Jiang Ning felt a bit conflicted and tentatively asked Qi Xingzhou, "Do you know what it means to be boyfriend and girlfriend?"
In her mind, the naive Qi Xingzhou shouldn’t have been too clear about various social relationships.
What Jiang Ning hadn’t expected was that as soon as she finished speaking, Qi Xingzhou nodded repeatedly, "I know, what’s mine is yours, Ning Ning can have anything she wants, including me."
In his heart, Jiang Ning was always different from others.
Every time he spent time with Jiang Ning, he felt especially happy, often feeling an impulse to give her everything he owned.
That included his bank card and shares.
But when he had offered these to Jiang Ning before, she didn’t want them.
This had caused Qi Xingzhou much distress.
Seemingly struck by an idea, he suddenly became excited, "I’ll go back and bring my bank card later."
Not just his bank card, but all his other assets, his monthly dividends, and other income, he’d bring it all over.
He had just written several letters stating that, upon their marriage, as a qualified husband, he must be loyal and devoted, without keeping any private savings.
Qi Xingzhou only had to glance once and he’d memorized it immediately.
He stood tall and straight, and due to his height, he could only look down at Jiang Ning.
His clear eyes were full of sincerity and hope, without any cunning, only awkwardly trying to please Jiang Ning, not shrewd, and not at all romantic.
But when Jiang Ning met his clear gaze, she couldn’t help but be slightly distracted.
Jiang Ning wasn’t made of cement; before she knew what Qi Xingzhou was thinking, she had always treated him as a little buddy.
A buddy with whom she got along very well, felt comfortable, who wasn’t talkative, and who was also innocent.
It wasn’t until now that Jiang Ning suddenly realized that this friend, whom she had always thought was naive and well-behaved, seemed... to have grown up without her noticing.
And the person wasn’t as clueless as she had imagined.
At this moment, Jiang Ning’s feelings were particularly complex.
She wasn’t made of stone; she was naturally moved by Qi Xingzhou’s repeated displays of unreserved sincerity.
Jiang Ning had been on her own all these years; let alone someone of the opposite sex, she barely had any close friends with whom she could share her heart.
Even though Qi Xingzhou hadn’t known Jiang Ning for very long, he was the only one, apart from the Huo family, who had interacted with her so much in recent years.
However, Jiang Ning was well aware of the reason why she had had such frequent interactions with Qi Xingzhou during this period.
Under Qi Xingzhou’s hopeful gaze, for the first time, Jiang Ning avoided his question and gaze, and, as usual, she spoke up, "So you’re not practicing driving today?"
Qi Xingzhou obediently nodded, "Mhm."
"Okay, I’ll take you somewhere later," Jiang Ning said and then squatted down to tidy up the scattered envelopes on the floor.
Seeing this, Qi Xingzhou hurriedly squatted down and helped Jiang Ning organize them.
Having seldom interacted with others, he was completely unaware of a communication technique called "changing the subject."
At this moment, Qi Xingzhou was absorbed in what Jiang Ning had just said.
To take him somewhere?
Like before, to take him to the seaside to play?
Or to have something delicious to eat?
Qi Xingzhou’s mood started to soar.
Actually, as long as he was by Jiang Ning’s side, he was happy regardless of where they went.
His idea was incredibly simple.
The two quickly gathered the scattered items from the floor and placed them all back in the box.
It wasn’t until Jiang Ning had picked up the foam box that Qi Xingzhou realized they had just packed up his belongings.
"Let’s go, we’re heading out."
Under Qi Xingzhou’s gaze, Jiang Ning carried the foam box and stepped towards the door.
Qi Xingzhou hadn’t expected Jiang Ning to take him out so soon.
He blinked his somewhat bewildered eyes, hurried to follow her, and after closing the door, took the foam box from Jiang Ning’s hands.
Aside from letters from netizens, the foam box contained small gifts from the police, a few certificates of honor, and a couple of honor banners—it wasn’t heavy.
Once they were in the car, Qi Xingzhou asked with some anticipation, "Jiang Ning, where are we going?"
Jiang Ning chuckled, "Where else? I’m taking you to catch criminals."
She had originally planned to take Qi Xingzhou to earn some experience buff the day after tomorrow, but after what just happened, Jiang Ning realized that treating Qi Xingzhou was urgent!
She would definitely clear the silliness from his naive little head.
And then make him repeat what he had just said!
The last two times Qi Xingzhou had tried to give her money and bank cards, once and twice, Jiang Ning could say he was naive and simple-minded.
After all, Qi Xingzhou hadn’t clearly expressed his thoughts to her before.
But just now was different, Qi Xingzhou had clearly expressed his idea.
And it just so happened, Jiang Ning found she wasn’t opposed to it in the least.
If it had been someone she disliked, Jiang Ning would decisively reject them and quickly make the boundaries clear, keeping her distance.
But if it stirred her heart, Jiang Ning would bravely try, not letting herself miss out.
Recently, Qi Xingzhou had made significant progress in his understanding of life and had shown noticeable changes.
Jiang Ning guessed that if he diligently carried out his missions, it wouldn’t be long before he became indistinguishable from ordinary people.
Once Qi Xingzhou fully integrated with society, what he would think then was beyond Jiang Ning’s current knowledge.
And conveniently, during this time, Jiang Ning would also seriously consider her own feelings for Qi Xingzhou, as well as their future together.
In some unknown small forum, a group of self-proclaimed CP fans suddenly became active:
Unspeakably Wonderful (Host): AHHHHH! I just saw the message from my cousin, all the letters we sent to Jiang Jiang and Zhouzhou have been delivered to them! I believe Jiang Jiang and Zhouzhou must have read our letters by now!
Jiang Jiang Zhouzhou Stay Well (1st Floor): What what?! AAAHHHH! This is the happiest thing I’ve seen today!
Secret CP Shipper (2nd Floor): Wow wow wow, finally! After such a long wait, the day has finally come!
Cutie (3rd Floor): Hehe, I’m happy, in the letter I sent, I included a Q-version cartoon figure I made by hand, I hope Jiang Jiang likes it.
Two Bowls of Rice Just Enough (16th Floor): (#^.^#) In the letter I sent to Qi Xingzhou, I wrote a lot of tips from the Love Manual, which I had collected from the internet after searching for a long time, I wonder if he’ll take it seriously.
Li Ya (21st Floor): Hahaha, I saw this great news as soon as I logged in, it’s been so hard to wait, my letter has been sent for almost a month now, I don’t even know if it got lost.
Timid Kitty (22nd Floor): You have to believe in our host! Her cousin works there, he’ll definitely take good care of our letters!
Cute Kid (32nd Floor): It’s all worth it for all those letters we wrote, even if Jiang Jiang and Zhouzhou only open one or two, they should be able to feel our affection and blessings for them~ They must take good care of themselves.