"Mm," Jian Zhiqing turned around, "What is it, Nuannuan? Do you need something?"
"Yes," Qin Xiangnuan propped up her chin on the table, speaking languidly,
"Brother Jian, did you forget something?"
"No, I have a good memory," Jian Zhiqing either pretended to be clueless or genuinely forgot, irritating Qin Xiangnuan,
Putting on an act for her.
"Brother Jian, haven’t you paid this month’s room rent?" Such a wealthy man shortchanging a commoner like her, is he not ashamed?
"Room rent?" Jian Zhiqing walked over, bent slightly, squinted at Qin Xiangnuan’s narrowed eyes, and couldn’t resist pinching her cheek, "Your Brother Jian is rather strapped for cash recently, so broke that I’m nearly eating dirt. I’ll pay you once I get my salary."
Qin Xiangnuan’s face immediately darkened.
"No money, stop fooling around."
Meanwhile, Jian Zhiqing seemed to tease her on purpose, his laughter as cunning as a fox’s. People say that time spent in the business world makes one sly; How did Jian Zhiqing, once a government official, turn into a white-haired fox?
Teacher Wang happened to come in from outside and his face turned red upon hearing this.
Taking advantage of the moment alone, he whispered to Qin Xiangnuan, "Xiang Nuan, Zhiqing might really be out of money. It’s my fault for borrowing so much from him. How about this, I’ll cover his rent for this month, is that okay?"
"There’s no need for that," Qin Xiangnuan lifted her eyes slightly, with a half-clear, half-hidden light in her pupils, and even her long eyelashes fluttered momentarily.
"Teacher Wang, you underestimate him," Qin Xiangnuan snorted, "How could he possibly be out of money? He’s just picking a fight with me on purpose."
"Oh..." Teacher Wang seemed to realize something.
"Are you two having a lovers’ quarrel?"
Qin Xiangnuan’s handwriting on the paper suddenly slanted.
A couple? Who is his better half?
That man is quite nasty now.
It’s also hard to say how one can survive this weather. Qin Xiangnuan leaned on the desk, her face pressed against the cool stone table. The summer heat is truly unbearable, especially when she’s wearing a tightly bound chest wrap, sometimes it feels like it could strangle her. She considers keeping to herself and not going out.
"What’s wrong?" Jian Zhiqing came over, with concern in his eyes, she’s been lacking spirit recently.
Qin Xiangnuan used her hand as a fan, trying to create a breeze. It’s unbearably hot, she can’t take it anymore, wishing she could just jump into a river.
"Oh..." Jian Zhiqing’s gaze swept over her face flushed with heat, then placed his large hand on her forehead. Jian Zhiqing really seems to possess a natural air conditioning effect, warm in the winter and cool in the summer; it’s baffling how he has such a peculiar constitution.
Sure enough, he had a handful of sweat.
"Mm..." Qin Xiangnuan responded feebly, continuing to fan herself, longing for air-conditioning. Maybe she should buy a fan to blow on her constantly, the system’s temperature control was good, but time passes too slowly in the system. If she spends this summer in the system, she wonders how many years would actually have gone by.
Jian Zhiqing bent down, touched Qin Xiangnuan’s head, "It’s normal for a girl’s body to develop; binding too tightly is not good for your health."
Initially, Qin Xiangnuan didn’t understand what Jian Zhiqing meant. She tilted her head puzzlingly, confused, and clueless.
But Jian Zhiqing had already let go of his hand and turned to leave.