Time Traveling to 23 Years Later with My Ex-Boyfriend

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Chapter 13
Chu Qing leaned unsteadily against the bed, and after a while, she said casually, "How little must you trust me to think that I would abandon you?"

"Not abandon, just go to a different school," Qi Weichen said, resting his head on her lap and burying his face in her soft clothes.

Chu Qing let out a light snort. "But the way you just acted, it was as if I was going to abandon you."

"...If we separate, what if someone else pursues you?" Qi Weichen's voice was muffled.

Chu Qing poked his face. "Don't you have any confidence in yourself? You're so wonderful. Even if someone else pursued me, I could never choose anyone but you."

After a moment of silence, Qi Weichen said in a low voice, "But I'm not good to you. I'm afraid that if someone else is good to you, you'll realize how bad I am."

Chu Qing laughed. "What twisted logic. How are you not good to me? If you weren't good to me, how could I have done so well in my exams?"

"It's different. The way I'm good to you is like a sugar-free, oil-free healthy meal. It's good for your body, but it's not the kind you like. But because you haven't tried anything else, there's no comparison. I'm afraid that if a hot pot comes along to pursue you, you'll realize how unpalatable I am," Qi Weichen said, hugging her waist and lowering his voice.

Chu Qing was silent for a moment. "...Now that you mention it, I suddenly really want to eat hot pot."

"Are you changing the subject?" Qi Weichen frowned.

Chu Qing sighed. "Well, if I want hot pot, will you let me have it?"

"Of course," Qi Weichen answered immediately.

Chu Qing shook her head helplessly. "There you go. You're not just my healthy meal, you're also my hot pot, my milk tea, my little cake. No matter how good other guys might be, they can't compare to you in my heart."

Hearing her simple and direct words of affection, Qi Weichen's ears turned slightly red.

Chu Qing pinched his face, and suddenly the smile on her face faded a bit. "You really have no sense of security."

"...I'll change."

"As if you could change," Chu Qing scoffed. "We've discussed this topic so many times, and I haven't seen any improvement. It shows that this is just who you are, and you can't change it."

Qi Weichen's Adam's apple bobbed, and he wanted to ask if being with someone like him was tiring for her. But before he could ask, he heard her say brightly, "So, I'll just stick to you all the time, stay right under your nose every day, so you won't have a chance to overthink things."

"...You'll stay with me all the time?" Qi Weichen's voice tightened slightly.

Chu Qing nodded solemnly, then looked at him mischievously. "Anyway, I don't have anything in particular I want to do, so I might as well just follow you around. And no matter what you do, you'll end up being incredibly successful at it. Then all I'll need to do is ride on your coattails."

"Alright, you can ride on my coattails," Qi Weichen said, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Seeing that she had thoroughly comforted him, Chu Qing didn't say anything more.

"Get up, I'll take you out to eat," Qi Weichen said, sitting up immediately.

Chu Qing was taken aback. "Where?"

"Didn't you say you wanted hot pot?" Qi Weichen asked.

Chu Qing suddenly remembered what she had said earlier. "It's the middle of the night, where can we eat?"

"There are 24-hour places. We can just go directly," Qi Weichen said, bending down to help her straighten her clothes.

Chu Qing suddenly remembered their kiss from earlier, and her cheeks flushed red. Qi Weichen's eyes flickered, and his movements slowed down. The atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

Chu Qing coughed dryly. "Have you changed your mind? Don't want to take me anymore?"

Qi Weichen snapped back to reality and took a step back. "Hurry up."

"...Okay."

Feeling that it was a bit dangerous to be alone with him at home, Chu Qing quickly changed her clothes and followed him out. They found a hot pot restaurant nearby to eat.

"Are you going back home tonight?" Qi Weichen asked.

Chu Qing shook her head. "My mom said to let me stay at your place for the night," she paused for a moment, "My mom trusts you, that's why she's letting me stay. Don't betray her trust, okay?"

Qi Weichen knew what she was referring to, and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. "I know. I won't betray it."

"That's more like it," Chu Qing muttered. Seeing him constantly putting food in her bowl, she couldn't help but smile.

Qi Weichen looked at her. "What are you smiling about?"

"Nothing, just remembering your metaphor from earlier," Chu Qing's eyes curved into crescents. "Healthy meal, you're quite good at descriptions."

Qi Weichen glanced at her, silently putting a piece of shrimp ball in her bowl. On the surface, he remained calm, but the tips of his ears secretly turned red.

Chu Qing didn't have the heart to tease him anymore. She put a piece of shrimp ball in his bowl. Qi Weichen looked at her, his eyes hiding a secret smile.

After submitting their college applications, it was time to wait. Chu Qing's score was actually a bit risky for the major she had applied to, but for some reason, she was confident that she would get in. So when the call from A University's admissions office came before the official letter, she was exceptionally calm, while her parents fell into a new round of celebration.

The summer vacation passed very quickly, seemingly ending in a blur of eating and sleeping. It wasn't until it was almost time for school to start that Chu Qing realized she hadn't done anything, whereas Qi Weichen had taken advantage of the holiday to get his driver's license.

"If I had known, I would have gone to take the test with you," Chu Qing said, looking at his license with a hint of envy.

Qi Weichen glanced at her. "It was very hot. You should wait for spring or autumn to take the test."

"Then why were you in such a hurry to take it?" Chu Qing raised an eyebrow, glancing at his noticeably darker skin tone.

Qi Weichen lowered his eyes to look at the license. "I wanted to be your driver."

Chu Qing: "..." Had this guy been eating too much sugar lately? How had he become so good with words?

After getting his license, the next thing was to buy a car. Qi Weichen wanted her to choose one she liked, and Chu Qing didn't hold back, immediately going with him to the 4S store. She didn't know much about cars, only whether they looked good or not, but any that caught her eye cost several hundred thousand yuan.