"Why are they sitting on the ground?" Qin Chong took another sip of tea.
"...This is not the point at all, okay?" Gu Qingtong looked at Qin Chong as if he were a monster. "The point is that they are two grown men hugging each other in the middle of the night. This is the point, okay?"
"What's the big deal about hugging? You've already told me before that Brother Kong has already knelt down before your cousin. Isn't it obvious what the relationship between these two people is?" Qin Chong looked indifferent.
"Can kneeling down confirm the relationship?" Gu Qingtong was a little skeptical, "That's not necessarily true."
"Why not? A man's knees are made of gold. Who else could make a grown man kneel down except his parents and the monarch?" Qin Chong said as he sipped his tea. "And what you said last time was very clear. That brother Kong kept saying sorry to your cousin, so kneeling down must be to make your cousin change his mind. This time, they came here in the middle of the night, crying and shouting, making such a big noise, and now they are hugging each other, which shows that they have reconciled."
Gu Qingtong looked at him suspiciously: "Are you very clear about these rules? Have you ever knelt down for someone before?"
"I didn't! I have only knelt before my parents!" Qin Chong put down his teacup hastily and waved his hands, "Really? Don't disbelieve me!"
"Why shouldn't I believe it?" Gu Qingtong turned his head away and rubbed the corner of his mouth in annoyance. "Who are you kneeling to? It's none of my business."
Qin Chong looked at the girl's drooping eyebrows and moved his lips, obviously wanting to say something, but when he looked at his left hand which was missing two fingers, his eyes froze and he said nothing in the end, while silently putting his hand into his sleeve.
"You won't look down on my cousin, will you?" After a long silence, Gu Qingtong became a little impatient and asked for something to talk about.
"How could I?" Qin Chong was startled, then hurriedly shook his head and said, "Liking men and women is innate, not something you think about. He has never done anything to harm others. How could I look down on your cousin? Besides, he is so knowledgeable and excellent, and he treats you so well. He is an admirable man."
"Innate?" Gu Qingtong frowned and looked at Qin Chong, "How do you know so much?"
"I met this kind of people in the military camp before," Qin Chong said casually, "so I know a little bit about them."
Gu Qingtong frowned even more: "Then...then are you this kind of person?"
Qin Chong was startled, then hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I like women, I like women..."
Gu Qingtong looked at him, her sparkling eyes seemed to speak. Qin Chong felt so dry in his mouth by those eyes that he turned his head away. Gu Qingtong looked at him turning his head and couldn't help but dim her eyes. She swallowed the words "Do you like a woman like me?" that were about to come out of her mouth. Her throat was so dry that she picked up the teacup on the table, drank the tea in it, and then stood up to say goodbye.
"I'm going back to my room." Gu Qingtong said.
"Oh, go to bed early and bring your wax."
Qin Chong hurriedly stood up, took a candle and gave it to Gu Qingtong, then sent Gu Qingtong out. He watched the girl enter the room, and closed the door with a "click". Qin Chong looked at the window that was flickering in the candlelight, just like his own heart at this moment, sour and bitter. Finally, the window became completely dark, and Qin Chong's heart was completely cold. He turned around silently, closed the door, and then walked to the table and sat down.
He stared at the teacup on the table without blinking. After a while, he reached out and picked up the empty teacup, trembling as he brought it to himself. His dry lips moved closer to the edge of the teacup, lingering gently over the place where the girl had touched...
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