On the phone, Xu Yuan said: "I'm sorry, I suddenly had something urgent to deal with this morning. How about this, when I'm done, I'll come to your house to find you, and we can chat and eat at home, okay?"
Lin Qing readily agreed.
In order to welcome Xu Yuan, Lin Qing dragged Mu Li to the supermarket to buy a lot of food.
"This is her favorite, and this one too." In the kitchen, Lin Qing pointed at the large and small bags, unable to make up her mind.
Mu Li was taking a small bag of lemons out of the bag—Lin Qing always bought some every time she went to the supermarket—he looked at the extremely conflicted Lin Qing and tapped her head.
"It's just a meal, just cook whatever you like."
Lin Qing turned around and looked at Mu Li apologetically: "I wanted to make sweet and sour fish for you, but Xu Yuan doesn't like sour food."
Mu Li interrupted her, smiled and rubbed her tangled eyebrows: "Whether she likes it or not has nothing to do with me, I only care about whether you like it or not."
Lin Qing shook his head.
Mu Li nodded and said, "Then don't make it. I won't eat this dish anymore."
But... Lin Qing wanted to open his mouth, but swallowed it back.
She even learned how to make the sweet and sour fish.
"Well then..." Lin Qing lowered his head and said angrily.
Mu Li seemed to have remembered that incident, and changed his words: "But if you want to make it, of course I love to eat it too."
At this, Lin Qing's mouth curled up slightly and he responded happily.
When they had almost prepared the ingredients, Xu Yuan knocked on the door.
Lin Qing was busy, so he instructed Mu Li: "She seems to be here, please open the door for me."
Mu Li put down the lemon tea and walked towards the door.
Opened the door.
The person standing at the door was Xu Yuan.
Seeing that it was Mu Li who answered the door, Xu Yuan was a little stunned.
She stayed there for two seconds before forcing out a smile: "Hello."
Mu Li let go of the door handle and walked away.
Xu Yuan looked at his back with great disappointment.
"Xu Yuan, you're here!" Lin Qing, who had finished his work in the kitchen, came out to greet Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan shook the exquisite paper box in his hand: "Your gift!"
Lin Qing happily stepped forward and took it: "What is it?"
Xu Yuan winked at her mysteriously: "Don't tear it down now, wait until I leave and then look at it."
Lin Qing said okay and went to put the box away.
She turned around again, but Mu Li was gone.
"Strange, where is he?" Lin Qing was a little depressed, "Didn't he open the door for you just now?"
Xu Yuan was very understanding: "It's okay, he might be very busy."
Lin Qing doesn't think so.
Apart from returning to the army, Mu Li never seems busy anywhere else.
So Lin Qing asked Xu Yuan to stay in the living room first and ran upstairs.
In the study, Mu Li was reading a book attentively.
I heard a knock on the door, but I ignored it.
Lin Qing pouted and walked over quickly with dissatisfaction, walked around the desk and stood beside Mu Li.
"Why are you staying here?" She pouted, motioning Mu Li to go downstairs.
Mu Li half-closed the book in his hand: "I'm a little busy now, call me later."
Lin Qing glanced at the book in his hand and only caught a glimpse of the words "Military Management" on the cover.
She reached out to flip through the pages, but was stopped by Mu Li, who then said, "I don't usually see you enjoying reading so much. Why did you come here when my friends came?"
Mu Li rolled up the book and tapped her forehead: "Your observation skills are really poor."
"So you don't like Xu Yuan?" Lin Qing rubbed the red spot where he was hit.
Mu Li opened the book and agreed.
Lin Qing was depressed: "But, she is my best friend..."
"I know, so my attitude is already very good." Mu Li turned a page of the book and looked at Lin Qing again.
Lin Qing was a little confused: "But, you have only met once, why don't you like her?"
Mu Li shrugged: "Some people just can't be liked at first sight."
Although it made sense, Lin Qing still felt depressed.
Seeing that Mu Li didn't react anymore, Lin Qing snatched the book from his hand: "If you don't want to accompany me, forget it."
Although Lin Qing's tone did not sound angry, his expression was somewhat cold.
Mu Li remained indifferent.
After looking at Mu Li again, Lin Qing said nothing more. He returned the book to him and walked away.
Mu Li's face darkened. He wanted to speak, but paused.
The opportunity was fleeting, and when he wanted to compromise, Lin Qing had already gone out and closed the door.
Never mind, she'll be back soon.
However, for more than an hour, Lin Qing never came to see Mu Li again.
Lin Qing went downstairs alone and smiled apologetically at Xu Yuan: "I'm sorry, he is indeed a bit busy recently."
Xu Yuan didn't mind and let Lin Qing sit next to him.
Lin Qing was still a little annoyed by Mu Li's attitude and couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Yuan seemed to have guessed something and asked, "Are you angry because of your husband?"
Lin Qing didn't want to spoil the fun.
"No. Let's not talk about him. Tell me about what happened in the past few years abroad." Lin Qing took Xu Yuan's arm and leaned towards her intimately. "You have been abroad for so long, you must have encountered a lot of interesting things, right?"
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Of course. I'll tell you what you want to hear."
Lin Qing thought about it and smiled evilly: "Then let's talk about whether there is any progress in love first!"
Xu Yuan tapped her forehead with his finger: "I knew you would ask this."
Somehow, this series of actions of Xu Yuan made Lin Qing feel familiar.
