The snow was still falling, the car window was open, and the warm air inside faintly hit her, but only a little bit, because it would be blown away by the biting wind outside after a while.
After Lin Qingle finished speaking, he realized that he was a little embarrassed.
She touched her nose and coughed lightly, "Hmm... Anyway, that's it. I'll go back first. You should go back to the hotel soon too."
She quickly turned around and walked back inside, but the snow was too slippery and she couldn't walk fast. She could only walk while the heat in her ears spread to her cheeks.
Wasn't what she said just now a little too blunt? The word "from beginning to end"... okay.
"Lin Qingle!"
After walking a few steps, she heard the sound of a car door opening and his voice calling her. Lin Qingle did not turn around, but instead quickened her pace.
Ah! Don't come over here, don't come over here. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Let me take some time off first!
However, Xu Tingbai was not able to sense her inner drama, and soon she was pulled by him.
"Why are you running?" He stood behind her, breathing slightly faster.
Lin Qingle said randomly: "…It's too cold, I want to go home!"
Xu Tingbai looked at her back and tried his best to remain calm, but no matter how calm he appeared on the surface, he still couldn't calm down the shock he felt when he heard her say that.
It was as if something exploded in her heart, blood rushed to her limbs and bones, and the hand that was grabbing her clothes was trembling slightly.
"Let's go back later." Xu Tingbai pulled her around, his eyes shining, "Are you serious about what you just said?"
Lin Qingle was stunned: "Do I look like I'm kidding—Ugh!"
As soon as I said that, I was wrapped in a warm hug!
Lin Qingle was stunned on the spot, and could only sense the light clean scent on the clothes of the man in front of him and the strength that he was obviously unable to control.
He hugged her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.
But even though she couldn't breathe, she didn't want to push him away at this moment...
"Lin Qingle, you agreed, right?" His cheek was pressed against her hair, and he was reluctant to let go, as if it would all be just a dream if he let go.
"I… "
"Then you can't regret it, understand."
Who wants to regret it
Lin Qingle sighed softly, slowly hugged his waist, and then hugged him tightly, imitating his example, "I don't think I'll regret it."
I have never regretted meeting you and liking you.
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Hat day.
Ahhh! Awesome! I am so awesome!
Congratulations to both of you. Remember to treat me to a meal when you come back after the New Year.
It turns out that men still need stimulation! How about it, are you very grateful to me
Woohoo, my CP is really together, I'm so happy~
In the group of three with Yu Tingting and Dong Xiaoni, the two of them swiped a whole row after she said that she had confirmed her relationship with Xu Tingbai last night. Especially Yu Tingting, who felt that her stimulation last night had worked and was very proud of taking credit for it.
Lin Qingle listened to the words of his two friends, and the unreality he felt last night dissipated a little.
In fact, what happened was that Yu Tingting asked her in the group this morning how she went last night. She had a good night's sleep and felt a strong sense of unreality, so she told them in the group what happened yesterday, hoping to find some sense of reality.
Then as soon as I finished speaking, I saw Yu Tingting bombarding me with text and voice messages.
After listening to all of Yu Tingting's yelling, she finally came to her senses and was convinced that what happened last night was not a dream, and that she and Xu Tingbai were really together.
"Qingle, let's go buy some groceries." Lin Yufen called her outside the room.
Lin Qingle quickly put away his phone: "Oh! Here it comes!"
Lin Qingle ignored Yu Tingting's howling in the group, put on his thick coat, and followed Lin Yufen out the door.
"What are you doing lingering in the room?" Lin Yufen complained.
Lin Qingle: "No... just talking to a friend."
The vegetable market is not far from home, and those who come here to buy vegetables are neighbors who live in their area.
"Yufen, your daughter is back." As soon as I walked into the vegetable market, I met several aunts from the neighborhood.
Lin Yufen: "Yes, I came back the day before yesterday."
Lin Qingle greeted everyone politely: "Hello, aunties."
"Tsk, Yufen, you are so lucky. Qingle is a good student and has a good job, and she is also so beautiful."
Lin Yufen was very pleased with these words and said with a smile, "No, no."
"Of course I don't. I earn tens of thousands every month. My daughter, on the other hand, only has a few thousand dollars, which is not enough for her."
Lin Yufen's eyebrows were slightly proud. "It's not bad. Living in different places means different salaries. My daughter lives in the capital, so her expenses are high."
"That's amazing too. Oh, by the way, does Qingle have a boyfriend?"
Lin Yufen: “Not yet.”
"Hey, why don't you find a boyfriend yet? Qingle, you're almost 26, right?"
Lin Qingle, who just got a boyfriend last night and is still in a state of euphoria, feels a little uncomfortable: "Uh... yes."
