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Xu Liang turned his head abruptly, and the feet under the table already represented her attitude——

She stepped hard on Qi Yu.

Qi Yu acted as if he didn't feel any pain and didn't even turn his eyes.

The hand at his side wanted to hit him, but he had to consider the other people here. Xu Liang gritted his teeth and tried to calm the burning energy in his chest.

A trace of suspicion flashed across the face of the person opposite him, and his eyes briefly passed over 'Qi Yu', and finally returned to 'Xu Liang'.

He smiled in agreement and nodded.

After all, the theme of this meal was not Xu Ying and Qi Yu. Xu's father and mother were more chatting with Zhou Qingyue.

Xu Liang originally wanted to listen to their conversation quietly and find out what Zhou Qingyue’s next plans were.

Tong Xin can't let such a talented person go easily.

However, Qi Yu kept disturbing her, either deliberately taking the food from her bowl or deliberately nudging her with his elbow.

Infinitely challenging her patience.

She was even more certain that this person had changed his gender after a soul swap, but unfortunately his gender was sometimes good and sometimes bad.

It's normal, but it becomes even more mean when it becomes mean.

In the end, Xu Ying didn't pay attention to what Zhou Qingyue and the others said.

After finally making it through the meal, Xu's parents returned home first. Zhou Qingyue was picked up by Qi Yu, so Qi Yu was the one who would naturally send him back.

Xu Liang finally felt relieved and took a comfortable bath after returning home.

Just as I put on my bathrobe and came out to drink some water, Qi Yu came back.

Xu Liang glanced towards the entrance, his hand trembling slightly. The clear water in the glass swayed gently, creating a faint ripple.

He doesn't look well.

"Did you have a fight with my senior brother?" Xu Liang was puzzled.

She saw the corners of his mouth droop slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of grievance in his eyes. His whole mood seemed to be pressed to the bottom of the valley by a huge rock, and it was difficult to rise.

With Qi Yu's personality, he would easily get into arguments with others.

After all, he always quarreled with her.

But Xu Liang quickly dismissed the idea——

Qi Yu might argue with others, but Zhou Qingyue wouldn't. He had the best temper among all the people she knew, and she had never seen him lose his temper.

Qi Yu didn't answer, but walked to her side, his eyes fixed on her face, slowly moving down from her head, and finally meeting her pupils.

This look seemed familiar, and Xu Liang was so stunned that he had to swallow his water three times.

If she had been a second late, the burning heat in his eyes would have burned her to death.

"Is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Liang put down his water cup and stepped back unconsciously.

She stepped back, but Qi Yu stepped forward.

The distance between them shortened again.

Qi Yu suddenly said something inexplicable: "Why did you use my body to call him 'Brother Zhou' just now?"

Blinking blankly, Xu Liang frowned, "Then what else should we call him? He's older than you anyway."

The topic was brought back to the dinner table, and Xu Liang instantly felt confident.

Taking advantage of Qi Yu's height, she straightened her back again, trying to suppress him: "Also, 'rational' Mr. Qi, do you understand the meaning of 'stop talking nonsense'?"

Xu Liang was about to settle the score with him, but he brought it up first.

"It's normal to have disagreements about business matters, but we can discuss them privately. Do you think this describes us properly?"

Qi Yu was silent for a moment, but the fire in his eyes burned even brighter.

Xu Liang felt his face suddenly get hot. The fire in his eyes was not filled with arrogance like when they clashed, but a kind of fire that was completely unfamiliar to her.

Is he angry?

Just because of a name?

Did he really have a fight with Zhou Qingyue?

Qi Yu asked her calmly, "Why do you think it's inappropriate?"

He even deliberately emphasized the word "inappropriate".

Xu Liang didn't know what had stimulated him.

She spoke frankly, "We have our disagreements privately, and ask yourself, are we on good terms? No, right? Even though we live together now, we're forced to because of our soul swap."

Xu Ying thought that there was nothing wrong with what she said. Besides, wasn't this the fact that she and Qi Yu had tacitly agreed to all along?

They almost hated each other for six years. If this can be called a good relationship, then a relationship with even a little affection can be called a love stronger than gold.

Qi Yu remained silent even longer this time.

Xu Liang could hardly bear the two invisible fireworks.

If it lasted any longer, she would be completely engulfed by the flames.

She wanted to move to the side, but the next second Qi Yu grabbed her wrist fiercely.

Although there was a difference in strength between the two, Xu Liang felt as if he had used all his strength and felt a sharp pain in his wrist.

When she came to her senses again, she was pushed against the wall by him.

Even though he was shorter than her, the aura around him was enough to completely suppress her.

Xu Liang couldn't figure out what he wanted to do, his mind went blank.

Then I heard him grit his teeth and say, "Yes, we have our disagreements privately, and our relationship has never been good. Everything we did was forced. If it weren't for the soul swap, we wouldn't have been able to sit down at the same table in peace. That's what you think, right?"

His consciousness was a little flustered, and his heartbeat quickened. Xu Liang had not yet fully digested Qi Yu's words.

Sitting quietly at a dining table...

Isn’t there one too?

For example, when I went to his parents' house for dinner, and when I went to Song Ying's place...

Why did he say it so absolutely?

She blinked quickly several times, and her long eyelashes fluttered. She was about to answer when Qi Yu suddenly let go of her.

Before she could fully come to her senses, Qi Yu had already returned to the room.

She also heard the door being locked.

“…”

Xu Liang stood there in a daze, completely unaware of the emotions Qi Yu was venting on her.

