Fawn Chapter 2.8

It is human nature to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects. So shou deliberately distanced himself from the high school student and avoided him. Even when the high school student came to the supermarket, he would hide in the stockroom, pretending not to know.

Qiu Qiu was always noisy and would sometimes sneak behind and tell shou, “Little Brother Lu, your little neighbour is here again.”

The high school student often came to the supermarket. It was a supermarket chain with a bar. So sometimes he would buy a bottle of drink or a bag of snacks and sit at the bar to do his homework. Sometimes he would also do nothing and just lie there to sleep.

The high school student didn’t deliberately ask about shou, but he came so often that everyone in the store knew he was the shou’s neighbour.

Shou was stunned, held the list of goods in his hand tightly, and did not speak.

Qiu Qiu smiled and said, “Little Brother Lu, is he waiting for you?”

Shou’s eyes widened, and he said hurriedly, “No, no……”

What was the high school student waiting for him for?

Qiu Qiu said, “Who would go to the supermarket after school instead of going home?”

Shou hesitated for a moment, thinking that even if the high school student went home, he would be alone, and no one was waiting for him to go home. Whether it was the supermarket or home, it didn’t make much difference to him.

But he still came here — — A sharp and thin voice sounded in his heart, and the shou urged Qiu Qiu in a panic “Qiu Qiu, you should go back quickly. It will be bad if someone comes to buy things and no one is here.”

Qiu Qiu said “oh”, took two steps, but then leaned over again and said to shou, “Little Brother Lu, do you want to just let him in?”

Shou shook his head vigorously, “No, don’t!” He swallowed, realising that his panic was unreasonable and only made things more suspicious. So in a low voice, shou added, “Outsiders aren’t allowed in the back area. If the boss finds out, I’ll be punished.”

Qiu Qiu slapped her own head and said with a smile, “Yes, forget it then. I’ll go back first.”

Shou watched Qiu Qiu walk away. His eyes stayed at the door for a long time, but he didn’t take a step. That night, shou went through the employee passage after work, directly avoiding the high school student.

Shou avoided the high school student for several days. The high school student seemed to sense it a bit, but he still went about his business as usual. However, the more he pressed, the more flustered shou became, even feeling a vague, inexplicable anxiety.

One day, when shou went out and was walking through the alley, he actually saw the high school student at the wonton shop at the entrance of the alley.

The high school student was facing the entrance of the alley, and he had already eaten most of a bowl of wonton. As soon as shou appeared, the eyes of the high school student fell on him.

Shou paused and subconsciously wanted to turn around and hide back home, but his feet were rooted, and he couldn’t move a step.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and the high school student had no expression on his face. He ate the cold wontons in a hurry, and then he strode with long legs towards shou, carrying his backpack. 

Shou was in a dilemma, and his palms were sweating. The sun woke up early in the summer, and it was already eight o’clock. According to the high school student’s schedule, he should be in school at this time.

The high school student had sharp and well-defined facial features, a high nose bridge, a pair of dark eyes embedded in deep eye sockets, and a tall stature. His look was very oppressive when he looked at people.

Shou smelt the initial sense of danger and oppression from the high school student again.

Shou’s Adam’s apple moved, and he whispered under the high school student’s overbearing eyes, “Why, why haven’t you gone to school yet?”

The high school student said expressionlessly, “I slept too much.”

The shou mumbled an acknowledgement, and the high school student asked, “Is the cold better?”

Shou hummed. The two of them were at the intersection, and a pedestrian crossed in front of the two of them. Shou was a little at a loss and asked, “Aren’t you going to school?”

The high school student looked at him, “Yes.”

Shou raised his eyes and unexpectedly met the straight gaze of the high school student. So he lowered his head hastily. Shou was very myopic and usually wore glasses. When he wore glasses, the world became clear.

But at that moment, Shou actually felt a little dizzy and even forgot how he got on the same bus with the high school student.

It was the morning rush hour, and there were many people on the bus. Shou used to walk mostly, but he got up late today. It wasn’t until he stepped on the bus and was crowded and pushed that he woke up like from a dream, with a bit of panic on his face that he couldn’t hide.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder, but it was the high school student in front of him, holding him in his arms. Shou glanced at the high school student and could see the high school student’s beautiful jaw. His face always held an indifference, as it was unintentional, and he did it without any extra trouble.

The bus slowly moved forward, stopping and starting along the way. People got on and off the bus. Some were talking loudly, some were talking on the phone, and the whole place was noisy.

Neither of them spoke.

Shou was too close to the high school student, and he didn’t dare to look at him at all. He was holding his breath. Suddenly, the bus driver applied the brakes. The high school student’s body lurched forward, and he got near the shou. And his burning hot palms directly grabbed onto the shou’s hand.

Shou trembled, and then he heard the high school student say in his ear, “Sorry, I didn’t stop.”

Shou’s eyelashes trembled, and he whispered, “It’s okay.”

He didn’t look up and couldn’t see the high school student’s eyes on him.

Shou still had a very faint smell of perfume on his body, and only when you got close could you smell it a little bit.

This is what shou have left behind last night. He had started a live broadcast last night, wearing a white skirt. The fragrance was a woody scent, with a hint of coolness and purity. After a night, it was already too faint to smell. But the lighter it was, the more people wanted to hold it tightly and smell it enough.

After two stops, the supermarket arrived. Shou said in a panic that he was leaving first and got off the bus. The high school student looked at his back and said nothing.

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