Are you crazy? The cool school girl is actually your online love partner?

Chapter 699 Follow Forever

The cold wind in the early morning made people shiver, but Chen Zhirui didn't feel that cold.

He had just watched the New Year's Eve fireworks show in Jinling and was now walking along the Qinhuai River with Zhou Xiaonan.

Because it was New Year's Eve, even though it was early in the morning, the number of tourists on the streets did not decrease at all. At a glance, you could only see people's heads and nothing else.

Zhou Xiaonan is very small and follows her around, looking quite cute.

Chen Zhirui held her hand tightly and said, "Don't let go. There are so many people here. If you let go, I won't be able to find you!"

His tone sounded like he was coaxing a child, which reminded Zhou Xiaonan of her childhood when her grandparents spoke to her in the same way at the market in her hometown during the Spring Festival.

But that was when she was a child. She has grown up now (in age), and she is an adult. There is no need to worry about her getting lost!

So she said angrily: "Do you really think of me as a child? I won't get lost!"

"Hahaha."

Chen Zhirui smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I just want to hold your hand tighter."

"..."

These sudden love words caught Zhou Xiaonan off guard. Her face turned red and she lowered her head without saying a word.

Chen Zhirui blushed a little himself. He held Zhou Xiaonan's soft little hand, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, "Xiaonan, I never thought that I could walk hand in hand with you on the busy street. I didn't even dare to dream about it..."

Zhou Xiaonan asked: "Why?"

"You are so beautiful and good at studying. To me, you are like the sun in the sky. You are so dazzling that I dare not look directly at you... How can I dare to fantasize about other things?"

Chen Zhirui did not say any sweet words; these words completely reflected his true feelings.

In front of the outstanding girl, he felt as inferior as a tiny speck of dust.

A year ago, Gong Yoo hinted that he should bravely pursue the person he liked, but he plucked up the courage to meet the online lover in person. It was not because he was stupid, but because he did not think of Gong Yoo's words in terms of pursuing Zhou Xiaonan.

Because to him at that time, Zhou Xiaonan was just an unreachable existence.

Just as he said, she was like the sun in the sky. Just one look at her shining light would burn your eyes. How could you dare to like her?

For Chen Zhirui, liking Zhou Xiaonan was like blasphemy.

Walking down the street holding hands together?

That is even more of a dream that I dare not even hope for.

It’s not that Zhou Xiaonan is so good, it’s just that Chen Zhirui’s inferiority complex outweighs everything.

He was like a cowardly turtle, and it was not until his shell was broken that he finally began to face up to his own shortcomings.

He chased the sun, corrected his shortcomings bit by bit, and made himself better bit by bit, which led to who he is today.

Zhou Xiaonan looked at Chen Zhirui and said with a smile: "But, in my eyes, you have never been a nobody."

In Zhou Xiaonan's perspective, Chen Zhirui has never been a tiny speck of dust.

He was a little shy and was very clumsy when he was with her. He stammered like a dullard who could never say a complete sentence.

Although he is not good at talking, his actions are not stupid at all.

He will notice the fallen vegetable bowl and catch it in time; he will notice the food he likes to eat; he will care about her feelings every time he plays games; he will tolerate all his bad tempers.

He is like a big fool who only knows how to take anger and never gets angry at himself.

Even if she lost the game; even if she cursed when she was angry; even if she encountered any bad luck.

He always put her feelings first. He was like an emotionally stable guinea pig and would never be impatient with her. Her bad temper seemed to have no effect on Chen Zhirui!

Zhou Xiaonan seldom saw him lose his temper, and on the rare occasions when he did, it was when he was being bullied.

He is obviously not a bad person, but he always keeps his head down and hides behind everyone.

He is obviously very talented, but he is always lacking in confidence and feels that he can't accomplish anything.

He is obviously not ugly, but he is always overly anxious about his appearance. I don't know what he is worried about.

Zhou Xiaonan couldn't help but want to get to know him better. The more she got to know him, the more she liked him. But she didn't know that it was love. She just felt very comfortable when she was with Chen Zhirui.

"Xiaonan, thank you." Chen Zhirui turned his head to look at Zhou Xiaonan and said with a smile, "You have made me a better person!"

"Fool." Zhou Xiaonan said with a smile, "I never helped you, it's just you who are trying to become better!"

"Ha ha……"

Chen Zhirui smiled and said, "Then I will have to work harder to become better and more outstanding, so that I can always walk side by side with you like now."

"Then you have to progress more slowly." Zhou Xiaonan pulled his hand and said, "My steps are smaller than yours, and I walk slower than you. You progress too fast, and I can't catch up."

"How could that be?" Chen Zhirui shook his head and said, "I have been following your footsteps. As long as you look back, I will always be behind you."

"..."

Zhou Xiaonan blushed and said nothing.

Jinling’s New Year’s Eve is not inferior to Zhonghai’s.

Within a ten-mile radius of where the two of them were, every hotel was fully booked. The only top-notch hotel that was not fully booked only had one or two presidential suites worth more than ten thousand yuan left, which was beyond the reach of two students.

Chen Zhirui's family is indeed wealthy, but that doesn't mean he is rich enough to spend 10,000 yuan at one time to rent a house.

After looking around on several hotel booking apps, Chen Zhirui said, "How about we find a small hotel and book two rooms?"

Zhou Xiaonan shook his head and said, "Forget it. The room in the small hotel is too dirty. My skin is a bit sensitive. I will get a small rash if I sleep in a dirty environment."

Chen Zhirui said with a bit of a smile: "You can't just wander around Jinling until dawn and then go back, right?"

The two of them came to Jinling on a whim to watch the fireworks and celebrate the New Year. They did not book a hotel or a train or high-speed rail in advance. Their train ticket back to Zhonghai is for 10:30 tomorrow morning. If they walk around the streets until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, they will be exhausted.

Zhou Xiaonan glanced at his phone and said with a smile: "I'll take you somewhere!"

After saying that, she took Chen Zhirui and walked for more than twenty minutes until they arrived at a 24-hour study room.

"When I was studying in my hometown, I didn't want to be disturbed on weekends, so I would find a 24-hour study room like this, spend a few dozen dollars to rent a small room, and stay there for a day."

As Zhou Xiaonan spoke, he started to handle the process on his mobile phone.

She booked a double study room, which was a small cubicle with two ergonomic chairs and a small table. It was similar to the study room in the school library, but with better soundproofing, and the ergonomic chairs were more comfortable to sit on, with the backrests able to be reclined for lying down.

"Good night." Zhou Xiaonan leaned back in his chair and tilted his head to look at Chen Zhirui.

"Good night." Chen Zhirui smiled bitterly and said, "I hope I won't snore and disturb others."

"Hahaha." Zhou Xiaonan was amused. She said, "I don't care about others, but if your snoring disturbs me, I will beat you up and wake you up!"

"Ha ha……"

(End of this chapter)