On the eve of his graduation, Qi Yan wanted to marry Luan Yining. This was his own idea, a bad idea he came up with after much deliberation to keep Luan Yining firmly by his side.
It was a bad idea because the two of them weren't exactly on good terms at the time.
Ever since he forced Luan Yining to be his boyfriend, Luan Yining has changed. It's as if she can no longer see him. Qi Yan can't accept this change and tries his best to make Luan Yining go back to her former self, but he can't get it right and instead pushes her further and further away.
During the two years they were in the same school, Luan Yining was quiet, but her attitude was never as distant and indifferent as it is now. Qi Yan felt frustrated and had nowhere to vent, so it was from that time that he began to provoke Luan Yining in various ways.
However, the results were always unsatisfactory, but occasionally they would provoke Luan Yining and get some feedback, which gradually formed a vicious cycle.
The misunderstanding about Qin Chong arose from this. At that time, it was close to the students' graduation, and Luan Yining was under a lot of work pressure. After another argument with Qi Yan, their relationship dropped to a freezing point.
It was at this time that Qi Yan proposed marriage, and the outcome was predictable.
He remembered Luan Yining's gaze very clearly. The deep disappointment in her eyes made his heart sink to the bottom. He would wake up suddenly in the middle of the night, and the effect was still felt to this day. So much so that he was afraid when Luan Yining looked at him with a solemn gaze later on.
The two went almost a week without contacting each other after that. During this time, Qi Yan naturally continued to use his old tricks, sending Luan Yining photos that he had deliberately taken, and using the various reactions and expressions observed by others to determine that Luan Yining still had feelings for him.
No results.
Finally, Qi Yan couldn't help but go to find Luan Yining first, only to run into Luan Yining's student confessing his feelings to him.
Luan Yining had already refused, but Qi Yan was blinded by anger and started fighting with someone.
Afterwards, Luan Yining asked him to apologize, but Qi Yan stubbornly refused to admit his mistake and brought up the old matter again with Luan Yining. At that time, in a fit of anger, Qi Yan said some unpleasant things without thinking.
Luan Yining deserved this misunderstanding.
Qi Yan's fingers trembled in the blankets, and he said in an unsteady voice, "I'll change, I'll never do it again. I shouldn't have used those things to provoke you. They were all fake. Actually, I was waiting for your message. I shouldn't have said I wanted a marriage alliance... that I didn't want you. I was wrong. I was just angry that you sided with that student. It had nothing to do with Qin Chong or anyone else. With my eldest and second eldest brothers in the Qi family, they didn't need me to have a marriage alliance at all. I really just wanted to marry you back then."
Luan Yining was drawn into memories of two years ago by his words, and her eyes deepened.
At the time, Qi Yan was headstrong and, after beating someone into the hospital, forcibly dragged him to get their marriage certificate the next day. Later, Qi Yan was beaten up when he got home, and the matter was dropped between them.
He apologized to the student on Qi Yan's behalf. Fortunately, it was just a superficial injury, and after paying compensation, the student didn't pursue the matter further.
Later, his mother and older brother asked for his opinion. Luan Yining struggled with the decision, but when he thought of Qi Yan's pitiful eyes, which looked like he had been abandoned, his heart softened and he acquiesced.
Although that look was revealed when he had actually bullied someone and was unwilling to apologize...
"So you have a problem with all my students?" Luan Yining asked softly.
Qi Yan choked up, his emotions, which he had been building up, were unexpectedly met with this question, and he was momentarily stuck.
"I... um." Qi Yan nodded as if giving up on something.
It's perfectly normal for him to like Luan Yining. He understood this when he was Luan Yining's student, and now that Luan Yining is her mentor, they have more contact, and surely more people will discover Luan Yining's good qualities...
Luan Yining sighed.
Qi Yan's heart leaped into his throat.
Luan Yining said, "Not that many people will like teachers."
What's the difference between this and liking your boss at work or your drill instructor during military training?
Qi Yan paused for a moment: "You're different."
Luan Yining didn't argue with him: "...Go to sleep, I'll keep track of the time."
Luan Yining's attitude was quite gentle at this moment, and Qi Yan took advantage of the situation, occupying the space where the computer had been: "You haven't given me any reaction yet. Are you still angry, or have you forgiven me a little bit...?"
Qi Yan's confidence faltered halfway through his sentence: "Still don't believe me? I can prove it to you, you can tell me the evidence or how I perform afterwards."
Luan Yining lowered her head and looked at him intently, while Qi Yan tilted his head and pursed his lips.
After waiting for a long time, Luan Yining suddenly asked a completely unrelated question: "Are you used to sleeping in this environment?"
"You haven't answered yet—" Qi Yan looked up and saw Luan Yining's eyes, then closed his mouth, suppressing the unanswered question in his mind: "How can I not be used to it? I can get used to anything with you around."
Seeing that Luan Yining didn't seem too annoyed with him, Qi Yan's persistent spirit flared up: "Why do you ask that? Didn't you say you'd help me find a solution? Give me a hint!"
His tone was a bit stiff, and Qi Yan wanted to salvage the situation, but suddenly realized that this scene inexplicably overlapped with the scene that Shan Song and Tong Zhao had demonstrated to him. Qi Yan paused, then snuggled closer to Luan Yining's arms: "You didn't side with me today either, but I held back."
"Jiang Li isn't that bad, I can be friends with him."
"Given my performance today, please stop making me guess and just give me a hint, okay?"
Qi Yan couldn't imitate Tong Zhao's tone; it was like a large dog wagging its tail and whining, gesturing and nudging.
Luan Yining's body was slightly tilted by the arching, but he couldn't care less about adjusting it at the moment. He leaned to the side, listening to Qi Yan's words, which were full of suppressed grit and a little bit of aggrieved coquettishness, and he was stunned for a while.
Seeing that Luan Yining hadn't spoken, Qi Yan tentatively asked, "Wife? Do you still want a divorce today?"
Luan Yining remained silent.
Qi Yan's mood instantly sank, but he forced a smile and slowly moved away from Luan Yining's arms: "Then I'll try harder tomorrow."
Luan Yining glanced at Qi Yan's face, then suddenly reached out and touched his slightly furrowed brow: "I need some time."
Qi Yan's eyes lit up almost instantly.
Luan Yining paused for a moment: "I need some time to resolve my own issues. I also need to process what you said today, but I don't disbelieve you. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
“Okay, let me know when you’ve digested it.” Qi Yan replied almost immediately.
"Um."
The conversation ended there. Night fell, the wind outside seemed to have stopped, and the bedroom was so quiet that you could clearly hear the two of them breathing, but it was quickly drowned out by the rustling of the blankets.
Qi Yan tossed and turned more, then, after a moment's hesitation, rested his head on Luan Yining's wrist: "How was my performance today?"
Luan Yining had just placed her hand on the keyboard when she heard the voice and said helplessly, "Okay."
Qi Yan's lips curled into a wild smile, celebrating this stage of victory.
He reiterated, "I will do what I say. I'm not someone who just talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. I can have my older brother and Song Ge as witnesses." He would absolutely not let those misunderstandings happen again.
Luan Yining's eyes curved slightly at the corners, but she didn't say anything.
Qi Yan realized he had made Luan Yining laugh, and after a while of being excited by himself, he was no longer sleepy and started making little movements every now and then.
Luan Yining had developed his composure through years of hardship, but he was still a bit troubled by the intensity of the harassment today.
"Qi Yan, be quiet."
"……oh."
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