Chapter 427 He thought, Ye Qingxi really liked him...
April 27:
Ye Qingxi left Mu Shaoting's villa and pulled Qin Cheng back home.
He walked very fast, and Qin Cheng followed him, feeling the sun shining on his body. Ye Qingxi held his wrist and smiled unconsciously.
He thought they weren't going on their date today.
Although it wasn't impossible, Qin Cheng had been looking forward to it all night, and if possible, he would still prefer to go to that private museum with Ye Qingxi.
Or we don't have to go to the museum, as long as they're together.
Watching movies, shopping, anything is fine.
As long as he is with Ye Qingxi.
The two of them returned to Mu Feng's villa.
Ye Qingxi chose a car, opened the door, and got in.
Qin Cheng then got into the driver's seat and drove him away.
Ye Qingxi glanced at him, then turned to look at the scenery outside the window.
He thought, "What a wonderful day! The sky is clear, the wind is gentle, and even the sparrows on the branches are chirping as if they are singing."
And so they began their first date.
Although it seems no different from before, it's still the same two people going to a certain place together.
However, something real and subtle has changed.
Ye Qingxi turned to look at Qin Cheng again, then looked out the window at the scenery once more.
His eyes were brimming with undisguised laughter, and his expression was relaxed and joyful.
That's great, he's started dating now!
The private museum ticket that Li Wen gave us was still some distance from Mu Feng's villa.
It took the two some time to finally arrive at the private museum.
The museum guides greeted them warmly and told them the stories behind each artifact, as well as the stories between them and their owners.
Ye Qingxi listened attentively and then leaned closer to take a look.
This collector has excellent taste; whether it's Chinese antiques or Western treasures, they're all beautiful.
Qin Cheng noticed that he lingered on a jade carving of a jade tripod for a little longer than usual, so he took out his phone and took two pictures, intending to ask Li Wen to help him inquire about whether the jade carving could be sold when he got back.
After Ye Qingxi finished shopping, admiring the sights, and even buying some small souvenirs, the two prepared to leave.
Qin Cheng originally planned to visit the museum, watch a movie, and then have dinner.
I only stayed at Mu Shaoting's house for a while, and now that I've finished visiting the museum, it's just in time for dinner.
Fortunately, Qin Cheng had already done all his homework, so even now that they were dining near the museum, he could list many restaurants for Ye Qingxi to choose from.
Feeling the sun shining brightly, Ye Qingxi didn't really want to eat hot pot or barbecue, so she went to a Western restaurant with him.
Ye Qingxi didn't disguise herself too much this time, only wearing a hat and mask, so the two of them still chose a private room.
Even the private rooms here still offer views of the scenery outside the window.
Unfortunately, Ye Qingxi wasn't interested in it.
He's here to eat, so all he wants to do right now is eat.
By the time the steak was served, the sun had already begun to set.
The orange sunset spread across the sky, like a shawl left behind by a beautiful woman, indescribably brilliant and dazzling.
Ye Qingxi, who initially had little interest in the scenery outside the window, gradually began to find herself liking it.
He picked up his phone and started taking pictures of the sunset.
Seeing him so engrossed in taking pictures, Qin Cheng unconsciously snapped a photo of him as well.
Ye Qingxi turned her head sharply.
Qin Cheng, who hadn't even had time to put his phone away: ...
Ye Qingxi chuckled, "The weather is so beautiful right now, why aren't you taking pictures of the sky? Why are you taking pictures of me instead?"
Qin Cheng thought for a moment and said truthfully, "I think you are prettier."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was caught off guard by his direct question and was momentarily at a loss for words.
At that moment, he felt a mixture of sweet joy and embarrassment.
He suddenly remembered a short poem he had read before:
You stand on the bridge admiring the scenery.
The person admiring the scenery is watching you from the building.
The bright moon adorns your window.
You have embellished someone else's dream.
As he watched the sunset, Qin Cheng was watching him.
He thought the sunset was infinitely beautiful.
Qin Cheng, however, felt that he seemed better.
Ye Qingxi looked up at him and smiled faintly.
"Let's eat," he said.
Qin Cheng nodded and lowered his head to eat his steak.
The steak at this restaurant was indeed as good as the netizens said.
Ye Qingxi ate bite by bite, and then tasted their creamy corn soup.
