Ye Ning followed Xiao Jingchen into his black Cullinan.
Xiao Jingchen took out gauze and iodine from the storage box and carefully treated the wound on her hand.
"Ye Ning, it won't hurt. I'll be gentle." Xiao Jingchen's movements were meticulous and gentle, as if he were repairing some priceless treasure. His gentle breath touched her slightly cool skin, and the atmosphere began to warm up.
"Jingchen, I'm fine, I can do it myself!" Ye Ning said somewhat awkwardly as she tried to take the cotton swab.
"Be good, listen to me!" Xiao Jingchen stopped Ye Ning's restless hands.
The wounds were finally treated, and Xiao Jingchen activated his Cullinan.
The scenery outside the car window flashed by quickly, and Ye Ning's mood became cheerful.
“Jingchen, look, this is the elementary school we went to together.”
"We've arrived at the park. Do you remember how we used to play here a lot when we were kids?"
"Ye Ning, I have something to say to you!" Xiao Jingchen suddenly said seriously.
"What?" Ye Ning didn't react at first.
"Ye Ning! I hope you listen carefully to what I'm about to say!" Xiao Jingchen pulled the car over to the side of the road, leaned forward, and looked directly into Ye Ning's eyes. In the cramped space of the driver's seat, she could almost feel his warm breath.
Looking into his eyes, which were as bright as the stars, Ye Ning suddenly felt a little shy, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She turned her face away slightly.
"Xiao Jingchen, what do you want to say? Oh right! Da Huang and Er Huang are still at home, why don't we go back first?" Ye Ning already understood what he wanted to say, but she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
So much happened today: she was kidnapped, almost raped, and then she met Xiao Jingchen and escaped from the jaws of death. Right now, her mind is a complete mess.
"Ye Ning, don't run away! Listen to me." Xiao Jingchen's slender fingers turned Ye Ning's face, forcing her to look directly into his eyes.
"Ye Ning, I've liked you since I was fifteen! The thing I regret most in my life is not telling you sooner. That's why I lost you for so many years. I watched you fall in love with someone else, but you weren't cherished. You withered and wept in indifference and neglect. Seeing you cry, my heart ached every day. I hated myself every day for not telling you sooner, for letting someone else steal your heart."
It turns out that Jingchen had liked her since he was fifteen, but at that time, she only saw him as a little brother.
"Fortunately, the apocalypse came, giving me the opportunity to be by your side again. I still remember the first time I found you in the hospital, you were shivering and huddled in the corner like a helpless little white rabbit. I felt heartache and guilt, but more than anything, I was secretly delighted that I could finally be by your side again."
"Although we were starving and the weather was freezing cold, being able to stay with you for ten years in this apocalypse, and seeing your face every day when I woke up, was the happiest time of my life!"
"You accompanied me through the apocalypse for ten years? Xiao Jingchen, you don't mean..." Ye Ning stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
“That’s right! Ye Ning, it’s me! I’ve been reborn too!” Xiao Jingchen looked directly into Ye Ning’s eyes, his gaze filled with unwavering tenderness.
"In my past life, I missed you twice. In every night when we were nestled together, my fingers wanted to touch your cheek countless times. I wanted to tell you, Ye Ning, I love you! I want to be with you for life, to watch the sunrise and sunset with you, and to go to the ends of the earth with you. But each time I backed down. I was afraid you would refuse, I was afraid you would run away, I was afraid you had never recovered from the heartbreak of the past."
“I, Xiao Jingchen, can face everything in this world, but I can’t face losing you! It wasn’t until the day you were pierced through the body by a laser sword that I realized how ridiculous I was. I saw you die in front of me, but I didn’t even have time to tell you my feelings.”
"Fortunately, God gave me a second chance. I don't want to wait any longer. I want to tell you, Ye Ning, I love you! I want you to tell me your answer now. I've been waiting for your answer for far too long!"
Xiao Jingchen looked directly into Ye Ning's eyes, his gaze filled with a deep, unfathomable affection, like a still lake.
He knew that what he said was too sudden, but he simply couldn't suppress the emotions bursting forth from his heart. His love for Ye Ning had been suppressed for far too long.
"Ye Ning, I'll count to ten. If you don't refuse, then I'll take that as a yes."
Ye Ning felt her mind go blank, and scenes from the past flashed through her mind like a movie.
Their first meeting when they were seven years old, a childhood friendship filled with innocence.
For ten years, he took meticulous care of her.
They risked their lives to save him time and time again.
Did she really not know his feelings?
Does she love him?
"Seven, eight..."
Finally, Ye Ning slowly nodded.
"Xiao Jingchen, we..." Before Ye Ning could finish speaking, Xiao Jingchen captured her luscious lips with his, sucking and penetrating them relentlessly, their lips and teeth entwined, as if he wanted to release all his love and all his pent-up emotions...
The kiss was so long, it felt like it would last until the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled, until the end of time.
The two separated only when Ye Ning was out of breath.
Ye Ning's face was already as red as a monkey's bottom. She lowered her head and dared not look at Xiao Jingchen again.
But Xiao Jingchen smiled with the satisfaction of a child who had received a beloved toy.
He held Ye Ning's hand tightly, their fingers intertwined.
"Ye Ning, let's go home together!"
Ye Ning leaned quietly on his shoulder, a happy smile on her lips.
"Okay! Let's go home together!"
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