Wanqiu was very uneasy.
The long-standing compliance finally began to falter at this moment.
He had thoughts of disobedience about things he would never say aloud.
For Wan Qiu, he rebelled against Yang Xiaoyu.
Wanqiu's mind went blank; he didn't even understand why he had made such a request.
He was always with Yi Gui; even without dating, they were together.
Don't be too greedy.
An apology is necessary...
Should I apologize to my mother...?
Suddenly, laughter coming from Yang Xiaoyu's direction interrupted Wan Qiu's tension.
Wanqiu's unfocused vision gradually cleared as she slowly raised her head, her brows still furrowed with lingering unease.
Under the bright lights, Yang Xiaoyu's gentle expression made her already radiant beauty even more stunning.
There was no anger at being resisted, nor any disgust at his resistance.
Wan Qiu felt as if Yang Xiaoyu's gaze was a warm, cozy blanket made of soft cotton candy, gently enveloping him.
The initial shock and tension gradually faded from my mind.
With a smile, Yang Xiaoyu tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes overflowing with doting affection: "Baby, you probably don't know that Mommy is willing to do anything for you."
Wanqiu was bewildered and at a loss.
"Mom has always felt guilty because she can't make up for your childhood."
Soothing music drifted in the air, and amidst the hazy autumn breeze, the familiar beginning of the music could be heard.
Chu Zhang's most popular song, like a gentle melody calling out to longing in the deep sea, lingers softly in the coffee shop, as if taking Wan Qiu into that distant and peaceful world.
Wan Qiu blinked, looking dazed.
Yang Xiaoyu seemed to have noticed Chu Zhang's song as well, and she smiled.
"Mom knows very well how important childhood is to a person, but Mom missed all the time when you needed Mom and Dad."
"Mom has always wanted to make it up to you, but no matter how much I do now, it doesn't feel like what you want; it's just what I'm giving you."
No matter how many gifts were bought for Wanqiu.
How many properties have you prepared?
How many company shares should Wanqiu be given?
Pave the way for anything Wanqiu can do.
Ultimately, these things were just what Yang Xiaoyu thought she could give Wan Qiu, things that Wan Qiu would want.
This is what most people want, but Yang Xiaoyu knows that this may not be what Wan Qiu wants.
Wanqiu is a unique child.
He always had a way of thinking that was different from others.
Despite the pitch-black environment and the filthy mud, Wanqiu's pure and clear nature remained completely untainted.
The more this is the case.
Yang Xiaoyu was increasingly at a loss as to how to treat Wan Qiu well.
“My dear, I really want to be good to you, but if you don’t say anything, I don’t know how to be good to you.”
"My darling, my precious baby."
Yang Xiaoyu, without any concealment of her joy or melancholy, quietly conveyed her feelings through her fingertips and pinched Wanqiu's cheek.
"You did a great job, Mom is so proud of you."
Yang Xiaoyu looked at Wan Qiu.
Those beautiful eyes that she inherited from her always held a look of surprise that made her heart ache.
Her child could have had everything, but now he's even hesitant to say what he wants.
But now, after this initial fear, it is gradually shining with the most perfect luster in the world, like a dazzling diamond.
“Mom…” Wan Qiu murmured, “Mom is really good to me, really, very, very good.”
Yang Xiaoyu knew that Wan Qiu would think this way.
Those eyes that looked up to her were filled with trust and dependence, making her feel both guilty and joyful.
Thank you for bringing this child back to her side.
“But baby, what Mommy gives you is what Mommy gives you, and what baby wants is baby’s. You can’t mix them up.”
So she is waiting too.
Waiting for Wanqiu to tell us what he wants in person.
Even if it's just a request.
"Mom is so glad that you finally mustered up the courage to make a request to me, not just today, and not just this once, but you must keep doing this in the future."
She will fulfill Wanqiu's wish, not only out of guilt and to make amends, but also out of love for the child who loves her.
"So even if..." Yang Xiaoyu wanted to say something, but didn't finish, and put it another way, "Even if it's an unreasonable request, Mom will try her best to fulfill it for our baby."
Wan Qiu was unaware of the promise Chu Yigui had made to them behind the scenes.
Yang Xiaoyu still remembers Chu Yigui's tone on the phone.
Those who were unshaken by anything but lost on their path have finally found their most steadfast way forward.
