Yuan Xi immediately pushed Qiu Zongping away at the moment when he came to his senses.
He was just too shocked to respond in time, but now he had come to his senses, and this kind of thing couldn’t be joked about casually.
Yuan Xi stretched out his hand and wiped his mouth awkwardly, trying to maintain a calm tone. “Captain Qiu, I made it very clear that I would let go of this relationship and return to the team in the best state. You don’t have to feel psychological pressure, you don’t need to feel indebted to me, and you don’t have to force yourself to say… you like me.”
He still wouldn’t believe it?
Seeing Yuan Xi pretending to be calm, Qiu Zongping sighed softly in his heart, and said softly. “What silly thing are you talking about? Do you think I will go to kiss someone I don’t like?”
Yuan Xi was stunned and his ears were slightly hot. “The kind of ‘like’ you said is just an illusion.”
Qiu Zongping replied. “I used to think that I didn’t like you, that was an illusion.”
He gently held Yuan Xi’s hand, placed it on his chest, and whispered. “I have you in my heart, and I always have.”
Yuan Xi: “……”
Never thought that captain Qiu, who had always been proper and serious, would say such corny things.
He gently held his fingers and put them on his chest. He could clearly feel the strong muscles under the thin clothes and the beating heart.
His heart beat so fast that Yuan Xi’s fingers were slightly hot.
Yuan Xi quickly withdrew his hand like an electric shock, turned his head and looked away, didn’t dare to look into his eyes.
“Will you give me a chance?” Qiu Zongping asked in a low voice.
“I already let go.” Yuan Xi replied.
“I know.” Qiu Zongping paused, sorted out the language and said seriously, “I rejected you before, and you said you wanted to let go. Now I go back on my word and ask you to stay. This practice will really make you lack a sense of trust and even think I’m playing a trick on you. You shouldn’t believe me.” He stretched out his hand and gently touched Yuan Xi’s hair. His action was gentle to the extreme, “but it doesn’t matter. We still have a long time, and trust can be cultivated again. I won’t let you down.”
Yuan Xi: “……”
Such a gentle and talkative Qiu Zongping had never been seen in the team before.
In Yuan Xi’s impression, captain Qiu had always been very serious, and every time they chatted, they talked about games and tactics related issues.
Unexpectedly, this man would have such a gentle side.
Yuan Xi suddenly felt complicated. The so-called ‘reach out and don’t hit the smiling face’, Qiu Zongping admitted his mistakes and confessed. He still braved the rain to pick him up in person today. His attitude was so good that Yuan Xi was too embarrassed to get angry again, which would only make him look rude.
But let him accept Qiu Zongping like this? How was this possible? He was not a pet who would come and go when he was being called. If Qiu Zongping gave a palm of his hand to him and gave him another candy, would he go up eagerly to collect it?
During this period of time, Yingying was with him, and his emotion became clearer, and he also figured out that he couldn’t force his feelings.
Couldn’t obtain, then just let go, he already made up his mind to let go of Qiu Zongping. He had chosen to turn left at the intersection. He didn’t want to go back and turn right.
Yuan Xi took a deep breath, looked at Qiu Zongping and replied in a serious tone, “I really liked you before, but it’s all over. Do you understand? This feeling is like something you really liked when you were a child. Holding it in the palm of your hand, you are worried about breaking it, and don’t let the other touch it. But when I grow up, I think it’s just that. It doesn’t matter if I give it away or throw it away when my parents clean up the room—— because the feeling of cherish can’t be found.”
He looked at Qiu Zongping straight for the first time and said frankly. “When I liked you, I secretly hid this feeling in my heart, thinking that you were the best person in the world, and I admired you very much. But now, I have let go, I just want to be an ordinary teammate with you. After knowing Yingying, I found that my previous vision was really too narrow, the outside world was wonderful, and there were still many things waiting for me to do. I don’t want to waste time on feelings.”
“So… Please set me free. Let’s not dwell on this problem.”
Yuan Xi’s words were very serious, because this was what he really thought from the bottom of his heart. He wasn’t deliberately pretentious to torture or test Qiu Zongping, he really didn’t want to continue to struggle. If Yuan Xi used to see only captain Qiu and the game, then Yuan Xi now had a broader world in his eyes.
