Chapter 368 (First Update)

368:

"Anyway, I don't approve of you dating in high school," Qin Cheng said. "If you really want to date, you can wait..."

Qin Cheng was about to suggest they talk about it in college when he suddenly realized that Ye Qingxi was only seventeen in her first year, which wouldn't work either, as she wasn't an adult yet!

and……

For some reason, Qin Cheng felt somewhat resistant to Ye Qingxi dating.

He couldn't imagine Ye Qingxi being intimate with someone he didn't even know, and then showering her with affection.

From a young age, his brother's closest friends among his peers, besides him, were Pei Liang and the others.

They have already taken up all his time outside of his family. If another person comes along, especially a lover, how much time will Ye Qingxi have left for himself?

However, falling in love is the other person's freedom.

Qin Cheng didn't feel he had the right to stop Ye Qingxi from falling in love.

Therefore, he felt somewhat irritated.

Ye Qingxi heard him stop mid-sentence and asked curiously, "What can we wait for?"

Qin Cheng looked at him, remained silent for a long time, and said, "We can talk about it when you're really grown up and want to date and get married."

Ye Qingxi simply said "Oh," without offering any objection.

After all, he didn't necessarily want to date; he just felt that love in his youth was pure and beautiful, and it would be nice to have one.

But there are many beautiful things in this world, so adding this part won't make a difference, and losing this part won't make a difference either.

Compared to this...

Ye Qingxi looked at the person in front of her and said with a smile, "Brother, are you planning to share a bed with me?"

Qin Cheng: ?

Qin Cheng then realized that there was only one pillow on his bed. He had been so preoccupied with Ye Qingxi's relationship that he had gotten into bed without even taking a pillow!

He quickly got out of bed, opened the wardrobe, and took out a pillow and a thin blanket.

Ye Qingxi sat on the bed and teased him, "Why are you taking the blanket? Isn't the blanket on this bed big enough to cover both of us?"

Qin Cheng: ...

Looking at the mischievous and sly smile on his face, Qin Cheng thought he was really cute.

"So? You want to sleep under the same blanket as me?" he teased Ye Qingxi deliberately.

"It's not that it's impossible."

It's not like I never slept in bed when I was little.

After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she generously lifted the blanket and looked at Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng momentarily considered lying down through the gap he had opened, but then felt that it wasn't appropriate.

They've grown up; they're not children anymore.

But even when he grows up, Ye Qingxi is still his younger brother, isn't he?

Qin Cheng was conflicted, but in the end he still took the pillow and blanket and went over.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxi lowered her hand and pulled the blanket closer to herself.

Qin Cheng gave the new pillow to Ye Qingxi, then got into bed and lifted the new blanket he had taken.

Ye Qingxi had already lay down, facing him.

Qin Cheng, being watched by him, had no choice but to lie down facing him as well.

"Then I'm going to sleep~" Ye Qingxi said.

"Um."

"Good evening... oh no, good afternoon," Ye Qingxi said, then closed her eyes.

Qin Cheng then slowly closed his eyes.

After a while, he opened his eyes again.

Ye Qingxi was already asleep, sleeping very soundly.

Qin Cheng looked at him quietly and gently.

This was the first time he had seen Ye Qingxi sleeping at noon since Ye Qingxi started high school.

This was not unusual in the past.

They lived in the same dormitory at that time, and Ye Qingxi was on the bed opposite his. He could see her as soon as he opened his eyes.

Sometimes he would wake up before Ye Qingxi woke up. Seeing that Ye Qingxi was sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear to wake her up. He would just watch and wait until Ye Qingxi's own alarm clock rang.

As a child, Ye Qingxi liked to stay in bed. Even when the alarm clock rang, he sometimes didn't want to get up and had to go to his bedside to wake him up again or even drag him out of bed.

Thinking back to that time still makes Qin Cheng happy.

Now, although they have reunited at the same school, they naturally take their afternoon naps separately because they each have their own houses.

On Ye Qingxi's first day of school, Qin Cheng had lunch with him and they went back to the apartment complex together. When they got into the elevator and he said "goodbye" to him, Qin Cheng belatedly realized that although they had another lunch break together, it seemed different from before.

If he had a choice, he would prefer that they continue living in their cramped student dorm, just like when they were kids, where they could see each other the moment they opened their eyes.

Instead of the current situation, two houses, two people, not knowing what the other is doing in their own house.

But Ye Qingxi clearly liked his house very much, and he slept soundly in his bedroom, so Qin Cheng didn't say anything.

He didn't expect Ye Qingxi to suddenly come to his place for a nap.

And so, she slept opposite him again.

He could see him again at noon as soon as he opened his eyes.

He is innocent, naive, adorable, and endlessly captivating.

Qin Cheng watched quietly, his gaze light.

He thought, "If Ye Qingxi could sleep here with me tomorrow, that would be wonderful."

As he wished, Ye Qingxi once again did not press the elevator button the next day, but followed him into his house and into his bedroom.

"I'll stay here for another noon," Ye Qingxi said.

