Chapter 152 (First Release)...
"Or do you want them to be woken up?" Qi Lin asked calmly, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum.
If I were to wake someone up... I definitely wouldn't want to wake up anyone else.
Otherwise, Ning Wanwan had a premonition that, not to mention Xiao Zhou and the others, that guy Ansel would definitely cause trouble.
Although Ning Wanwan often couldn't understand what he was doing.
It's probably a possessiveness towards friends.
She quieted down, not daring to make a sound. She listened quietly for a while until she was sure that the noise from some unknown room had disappeared, and then she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she noticed that Qi Lin had also remained silent, quieting down along with her, but his gaze remained fixed on her.
Ning Wanwan noticed that Qi Lin had a candlestick in his hand, which he had probably found while rummaging through the rubble. The candle that Ning Wanwan had casually stuffed into the corner had also been discovered by Qi Lin and was now firmly fixed to the candlestick.
The flame she had suddenly seen was now flickering slightly on the candle wick.
Such a candlestick with a lit candle is very convenient to carry.
After Ning Wanwan clearly saw the light source, she subconsciously turned her gaze to the person holding the light source.
In the dim candlelight, Ning Wanwan saw the other person's handsome face and slightly sharp, hard jawline.
And those dark eyes, like the deep sea at midnight.
Ning Wanwan instinctively froze, staring blankly into that unfathomable depth.
"You're laughing," Qi Lin suddenly said.
He had clearly seen Ning Wanwan's expression even in the darkness.
But he kept quiet about it before, and now he's bringing it up.
It was as if he wanted her to remember this matter clearly and distinctly.
That evening, she ran into him, and during their conversation, she was smiling.
Upon hearing the other person suddenly and inexplicably mention that she was laughing, Ning Wanwan subconsciously looked away quickly, not daring to meet his gaze again, and pursed her lips.
Then he mumbled a random, low reply: "Mmm..."
For some reason, Ning Wanwan sensed that the other person seemed to be smiling again, and seemed to be in a very good mood.
Because she heard a faint laugh.
Ning Wanwan thought with a little dissatisfaction, "Are they laughing at me?"
Did something really funny happen?
But even with these thoughts in mind, Ning Wanwan absolutely refused to look up and meet his gaze again.
I have a feeling... it's a bit dangerous.
Ning Wanwan thought to herself, then looked up again, slowly shifting her gaze. By the light of the candlelight, she happened to see Qi Lin raise his other hand, which seemed to be reaching out towards her.
Ning Wanwan looked at his raised hand, then at him, her expression clearly showing her confusion.
It was clearly asking him what he wanted to do.
However, thanks to their previous conversation, Ning Wanwan had developed some trust in Qi Lin. Otherwise, she wouldn't be just looking at him with a questioning expression right now; she would be running as far away as possible in a panic.
What Ning Wanwan didn't know was that she only felt that she was standing there ordinary, without doing anything special.
But in the flickering flame, the girl's snow-white profile was enveloped in a layer of pale, warm yellow candlelight, and her slightly lowered eyes, as if shrouded in mist, were crystal clear and serene.
Qi Lin had seen many things reflected in those beautiful eyes—fear, panic, and joy. Even in his dreams, those eyes had held anger.
But when those eyes are lowered quietly, they are too pure.
It's as if the owner of the eyes never really cared about anything.
In the fleeting moment when the candlelight flickered, there was an ethereal feeling that no one could grasp the girl.
Qi Lin is definitely not the kind of person who would just watch without taking action.
He insisted on trying to catch it.
This was just a fleeting thought at the time. In fact, Qi Lin didn't have time to think that much before his body acted first.
"..."
"What are you trying to do by reaching out your hand?" Ning Wanwan asked, puzzled.
It can't be that she suddenly felt that she, as a commoner, had offended him and was planning to beat her up, right?
Caught red-handed, Qi Lin remained calm and casually withdrew his hand, which he didn't know why he wanted to touch the girl, and made up a lie in a slow and unhurried voice.
"I'm worried you'll make a sound again."
"Because I don't want to wake them up, it would be too much trouble."
"If your voice were any louder, I might consider covering your mouth for you."
Qi Lin spoke casually, as if he wasn't serious.
Ning Wanwan didn't expect Qi Lin to make such a joke.
But suddenly covering her mouth or something, that's even scarier!
She wanted to glare at him, but then felt that such a gesture might be a bit too intimate, so she simply pouted and refused to say anything.
Qi Lin almost laughed again.
It's strange, he's not the kind of person who would consciously suppress his emotions in normal times, although in fact, very few things would make him laugh like that.
However, in front of Ning Wanwan, he genuinely wanted to laugh far too often.
Ning Wanwan glanced at him quickly, paused for a moment, still troubled by Qi Lin's excuse, and couldn't help but mutter a small defense for herself.
"My voice became very soft after that..."
