Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 409 - 159: I Want to Marry This Woman and Make Her My Wife! (Part 4)
If only his skin were as thick as one-tenth of Su Zelin’s...
"All right."
Seeing Xiaoyanzi upset, the little cutie also picked out something, a transition-season T-shirt that was the cheapest after discount.
"Why did you choose this one? Pick a better one!"
Xiaoyanzi frowned.
"I think it’s quite good, it’s just a seasonal change, nothing wrong with it. The material is nice, and you said earlier, I can wear it next year!"
The honest guy was already content.
This is the first time a girl has given me a gift!
I must treasure this piece of clothing and definitely won’t wear it casually.
"All right, that’s settled then!"
Xiaoyanzi didn’t insist further.
Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing exchanged a glance, seeing the satisfaction of their cunning plan working in each other’s eyes.
When they left the last store, night had already fallen.
The lights of thousands of homes reddened the entire night sky of the city.
Street lamps on both sides of the road cast long shadows on the ground.
Qin Shiqing walked playfully on those shadows.
"Aren’t you childish, Qin Shiqing!"
Su Zelin said, looking irritated.
Childhood friends liked doing such boring things.
"You don’t understand, this is fun. How great street lamps are—they are never lonely; from the day they were installed, they always have companions beside them!"
Qin Shiqing said with a smile.
"Shiqing, you speak as if you know loneliness. Haven’t you always had Su Zelin by your side since you were young? Honestly, I really envy the feeling of childhood friends!"
Xiaoyanzi sighed.
Lu Haoran wanted to say, although I didn’t live next to you and couldn’t accompany you through the previous ten-plus years, I am willing to accompany you through the coming decades!
However, the honest guy only dared to think about this, without the courage to say it.
"Going to school together, going home together, frequently eating together, even attending the same university in this city together. By the way, you’ve spent eighteen years like this; do you ever get tired?"
Xiaoyanzi was curious.
"It’s okay, though this guy can be annoying sometimes, I’ve gotten used to it."
Qin Shiqing first expressed her thoughts.
"What about you, Su Zelin?"
Xiaoyanzi turned her gaze to Su Zelin.
"Don’t tell anyone, but I do feel a bit tired!" Su Zelin laughed: "I really hope Qin Shiqing moves away soon and a hot girl who likes wearing camis and shorts moves in... Ouch, Qin Shiqing, are you a coconut crab? You always like pinching people, and it hurts so much!"
"Who’s cursing me to move? That’s where I was born and raised; no matter what happens, I’ll never move away!"
"Su Zelin, you’re truly ungrateful. Being neighbors with Qin Shiqing is a blessing you’ve cultivated over three lifetimes; I wonder what virtue you accumulated in your previous life!"
Xiaoyanzi spoke disdainfully.
Su Zelin wiped his sweat.
I didn’t accumulate much virtue in my previous life; I probably created more trouble, especially after being a jerk to Qin Shiqing...
...
After having dinner downtown, Su Zelin was too tired to squeeze into the bus, so he took a taxi.
Xiaoyanzi and Lu Haoran got out first, as they were near the teacher’s college and engineering college.
Next was Zhejiang University and the financial institute.
In the car, Su Zelin was thinking about some things.
Despite not seeing Qin Shiqing often since entering university.
But for some reason, I feel increasingly close to her.
She seems to be moving towards me too.
This is a very dangerous signal.
I feel like I’m repeatedly jumping on the edge of repeating past mistakes, courting disaster like crazy!
Maybe, I should just be straight with her?
Just tell her I’ve always only seen her as a friend, and that we’re not suitable.
Or perhaps be more tactful, and give her a hint in some way.
Thinking this until the taxi stopped again.
Zhejiang University arrived.
Before the childhood friend got off, Su Zelin called out to her: "Qin Shiqing..."
"What is it?"
"Um..."
Su Zelin hesitated, never saying what’s in his heart.
Everyone had such a good time today, maybe it’s better to discuss this later, besides it being inconvenient to talk in the car.
In the end, the mixed-up guy just said: "Sleep early!"
"Okay, goodnight!"
"..."
The taxi started moving, and through the rear-view mirror, the childhood friend could still be seen standing under the girls’ dormitory building, watching the car go away.
Thinking of his complicated relationship with Qin Shiqing, the mixed-up guy felt a surge of inexplicable emotion.
Actually, Su Zelin really wanted to shout like he did in a past life to the childhood friend: "Qin Shiqing, I fancy you!"
However, he couldn’t say it, nor was he brave enough.
In this life, perhaps being with Qin Shiqing, I might be a good man.
But more likely, I will become a romantic playboy.
Someone said, youth is a book that can’t be closed once opened, life is a road that can’t be turned back once stepped on, love is a bet that can’t be reclaimed once thrown.
Betting wrong once may make Qin Shiqing suffer for a lifetime.
I can’t bet again!
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