Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!

Chapter 278 - 177. Dare Not Break Up (Third Update at Midnight)

He was let in, and only then did she notice he was carrying a large travel bag.

When he walked in and opened it, Shi Nian discovered it was the clothes and items she had left at Kangchuan University.

Shi Nian’s nose turned red, and she lowered her eyes: "Thank you, Mr. Tang."

She had thought about retrieving these items herself, but tonight she suddenly felt a bit afraid to face Tang Yanqing, worried she might run into him in the dormitory... However, fortunately, she initially went to Kangchuan University with the intent of temporarily staying, so she only casually brought a few clothes there. Most of her clothes and belongings were still at home, so she wasn’t worried about lacking things to use upon returning.

But despite that, seeing these things, she realized she missed them.

Those casual sleepwear and bed sheets, bought temporarily, now filled her with deep attachment because of him.

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He had already skillfully walked straight into the living room, standing next to the coffee table, squinting at the spread-out photos on the table.

Shi Nian was so startled she nearly jumped up, quickly rushing over to tidy up the photos, putting them all back into the paper bag, instinctively holding them all behind her back.

Tang Yanqing squinted at her, "Where did the photos come from?"

She widened her eyes, looking evasively: "Of course they’re mine! My old photos. I wanted to be nostalgic tonight, is that not allowed?"

Tang Yanqing squinted his eyes and stared at her: "Daring to lie blatantly in front of me... Sleeping Beauty, do you think I’ve been too gentle lately?"

Shi Nianxin wavered, quickly turning her head aside: "Why would I lie? My expression resembling a lie was because of my embarrassment and shyness. After all, these are old photos from many years ago, I’m not prepared for you to see them, I think they’re ugly."

He squinted at her: "Let me take a look."

"No," she refused firmly.

He lightly bit his lip: "...You’re acting strange today."

Shi Nian took a deep breath: "I’m not acting strange."

He stared at her, then went around the coffee table and sat back on the sofa, crossing his long legs high.

"My mom called me, she told me about having lunch with you. She said it was a temporary measure, it wouldn’t affect our relationship... But judging by the current situation, you’re still angry."

He looked at her, his gaze steady, without hesitation.

"I’m not angry," Shi Nian tightened her grip on the paper bag behind her, meeting his gaze: "I didn’t misunderstand your mother’s words to me, but I also made it clear to her: Mr. Tang, we really aren’t officially dating, right?"

"I think this is a good opportunity for us to take a step back, create some distance, and reconsider everything."

He placed his fingers on his knees, slightly raising his eyes coldly, struggling to contain his anger: "Reconsider what? I don’t need to create distance, I don’t need to think it through anymore. I know what my feelings for you are, I won’t agree to this."

Shi Nian shook her head: "But I need it. Mr. Tang, I don’t doubt your sincerity towards me, and I don’t deny that I’m also starting to invest feelings in you. I’m very grateful and enjoy the companionship you’ve given me... But I just feel that maybe we started off a bit inexplicably, and then progressed too quickly?"

"Just because of a coincidence, we went from being adversaries to partners, so maybe we’re mistaking that rapidly transformed feeling for love?"

Tang Yanqing gently closed his eyes, unable to resist baring his teeth.

——For her, it was too fast, because she didn’t know what they had gone through together four years ago!

He took a deep breath, "Even if it’s fast, it’s okay, I said I’m willing to wait for you. Wait for you to gradually clear away the confusion in your heart, wait for you to catch up with my steps step by step."

But Shi Nian shook her head: "But I’ve told you, I want to first confirm if the person in my dream really exists. Mr. Tang, I can’t search for that person with you by my side, or my heart won’t be pure; and I can’t search for that person while having you wait for me, that wouldn’t be fair to you."

She took a deep breath: "I think this is a good opportunity to return to a single status, to take care of that matter first. So Mr. Tang, I’m sorry, please give me some time. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity, three or four months, is that okay?"

He tightly bit his lip, looked away towards the window. When he looked back at her, his eyes surprisingly had a hint of redness around the edges.

He said word by word: "Three or four months. If you make me go three or four months without seeing you, such a long time, how can I survive? Tell me!"