He wanted to go to Mount Tai to watch the sunrise, Guilin to see the mountains and rivers, to stroll the gardens in Suzhou, and to travel the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. He also wanted to go boating in Venice, watch kangaroos in Australia, and see Lake Baikal in Russia…There were so many fun places in the world that he couldn’t finish all his life. Why couldn’t he live a smarter and more exciting life?
Wasn’t it annoying for a big man to be fussy about emotional things all day?
He was really tired, so he really wanted to let it go.
Qiu Zongping couldn’t refute Yuan Xi’s serious eyes. He finally realised how precious things he had lost. Slowness was really harmful. If he had figured it out earlier, Yuan Xi would not be so sad or even let go of him.
Free? You are free, what about me? I’m stuck in this mire. Only you can pull me up.
Qiu Zongping gently clenched his fist, calmed himself down quickly, looked at Yuan Xi and said softly, “It doesn’t matter. If you let go of me, I’ll let you like me again.” His tone was decisive, as if he had regained the captain’s determination. “Don’t you have a lot of things you want to do? I’ll do it with you.”
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“…” Yuan Xi originally thought that Qiu Zongping would give up if he made it clear. After all, Qiu Zongping should not have such deep feelings for him, right? Why force it?
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Qiu Zongping didn’t continue this topic either. He slept on the empty bed next to him and turned off the light.
In the dark room, there was soon only the sound of two people breathing, and although they did not speak, they each had their own thoughts, and neither of them was able to sleep.
Yuan Xi didn’t sleep until 3am. The next morning he was awakened by a nightmare. When he woke up, Qiu Zongping had already gone. There was a note on the table: “I’ll go back to my room first. I’ll go out with my uncle today. Remember to eat breakfast on time.”
The row of handwriting was so neat that it looked like printing.
Yuan Xi crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the trash can. He quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth and went downstairs to have breakfast.
Counting carefully, he had only the last two days left on his trip to Bali.
Yuan Xi’s original plan was to empty his head and have a good rest in Bali for ten days. As a result, he met Qiu Zongping at first and got hurt while rafting. Then he went out to play with Yingying’s group, but he didn’t leave much time to relax alone. Just today, he was too lazy to go out, so he stayed in the hotel, lying beside the swimming pool and reading novels all day comfortably.
When Qiu Zongping came back in the evening, he took the initiative to knock on the door to find him. Yuan Xi wanted to pretend that he was absent. As a result, Qiu Zongping said, “Don’t you want to be my friend again? Which friends come to you and you don’t even open the door?”
Yuan Xi couldn’t argue with him, so he had to open the door and ask. “What’s the matter?”
Qiu Zongping smiled slightly, and said. “I’d like to ask about your schedule. We’ll return home the day after tomorrow, the afternoon flight.”
Yuan Xi replied. “I will also return home the day after tomorrow, the afternoon flight.”
Qiu Zongyue also booked the hotel on that website. At that time, the website was engaged in activities, and the plane tickets were sold at half price in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. Perhaps for this reason, she also chose to return home on that day.
Qiu Zongping said, “Shall we make an appointment to take a taxi to the airport the day after tomorrow afternoon?”
Yuan Xi shook his head. “No, I want to go to the market in the morning and go to the airport after lunch.”
Qiu Zongping didn’t force it, nodded and said. “Okay, you remember to make an appointment in advance to avoid being late. If you are late for an international flight, it will be very troublesome to change your booking.”
Yuan Xi nodded. “Don’t worry, I’m not a kid.”
Qiu Zongping left after speaking. This kind of dialogue seemed to have returned to the time when he was still a friend in the team, and Yuan Xi was also slightly relieved.
The next day, Qiu Zongping didn’t come to see him, and he obviously had another plan. Yuan Xi was so happy that he went to the seaside for an afternoon surfing and packed his bags when he came back in the evening.
