Just now, while focused on escaping, Xu Lin had nearly forgotten that Luo Qiu Zhu was currently under the influence of the [<Heavy Girl> Gravity Field].
But strangely, being this close to her, he felt not the slightest discomfort.
Seeing how much pain she was in, it looked like she was about to die.
Xu Lin quickly tried to take out the Florida water to pour it on her.
As soon as his hand moved, it was pinned down.
It was Luo Qiu Zhu.
“Let go of your hand first.”
Xu Lin whispered to her.
“No, impossible…”
She endured the pain and squeezed out the words.
“I’m trying to help you.”
Xu Lin continued applying force with his hand. The space was a bit narrow; he didn’t dare use too much strength.
“Impossible…”
Her hand pressed down on his again.
In this push and pull, her sunglasses slipped slightly, revealing her eyes.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with determination.
But the next instant, she suddenly shut them tight, her mouth suppressing the pain.
It seemed the [<Heavy Girl> Gravity Field] had struck her mind once more.
Xu Lin recalled yesterday, the first time he suffered this negative status in the classroom.
No doubt, she was enduring the same agony.
Perhaps due to the pain, the strength in her hand slackened a little.
Good opportunity.
Xu Lin quickly pulled his hand free.
Luo Qiu Zhu’s eyes snapped open. In them now was a trace of despair?
But he paid it no mind and continued moving his hands toward the backpack between them.
His hand reached into the bag, searching for the Florida water.
Found it.
As he grasped the bottle, a strange sensation touched the back of his hand.
He ignored it and prepared to pull the Florida water out.
?
Halfway through pulling, something below fiercely approached.
Instinctively, he clamped his legs, blocking the attack.
It was Luo Qiu Zhu again.
“What are you doing?”
Xu Lin whispered his complaint.
Her exposed eyes glared at him; her mask trembled even faster than before.
She seemed to want to say something, but she could no longer form complete words; the anger in her eyes vanished in an instant.
What followed were her suppressed pained sounds.
After this wave, her breathing actually weakened a bit; her eyes closed, trembling slightly.
This was not a good sign!
Xu Lin no longer cared and quickly took out the Florida water, raising his other hand—now free from her grip—and twisted open the cap.
He poured the Florida water little by little onto her clothes.
Once it touched her, her breathing gradually steadied.
The heat from her body also slowly faded.
The next moment, her eyes snapped open, revealing a look of shock.
Her breathing fully stabilized.
Xu Lin recapped the Florida water and put it away.
He had already seen the black mist around her dissipate; the [<Heavy Girl> Gravity Field] had vanished.
She was fine.
“What did you do to me?”
Luo Qiu Zhu looked up, glaring at Xu Lin with a questioning tone.
Her voice teetered on breaking, but she ultimately kept it to a level only they could hear.
“I saved you. Glaring at me like that isn’t very grateful, is it?”
Luo Qiu Zhu fell silent.
“This smell… the scent I smelled before—it was this…”
She murmured to herself.
Seeing she was much better, Xu Lin no longer focused on her and instead peeked outside again.
This time, his gaze went toward where he had heard Lin Shen Xue’s voice earlier.
No sign of Lin Shen Xue or the woman in the black suit.
However, not far away, he saw a doorway.
There was a sign, but from this position, he couldn’t read what it said.
It seemed to be a shop.
Looking elsewhere, he saw no trace of Lin Shen Xue.
Could she have gone inside that shop?
Perfect opportunity!
They needed to leave this place quickly.
“Let’s get out.”
As Xu Lin prepared to move, his arm was grabbed, then pinched painfully.
He felt nails digging into his flesh.
“What are you doing?”
Xu Lin glared at Luo Qiu Zhu.
“We can’t go out!”
Her words stunned him.
What, are you reluctant to leave or something?
“Throw those filthy thoughts out of your head right now!”
Noticing Xu Lin’s expression, Luo Qiu Zhu’s face changed; her eyes burned with anger.
Filthy? I just found it strange!
“Sister Situ is a professional. Don’t think just because she went inside with Shen Xue, she won’t notice outside. If we pass the entrance, we’ll definitely be spotted!”
