In the end, Chu Chengmu did not send Qin Yi back to the town. It was already noon when the two finally climbed up the ancient plank road to Wangxiang Terrace. The porcelain doll was so tired and breathless that he was unwilling to walk back again.

It was probably around noon that the sightseeing bus would take a break. The two of them waited on the side of the road for a long time but no bus came. Chu Chengmu looked at the sun above his head. Although it was cool in the mountains, at noon, the sun was still fierce and annoying.

Tired, annoying noises are made in the ears.

The porcelain doll itself was a little motion sick. It had been raining just now, and now it was exposed to the sun. Chu Chengmu was a little worried that her body couldn't bear it, so he planned to send a text message to Huo Tingfeng asking him to come and pick her up.

"If you don't want to go back to town, shall I ask someone to take you to the villa? How about taking a hot bath and changing clothes?" Chu Chengmu and Qin Yi discussed softly.

"No, I don't want to lose sight of you all afternoon."

The porcelain doll sat under the shade of a few old pines, covered her forehead with her hands, and said unhappy.

The impulsive confession just now seemed to be blocked by the deafening sound of the waterfall. She was not sure whether Chu Chengmu heard it or not.

But from Chu Chengmu's calm eyes, even though she couldn't read the emotion she wanted, she could still clearly feel that Chu Chengmu seemed to be much gentler than before.

"Then you are giving me a hard time. You don't want to go down the mountain, and you don't want to find someone to pick you up. In such a bright sun, do you plan to stand here and wait forever?" Chu Chengmu said helplessly.

"Is Yan Shumo and the others living far away from us?" Qin Yi asked, seeing Chu Chengmu's troubled appearance and not wanting to lose his temper any more.

"It's not that far. If you drive, it takes about ten minutes! If you walk, it will probably take a while."

"Then let's walk over!" Qin Yi stood up from the shade of the tree.

"But the sun is so bright, aren't you afraid of getting tanned?"

"Look at me, hey hey hey!"

After saying that, Qin Yi stood on her toes and took out a white shirt from the backpack Chu Chengmu was carrying and put it on her head.

"Look, isn't this enough? Let's go!" After saying that, he naturally held one of Chu Chengmu's fingers and shook it.

The two of them had been gone for less than ten minutes.

"Chu Chengmu, how far is it? Didn't you say we'll be there in ten minutes?" Qin Yi held one of Chu Chengmu's fingers and was dragged by Chu Chengmu, unwilling to go any further.

"I'm talking about ten minutes of driving and a while of walking." Hearing this, Chu Chengmu couldn't help but throw an eye dart at the porcelain doll.

"oh!"

Two minutes later.

"Chu Chengmu, I don't want to leave, I'm so thirsty!"

"Isn't there water in your bag? You're so damn heavy, you think I don't know? Go away quickly, don't be shameless!"

"oh!"

Five minutes later.

"Chu Chengmu, I can't walk anymore, how about we discuss it?"

"Tell me about it!"

"I'll help you with your backpack, how about you carry it with me?"

"Not so good!"

Chu Chengmu sighed helplessly, wondering why he kept falling into this little girl's trap again and again.

"Can't you really walk?"

"I really can't walk anymore, why don't you carry me?"

"Hey, come up!" Chu Chengmu took off his backpack and handed it to the porcelain doll. He walked to the roadside and squatted down, motioning her to walk to the small slope next to it.

"Chu Chengmu!" Qin Yi lay on Chu Chengmu's back and said in his ear. The touch of the muscle lines on Chu Chengmu's back made her blush.

"What's wrong? Please hold me tighter, I always feel like you are falling down." Chu Chengmu held the little girl's legs with both hands and shrugged upwards.

"Chu Chengmu, after returning from the mountain this time, will I not see you for a long time?" the little girl asked in Chu Chengmu's ear.

"Maybe! I should go to Yuzhou for a while, then stay at home for a while, and then go back to my dad's hometown to live for a while! What's wrong?" Qin Yi looks like she's all fleshy, but she doesn't feel it when she carries it on her back.

Despite how heavy it was, Chu Chengmu still had the strength to chat with her.

