Lin Qianliu felt much more at ease after he and Qin Shu became good friends again.
However, since she used Qin Shu to attack Luo Qubai before the end of last semester, she had not seen Luo Qubai again until nearly a month after the new semester. She even never heard any news about Luo Qubai.
The longing has been lingering in her heart, winding around in a thicket of thorns.
Countless times, Lin Qianliu could hardly restrain herself and wanted to meet Luo Qubai, but every time in the end, she restrained herself.
Obviously, her self-control was not so good before, but now it was like she had discovered a new skill.
But the reason why she was able to restrain herself was probably because she had no idea where to find Luo Qubai. Just like two years ago when he left without saying goodbye, she had no other choice but to wait in his house. Now, she had no other choice but to wait in the boys' dormitory.
It was because of this that she realized even more clearly that there was too much distance between her and Luo Qubai.
She reminded herself again and again that Lin Qianliu was no longer worthy of Luo Qubai.
Lin Qianliu thought that as long as she could not see or hear from Luo Qubai again, she would be able to forget Luo Qubai quickly. If the previous two years were not enough, she would spend another two years. If that was still not enough, she would add another two years. It is said that time is the best medicine to heal wounds. So, as long as time is long enough, she would be able to forget Luo Qubai, even if her heart is still full of sins.
But when Lin Qianliu unexpectedly learned the news about Luo Qubai from Lian Shengmo, she could no longer sit still.
Without much thought, she went straight to the largest fitness company in City C. She first tried to persuade them with soft and hard methods, and then she used covert tactics before she finally dragged Lian Shengmo to sneak into the gym and met Luo Qubai.
Lian Shengmo originally didn't want to reveal the news about Luo Qubai, but was caught by Lin Qianliu while talking on the phone. After that, he couldn't resist her coaxing and finally accompanied her to the gym.
At this time, Luo Qubai was concentrating on training in the gym.
Through the crack in the door, Lin Qianliu saw him sweating profusely, and her heart ached. She heard that since that meeting, Luo Qubai had been spending all his time in the gym, doing all kinds of training, completely ignoring the doctor's advice. If he continued like this, not only would his feet be crippled, but his body would also collapse.
Lin Qianliu gritted her teeth and held the door frame tightly with both hands. Her heart couldn't wait to fly to Luo Qubai's side.
She wanted to hug him and persuade him to calm down.
She also knew that only she could stop Luo Qubai from continuing to train crazily. Even though Luo Qubai had never said that he liked her, she could feel it, and Jian Sile had admitted that Luo Qubai loved her.
If she hadn't ruined him, she would definitely be qualified to stand by his side and be dubbed "Luo Qubai's girlfriend".
Seeing Lin Qianliu's inner struggle, Lian Shengmo sighed and whispered in her ear: "Since you feel that you owe him, why not compensate him with love?"
Lin Qianliu was shaken.
Can I compensate him with love?
Lian Shengmo saw that she was frowning and not talking, so he continued to instigate: "I can see that you both love each other very much, and I can also see that he has never blamed you. It was just an accident at the beginning, Xiao Qian, I don't think you really need to hurt both of you because of an accident. Since you think you were wrong at the beginning, why do you continue to hurt him now?"
Ultimately, reason is overwhelmed by emotion.
Her father has always taught her since she was a child that she should admit her mistakes and correct them.
When you make a mistake, but choose to escape, and choose to make the same mistake again and again? You should face it bravely!
Lin Qianliu thought that with the support of Lian Shengmo, she had the courage to face it. She gritted her teeth and was about to push the door open, but someone pulled her away from behind, and the slightly opened door closed silently.
Lin Qianliu and Lian Shengmo looked back and saw that it was Luo Qubai's parents and the security guard of the fitness company.
Soon, Lin Qianliu and Lian Shengmo were taken to the conference room. After the door was closed, only Lin Qianliu, Lian Shengmo and Luo Qubai's parents were left in the conference room.
