Chapter 217 If We Had Been Together Already⑤
In the next few days, Shen Zhiyi saw Pei Yu more often. Because of Qin Xiaoran, she had lunch with Pei Yu every day. Of course, Qin Fang and Fu Songzhi were also there.

Everyone in this school knew Pei Yu. Qin Fang and Fu Songzhi were also influential figures. She, a newcomer, suddenly squeezed into this small group, causing everyone to talk about her in private. They all thought that she was benefiting from Qin Xiaoran's influence.

But Qin Xiaoran and Pei Yu have known each other for so many years, but the number of times they have eaten together is not as many as this week.

"Brother Pei Yu has changed recently," Qin Xiaoran said while lying on the desk, "He has become very tolerant. I used to want to have dinner with him, but he always thought I was too noisy and wouldn't let me."

Shen Zhiyi was doing a test. Hearing this, he blinked and said, "Aren't you two very close?"

"That's good," Qin Xiaoran smiled, "but Brother Pei Yu treats everyone like this, so it's useless to have a good relationship with him. Haven't you seen Qin Fang being disliked every other day?"

"Maybe he's too tired recently," Qin Xiaoran said to himself, "He's been tortured so badly by Pei's father, and his third brother has been causing trouble for him recently."

Shen Zhiyi looked at the exercise book, his thoughts all over, and couldn't help asking, "Why?"

"Uncle Pei values ​​him and wants to train him. Of course his other brothers and sisters don't like it and always find fault with him. It's a very common thing."

Qin Xiaoran didn't take it seriously. Children from families like theirs were accustomed to such things.

Shen Zhiyi was a little dazed.

They still had lunch together at noon that day. Pei Yu came early and had already bought the food and was sitting waiting. When Shen Zhiyi arrived, he was looking down at his phone.

Fu Songzhi was not here today, so the seat next to him was vacant, but no one wanted to sit there.

Shen Zhiyi walked by with a tray of food and was about to sit opposite him.

"Shen Zhiyi."

A cold and indifferent voice, even his name, made Shen Zhiyi stop in his tracks.

Pei Yu raised his eyelids, his eyes were dark and clear, and he just looked at her without saying anything to ask her to do.

Shen Zhiyi hesitated for a moment and sat down next to him. The young man was satisfied and lowered his head to reply again.

He was still wearing a neat uniform, his obsidian cufflinks refracted a few rays of light, and his fingers holding the phone were clearly defined and beautiful, like a work of art.

Maybe it was because he was so good-looking that even Shen Zhiyi couldn't escape his charm, so she couldn't help but look at him secretly.

The boy had a cold pale complexion, and his drooping eyelashes were long and thick. Perhaps because he did not get enough rest, his expression was very dull, and he always looked lazy, like a big cat that didn't like to pay attention to people.

"See if I can be eaten as a meal?"

He suddenly spoke, startling Shen Zhiyi.

Pei Yu raised his head, a faint smile in his eyes, and looked at her with his chin propped up, "Do you think I won't notice you if you look at me secretly?"

"..."

Shen Zhiyi really thought so.

She blushed with embarrassment and quietly defended herself, "...I just wanted to see if you were tired."

Pei Yu put away his phone and asked, "Did you hear what Qin Xiaoran said?"

Everyone around him actually knows what's going on with him.

"Well," Shen Zhiyi couldn't actually imagine what the situation was like. Their family was completely different from what she knew. "She said that your temper improved because you were too tired to care."

Pei Yu didn't want to talk to her about family matters, so he changed the subject, "My temper has improved?"

Why doesn't he know it himself?

"It's getting better," Qin Xiaoran happened to hear this when he came over, and said with a smile, "Look, now Zhiyi is sitting next to you, and you're not angry at all."

Pei Yu: “…” He leaned back and put his arm on the back of Shen Zhiyi’s chair. At first glance, they seemed very intimate, but there was a certain distance between them.

Too lazy to chat with Qin Xiaoran, Pei Yu turned his head, hooked two strands of hair with his fingers on the back of the chair, and said slowly, "I'm a little tired recently."

Shen Zhiyi looked into his eyes, frowned, and became at a loss.

She didn't know how to help him.

Pei Yu seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and said in a voice that only she could hear, "Come to the billiard room for self-study class."

Qin Fang also came over, and the two of them didn't communicate any more.

The self-study class was the last one in the afternoon, and Shen Zhiyi became a little restless after only ten minutes.

She didn't know why Pei Yu wanted her to go to the billiard room at this time, but it was precisely because of her confusion that she always felt that there might be something important and she couldn't let it go. After struggling for a long time, she finally found a reason to go out.

The billiard room was empty at this moment. Shen Zhiyi pushed open the door and saw Pei Yu standing next to the pool table, talking on the phone in a low voice. When he saw her coming, he waved at her silently.

Shen Zhiyi walked over, but before she could stand firmly, Pei Yu had already leaned over and put his shoulder against hers. The close distance and sudden physical contact made her whole body tense up in an instant.

Pei Yu didn't make any other moves and continued talking about business with the person on the other end of the phone.

A few minutes later, he hung up the phone, then stood up straight and distanced himself from her.

"What have you got in your hand?" he asked in a low voice.

Shen Zhiyi: "Exercise book."

She didn't know why Pei Yu asked her to come, so she brought the exercise book with her, just in case she had time to do it.

Pei Yu chuckled, took the thing from her hand and put it aside, "No, you can't write this."

Shen Zhiyi was very obedient, "Then what do you need me to do?"

"Stay with me."

She looked puzzled, "What?"

Pei Yu suddenly reached out his hand, and before Shen Zhiyi could react, he put his arm around her waist and gently lifted her up, allowing her to sit on the pool table.

He took a chair from somewhere else, put it next to him, and then sat on it. This posture and height allowed him to put his arms around Shen Zhiyi's waist.

Pei Yu did exactly that. He held her waist with one hand and pressed his other hand under her forehead. He buried his head in Shen Zhiyi's arms and said wearily, "Just sit here with me. I'll take a nap."

He had been having a rough time these days, not getting enough sleep, and was relying entirely on his mental strength to keep going.

Shen Zhiyi sat there blankly, not daring to move. When she lowered her head, she could see the boy's head buried in her arms, his hair soft. This posture was completely beyond her acceptance, but she had no way to push him away.

He looked really tired.

Shen Zhiyi thought anxiously, maybe she was making a fuss and was too ignorant... Maybe this is how people in the city get along with each other?
"Shen Zhiyi," the boy said in a muffled voice, not sure if it was because he was too sleepy or because of his posture, "Are you going to push me away?"

Shen Zhiyi really wanted to do this at first. She had never been so close to any boy before.

So she didn't say anything, which was considered as her consent.

Pei Yu got closer to her and said, "No."

His voice was low, "If you push me away, I will have no one to accompany me."

It was at this moment that Shen Zhiyi realized that not everyone could do this, and this way of getting along was not common.

So what does Pei Yu mean?