Chapter 69: Going Home Together?
Lu Zhiyin and Long Qinxin walked slowly due to their awkward posture.
Long Qinxin seemed to be enjoying herself, sniffing the scent of her only friend with satisfaction. Lu Zhiyin, although a little worried that Leng Qingqiu might be angry, didn’t rush Long Qinxin.
She couldn’t afford to lose Long Qinxin’s good impression.
Thinking this, Lu Zhiyin suppressed her slight unease and tried to appear calm.
Even though she was trying to change, she still couldn’t maintain a relaxed smile while feeling nervous inside.
Being able to remain calm was already her limit.
Perhaps she would grow a bit later.
Long Qinxin walked slowly like this. By the time she pushed Lu Zhiyin to the school gate, it was almost completely dark. In another few dozen minutes, it would be too dark to see anyone.
The rain hadn’t subsided; it had actually gotten heavier. Thunder and lightning also became more frequent.
Under the dim sky, through the dense curtain of rain, Lu Zhiyin could see a figure standing straight outside the school gate.
It was Leng Qingqiu, holding an umbrella, standing there without leaving or finding a place to shelter from the rain.
Logically, the guardhouse at the school gate should allow students to take shelter from the rain. However, considering that this world was not normal, it didn’t seem strange anymore.
“Zhiyin!”
Leng Qingqiu, who noticed the white-haired girl in the wheelchair holding the umbrella immediately, turned around. At the same time, her eyes fell on Long Qinxin, who was clinging to Lu Zhiyin like a piece of sticky plaster.
Leng Qingqiu’s originally relaxed brow furrowed again.
Had their relationship developed rapidly in her absence? Leng Qingqiu was quite curious about what had happened.
Logically, she shouldn’t interfere with Lu Zhiyin’s social interactions.
But she wasn’t very inclined to be reasonable.
Lu Zhiyin had said she could do whatever she wanted to her, so perhaps she could do anything? Why not?
Quickly walking in front of Lu Zhiyin, Leng Qingqiu took the umbrella from Lu Zhiyin’s hand, exchanged it with Long Qinxin, and then placed her own umbrella in Lu Zhiyin’s hand.
During the umbrella exchange, Leng Qingqiu got quite wet from the rain, but it was of no consequence to her. Anyway, with her physique, she wasn’t worried about catching a cold or anything.
“Let’s go, we’re going home.”
After returning Long Qinxin’s umbrella to her, Leng Qingqiu didn’t forget to nudge Long Qinxin, almost causing her to fall into a puddle.
To be honest, Leng Qingqiu felt a little unlike herself. She remembered that she wasn’t this aggressive before.
Was this a change brought about by Lu Zhiyin, or was she originally like this and only now revealing her true nature?
Leng Qingqiu had no definitive answer.
She pushed Lu Zhiyin’s wheelchair away from the school gate.
Lu Zhiyin, as always, held up the umbrella diligently. Her wrist was sore and numb, but it was stable enough that the umbrella didn’t waver or fall to the ground.
Perhaps the only difference was that before, Long Qinxin was pushing her, but now it was Leng Qingqiu.
“Hey, I’m saying, it’s getting late. Do you plan to push classmate Zhiyin home on foot now?”
Steadying herself, Long Qinxin called out to Leng Qingqiu.
She didn’t know how far Lu Zhiyin’s home was from school, but she knew that the sky would only get darker and deeper in the coming time.
If they had to push Lu Zhiyin home on foot, accidents could happen.
She didn’t care what that annoying Leng Qingqiu did, but she didn’t want her only friend to get hurt because of this annoying guy’s mistake.
Of course, on the other hand, she also wanted to know where Lu Zhiyin lived so she could see her outside of school time.
With this thought, Long Qinxin took a step forward.
“What business is it of yours what happens between Zhiyin and me?”
Leng Qingqiu seemed impatient. She really hated this person named Long Qinxin. Of course, she probably hated even more anyone who tried to touch Lu Zhiyin, whom she already considered her possession.
Although Qin An had also touched Lu Zhiyin, Qin An was someone she couldn’t afford to offend. As for Long Qinxin… she couldn’t afford to offend Qin An, but could she not afford to offend Long Qinxin?
Thinking this, Leng Qingqiu felt even more cowardly.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Could such a person truly uphold justice in a city? The answer was naturally no. At the very least, what Leng Qingqiu did to Lu Zhiyin could not be called justice.
“…She is my friend, and I have to worry about her safety, not watch her suffer like you good-for-nothing.”
Becoming strong-willed again, Long Qinxin appeared completely different from the isolated girl in the next class who was often bullied, as Leng Qingqiu remembered her.
She took out a flip phone from her pocket and made a call. Soon, a black car drove from the street ahead, covered in puddles.
The car’s tires spun, creating waves and noise, and it only stopped in front of Leng Qingqiu and Lu Zhiyin.
“Classmate Zhiyin, I’ll take you home.”
Having been recognized as a friend by Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin spoke more confidently and righteously when interacting with Leng Qingqiu. She also felt more self-assured.
Perhaps it was because Long Qinxin felt that now both she and Leng Qingqiu were friends with Lu Zhiyin, so this annoying guy no longer had the right to drive her away from Lu Zhiyin’s side.
As Long Qinxin finished speaking, the driver, whom Long Qinxin called Uncle Wu, opened the car door.
“Ah… this…”
Honestly, Lu Zhiyin didn’t expect Long Qinxin to confront Leng Qingqiu like this. She was really afraid that Leng Qingqiu would attack Long Qinxin in anger.
She only intended to solidify her connection with Long Qinxin, but she didn’t expect things to escalate into a confrontation between the two female leads.
Looking up, Lu Zhiyin looked at the dark sky. Although she knew she couldn’t let Leng Qingqiu keep losing face or there would be big trouble, she was indeed a little scared of potential accidents on the way home.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhiyin nodded.
As she nodded in agreement, Leng Qingqiu’s expression became very stiff, while Long Qinxin was filled with joy and pride, like a victorious rooster, almost puffing out her chest.
Of course, it was only her expression; she wouldn’t actually crow like a chicken.
While Leng Qingqiu remained silent and Long Qinxin was overjoyed, Lu Zhiyin spoke again.
“Um… can Leng Qingqiu ride with us? Her home is very close to mine.”
Considering that she shouldn’t offend Leng Qingqiu too much, she had to include Leng Qingqiu.
If she went home with Long Qinxin and left Leng Qingqiu to walk aimlessly in the rain, Lu Zhiyin dared not imagine how miserable she would be the next time she saw Leng Qingqiu.
As soon as her words fully dropped, the expressions of Long Qinxin and Leng Qingqiu changed significantly.
Long Qinxin, who was just beaming with pride, instantly became dejected.
“Okay, whatever classmate Zhiyin says.”
After saying this, Lu Zhiyin was carried into the car, and her wheelchair was placed in the trunk.
