Chapter 28 Little Boyfriend

  Night, quiet and still; trees, standing upright on both sides of a straight road.

  The lamp light sends out the last breath of tonight; the small river behind the boys' and girls' dormitories will freeze when it flows gurglingly early in the morning.

  Because it can't withstand the cold of winter, it will also suffocate, but the life flowing through its bones is still hot-blooded.

  It was already 10 o'clock at night, and Qiu Tao and Zhou Xiaorong had just finished their shift at the noodle restaurant "Lan Xuan". It could be considered late at night. There were no pedestrians on the road, only a few unremarkable but indispensable ones.

  The dim lamp struggled in the cold night, emitting its own reluctant light. These days, they were always the ones to drive away the last bit of chill.

  The lamplight stretched their shadows as they walked side by side, and the joy in their hearts left unspoken words on their faces, but the initial fervor still existed.

  "Xiao Ran, how long have we been here? Do you still remember?" Qiu Tao broke the silence of the night.

  "I don't know. Anyway, it's been a while, I heard we're all sophomores now, do you know that? Time flies so fast! But I'm very happy, although some things have cooled down!" Zhou Xiao Ran replied succinctly.

  He knew she had ulterior motives, but Qiu Tao was at a loss, his heart still racing. He knew he should take the initiative, but he didn't have the courage to reach out with his man's hand.

  "Of course, you think it's still summer or something, but it's already winter. Look at you, all wrapped up like a big black bear, how ugly!" Qiu Tao said with a deliberate push on his shoulder, as if they were still full of childlike innocence, and in the midst of their busy days, they had returned to the past, but what they yearned for was the future.

  "If I were a big black bear, you would be Bald Qiang, and we would always be entangled with each other, never ending! Zhou Xiao Ran jumped up and down on his shadow, like a little kid, and said loudly: "Qiu Tao, if this month's salary is paid after diligent work and frugal study, I'll buy you a big bear fur coat, let you pretend to be a big black bear, and have you always stand guard by my side, then I won't be afraid of the cold anymore, hahaha..."

  "I don't want to, we should love and protect animals, I definitely don't want something that disgusting. If it were me, I'd buy you a light jacket, then you'll know what it's like to be poor. What do other people's girls wear? You're still so tacky... haha..." They just liked teasing each other, but neither of them would take the hurtful words to heart, that was their secret to getting along.

  "Uh, I'm back to the dormitory. See you tomorrow!" Unconsciously, they had always been like this, Qiu Tao still sending her to the door of the dormitory before turning back himself.

  "Alright, see you tomorrow, get some rest early, goodnight!" Without any more words, they both understood each other. He saw her turn around and leave, then he left too.

  When they parted, Zhou Xiao Ran suddenly came up and gently kissed his clean cheek, this was the first time she had made such a "despicable" move on Qiu Tao.

  It was also unthinkable for Qiu Tao, watching her rush away with a red face in an instant, fortunately under the pale light it wasn't very obvious, otherwise his shy expression would have to find a hole to drill into.

  "Oh no, Xiao Ran, if it's too tiring, then don't go to work anymore. Look at you, every day you come back so late, exhausting your body is not good!" Several roommates said with concern as soon as she pushed open the door.

  But looking at their expressions, movements, and eyes, it's clear that it's not just concern, there must be some ulterior motive. And they're all women from the same dormitory, who doesn't know each other's thoughts? "Hey, you're so concerned about me, is there something secret you're hiding from me?" Zhou Xiao Ran replied while preparing to wash up.

  "You said it was a secret, so you must have a secret, come on and confess, who is that little white face downstairs just now? Don't say it's another food delivery guy, several of those food delivery brothers were scared away by you, we've had to go down to eat ourselves for days. You should know that going from the fifth floor down to the cafeteria is like practicing a divine skill, and after eating, I'm hungry again, your sin is indeed deep!"