chuckle and chat with him, vaguely expressing her intention of not wanting to have a boyfriend. If he still continued to pursue her enthusiastically, she would slightly tease him.

  What she called flirting was mostly like this: putting on a smiling face, stretching out her index finger to hook up the other's chin, carefully examining it back and forth several times before opening her mouth:

  "Aren't you afraid of being teased like this by a girl every day?"

  Those underage boys in elementary and middle school, no matter how thick their skin is, would still be shocked by her bold behavior when they come to confess their love.

  Now, considering the lesson she got from Jian Chen not long ago, and the somewhat disheveled appearance in front of her which didn't suit being teased again, plus he was also the object of Shi Xiaofei's affections, she had to think of another way to refuse.

  However, apart from using the method of "studying hard and striving upwards every day" in junior high school, Zhao Zimo couldn't think of a tactful excuse to decline for the time being.

  She smiled somewhat awkwardly: "This Mr. Zhou, first of all thank you for looking up to me, but we're probably not very suitable as boyfriend and girlfriend!"

  She actually wanted to say, big brother, can you tidy yourself up a bit before confessing, at least appearance can add some points!

  The hope in Zhou Dai's eyes slowly dissipated, as silent as dead ashes. Then he seemed to make a final struggle: "Why? Can you give me a reason to die?"

  Zhao Zimo rubbed his temples with difficulty.

  Looking for an excuse, looking for an excuse, looking for an excuse...

  "Because you're a senior and I'm a freshman, three years is a generation gap..." Zhao Zimo finally found one, but it was so lame that he himself wanted to cry.

  Zhou Dai smiled mysteriously, and his eyes regained some sparkle; "Age is not a problem, height is not distance, weight is not pressure, what kind of reason is this?"

  Zhao Zimo continued to support his forehead, but no matter what reason he listed, Zhou Dai could easily refute it. She wanted to quietly slip away, but was stopped by him.

  Zhou Dai looked at her with a pleading expression: "Zhao Zimo, I know you're a good person, give me a chance, a chance to prove..."

  Zhao Zimo was in a dilemma, must good people accept others' pursuit? Moreover, this cousin-in-law was too persistent, she found excuses but couldn't hear the refusal.

  Now the situation is that even if there's no one around, she can't bluntly refuse without giving face because she has vaguely sensed that Zhou Dai seems to have suffered some setback and is eager to prove himself through something.

  And she became his randomly caught target.

  How could she possibly go against her will and accept his pursuit? He can choose other things as a challenge!

  "Actually... actually, Zhou Dai... that senior apprentice brother, the real reason is, I already have a boyfriend, so..."

  Zhou Dai's face fell.

  "Can you tell me his name?"

  Zhao Zimo is speechless.

  If it were in the past, she could have moved out of Xiao Chuyan's great god, but now, the rumors that he had dumped her had just subsided, and he was reenacting a sweet love affair with Gu Chengxi, frantically making up for the shortcomings of these years of underground development, and it would be unkind to drag him into the muddy water again!

  Who can save her from this desperate situation now...

  Zhao Zimo looked around anxiously at the hazy world of smoke and rain, only to quickly become disheartened and realize that even if there were students passing by with umbrellas, none of them were people she knew, and it wouldn't be possible to find someone to impersonate her on short notice.

  Outside the corridor, the rain was pattering down. Just when she felt that there was no way out in heaven or earth, a familiar and elegant figure appeared in the rain curtain, holding an umbrella and walking towards the corridor.

  It was as if in March in Jiangnan, a refined and elegant man walked alone with an umbrella, his demeanor calm and leisurely, strolling through the hazy rain. The surrounding scenery was faintly hidden and blurred in the gentle breeze and mist, presenting before one's eyes what seemed to be a picture of Jiangnan's rain and mist of unparalleled beauty.

  Zhao Zimo's eyes lit up, like the sparkling ripples on a lake surface under sunlight, shining so brightly that it was heart-wrenching. She naturally recognized at a glance that the figure was the top-grade handsome guy who had just dined with her last Friday night!

  As if she had grasped a life-saving straw, she almost ran towards him with gratitude, regardless of the majestic and cold rain.

  "Awesome! Awesome! Considering we've met a few times, please help me out and be my boyfriend for once." She rushed in front of him and pulled him without hesitation.

  Gu Cheng only felt a figure rushing towards him, and then he was dragged to a corridor by the girl. Her cool hands were placed in his palms, which were unusually soft. Standing in front of a boy, she pulled out her hand and intimately hugged his arm: "Zhou Dai Shixiong, this is my boyfriend, isn't he excellent?"