"Then you have to start looking for one. Twenty-six is not young anymore. The market will be bad in a few years." The neighbor aunt said, "Girl, no matter how good your job is, it is not as good as finding a good husband. Don't just think about work and forget about love."
This was very uncomfortable to hear, but she also knew that some of the ideas of the older generation were deeply rooted, and she was not familiar with them, so there was no need to refute them here.
Lin Qingle didn't think of refutation, but she didn't expect that the next second, her mother Lin Yufen suddenly said everything in her mind, "What are you talking about?! For a girl, work is more important than anything else. No matter what, she must be financially independent."
The neighbor aunt laughed and said, "Well, work is important, but girls always have to get married, Yufen, don't be reluctant."
Lin Yufen's face turned pale. "It's not a question of whether I'm willing to give up or not. If I meet the right girl, I'll talk to her naturally. I won't force her to get married before a certain age."
Lin Qingle looked at Lin Yufen with a hint of smile in his eyes.
"I'm not forcing you, you should start getting to know each other at this age. Oh, by the way, I have a nephew who also works in the capital. He is three years older than Qingle. Do you want to meet him?"
Lin Yufen said nothing and looked at Lin Qingle.
"Thank you, Auntie. No thanks."
"It's okay, just add WeChat. My nephew is pretty good, and his salary is over ten thousand."
"Really no need..."
"Okay, okay, let's talk about it later. We both need to buy groceries." Lin Yufen knew that Lin Qingle had no intention of doing this, so she pulled her and led her forward.
Lin Qingle followed Lin Yufen closely, and only said after they walked away, "Mom, are you really not in a hurry for me to get married?"
Lin Yufen: "What's the point of marrying someone just to get older? It's not like I haven't been married before. It's better not to marry someone hastily than to marry someone."
Lin Qingle nodded repeatedly: "That's right."
Lin Yufen glanced at her and said, "You, work hard. Only when you are excellent can you meet better people."
"Um... OK."
Lin Qingle thought about it and still didn't say that she had just been with a boy yesterday.
If Lin Yufen knew about this, given her personality, she would probably want to see him immediately.
She and Xu Tingbai just got together, and Xu Tingbai's personality is not the kind that is easy to talk to, so it's not good to meet his parents so soon...
On the other side, several neighboring aunties looked at the backs of the mother and daughter and said, "Why is Yufen so unhurried? Twenty-six years old is not young anymore."
"Well, I think she is just too arrogant. She thinks her daughter is good in every way and looks down on the one I introduced to her."
"Oh, your nephew is pretty good. He has a handsome appearance and has a lot of room for development in the capital with his salary."
"Yeah, I said that too. Although the houses there are still unaffordable, it is still possible to pay a down payment here. That's already pretty good, right?"
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"Her daughter has a good salary, but it's still hard for her to buy a house, and she still looks down on my nephew..."
"Young man, don't be in a hurry now. You can just wait and see if she gets hurt in the future."
…
Lin Qingle didn’t know that she was described as “miserable” by her neighbors. After buying groceries and returning home with Lin Yufen, she stayed in her room.
Xu Tingbai sent a message when she was at the vegetable market just now. Her mother was nearby at the time, so she just said that she was at the vegetable market and then did not reply.
After closing the door, she called him directly.
"Go home." After the call was connected, his voice came from the other side of the headset.
Lin Qingle hummed.
"What have you bought in such a long time?"
Listening to his voice, Lin Qingle recalled the scene of last night, and felt that the phone was pressing against his ears and burning them: "Nothing, it's just that my mother insisted on buying some chickens and ducks, saying that I was too thin and wanted to make soup for me..."
"Yeah, that makes sense. You are a little thin."
Lin Qingle: "Then I estimate that after eating like this, I will gain a lot of weight when I go back after the New Year."
Xu Tingbai chuckled: "It looks better when you are fatter."
Lin Qingle said "oh" and asked casually: "So it doesn't look good now."
Xu Tingbai paused and said, "They all look good."
Lin Qingle smiled silently: "Oh."
"What are you doing now?"
"Nothing, just in the room..."
"Then, is it convenient for you to come out?"
Lin Qingle sat up straight immediately: "Now?"
"Yeah." Xu Tingbai hesitated and said slowly, "I want to see you."
Obviously, the sound of the phone could not be heard from the room, but Lin Qingle subconsciously glanced at the door when he heard this. This sneaky spirit was exactly the same as when she called him in the room in high school.
Realizing this, Lin Qingle's heart beat even faster: "Are you in the hotel?"
"No."
"Where are you then?"
