Why are you always thinking about dating me?

"Don't tell Shui Shui the next day, or... I feel like Shui Shui will come after me."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm always very discreet."

Xiao Chacha sat on a small stool next to Luo Baiwei's computer, and casually locked the door. The two of them were the only ones in the room, acting suspiciously, their breathing gradually becoming heavy, and their eyes shining.

Good or bad.

"Anyway, we'll be together in the future anyway, so it doesn't really matter if we look at it now." Luo Baiwei's tone seemed casual, but Xiao Chacha's casual remark still made Luo Baiwei feel a little embarrassed.

"You're such a fun person, you just can't suppress your curiosity about what those two will do. It's okay, I'm a fun person too, I'm curious too." Xiao Chacha muttered to herself, and casually opened a box of popcorn from Luo Baiwei's table and stuffed it into Luo Baiwei's mouth.

Xiao Chacha also opened a can of iced cola.

So happy!

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early morning.

Xiao Chacha was the first to go see Luoshui.

Luo Shuishui huddled under the covers, refusing to lift her head. Lin An glanced at Xiao Chacha with a hint of resentment, wondering why she always seemed to be smiling so strangely.

But Xiao Chacha was still trying hard to hold back her laughter; she managed to hold it in.

"Sister Bai Wei is going to make breakfast. We'll eat later."

"it is good."

"Hehehehe." Xiao Chacha skipped and hopped out of the room again.

Lin An ruffled Luo Shuishui's hair.

"Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore," Luo Shuishui replied softly, burying her face in his chest and listening to his heartbeat. After a few seconds, her voice was very soft, but especially clear.

"Big liar?"

"How did I become a big liar again?"

"I don't care, you're a big liar."

"Then I'll be it."

Lin An smiled helplessly and gently pinched Luo Shuishui's earlobe again. Luo Shuishui trembled and looked up, "Haven't you bullied me all night enough?"

"No matter how much you bully them, it's never enough."

"what."

Luo Shuishui lowered her head and bit him.

"Now I understand why Xiao Chacha is so determined to get revenge. You're a nuisance, and you're a brat."

"Yes." Lin An laughed especially heartily.

"You, you, you just wait! Tonight, tonight I'll find my sister... I'll find my sister..."

"..."

The little devil no longer even hides his wicked thoughts.

Chapter Ten, Final Chapter: But I've Already Grabbed That Hand

Snowing.

For once, everyone came downstairs and started building a snowman in the heavy snow.

University life isn't over yet, but it's not far from it either.

Looking back, everything seems so distant now. It turns out that these people have been living together for three years without any conflicts, favoritism, or jealousy. It's even warmer and more harmonious than Lin An imagined.

Luo Baiwei's white trench coat was stained with a few snowflakes. She and Lin An stood at the edge, watching Xiao Chacha, Luo Shuishui, and Su Yuejin chasing and playing in the snow. Their eyes were gentle.

"You've done a good job these past few years," Luo Baiwei murmured.

“You must have all put in a lot of effort,” Lin An replied softly.

"So, in the end, we did it."

"because of you."

"But it's because I love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't want to do it."

"I feel so lucky, Sister Bai Wei."

“I think so too.” Luo Baiwei said, glancing up at the falling snowflakes, then turning to Lin An with a warm and bright smile.

“I used to not laugh like this. I’ve learned a lot in the past few years.”

The two of them walked towards the small snowman, which was being built by Qin Xueming and Xu Qinghuan.

Lin An moved closer to Xu Qinghuan.

"If you're going to put blood on my clothes, I'll kill you tonight." Xu Qinghuan stopped Lin An from doing anything malicious before he could.

Lin An reluctantly withdrew his hand, and then Xu Qinghuan, taking advantage of Lin An's inattention, grabbed a handful of snowflakes and threw them at him before quickly leaving. Lin An chased after her, and after a moment's struggle, he caught up with her and pulled her into his arms.

"You're being naughty."

"When have I ever been obedient?"

"Now that you mention it...that makes sense." Lin An put her down and gently patted the snowflakes off her head.

Watching the girls chasing and playing, Xu Qinghuan suddenly felt like doing something too. She grabbed a handful of snowballs and threw them at Xiao Chacha. Xiao Chacha panicked and hid behind Luo Shuishui. They formed a united front, with Xu Qinghuan and Su Yuejin in one group and Luo Shuishui and Su Yuejin in another. The girls had a lot of fun. Lin An and Qin Xueming were building a snowman, very seriously and carefully.

