He said I was soft and nice

When Qi Ling was feeding the cat, Xu Zhou was far away from Yu Chengcheng.

Yu Chengcheng frowned and looked at Qi Ling who directly reached out to feed the cat, with a look of disapproval, "You can put it on the ground and let them eat by themselves? Are you not afraid of contracting some virus?"

Qi Ling moved his fingers while feeding the cats, and the cats that were eating looked up at him suspiciously. Qi Ling stroked their heads, and said very softly, "It's all right."

His voice was very low, as if he was speaking specifically for cats.

The kittens in front of them seemed to understand, and gently rubbed the tip of their noses against Qi Ling's palm.

Qi Ling added some other snacks to the palm of his hand. After finishing these, he explained to others, "The cats in the East District seem to be stray cats, but all of them are registered."

He pointed to the inconspicuous small collar on a cat's neck, "This is a sign, and the school will regularly vaccinate them, so there is no problem in terms of safety."

There are many retired teachers and old people living in the East District. These old teachers usually like to play with cats and bask in the sun. These cats are considered part of the school.

"That's dirty too! I don't believe that there will be kind people taking them to bathe." Yu Chengcheng was still unconvinced.

This time Qi Ling didn't reply to her again, there was no need.

He could faintly feel that Yu Chengcheng's dissatisfaction with him might have come from Xu Zhou, and he should try to minimize contact with Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou also sensed something was wrong now, "Cheng Cheng, these cats are very good, Qi Ling has also fed them many times, they are very safe."

Yu Chengcheng bit her lip, and said a little aggrieved: "I don't care, you are not allowed to feed it anyway!"

Xu Zhou rubbed her hair with a smile, "Yes, yes, haven't I been standing with you all this time?"

In fact, he doesn't like those cats either, but he likes to watch Qi Ling feed the cats. The pictures are peaceful and beautiful, which makes people feel happy after seeing them.

After Xu Zhou appeased his girlfriend, he did not forget to explain to Qi Ling, "Cheng Cheng just cares about you, don't mind, I will buy milk tea for you later, a new milk tea shop has opened outside the school, it has a good reputation, and the lemons in the shop Tea is a must, I remember you like to drink this."

Qi Ling frowned slightly, he felt that Xu Zhou seemed to put him in the same position as Yu Chengcheng, trying hard to level the bowl of water and maintain harmony among the three.

But he didn't miss the dullness in Yu Chengcheng's eyes——

She's clearly not happy with this model.

Qi Ling is not an ignorant person, after the new tutor is negotiated, he has to find a way to avoid unnecessary contact with Xu Zhou.

At this time, the phone in his pocket rang, it was a WeChat message.

[Xu Chen: Well, cute. 】

When Qi Ling saw Xu Chen's words, the previous boredom disappeared.

"Xu Zhou, according to what you said before, your brother also graduated from University A. What class is he in?"

He wanted to know more about Xu Chen, so that there would be more common topics, and he would not be the only one-man show on WeChat in the future.

Xu Zhou heard Qi Ling mention Xu Chen unexpectedly, thinking that he was still worrying about the contents of Professor Jiang's manuscript, "My brother went abroad before graduating, but he should be able to solve your problem."

Xu Chen was a famous figure in University A back then. He had published papers in famous journals during his sophomore year. He was Professor Jiang's favorite student. It was said that Professor Jiang wanted him to inherit his mantle and go further in academics.

It's just that something happened...

Xu Zhou realized that he was thinking too far, so he quickly pulled back his thoughts, "If you feel embarrassed to ask my brother, I can help you."

Qi Ling thought, how could he be embarrassed, of course he couldn't let go of this much-desired opportunity.

But Xu Zhou didn't know about his private relationship with Xu Chen, and there was no need to let him know.

After feeding the cat, Qi Ling carefully wiped off the crumbs of snacks on his hands with a wet paper towel, and replied while wiping: "No, this question is quite complicated, I want to ask myself, didn't you push your brother's WeChat before?" Gave it to me?"

"That's fine." Xu Zhou didn't think much, "My brother doesn't talk much, don't be afraid, he's just like this."

Qi Ling wished he could talk more about Xu Chen, "I also found your brother to be quite boring, I thought you two brothers would have very similar personalities."

"How could it be?" Xu Zhou subconsciously retorted, "Since his mother passed away a few years ago, my brother's personality has changed."

How gentle and clear before, how boring and dull now.

Qi Ling sensitively noticed that Xu Zhou used "his mother". Are Xu Zhou and Xu Chen half-brothers?

While he was thinking, Xu Zhou was still talking to himself, "I used to like to cling to him, but now I have to think about everything I say, and I don't kiss like before."

"How old is your brother?" Qi Ling suddenly asked such a question.

"26, what's wrong?"

After saying this, Qi Ling was silent for a while, then shook his head, "It's nothing, I just feel a little tired and have no appetite, so I won't have dinner with you."

Yu Chengcheng was impatient for a long time. Hearing this, she directly dragged Xu Zhou to the canteen, "I haven't been to the canteen in the East District for a long time, let's try some new dishes!"

Xu Zhou could only say something to Qi Ling [See you tomorrow. ]

Qi Ling didn't reply to him, he didn't want to meet Xu Zhou for the time being.

If Xu Chen is 26 this year, then the difference between him and Xu Zhou is only 5 years, and Xu Zhou just said that Xu Chen's mother died a few years ago, this [years] can't be 20 years, right?

