Chapter 221

Qin Zhixiu actually sat outside her door all night? The motorcycle wasn't ridden away by him; it was stolen!

What kind of situation was this!

"Sorry..." Half-lying on He Lele's small single bed, Qin Zhixiu said apologetically.

He Lele frowned and checked his forehead temperature. It wasn't hot, but he looked listless, and she didn't know if it was a low fever. He refused to go to the hospital, and every time she picked up the phone, he would apologize and get up to leave, making her feel incredibly guilty.

"Do you really not want Jiji to pick you up?"

Qin Zhixiu shook his head. "The album is already finished. Sorry, I, I just wanted to be closer to you."

His words, which were natural to the extreme, instantly made He Lele's nose sore. No matter how strange and unreasonable his behavior was, she knew he wasn't abnormal; the abnormal one was her!

She had said inappropriate things on inappropriate occasions, sending the wrong signal to him, who was craving family affection!

Yes, she had already made a mistake; she couldn't make mistake after mistake.

"Zhixiu, if you still have energy, let's talk."

"... I'll leave in a while, I won't bother you. Or you go to work first, I'll close the door for you when I leave later. Sorry..."

Every sentence cut into her heart. He Lele gritted her teeth. No, she couldn't harm others or herself.

"I'm the one who should say sorry. I..." She didn't know his obsession with the word "family" was so deep, and didn't expect her impulsive words at the time to be taken seriously by him! "Sorry, I, I really..."

Taking a deep breath, "Zhixiu, you will definitely find the family you want, have many, many family members, many good family members who love you very much. But..."

"But you don't want it, right?" Qin Zhixiu smiled faintly. "But how can you be sure that others won't want what you don't want?"

"You have so many fans, so many people—"

"They don't understand the real me. The real me... is someone whose parents would abandon him through death, someone no one is truly willing to accept and get close to."

"No, it's not!" He Lele denied eagerly.

Qin Zhixiu looked at He Lele, a smile on his lips, but his eyes gradually became hollow. "It's okay, I'm used to it."

"No, it's not like that..." Don't be like this, don't force her, don't make that expression.

"Don't cry," Qin Zhixiu reached out to wipe the tears He Lele couldn't hold back, comforting her, "It's fine, it's okay. No need to be in a difficult position."

After gently stroking her face one last time, he got up, put on his short boots, and walked toward the door.

"... Qin Zhixiu!" He Lele closed her eyes. Even though she knew she was being stupid and digging her own grave, but—she didn't want such deep guilt to remain in her life. "I want it."

As for later... take it one step at a time.

She should have had the awareness long ago; entering that apartment and meeting this group of people, her life had long been out of her control.

Behind her, Qin Zhixiu turned around slowly, his eyes filled with deep attachment and the relief of success.

It was his first time pretending to be unwell, pretending to be pitiful...

He picked up the soft-hearted girl, kissed away her tears gently, and just as he wanted to kiss her lips, he was blocked by her little hand.

"Let's be clear first, it's family, not lovers. You, you can't touch me like before." He Lele emphasized.

"... Mm. Then can we sleep together?"

"Of course not!"

"Then, can I sleep on the floor?"

"... Not all family members have to live together, you, you go back to the apartment, don't let Jiji worry."

"I snuck out."

"..."

"I didn't bring money."

"..."

"Are you trying to drive me away?" Ripples of pitifulness swayed in his moist eyes. "You look very good in a dress."

Heavens! Strike her down with a bolt of lightning!

He Lele rushed to the hotel in the afternoon to attend the training class. Regarding her leave of absence in the morning, the supervisor in charge of the new recruits didn't criticize her, but there was obvious dissatisfaction in his eyes. She could only apologize sincerely, listen to the training more attentively, and then copy notes and borrow materials from other new recruits to make up for the morning's training course.

When she got home in the evening, what surprised her extremely was that Qin Zhixiu had actually cooked dinner! Although the salt wasn't stirred evenly and the green vegetables were a bit old, she really ate with gusto.

"Did anyone recognize you when you went to buy vegetables?"

"I wore the baseball cap you gave me."