Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Can I have a chance to pursue you...

Liang Zhixia suddenly closed his mouth, his eyes seemed to be burned, and he looked away in panic.

So... big.

Too scary.

He pursed his lips, and didn't dare to look at Lu Quan again, nor did he dare to let him look at the painting again.

Lu Quan, who was sitting on the chair, saw that Zhizhi had discovered it, and he no longer hid it. He moved his stiff body and looked down at him with a light sigh.

His sticky and obsessed eyes fell on the boy's neck covered with gold and his red ears.

The baby is so cute.

He deliberately said: "Zhizhi, have you finished painting? Why don't you look at me?"

Liang Zhixia turned his head to look at the white curtains blown by the wind, opened his mouth and closed it again. He always felt that Lu Quan was setting a trap for him.

He said sullenly, "I'm done with the painting."

After a pause, he said, "Brother Lu, are you done?"

Lu Quan raised his eyebrows and said, "What does Zhizhi mean? I don't quite understand."

He puffed his cheeks and

said, "Forget it if you don't understand." As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar sound of footsteps sounded behind him.

His back felt numb, and thinking of the scene he had just seen, he raised his legs and wanted to walk away.

But his shoulders were held by Lu Quan, and he stiffened his body, paying special attention not to touch the other person's body to prevent accidents.

Lu Quan looked at the small and rosy earlobes in front of him, which were like pomegranates, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly. He really wanted to taste whether it was sweet.

He moved his eyes to the drawing board with difficulty. This was the first time he looked at his body from this perspective. He had to say that Zhizhi's painting skills were great, much better than he had imagined.

"The painting is great."

He never hesitated to praise Zhizhi.

Zhizhi had never had the company and praise of her parents since she was a child. The elderly grandparents might not notice this, but he knew that Zhizhi needed constant praise.

When Zhizhi first started school, he was like a little snail hiding in its shell, tentatively testing everything in the outside world. But now he has stretched out his tentacles, so he won't force the other party.

As long as the other party is always within his sight, it's fine.

Liang Zhixia's ears moved slightly, and he smiled with pursed lips. He liked others to praise his paintings, just like he would stay in the comment area for so long every time he posted a new comic on Weibo.

Just to see others praise him.

That would make him very satisfied and feel needed.

"Really?"

The boy's eyes were shining brighter than the sun outside. Lu Quan lowered his head and secretly left a kiss on his head, whispering: "Of course it's true, the painting is great, I think Zhizhi will get the first place in this competition."

Liang Zhixia curved the corners of her lips and shook her head: "That's not necessarily true."

Lu Quan's eyebrows were filled with drowning tenderness, and his voice was low and magnetic: "No matter what, Zhizhi will always be the first in my heart."

"Slippery tongue."

There were sparse footsteps in the corridor outside, and the students from other studios left.

The use of the studio is time-limited. He glanced at the screen of his mobile phone and only had ten minutes left.

"Brother Lu, are you... done?"

This long time should be enough, right?

Lu Quan used a little force on his arm to turn the boy in front of him around, and said with a smile: "Let's go."

Liang Zhixia said, and quickly put away the painting on the easel before leaving the studio with Lu Quan.

The comics club's competition lasts for five days, and the painting can be handed in to the president in advance.

Lu Quan lowered his eyes and said, "Zhizhi, will you hand in the painting tomorrow?"

Liang Zhixia's eyelashes trembled slightly: "The day after tomorrow, I have something to do tomorrow."

The next day, when Lu Quan returned to the dormitory at night, Zhizhi had not returned yet.

He stood in the dormitory, bowed his head and typed a message.

[Lu Quan]: Where?

[Lu Quan]: Why haven't you returned to the dormitory yet?

[Lu Quan]: Do you need me to pick you up?

Ten minutes later, Zhizhi replied to his message.

[Zhizhi]: No, I'm on my way back to the dormitory.

[Lu Quan]: OK.

Lu Quan put away his phone and walked to the balcony, leaned over the window, and looked down at the downstairs.

After a while, he saw Zhizhi carrying a bag.

But there was an annoying figure beside him.

Downstairs.

