The voice sounded so sinister that Tang Xingxu was so frightened that he almost jumped away.
Although this description is a bit exaggerated, it is almost the same. Almost subconsciously, his body tilted to the side, widening the distance between himself and Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi raised his eyes to look at Xiao Ci's face and asked in surprise: "When did you come back?"
Xiao Ci didn't say anything, just looked at her.
Lin Zhiyi felt that she was obviously open and honest, and she didn't say anything to Tang Xingxu, but she felt inexplicably guilty under his gaze.
"Um...I suddenly remembered that I had something else to do, so I left first." Under such pressure, Tang Xingxu did not dare to stay any longer.
Anyway, he is just a casual eater and drinker, and now it's almost over. He doesn't have to pay the bill and just runs away.
"Hey——" Zhi Lin called him to complain.
Of course, I didn't stop him.
But Tang Xingxu ran away as if they really said something.
"You want to run away too?" Xiao Ci asked.
Although his expression was indifferent, Lin Zhiyi felt that if she dared to run away, he would definitely catch her back.
Although she wasn't afraid, she had no reason to run.
"I'm not running away." Lin Zhiyi sat upright, avoided his eyes, and continued eating dessert.
Xiao Ci then sat down on the other side of her. Because he was so close, the smell of the man's body came to him vaguely.
Different from men's perfume, more like body fragrance? It's quite refreshing, like a forest with dew in the morning.
"Ahem—" Lin Zhiyi tried to calm down and secretly warned herself not to think wildly.
After Tang Xingxu left, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Lin Zhiyi took two more bites and looked up at him.
Xiao Ci behaved very elegantly. Even though he was dressed casually, he didn't look like someone from a poor family, but more like a noble man.
Temperament is a very mysterious thing.
"Where...are you doing your internship?" She didn't seem to have asked yet.
Xiao Ci paused for a moment and replied: "I'm fired."
"Why?" Compared to his plain tone, Lin Zhiyi was much more excited.
It wasn't until Xiao Ci looked at her that Lin Zhiyi realized that this was not a glorious thing for him.
Boys are always concerned with saving face, so no wonder he works part-time in that club.
"Are you surprised?" Xiao Ci asked, but he didn't mean to explain.
It was a lie anyway, and the more he behaved like this, the harder it was for Lin Zhiyi to ask more questions.
"It's okay." Sure enough, Lin Zhiyi said so.
However, I thought of the time when we first met, when he came to explain the theory he told me.
If they go too far, they can't condone it. I guess that's what he did, right?
Lin Zhiyi actually wanted to advise him. Since he is a newcomer, he should not be too serious. Suffering a loss is a blessing.
But even though she had known Xiao Ci for a short time, she still felt that this man was quite arrogant and difficult to get along with, so it probably wouldn't work, so she swallowed her words.
"What do you study?" Resisting the urge to educate, Lin Zhiyi changed the subject.
"Want to help me find a job?" Xiao Ci was really smart and asked straightforwardly.
"There is someone suitable who can help you keep an eye on it." Lin Zhiyi was afraid that he would mind.
"No need." Xiao Ci refused as expected.
"Hey, brother, you're already unemployed, how can face be as important as food and clothing?" There's no shame in finding a job.
"It's not about face." Xiao Ci said.
"What is that?" Lin Zhiyi asked.
Xiao Ci pursed his lips. How should he explain that he actually had a company and was stronger than her Lin family? She didn't need to make her own decisions.
But he couldn't say this.
It aroused suspicion, so I just said: "I will find it."
Hearing this, Lin Zhiyi believed that he was saving face, but to avoid hurting his self-esteem, she didn't say anything.
After eating, Xiao Ci asked Lin Zhiyi to wait for him at the door while he went to pay the bill.
"No need." She quickly grabbed his sleeve, finally remembering that she hadn't settled the bill with him yet.
Xiao Ci looked at her confused.
Lin Zhiyi said carefully: "I paid."
Without waiting for Xiao Ci's reaction, she explained: "Well...my colleague has her membership and can get a discount."
He should believe this lame reason, right?
Of course Xiao Ci wouldn't believe it, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he pretended to be worried: "But I said I was treating him."
"Next time! It'll be the same next time." How could she ask him, a student who couldn't even get an internship salary, to pay?
"Okay." Xiao Ci didn't hesitate and walked out first.
Lin Zhiyi looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was really tiring to deal with such a little boy.
However, her intuition told her that Xiao Ci was definitely not a thing in the pool.
The two of them came out of the dining place. There was a shopping mall below. Xiao Ci was attracted by a sports brand.
"Welcome." The clerk came up to him immediately and asked as he walked in, "What do you need?"
Xiao Ci stood in front of the shelf and said, "We can see for ourselves."
"Okay." The clerk responded and walked away to give the customer space.
Lin Zhiyi followed him, watching him looking around among the baseball equipment, and asked: "Do you like this?"
"Xingxu likes it. His birthday is coming soon." Xiao Ci replied without raising his head.
"Oh." Lin Zhiyi nodded.
When Lin Zhiyi entered the door, he paid attention to the brand. The price should not be cheap. Then he secretly glanced at the price of the set he had not put down in his hand. It was indeed very expensive.
Although he is unemployed, he is quite generous to his younger brother.
"How about I buy it for him?" Lin Zhiyi tried to speak.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ci turned his eyes towards her and asked: "Do you have a lot of salary?"
"It's okay." Lin Zhiyi was not short of money, but she couldn't break her character, so she could only answer vaguely.
"Tang Xingxu and I are considered acquaintances. It doesn't matter if we don't know about his birthday. Of course, if we know, we have to express it. You can choose another one for him." It's best not to choose something so expensive again.
"No need." Xiao Ci refused.
"Can you just think that I like to spend money on my brother?" Lin Zhiyi really racked her brains just to pay.
Somehow, these words reminded Xiao Ci of the fight between her and Tang Xingxu. She felt unhappy for no reason and asked, "So, you like younger people?"
This sounded like he was asking her if she liked Tang Xingxu.
Lin Zhiyi didn't think about it that way, but her intuition told her that Xiao Ci seemed to be angry.
But I didn't offend him either. Could it be that he was jealous?
Thinking of this possibility, she looked at him inquiringly.
Xiao Ci always pretended to be serious, but now that she was staring at him, he actually felt uncomfortable as if his thoughts were being read.
Lin Zhiyi felt even more proud after hearing the complaint.
She deliberately stood on tiptoe, leaned into his ear and said, "You are younger than me too."