Lin Qing blushed and waved her hands to deny, "No, he's not my boyfriend."
One can imagine what expression Mu Li would have if he was next to her at this moment.
However, Lin Qing immediately added: "He is my husband."
"So you're a newly married couple!" The middle-aged woman said jokingly, as if she had suddenly realized something. "They say a short absence is better than a new marriage. Seeing how absent-minded you look, I'm afraid he's been on a business trip these past two days, right?"
This lady really has god-like judgment.
Lin Qing nodded shyly.
Old ladies usually love to dig up gossip, join in the fun, and flirt with newly married girls. But today, she ran into all of them.
She took advantage of Lin Qing's secret admiration and looked at him maturely: "He must be a very handsome guy, right?"
Young man
This was the first time Lin Qing heard someone use this word to describe Mu Li. He always felt it was strange, but it did sound like a young talent.
So she affirmed the aunt's statement without hesitation.
"Does he like to eat apples?" the aunt asked again, confidently.
Lin Qing nodded admiringly.
"Is he considerate to you?" the aunt asked again.
Lin Qing was almost prostrating himself in admiration.
In fact, it is not difficult for anyone to guess these.
The aunt smiled.
"Young people nowadays will not give up until they are desperately in love. Little girl, you must seize the opportunity to achieve your goal." His earnest expression made him seem much more solemn.
Lin Qing was stunned.
Love to death
She and Mu Li...it doesn't seem to be like this.
"That..." Lin Qing wanted to explain. It seemed that the old lady had misunderstood something.
But just as she was about to speak, she heard someone calling her from behind.
"Lin Qing?" An uncertain voice sounded.
Lin Qing turned around with a bag of round, red apples in his hand: "Senior?"
The person standing opposite Lin Qing was Chen Qudong.
Chen Qudong stepped forward, also carrying two bags of fruit, but the varieties were different from Lin Qing's. He handed the bags to the aunt in front of the weighing table while chatting with Lin Qing.
"What a coincidence, you are here too." Chen Qudong spoke without hesitation.
Lin Qing was still thinking, she remembered that her senior's family did not live here.
As if he understood Lin Qing's confusion, Chen Qudong immediately explained: "A friend of mine lives nearby. I came to see him and bring some things with me."
After this explanation, Lin Qing understood.
Lin Qing looked at the senior again and found that he was still holding a bottle of red wine in his hand.
Only then did she remember that the senior had always been a very romantic man, but that romance... had never been used on Lin Qing.
Thinking of this, Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly.
The aunt who was weighing the goods nearby would glance over here from time to time, with a meaningful look in her eyes.
"Have you finished shopping?" Seeing Lin Qing's expression of surprise, realization, and regret, Chen Qudong was very puzzled.
"Hmm?" Lin Qing looked at his hands, "I've bought it."
At this time, Chen Qudong's two bags of fruit were also labeled. After he took them, he said, "Then let's go together."
As he spoke, he naturally headed towards the cashier counter.
Lin Qing stayed where he was, feeling that something was not right.
But she thought, it was just a coincidence, they were just going to check out together, it was no big deal, so she followed him.
Who would have thought that the friend’s home that Chen Qudong mentioned was exactly Coast No. 1 where Lin Qing lived.
Unable to hide, Lin Qing had no choice but to walk back to the community with Chen Qudong.
"The last time we met was too rushed." Chen Qudong seemed to have been thinking about this matter all the time, and he looked relieved only after he said it.
Lin Qing followed his footsteps and listened quietly.
Chen Qudong seemed to be used to Lin Qing's reaction and continued, "What a coincidence. We met by chance in the hotel last time and in the supermarket again today. I'm a little curious where we'll meet next time."
His tone was natural, and Lin Qing also found it natural.
It's not common to encounter such a thing.
"What do you think?" Chen Qudong took two steps and asked again.
Lin Qing thought about this question carefully: "Probably... it's difficult."
Chen Qudong's expression changed: "Why?"
"Isn't there a saying that things never happen more than three times?" Lin Qing tilted his head, looking serious.
Chen Qudong smiled.
When he was with Lin Qing, he always had an inexplicable... feeling of security.
I wonder if Mu Li had the same feeling when he was with her.
Thinking of this, Chen Qudong felt a little depressed.
Before they knew it, the two of them had arrived at the gate of the community. On the uniquely shaped stone at the gate were engraved some elegant red characters: Coast No. 1.
"Where do you live? I'll take you back." Chen Qudong said.
Lin Qing shook his head and said, "No, it's not far from here."
She felt that if she could go back, she wouldn't have to trouble others.
Chen Qudong seemed to want to persuade Lin Qing, but he looked at the things in his hand and took back his words. He said goodbye and parted ways with Lin Qing at the intersection.
Lin Qing said goodbye and walked slowly towards home.
Chen Qudong felt that such a coincidence really made people feel happy.
At this time, Chen Qudong's friend happened to pass by here. He probably went out for something not too big, and was planning to go home to pack up and greet Chen Qudong, but he met him here.
"You came so quickly." The friend patted Chen Qudong's shoulder and saw Lin Qing's back. "Who is she?"
