Chapter 59

The next morning, Xia Ruirui was awakened by the fragrance in the air.

She hesitated for a long time before getting up. As soon as she opened the bedroom door, she smelled the aroma of tea eggs.

I thought one of the neighbors upstairs or downstairs had made tea eggs, but when I walked into the kitchen, the aroma became stronger and stronger.

Xia Ruirui took a quick glance and found that three dishes and a soup were already set on the table. The aroma of tea eggs wafted from there.

However, the snail girl disappeared.

She scanned the house but couldn't find anyone.

Just when I was about to send a message to Shen Yuqing and ask him where he was going, I saw him push the door open from outside the next second.

Seeing that she woke up, Shen Yuqing asked naturally: "Are you hungry?"

Before Xia Ruirui could answer that she was hungry, her stomach growled.

Shen Yuqing chuckled when he heard the voice, handed the fried dough sticks in his hand to her, and went to the kitchen to pour two bowls of soy milk.

She sat at the table, picked up her chopsticks and tasted every dish.

It was surprisingly delicious.

He handed her the squeezed soy milk. Xia Ruirui took a sip, her eyes filled with surprise. "Which store did you buy the soy milk from? It's delicious."

"..." Shen Yuqing looked at her, "Freshly squeezed by a wall crusher."

Hearing this, she looked at him in surprise: "Why didn't I know that I had a wall-breaking machine at home?"

Not long after she finished speaking, she remembered that she seemed to have won it in a lottery at the company's annual meeting some year.

Since she never cooks, she has never used it.

She didn't expect the cooked soy milk to be so delicious. Thinking of this, she took another sip of the soy milk.

After breakfast, Shen Yuqing pulled her to the sofa and said he wanted to talk.

She thought he was going to say something, but she didn't expect that he was explaining to her about the green tea secretary.

He explained that what she saw in the studio that day was just an accident.

He also explained that he had fired Li Yunting, and attending the annual meeting that day was the last request made by Li Yunting.

He didn't lie to her.

He explained very seriously, but Xia Ruirui listened casually.

She had long guessed that there was something hidden behind what happened that day, and she had deliberately ignored him before because she was just throwing a tantrum.

After knowing each other for so many years, how could she possibly doubt his character?

She pretended to listen carefully to his explanation, but what she was actually thinking was - why do his lips look so sexy?

She didn't hear a word of what Shen Yuqing said.

Xia Ruirui stared at his lips opening and closing, and couldn't help herself, so she leaned over and took a light bite.

She held his lower lip between her lips and nibbled it delicately.

Shen Yuqing's voice stopped abruptly. He lowered his eyes and looked at the koala that was clinging to him and kissing him forcefully, his eyes somewhat deep.

He remained motionless, allowing someone to pick him, neither resisting nor refusing.

But when someone wanted to leave, he held her shoulders and kissed her back deeply.

When the kiss was about to end, both of them still felt a little reluctant.

Xia Ruirui looked at his crimson earlobe, leaned over and kissed it gently, then said in his ear: "Our baby Shen Yuqing must maintain good male virtues."

“…”

Shen Yuqing, who thought he had heard wrong, asked back in doubt: "Guard what?"

Xia Ruirui curled her lips and spoke word by word, "Be good at being a man and don't let other girls get close to you."

Although it sounds a bit unreasonable, someone was actually strangely happy about it.

There was a hint of smile in his eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Xia Ruirui touched the top of his head with satisfaction before getting up from the sofa.

*

By noon, Shen Yuqing was live streaming in the study, while Xia Ruirui was drawing embroidery drafts in the room.

After the two of them finished lunch together, Xia Ruirui was going to work in the studio, and Chen Yuqing said he would take her there.

She said she could take a taxi, but he insisted on giving her a ride.

After another five minutes of dawdling, Shen Yuqing had already put on his coat and was waiting for her.

Xia Ruirui was still putting on her shoes when she heard someone ask her, "What time will you be back tonight?"

She thought it was funny and made a joke: "Why? You still want to take me back?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing said seriously, "Yes."

