Oh, dear! Fish me again

Chapter 72 Are You Willing to Send Me Away?

It takes two hours to take a taxi from the Sanjian staff quarters to the Workers' Stadium.

The East Third Ring Road Interchange stretched overhead like a spider web. The lights in the shopping mall opposite were turned off, but the huge display screen was still silently scrolling advertisements.

The countdown suddenly flashed to zero, and at midnight, it was a new day.

Tang Shu suddenly stepped in front of Zhang Li and took out a blue gift box from her backpack.

"Happy birthday, Zhang Li."

"What..."

Zhang Li was stunned, and a trace of confusion appeared on his face, which always hid all his emotions.

Tang Shu smiled and stuffed the gift box into his hands.

"It's your birthday~"

Is it his birthday?

Zhang Li had no habit of celebrating his birthday. Every year, he would deliberately ignore this day. Over time, he really forgot about it.

It turned out that this was why she went to the family compound to wait for him.

A warm feeling surged in his heart, and he whispered, "Thank you."

Not quite knowing the process of celebrating birthdays, Zhang Li asked hesitantly, "Can I take it apart?"

"Of course!" Tang Shu smiled.

The two stood under the overpass at midnight, with the sound of cars speeding past overhead. Zhang Li's hands were shaking as he opened the gift.

This was the first birthday present he received, and also the first time someone remembered his birthday.

Inside the box was a watch.

The brand on the dial is very conspicuous, and it is a brand that is only sold in high-end shopping malls.

Even if Tang Shu deliberately changed the box, it still couldn't change the fact that it was valuable.

Zhang Li held the box in his hand, feeling very complicated.

Tang Shu picked up the watch and put it directly on Zhang Li's left wrist. Because she didn't know how to put it on, she hesitated for a long time.

"You can't refuse~"

"I worked very hard to buy it~"

Zhang Li looked at her in confusion, "Working?"

"Ok!"

After putting on the watch, Tang Shu took two steps back.

"Gu Chiqi put posters everywhere, and then an ice cream company came to me to shoot an announcement... I thought, if I want to give you a gift, I should at least use my own money to buy it, so I gave it a try."

"Zhang Li, you don't know, I ate more than a dozen ice creams today, and my tongue is numb from the cold..."

As she spoke, she stuck out the tip of her tongue for him to see.

Zhang Li glanced at him calmly, his expression normal.

But without any warning, he took a step forward, put his right hand on the back of Tang Shu's head, and kissed her.

He was not good at expressing his inner emotions, and it was impossible for him to say those touching and sentimental words under such bright neon lights.

At this moment, only this most direct expression can soothe the restless beast in my heart.

The slender girl was on the verge of falling after taking a light taste but couldn't stop.

...

"Zhang Li..."

"Ok?"

"Can you smoke now?"

"...Sorry, I forgot."

Tang Shu blushed and shook her head, "I... quite like it."

How can you say such things to him with such an innocent face...

Zhang Li pinched his palms, tried to look away, walked to the side of the road to hail a taxi,

"I'll walk you home."

Tang Shu stood still, staring at Zhang Li's profile with a smile on her face.

Until he couldn't hold it anymore and looked back at her helplessly.

"Shushu..." His tone was already pleading, as if he was asking her to let him go.

Tang Shu smiled sweetly and asked softly,

"Brother Zhang Li, are you willing to send me away?"

"...I can't bear to leave."

He raised his hands in surrender again, took Tang Shu's hand, and went up to the apartment building behind him.

The apartment Zhang Li rented was very small, a one-bedroom apartment of 30 square meters, but fortunately it was very new.

His house was still eerily empty. Apart from the necessary furniture, there was not a single extra item in it, and the color was as pale as ever.

Tang Shu is a little tired today.

After taking a shower, I sat on the bed wearing Zhang Li's sportswear, looking sleepy.

The young man, who had shed his youthfulness, knelt behind her and slowly blew her hair dry.

By the time her hair was dry, she had fallen asleep.

The boy curled his lips, kissed her gently on the forehead, and stood up to turn off the bedroom light.

Tang Shu didn't sleep for long and woke up after about an hour.

The small door diagonally in front is the bathroom. There is a warm yellow light on inside and continuous noises can be heard.

