Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 140 Zhaozhao, the moon is in your arms
It's like Pandora's box, bringing only disaster, the consequences of which she can't afford.

She stubbornly believes that it doesn't matter if you don't say anything or make any promises.

She stood up and took two steps outside.

"Qin Zhao."

Shen Yanci called out to her, his voice slightly hoarse. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly. He didn't dwell on the question anymore. "Do you still like the moon?"

The round moon, like a ripe apricot, hangs in the indigo night sky, its edges blurred with a hazy halo.

Moonlight filters through the branches and falls to the ground, and when the wind blows gently, it looks like a flowing Milky Way.

Qin Zhao pursed his lips, gave in, and said without further ambiguity, "I like it."

She looked up at the moon, its cool, flowing light falling on her, giving her an inexplicable sense of distance and ethereal beauty.

Shen Yanci walked around the table and stood next to her, their shadows side by side at their feet.

He held the lime-like sphere in his hands: "Qin Zhao, put your hands up here, both of them."

Qin Zhao glanced at him and placed his hand on his.

The outermost layer of the sphere is made of Italian handmade glaze, simulating the texture of real lunar soil, and you can feel the unevenness with your fingertips.

The moment their fingertips touched it, a warm yellow light rippled out from the point of contact, instantly illuminating their faces.

Qin Zhao twitched his finger.

The warm light enveloped her body, casting a faint shadow of a meteorite crater. At her collarbone, a shadowy shape resembled a barely noticeable English letter S.

Shen Yanci raised the corners of his lips and looked at her with a smile: "Zhaozhao, the moon is in your arms."

Qin Zhao's eyelashes trembled, and she looked up at him.

His dark eyes were filled with her image, and he smiled.

The moonlight illuminated the red string on his wrist, making it seem as if it too had a halo, proclaiming a striking yet obscure division of ownership.

Qin Zhao felt a swelling in her chest. She moved her mouth, and after a few seconds, she finally spoke: "You don't need to treat me like this."

Shen Yanci smiled faintly: "You don't need to feel burdened. I don't expect you to give anything back immediately. It's just that my heart wants to do this. I'm doing it for myself, just as you are doing it for yourself."

He released his grip, the moonlight flickered, then settled back into a steady glow in Qin Zhao's arms.

He put his hand in his pocket, inside which was the other half of the pair that Qin Zhao from Nanyin Island had given him: "I had originally prepared another gift, which I will give to you when I have the chance."

He held the thin plastic bag in his hand, and a rustling sound came from his palm, like something breaking.

Qin Zhao held the moon lamp, her loose clothes tightening with her movements, revealing her slender body and flawless, delicate skin.

Shen Yanci was somewhat dazed by what he saw.

Another inappropriate thought arose in my mind.

Qin Zhao is a girl.

How could that be? If she were a girl, she wouldn't be in this predicament.

"Zhaozhao," he called to her.

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement.

I won't force you.

They are only eighteen years old; their lives are just beginning.

They have plenty of time.

He will make himself more important in her heart.

Qin Zhao opened his eyes and looked at him.

Shen Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed as he stated a fact: "But summer vacation is coming soon, and I'll be leaving in September. You won't be able to see me for a while."

Qin Zhao pursed his lips slightly, gripping the moon lamp in his arms tightly.

“You’ll definitely be going out with your aunt and the others, so that’s another month off.”

Qin Zhao's expression finally changed. Her brows furrowed involuntarily, her face showing confusion and a sense of heaviness rising in her heart.

"There are also study tours, IELTS, planning... another month is gone."

"All things considered, we only have less than a month to spend together."

As his voice trailed off, a breeze slowly rose, blowing against people and making them feel a little cold.

Qin Zhao hugged the moon lamp even tighter, as if trying to draw energy from it.

Shen Yanci looked closely at her face, his voice pleading: "Don't hide from me."

Qin Zhao's defenses seem to have retreated.

"I don't ask for anything else, just that you follow your heart, get along with me, and don't be too restrained."

His voice was a little hoarse, and the wound on his cheekbone glistened with tears, making it very noticeable: "Are you alright?" It was always others who made Qin Zhao beg him; this was the first time someone had begged her like this.

Her heart was in turmoil again.

"it is good."

She heard her own voice.

Shen Yanci was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, put his hand on Qin Zhao's shoulder, and his eyes shone: "You agreed!"

"I mean, let's get along well—"

Before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly enveloped in a broad embrace.

"Zhaozhao, I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Shen Yanci hugged her tightly. "Thank you."

How did he suddenly become so childish?

Qin Zhao tugged at his clothes around his waist, intending to push him away, but stopped in his tracks after hearing his "thank you."

Happiness seems to be contagious, and she didn't seem to want to push it away that much.

The moonlight between them grew even brighter.

Her brows relaxed, and she continued speaking softly, "You've been touching me again."

Shen Yanci felt as if she had been shot in the heart, and nuzzled Qin Zhao's neck: "I just wanted to hug you."

Qin Zhao suddenly felt that he was a lot like Max, always trying to get close to people, except that Max was getting close to Lin Shi.

She shrank her neck and gave him a push.

Shen Yanci did not push his luck any further.

Qin Zhao pursed his lips, the itch from the hair poking his neck still lingering: "You're not allowed to touch me again."

"Can't I even hug you?"

"You're still rubbing against me," Qin Zhao said, pursing her lips. "Like a dog."

"..."

Shen Yanci knew she hated dogs, and retorted, "How am I like that? Have you ever been rubbed by a dog?"

"..."

Shen Yanci: "Don't say I'm like a dog."

Qin Zhao raised his voice: "You don't like dogs? You're even discriminating against them."

“You—” Shen Yanci paused, staring at her, and said, word by word, “Even dogs bite.”

"..."

Qin Zhao pursed his lips: "Don't say things like that."

Shen Yanci asked knowingly, "Which kind? Am I not telling the truth?"

Qin Zhao looked at him with her clear, shallow eyes.

Shen Yanci conceded and hummed in agreement: "I know."

Her expression softened slightly: "Especially in front of other people, you need to be careful about your words and actions, so as not to give others a misunderstanding."

Shen Yanci: "I can't control what other people think. What if they think we're a perfect match?"

"..."

Qin Zhao discovered that Shen Yanci, who usually appeared aloof and dignified, actually had an aggressive personality. If she backed down a little, he would take a step forward, pushing his luck and always trying to take advantage of her.

Shen Yanci succumbed to her gaze: "I understand."

"You'd better do it."

"What if you can't do it?"

He asked himself and answered, "Of course I can do it."

Qin Zhao: "Also, you're not allowed to keep looking at me."

"..."

Shen Yanci raised his chin and let out a soft laugh: "Qin Zhao."

This moon lamp is amazing, there are two of them...

It could be voice-activated, and one day, it stayed lit up all night...

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