Chapter 188: The Date with Ling Begins

He let Ling add the shopkeeper's contact information so that any videotapes they wanted to buy in the future could be ordered directly by phone and delivered to the door after selection.

The shopkeeper counted the price of this batch of videotapes and then reported the required Denny.

"May I ask if Miss Ling is paying, or is it this gentleman?"

The shopkeeper's gaze swept over Ling and finally stopped on Ye Qingfeng.

"I'll do it." Ling took out Denny from her body, pulled out the corresponding amount, and handed it to the shopkeeper, "Here! You count if there is any problem."

"No need, I watched Miss Ling count it once." The shopkeeper took the Denny, "Welcome next time."

"See you next time, shopkeeper." Ling revealed a polite smile, waved goodbye to the shopkeeper, and then naturally leaned toward Ye Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, let's go."

"Okay."

Before leaving, Ye Qingfeng nodded politely to the shopkeeper, and only then did he and Ling turn and leave.

The shopkeeper looked at the backs of the two leaving, his gaze always falling on Ye Qingfeng. Only after the two had completely walked out of the store did he withdraw his gaze.

"Thought that man was Miss Ling's boyfriend... turns out he's an employee."

He put the Denny in his hand into the cash register, then breathed a sigh of relief, whispering softly.

He knew that Miss Ling's family ran a video store, and seeing Ye Qingfeng and her coming to purchase together, but not seeing Zhe, he assumed the two were in a relationship.

As an ordinary video-selling brother, he didn't have the courage to say he liked Ling, so he could only bury this feeling in the bottom of his heart.

And now, that heart, which had only started beating rapidly because of Ling's arrival, was instantly shattered.

Ling was both lively and cute, and it was hard not to like her.

Every once in a while, Ling and Zhe would come to the store to purchase videotapes, and over time, he also developed a good impression of this cute young lady.

But in the end, when paying, it was Ling who paid the Denny.

He instantly determined that Ye Qingfeng was actually an employee of the video store.

This also made the shopkeeper's heart, which had been shattered, recover as before in an instant.

It's great that Miss Ling doesn't have a boyfriend yet!!

If the shopkeeper knew that the Miss Ling he liked already had feelings for Ye Qingfeng and could be together at any time, it wouldn't be as simple as just shattering his heart.

I'm afraid he would even want to die.

Ye Qingfeng and Ling didn't know what the shopkeeper was thinking, walking side by side on the street.

She would steal glances at Ye Qingfeng from time to time, and immediately withdraw when she was about to be discovered. At this moment, her heart was both conflicted and excited.

She thought she was hiding it well, but in fact, Ling's peeking was clearly known by Ye Qingfeng.

It's just that he didn't know what Ling was thinking.

Right, noticing that a gaze was looking at him, Ye Qingfeng just turned his head to look, and Ling happened to look elsewhere, which seemed a bit too deliberate.

Sensing a trace of abnormality from her, Ye Qingfeng just assumed Ling was embarrassed and didn't think about it deeply.

He actually didn't quite understand Ling's feelings for him. She could show her liking for him generously, but she stopped there and never took a step forward.

At this time, some friends would say, others have shown such boldness, why don't you, as a boy, take a step forward?

Ye Qingfeng indicated that this wasn't the problem, or rather, it had nothing to do with it.

It felt like there were things Ling was worried about internally that always interfered with her decision.

Just like a child helping his mother run errands, but on the way, he was attracted by candied haws. He didn't have enough money to buy both what he was supposed to buy and the candied haws he liked.

Normally, his dilemma would be whether to buy the candied haws and enjoy the happiness of the moment.

The point of his dilemma was: if he bought the candied haws, would he be scolded by his mother because of it?

Ling's current thoughts were just like this child's. She wasn't troubled by whether her confession would be rejected, but because of some special reasons, if she were together with Ye Qingfeng.

Would she involve him?

(Those who have seen the general plot of Zenless Zone Zero should understand what the author means, but the game doesn't explain it in detail, so the author can only handle it vaguely here.)

Therefore, what Ling was troubled by now was whether to maintain the status quo of her relationship with Ye Qingfeng, or to inform him of her feelings regardless.

"Ling, what's wrong? Is there something on your mind?"

Originally, Ye Qingfeng didn't notice anything unusual, but Ling's brows were slightly furrowed, and she had been in a daze all the way, which clearly meant she had something on her mind.

"No... nothing!" Ling squeezed out a stiff smile.

"Let's hurry, I heard that a new nail salon opened in Lumina Square. Nico said there's an activity of charging 10,000 and getting 5,000 free these past two days. Can Qingfeng accompany me?"

"Of course." Ye Qingfeng's mouth curled up slightly, "Just didn't expect Ling and Sister Nico to have such a good relationship."

"Mmph... actually, it's that the nail salon also has an activity to invite newcomers. If I go to charge a membership there, it seems like they will return a little Denny to Nico."

"Ha! Very consistent with my stereotype of Sister Nico."

Ye Qingfeng's gaze moved downward uncontrollably, landing on Ling's slender fingers, and he rubbed his chin lightly, "Feels like Ling is very suitable for that kind of simple nail art, but it still depends on what Ling likes. I'm looking forward to it!"

"Is that so... I haven't really done nail art since I was a student."

Ling slowly raised her hand, her fingers curled, her gaze locked on her nails.

Trimmed round and neat, like plump pearls, they shimmered with a soft luster under the sunlight.

"Speaking of which, I'm a bit curious about what Ling looked like when she was a student."

"I won't tell you! Unless Qingfeng also lets me see photos of you when you were a student."

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I don't have photos from when I was a student. I wonder if I can change the condition?"

Ye Qingfeng recalled his student days, a look of unspeakable color appearing in the bottom of his eyes, but with good professional quality, his face still maintained a faint smile.

"Ling must have been as cute as she is now when she was a student! If only someone could satisfy my curiosity."

"Alright then, but Qingfeng has to accompany me to take a photo."

Ling narrowed her eyes slightly, pretending to be reluctant, and agreed to Ye Qingfeng's request. The crescent-like eyes revealed a trace of cunning.

Like a young fox who thought she was cunning.

"Okay, now?"

"No, wait until I finish my nails." Seeing Ye Qingfeng agree, Ling immediately revealed her true colors, like a silly-laughing roe deer, "Let's take the subway directly! I can't wait!"

"Okay."

Ye Qingfeng took Ling's transformation into his eyes and couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

Ling's little thoughts were unexpectedly easy to understand~

(There will be another update tonight, and there will be an extra chapter if there are no accidents (○｀3′○))

(The plot has reached the Public Security Bureau, and I won't intervene. If there is no daily life later, it will connect to Qing Yi's personal plot. The overall plot is basically unchanged, but the ending will change.) ===== CHAPTER 189 =====