Chapter 120: Yearning for an embrace

“Hello?”

Qin Nanfeng walked up politely and called out to a passing girl in Hanfu.

The girl was rather pretty, with a round and chubby little face that was fair and clear. Seeing Qin Nanfeng approach her, she looked surprised. She pointed at herself, somewhat incredulous: “Are you talking to me?”

When she passed by earlier, she had already noticed this handsome young man.

This was also because Qin Nanfeng’s appearance was so outstanding that it was impossible not to attract attention.

Being approached by someone like this, she felt a bit flattered.

“Um, can I ask where I can rent Hanfu?”

“Oh, oh…” The Round-faced Girl’s cheeks instantly turned red, and her tone became a bit stammered. She pointed behind herself: “Uh… over there…”

Qin Nanfeng nodded, showing a charming smile, his voice gentle: “Thank you!”

After speaking, he turned around without hesitation and walked back to the Stone Table, leaving the girl with nothing but his dashing back.

“So tall and handsome…”

The Hanfu girl stood dazed in place, the young man’s smile lingering in her mind. She couldn’t help but swoon, taking quite a while to come back to her senses.

“Too bad he’s already taken…”

She couldn’t help glancing at the girl sitting next to the young man. Even from a distance, she could feel how beautiful the girl was.

With a sigh of self-doubt, the Round-faced Girl murmured, “A perfect couple, talented man and beautiful woman!”

She shook her head with a sigh, somewhat regretful, but also feeling it was only natural, and quietly walked away…

“So, did you manage to flirt with her?”

On the other side, as soon as Qin Nanfeng returned, he was greeted with the girl’s sarcastic question.

“I did.” He shrugged, going along with Lin Xinyuan’s words, then raised his eyebrow, “Why? Are you so concerned because you have feelings for me too?”

Lin Xinyuan choked for a second, her face instantly turning red. Her eyes darted left and right, a little guilty, and her voice got a bit louder.

“What are you talking about! I used to… you know, anyway, that’s impossible! You’re overthinking it…”

Lin Xinyuan didn’t know why she felt the need to explain so much. Right now she was so nervous she could hardly stand it. She didn’t expect this guy to see through her heart in an instant…

But she couldn’t admit it!

Yet she couldn’t help herself—whenever she saw that jerk joking with another girl, she just couldn’t control her emotions.

She didn’t want to be like this, but she simply couldn’t help it…

“Eh… is that so?” Qin Nanfeng looked rather disappointed. “What a pity…”

Qin Nanfeng’s words were full of meaning, making it hard for Lin Xinyuan to figure out what he really meant. At this moment, she just turned her head away in embarrassment and didn’t want to deal with him at all.

“Let’s go?”

“What?” Lin Xinyuan was confused, not understanding what Qin Nanfeng meant.

“Just come with me and you’ll see?”

Seeing…

“Hmph, I’m not going!” Lin Xinyuan had no intention of getting up and decided not to bother with that jerk.

“Alright then, you stay here by yourself! I’m leaving first.”

Qin Nanfeng stood up nimbly and headed off in the direction of the crowd.

Soon, the sound of his footsteps faded away, not a hint of hesitation, as if he didn’t care about the girl at all.

After a while, Lin Xinyuan finally couldn’t help but look up, only to see that figure getting farther and farther away, nearly lost among the other tourists, disappearing completely.

Only then did Lin Xinyuan start to panic. She looked around anxiously, jumping at every little movement.

She hurriedly got up, wanting to chase after the young man, but that tall figure was already hidden from view, nowhere to be seen…

The girl bit her rosy lips, staring ahead in a daze.

Her eyes stung for some reason, and a wave of grievance welled up in her heart. She suddenly felt uncomfortable in her chest…

So uncomfortable…

But she stubbornly refused to go after him…

She didn’t want to, not at all…

Sitting back in her original seat, she lay quietly on the Stone Table, burying her head in her arms, silent and still…

She’d always been this self-sabotaging…

He had clearly asked her, and she refused, yet now she was the one crying. What a disgusting personality…

So unreasonable…

Always throwing a tantrum for no reason…

That’s why sometimes, Lin Xinyuan even hated herself, and this was a big part of the reason.

Lin Xinyuan quietly wiped away her tears, not daring to look up or even leave a gap for fear that passing strangers might see her expression, just lying there like that.

Time seemed to flow endlessly, and Lin Xinyuan didn’t know how long had passed.

Until that familiar—so familiar—voice sounded in her ear again.

“Crying already? Hm?”

The young man’s tone was still teasing, yet seemed to carry a trace of barely perceptible gentleness, making Lin Xinyuan’s mind go fuzzy.

She didn’t want to look up, not at all… she didn’t want to see that jerk at all…

Leave me alone…

Don’t bother me…

Lin Xinyuan was deeply conflicted, rebellious enough to want to reject Qin Nanfeng’s kindness, but reason told her that was only making things worse.

In the end, she chose silence, pretending she hadn’t heard him. But clearly, the person beside her wouldn’t let her be.

Just as Lin Xinyuan was still pretending to be mute, she suddenly felt her body grow lighter.

The sudden brightness made her instinctively shield her eyes with her hand, and the sound of surprised gasps and teasing cheers rang out around her.

The feeling on her thighs and back told her she seemed to have been picked up by that guy…

And in such an embarrassing position!

Lin Xinyuan didn’t open her eyes, but from the surrounding commotion, she knew there were quite a few people watching them.

So she struggled, wanting to escape from that burning embrace.

The girl’s body was extremely soft, as if boneless, and at this moment, she kept wriggling in Qin Nanfeng’s arms, twisting like a little caterpillar.

Qin Nanfeng frowned, feeling his blood start to heat up and gather somewhere, an indescribable urge rising inside him…

Thankfully, it was winter and his coat concealed him, barely saving him from being noticed by others.

Qin Nanfeng pressed his lips together, forcefully restraining his desire, and then held the girl a little higher in his arms, afraid she’d squirm and accidentally touch somewhere she shouldn’t.

A close call.

Seeing Lin Xinyuan still throwing a little tantrum, Qin Nanfeng narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and a mischievous smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

Suddenly, he tossed the girl up—

The abrupt sense of weightlessness made Lin Xinyuan’s heart skip a beat, and she immediately realized her situation.

She gasped softly, and like grabbing onto a lifeline, hurriedly wrapped her arms around Qin Nanfeng’s neck.

She clung to Qin Nanfeng like a timid koala, burying herself in his broad, warm embrace, her slender body trembling slightly with lingering fear from just now.

“Do you still want to get down?”

Qin Nanfeng asked with a cheeky smile.

Lin Xinyuan still said nothing, but her lack of resistance showed her answer. She let Qin Nanfeng lift her up in a Princess Carry once more.

“Heh, what a little damsel you are!”

Qin Nanfeng mocked, looking straight ahead and ignoring the curious onlookers, taking one step after another, though his embrace was gentle: “You really should find yourself a man someday. With the way you are, plenty of girls are tougher than you…”

Lin Xinyuan listened quietly to that jerk’s teasing, yet for some reason, she didn’t feel angry.

Her face was buried in his coat, and the familiar scent from him made her feel extraordinarily safe.

However, when she heard Qin Nanfeng say she should find a man, her heart couldn’t help but quiver, emotions rising and falling in waves.

The warmth from the young man’s embrace made her hopelessly addicted, unable to let go…

The girl’s thoughts tumbled about.

If that person really existed, and it was you…

Maybe… I wouldn’t mind after all…

I really wish we could stay like this, forever and ever…