flstandardbreds Chapter 108 The aloof academic genius is totally in love with him! (18)
Chapter 108 The aloof academic genius is totally in love with him! (18)
He must have seen some particular word, for the boy's eyes suddenly filled with tenderness.
He glanced at the time the message was sent.
Ten minutes ago.
The boy pondered for a moment, then his slender fingers flew across the screen.
S: [Sorry, I just finished work. Why can't you sleep? Are you feeling unwell?]
Am I not upset? :[No, I just can't sleep~]
S: [Can you wait ten minutes? I'm riding my bike home now. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first. If you can't sleep, I'll keep you company when I get home.]
Am I not upset that I'm bad at this game? :[Yeah, then be careful~]
S: [Okay.]
Just as the time on the phone jumped to ten minutes, Song Zhihuai's message popped up.
S: [I'm home. Aren't you asleep yet?]
Am I not upset about being a jerk? [No, you got off work so late?]
S: [I've been quite busy these past few days, so I usually arrive a little earlier.]
S: [Does your stomach still hurt?]
Am I not upset? : [It doesn't hurt anymore.]
Am I not upset that I'm bad at this game?: [Um, can we use voice chat?]
Song Zhihuai was stunned. They had never chatted casually via voice before, and this was the first time she had made such a request.
He always accepted the girl's requests without question; there was no way he could refuse.
S: [Can we do it now?]
Am I not upset that I'm bad at the game? : [Yeah.]
The next second, a voice call came in from the other end.
Chu Yu was about to answer the phone when she suddenly remembered something. She paused for a moment before slowly and deliberately answering the call.
Neither of them spoke immediately.
The sound of breathing could be clearly heard through the receiver.
After a long pause, the boy chuckled softly, "What song is the ringtone?"
He sang a whole bunch of things in a garbled voice, but he couldn't understand a single word.
Chu Yu paused for a few seconds just to let him hear the ringtone.
"It's the Bad Cat song, haven't you heard it?"
"No."
I've never even heard of it.
"Then I'll sing it for you! It's super fun!"
"it is good."
The boy's voice sounded even more tender and affectionate against the backdrop of the night.
Chu Yu cleared her throat and began her performance.
"The cat is being scalded and the noodle shop puts noodles in the cat's fur."
……
"Bad cat, bad cat!! It sheds a pound of fur every day!!"
"Bad cat, bad cat!! Fully insured semi-trailer bread!!!"
……
"Cat, you are a bad cat. You scrubbed yourself in the Atlantic Ocean and all the sea animals shed their fur overnight."
……
I originally only planned to sing a couple of lines, but I got more and more into it and became more and more into it.
He sang the entire song in one go.
The boy opposite listened quietly and attentively to the entire song.
After she had completely calmed down, he spoke gently, "Drink some hot water to soothe your throat first."
The little girl seems to lack talent in vocal music; she doesn't know how to breathe properly when singing, nor does she use her diaphragm to produce sound.
The entire song was sung in one go, and it was sung entirely in a natural, unfiltered voice.
He was almost out of breath listening to it.
Chu Yu grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and gulped down half of it before she felt better.
"How about that? Did you hear the lyrics clearly this time?"
"Hmm, I heard you right, that's interesting. Did you make that up?"
"No, I learned it online~ Song Zhihuai."
"Ok?"
"Can you sing?"
"I know a little, what's wrong?"
The little girl immediately perked up, "How about we go to karaoke together next holiday? Jia Yue sings really well!"
She has absolutely no resistance to people who can sing well.
Xu Jiayue won her over instantly with a song she sang a cappella back then.
Since they met, she had never heard Song Zhihuai sing. His voice was so pleasant when he spoke, she couldn't imagine how moving his singing must be.
"Okay, no need to wait for the holiday, I can sing for you right now."
"Just think of it as—lulling you to sleep."
Chu Yu's ear, which was closest to the phone, quickly heated up. She raised her hand to touch it, and it was burning hot to the touch.
There was no response for a while. Song Zhihuai wondered if she had fallen asleep, so he cautiously asked softly, "Hmm?"
"Okay, what do you want to sing?"
What kind of music do you usually like? Or which singer do you like?
Chu Yu recalled the original owner's playlist, "I prefer listening to ancient-style songs."
Worried that the other person might not have heard of it, she quickly added, "You can sing any kind of song. I actually listen to a wide variety of things."
As soon as the words were spoken, the boy's singing voice slowly drifted over:
……
"Is it the wind that moves, or the flag that moves, that makes the cycle of reincarnation different?"
"You are outside of me, like white clouds coming and going as you please."
"Pushing open the lonely city for thousands of miles, the spring breeze blows across thousands of years."
……
His voice was clear and gentle, flowing softly through the receiver, captivating the heart.
Chu Yu had been admiring the scene with her eyes closed, but she fell asleep without realizing it.
When Song Zhihuai was singing halfway through, he heard the little girl's breathing become long and even, and he knew that she had fallen asleep.
I didn't dare stop immediately, worried that she wasn't asleep yet and that sudden quiet might wake her up.
He lowered his voice and continued singing for a while until her breathing became steady, then he stopped.
Goodnight, Chuchu.
Chu Yu rarely gets a good night's sleep.
I woke up in the morning and stretched comfortably in bed.
She picked up her phone and saw that her call with Song Zhihuai was still going on!
Call duration displayed: 06:25:52.
If she remembered correctly, Song Zhihuai sang to her to sleep yesterday.
She probably fell asleep halfway through the conversation.
So why didn't Song Zhihuai hang up the phone all night?
She picked up her phone and held it to her ear for a while, but there was complete silence on the other end.
Perhaps he has forgotten.
My fingertip moved to the red button, and I was about to hang up when a boy's voice suddenly came from the other end:
"woke up?"
"Yeah, I just woke up. Why didn't you hang up the phone?"
The boy seemed to have placed his phone on the table and was busy with his own things nearby; his voice sounded somewhat distant.
"I'm afraid you'll wake up suddenly in the middle of the night and won't be able to fall back asleep."
He was a light sleeper, so he kept his phone next to his pillow.
If the little girl wakes up in the middle of the night and makes any noise, he will definitely be able to hear it.
Chu Yu was genuinely surprised by Song Zhihuai's response. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she softly said, "Thank you~"
The faint sound of something colliding could be heard from the other side.
"Song Zhihuai, what are you doing?"
"I just finished making breakfast. Okay, it's getting late, time to get up."
"What delicious food did you make? I want to eat it too."
The boy chuckled softly, his tone tinged with helplessness, "It was made for you."
Wow! Teacher Song is so homey and easy to work with!
Without waiting for a reply, she put down her phone and got up to wash up.
After I returned with everything ready, the call had already been disconnected.
When Chu Yu arrived, it was still quite early, and there were only a few students scattered around the playground.
No one from their class came except for Song Zhihuai.
Good morning, Teacher Song!
The boy, who had been bent over doing something, stood up and turned around when he heard her voice.
Chu Yu then noticed that Song Zhihuai had actually brought over a small table.
There was also a floral tablecloth on the table.
Chu Yu: "?"
"this is……?"
Song Zhihuai explained calmly, "The table is mine, and the tablecloth is new. Don't you like it?"
He remembered that her room had many small floral decorations, so she must have liked them, right?
"like."
I just have mixed feelings.
It's just a simple breakfast, no need to make such a big deal out of it...
——oo——
The "Bad Cat Song" is from the internet; kids can search for it and listen to it!
I'm using it as my WeChat ringtone.
I was thrilled to receive a call from my boss that day, haha!
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