bestfiction Chapter 202 70s 29
Chapter 202 70s 29
He Shen came out very quickly.
"Why are you here?" He Shen couldn't hide the smile on his face; he never expected Xie Qingyu to come.
"I'm delivering something." Xie Qingyu patted the basket.
He Shen was just looking for an opportunity to talk to Xie Qingyu alone, and no matter what Xie Qingyu was there for, he only had eyes for her.
There was just someone standing next to me, but I couldn't say anything.
He Shen didn't even glance at Liu Qingqing beside him, and said, "Did your third brother ask you to deliver something? Let's talk over there."
He Shen's words immediately stopped Xie Qingyu from taking the bowl out.
Xie Qingyu glanced at him and silently followed him to the back of the educated youth settlement.
The educated youth settlements were already remote, and the areas behind them were even more desolate and uninhabited.
He Shen stopped once he was out of sight of the gate of the educated youth settlement.
The moment he turned around, Xie Qingyu handed him the basket. "My brother said you haven't eaten. This is noodles my mother made for you. Eat it quickly."
Xie Qingyu handed the basket over and turned to leave.
He Shen wasn't about to let her go. He grabbed her hand to stop her and even took the time to put the basket aside.
"What are you doing?" Xie Qingyu tried to shake her hand, but it wouldn't budge.
“That night…” He Shen said, looking at Xie Qingyu’s expression. When he saw that her expression was not one of disgust when she heard those words, he continued, “That night, I couldn’t control myself and crossed the line.”
Ok?
Xie Qingyu suddenly looked up.
He Shen continued, "I'm not a good drinker, I'm really sorry, I couldn't hold back for a moment..."
"Nothing happened that night, right?" He Shen's words made Xie Qingyu doubt her own memory.
"If nothing happened, why have you been avoiding me?" He Shen finally revealed his true purpose.
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu knew she shouldn't have responded. "No."
He Shen looked at Xie Qingyu's lowered head and his lips curled up slightly. "These past few days you've been avoiding me like the plague. I thought I had done something unforgivable that night."
Xie Qingyu looked up, and He Shen quickly composed himself.
"You don't remember what happened that night?" Xie Qingyu seemed somewhat annoyed.
"I vaguely remember some things, but I'm not sure if it's all of it." He Shen looked somewhat confused. "Are you sure I didn't do anything?"
"I did it." Xie Qingyu was a little angry when she saw him like this.
He Shen immediately panicked, "Then I'll apologize first."
He Shenyi was anxious and grabbed Xie Qingyu's hands with both of his.
Xie Qingyu looked down at her hand, which was firmly held by He Shen's large hand, and felt that something was wrong. "Let go of me first."
"Then I apologize. Please forgive me first, and then you can tell me what I did that was wrong?" He Shen's expression was serious.
"I was lying to you." Xie Qingyu suddenly looked up. "I just took you back to the educated youth settlement. You were very quiet the whole way."
Xie Qingyu stared wide-eyed at He Shen, trying to convince him of her words.
"...I remember one thing, I was holding you." He Shen pointed it out.
As expected, Xie Qingyu panicked for a moment, "That's because you weren't standing properly, I was helping you."
Xie Qingyu's constant retreat and avoidance stirred up all of He Shen's thoughts. The more she tried to avoid talking about it, the more he wanted to lay it all out on the table.
"No, you were facing me then. If you were helping me up, you should have been next to me." He Shen spoke very logically now, completely different from when he was drunk.
"No." At this point, Xie Qingyu's main stance was to deny it.
He Shen seemed to have guessed her stubbornness, smiled, and didn't press the matter further.
"Since you don't have one, can you please stop avoiding me in the future?" He Shen revealed his true purpose.
"We didn't really have much interaction to begin with, and I wasn't avoiding you," Xie Qingyu said casually.
Yeah.
He Shen lowered his eyes, concealing the smile in them.
She was truly panicked to say something like that.
He Shen stopped teasing him, afraid that if he pushed him too far, he might roll his eyes at him, but he was afraid that the person would really ignore him.
"Can you do me a favor?" He Shen asked. "If you don't avoid me, I should be able to help."
"Of course I wasn't avoiding you," Xie Qingyu said. "What kind of help?"
“I’m going to the brigade headquarters tomorrow to call home,” He Shen said.
Xie Qingyu nodded. She knew about this matter. And then what?
“My grandfather’s health has been poor recently. In my family… my father remarried, and my stepmother doesn’t get along with me, nor with my grandfather. I was raised by my grandfather. Now that he’s not well, I can’t stay home with him. I can only call him, but he doesn’t tell me the truth.”
He Shenxian took the opportunity to explain his family situation and also observed Xie Qingyu's expression to see her reaction to his family circumstances.
Seeing that she didn't have any particular expression, he continued, "His greatest wish was to see me bring him a granddaughter-in-law while he was still alive."
"So you want me to pretend?" Xie Qingyu understood what he meant.
"Although it may be presumptuous, the main reason is that when I was in the city last time, Uncle Huang from the police station talked to my grandfather on the phone and mentioned you, guessing that you are me and my partner."
He Shen said those two words openly and honestly, and he thought it was pretty good.
"So I'll have to trouble you with this." He Shen said, then looked at Xie Qingyu.
Xie Qingyu was silent for a moment, then shook her head.
He Shen's heart leaped into his throat, then he heard Xie Qingyu say, "It's not right to lie to the elderly like this."
Xie Qingyu looked into He Shen's eyes.
This time, neither of them moved first.
He Shen suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "I'm not lying."
"I want you to be my girlfriend. Can I pursue you?" He Shen's voice trembled slightly. He hadn't thought about saying these things before he came out.
However, he seemed to have glimpsed a hint of Xie Qingyu's hidden thoughts, a thought that seemed faint but gave him hope.
His inner instincts told him to seize the opportunity now.
When opportunity knocks, seize it; plans can never keep up with changes.
Xie Qingyu pursed her lips, her gaze now fixed on their clasped hands. "If I don't agree, will you just keep acting like a scoundrel?"
He Shen glanced down at her, but showed no intention of letting go. He stared at Xie Qingyu, determined to get an answer.
Or rather, it's an opportunity.
An opportunity for him to pursue.
Xie Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "My dad doesn't allow me to date educated youth."