"Lin Qianliu, do you remember what you promised us?" Mother Luo frowned, her face full of resentment.
"I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't see Luo Qubai again." Lin Qianliu gritted her teeth, tears in her eyes. After a pause, she suddenly knelt down and said in a firm tone, "But, Mr. Luo, Mrs. Luo, I have decided to break my promise, because I can't give up Luo Qubai."
"What do you mean?" Mother Luo became more and more angry.
"What I mean is that I want to be with Luo Qubai!" Lin Qianliu raised his head and said firmly, "I know that I am not worthy of Luo Qubai, but I should take responsibility for the mistakes I made. Since I ruined Luo Qubai, let me pay it back with the rest of my life, okay?"
"Why do you do that? How can you pay me back?" Luo's mother was so angry that she was shaking. "If you want to pay me back, then go to hell!"
Lin Qianliu didn't expect that Luo's mother would tell her to die directly.
She was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "If you can guarantee that my death can bring happiness to Luo Qubai, then I am willing to sacrifice my life for yours."
After she finished speaking, she took a deep breath, stood up and ran towards the window.
This action frightened Lian Shengmo so much that he lost his soul.
Fortunately, when Lin Qianliu approached the window, Luo's father grabbed her.
"Don't dirty this place." Luo's father's tone was full of disdain, but his eyebrows were filled with reluctance. After a long sigh, he glanced at his wife who was sitting on the chair beside him, and then said to Lin Qianliu in a compromising manner : "You must promise to take good care of Qu Bai, for the rest of your life, and never leave him, unless he doesn't want you."
"Well, I promise that I will never leave you for the rest of my life!" Lin Qianliu cried and laughed, and bowed to express his gratitude to Luo Qubai's parents.
"Go ahead." Mr. Luo turned his back and didn't look at her.
In fact, long before this conversation, they already knew how important Lin Qianliu was to their son Luo Qubai.
They have always refused to admit this fact and have always hoped that Jian Sile could replace Lin Qianliu. But as time goes by, the gap in Luo Qubai's heart becomes bigger and bigger. The psychologist suggests that he should live the life he wants and love the person he wants. Only then does Luo's father and mother want to compromise.
Lin Qianliu was the first person who made him open his heart and come out of his autism. For him, there might only be such a person in this life.
As a parent, no one would be willing to let their children live like a walking corpse forever.
Lin Qianliu may not be the most qualified daughter-in-law, but she is the irreplaceable one in Luo Qubai's heart. Moreover, at least she is willing to sacrifice her life for Luo Qubai's happiness. Whether it is a show or a sincere heart, at that moment, they can only believe it. Thinking back to the past, when they were young and ignorant, weren't they also like this, giving everything for the one they love.
As for Jian Sile, she can only blame herself for being destined to be with Luo Qubai.
Thinking of this, Luo's father sighed, walked forward to hug his wife who was sobbing and covering her face, and comforted her kindly: "Don't be like this, my dear. The child has his own way to go. He can't always listen to us."
Mother Luo hugged her husband and sobbed, "I just don't like Lin Qianliu. If it weren't for her, my Xiaobai wouldn't have become like this..."
Even though I compromised, I still felt unwilling.
As a husband, Luo Dad naturally understood his wife's thoughts. He was not as fussy as his wife. For him, as long as Luo Qubai lived a stable and happy life, that was enough. He knew that his wife also held the same hope, but she was still resisting Lin Qianliu deep in her heart.
When Lin Qianliu pushed open the door of the gym, Luo Qubai was still training seriously.
He was so careful and attentive that he didn't notice Lin Qianliu's arrival at all, until she hugged him from behind, and he was startled. He wanted to break free, but the next second he seemed to distinguish the scent of Lin Qianliu from the air, and he suddenly became stiff , not daring to move, and let her hold him.
The air froze at that moment, with ambiguity hidden in it, and no one dared to act rashly.
