Chapter 54 She is so hard to chase
Love fades over time.
That is the short-shelf-life food in life, with a fixed shelf life in its long life.
The countless couples in the world who are at odds with each other were undoubtedly in love at first, but it seems that they can never overcome the evil nature of human beings.
In the end they were fed up with each other.
That's how my parents' marriage went. Over the years, love was etched into their DNA. Even after countless days and nights of arguments, when they believed each other had changed beyond recognition due to the passage of time, they couldn't resist their instinctive concern. Lin Haidong would often find himself on the phone, asking about Gao Luo's situation in subtle ways, and Gao Luo had never remarried.
But they eventually dispersed.
Lin Qingxu knew that Kan Zhao liked her a long time ago.
On the day of the graduation party.
Of course, she didn't hear what Kan Zhao said at the karaoke bar; that was true. But the kiss in the Yu family's hallway wasn't just a casual touch; Lin Qingxu could tell Kan Zhao had done it on purpose.
Pretending to be drunk, obviously.
The moment his hand touched her cheek, Kan Zhao's earlobe turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading from the tip of his ear to the base of his ear, so red that it seemed to be dripping with blood, and even his neck was a suspicious light pink.
Lin Qingxu pretended not to know. She continued to spend time with Kan Zhao as before, though perhaps with a hidden layer of distance between them. At least their physical contact had become rarer.
People don't often hold treasured items in their hands day in and day out, fearing they might get dirty, lose, damage, or even vanish. Instead, they keep them securely in a closet, carefully sealed. Occasionally, in the dead of night, they open it, gaze at it for a moment under the moonlight, then restrain themselves.
Perhaps the reality is that conflicts and quarrels in life are unavoidable, but rather than letting love perish in resentment, it is better for friendship to last forever.
At least in the end, the person who occupied her entire youth will not be unrecognizable because of trivialities.
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So when Kan Zhao supported himself on her side with one hand, leaned over and approached her, with a dangerous and stubborn look in his eyes asking Lin Qingxu to take responsibility for him, Lin Qingxu subconsciously wanted to shrink back.
But he grabbed my wrist.
Unable to do so, she opened her mouth and said in a weak voice: "I forgot..."
"I haven't forgotten." Kan Zhao interrupted her, rubbing his fingertips on Lin Qingxu's wrist and tightening his grip slightly, "Lin Xiaoxiao, you know, you've always understood."
That's right. The special thing about childhood sweethearts is that they've known each other for so long and have cared about each other for so long. How could he not be aware of Lin Qingxu's hesitation?
His breath was so close that it made Lin Qingxu's heart tremble. She turned away in panic, but heard him whisper, "Okay, no responsibility, right?"
The next second, the world was spinning.
Kan Zhao pushed her directly into the quilt, his arm across her waist, his chin resting on the top of her head, like a large dog playing rogue: "Then it's my turn to take responsibility."
Lin Qingxu's whole body was stiff, his heart was beating so fast that it almost burst through his chest, and even his breath was hot.
She received a quick peck on the lips.
"I like you, not just for a day or two, but for ten years after ten years."
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"Kan Zhao confessed to you?" Ruan Yanyan on the other end of the phone wasn't very surprised. "No...hiss, wait, I heard it a long time ago..."
Never mind, she interrupted the conversation again. She thought she might as well ask something more meaningful. "I thought you two had been together for a long time."
In high school, Ruan Yanyan just thought that Lin Qingxu and Kan Zhao didn't want to fall in love too early, so she didn't date. Who would have thought that it has been a year and they have only just developed to this point.
...Is Kan Zhao really that useless? He's too slow.
"Then how did you respond?" From Lin Qingxu's tone, I knew the result would not be good.
"I said I didn't like him."
"Then?"
“…”
Although the other party did not speak and was silent, Ruan Yanyan could feel her deep helplessness.
Ruan Yanyan stopped poking at Lin Qingxu's sore spot and couldn't help but voice her doubts: "Speaking of which, Kan Zhao had never shown any signs of expressing his feelings before?"
This shouldn't be the case. Wasting a year for no reason, becoming a ninja?
Ruan Yanyan expressed extreme doubt.
