SEBLS Chapter 20

Qin Qiyue’s breathing stagnated.

When they arrived at Qin Qiyue’s house, Qin Qiyue handed the umbrella to Zhuang Wu. “I’m going first. Go to bed early. Good night.”

“???”

“Gege actually took the initiative to say goodnight to me today?” Zhuang Wu was surprised and delighted. “Okay, good night, Gege~”

The corner of Qin Qiyue’s twitched up slightly, but he walked into the house without a trace of it on his face.

After returning home, Zhuang Wu solved a lot of similar questions according to the method Qin Qiyue taught him tonight. He sincerely thanked Qin Qiyue in his heart.

Gege is such a good person, I like him more and more.

After putting the exercises back into his schoolbag, Zhuang Wu stretched and walked to the window to take a look at the heavy rain outside.

The rain was indeed a bit too heavy. Zhuang Wu felt that it was becoming more and more like the day he remembered.

After watching for a while, Zhuang Wu opened the window. He really liked the feeling of the wind blowing in constantly during cold weather as he slept safely under the covers. He could hear the sound of the wind but didn’t feel the cold.

After everything was done, Zhuang Wu turned off the lights and went to sleep.

The sound of rain grew louder in the second half of the night. Some people thought it was a sign of disaster and felt uneasy. Meanwhile, Zhuang Wu was feeling more at peace listening to the sound of raindrops in his sleep.

The next morning, Zhuang Wu was about to get up and wash up when his cell phone suddenly rang with a message. He had a premonition and quickly turned on his phone.

As he guessed, it was a message from the class group chat. Hu Jianlong tagged all members: [Due to the heavy rain and excessive flooding on the roads, classes will be temporarily suspended for two days. The specific continuation of classes will be decided after the rain stops, and the water recedes. During the suspension period, parents will supervise the students’ studies at home. Suspension of classes is not a holiday, so do not slack off. Finally, please pay attention to safety, reduce going out unless necessary, and put your lives first.]

After reading the message, Zhuang Wu threw down his phone, covered himself with the blanket and went back to sleep.

After waking up, Zhuang Wu stretched and got out of bed to wash up. It was a happy thing to not have to get up early.

After washing up, Zhuang Wu sat on a chair and ate the breakfast that Wen Jia had already prepared. He picked up his mobile phone at the same time to send a message to Qin Qiyue.

[Haze: Good morning, Gege, are you awake? ]

The message was quickly replied to.

[1: Awake. I’m not like you. I sleep around ten o’clock.]

Zhuang Wu stared at the screen and snorted. He was convinced that he was not overthinking. Qin Qiyue was really talking a lot more than before.

[Haze: Gege, do you still mean what you said last night? ]

Zhuang Wu was referring to what Qin Qiyue said about just asking him if he didn’t know the answer to a question.

After this message was sent, Qin Qiyue was a little slow in replying. When Zhuang Wu thought he would not reply and was about to put down his phone, a message came from the other side.

[1: …Yes]

He curled his lips and continued typing.

[Haze: Gege, you didn’t reply to my message for so long, I thought you regretted it.]

This time Qin Qiyue replied quickly.

[1: No regrets.]

So resolute? Zhuang Wu kept smiling, the corners of his mouth never bending down.

[Haze: Can I go to your house this afternoon to ask questions?]

[1: You can.]

Zhuang Wu was happy after getting a positive answer. As soon as it was afternoon, he packed his schoolbag and went to Qin Qiyue’s house.

When he knocked on the door, it was Qin Qiyue who opened it. Zhuang Wu asked, “Are Uncle and Aunt home?”

“They’re taking a nap, come in.” Qin Qiyue moved sideways to make room for Zhuang Wu to come in.

When they arrived at Qin Qiyue’s room, Zhuang Wu took out a set of examination papers and pointed out all the questions he didn’t understand without any hesitation. Last time, he’d pointed out several questions at once which made Qin Qiyue so angry.

However, this time, Qin Qiyue was no longer impatient, instead he took a pen and explained it to him in detail.

Because of the heavy rain, the sky was gloomy and they had to turn on the lights to see clearly even during the day.

Zhuang Wu’s knowledge was limited, and he might not understand some questions if they were explained only once, so Qin Qiyue could only patiently repeat them.

Just after explaining a few questions, there was a sudden rumbling thunder outside, and a few bright streaks flashed from time to time. Zhuang Wu himself was not afraid of lightning and thunder, but Qin Qiyue was here, so he had to pretend to be afraid even if he was not.

Thus, Zhuang Wu immediately grabbed the corner of Qin Qiyue’s clothes and whispered, “Gege, the thunder is so loud, I’m a little scared…”

Qin Qiyue looked down at him, then stood up and walked to the window, closed and locked it, then drew the curtains. In an instant, what was happening outside the window could no longer be seen from inside the house.

After sitting back in the chair, Qin Qiyue’s tone seemed helpless but soothing, “It’s okay now. No matter how loud the thunder outside is, the lightning can’t hit you. Continue reading the questions.”

Zhuang Wu had no choice but to listen to Qin Qiyue’s lecture. He originally wanted to use the excuse of being afraid of thunder to have close contact with Qin Qiyue and let Qin Qiyue coax him, but Qin Qiyue simply locked the window.

He wasn’t given any chance to act weak…

Although it was Qin Qiyue who was explaining the topics, Zhuang Wu kept asking questions here and there. By the end of it, both of them were thirsty.

