It fell from his fingertips

Tang Luoqing had forgotten how she responded to Shen Baiyan's concern at the hospital that day.

When Shen Baiyan saw that her eyes suddenly reddened, she was really startled. Just as she was about to ask what had happened, Tang Luoqing hugged her tightly and shook her head.

Shen Baiyan didn't dare to ask any more questions. She just quietly hugged Tang Luoqing, patted her back, and comforted her for a long time.

The following afternoon, Tang Luoqing was discharged from the hospital, and Zhou Yanchen came to pick her up.

Tang Luoqing could have stayed at her grandmother's house, but now it was obviously impossible for her to stay there. Zhou Yanchen thought of taking Tang Luoqing to the house in Yujing Bay, but was refused.

"I'll stay at the hotel for now."

At the hotel entrance, inside the car, Tang Luoqing watched Zhou Yanchen in the driver's seat. Seeing that he frowned slightly in dissatisfaction with her behavior, Tang Luoqing did not hesitate. She opened the car door, picked up Naitang, and got out of the car.

Zhou Yan sat in the car, watching Tang Luoqing walk into the hotel. His brows furrowed even deeper, but he managed to suppress his irritation, got out of the car, and chased after her.

After accompanying Tang Luoqing to the hotel room and closing the door, Zhou Yanchen pressed Tang Luoqing against the door.

"Baby."

Tang Luoqing was startled, her breath catching in her throat: "Zhou Yanchen? What are you doing?"

The candy in her arms was released due to the sudden situation and jumped to the ground.

The little guy tilted his head up to look at Tang Luoqing, then at Zhou Yanchen, wondering what had happened.

Zhou Yanchen frowned again, staring intently at Tang Luoqing in front of him. He didn't say anything, but lowered his head and brought his lips close to Tang Luoqing's neck, using his actions to prove what he wanted to do.

The warm touch made Tang Luoqing's body stiffen. Before she could think, she struggled violently.

"Zhou Yanchen, let go of me! What are you doing? Let go!"

Tang Luoqing's voice was urgent, her tense tone filled with unspeakable resistance and panic, and her hands were trying to break free from the other person's restraint.

Seeing this, Little Candy also started pulling at Zhou Yanchen's trouser leg, trying to stop something with her weak strength.

But Zhou Yanchen clearly didn't take Naitang's fussing seriously. He was genuinely angry, forcefully pinning Tang Luoqing's hands against the door, his voice deep and resonant: "Tang Luoqing, I'm your boyfriend, but lately you've been avoiding me. Why? Haven't you already forgiven me? Why won't you let me be close to you? Is that fair to me?"

Upon hearing these remarks, Tang Luoqing stared in astonishment at the man she had liked for a year.

In Zhou Yanchen's mind, the forgiveness he received for mentioning his grandmother was genuine forgiveness, and he could pretend that nothing had happened.

Zhou Yanchen has become so perfunctory that he's even unwilling to coax her anymore.

The already pale face of Tang Luoqing was completely drained at this moment, and her once bright eyes were gradually filled with disappointment.

Zhou Yanchen panicked when he saw Tang Luoqing like this.

In particular, as he belatedly realized what he had done, Zhou Yanchen slowly released his grip, took a step back, lowered his eyelashes to avoid Tang Luoqing's gaze, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I, I was just thinking that my flight back is later, so I thought..."

"Luo Qing..."

Zhou Yanchen looked up at Tang Luoqing, who was wary of him, and closed his eyes again: "Never mind, you should get some rest."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Yanchen opened the door and went out.

Tang Luoqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and slid down to the ground.

Milk Candy jumped into her arms immediately, stretching out her little head to rub against her hand.

Tang Luoqing closed her eyes in lingering fear, her mind replaying the scene of Zhou Yanchen leaning in to kiss her.

After an unknown amount of time, Tang Luoqing slowly stood up, holding the milk candy, and sat down on the sofa in the room.

She booked a large room, about 50 square meters, with a balcony next to the sofa. The balcony faces the river in the distance, and you can see the sunset over the river in the evening.

Tang Luoqing couldn't help but recall the first time she met Zhou Jinbai by the river.

She was crying because Zhou Yanchen had deceived her again. Zhou Jinbai had someone bring her tissues, and when she turned around, she only had time to see his back.

It turns out that Zhou Jinbai is always like this; he never lets her know what he has done.

Tang Luoqing held her phone and found her WeChat chat with Zhou Jinbai. The screen was still showing the last time he sent her a message asking if she had decided to forgive Zhou Yanchen again.

A bittersweet feeling welled up from the depths of my heart, and my chest felt incredibly tight; I desperately needed to find a way to breathe.

Tang Luoqing put down the milk candy, prepared cat food for her, and walked out of the hotel to the riverbank.

My shoes crunched on the sand, a cool breeze brushed past my ears, and the stuffiness in my chest was temporarily relieved.

But then, an insect flew into her left eye from who-knows-where, and Tang Luoqing felt a sudden discomfort in her left eye. She quickly closed her eye, rubbed it hard, and tears streamed down her face.

After finally getting the worm out of her eye, she breathed a sigh of relief. A little girl appeared beside her, looking up at her with a pack of tissues in her hand, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Sister, here are some tissues for you."

Tang Luoqing was taken aback, took the tissue, and reflexively looked around.

Soon, a familiar figure could be seen not far away, heading towards the riverbank exit.

Her legs reacted before her brain; Tang Luoqing immediately chased after him, calling his name.

"Zhou Jinbai".

Tang Luoqing saw the man in front of her slowly stop, turned around, and Zhou Jinbai's familiar face appeared in front of her.

When the man saw Tang Luoqing, he first glanced at her red and tearful left eye before lowering his eyelashes and concealing the emotions in his eyes.

Tang Luoqing approached step by step, and only stopped when she was two steps away from the other person.

"What are you doing here?"

Tang Luoqing stared at Zhou Jinbai, unsure of what to say for a moment.

But a thought lingered in my mind: Zhou Jinbai's appearance here was not accidental.

Just like the moment he appeared in Tuanle Village before, the truth wasn't that he was there to investigate some project as he claimed, but rather, it was for her.

As for why his leg was injured, after making the phone call that day, Tang Luoqing searched online for a lot of news about the flood and pieced together the situation: Zhou Jinbai was probably worried about her, or maybe he had a habit of occasionally going to Tuanle Village but not appearing in front of her. Whatever the reason, he encountered an obstacle on his way there that day. For example, the water had already submerged the road, and the car could not drive in. Zhou Jinbai did not know how long he walked in the water before he could appear in front of her.

Thinking of this, Tang Luoqing took another step forward before Zhou Jinbai could answer, and added earnestly, "No lying."

Zhou Jinbai: "..."