Chapter 90: Qiu is a good example of taking a step forward!

Thank you Cappy for translating and updating! Reading this for three minutes gave me the energy to get out of bed today ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~

Now, on to the story... I felt like an outsider viewing the situation, like Uncle Pan. YuYang may have been protecting a friend when he said, "Uncle Pan, how do you know him?" and stood between Uncle Pan and Qiu. Qiu asking, "Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?" is a blunt response from the youngster, who seemed to have felt injustice out of the blue. I think Qiu pulling Uncle Pan towards him, and exclaiming, "I saw him first! Don't you dare to take this uncle from me!" are his clumsy ways of acting on his feelings; Qiu likes Uncle Pan more than he thinks he does.

YuYang's confrontation may be a blessing in disguise, because it allowed Qiu to see how Uncle Pan views him. Qiu and Uncle Pan aren't officially dating (unless their moments at Uncle Pan's apartment have been off-screened, and maybe we'll get flashbacks later ;-----;) and based on the conversation between the pair, Uncle Pan just expected Qiu to have his fun and then leave once the youngster's done.

It sounds like Uncle Pan has a fair share of relationships. So, Uncle Pan accepts being together and breaking up as part of life. To Uncle Pan, what's important is if you're happy and love yourself, which we have seen from how content he is to own a bar and he seems perfectly okay living alone. I appreciate that Uncle Pan shared his views with Qiu, because that reinforced to Qiu that Uncle Pan has been viewing the youngster as someone who is just part of life, and it doesn't seem Qiu wants to be just a chapter in Uncle Pan's life :-) "I... This time I don't intend on fooling around," and Uncle Pan realized how serious Qiu was from the youngster's expression.

I do think that if Qiu was only fooling around with Uncle Pan the entire time, then he didn't have to put in all the effort we've seen him put in so far: constantly visited Uncle Pan's bar; still came back to Uncle Pan after being humiliated; picked and paid for groceries, washed vegetables, cooked, washed the dishes... Qiu has been staying at Uncle Pan's apartment, without a grasp of how Uncle Pan thought of our youngster. We already know that Qiu's friends, like An, were teasing him about Uncle Pan not taking our youngster seriously, and those kinds of comments can totally make you feel insecure.

We also don't know the full story to Qiu's past experiences. YuYang pointed at Qiu for having numerous girlfriends, but then Qiu retorted, "When did I mislead any girl, uh?" Qiu even asked YuYang if our protagonist knows our redhead, so I don't know how reliable YuYang's words are. YuYang may have just heard rumours, who knows. Based on how Qiu treats Uncle Pan, I just don't have a strong feeling that Qiu was as terrible as YuYang makes our redhead sound. I see Qiu as a clumsy boy who is bold, but he's not completely inconsiderate to other people's feelings where he would intentionally hurt them.

When YuYang told Qiu to not tease Uncle Pan and that Uncle Pan could get hurt... That was totally YuYang speaking from his own experience. YuYang would be hurt if LiHuan does not take our uke seriously, and YuYang sadly knows what that feels like... :/ But even if you like someone now and then they later fall for someone else (male or female), then I think that's something to deal with in the future. I agree with Uncle Pan about not thinking too much. I hope YuYang can eventually find the confidence and reassurance in himself, because it's sad to be afraid of loving someone. :(( I also hope YuYang can live in the moment, and soon cherish the time he has with LiHuan. To me, LiHuan is that character who only has eyes for you once he's interested in you, so it's unlikely for him to magically fall in love with someone else. I think LiHuan would be too happy for words when YuYang finally agrees to start a romantic relationship... >.<

I gotta say, I like Qiu's personality. He wasn't necessarily mad after YuYang just dragged him into the bathroom and told him off. Honestly, I think anyone would be upset if they randomly got pulled away by someone they barely know, and then to be told off as if this stranger knows everything :/ Instead, Qiu allows himself to be curious and he asked questions. I don't see Qiu acting extremely prideful with Uncle Pan, especially after Qiu was touched that Uncle Pan looks out for him. I like that Qiu faces his emotions, because he knows he wants to take Uncle Pan seriously, which may be a first for him. I think these are new emotions for Qiu, and he's willing to take the chance anyway. :) Now, we'll just see what Uncle Pan's response is... ╮(￣▽￣)╭