After listening to Zhou Shiyan's words, Liu Zhiyue felt as if his right eyelid jumped.
"No, does it have anything to do with improving my grades? Why did you suddenly get involved in this aspect?"
"I promised your dad."
"..."
Speechless, Liu Zhiyue felt so tired talking to the other party.
Zhou Shiyan was not polite, she took the bottle of milk, opened the straw and inserted it.
Liu Zhiyue glanced at the other person and saw that the other person continued to eat, so he stopped saying anything and turned his head to look out the window.
The time for self-study in the evening passed quickly. Under Zhou Shiyan's tutoring, Liu Zhiyue spent this long night in a state of despair.
Finally, when school was over, he hurriedly packed up his schoolbag and ran out of the classroom.
As soon as she passed by Zhou Shiyan, she was grabbed.
The running movement stopped, Liu Zhiyue turned his head and looked at Zhou Shiyan who was dragging him with confusion.
"What's going on?"
"wait for me a while."
"ah?"
After Zhou Shiyan said this, she ignored Liu Zhiyue who looked puzzled. She walked back to her seat, took out her schoolbag and put the books she needed to take away.
After everything was ready, she turned around and looked at Liu Zhiyue, who was standing there motionless.
He walked forward, looked at Liu Zhiyue with his head held high and said softly.
"Let's go."
"no……"
Liu Zhiyue felt that his head was a little sluggish.
He stretched out his hand, pointed at Zhou Shiyan, and then pointed at himself.
"You're acting like this...do you want to go back with me?"
"no."
"Then what do you mean by holding me back and asking me to wait for you to pack your schoolbag?"
"It's a short distance along the way."
Zhou Shiyan's expression was very calm and she continued in an understatement.
“It’s just perfect for memorizing English words on the road.”
"..."
Liu Zhiyue's eyes were full of complex tastes.
After a long time he said.
"Are you a devil..."
Zhou Shiyan ignored what Liu Zhiyue said and walked out of the classroom with her head.
Probably realizing that Liu Zhiyue did not follow him, after leaving the classroom for a while, she stuck her head in and shouted to Liu Zhiyue.
"hurry up."
Liu Zhiyue was a little helpless.
He sighed deeply, picked up his schoolbag, and walked out of the door.
We walked out of the school gate together.
Their homes are in the same direction, but Zhou Shiyan lives farther away.
Liu Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed while walking on the road. He deliberately kept a distance from Zhou Shiyan, fearing that if he met a classmate on the road and was misunderstood, it would have a bad impact.
Zhou Shiyan didn't seem to notice Liu Zhiyue's little thoughts, and just kept walking forward, not as she said in the classroom, asking Liu Zhiyue to recite English words on the way.
Obviously, that was just an excuse for her.
Zhou Shiyan walked very fast, surpassing Liu Zhiyue by about three body lengths.
Liu Zhiyue walked behind him and looked at him subconsciously.
She is very small, and she seems to be no different from her sister. She has always been dressed in a school uniform. Although the school has such a thing as a school uniform, it is not mandatory to wear it. She only needs to wear it on important occasions. Her hair
Her long, smooth hair swayed with every step she took.
The population has become sparse, and the place where Liu Zhiyue currently lives is a bit remote. Most of the residents who used to live in the old residence and the few old people who have moved away have gone home to rest early.
In fact, as long as this area comes after night, it is almost the same as if there is no one there.
The two people still kept their distance.
When he was about to arrive at his home location, Liu Zhiyue's steps began to slow down.
He wanted to say something to the other person, but after thinking carefully for a moment, the two of them didn't seem to be familiar with each other. When he got to the place, he could just turn a corner and there was no need to say anything to the other person.
Unconsciously, Zhou Shiyan's pace slowly stopped.
Liu Zhiyue arrived at the intersection, turned around and was about to go in, when he suddenly felt a hand grabbing his clothes.
After being stunned for a short time, Liu Zhiyue turned his head and looked at Zhou Shiyan in surprise, who stretched out his hand to pull him.
My mind is full of doubts.
"what are you doing?"
