Nan Lichuan stood in front of Lin Xiao, looking utterly pathetic as he was unable to move.
There will always be other people around the boy, and until you have grown up enough, you are not qualified to get close to him.
All he could do was work harder to break down that last wall so that he would be qualified to stand beside Xiao Xiao.
He could only keep his feelings of affection to himself, and he would tell Lin Xiao when he had the chance.
He turned and walked away, never looking for Lin Xiao.
"I'm not leaving. Come drink with me. Qiao Zhaoning, what are you afraid of? Hehe, drink up. It's so annoying. Why are you being so reserved, a grown man?"
Lin Xiao, drunk and holding a wine glass, smiled as he looked at the person who looked worried about him.
He hated people who acted so pathetic despite clearly liking him.
People often don't realize the nonsense they say when they're drunk, so Lin Xiao would probably have forgotten what he said by the next day and just blurted it out without a care.
The deep look in Qiao Zhaoning's eyes faded as Lin Xiao's hazy gaze drew near. He sighed helplessly and gave up.
He admitted that he could no longer give up, even if this person didn't think of him and treated him as someone else, he would accept it.
As long as this person is by his side, that's enough. Only then can his heart find peace, right?
"You're drunk, I'll take you home right now."
Before Lin Xiao could speak, Qiao Zhaoning led him to a dark alley, avoiding the main gate, and had the waiting driver take him upstairs.
However, what Qiao Zhaoning said was not about the Nan family, but about the Qiao family.
Lin Xiao was slightly disheveled as he was carried into the car, muttering something incoherently that Qiao Zhaoning couldn't understand.
Lin Xiao had been at the Qiao family's house for some time now, but he didn't know anything about their situation, nor did he want to.
He only knew that he didn't know where he was or what he was doing. His first reaction when he opened his eyes was that this was not his home.
"Where am I? How did I get here?"
Qiao Zhaoning handed Lin Xiao a bowl of hangover soup that the housekeeper had prepared. Lin Xiao had just come upstairs when he heard the sound of someone waking up, so he knew that Lin Xiao must have woken up.
"Are you awake? Are you feeling alright? I brought you back. You were completely drunk over there, and I was worried about you, so I..."
Qiao Zhaoning scooped a small spoonful of the hangover soup, blew on it to warm the steam, and was about to give it to Lin Xiao when Lin Xiao interrupted her.
"What about my brother? How is he doing? Oh, I remember now. My brother's mother introduced him to a girlfriend, and that woman is the one I hate the most."
"No one is perfect. It's just a coincidence that we could run into each other like this."
Qiao Zhaoning's hand stopped in mid-air. After a pause, she heard Lin Xiao's muttering to himself and then gave Lin Xiao the hangover soup again, telling him to open his mouth.
"Drink it, this hangover soup is good for your stomach, otherwise you'll be in big trouble. Your brother is fine, he's alright, don't worry about him."
"Take good care of yourself first. It's probably just a misunderstanding. I can tell he likes you a lot. Don't worry."
Lin Xiao glanced at Qiao Zhaoning, looking at her directly for the first time, and suddenly felt that she wasn't so bad after all. Perhaps it was because she was only looking at her brother that she felt bad when looking at others.
Suddenly thinking of something fun, Lin Xiao wanted to test him, so he beckoned Qiao Zhaoning to come closer. Seeing that the man obediently came closer, he pinched Qiao Zhaoning's chin and laughed.
"Qiao Zhaoning, am I good-looking?"
Words that weren't particularly earnest, when spoken from Lin Xiao's pale pink, cherry-like lips, sounded incredibly alluring.
Qiao Zhaoning tried to turn her head away to avoid his gaze, but found that she couldn't look away from those expressive eyes at all.
"nice."
Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction. Although he was only a junior high school student, he was still very confident in his looks.
My brother's girlfriend is just a girlfriend, nothing to worry about, right? But, but, I still feel sad when I think about it.
Why can't my brother like me, even though I like him so much...?
He, who had always firmly believed in this relationship, also felt disappointed, wondering if he had made a mistake.
The boy let his arms hang limply on the ground, drinking the soup Qiao Zhaoning gave him listlessly. His melancholy eyes made Qiao Zhaoning feel sorry for him.
Since we've already fallen, let's fall one more time. After all, we've reached a point of no return, haven't we?
The boy seemed mesmerized, slowly approaching Lin Xiao's face, his large hand gently pinching Lin Xiao's chin. He pursed his lips, as if kissing a rare treasure.
After the kiss ended, Qiao Zhaoning, the boy who had just tasted forbidden fruit, blushed deeply. He didn't know how to look at the boy, but he didn't regret it.
Their lingering touch left Lin Xiao's clothes somewhat disheveled. Qiao Zhaoning continued to look down at the thin fabric, getting closer to see his delicate collarbone and the barely visible area. It was incredibly alluring.
Qiao Zhaoning looked away, trying to distract himself from Lin Xiao's current state, but the boy's constant approach made his mind unsettled again.
The boy, dazed and sobbing, approached him and said, "Brother, why don't you like me? I like you so much, so much. Was I wrong?"
Being treated as someone else's status is definitely the most annoying thing. Even if Qiao Zhaoning is very magnanimous, he doesn't want Lin Xiao to be thinking about another man when she's under him.
Qiao Zhaoning suppressed the accusatory tone in her heart and tried her best to explain to the boy.
"Lin Xiao, you'd better make sure you recognize who's in front of you. I'm not your brother. Don't get it wrong."
As if obeying, Lin Xiao looked up at the boy's handsome face and then looked at him again before snuggling into his arms and whispering.
"Of course I know who you are, I just wanted to express my feelings in your arms. Zhao Ning, you wouldn't be so petty, would you? I've already broken up with my boyfriend, and you're still being mean to me."
Qiao Zhaoning sighed, pulled Lin Xiao into her arms, stroked his hair, and said what she had been wanting to say.
Let's be together.
Lin Xiao was taken aback. What did you mean by "together"? Did you mean the same thing about him?
Lin Xiao: 009 System, help! Is the male supporting character stupid? Doesn't he dislike me?
009 System (Youyou): Who said that? Didn't you flirt with her so much that she was completely smitten? How come you're saying you don't like her now? It's all your fault!
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