Chapter 88 Chapter 88 “Can’t you just say something nice?

Lin Qianyuan didn't say anything. She clasped her hands across her chest and quietly clenched her clothes. After a brief moment, she let go and stared at him indifferently.

Pei Lanqing thought about it, bent down even lower, and kissed her cheek. She didn't move at all, so he kissed her again and didn't move away after the kiss.

Lin Qianyuan raised her eyes slightly, and met the gentle tranquility in his eyes. She then shifted her gaze, her aura intact. "What are you doing now?"

Pei Lanqing put down what he was holding, took her hand again, and spoke slowly, "To comfort you."

Lin Qianyuan lowered his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly. When he raised his head again, he still didn't say a word, but his eyes were slightly red.

Pei Lanqing's heart softened at her gaze, and he pulled her into his arms, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry I didn't get to know you sooner."

Lin Qianyuan hugged him, tears welled up in her eyes, silently sliding down, soaking his clothes bit by bit.

Pei Lanqing only let go of her when she felt better. He raised his hand and gently wiped away her tears. "I'm not questioning you, nor am I blaming you."

He held her face in his hands, foreheads touching, and their eyes naturally met. "To be honest, I'm quite happy. So, would you like to tell me what you think?"

Lin Qianyuan longed to look deep into his eyes. After a few seconds, she closed her eyes and clutched the corner of his clothes. Soon, she seemed to lose her temper and opened her eyes dejectedly, calling his name, "Pei Lanqing."

Since he was being honest with her, she shouldn't hide anything. She told him calmly, "I'm not normal."

Pei Lanqing stared at her for a long time, frowning, and asked the point that concerned him, "Have you... done this to anyone else?"

"What?" Lin Qianyuan frowned upon hearing this, "No."

"Oh," Pei Lanqing was a little pleased, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked curiously, "Why?"

Lin Qianyuan's frown deepened, and he clarified with a slight downward curve of his lips, "I don't like them."

Pei Lanqing couldn't help but laugh. He smiled lightly and kissed her on the lips, "Lin Qianyuan, I don't mind. Because I know you like me. This is just your way of expressing your love. You didn't hurt me. I like you too."

Lin Qianyuan raised her eyes helplessly. She had never met anyone like him before: clean, pure, sincere, and always so gentle and resolute. She knew she was wrong, but she didn't regret it. Just like the first time she saw him, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you really not afraid of me?"

After saying that, she pulled his hand down. Feeling that he didn't realize what the problem was, she lowered her head and said, "What did Liang Siyu tell you? Don't you have anything to add?"

Pei Lanqing felt her holding his palm, so he shook it back and briefly summarized the content of their conversation this afternoon.

Lin Qianyuan listened quietly and silently acknowledged everything, as if he had nothing to add. He was careful and could deduce the true nature of things by thinking carefully.

Pei Lanqing exerted a little force on his hands, drawing her attention. "I have another question."

Lin Qianyuan subconsciously wanted to loosen her hand, but she couldn't pull it back. She was held tightly. She could only give up and calm down. "Ask."

Pei Lanqing was a little confused, "How do you know where I am?" He could figure out everything else, but he didn't understand this. The location of his phone was not shared with her, but apart from his phone, he didn't usually carry anything with him.

Lin Qianyuan turned away and said, "Keychain."

Pei Lanqing was distracted for a moment, "The one you gave me?"

Lin Qianyuan didn't dare look at him, staring at the ground. "Well," she couldn't hear any movement, and still didn't dare to raise her head. "I took it out, on the second day after I moved in."

"That……"

Lin Qianyuan looked up at him and noticed that he was looking at the watch box. She frowned, took her hand away from his palm, and hugged it to her chest, "There's nothing in this."

She said it frankly, "You are by my side, and I don't need it."

After saying that, Lin Qianyuan looked directly at him and asked, "What do you think?"

This person... Pei Lanqing smiled when he saw her like this, pulled the person in front of him, put his arms around her waist, and bent down to kiss her ear.

But within seconds, she blushed, and he chuckled and pulled away, but he didn't let go of his hand, which was on her waist. "What do you mean by I think?"

He glanced at her with a resentful look on his face, "Can't you just say something nice?"

Guessing what she was thinking and what was making her feel insecure, Pei Lanqing quickly spoke to her in a serious tone, "Lin Qianyuan, kinship refers to a social relationship between people arising from marriage, blood ties, and legal fictions. Kinship itself is an identity. Once established, it cannot be arbitrarily changed or dissolved unless otherwise provided by law. Based on the reason for the kinship relationship, kinship can be divided into three categories: spouse, blood relatives, and in-laws."

"A spouse is a husband and wife, a relationship formed between a man and a woman through marriage. The marital relationship encompasses both personal and financial relationships. While alive, we have obligations and rights like mutual fidelity, mutual support, and the responsibility of managing daily household affairs. In death, we are each other's first heirs. From the moment we marry, we are one through life, old age, sickness, and death. Do you understand this?"

Lin Qianyuan listened to his unhurried tone, and the uneasiness in her heart was gradually soothed. She nodded, raised her hands and hugged him without saying a word.

