Qu Qingzhu had just wiped the water off his hands when he looked up to find Qin Yunie staring intently at them. He lowered his eyes slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "Go out."

Qin Yunie let out an "Oh" and came to her senses, then quickly walked out. She was secretly annoyed, thinking it was so embarrassing.

Just as Qu Qingzhu was about to rest, Qin Yunie was naturally kicked out of his house. However, she did not give up. She pushed the door of Qu Qingzhu's house and asked, "So you are not leaving for the last few days, right?"

Qu Qingzhu hummed a low "hmm" and said concisely, "I'm not leaving."

Qin Yunie was delighted, her eyes curved, and she said with a smile, "That's good."

After watching the door close, Qin Yunie happily ran back to her home, opening and closing the door in one go. She set the alarm on her phone, climbed into bed, and quickly took off her clothes to sleep...

*

In the following days, Qin Yunie followed Qu Qingzhu to the bar as usual. When he was mixing drinks at the bar, she would watch quietly; when he was looking at reports in the office, she would sit beside him and read quietly. The two of them were inseparable.

Soon, it was the day that Qin Yunie was going to participate in a live variety show. That night, Qin Yunie stood at the kitchen door, looking at Qu Qingzhu who was washing dishes, and said, "I have to leave for a few days tomorrow to record a variety show. I won't be able to accompany you from now on."

Qu Qingzhu paused while washing the dishes, then said, "It's okay. I don't need you to accompany me anyway. Your work is more important."

"Don't you feel reluctant to leave me at all?" Qin Yunie asked with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"No." Qu Qingzhu said without hesitation.

"You...you've really gone too far." Qin Yunie's temper suddenly erupted. She walked forward quickly, took the bowl from Qu Qingzhu's hand and put it aside, then pushed Qu Qingzhu against the cupboard behind.

Because of the height difference, Qin Yunie looked up at the person in front of her. Qu Qingzhu lowered her eyes slightly, looking at her quietly, without taking the initiative to speak.

The two of them stared at each other, one taller than the other, and in the end, Qin Yunie was the first to give in. Her voice was aggrieved and low as she called out Qu Qingzhu's name, "Qu Qingzhu, is it so hard to say you can't bear to leave me?"

There was a moist light in her eyes, and she looked at Qu Qingzhu with a wronged and pitiful look, her eyes not moving at all.

Qu Qingzhu stared at Qin Yunie quietly for several seconds, then slowly raised his hand and gently touched her face.

His voice was low and magnetic as he asked, "Are you feeling wronged?"

Qin Yunie nodded without a second thought. She felt truly aggrieved. Ever since she met this man, she had always been the one taking the initiative, while his attitude towards her had always been indifferent. Qin Yunie secretly thought that if she hadn't taken the initiative to talk to him right now, Qu Qingzhu might not have even bothered to talk to her.

Qu Qingzhu lowered his eyes and asked softly, "Where's your phone?"

Qin Yunie was stunned for a moment, then replied, "My phone is at home, I didn't bring it with me."

He uttered a small "hmm," then gently pushed Qin Yunie aside, walked past her, and said calmly, "Let's go."

Qin Yunie was stunned for a while, then asked in confusion, "Where are we going?"

"Take you home."

Qin Yunie refused to give in. She tugged at the corner of Qu Qingzhu's clothes, stopping him from moving forward. She looked at him firmly and said, "You haven't told me yet. Is it difficult for you to talk to me first?"

Qu Qingzhu lowered his eyes and looked quietly at the fair and slender little hand holding the corner of his clothes, but this time the hand was stubborn and the fingers were turning white from the force.

Qu Qingzhu stretched out his hand slightly, removed the hand from the corner of his clothes, then lowered his eyes to look at Qin Yunie, and said in a calm tone: "I will know the answer when I get your phone."

Qin Yunie quickly retracted her hand and looked straight into Qu Qingzhu's deep eyes. However, after just a moment, she hurriedly looked away. When she met Qu Qingzhu's gaze, it seemed that she was the only one whose heartbeat accelerated.

She was probably really "poisoned" by Qu Qingzhu, and was deeply trapped in it, unable to extricate herself.

After saying goodbye to Qu Qingzhu at the door of her house, Qin Yunie slowly walked into the room and picked up the phone next to the bed. When she unlocked the phone, she saw many unread messages on WeChat. Qin Yunie hadn't even clicked on them yet, but she saw that the account with the note "Qu Qingzhu" had the latest unread message.

She clicked on it with joy, and saw four words clearly displayed on it: Go early and come back early.

When Qin Yunie saw these four words, her depressed mood instantly became excited. She couldn't help laughing and fell on the bed. She opened WeChat emoticons, sent a rabbit emoticon with an "hmm", and then rolled around happily on the bed, thinking that this was a response and her efforts were not in vain.

Qin Yunie was so happy at this moment that she was about to explode. Even the sadness of not being able to see Qu Qingzhu in the next few days disappeared without a trace.

*

After the variety show recording, Qin Yunie successfully became good friends with Qu Qingdai. She returned to Jing City with great joy, looking forward to seeing Qu Qingzhu who had been waiting for her. However, she did not expect that upon her return, this person left Jing City and returned to Hai City without saying anything.

Qin Yunie was very confused about this and didn't understand what had happened. Before she left, she had felt a glimmer of hope, but reality dealt her a heavy blow, as if teaching her a lesson.

Qu Qingzhu started to avoid her again. Qin Yunie was now completely at a loss and could only helplessly wait for Qu Qingdai to come to Jing City. She hoped that her sister could help her then.