After a while, she suddenly thought that these were also what Mu Li liked to do to her.
Lin Qing was fascinated by Xu Yuan's story.
Lin Qing used to think that Xu Yuan was just breaking up with her boyfriend in a normal way.
Only then did she realize that Xu Yuan had chosen to go abroad because of a misunderstanding with her lover, and they had been misunderstanding each other for several years.
During the years Xu Yuan was abroad, she actually had several boyfriends, but none of them was as good as the one she had in college.
It seems that that person has left a mark in Xu Yuan's heart.
However, Lin Qing felt that since it was a misunderstanding, it could definitely be resolved.
However, after hearing this, Xu Yuan stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qing was listening with great interest and urged Xu Yuan to continue.
Xu Yuan shook his head, a little regretful: "Although many years have passed, it still makes me sad when I think about it."
Lin Qing understood this very well, so he changed the subject: "By the way, what are your plans after you come back?"
"Planning?" Xu Yuan's tone was much lighter. "Let's stabilize first. There's no need to rush for future matters."
When she said this, Lin Qing believed it.
However, there was a gloom in Xu Yuan's eyes.
Since Lin Qing never went upstairs to call Mu Li, after a while, Mu Li became a little impatient.
He wanted to go downstairs several times, but he held back.
Looking at the time now, another half an hour has passed.
He flipped through several pages of the book at hand but didn't read a single word.
Downstairs, at the front door.
Xu Yuan was about to leave.
Lin Qing originally wanted Xu Yuan to stay for dinner, but unfortunately Xu Yuan received another call.
It seemed like someone was urging her to do something. Xu Yuan was a little unhappy, but she still agreed.
"I'm so sorry, next time I come, I will definitely try your cooking!" Standing at the door, Xu Yuan raised his hand as if swearing.
Lin Qing chuckled: "I know you are a busy person. You have all kinds of dinner parties as soon as you return to China. Okay, you should leave quickly, otherwise it will not be good to make others wait anxiously."
Xu Yuan simply denied: "No way. Besides, I have no plans to fall in love right now."
They smiled at each other, and Lin Qing and Xu Yuan waved goodbye.
After closing the door, Lin Qing caught a glimpse of the gift box that Xu Yuan brought in when he was tidying up the teacups on the coffee table.
The box is beautifully packaged and seems to be handmade. You can tell that the person who packaged it put a lot of effort into it.
Especially the gold lines and patterns on it, which further reflect the meticulousness and carefulness of the maker.
Lin Qing thought that this must have been done by Xu Yuan himself.
Thinking of this, Lin Qing couldn't wait to sit on the sofa and turn sideways to open the gift.
Because the gift box was very delicate, she was very careful not to ruin the beauty of the box.
When I was only halfway through dismantling it, a voice sounded above my head.
And that voice was one she really didn't want to hear at the moment.
"Where is your best friend?" Mu Li stood beside the sofa and asked Lin Qing who had her back to him.
Lin Qing said nothing and continued to open the gifts.
"Gone?" Mu Li guessed.
Lin Qing hummed coldly.
Mu Li calmed down and spoke again: "Are you angry?"
Lin Qing hummed again slowly.
Mu Li sighed: "So now, you are planning to ignore me?"
Lin Qing finally said, "How dare I?"
Mu Li took his hand out of his trouser pocket and gently placed it on Lin Qing's shoulder.
"Okay, don't be angry."
Lin Qing's shoulders shook and he let his hand go.
Seeing that Lin Qing ignored him, Mu Li felt a little depressed. He had no choice but to walk around to the front of Lin Qing and put his hand on her shoulder again.
This time, Lin Qing did not resist, but simply stood up holding the gift box and said indifferently: "Make way."
Mu Li blocked her way.
Her face looked very bad.
Knowing that his previous actions were a little wrong, Mu Li gently pinched her shoulder: "Are you so angry?"
Holding the box in his arms, Lin Qingteng couldn't move his hands, so he had to speak: "Angry? Who is angry? I'm not angry."
Mu Li stared at her with amusement, and looked at her carefully: "You are not angry, why are you pouting?"
Lin Qing pursed her lips and snorted softly.
Mu Li heard it.
He lifted up Lin Qing's little face, his eyes seemed to see through her: "You still say no, huh?"
Lin Qing shook his head: "You are annoying, you said you didn't have any more."
As she said this, she was about to avoid Mu Li and walk away.
However, Mu Li’s geographical location had an absolute advantage, so Lin Qing was unable to escape.
He grabbed Lin Qing's wrist with his backhand and tried to hug her, but caused the box to lose balance and fall to the ground with a thud.
"Hey!" Lin Qing struggled to break free from his hand and hurriedly squatted down to check if the box was broken.
At this moment, Mu Li's eyes fell on the box for the first time.
The box is beautifully packaged and looks familiar.
But at this time Mu Li didn't think about it carefully, and his mind was completely focused on Lin Qing.
Lin Qing picked up the box carefully and checked it from front to back before he felt relieved.
She wanted to get up, but was stopped by Mu Li.
"What is this?" He half-knelt down and looked at Lin Qing at eye level.
Lin Qing didn't look at him and looked unwilling to pay attention.
Mu Li had no choice but to snatch the box from her hand: "If you don't tell me, it will be mine."
As he spoke, he quickly opened the outer packaging.
"Be careful!" Seeing this, Lin Qing quickly warned.
However, she was still a little too late, as Mu Li had already torn open half of the package.