Yang Xiaoyu did not intend to expose him.
In the future, as long as Wan Qiu takes the initiative to say that she wants to date Chu Yigui.
She would stand unconditionally by Wanqiu's side, and no one would be allowed to interfere with her child doing what he wanted to do.
Yang Xiaoyu noticed that Wan Qiu's cheeks were slightly flushed.
Yang Xiaoyu was stunned.
It was like tiny, joyful pink flowers gently blooming in the spring breeze, shyly unfurling their petals and swaying softly.
“Then I’ll arrange a time for Yi Gui and we’ll go on a date together,” Wan Qiu said immediately.
"Aren't we going today?" Yang Xiaoyu teased, resting her chin on her hand and squinting her eyes.
"I'm going shopping with Mom today." Wan Qiu was relieved and hoped to focus on accompanying Yang Xiaoyu shopping.
However, Yang Xiaoyu picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, and glanced at the glass window beside her.
Wan Qiu looked at the glass window with a puzzled expression, following Yang Xiaoyu's gaze.
He noticed that the people outside the glass window seemed to be looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, and immediately looked away after meeting his gaze.
Why should we watch him?
"Honey, you look so beautiful today, isn't it perfect for a date?" Yang Xiaoyu said to Wan Qiu with a smile.
At that moment, Wan Qiu realized something.
His gaze lingered on his own reflection in the glass window.
Even though it's blurry, there's a somewhat unfamiliar, handsome figure in its outline and lines.
It's a little different from usual.
Wanqiu thinks she looks pretty good right now.
His mother is a very talented makeup artist, fashionable and powerful, and a master of entertainment.
So he must be handsome and stylish now, a perfect image created under his mother's loving care.
Wan Qiu's heart skipped a beat.
"Mom, were you dressing me up from the beginning? Were you planning to take me on a date?"
"Of course not. It's also a mother's responsibility to make our baby handsome. Our baby is already very handsome, and we can't let him waste his good looks at such a young age." Yang Xiaoyu smiled, carefully examining Wan Qiu, satisfied with her work. "The date was just a side thing."
"...Hmm!" Wan Qiu unconsciously wanted to touch her cheek, but stopped, afraid of ruining her makeup.
Yang Xiaoyu squinted, scrutinizing Wan Qiu, who bore a striking resemblance to her: "Our baby is really beautiful; she'll definitely amaze everyone today."
Wan Qiu blinked and smiled shyly.
Yang Xiaoyu, however, did not know why.
Joy was mixed with bitterness.
Although the time spent together was shorter than I had imagined, I witnessed firsthand the child's rapid growth.
Is it possible for a child to grow up this fast?
Now this child can express her thoughts well. Does that mean she has done a good job?
Wanqiu is like her answer sheet for filling that blank period of time.
The fears of the past are gradually dissipating in this world.
She loves her children.
She is still young, and she has plenty of time to protect her children as they grow up.
No longer absent.
——
Chu Yigui knew that Yang Xiaoyu did not reject him, nor would she reject his relationship with Wan Qiu.
He could also vaguely sense Yang Xiaoyu's intentions.
only……
Chu Yigui was unwilling to force Wan Qiu.
He once tried his best to urge Wanqiu to grow up, but now, because he loves and cares for Wanqiu too much, he doesn't want Wanqiu to be hurt anymore.
Did he ever imagine that he would one day feel so anxious?
He didn't resist Yang Xiaoyu because he didn't want Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu to think that he had taken their child away.
He could endure it, but it wasn't as easy as he had imagined.
I want to spend more time with Wanqiu.
I want to fulfill my promise to Wanqiu.
He wanted to compete with Yang Xiaoyu.
"Yi Gui, are you spacing out?" Yang Ze tapped on Chu Yi Gui's desk.
"No, what's wrong?" Chu Yigui glanced at Yang Ze.
"Chairman Chu wants you to go to his office," Yang said.
"Okay." Chu Yigui locked the computer screen, stood up, and prepared to go to Chu Jianshu's office.
"Um, Yi Gui." Yang Ze couldn't help but call out to Chu Yi Gui before she left.
Chu Yigui stopped in his tracks, turned around, and calmly glanced at Yang Ze.
For some reason, when Yang saw Chu Yigui standing in the brightly lit company, he couldn't reconcile him with the image of an ordinary student.