Pei Lanqing stroked her hair and kissed her forehead. Just as he was about to hug her tightly with a smile, he heard her say in a dull voice in his arms: "Pei Lanqing, can you ask me that question again?"

"Which one?"

"Just... the original one."

Pei Lanqing thought carefully and asked tentatively, "Lin Qianyuan, can I understand that you started to like me from then on?"

"Yeah," Lin Qianyuan buried her face in his arms, "I like it."

She didn't want to deny it.

At that time, she didn't think that she loved him. Until one day a while ago after she returned to China, she was distracted by the painting. When she regained her attention, the short Latin sentence had already appeared in the lower right corner of the canvas. She always realized it too late.

Pei Lanqing couldn't help but laugh and hugged her tightly. After a while, he said to her solemnly, "Lin Qianyuan, thank you."

Lin Qianyuan was silent for a moment. She knew exactly what he was referring to, but she still didn't want to hear it. "Don't talk about this," she said, looking up. "Is Uncle okay?"

Pei Lanqing hummed softly, "Very good."

Lin Qianyuan nodded, "That's good."

In the evening, Liang Siyu pondered for a long time at home in front of his sister. A surge of energy ignited in his chest, and he was determined to confess, so he called her again.

Lin Qianyuan was in the studio. It was late autumn and the night wind was cold. She closed the studio window and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Liang Siyu smoothed his sister's hair, looking listless. "Lin Qianyuan, would you kill someone?"

Lin Qianyuan narrowed his eyes, understanding what he was going to say, and pretended not to know, "What do you mean?"

Liang Siyu scratched his hair this time, and changed his words when they were on the tip of his tongue, trying to shirk responsibility. "To be honest, this is not my fault. He just sat there, looking at you calmly. Can you lie? I can't."

Finally, he came to a conclusion, "Pei Lanqing is the only one to blame."

"What do you mean?" Lin Qianyuan had originally not intended to do anything, but now his expression turned completely cold. He twitched his lips and said, "I didn't hear you clearly just now. Can you please say it again?"

"..." Liang Siyu was speechless and almost vomited blood. He had nothing to say, "Is this the point? Shouldn't you be curious about what I have to say to you?"

"I'm not curious. I already know everything."

"Did he quarrel with you?"

"No," Lin Qianyuan lowered his eyes, and explained in a rare good temper, "We never quarrel."

Liang Siyu was stunned by what he heard. He held the phone away to read the note on the screen, then held it closer and said in a daze, "Are you still Lin Qianyuan?"

Lin Qianyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes, "What else?"

Pei Lanqing called her from the balcony. She covered the receiver and answered, then said, "I have something else to do. I'm hanging up."

Liang Siyu was still in a daze. He put down his phone and stared at it for a long time until the phone automatically turned off. Then he raised his hand and rubbed the goose bumps on his arms. He always felt that this was as strange as a supernatural event, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.

He nodded, comforting himself.

Lin Qianyuan walked out of the studio and went to the balcony.

Pei Lanqing was squatting in front of a pot of Clivia, smiling and waving at her, asking her to come over.

Lin Qianyuan stood next to him, but after a few seconds, he squatted down with him and turned to ask, "What's wrong?"

Pei Lanqing pointed to the middle of the leaf and asked, "Do you see it?"

"What?" Lin Qianyuan looked in the direction of his finger. "Flower bud?"

"Yes," Pei Lanqing smiled. Noticing someone staring at him, he raised his hand and touched her head before continuing to observe the buds. "In late autumn, the temperature difference between day and night increases significantly, which is conducive to the plant's transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth. This is a critical period for Clivia to develop flower buds."

Lin Qianyuan nodded, turned around, and watched him work silently.

Pei Lanqing finished the maintenance work at hand and pulled her up. "Are you free tomorrow?"

Lin Qianyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he lowered his mouth, not really caring, "You want to ask me out?"

Pei Lanqing heard her words clearly and couldn't help laughing. He looked at her silently without answering.

Lin Qianyuan didn't know what he was thinking, so he agreed reluctantly, "Okay then, it's not like I don't have time."

Pei Lanqing said "oh" and said readily: "But I haven't said what time it is."

"I..." Lin Qianyuan curled her lips, realizing that he was doing it on purpose, and immediately didn't want to pay attention to him. She turned her head away and said, "No matter what time you are free."

Pei Lanqing smiled mischievously, leaned over and kissed her, then stopped teasing her and said to her seriously, "I have to go to school tomorrow afternoon to participate in a practical exchange activity. It will end early, so I'll come back to pick you up and go for a physical examination with you. Is that okay?"

Lin Qianyuan agreed readily, "Sure." But she couldn't help but ask more out of curiosity, "Are there a lot of people attending that event?

Pei Lanqing thought for a moment and nodded, "Similar to a lecture."

Lin Qianyuan also nodded, "I want to go."

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The author has something to say: I have something going on today and tomorrow, so I may not be able to finish writing by the early morning of tomorrow (the 3rd). I will probably update it later, and I will let you know if I really can't.