On the contrary, you haven't really been keeping your voice down.
I think you're the one trying to wake them up!
Ning Wanwan was still hesitant to say it all aloud, but her unhappy expression made her meaning clear.
Qi Lin couldn't help but chuckle softly twice.
"Okay, sorry, I'll be quieter." He readily followed Ning Wanwan's lead and lowered his voice, then naturally moved a little closer to her.
However, this was also so that Ning Wanwan could hear his voice clearly, and Ning Wanwan did not feel anything was wrong.
Feeling reassured that the noise wouldn't wake anyone else, Ning Wanwan finally relaxed.
Logically speaking, Ning Wanwan shouldn't be dwelling on these trivial details at this point; she should just leave.
After all, they had hot water to drink and exchanged important information.
Instead of standing here worrying about waking others, the best solution is to go back home.
But Ning Wanwan had a gut feeling that Qi Lin still had something to tell her.
Considering that Qi Lin had boiled water for her, told her the information, and even comforted her, Ning Wanwan was willing to resist the urge to quickly retreat to her room and stay here waiting for him to speak.
However, by this point, Ning Wanwan felt she was getting impatient.
Am I overthinking things?
"You... did you ask me to wait a moment because you had something else to say?" Ning Wanwan asked hesitantly.
Qi Lin paused for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him, and then smiled.
"Yes," he said.
Ning Wanwan waited for him to continue, feeling both confused and somewhat uneasy.
Qi Lin didn't rush to speak. Instead, he turned the candlestick in his hand, his eyes reflecting the slightly flickering flame, and then he spoke thoughtfully.
"Actually, what you said at the beginning, that you were worried I would regret my choice because it might bring changes to my otherwise good life..."
Qi Lin spoke slowly, as if giving Ning Wanwan, and also giving himself, some space to think.
Ning Wanwan was still unclear about his meaning. She listened attentively as he talked about what he said when he was emotionally confused and vulnerable. She felt a little embarrassed and pursed her lips, giving a soft "hmm".
Qi Lin: "So, isn't it a little too late to start worrying now?"
Ning Wanwan: "...Eh?"
Ning Wanwan, who was listening attentively to what he was saying, was taken aback by his sudden change of tone.
What's the meaning
"What I mean is that you have already brought about a huge change for me." Qi Lin seemed to have figured something out, and his speech remained unhurried, as if he were stating a given fact.
"Compared to the fact that you appeared before me, all other changes are insignificant."
"I have a feeling that your existence will completely overturn all my judgments."
Perhaps this wasn't some kind of premonition; to put it more realistically, it was a strong reminder from Qi Lin's brain about some kind of change happening to him.
Ning Wanwan was still somewhat confused.
She couldn't understand Qi Lin's words.
Rather, she couldn't understand certain emotions that seemed inexplicable and overly intense to her, nor did she believe those emotions were real.
Things that will disappear sooner or later are not worth worrying about.
In contrast, Ning Wanwan noticed Qi Lin's expression first.
Ning Wanwan felt that she should have been unhappy, since Qi Lin's words were tantamount to equating her with "unexpected events".
But at this moment, she was mostly confused.
"But changes are bad things."
Ning Wanwan looked at the slight smile on Qi Lin's face with confusion.
Why did he not show resistance or fear when he talked about the "unexpected changes" she would bring, but instead smiled?
"Don't you... hate unexpected changes? Even if they disrupt your otherwise perfect life?" Ning Wanwan asked, voicing her doubts.
Qi Lin countered, "Why would I dislike it?"
"On the contrary, I have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Qi Lin uttered these words with a sigh, a faint smile in his eyes.
At this moment, a bright and burning light flickered in the depths of his eyes, which were as black as night.
Although he is always calm and cautious, as the "proud protagonist" destined by the world's plot to climb from the bottom to the throne of gods, he has never lacked an adventurous spirit in his bones.
Ning Wanwan was stunned.
She realized once again with absolute clarity that she and the guy in front of her were completely different kinds of people.
She doesn't like to be disturbed and prefers to stay quietly in her own little space, afraid to face changes that are too big or challenges that are too difficult.
But at certain moments, she was indeed struck by the dazzling brilliance that shone on others.
This is something that will never happen to her.
"..."
"That's really good." In the end, Ning Wanwan squeezed out such a dry and unadorned compliment.
Qi Lin looked at her as if she were a piece of wood that water couldn't get into and oil couldn't soak through.
Ning Wanwan tilted her head blankly:
Was her praise inappropriate?
But that's really what she truly felt...
After that, Ning Wanwan dazedly took the candlestick that Qi Lin handed her, and then, still in a daze, was taken back to her room by Qi Lin, who was looking at her and sighing.
When they returned to their room, a shocking scene unfolded: Zhou Yanyao, who should have been fast asleep, peeked out from the other room.
What are you doing?
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