Ch. 223 - A Sea of Hate and a Sky of Love, Night After Night in My Heart
"Junior brother?"
"Oh."
"Lu Xing?"
"Oh."
"...Brother?"
"Oh... huh?"
Lu Xing's hand, which was applying sunscreen to the senior sister with a heart as still as water, suddenly paused, then continued to apply it as if nothing had happened.
'Why are you suddenly calling me that?'
Liu Qingqing was facing away from Lu Xing, smiling sweetly.
"I was watching a video, and it said that boys can't resist girls calling them 'brother'."
"Is that so?"
Lu Xing was directly silenced. After a moment, he said,
"Watch fewer short videos. People become stupid watching them."
Liu Qingqing let out a light laugh, but it was still obvious in the quiet space.
'He didn't deny it, so it's true?'
She leaned back again, about to fall into Lu Xing's embrace, and said, soft, sweet, and pure.
"It would be good if I really became stupid."
"Then I wouldn't have to think... think so much about studying and work."
"At that time, there would probably only be one command left in my mind, and that is..."
The distance between the two of them was close enough. Liu Qingqing suddenly turned her head and gave Lu Xing a peck on the cheek.
"Stick to you all the time."
Lu Xing's hand, which was applying sunscreen, paused for a moment. He lowered his head and met the senior sister's smiling, curved eyes.
Eye contact is a spiritual kiss without desire.
Although there were no flowers surrounding them and no BGM playing like when the male and female leads in an idol drama lock eyes...
But at this moment, Lu Xing did see his reflection in the big-eyed cub's pupils.
The senior sister's pupils were amber, like a precious gem under the sun.
A strange atmosphere floated in the air.
Lu Xing suddenly thought, in this atmosphere, should he kiss her? If he did, would it represent his confirmation?
'Does he like her enough?'
Lu Xing's eyes were dazed for a moment, then he regained his clarity.
He let out a laugh and continued to squeeze sunscreen into his hand.
"I don't like stupid people."
"Alright."
Liu Qingqing sighed in her heart. Lu Xing was even more resistant to temptation than she had imagined.
So she left Lu Xing's embrace and continued to sit cross-legged and properly, waiting for him to apply sunscreen for her.
Seriously.
Sometimes Liu Qingqing really wondered if Lu Xing was really human. How could he be so patient?
But that's also a good thing.
If Lu Xing were a casual person, he would probably have messed around with those clients.
Thinking of this, as the best person in the world to coax, Liu Qingqing coaxed herself into being happy again.
'That's right. This means Lu Xing has principles!'
'Good!'
'I like him even more.'
Although he didn't know how the senior sister had become happy again, Lu Xing was still quite happy.
He had originally planned to coax her, but he hadn't expected the senior sister's personality to be quite childish. Her emotions came and went quickly, which was good.
Lu Xing lowered his eyes and continued the action in his hands.
The cool sunscreen served as a thin buffer, isolating his palm from the senior sister's shoulder.
...
After the two of them had packed up, they took a taxi to the water world.
Although the back seat was very spacious, Liu Qingqing just had to sit next to Lu Xing.
The driver, observing in the rearview mirror, rolled his eyes wildly.
'Damn it, work is already annoying.'
"Why aren't you taking me on a bike today?"
Anyway, there was air conditioning in the car. This cuddle-maniac Liu Qingqing was revealing her true nature.
She felt that since Lu Xing hadn't pushed her away just now, it was a signal.
Perhaps she should be a little bolder.
So when she was sitting next to Lu Xing, she slipped her hand into the sleeve of his T-shirt and squeezed his arm.
Ah!
So satisfying.
Liu Qingqing squinted her eyes, her expression exactly the same as Xiaobai's when it had found its favorite toy.
Lu Xing glanced at her but did not push her away, just said.
"It's hot today. It's not suitable for riding a bike. I'm afraid of getting heatstroke."
'Heatstroke is something to be taken seriously. If an egg is boiled, how can it return to its original state?'
Liu Qingqing thought for a moment and grasped a key question.
"So, that day when we went to the aquarium, you checked the weather in advance, and only because the temperature was suitable, you let me ride the bike?"
Her question was not answered, but his silence was the best answer for her.
Liu Qingqing buried her face in Lu Xing's shoulder and giggled. The vibration of her laughter was directly transmitted to him.
Lu Xing looked out the car window nonchalantly.
'Why did he feel that what he had done was quite normal, but when it was said like this, it sounded so not right?'
The driver in the driver's seat was even more resentful.
'Kill me! Kill me!'
'I work so hard all day, just to eat this mouthful of dog food?'
Liu Qingqing didn't care about the driver's reaction at all. Her mind was all on Lu Xing. She counted on her fingers and said happily.
"After we've played some rides, we'll go for a meal, and then go to the concert hall to listen to a performance."
"What do you want to eat?"
Concert hall!
Lu Xing was instantly on alert.
'Please don't run into Chi Yueshan.'
"What kind of music?"
"It's a memorial concert. It seems to be in memory of some composer."
Oh.
Memorial for a composer, not an opera singer.
Lu Xing let out a sigh of relief.
Wait.
Not right.
'Why was I worried about running into Chi Yueshan? The two of us have no contract anymore.'
And.
Although it was a little narcissistic to say so, he only believed half of what Chi Yueshan had said.
He always felt that this person's wicked heart was not dead.
But since Chi Yueshan didn't say it, then more brothers, more paths. He wouldn't go out of his way to investigate this matter. There was no need.
(TL: A Chinese idiom suggesting that it's better to have more friends (or connections) as it opens up more opportunities or "paths" in life.)
This was a tacit understanding exclusively between adults (not including the Little Goldie version).
Besides, if they did run into each other, he didn't care anyway. Whether Chi Yueshan still had feelings or not, it would be a good opportunity to let her completely give up.
Actually, the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.
A sea of hate and a sky of love, night after night in my heart. Hate is also a rich and colorful emotion.
To truly let go is to no longer have any emotional fluctuations about your affairs.
'Because I don't care about you anymore.'
...
Entering the water world, the two of them were like children, curious about this and that.
It wasn't that they hadn't been here before.
It was mainly that there was someone by their side.
But at this moment...
Lu Xing silently looked at the inflatable raft in front of him, which could only accommodate two people.
It was one thing that it could only accommodate two people. The two of them had to sit one in front of the other.
In Lu Xing's mind, two plans instantly appeared.
First, he sits in the front. Then if he leans back, he will be leaning against the senior sister's...
Second, he sits in the back. Then if the senior sister leans back, she will be pressing on his...
Liu Qingqing stared into Lu Xing's eyes, showed her cute dimples, and said faintly.
"Junior brother."
"Do you want to lean on me, or let me lean on you?"
...
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