A tsundere childhood friend who says one thing but means another X a goofy, dense childhood friend
The first person Qi Huanyan saw after she was born was Xie Xingyao.
So Xie Xingyao became her personal servant.
One day after the college entrance exams, Qi Huanyan suddenly asked him, "Xie Xingyao, do you want to run away from home with me?"
"What's gotten into you?" Xie Xingyao touched her forehead. She didn't have a fever. "I've got it made at home. Why would I run away? What kind of joke is that?"
That night, Qi Huanyan sent him a photo of herself waiting downstairs with her bags packed, along with a message: Two choices. Come with me, or we're done. We'll never speak to each other again!
Five minutes later, Xie Xingyao appeared in front of her, without even having time to tie his shoelaces.
"Where are we going?" he asked with a yawn.
Qi Huanyan stared at him in silence. After a long while, she said, "You decide."
"???"
Who was the one who said she wanted to run away from home?
--
The two of them enjoyed themselves in a hotel suite for several days.
They ran out of money to pay the bill, but nobody came begging them to return home.
Qi Huanyan was stubborn as a mule. She dragged Xie Xingyao to a nearby urban village, where they could only afford to rent one room. She claimed the only bed for herself.
Xie Xingyao figured he must have owed her in a past life. At night, he slept on the hard floor, and by day he waited tables to support the household's little tyrant.
Money was tight. After three days of steamed buns and pickled vegetables, Qi Huanyan finally complained, "Have you been secretly eating something good behind my back?"
Xie Xingyao was both exasperated and amused. "My queen, do you think it's easy to earn money?"
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After a month of relying on each other, Qi Huanyan realized her personal servant had started looking at her differently.
She cornered him in the cramped bathroom and demanded to know why.
Xie Xingyao blushed to the roots of his hair and stammered, "The floor's too hard. I want to sleep in the bed."
Qi Huanyan's face darkened. "So you really are planning a rebellion."
"..." Xie Xingyao wanted to smack her.
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Core message: Pursue what you love
