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Is this actually not a good thing?
Nan Ke may have thought about this problem briefly before, but he never faced it squarely.
This was the first time she was worried about Xing Chen's condition.
It was never Nan Ke’s turn to worry about Xing Chen’s studies.
Not only did he plan his life in an orderly manner, he also took good care of her.
Nan Ke once thought that if he were in his shoes, he would not be able to do what he did.
So she always felt that Xing Chen was very strong, strong in every sense of the word.
This has resulted in certain issues remaining hidden beneath the surface.
It only became completely clear at this moment.
Nan Ke sent a message back to Quan Xiu:
"No, I don't blame you."
"Who to blame? What happened?"
As soon as Nan Ke finished sending the voice message, she saw Su Shuo looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Quan Xiu's last behavior was driven by emotions and he acted irrationally. Nan Ke didn't want to mention it again and told Su Shuo that it was nothing.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Su Shuo didn't ask any more questions.
He sighed and asked Nan Ke, "The publisher told me that Mogo had a good chat with them, and that they read his work and were very satisfied. That means we have reached a cooperation agreement. Why didn't he even say thank you to me?"
"He did, but I blocked it for you."
"What?"
Su Shuo stared at her with eyes wide open. Nan Ke chuckled, "To be precise, you helped me. He thanked me, and I just need to thank you. So I owe you a meal. Hmm, why not use today's meal to pay it off."
"you!"
Su Shuo was so angry at Nan Ke's self-righteous attitude that he was speechless.
Nan Ke laughed out loud, "Why are you so anxious? Are you trying to take advantage of her again? That's enough. If you hadn't broken your promise, who knows where you two would be now. But it's too late now."
Su Shuo pursed his lips. "Forget it. I've been having so many worries lately. Even if he wants to thank me in person, I don't have time to deal with him."
"That's it."
Having said that, Su Shuo still glared at Nan Ke. Nan Ke laughed again and shook his head helplessly.
On the other side, Xing Chen had no appetite and finished his food like it tasted like wax. Mogo sat opposite him, carefully observing his expression.
"Senior, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Xing Chen came back to his senses and looked at him.
Mo Ge still felt that something was wrong, but since Xing Chen said it was nothing, it was simply because he didn't want to tell him. In this case, there was no need to ask further questions.
He thought of a new topic and asked Xing Chen, "Senior and Sister Nan Ke have a cat, right?"
Xing Chen was stunned and asked him how he knew.
Mogo pulled up the background of Nan Ke’s circle of friends and enlarged it for him to see.
After careful observation, Xing Chen confirmed that it was a photo of Xing Xiaobai, and... it was a photo of him holding Xing Xiaobai.
I don’t know when Nan Ke took the photo. Although his face is not shown, it is obviously a boy’s arm. It definitely couldn’t be Nan Ke himself.
The same thing happened when Xing Chen opened it from his own account.
It really is...
Xing Chen's heart beat faster and he took several deep breaths before he suppressed the boundless throbbing.
Nan Ke actually changed the background picture of his Moments to him and their cat.
When they were together, she never announced it on her Moments.
what does that mean?
Mogo asked him, "Why did you suddenly think of raising a cat?"
Xing Chen said softly, "She picked it up. It's still very young. If it's left wandering outside, it won't live long."
Mogo sighed, "Sister Nan Ke is such a kind person."
Xing Chen thought, isn’t that right.
Not only does he pick up cats, he also picks up people.
He thought that it wasn’t Nan Ke’s fault that so many people wanted to compete with him.
Xing Chen repeatedly looked at the background picture of Nan Ke’s circle of friends, took a screenshot and sent it to Nan Ke, asking her when she took it.
Nan Ke came back after a while.
"Of course, it's best to take candid photos when the person involved isn't aware. The atmosphere in this photo is incredibly cool, don't the person involved think so?"
Xing Chen laughed.
"The person involved approves of the photographer's aesthetic taste."
He sent it and waited for a while, only putting away his phone after Nan Ke sent him a cat emoticon.
When Mogo saw Xing Chen's expression, he knew who he was messaging without even asking.
However, not long after putting away his phone, Xing Chen returned to his worried state not long ago.
Mo Ge didn't know whether Xing Chen didn't want him to ask too many questions, but he was indeed a little worried, so after thinking about it, he asked.
"Senior, what's wrong with you?"
He said: "If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell me. I am very tight-lipped."
Xing Chen glanced at Mo Ge and said, "You're only a sophomore, I'm afraid you can't help me."
"Then I can be your emotional trash can. If there's anything you don't want to tell Sister Nan Ke, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone else, not even Sister Nan Ke."
Xing Chen glanced at Mo Ge again and said, "I don't have any secrets to hide from her, but there is one thing... I haven't decided what to do yet."