She narrowed her eyes and asked the person on the other end of the phone: "Qing Xu, is there something you are hiding from me and haven't told me?" Her tone was affirmative.
"Ah...?" Lin Qingxu's voice became weaker.
"Tell the truth. Confess and you will be rewarded."
Lin Qingxu had no choice but to tell her what had happened. He felt ashamed and embarrassed, and his face was slightly hot.
Ruan Yanyan happened to be drinking milk tea. When she heard what Kan Zhao did on the night of the graduation party, she choked on a brown sugar pearl: "Holy crap?!! He's so cocky! No, wasn't he drunk?" She remembered that she also helped Lin Qingxu support Kan Zhao that time.
Ruan Yanyan couldn't believe it: "I clearly felt that he was just too drunk that night to move, so it turns out he was just faking it all?!!"
She is not lying when she says that a man who is a little drunk can make you cry.
"Yeah. Maybe he came to his senses later..." Lin Qingxu suddenly thought: "Yanyan, don't tell Qiao Yang." Qiao Yang is a big mouth. If he knew, everyone around him would know.
"I understand, I understand. He's such a jerk. How could I possibly tell him that?" Ruan Yanyan said that Lin Qingxu had completely piqued her interest. "Then, Kan Zhao grabbed your chin and kissed you deeply. You can't escape, woman?"
This made people's toes tap on the ground. It was obvious that Ruan Yanyan was also deeply poisoned by the domineering CEO novels.
"No." Lin Qingxu knew Ruan Yanyan was imagining things again, so she held her forehead and said, "He kissed the side of my cheek at that time."
"That's it?"
Ruan Yanyan pursed her lips to try to control herself, but she couldn't help herself. She laughed out loud, "I didn't expect Kan Zhao to be such a pure boy. I'm dying of laughter. Damn, it's such a pity that I can't share this with Qiao Yang."
"...Don't tell Qiao Yang."
"It's packed. How did you know he was pretending?" Ruan Yanyan asked.
"His ears and neck were not red originally, but after he kissed me, they immediately turned red." Lin Qingxu whispered. This was not a glorious thing at all.
“HA ...
Lin Qingxu: "..."
Ruan Yanyan's laughter was like a devilish sound that lingered in her ears, and she finally stopped it. "Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help it. It was too abstract, Kan Zhao." She knew that the reason Lin Qingxu came to her to confide in her was because he was desperate. "What about you, Qingxu? What do you think? Actually, from my perspective, I don't think you have no feelings for Kan Zhao at all."
"I don't know, but I think sudden changes in relationships are bad, and friendships last longer."
She fears love, yet longs for the warmth around her to last. The answers given by countless people have proven a lot, and she doesn't deny that she is cowardly and selfish, so she can't give Kan Zhao the feedback he wants.
If the ending of love leads to mutual dislike, why not cut it off at the root? At least friends won't have this worry.
At the end of the day, Lin Qingxu and Kan Zhao cited many examples of couples who did not have a happy ending.
I thought Kan Zhao would give up or continue to be stubborn.
But she didn't expect him to apologize to her suddenly.
"Sorry." said Kan Zhao.
He carefully put his arms around her and whispered, "I think I pushed you too hard."
The sentence at the beginning, "There is no such thing as percentage in the world, and my love will not be so cheap and hypocritical," came to an abrupt end.
Seeing the tears about to fall in Lin Qingxu's eyes, Kan Zhao's heart ached a little. At that moment, he just wanted to comfort Lin Qingxu and tell her not to be sad.
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but……
Men are all pigs, and what they say is only effective during that time period.
"no."
A few days later, Kan Zhao refused without hesitation, and Lin Qingxu suggested that they could only be friends.
"Why?" Lin Qingxu didn't understand.
"I want to kiss you. Ordinary friends wouldn't have this idea." He added, "And I only kiss my girlfriend."
It seems to be very principled.
Lin Qingxu: "..."
Lin Qingxu regretted being frank with Kan Zhao. That conversation seemed to have opened a new door. After all, he had been relatively reserved before, but now he was even more aggressive.
Lin Qingxu's first class in the afternoon was art history. Just hearing the name made it sound like a simple class, and the old professor looked very kind.
