Xu Tingbai walked out of the kitchen, and Lin Qingle stood there with his cheeks burning.
After glancing back to make sure he was gone, she gently rubbed his cheek.
It’s not like he hasn’t touched her head before... He used to do it often, so why did she feel so weird
After quickly putting those emotions aside, Lin Qingle walked to the refrigerator and opened the freezer underneath.
A cold air rushed over her instantly, and she leaned forward, trying to cool down the temperature on her face while watching.
"There are so many ice creams..." She looked down and saw that the different types of ice cream were neatly arranged, but they were all the same flavor.
Lin Qingle picked up an ice cream cone and ate it while sitting outside while waiting for the porridge. He was not satisfied with one, so he picked up another.
After a while, the porridge was almost cooked, and she followed Xu Tingbai's request and put some sugar in the porridge.
By the time she served the food and placed it on the dining table outside, Xu Tingbai had also finished washing up and came out.
He changed into casual home clothes and washed his hair, but the hair on his forehead was still a little damp.
Lin Qingle couldn't help but look at him twice more as she stood there. In fact, at this moment, he was closer to the him she was familiar with.
Apart from the formal appearance of a suit and tie, and the messy hair, Xu Tingbai seemed like the sixteen-year-old boy who was blind and needed to hold her arm when walking outside...
Xu Tingbai: "What are you looking at?"
Her eyes were on herself, but her expression was obviously wandering.
Lin Qingle came back to his senses immediately: "Ah... It's okay, I just suddenly felt familiar with it."
"look familiar?"
Lin Qingle touched his nose awkwardly: "I feel like you are more like when you were a child now."
Xu Tingbai's eyes narrowed slightly: "Do you think I have changed a lot?"
"Of course..."
It's not just about appearance, but also about the feeling he gives people. After all, he is strong enough now and is no longer the Xu Tingbai who used to be bullied.
Xu Tingbai: "You prefer the old look, don't you?"
Lin Qingle: "You are still you, what's there to separate... And now that you have become better, of course it's even better, I am happy for you too."
He is still himself, but he feels that she is closer to him at that time and in that state.
Xu Tingbai thought about it and pulled out the dining chair for her: "Have some porridge too."
Lin Qingle: "I'm not hungry. I just had ice cream."
"Can you get full by eating ice cream?"
"Yes, because I ate two."
Xu Tingbai frowned slightly: "I asked you to eat ice cream, not two at once."
“Is it expensive?”
Xu Tingbai was stunned for a moment, then tapped her head: "What do you think?"
"… "
Xu Tingbai was helpless: "It's not good to eat so much. Are you a child? You don't understand this."
Just because we are adults, we can eat as much ice cream as we want.
Lin Qingle put the spoon down for him: "Of course I understand... It's delicious because you bought it."
"You still blame me."
"I don't dare, boss." Lin Qingle chuckled and said, "Then boss, you eat quickly, I'll go back first."
Xu Ting paused: "Wait."
"Um?"
"I still have some opinions on the plan."
Lin Qingle stared: "Didn't you just say no?"
"Suddenly."
"Oh... Then you tell me, I'll remember it."
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm a little tired today."
Lin Qingle: “Ah?”
Xu Tingbai raised his eyes to look at her: "Come over tomorrow, we'll talk then."
Lin Qingle: “…”
It seemed like not long ago, he told her not to work overtime on weekends.
Although she said that working overtime was okay, how could he not keep his word?
—
Lin Qingle felt that Xu Tingbai was a person who had only one idea at a time, but at noon the next day, she still prepared to go out with her computer and documents.
After all, she dared not slack off on her work.
Yu Tingting rarely stayed at Huang Chengxu's place on weekends. She slept until noon and woke up to see Lin Qingle dressed neatly with a computer. She looked puzzled and asked, "Are you still going to the company today?"
Lin Qingle: "No, but... almost."
"What do you mean by almost?"
"I didn't go to the company, but I had to work overtime."
"Where are you going?"
Lin Qingle paused and said, "I'm going to Xu Tingbai's house."
Yu Tingting had been half asleep, but when she heard this, her eyes lit up: "Not bad... you guys are making rapid progress!"
Lin Qingle: "I went to report my work to him."
"It's good to report back home. It feels good now."
“…What’s that smell?”
Yu Tingting smiled slyly: "It smells like an office romance~"
Lin Qingle immediately glared at her: "Our company does not allow office romances! Don't talk nonsense."
“Is this true or false?”
She didn't know whether Aurra had such a rule, but she thought that basically every company had such a rule.
So Lin Qingle nodded affirmatively: "I went directly to his house because he was sick and the case was urgent. I didn't..."
"It doesn't matter." Yu Tingting said suddenly.
"What?"
Yu Tingting: "Isn't Xu Tingbai the boss? If he wants to have a relationship, he can change the rules."
"… "
After Lin Qingle changed his shoes, he quickly left the house.
She knew that if she stayed any longer, Yu Tingting would have a lot more nonsense to say to her.
What about changing the rules... It seems that her dear friend has nothing else on his mind except love!
—
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when she arrived at Xu Tingbai's house. Since she had been there once before, Lin Qingle was familiar with the place. She put her things down in the living room, but she didn't see anyone.
"Xu Tingbai."
The living room is empty, he is not here.
"Xu Tingbai?"
Still no one responded to her.
His house was a bit big, and Lin Qingle was embarrassed to walk around, so she had to call him. But no one answered the call, and after faintly hearing the ringing of the phone, she followed the sound and went inside.
She quickly reached the master bedroom, the door of which was half-open. She pushed it open a little and looked inside.
The room was large, with the curtains closed so there was little light, but because the door was open, she could still see clearly inside. There was a bed in the middle of the room, and the sheets were a little messy.