“Wait a minute, I’ll go get a glass of water.” Qin Qiyue opened the door and walked out.

Zhuang Wu hummed and looked at the questions absentmindedly.

Just listening to Qin Qiyue’s lecture wouldn’t give their relationship much chance to develop…

While he was still thinking about how to develop his relationship with Qin Qiyue, Zhuang Wu’s shoulder was suddenly touched. He turned around and found that it was Qin Qiyue who was handing him water. “Hold it.”

Zhuang Wu nodded and tried to receive the glass but he didn’t hold it firmly, causing the glass to slip down his hand and fall onto the table. The water instantly spilled all over the table, soaking the pile of books and other things.

He subconsciously lifted the glass and tried to wipe the paper, but when he wiped the books, Qin Qiyue’s face changed and he slapped his hand away. “I’ll do it.”

Zhuang Wu was startled, and then he saw Qin Qiyue pull out a thick notebook from the top of the pile and opened it. The inner pages were stuck together because of the water.

“Gege, I’m sorry.” Zhuang Wu knew he had done something wrong, but he didn’t know how to make amends, so he apologize first.

Since Qin Qiyue checked whether that notebook was soaked first, there must be something important written on it, perhaps questions, a diary or something else.

Because of his carelessness, Zhuang Wu was now like a child who had made a mistake, waiting for Qin Qiyue’s condemnation.

“Couldn’t you just hold it properly?” As expected, Qin Qiyue began to rebuke him. “Why do you have to wait until you’ve done something wrong before you apologize?”

Zhuang Wu lowered his head more and more. He did not dare to meet Qin Qiyue’s eyes. He could only continue to apologize, “I’m really sorry…”

Finally, Qin Qiyue sighed, put the notebook in a clean place, and took a piece of paper to clean the table.

Zhuang Wu spoke, “I’ll help…”

“No.” Qin Qiyue interrupted him without even raising his head. “I can do it. You solve the previous problem first.”

Since he didn’t want help, Zhuang Wu didn’t continue to meddle and just sat in the chair in silence while looking at the questions.

After cleaning up, Qin Qiyue also sat down next to him, pulled the test paper from under Zhuang Wu’s arm, pointed at the question that Zhuang Wu couldn’t solve for a long time, and said indifferently, “Look at the problem.”

Although Qin Qiyue wasn’t saying anything now, Zhuang Wu could tell from his tone that he was still angry.

What exactly was written in that notebook?

The person he liked was angry because of what he did. How could Zhuang Wu concentrate on listening to the questions? His thoughts had already drifted away.

“Do you understand?” After finishing the question, Qin Qiyue put down his pen and asked Zhuang Wu.

Zhuang Wu didn’t listen at all. Faced with Qin Qiyue’s question, he didn’t know whether he should tell the truth. “Huh?”

“……”

Qin Qiyue’s eyes turned cold, and he threw the paper in front of Zhuang Wu. “If you still don’t understand this kind of question, you can go back.”

Sure enough, he was angry. Earlier, Qin Qiyue was willing to explain the question again when he didn’t understand it. Now he just wanted him to go back directly…

If he stayed here and let Qin Qiyue explain the questions to him, neither of them would be happy in the end. Zhuang Wu couldn’t stay here any longer. He looked at the notebook that he had wet and then at Qin Qiyue.

“Gege, if this notebook is important to you, I can repair it.” Zhuang Wu seized the opportunity. He wanted to take the notebook back and fix it, which would at least make him feel more at ease.

Qin Qiyue was stunned for a moment, then returned to his cold and distant look. “No need. It’s soaked through. Even if we can find a way to open the inner pages, the writing inside won’t be legible.”

Zhuang Wu’s eyes were red as he said resolutely, “I will definitely make it so that it can be seen clearly. Gege, you have to give me a chance to make up for my mistake. With you acting like this now, I’m really afraid you’ll hate me because of this.”

After a long silence, Qin Qiyue compromised, “Okay, if it can’t be repaired, just return it to me.”

“Got it, thank you Gege!” After obtaining consent, Zhuang Wu picked up the notebook that would give him a chance to be forgiven by Qin Qiyue and quickly walked out of the room.

As soon as he walked out, he ran into Lin Mengyu.

“Xiao Zhuang?” Lin Mengyu was a little surprised. “When did you come here?”

Zhuang Wu explained, “I came here this afternoon because I couldn’t figure out some questions. I came to ask Qiyue-Gege.”

Having understood, Lin Mengyu smiled and nodded, “Are you going back now?”

After asking this question, Lin Mengyu glanced at the wet thick notebook in Zhuang Wu’s hand. She paused. Wasn’t this placed in Qin Qiyue’s room? How come it’s in Zhuang Wu’s hands? Seeing Zhuang Wu’s slightly red eyes, Lin Mengyu seemed to have guessed something.

“Yes, see you next time, Auntie.” Zhuang Wu responded politely and then ran out the door.

After Zhuang Wu left, Lin Mengyu came to Qin Qiyue’s room and knocked on the door, “Qiyue, can I come in?”

Hearing Lin Mengyu’s voice, Qin Qiyue responded, “Come in.”

After coming in, Lin Mengyu went straight to Qin Qiyue, pulled out a chair and sat down.

“Did you have a conflict with Xiao Zhuang?” Lin Mengyu got straight to the point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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