The Qin family's villa is very large, and many guests attending Qin Chu's eighteenth birthday party have gathered in the large living room.
There are also those students who have prepared blessings and are eagerly waiting for Qin Chu, the birthday boy, to show up.
Li You followed Qin Chu out of the room, walked all the way through the corridor, and stood in front of the fence above the living room on the second floor.
With a clear view from above, Li You unexpectedly saw Pei Jingzhou among the guests.
Qin Chu also looked in that direction: "He is indeed here."
Li You was stunned for a moment, looked sideways at Qin Chu, and then followed Qin Chu's line of sight and looked down again. Isn't that direction toward Pei Jingzhou!?
Li You couldn't believe it, but still mustered up the courage to ask: "Is he the person you expect to see?"
Qin Chu nodded, turned to Li You and said, "I like him very much, and I plan to confess to him tonight."
Hearing Qin Chu's words, Li You didn't say anything for a long time and was very silent.
Qin Chu noticed that Li You's mood was not right and asked, "Do you think I won't succeed?"
Li You came back to his senses and shook his head: "No."
After a pause, she added, "You will definitely succeed."
Qin Chu smiled gently: "Thank you for your affirmation and optimism. I also hope that tonight's confession can be successful. If it is successful, this can be regarded as the best gift for my coming-of-age ceremony."
Eighteen years old, coming of age ceremony.
If my cousin really succeeds in confessing her love, this will indeed be the best adult gift.
Li You smiled a little reluctantly. Although he felt it was a bit against his will, he still said: "He is very good, cousin, you are also very good. When you are together, you are a strong alliance. It is a perfect match."
"I'm so happy." Qin Chu turned around and said to Li You: "You know, I was originally very nervous. I was afraid that my confession would fail and that he wouldn't like me. But now with your encouragement, I suddenly feel that my confidence has greatly increased.
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Li You: "..."
Suddenly I regretted saying these things against my will.
But she can't tell Qin Chu that she also likes Pei Jingzhou. What will happen if she does? She is not yet an adult, and she and Pei Jingzhou are not in love. Pei Jingzhou is single and anyone can pursue him.
He is now at the age where he can have his first love, so how could he wait two years until she reaches adulthood.
Moreover, Qin Chu is similar to him in age, so they are suitable in terms of family background.
If Qin Chu really succeeded in confessing to Pei Jingzhou, she would definitely give her blessing. Thinking of this, the smile on her lips became even more far-fetched...
"Let's go down together." Qin Chu stretched out his hand towards Li You, intending to lead her downstairs to meet the guests.
Li You shook his head: "I'm afraid, I'm walking beside you, and a lot of eyes will come to you later. I'm sorry, you go down first, everyone is waiting for you."
Qin Chu laughed at her: "You are still afraid of society. You are the best among us, okay? Yanyan has always admired you."
When he mentioned Mo Yan, Qin Chu realized that he didn't see Mo Yan tonight.
She looked downstairs, glanced around, and saw Mo Yan's figure next to her grandma. She said to Li You: "Yan Yan is at grandma's place. I'll go down first. You can go to grandma's place first when you come down later."
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Li You nodded: "Okay, I understand."
After Qin Chu went downstairs, Li You stood by the fence and looked down. Amid the laughter and blessings of the guests, Qin Chu walked to his aunt and uncle.
The classmates sent their blessings one after another, and the elders also praised Qin Chu in various ways. Qin Chu in the crowd shone like a pearl in the night, and no one could ignore it.
She looked at it for a long time and suddenly noticed a gaze looking at her. She followed her sixth sense to find the direction of the gaze.
The next second, she and Pei Jingzhou looked at each other.
Among the crowd, young Pei Jingzhou was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, exuding a sense of coldness and alienation that always stood out from the crowd.
Qin Zhuoning stood next to him, and there was a boy on the other side. From this angle, she couldn't see clearly what that person looked like, but she was definitely a handsome guy.
After looking at each other for a moment, Li You gradually realized that when everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Chu, the birthday girl tonight, only Pei Jingzhou looked up at her standing on the second floor.
She suddenly turned and walked away.
Pei Jingzhou's gaze downstairs also averted his gaze after Li You left the fence.
