Giving advice without understanding the situation is just making things worse and won't help at all.
“Okay, I understand,” Qiao Gaoyang nodded, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Then I’ll think about it myself again.”
That night, Qiao Gaoyang was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
All he could think about was his date with Leng Yingying the next day; he was like a man possessed, unable to stop thinking about it.
What exactly are we doing?
What exactly are we doing?
Qiao Gaoyang rolled over, tucking his arm under his head, still unable to come up with a definite idea. Maybe he should talk about it tomorrow and see what Shadow wanted to do then, and he would follow his orders.
Lying in bed, he unconsciously recalled the journey of meeting Leng Yingying. Every scene flashed back in his mind frame by frame, like watching a movie again.
Movie?
Yeah, how about we go see a movie tomorrow?
The dark and gloomy atmosphere is perfect for couples to date, isn't it?
Qiao Gaoyang instantly had an idea.
However, when tomorrow actually arrived, things didn't turn out quite as Qiao Gaoyang had imagined—
To be precise, it's different everywhere.
"They're here!" Leng Yingying waved.
Qiao Gaoyang suppressed his excitement and tried his best to appear calm and normal before walking towards Leng Yingying.
Before Qiao Gaoyang could finish his opening line, Leng Yingying grabbed his wrist and pulled him away.
“Let’s go to the training ground,” Leng Yingying said.
She was decisive and efficient, without a moment's hesitation, as if she had already made up her mind.
Qiao Gaoyang subconsciously assumed that Leng Yingying was in trouble, so without saying a word, he was pulled by the wrist and obediently followed her.
Upon arriving at the training ground, Leng Yingying began warming up.
"What is this?" Qiao Gaoyang couldn't understand.
"Warm up." Leng Yingying continued warming up, not even glancing at Qiao Gaoyang. "You should hurry up too!"
"Okay, okay." Qiao Gaoyang started moving.
Although he didn't understand or know what was going on, he was obedient!
Your potential partner is just asking him to warm up, not to die. Why is he asking so many questions? Just warm up!
After warming up, Leng Yingying dashed out like an arrow, simultaneously issuing her instructions to Qiao Gaoyang.
"Keep up!"
"Oh!" Qiao Gaoyang was forced to move.
Then he discovered that the warm-up was actually about running laps, and so the two of them kept chasing each other around the training field, lap after lap.
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
He was excited all night and barely slept at all. Now, after warming up for a few minutes and running like this, he felt he could give up on the training field. But then he remembered that when he confessed his feelings, Leng Yingying had questioned his physique. If he gave up now…
No, a man must never say no!
Even if he were to suddenly die on this training field today, he would have to grit his teeth and persevere until Leng Yingying called a halt before he could stop.
Fortunately, Leng Yingying was only running at a normal training level and didn't intend to kill herself, so after reaching the target amount, she stopped and sat on the sidelines with Qiao Gaoyang.
"Phew—" Qiao Gaoyang let out a heavy breath, then suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
Why did Leng Yingying drag him out for a run as soon as they met?
He initially thought something was wrong, but now that the run was over, he felt nothing was amiss; it was just like training...
Training! Isn't that the same as them practicing together on weekends?
Is this what Leng Yingying called a date?
"Shadow, so you dragged me here for a run, yeah, what's going on?" Qiao Gaoyang tried to be as tactful as possible, his tone gentle and calm. "Didn't we agree to go on a date yesterday?"
Qiao Gaoyang didn't understand, but he had a mouth, and he knew he needed to communicate, and he knew that communication was very important.
“Yes, aren’t we on a date right now?” Leng Yingying said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Isn't this a date?
[That's weird, I've never run with any other man before, doesn't that count as a date?]
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
Well, if you insist on saying it that way, that's fine too.
But something just felt off. Why did they have to run for their date?
Although running is good for your health, it's not romantic at all!
Why should dating be about physical exercise, and not about romance and deepening feelings?
“What you said makes sense, but,” Qiao Gaoyang forced a smile and probed, “don’t you feel like something’s not quite right?”
"Something's not right?" Leng Yingying frowned and began to recall carefully.
She recalled the entire process from when the two met, to when she pulled Qiao Gaoyang to the training ground, to warm up, to run, and now to rest.
[Nothing seems wrong! Could it be that I ran faster than him just now, and he got upset?]
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
That comprehension ability is...very strong!
"No way, next time I should pretend I can't run as fast as him, then he'll be happy, right?"
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
That's a good understanding; don't try to understand it next time.
"Hmm, so, what do you think is wrong?" Leng Yingying asked.
"Why are we running on the training field on our date? This is training, not a date!" Qiao Gaoyang said, insisting on speaking up for himself.
He wanted normal dates, wanted to deepen their relationship, and wanted to perform well during the trial period, but obviously, going on a run together on a date was unlikely to achieve that.
Therefore, he had to bring it up.
"Running is not romantic at all..." Qiao Gaoyang said disdainfully, and he was covered in sweat. Where was the atmosphere of a date?
Given their current state, there's no point in expecting them to accomplish anything today.
"How about we go see a movie this weekend?" Qiao Gaoyang suggested.
Is a running date unromantic? I think it's alright...
Oh well, whatever. If he wants to watch a movie, let him watch one. But I should still have a say in what he watches, right?
Qiao Gaoyang: "..."
You have it, of course you have it!
"Watching a movie is fine too, but let me make this clear first, I don't like watching those lovey-dovey, sentimental stuff, it's too much of a waste of time," Leng Yingying said.
"So what kind of movies do you like to watch?" Qiao Gaoyang asked.
As long as they can watch movies, there are many kinds. If they don't like romance movies, they can choose other types. It's much better than running on the training field.
"Hmm... If we have to watch a movie, then let's watch an action movie, something exciting, the more exciting the better..." Leng Yingying raised an eyebrow and said, this was the only type she liked.
She only gets interested and excited when watching things like this.
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