"Why can a single word have so many meanings? Why?"
"Maybe it's because humans are sometimes just too smart."
The cold voice echoed in the room. Zhao Zhao, who had been swinging her feet on the bed, suddenly kicked out and turned her head to look at Su Yuan, who had finally arrived. Her joy was palpable.
"Su Yuan!" She jumped off the bed and walked a few steps to stand in front of him. Clinging to his arm as if she had finally found her backbone, she pointed at the spread - out homework on the bed with a wronged look and complained, "It's so difficult. My head is about to explode."
"Okay~ I know. Let's see what's torturing our Zhao Zhao like this." Su Yuan was extremely doting as he reached out and gently tapped Zhao Zhao's delicate nose.
The warm - colored lights shone in the cozy bedroom, creating an indescribable, ambiguous and heart - warming atmosphere.
Even after a language class, certain things were not within the consideration of the little tree spirit from Wutong Mountain for the time being. So, without any scruples, she pulled Su Yuan towards the bed.
Su Yuan noticed this. Just as he thought it was inappropriate and that he should stop and decline, words that made the dragon jealous popped out of Zhao Zhao's chattering mouth.
"Come on, we need to finish this homework quickly, or I won't have time to see Lu Chukong tomorrow."
Fine, so she still had Lu Chukong on her mind?
Su Yuan raised an eyebrow. The uneasiness in his heart resurfaced. His feet, which were originally going to move towards the desk beside, seemed to be out of control. He obediently followed Zhao Zhao to the bedside.
"Come, sit here! Hurry up and tell me what this word means?" Zhao Zhao climbed onto the bed and patted the empty space beside her, signaling Su Yuan to sit down.
Su Yuan sat down, holding his breath. He forced himself to turn his thoughts back to the questions in front of him and began to explain them softly to Zhao Zhao.
The two of them, or rather, the two demons, discussed a bunch of human questions like this, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Xiaoming saw that Xiaomei was very beautiful, so he went up to pester her and said he wanted to fall in love with her. At this time, Xiaomei angrily scolded him with ( )." Zhao Zhao pointed at this long question with her pen and said with difficulty, "What? What should be filled in here?"
Su Yuan didn't tell her the answer directly. Instead, he said, "The correct word has been mentioned before. Think carefully. Which word we just talked about is this kind of behavior similar to?"
"Similar?" Zhao Zhao had no idea what "similar" meant. She wanted to ask, but she still had some self - esteem. She had asked so many questions, and now she couldn't even understand what Su Yuan was saying. She was afraid that Su Yuan would think she was a fool just like Taotie did.
It was embarrassing for her to ask further. Zhao Zhao secretly scanned the words she had just learned and repeated the question in her mind over and over again. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head.
Hey! Wasn't this situation just like hers? She was pestering Su Yuan now. Even though Su Yuan had said no, she still insisted. Moreover, she also thought Su Yuan was very good - looking. So...
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhao waved her hand and filled in the answer she thought was correct in the bracket - "little fool".
"..." Su Yuan looked at the three words she had written in and silently rubbed his face.
Great, so now harassment had been turned into flirting, right?
Su Yuan let out a long sigh. After hesitating to speak several times, he restrained himself and asked Zhao Zhao, "Why did you fill in this? We didn't learn this just now, did we?"
He comforted himself that the kid was just starting to learn and there were still many things she didn't understand. He should encourage and tolerate her more.
Unexpectedly, after hearing his question, Zhao Zhao seriously replied, "I based it on the actual situation."
"How so?" Su Yuan guided her patiently, trying to lead Zhao Zhao to find out the problem.
"Because when I act like this towards you, this is what you say to me."
"Me? You?" Su Yuan suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. What did they have to do with this question?
Zhao Zhao nodded and explained, "Look, it says that Xiaoming saw Xiaomei was beautiful and wanted to fall in love with her. I'm also pestering you to fall in love with me. Isn't this the same?"
She was seriously seeking an answer, but Su Yuan grasped the wrong point: "Are you saying that you only want to fall in love with me because you think I'm good - looking?"
The room was clearly so warm, but at this moment, Su Yuan felt a chill.
So, did Zhao Zhao only like his appearance?
"No." Zhao Zhao waved her hand and said, "I'd still want to fall in love with you even if you weren't good - looking. It's just that when I had this thought, you happened to be very good - looking!"
Zhao Zhao suddenly thought that Su Yuan was quite stupid. How could he not understand such a simple question?
She didn't know that she had just flirted with this pure - hearted dragon who had been single for thousands of years.
Sure enough, Su Yuan was quite pleased. He didn't dwell on this issue anymore. Now, all he wanted was to hug the precious girl in front of him. He had been thinking about it all night.
Hugging her into his arms, Su Yuan let out a contented sigh, "You really know how to win people over."
Zhao Zhao didn't understand. She thought Su Yuan was praising her and nodded vigorously in his arms, "Yes!"
"Zhao Zhao," Su Yuan thought of many things in an instant. "I have many concerns, but I can't control my overflowing love for you. I can't guarantee that you'll still say these things to me like you do now after you've seen more of the world. But it doesn't matter..."
He paused for a moment and then continued, "I'll be right here, now and in the future. As long as you need me, I'll be here, however you want me to be."
Su Yuan spoke vaguely. He laid himself completely in front of Zhao Zhao, baring his heart. He didn't care about his own feelings, only wanting to satisfy Zhao Zhao.
No matter whether Zhao Zhao loved him or not in the future, his love would always be here.
At this time, Zhao Zhao didn't know what a heavy promise Su Yuan had made. She just followed her heart and hugged Su Yuan back seriously, saying, "I think I'll always need you. Wherever you are, I'll be with you!"
"Zhao Zhao... You have to remember what you said." Su Yuan's Adam's apple rolled. A thousand and one emotions welled up in his heart, but he couldn't say a single extra word. All he wanted was to meld the girl in his arms into his very being.
Only then could it be eternal.
Just as the atmosphere in the room was getting better, there was a sudden knock on the door. It was Song Yao.
"Zhao Zhao, why is the light in your room still on? Haven't you gone to sleep yet?" Song Yao stood at the door with a glass of milk in her hand. She was both glad that Zhao Zhao was so diligent and worried that she was staying up late. She was quite conflicted.
"Ah! It's cousin!" Zhao Zhao immediately withdrew from Su Yuan's arms and looked towards the door.
Before she could say a word, the sound of the doorknob turning came: "I heard your voice. I'm here to bring you a glass of milk."
What should she do? She couldn't let cousin see Su Yuan. Otherwise, cousin would be angry if she knew that after such a long class, Zhao Zhao still couldn't do her homework...
In the nick of time, Zhao Zhao grabbed Su Yuan and stuffed him into the wardrobe.
Su Yuan: "?"
The wardrobe door was closed, and it was pitch - black inside. Su Yuan leaned against the side of the wardrobe and couldn't help thinking: Was he something so unpresentable?