Invade the World

  Chapter 100 Two Too Sensitive Two People

  The two followed the surging crowd and slowly walked into the gate of the department store.

  Even in the daytime, the lights in the mall are still fully turned on. The glass windows and clean marble floors in the shop reflect the light of a large number of incandescent lamps, which is quite dazzling.

  The air-conditioning from all directions was blowing "swish, swish", and the red ribbon of the air outlet of the central air conditioner was fluttering.

  If the average traffic volume is slightly lower, the temperature here might be reminiscent of walking in a morgue in a basement; however, because the surrounding people are too crowded, the air-conditioning is just right.

  As far as the eye can see, there are people rubbing shoulders and shoulders.

  In order to avoid being dispersed by the crowd, although the two did not hold hands, they still subconsciously leaned close to each other.

  He and Zhu Qingyue’s shoulders are against their shoulders, and Xu Xiangyang seems to be able to feel her body temperature through the thin skirt fabric.

  The girl with short hair turned her face sideways and asked in a low voice.

"……Angry?"

   "Huh? Nothing."

  Not even Xu Xiangyang himself noticed, his eyebrows were already wrinkled unknowingly.

   "Looking at your face looks like you are angry."

  Zhu Qingyue shook her head.

  "Are you jealous of Xingjie?"

   "The impossible."

   "Hey, Xiangyang, your breath is too small..."

   "I just said no."

  The two went up the escalator together.

  Because the flow of people is so large that the two of them can only stand on the same step, waiting for the crawler under their feet to slowly rise.

  The girl had to hold his arm to maintain her balance. She moved her face closer, and whispered:

  "Then we two will come out together to play again, I will accompany you specially, is this the head office?"

"……No."

  The girl beside her exhaled like blue, and the warm and moist breath brushed her cheeks, making Xu Xiangyang feel a little itchy in her ears.

  He calmed his mind and replied.

  "You have to say where I feel uncomfortable, simply because I am not comfortable with this environment. Because under normal circumstances, at this point in time, I study hard at home."

   "...That's it, it seems that I underestimated your studious."

  Zhu Qingyue grabbed his sleeve and couldn't help but chuckle.

   "Actually, there is a valid reason for coming to the mall this time."

"Ok?"

   "Look, isn't it going to be a sports meeting soon."

   "That's it, you are here to buy related supplies, right?"

  Because of the relatively small playground area in the school, the sports meeting of the 15th Middle School is generally not held internally, but in the municipal gymnasium.

"right."

  Zhu Qingyue nodded and said again.

  "And this time, we may not be the only school going there. The college entrance examination is about to be done. Our school and the City No. 1 High School must be prepared to be selected as the examination room, and the sports meet will be held together."

  Two people leave the escalator. The first floor of the mall is full of chain restaurants and restaurants, and the second floor is the real department store.

   "It seems everyone is busy."

  Xu Xiangyang thoughtfully.

  According to the schedule, the summer vacation will begin in July, and the final exam will be at the end of June. Before that, the college entrance examination will be held in June.

  The sports meet is in May, so the schedule for the second half of the semester is still tight.

   "Yes. Then, the teacher who was too busy preparing for the sports meeting, asked me to prepare things for the sports meeting."

  Zhu Qingyue took her fingers and counted them one by one.

"If you have water, you can buy it nearby at that time; chocolate to replenish energy for athletes, salt for saline, medical bandages, bandages, and some necessary medicines and medical tools need to go to a special pharmacy or school. It should be provided."

  "The main ones are small flags, horns, etc. These are used to refuel."

   "In addition, there are pins and white cloth for making number plates..."

   "It's so hard."

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

  Student cadres are not good enough, especially those who are outstanding and highly valued like Zhu Qingyue.

With Xu Xiangyang’s grades, it’s not a big problem to want to be a study committee member or class leader. The reason why he gave up on his own initiative is actually a bit selfish: he hopes to devote himself to his studies without being distracted by chores. .

   "Yes, it will be very hard."

  Zhu Qingyue's face narrowed.

   "As a boy, you will have to work hard later."

  ——Yes, I am the one who is busy now!

