Chapter 108: Xie Qin, I want to date you

"Can you stand steady?"

Shen Li helped Xie Qin out of Night Bar and looked at him. His side profile was distinct, his eyelashes drooping. He seemed really drunk, his body smelling strongly of alcohol, even more so than last time. He was swaying as he walked, and she didn't dare to let go, afraid he wouldn't stand steady.

Just as they stepped down the last step, his body suddenly tilted to the side.

"Careful." Shen Li immediately pulled him back. She didn't know if she used too much force, but Xie Qin suddenly fell toward her, his warm breath falling on her neck.

The night was boundless, the evening wind swept across the street corner, and it also messed up her hair. The cold, clear scent of cedar spread unscrupulously in the air, drilling into her nose.

"So uncomfortable."

The person buried in her neck spoke in a vague, low voice, carrying a final laziness.

Shen Li leaned back slightly. Hearing his voice, she subconsciously reached out to stroke his back: "Like this... is it a bit better?"

Her other hand was placed on his waist, not daring to use too much force, nor daring to let go. She could hear his breathing clearly in her ear, and through the fabric of his clothes, she felt his scorching body temperature.

Xie Qin closed his eyelids, his long lashes drooping, casting a shadow: "Mm."

"Next time, don't drink so much; it's bad for your health."

The dormitory was closing in ten minutes, and she didn't know if she could make it back. Otherwise, she would have to sleep outside.

She didn't know why he drank himself like this, either.

Was it because he confessed today and she rejected him, so he was in a bad mood and drank so much?

The cold air drilled into her skin, making her clear-headed, but in a daze, it made her lose her mind again.

Clearly a high-spirited person, now he looked a bit decadent.

It was also... today, in front of so many people, she had hurt his self-esteem.

Since she was a child, she had stayed in Haishi. In school, there had been many boys who expressed their feelings to her, and every time, she didn't know how to respond.

Almost all of them were handled coldly.

Because of this, as time went on, those feelings would slowly fade away from her.

But only Xie Qin seemed a bit different. She had rejected him many times, but every time, he was always the one to actively approach her again.

He said he wouldn't force her to do things she didn't like.

Wanting her to study was just wanting her to become better.

He was also the person who would say to her, "If you don't want to learn, then don't."

No matter what happened, he would accommodate her.

Even the proudest person would lower his head in front of her, time and time again...

He was unbridled, while she was hesitant, retreating because of her own concerns.

Actually, she minded that she wasn't complete, wasn't perfect, and was a bit incomplete, unable to give him too much of an enthusiastic response.

After getting along for a period of time, she was afraid he would know she wasn't as good as he imagined, and the two of them wouldn't be together for long.

The competition was too great.

She felt she wouldn't be able to win against them.

Besides being good-looking and having good grades, she didn't have many advantages.

She couldn't sing, couldn't dance, didn't have many hobbies, and couldn't tell bedtime stories.

Among the many people who liked him by his side, she wasn't good enough.

So she had always kept the matter of confirming their relationship in her heart, wanting to think about it carefully.

She wanted to be responsible for Xie Qin.

She also wanted to date Xie Qin.

If possible, she wanted Xie Qin to date her for a slightly longer time.

For so many years, besides Grandma, she hadn't liked too many people in her heart.

She had liked people before, but that kind of liking seemed to have slowly cooled down in her heart, and she forgot what it felt like to like someone.

So she was quite cold toward everything.

She just felt that there didn't seem to be anything in this world worth her liking or caring about.

As time went on, she gradually became numb.

Xie Qin was one of the few people who left a mark in her heart.

She didn't regret coming to Wuchuan.

Nor did she regret coming to Chengde University.

Because she met him, she had things she liked.

If her rejection really made him that miserable.

Then she would take the initiative once.

Tell him what was in her heart.

Would he feel better?

Shen Li was serious and told him this sentence: "Xie Qin, I didn't treat you as a fish."

As soon as the words fell, the person in her arms suddenly tightened his arms, holding her firmly.

Shen Li leaned against his chest and heard his heartbeat beating hard.

By the artificial lake, only a few dim streetlights were hanging. The light was weak, and the surroundings were so quiet that even the sound of the wind could be heard.

The breeze blew her hair. Looking at the pitch-black darkness not far away, only every time she came here, her heart would calm down a little.

Xie Qin sat beside her without speaking. The drunk him, who was usually arrogant and sharp, had all his sharpness faded, leaving only a few rare moments of docility.

Shen Li accompanied him here to sober up.

She couldn't go back to the dormitory.

It would be a while until dawn.

Xie Qin was half-drunk and half-awake, leaning on the wooden chair. He slowly raised his eyes, lifting his eyelids that had been closed for half the night. The gentle light fell into his eyes, then flowed gently, stopping quietly on her quiet and gentle face.

Staring for a long time, there was a sense of unreality.

He called her name: "Shen Li."

"Hmm?" She turned her head to look at him, raised her eyes, and let his drunken appearance fall into her eyes.

When his dark and serious gaze met hers, Shen Li's heart beat hard.

"In my life, I have never chased someone so hard."

The starlight in his eyes seemed to dim.

Suddenly, his body moved, and he slowly knelt on one knee in front of her, gripping her hand tightly. His eyes were rimmed with a shallow red—it was the alcohol, and also the hidden misery.

He really couldn't do anything about her.

"Am I a fish you're farming?"

His Adam's apple rolled, his voice hoarse and nearly broken, carrying a low posture he had never had before.

"Let's try, okay?"

"I... beg you."

Shen Li's heart seemed to skip a beat.

Her palm was held scorching hot by him, and even her fingertips were trembling slightly.

"I'm not that bad, am I."

Shen Li felt heartbroken and looked down at him.

She reached out to cup his face: "Don't cry, Xie Qin."

"I like you too."

If he cried, she would be sad too.

The voice was as light as the wind, teasing his heartstrings, making people's hearts move.

Xie Qin's expression paused, the words in his ears seeming not very real.

"You... what did you say."

Shen Li's lips curled up: "Xie Qin, I want to date you."

The speed of her speech was slow, as if telling a moving love letter.

She was just sluggish, and she needed to understand many things slowly by herself; it wasn't that she had no feelings for him.

Seeing the light in his slender eyes seem to shine again.

After so long, Shen Li did what she wanted to do. She leaned down and, to the person kneeling in front of her, placed a kiss on the dimple by his lips. ===== CHAPTER 109 =====