By the time they finished their meal, it was just getting dark.
Qin Cheng figured there was still time to see a movie, so he asked him, "Do you still want to see a movie?"
Ye Qingxi thought for a moment and nodded.
Since it was their first date, he wanted to spend more time with Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng opened the car door, Ye Qingxi got in, and the two went to the movie theater.
They still checked their tickets at the checkpoint and entered the theater.
At first, the two of them simply watched movies.
Seeing the middle, Ye Qingxi wanted a drink, so she reached for the Coke that was placed next to her.
But his hand didn't touch the Coke cup; instead, it touched Qin Cheng's hand.
Ye Qingxi was stunned for a moment.
Qin Cheng was also taken aback.
In the instant the two were stunned, Qin Cheng raised his hand and grasped it.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi could only whisper, "Cola."
Qin Cheng then realized that he didn't want to hold hands with him, but wanted to drink a Coke.
Qin Cheng immediately felt embarrassed.
He saw the two people in the movie sitting together holding hands and assumed that Ye Qingxi touched his hand because she wanted to be like the people in the movie.
result……
Qin Cheng quickly let go of her hand and handed the cola to Ye Qingxi.
He was in such a hurry that he accidentally grabbed his own cup.
Ye Qingxi took the Coke, which felt heavy in his hand, but hadn't he already drunk half of his glass?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi reacted almost immediately.
At this point, it would be too embarrassing to tell Qin Cheng that he had taken the wrong thing.
If he doesn't say anything, will he drink Qin Cheng's cup?
This was actually quite common between the two of them before.
He and Qin Cheng had a close relationship since childhood, and they would often eat each other's food and drink each other's beverages.
But now, as they break away from their previous established relationships and begin to build new ones.
Some things then become subtle.
For example, Ye Qingxi wondered, is drinking Qin Cheng's cola now considered an indirect kiss?
Thinking about this, he felt a strange urge to laugh.
If you count, wouldn't they have indirectly kissed hundreds of times?
With that in mind, Ye Qingxi drank it without any psychological barriers.
He handed the Coke over after he finished drinking it.
As Qin Cheng casually put it back, he realized he had given the wrong drink; he had just given his own Coke.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt like he was about to die.
He stared awkwardly at the movie screen, too embarrassed to turn his head.
Ye Qingxi glanced at him secretly.
He remembered the moment Qin Cheng had just grasped his hand.
Did he think that when he touched him, he wanted to hold his hand?
Ye Qingxi wondered, did he want to hold his hand?
That's why he grabbed his hand in return.
The movie theater was pitch black, with only the light from the screen accompanying the falling camera movements.
In the darkness, Ye Qingxi quietly reached out her hand again.
Qin Cheng assumed he wanted his Coke, so this time, he carefully picked up Ye Qingxi's Coke and put it in his hand.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated. He actually knew to give her his Coke now?
Ye Qingxi raised her hand and put the cola back.
Qin Cheng: ?
Then, Qin Cheng felt Ye Qingxi grasp his hand.
Qin Cheng: !!!
He turned his head, and Ye Qingxi was watching a movie, seemingly doing nothing.
Qin Cheng: ?
Qin Cheng was somewhat bewildered.
"Why are you looking at me? Let's watch a movie."
Ye Qingxi felt a little shy when he stared at her, even though she hadn't felt anything before.
He opened his mouth and said in a very soft voice.
Qin Cheng then turned his head and looked at the screen not far away.
Ye Qingxi's hand was in his palm, warm and very soft.
Qin Cheng silently tightened his grip and held his hand.
Ye Qingxi: !
Ye Qingxi wanted to turn her head to look at him, but she was too embarrassed, so she could only continue to stare at the movie screen.
Qin Cheng also watched the movie, but held his hand.
He held Ye Qingxi's hand, then placed his other hand on top of hers, holding both of her hands together.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi blushed.
Fortunately, the dim lighting in the movie theater concealed the redness on his face, so no one could see it or know it.
The two held hands quietly until the movie ended and the lights came on. Only then did Ye Qingxi, feeling guilty, pull her hand away.
He pretended not to look at Qin Cheng, and turned to look at the popcorn and cola that had been neglected for half the movie.
Upon seeing this, Ye Qingxi exclaimed in surprise, "How come there are still so many?"
