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Looking at Qin Xiao's puzzled eyes, Mo Hanyu's originally few remaining flames quickly shot up.

"What's that look in your eyes? Do you think I'm being unreasonable?" Mo Hanyu asked, ignoring Qiongqi who was watching the show.

"...Aren't you here now?" Qin Xiao was still confused.

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu opened his mouth and gritted his teeth: "Obviously she was the one who spoke badly."

"..." Qin Xiao looked at him, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something.

Looking at Qin Xiao like this, Mo Hanyu felt aggrieved and angry. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Qin Xiao speak in a very serious voice.

"Then how about we lure her out tonight, put her in a sack and beat her up?" Qin Xiao crossed his arms, a little hesitant, but his tone was extremely serious, and it was obvious that he really thought so.

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu suddenly calmed down.

There was no way. He looked into Qin Xiao's eyes and felt that if he nodded, Qin Xiao would really do this.

"...You really are." Mo Hanyu thought for a long time but couldn't find words to describe it.

"Do you think she offended you?" Qin Xiao thought for a moment and asked.

"Of course." Mo Hanyu thought about what happened just now and frowned, "What do you mean it's better if I'm a girl? Am I not cute if I'm a boy? Hmm? You tell me!"

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao with sharp eyes.

Qin Xiao: “…”

Qin Xiao was surprised by his jumping thoughts.

"...Do you think I'm cute?" Qin Xiao felt that he might have said yes in the past, but now...

"Of course not." Mo Hanyu did not hesitate. Qin Xiao was not even close to being cute.

"The same goes for me." Qin Xiao nodded.

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu: "Then I think you are cute."

Qin Xiao looked into the distance: "Then you still don't."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu pouted: "Why?"

Qin Xiao had a headache. He was really not good at coaxing children.

Glancing at the angry Mo Hanyu, Qin Xiao thought for a moment, raised his hand and pinched his soft face, and said seriously: "Of course you are not cute when you are angry."

Mo Hanyu was stunned and his puffed-up face relaxed.

Qin Xiao thought about it again in his mind, smiled at him gently, and said in a gentle tone: "There is no need to get angry over such a small matter. Look, your hands are cold from anger just now. It's not good for your health."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu stared at Qin Xiao blankly, as if shocked by what he said.

Qin Xiao tried to coax Mo Hanyu the same way Ye Lanshu did, but found that it didn't seem to work on the child.

Qin Xiao's smile faded, and he waved his hand in front of Mo Hanyu: "What are you daydreaming about?"

Mo Hanyu woke up from his dream and suddenly grabbed Qin Xiao's face with great force, pulling it out: "Are you really Qin Xiao? You haven't been possessed by someone else, have you? ... No, it's impossible?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao felt pain on his face and tried to dodge. However, Mo Hanyu's hand was very strong, and he pressed himself against him. His blue eyes were staring at him, with curiosity and doubt.

Qin Xiao pulled for a long time but failed to pull Mo Hanyu's hand off. Finally, he got annoyed and raised his arm from the bottom to the top. He tripped and pulled Mo Hanyu's arm and suddenly leaned back. He used his clever strength to pull Mo Hanyu up in the air, swung him half a circle, and threw him to the ground.

"I told you, it hurts."

Mo Hanyu was caught off guard and felt dizzy. When he came to his senses, he found himself lying on the ground. Qin Xiao was slowly straightening up, rubbing his face and talking to him unhappily.

Mo Hanyu hissed as he felt a pain in his back. He quickly got up from the ground. He could only hold his waist because he couldn't support his back. He pouted and looked at Qin Xiao: "You actually hit me?"

"I've been talking for a long time but you didn't let go." Qin Xiao rubbed his face and felt that one side seemed to be swollen.

"…Why did they start fighting?"

As soon as Mo Hanshang arrived here, he saw Qin Xiao throwing Mo Hanyu to the ground. He sighed at the kid's excellent skills and hurried over to mediate.

Mo Hanyu heard the voice and turned to look. Seeing that Mo Hanshang unconsciously restrained himself, he pursed his lips and turned his head: "...Nothing."

Qin Xiao, on the other hand, stared at Mo Hanshang running towards him without saying a word.

Mo Hanshang met his gaze and was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he wanted to do.

Qin Xiao seemed to want to say something, his pupils moved slightly, and when he caught a glimpse of Qin Jinyi coming over, he closed his mouth and did not speak.

"What's wrong?" Qin Jinyi looked at Qin Xiao who was covering his face, then looked at Mo Hanyu who was holding his waist, and asked with concern, "Is there any conflict?"

