Chapter 321 I'm a Thick-skinned Person

Xie Qinglan smiled as she looked at Huo Huaisui's puffed-up face.

Many people are puzzled as to why he chose Huo Huai Sui out of so many women.

The reasons are actually not that complicated.

He had met Huo Huaisui once before he even entered the capital.

On the street.

That day, he had just finished having dinner with his friends. Because he had drunk some alcohol and felt a bit hot, he didn't go back immediately but stood by the roadside enjoying the night breeze.

It was at that time that he met Huo Huaisui.

He watched her squatting by the roadside, negotiating with the disabled beggar: "I heard you're part of a gang, an organized group, but you really are quite pitiful. This is all I have left in my pocket, and I need to save some for food tomorrow and the day after. How about this, I'll give you this hundred-yuan note, and you give me fifty yuan back, is that alright?"

The beggar had probably never seen someone ask for change after receiving alms. He stared at Huo Huai Sui, speechless for a long time.

Xie Qinglan thought to himself that this girl was really interesting.

I later met her again in the capital and learned that she was Huo Huai'an's sister.

Hearing that she wanted male models, he dragged Xie Qingxi into the group of male models and was lucky enough to be "chosen".

Just as he suspected, the girl was indeed interesting.

She's kind of cute even when she's silly.

His aunt often said, "Some people you can look at your whole life and still not like, while others you just need to see once and you'll feel a connection."

For him, Huo Huaisui belonged to the latter category.

At the moment, I wouldn't say I like him, but he's pleasing to the eye and willing, so that's enough.

As for feelings, they can be cultivated.

Huo Huaisui was enjoying his meal when he glanced across the table and asked, "What are you grinning about?"

Xie Qinglan: "Next Wednesday is my birthday."

First it was Huo Huai'an's birthday, then Lu Fengqing's birthday, and now Xie Qinglan's birthday is coming up soon.

These three people have birthdays that are very close together.

Huo Huaisui casually touched his bag and said, "I will definitely wish you a happy birthday then."

"I'm quite practical," Xie Qinglan said. "Happy birthday is nothing. Just remember to prepare a gift for me."

"..." She knew it.

I have to spend money again.

Out of consideration for the bouquet of roses, Huo Huaisui said, "Okay."

This year, for her brother's birthday, she gave him a box of self-heating hot pots. He often works overtime, and the hot pots would ensure he has hot food anytime and soothe his stomach. For Niannian's birthday, she gave her a box of sex toys to help Niannian strengthen her relationship with her fourth brother.

None of them are particularly expensive.

What should I give Xie, the conman, for her birthday...?

After they finished eating and drinking, Huo Huai Sui said, "Go back by yourself."

Xie Qinglan: "Don't you need me to take you?"

Huo Huaisui: "...Thank you. No need."

Xie Qinglan was a little disappointed, but she didn't insist. She took out her phone and said, "Add me back as a friend."

Huo Huaisui asked, "What if I say no?"

Xie Qinglan: "Then I'll just have to take you home again."

You win.

Huo Huaisui added him back to his friend list.

The two parted ways in the parking lot and went their separate ways home.

When Huo Huai'an came home from get off work, he saw his younger sister sitting on the sofa holding a bouquet of roses and asked, "Did Xie Qinglan send these?"

“Yes,” Huo Huai Sui said happily, “Brother, you must have never received flowers before.”

Huo Huai'an: "..."

Huo Huai'an scoffed, "Why would a grown man like me accept flowers?"

Have you ever given flowers to anyone?

Before Huo Huai'an could speak, Huo Huaisui continued, "With your stinginess and meanness, you probably can't find anyone to send flowers to."

Huo Huai'an's lips twitched slightly. "A bunch of worthless flowers that isn't even worth a thousand yuan, look at you acting all high and mighty."

Huo Huai Sui chuckled softly: "The sentiment is priceless."

Huo Huai'an said earnestly, "True kindness is priceless and can be spent however you want. Look at Lu Nian, and then look at you. I can swindle you out of a few hundred yuan. Don't tell anyone you're my sister."

Huo Huaisui pouted.

Who wants to be your sister?

Huo Huai'an glanced at the bouquet of flowers in her arms. "Next time, have Xie Qinglan send a bouquet of cash. These tattered flowers aren't worth much."

Huo Huaisui: "I can't be bothered with you."

The person who sent the flowers wasn't her boyfriend, so why would she want such an expensive gesture?

She just liked this cheap bouquet of flowers.

She'll go find a vase and put the flowers in it on the windowsill in a little while.

Huo Huaisui had trouble sleeping that night.

I'm hungry.

Just as I was wondering whether I should get up and rummage through the kitchen to see what food was available, my phone suddenly vibrated.

Huo Huaisui picked it up and glanced at it.

[Xie Qinglan: Asleep?]

[SuiSui: None]

[Xie Qinglan: Are you hungry?]

Huo Huaisui suspected that Xie the swindler was actually a tapeworm from his own stomach.

[Xie Qinglan: What would you like to eat?]

[Sui Sui: Luosifen]

[Xie Qinglan: ...]

I was just saying it casually, but the more I thought about it, the more I craved it.

Huo Huai Sui licked his lips, crawled over to get his bag, and counted the money inside.

This is the tip I received on my first day of work.

There's still quite a bit left; eating a bowl of snail rice noodles shouldn't stop her from saving money, right?

Having successfully convinced himself, Huo Huaisui took out a hundred-yuan bill and was about to get out of bed to change his clothes when he received a message from Xie Qinglan.

[Xie Qinglan: I'll order you some takeout]

Huo Huai Sui looked at the words but didn't say anything.

Before they broke up, Xie Qinglan often ordered takeout for her late at night.

That's perfectly reasonable.

The problem is, they've already broken up.

What kind of ex-boyfriend orders takeout for his ex-girlfriend?

Huo Huaisui thought for a moment, then simply sat on the bed and didn't move.

On the other side, Xie Qinglan put away her phone and said to her classmates, "You guys have fun, I'm going back first."

He went out to play pool with some classmates last night and they've been playing ever since.

"You went back before 10 o'clock?"

Xie Qinglan shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. My girlfriend is hungry, so I have to go buy her something to eat."

"Okay, I know you have a girlfriend, so stop talking. Get lost."

"Always showing off! Wait until I find a girlfriend, then I'll show her off to you guys every day."

"Stop talking, go ahead and look for it."

"You probably won't find him. With his looks, what girl would want him?"

"Get out of here. You're the one who's like a donkey."

...

About forty minutes later, Huo Huaisui received a call from Xie Qinglan.

"The takeout is here. Go down and get it."

Huo Huai Sui's eyes lit up, and he ran out of the room in his slippers.

Huo Huai'an was still working in his study when he heard the noise. He raised his eyelids, turned his chair, and looked out through the curtains at the French windows behind him.

Huo Huai Sui jogged out of the yard and immediately saw Xie Qing Lan standing at the door with a bag in her hand.

Why did you come here?

Xie Qinglan handed her the bag in her hand, saying, "It just so happens to be around here."

"I feel bad making you deliver it yourself," Huo Huai Sui said as he took the bag.

"I really feel bad..." Xie Qinglan paused, "...how about a goodnight kiss?"

Huo Huaisui met his gaze and said seriously, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth. I'm thick-skinned and quite shameless."

"What a coincidence. I'm pretty shameless too. If they wouldn't give it to me, I'd just take it myself."

As she spoke, Xie Qinglan bent down and leaned closer.

Huo Huaisui: "?"

Huo Huai'an: "???"

Where's my forty-meter-long machete?!