It's a human being!

After Zhou Zhou ran around the playground again, his emotions, as if he had been beaten to the ground, gradually calmed down.

Xiaoyuan saw him not far away, and seemed to have almost run away, so the two walked towards the outside of the playground.

"I found that running at night has many benefits. After running, I can sleep better at night." Xiaoyuan put her hand on Zhou Zhou's shoulder affectionately and said with a smile.

Zhou Zhou glanced at him: "You still can't sleep well at night? What are you thinking about?"

Xiaoyuan's expression suddenly turned into a bitter gourd: "Oh, I don't know that you are single. Girls are sometimes scary. You don't know what's going on and she gets angry and doesn't reply. You don't dare to sleep at night. sleep……"

Zhou Zhou wanted to say something more, but the two had already walked to the edge of the playground. He saw a familiar figure standing not far away, and immediately quickened his pace.

"Senior Jin, I'm done running!"

Jin Ciyao nodded slightly towards him, his eyes fell on his shoulders for a few seconds, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xiaoyuan who was beside him froze all over, and felt a cold air rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making people inexplicably have the illusion that his arm was about to be cut off with a knife.He withdrew his hand on Zhou Zhou's shoulder like an electric shock, and he didn't even have time to realize why he did it.

Zhou Zhou turned his head without realizing it and said, "Xiaoyuan, my friend is here, so I'll go back first."

Madoka hadn't recovered from the sense of danger just now, she nodded absently, "Huh? Oh, ok...see you tomorrow."

Zhou Zhou briskly ran away, Xiaoyuan stood there for a while, the sudden feeling just now disappeared without a trace, after thinking about it, she couldn't understand what was going on, so she simply shook her head and ignored it.

On the way back to the apartment, Zhou Zhou noticed that Jin Ci looked at him a few times, as if he wanted to say something.

"What's wrong?" he asked strangely.

Jin Ci paused: "Are you interested in the seaside?"

"Beach?" Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard it, "Yes."

Having grown up so big, he has never been to the beach seriously. After all, as an inland person and a "patient" who needs to recuperate at home, there is nothing he can do about it.

Jin Ci looked at him with downcast eyes. Although the person in front of him tried his best to keep calm, those bright eyes almost turned into birds and flew out.He couldn't help but twitched his lips: "The association will go to the beach next weekend, which happens to be the second day after the marathon. There shouldn't be any conflicts in the schedule."

Zhou Zhou almost blurted out his promise, but for some reason, he suddenly shook his head and said, "...Forget it, I still won't go."

Jin Ci frowned slightly: "What?"

Zhou Zhou's gaze quickly swept over Jin Cixue's white bandage, and then moved away: "Well, it's nothing... I just remembered that I might be busy with homework at that time, so I'm not in a hurry this time, hahaha."

This reason was so pale and barren, Jin Ci stared at his trembling eyelashes, and smiled thoughtfully.

"Really." He said, "Then we can only let Tian Zhou take care of the house alone."

"Eh?" Zhou Zhou was taken aback, and suddenly raised his head.

Jin Ci looked at him amusedly: "Although it's inconvenient for me to hurt my hand, it's still possible to go to the beach to play, and of course you don't have to stay at home."

Zhou Zhou's expression was dull for a moment.He really thought that Jin Ci would be at home when his hand was injured, and worried that it would be inconvenient if he was not there, so he refused to play and wanted to stay at home with Jin Ci.But since Jin Ci is going too, why is he still staying at home?

He blinked, and quickly overturned the excuse just now: "Ah, then I'll go too."

"Aren't you worried about homework?"

Zhou Zhou heard the teasing meaning in his words, and unnaturally touched the tips of his red ears: "Thinking about it, it shouldn't be a problem..."

The other party laughed softly, Zhou Zhou immediately pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Jin Ci's slender knuckles sank into Zhou Zhou's black hair, and he rubbed them a few times: "Play when you want to play, and you won't be happy if you think too much."

The tone eased again: "But I'm very happy."

When he spoke, his breath brushed past his ears, it was clearly just a sentence with unclear meaning, and he didn't even specify why he was happy, but Zhou Zhou's heart beat faster for a moment, and the other party's low laughter echoed in his head.He turned his face away in embarrassment, and pushed open the door: "Well, it's getting late, let's get ready to wash up and go to bed."

Jin Ci didn't expose him, and agreed casually.

In the next few days, Zhou Zhou would go to the playground for a night run after self-study every night. Without accident, he could always see Jin Ci standing there quietly waiting for him, and then the two walked back to the apartment together.

