Why are you always thinking about dating me?

Lin An looked at her helplessly, "Go wash up, and then go to sleep quickly."

"how about you?"

"I'll leave once the rain stops."

"Can't we just not go back?"

“I’m not going back. You were still shouting all day that you were waiting to be used and developed. So tell me, are you even usable now?”

"If you don't mind... that's acceptable."

"What the hell?" Lin An ignored her and Googled the consequences of having sex during menstruation, showing it to her. Xiao Chacha's face seemed a little red as she looked up, "Didn't I just say... it's not just..."

"Can you please shut up with those obscene words that only female protagonists in anime light novels would use? If this gets into a novel, it could get you warned for pornography!" Lin An seemed a little exasperated.

Hehehehehe.

"..."

"So, what do you think of my suggestion... I can accommodate whichever you want to start from, but of course, the rest won't work..."

"Climb, climb, climb... I might as well go find Sister Su Yuejin instead."

"You bastard," Xiao Chacha said, looking at him resentfully.

"Ah."

"Scumbag."

"Ah."

"Why did you stop talking?" Lin An asked, looking at her.

"If you keep talking, you'll really leave... Okay, I'll go wash up, let's chat for a bit, and you can leave after the rain stops."

So Xiao Chacha put on her slippers and obediently went to the bathroom to wash up. After washing up, she walked to the sofa and sat down next to Lin An.

"I need to change into my nightgown!"

"Go ahead."

"But I prefer sleeping naked!"

"so what?"

"So I'm going to take my clothes off!"

"You'd better just die sooner."

Lin An was speechless at her excited expression. She was just joking around. After a little while, she gently covered her stomach again, saying, "It hurts a little."

"That's why I told you not to drink that last sip of beer, but you insisted on drinking it."

Lin An gently reached out and lifted a corner of her shirt, gently massaging her stomach. Xiao Chacha happily stood up and sat on his lap, as if this would make it easier for him to massage her.

Actually, this is useless, just a psychological comfort. Lin An gently massaged her, and Xiao Chacha swung her legs, looking like she was in a good mood.

She started barking like a dog again, "An'an, did you enjoy playing with Su Yuejin?"

"..."

Lin An grabbed her ear from behind, "Can you shut your mouth?"

"Tell me, isn't it comfortable?"

"..."

Lin An chose to ignore her, and Xiao Chacha, feeling bored, changed the subject, "By the way, what's the name of the girl who was talking to you outside the classroom today? Is she your ex-girlfriend?"

"Luoshui River".

"Is her surname Luo? Is she... also a young lady from a wealthy and powerful family?"

"Yes, but they are much more well-mannered than you, unlike you, a little person with insatiable desires..."

Xiao Chacha turned her head, her eyes fixed on Lin An's face. "Were you just about to call me a little bitch?"

"I didn't say that," Lin An denied outright.

"I'm just a little bitch, I just wanted to seduce you into sleeping with me, and then become obsessed with me and become a little puppy wagging its tail. Unfortunately, you didn't fall for it. Sigh, I'm also very troubled."

Xiao Chacha didn't seem to feel insulted at all; on the contrary, she was quite pleased with herself.

"But isn't it a good thing that you think that way? At least you still want to sleep with me, right?"

Lin An didn't really like the little witch's insight into desires, because sometimes her guesses were always very accurate.

He looked up, glanced out the window, and then picked up Xiao Chacha.

"The rain has stopped, I'm leaving now."

"Don't go." Xiao Chacha reached out a hand and grabbed the hem of his clothes. Her eyes looked pitiful. She wanted him to stay and keep her company, but Lin An's expression showed no sign of reluctance.

But he still gently reached out and patted Xiao Chacha's head.

"Bye-bye, sleep well, goodnight."

Chapter Sixty-Nine: A Brief Description

Xiao Chacha ultimately failed to grab his clothes again.

Lin An simply told her to sleep well. Xiao Chacha sat on the sofa, watching his departing figure. His steps were light, and he seemed to have no lingering feelings at all.

It's as if he would make that choice. He has already done everything he could. If you ask for more, he can rationally detach himself and refuse.

"Lin An..." But she still called out his name in a daze.

"Huh? Is there anything else?"

"You sleep well too, goodnight," she said softly. This touched Lin An's face, which had just turned away and switched to an indifferent expression, and he smiled gently at her.

"okay."

He closed the door and went out.

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Lin An got home at 10 p.m.

Since there was basically nothing to do, Lin An greeted Xu Qinghuan and then returned to his room, turned on his computer, and began to continue writing his story, which was simple and leaned towards magical realism.

