You don’t have to rush to answer me, I don’t need your answer.”

Zhao Zhishui reached out and pushed up the gold-rimmed round glasses on the bridge of his nose, while his tone remained calm.

"I just want to tell you this. After all, if I don't tell you again, I won't have the opportunity or courage to tell you in the future."

Zhao Zhishui's thoughts returned to the sports meeting of Jiulan High School. From the announcement on the podium, he heard the sudden appearance of contestant No. 12 during Senior Bai Han's explanation. Zhao Zhishui knew that maybe she should do something she should do.

.

If you don't confess to him, he won't have a chance when he gets together with the girl he will take the initiative to hug.

"Okay, that's all I want to tell you, you can go."

Zhao Zhishui put his hands on the edge of his skirt and curled them slightly, and his tense condition relaxed.

"Thank you for liking me, Zhao Zhishui, you..."

"You'd better not send me a good guy card, otherwise I'll look for opportunities to retaliate against you in the future."

"..."

Tang Xu was speechless, stretched out his hand to scratch his head, then turned around and said goodbye to Zhao Zhishui with some embarrassment.

Looking at Tang Chu's retreating figure, under the warm sunset, the young man's figure is slender and straight, which makes people yearn for him.

"call……"

Zhao Zhishui leaned against the poplar tree behind him, feeling a little scared.

Fortunately, she persisted and did not show any timidity or cowardice in front of Tang Xu.

At this moment, her mind kept replaying the few scenes of getting along with Tang Xu in the past, thinking of every scene where she greeted him, the taste of the small cakes sold at his house, and the red bean flavor her father brought back.

Mao Cake, thinking of the only piece of paper with his name written on it when he voted for the sports meeting team leader...

Tang Chu's warmth is not just on the surface. When you realize its existence, it has already flowed into the depths of your heart like a trickle.

At the gate of Period High School, Qin Zheng was standing not far from the school gate. The classmates who left later than her greeted her one by one, and she responded with a smile.

Occasionally, her eyes would glance at the school gate, expecting Tang Chu to appear at the next moment.

"go home."

When a familiar voice finally came from behind, Qin Zheng finally felt at ease.

She took out her phone and glanced at the time on it, with a slight smile on her face when she spoke.

"Twenty-eight minutes, you are on time."

Qin Zheng did not ask Tang Xu who the girl who confessed to him was, even though she actually wanted to know.

But judging from Tang Xu's calm and relaxed appearance, it should have been resolved smoothly.

Even so, Qin Zheng couldn't help but talk to Tang Xu more about this topic, otherwise there would be no such store after passing this village.

"Why, whose boyfriend is he now?"

"He's everyone's boyfriend."

"I mean, it smells shameless."

Tang Xu's answer was impeccable and he didn't give Qin Zheng a chance at all.

"Then you should still be single now, right?"

Qin Zheng's long black eyelashes fluttered and she blinked and said to Tang Xu beside her.

Tang Xu knew that Qin Zheng just wanted to get a definite answer, otherwise she would never feel at ease like now.

"If you don't nod, won't I be single forever..."

Tang Xu's tone was a little helpless, but the look he looked at Qin Zheng beside him was full of endearment.

"Hehe, it depends on your performance."

A smile bloomed on Qin Zheng's face, and her two rows of white and neat teeth looked very cute.

Tang Xu reached out and rubbed Qin Zheng's hair, but Qin Zheng didn't resist.

Only then did Tang Xu understand that love was actually simple and pure, but it was only because people often imposed their own perceptions from the outside world on it that it became complicated.

It's actually very simple to know whether you like the other person. It's like tossing a coin. When the coin is thrown into the air, the side you want it to appear in your heart is your true innermost thoughts.

"I didn't expect that there will be a sports meeting on Wednesday. Let's go directly to the store and tell Aunt Wang soon so that she can prepare in advance."

"What about you, Tang Chu? When will you tell your parents?"

"It depends on the situation. How about I call my dad now?"

"In my impression, every time Tang Xu said he wanted to contact his parents, he always contacted your father. Why do you never take the initiative to contact your mother? Generally speaking, mothers are more attentive, so they can deal with life better.

A lot of trivial things.”

"Maybe our family is just the opposite..."

Tang Xu smiled helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't call his mother, it was just that for his mother, no problem would be more serious than the disappearance of Guobaorou from this world.