Zhou Shiyan did not respond to Liu Zhiyue's inquiry. Her head was lowered and her eyes were obscured by the bangs in front of her forehead, making it difficult for Liu Zhiyue to see what her expression was at this moment.
The atmosphere fell silent.
Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Liu Zhiyue took a step forward to leave, but his clothes were stretched.
When she turned around, she found Zhou Shiyan behind her still holding on to her clothes.
Sighed.
"If you have anything, just say..."
"Walk a little longer."
"ah?"
When Liu Zhiyue heard Zhou Shiyan's words, he let out a surprised sound, and then felt that there was something wrong with his ears.
Zhou Shiyan pulled Liu Zhiyue's clothes a little harder, raised her face slightly, and looked away at Liu Zhiyue, as if she didn't dare to look at him.
There was a slight change in the tone that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.
"Take a walk..."
"..."
Liu Zhiyue's expression became very rich at this moment, and he couldn't understand what Zhou Shiyan was thinking at this moment.
Looked around.
Could it be that she was afraid of going home alone? How did she go back before...
Perhaps it was the first time he saw this expressionless girl show such an expression. Liu Zhiyue and the other party were in a stalemate for a while, looking at Zhou Shiyan whose face became increasingly contorted.
Zhou Shiyan didn't pay attention to Liu Zhiyue's gaze. She just recalled her fear after being followed that night.
A trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
Liu Zhiyue happened to notice this.
"I'll take you back."
Although he didn't know why he looked scared just now, Liu Zhiyue could clearly sense that it was not an act.
Everyone has their own secrets, and he doesn't want to ask the other person why.
When Zhou Shiyan was struggling with how to speak, Liu Zhiyue's voice came into her ears, and the content of his words made her unexpected.
She raised her head and looked at Liu Zhiyue with her eyes.
His eyes flickered a little.
"It's really dark around this time. I didn't expect your home to be more remote than mine..."
Liu Zhiyue said minding his own business. He turned around and continued walking forward. Zhou Shiyan, who was holding on to his clothes, was also led forward.
Zhou Shiyan did not let go immediately, but raised her head and looked at Liu Zhiyue who was walking in front of her.
I don’t know what I’m thinking about.
"Why are you back so late today?"
Liu Changqing asked as he looked at his son who had just walked in to change his shoes.
"nothing……"
Liu Zhiyue's expression looked a little worried. He didn't choose to say it. After changing his slippers, he casually placed the schoolbag he was carrying on the sofa.
As if he remembered something, he asked Liu Changqing.
"Dad, how did you get involved with Zhou Shiyan and ask her to give me extra lessons?"
"Her family owns a breakfast shop. I met her and chatted for a while."
Liu Changqing didn't even blush when he told lies. He didn't want his son to know that the bruise on his forehead was caused by his mother.
"By the way, when will your school collect tuition?"
"The final exam is over."
"It's only a few days away..."
Liu Changqing calculated the days and found that it seemed to be less than a week.
"What day is next week?"
He looked at his son and asked.
"Next week 4."
"Um……"
Nodding, Liu Changqing stopped talking.
Today is June 26th, Wednesday, and next week is July 4th.
After all calculations, there are only eight days left.
Excluding the two days of exams and weekends, there are actually only four days of class left.
After hearing the exact date, Liu Changqing was obviously relieved.
Fortunately, the final exam was over and he had already received the royalties for the novel before paying the tuition.
When Liu Zhiyue talked about this topic, his face became a little moved. He looked at Liu Changqing who was thinking, and opened his mouth to say something.
"Xia Zhi and I's tuition fees..."
"Don't worry, there will be no problem."
"But, the salary of dad's job..."
"Don't think that I just randomly found a job as a bookstore clerk. That would not be able to support our family of three."
Liu Changqing smiled and looked at his dumbfounded son.
"Your father and I were able to build our own factory from scratch back then, and I can still do it now. Don't worry about this. You just need to be responsible and study hard."
Comforting his son, Liu Changqing did not settle for the status quo.
He doesn't stop there.
after all……
Liu Changqing knows the reason why his predecessor's factory closed down better than anyone else.