Chapter 425 "Qin Cheng, do you... like me...?"
425:
After dinner, Qin Cheng went to the study and reported the week's work to Mu Feng.
Ye Qingxi then returned to her bedroom.
Kang Cong woke up at this moment and was eating with Zhong Yan and the others while asking about Ye Qingxi's condition.
Did he kiss her?
“You kissed,” Zhong Yan said. “You were still there when we video-chatted about it.”
Kang Cong: ? ? ?
"Video call?" He didn't remember that.
Pei Liang took out her phone and showed him the video she had recorded.
In the video, Kang Cong waved his hand and said, "Give me two hundred thousand."
"Two hundred thousand."
"Four hundred thousand."
“You already owe Xiaoxi 800,000,” Pei Liang said.
Kang Cong: ? ? ?
Kang Cong: !!!
"Your video must have been edited!"
Pei Liang said sincerely, "Really, no. You can ask Zhong Yan if you don't believe me."
“Zhong Yan is on your side now, so she’ll definitely side with you.”
“Then ask Xiaoxi,” Pei Liang said.
Kang Cong: ...
Kang Cong asked in confusion, "So he's told Qin Cheng now? Are they a couple now?"
"I don't know," Zhong Yan said. "Let me ask."
Zhong Yan made a video call.
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi hesitated before answering Zhong Yan's video call invitation.
"Well? Did you tell me?" Zhong Yan asked bluntly.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
"Why?" Kang Cong asked, puzzled. "Didn't you kiss them? They said you don't dislike or resent them, and you're actually quite happy about it."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Why would he be willing to do that?
However... he didn't seem to be unhappy at all.
"I...I'm sorry," Ye Qingxi said.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about,” Kang Cong instructed him. “Just go over there and tell him you like him. It’s that simple.”
Zhong Yan: ? ? ?
Zhong Yan gave him a disdainful look. "You should just listen to me and do what I told you before."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"When should I tell him?" Ye Qingxi asked.
"Right now!" Zhong Yan said. "You don't have anything to do right now, so just go find him!"
Ye Qingxi: !!!
"That was so sudden!"
“Not suddenly,” Zhong Yan said. “There’s no time like the present, no time like the present, let’s do it now!”
“Exactly,” Kang Cong also said. “You stand up now, walk out of your bedroom, go to Qin Cheng, and say, ‘Qin Cheng, I like you.’”
Zhong Yan glared at him, "It's not that I like you, it's that you kissed me when you were drunk last night, do you remember?"
Zhong Yan said biasedly, "He has a crush on you, so naturally he should be the one to confess to you. How could you just go up to him and say that you like him?"
"And do you like him now? You're just thinking of trying things out with him, not 100% in love yet."
"I think it's about the same," Kang Cong retorted, "Don't you like Pei Liang now? Didn't you just try it out at first?"
If someone can say they'll try it, then they basically like it.
Zhong Yan: ? ? ?
Zhong Yan: ...
Enraged, Zhong Yan raised her foot to stomp on him.
Kang Cong: !!!
Kang Cong's face instantly contorted into a ferocious expression, baring his teeth in a snarl.
"He stepped on me?!" He turned to look at Pei Liang.
Pei Liang said indifferently, "So what? To show that we're a couple, I should step on your other foot?"
Kang Cong: ? ? ?
Kang Cong: ...
Kang Cong reached out and gave him the middle finger.
Zhong Yan may not be human, but Pei Liang, you really are a dog!
Zhong Yan, who wasn't human, turned to look at Ye Qingxi in the video and said seriously, "Anyway, you should just go now. Good luck!"
"Keep it up," Kang Cong said, rubbing his feet.
Pei Liang also felt there was no problem with this approach. "Hesitation only leads to trouble. Don't worry, Qin Cheng likes you, so whenever you tell him, it will be a pleasant surprise for him. Therefore, the sooner you do it, the sooner he will be happy and joyful."
Ye Qingxi listened and agreed with Pei Liang.
