Chapter 58: Long Qinxin seems to have been waiting for her.
“It’s raining, do you want to go back and get an umbrella?”
Reaching out her hand and catching the raindrops, Lu Zhiyin turned to look at Leng Qing Qiu again.
“…”
Leng Qing Qiu remained silent. She looked up at the thin curtain of rain, feeling a bit like a clown due to the abnormal weather, and was somewhat displeased.
Her gaze returned to Lu Zhiyin. Seeing the white-haired girl with a face full of worry, Leng Qing Qiu shook her head.
“No need. The rain isn’t heavy.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Qing Qiu pushed Lu Zhiyin forward.
“Ah… Mm…”
Lu Zhiyin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she just let out a soft hum.
Placing her hands on the armrests of the wheelchair, Lu Zhiyin leaned back against the chair and closed her eyes, no longer looking at the thin curtain of rain, but merely feeling the coolness of the raindrops on her body.
She wondered if Leng Qing Qiu would catch a cold after getting wet, but considering the rain wasn’t heavy, she probably wouldn’t.
The girls proceeded through the rain. Because of the rain, Leng Qing Qiu’s pace was much faster than usual.
Before long, they arrived at the school gate.
Lu Zhiyin opened her eyes.
A few students wearing blue and white school uniforms were walking into the school gate.
Some had umbrellas, while others did not. Those with umbrellas walked leisurely, while those without hurried.
This was normal, as no one wanted to get wet.
Lu Zhiyin touched her almost wet school uniform and noticed a black car by the school gate from the corner of her eye.
A petite girl was standing quietly by the car, holding a black umbrella. The edges of the umbrella had fine golden patterns, looking elegant and luxurious, making it stand out from the plain umbrellas.
She didn’t pay much attention until Leng Qing Qiu pushed her past the school gate, and she clearly saw the girl’s face.
It was Long Qinxin, with her customary pigtails and her distinctive green eyes.
Slightly dazed, Lu Zhiyin began to wonder who Long Qinxin was waiting for.
If an ordinary person stood still, Lu Zhiyin probably wouldn’t think much of it, but Long Qinxin was different. She was the female lead of the game and one of Lu Zhiyin’s potential romantic interests.
Of course, Lu Zhiyin was not the only one who noticed Long Qinxin. Leng Qing Qiu had also seen her face.
She disliked Long Qinxin, so she didn’t stop.
Correspondingly, Long Qinxin also noticed Lu Zhiyin and Leng Qing Qiu.
She took a step, her blue plastic rain boots making a dull sound as they stepped on the wet ground.
Long Qinxin jogged and hurried, finally intercepting Leng Qing Qiu and Lu Zhiyin at the foot of the teaching building.
“Huff… huff…”
Standing in front of Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin bent over, panting heavily.
“Classmate Lu Zhiyin.”
Holding the armrest of Lu Zhiyin’s wheelchair, Long Qinxin straightened up. The stray hairs on her forehead were wet with rain, clinging tightly to her forehead, making her look a bit messy.
She casually tossed the umbrella in her hand onto the side of the stairs and looked at Lu Zhiyin, an unknown light flickering in her eyes.
“Ah… It’s me. Do you… need something?”
Looking at the breathless Long Qinxin in front of her, Lu Zhiyin asked tentatively.
“Um, you haven’t come to class for a long time last week, and I was very worried about you. I waited for you at the school gate and the classroom door every day, but I never saw you. I wanted to visit you at home, but I don’t know your address.”
Long Qinxin spoke a lot at once, and it took Lu Zhiyin quite some time to extract the useful information.
Worried about her, always waiting for her?
Looking at Long Qinxin’s flushed face from exertion, Lu Zhiyin felt a bit confused.
She couldn’t understand why Long Qinxin was doing these things. However, what was certain was that Long Qinxin’s favorability towards her should not be low.
“Um, you don’t need to worry about me. I’m just recuperating at home.”
Well… recuperating, but the injuries on her body were getting worse.
Glancing at Leng Qing Qiu, Lu Zhiyin knew that she still didn’t want to be abused, but she had no choice.
As for Lu Zhiyin’s gaze, Leng Qing Qiu chose to ignore it.
“…”
Noticing the small interaction between Leng Qing Qiu and Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin’s eyes dimmed for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
“Ah, right, the meal you brought me last time was delicious. Thank you again.”
Seeing the atmosphere becoming awkward, Lu Zhiyin took the initiative to strike up a conversation to ease the tension.
“You’re welcome, Classmate Lu Zhiyin. You were retaliated against because you protected me, so it’s my responsibility to take care of you.”
Reaching out, she carefully touched the back of Lu Zhiyin’s left hand. Seeing that Lu Zhiyin didn’t react, Long Qinxin breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, her “light” seemed to have recovered well, hadn’t it?
However, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was her imagination, but why did Lu Zhiyin’s complexion seem a bit paler?
“Ha… haha…”
Facing Long Qinxin’s words, Lu Zhiyin didn’t know how to respond for a moment. She could only force a smile and chuckle.
This was her first time encountering such a situation, and she had no experience, so her mind naturally froze.
“Um, can Classmate Lu Zhiyin tell me where you live? Until your injuries are completely healed, I can drive you to and from school with my driver.”
Long Qinxin was also not very good at communicating with people, and she quickly revealed her true intention – to get Lu Zhiyin’s home address.
However, she had asked the wrong person. Lu Zhiyin didn’t know the exact location of her home either; she only knew that she lived in a mixed residential area.
Casting a pleading look at Leng Qing Qiu, Lu Zhiyin blinked at her.
However, Leng Qing Qiu disliked Long Qinxin, so how could she let her know her home address?
She also didn’t want to continue watching her childhood friend have an awkward conversation with someone she disliked.
Anyway, Lu Zhiyin was now her possession, so it was fine for her to interrupt a conversation with someone else, right?
Thinking this, Leng Qing Qiu pushed away Long Qinxin’s hand from the wheelchair’s handle.
“Miss Long Qinxin, today is an exam day. My Zhiyin needs to return to the classroom to review. Therefore, please do not bother her further.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Qing Qiu pushed Lu Zhiyin away from the staircase and headed towards an elevator in the distance.
Only a somewhat stunned Long Qinxin was left behind.
“Her… Zhiyin…?”
Unable to recover from the shock for a moment, Long Qinxin quietly repeated what Leng Qing Qiu had just said.
Were their relationships already this good?
Thinking that she and Lu Zhiyin weren’t even friends yet, Long Qinxin lowered her head.
Her heart felt a little heavy.
She hated that person named Leng Qing Qiu… Why was she stopping her from approaching her “light”? Long Qinxin didn’t know.
She picked up the umbrella from the ground and went upstairs in a daze.
Unlike Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin didn’t have time to be sad; she only felt more confused.
Exams? No one had told her about them beforehand. The nightmare called “class teacher” from her childhood involuntarily surfaced in her mind, causing her to not notice Long Qinxin’s dejection.
