Half an hour later, Xicheng Second Hospital.
"Don't worry, the doctor just said it's just a sprain and no bones are broken." Xu Tingbai comforted outside the department.
"Yeah." Lin Qingle stood at the door, his eyes moved away from the scene of the doctor massaging Lin Yufen, and looked at Xu Tingbai: "Thank you today, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how to carry my mother downstairs..."
Xu Tingbai patted her forehead: "You still say thank you to me?"
Lin Qingle paused: "Oh... I won't say."
Xu Tingbai shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't wipe those high places in the future, including yourself."
Lin Qingle also regretted it: "I said before that I would hire someone to come to clean my house, but my mother said that my house is not big and there is no need to spend this money... I should have insisted earlier."
Xu Tingbai: "I don't blame you, just be careful next time."
"Um… "
"Family members." Just then, someone called from inside the clinic.
Lin Qingle walked in quickly: "I'm here."
Doctor: "After you go back, you should apply this medicine every day. Don't walk for the first two days. Wait until the pain is gone before walking."
"Good doctor."
"Okay, you can go home now."
"Um."
Xu Tingbai had been following behind Lin Qingle. When he heard this, he stepped forward and said, "Auntie, I'll carry you."
After dealing with the issue with her legs, Lin Yufen finally had time to take a good look at the young man in front of her. As for Xu Tingbai, she would never forget him, because the only time her well-behaved and obedient daughter rebelled in her life was because of this boy.
She herself had said some unpleasant things to the boy for her daughter's sake.
She thought that these two people would never have any intersection again from then on, but she never expected that after so many years, she would see him appear next to her daughter again.
Moreover, he has already recovered his sight.
"Mom, if you have anything to say... Let's talk when we get home." Lin Qingle knew that her mother had a lot of questions to ask right now. She was too anxious just now and didn't consider anything else when asking Xu Tingbai to come over.
Lin Yufen looked at Xu Tingbai deeply again and nodded.
Seeing this, Xu Tingbai turned around and squatted down, carrying Lin Yufen back to the car as he did when he came.
It took only two hours from the time they arrived at the hospital to the time they returned after treatment.
When the car arrived downstairs of Lin Qingle's house, it was past dinner time and the neighbors were all watching their own shops.
"Yufen, you're back. Is your leg okay?" A neighbor aunt saw the car coming back and hurried over to comfort her.
Lin Yufen opened the car door: "It's nothing, I just sprained it accidentally."
"Oh, you really don't pay attention. Fortunately, I have your son-in-law here today."
Lin Yufen was stunned.
Xu Tingbai, who had just come out of the driver's seat, also paused slightly. He glanced at Lin Qingle, whose face turned red, and smiled.
"Auntie, be careful."
The neighbor stared at Xu Tingbai and said, "It looks even better when you look at it up close. Young man, are you from Xicheng?"
Xu Tingbai: "It used to be, but they moved away a long time ago."
"I see, so you are working in the capital now?"
"Um."
"That's great. You and Qingle are a perfect match!" The neighbor said to Lin Yufen, "Didn't Sister Yan introduce Qingle's nephew a few days ago? What introduction? That nephew is no match for your son-in-law."
Nephew? Introduction
Xu Tingbai looked at Lin Qingle and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Lin Qingle pushed him awkwardly: "…Um, quickly carry my mom on your back and go upstairs."
"good."
Xu Tingbai carried Lin Yufen upstairs, and Lin Qingle followed behind, protecting her carefully.
This building has many windows and poor sound insulation. When going upstairs, Lin Qingle could hear several aunts downstairs talking loudly.
"That guy is from the imperial capital. I think he's about 185cm tall! He's really tall!"
"What kind of car is this? It looks good to me!"
"My son said it was a good car, worth millions!"
"What?! A million or so? Is that true?"
“Really, really!”
"The family seems to be well-off, so why don't you just go to the girl's house to celebrate the New Year? Does the boy's family agree?"
…
These aunties speak loudly, without caring whether others can hear them.
Lin Qingle looked at Xu Tingbai's back and felt extremely embarrassed.
"I'll open the door!" Finally arriving at the door of his home, Lin Qingle hurried forward.
After entering the door, Xu Tingbai asked, "Auntie, where do you want to sit?"
"Let me into the room."
"good."
Lin Qingle helped and together with Xu Tingbai put Lin Yufen on the bed.