From this, it can be deduced that Xu Zhou was probably born by Xu Chen's father who secretly ate and gave birth outside. Of course, this kind of thing should not be uncommon in the upper class circles, but in this comparison, Xu Chen who lost his mother and went abroad alone looks very pitiful.

Qi Ling met Xu Zhou's parents and loved Xu Zhou very much. The family of three was happy and harmonious, but Xu Chen was not included.

He hoped that he was too sensitive to words and thought too much, but his intuition told him that this was the truth.

Qi Ling felt a little irritable for no reason. He took out his mobile phone and clicked on the chat interface with Xu Chen. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start.

The cats and cats around seemed to sense his emotions, and they came around and rubbed his calves. Qi Ling sighed, lowered his body and wanted to touch them, but before he touched them, a group of kittens ran towards him like they were having fun.

"Why are you here alone?"

The voice was deep and magnetic, which is unique to adults, and it just hit Qi Ling's eardrums.

Qi Ling turned his head and saw the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, his tone was full of disbelief: "Xu Chen?"

Is he hallucinating from thinking too much?

"I came to see my former teacher." Xu Chen looked at Qi Ling who was staring at him with wide eyes, lowered his head and tapped a cat's head with his index finger, "Don't worry, it's not a hallucination."

If he remembered correctly, this cat was the little white cat in the middle of the photo Qi Ling sent him.

"Then have you eaten? Do you want to eat together?" Qi Ling smiled with crooked eyebrows.

He was really happy, and was worried that he would not have the chance to get along with Xu Chen, and this person actually appeared in front of his eyes.

Xu Chen stroked the cat's soft head, and said softly, "I saw you and Xu Zhou together before, why didn't you two?"

After learning some inside information, Qi Ling's heart tightened, "He went to eat with his girlfriend, leaving me alone."

The tone was natural, and it was not at all obvious that he left Xu Zhou first.

After Qi Ling finished speaking, he reached out and touched the little white cat's tail, and the two of them stroked the cat one after another, "I don't have much appetite to eat alone, and I didn't plan to eat it."

He didn't say the rest of the words, but Xu Chen didn't see the expectant look in the other party's eyes, and he used some strength to touch the cat's head. The little white cat was served by two people, purring comfortably.

Xu Chen: "Where to eat?"

The two went to a shop outside the school, Qi Ling took the opportunity to ask his doubts about Professor Jiang's manuscript, Xu Chen did not disappoint him, and answered him in great detail.

"Are you interested in this aspect? Professor Jiang has a deep understanding of macroeconomics, and it's not easy to understand." Xu Chen looked at Qi Ling who was busy taking notes, and felt the difficulty of the other party.

"It's okay." Qi Ling didn't raise his head, "I'll just spend a little more time."

After talking about something he thought of, he pursed his lips and said angrily, "However, there are too many exams recently, and I don't have enough energy, but I can't help but look..."

Qi Ling bit his lower lip, and unconsciously poked several black dots on the paper with the gel pen, and the ink smeared, "I should study hard, otherwise I won't get the scholarship..."

Xu Chen listened to the other party's rambling words, thought for a moment, and said: "If you don't understand, you can ask me, I am familiar with this knowledge."

Qi Ling raised his head abruptly, "Really!!!"

"Ah."

"But will this affect your work?" Qi Ling lowered his head in frustration again, "I will have a lot of questions, I may send you messages often, and I will call you suddenly at night."

"I don't know if you have a girlfriend, if you bother..."

"I don't have a girlfriend." Xu Chen interrupted him, "As long as I'm free, I'll get back to you."

Hearing this, Qi Ling raised his head and looked at him for a while, making sure that the other party was not lying, the corners of his mouth curled up: "That's good."

After the two finished eating, Qi Ling paid the bill first, "I invite you to dinner as agreed, don't argue with me."

"Besides, you've done me such a favor, it would seem rude of me to ask you to pay."

Hearing this, Xu Chen put down his phone, "Okay."

These dishes are not expensive, and children's self-esteem is more important.

When the two left the store, Qi Ling was immediately attracted by the colorful lanterns opposite.

A new milk tea shop opened on the street, and there was an event, buy one get one free for all drinks, and the lemon tea on the signboard made Qi Ling's eyes shine.

Qi Ling thought for a while, this should be the restaurant with a good reputation that Xu Zhou mentioned, but he didn't expect that it happened to be opposite to where they were eating.

It looks delicious.

Xu Chen noticed that the people next to him were not moving. Looking sideways, he saw Qi Ling staring straight at the milk tea shop opposite.

Xu Chen asked, "Want to drink?"

Children seem to be more interested in these.

"child?"

Qi Ling's voice brought Xu Chen back to his senses, as if he accidentally said the latter sentence as well.

Qi Ling was obviously very displeased with this title, "Xu Chen, I'm not a child. I'm 21 years old, 182 in height, and a third-year student in the Economics and Management Department of A University. I'm already an adult!"

He purposely accentuated the word "adult", for fear that the other party might not be able to hear it.

"Well, I was wrong, you are not a child." Xu Chen apologized very cooperatively, but caught a glimpse of the people next to him secretly looking across the street.

He held back the smile on his lips and asked, "Then, do you want a drink?"

Qi Ling paused, the aura just now dissipated unconsciously, only to hear him squeeze out two words in a low voice from between his teeth,

"To drink..."