Chapter 356 Colorful Candy Wrappers

Meng Anran lay down directly, resting her head on Qin Mu's legs, raised her hand and pinched his cheek, "So you are jealous?"

"No." Qin Mu held her hand and sighed softly, "I can't forgive him, and I can't accept you letting go of the past and reconciling with him."

Meng Anran was stunned. She had never expected this answer.

Qin Mu continued, "He nearly killed you many times. Every time I see the scars on your body, I hate him even more. You can choose to lend a hand and pull him out of the abyss, but I can't forgive him just because you care about him."

Lu Yi and Lu Heng are different after all.

Although An Xiaoran's PTSD was caused by Lu Heng, Lu Heng never hurt Meng Anran from beginning to end, and even saved her from Lu Yi many times.

So An Xiaoran let go of her prejudice and fear towards Lu Heng and accepted this elder brother again. He would respect and support her.

But Lu Yi can't do that.

Every scar on An Xiaoran's body reminded him all the time that Lu Yi was a dangerous person, the one who almost prevented him from seeing An Xiaoran again.

He felt insecure because An Xiaoran cared about Lu Yi more than he could have imagined. He couldn't bear to see An Xiaoran and Lu Yi reconcile - that would inevitably lead to many quarrels between him and her.

Just like today.

Meng Anran understood that Qin Mu was worried about her.

The scars on her body will heal, but the ones in Qin Mu's heart will not.

"I know it's hard for you to accept." She played with his bony hands, the scorching warmth always comforting her. "Even I still care about the past."

"Then why did you help him?" Qin Mu was puzzled. If it was just because Lu Yi used self-harm to control his illness at Liu Zhi's engagement party and wanted to remind her, this favor should have been repaid long ago.

"Actually, I have very conflicting thoughts. Ever since I discovered Bai Yujin's plan, I feel that Lu Yi's life is miserable. His crazy actions were beyond his control, and he shouldn't be held responsible."

Meng Anran raised her head slightly and met his eyes that were filled with heartache. "But the scars on my body tell me that no matter what the reason, the injuries I have suffered and everything I have experienced are real and should not be erased like this."

She was helping him. The little bit of care she had received in her childhood made it impossible for her to abandon Lu Yi. But she also hated him. Every scar on her body was a pain that could not be erased.

Maybe she will get along well with Lu Yi, maybe one day she will really forget the pain, but that must be because she is living a very happy life now, so happy that she can use sweetness to make up for the defects in her heart.

And the only person who can give her happiness is Qin Mu.

"I told you that you will always be number one in my heart." She sat up, cupped Qin Mu's face in her hands, and licked his lips several times, smiling sweetly as she said, "You are the only one who transcends family and friendship. I may not be particularly sensitive to emotions, but next time if I do something that makes you feel uncomfortable, tell me directly."

Qin Mu finally had a smile on his face. He reached out and hooked the girl into his arms, pinched her chin with his other hand, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Then... let's do something comfortable tonight?"

Meng Anran's hand climbed onto his neck, "How about we take a hot spring bath together?"

It was rare that she wasn't shy and even actively extended an invitation. How could Qin Mu not honor her?

He immediately picked her up and walked towards the private hot spring.

It is said that not quarreling does not mean a stable relationship. Only when you continue to love someone after a quarrel can your love last.

They had never had a quarrel in more than 20 years. This sudden outburst of emotion made Qin Mu understand Meng Anran's thoughts better and was more certain that she loved him.

When she came out of the hot spring pool, Meng Anran was already completely limp, leaning in Qin Mu's arms and drowsy.

It turns out that it is best not to exercise when people are tired. She just felt her head was swollen.

After dressing her, Qin Mu carried her to the bed and covered her with a blanket.

I was planning to pack the things I would take with me for hiking tomorrow, but I accidentally found a square iron box the size of a ring box in her bag.

When she opened it, there was a thick stack of colorful candy wrappers inside - the same wrappers that came with the jar of candy he had given her.

Qin Mu glanced at the girl sleeping soundly on the bed, and couldn't help but count the candy wrappers out of curiosity.

But I saw two silver rings under the candy wrapper.

It is obvious that they are a pair of rings. There is no jewelry inlaid on them, but the style, design and carving workmanship are very exquisite.

He took out the men's ring in surprise and put it on his ring finger nervously. The size was not right.

At that moment, a corner of Qin Mu's heart collapsed silently.

If it was a ring for him, why couldn't the size be correct?

If not for him, who else could I give the ring to?

The person on the bed turned over unconsciously, making some noises. Qin Mu was startled, but seeing that she was still asleep, he quietly put the ring back into the iron box.

With an uneasy heart, he lay down beside her, turned off the lights, and held her in his arms.

Enveloped by the familiar smell and warmth, Meng Anran subconsciously leaned into his arms, completely unaware of how complicated the boy's thoughts were at the moment.

The next morning, the sky cleared up.

Warm sunlight poured in through the gaps in the bamboo curtains on the window. Meng Anran frowned at the sting of the sunlight and hid in Qin Mu's arms.

Feeling the girl pushing closer to his arms, Qin Mu unconsciously hugged her tightly, stroking the back of her head with his big hands.

The beautiful morning was interrupted by a knock on the door. Meng Chenghong knocked on the door and shouted, "Second sister! Brother Mu! Get up! We agreed to go hiking today, hurry up and get going!"

Meng Anran sat up with a face full of resentment and raised her voice towards the door, "Got it. Go have breakfast first and meet in the lobby later."

"Okay!" Meng Chenghong completed the wake-up service perfectly, and ran back excitedly to have breakfast with his elder sister.

Inside the room, Qin Mu rubbed the girl's head lovingly. Seeing her resentful expression, he couldn't help but laugh, "Blame me. I tossed around too long last night and didn't give you enough time to rest."

Meng Anran tilted her head and fell directly on his shoulder, her body limp like a puddle of water: "I'm tired. I can't get better without the sandwich."

Qin Mu chuckled, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "I'll go to the kitchen to make it for you later. Get up and wash up first, don't keep Kona and the others waiting for too long."

"Okay." Meng Anran stretched and finally got out of bed willingly.

She put on a knitted coat and headed straight for the bathroom. As she passed the locker, she keenly noticed that the position of her backpack had changed.

She turned her head and glanced at Qin Mu who was getting dressed, "Baby, did you rummage through my bag?"

Qin Mu suddenly felt inexplicably guilty and touched his nose. "Well, I packed my luggage last night."

Meng Anran narrowed her eyes slightly, walked slowly to him, and looked at him dangerously: "Did you open the iron box in my bag?"