He was not sleeping on the bed, but... sitting on the floor on the other side. She could only see his back, leaning on the edge of the bed, with his cell phone ringing on the bedside table.
Can't he hear
Lin Qingle's heart suddenly lifted, and as if he suddenly remembered something, he immediately opened the door and ran over.
"Xu Tingbai!"
She walked around to the front of him and saw him leaning there without any reaction. She squatted down anxiously and reached out to touch his face...
Hot.
"Do you have a fever? Wake up, Xu Tingbai!"
Her movement was finally loud enough, and the person in front of her finally slowly opened his eyes. The moment he raised his eyes, his eyes were cold, and indifferent to the point of being a little creepy in the dim environment.
Lin Qingle was stunned for a moment, and was almost dragged back to a scene from the past. She stared at him blankly, her throat choking.
"You're here." Xu Tingbai spoke, his eyes softened as he came to his senses.
After he opened his mouth to speak, Lin Qingle suddenly pulled himself out of the past.
He can see now, he has grown up, and he won't be bullied anymore... Lin Qingle told herself this secretly in her heart, but her mind still flashed back to the scene when she went to his house as a child and found him being beaten to death by his father at home.
"What's wrong with you? You have a fever, did you know that?"
Xu Tingbai felt a little uncomfortable in his throat and coughed lightly: "I know, it was because of my stomach yesterday. But I took medicine, I'm fine."
"You look okay... and why are you sitting here?" She muttered, "I'm scared to death."
"Does this scare you?" he asked with a little confusion.
Lin Qingle naturally wouldn't say that her mind suddenly jumped to the past events. She turned her head away and said, "I thought you were unconscious, so I was scared."
Xu Ting understood: "I just sat here and watched a movie after taking the medicine. I didn't expect the medicine to be so effective that I fell asleep."
Lin Qingle glanced at the projection in front of him and was speechless: "Is there anyone with a fever still like this..."
Xu Tingbai said: "I'm waiting for you, I don't want to sleep."
"Then lie down on the bed now." Lin Qingle frowned and pulled his arm to pull him up.
But she didn't expect Xu Tingbai to not use any strength at all. She pulled hard but failed to pull him up. Instead, she was pulled back by the force.
"Hmm—"
She slipped and almost fell on him, but luckily... she held on to the edge of the bed with her hands.
"Be careful." Xu Tingbai sat up straight and reached out to support her. She looked at his face that suddenly approached her, and her ears turned red and immediately jumped up.
Xu Tingbai's hands stopped in the air. He looked at her red ears and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "I feel dizzy and can't get up. Please help me."
Lin Qingle said awkwardly: "I just pooped... You're a little heavy."
"You weren't ready just now, but you can now." Xu Tingbai stretched out his hand to her.
Lin Qingle pursed her lips. Seeing his weak appearance, she couldn't bear it anymore. She reached out and grabbed his arm, "Okay, then you get up."
"Um."
She exerted force and felt him lending her strength.
The moment he stood up from the floor, he let go. Lin Qingle was still using all his strength, but when he was suddenly released, he fell backwards due to inertia.
But before she could even scream, her lower back was pressed down by his palm. His palm was very big, and with just a casual move, she was able to stand steadily.
"Have you brought the plan?" His voice came from above his head.
Lin Qingle straightened his back, and the two of them were very close. The tip of her nose was only three or four centimeters away from his clothes... She could even smell the clear and crisp scent on him.
"I brought it!" She pushed him and escaped from his control. "It's outside. I'll get it."
Lin Qingle quickly turned around and ran out of the room.
Xu Tingbai looked at her panicked back and couldn't help but laugh again.
He thought that he might have some idea of what Xia Quan was talking about, the qualities that he had in the past but no longer had.
It is impossible to become blind again, but one can still be pitiful.
—
When Lin Qingle came back with the plan, Xu Tingbai was already lying on the bed.
She looked at his miserable appearance due to his illness and felt that it was not appropriate to talk about work at this time.
"Otherwise, I'll wait until you're better."
Xu Tingbai leaned on the pillow and patted the edge of the bed: "It's okay, come over here, I can talk to you."
Lin Qingle: "But you still have a fever."
"I've taken the medicine, and I'll be able to retreat soon."
Lin Qingle frowned, but didn't want to let him go: "Anyway, we can still talk about this when we get back to the company on Monday. It will be in time then, so let's not talk about it today. Besides, your brain is burnt out now, and you may not be able to say anything good."
Xu Tingbai: “…”
Lin Qingle thought about it and became more determined. He said, "Then you go to sleep first. I'll go back. By the way, you still have to take your temperature when you wake up. If the fever hasn't subsided, you have to ask someone to..."
"Cough cough—" Xu Tingbai suddenly turned his head and started coughing.
Lin Qingle hurried forward a few steps: "Are you okay? Do you want some water?"
Xu Tingbai coughed for a while, and when he recovered, he said weakly, "Can you walk slower?"
Lin Qingle: “…Ah?”
"I live alone, and it's not easy to invite others to my house on weekends, for fear of bothering others." Xu Tingbai's eyebrows were tired, and he pleaded with a hint of embarrassment, "But I don't know if the fever will recur. Can you stay and take care of me?"
Lin Qingle was slightly stunned.
Xu Tingbai smiled bitterly and said calmly: "It doesn't matter if it's inconvenient. Maybe, nothing will happen later."
His face was very pale, he must be feeling very uncomfortable. After she left, he was really the only one left in the empty house. He couldn't even stand steadily just now, so it would be very troublesome for him to do anything.
Lin Qingle thought about it and softened his heart: "It's not inconvenient... Well, I'll be outside. If you feel uncomfortable, just call me, okay?"
Xu Tingbai looked at her and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
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