"Some things should be made clear to others early on, otherwise troubles will come to you later." Han Linsheng reminded her kindly.

Qi Ningning felt that Han Linsheng was right, she had to find an opportunity to explain things clearly to Xu Cheng.

After playing the haunted house, they went to finish some of the remaining items in Happy Valley.

It was already evening when we left Happy Valley, the sky was getting dark, and the group planned to have another meal together before leaving.

Shen Yi was going to have dinner with them at first, but when she was walking on the road, a phone call came from her family, telling her to go back quickly because she had something to say.

Shen Yi looked at Xu Cheng, who was walking slowly in front of him, and refused several times in the end but still couldn't hold back his family, so he could only bid farewell to everyone and go home.

As soon as Shen Yi left, her two good sisters, Gao Hongyun and Peng Shiqing also left.

The same goes for the boys in the remaining classes.

In the end, there were only five people left.

Xu Cheng followed Qi Ningning and the others all the way to a hot pot restaurant, went in and picked a seat and sat down, looking a bit out of his mind.

Su Zhaoxu took out his mobile phone and scanned the QR code on the table, asking everyone what they would like to eat.

Qi Ningning said: "You order first, and I'll scan the QR code to watch together."

She was sitting with Zhu Yueying, Han Linsheng and Su Zhaoxu were sitting together, and Xu Cheng was sitting alone, as if isolated, with his head hanging down without saying a word, his thoughts were chaotic and complicated.

When everyone was almost ready, Qi Ningning asked Xu Cheng if he had anything to add, Xu Cheng raised his head slowly and shook his head.

When the waiter was finally called, Qi Ningning said smoothly: "Give us a mandarin duck pot, spicy pot and mushroom soup pot, thank you!"

Xu Cheng raised his heavy eyelids and looked at Qi Ningning, his lips pursed into a straight line.

While waiting for the food to be served, Xu Cheng said that he was going to go to the bathroom, and Qi Ningning took the opportunity to say that he would go too, and the two left the table one after the other.

Han Linsheng sat there staring at their receding backs for a long time, and when he looked away, he saw Su Zhaoxu who was sitting across from him cast a slightly meaningful gaze at him.

He calmly lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea from his teacup, without giving Su Zhaoxu any more opportunities to explore.

Qi Ningning, who used the excuse to go to the toilet, was actually looking for Xu Cheng.

As Han Linsheng said, even though Xu Cheng has never punctured the window paper at her place, she is still persistent. As the original owner, she should make it clear to the other party.

It just so happened that this time there was such an opportunity, and by taking advantage of this time to speak clearly, Xu Cheng and Shen Yi would not be troubled by it.

On the way to the toilet, Qi Ningning quickly stopped Xu Cheng.

After Xu Cheng heard the voice, he stopped and immediately turned around.

He didn't know what to do when Qi Ningning called him to stop him, his face was a bit dazed.

"Xu Cheng, I have something to tell you, let's find a place with few people."

Xu Cheng nodded, and went to a secluded corner with Qi Ningning to stand still.

"I know that the friendship between our classmates in the four years of college and this year has been five years. During these five years, you have helped me a lot, and I have also helped you."

Xu Cheng pressed his back against the back wall, quietly listening to Qi Ningning's soft voice.

"I have always regarded you as my best friend, but there are always some people in this world who think that there is no pure friendship between men and women."

Xu Cheng frowned slowly, and he began to realize that what Qi Ningning was about to say next was probably something he didn't want to hear very much.

He suddenly became cramped, and the fingers hanging by his side kept rubbing his knuckles, and he exerted more and more force until his flesh ached.

"Ningning, I'm sorry for you in the haunted house today. If I had been more careful then, that kind of thing wouldn't have happened..."

Xu Cheng suddenly found that no matter what he said, he seemed a little pale and weak.

At that time, when he was standing under the awning outside the exit and saw Qi Ningning coming out, he became nervous, but after seeing Han Linsheng following her, his heart sank suddenly.

At that time, when he left Ning Ning behind and didn't take care of her, she was probably extremely helpless, but when he saw Han Linsheng coming out with her, he thought that maybe Han Linsheng brought Ning Ning out.

Han Linsheng acted as the one who protected her, and he left a girl behind because of his negligence, which was simply unforgivable.

After slightly pursing her lips, Qi Ningning continued, "It's not your fault, it's normal to get lost there."

"I..." Xu Cheng wanted to say something more.

Qi Ningning interrupted him and said: "What I want to say is that sometimes our relationship may be closer in the eyes of outsiders, so if they have misunderstood, I also want to make this clear to you."

"I only regard you as my good friend. As for other unnecessary emotions, I don't have any. I hope that our friendship will last forever and we will be good brothers for a lifetime."

When he said this, Qi Ningning looked directly at Xu Cheng with burning eyes, hoping that he could face this topic directly.

When Xu Cheng showed painful and entangled emotions on his face, Qi Ningning was even more certain that his feelings for the original owner were by no means as simple as good friends.

His friendship with himself had long since changed direction over the years.

Qi Ningning patiently waited for his reply, in short, they must make it clear today.

After a long time, when Xu Cheng raised his head again, broken ice floated in his eyes, and his whole body was filled with despair.

"Really... can we only be friends?" He asked with difficulty.

Qi Ningning closed her eyes and nodded, giving her own answer.

"I think it's good for us to be friends."

Qi Ningning's words seemed to set a dead path for him, he could only walk on this path called friends forever, and it was impossible to go anywhere else.

Xu Cheng's gloomy expression was still mixed with the last hope, he said as if mustering up his courage: "But I don't want to be friends with you!"

"You also said that we have been friends for five years. During these five years, we have been very close. When I see you encounter difficulties, I will lend a helping hand as soon as possible. I will also help you when you are sad. If you are sad, I will be happy when you are happy..."

"Everything about you is related to me, and I have already surpassed the boundaries of friends to you."

"Don't you have any feelings for me all these years?"

Xu Cheng asked Qi Ningning anxiously and nervously. Maybe the answer he heard in the end was not good, but he just wanted to know now.

Qi Ningning knows that if there is a break, it will be disrupted.

"No, I only have friendship with you, nothing else." Qi Ningning said with great certainty, with a very calm expression on his face.

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