But…
Zhao Xun continued calmly:
"Even if you're not in a relationship, you still need to take care of someone's feelings, solve their problems, chat with them, and share your hobbies."
"You can control what you're dating, but you can't control what you 'like'."
"When you like someone, your heart no longer belongs to yourself."
"You won't find the extra person around you a nuisance; on the contrary, you'll feel anxious and worried if she were to leave."
"Life is always full of unexpected twists and turns."
"I have always firmly believed that romantic relationships may have some benefits in life, but they are not necessary."
"Giving gifts is stupid. I can't stand couples spending New Year's Eve together, and I don't want to say good morning to each other first thing in the morning. I think holidays should be spent at home playing games alone—but these things will change after you start dating."
"But isn't it strange that these annoying things were done even without being in a relationship?"
"Unconscious actions can disrupt a person's mind."
“I went from hating being in a relationship to being a little afraid of it—I didn’t want to make what I thought was a stupid thing to do become something I should take for granted.”
"I want to escape."
"But if your heart doesn't belong to you, then escaping isn't so easy."
"After more and more complications arise, looking back at the original daily life, it is still very good, but it is not as attractive anymore."
As Zhao Xun spoke, it was as if he was exhaling a breath of stale air.
He raised his head slightly.
Fog clung to the sea surface, and above the fog, dark clouds loomed.
The weather is really not very good.
“But the idea that ‘love can change people’ still bothers me,” he continued.
"But... sometimes when I think about it..."
"It's like Lao Bei and his uncle climbing the ancient city wall, where they can see red plum blossoms covering the mountains, while we, at the bottom, can't look down..."
"But we touched the plum blossoms with our own hands, didn't we?"
"Life is still life."
Even though it is full of countless forks in the road, it is still life.
“Every turning point has the potential to change things; when you stand at a crossroads, you always have to make a choice.”
"Moreover, it's not always bad things; there are good things too."
"...At least that's how it is when I'm with you."
After finishing speaking, Zhao Xun looked at Ma Jiaojiao beside her.
Even under the streetlights, the muscular woman was still quite tall, seven or eight centimeters taller than him.
If I were 1.8 meters tall, I would look very well-matched standing next to her.
But.
Zhao Xun had to look up to her.
Ma Jiaojiao was still in a daze, her blank stare and large black-rimmed glasses making her look particularly dull.
Zhao Sun smiled: "Ma Jiaojiao."
"...Ah, ah?"
"I think I really like you."
Zhao Xun didn't know how to describe Ma Jiaojiao's current expression.
…because she had absolutely no expression.
Like his usual father—no, even less expressive than his father.
But it wasn't indifference, it was...
It's similar to a state of losing one's soul.
Zhao Xun stared at her.
It took Ma Jiaojiao a while to come to her senses:
"It seems... what does that mean?"
Zhao Xun's eyebrows twitched slightly: "...Is that all you're asking?"
Ma Jiaojiao nodded: "It's very important."
Zhao Xun replied, "The word 'seems' is very important. If it's causing you trouble, I can say that this liking is an 'illusion,' but if it's not causing you trouble, then..."
"…That?"
"...That's true sincerity..."
Zhao Xun said that he tried very hard to look directly into Ma Jiaojiao's eyes: "...I like her very much."
Ma Jiaojiao's pupils trembled, and she asked again, "Why?"
"Why what?" Zhao Xun retorted.
Why do I like you?
Zhao Xun wasn't really keen on answering the question.
Once you answer, you must praise the big girl.
He's never been one to compliment people, but if he absolutely had to answer...
The fact that she was still by his side no matter how much resistance he expressed was enough to attract him.
Thick-skinned.
But being thick isn't enough; it has to be extra cute.
Just as Zhao Xun was hesitating to speak, Ma Jiaojiao raised another issue:
Why are you suddenly... saying this?
Zhao Xun was taken aback: "Is it that sudden?"
Ma Jiaojiao nodded vigorously.
Zhao Xun looked surprised:
"...But the reason I asked you to come out for a walk today is to talk about this."
Ma Jiaojiao: "...Huh?"
But wasn't it me who asked you to come out?
But thinking about it carefully, oh, it seems that it was indeed her senior who called her out.
She initially thought it was her topic that had captured the senior's heart, but it turned out to be premeditated?
Zhao Xun felt a chill run down his spine, but he still forced himself to admit it:
"Actually, I asked Lao Bei to take me with me this time..."
Ma Jiaojiao wasn't too surprised by this, because she already had screenshots as proof.
But Ma Jiaojiao's lack of surprise surprised Zhao Xun instead—wait, why does she look so knowing…?
There's no need for further doubt.
Zhao Xun immediately came to the answer.
—Land! To! North!
It must have been this guy who said it!
However, it's not appropriate to scold him too much at this point.
Zhao Xun tried to calm her breathing:
"...I came along to tell you this."
Even the prayer made at Guoqing Temple—that everything would go smoothly from here on out—refers to this matter.
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