Because of her words, Mrs. Qin’s gaze suddenly landed on her.
“As an outsider, there are some things I shouldn’t know. But I’m sorry, I still accidentally found out,” Shi Niange said softly. “But don’t worry. Even if someone tries to pry open my mouth, I won’t say a single word to anyone. After all, this is Qin Siting’s family matter. I won’t interfere, but as his girlfriend, I secretly hope that he won’t be affected by these unrelated matters.”
When Mrs. Qin saw Shi Niange suddenly come over to speak, her gaze landed on her.
Qin Siting turned back to look at her. “Go back.”
Shi Niange stood on the spot, still looking at Mrs. Qin. “Auntie, why don’t you put ourselves in his shoes? If you wish for him to fulfill the love and future you want, will you fulfill your son’s love and future? If he leaves with you, we will definitely separate. In order to fulfill your love, you will sacrifice his original life, love, and everything that he has been planned for the future. Is this what you want?”
Mrs. Qin paused and looked at her.
Shi Niange smiled at him calmly. “Auntie, we love each other very much.”
Qin Siting did nor speak for a while and deliberately blocked Shi Niange behind him. Mrs. Qin stood there in silence for a long time. Shi Niange stood behind him and raised her hand to hold his arm. She looked at Mrs. Qin who was outside the door. “Auntie, the best choice is to fulfill each other’s wishes. The Qin family won’t force you to stay. Don’t force Qin Siting either. He’s your son. He has no choice, but at the very least, you shouldn’t add such a painful stroke to his originally peaceful life. I don’t think this is what a mother should do.”
…
Mrs. Qin went downstairs and did not come up again.
About ten minutes later, a helper came up to knock on the door and whispered that Madam had left. A repairman has been called to fix the door. She asked if Young Master Qin had any other instructions.
Qin Siting only said that he was fine.
Shi Niange sat on the bed in his room and looked at him.
“Qin Siting, have you not eaten much these days?” she asked.
Mrs. Qin had left. She just didn’t know what plans she would have next, or if she would give up. No matter what, there was no one else here. She had to quickly find her Qin Siting. She couldn’t let him be dragged into this abyss that didn’t belong to him.
She needed to take him away.
Shi Niange went to his side again. He sat on the sofa in the bedroom. She approached him, poked her head out, and tilted her head to look at him. “I didn’t eat either. It’s already very late. It’s the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Not eating at this time is simply abuse. Are you going to abuse your girlfriend? Qin Siting?”
Qin Siting glanced at her and stood up to leave. A moment later, he returned. “Someone will send dinner up later. Have some first. I’ll accompany you to eat good food when we return to Lishui Villa tomorrow.”
“It doesn’t matter what I eat. Just come back to Lishui Villa with me.” Shi Niange smiled and pressed her face closer to him. They were so close that they could feel each other’s breath. She looked into his eyes and said, “Qin Siting, I will always be here. You still have me.”
I’m always here. You still have me.
…
The next day, when she returned to Lishui Villa, it was already the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
It was her birthday in two days, but at this stage, Shi Niange really did not want to mention birthdays. She felt that it was enough for Qin Siting to be released from the Qin family’s matters.
Coincidentally, a new batch of medicine suddenly came to Grandfather’s laboratory on New Year’s Eve. They needed to be watched, and there were also some medicine analysis and observation matters. Many of the other employees had gone overseas for the New Year. Since they couldn’t return, Grandfather called the two of them to the laboratory and asked Qin Siting and Shi Niange to watch them.
It was the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and there were only the two of them in the laboratory.
After Shi Niange finished what she needed to do, she sat by the side in her white coat. She supported her head with one hand and felt a little drowsy.
It was too quiet here. She couldn’t even watch television. At most, she could only use her phone. After finishing her work, she felt especially sleepy.
Qin Siting still had some projects to analyze. When he came back, he saw that Shi Niange was almost asleep and asked her to go to the breakroom to sleep.
Shi Niange sat there to accompany him for a while. In the end, she couldn’t take it anymore and slipped back to the breakroom.
At around two in the afternoon, Qin Siting completed the analysis project. He then sorted out Shi Niange’s new medicine that needed to be watched. When he went to the breakroom, Shi Niange was sleeping soundly.
The young girl was lying on the temporary single bed in the breakroom. Her black hair was loose, and her legs were slightly curled. Her shoes were by the bed, and her bare feet were hanging by the side of the bed. Her sleeping posture was not elegant at all, but it revealed her naive cuteness.
He walked to the end of the bed and sat down, looking at her sideways.
