Chapter 132 Okay, I'll Follow You

Gu Nan regretted his recklessness and physical behavior.

Qi Yan thought she regretted the promise she made to him and thought he was a burden.

For a moment, Qi Yan felt mixed emotions.

He did feel something when Gu Nan touched him and wanted to avoid her. He was very shy, but it was still within his control. If he didn't want her to get close to him, he could just push her away.

But he didn't, because when he heard Gu Nan say, "Follow me, and you won't be bullied anymore," he was shamefully moved.

If possible, he would like to spend the cold winter in a warm house. He would like to sleep on a soft bed and a brand new, warm quilt without going hungry. When his classmates bully him, there would be someone who would feel sorry for him and find a way to help him.

He suffered a lot from his parents' repeated reproaches of "Why do others bully you but not others?" He didn't want to be bullied anymore, and didn't want to pick up bottles alone in the dark night. He wanted someone to shelter him from the wind and rain, to support him, and to make his life easier.

He is willing to give his body to Gu Nan, even if it means taking advantage of the situation. Gu Nan is good to him, so he is willing to take a chance like a moth to a flame.

Qi Yan knew that he had a dirty mind and had fallen into depravity, but it was too difficult to go on alone. He had been holding on alone for 19 years. He was tired and in pain. He had seen the warm sun and did not want to go back to the cold hell.

We are all adults, we just get what we need, it's no big deal.

And Gu Nan was really good to him. Even if everything in the past two days was just a dream when the matches were burning, he was willing to be a little match girl, lighting one match after another, until there was nothing left.

Qi Yan had been playing the role of a man who was poor but had a strong will for too long. He wanted to slide down from the high platform of Qingao and slide onto Gu Nan's bed to experience the feeling of being poor but with a weak will and being overwhelmed by desires.

He even shamelessly comforted himself: being respected is also his ability.

But at this moment, he lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Nan, and once again felt ashamed of himself.

He calculated the pros and cons and wanted Gu Nan to be his umbrella of protection, but she was reflecting that her approach was wrong and she was not good enough to him.

His little thoughts were so despicable that he couldn't even speak of them.

"Sister." He spoke, his throat a little tight, as if something was blocking it, and he couldn't swallow or spit it out, making his whole chest feel stuffy.

"Do you still mean what you said before?"

His legs had been released from paralysis by Qi Yan's long silence. Gu Nan was thinking about running away again when he was suddenly startled by his shout.

"What?" she asked carefully, observing Qi Yan's expression.

"You like me. If I follow you, I won't have to suffer those bullying words anymore." Seeing her looking at him, Qi Yan smiled at her, but he smiled too little, his muscles were stiff, and the curve of his mouth didn't look like a smile, but more like crying.

Gu Nan was a little stunned and nodded, "Of course."

Qi Yan took a step forward, took Gu Nan's hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Okay, I'll go with you."

His voice was trembling, and his hands were trembling too. His two frozen red hands tried many times to alternate and finally grab Gu Nan's hand completely.

One red, one white, one swollen, one slender, the contrast is tragic and ugly.

Qi Yan took a quick look and then turned his gaze away. He bent down and kissed the stunned Gu Nan.

Gu Nan was startled by his sudden action before he could react. He even forgot to prepare to kick him in the lower back and limp his leg, and just subconsciously dodged backwards.

But there was a wall behind her, and she leaned against it, which made Qi Yan's movements more convenient.

Qi Yan kissed those cherry-red lips.

Gu Nan tilted his head and a hurried kiss landed on her cheek.

His lips were dry and slightly cold, his breathing was rapid, and his trembling body seemed very nervous.

Qi Yan felt a little embarrassed when he found out that he had kissed the wrong person. He became even more nervous and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

But he persisted and continued to kiss her.

Gu Nan: “……!?”

Which step did she miss???

Gu Nan pushed him away with force and stepped to the side at the same time. The posture of their two people changed from being against the wall to being in confrontation.

She raised her hand to stop Qi Yan from catching up, "Wait a minute, let me slow down."

The situation suddenly changed from a chase to a kiss. Death was unlikely. Gu Nan held his forehead with one hand and paced back and forth, recalling everything that had happened tonight.

Qi Yan stood there stupidly, with a somewhat stiff expression.

Gu Nan was thinking again that the way he offered the kiss would be too ugly, too eager, and too worthless.

He looked at Gu Nan, who was frowning in thought, and his mind suddenly went numb and stopped working.

After a long time, Gu Nan finally figured things out and sighed softly.

Was she too despicable? By playing the role of a lewd cannon fodder, she actually diverted Qi Yanqing's innocent train of thought in such a strange direction?

A top student at National Tsing Hua University, a talented painter with a promising future, actually agreed to be with a little girl.

It seems that Qi Yan is quite sensible and knows what "follow" means.

It's really frustrating.

Gu Nan raised his eyes to look at Qi Yan, who was becoming increasingly bewildered, and said solemnly, "Have you made up your mind? You can't regret it."

The verdict was finally handed down, and Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "If you don't regret it, then I won't regret it either."

Things had come to this point, and Gu Nan hesitated for a moment before giving in.

He walked over and offered his hand, "Let's go home."

Qi Yan raised his hand and placed it on Gu Nan's palm somewhat awkwardly.

Gu Nan's hands were delicate and soft, with slender fingers and warm palms, but his hands were rough, wrinkled and covered with scars.

Qi Yan only held her hand lightly, not daring to hold it firmly.

The crisis was over, and Gu Nan began to plan his future life. He asked Qi Yan, "Are you paying for your tuition and living expenses yourself or your parents?"

Qi Yan: "Tuition is a loan, and living expenses are paid by myself."

The best thing he had done in his life was probably to sign a student loan contract with Vicostar. Although signing the contract meant selling himself and he would have to work at Vicostar to pay off the debt after graduation, it was still better than wasting the opportunity.

Gu Nan smiled at him and said, "From now on, your living expenses will be covered by me. Study hard and try to publish a comic book while you're still in school."

Qi Yan pursed her lips and blushed.

His heart was pounding, his whole body was hot, and the hand that Gu Nan was holding seemed to be running with thin electric currents, making his entire arm numb.

He knew his hands were shaking again, but he couldn't control it.

"I……"

Gu Nan raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong with you?"

Qi Yan wanted to say that he might be sick, but he was afraid that she would dislike him, so the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

Seeing this, Gu Nan stopped and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything you can't tell me now?"

Qi Yan's face turned even redder, feeling very ashamed.

He thought he could look at the relationship between the two rationally and be a qualified pet, but he suddenly found it difficult.

His aloofness was real, and his aloofness was not entirely a disguise. He coveted her kindness, but was not yet ready to commit herself.

Seeing him struggling to speak, Gu Nan couldn't help but want to tease him and said with a smile, "You're so nervous, are you thinking about something weird?"