76: Chapter 76 I will take care of you for the rest of my life to repay my debt!

The dazzling sun, the calm lake, a cyan umbrella, and green grass.

The girl wore a white shirt with a large white bear printed on the front.

She wore cyan denim shorts, revealing her somewhat slender white legs.

Liang Shiqing was sitting on the grass, her knees bent, facing the large lake in the park.

From time to time, a gentle breeze would blow, lifting a strand of her beautiful hair across her delicate, slender face.

"Xiao Ran Gege, are you done drawing?" the girl asked, a little impatiently.

Beside the girl,

A man had an easel in front of him.

He held a paintbrush in his hand, constantly sketching stroke after stroke on the canvas before him.

On the canvas, a lifelike girl with flowing hair was being depicted.

A simple sketch, a fresh scene.

Xiao Ran smiled slightly and replied, "Don't move! I'll be done soon!"

He quickly added the mixed colors.

When the last stroke fell, the girl in the painting seemed to come alive.

The next second, she seemed to fly out of the painting and land in front of him.

"Shiqing, didn't I tell you not to move?" Xiao Ran said with a chuckle, looking at the girl.

Liang Shiqing couldn't wait any longer.

Although she couldn't see anything in front of her, all her senses clearly felt the beautiful atmosphere.

"Xiao Ran Gege! You must have finished drawing!" Liang Shiqing wrinkled her nose, her smile as charming as a blossoming flower.

"You wouldn't have drawn Shiqing ugly, would you?"

When Xiao Ran first said he wanted to draw her, she was completely incredulous.

Being an artist is a profession that heavily relies on talent!

Xiao Ran put down his paintbrush and pulled Liang Shiqing to sit beside him.

"Guess what?"

Xiao Ran first played coy, then continued in a mysterious tone:

"Shiqing, this painting, you'll have to see it with your own eyes someday! I won't spoil it for you, Gege!"

His words left the girl a little confused.

Many doctors had already pronounced her eyes beyond saving.

Could it be that she would regain her sight in the future?

A trace of disappointment flashed in Liang Shiqing's eyes, but she quickly hid it.

'Xiao Ran Gege must be comforting Shiqing.'

Xiao Ran, whose full attention was on her, keenly sensed the girl's negative emotions.

There were some things he couldn't say directly, and since the System Shop hadn't officially opened yet, he temporarily had no way to restore her sight.

Everything would have to wait until the shop opened to be decided.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran took Liang Shiqing's hand in his and softly said,

"Shiqing, you have to believe Gege, there's definitely a way to cure your eyes!"

The girl's heart warmed upon hearing his comfort.

"Xiao Ran Gege..."

"Let's go, Shiqing, let's go eat first; it's getting late." Xiao Ran didn't continue the topic.

They had spent the entire morning shopping and playing in the park.

It was now lunchtime.

Xiao Ran quickly packed up the items on the grass, slinging them over his back.

Then he took Liang Shiqing's hand and walked out.

He had already arranged for a dedicated driver through Old Six.

A very discreet black A8 made traveling much more convenient.

"Shiqing, what do you want for lunch?"

"Whatever Xiao Ran Gege likes, Shiqing likes too."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, then said,

"Then let's go eat hotpot!"

"Mm! I'll listen to Gege!"

Hotpot is indeed a very distinctive delicacy.

Xiao Ran particularly loved hotpot.

Or rather, few people could resist the allure of hotpot.

The two arrived at a bustling food court and found a relatively quiet beef hotpot restaurant.

Exquisite lanterns hung from the wooden ceiling, emitting a soft and warm red glow.

The air inside the restaurant was filled with the aroma of beef hotpot; it was crowded but not noisy.

It was the classical style he liked!

"Xiao Ran Gege, it smells so good!" Liang Shiqing wrinkled her nose, savoring the hotpot aroma in the air.

"Haha! It'll taste even better when we eat it!" Xiao Ran said, dotingly pinching her nose.

Led by a waitress, the two arrived at their table and sat down.

Due to Liang Shiqing's condition, it wasn't convenient for her, so Xiao Ran sat right next to her.

Xiao Ran didn't ask her what she liked to eat anymore; he directly ordered two portions of the 388 Whole Beef Feast.

Then he added some vegetables and the like.

As for the soup base...

He considered Liang Shiqing's current physique and that she wasn't suitable for overly 'heating' foods.

So he ordered a clear broth base.

"Xiao Ran Gege, thank you~!" Liang Shiqing smiled, looking even more charming under the red lantern light.

"Thank me for what!" Xiao Ran rested his head on the table, tilting his head to look at the girl.

"Thank you for helping Shiqing so much. And for taking Shiqing out to play, buying clothes, buying food..."

As the girl spoke, she quietly buried her head in her hair, seemingly not wanting him to see her face.

She owed him so, so much; she could never repay it all.

Unless...

Xiao Ran saw her expression and was instantly intrigued.

He felt it was time to take the next step and officially enter her heart.

"Shiqing, just saying thank you isn't very sincere, you know!" Xiao Ran said with a hint of teasing.

The provocative meaning in his tone was too strong.

"Ah? Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege... you..."

The girl's words were somewhat disjointed.

She seemed to be too scared to speak by him.

"Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege... Shiqing... can help Gege wash clothes!"

"And... and can... help Xiao Ran Gege with massages!"

"And... and also..."

As Liang Shiqing spoke, her pretty face grew redder and redder.

She must have thought of something embarrassing.

In the end, she couldn't even speak.

She buried her head very, very low.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Ran knew she was definitely self-strategizing.

How could he let her off so easily?

So he pressed, "Shiqing, what else?"

"Ah... it's just... it's just..." The girl's face flushed from being questioned, her gaze darting away, her delicate body trembling.

"Just what?" Xiao Ran, like a mischievous uncle, continually cornered the girl, making it impossible for her to escape.

"Shi... Shiqing... Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege, please... please don't ask anymore..."

Liang Shiqing was almost in tears, her face as red as a monkey's bottom.

She seemed to have never felt so ashamed.

It was as if her thoughts had been completely seen through by Xiao Ran Gege.

Making her wish she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out again.

"Shiqing! Is there anything you can't tell Xiao Ran Gege? Gege won't eat you." Xiao Ran continued to tempt her with a smile.

Liang Shiqing shrank her neck, feeling somewhat at a loss.

'Shiqing is afraid Gege will eat her!'

'Suddenly, Xiao Ran Gege feels so scary!'

'But...'

'Hmph! Just say it then!'

'If Xiao Ran Gege really has the guts to eat Shiqing!'

'As long as it's Xiao Ran Gege! Shiqing is willing to be eaten by Gege!'

Steam seemed to be rising from the girl's head.

She wasn't sure if it was the steam from the hotpot or the steam from her own embarrassment.

She gathered immense courage, her cheeks burning, and whispered,

"Xiao... Xiao Ran Gege... Shi... Shiqing..."

"...is... willing to... take care of you... for a lifetime... to repay the debt..."

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