Chapter 389 Three □□ Two Combined
Three□□:
The students from No. 1 High School tried their best, but they couldn't persuade those from B University who insisted on taking it.
The students from No. 1 High School were at a loss and could only reply to Ye Qingxi in the group chat: 【I can't persuade her, there's no way to persuade her.】
"Absolutely! All they ever tell me is that eating everything makes for a balanced diet."
Forget it, the truth will out, and the lie will become the truth. Let them ship it if they want.
Qu Li: ...Although, it is indeed quite sweet.
She also has an older brother, but he doesn't treat her the same way. Besides, Qin Cheng isn't even Ye Qingxi's biological brother; in fact, strictly speaking, they aren't related by blood at all.
When Ye Qingxi was brought back to the Mu family, Qin Cheng was already seven years old, and Ye Qingxi herself was five years old. Could the two of them not know that their lives overlapped only because the adults had some connection?
Under these circumstances, it's truly remarkable that Qin Cheng can still treat Ye Qingxi so well, and that Ye Qingxi can still care so much about Qin Cheng.
Yes, she cares. In Qu Li's opinion, Ye Qingxi cares a lot about Qin Cheng.
Otherwise, how could it be that during high school, one was in the first year and the other in the third year, Ye Qingxi would run upstairs every day to find Qin Cheng to have dinner together?
It's not like he doesn't have people to have lunch with. Pei Liang and the others are such good friends with him, but he still chooses to eat with Qin Cheng.
Even in university, instead of staying in a perfectly good dorm room, she moved out to live with Qin Cheng.
Even if the accommodation is not far from the school, can it be as close as the dormitory?
In particular, Ye Qingxi gets along well with his roommates in the dormitory, so he can live comfortably and freely in the dormitory.
Not to mention that bracelet. Even she herself would get tired of wearing a bracelet for a year or two, let alone wear it every single day of the year. But Ye Qingxi would, and so would Qin Cheng.
If it were a girl, that would be one thing, but what guy would do that except for someone he cares about?
So it's no wonder that some people ship them; their bond has long transcended the so-called brotherhood.
However, Qu Li certainly didn't say these things in the class group.
Since Ye Qingxi said they were just good brothers, then she would continue to treat them as just good brothers.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade them, Ye Qingxi stopped asking everyone to try again.
Anyway, as everyone says, the truth will out and the falsehood will become the truth. How could he not know whether he and his brother are a couple?
Besides, since they've taken a liking to this, they probably won't confess their feelings to him, right?
Ye Qingxi felt that anything was fine as long as he didn't confess his feelings.
After returning home, he told Qin Cheng about it.
"Isn't it funny?" Ye Qingxi asked innocently. "We're clearly just good buddies, but they actually think there's something going on between us, and some people are even shipping us, saying it's so sweet~"
Ye Qingxi laughed as she spoke.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt that he should just laugh it off, just like him.
But for some reason, he didn't laugh.
Ye Qingxi tilted her head to look at him, and asked in confusion, "Do we look like a couple? Do we look like a couple?"
Qin Cheng: ...
"It doesn't seem like it," Ye Qingxi said. "Couples are always sticking together, but we're not."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng looked away guiltily.
Of course he wanted to be close to Ye Qingxi, but Ye Qingxi had too many people who loved him and people he loved.
He had to do group assignments with his roommates, have dinner with Zhong Yan, recommend Chen Xiang to intern at Mu Shaowu's entertainment company, and also find time to check on Huo Zinan's college entrance exam.
This doesn't even include the time he left for his family.
When Qin Cheng was a child, he would feel unhappy and resentful, wondering why his younger brother couldn't be like him, only caring about him and staying with him.
But as we've grown up, we've gotten used to it.
He couldn't stop Ye Qingxi from socializing—he didn't have that power, nor did he want to deprive Ye Qingxi of her freedom and happiness.
Therefore, he could only step back and cherish the limited time he had.
If it weren't for wanting to be with him all the time, he would have bought a new bed and gone back to his own room to sleep by now.
Ye Qingxi was still muttering, "Besides, couples like to cuddle, hug, and kiss, but we don't like that."