She walked over and gently opened the door.

Zhang Li had finished her shower and changed into a loose light grey home clothes, looking clean and sexy.

He leaned against the white tiles of the bathroom, holding a hair dryer in his hand, blowing the white lace panties in his hand.

Next to it, there was a pair of lace underwear of the same style, which had been blown half dry.

"Did I wake you?" He turned around and asked in a low voice.

Tang Shu shook her head and asked him shyly,

"You... helped me wash...?"

"Well," Zhang Li was not shy and continued to blow the cloth in his hand seriously, "You don't have any clean clothes, and I don't have a dryer here..."

Tang Shu walked over and put her arms around his waist from behind.

Without saying a word, he rested his forehead on Zhang Li's back, tapping it again and again.

In the small space, the hair dryer turned up the temperature, and the faint lemon scent of the laundry soap lingered in the air.

Neither the boy nor the girl spoke, their hearts beating at the same rhythm.

After drying the clothes, Zhang Li turned around and picked up Tang Shu, who was about to fall asleep again.

He carried her back to the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed.

He stood up to leave, but was held back by a soft arm.

"Tang Shu..."

In the dim room, Zhang Li leaned on the bed with both hands and sighed helplessly.

"Don't make trouble."

The girl's half-asleep voice was even more coquettish and sweet.

she says,

"Zhang Li, I can go to college now..."

The string in his head made a buzzing sound, and a layer of sweat gradually appeared on Zhang Li's temples.

"Shushu...but I can't."

"Just like this, being able to hold you is the most precious gift I can afford."

Tang Shu loosened her hands, lay on the pillow that smelled of Zhang Li, and looked up at him seriously.

She traced a circle along his face with her fingers, her eyes full of heartache.

"But Zhang Li, what else can I give you?"

The boy held her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it, "Your pity and charity are enough."

Tang Shu shook her head, "But I... also want to..."

"Be good, don't test me anymore."

Zhang Li lay down next to her and covered Tang Shu's mouth with his hand to stop her from continuing.

"Go to sleep." He ended the topic in a hoarse voice.

The girl's eyes were wet and she turned her head to give him an accusing glare.

But she nodded obediently and snuggled into the boy's arms.

"Good night, Zhang Li."

"OK, good night."

...

The moon in the sky yawned and turned away its gossipy eyes in disappointment.

It changed direction and looked towards the southwestern border thousands of miles away.

Ning Hao finished the regular shooting training, did one more round of training, and was the last one to come out of the shooting range.

He fetched a bucket of water and rinsed it randomly. After two months of comprehensive training, the 1.9-meter-tall man's muscles became more smooth, and every inch of his skin contained full explosive power.

The yellow hair had been shaved off long ago, leaving only a layer of blue-black scalp.

Maybe he didn't know the right angle when he shaved his hair, and he shaved off half of his left eyebrow. He put a piece of tape on it and looked down at people with his chin raised, which made him look even more badass.

Back in the dormitory, Ning Hao lay on the hard and thin bunk bed, feeling pain all over his body.

His hands were already bloody from the high-intensity gun disassembly and assembly training, and all ten fingers were wrapped in medical gauze.

He closed his eyes and fell asleep, his mind impatiently dreaming.

The scenes in the dream were always swaying and flashing with a halo. He was wearing an apron, standing in the kitchen cutting vegetables, looking up through the window.

The girl in the No. 1 Middle School uniform was incredibly beautiful, her whole body glowing. She smiled, lowered her head, and teased the koi in the pond.

Suddenly I turned around and asked him,

'Brother Ning Hao, am I sweet~'

Damn, that’s terrible.

Ning Hao opened his eyes and got out of bed irritably.

At one o'clock in the morning, he entered the fighting training room and woke up his snoring sparring partner.

The two sparring partners, who were nearly two meters tall and full of energy, took turns to have a hearty fight with Ning Hao.

At four o'clock in the morning, Ning Hao finally fell exhausted on the floor of the octagonal cage.

The sparring partner was both annoyed and impressed by him, and kicked him jokingly.

"Hey, Haozi, why are you working so hard?

Although our lives are worthless, we should at least cherish them..."

Ning Hao propped himself up and got up, wiped his face with a towel, casually put it around his neck and walked out.

"You know shit."