Chapter 67

"By the way, you haven't answered me yet. Did you go to see Chang Yuqing just for me?"

Still can't get around this problem.

Qiu An was a little anxious. She gently bit the soft flesh on the inside of her mouth where Ran Long couldn't see her until she tasted a hint of blood. Ran Long was still waiting for her patiently.

Qiu An loosened his teeth, sighed inaudibly, and replied reluctantly, "At first."

"Initially?" Ranlong was puzzled. "Then was it for something else? Do you want to cooperate with Chiye?"

Qiu An shook his head: "We didn't cooperate."

"Is your studio operating normally? Do you need help from Chiye?"

"unnecessary."

"It can't be a relationship issue, right? Do you like her? Does she like you?"

"No, that's not the question." Qiu An avoided her gaze and didn't want to look at her.

Perhaps because he had just apologized and Qiu An hadn't pursued the matter, the lingering guilt in his heart made Ran Long quite patient: "Then can you tell me what it was all about?"

It is the deepest fear and the darkest shadow in her heart.

She didn't want to say it, especially not to Ranlong.

Ranlong's career and life are getting better. She hopes that Ranlong's future will be smooth, with light everywhere and he will never see the filth under the abyss again.

Even though, even though she is filthy.

Seeing Qiu An didn't answer, Ran Long changed the question and asked her, "Will you still go to see her later?"

It was as if an invisible giant hand attached itself to the back of Qiu An's head, forcing her to nod.

Ranlong frowned: "Why? You said it yourself, she is very dangerous, you don't let me go to her, but you want to send yourself to her? You know, that day I almost..."

At this point, her throat unexpectedly clenched uncontrollably, like a spasm, preventing her from expressing the fear in her heart. Even though she hadn't been actually hurt, even though she thought she had already stopped caring.

It turns out that there are real shadows that are hard to describe, they are physiological and cannot be expressed in words.

Ranlong held Qiu An's hand.

She must say it.

"...Invasion, the one who violated is her! Did she do something to you? Are you threatened by her? Can you tell me? We can work together to find a solution."

Qiu An stared at her, and a ray of light seemed to flash in his bottomless eyes.

Sadly, it disappeared quickly.

My palms are sweating again. I can't tell whose sweat it is.

After a long while, Qiu An said, "Chang Yuqing knows some information I need, you don't need to worry about it."

Qiu An told her not to worry, but didn't tell her not to worry.

Without waiting for Ranlong to respond, Qiu An let go of her hand, spread her arms apart, lowered his head, and snuggled into her arms like a coquettish little girl.

Ranlong thought she wanted a hug, and just as he was about to hug her back, he felt a warm and soft touch on his neck.

Juan was kissing her neck.

She was moving very fast and anxiously, going down inch by inch with no intention of stopping.

She didn't want to get close to Qiu An in this situation, so she gently pushed her away: "Qiu An, don't do this."

"What's wrong? Don't you want it?"

Qiu An raised his eyes, still deep, but the calmness that he had hidden for years was gone, replaced by a frivolous tease and a deadly seduction, as if he wanted to pull Ranlong to sink with him.

She asked for Ranlong's opinion, but her hands showed no intention of being polite to her. She circled her waist twice and then went straight into the hem of her clothes.

Ranlong was extremely worried. The unfamiliar Qiu An had returned to this body.

He acted uncharacteristically, disregarding her wishes and trying to be intimate with her despite her resistance.

It was clearly she who said that she wanted to stop the physical relationship, and it was also she who kissed and touched him first.

She goes back on her word, and I wonder if she is struggling in her heart as well.

Fortunately, this time the dyer was very patient.

Qiu An was the person she had lost and found again. No amount of patience could make up for the harm he had done to her over the years.

At least initially, Qiu An went to Chang Yuqing for her own sake. Does this mean that Qiu An cares about her very, very much? Does this mean that Qiu An actually likes her a little bit?

A little bit is enough.

Sometimes people only need a little bit of light to go a long way.

Ranlong took Qiu An's hand off her waist, lowered her eyebrows to avoid Qiu An's gaze, and then poured her pink thoughts on the back of her hand that she could not see.

She gently kissed the back of Juan's hand.

"No, we won't do it anymore."

Because from now on, I want to love you well.

A friends-with-benefits relationship can end at the whim of one party, right?

So she didn't wait for Qiu An to answer, but stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late, I'm going back first."

The goodbye came suddenly, but Qiu An didn't try to keep her. He walked her to the door and watched her change her shoes.

"By the way, can you get me an autograph? I just met a neighbor on the road, and her kids really like you."

"Can."

Qiu An walked to the TV cabinet, took out a dozen autographed photos, took the top one and handed it to Ranlong.

Ranlong took it and found that it was a still from a drama. The person in the photo had his small nose tip frozen red in the snowy night.

"You always have this kind of stuff ready?"

"Yeah. Just like a social card, there are always relatives and children who like it. Keep it ready at all times, so you can do a favor."

"Then I owe you another favor."

"It doesn't matter. If it's you, no matter how much you owe, it won't count."

