When Mu Qingji returned to the hotel with food, Qin Nianqing was counting his lollipops out of boredom. When he saw him come in, he smiled and handed him a lollipop, "Brother, here's a lollipop for you."

Mu Qingji put down the dinner, walked over and took the lollipop, then rubbed his head and said gently, "Come down for dinner."

"Okay," Qin Nianqing said, not caring about the scattered lollipops. He got up and put on his shoes, walked to the sofa and sat down. When he saw the cakes and milk, his eyes lit up instantly, "Brother, these cakes are delicious just by looking at them."

"Eat first." Mu Qingji reached out and held Qin Nianqing's wrist, stopping him from reaching for the cake. "You can eat this cake after you finish eating. Be obedient."

Qin Nianqing looked at Mu Qingji and blinked a few times, then nodded, said softly, then pulled his wrist away, took the chopsticks and bowl, and started eating dinner.

After dinner, Qin Nianqing and Mu Qingji washed up and went to the balcony to enjoy the evening breeze, drinking tea and looking at the stars in the night sky to digest their food. Neither of them spoke, but the atmosphere was not awkward at all. Instead, it seemed particularly gentle because of the warm yellow light on the balcony.

"Brother, look, is that a shooting star?"

Qin Nianqing suddenly stood up from the recliner, looked up at the shooting star streaking across the night sky, and her eyes seemed to fall into the stars at that moment, so beautiful.

"Yes," Mu Qingji sat on the chair and looked at Qin Nianqing. His eyes never left Qin Nianqing. "Very beautiful."

Qin Nianqing had already put his hands together and made a wish in silence. His way of making a wish was different from others. He did not pray silently in his heart, but said it out loud directly. "I hope my brother will be happy forever. I hope I can eat sweet cakes every day when I wake up. I also hope to go to the ginkgo forest with the person I like."

Mu Qingji listened quietly to Qin Nianqing's wish. The smile on the corner of his lips gradually disappeared because of his last wish. He pursed his lips and stared at Qin Nianqing, with a storm in his eyes.

Qin Nianqing opened his eyes and saw the look in his eyes. He was stunned for a moment. He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he saw Mu Qingji suddenly stand up, trapping him between the balcony and him. His eyes were dark and bottomless, and his voice was terribly low, as if the soul of an angel was suddenly taken away by the devil, like a Shura evil ghost in hell, extremely terrifying.

"Nian Nian, do you have someone you like?"

Mu Qingji gently caressed Qin Nianqing's face, with a gentle smile on his lips, but there were undercurrents surging in his eyes, hiding danger, and even the way he addressed her changed.

Mu Qingji was angry, and Qin Nianqing intuitively felt the oppression and deterrence coming from him. He was a little breathless, his body was a little weak, and he couldn't utter a word.

It was the first time that Qin Nianqing saw Mu Qingji like this. His face turned pale in an instant and his body became stiff. This was the body's instinct when encountering danger, and it was not his intention. However, Mu Qingji regarded it as fear of him, and his emotions were somewhat out of control at this moment.

"Nian Nian, are you afraid of me?"

Mu Qingji pulled Qin Nianqing into his arms, squinting his eyes and frowning as he looked at him. The suppressed emotions in his eyes almost burst out in an instant, so strong that Qin Nianqing didn't dare to look him in the eye. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but found that he was shaking badly at the moment. If he said no, it would seem fake.

"Nian Nian, you are still young, you can't fall in love with others, and you can't just fall in love with others, understand?"

Mu Qingji found that Qin Nianqing was trembling, and it was quite severe. His expression looked very frightened. Suddenly, the feeling of heartache overcame the feeling of being out of control.

"Brother...what's wrong with you? I'm a little scared..."

Qin Nianqing swallowed and came back to his senses after a long while. He said this in a somewhat weak voice, and then he heard Mu Qingji sighing softly and heard his bass voice in his ears, "Guoguo, brother is a little out of control, I'm sorry."

Mu Qingji restrained his breath, held Qin Nianqing in his arms, gently rubbed his head and patted his back. After saying this, he just struck him with a light palm knife and knocked him unconscious in his arms.

Qin Nianqing was knocked unconscious so easily before he could figure out the meaning of Mu Qingji's words. To be honest, he said that he was innocent.

Mu Qingji carried Qin Nianqing into the house, gently put him on the bed, and covered him with a quilt. Then he turned around, took the cigarettes and lighter and returned to the balcony. He lit a cigarette, smoking it in the evening breeze to relieve the worry in his heart that wanted to destroy everything.