Since Guobao Pork is still there, what else is there to worry about...

On the way home, the two of them walked and ate an ice cream cone as usual.

The weather still gives people a sultry feeling, but their hearts have quietly cleared up.

When Tang Xu and Qin Zheng appeared together in the cake shop again, Aunt Wang burst out laughing when she saw the two of them together.

She knew what kind of boy Tang Xu was, and she also knew that Tang Xu's family background was good. At first glance, it seemed that the two of them were a perfect match for each other. How could she not make this unmarried aunt, who was nearly forty years old, excited?

However, Tang Xu and Qin Zheng came here on business this time. After all, Tang Xu and Aunt Wang were old acquaintances. After saying hello, he asked Qin Zheng to tell Aunt Wang about the parent-teacher meeting while he ran to the kitchen.

Chatted with Li Yong.

"The parent-teacher conference... It's okay for me to attend, but you have to tell your mother about this kind of thing."

When Qin Zheng told her about the parent-teacher conference, Aunt Wang immediately agreed. However, the parent-teacher conference was, after all, a major event related to students' studies. Although Qin Zheng had just transferred to another school, her mother should have known about it.

"If you want to tell her, that's fine. Anyway, you have agreed to help me hold the parent-teacher meeting, so I won't notify her alone."

Qin Zheng looked indifferent, but when her aunt mentioned her mother, her mood was not so good.

"Hey...don't blame your mother, she can't help it..."

Aunt Wang originally wanted to persuade Qin Zheng, but she also knew in her heart that her sister was a strong woman in the workplace and usually neglected to care for her daughter, so she had no choice but to give up.

But Aunt Wang noticed that when Qin Zheng talked about her mother, her expression was obviously more restless than before.

According to common sense, Qin Zheng broke away from the shackles of her parents and came to Shencheng from Suhang and Hangzhou alone. With Tang Xu as her company, her mood should be getting better and better as time goes by...

"Qin Zheng, are you worried about something? Tell your aunt that she will definitely help you wherever she can."

"Auntie, I'm fine."

Qin Zheng pursed her lips and smiled, but the smile was somewhat forced.

On the other side, when Tang Xu came to the kitchen, Li Yong was baking a cake in the kitchen.

"Uncle Li, are you busy?"

"It's okay, I'm not busy. Why are you in the mood to come here today? Are the junior leaders here to inspect, or are you just here to eat and drink?"

The relationship between Li Yong and Tang Xu was very close, so even though the age gap between the two was not small, Li Yong still took the initiative to joke with Tang Xu.

"Our school will hold a parent-teacher meeting on Wednesday, and Qin Zheng's parents are both in Suzhou and Hangzhou and it's hard to come here, so I accompanied her over to tell her aunt and asked her aunt to hold the parent-teacher meeting on behalf of her parents.

Uncle Li, why don't you go there for my parents too?"

Tang Xu asked tentatively, but Li Yong's head shook like a rattle.

"That won't work, absolutely not. When the little charterer finds out, he will definitely cry to me for a long time. I can think of things like his son getting older and his relationship with me gradually becoming estranged..."

"really……"

Thinking of his father whose behavior sometimes made people laugh or cry, Tang Xu couldn't understand why his mother fell in love with his father in the first place...

"You should also try to inform the charterer as early as possible. If they are far away and have to fly back, they must buy tickets in advance."

"Well, I understand."

Tang Xu responded, casually grabbed a piece of freshly baked biscuit and put it into his mouth, then turned and left the kitchen.

When Tang Xu went to Qin Zheng's house yesterday, he packed some biscuits and pastries. Today, Tang Xu originally wanted to bring more for Qin Zheng to take home to eat, but Qin Zheng refused.

"I haven't eaten all the cookies and cakes that Tang Xu brought yesterday. Besides, I really don't have much appetite today."

Qin Zheng waved her hand to Tang Xu, and Tang Xu only pretended to take it home to eat.

When the two people walked out of the cake shop, the setting sun cast its afterglow along the road, lengthening their shadows.

The sunset on the horizon is so colorful that people can't help but stop and look into the distance.

People always have a different kind of emotion in their hearts when they see the sunset.

Just like most people, if they take a nap but wake up at dusk, a sense of loneliness will arise in their hearts.

This kind of loneliness is like being abandoned by the whole world.
To be continued...