Chapter 69 Chapter 69 "I will love you."
Lin Qianyuan lowered her eyes, and the corners of her eyes became moist again, just like before she came into this room.
She stared at the person on the ceiling, then turned over, closed her eyes, and her tears couldn't help but soak the pillow, becoming more and more uncontrollable.
She just felt wronged for no reason.
Lin Qianyuan looked towards the moonlight, and fortunately, this time she saw his appearance.
Pei Lanqing was standing with the light behind her, and although his eyes were adapted to the darkness, he could not see her clearly. He stretched out his hand cautiously, touched her eyebrows, and his fingertips became wet.
Pei Lanqing frowned slightly, feeling a little distressed, "Lin Qianyuan."
As if she had finally confirmed something, Lin Qianyuan held his hand tightly. She had been squatting for too long and her body was numb and stiff. With tears in her eyes, she stumbled into his arms.
Pei Lanqing put his arms around her waist, holding her tight, his body pressed underneath her. All her tears flowed down his neck, hot and pooled together.
Lin Qianyuan didn't make a sound and cried silently.
Pei Lanqing stroked her long hair until she stopped crying. Then he put his face against hers and said softly, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Lin Qianyuan buried her face in his arms and nodded slowly.
The temperature on her face was not high. Pei Lanqing tried her hand again and it was icy cold. It must have been there for a long time.
He hugged her and asked, "Are you cold?"
Lin Qianyuan continued to nod, not wanting to think, "Cold."
Pei Lanqing patted her back and let her go. "If you don't mind, tonight..."
Lin Qianyuan had consciously lifted half of the quilt, crawled in, covered herself, and lay down beside him.
Pei Lanqing was stunned for a moment, then lowered his brows and smiled. He leaned over and kissed her forehead. Then he looked down and looked into her eyes with a serious expression. "Don't worry, I will keep my promise and take my time. I will never offend you casually."
Lin Qianyuan's somewhat stiff body gradually relaxed, and he was too embarrassed to say that he was just a little nervous.
She blushed under his bright and clear gaze and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Yeah."
Pei Lanqing tucked the quilt in for her, making sure it was covered tightly. He lay down, facing her sideways. "Tell me, what did you dream about just now?"
Lin Qianyuan stared at the ceiling for a long time, then mustered up the courage to speak, "My biological mother."
She also turned sideways to face him, not dodging or avoiding, "Pei Lanqing, I was born in a dirty way."
Lin Qianyuan explained it to him again with great difficulty, frowning with disgust on his face.
She is so dirty that she cannot be seen in the light. In front of outsiders, she is not her mother, but her teacher.
How ironic.
"Lin Qianyuan," Pei Lanqing reached out to find her wrist and gently stroked the amulet there. The lines under his hand meandered, gradually describing her name and date of birth.
He looked at her intently. "The eyes are the most important of the six senses. In Buddhist art, the eyes of a Buddha statue need to be left until the final stage of painting or carving. Then, a senior monk will use a brush to add dots to the eyes. This is called opening the Buddha's eyes. Believers believe that only after the eyes are added can the Buddha statue come to life; otherwise, it is just a work of art."
After saying this, Pei Lanqing moved closer to her and kissed her eyes, which were always desolate and cold, one by one, with the utmost piety, "They are not dirty, they are very clean."
Lin Qianyuan subconsciously closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling. The closed valley suddenly opened up, and the strong wind blew in endlessly, but it was so gentle, like a spring breeze.
Pei Lanqing held her hand tightly and teased her, "I've already kissed you, don't you even believe me?"
Lin Qianyuan moved closer to him, snuggled into his arms, and said nothing.
Pei Lanqing felt the warmth on his chest and held her in his arms, saying nothing and saying, "Go to sleep."
He raised his hand and patted her back gently, intermittently, reassuringly, "I'm right here."
"Yeah," Lin Qianyuan hugged his waist and stopped talking.
Not long after, Pei Lanqing heard her breathing become steady. He stopped, slightly distanced himself, and looked down at her.
During the time when they suddenly stopped contacting each other, he was in the winter break of his second year of graduate school. Before the New Year when he returned home after his internship, several students went to Qin Shouan's house as usual to have a New Year's dinner.
