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

Chapter 264 Can I Pursue You?

His body heat emanated from beneath him, burning and real.

She lowered her eyelashes: "Shen Yanci."

Shen Yanci hummed in agreement.

Qin Zhao curled his fingers slightly, his voice so soft it was almost carried away by the wind: "Can I pursue you?"

His steps suddenly stopped.

She didn't know if it was her imagination or the truth, but time seemed to stretch out and become very quiet.

Boom——

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed in the sky.

The shock made her fingertips tremble, and she instinctively hugged his neck tighter.

Because of the movement, she slid down a little.

Shen Yanci tightened his arms, steadily supporting her, and bounced her up a little.

Qin Zhao's face was almost pressed against the back of his neck, his breath filled with the cool scent of Qin Zhao, mixed with the damp wind before the rain.

His lips were straight, and his voice was indifferent: "What did you just say against your conscience that attracted thunder?"

"..."

Qin Zhao whispered in his ear, pursing her lips, "I didn't go against my conscience."

The cold raindrops hit his cheek and slid down his chin.

Like a cool kiss.

Despite it being summer, it caused a slight shiver.

Qin Zhao raised his hand and wiped away the water stains with his fingers.

She lowered her eyelashes and said softly, "I said, can I pursue you?"

The sky darkened, dark clouds pressed down, and the wind carried the damp scent of earth.

Shen Yanci remained silent for a moment, then suddenly bent down and put her down.

As the warmth in his arms disappeared, Qin Zhao swallowed nervously.

Shen Yanci looked at her, his voice slightly hoarse: "What did you say?"

“I—” The streets were empty, with only the rustling of leaves.

She looked up, her eyes clear and innocent yet tinged with a helpless stubbornness: "I want to pursue you."

She licked her slightly dry lips: "Is it okay?"

Shen Yanci stared at her with his dark eyes, saying nothing, which made him seem somewhat oppressive.

He lifted his eyelids and tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Qin Zhao, regarding our relationship, you lost a dare, so it's not appropriate for you to come to me."

Qin Zhao was completely confused by what he said. After a few seconds of processing, her throat tightened slightly: "Is this a polite refusal?"

Shen Yanci: "Reason?"

Qin Zhao: "What?"

He looked at her: "Why do you want to pursue me?"

Qin Zhao: "I like you."

Shen Yanci's breath hitched slightly, and the veins on the back of his hand became faintly visible.

She pursed her lips and whispered, "I want us to go back to how we were before."

Shen Yanci's chest heaved slightly, as if he was restraining something, and he exhaled: "I am not the same Shen Yanci as before, I can't go back to being the same as before."

He closed his eyes briefly: "I don't like that either."

She doesn't like it when he's the only one feeling anxious and insecure, and she doesn't like it when she gets to decide the beginning and the end of things.

I don't like not even having the chance to date or act out a one-woman show.

Qin Zhao's eyes were a little red, and she lowered her eyelids: "I've changed too."

"Let's start over." She sounded uncertain, fidgeting with her fingers. "I'll pursue you, okay?"

Shen Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he looked down at her: "You're not joking?"

Qin Zhao looked at him: "I just want an opportunity."

"So many people are pursuing you, and I've never seen you reject them." Her voice was a little soft. "I didn't ask you to be with me right away."

"I just want to pursue you." She pursed her lips. "I haven't even started pursuing you yet, so you don't have to reject me so quickly."

Her head hung down, looking somewhat aggrieved.

Shen Yanci's eyelids were half-closed, and he said casually, "If you really want to pursue me, do you think I can stop you?"

Qin Zhao raised his eyes and looked at him.

"With so many people pursuing me, how can I possibly control what others do?"

"..."

Shen Yanci glanced at her: "Let me be clear from the start, I'm hard to win over. Don't cry if you can't catch me."

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement, glanced at the leaves swaying in the wind, and said, "I like those who are hard to pursue."

A breeze blew, and the faint sound of ocean waves could be heard.

Shen Yanci's fingertips twitched slightly, his tone casual: "How long do you plan to pursue me?" "Hmm?"

His eyelids were half-closed, and he dragged out his words: "Give me some time to prepare myself, and see when you'll finally give up."

"..."

Qin Zhao: "I haven't even started pursuing her yet."

She said, "Then you can wait to be annoyed. I'm a patient person."

Shen Yanci's lips curled up slightly.

He looked at the distant sky and unconsciously tapped his arm with his finger.

He sighed with some difficulty: "Didn't you say you didn't want to be in a relationship?"

"I don't want to date anyone else." She looked at him, her eyes clear and shallow. "I only want to date you after I've won you over."

Shen Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed: "You certainly have a whole repertoire of sweet talk."

"..."

Qin Zhao: "I know you don't want to talk about it now. But once I win you over, you'll want to."

"..."

Shen Yanci: "I don't want to talk about whether you can win me over?"

He paused for a moment, said "Oh," and glanced at her sideways: "Even if I wanted to talk to you, I might not be able to win you over."

"..."

He glanced at her and said, "Don't act like I'm completely yours. I used to like you, but things are different now."

Qin Zhao hummed in response, his voice a little muffled: "I never said you like me now."

She pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "If you liked me, would I need to pursue you?"

Shen Yanci didn't seem to hear her; he glanced down at her, his emotions unreadable.

Qin Zhao: "Shen Yanci."

"Ah."

Qin Zhao moved his mouth slightly, then closed it again.

She can't give up at the very beginning.

She said, "It's nothing."

The leaves rustled in the wind, like a flowing green ocean.

Shen Yanci sighed softly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Qin Zhao spoke in 0 frames: "You're so strong, you can carry me on your back in one go."

"..."

Shen Yanci's eyelids twitched: "Is this how you pursue someone?"

"No, not at all." Qin Zhao said sincerely, "I was just about to say that you carried me for so long without even panting. You're amazing."

Shen Yanci turned his face away: "That kind of tactic won't work on me."

Qin Zhao responded with an "oh".

After a few seconds, he bent down slightly: "Hurry up, it's going to rain if we don't leave now."

Qin Zhao tried it and found it a bit difficult to put on his back.

She said, "You're too tall."

Shen Yanci said "excuse me" and squatted down.

Qin Zhao leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Her hair brushed against his collarbone and earlobe, bringing a tingling sensation.

Shen Yanci's Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "Your hair is poking me."

"..."

Qin Zhao tucked his hair behind his ears, but some strands still got blown by the wind onto him.

Her fingers would occasionally brush against his skin.

Shen Yanci: "Don't touch me."

Qin Zhao stopped what he was doing: "It's windy."

She said, "Put me down, I can walk by myself."

Shen Yanci: "If you leave me to walk on my own, there will only be two more drowned rats on this street."

Before he could finish speaking, raindrops began to fall.

Qin Zhao: "It's raining."

She had a hood on her coat, and after putting it on, she used her hand to shield Shen Yanci.

Shen Yanci: "Hold me tight."

Qin Zhao leaned forward abruptly, she gasped softly, and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her body against his. She didn't even have time to shield him from the rain.

Shen Yanci started running.

(End of this chapter)