Chapter 8 The Devil Beside You (Eight)

  After school, when he saw Leng Cong and Qiao Anyu separate, Shu Zimo hid in the corner of a building, waiting for Qiao Anyu to approach, then suddenly jumped out with a "hey".

  Another scream. Qiao Anyu took several steps back, still shaken by today's events, making her extremely sensitive. Seeing Shu Zimo, she turned and walked away.

  "Hey, don't go." Shu Zimo caught up with her and took out a small box, wanting to hand it over to her. She retreated a few steps in fear, vigilantly saying: "What do you want to do again?"

  Shu Zimo opened the box and stuttered: "Th-th-this... is... silkworm babies, s-s-sent to... you..."

  Qiao An Yulian took a look and saw that several silkworm babies were lying quietly on the mulberry leaves, looking very cute. Recently, the boys in her class have been raising small mice, just like the ones Shu Zimo put in her pencil case this morning; while the girls have been raising silkworms, often going together to pick mulberry leaves. Qiao An Yulian had also raised some before, but they died after spinning their cocoons.

  It's been a long time since she raised silkworms, and her hands were a bit itchy. Seeing the baby silkworms, she felt a wave of fondness in her heart. But as soon as she thought that they were sent by Shu Zimo, her joy vanished instantly. She said coldly: "Faking kindness!" After speaking, she turned around and left again.

  Shu Zimo hastily grabbed her sleeve: "Today's matter..."

  Qiao An gave him a cold glance: "Haven't you done this kind of thing enough?"

  Shu Zimo steeled herself and whispered: "Sorry, I was just trying to tease you."

  "Hmph, I can't afford to hear the three words 'I'm sorry'. " She said with her mouth, but Qiao Anyu was secretly pleased that Shu Zimo's apology had given her a way out.

  Shu Zimo didn't respond to her and instead forcibly stuffed the silkworms into her hands along with a bag of freshly picked mulberry leaves.

  "Aren't you afraid that I'll also dodge this kind of thing?" Qiao Anyu's tightly knitted face relaxed a bit, but she still intentionally made things difficult for him.

  "You... last time... last time at the table in front of you... said that you really like raising silkworms..." He stammered.

  "You're lucky I'm being merciful!" Despite having the upper hand, Qiao Anyu still couldn't help but want to kick him a few times.

  If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't bear to see a girl cry, I wouldn't have apologized to you in such a lowly manner. Shu Zimo thought.

  Before, he and Qin Hui made a female classmate cry, but he never apologized. At that time, there was also Qin Hui on the side cheering him on. Now in their corner, he has been isolated, at the right moment, without hanging his head low, how can he continue to get along? Just now when he apologized, his heart was still silently reciting the phrase "a great man can yield and stretch" to seek psychological comfort.

  Watching Qiao Anyu walk away, Shu Zimo felt a pang of heartache. The silkworm baby that had just arrived with great difficulty was actually given to someone else, how could he not feel heartbroken? However, the successful theft of the chicken and the loss of a handful of rice were worth it.

  Although the two have not completely made up, in fact, they were never "good" to begin with. At least their relationship has eased a lot. Shu Zimo still makes some small moves on Qiao Anyulian's homework, but he also doesn't dare to be too presumptuous. Qiao Anyulian turns a blind eye to his little actions and is still indifferent to him. When she's in a good mood, she takes the initiative to talk about the topic, and when she's not in a good mood, she can't even say a word.

  Bored to death. Shu Zimo felt that this life was too boring, and could only entertain himself by playing small tricks on the people around him, spending the rest of his time spacing out, with grades still a mess. He remained a frequent visitor to the teacher's office.

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