Qin Zhuoning took two glasses of champagne from the long table next to him and handed one to Pei Jingzhou: "Come, have a drink to celebrate my sister's birthday."
Pei Jingzhou didn't answer: "I won't drink."
Qin Zhuoning: "You're not underage."
Pei Jingzhou answered confidently: "She doesn't like me drinking."
Qin Zhuoning's mouth twitched: "Okay."
Then Qin Zhuoning handed the champagne to Shen Yihe who was beside Pei Jingzhou: "Come, let's drink."
Shen Yihe took the champagne handed to him by Qin Zhuoning and the two touched it.
Qin Zhuoning was very happy today and spoke freely. He joked to Pei Jingzhou: "I didn't expect that you have the potential to be a strict wife at such a young age. What will you do in the future? My brother won't even ask you to go out for a drink."
Pei Jingzhou glanced at Qin Zhuoning: "Strict wife control?"
Qin Zhuoning grinned: "You haven't even heard of this term, have you?"
"I've heard of it." Pei Jingzhou replied quietly: "My dad is."
Qin Zhuoning clicked his tongue twice: "No wonder..."
The birthday party was very lively, and the happiest person was the birthday girl Qin Chu. Qin's father and Qin Zhuoning were there to drink all the toasts. Mo Yujin always held her daughter's hand and introduced her to the people who came to attend her birthday.
Banquet guests.
After the dinner started, Li You was nowhere to be seen.
Li You thought that no one would notice his absence, but when grandma asked, "Where is my little girl?"
Now, everyone is looking for Li You.
Li You, who was hiding on the terrace of the villa, didn't know that everyone was looking for her.
She bent over, resting her elbows on the balcony railing, looking up at the Big Dipper in the sky.
Someone was approaching from behind, but she didn't notice it until the sound came——
"Isn't your neck tired?"
This sudden sound startled Li You. She reacted greatly and looked at the person standing next to her in shock.
Seeing clearly that it was Pei Jingzhou, the panic on her face was replaced by anger, and she said angrily: "Tonight's important role, what are you doing here."
Pei Jingzhou wondered: "The important role tonight?"
Li worried about his voice: "Isn't it?"
Pei Jingzhou stretched out his hand and touched Li You's cheek in a natural movement. As usual, the two of them did not feel uncomfortable making any intimate movements.
Li You didn't hide away. Seeing Pei Jingzhou touch her face, she asked, "Is there something on my face?"
The next second, Pei Jingzhou suddenly came over.
Li You remained motionless: "What did you smell?"
Pei Jingzhou raised his eyebrows and slowly stood up straight: "You didn't drink and said stupid things."
Li You:?
Pei Jingzhou: "The birthday girl tonight is your cousin, what does it have to do with me?
Li You asked: "Can't you feel it?"
Pei Jingzhou asked her: "Can't you feel anything?"
"Forget it." Li You didn't want to say anything, turned around and left.
She took a few steps and heard Pei Jingzhou calling her from behind: "Li You."
Li You didn't stop. She didn't plan to ignore him anymore. However, she couldn't leave. Pei Jingzhou stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, asking her in a cold voice: "Why are you avoiding me these days?"
"Avoiding you..." Well, she was avoiding him. She also admitted: "What's wrong with me just avoiding you? I don't want to see you. Isn't that okay?"
Pei Jingzhou asked in a calm voice: "Why are you avoiding me?"
Li You was angry: "Why don't you know? It's not because you didn't tell me that you went home that afternoon, and you were waiting in the rain for your evening self-study. But before you could wait, your classmates said you had gone home early.
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Pei Jingzhou raised his eyebrows: "Caught in the rain?"
Li You became even angrier: "Can you grasp the key point? Although... I held an umbrella, but I'm still in the rain, okay?"
"Then you want to know why I didn't tell you in advance?" Pei Jingzhou asked her.
Li You blinked. His tone seemed quite reasonable.
Pei Jingzhou snorted coldly, feeling angry and depressed: "I saw thirteen love letters from different people in your schoolbag that day. Do you know what it means to accept a love letter?"
Li You's confidence suddenly stopped at this moment, and her eyes dodged: "Well, just listen to my quibbles..."
