Zhou Jinze felt his heart break when he saw the little guy was just as pitiful as he had imagined.
He tiptoed closer to Qianyuan. Qianyuan was fast asleep and hadn't woken up yet, but as Zhou Jinze took a step, Saji in Qianyuan's arms suddenly opened his eyes, looking very alert.
Upon seeing that the person who came was Zhou Jinze, Saji impatiently put his head back on Qianyuan's side and closed his eyes.
Tsk, this damn dog.
The way Zhou Jinze looked at him was as if he had stolen his only prized possession; he couldn't stand the sight of him.
Zhou Jinze thought, but he clearly had never seen this dog before.
He resisted the urge to abandon the dog and reached out to pick up Qianyuan.
Qianyuan opened her eyes groggily after feeling a warm embrace, and saw Zhou Jinze.
Octopus Seed didn't look closely, instinctively assuming it was Zhou Jinze, and naturally snuggled into his arms, rubbing against him with a mixture of coquettishness and grievance, whimpering softly:
"Why are you so late? Where have you been?"
Zhou Jinze was already completely bewildered by Qian Yuan's charm, so he couldn't see anything amiss. He apologized profusely.
"I've been looking for you, I was too slow."
Qianyuan could hear Zhou Jinze's heartbeat, one beat after another, the same rhythm he shared with her every time they were together.
It was Zhou Jinze's voice that showed he loved him.
Qianyuan suddenly wrapped her arms around Zhou Jinze's neck and jumped up, planting a loud kiss on his lips with a sticky, pleading voice:
"I kissed you first, so don't blame me for running away from home later."
Twenty-year-old Zhou Jinze's heart raced and his mind wandered after being kissed by Qian Yuan. He didn't look where he was going and bumped into the door frame with a thud, but he didn't utter a sound. Like a robot, he protected Qian Yuan and led her out.
But when he went outside and was hit by the night wind, Zhou Jinze's heart sank to the bottom.
Qianyuan's love is not for him.
Qianyuan already has a boyfriend? Who is he? This shameless beast, what has he taught Qianyuan?!
Damn it, is this considered cheating on the little guy? No, it doesn't seem like it, but what if Qianyuan kisses him again later? This is really going too far.
But the little guy has such a soft tongue.
How does one become a mistress? Does their base have any mistresses? Should we ask them for advice? No, wouldn't it be perfectly legitimate for him to kick that guy out and take his place?
Yes, that's right, correct!
Zhou Jinze silently lifted Qianyuan up a little, his lips involuntarily pursing tightly, as if to linger over the fleeting kiss just now, before quickly letting go, worried that the little one wouldn't be able to kiss him again later.
As a result, Zhou Jinze was conflicted the whole way, and when he carried Qianyuan back to his room, Qianyuan was already fast asleep again.
He nestled in Zhou Jinze's arms, sleeping as soundly as ever, so soundly that he probably wouldn't wake up even if someone secretly sold him off.
Zhou Jinze's face, which had been stiff the whole way, showed signs of wanting to twitch.
But he held back.
Even late at night, Zhou Jinze still went to the washroom to tidy himself up before solemnly putting on his dress uniform and sitting on the sofa by the bed with his eyes closed to keep watch.
If anyone were to take a look, they might think Zhou Jinze was dressed so formally that he was going to receive a medal.
Saji glanced at the male peacock sitting next to him and secretly complained to Qing: "This fancy competition between male and female peacocks is something else. I knew this human was no pushover. Otherwise, how could he have bewitched his master so much!"
Although Qing Lianye really didn't want to chat with Gou Nao Nao, he still unusually expressed his agreement with this matter.
Zhou Jinze is definitely not an ordinary person!
Zhou Jinze sat upright on the sofa all night, unaware that two pairs of eyes were watching him scrutinize him from head to toe without sleep.
When Qianyuan woke up, they shut up, but Qianyuan scratched her head and asked them, "What were you talking about? I heard everything!"
This is what Zhou Jinze saw when he walked over.
The little guy was holding the puppy and the toy, talking to them as if he really considered them his companions.
Does he have no friends? No family? How could he be so lonely, muttering to himself while holding a puppy that doesn't respond to him?
Adding to the fact that the little guy slept in the pile of junk at night, he suspected that the damned guy had actually abandoned Qianyuan.
Qianyuan was still foolishly waiting for him to come back.
Zhou Jinze gritted his teeth, walked up to Qian Yuan, knelt on one knee, and solemnly proposed as if to her:
"If you trust me, I would like to ask you to stay here until you go home."
"I will take care of you, provide all the food you love, buy you different desserts every day, chat with you, and be with you, okay?"
Please stay, okay?
This perfectly matched the perfect scene that Qianyuan had been hoping for.
In this world, there is no pollution, no suffering. He will not lose anyone, nor is he a monster. Now his lover is right beside him, within reach. If he just nods, he can stay here and immerse himself in happiness every day.
But his Zhou Jinze is still waiting for him.
Qian Yuan looked at the young Zhou Jinze and gave him an apologetic smile.
Zhou Jinze then realized what was happening and said in his gentlest voice, "It's okay, I was just too impatient."
Qian Yuan shook his head, took Zhou Jinze's hand, leaned closer, and kissed Zhou Jinze's forehead.
Zhou Jinze paused for a moment.
He saw the love in Qianyuan's eyes.
Qianyuan loves him.
But his gaze seemed to pass through himself and look at someone else.
Could it be that Qianyuan likes someone else?
Zhou Jinshen was unaware that he was getting incredibly close to the truth.
He felt he must be crazy to think of something like a never-before-seen twin, another version of himself in a parallel world—a fantasy suspense plot.
But he couldn't help feeling that it made sense.
After all, the fact that Qian Yuan, a person with no identity, could appear inside the military base already said something.
Zhou Jinze dared not ask. He could only silently stay by Qian Yuan's side, afraid that Qian Yuan was a little mermaid who had come ashore to find him and would turn into bubbles and disappear at dawn.
Qian Yuan automatically jumped out of bed to wash up and changed into Zhou Jinze's clothes. The clothes, which were a size too big for him, draped loosely over Qian Yuan's body, and the sleeves were rolled up again and again.
But buttoning and tying shoelaces are delicate tasks, and the little guy has never been good at them. At this point, he always felt that five fingers were too few and that it was more convenient to use his hands.
Zhou Jinze noticed his embarrassment and took the initiative to lower his head to help Qian Yuan tie his shoelaces. At this moment, Qian Yuan's tentacles rustled out and adjusted the buttons for Qian Yuan where Zhou Jinze could not see.
Zhou Jinze looked up: ? What's that noise?
The tentacle retracted, and Qianyuan smiled innocently at him.
Zhou Jinze looked around in confusion, then lowered his head again.
But this time, when the tentacles crawled out, Zhou Jinze didn't even look up. He reached out and grabbed one of the suspected tentacles.
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