While it's true that good food is worth waiting for, it's always better to eat it sooner rather than later.
Qin Cheng has been secretly in love with him for so long, and he has walked such a long road alone.
He didn't want to, and shouldn't, waste any more time on these meaningless things.
He should have let Qin Cheng know sooner.
Stand by his side as soon as possible and walk forward with him.
He wanted to let Qin Cheng know as soon as possible.
"Then I'll go." Ye Qingxi stood up.
"Go on, go on," Zhong Yan encouraged him.
Kang Cong and Pei Liang nodded as well.
Ye Qingxi hung up the video call, walked to the bedroom door, and opened it.
He went down the stairs and walked straight to Qin Cheng's bedroom door.
Ye Qingxi raised her hand, took a deep breath, and then gently tapped the door.
Qin Cheng opened the door with a puzzled look, and when he saw it was him, he quickly stepped aside to let him in.
He asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt embarrassed again.
He didn't say anything and silently went inside.
Qin Cheng closed the door and walked with him to the sofa to sit down.
"What are you doing?" Ye Qingxi asked, feigning a relaxed and nonchalant demeanor.
"Look at the documents," Qin Cheng said.
He should have dealt with some documents last night after he got back, but he was drunk at the time, so he didn't. Now he has time to deal with them.
Ye Qingxi nodded and then asked, "So... are you busy?"
"I'm fine," Qin Cheng said. "Is there anything you need me to do with you?"
Otherwise, why would I ask him if he's busy?
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
"What is that?" Qin Cheng asked, puzzled.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt a blush creep up her cheeks without realizing it.
Qin Cheng became even more confused as he looked at him.
He didn't urge him, but stood up to get Ye Qingxi a drink from the room and asked, "What would you like to eat?"
He's been staying here these days, and Ye Qingxi often comes to visit him. Qin Cheng has prepared some snacks and drinks so that Ye Qingxi can have something to eat and drink when she comes over to talk to him.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi didn't have anything she wanted to eat.
“No need,” he said.
He has no appetite at all!
Do you want to read a book?
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi shook her head again.
Seeing this, Qin Cheng simply handed him the drink.
Ye Qingxi took it, but didn't drink it.
He looked at Qin Cheng, mustered his courage, and said, "Last night..."
Last night? Qin Cheng was puzzled. What happened last night?
He was drunk at the time. Could it be that something happened to him while he was drunk?
As Qin Cheng thought this, his heart suddenly tightened.
People speak the truth when they're drunk.
Did he say something he shouldn't have to Ye Qingxi last night?
Ye Qingxi quickly refuted the claim for him.
But while he was helping him deny it, he was also dropping a new bomb in Qin Cheng's heart.
“Last night…you were drunk, I helped you into your room, and then…”
"Then, you... kissed me."
Do you still remember?
After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, her face turned red without her noticing.
Qin Cheng: !!!
Qin Cheng felt as if struck by lightning, leaving him dumbfounded and speechless.
What did he say?
He kissed him?
He actually kissed him!
Qin Cheng instinctively wanted to make excuses.
But before he could speak, he heard Ye Qingxi's soft voice, which sounded somewhat expectant.
His eyes were fixed on him, and his voice was very pleasant. He asked, "Qin Cheng, do you... like me?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt he should deny it.
Shake your head.
That's the explanation.
She should laugh and say to him, "What are you saying?"
But Ye Qingxi's eyes were clear and bright. There was no disgust, aversion, sadness, or grievance in his eyes. His eyes sparkled like stars washed by a stream.
He asked, "Qin Cheng, do you like me?"
The sound of "ya" is soft, as if it contains a hidden expectation.
expect?
Qin Cheng wondered, would Ye Qingxi actually expect him to like her?
Are you kidding me?
His younger brother clearly only sees him as his older brother.
But his eyes were so bright, and his tone was gentle and pleasant.
Qin Cheng felt as if he had been bewitched, and he couldn't bring himself to say anything in denial.
