Chapter 142

In the abandoned small building, the wind was howling outside, hitting the mottled walls, making a whistling sound.

There was also some unrest in Lu Qing's eyes, as he was shocked by what Dunzi had just said.

He said: "You kissed me secretly that night..."

It turned out that he knew it all, and the secret hidden deep in his heart had already been discovered by him.

With tears in his eyes, Lu Qing tried hard to calm himself.

"What's wrong with you..." She looked up at him, her heart full of mixed emotions, and she couldn't tell whether it was nervousness, guilt, or shame.

"I didn't sleep that night." However, Dunzi, the person being kissed, couldn't bear her watery gaze. He was the first to shift his gaze and stared at the mottled wall beside him. The gray wall seemed to be peeling off.

"Oh." Lu Qing responded.

hiss!

That's it?!

Dunzi didn't know what this guy was up to? He kissed me secretly, but went on a blind date with someone else, and now they're talking it out, that's it?!

"Do you..." like me.

Dunzi couldn't say it.

Over the years, he has been courted by many people, whether it was a girl he met when he was young or a woman he met in business later on. There were always people who were attracted by his looks or his money.

Golden bachelors like him are indeed popular.

Later, many business partners wanted to force women on him. In recent years, karaoke bars have been very popular and there are all kinds of people there. However, he had no interest in love affairs and rejected them all.

But today, for the first time, he wanted to chase a girl and force her to ask whether she liked him or not.

I cursed myself in my heart, but I could do nothing about it.

"Don't take it to heart." Lu Qing took a deep breath and was very considerate and said to him considerately, "Just pretend it never happened."

She was never one to make trouble for no reason, to force herself on anyone, or to embarrass herself.

Having been through so much, she just wants to maintain a bit of dignity.

"It never happened?!"

Dunzi seemed to have heard a big joke. He sneered, put his hands on his waist and paced back and forth, staring at Lu Qing's slender figure, "Lu Qing, are you such a casual person? Can you kiss someone casually? If you kiss someone, you say it never happened?"

Lu Qingcao didn't understand what he was thinking. She was impulsive that night and kissed him secretly while he was sleeping, but what else could she do?

"If you think my behavior was bad, I can apologize to you." She walked slowly, trying to escape from this tense place.

The more he listened, the angrier he got. Dunzi was burning with anger. This woman was really amazing. She loved arguing with him when she was a child, and she still loves arguing with him now. She really knows how to make him mad.

The sound of leather boots clattered on the ground. Dunzi, who was following behind him, was almost driven crazy by Lu Qing. This man looked calm and composed, and every word he spoke seemed like he was trying hard to distance himself from him.

Lu Qing gradually regained her sanity. She had experienced a lot since she was a child and was used to all kinds of things. She was very good at handling all kinds of things. Seeing that Dunzi was not satisfied with the current handling method, she added more pressure and turned around and said, "Don't worry, no one else knows about this, and no one else will know about it in the future. Don't mind it, and I won't bother you again."

Now that she has been discovered, she will shrink back.

"Don't bother me?" Dunzi pointed at his lips. "You kissed me, and you don't bother me anymore? Then what are you going to do? Go on a blind date with someone? Who is that person? What's his job? What's your relationship now?"

Questions came out like a machine gun. Dunzi had no time to think and just relied on instinct to ask whatever was on his mind.

Lu Qing rarely saw Dunzi like this, speaking with such aggressiveness. In the past, when the two of them had quarrels, he mostly did it for fun and rarely got really angry like this.

She shrank back and took a step back, turning her face away. She felt uncomfortable as if she was exposing her heart to him.

"Don't worry about it..."

"Heh." Dunzi couldn't stand her acting like she had nothing to do with him, so he grabbed her arm and said sternly, "I don't care? Then you shouldn't have kissed me in the first place."

Because of his actions, Lu Qing was forced to raise his head and look at him. Dunzi was handsome, and even though he was angry, he didn't look fierce at all, just frowned. Lu Qing wanted to smooth his wrinkled brows, but he had no right to reach out.

"No matter what, what do you want to do?" Lu Qing broke her usual calmness. She was at her wit's end. What else could she do? She kissed him secretly. It was her fault. He couldn't take her away.

"What do I want to do?"

Dunzi repeated these words, and when he saw her look away, he felt a nameless anger burning in his heart again. He didn't know where the impulse came from, but he pinched her chin with one hand, turned her little face over, and looked into her almond-shaped eyes.

