Huo Rou's mind was still replaying Chen Guochao's ambiguous words. She shook her head at An An, "It's nothing."
An An came to her side, looked, and comforted Shen Feng for a while, feeling that everyone was strange today.
Especially his aunt, wearing such large clothes and touching her knuckles, who knew what she was thinking.
Huo Rou's gaze also fell on Qin Feiwan's hand.
Huo Rou knew Qin Feiwan really liked this ring. From the first time she met her, she had never worn any other ring.
Even to match new products, she would wear a gorgeous ring on the other hand. This hand always wore this ring, which was quite designed but slightly old.
It wasn't until Chen Guochao brought it up today that she looked at it carefully.
A braided ring.
Looking closely, it felt familiar.
Braided...
A fragment suddenly flashed in her mind.
When Chen Guochao graduated and returned that year, he cherished a straw-woven ring and placed it in a sealed jar. She leaned over to look once and was met with his sad frog-like eyes.
She still remembered Chen Guochao asking her at the time, "Sister, you are more familiar with herbs. Do you have any potion or method to preserve this grass?"
She casually mentioned two or three methods, and Chen Guochao was so grateful that he served her tea and water for a whole holiday.
In the end, due to his excessive care, the grass ring was not preserved.
And its appearance was just like the one on Qin Feiwan's hand!
Therefore, Chen Guochao being a bachelor for so many years was likely not passive.
He probably liked Qin Feiwan from that time, or even earlier.
But given his personality, how could he let go of something he liked?
"Sister Qin and my brother..." She looked at Qin Ningyi, the only one who might know, "Do they have any misunderstanding?"
Besides this, she really couldn't think of anything else that could stop Chen Guochao.
Qin Ningyi was also a bit bewildered. He didn't even know when Qin Feiwan and Chen Guochao had such an emotional connection.
"There shouldn't be," Qin Ningyi became unsure for a moment. "We hardly contacted each other after high school."
An An and Qin Feiwan stared blankly for a while. Feeling a little worried, An An walked over and took her aunt's hand, "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Qin Feiwan's mind was blank. As soon as she thought of Chen Guochao's words, her heart felt as empty as the dark night before her.
The strength that had supported her to wait for him to appear all these years seemed to be dissipating.
She felt a little cold.
"Auntie, your hands are so cold!" An An frowned. "I told you, you can't wear so little on such a cold day. Let's go inside quickly!"
An An, worried about her health, tugged Qin Feiwan's hand, wanting to lead her inside.
Qin Feiwan listened to An An's concerned words, "An An is worried about Auntie?"
An An's face became stern as he heard this, "Of course! An An likes Auntie, so of course I'm worried about Auntie's health! Auntie, don't learn bad habits from Mom. You are like this..."
Liking someone means worrying about them?
Qin Feiwan's head buzzed. An An's words echoed in her mind.
Like...
So.
What he said to her earlier, the clothes he gave her, were all because he liked her?
Qin Feiwan looked at the faint car headlights in the distance. That was the car that had stopped here earlier to take Chen Guochao away...
He never intended to come inside from the beginning, but he still came at her persuasion.
She knew her words were weak, but he didn't retort like when he was a child. Instead, he followed them back.
Qin Feiwan bent down and kissed An An's forehead, "Thank you, An An!"
She couldn't be fooled by his words. What he did was clearly not what he said!
She took the car keys from Qin Ningyi and drove after him.
She was no longer young; she needed an answer.
"Where is Auntie going??" An An asked, confused. He was just concerned about his aunt; he hadn't done anything. Why was she thanking him so grandly all of a sudden?
Qin Ningyi watched the car lights disappear, "Auntie is going to sort out her own life's major event."
"What major life event?" This touched An An's knowledge blind spot.
Huo Rou patted his head, "Ask Auntie when she comes back. Now go back and have dinner with Mom."
An An suddenly became alert, "Mom, you're not eating on time again!"