Qin Cheng: ? ? ?

Qin Cheng didn't quite understand what he was trying to do.

Why are you suddenly staying at my place?

"Is it not allowed?"

"Sure," Qin Cheng replied without hesitation. "But I want to know why?"

Why else could it be? Of course, it's to make it up to you!

Ye Qingxi looked at him and said softly, "I know you don't really like being with other people, so you probably weren't very happy having Huo Zinan eat with us these past two days. But I'm the one who invited him here, so I can't just ignore him. Therefore, I definitely have to eat with him for a while until he makes some good friends to eat with."

"What is lost on one front is gained on another. He interrupted our meal together, so I wanted to make it up to you after the meal."

Qin Cheng really didn't expect it was because of this.

He truly lives up to his brother's reputation.

I'm so worried!

"No need," Qin Cheng said.

Although he did wish he could see Ye Qingxi the moment he opened his eyes at noon every day.

Although he didn't really like Huo Zinan's sudden appearance.

However, he did not want Ye Qingxi to feel any sense of compensation towards him.

"He's your friend. As long as you're willing to have dinner with him, having another one won't be a problem."

"You don't need to compensate me; you don't owe me anything."

Really? Ye Qingxi looked at him.

Qin Cheng seemed to understand what he was thinking and nodded.

He patted Ye Qingxi's head and reminded him, "You're the younger brother, you don't need to think so much in front of your older brother. Just do what you want to do, and don't worry about anything else."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi couldn't help but laugh.

"Then tell me, do you mind?" Ye Qingxi asked. "Tell me the truth."

“Whether I mind or not is not the point,” Qin Cheng said gently. “The point is that everything you did was correct and reasonable, so you don’t need to feel guilty about it. Just continue to do what you want to do.”

"He is your friend. If you want to help him and you are able to help him, then you can help him. As for how to help him and to what extent, those are all decisions you make. You don't need to care about what other people think."

"If you ask me, then, as your older brother, I only hope that you can do what you want to do every moment, every instant, without regret, and without delaying your own ideas because of someone else, and then, one day in the future, regretting it even more."

Ye Qingxi didn't expect him to say that.

As he listened to his words, he felt that the autumn sun was particularly bright.

Ye Qingxi couldn't help but, or rather, she couldn't help but want to act cute with him, or hug him.

He thought it was right, and that's what he did.

Qin Cheng was caught off guard when he was hugged. He felt his head buried in his shoulder and rubbed against him like a little animal.

Then, feeling a little embarrassed, she let go of his hand and quietly left his embrace.

Qin Cheng burst out laughing.

At that moment, he felt that Ye Qingxi hadn't actually grown much over the years.

Just like when I was a child, I like to express my happiness and joy through physical contact.

He raised his hand again and ruffled his hair.

"So, at this time tomorrow, you can go back to your bedroom to sleep as usual," Qin Cheng said.

Ye Qingxi refused.

His brother is so considerate of him, how can he not think of him in return?

Besides, it doesn't matter where you sleep, right?

Ye Qingxi felt it was quite nice to sleep here with Qin Cheng now.

It was as if they had returned to their childhood, to the days when they lived together in dormitories.

“But I still want to sleep here,” Ye Qingxi said. “By this time next year, you will be going to university, and I won’t be able to see you anymore.”

"Besides, sleeping together like this feels just like when we were kids."

Qin Cheng was surprised that he had also thought of their past, and felt a little happy.

He simply didn't want Ye Qingxi to wrong herself because she wanted to make amends; it wasn't that he didn't want Ye Qingxi to stay. Seeing that he said that, he didn't refuse anymore.

"Then you can sleep here for now. You can go back whenever you want."

Ye Qingxi nodded and smiled.

Qin Cheng turned around and helped him get the pajamas he had worn yesterday.

Ye Qingxi took the pajamas and changed.

Qin Cheng took this opportunity to change into his pajamas.

He took out a pillow and a thin blanket again and lay down next to Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi looked at him, her heart filled with a mix of joy and elation.

He did have cousins ​​in his past life, but neither they were close to him.

On the one hand, they felt that he was someone else's child, and that his existence made them feel insignificant.

On the other hand, they habitually use him to save face and gain convenience for themselves.

Unlike Qin Cheng, whether they were seven years old when they first met or now at sixteen, she always thinks about protecting him and can do whatever she wants without any burden.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi became happy again.

Overjoyed, he couldn't help but reach out and grasp Qin Cheng's hand.

Qin Cheng: ?

Qin Cheng looked at him and wondered, why is he suddenly happy again?

As he was thinking, he heard Ye Qingxi say, "Weren't you going to give me flowers?"

Ye Qingxi asked in confusion, "It's been several days, why haven't I seen him yet?"

It couldn't be that he forgot; Qin Cheng never forgot what he promised him.

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng certainly hadn't forgotten.

He's just not ready yet.

"I'll give it to you in a couple of days," he said.

Ye Qingxi stared at him, her eyes full of curiosity.

What kind of flower is it?

It's going to take this long?

He went to plant them on the spot?