She quietly took steps forward, Pu Sangzhi approaching Huo Feng step by step.
Ascending to the spectator stand, she then slowly made her way to Huo Feng’s side, her footsteps not loud, yet also not light.
In this gymnasium where even a spoken word could echo, Huo Feng, though he hung his head and hugged it, could still feel her drawing near.
Huo Feng held back from speaking, kept holding back...
He thought to himself, "I must keep my cool, wait for her to co over, then let out a big burst of anger!"
Thus, in their mutually silent accord, Pu Sangzhi arrived at Huo Feng’s side.
She stood in front of Huo Feng, the tips of her cloth shoes intruding into Huo Feng’s view. At that mont, Huo Feng felt a warmth in his heart, a surge of impulse to throw himself onto her for a hug!
But sense prevailed, and he restrained himself... Reason told him, he still had to hold it in, save it for a big burst!
Pu Sangzhi reached out her hand, her two fingers touching his glossy black hair, stirring it a little...
"Hey..." she called out to Huo Feng in a soft voice.
It was then that Huo Feng plannedly lifted his head, and his eyes, suffused with red blood vessels, t her dark grape-like eyes.
In that instant their eyes t, he could see a trace of surprise flash through Pu Sangzhi’s eyes.
And without any attempt to hide it, she blurted out, "You, how did you end up like this?"
Had it been a day?
Pu Sangzhi wondered.
Just a day, right?
Stubble had appeared, dark circles had deepened, he looked thoroughly haggard!
Pu Sangzhi could hardly believe that they had rely been apart for a day. Could it be true?
Why did Huo Feng seem like he had aged several years...
Huo Feng avoided her gaze, continued to hang his head, his hands cradling the back of his head, and said, "Don’t look at , just go..."
His voice was also raspier than usual, weary.
If Pu Sangzhi hadn’t seen him with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to believe that a single exam failure could bring him to such a state of despair.
Huo Feng was not as strong as she had thought.
"Huo Feng..."
Pu Sangzhi slowly squatted down, reached out and took hold of his arm, speaking softly, "It’s okay, it’s just one bad exam, you don’t need to be like this."
Huo Feng, oddly enough, twisted his body aside, shook off her grip, and while covering his face with his palm, he muttered, "Don’t look at now, don’t bother with , I don’t want to see you..."
Of course, such pretentious words were definitely an act!
Despite Huo Feng’s seemingly strong words, deep down, not even for a second had he stopped demanding, "Comfort , cajole , hold tight, tell you love ! Quick!"
And indeed, Pu Sangzhi did not disappoint Huo Feng this ti either.
She reached out once more and took hold of Huo Feng’s arm, her tone soft, "Hey, don’t be like this, I’m not good at comforting people..."
Huo Feng once again shook off her hand with feigned arrogance, turned around, placed his feet on the adjacent seat, and hid his head between his arms.
Continuing to shrink into himself, he spoke in a pitiful tone, "Go away, I don’t want you to comfort ."
However, at that mont, the little man in his heart was shouting through a giant gaphone, "Hey! Aren’t you going to hug yet? Hold , the wounded one! Hug ! Kiss ! Say you love !"
Pu Sangzhi still did not let him down this ti.
She stood up, continued to stay by his side, and extended her hand to gently pat his back, "Huo Feng, it’s just one small exam. And you really didn’t do badly, you improved by 99 places, that’s already very impressive."
Huo Feng remained silent, continuing his silence.
Pu Sangzhi, seeing him this struck by disappointnt, truly felt compassion for him.
She gently stroked his back, pursed her lips, and made an effort to console him, "It was who set too high expectations for you. 250th place is indeed too big a leap for you. I shouldn’t expect you to reach the sky in one step, it’s too much pressure. Huo Feng, you did well on this exam, the problem is with . Don’t be so hard on yourself, okay?"
Huo Feng took a deep breath, released it with weight, and his back rose and fell with strong movents.
"Huo Feng, you’re not blaming , are you..."
Pu Sangzhi was truly distressed to see him so downcast, and at that mont she too felt a very self-reproachful and panicky, "Actually, your improvent is really substantial, you’ve worked very hard. I’ve seen your progress from 600th to 300th place. I don’t think you did poorly this ti, don’t be so dejected..."