He didn't know how to answer.
He was afraid he might have misunderstood.
She feared that a single word or answer from him would condemn him to eternal damnation for the rest of his life.
He looked quietly at Ye Qingxi, into his beautiful eyes.
After a long pause, he finally asked, "Do you want me to like you?"
Ye Qingxi unconsciously uttered a "Huh?" in her mind.
He felt that his brother was indeed very cautious. He had already said so much and his hints were so obvious, but his answer was not "yes" but "Do you want me to like you?"
Ye Qingxi smiled and said to him earnestly, "I hope you follow your heart."
"If you like me, then you like me."
"If you don't like me, then you don't like me."
"You don't have to follow my wishes, because this is what you like, and you can decide for yourself."
“That’s not what I meant,” Qin Cheng said.
He vaguely saw hope in Ye Qingxi's words and expression.
Finally, he dared to take a slightly bolder step forward and tell him what he wanted to express.
He said, "If you want, I like you."
"If you don't want it, then I don't like you."
"Ye Qingxi, whether I like you or not is never up to me. Just like the sun in the sky, if you want to see it, it exists; if you don't want to see it, it can always be in a place where you can't see it, without hurting your eyes."
His feelings for Ye Qingxi were already an established fact.
He will not change, nor does he want to change.
But he was willing to adjust his answer for Ye Qingxi.
When Ye Qingxi was willing to accept this relationship, it meant he liked her.
When he is unwilling, he can also tell him that he doesn't like him at all, and that he only treats him as a younger brother.
He was willing to follow Ye Qingxi's will because what he ever sought was not for Ye Qingxi to like him back, but for Ye Qingxi's happiness.
As long as he is happy and content, his liking can turn into verbal "dislike".
Ye Qingxi was stunned, not expecting Qin Cheng to mean that.
He sighed silently in his heart.
Unrequited love is a heartbreaking thing. He thought that Qin Cheng had a crush on him, so even Qin Cheng openly admitting his feelings had become a luxury.
He has always been a very confident person, even somewhat arrogant.
He looks down on many people.
He only talks to people he considers intelligent.
He never cared about what others thought.
But now he says that he hopes he likes it, and he doesn't hope he dislikes it.
Don't you hope that his feelings for you will disappear?
I just didn't want to add to his burden.
It's just that they bury their feelings even deeper, so deep that they never see the light of day, and they won't even show a trace of affection or longing when others mention them.
Ye Qingxi thought that he really liked her.
So he doesn't even ask for anything in return.
After realizing he liked Zhong Yan, Pei Liang didn't dare to see him. This was because Pei Liang knew he wanted Zhong Yan's affection, but he also knew that Zhong Yan only saw him as a friend. So he avoided him, hoping that Zhong Yan could revert to being just a friend so that they could continue to be so-called friends.
But Qin Cheng is different.
Qin Cheng truly had no hope, or rather, no expectation, that he could like him.
So he didn't hide or avoid him, but stayed by his side, acting as his good older brother.
He doesn't really not want anything in return.
He just liked him too much, so he preferred to treat him well as an older brother rather than not being able to continue loving him at all.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "Then like me."
"Liking me is nothing to be ashamed of."
Qin Cheng couldn't believe it. What did he say?
He stared at Ye Qingxi, stunned. "Really?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
The next second, just as he was about to say something, he felt Qin Cheng hug him.
Qin Cheng hugged him tightly.
It was the real Ye Qingxi, the familiar body temperature, it was real.
Only then did he finally dare to get excited.
"Are you really willing?" he couldn't help but ask again.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi playfully said, "You're only in your twenties, how come your memory is already so bad? Won't you get dementia later?"
“No, I don’t want a partner with Alzheimer’s.” Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng: !!! !!!
What did he say?
My spouse?!
Qin Cheng was overjoyed!
He was like someone who was still drunk and hadn't woken up yet, saying that Ye Qingxi was willing to let him like her, and that Ye Qingxi was talking to him about his life partner.