  However, he didn't feel frustrated because of it. After all, he had promised her. I had the idea of ​​being lazy before, but this time I should make a contribution to the collective.

   "...So, it really doesn't matter, right?"

  Before entering the mall, Zhu Qingyue suddenly stopped.

"Ok?"

  Xu Xiangyang raised his head in surprise.

"Although it is a punishment for failure, I will not force you. Do you feel cheated or used as a tool now?" Zhu Qingyue said seriously, "If you don't want to, I can hire someone else—"

   "No, I'm not so vulnerable yet, you are too sensitive."

  Xu Xiangyang replied a little funny.

   "Compared to this, Qingyue, I am more curious about one thing."

   "What is it?"

  Zhu Qingyue pulled out a trolley from the door. After Xu Xiangyang took it, the two stepped into the dazzling shopping area.

   "I want to know, how did you persuade Xingjie that day?"

"What else can I say... I simply invited her to come out on Sunday and said,'There will be a newest department store going to open in two days. I heard that there is a lot of stuff there. Do you want to go see it together?' some type of."

  Zhu Qingyue answered while holding the waiter passing by.

  "Excuse me, where are the flags and speakers used for fueling?"

  The salesperson looked at them with a little surprise, probably because they thought they were too young, right? He quickly pointed a direction for Zhu Qingyue.

   "...That's it."

  Xu Xiangyang followed the salesperson, pushing the cart to the depths of the supermarket.

  The shelves full of goods stand tall one by one, as if they are going to reach the ceiling in one breath.

   "Also, promise to invite her to eat something, right?" Zhu Qingyue said with a smile, "Xingjie, isn't she quite resistant to food?"

"……indeed so."

  The two walked side by side by a shelf in the center, where all kinds of packaged food were piled as high as a hill.

   Xu Xiangyang was silent for a while, then asked again.

   "In this case, in fact, there is no need to "punish me" and let me move the goods as an excuse, she will promise you the same, right?"

   "Yeah, that's how I thought it was."

  Zhu Qingyue replied with a natural tone.

   "So, this invitation was originally not only for Xingjie, but also for you. I want to take advantage of the rest day to come out and play with the two of you."

   "Then you just..."

   "Xiang Yang, don't you think our relationship is already pretty good?"

  Zhu Qingyue pointed to the people passing by. The mall is full of people pushing carts or carrying baskets like them, shuttled back and forth between the tall shelves.

  Most people travel together as friends, couples or families, and some even hold children.

   "Look, we two can talk normally and naturally like this, and go out shopping together on Sunday like this. In the eyes of others, we must already be very good friends?"

  No, this...

  Xu Xiangyang quietly observed just now, there were several pairs of customers passing by. After seeing them, they turned away with a smile and whispered to the companion next to them.

  On the one hand, it’s because the two of them look too young, on the other hand, Zhu Qingyue’s appearance and charm are easy to get attention from the first place——

  And the content of their conversation is self-evident.

Compared to friends, the first word that comes to mind for people who meet them is definitely something else. The best may be "brother and sister" or "sibling", but he and Zhu Qingyue are a little bit older. It's not like it.

  Xu Xiangyang’s evaluation of this was very objective, but he glanced at the girl beside him and found that she was humming an unknown tune happily, so he stopped talking.

  He thinks it is better not to talk at this time.

   "...you are right."

   "Right? But it was different when I was with Xingjie. To be honest, I still can't let go of restraint, whether it's me or her."

Zhu Qingyue couldn't help but sighed.

  "It would be nice if there was a relatively clear topic between us. For example, when I taught her to learn, I taught her seriously, and she also learned seriously."

   "But other than that, I think if we are left alone in one place, I’m afraid we’ll stare at each other and no one can speak."

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but start to imagine the scene described by Zhu Qingyue... He started to understand the girl's worries a little bit. I don't have to witness it with my own eyes, and I feel embarrassed just thinking about it.

   "I think that instead of biting my head and thinking about a solution then, it's better to start learning to adapt to each other now."

  From Zhu Qingyue’s words, it can be heard that she has indeed gone through very serious thinking and repeated consideration for a long time.