Mature, steady, and determined.
Unlike Yang Xiaoyu and Chu Zhang, Yang Ze was not very good at observing others.
But at this moment, he clearly sensed that Chu Yigui was different.
Yang asked, almost as if possessed, "What did you mean when you said you wanted to go on a date with Wan Qiu today?"
Yang thought dating was a very ordinary thing, but the expressions that Yang Xiaoyu and Chu Jianshu showed were definitely not ordinary.
He was too oblivious to notice certain changes.
Chu Yigui, standing before him, smiled.
Yang had seen Chu Yigui's smile many times, but none of them had been clearer than this one.
"I'm going to Mr. Chu's office first; there might be some very important work to do."
When Yang heard Chu Yigui change the subject, he knew that Chu Yigui most likely wouldn't tell him what it was.
Before leaving, Chu Yigui said, "I'm sorry, but you'll find out what happened later, perhaps Wan Qiu will tell you on his own."
Yang was puzzled.
Watching Chu Yigui's departing figure, he touched the back of his neck, feeling somewhat depressed. He had a strange feeling of being excluded, yet also being valued.
Chu Jianshu placed a sealed document bag on the table and pushed it towards Chu Yigui.
Chu Jianshu's expression and attitude were far from pleasant, but Chu Yigui never seemed to care.
Ever since he proposed to Chu Jianshu that he wanted to date Wan Qiu, Chu Jianshu's attitude towards him has remained lukewarm.
This is already the best possible outcome.
"Deliver this document to the place I specify. They need help there today. Go straight home after get off work." Chu Jianshu rubbed his temples and casually tossed a car key from the table to Chu Yigui. "Drive there."
Chu Yigui should be the one.
When you hold the document bag in your hand, it is not heavy; it only contains the weight of a few paper contracts.
While in the elevator, he examined the car keys, mentally identifying which car they belonged to.
This is a car model that Chu Jianshu rarely drives.
Chu Jianshu's choice of vehicles for commuting has always been more understated and moderate, in line with his unpretentious and unpretentious style. This car, however, is clearly more flamboyant and youthful, and more in line with Chu Zhang's personality.
Chu Yigui lowered her eyes and looked at the sealed document bag, something flashing in her eyes.
As I drove from the office building cluster to the commercial area, the number of vehicles and pedestrians gradually increased.
Chu Yigui parked the car in the parking space and got out with the document bag in his hand.
Just as he was about to enter the mall, Chu Yigui stopped at the glass window next to the mall and looked at his reflection in the glass.
It was the perfect posture he always demanded, but this time he wasn't so satisfied.
I quickly tidied my hair, dissatisfied with the wrinkles in my clothes and the overly formal attire.
People nearby stopped to secretly watch him because of his appearance, their reflections in the glass showing them with great interest.
Just as someone was about to boldly approach him, Chu Yigui strode away, coldly refusing anyone's advances, and walked past those who tried to strike up a conversation.
Bright lights illuminated the hall, leaving no shadows to hide in.
Among the countless people moving about, only one person will be reflected clearly in his eyes.
At this moment, Chu Yigui saw a rose in full bloom, waiting to be picked, its thorns gently concealed, leaving only its beauty and tenderness for the one it awaited.
Fine, dense branches and leaves sprouted from beneath the rose, bypassing the crowd and the distance, entwining themselves at his feet.
It wrapped around his legs.
It wrapped around his waist and abdomen.
It wrapped around his chest.
It plunged the alluring venomous stinger into his heart, into his blood, and circulated throughout his body.
No one could ignore that rose.
Someone else got closer to the one who belonged to him before he did.
Wan Qiu turned his head to the side, his gaze fixed on the two girls who had struck up a conversation with him, his exquisitely beautiful pupils flashing with a troubled light.
Chu Yigui walked toward the other person uncontrollably.
Reach out your hand to shoo away the butterflies swirling around the rose.
"Sorry, I already have plans to meet someone today, so I can't hang out with you guys."
Chu Yigui suddenly stopped and stood behind Wan Qiu.
"Can you play with us and your friends?" the girl asked with a smile, trying to ask again.
"I'm so sorry, I only want to date him."
"Ah...it's a date." The girl said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, have fun."
Wan Qiu quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you already good at refusing others?" Chu Yigui's voice suddenly came from behind, and Wan Qiu turned around.