"It's nothing. I'm going back this time. During the summer vacation, I will go to Yangcheng with Lao Qin to stay with my mother for two months. Maybe we will have to start school when we meet again?" Qin Yi said softly.

"No, I won't be able to see you when school starts. I, I, why did I just graduate!" The little girl's voice suddenly became crying, and big tears fell on Chu Chengmu's neck.

Chu Chengmu felt the hot tears on his neck and fell silent for a moment.

"Is it important whether you can see me or not?"

"It's very important. When I think about not having you around, I feel like there's an empty space in my heart. I feel unspeakably uncomfortable. I feel like I can't breathe. What's wrong with me?" the little girl sobbed, crying a little.

Out of breath.

Chu Chengmu was silent again after hearing this. There was an old man's soul in his body. Although this young body had made his words and deeds much childish during this period of time, when it came to emotions, he always felt that he

They are embers that have already burned. Although they are still warm, they can no longer burn.

The little girl cried hoarsely on his back. He had experienced this feeling before.

But maybe everyone will only love so wildly once in their life, and after loving once, they will never be able to love another person so passionately again; or maybe everyone has a fixed amount of love and passion, and it will be reduced once it is used.

, just like burning firewood, the flame of love will only become smaller and smaller with time.

God only gave him a young body, but not a young soul.

He could feel the little girl's sadness. When he thought that maybe this girl would gradually appear less and less in his life in the future, Chu Chengmu's heart with a little residual warmth also became a little warmer.

It feels very painful, but after experiencing some things once, it is difficult to muster the interest or courage to experience them again.

"Qin Yi." The girl's cries on his back became smaller and smaller. Chu Chengmu thought for a while and finally spoke.

"Um?"

"Actually, I heard what you said in front of the waterfall."

"I guessed it."

"Let's do this. Let's make an agreement. This agreement has no restrictions on you and will not harm you." Chu Chengmu said seriously.

"Tell me about it."

"We have grown up, but it seems we are not mature enough. Whether you, me, or Lao Yan, all of us will always have to go further and further along the road ahead. This matter is unavoidable."

"I am very touched and grateful that you like me so much, but I don't want to agree to a relationship with you at this time. We are not mature enough. If we are not sure that we can go on, it is better not to start."

"But I can promise you that I will not fall in love during the four years of college, nor will I have any girlfriends. If you feel that you still like me so much after all these years, then let's go out and see if you change your mind during this period.

, then you and I will have nothing to talk about."

"Chu Chengmu." The little girl said softly.

"Um?"

"Why do I feel that what you are saying now sounds like the scumbag in the TV series?"

"Why am I such a scumbag?" Chu Chengmu wondered.

"Think about it, if you reject me directly, although I will feel uncomfortable for a while, it will definitely not last forever and I will eventually come out. In fact, when I said this in front of the waterfall, I didn't expect you to hear me."

"Not only do you not reject me now, you also vaguely give me a glimmer of hope. Although you say you don't give me any restrictions, you don't give me many choices."

Chu Chengmu smiled bitterly. It turned out that he had completed the basic operations of the scumbag without even realizing it.

He had no intention of falling in love, but he just thought that if he had to have someone by his side for the rest of his life, a porcelain doll seemed pretty good.

That's why Chu Chengmu wanted to give himself and the porcelain doll a chance, but at the same time he didn't want to face the risk that Qin Yi would change his heart due to his increased experience in the future. After Qin Yi's analysis, it suddenly became clear

, isn’t he just a scumbag?

"Then just pretend I didn't say anything! Listening to what you said, I seem to be quite a scumbag."

"No, I accepted this agreement."

"I believe that's not your intention. You don't accept me now. Maybe part of it is because you said, I'm not mature enough, but I think more of it is that you don't like me enough. But for me, now

I am very satisfied with this little bit of liking, Chu Chengmu, I am not greedy."

After saying that, the porcelain doll gently bit Chu Chengmu's ear.

"Chu Chengmu, I'm telling you this because I want you to know that I actually know everything. If I choose not to say it, it's just because maybe I don't like you that much."

"You don't know, right? In fact, the school I applied for is Yuwai, haha!"

Chu Chengmu, who was walking forward with the little girl on his back, suddenly felt like he had fallen into a pit. How could this happen? He was obviously the more mature one.
Chapter completed!