Qin Cheng: ...
Ye Qingxi leaned closer to Qin Cheng and asked curiously, "Brother, would you like to kiss me?"
Qin Cheng: !!!
Qin Cheng was immediately stunned by the question.
When they were young, he actually liked to kiss Ye Qingxi.
Because children express affection by kissing the other person.
This is similar to giving a toy to the other person; it's simply out of a child's liking and doesn't involve any eroticism. However, as they grow up, kissing gradually falls out of the realm of siblings and becomes exclusive to lovers.
He never kissed Ye Qingxi again.
Qin Cheng didn't know how to answer this question.
Of course he would be willing to kiss Ye Qingxi.
However, he still felt that he should only treat Ye Qingxi as a younger brother.
"Do you want to kiss me?" Qin Cheng asked rhetorically.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi was taken aback by his question.
He blinked and pondered, "We're both so old now, it's not appropriate anymore."
"Right?" Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
"Alright, you can go now. I'll call you when I'm done."
"I'm just keeping you company and talking to relieve your boredom," Ye Qingxi said.
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng stopped chasing him away.
Ye Qingxi stayed by his side, talking non-stop, until Qin Cheng finished cooking.
After finishing his meal, Ye Qingxi started fiddling with his camera again.
Qin Cheng continued working on the assignments Mu Zheng had given him.
When he finished his work and looked up, he saw Ye Qingxi's camera before he even saw Ye Qingxi.
"Click!" Ye Qingxi pressed the shutter, capturing his nineteen-year-old self once again in his eyes and in his lens.
That was a very warm time.
It's like strolling in the bright sunshine of a sunny afternoon, with clear skies, a gentle breeze, and everything is beautiful and relaxing.
As June drew to a close, the rain showers became more frequent.
Sometimes the sky is clear when you go out, but it's pouring rain when you walk back.
Looking at the torrential rain outside the window, Ye Qingxi glanced wistfully at her roommates and asked, "Did you bring umbrellas?"
Zhou Cang shook his head, and Su Lang shook his head even faster. Only Zhang Jiang took out a folding umbrella. "I brought one."
“One umbrella for four people, this won’t do,” Zhou Cang lamented.
"Then you three go first," Ye Qingxi said. "I'll have my brother pick me up in a bit."
“Then we’ll wait for him with you,” Zhou Cang said.
Ye Qingxi refused, "He still has class right now, and I don't want to disturb him. I'll have to wait until he's finished before I let him come over."
Zhou Cang: !!!
"Then you'll have to wait two hours."
"It's nothing." Ye Qingxi didn't think anything of it. "I'll play on my phone for a while, it'll be over soon."
Zhou Cang: ...
"Then we'll go with you."
"Or, dorm leader, could you go back with your umbrella first, and then bring two more umbrellas over?" Su Lang suggested.
“That works too,” Zhang Jiang said.
Ye Qingxi found it too troublesome.
"This is too much trouble."
"It's nothing," Zhang Jiang said.
As he spoke, he picked up his schoolbag and prepared to leave.
Ye Qingxi hurriedly followed, wanting to persuade him.
Seeing this, Zhou Cang and Su Lang followed.
The group walked to the main entrance of the teaching building, and before they even got close, they heard a crackling sound.
Upon closer inspection, the raindrops were so large they seemed to be pounding the ground, creating a dense network of craters.
Su Lang: ...
Su Lang stopped his mortal dorm leader, saying, "Why don't you wait until the rain gets a little lighter before you leave?"
Ye Qingxi also advised, "That's right, if you walk back, you won't be able to take a shower tonight."
Zhang Jiang didn't really think there was anything wrong with it, but his roommates all advised him against it, so he didn't insist and decided to wait until the rain subsided before going back to the dormitory.
The four of them stood in front of the rain and watched it fall.
"If I had known I was going out this afternoon, I would have brought an umbrella," Zhou Cang said.
"Who would have thought that it was a sunny day back then, but now it's suddenly turned into a downpour?" Su Lang said.
"It's just a shower, it'll be fine in a bit," Ye Qingxi said.
As they spoke, the rain gradually subsided.
