After a moment of stalemate, Qin Jianye couldn't help but sigh:

"Ranran, I remember when you were a little older, your aunt wanted to teach you needlework, but you refused to do it no matter what.

When I left, the clothes you sewed were all crooked and twisted. It's true that girls change a lot when they grow up. I didn't expect that you can make clothes properly now."

The smile on Lin Ran's face paused when she heard this. She raised her eyes to look at Qin Jianye and could clearly see the nostalgia in his eyes.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

After all, I am not the original owner, this is an unchangeable fact.

And the person Qin Jianye really likes is not himself.

She had thought it wrong before and should have made it clear to others earlier.

Fortunately, it’s not too late now.

…

The few of them waited until Xiaozhong's time.

Lin Ran couldn't wait any longer and couldn't help asking:

"Shi Zhiqing, are you still not feeling well?"

Shi Yan glanced at Qin Jianye who had not left yet and shook his head calmly.

"not yet."

What else could Lin Ran say? She could only patiently continue observing.

After a while, Qin Jianye saw that it was almost noon, so he prepared to go home first.

"Ranran, I'll come find you after dinner."

Lin Ran wasted the other person's time for the whole morning and said something symbolically polite.

"Brother Qin, why don't you just not go back and have lunch at my house."

"No, no, my family must have already taken me to cook."

As he said that, he walked out.

Lin Ran didn't force it, but still walked the person out the door.

Qin Jianye looked back at Lin Ran and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Ran touched her cheek, thinking there was something on her face.

Qin Jianye smiled awkwardly, then spoke hesitantly.

"Ranran, when you're done with your work this afternoon, how about I take you to the mountains to pick wild fruits? Or if you want to go to the commune, we can go for a stroll."

After saying that, he stared at Lin Ran expectantly.

Seeing him like this, Lin Ran pinched her handkerchief and decided to make things clear right away.

If you don’t make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences!

She pursed her lips, thinking of her words in her mind, then looked up at Qin Jianye with a serious expression.

"Brother Qin, I have something to tell you."

"You talk, I'm listening."

Qin Jianye felt a little nervous when he saw Lin Ran suddenly become so serious.

Sure enough, Lin Ran’s next words caught him off guard.

"After this period of contact, I found that Brother Qin's impression of me is still stuck in my childhood. This makes me feel that you seem to like me more when I was a child."

"But now that I'm older, I can't even remember some of the childhood memories you mentioned."

"And people change. For example, yesterday you said I loved eating bayberries when I was a kid, but I don't like them anymore because I can't stand the sour taste."

"So, Brother Qin, thank you for being so kind to me, but I still have to say that we are probably not suitable."

When Qin Jianye heard these words, his face turned pale instantly, as if he couldn't accept it. He grabbed Lin Ran's wrist and tried his best to explain.

"No, that's not the case. I didn't know you didn't like eating bayberries anymore. This is my fault. I promise I'll remember it next time and never make the same mistake again."

At this point, he suddenly realized that when he handed the bayberry to Lin Ran last night, Lin Ran's expression was indeed wrong, but he was too careless at the time and didn't take it to heart.

And he took it for granted that Lin Ran now liked to eat bayberries just like she did when she was a child.

It turns out that I was extremely wrong.

Looking at Shi Yan again, he now realized why Shi Yan did such an inappropriate thing last night. He must have seen it, right?

Even others noticed it, but this idiot of mine had no idea at all and was still urging Lin Ran to eat things she didn't like.

He is so stupid!

The more Qin Jianye thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Although he felt ashamed to keep Lin Ran, he still couldn't help but make a final struggle.

He hadn't realized how deep his feelings for Lin Ran were before. It was not until he was rejected that he deeply realized how important Lin Ran was to him.

This was the only warmth he had in his youth!

How could he have lost it?

Lin Ran could not help but feel the strong emotions in Qin Jianye's eyes, but she could only say sorry silently in her heart.

She is not the original owner after all!

"Brother Qin, forget it. From now on, you will always be my Brother Qin."

But it can only be Second Brother Qin.

Qin Jianye understood the unfinished meaning.

He looked at the guilt and determination in Lin Ran's eyes and knew that he really had no hope.

The hand holding Lin Ran's wrist slowly slipped down, just like his heart slowly sank.

In the end, Qin Jianye left in despair.

…

In the silkworm house.

Shi Yan would look at the door every two seconds.

This impatient mood may have infected Lin Laosan, who directly helped him express his true feelings.

"My little sister just went out to see someone off, why hasn't she come back yet? Is she planning to send Brother Qin home?"

Hearing this, Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat. Could they be making progress so quickly?

If he wasn't afraid of Lin Ran getting angry, he would have wanted to go out and take a look.

Just when Shi Yan was suffering, Lin Ran finally came back.

As soon as Lin Ran came back, Shi Yan couldn't wait to stand up and speak.

"Oh, Comrade Lin, I suddenly remembered that we haven't gone to pick mulberry leaves yet. They are the food for the silkworms."

Lin Ran was a little confused. "Ah? Go now? Then there's no need to continue observing?"

Shi Yan looked calm, but his slightly twinkling eyes still revealed a hint of guilt.

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