Liang Zhixia grabbed the strap of her backpack: "Lin Jie, I'm at the dormitory. Thank you for helping me contact the president tonight."

Lin Jie scratched the back of his head and smiled innocently: "You're welcome. This is the second time I've taken you to the dormitory. I heard that if the system assigns the wrong dormitory, you can change it yourself once. Do you want to change the dormitory? It's just right..."

"No-"

"He doesn't need it." A deep voice sounded behind the two of them. Lu Quan was still wearing slippers and his hair was slightly messy. He walked to Liang Zhixia and repeated, "He doesn't change the dormitory."

Lin Jie frowned slightly: "I'm talking to Xia Xia."

Lu Quan looked at Liang Zhixia and said gently: "Zhizhi, you won't change the dormitory, right?"

Liang Zhixia heard Lu Quan's implication. Their half-month agreement had not yet arrived, but he also saw something else.

Lu Quan seemed to be afraid?

Afraid that he would agree to Lin Jie to move to the dormitory?

He pretended to ponder for a moment, and indeed found that Lu Quan's brows were tightly knitted, and there was a hint of hidden anxiety in his expression.

"I won't change my dormitory. The environment of the double dormitory is very good, and I'm used to it." He said slowly, "Thank you for your advice."

After he said this, Lu Quan's face was no longer so ugly.

In the dim night, he secretly raised the corners of his lips, watching Lu Quan's face change, it was quite fun.

Lin Jie: "Okay, if you need me, send me a message again, I'm always available."

Liang Zhixia: "Okay, you should also hurry back to the dormitory, bye-"

"Eh? What are you doing?"

Lu Quan grabbed his wrist and walked into the dormitory building, so he had to turn around and waved at Lin Jie.

In the slowly ascending elevator.

Lu Quan: "Why are you with Lin Jie?"

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"I... asked him for a favor." Liang Zhixia said vaguely, "I just went to hand in a painting, and found that I forgot to add the president's contact information."

He quickly changed the subject: "Brother Lu, were you nervous just now?"

Lu Quan: "No, I was thinking that if you agree to him, I will let Lu Manman come to beg you."

"Brother Lu, it's not right to bully children."

On the other side.

Ji Chen and another old member of the club were summarizing and organizing the submitted works.

The old member's painting skills are also good, and he can tell the approximate ranking.

He pointed to a painting that had just been submitted, touched his chin and said, "This painting is good. Who painted it?"

Ji Chen immediately thought of a boy with delicate looks and said with a smile, "His name is Liang Zhixia."

The old member: "Is he painting a swimmer?"

Ji Chen: "Yes."

The old member put down the painting: "Is he from the Sports College?"

Ji Chen thought for a while and said, "Maybe."

The old member: "If there is no better painting, this painting will be the first place."

Ji Chen: "Leave it for the teachers to evaluate."

*

[Zhizhi]: Aunt Wang, is uncle's surgery going to be done today?

[Zhizhi]: Which hospital are you in?

[Zhizhi]: If it's in City A, can I come to see you?

After Liang Zhixia sent the message, he put away his phone and skillfully made coffee for the customer. After

working part-time in the cafe for so long, he has been able to make coffee, of course, the simplest kind.

"Welcome to visit next time~"

After seeing off the last customer, Liang Zhixia said hello to his colleague who was cleaning and left.

Several unread messages popped up on the lock screen of his phone.

He stood under the street light and clicked on the message.

It was a message from Aunt Wang.

He had been chatting with Aunt Wang these days, and heard from Aunt Wang that his uncle's surgery would be in the next few days, so he wanted to go and visit him.

[Aunt Wang]: Xia Xia, I don't want to hide it from you anymore. Your uncle had the surgery a few days ago, and the operation went smoothly.

[Zhizhi]: That's a good thing. Did the doctor say anything?

[Aunt Wang]: Your uncle and I are at the People's Hospital of City A. When are you free to come over?

[Aunt Wang]: I have something to tell you.

Liang Zhixia paused. He felt that Aunt Wang had something to say, frowned slightly, and typed a reply.

[Zhizhi]: Okay, Aunt Wang.

