Chapter 1430: Are We Together? (4)

“Oh? Who is it then?”

Zhou Qi’s voice still sounded so casual.

Xiao Rou looked up at him.

“It’s you” — these two words were stuck in her throat and wouldn’t come out. The person in front of her would ask so casually, as if it was just a brotherly concern for his sister.

What could she say?

Living under the same roof with him now was already the best time in her life, and next, it was time for her to see clearly.

Bitterness surged in Xiao Rou’s heart as she suddenly stood up: “I… I’ll go back first.”

She wanted to cry, but she didn’t want to cry in front of this person now. Xiao Rou just wanted to rush back to her room and bury herself under the blankets to cry fiercely, in remembrance of the love that hadn’t even been confessed and was already dead.

She only took two steps before her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Xiao Rou struggled a couple of times but couldn’t break free, and her body was suddenly held by someone, the hand gripping her wrist didn’t let go, her body was propelled forward, shoulder suddenly felt a weight, and then she was spun around 180 degrees.

“Bang” — a light sound, and Xiao Rou was pinned against the door.

The hand gripping her wrist still hadn’t let go, Zhou Qi approached, standing very close, almost touching.

With one hand gripping her wrist, the other hand propped against the wall above Xiao Rou’s head.

The room lights were bright, but at this moment, Zhou Qi blocked the light, making it a bit dim between them.

“Zhou…”

“Is it me?”

Zhou Qi’s gaze locked onto Xiao Rou’s little face, deep and serious, but if you looked closely, you could see a hint of tension hidden deep in his eyes.

Just now when he spoke, his tone was so casual, but no one saw that Zhou Qi’s hand, tucked in his pocket, was clenched into a fist the whole time, including now, the fist propped against the door was still tightly clenched.

He gambled, gambled that his feeling was correct.

Zhou Qi was not An Rui, while he was a gaming fanatic, he had high emotional intelligence.

He noticed Xiao Rou’s change in attitude towards him; several times, he captured the hint of affection in Xiao Rou’s gaze.

However, when it comes to feelings, even a one percent uncertainty prevents any rash actions.

Until that day, he overheard Xiao Rou’s conversation with Li Chen.

She said she had someone she liked now. The other person asked if it was her ex-boyfriend, she stayed silent.

In that moment, Zhou Qi indeed felt somewhat irrational, instinctively believing her silence to be acquiescence.

But it was just for a moment before he regained his clarity.

Xiao Rou’s temperament was like a soft ribbon, if struck against a person, it wouldn’t even scratch, but if you tried to break it bare-handed, it wasn’t easy.

Her temper was gentle, her character was weak, but that didn’t mean she was without temper or character.

No way she would still hold onto such a man.

After figuring these out, Zhou Qi considered confessing several times, but it always felt like something was missing.

If he were still a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, he might have blurted out the truth, but he wasn’t; he wanted a future with both of them together.

And just now, Xiao Rou’s gentle “not him,” was like the last piece of puzzle being placed, instantly completing the whole picture, even the tiniest missing part was filled in.

Now, he needs to know if that person is him!