His years of arrogance in the business world were clearly revealed at this moment. Dunzi looked at her with burning eyes and a hint of unprovoked anger, "I'm a businessman and I never suffer losses. You kissed me, so you have to return it anyway."

Lu Qing didn't understand what "return" meant. How could he return the kiss when he kissed her?

In the blink of an eye, a shadow came over, and angry lips pressed against mine, kissing hard and sucking...

His whole body was numb, quickly spreading from his lips that were being sucked to his limbs. Lu Qing widened his eyes, unable to believe it.

But the warm breath on the lips and the strong invasion of the man cannot be ignored.

"Hmm..." Lu Qing came to her senses and tried to push away the man in front of her, but Dunzi was over 1.80 meters tall and big, so she couldn't shake him.

During the struggle, her red lips opened slightly, giving the man the opportunity to invade. Her lips were kissed, sucked and held. Lu Qing's heart trembled, he was out of control and at a loss, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

The hand that was pushing him away gradually slid down and fell on the man's arm, tightly grasping his sleeve.

The slightly curly hair scattered in the struggle, entangled between the two people's tightly pressed bodies, rubbing against the snow-white skin, and itching to the heart.

When he regained his freedom, Lu Qing had no idea how much time had passed. He was like a fish out of water, breathing deeply, his chest rising and falling, his red lips sparkling and extremely gorgeous.

Dunzi was equally frantic, his tall body rising and falling with his heavy and rapid breathing. Looking at Lu Qing who he had kissed, his rationality gradually returned.

He just couldn't stand Lu Qing's attitude of trying to distance himself from the kiss, but once he kissed her, everything went out of control...

"Lu Qing," Dunzi, with his throat tight and mouth dry, spoke slowly.

However, the woman in front of him shed tears as big as beans, falling straight down, her watery eyes drooped, and her crying was silent.

"Don't cry."

Dunzi gently lifted her chin and looked at the flushed woman crying silently. Her usually cold and stubborn almond-shaped eyes were wet with tears, and I felt pity for her.

It felt like a hole was dug in his heart. For the first time in his life, Dunzi felt extremely panicked and helpless, as if he was about to lose something precious.

"Don't cry." He raised his hand and gently wiped her tears. Dunzi coaxed her in a hoarse voice, "It's my fault, I'm a bastard, or you can hit me."

Lu Qing didn't know why she was crying, but her tears fell like beads from a broken string. Seeing the expression on the man in front of her, she just said lightly.

"I kiss you because I like you." This was the first time she said this to my face.

With a bang, the four words "I like you" exploded in Dunzi's ears, making it difficult for him to breathe. It's not like he had never heard such confessions before, but this time it seemed different. These four words were so powerful that they made his hands and feet numb. He seemed to be fixed in place, with all kinds of emotions surging up in his head.

The next second, Lu Qing questioned him softly.

"But, if you don't like me, why did you kiss me?"

Having said that, without waiting for the person opposite to react, Lu Qing pushed him away, turned around and ran away.

Dunzi's ears were still ringing with the words, "I like you", and the words, "Don't you like me?"

After being stunned for a moment, looking at the direction Lu Qing left, Dunzi quickly followed.

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It was getting quiet outside. The pair of people in the innermost room were concentrating their breath until their feet were almost numb.

But none of this could attract her attention, she only cared about the words she just heard...

"Sister Qingqing actually likes Brother Dunzi?" Shuangshuang was a little surprised. Didn't they love bickering in the past?

Wu Xiangchen touched her head and said, "Arguing may also mean love, or it may be a sign of feelings."

"But... hey, what's going on now?"

There was a strong wind outside just now, and the sound waves covered most of the voices of the two people talking. They both heard it intermittently, and as for why there was a period of silence in the middle, they were even more confused.

"Dunzi will take care of it, don't worry."

Wu Xiangchen heard Lu Qing's last words. He didn't expect that Dunzi would act so quickly once he came to his senses.

"What if they have a big fight?" Shuangshuang thought about it and decided that morally and logically, she still hoped that the two of them would be together.

But from what he said just now, does Brother Dunzi dislike Sister Qingqing?

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After returning to her residence, Lu Qing locked the door and sat blankly on the edge of the bed. Thinking about what had just happened, her red lips were still numb.

Dunzi kissed her hard and fiercely, just like him, leaving an indelible mark in her heart.

But if this person doesn't like himself, why would he kiss himself?

Lu Qing's thoughts drifted away, and he recalled the year he graduated from his senior year.

