Chapter 278 Shall we take a bath together?

Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, then immediately saw what he was trying to do and stood up. "I'll go get you a thermometer."

She hadn't taken two steps when the man grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

Qiao Xing fell heavily onto the sofa, and before she could get up, he pushed her back down.

She stared at her, "Didn't you have a cold?"

Qin Ce gazed at her intently. "Yes, you've caught a cold."

"Then stop messing around, I'll go get you some cold medicine..."

Qin Ce pressed her back down again. He stared intently at her and said in a low voice, "Maybe it will be better after you sweat it out."

"..."

Qiao Xing was unable to refute him.

But her stomach suddenly protested, growling twice and breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.

Are you hungry?

Qin Ce thought about it and realized that made sense; he hadn't eaten dinner that night.

Qiao Xing nodded awkwardly, "Aren't you hungry?"

"Hungry." He let go of her, but his eyes held a hint of resentment, as if the hunger he spoke of was not the same as the hunger Qiao Xing understood.

Qin Ce stood up. "I'll go cook."

"Let me go, you've been busy all day." Qiao Xing stopped him. He had to go to work and cook, and Qiao Xing felt really bad about it.

"It's nothing, just cooking a meal. You wait and see."

Qin Ce pushed her hand away and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Qiao Xing opened his mouth, but seeing that he had already gone inside, he let it go.

She suddenly remembered what Bai Yi had said during the day, and immediately got up to look for the watch in the room.

I've searched the sofa and wine cabinet, but I still can't find the watch. Could it be that it hasn't been delivered yet?

Qiao Xing frowned and went to the restroom to look again, but it wasn't there.

She caught a glimpse of the trash can out of the corner of her eye.

Could Qin Ce have thrown it in the trash?

He's a proud and arrogant person, and he can't accept receiving such expensive gifts, especially from a woman. He recognizes the watch; it was from the company's annual party. If he actually accepted it and wore it out, he'd lose face.

He might actually throw it in the trash. It's such an expensive watch, it would be such a waste to throw it away.

So she picked up the trash can and weighed it in her hand, but didn't see it.

She went to the trash can in the living room, squatted down, grabbed the trash can, and shook it to try and shake anything out.

"You ate too much..."

When Qin Ce came out, he saw her squatting by the trash can, with Qiao Xing's back to him, looking exactly like she was rummaging through the trash can for food.

Startled by the sound, Qiao Xing hurriedly stood up from the ground and glanced at him with an unnatural expression.

"What, what did you say?"

Qin Ce looked at her for a long time with a complicated expression before saying, "It's okay, I'll make you more, don't rummage through the trash."

Qiao Xing didn't quite grasp what was happening for a moment, and it wasn't until Qin Ce entered the kitchen that she realized what was going on.

He... he... he misunderstood that she was looking for food in the trash can!

Qiao Xing's face instantly turned red from head to neck. She couldn't wait to explain, but how could she explain it?

Should I tell him I was looking for my watch in the trash can?

What if he didn't receive it at all?

Qiao Xing awkwardly tugged at her hair; all she wanted to do was crawl into a hole.

A short while later, Qin Ce brought out a bowl of noodles for her in a large bowl.

"Come and eat," Qin Ce called out.

Qiao Xing stole a glance at his expression; his face remained expressionless.

She sat awkwardly on the table, looking at the huge bowl—it ​​must be a bowl for soup…

This bowl has explained everything; he really did misunderstand her.

Qiao Xing picked up her chopsticks and then put them down again. Her face flushed, she explained, "Um, I just dropped two coins in the trash can, and I... I wanted to pick them up."

Qin Ce sat down beside her, nodded, and then reached out to pat her head. "Yes, I believe you."

Hearing these familiar words, Qiao Xing remembered that she seemed to have said the same thing when he explained that he was not gay.

Sure enough... fortunes change.

Qiao Xing suddenly felt a wave of weakness.

She picked up her chopsticks, lowered her head, and silently ate her noodles, thinking about how to salvage her image.

Qin Ce had already stood up, gone to the living room to get his clothes, and left.

Hearing the door close, Qiao Xing's heart skipped a beat.

He's a germaphobe, could it be that he's starting to despise himself because of this action?

Is he never coming back after leaving?

Qiao Xing's mind was racing, trying to figure out how to salvage the situation. She couldn't eat any more of the noodles in her bowl.

She took out her phone, wanting to call Qin Ce, but didn't know what to say.

After thinking about it, she could only sigh helplessly, put down her phone, and continue eating her noodles.

Let's eat first and talk about it later; we can't waste food.

Whether she was too depressed or really hungry, she actually finished the whole bowl of noodles.

Qiao Xing ate until his stomach was almost bursting.

She took the dishes to the kitchen to wash, and when she came out, she heard the door open. She immediately looked towards the doorway.

Qin Ce has returned, but he is carrying a very large bag of things.

Qiao Xing's lips twitched.

He put the things he was carrying on the coffee table, and while taking off his coat, he said, "I bought some snacks, you can have them when you're hungry."

Qiao Xing opened the bag, and sure enough, it was full of snacks, like cookies and potato chips.

Very well, she can no longer explain herself clearly.

The key point is that she couldn't imagine under what circumstances a normal person would rummage through a trash can.

Qiao Xing bit her lip and looked at Qin Ce helplessly, "You don't think I'm looking for food in the trash can, do you?"

Qin Ce pondered for a moment and said, "No, I just thought we were out of snacks at home and I was afraid I would forget them tomorrow, so I went downstairs to buy some."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. How hungry would you have to be to look for food in a trash can?"

Qiao Xing glanced at him suspiciously several times, still feeling that he didn't believe her.

"Then what's the point of having such a big bowl?"

"Have you finished eating?" Qin Ce asked.

Qiao Xing paused for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've finished eating."

Qin Ce said seriously, "That's fine then. I'm going to wash up. Do you want to come with me?"

"don't want!"

Qiao Xing remembered the time she got drunk. More embarrassing than rummaging through the trash can, she wanted to crawl into a hole.

"I'm not washing tonight!"

"Okay, I'll go then."

Qin Ce didn't insist. He went back to get his pajamas and went to the bathroom.

Watching him go to the bathroom, Qiao Xing finally let out a long sigh of relief, took out her phone, and opened a game.

I need to play a couple of games to calm my nerves.

But after two games, instead of relaxing, her blood pressure rose.

When Qin Ce came out of the shower, he immediately saw her sitting cross-legged on the sofa, her face full of solemnity and anger.

He paused, dried his hair, and walked over. Upon closer inspection, he saw that her score was negative again.

Qin Ce sat quietly beside her, drying his hair as he watched her work.

No wonder he's the epitome of someone who's bad at games but loves to play.

Through her tireless efforts, she has now reached the Gold rank, a rank where real people, including those who insult others, are present.

She had her phone on, and the voices of her teammates in the game came through.

"Xiao Qiao, are you keeping vigil for your mother in the mid lane? Would it kill you to lend a hand?!"