Qin Cheng: ...Of course, it was the second half; we didn't have hands to pick them up.
Ye Qingxi had obviously thought of that as well.
He couldn't help but laugh, thinking that the two of them were really childish.
But sometimes, I feel that being a little childish isn't so bad.
"Let's go." Ye Qingxi picked up the popcorn and cola. "Let's eat them when we get back."
"Hmm," Qin Cheng replied.
The two left the movie theater and walked back.
Ye Qingxi finished her cola in the car and then returned to Mu Feng's villa with only popcorn in her arms.
Mu Feng had already returned from Mu Shaoting's house. Seeing the two of them come back, he asked, "Was the museum fun?"
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi immediately felt guilty.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Mu Feng looked at the popcorn bucket in his hand, "Going to see a movie?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt even more guilty.
This place is both a museum and a movie theater; it really feels like a date!
—Even though they were on a date today.
Qin Cheng nodded. "Mm."
"Is it pretty?" Mu Feng asked.
"It's alright," Qin Cheng said.
"And you, Director Ye?" Mu Feng teased his grandson, "Do you think it's good?"
"It's...not bad," Ye Qingxi said.
"Grandpa, would you like some popcorn?" He quickly handed over the popcorn in his hand. "The popcorn at this movie theater is pretty good."
"Didn't you finish eating while you were watching the movie?" Mu Feng asked casually.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt a sudden tightness in her heart.
They're so busy holding hands that they don't have a hand to eat popcorn!
He smiled and said, "Grandpa, you should try it. It's really not bad."
Ye Qingxi approached him and stood in front of him.
Mu Feng gave him face and ate two, then sent him off to eat the rest himself.
"Then I'll go upstairs to change my clothes first," Ye Qingxi said.
"Mm." Mu Feng nodded.
Ye Qingxi grabbed her popcorn and quickly made her escape.
Qin Cheng took the opportunity to go upstairs with him.
When they reached their respective floors, Ye Qingxi looked at the person in front of her and asked, "Would you like some popcorn too?"
Qin Cheng smiled and said, "No need, you eat."
Ye Qingxi looked at him, thought for a moment, and decided to give him some.
He walked to Qin Cheng's bedroom, went inside, then took out a few tissues, placed them on the table, and poured them out.
"These are for you," he said.
"good."
He gave it to Qin Cheng, and Qin Cheng naturally accepted it.
"Then... I'm leaving?" Ye Qingxi said.
"Mm." Qin Cheng nodded.
Ye Qingxi stepped outside.
As he walked out of the bedroom, he couldn't help but turn back and say to Qin Cheng, "Go to sleep early."
"good."
"I don't think I'll be able to get up tomorrow morning, so I won't have breakfast with you."
Qin Cheng chuckled, "Mm."
"But I can pick you up, and we can have dinner together."
"Pick me up?" Qin Cheng asked in surprise.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Isn't that perfect? He's got nothing better to do anyway.
"I'm leaving," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng quickly grabbed him, "I can come back by myself, you don't need to come pick me up."
Ye Qingxi: ?
"You don't want to?"
"No," Qin Cheng said. "It's still not cool off yet, so you don't need to go out. There's no need for you to go out just to pick me up."
"Besides, I have my own car, so I came right back."
Ye Qingxi: ...
"But you used to pick me up every day."
“That’s different,” Qin Cheng said. “I work outside anyway, so picking you up is just on my way.”
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
If he hadn't known where their company was located, he would have truly believed it!
"Just stay home and do your own thing," Qin Cheng said. "You don't need to come pick me up."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt that although they seemed to be dating, his brother was still his brother. He never wanted to talk about fairness with him and only wanted him to make all the sacrifices, preferably without him, the younger brother, contributing anything.
So he took a kernel of popcorn from the popcorn bucket and put it in Qin Cheng's mouth.
"I'm in charge of this, and you're not allowed to argue with me."
Before Qin Cheng could say anything more, Ye Qingxi quickly stuffed another kernel of popcorn into his mouth and nodded.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng almost burst out laughing.
He had no choice but to nod.
He thought to himself: He's so cute.
Qin Cheng suddenly felt a strong urge to hug him, to hug his adorable younger brother, and his lovely lover.
But this was only the first day of their relationship, and he was too embarrassed to make such a request.
