after an hour.
Qiao Chunqian stood at the door of Mi Qian's house and raised his hand to knock on the door.
The sound is neither soft nor loud, but it can definitely be heard by the people in the inner room.
After a moment, a familiar girl's voice came out.
"Who is it?"
Along with the voice of inquiry came the increasingly clear sounds of footsteps. Just one step away, the footsteps stopped.
Mi Qian asked in a panic from inside the house, "Why are you here?"
Qiao Chunqian's voice was calm, "I'm here to talk to you about the things I haven't finished talking about this morning."
"I don't want to talk, you can go back."
Mi Qian really didn't know how to talk to him about last night's events, and escape was the only idea in her mind.
"Qianqian, open the door."
His tone was gentle but stern, like a teacher's instructions during class, so Mi Qian couldn't help but open the door.
When he reacted and wanted to close the door, Qiao Chunqian had already squeezed in through the half-open door, and his hair became a little unconventional because it was squeezed through the narrow door.
Mi Qian wanted to laugh. It was strange that he didn't care about his own image.
The panic in her heart disappeared with the sudden smile. Mi Qian took the person to the living room and sat down, preparing for the conversation.
Once she's come, she'll be safe, people are coming to her door, how can she hide.
Mi Qian has a great advantage, that is, her psychological quality is excellent. Now that the matter is in front of her, she is not in a hurry.
Originally, there was no way to hide anyway, so there were only two ways: either be reckless or show off (badly).
"Let's talk."
Mi Qian found a comfortable position to lean on, holding a chubby hamster in her hand, and rubbed her hand back and forth on its soft belly.
She posed.
Qiao Chunqian coughed uncomfortably, straightened out his messy hair, restored his usual upright image, and said:
"As for what happened yesterday, I hope I can be responsible for you. If you think marriage is too far away, we can be boyfriend and girlfriend first."
"Wait until you finish your studies and then think about getting a license to hold a wedding."
Mi Qian almost choked on her saliva and asked urgently:
"Why can't you avoid getting married?"
Qiao Chunqian didn't understand how what happened last night could circumvent the wedding.
Mi Qian saw this meaning from his expression and was quite dumbfounded.
I once heard the classic saying circulated in the community that "you can only have sex with your wife after marriage", it turns out it is true.
She had never heard it with her own ears, and thought someone was using his words to modify them.
Old-fashioned, really pure old-fashioned.
Although Mi Qian has not yet reached adulthood, she considers herself free and easy and her thoughts are in line with the trend. She looked at this "old brother" who was seven years older and advised:
"Now is not the past. Don't take the first time so seriously."
Then he uttered the slanderous words circulated in the hegemony world,
"We are all adults, let what happened last night go by as it is."
See, this is the difference between loving and not loving (maybe forgetting to love).
When you like someone, everything is fine with him, and you pursue love by saying that age is not a problem.
Now that I have returned to my senses, I start calling people "old brother" in my heart.
Scum, really scum.
Qiao Chunqian had difficulty accepting what she said and the attitude she showed.
But seeing that she wouldn't give in, I had no choice but to take a step back.
"Let's not talk about marriage for now. We can be boyfriend and girlfriend first. You like me... right?"
Qiao Chunqian was a little unsure whether her previous feelings for him were true or false, and he was inevitably a little angry when he spoke.
Mi Qian scratched her head, she liked it.
Her affection for Qiao Chunqian did not disappear because of what happened last night.
But,
"No, it's better not to use it. I thought about it carefully. There is indeed a deep gap between us, the age difference, and the things we have experienced. These may cause conflicts when we fall in love."
"Just like you said before, you treat me as your sister and I treat you as my brother, okay?"
Mi Qian seemed to have completely forgotten her previous persistent pursuit of Qiao Chunqian. She shamelessly chased after Qiao Chunqian no matter how many times she was rejected, and also used many tricks.
She also didn't want to worry about whether Qiao Chunqian would demand responsibility the same way he treated her if the person last night was not her, pushing people away.
Well, in fact, if Qiao Chunqian's attitude remained unchanged after someone else changed last night, she would still be unhappy and sad.
But - this is no match for one important thing.
That is how mature adults and adults who have just entered this stage understand and treat love.
She likes it, but as a young girl who has just been freed from heavy studies.
The love she thinks about is very simple, she just wants to have pure love, hold hands, have deep and passionate feelings, and at most hug and kiss.
Although Mi Qian is an adult, she is not yet ready to completely step into the adult world.
That step was a bit too big.
And just like Qiao Chunqian said before, he is already 25.
I heard that old men are fine if they don't eat meat, but once they do, they can't stop. Men over 25 are like wolves and tigers.
She is still young and just wants to have pure love, which is too exciting to play with.
Mi Qian turned her head and stuck out her tongue behind Qiao Chunqian's back.
"But."
What Qiao Chunqian wanted to say was no match for Mi Qian's avoidant attitude.
"Okay, I know."
In fact, this is also good, isn't it? Why did I reject Mi Qian before? Wasn't it because I thought she was too young and curious about relationships but not serious enough.
Now that she is acting as she once guessed, wouldn't it be just right not to be together?
I searched for countless words to convince myself, but I still couldn't help but feel that my whole body became stiff.
Qiao Chunqian's face returned to its former calmness. He seemed to have turned back into the big brother who took care of his neighbor's sister, and asked:
"Have you had dinner? I'll take you out for a big dinner."
There was a slight uncontrollable tremor in his voice.
"No, I ordered takeout and have already eaten."
Seeing that he was about to give up her stubborn idea, Mi Qian arched her eyebrows and smiled sweetly.
"Aunt Lin and Uncle Mi haven't come back yet, otherwise you'd better stay at my place for a while and then move back when they come back."
Qiao Chunqian didn't want to leave like this, so he looked around and saw that the room was a little dark and excessively quiet, and made another suggestion.
"no thanks."
Mi Qian refused again, "They said they would be back tomorrow. I have to start school. They have to send me to school."
Qiao Chunqian was silent, and his reason kept convincing him to leave.
After all, he had done something sorry for her. Since he could not take responsibility, he wanted to take care of her in other ways to make up for his mistakes.
Judging from Mi Qian's current performance, it seems that her care is not accepted for the time being.
In this case, everything should be considered in the long run.
"Then I'll go back first."
Qiao Chunqian finally said goodbye.
Mi Qian sent him to the door, smiled sweetly, and called out the title she disliked the most.
"Brother Qiao, goodbye."
It seems that she really wants to restore the relationship between the two to that of siblings next door.
Qiao Chunqian sat in the driver's seat and was silent for a long time. It was obviously what he wanted most in the past, but now he felt uncomfortable getting it.
But no matter what, making up for Qianqian is what he must do.
