Chapter 95

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Chapter 95: Return to the Village of Dusk (VI)

“…So I rejected the Prophet’s proposal.” On the way home from the Courthouse, Qi Leren talked about things. When it came to feelings, he couldn’t help but worry about him and Ning Zhou’s future. “You… Me doing this, is it too selfish?”

Ning Zhou took his hand and shook his head slowly.

Qi Leren grinned and cheered in his heart: “Actually, I think so. If one day you forget me, at least I will remember you, so no matter where you go, I will definitely bring you back. ”

Ning Zhou’s eyes flashed deeply, holding Qi Leren’s hand tightly.

But he didn’t say anything. Because he couldn’t make that promise. He couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t forget.

The sunset in the Village of Dusk was dim, covered by thick clouds, and rain clouds piled up at the end of the coast. The weather caught them off guard, and it began to rain.

The dull thunder sounded, and the whole Village of Dusk seemed to enter night. The rainstorm hit the ground, splashing the smell of dust and mixing with the fresh rain and water.

Qi Leren and Ning Zhou took shelter from the rain under the eaves, and watched the pedestrians rushing through the streets together. They didn’t speak for a long time.

At this moment, the world was noisy and silent. The rainstorm made everything outside the eaves seem like an old movie, and the texture of the film grain made the world seem full of ambiguity. The two people under the eaves were just like lovers sitting in an empty cinema, watching a movie on the screen, but their left and right hands were always holding each other.

The world they looked at seemed to be false, but the heat of their palms was real.

For a moment, Qi Leren felt that he heard Ning Zhou’s heartbeat, or perhaps it was his own heartbeat.

“Do you like rain?” Qi Leren asked.

Ning Zhou shook his head and added another sentence: “I don’t know.”

He seemed to be born with a lack of joys and sorrows. He rarely liked something clearly or hated something deeply.

A rainy day. It was just a kind of weather, should he like it? Or should he hate it? It was obviously just the weather.

“I quite like it. When I was a child and there was a thunderstorm outside, I got into bed early. At that time, the room would be very quiet. I curled up under a warm quilt and fell asleep. I felt that I could sleep until the end of the world,” Qi Leren said.

Ning Zhou didn’t quite understand why: “Why did you want to sleep? Are you afraid of thunder?”

“Uh…” Qi Leren wanted to explain that falling asleep was just a description, but looking at Ning Zhou’s expression at this time, he suddenly had a bad heart and gave himself the persona of a timid person who was afraid of thunder, saying, “A little.”

The rain trickled down, and the street lights on the roadside were lit one after another. Two people chatted with each other, and they weren’t in a hurry to go home.

“What did the Prophet say to you?” Qi Leren asked Ning Zhou.

“Things like future plans,” Ning Zhou said.

“What are you going to do? Let’s hear it.” Qi Leren was curious.

The dim street lamp lit up Ning Zhou’s handsome profile, and his line of sight swept past Qi Leren’s bare ring finger: “…Before, you said that your house was taken away. Where do you live now?”

Qi Leren opened his mouth slightly and his heart beat faster.

Was this… was this an invitation to move in with him?

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Had Ning Zhou had an awakening?!

“Well, I, um… Before because I was busy with training, I didn’t have time to find a new house, so I stayed at Dr. Lu’s house for the time being. I stole his room and caused him to sleep on the sofa all the time. He complained to me many times,” Qi Leren said, and felt that his hinting was a little obvious and not too reserved, so he added clearly, “Are you free to help me look for a house tomorrow? I have to apply for a new one.”

Ning Zhou seemed a little disappointed. He chewed his lip and was silent for a long time because he didn’t want to look for a house at all.

“It’s best to be closer to Chen Baiqi,” Qi Leren added.

At this time, he was burning with anxiety. Chen Baiqi had said that Ning Zhou also had a house on Sunset Island! And it was close to her home!

This hint was obvious enough!

Ning Zhou, understand!

“Why don’t you live with me first? My home is very close to Chen Baiqi… A new house can be found slowly,” Ning Zhou said.

“Okay!” Qi Leren agreed in one bite, and added at the end, “So that Dr. Lu doesn’t have to sleep on the sofa all the time.”

“Well. Sleeping on the sofa is not good,” Ning Zhou said solemnly.

Qi Leren was about to lose control of the rising corners of his mouth: “Let’s go back early, there’s been no one at home for a long time, so we have to clean it first.”

“Alright.” Ning Zhou nodded his head.

Qi Leren looked at the weather with a little worry: “The rain’s a bit heavy. Remember to take a shower quickly when you go home. The cold won’t be good.”

