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While cleaning, I helped Nan Ke organize the notebooks and paintbrushes that were scattered on her desk.
After he moved a stack of rice paper away, the notebook underneath was revealed.
After seeing this, Xing Chen was stunned.
It took him a long time before he had the strength to reach out and pick up the notebook.
Above are some sketches of portraits.
This is Nan Ke’s habit. He will try out the feel of the writing before he starts writing.
They are all the same person.
Not him.
It’s Quan Xiu.
It was the man who played the piano at her art exhibition.
Now she has drawn it on the drawing paper.
Xing Chen suddenly covered his chest, as if he could not feel his own heartbeat.
He stumbled and sat down holding the edge of the sofa, staring blankly at the person in the notebook.
Nan Ke liked him the most during that time, and also liked to draw him.
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"After hearing about that incident, I was very worried about you. I couldn't get in touch with you, and I was afraid you..."
"I'm fine." Nan Ke smiled, "I'm really fine. If you don't believe me, go ask Yan Xuan later. He just saw me. I'm fine."
Quan Xiu was silent for a moment, then nodded. "He told me you were fine, but... I, I can't rest easy unless I see you and hear you speak in person."
Nan Ke said "hmm", "Then why did you decline when I asked you out today?"
Quan Xiu was stunned, his expression gloomy.
Nan Ke took a deep breath and asked him, "Yan Xuan saw me that day, right? I saw you too. Did you go downstairs to my house before I came back?"
The corners of Quan Xiu's eyes turned red, and he neither admitted nor denied it.
Nan Ke bit her lip, feeling that there were some things she really had no talent for.
She said softly: "Yan Xuan should have told you about the boy who was with me that day. He is my——"
"I don't want to know."
Quan Xiu interrupted Nan Ke before she finished speaking, his tone cold.
"I don't want to know at all."
"…He's my boyfriend and we live together."
Nan Ke finished speaking in one breath.
Seeing Quan Xiu frowning, her eyes instantly became moist. He should not have been able to see her, but his eyes shot arrows of disbelief accurately at her.
Nan Ke was infected by him and became a little sad.
Not only sad, but also guilty and helpless.
But this is what she deserves. It's her fault for not telling the truth to Quan Xiu at the beginning. This is what she deserves.
"I didn't ask... I didn't care who he was!"
Quan Xiu was very angry, but because of his visual impairment, he looked particularly vulnerable.
Nan Ke saw that his hands were trembling slightly and his whole body was shaking.
"Quan Xiu..."
Nan Ke clenched his fists and suddenly realized something.
She asked, "Did you know that I have a boyfriend?"
Quan Xiu's eyes froze for two seconds, his expression was momentarily flustered, but soon turned sad.
He didn't say anything, which also meant neither admitting nor denying.
Nan Ke finally understood that Quan Xiu had always known about Xing Chen's existence.
"I don't understand..." She really couldn't understand, "Since you know I have a boyfriend, why do you still..."
It looked like he was pursuing her.
Quan Xiu would send her messages and call her from time to time, care about her, ask her out, and express his longing for her in various ways. Isn't this pursuit?
But since I already knew that she had a boyfriend, why did I do all these things?
"I didn't ask you why... you had to tell me..."
Quan Xiu sniffed and looked a little overwhelmed.
Nan Ke sat down next to him and patted his shoulder gently, "It's my fault."
Quan Xiu turned his head towards her, his eyes unfocused, and said, "I don't care."
He also said: "I know you have feelings for me too. This just proves that there is a problem in your relationship. You don't like him anymore. I know that."
Nan Ke remained silent, feeling more and more guilty.
It was not until now that she realized that the signal she had sent out before was too strong.
If I suddenly take it back now, Quan Xiu might be very hurt.
"It's not his fault, it's my fault."
Nan Ke said: "I am such a scumbag."
"No." Quan Xiu retorted: "I can feel it, and you have feelings for me too."
He spoke with great confidence. Nan Ke was silent for a moment, frowned, and decided to speak.
"Yes, I have feelings for you. I had a little bit of it before, but now I understand. I treat you as a younger brother. Quan Xiu, you know my relationship with my parents, and you've probably heard about me more or less. Aside from Su Shuo, I've cut off contact with all the people before. Only you showed up, and I want to be friends with you. This is indeed a good impression, but... it's not the kind of feeling you think."
Quan Xiu's eyes were filled with tears. "Brother? You treat me as your brother?"
Nan Ke sighed and moved away from him.
"It's my fault. I should have made it clear to you earlier. It's all my responsibility. If... you don't want to talk to me anymore, I can fully understand."
Quan Xiu felt her moving away, and he suddenly reached out and held Nan Ke's face by instinct. Nan Ke was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, the other person's lips were pressed against hers.
She didn't have time to dodge.
I was startled the moment our lips touched.
Nan Ke pushed him away suddenly, and the cutlery on the table was pushed to the ground with a loud noise.
They were originally sitting in the corner, and there were not many people in the restaurant today, so it was not easy to be noticed, but after this, everyone looked over.
