Chapter Twenty: The Tenderness of Fingertips

  Chen Ziyu finally realized that she had been too simple-minded, and after Guo Ming's analysis, she suddenly woke up to the fact that she was indeed too naive. Unless it was a powerful family's son, who would dare to do such a thing? With a sheepish look at Guo Ming, Chen Ziyu said in a low tone: "Sorry, I was too naive."

  Chen Ziyu's confident expression vanished in an instant, replaced by an unparalleled desolation. Just like the vibrant spring season suddenly turning into a harsh frost and snow, her face was filled with loss as she finished speaking and turned to leave.

  Guo Ming looked at Chen Ziyu's back, and his heart had a slight tremble. The current Chen Ziyu completely took off her own proud outer garment, fully revealing her weak side to Guo Ming, it turned out she also needed someone to rely on. No matter how strong she was, she ultimately needed a harbor, a harbor that could shield her from the wind and rain.

  As Chen Ziyu was about to leave his line of sight, Guo Ming called out to her.

  Chen Ziyu turned around in surprise, Guo Ming smiled and came to her side, gazing steadily at Chen Ziyu's amber-like beautiful eyes, smiling lightly, "I'll go when the time comes." After saying that, he left with a flourish.

  After a moment, Chen Ziyu finally reacted and looked at her face carefully, only to find that there was a faint blush on it.

  Not far away, in a small grove of trees, Shui Mengyao gazed steadily at Chen Ziyu under the moonlight. A faint sense of loss appeared on her face. It turned out that the two were already together. Seeing Chen Ziyu slightly blush and touch her own cheek, how could Shui Mengyao not understand? That was exactly her reaction when she first spoke to Zhang Zihan.

  Guo Ming returned to his seat and found that Shui Mengyao was not there. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and looked at the book on the table.

  Shui Mengyao followed up a moment later, she looked at Guo Ming with some guilt, seeing that he didn't look at her, secretly let out a sigh of relief, sat down beside Guo Ming, nudged him with her elbow and said in a low voice: "What did Zi Yu come to talk to you about just now?"

  "It's a secret," said Guo Ming with a smile.

  Shui Mengyao was taken aback, and just as Guo Ming said those two words, her heart trembled violently, as if a needle had pierced it. She suppressed the urge to cry and laughed sarcastically: "Forget it, I won't ask, who wants to know about your business?"

  Guo Ming's cultivation of the Water Path made him extremely sensitive to any abnormalities in water sources. He was stunned, staring at Shui Mengyao with a puzzled expression, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

  Listening to Guo Ming's gentle words, Shui Mengyao underwent the extreme emotions of cold and heat, and could no longer bear it, tears falling like pearls.

  Guo Ming hastily pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to Shui Mengyao, saying softly: "Mengyao, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you, tell me, I'll definitely help you."

  Shui Mengyao just stared at him, not taking the tissue from Guo Ming, and tears continued to flow down. To be honest, she didn't know why she was crying either, how could she explain it to Guo Ming? She vaguely remembered that the first time her heart skipped a beat was when he looked at her with a silly infatuation as she had a nosebleed, and Yang had already left an indelible impression on her.

  Then Guo Mingming knew there was danger, but still accompanied her to the primitive forest. At that time, she had a strong desire to learn about his ability to see ghosts. Then it's today, when she was most helpless, Guo Ming stood out and helped her out of trouble. Although they haven't spent much time together, every incident has been very profound. She instinctively already considered Guo Ming as her good friend, and of course, there is also a hint of subtle feelings. However, just now that she learned about him being with her opponent, the feeling of loss filled her heart, so it's no wonder she burst into tears.

  Shui Mengyao didn't respond, and Guo Ming also didn't know what to do. Soon the entire class was staring over, and after noticing his classmates' surprise, Guo Ming became even more flustered. He hastily recited the Clear Heart Mantra twice, and soon he calmed down. Pulling out a tissue, under the astonished gaze of all the students, Guo Ming's fingertips lightly touched that smooth, jade-like crimson cheek.

  The tears in Shui Mengyao's eyes stopped, and she was shocked to feel Guo Ming's long fingers gently stroking her cheek, wiping away her tear stains. His hand was light, gentle, his gaze pure, calm. At this moment, Shui Mengyao felt that if time could stay still at this moment, it would be fine too, at least she had tasted the flavor of care. Her parents' eyes only saw power and money, in a family with only one nanny besides herself, kinship was very weak, so she needed other emotions to supplement. At her age, naive love emerged. Feeling Guo Ming's care, Shui Mengyao thought: "He has such a delicate side, I really didn't notice before. Zhang Zihuan is good, but after all, he doesn't love me, choosing someone who loves me is much simpler than choosing someone who loves me, besides, I've found that I no longer mind Guo Ming."

  "Alright, if you cry anymore, you'll become a big flower cat. Guo Ming sensitively perceived her emotional changes and chuckled lightly."

  "It's all because of you, Water Dream Jade said with tears and laughter."

  "Me? Guo Ming was taken aback and asked in confusion."

  "Who do you think you are? Are you Zhang Zihan, how can you compare to him? Shui Mengyao naturally wouldn't admit it and casually found an excuse."

  Guo Ming's smile came to an abrupt halt, and Shui Mengyao's heart tightened as she watched him tensely. Since their classmates were all there, she naturally couldn't say out loud what was on her mind, even if there weren't any outsiders present, the girl's reserve forced her not to explain again.

  "Heh, maybe! Guo Ming squeezed out a faint smile on his face, withdrew his right hand and put the tissue paper he used to wipe away Shui Mengyao's tears into the drawer, then turned his head to start reading again."

  Shui Mengyao's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and she glanced at the tissue that Guo Ming had put in the drawer. "Guo Ming, you can try to hide it, but I'll definitely make you reveal your true form."

  Shui Mengyao's heart is very delicate, and behind Guo Ming there was a paper basket. Before, all the trash that Guo Ming threw away would be casually tossed into the paper basket, but today he actually treasured his own tears, what does this show? He absolutely has feelings for himself, it's just that he doesn't express them.

  After school, the classmates left in twos and threes. Tang Feng waited for over ten minutes, but Shui Mengyao still didn't seem to want to leave. He gave her a deep look, then glared at Guo Ming before turning around and leaving. When he reached the classroom door, Tang Feng suddenly remembered something, smiled coldly, and strode out.

  Shuǐ Mèng Yáo seemed to be reading a book, but in reality her eyes were secretly fixed on Guō Míng as he packed up his books. When she saw Guō Míng cleverly tuck the handkerchief between the pages of a book, she finally let out a soft sigh of relief. Earlier it was just speculation, but now that Guō Míng had put away the handkerchief, everything became clear - he had feelings for her.

  After picking up the book, Guo Ming looked at the girl beside him and said softly: "Meng Yao, shall we go together?"

  "En, okay, Shuǐ Mèng Yāo stood up."

  There are very few students on campus now, and the two figures walk slowly in school. When occasional passersby see Shui Mengyao, they will be shocked. One of the two school flowers has been conquered by that person? They subconsciously followed the two and walked up, and there was a brother who was only about one meter away from Guo Ming and the others.

  Shui Mengyao felt a burning sensation in her ears, she believed that tomorrow's scandal would spread throughout the school, but she didn't mind, believing that Chen Ziyu would be extremely 'happy' about it. Just thinking about Chen Ziyu's shocked expression made Shui Mengyao exceptionally excited.