Chapter 67 Then I'll help Xiaoxi recall, let's see...

When her colleague mentioned it, Lin Xi realized that she and Fu Qingli had never actually had a wedding ring.

On the day they got their marriage certificate, he gave her a full-circle diamond ring. Because it was loose on her, she was afraid it would fall off, so she only wore it for a few days before putting it away.

As she was putting it in the drawer, Fu Qingli, who had just entered, saw it and asked, "Why are you putting it away? Don't you like this style?"

Lin Xi shook her head, holding up the ring and explaining, "No, it's just a little loose when I wear it, and I'm afraid I might accidentally lose it."

"Let me see."

Fu Qingli put down what she was holding, walked over, took the ring, and put it back on her ring finger.

Sure enough, Lin Xi's fingers were slender and thin. Although they were held in place by the joints in the middle, they lacked muscle support and were loose overall. With a little force, they could slide easily.

"You've lost weight." Fu Qingli rubbed Lin Xi's ring finger a few times with heartache, a hint of emotion flashing in his lowered dark eyes, which he quickly concealed.

He took the ring off and put it in his palm: "I'll keep it here for now."

Lin Xi watched him reluctantly as he put the ring back into the ring box, holding the box in her palm.

She wanted to say, "It's okay if I can't wear it, but could you please not take it away? I really like this ring."

At the time, the two had just gotten married and were not "very familiar" with each other, so she found it difficult to say those tender and affectionate words.

He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he reluctantly hummed in agreement.

Actually, she felt that her reluctance was quite obvious, but Fu Qingli, who was always able to see through her subtle emotions, did not react much that time. He just reached out and touched her head, and then took the ring to the study.

After that, Lin Xi never saw that ring again.

I wonder if she's angry that I don't appreciate the things he gave me.

But now is not the time to talk about these things.

She explained to her colleagues, "That's not it. We have a ring, but it's a bit big, and I was afraid it would fall off, so I didn't wear it."

Her words didn't reassure anyone; instead, they aroused even deeper suspicion from her colleagues: "You even bought a wedding ring that's too big, Lin! Your husband sounds so unreliable. Does he not care about you enough? You can't be too love-struck and let him fool you!"

"Yeah, even the most careless man wouldn't do that! It's not like those jokes online, where he bought it for his ex, but then... he gave it to you after they broke up, right?"

"That shouldn't be the case! Otherwise, that would be too awful."

"Maybe! Lin is beautiful and outstanding, it's normal for men to have ulterior motives. But Lin, you should be more careful and test him from time to time, just in case he's a marriage swindler!"

The atmosphere within Group Two has always been very good, and Lin Xi knows that everyone is saying these things out of concern and worry for her.

She wasn't angry, but she was a little speechless: "No, no, that's not true, he's really a good person! It's not what you think!"

The more she talked, the more her colleagues felt that she was bewitched and brainwashed by a man, and now blinded by love: "Team Leader Lin, you can't do this! You should stay calm and rational like you are at work!"

"How about this, you take him out sometime, and we'll help you see if he's sincere or not?"

"Yes, yes, yes," someone genuinely believed that Lin Xi had found a "marriage scammer" and was afraid people would overhear and ask for money, so they added, "Tell him not to treat us to a meal, we'll treat him! I want to see what kind of man dares to deceive my Lin Xi! I'll beat him to death!"

The topic suddenly shifted, and everyone started discussing how to make that man reveal his true colors in front of Lin Xi.

Lin Xi was both amused and exasperated, frantically trying to explain, but no one listened to her at all.

At this moment, Li Ru remembered Zhou Qi standing beside her: "Hasn't Qi Qi seen the person? Why don't we ask her?"

"Qiqi, have you met Lin's husband? Is he a conman who tricked you into marriage?"

Zhou Qi was enjoying the gossip. She never imagined that Fu Qingli, who was so upright and aloof, would one day be suspected of being a marriage fraudster. Who would believe her if she told others?

However, when the problem fell on her head, even though Fu Qingli wasn't there, she didn't dare to act recklessly.

Seeing Lin Xi's pleading look, she swallowed back the teasing words she was about to say: "No, that person is definitely someone you can entrust with your life to!"

Hearing her say that, her colleague's worried expression eased somewhat, but she was still skeptical: "You weren't fooled by his looks either, were you?"

"I don't think it will work. Lin, you still have to bring it to us to see. Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."

"Don't worry, I guarantee his character," Zhou Qi patted his chest and promised. "Once you meet him, you'll think so too!"

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"I heard your colleague wants to see me?"

Before going to sleep, Fu Qingli lay down, pulled Lin Xi into his arms, used one hand as a pillow for her, and pressed his lips to her ear, suddenly asking a question.

Warm breath sprayed on her skin, causing a slight itch. Lin Xi subconsciously moved a little distance away and said, "Mmm."

"Should we make arrangements?"

Fu Qingli caught up and rubbed her nose against Lin Xi's soft earlobe, causing Lin Xi's body to tremble slightly.

She couldn't help but shrug, her voice slightly weak: "Are you angry?"

After all, anyone would be angry if they were accused of marriage fraud, right?

Moreover, he has clearly sacrificed so much for himself and for this marriage.

“Hmm,” Fu Qingli’s lips traced along her beautiful jawline to the corner of her mouth. “I’m not angry. You could say it was a marriage of convenience, since back then I was really focused on getting you and getting married as soon as possible.”