[Zhizhi]: Tell your uncle to take good care of himself, and I will come over when I am free in two days.

The next day.

Liang Zhixia asked for a night off from the owner of the cafe, bought some fruit, and got off the car in front of the People's Hospital of City A.

After paying the fare, he walked towards the inpatient department carrying a fruit basket and some nutritional supplements.

Knowing his talent for getting lost, he made a guide the day before.

But a flat map is not as good as an on-site investigation. After walking around the hospital for a long time, he finally found the entrance to the inpatient department.

He lowered his head and looked at the ward number sent to him by Aunt Wang on his mobile phone, pressed the elevator button, and watched the number on the elevator screen slowly jump up.

Ding Dong -

the 8th floor is here.

When the elevator door opened, he saw Aunt Wang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing outside the elevator.

As soon as the other party saw him, she smiled and greeted him.

"Has Xia Xia grown taller? And more handsome?"

Liang Zhixia was a little reserved in front of the elders, pursed his lips and smiled: "No, how is uncle these days?"

Aunt Wang: "The doctor said that because it was discovered in time, the operation was also very smooth. As long as the wound heals well and there is a checkup every year, it will be no big deal."

Liang Zhixia breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great."

He noticed that Aunt Wang's hair had turned a lot white because of this incident. He knew the feeling of losing a loved one, it was painful but helpless. Fortunately, the operation was successful.

Uncle's ward was at the end of the corridor. Aunt Wang greeted the nurses and took him to the ward.

In the ward, Wang Fuguo would occasionally look at the door. A fellow patient beside the bed asked, "Are you waiting for your son?"

Wang Fuguo: "No, it's the neighbor's kid who goes to A University. He said he came to see me today."

Fellow patient: "That's incredible! It's amazing to be admitted to A University!"

Wang Fuguo said proudly, "Of course, this kid is obedient, handsome, and has excellent academic performance. He always gets the first place in the class."

The fellow patient suddenly said, "Is that the kid you were talking about?"

Wang Fuguo turned around and saw his wife and Liang Zhixia following behind her, and smiled, "Yes, that's him."

Liang Zhixia smelled the disinfectant at the tip of her nose, and after entering the ward, she saw Uncle Wang still smiling, and she felt relieved.

He put the fruit basket and nutritional supplements on the bedside table next to the bed, and smiled, "Uncle, I'm here to see you."

Wang Fuguo said with a smile, "Xiao Xia is here, oh, she's a lot taller than before."

Hearing the same words as Aunt Wang, Liang Zhixia smiled helplessly. Maybe all elders would say that.

"Well, Auntie said you've finished the surgery, so I came to see you."

During the chat, Wang Fuguo's smile never disappeared, and there were several more smile lines at the corners of his eyes.

After a while, Liang Zhixia saw that Uncle Wang's spirit was not as good as before, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, you should rest first. You need to rest more after the surgery. Listen to the doctor. I will come to see you next time."

After Uncle Wang rested, Liang Zhixia followed Auntie Wang to the window in the corridor.

"Auntie Wang, do you have anything to tell me?"

Auntie Wang frowned slightly, rubbed her rough knuckles on her clothes, and sighed: "Auntie, I want to say sorry to you first."

Liang Zhixia: "Hmm?"

Auntie Wang was a little entangled. After a moment, her eyes were firm: "In late September, a boy came to your house to see you."

Liang Zhixia's eyes were confused.

Aunt Wang didn't notice his expression, and continued, "That boy said he was your roommate. By the way, he first came to your house, and then took a courier box out of your small room."

Liang Zhixia thought of the panda doll on the bed, gestured with his hands to measure the size, and said, "Is the courier box this big?"

Aunt Wang recalled, "About the same."

"He is indeed my roommate." Liang Zhixia lowered her eyes and said, "Did he say anything?"

Aunt Wang: "Auntie is talkative. I invited him to sit at home for a while. He asked you some questions, so I said a little more."

Liang Zhixia was thinking a lot. No wonder Lu Quan didn't ask about his family affairs at all, but knew that his parents were divorced.

He glanced at Aunt Wang, who was hesitant, and knew that she had something else to say.