  "Is there a common language between me and her? If not, I hope I can find it out soon...So, Xiangyang, how do you feel now?"

"what……?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback, wondering when the topic would come back to him.

   "Hearing me say this, are you a little happier?"

  Zhu Qingyue said in a relaxed tone that just finished the long talk.

  "I don’t just follow Classmate Lin. I just want you to help me because the relationship between you and me is better."

   "Just say this in a big circle." Xu Xiangyang smacked, "Stop talking, I really seem to be jealous of Xingjie."

   "Don't you?"

  Zhu Qingyue teased.

  "Why should I be jealous..." Xu Xiangyang shrugged, "I just said, I was just thinking, when you invited her out on Sunday, did Xingjie readily agree to you?"

   "Yes, even I was taken aback. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

After hearing this reply, Xu Xiangyang fell silent again.

  The items that Zhu Qingyue wants to buy are at the innermost side of the mall. The two passed through most of the mall, passing the cold and fresh area in the middle.

  "Would you like to buy some fresh fish? Take it home to make soup."

  An uncle wearing plastic gloves caught a fish that was jumping around from the pool next to him and greeted him enthusiastically.

   "Uh, no need..."

   Before Xu Xiangyang finished speaking, he heard the aunt who was holding the fishing net without raising her head.

   "Oh, you don't understand, nowadays young couples can't cook, they like to eat outside."

  Even though they both speak dialects, Xu Xiangyang and Zhu Qingyue can still hear them clearly.

  I felt embarrassed to say something, so no one commented on it.

  ……

  After passing through two or three areas, they finally arrived at their destination.

  Zhu Qingyue picks and chooses on the shelf, Xu Xiangyang pushes the car to follow behind.

  The girl took a pack of small speakers and threw it into the cart, seemingly inadvertently breaking the silent atmosphere between the two.

   "What's wrong? Since just now, why have you been silent?"

   "...I was thinking about Xingjie."

"Ok?"

   "Since she will promise you so readily, it means that Xingjie has been looking forward to hanging out with others."

  Xu Xiangyang scratched the back of his head, his expression slightly annoyed.

   "However, I always let her stay at home. Although it is based on study, it is not a bad thing for others...but I know that the crux of the problem is not here."

   "Where is that?"

   "It's because I didn't notice her mood at all."

  Xu Xiangyang's voice became serious.

  "This can only show that...I care about her far from enough."

  He remembered the first time he went to the nearby commercial street with Lin Xingjie. In retrospect, she did act very happy that night.

  After that, even if there are two people going out together, they are all for shopping. There has never been a time just for shopping together.

  Although Lin Xingjie never mentioned it, deep down in her heart, perhaps she has been eager to hang out with friends, right?

  Xu Xiangyang realized that the reason why Lin Xingjie didn’t tell the truth was because she had promised to study hard, and because of his own type of staying at home and studying, the girl couldn’t speak frankly.

  Some things cannot be told to others, such as the fact that the two of them actually live under the same roof.

  Obviously the relationship has become so close, but he still failed to notice the feeling of being hidden by her.

  However, Zhu Qingyue noticed. She is more like a competent friend than her dull self-

   "So, are you jealous of me now? I can detect Xingjie's thoughts when I am jealous. Will my relationship with her get better soon?"

  Zhu Qingyue looked like she couldn't help but laugh.

   "You just complained that I was sensitive. Are you a boy? Why are you more sentimental than me."

   "...I said this is not jealous."

  Xu Xiangyang’s rebuttal was weak.

   "Okay, okay, no matter if you missed something before, isn't it an opportunity for compensation today?"

Zhu Qingyue patted him on the shoulder affectionately.

  "It’s like you’re going to be punished if you lose to me in the exam; we, as Xingjie’s teachers, should be rewarded after she makes progress."

  "……"

  Xu Xiangyang did not speak, but nodded silently.

   "Well, I bought everything..."

  Zhu Qingyue counted the goods in the cart, raised his head, and said with a big smile.

   "It's time to meet her. Let's go, Xiangyang!"

happy Valentine's day!

  (End of this chapter)