Shi Yang turned around and saw Zhao ii standing at the door of the mail room with a look of surprise on her face.
Thank goodness... Shi Yang let out a breath of relief, grateful that Zhao ii had found her way here safely.
Shi Yang stood still, watching Zhao ii, and then his body, tense like a bowstring, abruptly relaxed. His knees buckled, and he stumbled a step forward before he managed to steady himself again. His face showed a mix of great sadness and joy, with an expression slightly stiff, revealing neither happiness nor anger.
Zhao ii called out again, "Brother!"
Upon hearing her voice, Shi Yang felt his heart settle completely. Only then did he realize that he was drenched in cold sweat. He looked at Zhao ii and gave a genuine shiver.
Zhao ii rushed over excitedly and flung herself into Shi Yang’s arms. Shi Yang stumbled back two steps before regaining his balance.
Zhao ii held her Brother Yangyang’s waist tightly, her words spilling out in excitent, "Brother! I finally get to see you! Oooh! Brother! Brother Yangyang!!"
Shi Yang looked down at Zhao ii, who had thrown herself into his arms, and without hesitation, reached out to hold her tightly, locking her securely in his embrace as waves of imnse joy flooded him, leaving his mind in a blank state.
As Zhao ii gleefully called out, she was enveloped by Shi Yang’s full weight, pinning her down with his long, strong arms wrapped around her back, carrying the familiar scent of his shower gel.
After holding her tightly for a mont, Shi Yang finally disentangled Zhao ii from his embrace, drawing her close to scrutinize her carefully, ensuring she wasn’t hurt, before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, feeling utterly drained.
Zhao ii looked up at Shi Yang with a bright smile: "Brother!"
At this mont, Shi Yang actually wanted to scold Zhao ii fiercely. This girl was simply too daring.
But when he saw the joyful smile on Zhao ii’s face, the words wouldn’t co. After hesitating for a while, he hugged Zhao ii again, pressing his chin atop her head, rubbing slightly to confirm that this wasn’t a dream, that Zhao ii had truly co looking for him.
His previous worries and fears were suddenly swept away by a tide of joy and excitent, overwhelming him with a surge of emotion and warmth, making him feel sowhat dizzy and leaving a burning itch in his throat.
Shi Yang wrapped his arms around Zhao ii’s shoulders, advising her, "Wait here for , I’ll go tidy up and be right back down."
Shi Yang quickly returned to his dorm room, changed out of his dirty clothes, grabbed a clean set to put on, took his phone, wallet, and the hard drive with all his copied files, and then hurriedly ran downstairs.
Shi Yang held Zhao ii’s hand as they walked out of the dormitory building.
After the euphoria passed, Zhao ii cald down and grew a bit apprehensive, fearing Brother Yangyang might be angry and would send her back ho impulsively for coming here so rashly.
Seeing her Brother Yangyang leading her straight toward the school gate, Zhao ii panicked and tentatively asked, "Brother, where are you taking ?"
Shi Yang’s chaotic mind cald down, and his rationality returned.
Thinking about Zhao ii traveling all the way from ho to the provincial city just to find him, his heart felt as if soone had poured a boiling cup of hot tea into it, nearly lting with emotion.
Shi Yang suppressed his joy and deliberately put on a serious face, saying, "Zhao ii, your courage is growing bigger by the day!"
Zhao ii’s heart skipped upon hearing this, sensing an impending storm. Whenever Brother Yangyang brought up such topics, it usually ant a harsh scolding.
Realizing this, Zhao ii felt a sudden sense of grievance. The bitterness that had been tornting her since last night flooded out, minging with her overwhelming joy.
Shi Yang: "How could you dare run away from ho alone? Do you know how dangerous the outside world is? What if sothing happened to you?"
Recalling her exhausting morning trek, Zhao ii imdiately felt more aggrieved, pouting and looking at her Brother Yangyang: "I just wanted to find you."
Shi Yang: "Why did you want to find ?"
Zhao ii raised her voice, "Because I missed you! You don’t miss !!??"
Shi Yang stared at her, his expression softening bit by bit, eventually unable to keep his voice stern, "Even if you missed , you shouldn’t run away from ho by yourself."
Zhao ii cast a sidelong glance, complaining, "If I don’t co see you, are you planning to abandon ?"
Shi Yang was montarily stunned, "Nonsense! When did I ever say I didn’t want you?"
With her nose tingling, Zhao ii’s eyes imdiately turned red, "You found yourself a girlfriend. You’re going to take her to eat hotpot and ride bikes with her. Where will you find ti to spend with ?"
Shi Yang was so amused he nearly laughed: "When did I find myself a girlfriend? Hotpot and bike rides!"
Pfft! Shi Yang chuckled at himself.
Zhao ii, indignant, "You’re lying! You must have found one. If not, why did you hang up on last night? Why didn’t you answer then?!!"
Finally admitting defeat, Shi Yang explained helplessly, "The phone ran out of battery last night. I told you clearly, I was just too busy and tired from work. When I finished explaining, I realized the phone had shut off automatically."
Zhao ii asked suspiciously, "Then why didn’t you call after charging it?"
Feeling inexplicably guilty under her questioning, Shi Yang apologized, "I didn’t handle this well. I was planning to call you after charging for a few minutes, but I got caught up modifying a program and returned to my work."
Shi Yang reached out to embrace Zhao ii’s shoulders, "I haven’t slept for two nights and three days, and I only managed to lie down for a nap after working till early this morning."
Habitually, Shi Yang ruffled Zhao ii’s hair, offering a touch of comfort, "Besides, when have I ever lied to you?"
Realizing he had a point, Zhao ii’s pent-up grievances and anger dissipated instantly, and a smile appeared on her face once more. Cheerfully, she grasped Shi Yang’s hand, asking, "Brother, were you surprised to see suddenly?"
Shi Yang couldn’t help but smile, "Surprised? You nearly scared to death! Based on how abruptly you arrived, if your mom hadn’t called , I wouldn’t have even known you were here."
Speaking of this, Shi Yang rembered to call Liu Xiue to inform her.
Upon hearing that Brother Yangyang was about to call ho, Zhao ii quickly held onto Shi Yang’s arm, "Brother, I don’t want to go back ho. I want to stay with you!"
Shi Yang hesitated for a mont, considering that since his task was already completed, he could take so ti off to contact the client and make any necessary modifications later, which shouldn’t take long. Plus, this was Zhao ii’s first ti visiting the provincial city, so perhaps he should take her around, show her the sights, and then bring her back ho.
This settled, Shi Yang decided and then called Liu Xiue.
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