However, he wrote with great joy, even though such stories probably wouldn't earn him much money. This was one of the few things that helped him through his monotonous life. After all, people always need some social interaction to provide emotional support, and Xu Qinghuan didn't give him much, so he had to support himself.

Two hours later, at midnight, he lay in bed, looked at the moon outside the window, opened NetEase Cloud Music, only to find that the copyrights of the songs he often listened to were no longer available. So he opened QQ Music and put on his headphones.

He stared blankly at the deep night sky outside the window for a while, not knowing what he was thinking. He was someone who often suffered from insomnia, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, so he just thought about all sorts of random things. After some time, he glanced at his phone.

At 1:15, unable to fall asleep, Lin An rubbed his messy hair, got out of bed again, gently opened the door, turned on the light, and tiptoed around.

Of course, he wasn't planning to ambush Xu Qinghuan at night; he couldn't bring himself to do something like that. He just wanted to get some liquor from the refrigerator in the kitchen. Martinis are easy to make: gin and martini, stir with ice until the ice melts a bit, then pour it out. He didn't add olives; olives are used to neutralize the taste of the liquor, depending on personal preference, but he didn't really like them.

But as he carried the long cup back to his room, he suddenly heard a soft, sweet voice calling out, "Make me one too."

Lin An was stunned. He hadn't noticed before that Xu Qinghuan was wearing a black nightgown and sitting on the small balcony, looking at the moon overhead. At this moment, she turned her head, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Oh? Then you drink first, you're still awake?"

Lin An walked to her side and handed her his glass of wine. Xu Qinghuan tilted her head up slightly, held the glass, and tugged at his sleeve. Lin An obediently bent down and lowered his head. Then Xu Qinghuan gave him a kiss on the cheek.

He went back to the kitchen, made himself another drink, and then moved a small stool to sit on the balcony.

"You can't sleep either? What a coincidence."

Lin An casually said, taking a small sip of wine, and looked at the moon with Xu Qinghuan, even though there wasn't much to see.

"After all, it's lonely, how can I fall asleep?" Xu Qinghuan's voice was very soft, and she heard Lin An continue in her ear, "Then why don't you come to find me?"

"I figured you'd be asleep by now, so I won't disturb you."

"Is this what you call tacit understanding?" Lin An smiled helplessly, then looked at her delicate profile. "Where are you planning to go for the National Day holiday?"

"Let's go out and have fun together on the 7th. It'll be too crowded everywhere in the days leading up to it, and it'll be too much trouble to go out," Xu Qinghuan said.

“That’s what I was thinking too.” Lin An nodded. “So, where to go?”

"That's fine with me. Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."

"Then I'll think about it some more."

This is Xu Qinghuan's most interesting promise: anywhere is fine, anywhere is fine, however you want to play is fine.

Xu Qinghuan sat quietly with him, neither of them speaking, sipping their wine slowly. Suddenly, Xu Qinghuan thought of something and asked, "What are your plans for National Day?"

"There aren't many plans. I'm just going to a comic convention with Su Yuejin on the 3rd."

Which anime convention?

"The one in the city center."

"What a coincidence, I'm going that day too."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

"That girl you met at the bar before, it's about time for her to leave. I asked her to take pictures for me twice, and she did all the editing and post-processing. Although I've almost squeezed her dry, and squeezing her any further would backfire, I still owe her a favor. I helped her with the LOL exhibition match at that comic convention."

"what?"

"She pulled a few of her girlfriends and got a spot in the exhibition match that day, wanting to give it a try, but they were missing a carry, so they made me play AD. Don't even mention it, that female support was really bad, playing AD was torture."

Lin An smiled helplessly.

"and then?"

"After the match, I should say goodbye to her. It's time to cut ties. I don't owe her anything. It was just a relationship based on personal favors. There's always a limit to playing with fire." Xu Qinghuan counted on her fingers, just smiling helplessly.

"And you? How are things going with Su Yuejin lately?"

"She's doing well. I haven't made her cry recently. I always felt that she might be avoiding attachment a bit. We'll see how it goes."

"Did you think I was implying something to you in my last sentence?" Xu Qinghuan suddenly said.

"No." Lin An shook his head.

"Actually... I'm fine. I haven't thought that much about it. After all, you're always by my side. I believe you can't leave. Although it's been a long time, you've really developed feelings for Su Yuejin. That's understandable. Su Yuejin is alright. She's simple and doesn't have many scheming thoughts. Maybe I can do what I did back then. Even if I really have to give up my place for her, as long as you're happy, it doesn't matter too much."

“After all, in your heart, I’m just a heartless person, aren’t I?” Xu Qinghuan said, but Lin An reached out and gently took her hand.

“I never thought of it that way.”