Chapter 99: Alternative Confession
Qiao Susu lowered her eyes, thinking about the fact that she hadn't received a single message from Zong Fang in the past few days. Before, he would video call her once a day, and even if she said she was sleepy and wanted to sleep, he wouldn't let her hang up. He would just listen to her breathing without saying a word.
cold war?
But for what?
She couldn't understand why. Everything was fine.
When she left that day, she took the little lion with her, not only because she wanted to return Luka's child to Luka, but also because she thought that when Zongfang came back and saw that the little lion was missing, he would definitely ask her, so that she could ask him why he left her early that night.
That night, she clearly felt that Zongfang was evasive, and even left early the next day without saying goodbye. This had never happened before. In the past, even if he had work to do, he would deliberately kiss her awake and give her a few instructions before leaving.
Thinking of this, she pressed her forehead a little tiredly, closed her eyes and said to Karl: “No need.”
A persistent problem between her and Zong Fang is their vastly different perspectives on relationships. Qiao Sui Sui is a deeply insecure person, and once she falls in love with someone, she unconsciously falls into anxiety, fearing abandonment. Therefore, she keeps her heart to herself, never opening up to anyone easily, fearing she'll fall into uncontrollable anxiety.
Zong Fang is a person who is too free-spirited. His strength is the basis for his mood swings. When he wants something, he will get it by any means necessary. Similarly, when he doesn't want something, he won't allow others to say no.
Qiao Suisui was clever and sensitive enough to gain a slight advantage in their subtle game of chess. But she couldn't imagine what would happen if she truly fell in love with Zongfang one day, but he became hot and cold towards her and turned away. Would she then be unable to even refuse? His love was undeniably strong and unquestionable. When he loved her, it was intense, bringing her to the brink of despair. But what about when he didn't? Would she be able to stand up again after falling from grace?
In fact, after she and Zong Fang emerged from the space, she had been deliberately ignoring this uneasiness. Until that night, she waited until very late, happily went to the door to greet him when he returned, but what she received was a few words that were in stark contrast to the past, a bucket of cold water that completely woke her up.
He is still that moody man, and she is still that coward who dares not love.
The feeling of loss had long been adjusted, but the unfulfilled regrets always appeared in her dreams. Qiao Susu fell asleep while thinking about it, and Karl quietly guarded her bedside.
Until the second half of the night, the Huanyan Pill automatically lost its effect.
Carl frowned at the pale face of the person in bed. He reached out and touched her forehead, confirming she wasn't feverish, before returning to his chair. Starlight streamed into the room, scattering over her bedside. The sleeping woman had her head tilted slightly, her hand unconsciously resting on her cheek, her fingers curled. Carl stared at her sleeping face, and for some reason, he quietly slipped a finger between her curled fingers.
His hands were large, calloused from years of gripping guns. He gently squeezed her palm. Unlike his own rough, soft palm, hers was small and soft, and he noticed it was loosely holding one of his index fingers.
Carl knelt beside the bed, playing with her fingers, his head resting on his arms, his eyes focused and smiling.
He picked up a lock of Qiao Suisui's hair and gently scratched her eyelashes. When he saw her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, he immediately stopped, afraid of really waking her up.
"I wish you could be this well behaved normally."
In the moonlit room, Carl muttered softly to himself.
The next day, Qiao Suisui woke up after noon. She ate a nutritious meal that Karl had found somewhere and wanted to reply to Luka and the others, but she heard Karl say quietly, "I've already informed your beloved husbands. They were on their way last night."
This is a galaxy far away from the Federation. Carl's Destroyer can reach it instantly, but Luka and the others cannot.
When Qiao Suisui heard the words 'pampering husband', her face flushed and she glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Why? No? Then that beating I took a few days ago was for nothing. None of them have been promoted yet, and yet they all act as if they are already the first spouse."
The words were so sarcastic that Qiao Sui Sui couldn't tell whether he was scolding them or herself. So she coughed twice and changed the subject: "Why don't you just take me back? They'll be here for the night, right?"
Okay, okay, you feel sorry for them but don’t you feel sorry for him?
"Do I look like your personal flying ship?"
Qiao Sui Sui choked, realizing that she hadn't thanked Karl since yesterday. It was him who saved her at the critical moment, and it was he who immediately sent her for a physical examination and took care of her from the side. She had to say that her opinion of Karl had changed. She had always thought he was careless, but she didn't expect him to be so reliable.
"Why are you always like this?"
"What?" Karl raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a smile.
"You're obviously very conscientious and have good intentions, but you want others to think you're being mean."
Karl leaned closer to her, his low voice with a pleasant ending: “What do you think of me?”
".He's a bad guy."
After she finished speaking, she bit her lip, feeling a little embarrassed to speak out her true feelings.
Unexpectedly, Karl was not angry at all. Instead, he lay beside her bed and laughed.
When he had laughed enough, he propped up his chin and looked at Qiao Sui Sui. He tapped her brow with two fingers together and said in a tone like teaching a child, "Because if others discover your good side, they will always expect you to have that good side. I don't want to bear anyone's expectations."
After Karl finished speaking, he stared at Qiao Suisui, his eyes full of the remaining warmth after restraint. He gradually stopped smiling, his expression becoming a little serious. He looked up at her and said, "But there is one person I'm beginning to hope can understand the real me. I want to tell her that I'm not that good, but I'm not that bad either."
Qiao Susu was stunned and walked into his burning eyes without any preparation.
She wasn't stupid. After that hot pot meal, she was sure that Karl liked her, but she hadn't considered him at all. She just thought he was annoying. At this moment, she opened her mouth and was about to say something to politely refuse, but she saw the other party suddenly stand up and lazily sit on the chair, with his usual handsome look.
"You don't think the person I'm talking about is you, do you?"
Qiao Susu was stunned. Seeing the man's eyes sparkling and his eyebrows raised with a smirk, her ears suddenly turned red and hot. She really thought she had misunderstood.
Karl looked at her little face and thought she was adorable. He stretched out his arm and flicked her forehead. It didn't hurt, but it made Qiao Suisui dazed.
"Please tell that person that she doesn't need to feel burdened. I like her, and you can tell her not to worry about my feelings, but don't reject me either."
(End of this chapter)
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