Ning Zhou suddenly blew a whistle, and the eagle flew out of the pet bag its master was carrying, soaring into the sky above him.

Along its flight, a heavy force swept through the sky, passing through the thick rain clouds in the Village of Dusk, and the rainstorm stopped instantly.

The clouds disintegrated under the force of destruction, revealing the bright sunset behind them. Reflected in the accumulated water on the ground was the golden sunset, and the eagle hovering in the clouds that glided in the sea breeze.

Qi Leren was stunned and asked in astonishment: “Why didn’t you make the rain stop earlier?”

Ning Zhou’s serious face has an imperceptible blush.

“I just wanted to talk to you,” he said.

At this moment, Qi Leren felt soft sweet weightlessness like a hydrogen balloon was tied to his heart, holding his heart fluttering and flying towards the sky. He could no longer consider what restraint remained, and put his arms around Ning Zhou’s neck and kissed him.

Reflected in the evening water, there was also reflected a pair of embracing lovers, in this deserted street after the rainstorm.

Drops of water on the eaves trickled down, splashing water, blurring the reflection of their kissing, just like a golden dream.

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Ning Zhou’s home was not far from Chen Baiqi’s. Qi Leren calculated the distance and was pleasantly surprised to find that he could sleep ten minutes more in the morning.

Ning Zhou obviously didn’t live in the Village of Dusk most of the time. There was a thick layer of dust in the house. Fortunately, the sofa and bed were covered with white cloth, which saved a lot of cleaning effort.

They started cleaning by tacit understanding, and Qi Leren also went out to buy some ingredients to prepare dinner. When he came back, he was dismayed to find that Ning Zhou had prepared two bedrooms.

It seemed that he couldn’t sleep with Ning Zhou, and Qi Leren missed the night in the Dragon Ant Queen’s tomb, a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Ning Zhou’s birthday was only one month away. When the time came, the marriage proposal ring would be given and they would get married quickly. From then on, they could sleep together fair and square! The more Qi Leren thought about it, the more excited he was. When cooking,he couldn’t keep the smile off his face.

When they ate, his mood had finally calmed down a bit. The main reason was that facing Ning Zhou’s handsome but abstinence-minded face, Qi Leren suddenly couldn’t imagine how to push him down and then do what adults should do. He always felt that there was something wrong with trying to coax Ning Zhou like a girl…

After eating this meal that Qi Leren barely registered the taste of, Ning Zhou went to wash dishes. Qi Leren ran to the two bedrooms for a look. There were only beds and cabinets in the two bedrooms, which were so simple that it didn’t look like someone had lived there. However, it was not surprising to think that this was where Ning Zhou lived.

Ning Zhou’s requirements for life were almost no requirements. He would eat when he was hungry. It was good to have delicacies, but he would eat a piece of white bread with hot water if that was given to him, without any complaints or dissatisfaction. This was also reflected in his room. His bedroom was not decorated with any personal colours, it was just a place for him to sleep and rest.

Footsteps came from behind, and Ning Zhou, who had washed the dishes, came towards him.

Qi Leren turned around and waved to him. In Ning Zhou’s confused eyes, he asked, “Where are your clothes hanging? I don’t see a wardrobe.”

“In the item bar,” Ning Zhou said.

Qi Leren smiled: “Me too. There are many things in it, such as toothpaste, a toothbrush, a towel, and some picnic things.”

“You cooked noodles for me and used a small stove,” Ning Zhou said.

“Was it delicious?” Qi Leren asked.

Ning Zhou nodded.

“I’ll do something else for you next time.”

“Hmm.”

It was still early. Qi Leren proposed to go to Chen Baiqi’s for a walk, and also to contact Dr. Lu so he knew they were back. Ning Zhou naturally had no opinion. As a result, he ended up chatting with Chen Baiqi for too long, and it was too late to find Dr. Lu, so he would have to talk to him another day.

On the way back, there was a sunset all the way. In the sunset that never fell, the two men walked hand in hand slowly on their way home.

When passing near the steel bridge, Qi Leren couldn’t help but slow down and look there.

“What’s the matter?” Ning Zhou asked.

“Let’s look at the steel bridge.” Qi Leren gave him a pull. On the busy steel bridge, a couple were kissing in the sunset.

In this doomed world, love would not stop happening because of danger.

It always came, coming suddenly to people who didn’t expect it, but it happened to be just right.

Now, they were no longer the “mistake” that separated on the steel bridge. They had turned their mistake into a love affair.

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