Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Lu Xing held Shen Qingyi for a long time.

The crowds on the street passed by them.

The bustling atmosphere is like a pane of glass, so close yet so far away.

Shen Qingyi cried silently, her shoulders trembling repeatedly, her fingers gripping his clothes so tightly they turned white.

Lu Xing awkwardly patted her back.

"It's really okay."

"Look, I can still stand up, and you can still hold me."

Shen Qingyi did not speak.

It took her a long time before she slowly raised her head.

The girl's eyes were very red, and her eyelashes were still wet.

She glanced at Lu Xing first, then her gaze fell on his hands.

The scratches on my palms were already bleeding.

The cold wind blew, and the bloodstains, half-dried, clung to his skin, making him look somewhat disheveled.

Shen Qingyi's expression changed again.

"Does it hurt?"

Lu Xing instinctively wanted to say it didn't hurt.

But with the wound in this state, to say it doesn't hurt would be like treating someone like an idiot.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he abruptly changed them:

"A little bit."

Shen Qingyi pursed her lips and grabbed his wrist.

"Walk."

"Where to?"

"Treat the wound."

There happens to be a convenience store nearby.

Shen Qingyi went in and bought two bottles of mineral water, then asked the shop assistant for the location of the nearest pharmacy.

So, Shen Qingyi took Lu Xing to the pharmacy again.

Iodine solution, cotton swabs, disposable disinfectant wipes...

Lu Xing stood beside her and couldn't help but whisper a reminder:

"Is this really necessary?"

He felt that the wound on his hand seemed to be starting to scab over...

Shen Qingyi didn't even look up.

"Shut up."

Lu Xing obediently shut his mouth.

He's just being pragmatic and appreciating the atmosphere; he definitely doesn't have bronchitis!

After buying their things, the two found a public bench by the roadside and sat down.

Shen Qingyi placed the bag on her lap, opened the mineral water bottle, and first rinsed Lu Xing's palms.

When the cold water was poured on him, Lu Xing gasped.

It turns out the wound hadn't scabbed over yet.

Shen Qingyi didn't speak, but her movements were gentler than before.

After rinsing off the dust and bloodstains, she opened the iodine solution and unscrewed the cap.

Lu Xing looked at the iodine solution and fell into deep thought.

"that……"

Shen Qingyi looked up.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Xing coughed.

"Could you pour it a little slower?"

Shen Qingyi stared at him for two seconds.

Then, expressionless, he poured the iodine solution on it.

"hiss!!"

Lu Xing's features instantly contorted, and he almost jumped off the bench on the spot.

But he gritted his teeth and swallowed his words.

A man should maintain his dignity when he's out in the world!

Shen Qingyi looked at his forced composure and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.

"Didn't I... tell you to slow down?"

Lu Xing forced himself to speak.

"I think you fell down rather boldly just now."

Shen Qingyi dipped some more iodine into the cotton swab.

"I should put in some effort to get rid of this bad luck!"

After saying that, she pressed the cotton swab against the edge of the wound.

Lu Xing's shoulders twitched.

Shen Qingyi lowered her eyes and carefully wiped away the dirt around his wound.

Despite her fierce tone, she would instinctively pause whenever she touched a broken skin.

Only after glancing up to make sure the boy wasn't in too much pain did she continue with the treatment.

Looking at her lowered eyes, Lu Xing gradually calmed down.

The thrill of that moment just now belatedly resurfaced in my mind.

He was actually scared too.

But more than the near-collision he suffered, he couldn't forget the look in the girl's eyes when she lunged at him.

"That delivery driver really got a good deal."

Shen Qingyi suddenly spoke.

Lu Xing also came to his senses.

"what?"

As Shen Qingyi applied the gauze to his wound, she murmured to herself:

"We shouldn't have let him run away in the first place."

"I almost bumped into someone, but I apologized and left."

"I should have stopped him."

Shen Qingyi snorted.

"Riding so fast at the intersection, are you in a hurry to be reborn?"

"Besides, he injured your hand like this, he should at least pay some compensation for emotional distress..."

Lu Xing didn't speak, he just looked at her silently.

From the time she met Shen Qingyi until now, she has shown many different sides of herself in front of him.

She can act cute, tease him, scold him for being silly, and smile sweetly in front of him.