In fact, he didn’t enjoy his trip to Bali, mainly because there were too many unexpected factors in the middle of the trip, which took up the personal time originally arranged. In the days following Yingying, the domestic tour groups were all visiting scenic spots. Yuan Xi actually wanted to participate in some leisure activities. He didn’t have time to go to the cliff pool, didn’t have time to play many water projects, and didn’t have the opportunity to taste many legendary hotel afternoon teas…
However, he could have the time to come back when he had the chance.
After thinking this, Yuan Xi didn’t feel regretful.
On the morning of his return to China, he set the alarm clock and got up at 08:30am. After breakfast, he checked out early at the front desk of the hotel. Then he took his luggage and went to the legendary market.
This market appeared in the tourist guide for many times, and Yuan Xi also went there with admiration, but he was disappointed after going there—— the road was narrow and crowded, and all the things sold were handicrafts such as shells and ceramics, which was no different from the shopping streets of various tourist attractions in China, and it was very messy.
Yuan Xi wandered around without interest and regretted coming here. Fortunately, there was a local pork chop shop nearby. The taste was very delicious, Yuan Xi went to the agreed place to wait for the driver.
Because there was a mishap that he couldn’t get a taxi before, Yuan Xi learned his lesson today and made an appointment for the driver to pick him up on time.
The driver was so punctual that he picked him up and left for the airport at 12:30pm.
Yuan Xi had long known that there would be traffic jams on the road, but the traffic jam was too severe today. The car moved forward almost slowly like a snail. Seeing that half an hour passed, Yuan Xi couldn’t help feeling a little anxious before actually getting worried. “How long will it be blocked?”
The driver was also very helpless. “There’s nothing that can be done, ahead is the intersection, there are more cars.”
Yuan Xi saw through the window that several people in traffic police clothes were coming on motorcycles and began to command with gestures at the intersection, which made him feel a little comforted. Sure enough, with the command of the traffic police, they finally passed the congested crossroads in 15 minutes and came to a relatively smooth road.
According to the map, it will take about an hour to get to the airport, which should be in time.
Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said. “Please drive faster, I am afraid I will miss the plane.”
“Okay!” The driver smiled.
He stepped on the accelerator and the car turned quickly at the intersection.
However, the next moment, there was a loud ‘bang’ in his ear—— he looked out of the window in shock and saw an electric motorcycle flying straight out of the front bumper!
The car came from the side road, which happened to be downhill. It probably didn’t have time to brake, and the driver just accelerated, resulting in collision. There was a middle-aged woman sitting on the motorcycle, with a seven-or eight-year-old child in the back seat. The child was thrown out and lying motionless on the ground.
The driver was frightened, so he stopped the car on the side of the road and asked if the other party was alright.
Yuan Xi was sitting in the passenger seat, and he was stunned. He was not very sober because he was drunk in the car accident in Shanghai before, and his leg was injured and he felt pain after waking up the next day. But this time, he watched the electric vehicle knock out, the child fell to the ground and his head was broken.
Should not… hit someone to death, right?
Yuan Xi’s heart trembled and even stopped breathing in the car. As a matter of fact, there were reasons for this accident. After all, he was very anxious because of the traffic jam for a long time. He had been urging the driver to drive faster. The driver’s driving skill was also very good. He had sent Yuan Xi several times. He didn’t expect that this would be such an accident at this time.
Looking at the bloody scene, Yuan Xi’s hands and feet were cold and didn’t know what to do.
It was a long time before he regained his senses and immediately opened the door to get out of the car to check on the mother and son.
The child was thrown out with blood all over his head, which seemed scary, but his mother’s injury was not serious, at least she was conscious. She held her child in her arms, pointed to the driver and rattled a lot of Indonesian. Yuan Xi couldn’t understand what she was saying, but from the driver’s ugly face, he could guess that she should be angry and swearing.
Yuan Xi glanced at the child and suggested. “Otherwise, take the child to the hospital first!”
The driver was embarrassed to hear this. “Don’t you want to catch a plane?”
Yuan Xi looked down at his watch and replied. “Let’s take them to the hospital. The child’s injury is more important.”