Aunt Wang: "There is one more thing. Your roommate gave me a card with 50,000 yuan in it, and the money you returned to me was transferred to the other party's account. Your...uncle's surgery is indeed short of money, so I..."

Liang Zhixia: "I don't mean to blame you. Uncle's surgery is more important. Thank you for telling me this, but please don't tell my roommate yet, okay?"

"Okay, okay, Auntie Wang will definitely keep it a secret for you." Seeing that Liang Zhixia didn't pursue the matter, Auntie Wang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "You two kids are quite fun. Your roommate also asked me not to tell you."

Liang Zhixia smiled: "Then didn't you tell me anyway?"

Auntie Wang sighed softly and stroked the back of the boy's hand with her rough fingertips: "Of course I stand on Xia Xia's side, but Auntie also hopes that you can find true friends in college. If you have someone you like, you should pursue them. Don't leave regrets for yourself, and don't be affected by your parents' affairs, understand?"

Liang Zhixia's curled eyelashes trembled slightly. He raised his eyes and whispered: "Okay, I know, Auntie."

After leaving the hospital, he stood under the largest tree and watched the people coming and going at the hospital entrance. Some people had sad faces, and some people were happy.

He took out his mobile phone and noticed the memo popped up on it. Tomorrow is the last day of half a month.

Ding Dong——

[Lu Quan]: When will you be back?

[Lu Quan]: I'll pick you up.

[Lu Quan]: I bought the chestnuts you like, freshly baked, they won't taste good when they get cold.

He curved his eyebrows slightly, walked towards the mall next to the hospital, and lowered his head to reply.

[Zhizhi]: Then I'll wait for you here (real-time positioning)

*

Today is the day when the results of the comic club competition are announced.

Lu Quan is more concerned than Liang Zhixia himself. Liang Zhixia smiled and said, "Brother Lu, didn't you say I would be the first place? Why are you still so nervous?"

Lu Quan had a tense face and frowned slightly: "I'm not nervous."

Liang Zhixia's eyes curved slightly, and she didn't expose him.

There was a knock on the dormitory door, and the figure of the assistant appeared outside the door.

Assistant: "I'm looking for President Lu."

Lu Quan glanced at him and frowned: "Is there anything?"

Assistant: "There are several meetings to be held today. I called and sent you a message, but you didn't reply."

Liang Zhixia turned around and looked at Lu Quan in surprise. In his impression, Lu Quan has always been a rigorous person who never procrastinates.

Lu Quan looked at the assistant with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

The assistant's neck shrank. If he hadn't lost the rock-paper-scissors game again this time, he wouldn't have had to face the boss's coldness.

In the fall and winter, you have to wear an extra layer of clothing when you are around your boss, because you will be cold from time to time.

Under Zhizhi's suspicious eyes, Lu Quan had to go back to the company with his assistant for a meeting.

The assistant found that the boss was particularly distracted during the meeting today. A department manager got the data wrong, but the boss didn't get angry.

In the office.

The assistant delivered the things the boss wanted to the meeting room, and then served tea to the guests in the office.

Xu Cheng took the tea: "Thank you, how many meetings will your boss have today?"

The assistant thought for a moment and said: "Two in the morning, one in the afternoon, and another social event in the evening."

Xu Cheng sighed: "So busy, fortunately there is no throne to inherit in my family."

The assistant smiled bitterly. He wanted to have an heir to the throne, but there is no throne yet.

After the morning meeting, Lu Quan pulled his tie and felt annoyed when he saw Xu Cheng eating, drinking and having fun in his office.

"Can you please stop harassing me if you are alright?"

Xu Cheng waved his finger at him, "You don't understand. I'm not here to harass you this time. I have something important to tell you this afternoon."

Lu Quan pinched his swollen forehead and didn't take Xu Cheng's words seriously at all.

Afternoon.

Xu Cheng looked at the message in the group and suddenly shouted.

"Oh yeah!"

He looked up at the office in front of him. Lu Quan hadn't finished the meeting yet.

Coincidentally, Lu Quan's assistant came in to get something. He asked, "When will your boss finish the meeting?"

