Chapter 65
National Day was fast approaching. The day before their departure, Shen Li accompanied Luo Mingxiu to his apartment to pack his luggage. The two chatted as they packed.
After tidying up for a while, I lay on the sofa and lingered for a bit.
Two hours have passed, and the luggage loading progress is zero.
The bell rang.
"Hmm... stop it." Shen Li pushed Luo Mingxiu away, picked up her phone and looked at it. "It's my mom video calling."
Luo Mingxiu instantly straightened up, jumped off the sofa, and walked to the suitcase at lightning speed to organize his things. On the way, he tripped over the sofa leg because he was in such a hurry that he almost fell.
"Be careful." Shen Li chuckled and scolded him, straightened her messy clothes, and answered the video call.
Mother Shen: "What time will you arrive? I'll have Uncle Liu prepare to pick you up from the airport in advance."
Shen Li: "8:15."
Mother: "It's so late. Have you packed your things yet?"
Shen Li: "Alright, do I need to bring anything home? I have everything at home. I'm just bringing someone back. Okay."
Mother Shen: "You're such a chatterbox. Didn't you say you didn't like my skincare products? You should at least bring these things with you, right?"
"I brought it, I brought it." Shen Li took a cushion to support her back, sat up straight, and the camera moved up a little.
"Hey? This background wall isn't a villa, where are you?" Mother Shen asked.
Shen Li suddenly realized that her mother had never seen where Luo Mingxiu lived, so she got up and went to Luo Mingxiu's side.
He sat down on the carpet, patted him, and greeted Shen's mother.
Explanation: "I'm at Mingxiu's house. Neither of us is working today, so we're here to have lunch at his place."
"Oh, you two are together." Chen's mother glanced at the busy figures behind her, and after a while, asked, "Can you two fly back together? Mingxiu is quite popular now, isn't he? Won't you get mobbed by fans if you go together?"
Shen Li laughed: "Mom, what are you thinking? Of course we can't go together. We should go separately. It's still early, isn't it? I'll play here for a while, and when it's time, my assistant will pick me up to go to the airport."
Mother Shen: "Then I'll ask Uncle Liu to pick you two up."
“That won’t do, it’ll be too easy to be seen,” Shen Li said. “Uncle Liu can pick me up, Luo Mingxiu can take a taxi when he arrives.”
Chen's mother: "Oh, okay, let me know in the group chat before we set off."
"Okay, thank you, Mommy."
"Okay, I'm hanging up."
After the call ended, Luo Mingxiu had almost finished packing. The clothing and supplies were clearly divided into sections, and the clothes were folded neatly, with only a small empty space on the very side.
"Is there anything else that hasn't been packed?" Shen Li asked him.
Luo Mingxiu didn't speak, his ears turned red, and he got up and walked to the low cabinet next to the sofa.
Shen Li curiously peeked out.
He squatted down, opened the cabinet, and took out a familiar little box.
This brand is the one they use most often. After their first time together, Shen Li chose a more comfortable one online and has been using this brand ever since.
Shen Li walked over and saw a box full of the same brand of food, but with different flavors and styles.
There are so many varieties.
Shen Li was speechless for a few seconds: "You're not allowed to bring it. We might not even let Mom and Dad find out about our relationship."
Luo Mingxiu stood up: "Shouldn't we be the ones to take the initiative and say it?"
"How did you know?" Shen Li tilted her head.
Luo Mingxiu: "Sister Qingqing asked Brother Liang to pass on this message to me."
This Cheng Qingqing...
Shen Li rubbed her brows and took the box from his hand: "Then let them know we're talking. Why did you bring this? Come home with me. My parents are here. How can you be so shameless?"
"Seven days is a long time. There will be times when we're alone together." Luo Mingxiu took the box back, quickly returned to the suitcase, and squatted down to put it down.
"I'm sure I'm prepared."
Shen Li sat back on the carpet and watched him seal the box, a smile playing on his lips.
Her leg was slightly raised, towards his back.
I don't know how many times I've done this action.
Luo Mingxiu had already sensed something was amiss. He turned around, grabbed her outstretched foot, and quickly ducked down before she could react.
A kiss landed on the instep.
Shen Li's skin was as white and smooth as jade. He had kissed her all over, except for her feet. Every time his breath got close, she would pull away.
Now we've finally got our chance.
He raised his head, looked at Shen Li, and a triumphant glint flashed in his eyes.
Shen Li got goosebumps, pulled her legs back to break free of his hand, and took several steps back, instantly looking like a cat with its fur standing on end, furious.
"A repressed pervert, a weirdo!"
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At 8:15 p.m., the plane landed in H City, and Shen Li emerged from the congested airport exit.
As I got into the car, a message popped up on my phone.
Pear's Little Dog: I came out from the other exit and already got a taxi.
Shen Li replied: Okay, put on your mask and have the driver stop at the bus stop outside. I'll wait for you there.
Pear's puppy: I know
Pear's puppy: We used to go to school and come home together there.
Looking at his contact name and profile picture, Shen Li thought back to her childhood and a smile appeared on her lips: "Yeah, I miss it so much. That innocent and cute puppy from back then has now turned into a rogue and bad dog."
Luo Mingxiu sent a crying puppy emoji.
Pear's Little Dog: If I want to reminisce, I can become like I was back then. I still have my old school uniform. Sister, would you like to see me wear it?
Shen Li imagined it for a moment, then honestly pressed: Think
Pear's Little Dog: Then promise me that when I wear it, you'll wear your school uniform too.
Shen Li narrowed her eyes: I've noticed you've become quite the smooth talker lately, with one little trick after another. Where did you learn all of that from?
Pear's puppy: You!
Shen Li chuckled and turned off her phone.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the bus stop, waited a few minutes, and then picked up Luo Mingxiu to go home together.