That handsome face and the voice that pleased him were the warmth that Wanqiu valued most.
Wan Qiu smiled.
"Um."
"Young Master." Chu Yigui was infected by that smile. "Chu Dong asked me to deliver a document to you and requested that all my time today belong to you. Please feel free to use me."
Wan Qiu took the file bag; it was so light, as if it contained nothing at all.
Wan Qiu wasn't curious about what was in the file folder.
He simply reached out his hand and approached the other person.
Chu Yigui stopped waiting and took Wan Qiu's hand, their palms touching.
They always held hands without any hesitation, just like before.
It's different from before.
They went on a date.
Hold hands and go see a funny stand-up comedy show, and laugh together.
We ate dinner together at a restaurant with a long queue.
Let's share fun snacks together.
I bought a movie ticket and I'm going to see a movie.
While waiting, we played some somewhat unfamiliar games together.
Chu Yigui is very smart and can handle many things.
It seems that she can find enjoyment in everything she does by being with Chu Yigui.
But Wanqiu felt that perhaps the fun they had together didn't come from these games.
It was because she was with Chu Yigui.
It was like that before, when we were trying to be each other's only one.
In the colorful world, Wan Qiu saw Chu Yigui's smile.
Chu Yigui was very happy.
In the darkened movie theater, they were moved by the backstories of the characters in the specially selected animated films.
They held hands in the darkness, sharing the warmth of each other's palms.
This was an ordinary date, nothing out of the ordinary.
There was no extravagance or fine wine, and the food was just so-so.
But Wanqiu asked Chu Yigui, "Yigui, are you happy?"
"Mmm." Chu Yigui held Wanqiu's hand again and placed a simple kiss on Wanqiu's forehead. "Because it's a date with you, I'm happier than usual."
"It's clearly very ordinary, very ordinary?" Wan Qiu asked.
“We will spend countless ordinary days like this together in the future,” Chu Yigui said with a smile to Wan Qiu, “and I am overjoyed by this.”
Suddenly, Wan Qiu understood Chu Yigui's thoughts and intentions.
“From now on, we’ll cherish every ordinary day together,” Wan Qiu said.
"Okay, pinky promise."
Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui's outstretched finger and smiled as he hooked his finger with Chu Yigui's.
"Wanqiu," Chu Yigui said to Wanqiu as they drove home together, "Could you come with me to the orphanage just once?"
Wan Qiu said, "Okay."
Wan Qiu, having nothing better to do, opened the file folder that Chu Jianshu had given him.
There were only a few sheets of paper inside.
Each sheet of paper had a large character on it, and when all the pieces were put together, it read: "Must go home tonight."
Wan Qiu blinked, looking somewhat bewildered.
Suddenly realizing something, her expression became subtle, and her cheeks gradually flushed red.
"What did it say?" Chu Yigui was driving and didn't pay much attention to the document in Wan Qiu's hand.
"Dad said we have to go home tonight," Wan Qiu murmured. "Is Dad afraid that I'll go to a hotel with you?"
"What should we do then?" Chu Yigui glanced at the file bag in Wan Qiu's hand during the red light. "I'm not planning to go home today."
Wan Qiu was stunned.
He stared longingly at Chu Yigui's profile.
The green light came on, and the vehicle started moving again, but instead of accelerating, it slowed down more and more until it finally stopped at the edge of a dark road where there were few vehicles and the streetlights were off.
In the pitch-black world, Wan Qiu could only make out Yi Gui's profile by the dim light.
"Then...then this..." Wan Qiu was a little nervous.
This was their first real date, so should they, like those characters in novels he'd read, engage in adult-oriented activities?
I'm a little nervous.
There's also some anticipation.
More than anything, there was helplessness and panic.
Wanqiu hadn't done enough preparation and had no idea how to deal with it.
He should have anticipated this possibility much earlier.
Chu Yigui turned her head to the side, her eyes looking at him.
Even in the darkness, the shimmering light reflected off Chu Yigui made Wan Qiu feel an amazing attraction to her.
Wanqiu's neck was grabbed.
Warm breaths gradually drew closer to him.
They kissed.
In the darkness, everything seemed unreal.
The sounds of the two touching, Chu Yigui's breath mingling with his, and even the sound of Chu Yigui's fingers rubbing his hair, which kept echoing in Wan Qiu's ears, were all clearly transmitted to Wan Qiu's mind.
