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As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yu's neck turned red.
Xu Liang spoke so seriously that Qi Yu didn't even have the chance to suspect she was joking.
The chewing action stopped in his mouth, and his eyes flickered slightly.
The words that he had just swallowed back in his stomach had a tendency to bubble up, but just as the words reached his lips, the seriousness in Xu Liang's eyes suddenly faded, replaced by a pretty smile.
After taking a sip of the slightly sweet coffee, she held Qi Yu's free hand again and said, "Ayu, from now on, if you have any ideas or questions, just say them directly. Don't keep them in your heart, okay?"
There was still a glimmer of confusion in Qi Yu's eyes, and he didn't quite understand what she meant.
But he responded to her unconsciously with words.
He murmured a response and nodded.
The moment the action ended, Xu Kyung's soft lips pressed against his fingers.
Qi Yu shuddered slightly.
All the emotions on his face suddenly disappeared, and then a smile appeared.
His neck turned even redder.
Usually Xu Liang goes out first, but this morning Qi Yu had already changed his shoes and Xu Liang had no plans to go out.
"Aren't you leaving?" Qi Yu asked.
Xu Liang leaned against the sofa, glanced at the wall clock, and explained, "I have an appointment to discuss something today, so it's not urgent."
The doubt on Qi Yu's face disappeared instantly, and he opened the door: "Then I'll leave first?"
"Be careful on the road."
Xu Liang raised his arms, his smile unwavering.
After Qi Yu's figure completely disappeared behind the door and the door closed with a solid sound, the curve on Xu Liang's lips slowly flattened.
She turned around without hesitation and headed straight for Qi Yu's bedroom.
To be exact, he ran towards his locked cabinet.
Her purpose was to stay and see what secrets were hidden here.
As for what she said about having an appointment to discuss something, it was just a cover.
My feet ran eagerly towards the bedroom, and the calm ripples in my heart were stirred more and more violently by the gradually rising excitement.
She didn't even have time to stand firmly. She put one hand on the cabinet and quickly entered the string of numbers that she had memorized into the combination lock.
My heart finally settled down after the combination lock made a beep.
It’s really open.
It’s really the same password.
The cabinet door was no longer tightly closed without the restraint of the combination lock, and it swayed outward, revealing a gap.
Just open it and you can see what is hidden inside.
Xu Liang hesitated at this moment.
If this really contains Qi Yu's feelings for her, does she really want to know everything?
After she knew it, would she be able to fully accept all his emotions?
Would his secret be a burden to her?
Would she start to worry about their emotional inequality after knowing everything? Would it cause problems between them?
Countless thoughts and doubts were trapped in his heart, and Xu Liang held on to the cabinet door that was about to open.
Three seconds later, she faced it bluntly.
She doesn't care about that.
If Qi Yu really has unspoken feelings, then she must know.
She didn't know that was the real inequality.
If she really liked him, how could his feelings be a burden to her?
It should be happiness.
The two gray cabinet doors slowly opened their arms, revealing all the objects hidden inside. Xu Liang raised his head slightly, with unspeakable shock in his eyes.
The cabinet has four layers. Starting from the top layer, photos and certificates of various sizes are neatly arranged from left to right.
It belongs to her and Qi Yu.
There were a few photos from high school, the only certificate was Qi Yu's own, and the group photo was taken when they were with their parents.
They still look young in the photo.
Then move on.
There is a clear dividing line -
This is the photo Qi's mother took of her and Qi Yu on the day they received their admission letters from Huaihai University.
The two of them held their acceptance letters neatly, staring into the camera, smiling purely and happily, without a trace of awkwardness or contradiction.
They were still like this at that time.
After this photo, the protagonists became completely the two of them, no one else.
There are photos of them just entering school, photos of them during military training, photos of them interviewing during their scientific research, photos of them after winning awards...
Many of Heo Kyung's memories are gone.
Qi Yu cut out all the other people in the photo, leaving only her and him.
There are also awards of all sizes.
It was as if he had found a special key, and the long-buried past in Xu Liang's mind was unlocked, and many memories came flooding back.
She remembered that when she first entered university, she and Qi Yu participated in many competitions together, because they both liked scientific research and wanted to lay a solid foundation for their postgraduate studies as early as possible. They participated in all the competitions such as the Challenge Cup and Internet+.
And I won a prize every time.
Later, after building a solid foundation, I participated in several high-quality national competitions and won several national awards.
She particularly remembered that it was the time when she was most confident and full of vigor.
The reason I had a good impression of Qi Yu at that time was actually thanks to the reputation they had earned through their joint efforts.
Xu Liang saw their past selves in these photos, but she still didn't understand the meaning of these photos and trophies.
If it was just a souvenir, why lock it and not let her see it?
