Chapter 44: Chapter 44 Afraid of Warmth

After Cheng Lie finished drinking, he handed the cup back to her.

The boy’s expression remained indifferent, without a trace of emotion.

It was as if he had drunk his own water, not someone else’s.

Even though Yun Shifei’s water bottle was newly purchased for this trip, and she hadn’t even used it herself, Cheng Lie drinking unhesitatingly, without caring if she had drunk from it before—was this really okay?

Yun Shifei felt something wasn’t quite right.

She stared at Cheng Lie for a while.

The boy lowered his gaze, his long lashes casting shadows beneath his eyes, making his pale skin appear even more snow-like.

His thin lips were gently pressed together, giving him an unusually quiet and well-behaved look.

So well-behaved that one couldn’t bring themselves to blame him.

Yun Shifei stayed silent, guessing Cheng Lie’s motives for his actions, and eventually asked, "Did you forget to bring water?"

Cheng Lie nodded.

So that was it! He was probably thirsty.

This kid, seriously—going on a trip and forgetting to bring water.

Yun Shifei stuffed the water bottle into Cheng Lie’s hand. "Take it, it’s for you to drink. It’s a new bottle. I haven’t used it."

Meanwhile, she figured she’d buy a bottle of mineral water when they got to the attraction.

Cheng Lie stared at the cup in his hand.

The pink transparent bottle looked so gentle under the light, like a dream.

Actually, he did bring a water bottle.

He just hadn’t taken a sip from the water inside.

That morning, as he came downstairs, he saw Cheng Huai placing his water bottle on the table. At the sight of him, Cheng Huai smiled warmly: "Xiao Lie, good morning."

His tone was lighthearted, as usual.

But Cheng Lie noticed Cheng Huai secretly tossing a paper, dusted with some powder, into the bin.

quietly watching as Cheng Huai packed the water

her water bottle, he grabbed it and took

Yun Shifei would be angry, but instead, she

pink water bottle that was completely mismatched with him,

being cared for sent a warm current

really need

darkness for so long, then suddenly

in the shadows for so long, receiving warmth unexpectedly made

the time Yun Shifei started dozing off,

gathered at the entrance. Once the teacher counted everyone, they were allowed to explore in groups until four in the afternoon, with instructions to meet back at the

emphasizing safety precautions, the teacher

Lie was standing next to Yun Shifei, his face void of expression, quietly

sighed softly and said to Yun Shifei, "Shi Fei, please keep an eye on Cheng

"Sure, Teacher."

concerned. Her mental age surpassed Cheng Lie’s by quite a bit, and Cheng Lie was so well-behaved that taking care of

water at the small stall near the entrance, while Song Yang and his group opted for sodas and

together with Cheng Lie, Song Yang couldn’t resist taking a jab. "Hey, Ugly Freak, are you

us Ugly Freak and idiot—we have names," Yun

scoffed, "You’ve got such a pretty name, but paired with that face, it’s such a mismatch. Ugly Freak

wanted to strangle Song Yang on the spot—his

the end, she held

all, Song Yang was a big guy, and she was petite

Yang’s sole intent was to provoke her. The angrier

refused to give him what

name!" She flashed Song Yang a smile, then

of reaction, Song Yang froze for a moment, then furiously threw the soda can in his hand onto the

you ugly, not saying your name’s

Cheng Lie were already strolling at an

there were over a hundred students,

turned to Cheng Lie with

rejuvenating that she couldn’t help

with greenery, a symphony of cicadas and birds filling

to nature was

with Cheng Lie, "I heard from Uncle Liu you’re really good at painting, is

seen one of your paintings

for it. Everything I paint

topics she thought Cheng Lie might find interesting, hoping he’d slowly open up

to her surprise, Cheng Lie remained

how challenging it was to get him to say

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