Twenty-three-year-old Lu Qing is about to graduate from college. She has fulfilled her dream of taking the college entrance examination and has spent her college years smoothly. However, there is still one thing she has not done, which is a seed planted in her heart on the eve of the college entrance examination.

From the moment Dunzi took her to climb up the reef and let her relieve her boredom, the seed related to Dunzi was planted in her heart.

Buds sprouted, flowers bloomed, and fruits were produced. During my college years, every time I came back from winter and summer vacations, I would always pass by the Liang family's door, pretending to chat casually with Dunzi's mother and listen to her talk about her son's business.

If Lu Qing heard her say that Dunzi would not be back soon, he would be a little disappointed.

The summer vacation after I graduated from college was different. Aunt Xiuhui said that Dunzi would be back in July and had negotiated a big deal. Her words were full of pride for her son.

Lu Qing tried hard to suppress her inner joy. Perhaps graduation gave her courage. She was about to start a job, and for the first time she wanted to fight for herself and express her feelings.

She planted a small sunflower in a pot, which looked like herself when it swayed in the wind.

Lu Qing wrote down her feelings on a piece of notebook paper, just seven short words. As if she had used up all her courage, she tore off the note and buried it in the soil, then she went out carrying the flowerpot.

The two had not seen each other for nearly a year. Dunzi was too busy with his business and had not been back for a long time. When they met again, Lu Qing saw that he had grown taller, taller, and tanned. He was nervous and dared not look him in the eye.

"Lu Qing, I heard that you graduated? That's amazing!" Dunzi finally relaxed after staying at home for a few days. After complimenting her, he teased her, "Will you be Dr. Lu in the future? With our relationship, can I pay less when I go to the hospital for treatment?"

Lu Qing didn't see his joke, but instead stressed righteously, "Don't get sick, don't come to the hospital."

"I'm just kidding you." Dunzi laughed. This girl was really serious. His eyes caught the flower pot in her arms. "Why did you come out with this?"

"Ah, this." Lu Qing pushed the flower pot forward and mustered up his courage. "This flower pot is for you... Thank you for teaching me how to swim, and for other things."

It was the first time that Dunzi received such a gift. It was very special, and the reason for giving the gift was also very special. But when he looked into Lu Qing's sincere eyes, he accepted it for some reason.

Holding the small flower pot, he looked around and didn't pay much attention to what Lu Qing said.

"Remember to water it. If you find something in it, remember to take it out and have a look."

"Dunzi, play basketball!"

Lu Qing's voice overlapped with the voice of his friend who had suddenly arrived. Dunzi was more sensitive to playing basketball, so he raised his chin towards Lu Qing and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. This flower has fallen into my hands. I'll try my best to take care of it. It's quite interesting."

He carried the small flower pot home, placed it on the balcony of his bedroom, and went back to playing ball in a hurry.

Lu Qing waited for a week, and seeing that Dunzi didn't seem to react at all, she wondered if he had never even looked at the flowerpot. She remembered that a small corner of the paper she had buried was exposed, and there was a faint white color.

This guy hangs out with a bunch of brothers from the compound every day, either playing ball, swimming or eating in restaurants, so Lu Qing rarely has the chance to talk to him.

That day, she was dawdling as she passed by the Liang family's house and heard Aunt Xiuhui, Aunt Lulu, and Aunt Yuhe complaining that their son had to leave again not long after returning home.

"I don't know why you are so anxious to do business. Tell me, how long has Dunzi been here since he came back? He has to leave again early tomorrow morning. What a shame."

The two aunts tried to comfort her, but Lu Qing didn't listen.

Dunzi is leaving again tomorrow?

The hospital where she was interning was in the capital, while he was in G City in the south. One was in the north and the other was in the south. Lu Qing didn't know when they would meet next time, and whether he would forget her in the future.

That night, after dinner, Lu Qing waited at the door of Liang's house from the bright moon to the sparse stars until he came back late at night.

Perhaps because they were leaving the next day, Dunzi had dinner with a group of people and returned home late at night.

Everyone in the family compound said goodbye to Dunzi, wishing him a safe journey tomorrow, and then they dispersed and went back to their homes.

Only Wansheng, who was traveling the same way, was left to travel with him.

Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer and the familiar voices, Lu Qing took a deep breath and tried to rehearse the words in his mind, wanting to express his feelings to him.

For the first time in her life, she mustered up the courage to confess her feelings to someone.

In front, two people mentioned themselves in their conversation.

Wansheng: "Dunzi, you really don't plan to find a girlfriend?"

"I have no plans to do that. I am working hard on my career."