"No, nothing--" Mo Hanyu was about to reply with a smile.

"He pulled my face." Qin Xiao put his hand down, only to see that his face was red, obviously because he was pulled.

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanshang: ...

Qin Jinyi was stunned, looked at Mo Hanyu, and hesitated: "...So is there any contradiction?"

The smile on Mo Hanyu's face unconsciously faded. He looked at Qin Xiao and found that there was no joy or anger on his face. He still had that indifferent expression.

"..." Qin Xiao glanced at him, "It's nothing serious."

Mo Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Qin Xiao's reply, but at the same time he felt something strange. He secretly looked at Qin Xiao and found that his expression was strange and it was obvious that he was thinking about something.

Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't care and didn't say anything, Mo Hanshang felt relieved and smiled to smooth things over: "It's normal for children to have conflicts... By the way, do you want to take a boat?"

Qin Xiao looked in the direction he pointed and saw several small boats floating on the river. There were people setting up tables on the shore. They must have rented the boats by the time.

The topic was just changed. Mo Hanyu felt that Qin Xiao was a little strange. When Mo Hanshang was discussing with the boatman, he walked to Qin Xiao. Just when he was about to say something to him, he heard Qin Xiao say to Qin Jinyi.

"I want to take a boat alone with you."

Mo Hanyu paused with his outstretched hand and looked at the person in front of him. He saw that his expression was indifferent, still the same as before, without any sign of fluctuation.

Qin Jinyi was stunned at first after hearing what Qin Xiao said, and then delighted. Without any thought, he nodded in agreement: "Of course."

The boats here are somewhat different from the ones Qin Xiao had seen before. The boats here are equipped with something similar to a rudder to control the direction. There are two types of boats, one that can provide kinetic energy by inputting qi, and the other is a pedal-type boat. Mo Hanshang and his friends of course chose the one that inputs qi.

We rented two boats in total. While Mo Hanshang was losing his Qi, he looked at the boats not far away and blinked in confusion.

Mo Hanyu sat next to Qin Yun'an, looking at Mo Hanshang, then looking at Qin Xiao on the boat next to him. He didn't know what he was thinking, and the air around him became colder.

Qin Yun'an, who was standing beside them, originally wanted to enjoy the scenery, but was forced to focus his attention due to the coldness from Mo Hanyu.

"...Do you think Qin Xiao is angry with me?" Mo Hanyu suddenly asked softly.

Qin Yun'an: ...

I don’t know if he’s angry or not, but I’ll be angry if you do this again.

Qin Yun'an thought about it, looked at the child, and finally did not say anything.

"Why do you feel that way?"

Qin Yun'an showed a sincere smile.

Mo Hanyu looked at him, hesitant to speak, and finally sighed: "Forget it."

Qin Yun'an: ...

"You don't understand." He said this with a complicated expression and then sighed.

Qin Yun'an: ...

I advise you not to go too far.

Fortunately, after Mo Hanyu finished speaking, the cold air around him instantly disappeared without a trace.

"Why are you looking over there?" Mo Hanyu retracted his attention and asked Mo Hanshang.

"...Ah, nothing." Mo Hanshang was stunned for a moment, then reacted, smiled at the two of them, and began to point at the things on the river bank and introduce them.

"The river we are in leads to the moat, and then connects to the outside world along a stream. Over there is the place where lanterns are placed, and people come here to pray during every festival..."

Qin Jinyi and Qin Xiao sat opposite each other, not knowing whether they were intentionally controlling it. They were separated from Mo Hanshang by several boats. The two of them followed the river and came to a slightly empty place, looking at the ripples on the water. The sunlight shining on the water formed sparse ripples.

"...Actually, I haven't been here many times. I mainly came here with your friend's brother." Qin Jinyi mentioned this, touched his nose, and smiled, "I think that kid named Mo Hanyu is quite cute. He is still young, and although he is the same age as you... sometimes friends still need some tolerance."

Qin Xiao could tell that Qin Jinyi was afraid that there would be a rift between him and Mo Hanyu, so he said, "I'm not angry. It's normal for children to make a fuss."

Hearing this, Qiongqi, who was lying on his neck, opened his eyes and looked at him meaningfully.

"Then who are you?" Qin Jinyi was a little confused. Although he had not been with the child named Mo Hanshang for a long time, he could see that Qin Xiao and the child had a very close relationship, which had never happened before.

And according to the habits of children of this age, they should like to stick with their friends. If you are not angry, why should you hang out with him——?