Xia Ruirui paused while tying her shoelaces, looked up at someone, and for the first time discovered that he was unexpectedly clingy.

It's like a wolf cub in a zoo crying out for food, always dependent on its keeper...

Not long after, Shen Yuqing drove her downstairs to the factory.

She got out of the car reluctantly, and just as she closed the door, she saw him roll down the window: "Xia Ruirui."

She thought she had left something in the car, but she saw him smile at her faintly.

"I'll wait for you at home after get off work."

A corner of her heart was suddenly conquered. Xia Ruirui endured the tingling sensation of electricity flowing through her body and made a cheesy heart shape to him.

Shen Yuqing was still savoring the love someone had just shown her, but she was hypocritically urging her to go to work: "Let's go."

Xia Ruirui took the opportunity to tease him: "I'll watch you go first."

"good."

Having said that, after Shen Yuqing drove the car to the side of the road, he stopped again not long after. He didn't start the car again until he saw Xia Ruirui went upstairs.

*

In the evening, Xia Ruirui had just gotten off work when she saw Shen Yuqing’s car parked downstairs from upstairs.

She skipped downstairs and stood in front of him. Neither of them spoke, but smiled at each other.

He drives and she navigates.

Outside the restaurant, Shen Yuqing went to park the car, while Xia Ruirui walked into the restaurant alone to find a seat.

She chose a seat by the window and put her bag and coat aside.

Not long after, Shen Yuqing pushed open the door and came in. The waiter at the door came forward to greet him, but he pointed in the direction of Xia Ruirui, indicating that they were together.

Xia Ruirui handed him the menu with a smile, but he picked up her coat and hat that she had put aside and placed them opposite her.

She looked at him in a daze, not understanding what he was going to do.

The next second, he saw him sitting next to him.

“…”

This wave of impressive moves made Xia Ruirui a little confused: "Is there anyone else coming?"

Otherwise, why do you have to sit next to her in such a spacious place?

Shen Yuqing handed him the menu, but held her hand under the table: "I want to sit next to you, is that okay?"

"So we can hold hands while eating?"

Xia Ruirui tried to hold back her laughter, but she didn't ask the question for a long time.

She was afraid that someone would get upset again and she would have to coax him.

She suppressed her smile and nodded randomly: "Okay."

The food was served quickly and tasted delicious, but Xia Ruirui had a hard time eating it.

Because I was holding back my laughter.

I don't know what stimulated him, but Shen Yuqing even had to free up one hand to hold her while eating.

What made her laugh even more was that his palms started to sweat and he let go of her hand.

Xia Ruirui thought that this hand-holding activity had finally come to an end.

What she didn't expect was that Shen Yuqing actually took out a wet towel and wiped the sweat from his palms, then took her hand again and interlocked their fingers.

He was even considerate enough to avoid her right hand which needed to fast and hold her left hand.

The two of them walked out together after dinner, and during the time from the restaurant to the parking lot, Shen Yuqing never let go of his hand.

Except for the time when he was driving, he needed to hold the steering wheel tightly. The rest of the time, he kept holding Xia Ruirui's hand.

It's like the two people are conjoined twins.

The same thing happened in the following days. Xia Ruirui almost developed a conditioned reflex. Whenever Chen Yuqing extended his hand to her, she would naturally shake it...

*

The New Year is in two weeks. The streets are hung with red lanterns everywhere, and even the pedestrians on the street are dressed festively.

Xia Ruirui's factory was closed for the holiday, but Chen Yuqing still had to live broadcast, and the frequency of live broadcasts also changed from three times a week at the beginning to once a week.

That day, Shen Yuqing was cooking in the kitchen when he heard a cell phone ringing outside.

He took the baking tray out and took a quick look, and found that it was Xia's mother calling Xia Ruirui.

He called out several times before Xia Ruirui came out.

She picked up the phone and thought it was a voice call so she clicked "Agree" directly. But when she found out it was a video call, it was too late.

Looking at Shen Yuqing who appeared on the screen with her, Xia Ruirui was stunned for a second before she reacted and turned the camera towards herself.

