Chapter 849: Chapter 823: Nothing More Than the Past
The first time meeting Qian...
Qiuqiu was lost in deep thought.
How could he forget?
At that time, he had already given up on the hope of living, but Qian saved him just in time.
Every word, every expression, Qiuqiu remembered them all in his heart.
"I remember. You told me, ’The future may not necessarily be better than now, but it certainly won’t be worse. If you’re not afraid of dying, why be afraid of living?’"
Because of this sentence, Qiuqiu has remained strong despite countless setbacks, determined to keep going, wanting to see whether his life would be magnificent when it finally comes to an end.
Bai Jin looked at Qiuqiu through teary eyes, and Qiuqiu wiped her tears.
"Stop crying, as long as we don’t do anything that harms heaven and people, and we have a clear conscience, that’s enough. Life is short, I don’t want to force myself to do things I don’t like, even if I never marry, I want to live an exciting life alone because—"
Qiuqiu looked up and glanced around at his friends.
"In fierce wind, strong grass is revealed, and in times of turmoil, loyalists are known. Without these comparisons, how could we see that our friends are so good?"
Even in the moments of feeling trapped and desperate, seeing his friends descend from the sky made Qiuqiu very grateful, grateful to the heavens for taking some things away from him but giving him such good friends.
Bai Jin looked at the beaming Qiuqiu, recalling her previous misunderstanding of him.
"At first, when I saw you, I really didn’t like..."
"Haha, there aren’t many people who don’t dislike me, you’re not the first." Qiuqiu was quite magnanimous.
"At the time, I didn’t understand why you could laugh so carefreely... Now I get it, sorry, Qiuqiu, I’m sorry!"
Only then did Bai Jin understand that behind that dazzling smile, there were so many sad stories.
How strong must one be to smile so brightly in the storm? He showed everyone only his best side, leaving those untold pains for himself.
"It’s all right, it’s not your fault—ah!"
Bai Jin hugged Qiuqiu, making Qiuqiu’s hands unsure of where to place them.
"Stop coming closer, I’m dirty!
"You’re the person with the cleanest soul in the world. I want to be like you, striving to live an exciting life."
No more questions were needed; she just needed to charge forward. She wanted to be like Qiuqiu, no matter how tough things got, always moving forward, and when she reached the end, she would see if her life was worthwhile.
Just being true to herself and those she cares about would be enough.
"You’re making me blush with what you’re saying; really, keep your distance, I’m not clean... I haven’t showered in so many days!"
"I don’t mind!"
"Look at you, your face is all messy from crying. How about I accompany you to clean your face? I need to wash up too, I smell terrible, otherwise, I might be kicked off the plane. I should buy some clothes to change into at the duty-free store, Qian, lend me some money, I bet the clothes here are super expensive, I’ll pay you back in installments!"
Qiuqiu felt awkward being hugged together, thinking that since boarding was far off, they might as well find something to do.
Qian tossed him a stack of cash, "We’re heading to the tea restaurant to eat something, come find us after you’re done shopping."
Bai Jin and Qiuqiu walked side by side, their figures looking quite compatible.
A light bulb went off for Liumei, "Sis, do you think they can get together?"
"It’s Schrodinger’s friend."
"Huh..." Liumei didn’t understand.
Fugui kindly explained, "Your sister means the two will maintain a distance that’s beyond friendship but less than love until one breaks the silence, leading to a situation that could either collapse into refusal or coming together."
Even after the explanation, Liumei remained wide-eyed.
"Let’s go, sis is treating everyone to some food, it’s been a long day." Qian waved her hand, hooking her arm into Yu Minglang’s, now finally at peace after the storm.
"Hey, what does that even mean?" Liumei was still clueless.
"Meeting is a kind of fate, developing further is a blessing. They have the fate now, but whether they have the blessing only time will tell." Qian mused while watching the people at the airport.
"But isn’t having a good beginning enough?" Fugui chimed in agreement.
Maybe nothing would happen instantly, but at least the two had a promising start by knowing each other.
"I thought about a controversial international topic that says heterosexuality isn’t 100% common; many people worldwide are bisexual, possibly liking men or women. According to a not-so-accepted authority, only 35% are absolutely heterosexual, shaped by environment and moral constraints into today’s situation."
Inspired, Qian spoke.
Yu Minglang shivered inexplicably.
"Babe... are you saying only 35% are absolutely heterosexual?!"
This was too shocking!
"It’s not me saying it, it’s the Kinsey Report. However, that data isn’t acknowledged in our field; but he was one of the most influential individuals of the last century."
"What nonsense, absolute nonsense." Yu Minglang, being such a straight man, could never accept such exaggerated figures.
"Kinsey’s research on lesbian groups is fascinating, his results shocked the world. Naturally, he faced severe criticism later, with sponsors even stopping funding." Fugui showed interest in this topic.
"What exactly did he study?" The question didn’t come from Liumei, but from Akka.
Both Qian and Fugui looked at Akka with dismay, "Are you really studying psychology?"
Akka scratched his head, "I’m a terrible student, not like you non-human beings, if the boss hadn’t given me a break, I wouldn’t have gotten my degree."
Yu Minglang squinted, boss? Did Akka’s mysterious boss have something to do with psychology?
"Stop staring at me, I came here by myself. My failed undercover mission ended when I started fighting and brawling with you guys." Akka shrugged, "Anyway, I’ll meet the boss when I get back, let’s not dwell on details, let’s talk about Sai Jinhua instead."
"...Sai Jinhua was a fallen woman from ancient times, do you really think mixing up Kinsey’s name is good?"
After disdainfully reprimanding Akka, Qian finally seriously explained.
"Kinsey’s data indicates lesbian emotional analysis among homosexual groups, lesbians focus more on ’love,’ while gay men emphasize both ’desire’ and ’love.’ Some specific data I won’t mention, as it’ll surely be slammed by hetero-males and savior wannabes. Anyway, international dispute exists over his data, so I’m merely discussing it casually."
Who’s right, who’s wrong, whose theory is true, and who’s research is false, only time can tell.
Qian held onto the belief that the future wouldn’t be harder than the most painful moment of the past; as long as you grit your teeth through this period, even the most painful times would become just a part of the past.