All of this seemed to amplify the ambiguity of their kiss.
When Wanqiu was released, his mind was somewhat muddled.
Since we can't go home, are we going to get a little closer in the car?
Wan Qiu thought to himself.
Should we...?
Why not just not go back?
Suddenly, Wan Qiu's phone rang loudly inside the car, instantly dispelling the pleasant atmosphere.
When Wan Qiu saw that it was Chu Jianshu calling, her heart began to beat nervously, and she even felt a little short of breath.
Wan Qiu was reluctant to accept the offer.
Chu Yigui was still looking at him.
His tender gaze clouded Wanqiu's reason.
Chu Yigui reached out her hand to Wan Qiu once again, but Wan Qiu had already half-closed her eyes, ready to refuse the call.
But Chu Yigui actually took Wan Qiu's phone.
And the call was connected.
Wan Qiu: "???"
"Why aren't you back yet at this hour?" Chu Jianshu's voice was lower than usual, clearly indicating that he was in a bad mood.
"Uncle Chu, Wan Qiu and I are planning to go to the orphanage," Chu Yigui said.
Wan Qiu was also stunned.
He knew Chu Yigui had asked him to accompany him to the orphanage, but he never expected it to happen now.
"What are you going to the orphanage for now? You haven't brought anything with you, so you can't raise funds or give any gifts, right?" Chu Jianshu's temper softened a bit after hearing about their upcoming trip.
"That's right. The initial plan was to take Wanqiu to the orphanage after the date. I had prepared some things..." Chu Yigui said, "I already asked Butler Bai to send all the things over this morning."
Chu Jianshu, on the other end of the phone, suddenly fell silent.
"You're quite clever." Chu Jianshu clearly sensed that Chu Yigui had probably guessed something.
She was still the same child who always knew how to read other people's words and actions, but now that she was fully focused on Wanqiu, she didn't care too much about this strangeness.
"Have you already made plans to go to the orphanage?" Chu Jianshu asked.
However, Chu Yigui denied it: "If you refuse, Uncle Chu, Wan Qiu and I will go back today."
"...Ask me?" Chu Jianshu's voice rose at the end.
“I will not take Wanqiu away from Uncle Chu and Aunt Yang.” Chu Yigui’s voice remained calm. “I also hope that more people will love him.”
"Wow, you clever kid who acts first and asks for permission later and still wants to get away with it!" Yang Xiaoyu's voice came from the other side in a muffled voice. "Go on, go on, but don't do anything bad."
Chu Yigui did not answer.
After waiting for a while, Chu Jianshu finally asked, "Around when will you be back?"
“Three days,” Chu Yigui said.
"I understand. Give the call to Wan Qiu."
Wan Qiu answered the phone, feeling somewhat uneasy for some reason.
Just a moment ago, Wan Qiu felt guilty because she had the thought of rejecting the call.
However, Chu Jianshu did not accuse Wan Qiu of anything.
I just said some words of concern and things to be careful about.
In the end, Chu Jianshu only said, "Have fun."
After hanging up the phone, Wan Qiu held his phone and noticed that the vehicle was slowly starting up again.
In the car's warm air, Wan Qiu felt the heat that had involuntarily risen on her cheeks due to her guilt and shame gradually subside.
But Wanqiu noticed something else.
"From the very beginning, did Yi Gui intend to take me to the orphanage?" Wan Qiu asked.
"Um."
"Then why did they suddenly kiss?" He thought...
Chu Yigui smiled.
The laughter was pleasant, clear, and gentle.
Wan Qiu vaguely realized what was happening...
"Did you do this on purpose?" Wan Qiu's eyes widened.
"Because you're really looking forward to it." Chu Yigui answered Wan Qiu's question honestly.
Wanqiu gradually understood why most people blush when such things are mentioned.
He is now too.
Wanqiu finally understood why she felt shy about something that she had previously thought was perfectly normal.
So this is how Chu Yigui always felt whenever she heard his words?
Wow……
Wanqiu covered her cheeks.
That's strange.
Although my head was spinning, I felt itchy inside.
I'm going crazy.
Wan Qiu was taken back to the orphanage by Chu Jianshu, and it was already late at night when they returned.
On the way, Chu Yigui called the dean. After all the children had gone to bed, the dean was still quietly waiting for them.
