The sky is getting dark.

The street lights on the side had not yet turned on, which showed that Duan Jiaxu's eyes were darker. He looked at Sang Zhi intently, his lips were slightly straightened, and he could not tell his emotions, and he did not do anything else.

Such quietness is like the calm before the storm.

Sang Zhi added nervously and worriedly: "My parents have never beaten me."

Duan Jiaxu asked paradoxically: "Shall I hit you?"

Sang Zhi glanced at him and calmly breathed a sigh of relief: "Isn't it?"

Duan Jiaxu smiled: "Did I say no?"

"..."

His eyelids moved, and he suddenly noticed a particularly conspicuous mark on Sang Zhi's clean school uniform. It was located next to the collar, and it was obviously caused by cigarette ash.

Duan Jiaxu's gaze paused, thinking that he had seen it wrong, and slowly moved closer.

Sang Zhi thought he really wanted to teach her a lesson, so she pursed her lips tightly, looked fearful, and flattened the hand hidden behind her back resignedly, timidly placing it in front of him.

Duan Jiaxu's Adam's apple rolled and he pointed at her collar: "How did you do it?"

Sang Zhi was startled and looked in the direction he was pointing. Only then did she find a mark on her clothes that had been burned. She subconsciously rubbed it with her fingertips, but it didn't come off.

"Child." Duan Jiaxu asked in a low voice, "Is someone bullying you?"

Sang Zhi nodded hesitantly.

Duan Jiaxu's face instantly became unsightly. He subconsciously checked whether there were any wounds on her body. He frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell brother?"

"I don't want to trouble you. My brother also asked me to be honest and not cause trouble for you." Sang Zhi said gently, "I have no intention of hiding it. I will tell my parents when I get back."

Duan Jiaxu asked patiently: "Did I hit you?"

Sang Zhi thought for a moment and shook his head: "He just patted my face, took twenty yuan from me, and asked me to give it to them tomorrow."

"Why did you run over there?"

"My friend asked me to go." Thinking of Yin Zhenru, Sang Zhi's mood worsened again, and her voice became lower. "She felt scared, so she asked me to come with her."

There was a hint of absurdity in Duan Jiaxu's words: "Why didn't she tell her parents?"

"Because those people said that if you tell your parents, you will come to our school every day to find us." Sang Zhi answered whatever he asked, "so she didn't dare to tell her parents."

Hearing this, Duan Jiaxu squatted down and looked at her level.

Then suddenly the words came out: "Stretch out your hands."

He obviously didn't mean to give her anything. Sang Zhi looked at him suspiciously and didn't move. After a while, he stretched out his hand.

Duan Jiaxu raised his hand and hit her palm unexpectedly.

The force was gentle, but it seemed like he was giving her a high-five.

Sang Zhi immediately retracted his hand: "What are you doing?"

Duan Jiaxu lazily said: "Hit you."

"..."

"Kid, listen carefully. If anyone tries to trick you into going to an unsafe place in the future, no matter how good your friend is, you won't be able to go." Duan Jiaxu stood up straight and rubbed the top of her hair, "Did you hear that?

"

Sang Zhi said aggrievedly, "Then you can't hit anyone either."

"Huh? Why can't you hit people?" Duan Jiaxu chuckled, "If you don't obey me -"

Sang Zhi looked alert.

He drew out his voice and said in a playful tone: "Brother, when I see you once, I will beat you once."

"..."

Seeing that it was getting late, the two of them did not stay where they were.

"Are you brave enough this time?" Duan Jiaxu held her arm and slowly walked out of the alley, "You didn't cry even if you were bullied."

Sang Zhi didn't care: "It didn't hurt me anyway."

"Where did your friend go?"

"have no idea."

Duan Jiaxu: "At your age, you probably understand some things? If this friend treats you badly and is a bad friend, you should not associate with her in the future."

Sang Zhi nodded silently.

"Remember to tell your parents when you go back." Duan Jiaxu said, "Don't hide anything else you encounter in the future. They will protect you."

"knew."

Seeing that she seemed to have listened, Duan Jiaxu stopped mentioning this and asked, "How did you two get home when your brother picked you up?"

Before the word "beat" came out of his mouth, Sang Zhi suddenly remembered something, immediately swallowed the words back, and changed his words: "Take the bus."

"Take the bus?" Duan Jiaxu raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you afraid of someone accidentally stepping on your feet?"

Sang Zhi hesitated: "No."

After leaving the alley, the road towards the bus will pass by the gate of Nanwu University. The flow of people has obviously increased, most of them are college students going out for dinner.

Duan Jiaxu didn't seem to listen to her words and planned to hail a taxi on the side of the road.

Soon, a boy Duan Jiaxu knew passed by on his bicycle and greeted him with a playful smile: "Hello, senior."

Duan Jiaxu suddenly called him: "Lin Hai."

The boy stopped the car: "Huh?"

"Lend me your bicycle? I'll return it to you later."

"Okay." Lin Hai got out of the car readily, glanced at Sang Zhi next to him, and asked curiously, "Senior, is this your sister?"

Duan Jiaxu hummed.

"Hello, little sister." Lin Hai waved to her and ran towards the school gate, "Senior, I'll leave first! My girlfriend is waiting for me!"

"Go." Duan Jiaxu casually patted the dust on the back seat and turned to Sang Zhi and said, "Son, will my brother take you home?"

Sang Zhi did not hesitate and took a step towards his direction.

Duan Jiaxu's lips curved slightly and he said with a smile: "Are you so happy?"

"..."

"Still secretly laughing."

Sang Zhi subconsciously touched the corners of her lips.

It didn't go up at all.

When she wanted to retort something, Duan Jiaxu was already on his bicycle, leaning on his back and urging her with a smile: "Come up."

"..."

shameless.

Because of his words, Sang Zhi felt a little uncomfortable, so he sat on it slowly, his hands nervously grasping the sides of the back seat.

Wait until she sits up straight.

Duan Jiaxu's legs were still on the ground and there was no unnecessary movement.

Sang Zhi reminded: "Brother, I'll sit down."

Hearing this, Duan Jiaxu turned around, stared at her and asked, "Child, your hand is missing?"

What are these words?

Sang Zhi raised his hand in confusion: "It's missing somewhere."

"Then you don't know how to support your brother?" Duan Jiaxu grabbed her wrist and placed it on his waist, "Why are you hiding it?"

Sang Zhi's breathing stagnated. The strength in her hands immediately relaxed and she grabbed his clothes instead.

Duan Jiaxu stepped on the pedal.

The bicycle moved forward slowly, and its speed gradually increased.

The temperature at night is much cooler than during the day, and the wind is loud. It blows into the ears, and the whistling sound pours into the ears and beats the eardrums.

The night was filling the air, and the sweet fragrance of flowers came to the nose, mixed with the smell of orange soda emanating from the man. It seemed to be bewitching.

Sang Zhi was a little confused.

Is that the sound of wind in my ears?

Or maybe it was actually the sound of her heartbeat.

There was silence for a long time.

Sang Zhi gradually calmed down her heartbeat. She felt bored and took the initiative to talk to Duan Jiaxu: "Brother, where is my brother?"
To be continued...