Ye Qingxi was satisfied when she saw him nod.
That's more like it. No relationship can succeed if only one person keeps giving. Whether it's romantic love or family affection, it has to be a give-and-take between both parties. Only in this way can it last.
"Then I'm leaving," he said.
"Okay," Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, feeling a pang of reluctance for some reason.
He thought for a moment, then took out another kernel of popcorn and stuffed it into his mouth.
Qin Cheng: ?
Ye Qingxi smiled and said to him, "Let's go."
After saying that, he turned and left Qin Cheng's bedroom door.
After taking only two steps, he turned around and looked at Qin Cheng again.
“I’m very happy today,” he said softly.
After saying that, without waiting for Qin Cheng's response, she turned around and walked towards the stairwell.
Qin Cheng looked at him, wanting to chase after him, but then stopped.
He watched Ye Qingxi carry the popcorn bucket up the stairs before taking out his phone and sending him a voice message.
Ye Qingxi had just reached her floor when her WeChat buzzed.
Curious, he picked up his phone and discovered it was a message from Qin Cheng.
Ye Qingxi clicked on it; it was a voice message.
He nodded and heard Qin Cheng's gentle voice, "I'm happy too."
Ye Qingxi laughed and unconsciously hummed a song as she walked into her bedroom.
When Li Wen saw Qin Cheng on Monday morning, he couldn't help but stare at him for a long time.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng was speechless. "What are you looking at?"
"Look at you," Li Wen said. "I just want to see if the four words 'triumphant' are etched in your mind right now."
After he finished speaking, he asked in confusion, "Why are you still the same as before? You don't look like someone who has successfully crushed on someone at all."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng was utterly helpless.
"If you're really that free, why don't you follow up on Haofeng's contract?"
Li Wen: ...
"All you ever do is exploit me! I've done so much for you, and you still want to exploit me? Don't you have a heart?!"
Speaking of this, Qin Cheng remembered, "What about the matter I asked you yesterday? Can he sell that jade carving?"
"He's not really willing, so I'm trying to persuade him."
Qin Cheng nodded, "Then you'd better hurry."
Li Wen: ? ? ?
"Hurry up with this? You're really abusing your power for personal gain. Am I your secretary?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng looked at him and said, "The capable should do more."
Li Wen said, "You might not believe it, but I'm actually a good-for-nothing."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng felt that he should follow up on the contract, instead of just sitting there doing nothing.
"But what's going on between you and your brother?" Li Wen gossiped. "How did you two become boyfriend and girlfriend in just one weekend? That's incredibly fast! What's the breakthrough? Did something happen on Friday night? Or on Saturday daytime?"
Qin Cheng: ...
"Why don't you take charge of this contract as well?" Qin Cheng handed him a newly signed document.
Li Wen: !!!
"You can't do this! I've been completely open and honest with you. I even gave you my own ticket so you could go on a date with Xiao Xi. And what do you do? You married her and then threw her away like a hindrance. Are you even human?!"
Qin Cheng: ...How did you end up marrying me?!
They've only just begun!
They've only been dating for a day and a half, how can they be getting married already?!
Qin Cheng glared at him before telling him what had happened on Friday and Saturday.
"What the heck! So you kissed Xiaoxi while you were drunk!" Li Wen exclaimed in shock.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng lacked confidence, "I thought I was dreaming."
Li Wen: !!!
"So you often kiss your brother in your dreams?!"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng remained silent.
Li Wen clicked his tongue, "Tsk tsk tsk! You wouldn't admit it before!"
"My God, Qin Cheng, I never would have guessed that beneath your righteous exterior lies such a beastly heart! You even steal kisses from Xiao Xi's brother in your dreams, and often at that!"
Qin Cheng: ...Actually, it doesn't happen very often.
But it did happen quite often.
Qin Cheng, unusually, did not refute him; he was indeed a wolf in sheep's clothing.
However, Qin Cheng was a little confused. When he kissed Ye Qingxi in his dream, they were in bed together.
He was quite certain that he was lying down at the time, and that Ye Qingxi kissed him first, and he couldn't help but kiss her back later.
But Ye Qingxi said that he kissed him when he helped him into the room.
Qin Cheng vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he also felt that it was probably a dream, and the kiss Ye Qingxi mentioned was a kiss, and the two were not the same thing.
