Chapter 48 Borrowing some money from Qin Ce
"What do you mean by that?" Qin Liang asked with a sullen face, his tone subtly unfriendly.
"Literal meaning."
Qin Ce said this and walked out, "I'm leaving now, I'm going to miss my flight."
"You..." Qin Liang stood up, about to explode, but Wang Yu grabbed him. "Don't be impulsive. He's back now, isn't he? What if he never comes to see you again if you scold him?"
"Hmph!" Qin Liang said irritably, "I don't care!"
Qin Ce paused upon hearing this, but quickly walked out.
Qin Yi chased after him and grabbed Qin Ce's arm, saying, "Brother, wait a moment."
Qin Ce stopped and turned to look at Qin Yi.
Qin Yi is twenty-six years old this year. The two look somewhat alike, but their temperaments are quite different.
The two hadn't seen each other for so many years that they barely recognized each other, and both felt somewhat awkward upon meeting this time.
But Qin Yi was adaptable and had a cheerful personality. He flashed a white tooth at Qin Ce and asked, "How has Mom been all these years?"
"She's doing well, and she's already married."
“Oh…she hasn’t come back to see me all these years.” Qin Yi sighed. “Where is she now?”
"In the UK."
"That's so far away. Did she have any younger siblings?"
"I have two younger sisters, the older one is sixteen years old."
Qin Yi's eyes dimmed. He still remembered how desperately he chased after his mother when she left, but he couldn't catch up and she just abandoned him.
"Has she mentioned me all these years?"
Just like the old man said, she is a strong-willed and stubborn person. In all these years, she has never called Qin Yi.
He never sent anything back, as if this person had never existed in his life.
Seeing his dejected look and somewhat dazed expression, Qin Ce nodded and said, "Yes."
Qin Yi's eyes lit up again, and he smiled once more: "Will she come back?"
"have no idea."
"Oh..." Qin Yi said again, "You're going back to Chongqing, right? Can I go with you? I also want to see Grandpa."
"If you want to go, then go by yourself."
Qin Ce's attitude was very indifferent, which hurt Qin Yi somewhat. He opened his mouth, then silently let go of Qin Ce, saying, "Alright, be careful on your way."
Qin Ce hesitated for a moment, but still left.
Aside from their blood relation, they had no other connection whatsoever; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them strangers.
Therefore, whether Qin Yi lives well or poorly in the Qin family, it won't cause much of a stir for him.
Besides, Qin Yi is already so old, it's no one else's place to worry about him. The good and the bad, the difficult days are long gone.
They are all adults now.
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Qin Ce returned in the middle of the night. Qiao Xing knew he was back, but she was still half asleep and didn't pay any attention to him.
When Qiao Xing woke up the next morning, he was surprised to find that the man was still in bed; he hadn't gone for his morning run that day.
She opened her eyes and stared at the face so close to hers. Although she had seen it for so many days, it still looked different up close.
Perhaps it was because we were too close, but after looking at them for a while, I felt like I didn't recognize them anymore. The person was still the same, and their facial features hadn't changed.
Looking at each facial feature separately for a while, you get a strange sense of unfamiliarity. It's not just Qin Ce; it seems like everyone feels this way.
He was fast asleep with his eyes closed, and his eyelashes looked longer than usual, so long that Qiao Xing was a little jealous.
But the thought that he might be gay made Qiao Xing sigh with regret.
She had just finished sighing when she looked up and met the man's deep gaze.
Qiao Xing's heart skipped a beat.
Qin Ce stared at her for a while, then his gaze moved down and he saw the glimpse of her skin peeking out from under the neckline of her pajamas.
Qiao Xing felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, so she tried to get up.
The rustling sound of the blanket made Qin Ce frown. He whispered, "Don't move."
Qiao Xing froze halfway through getting out of bed. She stiffly turned to look at Qin Ce. "What's wrong?"
His complexion looked abnormal, as if he was enduring some pain. Qiao Xing asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"
Her voice was soft and gentle, with a slight hoarseness from just waking up, and the fragrance emanating from the bed as she stirred the covers earlier.
This is undoubtedly a fatal temptation for a man who has just woken up in the morning.
He closed his eyes to calm himself before speaking, "It's alright now."
Qiao Xing said "Oh," lifted the covers and got out of bed. "Then I'll go make breakfast first."
Qin Ce opened his eyes only after hearing the door close, and he let out a heavy sigh.
He couldn't stay in this house for even a day longer!
It's the weekend, and my uncle and his family went to look at houses early this morning, but no one was home.
After Qiao Xing finished making breakfast, she waited for a long time but Qin Ce still didn't get up.
This guy, for the first time ever, stayed in bed late; this is unlike him.
But then I thought, maybe he lost his job and was hit hard, so he's feeling a bit down.
Qiao Xing waited a while longer, then walked to the bedroom door and knocked. "Qin Ce, breakfast is ready, it'll get cold soon."
She had just finished speaking when Qin Ce came out. He was wearing casual clothes and looked somewhat tired.
After finishing breakfast, Qin Ce went out, leaving Qiao Xing alone in the house again.
In the afternoon, my uncle and his family returned.
The family members all looked rather gloomy. Qiao Xing noticed with her sharp eyes that Lily hadn't returned.
Qiao Xing asked, "Uncle, have you found a house yet?"
Wang Ye slumped onto the sofa and said weakly, "No."
"What's wrong? Don't you like the house?"
Wang Ye hugged his pillow and said sullenly, "We didn't reach an agreement. Lily wants the four-bedroom, two-living-room apartment, but we don't have that much money."
Lily insisted on buying a four-bedroom house, but the down payment for a four-bedroom house is more than a million dollars. Where would they get that much money?
They were discussing buying the three-bedroom house, but Lily disagreed and argued with her aunt.
Lily said some unpleasant things and stormed off, ending the meeting on bad terms, so she had to come back.
Auntie suddenly looked at Qiao Xing, smiled, and sat down next to her, saying, "Xingxing, could you lend your aunt some money?"
Qiao Xing was slightly taken aback. She shook her head helplessly. "Aunt, I really don't have any money. If I had money, wouldn't I have bought this house long ago?"
"Where did you get all that money before? You've only been working for a few years, you shouldn't have been able to save that much money, right?"
Qiao Xing said, "That was Qin Ce's money; I definitely don't have that much money."
"Then go talk to Qin Ce and ask him to lend us some money. We'll pay you back when we have the money."
"His aunt doesn't have any money either." Qiao Xing was a little worried when she thought about how he didn't have a job yet. How could he possibly have money?
Auntie didn't believe it. "He bought a car and then used the money to buy this house. How could he not have money? Xingxing, we're such close relatives. If you don't help your cousin, then no one else will."
"You can't just side with outsiders after you get married, can you?"
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