Wake up!

"If you don't wake up soon, believe me, I'll leave you alone on the street."

As he spoke, Qiao Muzhi reached out to pull Qin Wan's hands away from his waist.

"Mmm...no..."

"I'm so sleepy..."

The girl's soft murmur made Qiao Muzhi's heart tremble, and his hand, which was tugging at Qin Wan, suddenly froze.

She really is...

"Qin Wan, wake up!"

"Go home and sleep if you want!"

"I don't have time to waste here with you!"

Qiao Muzhi was very unhappy, extremely unhappy, and extremely unhappy.

"..."

After Qiao Muzhi finished speaking, there was still no sound behind him.

But in that instant, he clearly felt the hands around his waist loosen their grip.

"……sorry."

After a long while, a faint voice came from behind him.

"I know that asking this might be abrupt and excessive..."

At this point, Qin Wan paused, seemingly giving Qiao Muzhi time to change his mind.

Strangely, Qiao Muzhi, who had been quite irritable just a moment ago, suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Qin Wan gently bit her lower lip. "Can... I hold you for a while?"

"Just for a little while..."

Qiao Muzhi fell silent.

He neither spoke, nor agreed, nor refused.

"I miss them..." Qin Wan seemed to sense Qiao Muzhi's kindness, tightened her arms around his waist, and murmured softly.

Qiao Muzhi pursed his thin lips and ignored her.

"...I want to so much..."

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never left them, and I never imagined that one day we would be separated by death..."

"After all... I'm still so young..."

"They're still young...and they've always been in very, very good health..."

Qiao Muzhi's thin lips moved slightly. Just as he was hesitating whether to change his words to comfort Qin Wan, he sensitively noticed the sudden dampness on his back.

She...cried?

“You…” Qiao Muzhi opened his mouth, but then fell silent.

Throughout his life, Qiao Muzhi has always only known how to criticize people, never how to comfort them.

Not to mention, Qin Wan's sadness at this moment is not just empty talk.

Whenever she's heartbroken or under a lot of pressure, he'll tease her and call her dramatic.

Unfortunately, Qin Wan's situation is special...

Depend on!

Qiao Muzhi cursed inwardly in frustration.

This woman is no ordinary troublemaker.

A minute passed...

Qin Wan was still crying.

Five minutes have passed...

Qin Wan was still crying.

Ten minutes have passed...

Qin Wan was still crying.

Qiao Muzhi's patience was dwindling, and it was wearing him down more and more.

He rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. This time, he wasn't going to be soft-hearted. He forcefully pulled Qin Wan's hands off his waist and got out of the car decisively.

"Get down!"

"I'll take you home."

Qiao Muzhi stared blankly at Qin Wan, who looked completely bewildered.

Their eyes met...

Seeing the faint displeasure in his eyes, Qin Wan bit her lower lip lightly, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes.

"……Feel sorry."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Muzhi frowned slightly and gave her a strange look. "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"

Qin Wan looked up at him and gently explained, "I'm sorry to have troubled you for the whole night."

"It's my fault for affecting your mood..."

Before Qin Wan could finish speaking, Qiao Muzhi interrupted her impatiently.

"Do you talk so much nonsense when you're drunk?"

Qin Wan: "..."

"Get out of the car." Qiao Muzhi reminded her again when he saw that she had finally quieted down.

Qin Wan glanced at him, then shifted her body, struggling to get out of the car.

As soon as her legs touched the ground, they suddenly went weak...

Just as she was about to make intimate contact with the ground, a large hand grabbed her arm, and a dark face stared at her.

"I've never seen a more troublesome woman than you!!" Qiao Muzhi said through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, a hint of grievance flashed across Qin Wan's eyes.

"I didn't mean to..."

Yes, she did it on purpose, so what?!

Besides, he's a lifelong bachelor who never hangs out with girls. Apart from Qin Wan, has Qiao Muzhi ever seen any other women?

Thinking of this, Qin Wan curled her lips where Qiao Muzhi couldn't see, a smug look flashing in her eyes.

"How many buildings?"

Seeing her head bowed and silent, as if she were heartbroken, Qiao Muzhi irritably tore off the car keys.

"One building."

Qiao Muzhi felt a little better after receiving this answer.

One building, located not far from the entrance of the residential area.

In other words, he could send Qin Wan back early and escape sooner.

Thinking of this, Qiao Muzhi shook the key in his hand, glanced at Qin Wan indifferently, and urged coldly, "Let's go, I'll take you in."

"No, no need. We're already at the apartment complex. I can manage on my own." Qin Wan waved her hands repeatedly, looking like she didn't want to trouble Qiao Muzhi.

Seeing this, Qiao Muzhi chuckled, then suddenly stopped in his tracks. He glanced at Qin Wan and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Really not going to do it?"

Qin Wan nodded obediently, "Mmm."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Muzhi smiled, a smile that held a profound meaning.

Under Qin Wan's questioning gaze, Qiao Muzhi suddenly extended a finger and gently pushed her shoulder...

"Da da da..."

Qin Wan staggered back several steps, finally collapsing onto the motorcycle with a slump.

She blinked her big, bewildered eyes, looking at Qiao Muzhi with a blank expression, her head seemingly tilted to the side.

"……puff."

Qiao Muzhi couldn't help it. Even though he didn't laugh out loud, the high curve of his lips and his trembling shoulders clearly told Qin Wan that he was laughing at her.

Qin Wan was depressed...

She took a deep breath and stood up again. She glared at Qiao Muzhi fiercely and muttered softly, "You're bullying me!"

She had tried so hard to make her face look angry, and she had tried so hard to make her tone sound angry.

For some reason, the words she spoke were soft and gentle, not only harmless but also making people want to laugh and continue to bully her.

"Childish." Qiao Muzhi glanced at her for a second, then scoffed and mocked.

Qin Wan: "..." That's so unfair!

"Qiao Muzhi, you've gone too far!" Qin Wan accused.

Qiao Mu stepped forward, grabbed her by the collar, and pulled her forward.

"Yes, I'm being too much, too much, that I have to meddle in your affairs and help you get rid of those bad romantic prospects."

"So outrageous that they'd help you chase away the creepy guys who were hitting on you in the bar."

"It's so outrageous that they invite you to drink and get drunk, and then insist on shamelessly taking you home."

"To be honest, in all my years of life, this is the first time I, Qiao Muzhi, have ever treated a woman so 'excessively'."

"So Qin Wan, you should feel honored, you know?"

"This is the first time I've treated you so badly."

"Others don't get this kind of treatment."

Qiao Muzhi didn't care whether Qin Wan could remember anything because she was drunk. While talking about his "excessive" sacrifices, he didn't forget to glance at Qin Wan beside him out of the corner of his eye.

To be honest, he didn't understand it either.

There are so many pitiful people in this world. He used to never meddle in other people's business, so why did he make an exception for Qin Wan?

Qiao Muzhi frowned, completely baffled...