Ranlong could hear the irregular and disorderly beating of his heart. The words "heart beating fast" had never been so concrete.

If her mind hadn't told her that it was just a heartbeat, Ranlong would have covered her chest to prevent Qiu An from being hit by the deer.

Is she too sensitive?

Is she too self-indulgent?

Why is it that after I’ve confirmed my feelings, everything I see and hear seems ambiguous?

Qiu An is really something. He clearly doesn't like her, but he still says this kind of words to tease her.

There are three major illusions in life. Be careful not to fall into the trap at the wrong time.

Ranlong cleared his throat and tried to keep his tone normal: "Then... please do me a favor and give me an extra one."

Qiu An raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not ask any more questions and pulled out another card from the pile.

Ranlong didn't know if Qiu An noticed it, but she sensed that something was amiss, so she explained, "The children of that family are... twins."

Ranlong took the photo and looked at it. This one was different from the first one. In the photo, Qiu An was looking at the camera with a smile on her face as the fire of the fairy wand danced.

That's too little. Is it too late to change it to triplets now?

Qiu An is so beautiful in both photos. Which one should she keep?

This is such a hard choice...

Just keep them all and it won’t be too late to hand them over to Fang Xin when she gets into legal trouble.

"Do you want more?" Qiu An asked her.

want.

But she was a little hesitant to say it.

Fortunately, Qiu An is a considerate and considerate neighbor sister. Even though Ranlong didn't say "yes", she insisted on giving her two more photos.

One is of snow and the other is of fireworks.

"It's better to give the twins the same thing so they don't end up arguing about how to distribute it."

Ranlong happily accepted the photo and said, "You are very thoughtful. Thank you. I will be leaving now."

"It's a bit late, let me take you there."

"What's there to send right across the street? You live here just because this neighborhood is safe, right? Besides, if you send me, you'll still have to come back alone. You're so famous, and there are so many people waiting for you. Aren't you safer than me?"

Qiu An was persuaded, but for some reason, she refused to give in.

"How about this, we live right across the street. You can watch me all the way back from the window. Now you can feel at ease, right?"

"good."

Ranlong got off the elevator and stood at the bottom of the building. He looked up and saw a black figure standing in front of a high window against the light.

Qiu An was waiting for her at the window.

I don't know if Qiu An is good at math. Do you think Qiu An calculated that she would appear downstairs at this time, or has he been waiting at the window since she left?

In fact, Ranlong thought they were just joking.

Unexpectedly, when she got home, turned on the light, and looked out the bedroom window, Qiu An was still standing there looking at her.

Isn’t this the kind of reluctance that only lovers feel?

It's strange for ordinary friends to do this, right?

But Qiu An felt it was quite normal.

Anyway, Qiu An probably won't be able to win over that bad guy Yuan Chengyin. So if he can't win him over, can he share some of the love he gives her?

Ranlong is actually very greedy.

Give her just a little more and she'll try to take it all.

Ranlong waved in Qiu An's direction, and Qiu An also waved gently in response.

No one could see the other's face clearly, but that didn't stop them from looking at each other.

She arrived home safely. Ranlong was waiting for Qiu An to leave first, but after a while, she showed no sign of turning around.

Ranlong then pulled the curtains, silently counted down to five seconds in his mind, then quietly opened a corner and looked out through the gap.

Qiu An was still standing there.

She didn't know that light always shines brightest in the dark.

Qiu An saw her little movements clearly, just like watching students from the podium.

Ranlong lost his patience, opened the curtains, and called Qiu An.

She watched as the figure opposite her picked up the phone and put it to her ear.

Ranlong spoke first: "Hello?"

"What's wrong?"

"How long do you want to see me?"

"You didn't leave either." There was a hint of smile in Qiu An's calm tone.

"Oh, oh, since you're calling, let me tell you something else. It's about the last time we... uh, the day you were drunk. I said some really mean things to you. Do you remember?"

"I remember you told me not to be so sentimental."

The emphasis seems off, but this is indeed what she said. The full version of this sentence is, "Don't be so sentimental. No matter who I like, I can never like you."

With such a good memory, why don’t you become a history teacher?

Ranlong was yelling in his heart, but his ears still turned completely red in the dark night when no one was watching.

Is this the sentence that Qiu An cares about the most?

"Uh... do you remember anything else?" Ranlong asked again.

Saying that they hate her, that she is self-deprecating, and that she acts like a superior.

"Other than that, I can't remember clearly."

He is very good at choosing memorable points.

However, Ranlong knew that Qiu An said this because he didn't want to make things difficult for her.

Oh, how can it be so good?

"Anyway, I was just angry that day, so don't take it to heart."

"so……"

As soon as the word Qiu An came out, Ranlong felt as if she had been caught by a tail.

"So, I'm not being too sentimental?" Qiu An asked her in a very soft voice.

"Uh, well, uh..."

After a burst of meaningless interjections, Ranlong stopped answering.

Close your eyes, make up your mind, and just treat it as a test.

At a time like this, not denying it is tantamount to consenting. Can Qiu An understand...?