Qin Shouan was extremely silent that night. After dinner, he returned to his study without saying a word.
Seeing how worried they were, the Master's wife was afraid that they would be anxious, so she sat down and explained the situation to them.
Many years ago, Qin Shouan was assigned to participate in a legal aid case. The client was a teenager who had just turned fourteen.
The case was not very complicated. The boy's father had been abusing his mother for a long time. During the last argument, he accidentally pushed his father down the stairs in order to protect his mother. His father did not die, but became a vegetable.
According to the law, anyone aged 14 or above but under 16 who commits intentional homicide or intentional injury resulting in serious bodily harm shall bear criminal responsibility. Furthermore, those under 18 who are held criminally responsible shall be given a lighter or reduced sentence. Combined with other discretionary sentencing circumstances, this child's sentence could be further reduced.
It's just that he himself did not cooperate at all. It had nothing to do with making noise. He just had a negative attitude in court. At that time, he was unable to win the forgiveness of the victim's close relatives and was sentenced to many years in prison.
This afternoon, Qin Shouan went to the hospital for a physical examination. Unexpectedly, he met the boy's mother. She had remarried and was seeing the doctor with her baby in her arms.
The Master's wife sighed deeply and said earnestly, "Old Qin specifically asked about it at the time, and it really was her son. Old Qin could understand her decision to remarry and have another child, but every time he thought about it, he always felt bad for the child."
"When he came back, he kept asking me, 'What did that child do wrong? Why didn't he get anything?'"
"I had nothing to say except to tell him not to blame himself. He walked away mumbling something, and then it became like this."
Pei Lanqing left late that night and happened to run into Qin Shouan coming out of the study. When Qin Shouan saw him, he simply asked him to stay here tonight and play chess with him to relieve his boredom.
The chess pieces on the board were in disarray. Pei Lanqing seemed to see nothing and silently followed his rhythm.
In the end, Qin Shouan noticed it himself and stopped.
Pei Lanqing lowered his head to study the chessboard and said slowly, "Teacher Qin, maybe he is happy."
He never thought about himself from beginning to end. Without him, what would his mother have to worry about in that family? So he ran away.
Pei Lanqing put down the chess piece. "When she's doing well, he's happy. The better she's doing, the happier he is."
How could a child not love his biological mother?
Even if she said she hated her.
Lin Qianyuan hadn't been held in someone's arms to sleep for a long time. She felt a little hot and moved to the other side in a daze. She felt someone looking at her and opened her eyes half asleep. "What's wrong?"
It was almost dawn, and the moonlight outside the house quietly disappeared into the clouds, leaving everything dark. "Pei Lanqing?"
"Hmm? It's me," Pei Lanqing quickly agreed, then whispered, "Go to sleep, I'm always here."
Lin Qianyuan was very sleepy. After hearing what he said, she didn't struggle in her mind and just let herself fall asleep.
Pei Lanqing looked at her quietly for a while, then kissed her forehead, "Lin Qianyuan, I will love you."
Lin Qianyuan woke up at noon the next day. She stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling, then slowly sat up. She didn't know how long she sat in the room. She lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
There was indeed a familiar note stuck on the door of the room. Lin Qianyuan couldn't help feeling a little depressed, because it meant that he was not at home.
She returned to the master bedroom and rubbed her eyes while washing up, only to find she felt only slight discomfort.
Lin Qianyuan had a good memory and remembered her emotional state last night. Thinking of this, she spat out the foam in her mouth, rinsed her mouth quickly, wiped her face with a towel, and made a phone call with a smile on her face.
It only rang once before the person on the other end answered the call.
Pei Lanqing had someone with him, and the space in the car was small, so the conversation was not so intimate.
He skipped his usual opening question, "Have you just woken up?" and asked directly, "Have you eaten?"
Lin Qianyuan sensed something, and her mood plummeted. Instead of answering, she asked, "Where are you now?"
Liang Siyu, who was just about to get off the car, recognized Lin Qianyuan's voice and involuntarily slowed down the movement of pushing the door, with his ears pricked up.
Pei Lanqing glanced in his direction and planned to get off the car first.
"Wait," Lin Qianyuan stopped him. It didn't matter if it was inconvenient to say it, she had never thought of disturbing him at work.
