Chapter 58

Xie Qin was leaning under a camphor tree not far away, his head slightly lowered, his fingertips holding a silver lighter, opening and closing it nonchalantly, the metallic shell clicking clearly in the quiet morning.

Seeing her walk down, his fingertips paused, "click" closing the lighter cover, and he stepped toward her.

Shen Li spoke first: "It's the weekend, you're not going back?"

Xie Qin stood there listlessly: "Same as you, home is far away, too lazy to toss."

Shen Li was slightly startled, blurting out: "Aren't you a Wuchuan local?"

Hearing this, he chuckled, his brows and eyes curved with a bit of ruffianism: "Who told you that? But it counts, my household registration is still in Wuchuan."

Shen Li: "So early, what are you… doing here?"

"You're not going back to Haishi, I'm taking you to the airport, did you buy your ticket?" Xie Qin took his phone out of his pocket, as if he was planning to buy a ticket for her.

Shen Li avoided his gaze, "I didn't plan to go back to Haishi, I bought a high-speed rail ticket to Su Shi."

Xie Qin nodded, "That works too." Saying this, he reached out and carried her bag.

"What time are you leaving?"

"Eight-thirty."

"In time."

Xie Qin walked beside her; it was actually quite early now, only six-something, there was no one in the school at this hour, she turned her head and glanced at him, "You stayed up late again?"

"Old man, I don't have the habit of going to bed early."

Oh, meaning he stayed up all night.

But it seemed so, every time he was in class, Xie Qin was sleeping on the desk. He was the kind of person who didn't like class, and sleeping in the classroom was not as comfortable as sleeping in the dorm.

He didn't go back to the dorm, it might also be because he wasn't used to sleeping.

Xie Qin took her to the breakfast shop that was still open outside the dorm building and ate breakfast.

"Boss, two bowls of wontons, two boiled eggs."

Shen Li didn't even open her mouth, he had already ordered.

Xie Qin said to her, "You go find a seat."

Shen Li: "Oh."

It was a bit cold outside today, so she sat in the inside seat; most of the students had gone back, the shop was empty, and it was a bit cold and clear.

Xie Qin paid the bill, his car keys and phone were placed on the corner of the table, and a bag of soy milk that was still steaming was placed by her hand.

Shen Li touched it, "Too hot."

He chuckled: "To warm your hands."

Shen Li was stunned for half a beat before she gave a light "Ah," her fingertips subconsciously wrapping around the soy milk bag.

Xie Qin asked her: "Going back today, when do you plan to come back, tomorrow or Monday?"

Generally, if there were no classes on Monday morning, they would all return to school on Monday.

If there were classes, it would be Sunday night, carding the time the dorm closed.

"Not sure, depends on the situation."

"Call me when you come back, I'll pick you up."

"No need to trouble you, I'll take the car myself."

"You're quite troublesome, this kind of pick-up service, if it were others, they wouldn't refuse, you know."

Shen Li still lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes covering the emotions in her eyes, her voice light: "You don't need to be like this, being so good to me."

Xie Qin glanced at her, "What kind of talk is this? Chasing someone also needs to have the attitude of chasing someone, with someone as handsome as me, giving you a reverse chase, you can just be happy alone on the way back."

Saying this, he pulled out a few tissues, reached out and wiped the water stains on the table in front of her clean, and after wiping, threw the tissue into the trash can next to him.

The cooked wontons were served on the table.

Xie Qin reached out and peeled the eggshells.

"Thank you."

He ate very quickly.

After eating, he took his phone and played a game to refresh himself, he raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Eating, what are you looking at your phone for."

Shen Li said flatly: "I'm afraid of missing the boarding time."

He didn't think so: "…Eat yours, I'll watch it for you."

Shen Li: "Mm, that's good."

Actually, her wake-up time was just right; she took the subway there, three hours, waiting to get on the car was just right to queue for ticket checking.

Didn't expect Xie Qin to come, and even take her to eat breakfast.

Thinking he had stayed up all night, he should also be hungry, so she didn't refuse.

After a moment of silence, Shen Li looked up at him, "You… didn't sleep all night, and you're driving, is it really okay?"

Xie Qin looked at her nonchalantly: "If something really happens, I'll cushion you, you won't die."

Shen Li explained, adding a bit of seriousness to her tone and said to him: "I didn't mean that, I think it's best not to drive while tired, especially since you just ate, it's very easy to get sleepy. We are all still young, don't treat life as a joke. Otherwise, it's better to…"

Xie Qin tapped her table with his fingertips, interrupting her conversation, "If you don't eat faster, you'll really miss it…"

"Didn't sleep last night? Talking so much."

Shen Li: "I rested okay."

She did sleep a little longer, just woke up at five, and then couldn't sleep again.

The car was very quiet, Xie Qin was focused on driving, occasionally turning his head to look at her.

Shen Li clutched the bag of soy milk in her hand, her brows and eyes lowered, her long lashes gathered, casting shallow shadows.

"If you're really not awake, sleep for a while, I'll call you when we get there."

She responded flatly: "Mm."

Her grandfather passed away early, and only her grandmother lived alone in Su Shi.

Every summer and winter vacation, Shen Li would go to Su Shi to accompany her grandmother, and her grandmother had her clothes for all four seasons at home.

This time, besides going back to bring clothes, she also visited her grandmother.

Shen Li was carsick every time she took the car, but this time it was okay, not so carsick, he drove very steadily.

Taking the subway for over an hour, the road wasn't so congested now, and she arrived in half an hour.

When the car stopped, Shen Li also felt it, and she opened her eyes in a daze.

Xie Qin held the steering wheel, turned his head to look at her, the ruffianism in his eyes faded a bit, and he asked with some worry: "Know the way?"

Always felt that, like this, she could walk in and walk herself lost.

Shen Li had never been far away, she held the bag of soy milk in her hand, slowly lowered her head, her voice lost its confidence: "Xie Qin…"

Xie Qin raised an eyebrow: "Speak!"

Probably wanting to say something, still hesitating and thinking, after a silence, she raised her head, met those pitch-black eyes, and told him with extra seriousness: "I won't forget to bring you something delicious."

He thought it was something!

He laughed: "Fine! Count it as you having a bit of conscience!"

Shen Li: "Thank you for taking me to the station."

"Mm."

Shen Li carried her bag and got out of the car.

After walking into the station, looking at the crowded place, she took her ID out of her wallet and picked up the ticket at the machine.

The wind outside the high-speed rail station still carried the coolness of the early morning, Xie Qin lit a cigarette, the smoke rose, and was blown away by the wind.

He clearly saw Shen Li's figure, standing in front of the self-service ticket machine, moving slowly, her fingertips clumsily operating, and it took a long time to pick up the ticket.

Once through security, she didn't know what happened, and she just stood there without moving.

Looking down at the ticket, and then looking at the hall.

The thin back seemed a bit lost and helpless.