Chapter 16 Can I Kiss You?
Xu Qingwu is actually a standard double-eyelid beauty, but she didn't sleep well in the past few days, so her right eye is not very obvious. She temporarily put on double-eyelid tape to make the two sides symmetrical.
She didn't think there was any point in explaining double eyelid tape to a straight man like Cen Xihuai who didn't understand romance. Just then, her cell phone rang. It was Shen Ze calling.
"elder brother?"
"Go home now."
Shen Ze's tone didn't sound good, and Xu Qingwu felt inexplicably guilty: "What's wrong?"
"Let's talk about it when we get home."
Shen Ze hung up the phone.
Because he was prone to motion sickness, Xu Qingwu rarely played with his phone while riding in a car. Only after hanging up the phone did he see several unread WeChat messages on it, sent by Shen Qian.
Without even clicking on it, Xu Qingwu guessed what had happened.
It must be Shen Qian who was exposed.
Xu Qingwu read the WeChat message and found it was true. She told Cen Xihuai, "I need to go back to the Shen family."
"Now?"
Xu Qingwu nodded, and Cen Xihuai asked Ding Cheng to turn around.
"Are you going too?"
"Well, it was very rude to be late last time."
The vehicle turned around at the intersection ahead. Cen Xihuai asked Ding Cheng to get off work and drove to the Shen family himself.
Before getting off the car, Xu Qingwu remembered something and looked at Cen Xihuai with a pleading look: "Can you please cooperate with me later?"
"Um?"
"Newlyweds who have a good relationship don't need to be too intimate, as long as they appear harmonious," Xu Qingwu explained. "I don't want my parents to worry."
Cen Xihuai wasn't quite sure what she meant. After a brief thought, he asked, "Do we seem to have a bad relationship?"
Xu Qingwu choked and there was no need to tell him this.
The two of them opened the car door and got out, walking side by side towards the gate together.
Xu Qingwu moved the bag that was sandwiched between the two of them to her other shoulder and took the initiative to hold Cen Xihuai's hand.
It was a novel touch. Her hands were very soft, and her nails accidentally scratched his palm. Cen Xihuai felt as if his nerve endings were extra sensitive, and his palm was itchy.
Feeling his gaze, Xu Qingwu was embarrassed to look at him. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, "Intimate relationships also include holding hands."
"Madam is right." Cen Xihuai held her hand and led her into the house in a seemingly natural manner.
Father Shen, Mother Shen, Shen Ze, Le Jia and Shen Qian were all there, each with a different look on their face.
Xu Qingwu called for people, and Cen Xihuai followed her. Shen's parents and Shen Ze had already adapted to it, but Le Jia was the only one who was not used to being called sister-in-law. Cen Xihuai was five years older than her.
Xu Qingwu struggled a little but failed to break free. She gave Cen Xihuai a wink, but Cen Xihuai didn't understand and leaned over to listen closely.
Xu Qingwu whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Let me go, that's enough."
Cen Xihuai then let her go. The soft touch disappeared and he unconsciously tightened his grip.
Father Shen asked with a sullen face: "Why didn't you tell your family that the eldest daughter of the Qin family bullied you? If it weren't for Qianqian, we wouldn't know."
Xu Qingwu glanced at the culprit, and Shen Qian gave a weak smile. She really didn't mean it, she just accidentally slipped her tongue.
Shen Ze frowned: "Look at what Qianqian is doing, I'm asking you a question."
Xu Qingwu whispered, "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to worry. I've already taken my revenge on the spot, and... Xihuai also let me vent my anger."
Cen Xihuai could be considered a guest, but now he was left here alone. Mother Shen stepped forward to save the situation: "Okay, okay, our Qingwu has her husband to take care of her now, so there is no need for you, the father and the brother, to intervene."
Shen Ze thanked Cen Xihuai: "Thank you for taking care of my Qingwu."
Cen Xihuai thought his expression was a bit strange, but he didn't think much about it: "You're welcome, Qingwu is my wife."
Le Jia was pouring tea, but she accidentally spilled it sideways because she didn't hold it firmly, and the scalding tea splashed on the back of her hand. Only then did Shen Ze notice her.
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, I'll ask someone to clean it up."
The depressing atmosphere finally dissipated, and after the servants cleaned up, Father Shen ordered the dishes to be served and they chatted while eating.
Xu Qingwu picked up a piece of mutton for Cen Xihuai. Cen Xihuai wanted to say that he didn't eat mutton, but Xu Qingwu had told him to cooperate before coming.
He endured the unignorable smell of goat, picked it up, put it in his mouth, swallowed it quickly, and drank water.
"Is it tasty?"
Xu Qingwu's eyes lit up, and Cen Xihuai nodded against his will.