Kan Zhao only had a full class in the morning, so he went to the classroom with Lin Qingxu in the afternoon, under the pretext of cultivating her sentiments, but in reality she was going to "harass" him and intimidate her potential rival.
It’s not that Lin Qingxu didn’t refuse before, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Kan Zhao accused her of being a scumbag who took advantage of everyone and ignored him afterwards.
Taking advantage of the fact that she didn't remember what happened after she got drunk, he made false accusations against her.
If Lin Qingxu showed any sign of disagreement, Kan Zhao would retort: "You've already done this and that, what else can't you do to me?"
How did it become like this?
She was left speechless.
Kan Zhao's voice wasn't loud, especially compared to the professor's sonorous voice lecturing in front of him. It was his frequent sidelong glances and whispers that caught the professor's attention. After all, Kan Zhao sat near the front, and the person he was "harassing" was the professor's most prized student.
Calling her a favorite student was a bit of an exaggeration. Since these were easy classes, they didn't involve any scientific research. After the lecture and the exam, there wasn't much else to do. The reason the old professor was so familiar with Lin Qingxu was simple: she usually sat near the front, didn't use her phone or chat during class, and could answer his questions fluently.
Kan Zhao was about to say something when the old professor on the podium suddenly cleared his throat and glanced over from behind his glasses: "The boy in black in the second row, yes, that's you."
The whole class turned their attention.
The old professor pushed his glasses up and said in a serious tone, "Since you seem very interested in the course content, why don't you answer the question: what is the core principle of 'linear perspective' during the Renaissance?"
Kan Zhao stood up slowly, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, and answered fluently.
The old professor was a little surprised, as were the others in the class. Having never met Kan Zhao before, they assumed he was an auditor from another school and hadn't expected him to actually answer the question.
The old professor then asked, "Then tell me, how did Leonardo da Vinci use this technique in The Last Supper?"
Kan Zhao didn't say anything, but tapped Lin Qingxu's desk lightly with his fingers. Lin Qingxu lowered his head.
Thinking that Kan Zhao didn't know the answer, the old professor changed the question.
Kan Zhao hooked Lin Qingxu's finger hanging on the table again, and he leaned sideways slightly, so Lin Qingxu had to tell him the answer in a low voice.
Such an obvious cheating method reveals Kan Zhao's selfishness at all times.
The old professor stared at Kan Zhao for a few seconds, then snorted, "That's a good answer, but next time in class, focus on the blackboard instead of the girl next to you. While relationships between boyfriends and girlfriends are great, they still have to abide by the rules in class. Don't whisper in each other's ears. The other students are already full of dog food, so how can they have the appetite to taste my spiritual food?"
The whole class erupted in low laughter, including Kan Zhao's. Lin Qingxu heard him sit down again, his voice low and tinged with laughter, and he looked very happy.
Kan Zhao was about to say something, but unfortunately the person next to him glared at him as if he had sensed something. The corners of his eyes were beautifully red, and he looked embarrassed and annoyed.
Like a cornered kitten with its fur standing on end, once he says something, it looks like he's ready to die together.
All right.
Kan Zhao shut up when the words came to his lips.
He originally said that the two of them were not yet at the level of boyfriend and girlfriend.
She's so hard to chase.
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The author has something to say: INFJ needs a love that is like a burglary. If the door is sealed, Kan Zhao will chisel his way in. Take advantage of Lin Qingxu's inattention to seek benefits for yourself, and the moment is fleeting, leaving the other party no time to scold you. Of course, Lin Qingxu also likes Kan Zhao. If an INFJ doesn't like her, he won't even give her a chance to get close to him.
The transition wasn't too abrupt. The restraint when he was drunk was out of respect, and he expressed his feelings directly later because Kan Zhao was the kind of person who would get what he wanted directly if I liked him.
Being rejected at the graduation reunion was a huge blow to him. He had been secretly in love with her for a long time, but now his true nature was exposed and he couldn't wait any longer. [Sunglasses][Sunglasses]
And possessiveness is very strong. From the age of three, I can see that when he was little, Kan Zhao had the personality that would make him extremely angry if Lin Qingxu played with other children. [Spread flowers][Spread flowers][Spread flowers]
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