Chapter 123 Why are your ears red?
He didn't know that there was a humble hope hidden in his eyes.
He just suddenly felt his heart beating abnormally fast, and the blood pumping out was like a burning fire dragon running through his limbs and bones.
"Qi Yan." Gu Nan called him as usual, not seeming to be angry about his leaving without saying goodbye. "It's cold outside, come in quickly."
He had no reason to reject her.
After all, he had hoped so much that she would open this door.
He couldn't help but walk over, his voice was very soft, and he didn't know whether it was because of cold or excitement, it was a little trembling, "Sister, how did you know I was outside..."
Gu Nan didn't touch him, but made way for him to come in. He smiled when he heard that, "Thanks to the elevator. When I heard the elevator sound, I guessed that you were back."
She chatted with him as if it were a family conversation, "How were the results today?"
Gu Nan watched him sit down and change his shoes. His clothes and pants were very clean, so everything should have gone smoothly.
Qi Yan changed into a pair of socks today with only one hole in it, which was under the sole of the foot. On the surface, the socks were intact except for the pilling.
He was debating whether to buy a new pair of socks as he slowly said, "It's about the same as before."
After changing, I stood up and my face turned red unconsciously.
He approached her like a fly attracted to the light, but he dared not look her in the face as if he were under the scorching sun. He felt a little shy and a little scared, afraid that she would still remember his previous strange behavior and be burned by her look as if he were an alien.
He is very timid. Having grown up in darkness, he is always extremely cautious when stepping into the light.
Gu Nan pretended not to notice his flinch, poured him a cup of hot water, and went to the kitchen to heat the food in the microwave.
The wavy noodles she cooked had swelled up after a few hours, but they were not clumpy and were still edible.
When the two minutes were up, she brought the food out and placed it on the dining table. She said to Qi Yan, "Try and see which one tastes better, yours or mine."
Gu Nan spoke directly, and Qi Yan didn't talk about gossip. As neighbors on the same floor, everyone knew about the little things going on in his family.
He ate a mouthful of noodles, then a piece of pork ribs, and then said, "You cook deliciously."
It's so funny, are all male protagonists so capable of lying with their eyes open?
Gu Nan burst out laughing. "Are you serious? Are you lying to me?"
Qi Yan nodded seriously, "Really."
Gu Nan: "Then why are your ears red?"
Qi Yan: “!”
He didn't expect Gu Nan to expose him. He was so shocked that his chopsticks shook. He quickly touched his ear with one hand and looked up to see Gu Nan's reaction.
His clear eyes were as round as a cat's, and he looked dumbfounded, as if he was guilty of a thief who was caught on the spot.
Gu Nan almost died of laughter.
How come he is even dumber than Lin Jingchun?
Qi Yan looked at Gu Nan bewilderedly for a long while, and when he saw her bending over with tears in her eyes from laughing, he finally realized that he had been fooled.
The next second, his face and neck turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
There was a layer of water in her eyes as she looked at Gu Nan wetly, looking neither angry nor annoyed, and it was particularly vivid.
Seeing this, Gu Nan smiled and said, "I'll give you another chance. Who cooks better?"
Qi Yan gritted his teeth, looking angry and embarrassed, "I made it delicious."
Gu Nan pounded the table in laughter. If it were Lin Jingchun today, he would definitely insist that her cooking was delicious.
Qi Yan didn't know what to do after hearing her laugh, so he simply lowered his head to eat the noodles, slurping them in big mouthfuls.
Gu Nan's laughter was like a devilish sound, and his face was burning hot, but he was inexplicably not angry. Instead, he felt a strange joy and satisfaction, and his limbs were warm, numb and itchy.
The noodles cooked by Gu Nan can only be described as having a full range of flavors. The eggs are eggs, the vegetables are vegetables, there is no blending of fragrances or overlapping of tastes, it is very plain.
But for Qi Yan, who usually eats rice and bread, having such a rich combination is very good. When he thinks that this is what Gu Nan deliberately left for him, he eats it more happily than a piglet.
Gu Nan was tired of laughing, so he rested his chin on his hand and watched Qi Yan eat lazily.
The 19-year-old Qi Yan is a bit like the 19-year-old Lin Jingchun. They are in a difficult situation and are determined to break the deadlock, but they are powerless and ultimately defeated by the pen that writes their fate.
But they weren't quite the same. Lin Jingchun was more resolute than Qi Yan, possessing a rare purity, though sometimes a bit stubborn. Qi Yan was more flexible than Lin Jingchun, but his flexibility wasn't innate; it was more like a biological instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.
He struggled with domestic violence for years and finally got out of the decayed and dilapidated slums and was admitted to Qingchong. He is cautious, sensitive and fragile at the same time.
If Lin Jingzhe is the reason for Lin Jingchun to persevere, then comics must be the seeds that Qi Yan grows towards the sun.
The best proof of this is that his eyes light up unconsciously when he talks about painting.
After Qi Yan finished his noodles, he looked up and met Gu Nan's thoughtful gaze. The expression in his eyes was very complicated, and he couldn't understand it, but the mysterious feeling that attracted people to explore was very tempting.
The dark pupils turned slightly downwards, and the crimson lips were slightly raised with a lazy smile. When the eyebrows were raised, there was a look of condescending majesty, not the superiority like Yang Hong, but with a hook, ambiguous intimacy.
Qi Yan stared at it, his heart pounding and his fingertips numb.
“Pah.”
The white fingertips snapped in front of him.
"Why are you daydreaming? Are you full?" Gu Nan asked.
Qi Yan came back to his senses and looked away in panic, "I'm full."
Gu Nan stood up to clean up the dishes. Qi Yan was faster than her. It was obvious that she was used to doing this kind of work. Qi Yan washed the dishes at the sink, while Gu Nan walked to the sofa and continued to study the helmet.
As far as she knew, this helmet was a holographic helmet for the holographic game "The Land of No Self", and it was the first batch released in the global first test.
The original owner had previously signed up for the game on the official website and was lucky enough to be selected, so the company sent a holographic helmet for free and invited the player to participate in the first test.
It sounded very rare and valuable, so Gu Nan initially planned to sell it, but after searching, she found that this kind of free holographic helmet could not be transferred. It was bound before it was sent out and could only belong to her.
Even if it can’t be sold, it would be fine if it could be used to make money. However, Gu Nan tried to log in but couldn’t.
Gu Nan: "System, how do I use this thing?"
System: [This holographic helmet is connected to the spiritual thread. Everyone's spiritual thread is unique. You are not the original Gu Nan, so you cannot play it.]
"If we can't play and can't go out, isn't it a waste? Can't you think of a way?"
The system calculated and said: [You can log in as a visitor, but you will not participate in the system data calculation. You will have 0 experience, 0 ranking, and 0 achievements.]
Isn't this just like "you can eat, but you have no sense of taste or smell while eating, and no feeling of fullness after eating", which completely loses the original intention of the game.
Gu Nan: "Think about it again. If you can't figure it out, report it and complain."
The system was irritated by her and fiddled with it for a while before saying unconvincedly: "Then you'll have to log in as a hacker, but if the system catches you, you're done!"
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