After asking around, making phone calls one after another, and calling all the people I knew, I found out which KTV she was in. By then, he had already arrived in Kyoto.

At three thirty-nine in the morning, he saw her in the dim and blurry light. His heartbeat hanging in his throat finally dropped, and what followed was an almost out-of-control rage.

Ji Ning'an shivered at his shouting, and looked at the person in front of her blankly and helplessly, her eyes slowly turning red.

"I, I won't drink next time."

"Ning'an." Shi Jingnian's chest was rising and falling, his skin was so cold that it was even a little pale, and his blood vessels were clearly visible. Looking at her red eyes, he gritted his teeth and said straightforwardly, "I'm very worried about you."

Ji Ning'an was stunned, breathing sourly.

They just stood on the road at four o'clock in the morning, with no one around and the night was silent.

The stalemate and frozen atmosphere lingered for a long time.

Shi Jingnian pulled his lower lip, the curve was a bit mocking, passed her, and said coldly: "Go home."

Ji Ning'an followed him and unbuttoned her coat with her fingertips: "Are you cold? I have a coat..."

"No need."

Ji Ning'an lowered his head and stopped talking. He kicked the pebbles under his feet. The pebbles rolled to Shi Jingnian's feet and were stepped on by him. He kept paying attention to the shadow behind him from the corner of his eye. He slowed down and walked forward expressionlessly.

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The two of them were walking in tandem, one with a cold face, the other with red eyes, and the atmosphere was stagnant. At first glance, they looked like a couple who had just had an awkward quarrel.

After returning home, Ji Ning'an changed her shoes and sat on the sofa without saying a word.

Shi Jingnian opened the cupboard at home, not knowing what he was looking for, and then opened the door and went out.

Ji Ning'an was the only one left in the living room. It was so quiet that she subconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.

Five minutes later, the door was pushed open from the outside, and the man entered the house with cold eyebrows. His eyes fell on the girl, suddenly froze, his pupils shrank, and he was burned: "Why are you crying?"

The girl was lying on the sofa, her hands around her knees, her face full of tears.

When I looked at him, my eyes were covered with tears.

"If you quarrel, just quarrel. Why did you leave me alone at home..."

The voice she spoke became more choked and aggrieved, and it fell hard on Shi Jingnian's heart, which actually trembled like fire.

"I, I'm afraid, what on earth are you going to do... You keep ignoring me, I know it's wrong, and it's not... It's not intentional, you..."

Ji Ning'an spoke intermittently, out of breath, and her shoulders were shaking.

"I didn't want to throw you away at home. There is no sobriety medicine in the cabinet. I will go downstairs to buy it for you."

Shi Jingnian's heart felt cold, and there was a slight pain. He walked up to her, half-kneeled on one knee, and held the girl's hand. The temperature of his fingers was cold, and he carefully wiped away her tears and explained in a low voice.

"But I thought you didn't want me anymore."

Ji Ning'an's eyes were red and she looked at him: "You ignore me and don't tell me. How do I know what you think."

When she sheds tears, he becomes soft-hearted.

"I'm sorry." Shi Jingnian closed his eyes, suppressed his uncomfortable emotions, and kissed the tears off her face, "I'm sorry."

His kiss still had the coolness from outside, it was gentle and cherished, and he solemnly apologized to her: "It was my fault, I shouldn't have lost my temper with you."

He is very straightforward and magnanimous, without any hesitation or concealment.

He was worried too much and lost his mind.

The grievances that the girl had accumulated all night finally reached its peak with these words, like a balloon filled with air, and a small move could trigger a collapse at any time.

This is the first time they have had a dispute in such a long time together.

She didn't know why Shi Jingnian was so angry, or why he was so cold to her. She was really scared, and he was so mean to her.

A little bit of emotion spreads and amplifies under the influence of alcohol, and gradually becomes uncontrollable.

Ji Ning'an's fingers tightly grasped the cool hem of his clothes, and she just threw herself into his arms and cried until she was hoarse, unable to say anything. Her body was twitching with excitement due to the intensity of her crying, and she was trembling in his arms.

A piece of her white shirt was soaked from her crying, and it had a tendency to spread around. Every tear she shed was so hot that it penetrated from the surface of the skin into the internal organs, hitting Shi Jingnian's heart.

It was the first time that Shi Jingnian experienced emotions similar to such distress and regret.

He raised his slightly stiff fingers several times, patted her back gently soothingly, held her carefully in his arms, and said sorry many times.

"Do you think I'm young?"

She asked anxiously. During those five minutes alone in the living room, she thought a lot, and even thought about whether he regretted being with her.

She knew this was wrong, but she just couldn't control her wild thoughts.

She has seen a lot of comments on the Internet recently. He is really, really outstanding, and many people like him.

She also wanted to work hard to stand by his side, but the age gap was the most powerless. It would have been better if she had been born a few years earlier.

There is a nine-year age difference between the two of them, which usually doesn't show much. But when they have a quarrel, it becomes a thorn. It's not the age that pricks, but the gap.

Shi Jingnian's movements suddenly stopped: "Why do you think so?"

He always thought that he could give her a sense of security without having to worry about external factors.

She is still young and has more choices. He firmly brought her together in the first place, hoping to compensate her from other places and give her more protection.

Whether it is material or spiritual aspects, I will try my best to give her the best and be her confidence and backing.

Until she said this.

Shi Jingnian discovered that it might not be enough.

The girl's eyes were filled with tears and she said blankly: "Sometimes I can't even help you with your work... I still want you to teach me..."

Shi Jingnian frowned: "Ning'an, what I want is a lover, not a work assistant."

Her efforts were obvious to all.

A sense of responsibility and self-motivation requires both parties to move forward together, without blindly asking for and giving, and without unilateral bottom-line indulgence.

Maybe he took a few steps ahead of schedule, but he was willing to wait for her and teach her to grow up.

Under the halo of all the achievements of Shi Jingnian, Ji Ning'an's hard work and excellence cannot be erased.

In this gentle world, they want to reach the top together, with poetry, distance, and each other.

"I'm nine years older than you. It's me who took advantage, and it's me who chased you."

Shi Jingnian looked into her eyes, his tone was humble and calm, and his words were cautious, "You are a very good girl. There is no need to worry about this. I will love you well."

He said.

I will love you well.

Enough.

Enough.

What are you afraid of?

She will remember this sentence forever.

Ji Ning'an started wailing like a child in grievance, and ended up sobbing softly. She was tired of crying, and her fingers were still clenching the hem of his clothes until it was wrinkled.
Chapter completed!