Campus Alliance-Never Fall North Star

As night fell, the dishes carefully prepared by Ren Qifeng exuded an enticing aroma on the dining table.

The amber syrup of the sweet and sour spareribs wraps the crispy bones, the caramelized aroma of the fried eggplant is mixed with minced garlic, each of them is a taste that Shen Jiaqi has hidden deep in his memory.

Ren Qifeng pushed the bone china bowl and chopsticks in front of her, and paused slightly when his fingertips brushed against her wrist bone: "Eat quickly, you see your cuffs are loose."

"Is it still to your liking?" His eyes fell on her bowl, and there was a subtle nervousness in his tone.

Shen Jiaqi picked up the bowl and took a few big bites of food, then smiled and deliberately dragged out the ending tone: "Guess——"

Ren Qifeng asked back with a smile, his expression was very gentle: "Tell me quickly whether you think it is too salty or bland, so I can correct it next time. In the future, just tell me what you want to eat and I will cook it for you!"

He picked up another piece of shredded pork with fish flavor with his chopsticks and brought it to her mouth and said, "Try this!"

As the sweet and sour sauce spread on his tongue, Shen Jiaqi rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you just stay at home and cook for me!"

"Okay!" Ren Qifeng answered surprisingly quickly, picking up another green pepper with his bamboo chopsticks, "I have submitted an application for transfer to the army, and I will make fish soup for you every day from now on."

The crisp sound of the porcelain bowls colliding suddenly stopped. Shen Jiaqi stared at the soup sloshing in the bowl, and the rising hot steam suddenly blurred his vision.

"You mean—really—?"

Ren Qifeng stretched out his hand and brushed the tip of her nose, his fingertips carrying the smell of kitchen smoke: "I have really written the report, but sometimes I need to train new people, I will still find time to go there. Now my top priority is you!" After saying that, he continued with a gentle face: "They all agreed! Don't worry!"

In an instant, Shen Jiaqi felt that the food in his mouth was not as delicious as before, and the relaxed atmosphere seemed to become a little solemn.

……

Ren Qifeng looked up and immediately saw what she was thinking. He coughed several times on purpose, gasped for breath, patted his chest and said, "Look, my body hasn't fully recovered yet. I can't return to the team until I'm fully recovered. Don't worry, I will definitely get better as soon as possible!"

He reached out and scratched her nose and said, "Eat quickly, so I can go to training after you finish eating!"

"Okay!" After saying that, Shen Jiaqi ate all the dishes very attentively and was about to start cleaning up the dishes.

Ren Qifeng took her bowl and chopsticks in one swift step and said, "I am the cook now, you cannot enter my territory. If you want to enter, you need to report it!"

The sweet and sour taste of sweet and sour spareribs and the caramelized aroma of fried eggplant, each of them was Shen Jiaqi's favorite taste. However, during the meal just now, she picked up the dishes mechanically, and the smile on the corner of her mouth seemed like a mask.

Ren Qifeng's worries grew day by day.

He could see that during this period, whenever she was the only one left in the room, Shen Jiaqi would fall into a long silence, staring somewhere with empty eyes, as if her soul had been pulled out.

Ren Qifeng sat quietly beside the bed, his eyes fell on her, and he gently brushed her hair, as if he was afraid of waking her up. Her sleeping face was quiet and gentle, but her face was still a little pale, which made people feel pity.

For some reason, the coffee shop's business suddenly became extremely popular, and the four or five waiters were extremely busy.

Ren Qifeng often had to help out in person. He built long corridors in front of the store. Both sides of the corridors were planted with rows of beautiful hyacinths. When the breeze blew, the fragrance of flowers filled the air.

Shen Jiaqi leaned against the window of the second-floor balcony, watching Ren Qifeng working busily not far away. The sunlight shone on him, outlining his slender figure. His movements were skillful and neat, and he seemed to be able to handle everything with ease.

However, just when Shen Jiaqi was in a daze, she suddenly felt a pair of warm hands hugging her from behind.

Her body involuntarily leaned back and fell into a familiar and warm embrace. It was Ren Qifeng's chest, and she could clearly feel his body temperature and heartbeat.

At the same time, a faint smell of sweat entered her nose, which was the unique smell of Ren Qifeng, making her feel familiar and at ease. She tilted her head slightly, trying to see his face clearly, but because his body was facing away from the light, she could only see a vague outline and could not see clearly.