His gaze darted back and forth between himself and the closed door, the confusion in his eyes growing thicker.

She drank the rest of the water in the glass and went into the room herself.

He murmured, "It's inexplicable."

…

Qi Yu lay on the bed with his eyes tightly closed, not wanting to open them for even a moment.

His chest was rising and falling at a very fast frequency.

He desperately wanted to get rid of the bad emotions in his body, but it didn't work.

The scene of him sending Zhou Qingyue back just now even replayed automatically in his mind.

It was nothing at first.

After the car had been driving for a while, Zhou Qingyue suddenly spoke earnestly to Xu Liang, "Xiao Liang, are you and Qi Yu dating?"

Qi Yu hesitated for a moment, then chose to tell the truth: "No, I'm not dating yet."

Zhou Qingyue completely understood the meaning behind his words. He continued, "Xiaoliang, I know I shouldn't interfere too much, but as your senior brother, I still want to remind you that although you and Qi Yu have known each other for many years, you have always been arguing with each other."

He kept an eye on Heo Kyung's reaction, paused for a moment before continuing, "You two are colleagues, but you have opposing philosophies. You can be friends, but being lovers isn't necessarily suitable."

Zhou Qingyue's words lingered in his mind like a curse, along with the words spoken by Xu Ying himself.

"Do you think this sentence describes the two of us?"

"Even if we live together now, it's because we were forced to live together due to soul swapping."

Inappropriate...

Forced...

Instead of subsiding, the emotions became even more intense.

His chest rose and fell even more violently, and Qi Yu felt that he was breathing too fast and too hard, and a sharp sour feeling surged up.

His eyes still stubbornly refused to open.

A wave of heat flowed through me, and the air passage into my respiratory tract seemed to be somewhat blocked.

He clenched his teeth, but still couldn't stop his lips from trembling.

A drop of clear water rolled down from the corner of his eye and quickly fell into the gray quilt, leaving a dark mark that was out of tune with the quilt.

…

The next morning when Xu Liang came out again, Qi Yu was grinding coffee in the kitchen as if nothing had happened.

Xu Liang took a peek into the kitchen and planned to leave immediately.

However, before she took a few steps, Qi Yu called her: "There is bread and coffee, eat before you go."

Xu Liang felt that he still hadn't fully recovered to normal, his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, and his eyes swept lightly over the breakfast he brought out, thinking about how to refuse.

"I won't drink your bitter coffee."

Qi Yu went to get the fresh milk from the refrigerator: "You can add milk. I bought sugar substitute next to the coffee machine. It won't be bitter and won't make you fat."

“…”

Xu Liang still stood there, not daring to take a step forward.

She had no idea what Qi Yu meant.

He was angry for no reason last night, and was inexplicably attentive to me this morning.

What does he want to do?

Did she remember that she hadn't offended him these days?

"Come and sit down." Qi Yu urged, his tone quite calm.

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, then decided she needed to clarify the situation. She cautiously moved toward the dining table, not rushing to sit down. After careful consideration, she cautiously probed, "Did I provoke you?"

Qi Yu pushed the coffee in front of her, with fresh milk and three small packets of sugar substitute next to it. "What's wrong with me? Do you only add fresh milk, sugar, or both?"

“…”

Xu Kyung's eyes flickered blankly, his eyelashes trembling uncertainly, and he asked again, "Didn't I ask you to help me prepare breakfast last night?"

Qi Yu didn't answer, but handed her the packets of candy directly: "Do you want to eat it?"

His body had already sat down subconsciously. Xu Liang pursed his lips, took the sugar, and consciously poured it into the coffee.

"Let me be clear, I'm not trying to take advantage of you. I'm just worried about wasting food."

After being freed from his burdens, Xu Liang no longer thought about anything else and focused on enjoying the food.

The toast seemed to have been soaked in milk and then fried with butter. It had a rich milky flavor, and the sugar neutralized the bitterness of the black coffee. Xu Kyung thought it was just right.

She was enjoying herself deeply when Qi Yu suddenly said, "Would you like to bring the roses from your home here to grow?"

"Why?" Xu Liang slowed down his chewing.

Qi Yu said that there was no one at home now, and it would be bad if the flowers died if she didn't water them.

Xu Liang didn't think about this problem. He just moved here from her house and would move back when he changed houses later.

It's too troublesome.

"I'll just ask Yingying to come over and help me water the plants occasionally. Now that I've moved here, I have to move back when the time comes. How much trouble will that be?"

Her luggage had already grown inexplicably, and if she added the flowers to the mix, Xu Liang felt overwhelmed just thinking about it and immediately gave up the idea.

"Tell me the combination to your door lock and I'll help you move."

“…”

Xu Liang didn’t understand again.

Her eyes scanned him up and down, and before she could ask any questions, Qi Yu explained, "I've never grown flowers before, but I wanted to try it out. It just so happens that you have some, so I don't have to buy any. It's like killing two birds with one stone."

So he was using her flowers to practice?

Xu Liang pouted and complained, "Boss Qi, you're the CEO of a listed company after all, and you're not willing to pay for a few pots of flowers?"

“It’s called conserving resources.”

Xu Liang was about to argue when the alarm on his phone suddenly rang.

After checking the time, she quickly ate the last bite of toast, stood up, and was anxious to leave.

She couldn't care less. When Qi Yu asked her for the password to her house while she was changing her shoes, Xu Liang just said hastily, "My fingerprint can open it. If you want to take it, you can. I have to rush to the police station now!"

"Go to the police station?"

When Qi Yu asked this question, the door was slammed shut.