Chapter 266 Beware of That Person
Qiao Xing thought for a moment, and since she didn't seem to have anything else to do today, she agreed, "Okay, send me the address."
After hanging up the phone, the bedroom door opened again, and Qin Ce returned.
"I might not have time to cook lunch. How about we order takeout or something else?"
Qiao Xing felt a little guilty when she heard that he didn't have time to cook, so she quickly said, "I'll do it, you go ahead and do your work!"
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
After saying that, she considerately closed the door for Qiao Xing.
Qiao Xing let out a long breath. She lifted the covers and got out of bed to get dressed. However, when she got out of bed as usual, her legs went weak and she fell straight down.
She quickly grabbed the edge of the bed to avoid kneeling down and kowtowing to it.
Qiao Xing lay on the bed for a while to recover. An unprecedented soreness swept through her body. She closed her eyes, and the scenes from last night uncontrollably came back to her mind.
Thinking of Qin Ce's face hovering above my head, his abs, and the sweat on his body...
She suddenly opened her eyes, patted her burning cheeks, and took several deep breaths to calm down.
After changing her clothes, Qiao Xing went to the bathroom and washed her face with cold water and brushed her teeth, feeling weak and listless.
When she came out, she saw that the study door was closed. She paused for a moment, then went to the sofa and played two games.
Now that Yang Han has new teammates, they don't play with her anymore. Several times when she logs in, she sees him in a team, but the next second he starts the game.
Qiao Xing pouted, it was better not to take her along, so she wouldn't get tortured along with them.
After losing two games, it was exactly 11 o'clock. She went to the kitchen and saw that there were still vegetables in the refrigerator. She took the vegetables out and started making lunch.
The meal was only half-cooked when someone rang the doorbell. Qiao Xing quickly put down the cleaver and ran to open the door.
Upon opening the door, they found Lin Xi standing outside.
Qiao Xing was a little surprised. She looked behind Lin Xi and didn't see Wang Qin. "You came alone?"
Lin Xi nodded, looking at her nervously, probably afraid that Qiao Xing would kick her out if she came alone.
"Come in quickly." Qiao Xing pulled her in, closed the door, and asked, "Weren't you in tutoring class? What are you doing here?"
"get out of class is over."
Lin Xi's voice still sounded a bit childish. To be honest, if no one told her her age, no one would know she was fifteen.
Did you walk here?
Lin Xi nodded.
Qiao Xing had never been to her tutoring center and didn't know how far it was. She pulled Lin Xi to sit down on the sofa and asked, "Have you eaten? Or were you bullied at school?"
Lin Xi shook her head: "No."
Qiao Xing said, "Then sit here for a while, I'll go cook. You have to go to class this afternoon, right?"
Lin Xi hummed in agreement. She looked up at Qiao Xing, but hesitated to speak.
Qiao Xing didn't notice and turned to go to the kitchen on her own.
She prepared the food and put it on the table, then invited Lin Xi to come and eat, and went to the study to knock on the door.
After waiting for about ten seconds, Qin Ce opened the study door and came out. Qiao Xing saw that he was only wearing a bathrobe, so she quickly pushed him back in.
"Change your clothes and come out for dinner."
Qin Ce frowned in confusion. "What does changing clothes have to do with eating?"
"Xiao Xi is here."
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then obediently went back to change his clothes.
Qiao Xing ignored him and returned to the dining table. Seeing that Lin Xi was still carrying her schoolbag, she couldn't help but say, "Xiao Xi, it's time to eat. Put your schoolbag down."
Her schoolbag was dirty, and Qiao Xing remembered that she had said she would buy her a new schoolbag, but she had forgotten. She could go out later and buy her a new schoolbag.
Lin Xi took her schoolbag off and placed it on the chair next to her. She looked at Qiao Xing with a complicated expression.
Qiao Xing was serving rice when she suddenly heard Lin Xi call out "Sister" in a very soft voice.
Qiao Xing paused, turned to look at Lin Xi, and asked uncertainly, "Were you just calling me?"
Lin Xi nodded a little awkwardly, then mustered up her courage and said to her, "Be careful."
"What do you mean, 'be careful'?"
"That person."
Qiao Xing didn't understand what she was saying. Who was that person?
Just as she was about to ask, Qin Ce came out of the study, and he had changed back into his signature black shirt.
He walked over and sat down next to Qiao Xing, politely asking, "Can we start eating now?"
You could tell he was eager to get back to work.
Qiao Xing nodded and handed him the food in her hand, "Eat up, eat up."
Qin Ce took the food and buried himself in it without saying a word.
Qiao Xing said, "By the way, Team Leader Bai called me out, I have to go out this afternoon."
"Hmm, should I deliver it?"
"No need, you eat as if someone is trying to take your food away, how could I trouble you?"
Qin Ce choked on the food in his mouth and quickly turned his head to the other side to cough.
Qiao Xing quickly reached out and patted his back, "Are you alright? I was just kidding."
After coughing, Qin Ce picked up a tissue from the table to wipe his mouth, took a sip of the water Qiao Xing handed him, and then said, "Eating isn't important, but your matter is more important."
Qiao Xing was taken aback, touched but also a little embarrassed. "Eating is important, and your work is important too. I can take a taxi by myself. You don't need to take me."
"Really not going to?"
"No need, you eat quickly."
Qin Ce looked at her for a while, and seeing that she didn't seem to be saying one thing but meaning another, he didn't insist further. "Okay."
He finished his meal quickly, put down his chopsticks and said, "If you're in a hurry, leave it after you finish eating, and I'll wash it later."
"...No need, I'm not in a hurry, you go about your business."
His eagerness to do chores made Qiao Xing a little uncomfortable, even though he was already so busy.
The more he acted like this, the more Qiao Xing felt useless, like someone who just freeloaded.
Qin Ce nodded and went back to his study.
After Qiao Xing and Lin Xi finished eating, they cleaned up the dishes and went inside to wash them. Perhaps influenced by Qin Ce, she wiped the table several times until the water in the basin was crystal clear before she stopped.
"Shall I take you to your tutoring class?"
Lin Xi shook her head. "I'll go by myself."
"It shouldn't be far. Let's go, I'll just go check out your tutoring center."
Qiao Xing took her hand and led her out.
It's safer to personally escort Lin Xi back since she came all this way herself, just to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.
Lin Xi did not refuse and followed her out of the residential area.
It's not far at all. It took Qiao Xing more than half an hour to get to her tutoring class. This girl actually managed to find her way. Qiao Xing felt scared when she thought about it. What if she had gotten lost?
Qiao Xing escorted her to the entrance of the tutoring center and said to her, "Don't wander off alone next time. It's so far. If you want to come, just give me a call and I'll come pick you up. Do you have a cell phone? If not, I'll buy you one."
Buying a domestically produced mobile phone isn't expensive; you can get a decent one for just over a thousand yuan.
Lin Xi shook her head, then suddenly grabbed Qiao Xing's hand, opened her mouth, hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Don't take the phone, be careful of that person."
"Which person?" Qiao Xing asked, puzzled. This was the second time Lin Xi had asked this question.
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