Sister Situ is…
He heard an unfamiliar name, but Xu Lin soon realized she meant the tall woman in the black suit.
“So absolutely no going out now!”
Alright, her reason convinced him.
First, she knew Lin Shen Xue’s people and affairs better than he did.
Second, she would never lie just to stay in here with him longer.
Look at her eyes full of hatred and humiliation right now.
“Fine. We’ll wait until they’re completely gone.”
With that, Xu Lin turned his gaze outside, ready to monitor Lin Shen Xue and company.
“Pull your gaze back; don’t look.”
But his action drew another scolding from Luo Qiu Zhu.
“Your line of sight could easily be noticed by Sister Situ. And stay silent.”
Alright. Truly professional.
Xu Lin retracted his gaze, tilting his head up, avoiding Luo Qiu Zhu’s eyes below and staring at the moss on the nearby wall.
For a moment, the crevice fell silent.
Only two faint breathing sounds and two heartbeats could be heard.
Once calm, the senses he had ignored earlier began working again.
First, smell.
The grassy, fishy scent of moss mixed with a familiar yet strange fragrance entered his nostrils, carrying a slight warmth.
It was the Florida water.
But after soaking into Luo Qiu Zhu, it gained a slightly astringent note. Not unpleasant—just a sense that this was her.
Then, touch.
A rising heat was coming from Luo Qiu Zhu’s direction.
Then came the sensation from the heat source—soft…
Wait?
Why was there a sensation from the heat source?
The heat was her body temperature, so the source would be…
But there was still a small gap between them; earlier when she grabbed his hand, she had let go—no way they were directly touching…
At this thought, Xu Lin suddenly realized something.
The heat source was between his knees.
It was the strike he had blocked earlier.
What exactly was it?
Long, fleshy…
Luo Qiu Zhu’s thigh!
She had tried to knee him in the vitals earlier!
Realizing this, Xu Lin slowly relaxed his clamped knees.
But her thigh trembled slightly.
Then Xu Lin felt his arm grabbed again. Once more, he felt nails digging into his flesh.
Xu Lin looked down at Luo Qiu Zhu, giving her a what are you doing look.
Luo Qiu Zhu returned a gaze of hatred and humiliation.
I know I’m clamping your leg, but I’m about to let go, aren’t I?
“I’ll let go now.”
Xu Lin communicated with lip movements.
With that, his clamped knees moved again.
But once more, her body trembled; the hand gripping his arm tightened.
Then came her hateful glare again.
Alright, since you won’t let me release, I give up.
Xu Lin stopped moving.
But from then on, he heard her heartbeat growing clearer.
The heat from his knees grew even hotter.
Xu Lin tried to drive stray thoughts from his mind, silently reciting a calming mantra.
Luo Qiu Zhu said nothing.
The atmosphere in the crevice gradually turned oppressive.
…
“Sister Situ, the talk went smoothly—great. Let’s head home.”
After who knows how long, Lin Shen Xue’s voice finally came from outside again.
The two immediately perked up their ears to listen carefully.
“Let’s go back. Wonder if Qiu Zhu is done and home yet?”
Hearing this, Xu Lin felt Luo Qiu Zhu beside him relax a little.
“So looking forward to the weekend date with Xu Lin classmate. Sister Situ, I’ll count on you then.”
Lin Shen Xue’s voice faded into the distance.
But Xu Lin felt Luo Qiu Zhu’s hateful glare.
Probably because of Lin Shen Xue’s last words?
Xu Lin was somewhat relieved; she only mentioned him, not sending a WeChat.
After Lin Shen Xue’s voice vanished, they waited in the crevice a while longer.
“Young Hero, the Gravity Witch has completely left.”
Li Zhi Ran’s voice suddenly appeared in his mind, catching Xu Lin off guard for a moment.
He had nearly forgotten a third person was there.
But he wondered why, for that stretch of time, she hadn’t spoken to him at all.
“Luo classmate, we can go out now.”
Xu Lin finally felt a trace of relief; no more enduring this oppressive atmosphere in the crevice.
He was about to move and leave when his action stopped.
Right, with this position, how do we get out?