"I just want to ask you." Qin Xiao was looking at Qin Jinyi, his pupils were dark and deep, and it was impossible to see the bottom at a glance. They even glowed a little under the sunlight.

"Do you like him?"

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Qin Jinyi was stunned. Looking at Qin Xiao's deep eyes, his whole body stiffened and his hair stood on end. For a moment, he even wanted to escape from here immediately.

But soon, Qin Jinyi calmed down.

Think about it carefully, Qin Xiao hasn't mentioned the target yet. Even if he did, the liking a child said must be the kind of liking to make friends, right? He is too sensitive.

"Who are you referring to?" Qin Jinyi suppressed his pounding heart and asked him with a smile.

"The one called Mo Hanshang." Qin Xiao's expression was still calm, without any shyness of love. This made Qin Jinyi feel that he might have guessed right. After all, children would be a little embarrassed to mention such things, right?

"Ah, he is my senior. We have contact in daily life, of course I would like him." Qin Jinyi felt relieved.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xiao gave him a strange look and said, "I'm talking about the kind of love that is for the purpose of getting married and wanting to fall in love."

Qin Jinyi's smile froze.

He actually meant that.

"...Why do you ask that?" Qin Jinyi pulled the corner of his mouth and pretended to be calm.

"Because I think you like him." Qin Xiao said calmly.

"But we are both men?"

"...That's nothing, right?" Qin Xiao had seen same-sex relationships before, and he was obviously very accepting of this kind of relationship. "As long as you like it, that's fine."

"But we won't have children. What if—"

"Change your mind?" Qin Xiao paused and tilted his head. "That's really scary."

"But even male and female couples will face this risk, there is no difference." For Qin Xiao, there is no difference between same-sex and opposite-sex love, "and some opposite-sex couples will choose not to have children."

"...Don't want to and can't do it are different." Qin Jinyi lowered his eyes and said softly, "Besides, although there are risks in both, the difficulties they face are definitely different, right?"

"..."

Qin Xiao looked at him, seemingly pondering something.

Qin Jinyi looked towards the river, and seeing that Qin Xiao stopped talking, he also stopped talking.

"So you just like him, don't you?" Qin Xiao suddenly said, "You just said so much because you are worried about those uncertain things."

Qin Jinyi: ...

Qin Jinyi pursed her lips and avoided his gaze.

After a long silence, he whispered, "What can I do?"

Hearing this, Qin Xiao looked at him.

"What will Dad think of me? What about his parents? Even if he likes me, so what? We don't have to be together just because we like each other, and -"

Qin Jinyi stopped talking halfway through, his eyes sank, his thoughts in confusion.

"...I didn't say that you two should be together?" Qin Xiao was puzzled.

Qin Jinyi suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Xiao.

"I just want to confirm." Qin Xiao's expression was very indifferent, exactly the same as when he was a child, "Whether you are together or not is your own business."

Qin Jinyi tightened his fingers slightly and his expression was complicated.

"...Aren't you disappointed?"

"Right to what?"

"To me." Qin Jinyi lowered his head again, not daring to look at him, "After all, I like men..."

"...This is not a big deal." Qin Xiao was surprised. Seeing Qin Jinyi like this, he thought about his age and said, "You are 16 years old, you can fall in love now."

Qin Jinyi: ...

Listening to Qin Xiao's mature words, Qin Jinyi was a little dazed for a moment and really felt that this was not a big deal.

"If you're worried about Dad..." Qin Xiao pointed his finger, "Shall I ask for you?"

Qin Jinyi: ...

How do you want to ask this?

Perhaps the strangeness on Qin Jinyi's face was too obvious, Qin Xiao easily understood what he meant.

"Of course, just ask directly."

Qin Jinyi was a little scared by Qin Xiao's serious look.

"No, you don't have to." Qin Jinyi quickly stopped him from thinking this, "If I really decide, I will tell my father myself."

Seeing how nervous he was, Qin Xiao was puzzled but did not refute and nodded.

Qin Jinyi wiped his forehead to wipe away the non-existent cold sweat.

This exchange was terrifying.

Until getting off the boat, Qin Jinyi didn't dare to say another word.

Mo Hanshang noticed the strange atmosphere between the two and deliberately lagged behind. He ran to Qin Jinyi curiously and asked, "What's wrong? Are you having a conflict?"

Qin Jinyi looked at him tiredly and pushed away his approaching face: "It's nothing... Senior, please don't get so close to me."

Mo Hanshang:?