Chapter 6: The Farewell Song Fades Away 06
A few days after Ning's mother went back, Ning Qiyuan and I were called back to the Ning family villa for dinner. Since Ning Qiyuan moved to the vicinity of the school, he has not been home many times. Shuai Xiao also kept asking me to play games with him.
While eating, I heard about Lin Zhan from Ning's mother. Lin Zhan used his family's connections to find out where Jiang Sijin was and bought a plane ticket to fly over to find her, but was stopped by Lin Xiang in time . In order to prevent Lin Zhan from running away from home again, Lin's father locked him up at home and asked someone to watch over him. Lin Zhan had no choice but to go on a hunger strike to confront his family. He hadn't eaten for several days.
I didn't expect that Lin Zhan would go to such lengths to find Jiang Sijin. He was deeply in love with her. When I told Jiang Sijin, who was far away in the UK, about this, she laughed until she cried and said that Lin Zhan was "childish"!
"I can't get what I want, but I can't get rid of what I don't want."
Although Jiang Sijin said this, she still told me before hanging up the phone: "It's not a good idea for Lin Zhan to continue like this. I'll call him."
Probably because of Jiang Sijin's call, the next day, Lin Xiang called me very happily and said that Lin Zhan had eaten and was back to normal, and no longer wanted to go find Jiang Sijin. I was relieved to hear this. The saint said that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, and this sentence is indeed true.
Shortly after Jiang Sijin left, the weather started to get colder, and the school welcomed the final exams of this semester. Not only did I have to study for the exams every day, I also had to help Ning Qiyuan with his study. He even used this excuse to keep me in his apartment. Although he had studied abroad for two years, his academic performance was still as poor as it was back then. The only subject he had better grades in was English, and Ning Qiyuan was very proud of this. But I don't think there is any comparison. Who would compare with someone who has been abroad and practiced with real people for a long time?
But soon, the tense final exams were over and winter vacation came as scheduled. Several girls in the dormitory were happily packing up and preparing to go back home, but I was a little confused.
My father is gone, and my family is only in name. When I think about returning to my hometown to see an empty house and the portraits of my parents hanging together, I can't help but feel sad.
If only my dad were still alive.
Just when I didn't know what to do, Ning Qiyuan took advantage of the fact that the dormitory management was somewhat relaxed at the end of the semester and sneaked into my dormitory without a care. When he saw me, he frowned and said, "Why haven't you packed your things yet?"
I was a little surprised by his appearance. I saw that several girls in the dormitory were there and they looked at me with some understanding. I blushed and hurriedly pulled him outside. He smiled nonchalantly and followed me to the corridor.
"Just bring a few sets of clothes to change into, or it doesn't matter if you don't bring anything. Just follow me." Ning Qiyuan said, and without hesitation, he pulled me away.
I vaguely understood his intention, but was too embarrassed to speak, so I struggled to say, "Let me go first."
Ning Qiyuan stopped, my appearance , and he said very seriously: "Don't be stubborn, if you don't come home with me, where else can you go?"
When I heard this, my tears welled up and I gently shook off his hand. I didn't want him to see me crying, so I turned my head to look elsewhere and said stubbornly, "I can't go back to my own home!" Although I said this, I was deeply moved.
"How dare you! You're not allowed to go anywhere while I'm here."
With him, I still have a home.
I simply packed a few clothes I usually wear and several textbooks I need to read during the winter vacation. Then, I followed Ning Qiyuan back to the Ning family villa with a nervous mood. But I didn't expect that Ning's mother and Uncle Dong had already known that I would come, and even packed up the room where I would stay. My room was the same one I slept in before. When Shuai Xiao saw me staying here, he was very excited and said that he would not be lonely during the entire winter vacation. If Ning Qiyuan hadn't pulled him, he might have rushed over to hug me.
As if she was afraid that I would not feel comfortable living here, Ning's mother kept telling me to treat this place as my own home. I would move in sooner or later anyway, so I should not be embarrassed.
These words made me blush, but I had nowhere to hide, so I could only stare at Ning Qiyuan and ask him for help.
Ning Qiyuan just raised his eyebrows and gave me a nonchalant smile.
After a lively dinner, Ning's mother talked to me for a while. After I promised to go shopping with her tomorrow, she let me go back to my room to rest.
I stopped when I passed Ning Qiyuan's room.
Today may not be the happiest day of my life, but it is the warmest day of my life. There is Ning's mother who is as kind as my mother, there is Uncle Dong who treats me silently but shows his concern for me, there is Shuai Xiao who treats me as a sister, and there is him who loves me and wants to give me a home.
It's all so beautiful, as beautiful as a dream that I don't want to wake up.
My heart suddenly felt so soft and I really wanted to see him.
Thinking this, I did the same.
I knocked on the door gently, but got no response for a long time. I took a deep breath and bravely opened the door. After opening the door, the scene that hit my eyes made my blood freeze and my face flushed instantly, just because... Ning Qiyuan... was only wearing a pair of tight underwear, revealing a large area of his well-trained wheat-colored skin, and there were a few drops of water on his chest, as if he had just taken a shower, and the bright light in the room fell on him, making him look thrillingly handsome.
The moment I turned around, I felt my heart beating so fast that I could hardly bear it.
How did I catch him without clothes? If I had known, I wouldn't have opened the door without permission.
"I'm sorry, Ning Qiyuan, I didn't mean it." I apologized hurriedly and lowered my head.
"Really?" he asked me back in disbelief. At the same time, I heard the rustling sound of someone putting on clothes.
I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to explain, but I heard him say, "I did it on purpose."
"What?" I was so startled that I raised my head unconsciously, then quickly tried to cover my eyes. However, when I saw that he was already dressed, I put my hands down and glared at him angrily.
Ning Qiyuan suddenly smiled, incomparably gentle, and asked me: "Do you like me like this, and this family like this?"
What I had planned to say to him was swallowed back by these words.
No need to say anything more, right?
When I found out that Ning Qiyuan had always liked me that day, I said to him, "You are mine," but I never said "I like you."
I took a deep breath, calmed my frantic heartbeat, and used all my strength to say to him, "I like you, and I also like this kind of home."
