Chapter Fifteen First Visit
Hao Ren turned around in the room, turned back, and saw Zhao Yanzi's small face again, her anger burning.
"Just visiting, why so aggressive?" Hao Ren looked at her and asked lightly.
Zhaoyan Zi didn't respond either, probably because she couldn't think of anything to say in response.
"If you don't welcome me, then I'll leave." Hao Ren continued.
"No way!" Zhao Yanzi's eyes rolled around in a circle, "You stay in the room."
Hao Ren saw her expression and knew she was afraid of being scolded by her parents, so she left him behind.
"What's the point of that?" Hao Ren asked her.
"Do whatever you want." Zhao Yanzi said, throwing off Hao Ren, sitting in front of the computer, waving the mouse, and reactivating the screen.
The background picture on the computer screen is a photo of Zhao Yanzi wearing a swimsuit on the beach, her delicate skin shining brightly in the sunlight amidst the blue waves. In the photo, she smiles brightly, revealing neat teeth like shells, and with her cute tongue sticking out, it's hard to imagine that this girl is usually a little devil in everyday life.
It was probably when she saw the photo enter Hao Ren's eyes that she hastily switched to another interface. As for her expression, it was something Hao Ren couldn't see.
Zhao Yanzi switched to a new interface, the popular single-player game "Plants vs. Zombies", she concentrated on continuing her previous game, ignoring Hao Ren's presence.
Hao Ren was extremely bored and walked over to the desk, randomly pulling out a book from the bookshelf. Zhao Yanzi continued playing her game, ignoring him.
Hao Ren sat on a chair by the balcony, basking in the warm sunlight of the afternoon, watching quietly.
Zhao Yanzi was playing games while sneaking glances at him.
Although he's not very handsome, he doesn't look like a bad guy either... Looking at Hao Ren reading quietly in the sunlight, Zhao Yanzi thought to herself.
But asking me to marry him... Zhao Yanzi's heart suddenly became tangled again.
She pouted her mouth, withdrew her gaze, and continued playing her game.
Nor did he know how many levels he had passed, time ticked away, Zhao Yanzi was completely immersed in the game world, and completely forgot about Hao Ren in the room.
On the computer screen, zombies are getting more and more, while Zhao Yanzi's planted pea shooters are not enough, they can only watch as the zombies "break in".
For five consecutive times, she couldn't rush over, and she finally became furious, throwing the mouse heavily on the table, and was actually sulking with her own computer.
"Stupid." A voice sounded behind her.
She turned around and found that Hao Ren had already stood behind her at some point.
Her face suddenly turned red like a pig's head, only to blame herself for being too engrossed in the game and forgetting about Hao Ren's presence. However, this couldn't be entirely blamed on her, as this was her own bedroom, where she usually stayed alone, and when playing games, she wouldn't think of the quiet "guest" in the room.
"Mind your own business!" She held back for two seconds before finally blurting out a sentence.
"In the back, we'll plant two rows of sunflowers. In front of that, leave a row empty for planting ice shot hands. Then in front of that, plant green peas. After that, leave another row and plant big mouth barbs. The very front will be planted with potatoes. It's the same with the water, just put lotus leaves first." Hao Ren said.
"It's not like I'm going to rush over just because you said so!" Zhao Yanzi said discontentedly.
Hao Ren didn't bother with her and went back to the balcony side, continuing to read his book.
Zhao Yanzi sat in front of the computer, thought for a moment, and restarted this level again.
According to Hao Ren's planting method, she surprisingly passed through smoothly.
"Shall we go?" Seemingly quiet while reading a book, Hao Ren suddenly said a sentence.
"No!" Zhao Yanzi said with a huff.
Hao Ren stood up, pretending to come over and take a look. Zhao Yanzi panicked and hastily quit the game.
However, the photo that was used as the computer desktop background was now fully displayed in front of Hao Ren.
"You... aren't allowed to look!" Zhao Yanzi hastily stood up and blocked Hao Ren's line of sight.
In this photo she is wearing a swimsuit, her figure is fully revealed, how can it be allowed for outsiders to see?
Everyone has seen it with their own eyes, what's so special about a photo? Hao Ren turned his body, revealing a disdainful expression.
Zhao Yanzi gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, throwing a punch at Hao Ren's chest.
Fortunately, she lost her inner elixir and didn't have much strength. This punch on Hao Ren's chest wasn't painful at all, but rather had a playful tone to it.
Seeing Hao Ren clutching his chest and pretending to be in pain, Zhao Yan Zi finally felt a little satisfied. "Hmph, dare to speak nonsense again, and let you taste my power."
