Chapter 53 I Want to Hear Your Voice
Aunt Chen had just brought a bowl of hot food out of the kitchen when she was startled by the commotion of the two people, and the soup almost spilled out.
She took a few breaths and said reproachfully, "Are you two fighting here? Making such a racket, you scared me to death."
She complained, but the corners of her eyes curved into a smile.
Based on her years of experience, this noisy atmosphere between the two of them is much better than being reserved and polite.
Yu Xin scurried over to Aunt Chen, took the bowl from her hand, and complained, "Aunt Chen, Secretary Shen said she's not staying here for lunch."
"Not eating here anymore?!"
Aunt Chen shouted, glanced at the innocent-looking Shen Mengqing, then turned and slapped Yu Xin's arm hard. Fortunately, Yu Xin's arm was sturdy and strong, so the soup in the bowl only rippled slightly and did not spill.
Aunt Chen scolded him, "Did you make someone angry! I told you long ago to be nicer to them, why are you always giving them that sour look?"
"Where is my face sour?" Yu Xin twitched her facial muscles, forcing herself to smile.
Shen Mengqing looked at it a few times and it did look much better. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Aunt Chen couldn't help but laugh, glaring at Yu Xin and saying, "Look at you, you should take the initiative to correct your attitude when apologizing in the future, and smile at people more often."
"Okay." Yu Xin was very obedient this time.
Aunt Chen asked Shen Mengqing what he was going to do later, and Shen Mengqing explained the reason again. Aunt Chen understood. Her younger brother and she were both in other cities, so they always had to find time to get together and take care of each other.
She glared at Yu Xin: "That's where you're wrong. They're just treating their brother to dinner, why are you getting upset?"
That's not what he's angry about!
Yu Xin was about to explain when Aunt Chen cut him off again: "Besides, you're a grown man, why don't you invite his brother out for dinner more often? Listen to me, Meng Qing, bring your brother over here tonight, and I'll treat you both to dinner."
Shen Mengqing quickly waved his hand: "No need to trouble yourself."
"I'll come pick you up," Yu Xin quickly interjected. "Let me know when you've finished eating this afternoon."
"Yes, yes, let him go. He's got plenty of free time today anyway."
Aunt Chen patted Yu Xin on the back and said.
Shen Mengqing still didn't fully agree, and she mumbled, "We'll see when the time comes."
Aunt Chen didn't press him any further, but gave Yu Xin a look, hoping he would understand the saying that even a strong woman can be won over by a persistent suitor.
After setting the dishes in the dining room, the group returned to the living room. Shen Mengqing packed her belongings and went out with Li Qinghe.
The room suddenly became quiet. Zhu Shaoming squeezed next to Yu Xin and, seeing his indifferent expression, put his arm around his shoulder and said, "President Yu's offensive is still not strong enough."
Yu Xin tilted his shoulder and shook off Zhu Shaoming's hand: "Let's leave early after we finish eating."
Hearing his dismissive tone, Zhu Shaoming said aggrievedly, "Why are you angry with me? It was Li Qinghe who snatched him away."
"Didn't you bring the person?" Yu Xin glanced at him.
"Uh, that's true."
Zhu Shaoming scratched his head. He should check the almanac before going out in the future to avoid getting caught up in some melodramatic love triangle and being unable to protect himself.
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After getting into Li Qinghe's car, Shen Mengqing entered her destination into the navigation system.
Li Qinghe smiled and said, "I've lived in Beicheng for so many years and walked every street in the city center. You can just tell me directly."
"I'm used to it." Shen Mengqing turned off the navigation. "Didn't you come here to eat? Aren't you going to skip lunch?"
Li Qinghe kept an eye on the road and said, "Just grab something to eat when we get back, I have things to do this afternoon anyway."
On a weekend afternoon, there were many vehicles heading to the city center, and a journey that should have taken ten minutes was delayed by traffic jams for almost half an hour.
As they approached the mall where the restaurant was located, Li Qinghe suddenly spoke up: "Next week is New Year's Eve, do you have any plans?"
Time flies so fast that Shen Mengqing almost forgot about this point in time. She said, "I should be going back to Chu City."
Li Qinghe nodded: "I might go back too. Do you have time to meet up?"
"If I have time, that's fine."
The car stopped at the entrance of the mall. Shen Mengqing picked up her bag, thanked Li Qinghe, and got out of the car.
Once inside the mall, the surroundings warmed up considerably. Shen Mengqing took out her phone and discovered that Yu Xin had sent several messages.
He said:
Tell me when you're done eating.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Did Li Qinghe kidnap you?"
"You left something here."
Shen Mengqing clicked on the photo; it was her newly bought lipstick. Her bag was open today, and the lipstick was a smooth cylinder, so it might have rolled out accidentally.
She replied indifferently:
"It's yours."
Yu Xin sent a message almost instantly:
"arrive?"
"You gave me this..."
"Want to kiss me indirectly?"
Shen Mengqing was furious; the force with which she tapped the keyboard was almost like smashing the screen, making a loud cracking sound.
"New! Unused."
Yu Xin said calmly:
"oh."
"You should eat first, we'll talk this afternoon."
When they arrived at the Western restaurant, Hao Qisi had already reserved a seat. As soon as Shen Mengqing sat down, he lowered his head and apologized to Shen Mengqing in a serious manner.
He was a dark-skinned, burly young man, and as he spoke, hot tears streamed down his face. He apologized profusely, his snot and tears flowing freely. People at the next table couldn't help but steal glances at him. Shen Mengqing felt both embarrassed and amused, so she quickly pulled a few tissues from the table and stuffed them into his hand so he could wipe his face.
