Chapter 154 He seems superfluous

Qiao Xing was slightly taken aback. She took the breakfast and felt that it was still warm. "When did you buy this?"

"While you're sleeping."

Actually, no, Xiao Li bought it when he drove the car over and put it in the car beforehand.

Qiao Xing didn't suspect anything, after all, this wasn't the first time he had performed this kind of magic trick. Last time he went to the mountains, he even rented a car early in the morning.

Inside were several meat buns and soy milk, both served hot.

Qiao Xing took out a steamed bun, then suddenly remembered something, "Have you eaten yet?"

"It's okay, you eat first, I'll drive." Qin Ce started the car and drove off.

Qiao Xing handed him the steamed bun and put it to his mouth, saying, "You eat first."

Qin Ce tilted his head slightly to avoid the steamed bun in her hand. "I'm driving, don't mess around."

Qiao Xing smacked her lips, took the bun back, and took a bite herself.

There were eight buns in the bag, which she couldn't possibly finish. She ate four and then couldn't finish the rest, so she saved the rest for Qin Ce.

Fifty minutes later, the two arrived at the airport parking lot. Qin Ce glanced at his watch and said, "Twenty minutes left."

"Is there still twenty minutes until we land?"

"Well, we still need to get our luggage. You should take a nap first; it'll be at least another forty minutes."

Qiao Xing handed him the steamed bun in her hand, "Have some breakfast."

Qin Ce stared at the steamed bun in her hand for a while, then took it and took a bite.

Qiao Xing is extremely nervous right now; she definitely won't be able to sleep.

After Qin Ce finished eating the steamed buns, she said, "Why don't we go inside and wait? Don't you feel stuffy sitting in the car?"

Qin Ce grabbed a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and took a few sips. Qiao Xing watched him swallow, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

She subconsciously swallowed as well. Did this man not realize his own charm?

"Let's go." Qin Ce took out the car key, opened the car door, and got out.

Qiao Xing guiltily looked away and followed him. The two arrived at the arrival gate, which was crowded with people.

She followed closely beside Qin Ce, weaving through the crowd.

Upon arriving at the international departure exit, the crowd thinned out considerably, and the two found a chair to sit and wait.

As time ticked by, Qiao Xing grew increasingly nervous. Her fingers clenched tightly together, and her palms even began to sweat.

In contrast, Qin Ce was much calmer. He crossed his legs, leaned lazily against the chair, and draped his arms over the backrest, causing the buttons of his shirt to pop open.

He tilted his head, staring in the direction of the exit, but seemed somewhat distracted.

Qiao Xing also looked in that direction, and people came out from time to time, but he didn't see any familiar faces.

"Qin Ce, I'm a little nervous."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ce turned to look at her, then reached out and took her hand. "Don't be nervous, she doesn't eat people."

Qiao Xing smiled awkwardly; his palms were warm, which offered some comfort.

"They're here."

Qiao Xing's heartbeat, which had just stabilized, quickened again because of those two words, and she hurriedly looked towards the exit.

Sure enough, we saw Joey walking towards the exit. She had golden curly hair, wore sunglasses, a dress underneath, and a long trench coat on top.

Sunglasses covered most of her face, leaving only her alluring red lips standing out.

Behind Joey was a girl who looked to be around twenty years old.

Qin Ce pulled her up and walked in that direction.

As soon as Joey saw Qin Ce, she took off her glasses, smiled, and walked towards the two of them, opening her arms to give him a big hug.

Just as Qin Ce was about to catch her hug, Qiao Yi bypassed him and hugged Qiao Xing directly.

Qin Ce's hand froze in mid-air, feeling incredibly embarrassed. He subtly lowered his hand and put it in his pocket.

"My dear daughter-in-law, I'm so glad to finally see you!"

Joey held Qiao Xing very tightly, the scent of her perfume filling Qiao Xing's nostrils, making Qiao Xing feel like she was suffocating.

"Hello, Auntie."

Joey let go of her and stared at Qiao Xing with a big smile. "You're much prettier than in the video. Did you secretly put on makeup before you came out?"

Qiao Xing subconsciously touched her face. "No."

She had intended to put on makeup before going out, but considering her makeup skills, she decided not to embarrass herself in front of others.

"Wow, really?" Joey touched her cheek in disbelief. "Oh my god, you really didn't wear makeup? How come your skin is so good? I'm so envious. How do you take care of it?"

Qin Ce was completely ignored; he stood to the side, his eye twitching slightly.

Qiao Xing chuckled awkwardly at Qiao Yi, "I don't really take care of myself, maybe it's because I usually go to bed early?"

Joey nodded in agreement. "That's right. Going to bed early and waking up early is the best beauty secret. I usually go to bed very early, around midnight."

"..."

Qin Ce suddenly spoke up, "Mom, have you forgotten someone?"

Joey opened her mouth, making a surprised expression, "Oh right, I forgot about someone. Come here, Xingxing, let Auntie introduce you."

As she spoke, she pulled Qiao Xing past Qin Ce and led her to another girl.

“Xingxing, this is Cece’s younger sister, your sister-in-law. Her Chinese name is Xueling. I didn’t want her to come, but she insisted on coming to see her sister-in-law.”

Qiao Xing looked at Xue Ling again. She had mixed-race features, black hair, light blue eyes, and was wearing a white sweater and jeans. She was very pretty.

However, it's hard to tell her age; I'd guess she's between eighteen and twenty.

Xue Ling gave her a playful smile and said, "Hello, sister-in-law."

He speaks Chinese very well.

Qiao Xing became increasingly uneasy.

Qin Ce, who had been completely forgotten, seemed superfluous standing to the side.

Joey was still very considerate of him, pushing two large boxes in front of him before turning back to join Qiao Xing and the others in their conversation.

“Xingxing, we haven’t eaten yet, we’re so hungry. Xueling told me on the plane that she wanted to eat delicious food. I heard you grew up in Chongqing, you should be very familiar with the city, right? Please take us to eat.”

As Joey spoke, she took her arm, acting as if they were mother and daughter.

Qin Ce walked behind, carrying two suitcases, and his expression was not very happy.

Xue Ling even sat on the suitcase, doubling his weight. She held onto the suitcase handle and looked up at Qin Ce.

"Brother, are you unhappy because Mom took your sister-in-law away?"

Qin Ce glanced down at her and said, "Get down."

Xue Ling didn't get down; instead, she bent her legs, clamped the suitcase between them, and winked at him, "I'm not getting down."

Qin Ce ignored her and dragged his suitcase forward.

The group arrived at the parking lot, and in that short distance, Joey and Joey had already become quite familiar with each other.

The two had gone from discussing hot pot to whether savory or sweet zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) were tastier.

Joey even pulled Qiao Xing to the back seat, leaving the passenger seat to Xue Ling.

After Xue Ling got into the car, she started rummaging through the glove compartment. After searching for a long time without finding what she wanted, she gave Qin Ce a wink.

"Brother, where's the lighter?"

"No."

"How could this be!?" Xue Ling didn't believe he didn't have a lighter, so she pounced on him and rummaged through his pockets.

Qin Ce pressed his hand to his pocket and said in a deep voice, "Did you say you didn't?"

"How come you don't have a lighter when you smoke?"

As soon as Xue Ling finished speaking, she was hit on the head by Qiao Yi.

No smoking!

Xue Ling covered her head in grievance and looked back at Qiao Yi with a resentful expression, "Brother is fine with anything!"

"I've quit."

Qin Ce's words shocked both the mother and daughter.