After Lin Yufen sat down safely, she raised her eyes to look at Xu Tingbai. Xu Tingbai knew that she had something to say to him, so he did not move and waited.
"When did you two get together?" Lin Yufen asked calmly.
Xu Tingbai: "We were really together the day before yesterday."
Lin Yufen frowned slightly and looked at Lin Qingle.
Lin Qingle said quickly: "Mom, I didn't mean to not tell you, it's because I was with him that day, and I was afraid that if I told you, you would see him right away, so-"
"Why are you so afraid of me meeting him? Do you think I will say something unpleasant?"
Lin Qingle: “…No.”
Lin Yufen sighed: "Okay, we have guests at home and we haven't cooked yet, go buy some food."
Lin Qingle: "I ordered takeout!"
"Why order takeout? Just go to the restaurant near your home and buy it. You have to wait half an hour for takeout. Even if you are not hungry, I am."
Lin Qingle glanced at Xu Tingbai, feeling a little worried.
Xu Tingbai smiled and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait for you at home."
"oh… "
Lin Qingle walked away, looking back every few steps. Xu Tingbai heard the door close before saying, "I know you're worried about appearing in front of her again. I've made preparations and won't drag her down like before."
Lin Yufen: "Are your eyes completely healed?"
"Um."
"You guys have been in touch?"
"No." Xu Tingbai said, "I didn't break my promise to you before. I returned to the country a few months ago."
"And then... you guys got in touch?"
"It's a coincidence that we are in the same company." Xu Tingbai paused and said, "But even if there is no such coincidence, I will find her. Aunt Lin, don't worry, I have always been sincere to Qingle, when I was a child and now."
…
Lin Qingle knew that Lin Yufen would definitely interrogate Xu Tingbai about something while she was away. She was afraid that her mother would say something unpleasant, so she ran on the way to buy lunch. After buying it in a hurry, she ran all the way home.
"I'm back!" Lin Qingle changed her shoes quickly, put her lunch at the entrance and ran into her mother's bedroom. But when she came in, she found Xu Tingbai sitting alone in the living room.
Lin Qingle paused: "Hmm?"
Xu Tingbai stood up and walked over, smiling: "So fast? Did you run?"
Lin Qingle: "Are you... okay?"
"What's up?"
Lin Qingle glanced at the door of the room and whispered, "Did my mother embarrass you?"
Xu Tingbai: "What do you think?"
"Seriously... is there one?"
Seeing that she was really worried, Xu Tingbai rubbed her head and said, "No, don't worry."
Lin Qingle stared at him as if to confirm.
"Really not."
Lin Qingle was relieved to see that Xu Tingbai did not show any abnormal color...
"Then I'll make some food for my mother, and you can eat some for yourself."
"good."
Lin Qingle brought the food to Lin Yufen.
Lin Yufen saw her come in and asked, "He said you are in the same company, right?"
Lin Qingle handed her the chopsticks: "Well, he is the boss of that company."
Lin Yufen paused: "What?"
“… But I didn’t know that before, and I only found out after I got the interview.”
"So, he came to Xicheng this time because of you? You two have been together since you got here?"
Lin Qingle had never talked about love affairs in front of Lin Yufen, so she was still a little embarrassed to talk about it: "Well... he had nowhere to go during the New Year, so he came here. We liked each other... so we were together."
She spoke haltingly, but a smile appeared uncontrollably on the corner of her mouth.
Lin Yufen is an experienced person, so she naturally knows that her daughter is obviously deeply involved in this relationship.
In fact, she was really surprised.
In the past, she just thought that this was just a willful and absurd act of their youth, and that it was wrong... But she didn't expect that she was the one who was wrong from the beginning.
"Mom, don't you like Xu Tingbai?" Lin Qingle glanced at the door and whispered, "I like him very much. Can you please stop objecting and stop saying bad things to him?"
Lin Yufen was stunned for a moment, and patted Lin Qingle: "Did I say I was against it? Did I say anything unpleasant? You haven't even gotten married yet and you're already turning your elbow outward?"
"Keep your voice down!" Lin Qingle said, "I'm just talking-"
It’s not because of the aftereffects left over from the past.
Lin Yufen glanced at her, picked up her chopsticks and started eating: "Okay, get out, don't let me eat alone."
Lin Qingle: “Ah?”
Lin Yufen said impatiently: "Don't let the guest eat alone. Or do you think that the talent has helped your mother? I can immediately say something unpleasant to him."
"No..."
