Little by little, she pulled her hand away from his fingers.

The sweat on her palms, she no longer knew whether it was hers or his. She shakily took out a tissue from her bag and wiped the sweat on her palms.

He half-closed his eyes and his gaze fell on her wiping hands, "Am I dirty?"

She was stunned and looked up at him, "Why do you say that?"

"If not, why are you wiping your hands?" he asked rhetorically.

His eyes looked at her solemnly, making her heart tremble unconsciously, "I... wiped my hands just because my palms were sweaty, not because..." It was rare that she stuttered in explanation in front of him.

She didn't have to explain it, but the hurt look on his face made her want to explain it clearly for some reason.

"Really?" He murmured, raised his hand, clasped the back of her head, and pressed his lips against her earlobe, "Then prove it to me."

"Proof?" How to prove it? She wondered, his breath spraying against her ears, confusing her thoughts.

"Yes, prove it." He said firmly, "I want to know if what you said is true."

His lips slowly moved away from her ear, and his eyes were facing hers. The two faces were very close to each other, so close that even in such a dim environment, she could clearly see every part of his face.

Subtle expressions.

But his eyes were still looking at her, full of eyes, but as if they were dead, without any ripples. "Qiqi..." His thin lips opened and closed, saying only these four words.

His voice was clear and cold, penetrating into her cochlea like water droplets, while his eyes were empty, but with a hint of bewilderment.

Inexplicably, her heart was constantly being pulled along with his breathing. What was this feeling? Some distress, some pity, but there were more emotions that she couldn't even explain.

I want to heal his emptiness, and I want his eyes to be able to contain ordinary joys, sorrows, and joys like a normal person.

Then, by some strange coincidence, her hand took his.

It was so hot that it almost seemed to burn her hands.

But he was so quiet, just staring at her. The only thing that was different from before was that his empty eyes were filled with some kind of emotion that should be called joy.

Time seemed to have stood still. She didn't know how long it had passed before she heard him whisper, "So, I'm not dirty, right?"

"Well, it's not dirty." She heard herself answer him.

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When Xia Qi returned to the dormitory, her face was still red. From the end of the movie to the time she left the cinema, she had been in a daze, and her mind was almost blank.

The only thing that she remembered was that Jun Jinyan sent her to the school gate, and then she ran back to the dormitory as if running for her life.

"What's wrong with you? Your face is so red." Lu Xiaoxu looked at his friend strangely and asked.

"It's nothing." Xia Qi quickly replied. Even though it was separated by the fabric of her clothes, she still felt that the touch from that time was still in her hands...

His... God, what on earth was she thinking!

Xia Qi shook her head vigorously, put down her bag, walked into the bathroom, and looked at herself in the mirror: her crimson face, her forehead covered with sweat from running all the way, and her pair of eyes filled with complex emotions.

eyes...

Is this beating of the heart a heartbeat?

"Qiqi, your mother called just now and asked you to call her back when you come back." Lu Xiaoxu shouted outside.

"I know." Xia Qi responded quickly, wiped her face with cold water, walked out of the bathroom, and called her mother back.

"Well... I was outside before and didn't hear the phone ring... It's good, and I have found a job... Yes, take good care of yourself, and don't forget to get your physical examination on time." Xia Qi warned.

"Mom knows, and you should stop worrying about studying and working all the time. After you graduate, just find a partner, like Xiaolu from your neighbor, who is two years younger than you and is already the mother of your child."

"Yes, yes, I will!" Every time this happens, Xia Qi can only answer this.

Back then, when she was dating Ye Nanqing, due to some strange combination of circumstances, they broke up before she could tell her mother. But now, she didn't tell her mother about Jun Jinyan because she was too uncertain.

?

Putting away her mobile phone, Xia Qi let out a long sigh. Now, she may only be able to take one step at a time. Maybe, it will be different...different from ten years ago...

On the other side, in a dark and empty room, a handsome and handsome man was curled up on the bed, holding a photo over his heart. The person in the photo was Xia Qi.

"So, I'm not dirty, right? Qiqi!" A cold voice, filled with deep desire, sounded in the room.

Not dirty... that's what she said, so she doesn't dislike him, right?

She won't dislike him...

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Graduation is getting closer and closer, and all Xia Qi has left now is the thesis defense. Since she has quit her job at the club, she suddenly has more time.

In her spare time, Xia Qi would often go to the new company. Although there were still some female colleagues who were curious about the previous photos, they would occasionally say to Xia Qi, "The girls in your photos really look alike, to be honest."

Yes, is Jun Jinyan your boyfriend?"

Xia Qi replied seriously, "Yes."

In the end, several female colleagues laughed, "What a cold joke. If you are really Jun Jinyan's girlfriend, why would you still work here?"

"That's right, if Jun Jinyan just gives you some money, you can buy this company."

Xia Qi remained silent this time. Anyway, she told the truth. Whether she believed it or not was a matter for others.

"But to be honest, that woman is really lucky to have a boyfriend like Jun Jinyan."

"No, Jun's hotel chain is all in his hands. And he has never had any scandals. He is so clean that you can't believe it."

"If I could have a boyfriend like this, I would laugh in my dreams!"

"Hey, who knows if they are boyfriend and girlfriend? The person involved has never admitted it. It's just that one photo that looks relatively intimate. Maybe it's just a joke?"

"That's right, who knows about this world of rich people."

A few people were chatting, and then started talking about other topics. Xia Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the posts about her and Jun Jinyan's photos and various gossip discussions were deleted in time, otherwise, she would be afraid that
Chapter completed!