However, it was too late. Not only did Xia's mother see Shen Yuqing on the camera, but Shen Yuqing also saw him appearing on the screen.

In just two seconds, the three of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat strangely silent.

Mother Xia glanced at Xia Ruirui, not knowing what to say.

She still remembered that the last time Xiao Shen came to visit her home, he brought a lot of gifts.

But within two days, Ruirui suddenly called her and said that she had nothing to do with Xiao Shen.

He also said that if Xiao Shen came next time, he would ask her to call the police.

She thought the two children had had a big fight and would never talk to each other again, and she felt sorry for it.

But I didn’t expect that in less than a few months, the two of them were living in the same room, in Ruirui Beiyi’s apartment.

Mother Xia hadn't figured it out yet, so she spoke in a somewhat hesitant manner: "Ruirui, when will you find time to come back and visit us?"

"It's New Year's Eve, you can't spend it alone..."

Mother Xia blurted out, but suddenly remembered that Ruirui was not alone.

“…”

“…”

Shen Yuqing at the back was also embarrassed. He was holding the baking tray, not sure whether he should say hello or not, so he looked at Xia Ruirui at the side.

Being stared at by two bright gazes, Xia Ruirui also felt a headache instantly.

She steeled herself not to look at Shen Yuqing behind her, as if this would allow her to cover her ears and steal the bell, creating the illusion that no one was around.

She cleared her throat deliberately and said to Xia's mother on the other end of the video: "Mom, I won't be going back for the New Year."

"I'll go back to see you on New Year's Day."

Although Mother Xia didn't say anything, one could see that she looked a little lost.

There was another silence.

After a while, Mother Xia seemed to have considered it for a long time before she spoke cautiously, "If you... you can also bring Xiao Shen home to celebrate the New Year together."

"..." Xia Ruirui's heart finally cooled down, 'I've been discovered.'

“…”

Two silences, but two different states of mind.

She felt regretful, while Shen Yuqing was a little secretly delighted.

He didn't sit down until Xia Ruirui signaled him to come over.

The camera turned, and Mother Xia saw Shen Yuqing on the other side of the screen, holding a baking tray with a faint smile on his face. She was more and more satisfied with him as a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.

"Xiao Shen, what did you do?" Mother Xia was cautious with Xia Ruirui, but she was kind to Shen Yuqing like an elder to a younger person.

Shen Yuqing lifted the tin foil on the baking tray, his expression a little restrained: "It's tomato and beef baked rice."

Xia Ruirui also cooperated and pointed the camera at the baking tray, and then pointed the camera at Shen Yuqing.

The two of them chatted as if they were just talking about daily life, and they actually talked for about ten minutes.

Xia Ruirui looked at the video time on the screen and was also a little surprised at Shen Yuqing's chatterbox.

She looked at the baked rice that was almost cold, and before Xia's mother could nag her again, she ended this strange video call.

"Mom, I'll go back to see you on New Year's Day."

"I'm hanging up now."

"Ah? Oh, okay. You and Xiao Shen should eat quickly, the food is getting cold."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Ruirui looked at someone with a half-smile, her eyes showing obvious mockery.

"Why, do you want to be my mother's son-in-law so much? Why don't you usually talk so much?"

She was originally teasing him, but she didn't expect to be teased back by someone.

Shen Yuqing put the baking tray in the oven to heat it up, then turned around and looked at her: “Yes, I want to be my aunt’s son-in-law.”

There was a smile in his eyes, without any hint of seduction, as if he was just answering her question, but Xia Ruirui had the illusion that she was bewitched by him.

She quickly looked away, her drooping eyelashes covering her eyes like a fig leaf, giving her a moment to breathe.

She felt that Shen Yuqing was poisonous, and when she looked into his eyes, she felt as if her essence had been sucked away by a demon.

'This male demon.'

She complained inwardly, and after calming down, she couldn't help but move closer: "What are we going to eat later?"

Shen Yuqing glanced at her, looking somewhat helpless.

He had clearly just said it, but he still patiently repeated it: "Tomato and beef risotto."

“…”