novelraw Chapter 1091 - 1099: Heart-to-Heart Communication (Part 4)
Chapter 1091 - 1099: Heart-to-Heart Communication (Part 4)
Chapter 1091: Chapter 1099: Heart-to-Heart Communication (Part 4) "Leaving now." Qi Jingren stood up from the ground, waved to him, "Remember to treat me to a meal next time."
Without waiting for Qin Shaobai to respond, she turned around and left without a hint of hesitation, just as decisively as when she had arrived.
Qin Shaobai sat on the ground, resting his chin on his hand on his knee, and just before she disappeared from his sight, he said, "Qi Jingren, I like you."
His voice was low and deep, drowned by the soft music playing continuously after the dance track, quickly dissipated into the air.
"I like you too."
As she walked out the door of Ciaos, Qi Jingren’s lips moved but made no sound. It seemed as if she was just telling herself, reminding herself, that she has had feelings for him for a long time, just never willing to admit it.
As the book says: When you fall in love with someone, you can spot them in a crowd of thousands, and pick out their voice among thousands of sounds.
Qi Jingren couldn’t quite understand how she heard his voice just now; she only knew that when she heard him say "Qi Jingren, I like you," her heart felt warm.
This feeling was familiar, but each time it arose, he was always by her side. She missed her days as a bartender, in such a complex place, he was always there for her, playing games with her all night and mixing drinks for her all night.
The drinks he made never suited the guests’ tastes, yet he always managed to talk them out of complaining about the bartender.
Qi Jingren thought that was the most carefree time of her life, receiving Shi Aoju’s paycheck and enjoying the preferential treatment from his brother.
She was always leaning on the bar, playing on her phone, dozing off, while Qin Shaobai would always entertain the guests beside her, worrying she might catch a cold while sleeping, and would take off his only piece of clothing to give her. Yet because of his good looks and figure, he attracted a swarm of admirers, each one being brushed off.
Qi Jingren reached out to open the car door, and just as she was about to get in, she suddenly felt a hot, large hand onto her wrist. Before she could clearly see who it was, she was suddenly pulled backward forcefully, and unknowingly fell into a familiar embrace.
For the first time, Qin Shaobai felt an impulse to hold a woman, the first time he didn’t restrain his own impulse, the first time he so wanted to keep a woman by his side, to keep her with him.
A faint scent of tobacco, the subtle fragrance of cologne, Qi Jingren remembered she once said her greatest failure in life was having a vulgar habit, a peculiar vulgar habit of liking the smell of cologne.
Qi Jingren raised her eyes to meet Qin Shaobai’s deeply mysterious eyes, his expression unprecedentedly serious, just looking at her, surrounding her completely with tenderness.
"Did you wear cologne?"
Qi Jingren didn’t pull away from his embrace, but buried her face into his chest, lightly inhaling, seemingly enjoying this scent very much, she paused for four or five seconds.
"I did," Qin Shaobai said.
Actually, he had always been sensitive to cologne, sometimes sneezing uncontrollably when smelling it on others, so all this time he had never used cologne and even refused anything related to fragrance.
Until he met Qi Jingren, he changed his living habits, started to adapt little by little, slowly trying to accept it.