Hidden Love (novel translation)

Chapter 72

Hearing this, Sang Zhi turns silent. Then she explains "I don't think that you are old."

"Really?"

"Em, I'm just joking with you." Duan Jia Xu doesn't know what Sang Zhi is thinking. Sang Zhi just buries her face in his neck, her voice becomes light. She repeats: "I don't think you're old."

Hearing the change in her voice, Duan Jia Xu looks at her again "What is it?"

Sang Zhi lifts her head and looks at his face. She suddenly feels so sad. She suddenly thinks about that time, no matter how she tries to talk to Li Ping, Li Ping still seems to act the same.

She remembers that day, Duan Jia Xu laughed at himself and said to her, "I'm afraid you'll mind."

But it's clear that matter is unrelated to him. It's obvious there's no relation.

But because of this, he lowers his status more than he should. As a result, he is treated unfairly. She thinks that if Duan Jia Xu knows about Li Ping's thoughts, he should be unhappy.

Sang Zhi's eyes turn red, she pursues her lips and lowers her head again. She sobs. "I don't think that you are old. I just feel.... I'm too young."

Duan Jia Xu couldn't understand her "What?"

Though usually she doesn't think that way. Yet everyone seems to think that she is too young.

Everyone seems to think that she and Duan Jia Xu are together because of an impulse; they are together without considering the future; everyone acts as if they should remind her to make her see clearly that this path is not for her.

If she was a bit older.

She would have a degree and a steady, stable job. She could be more economically independent, she could do everything on her own. At that time, if she mentioned her relationship with Duan Jia Xu, her parents would be easily persuaded.

She has thought a lot about this. She used to think that external factors wouldn't affect their relationship. She always wants to grow up quickly, to be a grown-up woman.

But the seven years gap, it's like her forever pursuit.

"Why am I nineteen years old?" Sang Zhi couldn't hold back her tears. "Why couldn't I be twenty-nine, I don't want to be so young?"

Currently except for studying hard to make a better future, she couldn't do anything.

Duan Jia Xu feels something wet on his neck, he frowns "What happened?"

"By the time I'm twenty-nine, I should have money." Sang Zhi chokes and sobs. "I don't want to take care of you, I just want to give you the money to spend..."

"........" Duan Jia Xu pauses for a moment, but then continues walking. "Why do you always want to give me money to spend?"

"So you could be more relaxed."

Duan Jia Xu smiles "Now I am not living so tiredly."

"How can you say that you are not so tired?" Sang Zhi's eyes are teary. She reaches out to stroke his head. "You always work overtime, you always stay up late. You even have big dark circles under your eyes. You even lose a lot of hair."

Duan Jia Xu says "What do you mean big dark circles under my eyes, losing a lot of hair. Don't start a fight."

Sang Zhi continues to say "If now I am twenty nine years old, I'll be three years older than you. My Ge supposedly wouldn't hit you. Qian Fei Ge supposedly wouldn't scold you to be a rogue."

"It wouldn't do," Duan Jia Xu says "Ge Ge likes a younger one."

"....." Sang Zhi wipes her tears and says "Then what if I turn older?"