Chapter 1093: Airport Confession

Qi Heng said nonchalantly, "What does one hand count for? As long as you are safe, it wouldn't matter even if you wanted my life."

This was a spontaneous outpouring of true feelings.

But after saying it, both of them stopped talking; the air suddenly went quiet, and apart from the smell of disinfectant, there was nothing left but overwhelming awkwardness.

It was as if it were a confession.

The two of them had never spoken like this before; they weren't used to it!

No, that's wrong—they had never been used to it.

"Ahem..."

Shi Ran cleared her throat and was the first to break the awkwardness: "I'm going back to Jiangzhou; are you going back to L Country?"

He shook his head: "Not going back. My mom told me to follow you; wherever you go, I'll be there."

She was happy inside, but she didn't say that out loud: "Don't be like this. Since you're reluctant, why force yourself? A Country has already given you a waiver for admission; you should cherish that."

"No, that's not what I meant, you didn't understand..." He grew anxious.

She deliberately misinterpreted him: "You don't need to explain; I understood everything. You hope to learn a lot of knowledge so you can return to L Country to help your father in the future. I wish you well."

Qi Heng:...

"Are you doing this on purpose?"

Shi Ran: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

He suddenly frowned: "Ouch, it hurts!"

She was incredibly nervous: "Where does it hurt? Where?"

"Here."

He pointed his finger at the location of his heart: "My heart hurts. I'm already injured, and you're still deliberately misinterpreting me. That's too much."

Shi Ran:...

"Are you annoying or what?"

Qi Heng: "Not annoying, you're the one bullying me!"

"Fine, I won't anger you anymore. For the sake of your injury, I'll wait until you're healed to anger you again."

Ugh!

It is too difficult for these two children to have a normal conversation when they are together.

Shi Youxuan was eavesdropping outside the door, her legs were sore from standing, yet her daughter still hadn't said the words she most needed to say.

She was so anxious she almost jumped.

This child, she usually looks so smart, where did all that intelligence go at such a critical moment?

A bunch of nonsense, not getting to the point.

Such a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation and "trick" Qi Heng into going to Jiangzhou to study economics and do business in the future—how great that would be!

But her daughter didn't say it, only spouting useless nonsense.

She was anxious but helpless, and she couldn't push the door open to go in and remind her.

At this moment, the back of her collar was grabbed, and Shi Youxuan was silently dragged away by her husband.

"Why are you dragging me?" she said, dissatisfied.

Her husband sighed helplessly: "When did you pick up the habit of eavesdropping? Stop it immediately; you can't do this in the future."

She was dead serious: "Right, I can't eavesdrop in the future. It would be much more convenient to just install a surveillance camera in the room!"

Sheng Hanyu:...

That would be even worse.

She was righteous and confident: "Why not? Shi Ran needs to be supervised more. All these years I've only been busy taking care of the little ones and have cared too little for Shi Ran. This child has developed a major problem now, and we didn't even notice."

Seeing his wife say this, he also became nervous: "What major problem has developed?"

Shi Youxuan glared at him: "If your daughter continues to develop like this, she'll become a 'steel-straight' girl. A girl with a personality that is too rigid will suffer; she needs to learn how to show weakness when appropriate."

Sheng Hanyu did not agree with his wife's point of view.

"No need. Other people's daughters have to be gentle because they have no choice. Our daughter just needs to be happy; she can do whatever she wants."

Airport.

Shi Ran and Qi Heng were both followed by a group of people. Today, the two of them were leaving A Country together, but they were going to different places.

Shi Ran was going straight back to Jiangzhou with her parents, and Qi Heng was returning to L Country.

"The injury on your hand isn't healed yet. Don't get it wet when you go back, don't eat spicy food..." As they said their goodbyes, Shi Ran's instructions were endless.

"I know, don't worry."

Shi Youxuan and her husband stood not far away, watching the two youngsters.

Shi Youxuan marveled: "Our Shi Ran actually has such a gentle side? Tsk tsk, the sun must have risen in the west."

Sheng Hanyu was dissatisfied: "Hmph! The heartless little girl. She's never been this concerned about me, but now she's giving that brat endless instructions. They say a daughter is a parent's little padded jacket, but she's a summer padded jacket."

"Pfft—"

Shi Youxuan couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

"Laughing at what?" He huffed and turned to board the plane, not wanting to watch anymore; he was angry.

"You're unhappy already? We're nowhere near the end yet. Wait until they get married in the future, she'll have even less of you in her heart..." Shi Youxuan chased after him to twist the knife.

Shi Ran was unaware of her parents' lively bickering.

She only knew that her tear ducts were a bit overactive today, and she wanted to cry.

"You're crying? Don't be like that. Partings and reunions are the norm. The separation now is for a better meeting next time."

"Who's crying? I'm not, don't be so full of yourself." Shi Ran was stubborn: "It's windy at the airport, sand got in my eyes."

"Let me see."

"Move aside, annoying, who wants you to look? It's fine now, nothing is in my eye anymore."

He said quickly in her ear: "Shi Ran, I like you, I must marry you."

Shi Ran:...

Her face flushed instantly.

Does this count as a confession?

The two were childhood sweethearts, growing up together since they were small.

They were as familiar with each other as could be, and the adults of both families also accepted that they would be together, but Qi Heng had never confessed so directly before.

In the time she was stunned, Qi Heng had already run far away.

By the time she was on the plane, Shi Ran still hadn't recovered from the wonderful moment just now, and her face was still red.

She turned her head and kept looking out the window as Qi Heng got in the car and left.

This guy didn't even look back once, hmph!

Jiangzhou.

When Shi Ran returned, the ones happiest were her grandparents.

The old folks were getting on in years, and their requirements were very simple; they just hoped the whole family would be together and stay by their side.

They didn't ask for great wealth or status, just for everyone to be happy.

Wang Yinghao made a table full of delicious dishes, all of which her granddaughter liked.

At the dining table, the younger ones were chattering away, asking questions non-stop.

Shi Ran was a bit absent-minded, but she still answered her younger brothers' questions one by one.

The feeling of being home was very good; it would be even better if Qi Heng were here!

One week later.

Qi Heng appeared in the Sheng Family living room, smiling as he carried his suitcase.

"Why did you come back so soon?"

Shi Ran was pleasantly surprised.

Qi Heng: "I came over after explaining things to my parents; I want to get into the same university as you, you have to help me."

"I don't care, you'll have to rely on your own ability."

"If I rely on my own ability, I won't be able to get into your major, but I should be able to get into philosophy."

"I'll help you."

When Qi Heng arrived in Jiangzhou, the one who was happiest was Sheng Hanyu.

Having his children by his side was the best state of affairs; besides, the house was big enough to accommodate them!

Island.

Zhu Qingxiang's face was wrapped in gauze; the surgery had been very successful, but he still couldn't be seen by others.

"Brother, the plan failed." Zhu Qingrui sighed: "That woman is too useless, she only has a brain for romance and no wits; she managed to ruin such a perfect plan."

Zhu Qingxiang: "It's fine, as long as we haven't been exposed, there is still a chance; as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood."

"Mm."

He didn't tell his brother that Shi Ran had left A Country, fearing it would affect his mood.

He would talk about it after the wounds on his face were fully healed.

Li Wei doing that was instigated by Zhu Qingrui behind the scenes.

He exploited the fact that she liked Qi Heng, planning step by step to slowly incite Li Wei's hatred toward Shi Ran, ultimately wanting to use Li Wei's hand to kill Shi Ran!