Qi Huan took an ibuprofen pill with the mineral water. She didn’t know if it was a psychological effect, but she really felt a lot more relaxed.
It was only then that she reacted, “No, how did you know I was here?”
“I was passing by.” Qu Jianshen returned indifferently.
Qi Huan looked at him sideways. She just stared at him, not saying anything.
Qu Jianshen was driving, but he could still feel the gaze. His throat rolled slightly as he asked, “What are you staring at me for?”
“I”m seeing how you don’t even know how to blush when you lie?” Qi Huan laughed at him.
Qu Jianshen’s expression remained unchanged as he continued, “Why do you think I’m lying?”
“Your home as well as your company are not on the same road as this place. May I ask how you passed by?” Qi Huan said breathlessly.
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Ck Twyd: “……”
Fbl eked’v lmrlnv vbyv bla oblalycswvp oswze cl alhlyzle cu vbl eakhla wdnzl.
“Ls, obu eke usw nsxl shla vs zssj qsa xl?” Ck Twyd oyp nsdqwple ytykd.
Cw Kkydpbld alvwadle okvbswv czwpbkdt: “Pked’v ol ytall vs xllv vsdktbv?”
Qi Huan wondered, “I obviously didn’t agree to it, did I?”
“Didn’t you?” Qu Jianshen raised his eyebrows, “I thought you had agreed.”
Qi Huan didn’t bother to argue with him. She just rubbed her stomach. Although she had taken the medicine, it still hurt a bit.
“You ate ice cream, right?” Qu Jianshen saw her movement and said abruptly.
Qi Huan was shocked. “Can you even guess this? Are you like my mother and have installed surveillance on me?”
“If you ask who is the best guesser in the world, I will definitely answer Qi Huan.” Qu Jianshen laughed lightly, “You don’t know how good your guess is, do you?”
Qi Huan:?
Really? She didn’t believe it!
***
The car didn’t stop all the way to the bottom of Qi Huan’s neighbourhood.
Qi Huan didn’t expect it to be so painful this time. Although it was at the end of August and the night was still muggy, she felt cold in her hands and feet.
Qu Jianshen’s jacket was wrapped around her body, but it was time to return it to him.
Qi Huan unbuckled her seat belt and thanked him, “Thank you for driving me back. You can have your jacket back.”
“Wear it.” Qu Jianshen only said two words, briefly.
Qi Huan froze, somewhat at a loss for words.
However, Qu Jianshen’s gaze fell on Qi Huan’s lips, which were paler than they had been at the beginning.
The tip of his eyebrows knitted slightly, and he sighed, “I’ll walk you up.”
“I’ll just take the lift; it’s not far.” Qi Huan’s voice was a refusal.
He opened the door and said with a smile, “Shall I carry you?”
Qi Huan hurriedly shook her head. She did not want to be so conspicuous as people were coming and going in the small area.
Qu Jianshen’s suit was worn by her, almost wrapping her entire body in it, making her look more and more petite.
“It suits you.” Qu Jianshen lowered his eyes to survey her, and the corners of his lips contained a slight smile.
Qi Huan looked down at her outfit, but what was so appropriate about these large sleeves that looked like opera?
She covered her stomach with her hands and moved forward almost slowly.
Qu Jianshen couldn’t stand it anymore and picked her up by the waist, saying, “At this speed, you won’t make it upstairs in a long time.”
Qi Huan was startled and reached out to hook her arms around Qu Jianshen’s neck and muttered, “What are you doing? I can walk by myself!”
At that time, the neighbour aunt just happened to pass by. She was not surprised to see Qi Huan and Qu Jianshen. She even stopped and said, “Don’t do anything outside this time; go home and do it.”
Only then did Qi Huan recognise that this was the aunt she met last time when she asked Qu Jianshen for earrings.
Same place, same person ……
Such an ambiguous pose again ……
Qi Huan felt like she could move out of this neighbourhood. Her cheeks were hot, and she didn’t even dare to look at her aunt’s expression. She just buried her face directly into Qu Jianshen’s arms.
Qu Jianshen even smiled back, “Thank you aunty, we will pay attention.”
Qi Huan’s cheeks grew hotter and hotter as she hurriedly urged, “Hurry up and go.”
***
The scent of pine wood on Qu Jianshen’s clothes was similar to his, crisp yet gentle, so that one could not help but indulge in it more.
Qi Huan buried her face in Qu Jianshen’s arms, and for a while, she even lingered until she forgot to look up.
Qu Jianshen pressed the lift button and then carried Qi Huan inside.
He lowered his eyes and saw Qi Huan hiding in his arms like an ostrich, so he couldn’t help but laugh softly: “There’s no one there anymore. How much longer do you want to hide?”
Only then did Qi Huan raise her head. Her face was flushed and glowing, and even her eyes seemed to be moistened. One could not tell whether she was hot or something else.
Qu Jianshen was holding Qi Huan and was already very close to her. He was so close that he could even count Qi Huan’s thick eyelashes, and then his eyes went down to her small nose and sweet red lips.
Everything was close at hand.
Qi Huan looked at the closed lift door and felt relieved. “Fortunately, that aunt and I are not in the same building, otherwise I would be even more humiliated.”
The space in the lift was already small, plus it was closed. The two of them were in a position where their bodies were pressed against each other, and the ambiguity flowed almost instantly.
The knot in Qu Jianshen’s throat rolled slightly, and he avoided Qi Huan’s eyes with his side face.