Sometimes, I would inexplicably tear up because of a movie or a song.

But Lu Xing seemed to have never seen Shen Qingyi so excited that she was almost out of control before.

Shen Qingyi secured the gauze for him, then tore open a band-aid and pressed down the edges.

"alright."

Lu Xing glanced down, moved his fingers, and smiled:

"I feel like I've suffered some kind of serious injury."

Shen Qingyi put the remaining medicine back into the bag.

"If you were seriously injured, I wouldn't be so protective."

Lu Xing asked subconsciously:

"So what would you do?"

Shen Qingyi paused for a moment, then said in a low voice as if nothing had happened:

"That won't happen."

Lu Xing paused for a few seconds, then spoke softly:

"Qingyi..."

"Um?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen you so excited."

Shen Qingyi looked up at him.

Her eyes were still a little red, but her tone had returned to its usual confident and assertive manner.

"My boyfriend was almost hit by a car, how could I not be upset?"

She paused, then squinted her eyes.

"Oh……"

"Or perhaps, Lu, you'd prefer I don't say anything?"

Lu Xing quickly shook his head.

"That won't do!"

He muttered:

I know you like me.

Shen Qingyi gave a soft hum.

"snort……"

Lu Xing watched as she tightened the cap on the medicine.

He pondered for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking:

"Do you... have that kind of special constitution?"

Shen Qingyi looked at him with suspicion.

What's your constitution?

Lu Xing raised his uninjured hand and gestured.

"It's like... tearing up or something?"

Shen Qingyi: "..."

"You see, you've suddenly started crying so many times."

"Of course I didn't mean you're a crybaby..."

Shen Qingyi looked at him expressionlessly.

Lu Xing gritted his teeth and continued.

"Didn't you say you could tell fortunes?"

"I was wondering, could this be some kind of... price to pay?"

Shen Qingyi remained silent for a long time.

Lu Xing felt a little guilty under her gaze.

She bent down and tightened the lid completely, then placed the bag on the other side of the bench.

After doing all this, the girl sat down next to Lu Xing.

The two sat side by side on the bench.

The shop signs across the street flickered on and off, the bustling activity surging in layer by layer, only to be blown away by the winter wind.

Lu Xing looked down at his bandaged hand and gave a wry smile.

"I didn't mean to force you to say it."

"This is something that probably shouldn't be said casually."

"After all, fortune tellers believe that heavenly secrets should not be revealed, right?"

He tried to lighten the mood by using a more relaxed tone.

But after he finished speaking, Lu Xing felt a tightness in his chest.

"But, Qingyi..."

"If you keep something to yourself, it might get messed up."

The wind passed between the two of them, and Shen Qingyi's eyes reddened a little more.

The sound of the land travel slowed down.

"I don't know what you've been through."

"I don't know why you often show such a fearful expression."

"If you don't want to talk about it, I won't press you."

He paused as he spoke.

"But if I could gain your trust..."

"I also want to be someone you can confide in."

"It's not out of curiosity, it's because I like you."

"I don't want you to bear all the sadness alone when you're truly upset."

Shen Qingyi's lips were pressed tightly together.

After a long while, she finally took a breath.

The girl looked away, afraid that if she looked at him again, she wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.

"Land travel..."

"Um."

"You're so annoying."

???

Lu Xing was stunned.

Should the plot develop this way?

Shen Qingyi stood up and looked down at him.

The streetlights shone on her eyes, illuminating the slight dampness clearly.

"...Let's go to the teahouse first."

Shen Qingyi gripped the medicine bag tightly.

"I'll tell you all about it when we get to the teahouse."

Lu Xing looked at her for a few seconds, then stood up as well.

He naturally extended his hand to her.

"Shall we go then?"

Shen Qingyi slowly placed her hand on it as well.

The hustle and bustle of the commercial street rolled behind me, and the New Year's Eve banners in the distance shone brightly.

The girl walked with her head down, then suddenly whispered:

"You're not allowed to laugh at me later."

Lu Xing nodded seriously.

"I will absolutely not laugh."

"And you're not allowed to think I'm weird."

"Definitely not."

"...and you must never leave me."

Lu Xing paused for a moment.

He turned his head to the side, but Shen Qingyi didn't look at him; she just stared nervously ahead.

"Definitely not."