Chapter 461 Whatever you like is fine

As arranged by Li Tingxi, Qin He and Li Mufeng arrived in City C at six o'clock the next morning.

As dawn was breaking, Wen Xi got up and opened the door before her eyes were even open. When she saw Qin He standing at the door, looking travel-worn, she wondered if it was all a hallucination.

When she came to her senses and realized it really was Qin He, she instantly let out a scream, quickly covered herself up with her nightgown straps, closed the door, and ran into the bedroom.

Qin He, locked out of the door, looked helpless, his ears turning slightly red.

The commotion was so loud that after a while, Qin Yaoruo, who had been woken up, reluctantly ran over to open the door for Qin He. She then disgustedly dragged him to the corner and "lectured" him: "Qin He, do you know that you have committed a major taboo for women?"

Qin He's ears were still red, and he frowned and glared at her: "You have no manners, call me brother."

Seeing Qin Yaoruo's incorrigible expression and her turning to leave, he touched the tip of his nose, quickly called her back, and asked hesitantly, "What taboo?"

Qin Yaoruo raised her eyebrows smugly, deciding not to argue with him, and whispered her experience to him: "Women care a lot about men seeing their bare faces, especially someone they like. You were too hasty. Showing up at this time was a complete disaster, especially since you saw that she was dressed so... casually. It's good enough if she doesn't think of you as a pervert."

Although the word "impatient" made Qin He feel a little uncomfortable, giving him the illusion that he wasn't a decent person.

However, Qin Yaoruo's words did make a lot of sense to him, and he was willing to humbly ask for advice: "Then how should I remedy this?"

Qin Yaoruo glanced towards Wen Xi's bedroom to make sure she hadn't come out yet, then waved to Qin He, "I'll give you some advice. Just do as I say, and I guarantee you won't go wrong..."

Wen Xi fiddled around in the bedroom for quite a while. When she came out, she pretended to be calm, but she broke down in less than a second due to Qin Yaoruo's deliberate teasing.

"Oh my, I remember you didn't plan to go out today, sister-in-law, so why did you put on a full face of makeup just to have breakfast?" Qin Yaoruo said loudly, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear her. Xingxing and Yueyue looked over curiously.

Yueyue was particularly sweet-talking, and she jumped into Wenxi's arms, praising her for looking beautiful today.

Wen Xi's blush spread all the way to her neck, not because she was embarrassed by the little girl's praise, but because of Qin Yaoruo's perfectly natural address of "sister-in-law".

These past few days, because of Qin Yaoruo's shamelessness, she had almost gotten used to this form of address, but now that it was in front of Qin He, the meaning was completely different.

What's even more damning is that Qin He didn't refute it at all!

So what exactly does he mean by that?

Wen Xi's heart was beating a little fast, and she didn't even dare to look at Qin He's expression.

Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Yaoru kicked Qin He under the table and desperately tried to wink at him.

Su Hong, who was watching from the side, shook her head with amusement, pretended not to know, and took Yueyue from Wen Xi's arms.

Wen Xi was now completely at a loss for what to do with her hands.

At Qin Yaoruo's urging, Qin He remembered her words and, steeling himself, took out a small, exquisite black gift box in front of everyone and handed it to Wen Xi.

Wen Xi's heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

Could this be a ring?

The next second, she felt secretly ashamed and annoyed at herself for being presumptuous.

Su Hong and Xingxing Yueyue couldn't help but stare at the gift box.

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Qin He finally spoke up: "I saw this by chance in the country. If you think it suits you, just buy it. See if you like it."

As he said this, he couldn't help but glance at Qin Yaoruo, feeling somewhat guilty.

After all, this was just given to him by Qin Yaoruo, and with his brain, he couldn't possibly have thought of such a thing.

"You're going abroad on business, what are you buying for me?" Under the gossipy gazes of everyone, Wen Xi coughed awkwardly twice, then pretended to be calm as she picked up the gift box and opened it.

Upon seeing what was inside, she instantly lost her composure: "How did you know I liked this brooch? Last time I wanted to buy it, it was out of stock."

Xingxing looked at her, then at Qin He, then at Qin Yaoruo, and understood something. Her gaze met Yueyue's.

The two little ones, who had unwittingly acted as "matchmakers," blinked twice and silently buried their heads in their food.

Seeing Wen Xi so happy, Qin He couldn't help but smile as well: "I'm glad you like it."

Qin Yaoruo, who was standing to the side, was all smiles. She couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire, saying, "Brother, why are you only thinking about your wife and not preparing a gift for me? Your favoritism is outrageous."

Qin He glanced at Qin Yaoruo and played along with her act, "You're jealous about this? When you have a boyfriend in the future, he can buy you gifts every day."

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What does he mean by this? Is it a disguised confession?

Wen Xi's face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

Qin Yaoruo, however, was still egging them on: "Wow, does that mean Sister Wenxi is really going to become my sister-in-law?"

After she said that, the brooch on my hand seemed to be engraved with the words "token of love," and it felt so hot to hold.

Wen Xi subconsciously looked at Qin He, and the next second she was drawn into his affectionate eyes.

Yueyue was still there, asking innocently, "Is Aunt Wenwen going to marry Uncle Qin?"

Wen Xi instantly snapped out of her daze and awkwardly quickly explained, "That's not true."

Just when she was in a difficult situation, her cell phone rang and saved her.

Upon seeing that it was a call from the funeral home, the ambiguous and romantic atmosphere instantly dissipated. Wen Xi regained her composure, answered the phone, and left the dining room.

Qin He vaguely heard words like "remains," "coffin," and "funeral," and his eyelids twitched. Out of concern, he followed.

After Wenxi finished speaking with the person in charge of the funeral home and hung up the phone, she turned around and was startled by him. She glared at him angrily and said, "What are you doing eavesdropping?"

Qin He looked worried and cautiously asked, "Who passed away? Was it you..."

"Stop guessing, it has nothing to do with me," Wen Xi said, not intending to hide it from him. "It's Shen Xiyue's mother, Li Lihua."

When Qin He first heard the name "Chen Xiyue", he felt a sense of unfamiliarity, as if he were in another world.

He couldn't hide his shock: "Li Lihua is dead? How did she die? And how did you find out? Why are you in charge of her funeral?"

Wen Xi couldn't help but roll her eyes and gave him a general account of the whole story: Li Lihua threatened and tested Su Youling, then found Karina to take money from her, and finally disappeared and was found drowned.

Qin He was a little confused. "What's the connection between Karina and Li Lihua?"

Seeing his clueless look, Wen Xi pouted and said, "Didn't you ever suspect that Karina is Shen Xiyue?"