If he missed the plane, he could think of a way to change the ticket, but he couldn’t leave the mother and son behind. Hit-and-run was going to prison, not to mention that if he had an accident abroad, if he left directly, he might make headlines, and it would not be good for anyone to make a big trouble.
Yuan Xi calmed down quickly and added. “Go to the hospital.”
The driver looked at Yuan Xi apologetically. “Sorry, I was driving too fast just now, I was afraid you couldn’t catch up…”
“It doesn’t matter.” Yuan Xi waved his hand, helped the woman lift the motorcycle and gently picked up the children on the ground.
The driver had some accidents. If he changed to another guest, he might blame him for delaying the flight, but this person seemed more nervous about the child’s injury and didn’t mind that the flight was likely to be delayed. Although the young man was careless, his friend picked him up in person when he went shopping that day, but his character was very kind…
The driver smiled gratefully at Yuan Xi, invited the mother and son into the car, and drove quickly to a nearby hospital.
After a careful examination in the hospital, the woman just scratched the skin on her leg and suffered a slight injury, and the child’s forehead was full of blood, which looked a little scary, but after washing the blood, he found that the wound was not deep, and the doctor quickly sterilized and bandaged it, asking him to do a detailed examination to see if there was any cerebral hemorrhage.
Yuan Xi accompanied them all the time and took the initiative to advance the medical expenses.
“I’m really sorry, but I should have paid for the money…” The driver was very sorry and said with a bitter face.
Yuan Xi smiled. “It’s not easy for you to make money, and I have a lot of responsibility for it. I’ll pay for it.”
The person sitting next to the driver had better not interfere with the driver while driving, otherwise the driver was likely to have an accident due to distraction. The driver spoke Chinese very well, and the hotel often asked him to pick up guests. There must be no problem with his driving skills. Yuan Xi knew very well that he was the biggest reason for the accident today. He was afraid of missing the flight, so he kept urging the driver to drive faster. Maybe his urging imperceptibly put a lot of pressure on the driver, which was why he was temporarily distracted and bumped into someone at the intersection.
He couldn’t turn his back on such a thing. If he didn’t pay the medical expenses, the money spent today would probably be worth the driver’s salary for a month.
The driver thanked Yuan Xi and kept bowing to him to say thank you and sorry.
Yuan Xi patted the other person’s shoulder. “Don’t say it, it’s good that the people are fine.”
Fortunately, the people were fine. The results of the examination came out soon, and no trace of cerebral hemorrhage or fracture was found in the child’s head, it was all a skin trauma.
Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and finally let go of his hanging heart.
He took out a stack of rupiahs from his wallet and handed it to the mother. He said sorry. “We were in a hurry to the airport and accidentally bumped into you. I’m really sorry. Fortunately, the child is fine. Buy some food for the child with this money.”
The mother didn’t understand, so the driver translated it for her.
She looked at Yuan Xi carefully and found that the young man had very white skin, very bright eyes, and he was also very polite and educated. She pushed the money back, said a few words, and the driver turned around and translated. “She said, she doesn’t need the money, you can help pay for the medical expenses. Since the child is okay, go to the airport and don’t be late for the flight.”
Yuan Xi was stunned. He didn’t expect this mother to be so easy to talk to. He bowed to her and said, “Thank you.”
Fortunately, at this time, the child woke up, and the woman took the child out of the hospital. Yuan Xi was also completely reassured and set off for the airport with the driver.
The driver tried his best to speed up the car, but Yuan Xi didn’t dare to hurry him again. He looked down at his watch. It was already 4pm. International flights need to enter a pass in advance. When he got to the airport, he might not be able to make it in time. He didn’t know if the ticket could be changed. Yuan Xi was thinking about how to change his ticket. At this moment, the phone rang suddenly. He opened it and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
“Hello, who is this?” Yuan Xi picked up the phone and wondered.
“It’s me.” The voice from the ear was low and pleasant to hear. It was Qiu Zongping.
Yuan Xi was stunned, and asked. “How do you know my number?”
“Let’s not talk about it. You didn’t answer my WeChat. I just called you once and you didn’t answer. Is something wrong again?” Qiu Zongping’s voice said with a hint of anxiety, “This side of the airport is about to enter a pass, and we’re already at the gate of the security check. I haven’t seen you at the pass security gate at all.”