Lin Qianliu's face was pressed against Luo Qubai's back. Through the wet sweatshirt, she seemed to be able to clearly hear Luo Qubai's heartbeat, which was getting faster and faster. Her breath also penetrated the sweatshirt, from Luo Qubai's back to his heart.
No one spoke, as if both of them were secretly composing the most appropriate dialogue in their minds.
After a minute, Lin Qianliu opened his lips slightly and called him in a low voice: "Qu Bai, Qu Bai, Luo Qu Bai..."
Luo Qubai's heart softened, and he felt that the person behind him was like a ball of cotton, hugging him softly. He swallowed, and in a trance, his throat became dry. He carefully cleared his throat, and then slowly responded, "Yeah."
"I'm sorry." Lin Qianliu sniffed his sour nose and said, "All the harsh words I said before were lies."
Luo Qubai didn't say anything. When he heard her say that she was lying, he immediately remembered all the decisive words she had said that day.
He was not angry, he just wanted to confirm whether the so-called lies were every word she said that day.
"Luo Qubai, are you still angry?" He didn't say anything. Lin Qianliu thought he was still angry, and couldn't help but tighten his arms, fearing that he would break free from his arms. Then he explained nervously, "What I said that day was not true. I don't dislike you, and I don't think you can't protect me. I haven't changed my mind, and I haven't fallen in love with someone else. I need you very much, and I am willing to take care of you for the rest of my life. I can't live without you in my long life. The reason why I treated you like that that day was just because..."
"Why?" Luo Qubai had already guessed the truth, but still wanted to wait for her to tell the answer in person.
"Because... because I can't forgive myself." Lin Qianliu's voice became lower and lower, and she became more and more choked up and aggrieved. She said, "I know the truth about your foot injury. I remember that night after the college entrance examination two years ago, I was drunk and pushed you onto the road with my own hands. I hurt you..."
Her tears overflowed from her eyes, stained his sweat shirt and mixed with the sweat on his body.
Luo Qubai remained silent. Lin Qianliu's words brought him back to the memory of that night.
Behind him, Lin Qianliu continued to speak: "After knowing the truth, I really can't forgive myself and can't accept this truth. I really don't want to and dare not believe that the person who ruined you is me. Damn it, I actually asked you how your foot was injured. I actually forgot everything... I'm sorry, Luo Qubai, I really didn't mean it. I never thought of ruining you..."
Luo Qubai took a deep breath, placed his palms on her wrists, and pulled away the hands that were around his waist.
Then he turned and looked at her face to face.
He asked her: "Do you really think I am ruined?"
Lin Qianliu raised her head and looked at him in confusion. For a moment, she didn't know what he meant by this sentence.
Luo Qubai asked again: "Lin Qianliu, is it because my right foot is disabled that I am a failure?"
"No way!" Lin Qianliu finally understood what he said and immediately retorted, "You have never been a failure. You have always been perfect. It was two years ago, it is still the same now, and it will be the same in the future. In my heart, you are the perfect and unique Luo Qubai. No one can replace you."
"Since you think I'm not, then I'm not." Luo Qubai suddenly smiled, warmly, as if the midsummer sun was lingering on his lips. He said, "Lin Qianliu, I have never been ruined. For me, what happened that night two years ago was just an accident. The reason why I am lame and the reason why my life has a different trajectory have nothing to do with you. The only thing that matters is whether you are by my side or not."
"Really?" Lin Qianliu pursed his lips, still unable to believe it.
"Of course." Luo Qubai smiled and hugged her, "Lin Qianliu, over the past two years, you are the only one in my heart. I really hope to be with you."
"Then let's get married." The words he had been waiting for for many years finally fell into his ears. Lin Qianliu buried his head in Luo Qubai's chest and responded shamelessly.
"Not now." Luo Qubai reached out and rubbed her head with a doting look on his face.
"Why?" Lin Qianliu raised his head, looked at him eagerly, and asked, "Why not now?"
"You're still young..."
"You are still young at this age. Look at you, you have a beard!"