The assistant said while looking for documents on the desk, "There was an emergency at the branch office. This meeting may take a long time. President Lu said that if you are alright, you should go back early."

Originally, Xu Cheng was planning to leave, but after Lu Quan said this, he didn't want to write anymore.

"I'm not leaving. I must tell him about this in person."

The assistant didn't understand, but still gave Xu Cheng another cup of tea.

At the same time.

Liang Zhixia received a message from Lin Jie.

[Lin Jie]: Congratulations! Xia Xia, you got the first place!

[Lin Jie]: I knew you would definitely get the first place!

[Lin Jie]: By the way, I added you to the club group. We will have a dinner party tonight on Donghuan Road to celebrate.

He did not reply to Lin Jie's message. He opened the group chat of the comics club first and found that everyone was chatting enthusiastically, and the main topic of the chat was him.

"???"

Because the competition was over, all the works were released.

He secretly lurked for a few minutes and found that everyone had no objection to the results of this competition, and many people were praising his works.

He took screenshots of all the compliments on him and was about to forward them to Lu Quan, but suddenly remembered that he had changed the works without telling Lu Quan.

Then... I'd better not send it to him.

He kept it for himself to watch secretly.

As for the party in the evening, he seemed to be unable to refuse.

The president Ji Chen personally sent him a message.

He had to agree.

So much so that he didn't have the confidence when he called the owner of the cafe to ask for leave.

"Boss, I want to take a leave today."

To his surprise, the boss agreed.

"Okay, go do your work first. If you need any help, feel free to come find me anytime."

"...Okay, thank you, boss."

He put down his phone, feeling weird.

The boss didn't seem to be so easy to talk to before.

It was getting late before the dinner, so he said something to his colleagues, took off his uniform and left first.

There was a bit of traffic on Donghuan Road in the evening, and when he arrived, most people had already arrived.

As soon as he pushed the door open and went in, colorful ribbons floated above his head.

Ji Chen took the lead in applauding: "Congratulations to Liang Zhixia for winning the first place in the first competition."

Warm applause instantly rang out in the box.

Liang Zhixia stood at the door with a red face, not knowing what to do with her hands and feet, and said hesitantly: "Thank you everyone."

Ji Chen saw his restraint and quickly changed the topic, but there were still many people who came to chat with him or discuss the painting.

After finally getting rid of the crowd, he was pulled by Lin Jie to play games.

Ji Chen shuffled the cards in his hand and said: "In order to prevent someone from not knowing how to play, we will play the simplest one, Truth or Dare."

This was Liang Zhixia's first time playing Truth or Dare. I don't know if it was because he was a novice and had better luck, but he never got picked.

Until the last round.

Ji Chen smiled and said, "Xia Xia, do you choose Truth or Dare?"

Liang Zhixia frowned and curled his fingers slightly. In the previous games, he had seen all kinds of dares, including but not limited to kissing and hugging the person next to him, asking for the phone number of the first person he saw outside the door, or confessing to the people on the list, etc.

He should choose the safer Truth or Dare.

"I choose Truth or Dare."

Ji Chen put the freshly shuffled cards in front of him: "Xia Xia, draw one."

Liang Zhixia drew a card from the middle under the gaze of everyone, and after turning it over, there was a line of words on it.

The member sitting next to him read out the words: "Tell me the name of your crush."

​​Ji Chen smiled and said, "Xia Xia must have someone she likes, right?"

Lin Jie tightened his fingers, his face slightly cold, he leaned over and whispered, "Just say you don't have anyone you like."

Liang Zhixia shook her head slightly at him, looked directly at everyone's eyes, her scalp slightly numb: "I choose to drink."

Everyone present was a student, and no one wanted to go back to the dormitory drunk, so this game only required half a glass of drinking.

But because the previous wine was finished, he poured him half a glass of low-proof fruit wine as a token of his respect.

After Liang Zhixia finished drinking, he felt sour and sweet, a bit delicious.

Although there is no curfew in the school dormitory, tomorrow is Monday, and the party will end soon. Everyone stood at the door to take a taxi.

Ji Chen arranged the number of people in each car.

In the end, he looked at Liang Zhixia and said, "Who of you knows which dormitory building Xia Xia lives in?"

