Pei Yan obviously didn't expect Qiao Ran to answer like this. He put his fist to his lips and coughed lightly.

"Huh?" The host didn't understand the joke, so he was confused.

Qiao Ran quickly calmed down and replied seriously, "It's mainly because I don't have any education and can't do anything else except playing games. No one wants me in the electronics factory."

Since the LC incident was exposed, some of Qiao Ran's past experiences have also been dug out.

Of course there are people who seize on this point to criticize, but the vast majority of netizens still have a sympathetic attitude.

In particular, as Qiao Ran's grades got better and better, her image in the minds of netizens was that of a person who had an unfortunate family background but was tenacious and still worked hard to improve herself.

With the help and guidance from Jiang Wenzhou and Pei Yan's mother's agent, the public's evaluation of Qiao Ran is now mostly positive.

......

After the interview, everyone excitedly discussed where to go to celebrate.

"I'm tired. I want to go back to sleep." Pei Yan closed his eyes as soon as he got in the car. "If you want to go out and have fun, go ahead. If you drive a car later, I'll reimburse you."

"This shouldn't be the case. Damn it! This is the championship trophy! How can you sleep with such a big trophy in front of you?" Zhao Jie looked at Pei Yan suspiciously.

Pei Yan said confidently, "You guys have finished your training before the game, but I have to go back to my room every day to continue analyzing and studying the data. Am I made of steel?"

"Why don't we all go back home today and have some rest early. We can take a day off tomorrow and then go out and have fun!" Jiang Wenzhou suggested.

"Okay, that's good." Zhang Qian agreed.

Pei Yan didn't respond, but leaned back on the car seat with his eyes closed, holding Qiao Ran's hand tightly without letting go.

——

Perhaps the previous training was really too strenuous. After returning to the base, the excitement of victory faded and everyone quickly became tired.

It was rare that the team turned off the lights early before 12 o'clock.

Qiao Ran lay in the room for a while, but her long-established biological clock made her unable to sleep.

She went downstairs in her slippers, drank a bottle of yogurt, and was about to go back to her room to continue sleeping when she bumped into someone at the stairs.

"Ouch......"

"Why don't you turn on the lights?" Pei Yan's voice came.

"Everyone is asleep, I just had a drink and didn't open the door..." Qiao Ran rubbed his head that had been hit, "Captain, you can't sleep either?"

Pei Yan hummed softly, "I'm used to sleeping late, and I just took a nap in the car, so I'm not that sleepy anymore."

"Captain..." Qiao Ran hesitated for a moment and asked, "Have we officially announced it now?"

"Yeah...what? You want to post something on Weibo to talk about it again? No problem with me."

"No, no." Qiao Ran shook his hand. "Let's not cause trouble for the manager. I see he hasn't rested all the way."

Speaking of the official announcement, Pei Yan naturally thought of Qiao Ran's performance in today's interview, and naturally recalled the "master" joke she had given him. With a move of emotion, he turned around and pressed Qiao Ran into the corner of the wall at the stairs.

"team leader……"

Qiao Ran raised his head slightly. Although the lights were not on in the base, it was not so dark that he could not see his hand in front of him.

The street lights outside and the moonlight spread all over the ground through the floor-to-ceiling windows. From this angle, Pei Yan was right in that light.

Pei Yan leaned forward and whispered close to Qiao Ran's ear.

"Master, I have another request..." Pei Yan's voice was hoarse and tempting.

Qiao Ran had long been accustomed to Pei Yan's closeness and no longer acted so nervous and stiff.

She looked at Pei Yan with a gleam in her eyes: "What's your request? Tell me about it."

Pei Yan had originally just intended to tease Qiao Ran and see her blushing and pouting face, but he had never expected Qiao Ran to act out of the ordinary and actually continue speaking along with what he said.

"Agree to everything?" Pei Yan unconsciously tightened his grip on Qiao Ran's hand.

It would be a lie for Qiao Ran to say he wasn't nervous, but he still nodded solemnly: "It's not a crime, just betraying the team..."

"What are you thinking about..." Pei Yan gently scratched Qiao Ran's nose.

Qiao Ran looked at Pei Yan who was so close to her, bit her lip, mustered up her courage, and took the initiative to kiss Pei Yan on the lips.

She guessed that Pei Yan was most likely making such a request.

A kiss as light as a dragonfly touching the water almost shattered Pei Yan's rationality.

Qiao Ran noticed the change in Pei Yan's eyes, but he didn't quite understand what it meant.

It wasn't until Pei Yan pinched the back of her neck and kissed her hard, more aggressively than ever before, that Qiao Ran had a vague idea...

Qiao Ran couldn't remember how Pei Yan carried him upstairs. Everything happened quickly and in a daze.

She only knew that when she could no longer breathe and pushed Pei Yan away, she was already lying on the bed in the bedroom.

Pei Yan was pressing on him, his expression forbearing and restrained.

"Master, have you made up your mind? Are you sure you want to agree?" Pei Yan seemed to be waiting for Qiao Ran to refuse.

It's true that Qiao Ran is a rough guy and may be slow to react sometimes, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand anything.

Her mind unconsciously emerged with all the good things Pei Yan had done for her, and she nodded subconsciously.

Qiao Ran once again exceeded Pei Yan's expectations.

Now, Pei Yan lost all his remaining rationality.

He kissed Qiao Ran's lips again...

On a summer night, the evening breeze brushes through the treetops, the shadows reflected on the window tremble gently, and the occasional chirping of insects weaves a beautiful midsummer dream...

——

Qiao Ran was awakened by the sunlight coming in from the window. What was different from usual was that at this moment she felt weak and sore all over, and was held tightly in Pei Yan's arms.

When Qiao Ran regained consciousness, his face suddenly turned red and he raised his hands to cover his eyes.

Pei Yan was awakened by the slight noise. He took Qiao Ran's hand and squeezed it, then put it to his lips and kissed it: "Good morning, girlfriend."

Only then did Qiao Ran realize that there was a ring on his middle finger. The style was simple, but the workmanship was exquisite.

"this……"

When did Pei Yan bring it to her yesterday?

Qiao Ran couldn't quite remember. Last night was so... chaotic...

"I was originally planning to find a time to give it to you today, but plans can't keep up with changes." Pei Yan explained.

"Did I agree to your proposal so blindly?" Although Qiao Ran didn't care about this.

"If you think it's not formal enough, I can ask again, as many times as you want."

"There's no need to be so troublesome..."

Pei Yan looked into Qiao Ran's eyes, making sure that Qiao Ran was awake and his mind was clear enough.

He said it again solemnly: "Qiao Ran, let's get married. I hope to be eligible to participate in every day of your future."

"Okay..." Qiao Ran smiled happily and gave the answer.

The sun is shining brightly outside, all the haze has been left in yesterday, and the air is filled with the sweet smell of ice soda and ice cream.

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