The snowman was gradually built up, and Lin An held Qin Xueming's hands and gently rubbed them.

Qin Xueming and he exchanged a smile.

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seaside.

The tide crashed against the rocks, the sand reflecting the sunlight, and Lin An was applying sunscreen to Luo Baiwei.

On the other side, Xiao Chacha was applying sunscreen to Luo Shuishui and Su Yuejin, and she teased them quite a bit. Anyway, this was a private beach and there was no one else around. In the end, Xiao Chacha was pinned down on a chair by Luo Shuishui and Su Yuejin and they pinched and squeezed her, making her laugh especially heartily.

Qin Xueming and Xu Qinghuan were swimming. Xu Qinghuan was in a swimming ring, lazily basking in the sun. The sun wasn't too harsh yet, and her skin was still fair and tender. She had finally grown a bit taller in the past few years and still looked very cute.

Lin An and Luo Baiwei watched everything unfold.

"What are you thinking about?" Luo Baiwei looked up at him.

"I wasn't thinking about anything, just what to eat for dinner."

"Let's have a barbecue!"

"Um, okay."

"It's been several years. Speaking of which, that book you serialized before has already ended."

"Stories always end where they're supposed to end."

"As long as there are no regrets, that's fine."

"Yes, as long as we don't have any regrets."

After Lin An finished applying the sunscreen, Luo Baiwei sat up and stretched, revealing her beautiful body curves.

"If everything about us could be turned into a story, would there be any regrets?"

"I think there probably aren't any more."

"I have no regrets, so I will continue to move forward."

"Yes."

"Mr. Lin An, what have you learned the most in the past few years? I'm very curious."

Lin An paused for a moment, glanced at the deep blue sky, and spoke slowly and gently.

"What did I learn? A lot, I guess."

"At the beginning, I was always thinking, what is love?"

"This is a topic that drives people crazy, fascinates them, and terrifies them, because no one can find the truth, and the question itself shouldn't be thought about. It's just that I, or most people like me, always crave love when we're lonely, but when we actually touch it, we find it's different from our fantasies. Perhaps it's also related to the times. I always think that the love I've seen is distorted, dark, screaming and falling in the night."

“Xu Qinghuan and I grew up together. I always thought that I loved her, loved her very much, but back then... Xu Qinghuan lied to me, a white lie. So back then I always thought, how can I be loved? So later, my words were always lies and deceptions.”

"It was like this with Qin Xueming, it was like this with Luo Shuishui, it was like this with Su Yuejin, and it was like this with Xiao Chacha. It was always like this at the beginning. I tried hard to be loved, pretending that I didn't care at all, that I could be high above, that I could look down on everything, regardless of whether it was foolish or childish. I just wanted to do it, I just wanted to see the result."

"When the results finally came to me, I started to shrink back and become timid. I was afraid to take responsibility, and I also found that I didn't seem to want to be loved as much anymore. Everyone is like that. But later, I slowly began to believe in this kind of thing."

"This is not a very important thing."

Loneliness isn't without a cure, but it's not like you have to die from a lack of love. Everyone has a different way of life, and eventually, meeting someone is attributed to fate. You'll meet so many people in your life, and there will always be someone you like terribly. But in front of someone you truly like, the hardest thing is to muster up the courage to step forward.

Sometimes I want to wear a mask for the person I like, but in the end, I don't even know what I really look like. I keep thinking about deceiving myself and the other person, and eventually I forget the meaning of the pursuit.

Whether it's mental or physical, whether it's loneliness or solitude, in the end, no one can escape it.

So, what's your answer?

"As for me, I think... love is wanting to touch but then pulling your hand back."

Lin An gently extended his hand towards Luo Baiwei.

"But I've already grabbed this hand."

The tide surged in layer by layer. He stood up and walked step by step to the beach. Luo Baiwei was right beside him. Then, the two of them were splashed with water by Xiao Chacha.

"Don't let me catch you!"

The slight bewilderment on his face vanished completely, and he suddenly smiled happily. He and Luo Baiwei ran towards Xiao Chacha, caught her, put her on his lap, and Luo Baiwei started spanking her.

"You hit me again, waaaaah, don't you love me anymore?"

"It was Luo Baiwei who hit you."

"I don't care, you're bullying me."

"I'll keep bullying you from now on."

"This is just the beginning."