Chapter 219 How can feelings be given up?
Jian Yan nudged her arm again, and Ye Qingning hid to the side and chuckled.
The lunch was naturally warm and pleasant. After the meal, Jian Yan received a series of calls from Xiao Miao asking her to go to the playground immediately. Jian Yan then gave Ye Qingning the dormitory key.
Chen Ci accompanied Ye Qingning as she strolled from the restaurant to the dormitory building.
"It's okay, actually. I can go by myself. I've been to Jianyan's dorm before." Ye Qingning said, "I can go by myself.
“Let’s go together.” Chen Ci glanced at the beautiful tree-lined avenue in front of him. “I’d like to experience the campus culture. Besides, this is a new place for you. If the boss finds out that I’m letting you wander around here alone, he might cut off my research grant.”
Ye Qingning sighed sincerely, "It seems we all have the fear of being controlled by Lin Feiyan."
Chen Ci laughed: "But you seem to be enjoying it."
"There's nothing I can do," Ye Qingning shrugged. "I like him, so I can only indulge him."
Chen Ci chuckled twice as a response.
"By the way, I haven't thanked you for this yet. You must have said something to Ayan, right?"
“What I say isn’t important,” Chen Ci said, his gaze distant. “The most important thing is that he cares about you, otherwise nothing I say will matter.”
Ye Qingning paused for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt him."
Chen Ci looked at her intently for a moment, then nodded.
He was wearing a light blue shirt, light gray casual pants, and white sneakers, and his hands were in his pockets as he walked down the tree-lined avenue, attracting a lot of attention.
Ye Qingning could feel the intense gazes of the girls passing by, even more intense than the gradually scorching sunlight.
Some even took photos blatantly.
She turned to look at his shirt, which was buttoned up to the top with meticulous care, and was inexplicably struck by the fact that the tighter the buttons were fastened, the more intense a man's abstinence seemed.
Noticing her gaze, Chen Ci raised an eyebrow slightly: "What?"
Ye Qingning sighed, "You are truly deceptive without even realizing it."
"Um?"
"Haven't you noticed that the little girls passing by practically have their eyes on you?"
Chen Ci shrugged: "Didn't notice."
Ye Qingning nodded, her tone slightly envious: "It's okay, you don't need to pay attention. People with faces like yours are probably already used to being the center of attention."
Chen Ci glanced around before quickly looking away, but the girl who had met his gaze was instantly smitten. Encouraged by her friends, she grabbed her phone and ran a few steps to catch up with Chen Ci.
"Senior, can I add you on WeChat?" The girl had long, flowing hair, and her white dress made her look quite ethereal.
Just as Ye Qingning was marveling at the hidden talents at the film academy, Chen Ci suddenly put his arm around her shoulder, followed by his deep voice: "Sorry, my girlfriend might not agree."
The girl gave Ye Qingning a resentful look, stomped her foot, and ran away quickly.
Ye Qingning: "..."
Only after seeing that the person had run far away did Chen Ci release Ye Qingning's shoulder and apologize in a low voice: "I'm sorry, that was just a desperate measure, and it was the quickest and most effective way to eliminate the problem."
Ye Qingning: "...So this is how you used to reject girls."
"No, not at all." Chen Ci thought for a moment: "Because of my age, I rarely had any girls around me when I was in school."
Ye Qingning thought for a moment and understood. Chen Ci had been a child prodigy since childhood, skipping grades and devoting himself to his medical career. It was understandable that he didn't have time to interact with girls.
Just as she was about to say something joking, Chen Ci asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to date Jian Yan?"
Ye Qingning scratched her head: "What do you mean 'I hope'? Don't you two like each other and just need someone to make the final announcement?"
"At least in my opinion, that shouldn't be the case," Chen Ci said solemnly.
"Huh?" Ye Qingning didn't understand: "You mean?"
Chen Ci's gaze drifted into the distance: "Haven't you noticed that my brother likes Jian Yan?"
"How could that be!" Ye Qingning was even more surprised: "I don't recall the two of them ever having any interaction!"
“There is a kind of feeling called love at first sight. My brother and Jian Yan must have met more than once.”
Chen Ci recounted in a deep voice: "Moreover, they have many common interests. They both love spicy food, both love building Lego, both like noodles, and perhaps many other common interests that I don't know about."
"So you're planning to give up for Chen Chu?" Ye Qingning was speechless. "How can you give up on feelings? If you like someone, you have to fight for them! How do you know you won't be the ultimate winner if you don't try?"
Chen Ci remained silent for a moment, his gaze fixed on her eyes, his tone quite profound: "Would you still try if there was no hope at all?"
"How will you know there's no hope if you don't try?" Ye Qingning looked at him helplessly. "At least you won't regret it if you try."
Chen Ci shifted his gaze from her face, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said in a lower voice, "Some things you'll only regret after you've tried your best. Maintaining the status quo is the best state to be in."
Ye Qingning's mind was a little confused: "But Jian Yan..."
She likes you.
But Ye Qingning couldn't say that, as she was an outsider in this matter and couldn't influence anyone's thoughts.
"I'm a psychologist, right?" Chen Ci suddenly asked.
Ye Qingning nodded: "Yes."
"So you have to believe me, Jianyan will only be happy with my brother." Chen Ci said with certainty, "Because they are the right couple."
"Being compatible and being in love are not the same thing..."
"They will fall in love," Chen Ci said earnestly. "Give them some more time."
Hearing him say that, Ye Qingning didn't know what to say. The two walked forward in silence for a while and finally arrived at the dormitory building.
Chen Ci said in a deep voice, "Our conversation should end between us."
After a moment of silence, he explained, "Relationships can't be forced; they need to develop gradually between each other."
"But girls tend to share their feelings when they get together, and this makes things difficult for me," Ye Qingning said, somewhat troubled.
Chen Ci bent down slightly to look at her: "Then we'll have to trouble our little Ye Zi to carefully consider the wording."
Ye Qingning: "...I still hope you can try to fight for it. This is your own happiness."
Just then, Jian Yan rode his bicycle over and stopped in front of them, his forehead slightly sweaty.
"That silly girl, Xiao Miao, twisted her ankle, so I took her to the school clinic."
Ye Qingning quickly took out a tissue from her bag to wipe her sweat, saying, "You must have run here at top speed, you're all sweaty."
"It's alright." Jian Yan smiled brightly. "You can go upstairs. I'll take Chen Ci to the parking lot."
Ye Qingning glanced at Chen Ci with a complicated look in her eyes, but Chen Ci took the initiative to speak up: "Then I'll ride the bike."
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