"Uh, then how come you..." Lin Xi couldn't finish her sentence. She narrowed her eyes impatiently, trying to grab his hand that was wandering downwards. "Your hand..."

But Fu Qingli stopped him halfway, pressing their fingers tightly together on the bed: "I said this because I want to hear you shout the same thing you shouted during the day."

Lin Xi's mind was a complete blank, and she couldn't think straight at all: "What did you mean by shouting during the day?"

Fu Qingli patiently guided her, "How did you and your colleagues introduce me? What did they call me?"

Lin Xi remembered.

The terms of address that seemed so natural during the day now felt ambiguous, especially as his lips moved lower and lower, constantly lingering in dangerous territory.

Seeing that she pursed her lips and turned her face to the side, pretending not to remember.

Fu Qingli curled her lips into a wicked smile, her actions becoming increasingly malicious: "Then I'll help Xiaoxi recall whether she should call me 'brother' or something else at this moment?"

elder brother? !

The memory of that night when he forced her to call him "brother" flashed through her mind, and Lin Xi could no longer pretend to be stupid. She nearly jumped up from the night: "No..."

"Then what should you call me?"

"..." Lin Xi opened her mouth, but still couldn't say it.

"Then let me help you remember."

"……husband."

However, once some people start their unruly behavior, it's not something that can be stopped simply by begging for forgiveness.

The next morning, Lin Xi woke up with a sore back. The warm breath beside her immediately told her that Fu Qingli was still there.

But she didn't want to talk to him at that moment.

Last night's use of the word "husband" seemed to have unlocked some kind of restraint in him, and he started spouting off without any restraint, whether it was risqué or not.

He not only said it himself, but also insisted on getting her to answer those embarrassing questions.

She turned over, her back to him.

Fu Qingli, sensing her wakefulness, leaned down and placed his hand on her shoulder, asking gently, "Awake? Would you like some water?"

"don't want."

Lin Xi said defiantly, but her throat was dry and her voice was rough and strained, like a saw being pulled apart.

Fu Qingli reached for the warm water on the bedside table: "Xiaoxi, even if you're embarrassed, you have to take care of your throat."

As he spoke, he reached his hand through Lin Xi's neck, lifted her upper body up and placed her against the headboard, held the water glass to her lips, and coaxed her softly, "Drink a little, to soothe your throat."

His handsome, gentle face, combined with his warm voice, made him irresistible.

Moreover, Lin Xi was genuinely thirsty, and taking advantage of the pressure from his hand, she drank a few mouthfuls.

Before she could figure out how to accuse him of his crimes last night, her phone alarm suddenly went off.

It was past the time for her alarm clock. Lin Xi remembered something, and with a start, she rushed over to protect her phone screen from Fu Qingli's view.

But she forgot about her back, and with a sudden movement, she strained the area she had been holding together from the night before, causing her to cry out in pain, "Ouch!"

"Don't rush." ​​Fu Qingli put down her water glass and hurriedly went to help her.

Even in this situation, Lin Xi was still thinking about her phone. When he approached, she tightly covered the screen so he wouldn't see it.

Fu Qingli smiled wryly, turned her head to the side, and placed her hand on her waist to massage it: "Okay, okay, I won't look! I'll just massage your waist for you."

Lin Xi felt relieved, but still kept her eyes half-closed to Fu Qingli as she checked her phone.

The moment the interface opened, she was stumped.

After hesitating for a moment, and disregarding the fact that she was still in a cold war with Fu Qingli, she took the initiative to move closer, tugged at the hem of his clothes, and asked weakly, "Fu Qingli, have you spent all the money I gave you last time?"

She spoke very carefully, after all, that money was money she used to support Fu Qingli's career, and she had already given it to him. Bringing it up again would make people feel uneasy.

But she didn't have any other good ideas at the moment, so she could only ask shamelessly.

"No, what's wrong?" Fu Qingli's attention was still on her waist, and he placed his hands on her side to protect her from further injury.

"Can I transfer 30,000 out of there?" Lin Xi held up three fingers, thought for a moment, and then put one down. "20,000 will do."

Fu Qingli was taken aback, somewhat surprised: "There's no money in your card?"

He was referring to his own card.

What he gave Lin Xi was not only the movable and immovable property on the list, but also his savings, which were directly linked to her spending account, allowing her to use all his savings.

So his first reaction was that there was a problem with his account.

"I'll have someone handle it later."

As he spoke, he prepared to get up and make a phone call.

“No,” Lin Xi hurriedly grabbed him, “You have money in your card, I just… want to spend my own money this time.”

She licked her lips somewhat guiltily.

Sure enough, Fu Qingli reached out and tapped her forehead: "From childhood to adulthood, I've always told you not to stand on ceremony with me. Now that we're married, you're still trying to divide yours and mine with me?"

"It's not that I'm being too polite, it's just..."

"What is it?" Fu Qingli pressed.

Lin Xi hesitated for a long time, unable to come up with a suitable reason. Not wanting to tell Fu Qingli about her plan so soon, she finally decided to just give up and say, "Whatever it is, just tell me whether you'll give it to me or not."

Fu Qingli couldn't resist her coquettishness, and even if she wanted the stars in the sky, he would try to pluck them from the sky: "Here you go!"

He stopped teasing her. "I didn't touch the money inside. It was yours to begin with. You can use it anytime without my permission."