The next day, they could no longer ride their horses. Gu Qiqi and Zhou Xueling just led their horses and strolled leisurely, chatting about girls. From time to time, they bent down to pick the nameless flowers in the field. Gu Qiqi casually stroked a stalk of grass and gently bit it between her teeth. She suddenly became interested and let go of the horse to eat grass. She pulled Xue Ling to sit down and began to weave with the stalk. The green grass seemed to have a life of its own in her hands. Zhou Xueling clapped her hands as she looked at the mini straw hat that she had weaved. She gathered more with all her might and held up a handful of foxtail grass. From time to time, she would pass a few to Gu Qiqi. She watched as her nimble fingers weaved through the flexible grass stems. Two heads were busy with each other. The shape of a grasshopper gradually appeared.
They were so engrossed that no one noticed the noise coming from behind them. When he turned around, he saw the hooves of the horse. Before she could react, Gu Qiqi was pushed away by a palm and fell to the side in a sorry state. She stared blankly at the two strong round hooves that were still kicking in the air. She hissed continuously and took a step back while wailing. It turned out that Zhou Xuetao had already tied up the horse and reined it in.
Gu Qiqi sat there motionlessly. The grasshopper that she had not finished weaving fell from her hand. The grass and leaves flew in the air. She looked past the struggling horse. She saw Ding Shaonan using his entire body to protect Zhou Xueling.
The first second, he pushed her away. In the first second, he also gave himself up. In that one second, she could clearly see his 0.01 second of calmness and his desperation for the rest of the time.
The frightened horse was quickly pulled away. Zhou Xuetao quickly ran forward to check on his sister's condition. She was still sitting there with her hands clasped in front of her knees, ignoring her surroundings. Only Wei Chi ran to her side. Gu Qiqi did not move and just looked in a direction blankly. When her gaze finally met hers, she avoided it intentionally or unintentionally. She lowered her head, got up, and turned around.
Wei Chi thought that she was frightened by the horse. She was clearly asking questions of concern, but when she heard it, it was still as teasing as ever. Actually, she didn't listen to what Wei Chi said to her. She just let him pull her away.
She staggered, and there was only his reflection in her eyes.
She had seen his secret. A second passed, and ice and fire penetrated his heart. She saw the secret that he never wanted to face.
However, she had fallen hopelessly in love with him.
Perhaps everyone had a childhood sweetheart in their youth. Gu Qiqi understood Zhou Xueling's joy for him, and she also understood Ding Shaonan's sadness for her. At that moment, she saw everything clearly in her heart.
Ding Shaonan, who was the only one who didn't bring any female companions, was naturally responsible for sending her back. The two of them still rarely spoke on the road as usual. When they arrived at the toll station, Gu Qiqi found the military vehicle pass card in the front passenger's hand buckle and handed it to him. Ding Shaonan's gaze stopped on the back of her hand. There was a large bruise, probably from falling. "Does it still hurt?" he asked her apologetically.”
Gu Qiqi pursed her lips and shook her head. No matter how much it hurt, there was a limit to how much it hurt.
Ding Shaonan slowed down the car and turned his head to take a closer look. Her skin was originally flawless and fair, but the scars on her skin were even more shocking. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his expression was filled with self-blame."Sorry, I used too much strength…"
"How could this be? Thank you for your quick reaction. I can't thank you enough.”Gu Qiqi hurriedly replied. In the nick of time, he instantly calculated how to save both of them. He was really quite calm.
He pushed one away and protected another, but he gave up on himself. How many people in the world could do this when a disaster was imminent?
Ding Shaonan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said,""The person she likes is my brother.”He spoke very slowly, as if he was saying the most difficult sentence in the world.
Gu Qiqi gently bit her lips. After a while, she answered him softly,""Yes, I won't let her know."
Her chest felt stuffy, and her heart ached for him. She would not let her know about that. Because she had never been able to fall in love with him. It was not a matter of time. It was because he had always been here, but she had never thought of looking at him. All her happiness and sadness had been affected by another person since she could remember.
With just a few words, Gu Qiqi understood Ding Shaonan's pride and the reason why he would rather bury his feelings.
Because he cared about her, he could see the tiniest expression on her face. Because he cared about her, he let go of her smile that came from the bottom of his heart. It was also because he cared that he could not afford to lose. Moreover, the person she had liked since she was young was his brother. He didn't even have time to face it and was already eliminated.
Why not just never let her know?
Gu Qiqi would hide such a secret for him.
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