Qi Huan was unaware of this and tilted her head towards Qu Jianshen, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
At this angle, she could just see the lines of Qu Jianshen’s side face up close. They were so sharp and smooth that it looked like it had been created with the most precise ruler.
Qi Huan couldn’t help but reach out and touch his jawline and even exclaimed, “Wow, Qu Jianshen, this jaw of yours seems like it could cut my hand!”
At that moment, the lift doors had just opened.
Qu Jianshen quickly stepped out of the lift and then walked to Qi Huan’s door, “Password.”
“Don’t peek, oh.” Qi Huan even used her hand to block Qu Jianshen from looking.
After entering the entrance, Qu Jianshen was even faster than before, almost speeding up as he placed Qi Huan on the sofa.
Qi Huan didn’t even react before she was already sitting on the sofa.
Qu Jianshen pulled away from her a bit, his eyes swept her with restraint, “Do you dare to eat cold food next time?”
Qi Huan held out her finger and swore, “I promise I won’t dare.”
Qu Jianshen snorted lightly, not believing a word of Qi Huan’s oath. After all, this was not the first time she had done so.
“Does it still hurt?” he asked.
Qi Huan nodded pitifully before she unabashedly began to make Qu Jianshen, “I want to drink water, hot water.”
Qu Jianshen rolled up his sleeves and went straight to the kitchen to boil water.
“Which cupboard did you put the brown sugar in?”
Qi Huan first took off her suit, then got up and pointed, “The second cupboard on the left.”
By the time she came out of the bathroom, Qu Jianshen had already made the brown sugar water and placed it on the coffee table as well.
Because it was a bit hot, Qi Huan blew on it and put it back.
Qu Jianshen then handed her the water-filled hot water bag again, saying, “Take it.”
“How did you find this?” Qi Huan took it and put it on her stomach. She also felt a lot of relief once the heat source was close by.
Qu Jianshen laughed lightly. “Luckily, your kitchen isn’t very messy, and thinking that you used to use it a lot, I rummaged around and found it.”
Qi Huan was slightly stunned, only to feel her heart inexplicably racing again. In order to hide this discomfort, she hurriedly picked up the brown sugar water and drank it.
Instead, it ended up being too hot and burned her tongue.
“You really don’t look very smart like that.” Qu Jianshen wrinkled his brows and spoke.
Instantly, the charming atmosphere was all but broken.
The irritation of her tongue made Qi Huan awake for a few moments, but then she also turned towards Qu Jianshen and thanked him, “Thank you for buying medicine, sending me back, as well as helping me get brown sugar water and hot water bags.”
As she said this, she realised that Qu Jianshen had really done a lot tonight, and then she was stunned again.
Qu Jianshen picked up his own suit and rubbed the top of Qi Huan’s hair again, saying with a warm smile, “Rest well. I’ll go back first.”
Qi Huan froze, and did not even look back until Qu Jianshen had left.
***
The night before was like a dead body, and Qi Huan began to repent as she lay in bed. She would never eat cold food before her period again.
Jiang Ruixia made a gossip call, “How was the chat with senior Xu last night?”
“My period came and I almost died of pain, so I had Qu Jianshen send me back after dinner.” Qi Huan didn’t hold back and told her everything.
But Jiang Ruixia asked confusedly, “Wait a minute, you were having dinner with Senior Xu. Why was Qu Jianshen there?”
“He ……” Qi Huan paused abruptly, suddenly not knowing how to explain, “Anyway, he was there and sent me back.”
Jiang Ruixia tsked, “It seems you and Qu Jianshen are still in a really locked state. The key was thrown away.”
Qi Huan: “……”
“What do you think Qu Jianshen, a busy business man, rushes up every day to be your driver? What does he figure?” Jiang Ruixia asked with a smile, “He can’t be a living Bodhisattva who doesn’t ask for anything in return, right?”
Qi Huan’s heart skipped a beat, and she said, “That’s how much affection we’ve had for each other since we were kids. You don’t know that Qu Jianshen used to take the blame for me when I was a kid. I dropped things and he was punished. We shared our blessings and he took the blame when we were in trouble.”
Jiang Ruixia let out a giggle, “You’ve lived this long thanks to Qu Jianshen’s care. Such a deep affection, you can’t say that you don’t give your life to him, right?”
Qi Huan:?
“He and I are at most comrades in arms. Do you know what friendship is?” She hurriedly retorted.
Jiang Ruixia nodded perfunctorily, “Mmmmm, he loves you so much, he’s willing to take on anything for you. He’s really high.”
Qi Huan: “……”
There was no way to talk today.
*Friends gathering.*
When Cheng Yubai saw Qu Jianshen, who hadn’t been around for a long time, appear with an extra brooch on his suit, he couldn’t help but tease, “Is this the token of love between you and Qi Huan?”
When the others heard this, they also came over to look at it with interest.
“Tch, are you for real?”
Once Qu Jianshen sat down, he picked up the glass of wine next to him and took a sip before giving him a faint look, “When did I say it was fake?”
In an instant, the compartment was silent for a moment.
Cheng Yubai clinked his glass with Qu Jianshen’s and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “When did you have this in mind?”
“The day I was punished for her.”
It was the first time he saw someone bawling and hugging him, saying that she wanted to die on the same day and year as him.
Then he could never see her tears again.
Aw! He is so sweet.
He really does. He’s my favourite type of ML.