Spring River Chasing the Moon

It was clearly me who confessed first, but he was still patiently asking for my answer.

Nan Qiuyue nodded vigorously, reached out to hug Xu Zhiye back, and buried her head tightly in his arms.

"I am willing."

After hearing Nan Qiuyue's answer, Xu Zhi felt relieved. He raised his hand and gently stroked her hair, stroking it again and again.

The two of them hugged each other silently and quietly for almost ten minutes.

Nan Qiuyue felt that the atmosphere was too ambiguous, so she let go of him and slowly took a step back.

"I have something I want to tell you."

Regarding those photos of Nan Yinbei, Nan Qiuyue felt that she still had to talk to Xu Zhiye. It was a communication, not an inquiry.

Nan Qiuyue saw Xu Zhiye's feelings for her very clearly, so she believed that those photos must not be real.

But Xu Zhi in the photo also seemed very real. Nan Qiuyue felt that this matter had to be spoken out and communicated, otherwise she didn't know what Nan Yinbei would do with those photos.

"what happened?"

Seeing Nan Qiuyue's somewhat serious expression, Xu Zhi pinched her face and asked.

"Don't pinch me."

Nan Qiuyue discovered that Xu Zhiye was not as cold and aloof as he appeared in front of others after he started talking.

After patting his hand that was pinching her face, Nan Qiuyue pulled Xu Zhiye to sit on the sofa and took out her cell phone.

"Look, this is the photo I received before I came here."

Nan Qiuyue took out her cell phone, opened the photo sent by Nan Yinbei, and handed it to Xu Zhiye.

"It's not that I don't trust you. I just want to remind you that she has these photos from unknown sources. We have to be careful. I'm afraid she'll spread them around and affect your life."

Nan Qiuyue saw that Xu Zhiye was indifferent for a moment after seeing the photo, as if he was afraid of scaring her, and he immediately returned to his normal demeanor.

Xu Zhi also remembered the source of each photo, but in his memory, there was no Nan Yinbei by his side on these occasions.

This proves that when he was studying abroad, Nan Yinbei or Gu Yan'an always arranged people to be by his side, observing his every move and taking photos.

This matter seems to be related to Gu Yan'an. If he hadn't told Nan Yinbei about his school and helped her study abroad, how could these photos appear?

Xu Zhi also tightened his grip on the phone. It seemed that the punishment for Gu Yan'an was too light.

"I know about this, and I assure you, these photos are absolutely not real. She did go to school to harass me, but I warned her afterwards. Don't worry, leave this matter to me, I will handle it thoroughly."

The two had just confirmed their relationship, and Xu Zhi didn't want their relationship to be affected by an insignificant person like Nan Yinbei. He was even more afraid that Nan Qiuyue would misunderstand him because of these photos and feel uncomfortable.

Although she said she believed in herself, which girl would be happy to see the person she likes being so close to another girl?

And this person happened to be Nan Yinbei...

"I know, I really believe you."

"I know you, and I know Nan Yinbei. She likes to do things that end up costing more than she gains. But I see that these photos must have been carefully crafted. There's no sign of compositing at all."

Nan Qiuyue sat cross-legged on the carpet, leaning on Xu Zhiye's thigh, and pulled his hand to look at the phone with him.

"Look, I've zoomed in here, but the picture is still very natural and clear."

Nan Qiuyue raised her head and asked Xu Zhiye to take a closer look.

"So we have to get the original picture from her. Otherwise, if she posts it and then adds fuel to the fire, my new boyfriend will be labeled as fickle. I can't let her succeed."

Nan Qiuyue's gaze returned to the photo, zooming in and out over and over again, looking at it very carefully. She said those words as if it was a matter of course, and did not notice the happy expression on Xu Zhi's face when he heard it while sitting on the sofa.

Xu Zhiye silently moved one foot to the side, wrapped Nan Qiuyue in front of him, then lowered his head and rested his chin on the top of her head, gently hugging her with his hands.

"She has nothing now. She sent you the photo probably to disgust you and make you feel bad."

"She wouldn't and wouldn't dare send the photos to others because she knows that if she makes me unhappy, she will suffer a bad fate."

“Then she also sent it to me…”

Nan Qiuyue was really speechless about Nan Yinbei.

"Maybe she didn't expect you to come to me with the photo. Maybe she wanted to sow discord between us, but it backfired..."

Xu Zhiye lowered his head a few inches and leaned on Nan Qiuyue's right shoulder.

"So... you came here to confess today because of these photos?"

Xu Zhiye's voice sounded slowly in Nan Qiuyue's ears, and his hot and humid breath hit Nan Qiuyue's cheek, making her heart a little itchy, but she still nodded honestly.

"Well, if I don't find out today, I definitely won't be able to sleep."

Nan Qiuyue started talking.

"Also, I know that you helped my grandfather and his family a lot with Gu Yan'an's situation this time. My grandfather and father all praised you highly, so I especially wanted to see you today."

Saying these words was totally out of Nan Qiuyue's style. Her ears were so red from shyness that they looked like they were bleeding.

Xu Zhi didn't let her go either, and raised his hand to touch her ear.

"I also have selfish motives. I want to take away your grandfather and his treasures. I have to be sincere and let them see my advantages."

"dont you agree?"

Xu Zhiye asked while rubbing Nan Qiuyue's earlobe, as if he was playing with something.

This made Nan Qiuyue shrink her shoulders, not wanting him to continue. Hearing his determined tone, Nan Qiuyue turned around and stared at him.

"When did you... start liking me? Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me so anxious for so long..."

Nan Qiuyue couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved when she thought about her ups and downs in mood because of Xu Zhi.

"I don't know either. I think I've always treated you as my sister. But ever since I returned to China and met you again, something has changed. I was just too slow to notice it back then."

"A friend of mine said something very true. He said that maybe you have always been the most special to me. It's just that I've watched you grow up, and my preconceived notions about you are not easy to change. Otherwise, what brother would treat his sister like this? Besides, we are not related by blood."

"I've always thought that since I've decided that you're the one, I won't change in this life. But I'm so much older than you, and if we really want to be together for a long time in the future, I have to consider everything more comprehensively. Besides, given the relationship between our two families, I always need your family's consent. I originally planned to wait a few days to deal with these recent matters before paying you a formal visit."

Xu Zhiye's answer was sincere and genuine. Nan Qiuyue was especially moved when she heard him planning for their future.

"You're so nice, my family likes you very much, they will definitely agree."

Nan Qiuyue put her arm around his shoulders, leaned in his arms and whispered softly.