It's so beautiful it's almost unreal.
Qin Cheng was momentarily dazed. Was he still asleep?
Is he really not still dreaming?
In his panic, he childishly pinched himself behind Ye Qingxi's back, something he never did before. He could feel it, so it shouldn't be a dream.
Qin Cheng couldn't help but laugh.
He looked at Ye Qingxi and said gently, "Xiaoxi, you are so kind."
Ye Qingxi felt a little embarrassed by his words.
"Well, that's what I came here to talk to you about. Now that I've finished, I'm leaving."
After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to walk out.
Qin Cheng: ?
Qin Cheng was a little confused, not quite understanding why he was leaving so soon.
Ye Qingxi walked to the door with her face flushed, thought for a moment, and then looked back at Qin Cheng.
"Then... let's start dating from now on," he said, blushing.
Qin Cheng: !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!
Before Qin Cheng could react, Ye Qingxi had already opened the door and slipped out quickly.
He walked quickly back to his room and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great!" Ye Qingxi said happily, finally she had made things clear with Qin Cheng.
He opened his arms and called out to the cotton candy that had just woken up not far away, "Cotton Candy~"
The marshmallow immediately ran over and jumped onto his lap.
Ye Qingxi hugged it and rubbed its fluffy face. "Do you know what? My brother actually likes me!"
He said, "Of course, I don't dislike him, so I'm planning to try dating him."
Looking into its deep blue eyes, Ye Qingxi asked疑惑地问道, "How should one approach dating? If we start now, should I do something tomorrow?"
Marshmallow tilted her head, staring at him curiously.
Ye Qingxi also stared at it, pondering to herself.
Meanwhile, Qin Cheng picked up his phone and dialed Li Wen's number.
Li Wen asked in confusion, "Didn't I already send you the plan?"
"It's not about the plan."
"What is that?"
Qin Cheng: ...
"If someone suddenly tells you that we're now dating, what would you do next?"
Li Wen: ? ? ? ?
Li Wen: !!!
"How did you and your brother get to the point where you're practically dating?!"
"It's only been one night and one day, how come I'm so far behind? What happened to you guys in that one night and one day?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng was unusually at a loss for words.
"Tell me quickly!" Li Wen said anxiously.
Qin Cheng: ...
"Could you answer my question first?"
"Oh, okay." Li Wen nodded, trying hard to recall Qin Cheng's question, and replied without hesitation, "Of course, it's a date!"
Qin Cheng: ? ? ? ! ! ! ! !
"Isn't this too fast?"
“How could that be?” Li Wen said, “Don’t you two usually go out? Your date is just the two of you going out. You just called the cat ‘meow,’ but it’s actually no different from when you two went to the sculpture exhibition. There were a lot of couples there on dates that day.”
“Okay,” Li Wen said. “I happen to have a ticket to a private museum here. I’ll get you another one. You can ask Xiao Xi if she wants to go.”
"Then, doesn't he like watching movies? You can also see if there are any movies that are his type recently, give him two choices, and see if he wants to go to a personal museum or watch a movie."
"What if he doesn't want to?" Qin Cheng asked.
Li Wen: ? ? ?
Li Wen: ...
Li Wen felt that he was truly overwhelmed by the sudden happiness.
"Is your brother such a rude person? If he had to choose between the two, he would definitely pick one."
“But I hope it’s because he really wants to go,” Qin Cheng said.
"Then just ask him where he wants to go and what he wants to do, and you can go with him," Li Wen said. "Dating is all about care, love, and companionship. Go with him to the places he wants to go, pick him up from the places he wants to go, show him care in daily life, think of him when you see something good, and try to help him avoid something bad. Remember what he likes and dislikes, appear in his life often, and get along well with his family and friends... and so on..."
As Li Wen spoke, he suddenly realized, "Isn't this exactly Qin Cheng's current situation?!"
He picked Ye Qingxi up and dropped her off when she was filming.
