Chapter 315 If we can't sleep, let's do something else.
Qiao Xing stared at the man for several seconds until he entered her aunt's house before looking away.
The man was decent-looking, not particularly handsome, but with regular features and an upright demeanor. He was dressed in a suit and tie, and his temperament was completely out of place in this old house.
Qiao Xing didn't remember his aunt knowing such a person.
After entering the room, she asked Qin Ce in a low voice, "Do you know that person from earlier?"
"I don't know him."
"Oh, what does he want with his aunt?" Qiao Xing wondered to herself. Her first thought was that he was either a salesman or a scammer.
"It might be a lawyer your aunt hired."
Qiao Xing was somewhat surprised; her aunt would actually hire a lawyer?
"Are you really going to court?" Qiao Xing hadn't expected that a house could lead to a lawsuit.
"Who knows? Why bother with all that? What are we going to eat tonight?"
"Whatever." Qiao Xing was about to sit down on the sofa as usual, but then she remembered something and quickly stood up. "I'll cook. What do you want to eat?"
Qin Ce glanced at her, somewhat amused, "You play with your phone, I'll do it, it'll be done in a bit."
Qiao Xing felt a little embarrassed. She touched her nose and said, "You must be tired from work. Let me do it."
The two were vying to cook, and the old man couldn't stand it anymore. He called out, "Xingxing, come here and help me see how many pills to take. I'm too old to see the words clearly."
Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran over to help him take a look, "Okay, let me see."
She picked up the medicine on the coffee table and examined it carefully. She then divided the food she was going to give to the old man, placed it in his palm, and poured him a glass of water.
Qin Ce then naturally went to the kitchen to cook.
The old man said, "Why are you two still so polite to each other? You even fight over who gets to cook."
Qiao Xing said embarrassedly, "This is what I should have done anyway."
The old man glared at her, feigning anger, and said, "What do you mean it's your responsibility to do? Everyone can do it. If he wants to do it, let him do it. There's no point in arguing about this now. We'll see how things go in the long run."
Qiao Xing scratched her head. She didn't think about the long-term implications; why think that far ahead?
Just live in the moment.
After taking his medicine, the old man asked Qiao Xing to watch TV with him.
Before long, Qin Ce brought out the food, and the old man found it amusing to watch him do it so skillfully.
He remembered the last time Qin Ce cooked for him, wasting so many of his ingredients, none of which were edible.
During the meal, the old man suddenly said, "Xingxing, Grandpa may have to leave for a while."
Qiao Xing was taken aback. She put down her chopsticks. "Grandpa, where are you going?"
"Go back to your hometown, don't worry, there are people there."
Qiao Xing was still a little worried. After all, he was already this age. Could his body withstand the strain?
She asked hesitantly, "But you're not fully recovered yet."
"I'm fine now. It's all because of you guys who worry unnecessarily and force me to take medicine. I'm perfectly fine without it!"
Qiao Xing twitched the corners of his mouth. He always felt that his body was in great shape, so what could she say?
"When are you leaving?"
"It's not confirmed yet. I'll let you know when it's confirmed." The old man glanced at Qin Ce as he spoke.
Qin Ce's expression was somewhat solemn, but he did not speak.
"How long will it take?"
The old man sighed, "I don't know either. Well, I was just saying. It's not certain whether we'll go or not, so don't worry, let's eat."
Qiao Xing was in no mood to eat. The thought of his advanced age and the trouble he was still causing him... what if...
She quickly shook off the jumbled thoughts in her mind and ate a few bites hastily.
She wasn't even in the mood to watch Qin Yi play.
Unable to fall asleep at night, Qin Ce, sitting next to him, asked helplessly, "Can't you sleep?"
"Yes, Grandpa said he's leaving, but he didn't say when he'd be back. How can I sleep?"
Qin Ce hugged her and held her in his arms. "Don't think about it. He's lived to be this old. He knows what he's doing. Go to sleep."
"But I still can't fall asleep, I think I have insomnia."
"Then let's do something else."
"...I think I can fall asleep now."
Qiao Xing turned over so her back was to him, grabbed the blanket and covered herself up. The old man was right next door, what a joke.
Qin Ce put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. "Why do you always turn your back to me?"
"Because you always hold me so tightly, I wake up every night feeling suffocated. I'm afraid you'll suffocate me one day."
"Is that so?" Qin Ce said thoughtfully, then turned her around again. "Then I'll hold you looser."
Qiao Xing sighed.
Why are you sighing?
"nothing……"
Qiao Xing rested her head on his arm, closed her eyes, and said, "Okay, let's go to sleep. I'm really sleepy."
Qin Ce chuckled softly, but did not expose her.
The two did not speak to each other that night, and went to the company as usual the next day.
After Qin Ce dropped Qiao Xing off at the company, he went straight to the courthouse. When he arrived, he saw Yang Xu and Lin Qiang there.
Yang Xu was somewhat surprised, "Why are you here?"
"I'm just looking around, don't worry about me."
"Okay." The group went inside together.
Qiao Xing was unaware of this matter. After the old man said he would be leaving for a while yesterday, she had long since put the lawsuit out of her mind.
I didn't sleep well last night, so I feel lethargic today.
She rested her chin on her hand, staring at the computer screen and yawning.
Lin Shuang pulled up a chair and sat down next to her. "Qiao Xing, didn't you sleep last night? You seemed like you were about to fall asleep."
Qiao Xing snapped out of her daze and tried to open her eyes to look at her. "Yeah, I only slept for two hours last night."
"What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your husband?"
"No."
"Then why are you having trouble sleeping?" Lin Shuang asked, puzzled and slightly disappointed.
"Because of something else." Qiao Xing yawned, as if she were about to fall asleep.
Lin Shuang said from the side, "I really envy you. Your relationship is so good, unlike mine."
Qiao Xing's mind was still foggy, and she casually asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Lin Shuang seemed to have been waiting for her to ask, and immediately began to talk non-stop.
“I went to Zhang Zhe’s house during the Spring Festival. It was a meeting between our parents. My mom asked him to buy a house in Chongqing, while his mom asked him to buy one in his hometown, saying it would be more convenient for him in the future.”
"It's convenient for them, but it'll be difficult for me to see my parents. I know what they're thinking. Isn't it just so they can stay there and I can serve them?"
"Besides, it's so far away. If I suffer any injustice there, I'll have nowhere to go."
"You know what they're saying? They're saying that once we're married, I can stay in my hometown and take care of the kids, while Zhang Zhe can work in Chongqing. What a clever scheme they've devised."
Qiao Xing rubbed her eyes and forced herself to listen to what she had to say.
She doesn't quite understand these things; why are there so many problems with getting married?
"And what about your boyfriend? What was his attitude?"
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