Zhang Jiang was about to take his umbrella and walk outside when he suddenly saw someone walking out of the rain.
He walked steadily yet quickly, as if carried by the wind, and arrived in front of them.
He is Ye Qingxi's older brother, Qin Cheng.
Zhang Jiang turned to look at Ye Qingxi, whose eyes were already wide with surprise.
Qin Cheng walked up the steps, closed his umbrella, and went to Ye Qingxi's side.
Ye Qingxi asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"
"It's raining," Qin Cheng said. "You didn't bring an umbrella."
They left together at noon. He had packed a box of cookies in Ye Qingxi's bag, so he naturally knew that Ye Qingxi didn't have an umbrella in her backpack.
Qin Cheng never asked Ye Qingxi to bring an umbrella, because he would bring one himself.
If it rains when they go out together, he will take Ye Qingxi to school.
If it rains when they part, then he will go to pick up Ye Qingxi.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi does not need this extra burden.
This time, however, it just so happened that he still had a class to attend, while Ye Qingxi had already finished school.
"Then what about your classes?" Ye Qingxi asked.
"I've taken leave," Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt it was unnecessary.
It's not worth missing a class because of him.
But Qin Cheng clearly didn't think so.
For him, Ye Qingxi was far more important than attending classes, and even more important than many people and things.
“Let’s go,” he said.
After saying that, he handed the umbrella in his hand to Ye Qingxi and took out another umbrella for himself.
The rain was too heavy, and he was afraid that one umbrella wouldn't be enough to cover both of them and that Ye Qingxi would get wet, so he asked Zhang Chun for his umbrella.
Upon seeing this, Ye Qingxi quickly handed the umbrella she was holding to Su Lang.
“Perfect, my brother and I will share one umbrella, you and Zhou Cang will share one, and the dorm leader will each have one. That way, everyone can get back.”
Su Lang: ...
Su Lang glanced at Qin Cheng, then looked at Ye Qingxi, "Is it alright?"
"Sure," Ye Qingxi replied without hesitation.
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng never contradicted him, "Hmm."
Su Lang was relieved. "Thank you."
"No need," Ye Qingxi said.
Seeing that the rain was gradually subsiding, he pulled Qin Cheng outside, fearing that the rain would get heavier again soon.
"Goodbye," Ye Qingxi said to Su Lang and the others.
"Goodbye," Su Lang and the others said.
Ye Qingxi walked beside Qin Cheng, close to him, and because she didn't want to get wet in the rain, she simply took his arm, as if the two of them were even closer together.
Qin Cheng was clearly used to it and didn't think anything of it. He simply tilted the umbrella towards Ye Qingxi without making a sound.
Looking at it, Zhou Cang exclaimed, "You know what, you really have to admit, it does look quite like that."
"What's going on?" Zhang Jiang clearly didn't get it.
"What else could it be? Of course, they're a couple!" Su Lang was the one who got it.
Zhang Jiang: !!!
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Zhang Jiang looked at his roommate. "Xiao Xi and his brother are brothers!"
"Really? Your brother would brave the torrential rain to pick you up?" Su Lang asked.
"And that's even when he has classes. You know, his brother is a top student. From his freshman year until now, he has almost never skipped a class or asked for leave. The few times he did, it was almost always related to him."
Zhang Jiang: ...
"That just means they have a good relationship."
"So, what they're into is their good relationship." Su Lang opened his umbrella.
“Let’s go.” He looked at his roommate.
Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng had already walked quite a distance by this time.
Ye Qingxi linked her arm with Qin Cheng's, leaned against him, and asked, "Why didn't you call me before you came? What if I had already left?"
"Probably not," Qin Cheng said.
With such heavy rain and no umbrella, Ye Qingxi figured he would still be in the teaching building.
Of course, the most important thing is that he didn't think that much about it.
The moment the rain started, Qin Cheng was ready to pick him up.
So as soon as get out of class ended, he took his umbrella and left the classroom.
Whether Ye Qingxi had already borrowed a classmate's umbrella and left was not Qin Cheng's concern.
His only worry was that Ye Qingxi didn't have an umbrella.