Until Xu Liang saw the bottom layer.
This is a group photo taken at an industry forum not long ago.
Just like before, Qi Yu only captured the two of them in the photo.
In the photo, the two are still full of energy, standing side by side, evenly matched, as if no one could be more compatible than them.
However, this is also the strangest thing.
Xu Liang kept the original version of the photo. In that group photo, there were many people between her and Qi Yu, so they didn't stand out at all.
Otherwise, based on her personality, if she really stood with Qi Yu after the bickering, she would definitely not smile so generously.
I'm afraid the smell of gunpowder is so strong that it can burn the entire photo.
Xu Liang stared at the photo in a trance.
Suddenly, a flash of thought flashed through her mind, and she seemed to have understood the meaning of Qi Yu's collection of these photos -
If they had maintained the harmony they had in college, they would look like this photo when they were working.
If they were together in college as he expected in the memo, they might be a pair of partners who love and hate each other now.
Is this what he expected?
Xu Liang didn't know if his guess was right.
I just felt a lingering, long-lasting warmth flowing through my heart.
And her reaction lasted a long time.
Xu Kyung couldn't explain this reaction.
I only know that it is very unfamiliar to her, but despite being unfamiliar, there are many emotions that she is completely certain of.
Her eyes were glued to the photos, and her fingers unconsciously slid across the edge of the frame. Every time she touched it, it seemed to bring back a memory, and then bring out some possibilities that had never existed.
During her university years, she and Qi Yu were together. They had heated debates over the items and details of a research interview at the cafeteria table, walked hand in hand on the playground in the evening breeze, and researched literature together in the library to write a perfect paper...
During their master's degree, their feelings deepened. They had different opinions, but she took the initiative to talk to him. After her soft persuasion, he accepted her ideas and their emotions resonated on a deeper level. They kissed passionately in a corner where no one knew...
Their relationship remained stable after work. Although they argued on the surface, they tolerated and respected each other. They integrated and innovated, successfully forging an unprecedented elderly care model. They stood in the spotlight and won everything...
She stood in front of the cabinet door, and the cabinet door in her palm was already wrapped in the warmth of her skin.
Xu Liang remembered Qi Yu's memo.
This was the future he envisioned at the time.
It is also the possibility she is fantasizing about at this moment.
The treasured photos in the cabinet, as well as the well-preserved certificates and trophies, string together the time minute by minute, building a bridge between the present and the past. Xu Liang only needs to move forward a little to see the him whom she has never known.
Her gaze stopped at the last photo, her eyes widened, and a light and warm smile appeared on her lips.
She finally saw the relatively intact Qi Yu.
She finally saw him.
She could also feel from these photos that Qi Yu had always "seen" her, and he had seen a relatively complete version of her earlier than she had.
Perhaps now, he has seen her completely.
So, did he not want to see them die without seeing each other? He could not possibly see them live to that point, and there would never be such a time between them.
Ever since he had hidden these things in the cabinet, they had the key to unlocking the situation. She would see these one day, and his secret would be discovered by her one day, and there would be no way she would not react after discovering it.
Xu Kyung suddenly understood.
The faint layer of mist that had originally remained on the chest was torn apart by two powerful hands, completely dissipated and disappeared without a trace.
A certain emotion stored there finally became clear.
She really likes Qi Yu.
Agreeing to be with him was not an impulse after being infatuated with him. It was because she knew that she was not the only one who had been attracted to him during those years. She wanted to fulfill a dream that she had never admitted to herself. She really liked him.
The smile on Xu Liang's lips never faded. He stared at the things in the cabinet for who knows how long, and finally he was willing to close the cabinet door.
Her movements were very gentle from beginning to end, and the things inside did not move.
She took out her cell phone and quickly edited a long message in the chat bar with Qi Yu, but she suddenly hesitated before sending it.
After biting her lip and deleting and revising, she finally chose to delete all the text and exited the chat bar directly.
Forget it, let’s go to work first.
When you get home in the evening, talk to him face to face.
…
Qi Yu spent the whole day thinking about Xu Liang except for work.
He just felt that what Xu Liang said today was a little strange.
As for what was strange about it, he couldn't tell.
I racked my brains for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer.
Finally, his head felt a little dizzy from thinking so much, and he stopped the random thoughts in his mind.
I'd better ask her when I get home tonight.
Just before getting off work, the person who seemed to be the source code of his subconscious mind and influenced his entire day called him.
He picked up the phone without hesitation.
"Ayu, are you off work?" Her voice on the phone was like sweet fructose, causing him to salivate frequently and his Adam's apple to roll up and down.
He calmed down and replied, "I'm just about to leave."
"That's perfect," Xu Liang said with a slight smile, "I'm almost home now, but I have a very important USB drive in my apartment. You could go get it for me."
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