He did kiss Ye Qingxi when she helped him into the room, and he did indeed have that dream in his drunken stupor afterwards.
Li Wen, however, felt that this matter seemed somewhat coincidental.
"That day, the day we met at the sculpture exhibition, we talked about this in the private room. We were very worried at the time, afraid that Xiao Xi would hear us. Now, you two have suddenly entered the dating stage as if you've been put on an accelerator. Don't you think that's a bit of a coincidence?"
Qin Cheng had actually thought about it, especially that day when Pei Liang and Kang Cong both drank very heavily.
Pei Liang was one thing, but when Kang Cong came later and drank with him, he seemed determined to get him completely drunk.
This had never happened before.
They've known each other since childhood, and they've always just drunk casually.
This was the first time the three of them had a drinking contest together.
Not to mention, the whole thing started when he asked Pei Liang how he fried his chicken.
Is such a simple matter worth Pei Liang keeping secret and even dragging Kang Cong into a drinking contest with him?
Looking back now, it was very suspicious that Zhong Yan called him and asked him to help him look at the documents.
He and Pei Liang were lovers and childhood sweethearts. Pei Liang had been in charge of Zhong Yan's studies since he started school, and Zhong Yan was used to it, so why would she ask him?
Even if he felt he had asked Pei Liang too many questions and was concerned about saving face, he could have asked his grandfather or Kang Cong instead of him.
For so many years, Zhong Yan had never asked him a single question, not even a work-related one, yet she suddenly asked him last week, even with Pei Liang present. This was truly illogical.
The only person who can simultaneously command Zhong Yan, Pei Liang, and Kang Cong, allowing them to each perform their duties and cooperate with each other, is Ye Qingxi.
In particular, Ye Qingxi visited Zhong Yan and Pei Liang's home the Sunday after the sculpture exhibition.
The more Qin Cheng thought about it, the more he felt that such a coincidence shouldn't exist in this world.
He had liked Ye Qingxi for so many years, and had a crush on her for so many years, but suddenly, after the sculpture exhibition, they ushered in a new chapter.
Is this really just a coincidence?
But if it wasn't a coincidence, did Ye Qingxi really hear it that day?
Why did he ask Pei Liang and Kang Cong to get him drunk?
Qin Cheng immediately thought of the kiss Ye Qingxi had mentioned and the dream he had that night.
He understood.
He thought that perhaps it was true, as Ye Qingxi said, that he had kissed him, but before that, Ye Qingxi had also kissed him.
The dream that night wasn't actually a dream; it really happened.
The reason he tried to force him to drink and kiss him was because...
Firstly, it was to make myself see clearly whether I could accept the intimacy between them that is typical of couples, so as to be sure whether he could accept him.
Secondly, it was to give them a breakthrough in this matter.
Ye Qingxi knew he wouldn't tell her on his own that he liked her.
So he wanted to use drunkenness as a breakthrough to expose his feelings and allow them to take a step forward.
At this moment, Qin Cheng felt an indescribable tenderness in his heart.
He thought that Ye Qingxi really liked him.
That's why he cautiously tried to kiss him after drinking.
In this way, even if he cannot accept being kissed, as long as he doesn't say anything, he will still know nothing, can still be his brother, and will still not get hurt.
After he realized he could accept it, he told him without hesitation as soon as he regained consciousness, giving him a surprise he never dreamed of.
From the time Ye Qingxi entered junior high school, from the time he was confessed to and secretly admired, his attitude towards everyone was to reject them decisively and cleanly.
His first reaction was to refuse.
However, Ye Qingxi's first reaction to him was not to refuse.
He didn't feel disgusted, repulsed, or repulsed by his brother's affection for him, nor did he think his brother was a scoundrel.
His reaction was that he wanted to accept it.
Everything he did was because he wanted to accept it.
That's why he wanted to get him drunk, and that's why he kissed him.
Qin Cheng was certain that Ye Qingxi had indeed kissed him the night he got drunk.
Moreover, when he was kissing her, he must have really hoped that she would accept it.
He wanted to accept him.
His heart had its own thoughts long before his words, his actions, and everything he did.
That's why he was able to wake up and have his dream come true.
Is there any such thing as a dream come true in this world?
However, the person you love also secretly loves you, so he can't bear to part with you, yet he can't have you.
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