If the person he has protected for so many years falls in love with someone else, he will definitely go crazy. He will do something that will make him regret and make Qin Nianqing scared. He will definitely do that. He will not be able to control himself at that time.

Mu Qingji stayed on the balcony for a long time, until he finished a pack of cigarettes and the wind blew away the smell of cigarettes left on his body. Then he went in, took a shower and washed up again, and then took an ice pack to apply to the red area where Qin Nianqing was hit.

After applying the ice, Mu Qingji put down the ice pack and fell asleep while hugging Qin Nianqing. If he didn't knock Qin Nianqing unconscious at that time, he was afraid that Qin Nianqing would say something that would make him completely lose his mind, so he had no choice but to resort to this last resort. He was very sorry.

"Guoguo, if you fall in love with someone else," Mu Qingji hugged Qin Nianqing and kissed him lightly on the forehead, his eyes dark and his words low, "I will go crazy."

The night is long and the meteor shower across the sky is beautiful. Unfortunately, at this moment, except for those who pay special attention to it, no one will appreciate it.

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The next morning, Qin Nianqing woke up early. He sat up from the bed, frowning and rubbing his shoulders and neck. He looked around the bedroom where he was alone in a daze. It took him a long time to recall that he was knocked unconscious last night.

"Hiss...what is my brother doing? It hurts."

Qin Nianqing rubbed his shoulders and neck, frowned and turned his neck for a long time before he relaxed. He didn't understand why Mu Qingji knocked him out, but he still remembered what Mu Qingji said before he knocked him out.

[Guoguo, I'm a little out of control, I'm sorry.]

Qin Nianqing lifted the quilt and got out of bed, thinking about the meaning of this sentence in his mind. He was also thinking while washing up, but he really couldn't figure it out. Why did his brother lose control? What was he losing control of? Emotions or behavior?

Or was it something else he didn't know about? He didn't know, but he was sure that he must have said something that irritated him.

[Nian Nian, do you have someone you like? ]

Qin Nianqing's action of brushing his teeth suddenly paused when he thought of this sentence. He looked at himself in the mirror in a daze. It took him a long while to come back to his senses after the boy in the mirror's ears and cheeks turned red.

"Gululululu~bah!"

Qin Nianqing rinsed her mouth and spit out the water. She leaned against the wash basin and couldn't stop smiling. She whispered, "Could my brother think that I have someone I like and get jealous?"

As soon as Qin Nianqing finished speaking, the door of the hotel room was opened. It was Mu Qingji who came back from buying breakfast. Qin Nian heard the voice and quickly turned on the faucet to wash his face.

"Guoguo, wash up and come out for breakfast."

When Mu Qingji heard the sound of water running in the bathroom, he stopped walking towards the bed, turned around and walked to the bathroom door, raised his hand and knocked gently on the door. After saying this, he waited patiently.

"Okay, brother, you eat first, I'll be right there."

When Mu Qingji heard Qin Nianqing's voice, he turned around and walked to the sofa. After sitting down, he began to prepare breakfast, slowly and orderly.

"Brother, what are you having for breakfast today?"

Qin Nianqing calmed down in the bathroom, then walked out of the bathroom, ran to Mu Qingji and sat down, looked at the breakfast on the coffee table with shining eyes, picked up a cup of hot milk and started drinking it.

"Wow, delicious." Qin Nianqing took a sip of hot milk. Seeing Mu Qingji scooping porridge for him, he reached out to take the bowl, scooped some for himself, and then handed it to him, smiling, "Brother, you eat too. I'm not polite."

Qin Nianqing's happy look didn't seem like the expression of a person who had been knocked unconscious and just woke up, but his mood and expression didn't seem fake at all. Mu Qingji couldn't figure it out, so he ate breakfast in silence, not mentioning the incident deliberately, as if it had never happened.

After breakfast, the two continued to climb the long stairs. Qin Nianqing took pictures while climbing. He didn't look tired. It was just that when he occasionally saw Mu Qingji, his heart beat faster. Fortunately, they were climbing a mountain, so even if his face turned red, it would not be misunderstood. People would just think that he was too tired.

After climbing for a long time, it was time for lunch, so the two sat on the steps and ate the lunch boxes they had prepared beforehand, then continued to climb, and finally reached the top of the mountain two hours later. Looking down from the top of the mountain, there were really majestic mountains and green trees, and occasionally you could see flowering trees on the mountains not far away.