Mother Shen smiled happily: “Seeing that you two have a good relationship, I feel relieved.”
Le Jia laughed and teased, "Don't worry, Mom. Didn't Qianqian say that her brother-in-law bought her a big pink diamond as a wedding ring? This has spread all over our circle of sisters, and everyone is guessing who the heroine will be."
Shen Qian pretended not to notice Xu Qingwu's murderous look and buried her head in her food.
"Speaking of wedding rings, it's time to prepare for the wedding in three months." Mother Shen looked at Cen Xihuai, "Xihuai, your mother and I will help with the preparations. Is that okay with you?"
"Qingwu and I are busy with work, so please excuse me, moms."
"Qingwu is our only daughter, so naturally we have to pay more attention to her."
Qing Wu also said obediently: "Thank you, Mom."
"Don't thank me yet." Mother Shen turned the topic to Xu Qingwu, "You always have to work overtime and travel in that job, otherwise you can quit and stay at home to take care of your husband and children."
"Mom, I'm doing well at work..."
Under the dinner table, Xu Qingwu gently poked Cen Xihuai's thigh with her finger, reminding him: It's your turn to play a role.
Cen Xihuai received the signal and said in a serious tone, "I support Qingwu's work. We are newly married and we are not considering having children for the time being."
Father Shen used the serving chopsticks to pick up two pieces of mutton for each of Cen Xihuai and Xu Qingwu: "They have only been married for a few days, it is important to cultivate their relationship first."
Seeing the mutton again, Cen Xihuai calmly pushed it under the rice and didn't want to force himself anymore.
After dinner, Father Shen and Cen Xihuai talked about the cooperation between the two families.
Shen Ze called Xu Qingwu to the study.
"Qingwu, tell me the truth, is he good to you?"
"That's good. You also heard from my sister-in-law that he bought a pink diamond for my wedding ring."
"That's all just a face-saving project. I'm talking about him as a person." Shen Ze wanted to smoke, but when he thought of Xu Qingwu's allergic rhinitis, he forced himself to hold it back. "Qingwu, you guys can put on a show that can fool my parents, but you can't fool me."
He and Le Jia were also in a marriage of convenience, so how could he not see through the awkwardness between them?
Xu Qingwu lowered her eyes: "We just got the marriage certificate and are still slowly developing our relationship."
Shen Ze sighed: "Qing Wu, it is our Shen family who owes you."
"No!" Xu Qingwu said sincerely, "I'm very happy to be able to contribute to the family. Cen Xihuai is really good to me. Brother, don't think too much."
"Get out."
Xu Qingwu walked out of the study obediently, and Shen Ze lit a cigarette, feeling extremely annoyed.
Shen's mother has been addicted to playing cards recently, and invited Xu Qingwu to come over to play mahjong. Xu Qingwu has played a few times during the holidays, and did not spoil Shen's mother's fun.
Shen's mother and Shen Qian are both novices. Le Jia and Xu Qingwu don't know how to catch Shen's mother, and Xu Qingwu specializes in catching Shen Qian.
Shen Qian was almost crying: "Xu Qingwu, will you take revenge on me?!"
Mother Shen looked at the two of them in confusion. Xu Qingwu played a card that Mother Shen wanted to eat, and said with a smile: “Mom, don’t listen to her nonsense.”
Mother Shen smiled and said, “Hu La!”
Xu Qingwu cheered: "Newbies just have good luck!"
Shen Qian, who is also a novice: May I ask?
By the end of the card game, the men were all drunk.
Mother Shen supported Father Shen, who was unsteady on his feet, and tried to persuade them to stay: "Qingwu, don't go back, just sleep at home."
Ding Cheng was on a blind date, and Xu Qingwu agreed even though she couldn't drive.
She came over to Cen Xihuai and asked, "Can you still walk?"
Cen Xihuai said calmly, "Yes."
Just in case, Xu Qingwu came over to support him, but Cen Xihuai refused to let her.
Just when Xu Qingwu thought that the whole night's cooperation was about to fail, Cen Xihuai found her hand.
Hold hands, interlock fingers.
"Let's go."
Xu Qingwu froze, and only came to her senses when she heard his voice, and took him to her room.
After arranging Cen Xihuai to sit on the sofa, Xu Qingwu stood up and let go of his hand to pour him a glass of water, but he did not let go.
She fell on him from the force.
Cen Xihuai rested his forehead on her neck and kissed her slender neck. His voice was hoarse with drunkenness, but polite and courteous: "Madam, may I kiss you?"
He's still so polite even when he's drunk.
The skin on her neck that was touched by his warm breath began to itch abnormally, and the lenses hurt a little. Xu Qingwu pushed him away uncomfortably: "No."
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