She sat down and opened up "Plants vs Zombies" again, continuing to clear levels.
Hao Ren found reading very boring, so he simply pulled over a chair and sat down beside her, watching her play.
Zhao Yanzi was actually playing boringly. There was a person watching her, and she was also happy in her heart. Moreover, some levels were really hard to pass.
"Here, with big mouth..."
"Hurry up and gather sunlight over here!"
"The final wave of zombies is coming, prepare for a cherry blossom explosion."
Hao Ren constantly guided from beside.
"Shut up! I know!" Zhao Yanzi scolded Hao Ren while following his instructions, frantically controlling the mouse.
The two people stared intently at the game screen, completely unaware that Zhao Hongyu quietly opened the door and took a look at them from outside the room before leaving with a smile.
Time flies quickly, and before they knew it, they rushed to the final level, which was also dinner time.
Knock, knock, knock... The sound of knocking came from outside the door.
Zhao Yanzi paused the game and Hao Ren also snapped back to reality from the game.
"Alright, stop playing games, it's time for dinner." Zhao Hongyu's gentle voice came from outside.
Zhao Yanzi turned his head to look at the direction of the door, then looked at himself beside him, only to find that unknowingly, their two heads were already almost stuck together.
She hastily tilted 45 degrees, leaving Hao Ren's range. Hao Ren also realized at this time that he was too close to her, coughing twice to relieve the awkwardness, sitting up straight.
Zhao Yanzi turned off the computer screen and quickly walked out of the room with a pretended calmness.
Although she disliked him in her heart, why was she having so much fun playing games with him... Zhao Yanzi went downstairs, secretly blaming herself.
Hao Ren felt a bit strange in his heart, why was he so engrossed in playing with a little girl...
The two of them came down to the small dining room downstairs and saw that a sumptuous dinner was already spread out on the table.
"It's about time, I should be going back too." Hao Ren said.
"Let's go after dinner." Zhao Guang said in a calm tone. This steady tone didn't sound like an invitation, but rather an order.
After dinner, I won't be staying here overnight, will I... Hao Ren suddenly had an idea.
But he soon shook off such unrealistic ideas and sat down, looking a bit awkward.
This dinner was eaten very quietly, Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang mostly just chatted about some trivial matters in life, occasionally talking about things that Hao Ren couldn't understand, Hao Ren also just listened intentionally or unintentionally.
After dinner, Zhao Guang and his wife naturally did not keep Hao Ren behind, and Hao Ren also tactfully indicated that he would take his leave.
"Ah Zi, go see off Hao Ren." Zhao Hongyu reminded her daughter.
Zhao Yanzi reluctantly stood up, looked at Hao Ren, and followed him towards the door.
As they walked to the gate of their home, Hao Ren turned around and looked at Zhao Yanzi who was pouting with a small mouth that could hang an earring, "No need to see me off, you can go back now."
"Oh..." Zhao Yanzi turned her head and was about to leave.
"Ah Zi!" Zhao Hongyu's voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Zhao Yanzi had no choice but to turn around again and follow Hao Ren with a sense of grievance.
Hao Ren stopped talking and walked towards the bus station half a kilometer away. Zhao Yanzi kept a distance of 30 centimeters behind Hao Ren, never appearing in his line of sight, but still following him, as if "seeing him off".
She looks reluctant, as if everything is forced upon her by her parents.
All the way, neither of them spoke. Zhao Yanzi occasionally kicked the small stones on the side of the road, as if venting her discontent.
A white shirt, refreshing lotus-leaf sleeves, a red floral short skirt... A gentle breeze blows, the hem of the skirt floats.
If you don't look at her pouting little mouth, actually she looks quite attractive with this outfit matching her delicate appearance. Just like Zhou Liren's usual saying: a bit sweet, a bit lovely, a bit feminine, a bit charming...
A distance of over 500 meters, neither long nor short, before long, Zhao Yanzi had sent Hao Ren to the bus station.
"Alright, you can go back now." Hao Ren turned around and said to Zhao Yanzi behind him.
"Hmm..." Zhao Yanzi lowered her head and nodded slightly.
She suddenly looked up at Hao Ren, her eyes complex, and then immediately turned around and walked back.
Watching her gradually disappearing back, Hao Ren suddenly remembered that he didn't even have her phone number. Although she was a middle school student, with a family background like hers, she should have had a mobile phone too...
He stood at the bus stop and saw Zhao Yan walking away without looking back, then thought to himself, "This guy must not want to marry an old man like me..."