Mogo nodded, "Tell me about it."
After Xing Chen finished speaking, Mogo blinked and frowned along with him.
"If it were you, what would you do?"
"I can't say for sure." Mogo thought about it seriously and said, "I understand your concerns, but I also understand Sister Nan Ke's attitude."
He said: "She just wants you to do what you want to do and what you should do, and doesn't want you to compromise with reality for her."
Xing Chen said: "I don't want to lose her."
Mogo comforted her: "You two have such a good relationship. You are the best couple I know. I don't think you will lose her."
"That's because there's still time to change. If I continue to insist on my own way, maybe soon..."
"Senior, do you think you will change your mind?"
Mogo interrupted Xing Chen before he finished speaking and asked him a question like this.
"Of course not."
Xing Chen answered him without hesitation.
Mogo thought for two seconds, "I understand. You are afraid that Sister Nan Ke will change her mind."
Xing Chen wanted to refute, but the background picture of the circle of friends he just saw could not completely cover up his inner fear.
Of course he couldn't tell Mogo, he couldn't tell anyone that Nan Ke might have lost his soul.
Even though she was always by his side, Nan Ke still made him feel worried and scared all the time.
"But I don't think she will change her mind."
After hearing what Mogo said, Xing Chen blinked and looked at him intently.
Mogo said, "I completely understand every concern and emotion you have, senior, so I can understand why you think you love Sister Nan Ke more than she does. I used to think so too, but the last time you were sick, Sister Nan Ke found out and went straight to see you. She saw you unconscious on an IV drip, and I still remember how sad she looked. I think she loves you just as much as you love her."
Xing Chen was somewhat shaken by his words.
"Really?"
But he still had little confidence in himself.
Mogo nodded firmly, "Personally, I think you two should talk it over before deciding what to do."
He was silent for two seconds, then spoke softly, "Actually, Senior, have you ever thought about this? You gave up your studies now because you didn't want to lose Sister Nan Ke, but if this incident hurts the relationship between you two, wouldn't it be counterproductive?"
Xing Chen listened and thought about it seriously.
When Nan Ke arrived home, Xing Chen stretched his neck out and smiled at her, "Baby, you're back. The meal will be ready soon. Wait a moment."
"Okay, I'll go wash my hands first."
Xing Chen said "hmm" and went back to the kitchen to continue working.
Nan Ke washed her hands and sat at the dining table, looking at her phone while waiting for dinner. She heard Xing Chen ask her in the kitchen: "Did everything go well today?"
"fine."
While looking at the voice message that had been converted into text, she answered Xing Chen casually.
That was the last message Quan Xiu sent me after I refused to meet him.
"I can sense that you're not completely indifferent to me. I want to see you. I have a lot to say to you."
Nan Ke did not reply.
Xing Chen brought out a plate, and Nan Ke put the phone screen upside down on the table.
Ask him, “How are you today?”
"I'm fine too." Xing Chen blinked and smiled at Nan Ke, "Let's eat first. We won't talk about this while we're eating."
Nan Ke raised her eyebrows, realizing that Xing Chen wanted to talk to her.
She was a little curious about how Xing Chen wanted to talk.
Is he still stubborn, or has he thought it over and come to his senses, so she doesn't need to talk anymore?
After dinner, Xing Chen went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Nan Ke stared at the words "The other party is typing" above his phone in a daze.
Quan Xiu seemed very anxious after not getting her reply. He was eager to express something to her, but he hesitated and never sent it.
After Xing Chen finished his work, he walked towards Nan Ke. Nan Ke put down his phone, smiled at him, and opened his arms to him as usual.
The two of them hugged each other intimately for a while, and Xing Chen softly asked Nan Ke: "Baby, you don't want me to give up my studies, right?"
Nan Ke was silent for two seconds, then asked him, "If I said it's not that I don't want you to, but that I don't allow you to, would you be angry?"
Xing Chen laughed, "Of course not."
He held Nan Ke's arm tightly and said, "I will never be angry with you."
Nan Ke asked him, "So? What do you decide to do now?"
"I haven't made up my mind yet." Xing Chen looked into Nan Ke's eyes and spoke frankly, "I just feel like if I choose to continue my studies, the distance between us will only grow further and further. I'm so scared of losing you."
Nan Ke gently broke free from Xing Chen's arms, looked into his eyes, pursed her lips, and said, "I don't like anyone's life to revolve around me, and neither do you. If you give up what you really want to do just because you're afraid of losing me, then... you will lose me now."
Xing Chen's pupils constricted, and his ears tinted as he heard Nan Ke say to him, "I don't want to burden you with any important choices in your life. Can't we just do our own things and be together?"
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