“Wow—”

Qin Nianqing stood on the top of the mountain and shouted to the opposite side. Immediately, the echo resounded throughout the entire valley. Mu Qingji stood beside him, looked up at the Rabbit Temple in front of him, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Brother, what are you looking at?"

After Qin Nianqing yelled loudly, she turned around and found Mu Qingji looking at the temple, so she followed him curiously. But before she could figure out what was going on, Mu Qingji pulled her wrist and led her into the temple, "Guoguo, go make a wish."

"Ah? Oh, you can make a wish here. That's great. I'll make one. Come with me, brother."

"good."

As they were talking, Qin Nianqing had been dragged to kneel on the cushion in front of the statue of the Rabbit God. He groveled three times and kowtowed nine times to Mu Qingji in a daze. Before he could make a wish, Mu Qingji pulled him to the marriage tree to sign his name. By the time everything was finalized, he hadn't come to his senses yet.

"Brother, what kind of temple is this?" Qin Nianqing and Mu Qingji walked out of the temple, still a little confused, and approached him, half jokingly and half seriously, "This place is really magical. Do you have to go through so many complicated rituals to make a wish? If you don't know, you would think we are getting married here?"

Mu Qingji suddenly stopped when he heard what Qin Nianqing said and turned to look at him. Qin Nianqing also stopped, and the smile on his face froze because of the seriousness in his eyes. He felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"No," Mu Qingji retracted his gaze, shook his head gently, then put his arm around his shoulders and walked towards the cable car, "Let's go down the mountain. It's time to go back after a nap. I'll take you to school tomorrow."

"Okay, brother, you must come to my oath-taking meeting," Qin Nianqing glanced at the hand on his shoulder, and suddenly felt warm in his heart. He still reminded Mu Qingji, "If you don't come, I will rush into your room and mess up all your sheets and quilts."

Mu Qingji couldn't help but chuckle when he heard Qin Nianqing's threat, which had no deterrent effect. He rubbed his head and nodded, "Okay, I'll remember it."

The two got on the cable car and still sat in a row. The cable car went smoothly to the foot of the mountain. The two walked back to the hotel talking and laughing. After drinking a bottle of milk, Qin Nianqing lay down on the bed and went to sleep, while Mu Qingji answered a work call.

When Mu Qingji came back, Qin Nianqing had already fallen asleep with the quilt in his arms. He walked over and gently stroked his cheek, then bent down and kissed his lips. Then he lay down on the bed and held him in his arms.

Qin Nianqing smelled the cool fragrance of the Epiphyllum on him and unconsciously shrank into his arms, with his claws directly on his waist, sleeping soundly. Mu Qingji rubbed his head gently, closed his eyes and indulged him in doing whatever he wanted.

This nap was filled with warmth. I don’t know how long it took before the two woke up. Qin Nianqing found herself being held and was still a little confused. Mu Qingji had already gotten out of bed and went to the bathroom to use the toilet.

After Qin Nianqing came back to his senses, he stayed there for a long time before rubbing his head and getting out of bed. He glanced at the sunset glow outside the window and couldn't help but smacked his lips in amazement, "This sunset glow is so beautiful."

"Shall we go home and eat or should we eat now?"

Mu Qingji walked out of the bathroom, looked at Qin Nianqing and asked. Qin Nianqing touched his stomach reflexively and laughed, "Brother, my stomach is already growling. How about we finish eating and then go back?"

Mu Qingji paused while packing his things. He looked at Qin Nianqing in silence for a moment, then walked up to him and rubbed his head helplessly and lovingly, "Put on your clothes, let's pack our things and go downstairs to eat."

"Okay! Thank you, brother!"

Qin Nianqing was so happy that he almost jumped up. Seeing him acting like a little foodie, Mu Qingji couldn't help but shook his head, but his eyes were full of doting.

After the two of them had packed all their things, Mu Qingji was responsible for dragging the suitcase, while Qin Nianqing was responsible for walking forward empty-handed. The two went downstairs one after the other. When the tourists passing by saw them, they couldn't help but speculate about the relationship between the two of them. After all, the weight distribution was too obvious.

However, the parties involved had no intention of explaining, or rather, they did not know that the two of them went to the restaurant, had dinner together, and then set out on their journey back home.

This trip was very meaningful. At least it made Qin Nianqing confirm his feelings for Mu Qingji. So, would it be far from the time when they could be together? The answer was, of course, no.