"Then go out and see if the food suits his taste."
"But you..."
"My hands are still intact, and I don't need you to feed me."
Lin Qingle looked at Lin Yufen and felt happy. Judging from the look on her mother's face, she probably... didn't object to them being together.
Lin Qingle was immediately happy and said, "Okay, then I'll go out and eat with him."
Lin Yufen looked at her cheerful back and chuckled, "Tsk, it's true that girls can't be kept when they grow up."
—
When Lin Qingle came out, Xu Tingbai was sitting at the dining table. He had laid out the dishes but didn't move. After she came out, he ate with her.
"My mother has gone to bed." Lin Qingle said softly after quietly taking out the lunch box.
Xu Tingbai: "So what are your plans for today?"
Lin Qingle: "It's not convenient for her to walk, so I have to stay at home today. Then... I won't be able to have supper with you tonight."
Xu Tingbai: "Okay, just remember to make it up next time."
"I still owe you a midnight snack..."
Xu Tingbai smiled and said, "You have to pay double."
"oh."
"Then I'll go first."
"Well, I'll take you downstairs."
Xu Tingbai paused, frowning slightly: "So straightforward, don't you want me to stay for a while?"
Lin Qingle stared blankly and immediately blocked his mouth: "Don't say these words."
"how?"
"Don't talk like that anymore, it's so loud, who knows if my mom is asleep..."
Lin Qingle lowered her voice, probably because she was really afraid that he would say something disgusting. Her eyelashes trembled and her eyes showed obvious warning.
Xu Tingbai didn't intend to do anything, he just wanted to tease her. But when she looked at him like this, his heart suddenly began to beat.
However, he also knew that this was not the right place, so he forced himself to look away.
Finally, he was sent downstairs.
Xu Tingbai had just come down to move the car, and now it was parked in an open space nearby. Lin Qingle walked him to the car and asked, "Have you told Grandma Jiang about what happened today?"
"I told you I'll go see her after dinner."
"Oh, then go away."
"good."
Xu Tingbai opened the car door and got in. Lin Qingle stood aside and waved at him, "Bye~"
Xu Tingbai raised his eyes and looked at her. He was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Lin Qingle, come here."
"what?"
Xu Tingbai: "Come here, I'll give you something."
Lin Qingle didn't doubt it, walked to the car window, bent down and looked inside.
"What..."
Before she could finish her words, she felt a hand wrapped around the back of her head, pushing her in. Then she saw his jawline, and the next second, her forehead felt slightly cool and soft, and it was his lips that covered it.
Lin Qingle was stunned.
Xu Tingbai relaxed a little, lowered his eyes, and met her dazed eyes. He pursed his lips slightly, and moved his fingertips on the back of her neck, but did not let go.
"I'm your boyfriend."
"Yeah... Yeah."
"Then why are you asking others to introduce you to someone else's nephew?"
Lin Qingle paused, and explained anxiously: "... No! That aunt didn't know I had a boyfriend at the time, and wanted me to add her on WeChat, but I didn't."
"Oh, really?"
"Really? If you don't believe me, I'll show you my phone!"
Xu Tingbai knew that she would not do that, but he just wanted to find an excuse to get closer to her. Seeing that she was really going to take out her phone to show him, he laughed a little and wanted to say something, but when he looked down and saw her slightly opened lips, he couldn't laugh anymore.
He didn't dare to take it too far in one go, nor did he dare to walk too fast and scare her, but he found that at this distance, a brief taste seemed more fatal.
He shouldn't have kissed her just now...
"Don't look at it anymore. Don't take it." When he spoke again, his voice was a little low.
Lin Qingle said: "Ah?"
Xu Tingbai's eyes fell on her lips and he remained silent.
Lin Qingle was a little panicked and wanted to explain quickly, but now she found that his mind didn't seem to be on that matter. His eyes were deep, just looking at... her lips.
Lin Qingle swallowed and tried to move away a little without making a sound, but his hand was still behind her neck and she couldn't move.
"Forget it this time, just compensate me." Xu Tingbai said.
Lin Qingle's heart was beating like a drum: "How, how to compensate?"
There was no answer, but there seemed to be some natural attraction between the two of them, slowly, slowly approaching...
Snap—
A hand covered the mouth of the person in the car, separating the two of them.
Xu Tingbai raised his eyes and looked at the girl outside the car with trembling eyes. She said in panic: "There are neighbors here... Next time, next time, okay!"
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