After crying for a while, Hao Qisi put the crumpled paper in her hand on the table and sobbed, "Sister, I'll transfer the 20,000 yuan to you right now. You can't refuse it, otherwise my mom will scold me to death when I get back. She also wants me to show her a screenshot of the transfer."
Hearing this, Shen Mengqing realized that her family was quite stubborn. She agreed, "Okay, I'll accept it."
The matter was considered closed, and Hao Qisi promised her that he would not reveal any more information about her in the future. When the dishes were served, Hao Qisi happily ate them again, completely different from when he was crying.
It was as if someone had installed a surveillance camera; they called at the perfect moment, just as the group was finishing their meal.
Shen Mengqing answered the phone, but Aunt Chen's voice came from the other end.
Aunt Chen asked, "Meng Qing, have you and your brother finished eating? Where did you eat?"
"What a scheming man," Shen Mengqing thought to herself. Yu Xin must have deliberately sent Aunt Chen to bother her because he was afraid she wouldn't tell him if he called.
Shen Mengqing replied, "Aunt Chen, we've finished eating. We're right here in Shopping Mall A."
"Okay, okay, then I'll ask Yu Xin to pick you up. You two sit for a while and wait."
Aunt Chen handed the phone to Yu Xin again, muttering to herself, "You should also say a few words to someone."
She tried to lower her voice, but it still came through the microphone, and Shen Mengqing couldn't help but laugh.
Yu Xin said curtly, "Hello."
Shen Mengqing: "Mm."
"What did you eat?" he asked in a clear tone.
Shen Mengqing answered each question with a simple, "Western food."
He then asked, "Is it good?"
Shen Mengqing was a little speechless: "It's delicious. Isn't your topic a bit too trivial? I'm hanging up?"
"You can talk about whatever you want."
Yu Xin must have gone out. Shen Mengqing heard the door close and the slight whistling of the wind.
She said, "I don't want to talk. You just drive carefully later."
Yu Xin was silent for a moment, then said, "I just want to hear your voice."
Shen Mengqing said with slight annoyance, "Are you sick? You'll see him in a bit."
"You can scold me if you want," Yu Xin said with a hint of a smile.
Shen Mengqing: "Pervert!"
She hung up the phone abruptly. Hao Qisi, sitting across from her, finished the last bite of his dessert, wiped his mouth, and asked, "Sis, is some perverted guy bothering you? Do you want me to teach him a lesson?"
He pointed to his arm and said, "Although I've never been in a fight, I'm not all muscle for nothing. I can scare most people away without even lifting a finger. With my size advantage, you don't need to worry."
Shen Mengqing rolled her eyes at him: "I wonder who was crying so hard just now."
She told Hao Qisi about going to Yu Xin's house for dinner that evening. Hao Qisi nodded obediently on the surface, but secretly wondered what the relationship between his sister and Yu Xin was. Were the feelings between adults so complicated?
Judging that Yu Xin would need some more time, Shen Mengqing took Hao Qisi downstairs, thinking of buying him some warm clothes for winter. Boys are quick at trying on clothes, and he quickly put on a coat. Hao Qisi wasn't picky; he said all the clothes Shen Mengqing chose for him were good.
After paying the bill, Hao Qisi carried several shopping bags and followed behind Shen Mengqing.
It was too cold to stand at the door in the dead of winter, so Shen Mengqing saw that there were still seats in the coffee shop next door, so she ordered two drinks and sat down with Hao Qisi at an empty seat.
They had only taken a couple of sips when a few people walked up behind them and sat down in the seats next to them.
Shen Mengqing noticed the commotion, glanced to her side, and met the eyes of a man and a woman.
Xu Lu was surprised to run into Shen Mengqing here. She smiled and moved her hips closer, greeting her, "Long time no see, Shen Mengqing."
She glanced at Hao Qisi intentionally or unintentionally. Shen Mengqing felt a headache coming on. To avoid trouble, she introduced him directly: "This is my brother. He goes to university in Beicheng."
Xu Lu immediately looked away: "Oh, oh, oh, little brother."
Her little bit of gossip about her old classmate vanished instantly.
Qian Hu tugged at Xu Lu and said, "Honey, let's talk later. Manager Li is here explaining asset allocation to us. This is a big deal."
"Oh, I know, the money's not going anywhere." Xu Lu glared at Qian Hu with feigned impatience, but her voice was loud, as if she wanted the whole world to know she'd made some money.
Shen Mengqing shook his head; the two of them still seemed familiar.
After a while, Shen Mengqing glanced at the time and thought that Yu Xin had been driving for far too long. Just as she was about to call him, the door to the coffee shop was opened.
Yu Xin was still wearing the same hoodie and jacket, his body carrying the scent of the cold air outside. His temperament was as aloof and proud as a poplar tree. As soon as he walked in, he attracted the attention of many people.
Admittedly, the people at the next table also noticed him. Xu Lu thought to herself, although this man was young and poor, she couldn't help but be amazed by his appearance every time she saw him. No wonder Shen Mengqing and he had such a stable relationship.
She turned to look at her husband, and when she caught sight of his layered chin, she immediately looked away.
The shopping bags were placed on the seat next to Shen Mengqing. Yu Xin took a few long strides and walked over to sit down next to Hao Qisi.
He looked up at Shen Mengqing, opened his mouth as if to say something, but was interrupted by someone at the next table.
The other person at the table with Xu Lu and Qian Hu stood up, walked over respectfully, and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Yu?"
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Author's note: Don't let Xinzi get her way with all the scolding!
I'll be randomly selecting a few dozen people to receive a red envelope (cash gift) – the draw will be on November 2nd! [kiss][kiss]
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