Huo Feng still didn’t speak, but instead freed one hand to wave hers away.
The movent carried a hint of rejection, as though he didn’t want her to co any closer.
Being repeatedly brushed off and ignored by him made Pu Sangzhi feel a great deal of regret and helplessness.
Her voice grew obviously anxious, "What should I do, I really don’t know how to comfort soone. Should I go find your brothers? They should be able to cheer you up, right?"
Having said that, Pu Sangzhi turned around and prepared to leave.
She thought about finding his brothers and having those ten brothers co to coax him.
However, before Pu Sangzhi had taken a step, Huo Feng suddenly turned around and lunged towards her, his long arm easily wrapping around her waist...
The next mont, Huo Feng had hugged her slender waist, his deeply sculpted features buried in her flat abdon.
Huo Feng deeply inhaled the unique scent of her body, his arms tightly encircling her waist, gripping tightly...
He knew that Pu Sangzhi wouldn’t push him away now.
So, he was very happy.
"Huo Feng..."
Pu Sangzhi was sowhat at a loss, her body both stiff and warm; her small hand hung in mid-air clenched tightly into a fist, unsure whether to put it down or what to do.
Suddenly, Sangzhi felt the position was very intimate, her face burning hot, her entire person feeling strange.
She suppressed the urge to hug Huo Feng, looked up, took a deep breath, and cald herself down.
Only then did she manage to stabilize her emotions and looked down to say, "Huo Feng, can we not do this?"
Huo Feng took another deep breath of her scent, exhaling slowly while speaking in a heavy voice, "Hold for a while, I need you..."
He said ’need’...
With that word, he successfully subdued Sangzhi’s heart.
Even though she was quite unaccustod to this position, she still endured it.
At that mont, the gymnasium was quiet and still, the vast space containing only the two of them, their figures embracing each other.
After a long silence, Sangzhi finally began to control the impulse to hug him, and her rationality slowly returned.
It was then that she regained her usual composure, and her body gradually relaxed.
Her small hand slowly unclenched, softly landing on Huo Feng’s head and gently stroking his dark hair...
Her small hand was soft and tender, sinking into Huo Feng’s hair, brushing through his black locks, bringing a tingling sensation.
Huo Feng liked this feeling; his hands held her even tighter, his cheek rubbing against her school uniform a few tis to savor the closeness.
"Huo Feng..."
Sangzhi called him softly, "How much longer do you want to hold ?"
Huo Feng took a breath and said, "Longer..."
Sangzhi pressed her lips together, "How long is ’longer’?"
Huo Feng: "I don’t want to let go for a lifeti."
Her small hand quietly clenched his hair, the small movent betraying her nervousness, "Don’t you want to talk to ?"
Huo Feng’s reply was unexpected: "No."
Sangzhi didn’t expect him to refuse.
After all, he usually might have talked.
He could pick up any topic with that mouth of his.
When Sangzhi was with him, aside from when they slept, she had hardly ever seen him quiet.
So now, hearing him say he didn’t want to talk, Sangzhi felt a dull ache inside...
She thought: Maybe this blow was really too much for him. He wasn’t even like himself anymore...
"Huo Feng, it’s just a minor exam; you really don’t need to take it so seriously."
Sangzhi tried to comfort him, "Seeing you like this makes uncomfortable. Can you stop behaving like this, please?"
Her words instantly lifted Huo Feng’s spirits.
In her embrace, he secretly curved his lips, his eyes and brows filled with smugness...
But, he hadn’t yet achieved his goal.
His goal was also for a ’date’, so he had to keep up the pitiful act!
"Huo Feng, maybe I was wrong."
Sangzhi said, "I’ve reflected a bit, and maybe the expectations I set for you were too high. When I said top 250, part of did want you to back down seeing the difficulty. I also know that this goal was too hard for you. You’ve already been studying very diligently; it’s my fault... I’m sorry, Huo Feng."
At the mont he heard her readily admitting her mistake, Huo Feng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart! It was intensely painful! So much so that he quickly covered his chest, gripping his clothes tightly...
Huo Feng had been acting all along, trying to trap her, all for the purpose of earning a ’date’.
Who knew she would be so earnest in her self-bla, even apologizing.
The mont she apologized to him, Huo Feng’s conscience trembled, and he felt pain for her too!
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