If you're not going to marry me, why are you flirting? If you dare run away, I'll sever yo

Qi Nan agreed.

"Sure, but I have to tell you beforehand that I'm a bit slow, so please don't get angry when you're teaching me."

Xia Ningqi's willow-leaf eyes narrowed into slits.

"Am I the kind of person who gets angry easily?"

"picture.."

Her smile was flat, "If you can't speak, you should donate your mouth."

My throat is slightly dry. That cunning tigress, trying to pretend to be a cute kitten, has finally revealed her true nature.

...

After class.

Xia Ningqi and Qi Nan finished packing their books, and the two left the classroom together.

Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about?

"What gossip?"

Qi Nan felt that Xia Ningqi was pretending to be ignorant, even though many students had just passed by and were discussing whether they were together.

There was no explanation.

Xia Ningqi knew perfectly well what was going on, but she still followed Qi Nan out of the school.

She seemed to be in a good mood.

Qi Nan glanced at Xia Ningqi out of the corner of his eye and noticed a faint smile on her lips; even her profile was flawless.

The journey was rather boring.

Xia Ningqi took out her Bluetooth earphones.

"I recently found two new songs, do you want to listen to them?"

"Can."

"Then I'll share half with you."

Qi Nan naturally took it and put on the Bluetooth headset.

The melody and chorus are both very nice, and it's my style. I don't know where Xia Ningqi found it.

We walked out of the school gate.

Qi Nan turned to look at Xia Ningqi, "I'm going to ride a shared electric scooter."

"Why? The apartment isn't far."

"Because I don't go back to the apartment."

Xia Ningqi hesitated, wanting to ask Qi Nan where he was going, but then felt she was being too nosy.

So she just pouted and held out her hand, "Oh, then give me back the Bluetooth."

Qi Nan casually mentioned, "But I'll be passing by your apartment building on my bike route. How about I give you a ride?"

Pick me up?

Xia Ningqi pursed her lips, thought for two seconds, and then replied with a single word, "Okay..."

"Let's go then," Qi Nan waved.

When Xia Ningqi looked up, she only saw his back.

"He calls himself a gentleman, but can't he even wait for the girl?"

...

After unlocking the door, Qi Nan patted the back seat.

"Get on, I'm not a good driver, don't blame me if you fall into the ditch."

"If you can fall into a ditch while riding an electric scooter, you'd better get your eyes checked."

Despite her complaints, Xia Ningqi's actions betrayed her true intentions, and she chose to sit sideways in the back seat.

"Hold on tight, or I won't be responsible if you get thrown off."

"Okay, I'm not a child, I don't nag."

Xia Ningqi was still a little reserved, and shyly tugged at Qi Nan's clothes with her own hand.

After she sat down, Qi Nan saw the girl's awkwardness through the rearview mirror of the battery.

"It's not safe for you to be like this."

"Stop talking nonsense and get moving."

Upon hearing this, Qi Nan said no more. He suddenly twisted his hand, and the battery lurched forward and stopped. Due to the inertia, Xia Ningqi subconsciously hugged Qi Nan's waist tightly and buried her face in his shoulder and back.

Having achieved his goal, Qi Nan slowed down and drove slowly toward the apartment.

"Qi Nan! Did you do this on purpose?"

Xia Ningqi wrapped her arms around the boy, her cheeks flushed red.

In this regard.

Qi Nan simply said casually, "That's just how I am when I drive. I've already reminded you."

"Neuropathy."

Xia Ningqi suspected that he just wanted to take advantage of her, but he just didn't say it out loud.

The battery crossed the street.

A slight breeze brushed against my face, leaving a cool sensation.

Xia Ningqi was pressed against Qi Nan, and time seemed to slow down at that moment.

I really wish that from now on, I'd be the only one sitting behind him...

My heart is conflicted and I don't know how to express it.

Her puberty seemed to come a little late, and she could only feel helpless in the face of the stirrings in her heart.

Qi Nan drove the car into the alley.

Just as he was about to park his car downstairs, the appearance of a familiar figure made his face darken.

All that could be seen was the apartment corridor on the second floor.

Jiang Qin was leaning on the railing, smiling and waving at me.

"Mom? What brings you here?"

Xia Ningqi was startled.

After letting go, he looked up at Qi Nan and saw Jiang Qin with a smile on her face.

The woman's eyebrows and eyes bore a resemblance to Qi Nan's, giving her an air of nobility while also conveying a sense of gentle demureness.

"Isn't it normal for a mother to visit her son?"

It's perfectly normal, but you could at least have given me a heads-up. Showing up like a ghost like that is supposed to scare someone to death.

Qi Nan stopped the car.

He originally intended to go directly to the factory for a look, but Jiang Qin's sudden appearance clearly disrupted his plans.

However, compared to Qi Nan, Xia Ningqi, who got out of the car from behind, was clearly more nervous.

She was filled with anxiety, afraid that Qi Nan would go back and say bad things about her, leaving Jiang Qin with a bad impression of her.

"And who's that girl behind you? Is she your girlfriend whom you've been keeping secret from me?"

"No, Auntie... I'm Qinan's neighbor..."

"Oh, it's Ning Qi."

Jiang Qin had a big, warm smile on her face.

It seems my little rascal isn't completely clueless after all; we've even gotten to the point where we ride together on an electric scooter to and from school.

"Mom, if you're free, you should go back now. I have to go out for a bit."

"Don't give me that. I've come all this way, so I'm definitely here to apologize to Miss Xia on your behalf."

Knowing that his mother was stubborn, Qi Nan couldn't argue back and could only bite the bullet and agree.

"Oh well..."

Qi Nan glanced at Xia Qi, his expression clearly conveying the word "helplessness."

During the brief moment when the two were going upstairs.

Xia Ningqi grabbed Qi Nan's arm.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"I'd like to ask what I should be mindful of when communicating with your mother?"

"There's nothing to worry about. She's very talkative, so just give her a casual answer."

Perfunctory?

How could that be? I would never be perfunctory.

Go straight upstairs.

Xia Ningqi had just turned the corner when Jiang Qin bumped into her head-on.

"Oh my, what a beautiful girl! If I had a daughter like you, I'd be laughing in my sleep."

"But you're a bit too thin. I don't know what that brat Qi Nan was thinking, trying to bully such a delicate girl like you."

......

Jiang Qin was even more enthusiastic than Xia Ningqi had imagined.

He took her hand the moment they met, showing absolutely no airs of an elder.

In response, Xia Ningqi shyly suggested, "Auntie, let's go inside and talk. It's cold outside."

"Okay," Jiang Qin said, holding up a lunchbox. "Auntie also brought some homemade baked goods, all specially for you."

......