"Where I parked my car when I took you home last night."
That place... isn't it at the intersection of her road
Lin Qingle hurried to the window and looked out, but from her angle, she couldn't see that place: "When did you arrive?"
"It's been a while."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? What if I haven't come back yet?"
"I came here when I wanted to see you. If you didn't come back, I would have waited."
"You should also tell me on WeChat..."
"Okay, I'll tell you in advance next time." Xu Tingbai said, "Then can you come out?"
The fingers that were holding onto the window frame tightened unconsciously, and Lin Qingle stammered, "Oh... wait a minute."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Qingle perked up. He immediately put down his phone and sat in front of his dressing table.
The calmness and composure she had when she answered the phone just now disappeared completely after she hung up. She put on some light makeup as quickly as possible, opened the closet and started looking for clothes.
This one... No, it's too formal. It's just a casual meeting.
This one! Hiss… The down jacket is too casual, won’t it make her look a little bloated
Or this one? Black? Beige
Lin Qingle carried all the coats in the closet to the bed, but when they were lined up for her to choose, she felt that she was a little neurotic.
He is not so particular when I see him usually, so why would he choose so randomly
That's it, we're together.
Lin Qingle took two deep breaths, adjusted his abnormal pulse, then picked up a thick coat and put it on.
"Mom, I'm going out for a while."
"I'm about to cook, why are you here?" Lin Yufen chased out from the kitchen.
Lin Qingle hurriedly changed his shoes: "My classmates asked me to have lunch... Well, don't cook for me at noon."
Lin Yufen: "You kid—then I'll make some soup, and you have to come back to drink it in the evening."
"OK!"
Lin Qingle dressed neatly, took the key and went out.
The road from her building to the intersection was not long, but she felt it was particularly long today. After walking for a while, she felt it was a bit slow, so she just started to jog.
However, the jog stopped when he was about to reach the intersection. Lin Qingle slowed down his breathing and walked out slowly.
She saw him from a distance. He was standing under the tree at the intersection. The weak sunlight in winter shone through the sparse tree trunks above him and sprinkled on his body. The winter wind blew by, and he stood there, like the only warm existence.
Lin Qingle quickened her pace and walked towards him, and he seemed to sense it as well, looking up in her direction with a gentle gaze and a faint smile.
"Didn't you drive here?" Lin Qingle walked in front of him and asked with forced calmness.
Xu Tingbai stared at her intently: "Well, I want to take a walk."
Lin Qingle: "Have you eaten yet?"
"No."
Lin Qingle: "Then, let's go eat?"
Xu Tingbai nodded: "Okay, what do you want to eat?"
Lin Qingle thought for a moment and said, "When I went to see Grandma Jiang last night, I saw a shop called 'Lao Yang Rice Noodles' over there. Do you think... could it be opened by the uncle who used to run the stall?"
How could Xu Tingbai be distracted and think about what to eat now? When he saw her, he just wanted to look at her.
"I didn't notice it, but it's possible."
Lin Qingle's eyes lit up: "Then let's go and have a look today! I want to eat the rice noodles I used to eat."
Xu Tingbai smiled: "Okay."
Lin Qingle was very familiar with the distance from her home to Xu Tingbai's former home. It took twenty minutes to walk there at a normal speed. She had calculated it when she was a child.
And she has always walked this road alone, and she has never thought that one day Xu Tingbai would walk with her.
"What are you laughing at?" Xu Tingbai glanced sideways, his gaze stopping at the corner of her mouth.
Lin Qingle restrained himself and said, "No."
"Very happy?"
Lin Qingle: “No way.”
"Really? But I'm very happy."
Lin Qingle was stunned for a moment and looked up at him.
Xu Tingbai's eyes were direct, gentle yet passionate.
After last night, he couldn't calm down no matter what he did. It was difficult for him to pretend to be calm. Even now, when he walked beside her, his body was clamoring and happy, wanting to get closer... closer.
"Is it cold?" Xu Tingbai asked.
Lin Qingle shook his head: "Not bad..."
"I'm a little cold."
Lin Qingle frowned immediately: "Are you wearing too little?"
"I'm wearing a lot of clothes, but my hands are cold." Xu Tingbai stretched out his hand, "Touch it."
Lin Qingle was worried about him, so she naturally reached out to shake his hand, but she couldn't let go of it because Xu Tingbai held her hand and put it directly into his pocket.
"Please warm me up like this."
Lin Qingle blinked and was stunned. Their palms were touching, he held her tightly, his palms were dry and warm.
His hands... were clearly not cold.
"Let's go." Xu Tingbai pulled her and continued walking forward.
Lin Qingle's lips curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it: "Oh!"
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