At night, the living room of the villa in the courtyard was still lit. As the car drove into the courtyard, the nanny took their luggage.
"Mom and Dad—" Shen Li shouted, "I'm back!"
The nanny chimed in, "The master and mistress are at the gym. They asked us to save dinner for them, and it's all warmed up. You can go to the dining room to eat."
"Okay." Shen Li thanked him and pulled Luo Mingxiu toward the restaurant.
After having their meal, the two sat on the sofa in the living room to rest. The aunt washed a plate of fruit and placed it on the coffee table.
Looking at the grapes in the fruit plate, Shen Li had an idea.
She picked a grape, peeled it, and then turned to the side. To her surprise, Luo Mingxiu had the same idea and turned around as well, offering her the peeled grape first.
Shen Li smiled, opened her lips and ate it, staring straight at him, her tongue playfully scraping his fingertip.
Luo Mingxiu stared at her lips, his Adam's apple bobbing. He was about to lean down when he suddenly sat up straight again.
"Hey, I knew it! The two of them are back." Chen's mother's voice came from the other side of the corridor.
Shen Li glanced at Luo Mingxiu and, seeing his upright posture, couldn't resist reaching out to his leg and mischievously pinching it.
"Chen Li!" Luo Mingxiu moved her hand away.
As Mr. and Mrs. Shen approached, he stood up and bowed to them, saying, "Good evening, godfather and godmother."
"Oh, this child is even bowing," Mother Shen laughed. "Why are you being so polite? Sit down, have you eaten the dinner I saved for you?"
"We've eaten," Chen Li said, picking up the fruit plate. "Auntie also prepared fruit for us."
Mother Shen: "Just eat two. Don't eat too much since it's so late. After you finish eating, go wash up. Your dad and I are going to wash up and go to bed too."
"Okay," Shen Li replied.
After watching them leave, Shen Li put her hand back down and smiled brightly: "Hey, aren't we going to go public?"
"He was even more eager to get home than I was, but now he's nervous."
Luo Mingxiu looked around and said, "I'm not nervous, but I feel it's a bit inappropriate to test my godparents like this."
"Let's give up on making them guess. I'd rather go out and buy some gifts tomorrow and explain things to them directly."
“No,” Shen Li rejected without hesitation. “Don’t rush, let’s wait and see. If they really can’t figure it out, then we’ll do as you say.”
“Okay.” Luo Mingxiu nodded.
upstairs.
Ms. Shen leaned over the railing and looked down at the two heads that were getting closer and closer. She asked Mr. Shen, "You think two people who work at the same company should see each other often? How come they can still chat like this? What are they whispering about?"
“Oh dear, why are you so nosy? What kind of behavior is it to spy on them like this?” Shen’s father pulled her away. “You’re such a young girl, yet you’re always secretly observing her. You need to get rid of this habit.”
"What's wrong with you? I don't peek at her all the time." Mrs. Shen nudged her husband's arm. "Don't you think things are weird between the two of them? Do you remember when I told you that Luo Mingxiu was at Shen Li's house when we video chatted last time? And today when I video chatted with him, Shen Li was at Luo Mingxiu's house again. They're both grown up now, a man and a woman alone together. Do you think I wouldn't be suspicious?"
Father Shen: "Then you should let them get closer, and let Mingxiu teach his daughter to cook."
“I was just being polite,” said Mother Shen. “What’s even stranger is that when I said that, the boy immediately said he would come and cook for his sister often.”
“Your daughter said she never wants to date again in her life. She doesn’t have any single men she’s close to and just hangs out with her younger brother. Aren’t you worried? Mingxiu is a grown man now, and he’s still so clingy. What if someone pursues our daughter and they misunderstand?”
Father Shen frowned and pondered for a moment: "Is there any possibility, I mean, any possibility? That Mingxiu is pursuing our Pear?"
“What nonsense are you talking about? It’s impossible,” Mother Shen quickly waved her hand. “It’s impossible, it’s impossible. I watched them grow up.”
"Dad, Mom," Chen Li's voice came from the bottom of the stairs, "What are you two whispering about? Why don't you come into your room?"
"It's nothing, we just came out to use the restroom." Mother Shen turned around and saw her daughter walking over. She glanced back and saw Luo Mingxiu following behind her.
“Mingxiu, your room is over there.” Mother Shen pointed behind her.
"Oh, right." Luo Mingxiu scratched his trouser seam, glanced at Chen Li, then turned around and walked back, one step, two steps, three steps, very slowly.
Until I got back to my room.
"Haven't you been back for too long? You don't even know where your own room is anymore," said Mrs. Shen, before returning to her room with her husband.
The next second, a message popped up on Shen Li's phone.
Pear's puppy: Sister, let's confess!
Pear's puppy: This is so inconvenient!
Shen Li sent a pat-the-head emoji: Calm down, a small act of impatience can ruin a big plan.
Pear's puppy: I was hoping for a goodnight kiss.
Shen Li triggers a kiss emoji: Good girl!
He replied with a string of kisses, and Shen Li, who was hit by them, laughed so hard she almost fell over. She tried to tell him to stop, but accidentally patted his profile picture.
I patted Pear's puppy: Woof woof woof!
The other side stopped, and Shen Li was stunned. She seemed to have never triggered this thing before.
Shen Li: How long have you had this set up?
Pear's puppy: Not long after, since the last time I barked at you
Shen Li's heart pounded faster, as if something was filling her heart.
Shen Li has always felt that the most comfortable way to get along with a partner is often reflected in these small details. This sense of harmony between things leaves a deep impression on her and touches her heart.
Shen Li: So what does this dog language mean?
Pear's Little Dog: You can think of whatever it means. It can mean something that makes you happy, like "I miss you" or "I love you".
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