There were three dishes on the table, and four people were sitting around it.
Ding Ling was the first to stand up and whispered:
"I've already eaten. I'll go upstairs first. You guys take your time eating."
In such an awkward dining atmosphere, she felt really uncomfortable standing here, so it would be better to hide back in the room first.
Shao Jingque winked at Yue Feiying. "What's going on? Why is Qi Shengzhi eating with us? I didn't buy his share!"
Yue Feiying looked strange, and after holding it in for a long time, he said to Qi Shengzhi:
"This is the sweet and sour pork my dad asked me to bring you at noon."
"I don't have much of an appetite. I can't finish one meal. I'll give you half!"
Qi Shengzhi's peach blossom eyes were full of smiles. He didn't expect that his father-in-law really took his casual words to heart. He made sweet and sour pork and asked Yue Feiying to bring it back to him. He suddenly felt the warmth of family care.
"That's great! I really like sweet and sour pork. I'm going to call my father-in-law after dinner to thank him."
His face was filled with joy as he obediently handed over the bowl and waited for Yue Feiying to share the rice with him.
At the same time, he became more and more certain that he had misunderstood Yue Feiying. In fact, she was also a kind, gentle and considerate girl. It was just that like him, she chose to protect herself with a strong appearance.
Although he was heartbroken at the Qi family today, the father and daughter of the Yue family gave him family-like warmth and care. This made Qi Shengzhi feel glad for the first time that he had signed this contract with Yue Feiying.
Although it was only a short six months, this experience of having family care was invaluable to him.
Shao Jingque felt strange and kept it to herself until the three of them finished their meal. She dragged Yue Feiying out to throw away the trash before she had the chance to ask:
"What happened between you and Qi Shengzhi? Why are you both acting so weird after coming back today?"
Both of them seemed to have changed their personalities, one more gentle than the other, which made Shao Jingque very uncomfortable.
At this time, Shao Jingque didn't know that the relationship between Yue Feiying and Qi Shengzhi was still pure and innocent. He just thought that Yue Feiying had already taken Qi Shengzhi down, which was why she could talk to him so arrogantly and domineeringly. Today, he suddenly saw the two of them talking politely, which made him feel strange.
Of course, Yue Feiying would not take the initiative to expose her own shortcomings, so she told him about Qi Shengzhi's visit to the Yue family to give gifts and help with business matchmaking. She also said that when she came back, she saw Qi Shengzhi hiding in the quilt crying alone, and he looked so pitiful, so she kindly asked about the situation and comforted him.
When Shao Jingque heard about the grievances Qi Shengzhi suffered in the Qi family, she couldn't help shaking her head. She really couldn't understand how there could be a father in this world who didn't love his own children?
Looking at Yue Feiying who had just finished talking about these things lightly, Shao Jingque said casually:
"I thought there was something special about Qi Shengzhi that made you suddenly change your mind and take him seriously!"
"Actually, it seems Qi Sheng is a pretty good person. Although he's a bit arrogant at times, he seems to be quite loyal to those around him. Didn't he fulfill every promise he made to you?"
Yue Feiying raised her eyebrows, with an exaggerated expression of resistance:
"How is that possible? Woman, if you take it seriously, you'll lose!"
"The only special thing about him is that we have a win-win cooperation relationship, so I treat him a little better!"
Shao Jingque thought about it and realized that Yue Feiying was not very attentive to her boyfriend, but was always very good to her friends. So he did not discuss this issue in detail, but casually mentioned that he might go to Beijing in the future.
While listening, Yue Feiying began to be distracted. She kept thinking about the last sentence she had just said, and silently gave herself a hint of affirmation in her heart - yes, this must be it!
......
As night falls, the Qi family's house is brightly lit.
Qu Jingyun sat in front of the dressing table, concentrating on applying a thick layer of cream on her cheeks, even covering her neck. She then looked back and forth in the mirror over and over again to make sure that no new wrinkles had appeared on her face.
The woman in the mirror has not aged much compared to the woman when she first came to Ning City twenty years ago. Her skin is even more moisturized than before. At that time, she was not well fed or clothed, and even her livelihood was a problem. How could she be in such a good condition as she has maintained herself both inside and out after living a life of luxury for so many years?
She raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, but the next second her brows furrowed.
Her fingers stroked the corners of her eyes. As time passed, even though she paid special attention to maintenance, some fine lines inevitably appeared at the corners of her eyes when she smiled.
There was an unconcealable worry in Qu Jingyun's eyes. No matter how much time and energy she spent on taking care of herself every day, the traces of time still appeared on her face. Those fine lines reminded her that she was old.
What she cared about most in her life was her face, because it was with this face that she attracted Qi Mingyuan's attention.
She also knew that apart from this face, she had no advantages at all compared to the other women around Qi Mingyuan.
Therefore, she has always been afraid of aging, and she is even more afraid that one day Qi Mingyuan will abandon her because of her old age and fading beauty.
But what Qu Jingyun had not expected was that Qi Mingyuan had stopped stepping into her room before she grew old and ugly. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to her, making her restless day and night, and living in fear all the time.
This period of time was like a period of bad luck for Qu Jingyun, and everything went wrong.
First, he was questioned by the police about Du Anping's case, and then his program was canceled, which offended the provincial leaders. His life and work seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and he couldn't move forward.
Qu Jingyun looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already ten o'clock in the evening. It seemed that Qi Mingyuan would not come back to his room to rest tonight.
She felt even more uneasy, wondering whether she should find a reason to show up in front of Qi Mingyuan tomorrow. Otherwise, as time went on, she was worried that Qi Mingyuan's feelings for her would become increasingly cold, and it would be too late to save the relationship.
Just as she finished thinking, she heard the sound of the door opening. She turned around in surprise and joy, and was instantly overjoyed -
The person who appeared at the door was Qi Mingyuan, the one she had been thinking about!
"Mingyuan——"
Qu Jingyun's face flushed with excitement. She screamed and ran over. Just as she was about to throw herself into his arms, she stopped stiffly and looked at Qi Mingyuan timidly.
She was too excited just now and almost forgot how much Qi Mingyuan disliked her these days. Going back to the room at this moment is not necessarily a sign of reconciliation with her. After Qu Jingyun realized it, she hurriedly stopped, fearing that she would accidentally anger Qi Mingyuan who had finally returned to his room.
Qi Mingyuan looked at Qu Jingyun's expression of obvious fear of him, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Even though they had been married for twenty years, Qu Jingyun never seemed to feel like treating him as a family member. Although their past interactions were comfortable, it felt more like he was being pampered and served by her all the way, being more respectful than intimate.
He didn't show it on his face, closed the door with his backhand, and asked in a calm tone:
"Where is the jade bracelet I bought for you?"
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