Nan Ke was the first to react and raised his hand to apologize to the waiter.
"It was an accident. I'll compensate you. Sorry."
Qiao Mai was not here today. The waiter knew they were the boss's friends, so he smiled and nodded, then came over to clean up.
Quan Xiu turned his face away and kept "looking" out the window.
Nan Ke felt a little embarrassed. He picked up the water cup, took a few sips, and pretended to look out the window casually.
The waiter left and Nan Ke sighed.
Quan Xiu "retracted" his gaze and turned to face her.
"sorry……"
His expression was uneasy, and Nan Ke felt embarrassed to criticize him even if she wanted to.
But she was a little angry.
She has encountered many people with ulterior motives since she was a child, but this is the first time she has been taken advantage of.
This guy actually dared to kiss her?
Quan Xiu looks...
...He really doesn't look like that kind of person.
never mind.
Nan Ke thought, although she was the one who was kissed forcibly, it now looked like the other person was bullied.
"I..." Nan Ke scratched his hair in frustration, "Let me take you back."
Quan Xiu looked panic-stricken, and his invisible eyes made Nan Ke look more like a villain in every sense.
"Will we be able to meet again in the future?" Quan Xiu asked.
Nan Ke thought for a moment and said, "It depends on you. If you still want to be friends with me, of course you can. If you don't want to see me anymore, I understand and respect your decision."
She gathered her things and stood up.
Quan Xiu sat there in a daze.
It looks really pitiful.
"Yan Xuan will take me back, you can go now."
Nan Ke was silent for a while, then said, "Okay."
Quan Xiu lowered his head, frowned and closed his eyes.
When Nan Ke was driving, he saw that the rain outside had stopped and saw Yan Xuan waiting in the car.
She thought about it, walked over and knocked on the car window.
She said goodbye to him and asked him to take good care of Quan Xiu. Yan Xuan's expression was a little unnatural, but she agreed readily.
Nan Ke thought, he probably knew everything.
He looks gentle on the surface, but I don't know what he is thinking of her in his heart.
Forget it, it’s all your own fault.
After the car arrived at the community, Nan Ke parked it in the basement and did not get out of the car.
She was in a bad mood and didn't want Xing Chen to see her like this.
He will definitely ask questions and worry.
Just at this moment, Su Shuo called. Nan Ke picked up the phone and said "Hello" without any emotion.
The person on the other end of the phone paused and asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
Nan Ke held his forehead and sighed softly, saying that he was fine and asked her what was wrong.
Su Shuo was obviously more concerned about her situation.
"It's really nothing, I'm just tired."
Nan Ke asked, "What's wrong? What's the matter? If you don't tell me now, I'll forget it later."
"I asked someone about Mogo's publication. Do you have any of his works? Please forward them to me."
"Okay." Nan Ke replied softly, "I'll forward it to you in a moment."
"Well..." Su Shuo said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
After Nan Ke forwarded the message to Su Shuo, he stayed for a few minutes before going upstairs.
The lights in the house were on, and Nan Ke called Xing Chen's name while changing his shoes.
But no one responded.
Are you not here?
Nan Ke changed his shoes and walked in hesitantly. He called out again, and Xing Chen poked his head out of the room.
"Baby? Are you back?"
"Well, what are you doing?"
"I got some goat's milk powder for it, and it spilled it, so I was just cleaning it up."
Nan Ke smiled. The kitten seemed to know that he was complaining, so it ran over and rubbed against Nan Ke's legs. Nan Ke picked it up and held it in his arms.
"You came back quite early today."
"I made some dumplings and wontons for you. They're in the fridge. Remember to eat them when you're hungry."
"Okay." Nan Ke leaned over and kissed him, "Thank you."
Xing Chen frowned slightly, lowered his head, and said softly: "You don't have to say thank you to me..."
Nan Ke didn't hear it, she carried the cat to the living room.
Xing Chen clenched his fists. Nan Ke didn't notice anything unusual about him. That was good, she didn't have to find out. He prayed that she would never find out.
Nan Ke was curled up on the sofa petting a cat when his phone vibrated.
Xing Chen just came out with some cut fruit. When he saw Nan Ke pick up the phone, his eyelids twitched.
He originally wanted to sit down next to her, but finally chose a position that was neither too far nor too close for him to see the page on her phone clearly, and pushed the fruit bowl towards her.
Nan Ke caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and looked up, "How thoughtful."
She picked up a piece of apple with a fruit skewer and put it in her mouth. "So sweet."
Xing Chen curled the corners of his lips with difficulty and said nothing.
Xing Xiaobai crawled out of Nan Ke's arms. Nan Ke was still replying to messages and didn't notice.
The kitten stumbled and ran to Xing Chen's hand. Xing Chen pretended to look at the cat, but he was secretly observing Nan Ke's expression with his peripheral vision.
Nan Ke laughed, Xing Chen moved his hand, and Xing Xiaobai was knocked to the ground.
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