“…” Yuan Xi was silent for a moment before saying, “There was an accident on the road. I just got out of the hospital, and left for the airport. I may not be on time.”
“Are you alright?” Qiu Zongping’s voice suddenly rose, and there was a hint of tension in his voice. “Are you hurt?”
“No,” Yuan Xi explained, “We accidentally bumped into a mother and son and sent them to the hospital. Fortunately, they were all fine.”
“That’s good.” Qiu Zongping breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice softened, “I’m waiting for you at the airport. Come here first. If you miss the flight, we will think of a solution.”
“Don’t wait for me, didn’t you go back to China with your uncle and the others? You should go through the security check.” Yuan Xi replied.
“I’ll wait for you.” Qiu Zongping replied stubbornly, “I will not leave you abroad alone.”
“…” Yuan Xi was stunned, temporarily didn’t know what to say, was silent for a moment, then he had to say, “Really, don’t wait for me,” and then hung up the phone.
Airport’s lounge.
Qiu Zongyue looked at her watch and said, “A-Ping, hurry up. It will be too late if we don’t enter the security check.”
Qiu Zongping suddenly took his luggage off the check-in belt and turned and replied. “Sister, go back to China first and take good care of uncle and aunt.”
“Aren’t you going back? What happened?” Qiu Zongyue replied in surprise.
“Something happened to Yuan Xi and he couldn’t catch the flight. I will stay and wait for him.” Qiu Zongping replied.
Qiu Zongyue frowned. “This ticket is a special ticket I booked online. It can’t be refunded or changed. If you don’t go back now, you have to buy a new ticket. It’s the peak of tourism recently. It’s hard to buy a ticket back home. You may have to buy a ticket a week later. Besides, there has been news that the volcano is going to erupt these days. It’s not safe here. You’d better go home with us…”
Before she finished speaking, Qiu Zongping interrupted. “I know what you said, so I can’t leave Yuan Xi here alone.”
Qiu Zongyue was stunned. She saw a very determined expression on her brother’s face.
“”You should have guessed it. Yes, I like him.” Qiu Zongping added. “I asked you what you think about men like men. At that time, I was still hesitating and not sure about my feelings, but now I am completely sure. I really like him. He can’t go back to China because he is in trouble. At this time, I can’t selfishly leave him to go back. In that case, what qualifications do I have to mention the word ‘like’?”
Qiu Zongyue: “……”
Qiu Zongping looked at his sister and said earnestly, “I want to accompany him. On the uncle’s side, please find a reason to help me explain.”
Qiu Zongyue was silent for a moment, before sighing lightly, and replied. “I knew something was wrong when you lost your soul these days. Although I guessed that you and Yuan Xi might have this possibility, I didn’t expect that you really… Haven’t you always liked girls?”
“But Yuan Xi is special.” Qiu Zongping replied. “It has nothing to do with gender. I just like him.”
Qiu Zongyue: “……”
She had never seen such a gentle look on her brother’s face, and it seemed that he had fallen into it completely this time.
Qiu Zongyue gently rubbed her temples. “But at home…”
Qiu Zongping replied. “I will find a way to solve it.” He paused and looked at Qiu Zongyue seriously. “Sister, you will understand me, right?”
Qiu Zongyue looked at him helplessly and replied. “You have been very independent since you were a child. You can make your own decisions. Your sister will only support you.”
Qiu Zongping smiled, reached out and hugged his sister. “Have a safe trip. Give me the news when you return home.”
She stood at the security checkpoint, watching the figure of her brother turning away with his luggage——
His back was tall and straight, and his steps were steady and firm. Because this time, he found his way, and would not turn back.
Kyaaaaaaa!:p! Go get ‘im! Hehehehe. Thanks for the translation.
Now, they will be in honeymoon phase 😏
That’s right, get him back~~
Thank you for the chapter 💜
Go get him back then go honeymoon lol🤣
You’re welcome~ ❤
yes, this extended stay would be the honeymoon part right??? earn him back, captain qiu!!