When Wanqiu saw the orphanage where almost all the lights were off, he felt a strange sense of warmth.
It's not late, but the children need a better sleep schedule and are already asleep.
The dean smiled, turned on the lights, and led them inside.
"I'll make you some dumplings for a late-night snack. The children made them especially for you today. They must have had a long drive here." The director led them to the kitchen.
Wan Qiu followed behind the dean, looking up at Chu Yigui with a puzzled expression.
Aren't you going to refuse?
Is it alright for the dean to cook for them so late at night?
Chu Yigui didn't say anything.
Instead, she held Wanqiu's hand and led him forward.
Wanqiu unconsciously looked out the window again; the bright lights continued to illuminate the orphanage courtyard.
The snow piled up to the side was still crooked and uneven, and some had been made into the shape of snowmen.
Wanqiu was somewhat dazed.
When the dean brought the dumplings to them, Wan Qiu blinked and examined them closely.
Dumplings come in all sorts of colors; I wonder how they're made.
The shapes, sizes, and fillings varied, and many were broken.
The dean laughed from the side: "Look, it's clearly dumplings, but it looks like mush after cooking."
Wanqiu bit into a dumpling; the filling seemed to have been prepared by the dean and her husband, and it tasted quite good.
The dean sat in front of them, his expression very kind.
"I thought you would come after the Chinese New Year this year, just like before," the dean said with a smile.
"Well, I came earlier this year because I have something I want to say to the dean," Chu Yigui suddenly said.
Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui with some doubt.
Is there anything you want to say?
The dean's voice was soft and slow in the dead of night, a gentle tone that could soothe children: "Xiao Chu has something to tell me, it must be something very important, that's good."
Wanqiu was somewhat bewildered. What was good about it?
The dean seemed to sense Wan Qiu's doubts, and simply nodded and smiled at Wan Qiu.
"Dean, I've never said this to you before, but I want to say it to you now."
Chu Yigui put down the soup spoon, and there was no sound of any bowl or spoon clashing together.
The dean's slightly aged face held a hint of curiosity as she waited, and even deep within her pupils, there was anticipation.
"Thank you so much for raising me."
Wan Qiu's eyes widened.
The dean smiled.
"That's wonderful, that's wonderful." In the director's hand was a cup of warm tea that she had poured for herself. Her rough fingers stroked the inside of the cup. "I hope that the children I raised will all understand their own worth. You are all children that I have worked hard to raise."
For some reason, Wanqiu seemed to see a warm orange glow.
In autumn, the persimmon trees stretch out their branches and leaves, laden with plump fruits, showing off their harvest to the autumn sun.
Chu Yigui gazed at the dean: "I am so glad that I survived. Thank you for raising me. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to meet the Chu family."
The dean's eyes were filled with undisguised tenderness.
"You are like a mother to me." Chu Yigui's voice was calm, but that calmness was underpinned by sincerity. "I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble all this time."
"You've become handsome, Xiao Chu," the dean sighed softly. "Your eyes are shining now."
"I thought I had nothing, and I had nowhere to express my sadness or joy."
Chu Yigui lowered her eyes, and in the dim light of the kitchen, there seemed to be a vague smile that was not easy to detect.
"So, I'm sorry to trouble you."
The dean seemed to understand something, and she nodded: "I'm very happy that you can still talk to me."
While Wan Qiu was still hesitating, Chu Yigui put his arm around his shoulder.
Chu Yigui turned her head to the side, pulled Wanqiu into her arms, and rested her forehead on Wanqiu's.
Her fingers ran intimately through Wanqiu's hair, gently pinching Wanqiu's earlobe.
"Dean, this is my partner. I hope you like him."
Wanqiu's eyes slowly widened.
The dean is one too.
Both of them looked somewhat surprised.
“Although we are partners, our relationship is more intimate than that of partners.” Chu Yigui intertwined her other hand with Wan Qiu’s fingers, as if trying to fit everything about them together. “I can’t live without him.”
Wan Qiu was caught off guard and was hit by a huge piece of fruit hard candy falling from the sky, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
The dean was shocked for a long time.
She lowered her head, seemingly lost in her own world.
Wanqiu felt inexplicably uneasy.
Is this what meeting the parents means?
