Chapter 197: Either go to the extremes of life, or go out in a blaze of glory

"No. You have never disappointed me." She shook her head, choking up, "Everything I said was fake. No matter what you are like, I like you."

Xie Qin raised his hand, wiping the tears from her face bit by bit, his tone straightforward and serious: "Over these years, have you thought about me?"

Shen Li nodded vigorously, her voice filled with tears: "Yes. I have always missed you. I was afraid that you would really like someone else, and by the time I came back, you wouldn't remember me."

Xie Qin: "I'll tell you one more thing."

Shen Li looked at him with red-rimmed eyes and a sore nose.

"For so many years, I have never liked anyone else." Xie Qin's voice was very light, but every word was clear, "I have been in Wuchuan, waiting for you to come back."

Shen Li's heart trembled violently, as if struck by something gentle yet heavy, and the tears in her eyes surged again. This time, however, it was filled with the joy of regaining what was lost.

So, he had been waiting for her all along.

So, they had always liked each other.

For so many years, it had never changed.

She threw herself into his arms, her arms tightly encircling his waist.

Xie Qin tightened his arms, holding her firmly in his embrace, his palm gently stroking her trembling back, soothing her in a low voice: "I never took that phone call seriously."

"So... the breakup you mentioned..."

"Never counted."

Shen Li closed her eyes, holding his waist even tighter, her muffled voice sounding from his arms: "Xie Qin, thank you... for liking me."

The feelings of youth were profound and passionate.

Xie Qin was never willing to settle; even when he reached the age of taking a wife, if he couldn't find his beloved, he would just keep waiting until she appeared. Either go to the extremes of life and live out this lifetime, or... go out in a blaze of glory, loving until death.

Bu Da Yang Xiao Jiu Guan.

This pace was truly admirable. Zhang Zixin took a sip of her drink through a straw, and it suddenly choked in her throat, causing her to cough several times in a row.

She covered her mouth, and it took a long time for her to catch her breath.

Shen Li pulled out a tissue and handed it over, asking softly: "Are you okay?"

Zhang Zixin waved her hand, and only after catching her breath did she look up: "... So you're saying, you've been back for less than two days, and you've already conquered Xie Qin, and even moved in together?"

Shen Li responded faintly: "Mm."

Zhang Zixin looked at her, her eyes filled with disbelief, just shaking her head, and finally gave her a thumbs up: "You and Xie Qin... are truly something else."

"Xu Zhouyuan and I are completely incomparable to you two."

Shen Li didn't quite understand the point of her excitement, looking at her with a bit of confusion in her eyes: "Do you think it's too fast?"

Zhang Zixin blurted out: "Otherwise?"

"Xu Zhouyuan and I have been dating for almost seven or eight years, let alone living together, I haven't even spent the night at his place, okay."

Shen Li realized belatedly and said "Ah": "Then you guys... are quite conservative."

"Conservative?"

It was rare for these two words to be applied to Zhang Zixin.

When Zhang Zixin was studying, she didn't lack pursuers. She hadn't dated little either; in high school, it was about the same, changing partners three times a week. She was basically the one to initiate the breakup with every partner, mainly because they were all too stupid.

In her three years of high school, she changed partners ten or twenty times, and the longest relationship only lasted three months.

It wasn't until she graduated from high school and started at Chengde University that she dated Xu Zhouyuan. When she first met him, it was at a drinking party.

She didn't feel a spark the first time she saw Xu Zhouyuan.

She even thought this person was a bit stupid; to summarize it in common terms, he was... a second-generation rich kid who had money and loved to show off.

Thick-headed and unreliable.

His brain wasn't quite normal either.

Later... after getting along slowly.

She felt that Xu Zhouyuan was actually okay; he liked to protect his own and was loyal. He looked like a playboy and unreliable, but actually... he was completely unreserved toward the person he liked, a very generous person.

He could get along with anyone.

He wouldn't let go of anyone, man or woman, that he didn't like, and his mouth was like it was dipped in poison; there was no counting it.

The reason they got together wasn't like Xie Qin pursuing her, with so many twists and turns.

Chengde University started with military training.

At first, no one knew anyone, and a few pretty and handsome people in the class were called together to go play at 'Yeshe'.

Zhang Zixin also received an invitation.

At that time, because she lost a game of dice, she chose a dare to kiss a person of the opposite sex, and it just happened to match her with Xu Zhouyuan.

Zhang Zixin didn't think much of it; it was just a kiss, and it wasn't like she couldn't afford to play; everyone was an adult. At first, he wasn't willing and dodged her like she was a flood or a beast. Zhang Zixin simply pressed him onto the sofa and forced a kiss on him.

Completing the game task.

She didn't take it to heart anyway.

But the day after they played, the way Xu Zhouyuan looked at her became awkward, like a girl. He would come to her to seek attention at every turn.

He even asked Zhao Zhouyuan for her WeChat.

Sending her messages to harass her every day.

And they were all messy, funny videos.

At first, she thought he was truly brain-damaged.

Later, she didn't know how they slowly started dating.

So many years had passed.

Her relationship with Xu Zhouyuan was considered stable; the only thing that wasn't great was that he was a bit clingy. He wished he could be her pendant twenty-four hours a day, drilling into every aspect of her life.

If she didn't reply to his messages instantly, he would talk for half a day.

Because of this, Zhang Zixin had argued with him several times.

She felt he was like a dog-skin plaster; once stuck on, you couldn't shake him off.

The first week they started dating, they went to bed.

If you wanted to talk about being conservative, it didn't seem to apply.

"It's you and Xie Qin who are too trendy. I've heard of flash marriages, but this is the first time I've seen flash cohabitation; I've really opened my eyes today." Zhang Zixin looked at Shen Li with a smile that carried a bit of teasing, "Shen Li, I didn't expect this. When we were studying before, I thought you were rigid; no matter how Xie Qin flirted with you, you were impervious to it, like playing the lute to a cow."

"I didn't expect you to be so open!"

Shen Li curled her lips slightly, didn't answer, just picked up the drink in front of her, took a shallow sip, and didn't speak.

Zhang Zixin looked toward the door, "Why haven't they come yet?" She withdrew her gaze and looked at the time on her phone again.

Shen Li said: "I sent Xie Qin a message; they'll be here in ten minutes."

Originally, she had planned to go to Jiangchuan University with Xie Qin today, but she didn't expect Xie Qin to have temporary work arrangements, so he went back to the studio.

Shen Li was also asked out by Zhang Zixin to go shopping.

So she went out with her.

They played outside all day.

Xie Qin's studio wasn't working overtime today.

So they made an appointment to gather together at Bu Da Yang Xiao Jiu Guan.

Everyone could get familiar and keep in touch.

By the time they arrived at the small tavern, it was still noisy.

They didn't see their figures.

Shen Li heard the voices of Xu Zhouyuan and Zhou Mingyu; these two were still as 'noisy' as ever.

Xu Zhouyuan started right away: "... So what if we're living together? What's the big deal? Do you believe I'll get married before the two of them?" ===== CHAPTER 198 =====