Lin Jie, who was standing next to him, said, "President, I know."

Ji Chen nodded, "Then you can take him back."

Lin Jie: "Okay."

At this time, at the door of a high-end restaurant on Donghuan Road.

Lu Quan sent the client away with a clear-eyed look, but he recalled what Xu Cheng said in the afternoon.

"My junior won first place!"

"Do you know who he drew?"

"It's me! You never thought! My junior and I complement each other!"

He ripped off his tie with a little irritation and unbuttoned the top two buttons with one hand.

The assistant who followed him said worriedly: "Mr. Lu, should I ask the driver to take you back to school?"

Lu Quan said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute."

He called the owner of the cafe: "Is Liang Zhixia off work?"

The cafe owner was stunned and said quickly: "Xiaoxia asked for leave tonight. I heard that he was going to attend a dinner party."

Lu Quan said coldly: "I know."

So he called Liang Zhixia again. No one answered the first time, and it was not until the second time that someone answered.

"Hello? How are you?"

Lu Quan frowned when he heard the voice of a strange boy: "Who are you? Where is Liang Zhixia?"

Ji Chen took the phone from his ear and found that it was not his phone. He quickly explained and said: "Are you Xia Xia's roommate?"

Lu Quan hummed: "Where are you having dinner?"

Ji Chen: "This side of Donghuan Road."

Lu Quan: "I'm here, I'll pick him up."

Ji Chen didn't say much, reported the specific address to the other party, and waited for the other party to hang up the phone before walking to Liang Zhixia and returning the phone to him.

He said to Lin Jie: "You don't have to send him off, his roommate will pick him up."

Lin Jie had a stern face: "Is it too much trouble for his roommate?"

Ji Chen nodded his forehead: "His roommate is here."

Lu Quan, who arrived earlier than the taxi driver, asked the driver to park the car on the side of the road, and he got out of the car and walked up the steps.

Almost everyone waiting for the car on the steps knew Lu Quan's face, and they gathered together to whisper, guessing what Lu Quan was doing here.

Until they saw Lu Quan stopped in front of Liang Zhixia and said gently: "Zhizhi, I'm here to take you back to the dormitory."

Liang Zhixia, who had not responded, looked up at the person who was speaking in front of her, tilted her head and said: "Lu Quan?"

The tip of his nose was filled with the smell of alcohol, and Lu Quan frowned: "Did you force him to drink?"

Ji Chen hurriedly explained.

Lu Quan's face looked a little better. He supported Zhizhi, who couldn't stand straight after drinking, and whispered: "It's me, let's go back to the dormitory."

Liang Zhixia nodded blankly: "Okay."

After the two left, everyone started to discuss.

"So Xia Xia's roommate is Lu Quan!"

"But I'm curious, why doesn't Xia Xia draw Lu Quan?"

"Sure enough, handsome guys play with handsome guys."

Lin Jie, who was standing at the back, had an extremely ugly face. Ji Chen saw it, but pretended not to see it. He was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, let alone other people's emotional problems, so he shouldn't interfere.

In the car.

The assistant raised the partition with great tact, and whispered to the driver to drive more steadily.

In the back seat, Liang Zhixia's cheeks were flushed, and his fingers felt warm to the touch. He rubbed Lu Quan's cold fingers to cool himself down.

"Little idiot, drinking again."

Lu Quan pinched his nose. When Zhizhi sobered up, he would definitely teach him a lesson.

Liang Zhixia's light brown eyes were filled with water, and he got angry for a moment.

"I'm not a little idiot!"

Lu Quan smiled and looked at him: "If you are not a little idiot, who is the little idiot?"

Liang Zhixia said slowly: "Lu Quan."

It was the first time that someone had said bad things about him to his face. Lu Quan asked curiously: "Why is Lu Quan an idiot?"

Liang Zhixia shook his head: "I won't tell you."

Lu Quan pinched Zhizhi's delicate and white cheeks, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he moved forward but paused. There were only a few hours left, and he couldn't give up all his efforts.

He looked at the dizzy boy and couldn't help but say, "Zhizhi, can you give me a chance to pursue you?"

"Okay."