Chapter 1323: Determined Not to Back Down

Liu Qingze became angrier the more he thought about it.

He also felt that fate was too unfair!

Qin Yiyan looked at Liu Qingze calmly and said, "I am only taking care of Xin'ai temporarily; I will not pester her."

He hoped to use these words to make Liu Qingze calm down. Otherwise, Liu Qingze's irritability would frighten Liu Xin'ai.

However...

Liu Xin'ai actually cried!!

Seeing Liu Xin'ai shedding tears "pitter-patter," Qin Yiyan grew anxious and hurriedly asked, "Xin'ai, what is wrong?"

Liu Xin'ai lowered her head; she was very sad.

Hearing Qin Yiyan asking her, she choked out, "In your eyes, am I just a burden? If that is really the case, you do not have to worry about me."

Qin Yiyan felt unbearable heartache.

He wanted to hold Liu Xin'ai's hand, but he was worried that Liu Qingze would object, so he tried his best to control his emotions and said, "How could that be? I am willing to take care of you; it was you... who did not like me before and did not want me to get close."

"That was before; now I just want to stay by your side!"

As she spoke, Liu Xin'ai even threw herself into Qin Yiyan's embrace all at once!

Qin Yiyan froze completely!

After a moment, he moved his arms bit by bit.

Then he gently hugged Liu Xin'ai's shoulders.

In this instant, Qin Yiyan was incredibly moved!

But Liu Qingze was so angry he wanted to flip the table!

To avoid actually flipping the table, Liu Qingze turned around and left.

He walked to a deserted corner and slowly steadied his breathing.

As a result, his mood became even more irritable.

Finally, he gave the base of the wall a hard kick!

"Tell me, why are you picking a fight with a wall?"

Hearing the voice behind him, Liu Qingze did not turn his head.

He braced himself against the wall with one hand, his breathing rapid.

Seeing him not speaking, Xu Xiaoxiao simply walked around to Liu Qingze's side.

Then she said earnestly, "I know it is hard for you to accept, but Xin'ai has had it too rough, and she carries too much on her shoulders. Right now, there is nothing more important than making her happy, is there?"

Liu Qingze kept his head lowered, and it took a long time for him to respond: "I know, I just feel unwilling to let it go."

"I can understand you; today's events happened too suddenly."

Xu Xiaoxiao said, sighing.

Do not think she was just comforting Liu Qingze; in reality, she also found it hard to accept Liu Xin'ai's transformation.

But she respected Liu Xin'ai, and she also knew that some things could not be rushed.

Thinking this, Xu Xiaoxiao patted Liu Qingze's shoulder.

At this moment, Liu Qingze's anger gradually faded.

It turned into a sense of helplessness.

He looked up at the ceiling and muttered, "I know, I will not argue with Qin Yiyan in front of my sister."

"You also should not shout; when you were accusing Qin Yiyan just now, I could clearly feel that Xin'ai was very scared."

"Then... I will just try my best not to cross paths with Qin Yiyan."

Liu Qingze was as good as his word, and afterwards, he really did intentionally avoid Qin Yiyan.

But occasionally, they would still inevitably run into each other.

If they were in front of Liu Xin'ai, Liu Qingze could still pretend not to see him.

But when Liu Xin'ai could not see, Liu Qingze would not give Qin Yiyan a pleasant look at all.

Qin Yiyan was not someone who liked to be taken advantage of.

If he had encountered this situation before, he probably would have used all sorts of methods to make Liu Qingze miserable.

Yet this time, Qin Yiyan actually showed no reaction at all.

He just quietly tolerated it.

Seen this way, Qin Yiyan's change was also quite significant.

But to Liu Qingze, this change was just a disguise.

After all, this guy Qin Yiyan was the best at disguising himself!

Liu Qingze was no longer the naive youth he once was; he would never be fooled again!

However, it was this "not-to-be-fooled" youth who found himself in a dilemma when Liu Xin'ai was about to be discharged from the hospital.

The discharge procedures had already been completed, and Liu Xin'ai's things had been packed up.

Now, with just a nod, Liu Qingze could take his sister home.

But...

Liu Xin'ai wanted to go with Qin Yiyan!!

Liu Qingze suppressed the urge to vomit blood and persuaded Liu Xin'ai: "Sister, let's just go home. The servants at home have already prepared the things you like to eat."

"No," Liu Xin'ai refused without hesitation.

In her view, no matter how delicious the food was, it could not compare to Qin Yiyan.

Liu Qingze scratched his hair and asked with a bitter face: "Why not?"

"I have no impression of that home."

"But you have an impression of me, right? I am accompanying you, you will be able to adapt very soon."

Liu Qingze looked at Liu Xin'ai with a face full of anticipation, hoping his sister would change her mind.

However, Liu Xin'ai looked Liu Qingze up and down and made an assessment: "You look rash and impatient, a bit unreliable."

Un—unreliable!?

This assessment made Liu Qingze feel aggrieved all of a sudden.

He slumped his shoulders, looking like he was about to cry.

Seeing this, Liu Xin'ai hurriedly asked: "Are you alright?"

"I am not alright! I thought I was the pride of your heart, but it turns out... you dislike me so much!"

Liu Qingze quickly tilted his head back, struggling to hold it in so that his tears wouldn't fall.

Seeing her younger brother become so sad because of a single sentence of hers, Liu Xin'ai regretted being so blunt.

Rolling her eyes, Liu Xin'ai changed her tune: "Actually, I don't dislike you; you are quite good too."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Then come home with me!"

Liu Qingze struck while the iron was hot, hoping his sister would agree while she was being quick-spoken.

Who knew...

"No!"

Liu Xin'ai might be soft-hearted, but she had made up her mind and would not budge an inch!

This made Liu Qingze very depressed.

He even wanted to throw a tantrum and roll on the floor!

Qin Yiyan had been watching silently from the side the whole time.

Suddenly, he spoke up and offered an idea: "Xin'ai, why don't you take a look at both sides, compare them, and then make a decision?"

Liu Xin'ai did not want to look; she had already made her decision.

But since Qin Yiyan had opened his mouth to offer a suggestion, Liu Xin'ai still let out an "Oh."

Now, Liu Qingze was even more depressed!

It was clear that he had also been accompanying Liu Xin'ai all these days, yet Liu Xin'ai only trusted Qin Yiyan!

He, her own younger brother, could only stand on the sidelines!

It was truly infuriating!

However, infuriating as it was, before Liu Xin'ai returned to the Liu Family, Liu Qingze did not forget to have the servants at home prepare early.

He wanted to use familiarity to draw Liu Xin'ai in!

But what none of them expected was that as soon as they arrived at the Liu Family, they ran into Jiang Chenghao.

Jiang Chenghao had been abroad all these days and had not been able to rush back immediately.

But he knew about Liu Xin'ai's situation.

Meeting now, although he was excited inside, Jiang Chenghao did not rashly run over to identify himself.

He just stood where he was and called out with a smile: "Xin'ai."

Liu Xin'ai looked at the man in front of her and tilted her head slightly: "You are..."

"I am Jiang Chenghao, your friend."

Friend?

Liu Xin'ai tried hard to recall, but she found that she did not remember this name.

However, this person's smile was very warm.

Liu Xin'ai said to the other person with a look of apology: "I'm sorry, I don't remember things from before, so..."

"I know, we can get to know each other again, just treat it as being new friends."

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her heart feeling as if it had been pricked by a needle.