Cheng Zhu: "Awesome!!!"
...
Inside the car, he lowered his head, first looking at Shen Qingning's hand gripping his clothes.
These fair and delicate hands, supporting his body, were sending signals.
When he had pretended to lean in to kiss her, these hands had represented resistance and obstruction.
They also represented her last shred of rationality amidst the overwhelmingly ambiguous and romantic atmosphere, swirling in the vortex of memories.
Shen Qingning's utterance of "Brother" had actually exceeded Cheng Zhu's expectations, causing him to feel a bit of surprise.
But he understood what it meant.
The proud and stubborn girl had really softened, truly begging.
This tremulous "Brother" hid a "No".
Everything that happened in the car tonight was because she refused to honor the bet.
Cheng Zhu had known all along that the proud girl would not agree.