She did not have the habit of putting on makeup. Even though many girls liked to put on makeup after they went to university and wore various styles of clothes, she always wore clean and casual clothes. No matter how comfortable it was, she would wear it. Not to mention putting on makeup, she was usually too lazy to even use a lip balm. She was, after all, the daughter of the Shi family, but the other girls from ordinary families were all more exquisite than her.
The sleeping girl’s eyelashes were long and curved. She quietly covered her eyes. A few days ago, after her frostbite outside the Qin family, the tip of her nose would occasionally turn red. It would probably take a few days for her to recover. Earlier, she had probably slept on her stomach. Not only was the tip of her nose slightly red, but there were also some marks on the side of her face. It was clear how deep her sleep was.
At this moment, the phone call he had just received rang in Qin Siting’s ears.
Mrs. Qin called and said that she had already arrived at the airport. She chose to go to Japan with Yamamoto to live the life she wanted. As for the Qin family, she would try her best to keep it a secret and protect the Qin family’s reputation. She would also give her father an explanation. As for Qin Siting, Mrs. Qin said that Shi Niange was right. She could not cut off his original life because of the life she wanted. She said that Shi Niange had enlightened her. Indeed, she could not let her son sacrifice everything for her love. It was not good for either side to be entangled with each other. She chose to let go.
Qin Siting raised his hand and stretched out his index finger. He gently touched the tip of her nose that was still slightly red. He recalled that day when she stood in front of the villa’s door and said that it was so cold outside. She wanted to go in. Afterward, she said, “Qin Siting, I will always be here. You still have me.”
He subconsciously curved his lips and gently lifted the arm that was pressing against her side. He adjusted a comfortable position for her to continue sleeping.He did not dare to move too much lest he woke her up. Then he took the pillow from the other side and lifted her head with one hand through her hair. With the other, he placed the pillow in.
The girl’s hair was soft and smooth to the touch. It carried a faint fragrance of shampoo.
Shi Niange was really sleepy.
When she returned to Lishui Villa from the Qin family, she didn’t sleep well. Even in her dreams, she dreamed of Qin Siting saying that he was going to Japan. He not only wanted to leave the Qin family and Hai City, but he also wanted to leave her. She was so frightened that she woke up several times in the middle of the night. Afterward, she couldn’t sleep anymore.
Today, she was working on a boring project. She was already exhausted, so she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already 9:30 p.m.
The room was warm on a winter night. It was not cold at all. She slept under the blanket and felt a little warm. She squirmed under the blanket and kicked it away with one leg.
Qin Siting was sitting on the single-seater sofa by the bed, looking at his phone. From the corner of his eye, he saw the movement on the bed and raised his eyes to take a look.
The young girl opened her eyes in a daze and kicked the blanket away. She sat up and rubbed her eyes like a child. The tip of her nose was no longer red, but it was slightly itchy. She scratched it with her hand.
After a while, she turned to look at him.
“Have you prepared the drug analysis Grandfather asked you to do?” Her voice was slightly hoarse from having just woken up.
“En.” Qin Siting was as quiet as ever.
Shi Niange stretched her back. When she woke up earlier, she did not pay attention to the time. Now, she turned to look out of the window and was stunned for a moment. She picked up her phone to look at the time. “It’s 9:30?!”
The man sitting on the sofa saw her surprised expression: “Otherwise, what do you think?”
“Oh my god, I thought I only slept for two hours. I actually slept for more than six hours?” Shi Niange was vexed. “Then the ones I want to watch in the afternoon…”
“I’m all done. There’s no need to worry.” Seeing her anxious appearance, Qin Siting finally could not help but curve his lips.
Shi Niange looked at him and suddenly walked over. She placed her hands on the coffee table by his side and leaned her upper body forward. She looked at Qin Siting with a burning gaze. “How many hours have you been in the breakroom?”
Qin Siting looked at her and answered truthfully, “Almost three hours.”
“Did you sit here and watch me sleep for three hours?” Her eyes were still burning.
Qin Siting: “…”
He silently picked up the book. “I’m reading.”
Shi Niange raised her hand and pressed the book down. She continued staring at his eyes. “Answer me directly. Have you been watching me sleep? You read this book when you were in the library. Don’t think I don’t remember. How can you read it again?”
“That’s the first volume. This is the second volume.” His voice was calm as he slowly said, “Do you wish I was looking at you?”
Shi Niange did not believe him. She lowered her head to look at the book carefully.
Oh, that’s right. The book cover looked the same, but the contents of the first and second volumes were different.
However, she was still unconvinced. She continued pressing down on the book and stared into his eyes. “In those three hours, you must have been watching me sleep for at least one hour, right? Tell me, when you were watching me sleep, did you have any inappropriate thoughts? Admit it honestly!”
Qin Siting: “…”
