0p0 Chapter 31 The Rumors of That School Bully (16)
Chapter 31 The Rumors of That School Bully (16)
Shi Qi shook his head again, this time without the slightest hesitation; he shook his head with absolute certainty.
Seeing his certainty, He Shuyao finally believed that the reason wasn't there. She knew her son's character; he would never stoop to lying about something like this.
"Then tell your mother, what exactly happened?"
After a long silence, Shi Qi finally spoke: "Mom, I think I've fallen for a man..."
Now it was He Shuyao's turn to fall silent. Her expression froze on her face, as if she had experienced a magnitude 8 earthquake in her heart.
007 was equally dumbfounded, silently giving a thumbs up in his mind—that was a direct hit…
He Shuyao tried her best to make her voice sound calm: "A man? It can't be Jiang Zhiyi, can it?" She didn't even call him "Xiao Yi" anymore.
"Yes," Shi Qi calmly admitted.
“But you and him—” He Shuyao paused, then composed herself, “you’ve only known each other for two months.”
“I know, but he is the only person who makes me feel ‘like’.”
He Shuyao knew her son had emotional deficiencies, so hearing him say the word "like" still made her happy. She would have dared to propose to any woman, even if it were just a girl. But the person he liked was a man!
He Shuyao sighed: "Actually, I really like Jiang Zhiyi. But you only say you like him, does he like you? Or rather, does he even like men?"
Shi Qi thought for a moment and said, "I think... he likes me."
He Shuyao stared at him for a long time with a complicated expression: "Forget it, I'm not some old-fashioned feudal relic, so I won't interfere anymore. I just hope you won't regret it someday."
"Mom, thank you..." Shi Qi said sincerely, and went forward to hug her.
He Shuyao sighed helplessly: "Who told you to be the one I raised with such care? But don't tell your dad about this yet, let me sound him out first."
The next day, Jiang Zhiyi, who arrived at school relatively early, sat down in his seat after seeing the dark circles under his eyes. Yes, he had insomnia.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Shi Qi inwardly complained, "He knows the answer already," but he really couldn't bear to say anything harsh to this person, so he just nodded and said "Mm."
"Why don't you take a nap now?"
Shi Qi shook his head and took out two workbooks from his backpack: "These are the homework you assigned." He couldn't sleep anyway, let alone sitting next to this person.
Jiang Zhiyi opened the workbook and carefully checked it for him. Shi Qi, on the other hand, traced his profile with his eyes, not understanding why this person could go to such lengths.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Jiang Zhiyi asked, noticing that he had been staring at him.
"No, I was just daydreaming." Shi Qi looked away and turned to look at the books on his desk.
"Dog, do you think Jiang Zhiyi will do the same thing then?"
007: "I don't know either." Although he said that, he knew the answer in his heart.
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Jiang Zhiyi could clearly sense that Shi Qi was out of sorts all day; if he hadn't persuaded him, he probably wouldn't have even eaten.
Back in the dormitory that evening, Jiang Zhiyi explained the problems to Shi Qi.
Seeing Shi Qi's state, even though he knew Shi Qi probably didn't want to say why, he still asked.
"Have you encountered some difficulties?"
Shi Qi looked at him and sighed inwardly. He couldn't go on like this anymore.
"I think I've fallen for someone."
Although it was obvious that Shi Qi was giving irrelevant answers, Jiang Zhiyi's attention was unsurprisingly diverted.
His tone was somewhat unnatural: "I think that at this stage, we should prioritize our studies."
"Don't you support me?"
"No...that person is from our class?"
The beginning of time.
"Is it Ye Jiaojiao?" Jiang Zhiyi could only think of this one person, after all, there weren't many girls in their class. The few remaining ones were all the kind who wore glasses and loved to read, and they didn't have much interaction with Shiqi.
Although Shi Shiqi had clearly stated that he didn't like Ye Jiaojiao, they were childhood sweethearts after all, so maybe he would change his mind? Thinking of this, Jiang Zhiyi's eyes showed a hint of disgust.
'Fate Value -5'
Shi Qi shook his head: "It's not her. I don't know what that person thinks of me yet, so I want to wait until my grades improve before I tell him."
So Shi Qi studied so hard all for that person? Jiang Zhiyi felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if it were telling him not to let Shi Qi be with anyone else...
Jiang Zhiyi was startled after realizing his own thoughts.
Could it be that he... likes Shi Qi?
Although they had only known each other for two months, that seemed to be the case.
I find some of his behaviors endearing, I worry when I see him down, and it hurts when I know he likes someone else…
He's really fallen for this person! But, is Shi Qi even capable of accepting a man? ...
Upon hearing the system's announcement, Shi Qi understood immediately: "Do you think he will accept me?"
Hearing Shi Qi's question, Jiang Zhiyi felt conflicted: "I don't know either, maybe, after all, you're so good..."
"Do you really think I'm good?"
Although he felt very uncomfortable, Jiang Zhiyi still nodded honestly.
"Okay, I'll confess my feelings after this midterm."...
At night, Jiang Zhiyi tossed and turned in bed.
Logically speaking, knowing that Shi Qi has someone he likes, he should let go, but he just can't do it. He can't imagine Shi Qi being with someone else...
At this moment, on another bed—
007: "Host, isn't that a bit unfair of you? I think Jiang Zhiyi is having trouble sleeping."
"If he's capable of doing something like that, what's ten sleepless nights?"
007 thought about it again and realized that made sense. Why should he sympathize with that guy?
The next day, Shi, who had seemed listless yesterday, was much more energetic, while Jiang Zhiyi kept yawning, as if he had caught it.
Shi Qi looked at him and asked, feigning concern, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Jiang Zhiyi turned to look at him, looking somewhat sleepy, and said, "I had a nightmare."
"Why don't you take a nap now?"
Why does that sound so familiar? Isn't that what he said to Shi Qi yesterday?
Jiang Zhiyi shook his head helplessly: "I'll be fine after a while."
And so, Shi Qi watched as Jiang Zhiyi persevered through the morning reading session with unwavering willpower, then collapsed into bed and fell asleep without even eating breakfast.
When Jiang Zhiyi opened her eyes again, she was woken up by Shi Qi.
Shi Qi pushed a cup of coffee and a bag of bread in front of him. The coffee was still hot, and it felt warm in his hands on this chilly autumn morning.
Time flies, and the midterm exams are fast approaching. Lately, Jiang Zhiyi seems unusually irritable. People are cautious when asking him for help, afraid of offending him.
During evening tutoring, Jiang Zhiyi quietly watched Shi Qi diligently working on his problems.
He had thought that it would be better if Shi Qi hadn't done well on the exam, but the thought was immediately crushed by the inner voice of his mind. He couldn't let Shi Qi hate him; maybe... there would be another chance in the future?