Gu Yin spent the afternoon with Nan Yin. Nan Yin liked to drink, but Gu Yin didn't have much of a drinking problem. What if the young lady got drunk? He... had to keep an eye on her.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before Nan Yin was already showing signs of intoxication, her face flushed and her eyes glazed over, clearly indicating that she had drunk too much.
Is she in a bad mood today? She seemed so happy just now. What's wrong now?
"Is Yin'er in a bad mood today? What happened?" Gu Yin asked gently.
"...No, I just suddenly felt like drinking..." Nan Yin, who was already a little tipsy, was clearly in low spirits.
Gu Yin looked at her without speaking. He was waiting, waiting for Nan Yin to speak on her own. No matter when she was willing to talk, he would have time to listen. If she really didn't want to talk, then he would just wait.
“Gu Yin…” Nan Yin called her name.
"Mmm," Gu Yin replied when he heard her voice. He wanted Nan Yin to know that he would always be by her side whenever she needed him.
“I grew up after my coming-of-age ceremony,” Nan Yin said.
“Yin’er can always be a little girl,” Gu Yin told her.
“But…it won’t work,” Nan Yin looked at Gu Yin with a blank expression.
"No... I can't stay a little girl forever. I have to take care of Father, Mother, A-Su, and the Nan family." Nan Yin's speech was starting to become a little unclear.
“I’m all grown up now, I have responsibilities… I understand everything, so I can’t stay so immature… Gu Yin, I may never be able to ride horses like this again, or sit here drinking like this again.” Nan Yin leaned closer to Gu Yin.
"Yin'er..." Gu Yin couldn't finish his sentence. He wanted to say, "You don't need to grow up. I'll always be here. I can help you with anything you want to do. Even if you have a thousand pounds on your shoulders, I'll carry it for you across mountains and rivers."
"Shh..." Nan Yin gestured for silence with her hand.
"Don't talk... listen to me." Nan Yin was indeed drunk. She reached out and clung to Gu Yin: "Gu Yin... I actually understand everything... It's impossible for someone like me to be so carefree forever. My mother taught me so many principles since I was little because she knew that one day I would have to face those things on my own, so she passed all those things on to me... But I'm so tired..." Nan Yin said, and Gu Yin looked at her without saying anything.
“I am my father’s daughter. My father… is the Grand Marshal of the Yuan Dynasty’s army. He is a war god and holds great military power… They all want him, even His Majesty wants him…” Nan Yin wanted to stand up, but Gu Yin pulled her back. Nan Yin lost her balance and fell into Gu Yin’s arms: “Be careful, don’t move around. You’re drunk…” Gu Yin’s voice was deep. Seeing Nan Yin like this made his heart ache.
"I'm not drunk... I just wanted to get drunk..." Nan Yin's expression slowly drifted away: "Gu Yin... I'm so sad. Why do those adults only care about power? Will I become like that when I grow up?" Nan Yin asked Gu Yin.
"No... Yin'er can become who she wants to be, and do whatever she wants." Gu Yin comforted her, but it was clear that Nan Yin didn't care.
"Yes, I will definitely become someone I hate... Mother said that people who are too kind will always be bullied, so one cannot only be a good person, and one cannot only do good deeds. Perhaps people are not born bad, but all the good people in this world will not have a good ending..." Nan Yin looked at Gu Yin, her eyes filled with sorrow.
“Yin’er, I will help you…” Gu Yin told her.
“You can’t help me, how can you help me? What kind of person I want to become, how could it possibly change because of your help? Gu Yin… I want to be a good person… Can you do it?” Nan Yin looked at him longingly.
"Gu Yin, don't you know everything? Then can you tell me if I will be a good person in the future?" Nan Yin asked him. Gu Yin looked at Nan Yin and remained silent.
"Can't I?" Nan Yin's eyes dimmed noticeably.
“…Yes, Yin’er will be a good person,” Gu Yin said.
"Really?" Nan Yin suddenly became happy, her eyes instantly brightening with color.
"Really, Yin'er will be a good person, a kind person." Gu Yin himself didn't know where he got the courage from, but he reached out and hugged Nan Yin: "So Yin'er, you should be happier." Gu Yin said gently.
“Hmm… I’ll feel happier…” Nan Yin looked at her, the two of them very close. Nan Yin looked at her and then smiled: “Gu Yin…” she called Gu Yin’s name.
"Yes, I'm here," Gu Yin replied.
"You are really beautiful, and you look even more beautiful in white," Nan Yin said, drawing Gu Yin's eyebrows with her hand.
"Does Yin'er like it?" Gu Yin lowered his voice, which inexplicably became more alluring.
"Mmm, I like it..." As she spoke, Nan Yin's eyes fell on Gu Yin's lips, and then she kissed him without thinking. At that moment, Gu Yin's eyes widened and he froze there. The sun was about to set when the boy gently embraced the girl and kissed his lips.
Nan Yin only touched him lightly before letting go, but for Gu Yin, that moment felt like an eternity. He stood there, stunned, unsure how to react.
"Gu Yin... your lips are so soft... but they're a little cool." Nan Yin was still smiling foolishly, probably completely unaware of what she had just done.
"This is the first time I've ever kissed a boy. So this is what kissing feels like..." Nan Yin felt that this feeling was somewhat magical.
Gu Yin stared at the little girl in front of him, completely speechless. His Yin'er had just kissed him...
"Gu Yin, what's it like to like someone?" Nan Yin suddenly asked this question.
What does it feel like to like someone? Gu Yin didn't know. He only knew that he wanted his Yin'er to always be happy and carefree, to be able to do her own thing, and that no matter what happened, he would always be there to support her.
So, liking someone probably means wanting to be good to you, wanting to protect you for the rest of your life...
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