"What a coincidence," the dean said in the end, without surprise or disappointment, accepting it calmly. "I hope you will be happy."
"I...I will make Yigui happy!" Wanqiu stammered.
He immediately attracted the attention of two people.
Chu Yigui seemed surprised that Wan Qiu would suddenly say such a thing.
The dean was amused by Wan Qiu.
"I understand, don't be nervous," the dean reassured Wan Qiu. "It's alright, child. Do you remember what I told you?"
Wanqiu couldn't recall which line it was for a moment.
“I said, thank you,” the dean said slowly.
Wan Qiu suddenly remembered the director's thanks to him when he was in the orphanage.
Thank you for accompanying Chu Yigui.
The dean's smile softened: "Eat up, the dumplings are getting soggy. I'll take the liberty of letting these dumplings serve as the children's blessings to you."
Wan Qiu opened his mouth, then immediately lowered his head to eat the dumplings.
tasty.
It has a very gentle flavor.
Wan Qiu knew that there would always be people who would pass through one's life.
To keep another person by your side, you need more time, more patience, and more effort to maintain the relationship.
It also requires the persistence of another person.
Wan Qiu was willing to do all of this for Chu Yigui.
Wan Qiu believed that Chu Yigui felt the same way.
But if they receive more blessings, they will become stronger as a result.
Wanqiu was filled with anticipation.
"Are you two going to sleep together tonight?" the dean asked hesitantly before letting Wan Qiu and the other go to bed. "Isn't it too early?"
Chu Yigui said, "It won't do anything, and it won't be good for the children's education."
The dean smiled subtly, her expression somewhat mocking: "I know, go to sleep now, goodnight."
"Good night." Wan Qiu watched the dean leave through the door.
Wan Qiu actually felt a little nostalgic for the staff dormitory where they stayed every time they came to the orphanage.
Their clothes were in the room, which Chu Yigui had asked Butler Bai to bring over earlier.
Wan Qiu curled up on the bed, still dizzy from being captivated by Chu Yigui's words "partner".
Are they dating now?
Is Chu Yigui willing to date him?
So suddenly?
Chu Yigui sat across from Wanqiu's bed and helped Wanqiu remove her makeup that she hadn't washed off properly.
They turned off the lights afterward, but the moonlight streaming in from outside was still bright enough to illuminate the two of them.
"You're already surprised by now." Chu Yigui's voice, tinged with a light laugh, was like a nocturnal sprite, enticing Wan Qiu.
"Are we dating?" Wan Qiu, who never hid his feelings, was anxious to confirm his relationship with Yi Gui.
"not yet."
Chu Yigui's words plunged Wan Qiu's jubilant mood into despair.
Not yet.
Was he just imagining things?
"Why? Is it because you're not ready to give me something yet? But I feel like I've already received so much. Wouldn't it be better to give it to me after we've started dating?"
"Or do you mean you don't actually like me? If you don't, could you tell me when you'll start liking me? How much do you like me right now?"
"Don't feel inferior, Yi Gui, don't feel uneasy, Yi Gui, I love you."
Although Wanqiu kept rambling on, he spoke very softly with each word.
Chu Yigui listened quietly.
Until Wanqiu could no longer find any words to say.
Feelings of grievance and disappointment crawled over Wanqiu like tiny insects, making it very difficult to bear.
I felt so uncomfortable that I wanted him to get off the bed and leave the room.
Now, facing Chu Yigui's gaze, Wan Qiu felt quite helpless.
Wan Qiu stood up, approached the door, and opened it.
But a hand came from behind him and closed the door that Wan Qiu had opened.
While Wan Qiu was still wondering what was going on, Chu Yigui hugged him from behind.
The familiar, warm aura enveloped him as always, giving Wanqiu an endless sense of security.
"I'm sorry, but I liked the way you talked to me so much that I wanted to look at you more."
Those hands, wrapped around Wanqiu's waist, dispelled the slight chill in the air.
"I'm so eager to tell you that I want to be the one you can't be apart from."
"How can you make this day leave the deepest memory in your mind?"
"I don't have a secret hideout, nor do I think confessing in public is romantic. I've been trying to find a special and solemn way to confess to you."
"Are we going to see the snow? Are we going on a trip? Are we going to see the sea or the sunrise?"
Wan Qiu felt Chu Yigui bury his face in his neck.
"I wish I were Chu Zhang."
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