Chapter 231 The Scene of Social Death
"Am I heavy?" Qiao Xing asked.
She was afraid of tiring Qin Ce, and also worried that he would dislike her if she gained weight.
"Not heavy."
He really was a man of few words. Qiao Xing turned to press the door lock, opened the door, and he carried her into the house.
Qiao Xing hugged his neck and said again, "Am I really not heavy?"
"Are you tired? Why don't you put me down? We're home now."
Qin Ce didn't say anything, and continued changing his shoes.
Qiao Xing looked at his expressionless face, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly called out to him, "Husband."
Qin Ce was stunned and glanced at her sideways.
Qiao Xing whispered again, "Thank you."
Qin Ce's expression was a little strange, which made Qiao Xing feel embarrassed. He had forced her to call him "husband" before, so why was he reacting like this when he heard the word "husband"?
Qin Ce raised his chin, gesturing for her to look behind him.
Qiao Xing noticed something and turned to look.
A room full of people.
Joey, Xue Ling, Wang Qin and Lin Xi, Qin Yi, and the old man were all there.
Everyone was watching her.
Qiao Xing's mind went blank, as if she had been hit hard with a stick. In an instant, heat surged up and burned her entire face red.
If there were a hole, she would definitely crawl into it without hesitation.
Qiao Xing struggled to get off Qin Ce. Her ankles touched the ground, and a sharp pain shot through her. She cried out in pain and fell straight down again.
Fortunately, Qin Ce reacted quickly and scooped her up, picking her up again. "I told you not to move."
Qiao Xing's face was so red it could bleed. She had only one thought in mind: to die and quickly move to another planet to live on...
She dared not look at the faces of the people in the room, and pretended to be dead with her head down.
Qin Ce put her on the sofa, looked at her feet, and saw that her socks had several holes, with her toes sticking out of them.
"I'll go get you some water. Just sit still."
As he spoke, he went to the bathroom, leaving the bewildered Qiao Xing alone in the living room.
The old man was the first to come to his senses. He coughed and asked, "Xingxing, are you alright?"
Qiao Xing shook his head, "I'm fine, Grandpa. I'm sorry to have worried you."
"Silly child, we are family, isn't it only right that we worry about you?"
Joey said, "Dad, since Xingxing is alright, you should go and get some rest too, it's so late."
The old man said, "Sleep? It's almost dawn. I'll go back when it's light."
Qin Yi immediately disagreed, frowning as he said, "Grandpa, you're so old, why are you comparing yourself to us young people? Listen to Mom, go to sleep!"
The old man's temper flared up too. Leaning on his cane, he said sternly, "How old am I?! I'm not going to die from not sleeping all night, am I?"
"You..." Qin Yi couldn't do anything about him; this old man was really stubborn.
Joey said, "Dad, if you don't sleep, Cece and Xingxing still need to sleep. Do you want them to sit with you?"
These words did have an effect on the old man. He glanced at Qiao Xing and, recalling how the two of them had been so affectionate just now, he figured the young couple must have something important to do and didn't want to be disturbed.
Thinking of this, the old man nodded and said, "Xingxing, you should get some rest early. I won't disturb you any longer."
The old man stood up and said to Qin Yi, "Xiao Yi, let's go back."
With so many people here, the room definitely won't be big enough for everyone. It's best for Qin Yi to take him back.
Qin Yi nodded. It wasn't far anyway. "Okay."
After they left, Wang Qin pulled Lin Xi up and said awkwardly, "Well then, in-laws, Xingxing, we'll head back now too."
Joey quickly said, "Stay here, there are rooms available. It's already four or five o'clock, how are you going to get back?"
"We'll just take a taxi, we won't trouble you here."
Qiao Xing looked up at Wang Qin and suddenly said, "Isn't tomorrow the weekend? Are you going to take Xiao Xi back and then bring her back in two hours?"
Wang Qin was also stunned. These words hit the nail on the head. She looked at Lin Xi and then at Qiao Xing.
She didn't want to cause trouble for Qiao Xing, and she knew that Qiao Xing didn't want to see her, so she couldn't make up her mind for a while.
Seeing this, Joey quickly urged Xue Ling to go back to her room to sleep. Xue Ling had just been discharged from the hospital, and no matter how much she was told to sleep, she insisted on sitting here with him.
Qin Ce also brought out a basin of water and placed it in front of Qiao Xing. Just as he was about to take off her socks, Qiao Xing hurriedly stopped him.
"I can do it myself."
Qin Ce paused for a moment, but seeing her firm attitude, he didn't say anything. "Then you wash up, I'll go buy some liniment."
As he spoke, he took his car keys and went out.
The room fell silent.
Qiao Xing didn't rush to wash her feet. She looked up at Wang Qin's weathered face, her expression somewhat complicated.
After a while, she said, "You guys go to sleep in the innermost room."
"I'll just sleep on the sofa... I was in a rush after get off work and didn't change my clothes."
Qiao Xing shifted her gaze elsewhere, remained silent for a moment, and then looked at Wang Qin again, "Do you want others to think that I'm mistreating you?"
Wang Qin waved her hands repeatedly, "I didn't mean that, I just..."
Wang Qin started to say something, but seeing Qiao Xing's look, she swallowed her words back. "Then I'll take Xiao Xi to bed."
Qiao Xing didn't say anything more, and Wang Qin didn't want to make things awkward, so she pulled Lin Xi into the inner room.
When Qiao Xing was the only one left in the living room, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was used to being ignored, but suddenly so many people were surrounding her and caring about her.
She was actually very uncomfortable.
Qiao Xing took off her tattered socks, put her feet in the basin, and thought about what had happened that day, still feeling a lingering fear.
The thought of whether Lin Yu would come to see her again made her feel uneasy.
When Qin Ce returned, she grabbed his arm and said, "Qin Ce, let's call the police right away! That Lin Yu killed Fang Ya!"
Qin Ce was stunned for a moment, "Killed?"
Qiao Xing nodded vigorously, "Yes, he told me himself today, and he said it today..."
Qiao Xing finally realized that Qin Ce must have called the police when he went to the police station to check the surveillance footage.
Qin Ce unscrewed the cap of the liniment. "He's already been arrested, don't worry."
"That's good." Qiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly feeling that Lin Yu was really stupid. He made such a big fuss, only to be arrested when he came back. What was he trying to achieve?
But then again, if Lin Yu were truly intelligent, he wouldn't still be a low-level employee.
So how could he possibly handle this kind of crime flawlessly?
His actions felt like he was playing house.
Qin Ce picked up her foot and placed it on his lap. "It might hurt a little, just bear with it."
Her feet were terribly swollen, all red, and almost as thick as her calves.
Qiao Xing nodded. "Mm."
So Qin Ce poured the wine into his palm and then placed his hand on her ankle.
"ah--"
Qiao Xing immediately covered her mouth, swallowed back the cry of pain, and looked at Qin Ce with a flushed face.
Qin Ce saw the tears in the corners of her eyes and felt somewhat helpless; he hadn't even used his strength yet.
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