There was still some anger, but also a bit of helplessness and heartache, "You said I was a star, out of reach, have you asked me?"

"You separate yourself from everyone else and feel like you and I are not in the same world."

"I never thought that maybe in my heart, the distance between us is like the distance between the two tables in front and behind, and we can touch each other if we turn our heads."

"It's not that far, it's you who doesn't dare."

"You are afraid that Qin Yu will hurt me, but what you are more afraid of is——"

Qin Hezhou's eyes flickered.

In his anxiety, he only heard Pei Zhiyu say: "You are afraid that I will understand the real you."

“…” He was right.

He lowered his eyes and felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into the street.

There is no shelter at all.

Pei Zhiyu didn't say anything else immediately. She put her arms around the man's neck and held him in her arms, as if offering herself to him.

The intimate gesture eased Qin Hezhou's worries a little.

He said woodenly, "The real me is terrible."

Hearing him say this, Pei Zhiyu sighed. It turned out that his understanding of Qin Hezhou was not enough and not deep enough.

She leaned in very close, and in a voice that only they could hear, she said, "You're not the only one who's suffering."

"There has never been anyone like the Virgin Mary. If you saw one, it was probably fake."

"Everyone has bad qualities and a dark side."

"I can't control what other people think or do, but at least with me, you don't have to hide."

"You didn't tell me the whole story last time."

"Well, but I'm afraid--" He tried to explain in a panic.

Pei Zhiyu interrupted him, and a smile finally appeared on her tear-stained face: "It's okay, I'm not angry."

"But you must remember from now on that I am willing to accept everything about you. Good or bad, kind or evil, it doesn't matter."

"I hope that the you before me is the real Qin Hezhou, not a false image fabricated to please myself."

Qin Hezhou did not respond.

But Pei Zhiyu didn't care much. She didn't notice anything was wrong. She shook his shoulder and urged, "Okay, go on. Next question."

"Well, about the day of getting the marriage certificate..." He was still a little hesitant.

But under the intimidation of Pei Zhiyu's "ferocious" eyes, he finally chose to tell her frankly: "I don't plan to leave just like that."

"Even if you left at that time and we didn't meet because of the blind date, I would definitely find you."

His Adam's apple moved slightly, as if he remembered something. He didn't even look at Pei Zhiyu's eyes when he spoke: "From the moment you suddenly rushed up and hugged me that night, I swore that I would keep you by my side no matter what."

He once didn't dare to face the truth and used various excuses to avoid this fact.

But the true desire in one's heart is inescapable.

"Even if you have someone by your side, even if you don't love me, even if you use some shameful means, well—"

Pei Zhiyu covered his mouth.

Her expression changed slightly, and she said timidly, "Let me digest it first."

Qin Hezhou had a smile in his eyes and let her cover his mouth, but his lips were dry. He tried to lick them carefully, but the tip of his tongue accidentally touched her palm.

Pei Zhiyu suddenly withdrew his hand.

With a look of fear on her face, she said unnaturally: "Although I said I can accept it, it takes time to digest. You can't do this now..."

The implication is:

I'm talking to you about serious matters, why are you being so sleazy!!!

That’s too much!

Qin Hezhou: No, I didn’t, it’s just a coincidence.

Pei Zhiyu: I won’t listen, I won’t believe, I won’t care!

After this little episode, Qin Hezhou seemed to have no energy left to say anything more extreme.

Pei Zhiyu seemed to have listened and not listened, but it didn’t matter. Changing the inertial thinking was the first step.

At least she got to know him better tonight, but it came at a price in the end.

For example, I couldn’t get out of bed or straighten my back the next day.

After all, she was tossed and turned until the early morning before she fell asleep.

She had to thank Qin Hezhou for tossing her around so hard that she was so exhausted that she slept soundly and dreamlessly all night.

When Qin Hezhou got up the next day, the noise of him accidentally bumping into the table leg did not wake her up.

Qin Hezhou secretly rejoiced while washing up.

Fortunately, Pei Zhiyu didn't wake up, otherwise it would be so embarrassing for her to see that I stumbled after just doing it a few times.

It seems that fitness exercises should also be put on the agenda.

I have been staying at home with her for this period of time and my physical fitness has declined.

After he finished washing up, Pei Zhiyu was still asleep.

It was not until the sun was high in the sky and the midday sun was making her uncomfortable that she slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing Pei Zhiyu did when he woke up was to reach out to touch the place beside him, but found nothing.

Qin Hezhou is not here.

This realization made her feel uncomfortable. Being alone in an unfamiliar environment always makes people dependent on more familiar people or things.

She endured the discomfort and got up to wash up.

Someone had already prepared a toothbrush and toothpaste for her on the sink, and even thoughtfully left a note on the mirror.

Pei Zhiyu's discomfort was slightly relieved.

“Dongdongdong——”

There was a sudden knock on the door. She quickly changed her clothes, walked to the door, and nervously turned the lock.

It was the maid who had led them upstairs yesterday. She smiled and said, "You're awake! The old lady wants you to come down and have afternoon tea with her."

afternoon tea?

She just woke up...

But this was in someone else's home, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, I got up late.

Pei Zhiyu endured his hunger and followed the maid downstairs. He walked around several small paths and then seemed to have entered a new world.

In front of me are large expanses of grass and flowers.

Is this the back garden of a rich family?

In the pavilion in the garden, Old Mrs. Qin was sitting at the table, holding a photo album in her hand, enjoying the breeze, drinking tea, and reminiscing about the past, looking very comfortable.

Seeing Pei Zhiyu coming, the old lady looked excited and waved to her excitedly: "Come here, Xiaoyu, I'm looking at my grandson's childhood photos!"