Ye Qingxi ate the crab while he peeled the shell.
He accompanied Ye Qingxi to the sculpture exhibition.
He pays for the things Ye Qingxi likes.
even!
He knows all of Ye Qingxi's relatives and friends!
We can even openly go to his office to see him!
"You're still asking me for advice? Dude, you're almost done with it, and you're still pretending you don't know anything."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt that he really didn't know how.
Ye Qingxi's words, "Then... let's start dating from now on," completely stunned him.
Qin Cheng's mind was filled with only this one sentence, playing on repeat. He couldn't calmly think about what to do next to make Ye Qingxi feel that his decision today was correct, so that she wouldn't suddenly find in a few days that dating him was a boring thing, and that he was more suitable to be her brother than her lover.
"I..." Qin Cheng hesitated.
"What the hell?"
"I'm afraid I won't be a good enough lover for him." Qin Cheng was unusually insecure.
Li Wen: ? ? ?
Li Wen could hardly believe it. "Why?"
"I'm very boring," Qin Cheng said frankly.
Li Wen: ...
It has to be love, because even geniuses like them can reflect on themselves.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Wen asked. "You have your interesting moments too."
"for example?"
“For example, you clearly like Ye Qingxi to death, but when I say it, you still say I’m talking nonsense~” Li Wen said cheerfully.
Qin Cheng: ...
"Alright, alright." Li Wen stopped teasing him. "Don't worry, people who like you won't find you boring, and people who find you boring aren't really compatible with you. Xiao Xi has known you for so many years. If he found you boring, he would have stopped talking to you long ago. He agreed to date you, which shows that you have your own charm in his heart."
"Let me tell you the truth. That day I gave Xiaoxi a test. Of course, I made up the questions, but Xiaoxi's choices were basically the same as yours. There were even some questions that only you could solve. So I thought you two were a perfect match. But you would explode if I mentioned it to you, so I didn't dare to tell you."
"Don't worry, you may not be a suitable lover for others, but for Xiaoxi, no one is better or more suitable than you."
"So all you need to do is seize this opportunity and have a good relationship with him."
Qin Cheng listened, then asked in confusion, "When did you give him the test questions?"
"No?" Qin Cheng was confused. "Why did you give him a test?"
What qualifications does Li Wen have to test Ye Qingxi?
What gives him the right?!
"You should stay away from him," Qin Cheng said.
Li Wen: ? ? ?
Li Wen could hardly believe it. "Holy crap! The call hasn't even ended yet, and you're already kicking me while I'm down, Qin Cheng!"
"I think you're really boring now. You think you're good enough for Xiao Xi? You deserve to be single forever!"
Qin Cheng slammed down the phone.
Honestly, what nonsense are you talking about? How is he boring?
If he were boring, his brother, who has known him for so many years, would have stopped talking to him long ago.
They are the perfect match!
Absolutely!
Ye Qingxi was holding a cotton candy, pondering how to approach his relationship, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
He asked in confusion, "Who?"
"It's me," Qin Cheng's voice came from outside the door.
Ye Qingxi: !!!
Why is he here?!
Ye Qingxi looked at the kitten in her arms with some surprise.
But the kitten didn't know that; it just sweetly rubbed against his chin.
Ye Qingxi put down her kitten, stood up, and walked to the door.
He opened the door, and Qin Cheng was standing outside.
Ye Qingxi stepped aside and said to him, "Come in."
Qin Cheng nodded and went into his bedroom.
Ye Qingxi looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Do you have any plans for tomorrow?" Qin Cheng asked him.
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
"Would you like to visit a private museum?" Qin Cheng asked. "Or would you like to see a movie?"
He said, "I just saw that there's a movie out there that's your type. Would you like to watch it?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi felt like she understood.
He wants to go on a date with him.
That's true, dating is all about going on dates!
"Let's go on a date then!" Ye Qingxi thought. "Hehe, a date~ I've never been on a date before!"
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