  She smiled brightly, but her unconscious tightening of the hands grasping his arm betrayed her tension. After roughly understanding the situation in front of him, he slightly curled up the corners of his mouth and nodded slightly towards Zhou Dai, who looked a bit downcast, then calmly patted off the raindrops on his clothes.

  Zhao Zimo was indeed nervous, on the one hand worried that Zhou Dai wouldn't believe her, and on the other hand afraid of being upstaged by the extreme product, after all the two weren't very familiar with each other yet, she was completely fighting an unprepared battle.

  It's really because I've said too many reasons and I'm at a loss for words now.

  But she was lucky, Chao Zhou Dai slightly nodded and shook off the water droplets on her body, then took out a small seal from her pocket: "Ah Mo, this is what grandma asked me to give you."

  Ah Mo...

  This title...

  Xiao Chuyan, the three in the dormitory and Fu Nainai all called her that way, she had always felt very natural, but when Ji Pin called her like this, she somehow felt a current flowing through her heart, numb and itchy, unable to help but lose herself.

  Zhao Zimo couldn't help but look at the person in front of him, his eyes shining exceptionally bright against the hazy smoke and rain background. The corners of his lips seemed to curve into a subtle yet alluring arc. His slender hand stretched out before her, with an seal engraved "Zhao Zimo's Seal" quietly lying in his palm.

  Zhao Zimo was so delighted that he forgot his absent-mindedness and tension, and eagerly took it: "So soon you've engraved it! Thank you thank you thank you!"

  Last Friday went to Fu Nainai's place for dinner, after cleaning up saw Fu Nainai did not put away a seal with the words "Fu Yan Chen" engraved on it, particularly liked it, Fu Nainai promised to engrave one and give it to her.

  Gu Cheng Ge looked at her delighted expression, the corners of his lips curved slightly: "I should thank you, my grandmother never kept me for dinner before."

  Zhao Zimo was slightly stunned and then smiled even more brightly, stretching out his hand to once again hug his arm.

  Zhou Dai looked at the scene in front of him, his originally dim eyes now lifeless. He muttered: "It's you, Gu Cheng Ge. No wonder last time you advised me to go to the hospital for a check-up, it would be best if she took pictures on the spot as evidence..."

  He smiled bleakly and turned around, his soul lost as he disappeared into the rain curtain.

  Zhao Zimo suddenly felt a thread of reluctance.

  Zhou Dai's expression today was too strange, that faint desolate bitter smile seemed to be bidding farewell to the world for the last time...

  Looking at his gradually disappearing figure in the rain, Zhao Zimo wished he was just overthinking.

  After being stunned for a moment, she realized that something was wrong.

  Lowering her head, her hands were still intimately wrapped around his arm, and according to the usual reaction of girls, she would probably withdraw her hand as if electrocuted and then lower her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at people.

  Zhaizi Mo didn't have it naturally, but Gucheng Xi often had a phrase on the tip of her tongue: "Comrades, we must be calm and composed in all things!" She had heard it for so long that she was also influenced by it, so although her hands were indeed electrified, she calmly and composedly let go.

  She slightly curved up the corners of her mouth, a clear and elegant smile: "Thank you, extreme goods."

  Yeah, although she had long known his great name, but she found that it's still more comfortable calling him "extreme product" haha——

  He slightly raised his head, but saw that the corner of Gu Cheng's mouth was still curved with an extremely subtle arc. He gazed at her, his pupils black as if they were ink that couldn't be diluted, dense and heavy.

  Then Zhao Zimo heard his voice.

  "You're welcome." He twitched the corner of his mouth, his light voice with a metallic tone whispering in her ear, "It's what a boyfriend should do."

  Zhao Zimo was bewildered in the midst of the storm.

  Is this the legendary tragedy of being rescued from a river entwined with vines and then thrown directly into the turbulent Pacific Ocean?

  Zhao Zimo soon came back to his senses.

  Logically speaking, she and Gu Jing are not particularly familiar with each other, but she took it for granted to use him as a shield, even if she was a stunning beauty who could topple cities, someone like Gu Jing who had been aloof and used to being alone would normally feel unhappy about this.

  So, his words were a naked rebuke!

  Zhao Zimo's bright smile finally turned awkward: "Sorry, extreme goods, I really had no choice but to catch you...". Heaven, what a boastful thing to say!

  "Why don't you pick a day when you're free and I'll treat you to dinner as an apology?"

  She sincerely wants to apologize.

  "Good." He accepted it with sincerity.

  So refreshing!

  Zhao Zimo couldn't help but glance at him, only to see the curve of his mouth rise even higher, and in his ink-like eyes, there seemed to be a hint of a smile, like a tiny star twinkling...