Xu Qian turned her head and asked, "What's wrong? Isn't the bonfire party about to start?"
"Soon, let's go over."
Xiang Jintian pulled Xu Qian's hand and walked towards his own tent.
Xiong Yongan chuckled to himself and shouted, "Boss! You need to hurry, it's about to start."
Xu Qian felt something was a bit strange, but couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
Xiang Jintian, afraid of making her awkward, didn't go back to his own large tent, but instead went into Xu Qian's tent.
The atmosphere of being alone made Xu Qian somewhat uncomfortable. She unconsciously rubbed her hands together and looked up to meet his gaze.
"What is it?"
Xiang Jintian lowered his eyes to meet her beautiful dark pupils, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with a firm expression,
"I want to formally ask you, will you be my girlfriend?"
Xu Qian had been avoiding this question, specifically the part about "a lifetime" that he had mentioned before.
She had no choice. She couldn't spend her life with him. The system still had tasks, and she couldn't be willful.
Looking at his unusually serious eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say no.
Xu Qian could only speak her true feelings against her better judgment.
"I... I change my mind easily. Perhaps my liking for you is only for this period of time, and I might not like you anymore later. Therefore, I cannot promise you a lifetime commitment."
Xiang Jintian felt a tightness in his chest, as if something was stuck in his throat. He couldn't utter a single word.
Xu Qian didn't dare to look at his expression.
"However, right now, I like you very much."
Her eyes welled up with tears, and she looked up to meet his gaze.
"Really, I like you very much."
【Ding, system reminder, Xiang Jintian's favorability +5, total favorability is 35 points.】
Xiang Jintian sighed and opened his long arms, pulling the small figure into his embrace.
"It's okay, I will make sure you always like me."
Xu Qian closed her eyes, inhaling the faint scent of masculinity from him.
She hoped that when her memories returned, she would like him just as much.
After a short while, the man released her waist.
His long, calloused fingers gently lifted the girl's small chin.
He leaned down slightly and kissed her soft lips.
After a long moment, the man finally released her.
The girl's eyes were dewy, and her lips were crimson.
Xiang Jintian's Adam's apple bobbed, and he couldn't help but kiss her again.
Favorability points ticked upwards, from 35 to 40 points before stopping.
【Ding, main quest completed, reward 100 points, total points 5100.】
Xu Qian's head was swimming from the kiss. It was her first time having such a long kiss.
"Let's go out."
Xu Qian didn't even know what he was talking about. She dazedly agreed.
As they stepped out, a gust of cold wind brushed against her flushed face.
Xu Qian's mind cleared. She was holding the man's hand, and the taste of him was in her mouth.
"Xiang Jintian, why do you like me?"
After all, she was so much younger than him; she thought he would be difficult to win over.
Xiang Jintian's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced at her sideways.
"Perhaps I was tempted by beauty."
Xu Qian was speechless. It seemed like looks determined everything.
The two of them walked to an open space where a crowd had already gathered. In the center was a large bonfire, and in front of the bonfire was a long table.
Everyone had changed into casual clothes and sat around the edge.
Without their camouflage uniforms, they were just a group of young men and women, radiating happy smiles.
Seeing the good atmosphere, Xu Qian's eyebrows curved slightly, and she asked softly, "Boss Xiang, can we have some drinks?"
It would be a waste of the bonfire party not to drink.