Chapter 105

  The next day, Yu Cai estimated that Qi Shu Fan had gone to work, and only then did she quietly go downstairs. As a result, as soon as she reached the stairwell, she saw Qi Shu Fan leaning against the sofa with his right hand supporting his forehead, not knowing whether he was asleep or meditating. The winter sunlight shone on his face, revealing a fragile pallor. Yu Cai's heart suddenly ached, and indeed, it was still selfish of her. If she had always maintained her image as a well-behaved daughter, he wouldn't have been so troubled, would he?

  Yu Cai looked dazed for a while, then turned around and tiptoed upstairs. It was still a little early before the agreed time, so she decided to wait until Qi Shu Fan left first.

  "Xiao Cai," Qishu Fan's voice was thick with exhaustion, "are you really prepared to never see me again for the rest of your life?"

  Yu Cai's body stiffened, and she didn't respond.

  "Come on, let's have a good talk."

  "Not needed"

  "Come over."

  Yu Cai paused for a moment, turned around and went downstairs, "I'll go wash my face first."

  Yu Cai came out after washing up, and breakfast was already laid out on the table. Qi Shu Fan smiled and said, "Let's eat breakfast first."

  Several people finished their breakfast in silence, and Qi Shu Fan looked out the window at the dazzling sunlight. "Shall we go to the third floor?"

  Yu Cai nodded and followed him to the third floor, sat down on the sofa opposite the prayer beads, holding a pillow in her arms, a typical self-protective posture.

  "Xiao Cai," Qishu Fan said, choosing his words carefully, "you're still young and can't even tell the difference between admiration and love. At that time, you just liked your senior..."

  Yu Cai lowered her eyes, "Since I got sick at the Forbidden City that time, I understood my own heart. Five years was enough for me to think clearly about my feelings. I chased after him for a year, just trying to see if I could let go of you, but I failed. The reason why Shifei opposed and even strongly obstructed is because he disapproved of my irresponsible behavior."

  Qishu Fan was greatly surprised, "Does Shi Zhi know?"

  "Yes, I don't know how he figured it out."

  Qishu Fan had finally calmed down and caught his breath, but suddenly found himself speechless. The draft he had worked on all night was completely shut down by Yu Cai's two sentences. Okay, how come he hadn't discovered before that Yu Cai had this kind of skill?

  The two remained silent, each lost in their own thoughts, until the melodious voice of Ji Shi rose slowly, "You were born before I was, and by the time I was born, you were already old..."

  At this time, hearing this song again, Qishu Fan's emotions are not complicated, Yu Cai didn't have much reaction, answered the phone, said "I'll go down right away", stood up, "If you don't mind, I'm leaving".

  "I mind," said Qi Shu Fan in a firm tone.

  Yu Cai's mouth twitched uncontrollably, how did she not discover that Qi Shu Fan still had the potential to tell cold jokes. "Qi Shu Fan, I thought it through clearly last night, I've decided to let go, just pretend you never heard what I said."

  "Xiao Cai, it's convenient - you can also live here. You're a young girl living outside, I'm worried."

  "I'm not a little girl anymore, and Qishu Fan, please be fair to me. I can no longer bear the role of being a good daughter in front of you. And I've figured it out - as long as I don't have to face you every day, I'll soon fall in love with a guy around my age."

  Whenever he thinks of this, his chest feels as if it has been punched heavily. Yes, he's old, but she's still young and will soon be infatuated with the outside world. There will be many boys out there who are worthy of her love, boys who are just as young as her...

  Qibook suddenly remembered that he should send her off after being dazed for half a day, and hurriedly went downstairs, only to find Yu Cai standing at the door talking to a boy. The boy didn't look particularly handsome, but his bright smile was very likable. Seeing him, he smiled brightly and greeted, "Hello, I'm Xu Lixin, Yu Cai's future colleague."

  Yu Cai didn't look at him, but nodded in his direction, "Don't worry, Xu Linxin will help me take care of it, don't be late for work".

  Xu Lixin waved goodbye to him, picked up a suitcase with one hand and said "We're leaving, see you later".

  Qishu watched blankly as the two of them put the trunk in the back, waved at him, got in the car and drove away...