If he has an umbrella, then it doesn't matter whose umbrella it is, it's good.
And this extra trip he made was nothing to him.
As long as Ye Qingxi didn't get wet, that was fine with him.
"Whose umbrella is this?" Ye Qingxi looked up and noticed that Qin Cheng had unknowingly tilted the umbrella to this side.
He quickly put the umbrella back, saying with dissatisfaction, "You hold it properly. If it veers further towards me, I'll take over."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng chose to change the subject, saying, "Zhang Chun's."
"Then he won't have an umbrella?"
"Yuan Ming and Fang Kun brought it."
"Oh." Ye Qingxi nodded. "Then your dorm is quite reliable, unlike our dorm, where only our dorm leader is in charge."
Qin Cheng: ...Of course, it's because the weather forecast said there would be showers today.
“If you encounter this situation again next time, don’t rush over,” Ye Qingxi said. “Go to your class first. I didn’t even call you, which means I’m not in a hurry. If I were in a hurry to get home and didn’t bring an umbrella, I would definitely ask you to pick me up.”
"Um."
Qin Cheng never argued with him about these things. Even if he came, Ye Qingxi would only tell him, "Don't do it next time," and wouldn't really do anything to him.
The two of them continued walking forward, talking like that.
Ye Qingxi stopped shortly after leaving the school.
When Qin Cheng saw that he had stopped, he stopped as well.
He looked at Ye Qingxi and saw her facing the puddle in front of her, looking for a place to stand.
He really didn't check the weather forecast; he was wearing a new pair of white sneakers today.
Therefore, he walked very carefully and cautiously along the way, not wanting his new shoes to die completely before they even got off the ground. Little did he expect that he would be stopped by the flood when he was almost home.
Seeing his helpless expression, Qin Cheng took his hand and handed him the umbrella.
Ye Qingxi was puzzled. The next second, he saw Qin Cheng take off his backpack.
"Come on up," Qin Cheng said as he walked up to him.
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed.
He's not a little kid anymore, why does he need his older brother to carry him?
Especially since this isn't some place you can't get past without memorizing it.
“I can walk by myself,” he said.
"Aren't you worried about your shoes?" Qin Cheng turned to look at him.
It still hurts to see him suffer, but even if it hurts, I can't let Qin Cheng carry it.
"Or do you want me to hug you?" Qin Cheng asked him.
Ye Qingxi quickly shook her head.
Compared to carrying, it's better to carry someone on your back.
"Hurry up," Qin Cheng said, "the rain is going to get heavier again soon."
"oh."
Ye Qingxi was also worried that if the two of them pulled each other, the rain would get heavier again.
He quickly took Qin Cheng's backpack, climbed onto his back, holding an umbrella in one hand and clinging to him with the other.
Qin Cheng lifted his leg and carried him slowly forward.
The rain indeed gradually intensified, pattering heavily against the umbrella.
Ye Qingxi held up the umbrella and looked down at Qin Cheng.
He was on his back, so I couldn't see his face, but I could feel the strength of his hands supporting his legs and the stability of his steps.
Unlike myself, he didn't hesitate for fear of getting his shoes dirty, but instead walked forward decisively, seemingly without thinking.
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed—his shoes were still clean, but Qin Cheng's shoes were already dirty.
Yet there was also an indescribable warmth and joy.
He's grown up, and at his age, it's amazing that he's still being taken care of and protected like this.
They are both almost eighteen years old.
In his past life, he always had to walk alone, regardless of wind or rain.
In his entire life, simply because he didn't want to get his new shoes dirty, someone bent down and carried him on their back.
Ye Qingxi felt that she had been spoiled and was a bit pampered.
Yet, she was also happy about her current pampered nature.
Only when people are living well can they be delicate.
Only those who are loved have the right to be spoiled.
He tried his best to hold the umbrella over Qin Cheng's head so that he wouldn't feel the wind and rain outside.
He held Qin Cheng in his arms, feeling relaxed and at ease.
He thought that perhaps rainy days weren't so bad after all.
Although he still disliked the rain, the things that happened on rainy days were wonderful.