"Hey, you are just stupid. It's better to find a partner. The feeling of having a partner is completely different from having no partner."

"Okay, now that I know you have a partner, you still show it in front of me?" Dunzi was helpless.

"Aren't I just giving you some advice?" Wansheng was really curious. Dunzi was handsome and capable, and he had made a lot of money in just a few years. How could he not be attracted to women?

"Let's not talk about far away things. There are many girls in our family compound. Don't you have any that you like?"

Dunzi shook his head. "I hang out with a bunch of big bosses like you guys every day, but I'm not familiar with any women. Except for my sister."

"Shuangshuang is different." Wansheng knew that they were just like real siblings. "What about the others, Liu Fang? Song Jia? Zou Mi and the others?"

He knew that Song Jia liked Dunzi.

"I have absolutely no idea!" Dunzi said, "We are all from the same courtyard. We only have revolutionary friendships. Do you understand?"

Wansheng still didn't believe it, and then he thought of another person and asked him, "What about Lu Qing who has a very good relationship with Shuangshuang? I see that you are very familiar with her and often stand together and talk with her. Don't you have any thoughts?"

The sound was getting closer and closer. Lu Qing concentrated and held his breath, clasping his hands together, waiting for Dunzi's answer.

"Lu Qing?" It was the first time that Dunzi was asked if he had any feelings for Lu Qing. The image of the cold girl appeared in his mind. He did not deny it subconsciously like he did just now. He paused and said, "You are so boring, asking about these things every day."

"Hey, you haven't said anything yet, you don't really have any feelings for Lu Qing, do you?" Wan Sheng approached, "Are you embarrassed? We are all brothers, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Dunzi was annoyed by him and said casually, "I don't like it. I don't have any messy thoughts about Lu Qing, okay?"

Lu Qing was standing beside the Liang family's courtyard and heard Dunzi's answer clearly. The moonlight was shining, illuminating her face. With her eyes lowered, Lu Qing pulled a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth.

That’s good. I don’t have to be rejected in person, nor do I have to put Dunzi in a difficult position.

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"Qingqing, Qingqing."

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Lu Qing's memories of many years ago.

Outside the door was Lu Qing's mother.

"Qingqing, your uncle Liang's son is looking for you. He said he has something to ask. Are you asleep?"

"Well, Mom, I'm going to sleep and don't want to go out." Lu Qing said in a low voice with a hoarse voice.

"Okay, I'll go back to him."

The Lu family was staying at the home of Lu Jianwen's old comrade. Mother Lu walked to the gate and looked at Dunzi, who was running over in a hurry and sweating profusely. She said softly, "Dunzi, Qingqing has already fallen asleep. If you have anything to do, come over tomorrow."

Dunzi sighed in his heart, knowing that Lu Qing didn't want to see him.

Resisting the urge to rush in, he said politely, "Okay, thank you Auntie, I'll come again tomorrow."

"Why."

After returning home, Dunzi lay on the bed. The dark room was dark. He thought about the night when Lu Qing kissed him, and then about how he had just lost control and kissed him back. Finally, he remembered how Lu Qing looked when he first arrived on the island.

A lot of time has passed, but the image is still in his mind: a little girl in a simple plaid shirt and black pants timidly following her parents to the island.

He had never seen eyes like that in his life, gentle as water, yet wary of the outside world, and would avoid anyone who looked into his eyes.

My father said that the Lu family had suffered a lot in the past and it was not easy. Dunzi recalled that look, alert and calm, watching her being well-behaved and sensible in front of everyone, suppressing everything, so he always wanted to tease her and protect her.

But, have I messed everything up now?

Dunzi smiled bitterly and looked up at the balcony. There was a small flowerpot on it with dry soil.

He still remembered that these were the flowers that Lu Qing gave him when he graduated from university. He had always been careless and had no leisure to grow flowers, but after receiving the flowers, he watered them every day. He had to go back to G City to take care of business soon, and before leaving, he unexpectedly asked his mother to help him water the flowers.

Now many years have passed, the little yellow flower is long gone, leaving only the lonely flowerpot.

He stood up and held the flowerpot to have a look, then reached out to touch the lumpy soil. Under the moonlight, Dunzi discovered something was wrong.

A white, old, and yellowed piece of paper was taken out. Dunzi unfolded the paper and looked at the faded and blurred handwriting on it, which was no longer recognizable.

Holding the note, Dunzi read it over and over again, wishing he could poke a hole in the paper to find out what Lu Qing had written to him.