It was finally the morning of the marathon, and Zhou Zhou got up early, feeling a little excited for no reason. When he arrived at the scene, he was agitated by the vigorous atmosphere around him in the crowded scene, and his mood became even more excited.

Amidst the dazzling long tail and wings, Zhou Zhou grabbed Jin Ci: "Senior Jin, you can send it here. There are too many people ahead, so I will go by myself."

"Yeah." Jin Ci looked at him, and suddenly stretched out his hand to pull him into his arms, his slender knuckles tucked into the hair on the top of his head, lowered his head and said, "Come on, I'll wait for you at the finish line."

Zhou Zhou's head buzzed.

Even though it was separated by one hand, the subtle touch at that moment was conveyed along the scalp, the warm breath, and the words that were close at hand.

Just now... Did Jin Ci bow his head and kiss just now?

Was it a kiss?No, no, no, why did Jin Ci kiss me? What was I thinking...

Zhou Zhou tried his best to maintain his composure, but there was already a suspicious thin blush on the tips of his ears, and he almost bit his tongue when he spoke: "Jin, Senior Jin, I'm going."

After speaking, he didn't dare to look at the other party, and got into the crowd in front of him in a panic.

Zhou Zhou's thoughts were in a mess, and he didn't notice the surrounding environment at all, until someone grabbed his arm and said in surprise, "Wow Zhou Zhou, you are here!"

It was Madoka who spoke, and she was about to put her shoulders on his shoulders with a smile, but suddenly her face froze, and she quickly withdrew her hand as if she was frightened by something.

Zhou Zhou had a very fresh, threatening aura that was too strong to be approached, as if someone had deliberately stamped it, but he himself seemed unaware of it.Xiaoyuan took half a step back and was stunned for a while, barely hiding her expression.

Zhou Zhou simply didn't notice his strangeness, nodded and said, "Xiaoyuan, you came so early."

Xiaoyuan scratched her head, not daring to touch Zhou Zhou anymore, but it didn't affect much, he quickly put this behind her.

It didn't take long for the marathon to start, and the two mingled with the large crowd and ran forward along the route.Zhou Zhou was able to keep up with the big troops at first, but later on, there were fewer and fewer people around him, and he didn't know whether he was a fast runner or a slow runner.

But come to think of it, it should be the latter.

There are supply stations gradually along the way. The first ones are quite normal, providing drinking water for the players. I don’t know where the style of painting changes suddenly. The whole route begins to smell of sweet and delicious food.Looking around, all kinds of cakes, snacks and barbecue supply stalls were lined up together, and each stall was crowded with people, and few people were running on the road at all.

"Hey, Zhou Zhou, Zhou Zhou—come over and try this, it's delicious, huh huh!"

Xiao Yuan's voice came from not far away, he held a paper plate in his hand and waved desperately at him, the yellow dog's tail behind him dangled excitedly.Xiaoyuan was running faster than him, but she dropped him halfway, Zhou Zhou thought he had almost reached the finish line.

When he got closer, Xiaoyuan stuffed him with a piece of fluffy and beautiful cake: "This tastes the best, eat it!"

Zhou Zhou: "...?"

Zhou Zhou took a few breaths and felt that the focus was wrong: "Wait, isn't this a marathon?"

This sentence was drowned in the noisy environment, and not a single word entered the ears of the person who should have entered.Xiaoyuan still had the cake stuffed in her mouth, and when she looked ahead, her eyes shone with a golden light: "Oh, there is braised pork in front!! Swallow the cake, let's try that!"

"Wait a minute..." Zhou Zhou hadn't finished his sentence, and Xiaoyuan rushed to the supply stand in front of him, and then there was another paper plate containing marinated pork in honey sauce in his hand.

Surrounded by the voices of the contestants admiring.

Zhou Zhou calmly stared at the food in his hand for a few seconds, and finally couldn't help but opened his mouth.

It took a lot more time to finish the marathon than expected, but the good thing is that I finished it anyway.

The moment he crossed the finish line, Zhou Zhou heard his own rapid heartbeat, and his sight was full of that familiar figure.

"Senior Jin——I'm done running!" The ending voice unconsciously raised carried a secret hint of coquettishness, mixed with the unsteady voice.

What responded to him was the soft smile of the other party: "Dayday is great."

Zhou Zhou's eyes suddenly lit up like stars.

Jin Ci handed him the towel and water, lowered his eyes and smiled, "How do you feel after running?"

Zhou Zhou raised his head slightly and looked at the other party, wanting to say that although the journey was difficult, he finally persevered, but unexpectedly he said, "... hiccup."

"..." His face suddenly burned up, "Senior Jin... I feel like I'm full."