Lin Qianyuan kicked the tiles with his foot. He just wanted to talk to him for a few words.
Pei Lanqing had no idea what she was thinking, and he waited for her there reflexively, without moving.
Lin Qianyuan tried to calm down and took several deep breaths. Without much hesitation, he picked the most important point and asked, "Can you go home early today?"
Before he could reply, she began to sulk on her own. She was annoyed at the thought that there were other people around him at that moment.
Lin Qianyuan continued kicking the tiles and spoke again incoherently.
Pei Lanqing really didn't understand. He frowned slightly and was silent for a few seconds before he finally spoke: "What did you just say?"
Lin Qianyuan closed her eyes. She had to make her words so clear, didn't she? She raised her voice in one go, "I said I missed you a little bit. Can you come home early today?"
“…” The atmosphere in the car suddenly became quiet.
Liang Siyu was stunned. Out of some physical instinct, he got out of the car at the speed of light and raised his hand to close the door.
Lin Qianyuan noticed the noise and had to ask again, "Are you in the car?"
Pei Lanqing's face was faintly flushed, and the light in her eyes was fragmented. She tried her best to suppress her smile and said, "Yes."
After saying that, he added, "Liang Siyu."
Lin Qianyuan's face turned red and black, and he couldn't tell whether he was relieved or embarrassed. Anyway, there was an inexplicable anger rising in his heart, and he couldn't suppress it.
Pei Lanqing didn't dare to laugh, and could only remind him gently, "Lin Qianyuan, killing is against the law."
"Oh? Really?" Lin Qianyuan responded so lightly, not sounding like he really cared.
Pei Lanqing curled the corners of his lips slightly and said slowly, "Yes, you plan to leave me home alone?"
Lin Qianyuan snorted coldly and said nothing.
Pei Lanqing looked up at something in front of him and explained softly, "I have an appointment with a client this afternoon. I can't tell you exactly what time it will end, but I will try to go home early."
Lin Qianyuan curled his lips, "I understand."
Pei Lanqing smiled, "Lin Qianyuan, I miss you too."
"Well," Lin Qianyuan said indifferently. She accidentally saw herself in the mirror and asked the question she had originally intended to ask him, "Have you applied a towel to my eyes?"
"Yes, this morning."
Lin Qianyuan thought about it carefully and seemed to have some memory, so she even hugged him.
Pei Lanqing was smiling silently. She slept very lightly and would try to open her eyes at the slightest movement, but she was also very easy to talk to, responding to whatever was said.
Outside the car.
Liang Siyu waited alone for several minutes, and until Pei Lanqing got off the car, he still couldn't convince himself that the person he was talking to was Lin Qianyuan.
How could Lin Qianyuan say such words? Even if a knife was put to her neck, she would only sneer at others.
Before the elevator arrived, Liang Siyu sent a message to the people on the list, [What were you doing three minutes ago? ]
Lin Qianyuan was not very willing to pay attention to him at this moment. She was afraid that she could not control herself. She walked out of the bathroom with a cold face and lowered eyes. "What are you doing now?"
Liang Siyu: [Eat.]
Lin Qianyuan thought briefly and ruthlessly typed three words: [Consulting Fee.]
Liang Siyu was shocked and read the chat records again and again. Finally, he asked a question: Could she read minds?
He entered the elevator.
Pei Lanqing pressed the floor button, raised his eyelids, and smiled calmly, "Are you chatting with Lin Qianyuan?"
Liang Siyu subconsciously held his phone to his chest, denying it flatly, "No."
Pei Lanqing nodded with a smile and said nothing more.
Liang Siyu was embarrassed, put away his phone, and looked at his nose and his heart. Was this the psychology they studied together at home?
The elevator door opened and Pei Lanqing walked out first. Liang Siyu deliberately took a few steps back and looked at him silently from behind. He couldn't tell why, but he always felt that the two of them looked more and more alike.
Liang Siyu rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and thought to himself that this was a really bad feeling.
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The author has something to say: This is what happens when a couple stays together for a long time*^_^*
"The closed valley suddenly opened up, and a strong wind blew in endlessly" is from A Yi's "The Guaren". This line is "This is the first time I have liked a person of the opposite sex, just like a closed valley suddenly opened up, and a strong wind blew in endlessly."
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