So, rainy days aren't so bad anymore.
After crossing the flooded road, Ye Qingxi quickly said, "You can put me down now."
However, Qin Cheng did not stop walking back.
"We've passed that area; I can walk by myself now."
"It's just a short walk," Qin Cheng said.
"Then I can walk by myself."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng changed the subject again, saying, "Hold the umbrella properly."
Ye Qingxi thought she had been so busy talking that she had tilted the umbrella, so she quickly looked up to make sure the umbrella was still covering Qin Cheng's head.
"Is it ready?" he asked Qin Cheng.
"Okay," Qin Cheng replied. "Take good care of your umbrella."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Didn't these words mean that he wasn't going to put him down?
He asked Qin Cheng, "I'm not heavy, am I?"
"Very light."
As if to prove his point, Qin Cheng even weighed the object in his hands, causing Ye Qingxi to sway slightly.
"You're really strong," he said in surprise.
Qin Cheng: "You're too light."
“You’re using too much force,” Ye Qingxi retorted.
Qin Cheng didn't argue with him; whatever he said was fine.
Ye Qingxi, clinging to his back, asked curiously, "Do you think I can carry you?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng thought that might not be the case.
"Let's try it in a bit," Ye Qingxi said.
"Um."
In most things, he always went along with what made Ye Qingxi happy.
After walking for another two or three minutes, Qin Cheng arrived at the residential area and put Ye Qingxi down.
Ye Qingxi quickly closed her umbrella, Qin Cheng took her backpack, and the two walked towards the elevator together.
After it rains, Ye Qingxi always feels damp.
He didn't like this feeling, so as soon as he entered the house, he grabbed his pajamas and went to the bathroom.
After a quick shower and changing into her pajamas, Ye Qingxi finally left the bathroom.
"Do you want to go take a dip too?" he asked Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng certainly needed it, but he hadn't gone in because Ye Qingxi was there. Now, he put down the vegetables he was washing and headed to the bathroom.
"What are we having for dinner?" Ye Qingxi asked him.
"Didn't you want fried rice for lunch?" Qin Cheng asked.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "But it's raining now, I want to eat something hot."
He asked, "Do you eat hot pot?"
"Okay." Qin Cheng did not refuse.
He first went to the bathroom to rinse off before starting to wash the other vegetables, preparing to eat hot pot.
Looking at the bubbling hot pot broth and listening to the rain outside the window, Ye Qingxi felt only happiness.
While some people were taking shelter from the rain and others were on their way, he was already happily enjoying a hot pot at home.
Of course, all of this is thanks to his virtuous and reliable older brother.
Otherwise, he certainly couldn't make such a delicious hot pot base or dipping sauce all by himself.
Most importantly, he wouldn't have moved out to live with his brother, and hot pot isn't allowed in the dorms.
Ye Qingxi smiled, took two bottles of cola, one for herself and one for Qin Cheng.
"Cheers," he said to Qin Cheng.
Although Qin Cheng didn't know why he wanted to toast, he still clinked his Coke with him and put some beef rolls and shrimp balls into his bowl.
After dinner, Ye Qingxi took the initiative to wash the pot with Qin Cheng.
After showering, I went to lie down in my bedroom.
As she lay there, Ye Qingxi remembered something and went to Qin Cheng's bedroom.
Qin Cheng is looking at documents.
This document was sent to him by Mu Feng, who asked him to read it and give him a reply.
He was looking around when he suddenly heard the door being pushed open, and then Ye Qingxi walked in.
"What's wrong?" Qin Cheng asked him.
"I just remembered something," Ye Qingxi said with a smile. "Didn't I say before that I would try to carry you on my back?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt that this matter didn't necessarily have to be true.
But Ye Qingxi clearly wanted to try.
"Stand up," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng had no choice but to stand up.
He left his desk and walked to Ye Qingxi's side.
Looking at his height, which was much taller than her, Ye Qingxi said enviously, "I wish he could be that tall too."
Even though he's already 1.81 meters tall, which isn't short, he's still not as tall as his brother.
"Then I'll begin," he said, looking quite expectant and eager to try.
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