She reached out and rubbed her fingers back and forth on his chin, feeling a little distressed. These days, Luo Qubai was so absorbed in training that he had no time to take care of his face, so he already had a scruffy beard and looked like a mature man.
Feeling a little itchy on his chin where her hand had been stroking, Luo Qubai stretched out his hand to block her hand. Then, he lowered his head and put his lips on her forehead.
Even though his beard pricked his forehead, causing an itchy tingling sensation, Lin Qianliu still looked like he was enjoying it. He slowly closed his eyes, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Luo Qubai smiled and closed his eyes.
Then, the kiss on her forehead moved slowly down, from the forehead to the center of the eyebrows, from the tip of the nose to the red lips, from a dragonfly-like light kiss to a lingering deep kiss.
The entire gym was instantly filled with the scent of love.
After a long time, a deep kiss ended with both of them reluctant to part.
This was their first kiss.
For both Lin Qianliu and Luo Qubai, the beauty of that moment and the rapid breathing after the deep kiss are enough to be savored for a lifetime.
"Lin Qianliu." After taking a deep breath, Luo Qubai looked at Lin Qianliu tenderly and said with a smile, "I should have agreed to you earlier."
"Why?" Lin Qianliu blinked his eyes with an innocent look on his face.
"Because..." Luo Qubai smiled, lowered his head and kissed her again, "Kissing feels so good."
When Lin Qianliu heard this, his face turned red.
Seeing that the little witch in his memory also blushed, Luo Qubai felt that Lin Qianliu was so cute.
"Luo Qubai." As he looked at her lovingly, Lin Qianliu quickly put away the shyness on his face and said solemnly, "I have promised your parents that I will have the courage to face my mistakes and spend my whole life to repay the debt of your leg."
"So, you are just here to pay off your debt, and you don't really love me?" Luo Qubai frowned deliberately, pretending to misunderstand her meaning.
"No!" Lin Qianliu hastily denied, "I love you, and I'm using love as an excuse to tie you down for life!"
"Lin Qianliu, life is too long. I may not be able to accompany you for that long." Luo Qubai hugged her again and whispered softly in her ear, "But I promise that every day I am alive, I will be by your side, accompany you to watch the flowers bloom and fall, and accompany you to every place you want to go."
"Then I want to eat spicy hot pot tonight!" Lin Qianliu deliberately acted naughty.
"Okay!" Luo Qubai agreed lovingly.
"I want to eat grilled cold noodles!"
"Can!"
"There are also takoyaki, beef brisket noodles, pan-fried dumplings, deep-fried ice cream, soup dumplings, fried noodles, and stinky tofu..."
"If you eat so much, you'll get fat and I won't be able to hold you."
"Then I'll hold you."
Luo Qubai laughed when he heard this: "Okay, okay, I'll give it all to you. But, anything is fine, except stinky tofu."
Lin Qianliu knew that he hated the taste of stinky tofu the most. In fact, she didn't like it either, but she just wanted to tease him, so she deliberately clamored for it, and couldn't stop herself, insisting: "I want to eat stinky tofu! I want to eat it, I want to eat it!"
Hearing this, Luo Qubai rolled his eyes at her helplessly, his eyes full of disdain, and said, "Then don't kiss me!"
With a wicked smile on Lin Qianliu's face, she cheered: "I just want to kiss you! Now!"
While flirting, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Luo Qubai's lips.
Luo Qubai smiled, put one arm around her waist and stroked her head with the other, responding gently.
Outside the door, Lian Shengmo, who was peeking through the crack, shuddered all over, shook his head, covered his eyes with his hands, and a relieved smile was clearly on the corner of his mouth.
She has not yet encountered a love as unforgettable as that of Lin Qianliu and Luo Qubai, but seeing the sweetness of Lin Qianliu and Luo Qubai at this moment, she knows that the love she hopes for will also be sweet and happy. Because every love needs to go through a long wait before it can get a perfect ending.
Besides, it's never .
This is true for Lin Qianliu and also for Luo Qubai.