Hao Lianlian’s cooking skills weren’t bad either, but this meal was tasteless to Su Ziqiao, as if he were chewing wax.
Hao Lianlian didn’t speak either, staring at the poached egg in her bowl for a long time.
In the end, she silently lowered her head and ate.
When she was with Huang Yongqi, during meals together, he seemed never to have treated her this way. Things like poached eggs, he never gave her any.
It seemed that him eating those things was a matter of course.
But now, suddenly with Su Ziqiao mentioning it, Hao Lianlian couldn’t help but think of the past.
Sometimes people are like this; many things can’t stand comparison, and once compared, the differences immediately appear.
"I’m leaving." Su Ziqiao swiftly tidied up the kitchen, looked at Hao Lianlian who was still engrossed over the noodles in her bowl, and said, "I won’t give up. You... have a good rest for now, I’ll come by later."
"Hey..."
Hao Lianlian wanted to call him back, but saw him run off in a flash.
This person.
If she hadn’t met Huang Yongqi before, maybe she would have given it a try?
At least, even if it didn’t happen again in the end, she would have had the courage to try once.
But now, Hao Lianlian silently picked up her bowl, and the poached egg was still sitting there, uneaten.
At the moment her head lowered, a tear fell, dropping into the bowl.
Why cry?
Life always has to go on.
Moreover, it won’t be long before she starts job hunting. Once she settles down in the Capital City, she’ll bring her grandfather over to live with her.
In the future, no one will bully them again.
Su Ziqiao ran out and went straight to the market, buying lots of vegetables and eggs.
His hands were full.
Hao Lianlian had just finished tidying up her room, planning to bury her head in sleep for a couple of days and wait for the storm to pass before heading back to school when there was a knock on the door.
"Why have you come back again?" she asked.
"Bought you some things." Su Ziqiao smiled, revealing two rows of neat teeth, "I just saw that there wasn’t much in the kitchen, so I’ll put these in and leave. Make sure you cook for yourself."
With that, he squeezed through the door and went in.
As if nothing that morning had ever happened.
Hao Lianlian, "..."
Leaning against the doorframe, watching him busily put everything away, Hao Lianlian felt indeed helpless.
Does she feel moved?
She can’t quite say.
There’s just this feeling, like something is constantly swelling, about to burst.
"Um..." Su Ziqiao walked up to her and looked at her. Hao Lianlian avoided his gaze, looking elsewhere instead.
As soon as she turned her head, Su Ziqiao flashed to that side.
Hao Lianlian was amused by him, "What do you want to say?"
"I wanted to say," Su Ziqiao scratched the back of his head, "I thought a lot on the way, and came to a conclusion."
So?
Hao Lianlian looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
Just then, Su Ziqiao’s serious and handsome face suddenly enlarged and got closer. Before she could react, he suddenly kissed her.
On her red lips.
This was what Su Ziqiao most wanted to do when he saw Hao Lianlian that morning.
Unfortunately, he was too timid at the time and, feeling flustered by the rejection, forgot about it.
Now, these things needed to be made up for.
"You say you don’t want to be responsible for me," he said, "but as a man, I can’t take advantage of you. I think I should take responsibility for you."