Chen Qudong did not answer, but just raised the things in his hand and said: "Let's go."
After returning home, Lin Qing placed the bag of apples on the coffee table, feeling relieved, and leaned limply against the sofa.
At this time, the phone at home rang.
"Hello?" Lin Qing said softly after picking up the phone.
"It's me." The person on the other end of the phone was Mu Li.
Hearing Mu Li's voice, Lin Qing was inexplicably happy, with a faint light flashing in his eyes.
Before she could speak, she heard Mu Li ask, "Do you miss me?"
Lin Qing thought for a moment and replied, "No..."
There was a slight questioning tone at the end of these words, which made Mu Li on the other end of the phone curl his lips.
"Lin Qing, tell the truth." Mu Li seemed to see through Lin Qing and threatened him deliberately.
Lin Qing was reluctant to speak, and after humming twice, he tried to change the subject: "When will you come back? I bought you some apples."
"Apple?" Mu Li didn't remember the joke for a moment, and said, "If you admit that you miss me, I will go back tomorrow."
This is a very tempting condition.
Lin Qing swallowed carefully, took a deep breath, and moved the microphone away from her mouth. After a long while, she whispered softly: "I... miss you..."
When it came to the word "think", Lin Qing's voice had become half as quiet, and the word "you" was basically drowned out.
"What did you say?" Mu Li raised his eyebrows.
It’s a pity that Lin Qing didn’t see his annoying expression.
"I, I've already said it, you can't go back on your word." Lin Qing put the microphone close to his face again, and he was obviously more confident.
Mu Li was probably in a much more relaxed mood because he had completed the mission assigned by the army. He smiled when he heard Lin Qing's slightly shy tone.
"If I go back, how will you welcome me?"
"Welcome?" Lin Qing was stunned.
She didn't expect there was such a thing to do, so she was very nervous, as if she had done something wrong, and hummed timidly: "Um... Can I give you an apple?" Eat an apple
The corners of Mu Li's mouth twitched, and he said, "Okay."
In order to make up for the lack of a welcoming ceremony, Lin Qing checked various books overnight and collected more than a dozen ways to eat apples.
It turns out that apples can be eaten like this, so magical.
Lin Qing always read those books with this idea in mind.
By the time he finished reading a thick stack of recipe books, health books, fruit health books, etc., it was already late at night. Lin Qing stretched out, feeling very satisfied.
This matter has been completed successfully.
What Lin Qing didn't expect was that Mu Li came back while she was still sleeping.
Passing the kitchen and seeing the bag of red apples on the table, Mu Li's mouth curled up a little more.
But... when he saw Lin Qing sleeping at the table in the study, the smile on his lips disappeared.
Why is this woman so casual
Naturally, he felt a little distressed.
But he did not wake Lin Qing up, nor did he carry her back to the room. Instead, he moved a chair and sat next to her, just staring at her. "Mu Li, you're back?"
It was not until dawn that Lin Qing woke up from his sleep.
Mu Li entangled his slender fingers in her soft and fragrant hair and rubbed her head: "I'm back."
This gentle whisper made Lin Qing's heart beat fast.
"Are you sleepy? Sleep a little longer." Mu Li said as he stroked her hair again. This time, he made a move to carry Lin Qing back to the bedroom.
Lin Qing was a little dazed, probably still not awake from sleep, and nodded like a good cat when she heard Mu Li's words. As Mu Li picked her up, she leaned against his arms and rubbed against him.
As he turned around, Mu Li seemed to hear Lin Qing say something, but it was not clear, so he leaned over to her ear and whispered, "What did you say?"
Lin Qing leaned into his arms and murmured, "It's great that you're back..."
Mu Li lay on his side on the bed, supporting his temple with one hand and lifting Lin Qing's chin with the other.
I thought she would wake up after seeing me come back, but three hours had passed and she was still sleeping soundly.
If he had to describe it in one word, he would definitely use: unshakable.
Her chin felt itchy, so Lin Qing narrowed his eyes and softly pushed Mu Li's hand away.
“What…” she asked vaguely, and it was obvious that opening her eyes was a very reluctant movement.
"The sun is about to set, why don't you get up?" Mu Li saw that she looked sleepy, which made her look even cuter, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Going down the mountain?" Lin Qing was very sensitive to this word.
She sat up suddenly and looked outside anxiously.
What? It’s only about eight or nine o’clock.
Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief and pouted angrily: "You lied to me again."
Mu Li turned over comfortably, leaned against the bed and flipped through the book beside his pillow, saying, "It feels good to lie to you like this."
Lin Qing glanced at him, moved over and snatched the book from his hand. The spine of the book was written in French, which she could not understand.
"Stop reading and get up quickly." Lin Qing urged, pushing Mu Li's arm that was on his abdomen.
"Didn't you sleep very comfortably just now? Why are you in a hurry to get up now?" Mu Li's arm was shaken by her, but he didn't move. Instead, he looked at her jokingly.
Lin Qing still pouted, somewhat reluctantly: "I seem to have forgotten one thing..."
Xiangwang provides a large number of original romance novels, and welcomes all book lovers to submit their works!