Ren Qifeng kissed her face and asked in her ear: "Jia Qi, what are you thinking about? I called you several times but you didn't reply to me!"

Shen Jiaqi knew that he was busy and didn't want him to worry about her, so she quietly put away her hands and said, "I was a little dazed just now. Have you put up the scaffolding?"

Ren Qifeng nodded and said, "Okay! It will be very beautiful when all the flowers bloom~"

Shen Jiaqi nodded, smiled simply and said, "I'm going to take a rest too." She drove Ren Qifeng out of the room, closed the door, and Shen Jiaqi stood alone at the door in a daze.

At this moment, she seemed to have discovered something.

Shen Jiaqi lowered her head and opened her hands, and found that her nails had been torn and bleeding. She looked at the nail on her left thumb and used force to make the wound bigger.

During the tearing process, her heart twitched slightly several times because of the pain, and inexplicably, tears flowed from her eyes.

On a rainy night, the thunder made the windows buzz.

After Ren Qifeng finished his business in the store and returned home, he found the bedroom empty.

Under the dim light, a strange light shone through the crack of the closet door.

He slowly pushed open the cabinet door, and the scene before him made his heart stop - Shen Jiaqi was curled up in the corner, his nails digging deeply into his palms, blood dripping down his wrists, leaving dark red marks on the wooden floor.

"Jia Qi!" Ren Qifeng rushed forward and hugged her tightly, but she struggled madly and pushed him away. Her eyes were full of fear and despair, as if she was not seeing her lover, but a terrible nightmare.

"Let me go!" Shen Jiaqi screamed, with tears in her voice, "Don't come over! Don't touch me!"

Ren Qifeng suppressed his heartache, let go of her hand, and sat quietly beside her.

The sound of rain, thunder, and Shen Jiaqi's suppressed sobs intertwined into a sad melody.

After a long time, her emotions finally calmed down, and she leaned into his arms tremblingly: "Qi Feng, I'm so tired..."

He slowly opened the cupboard and saw Shen Jiaqi in the cupboard biting her hands. Blood was already seeping out from her fingertips, but she continued to bite as if she didn't feel any pain.

After seeing someone opening the cupboard door, Shen Jiaqi instinctively became a little scared. Thinking of what had happened before, the wounds that had healed all over her body seemed to open again. The huge fear and despair suddenly hit her, and she instinctively hugged herself and hid in the corner of the cupboard.

Ren Qifeng hugged her and asked, "Jia Qi, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

It was as if Shen Jiaqi had not heard what he was saying at all. The wounds on her fingertips, palms, chest, and lower abdomen hurt so much that she cried and broke free from his embrace. She could only shout to herself, "Let me go! Let me go!" It seemed that all her wounds had burst out at this moment. The fear and terror almost overwhelmed her during this period of time. Her expression was very serious and solemn. She screamed and continued, "Let me go! Let me go!!"

Looking at her current appearance, Ren Qifeng didn't dare to provoke her any further, so he let go of her hand and sat quietly beside her.

Under the dim yellow light, Shen Jiaqi curled up in the cupboard motionless, Ren Qifeng half-knelt beside her, his heart trembling the whole time!

Only when she stopped struggling did Ren Qifeng slowly hug her: "I'm here! I'm here!"

"Qi, Qi Feng..." Shen Jia looked at him, bit his lip, and called his name.

Ren Qifeng turned and walked towards the bathroom. After a while, he took a hot towel and sat down in front of her again. He reached out and used the hot towel to wipe the wound on her hand, trying to be as careful as possible so as not to hurt her.

Shen Jiaqi bit his lip, and the fear in his heart slowly dissipated, leaving only a faint warmth, just like the temperature of the hot towel he was holding in his hand.

After cleaning his hands with great difficulty, he looked at the wounds on his fingertips with a look of worry on his face. He was still worried and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me now?"

Shen Jiaqi looked at his sincere eyes, and suddenly a thousand words came to his lips, but he found that he didn't know how to express them. In the end, he shook his head, just leaned in his arms, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly, "Qi Feng, it seems that you are sick..."

Ren Qifeng nodded and reached out to push aside her messy bangs.

After a long while, when Ren Qifeng confirmed that the person in his arms was really asleep, he gently got up and put her back on the bed. He took the phone and gently went to the living room outside the room to call someone.