Like Saturday, Xu Man spent the whole weekend at home, enjoying the rare leisure time.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, Qin Shen sent a message saying that he had boarded the train and was on his way back, and would arrive around 5 o'clock. He asked her where she was, what she was doing, and whether she had eaten dinner.
She replied: [At home, haven’t eaten yet, waiting for you to come back]
Qin Shen: [Have you ordered takeout? 】
Xu Man: [No, let’s have dinner together? 】
Qin Shen: [OK]
Qin Shen: [What do you want to eat? Should I bring it back, or should we go out to eat together? 】
Xu Man thought for a moment and replied: [Just bring some fried rice, you don’t need to eat too much for dinner]
Qin Shen: [Would you like something to drink? 】
Xu Man: [No need, I have one at home]
Qin Shen: [Okay, I'll bring some fried rice and eat at your house]
Xu Man: [Well, I’ll wait for you]
After discussing the dinner issue, Xu Man asked Qin Shen about his travel plans for tomorrow. After confirming that the itinerary to Jiumiao Mountain remained unchanged, she stood up from the sofa, returned to the bedroom, picked out a set of clothes suitable for hiking, then searched the Internet for travel guides and prepared some things to bring tomorrow.
When she finished all this, it was almost five twenty. She ran to the balcony to take a look, but didn't see the familiar SUV, so she went back to tidy up her clothes and makeup. She didn't wear any makeup today and dressed casually, which was no problem when she was alone, but Qin Shen was about to come, so of course she had to face her lover in the best condition.
After spending ten minutes putting on simple makeup and changing into a light blue lady's dress, the doorbell rang. Xu Man raised her voice and said "I'm coming", then put down the things in her hands, walked through the living room, walked to the entrance and opened the door.
Qin Shen was standing outside the door, wearing sunglasses, carrying a cardboard box, and wearing a short black windbreaker. He looked so handsome and elegant, which made Xu Man smile with joy, and her eyes seemed to be shining like stars.
"You're back?" she said sweetly, and turned aside to let him in. "Why are you back so late? It's past half past five. Was there a traffic jam on the road?"
"There was no traffic jam when I came back, but I queued for a while when I bought food, and there was a traffic jam when I came out." Qin Shen answered her as he changed his shoes and walked in, "Why did you open the door without asking? What if the person who came was not me, but someone else?"
Of course, the "others" he was referring to were not some other people he knew, but bad people with bad intentions. Xu Man understood what he meant and replied with a smile: "It's only half past five, and it's not dark yet. How could there be bad people?"
"You know what, there are many such cases." Qin Shen closed the door and took off his sunglasses. "Some criminals specifically choose to commit crimes between 4pm and 6pm. Because people are resting after get off work and eating dinner, it is easy for them to become lazy and relaxed. Nine times out of ten times, the owner will open the door without asking."
He walked into the living room, put the paper bag on the table, took out two packed lunch boxes, and continued, "Last year, I handled a case like this. The gangster broke into the house with a knife and robbed it. The owner was stabbed twice. It was hard to save him, but he was left with a chronic illness. Don't you think it's tragic?"
Xu Man was startled, and followed him over, took the lunch box he brought out, and placed it on the table: "Are criminals so arrogant nowadays? They dare to commit crimes in broad daylight?"
"Otherwise, how can you be called extremely vicious." Qin Shen smiled and shook his head, "That's why I said you were too careless. When the doorbell rang, you didn't even ask who it was and just opened the door. Luckily, it was me. If it was a bad guy who opened the door and stabbed you, what would you do?"
Xu Man wanted to say that she was also a police officer and knew some self-defense skills, so she would not be knocked down by the criminals in one move. However, she swallowed the words awkwardly when she thought of the dangerous situation that night, and nodded in response: "Well, I will look carefully to see who the person is next time."
Qin Shen was still worried and continued to remind him: "Remember, even if I called you and said I would come over, you can't rush to open the door when the doorbell rings. Look carefully who is standing outside the door before opening it. Many cases happen due to such carelessness and negligence."
After saying that, he sighed again, "I found myself worrying about you all the time recently? Or is it because we are too far apart and I am worried about you? Why don't you move in with me?"
Xu Man blushed. He asked this question more seriously than the first time. There was no joking in his words. She could not just try to fool him like before. She could only lower her head to look at the packed lunch box and said hesitantly, "I think this place is pretty good. Let's live here for a while. At least four months, until we pay back the deposit..."
It would be a lie to say that she had no hesitation in her heart. She wanted to be with Qin Shen and see him all the time, but living together so quickly was still a little beyond her expectations.
...Wait a little longer, wait another month, or half a month. As long as Qin Shen asks her for the third time and invites her, she will agree to live with him.
"If you're really worried," she added, fearing that two consecutive rejections would disappoint the other party, "I can give you the key here. Next time you come to my place, you don't have to knock on the door. Just come in directly."
Her face burned hot when she said this, half because of shyness and half because of nervousness. She was afraid that Qin Shen would refuse and make this action seem like another act of wishful thinking on her part.
But she was overthinking. How could Qin Shen refuse? He was so happy that he couldn't contain himself.
"Okay." He smiled, with a bit of uncontrollable joy, "Then give me the key to the front door, so it will be convenient for me to come to your place in the future."
Xu Man nodded, went to the room and got a spare key for him. Seeing him put the key into his pocket, she felt a sense of security and sweetness in her heart. This could be considered a further development of their relationship to some extent.
"Okay, let's eat." After doing all this, Qin Shen pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her. He opened the lunch box, took out the disposable chopsticks and plastic spoon from the bag, and handed her one portion each. "I packed two kinds of fried rice, seafood and assorted. Do you want to eat one?"
"It will be all right."
"Then let's have a mixed dish. You've been suffering from allergies these past few days, so it's better for you to eat less seafood."
"Yeah." Xu Man didn't have any particular preference for the two kinds of fried rice, so she had no objection to Qin Shen's decision. She took the lunch box he handed over and sat down to eat. She caught a glimpse of the store logo printed on the paper bag and was a little surprised. "Fu Yue Ji? Did you buy the fried rice from this store?"
"Yeah, what's wrong? Don't you like this restaurant?" Qin Shen picked up the chopsticks. "I remember the last time I took you out to eat, you seemed to like the taste of this restaurant?"
"The food they have is good," Xu Man said, "but there are always a lot of people in this restaurant. It must take a long time to buy their food, right?"
Fu Yue Ji is a well-known restaurant in Mingzhou. It has no branches but only one main store in the city center. The food is top-notch and there are a lot of customers. The last time Qin Shen took her there to eat, the waiting chairs at the door were full. Fortunately, he reserved a table in advance so that the two of them didn't have to wait for more than an hour on an empty stomach.
"It's OK. I ordered two portions online in advance and took them directly when I arrived. However, there were a lot of people in the line, so I had to wait for a while. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come out so late and encountered a traffic jam." Qin Shen smiled slightly, "Eat quickly. Fried rice tastes better when it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold."
Xu Man nodded, picked up the chopsticks and was about to take a bite, then looked up as if she remembered something and said, "I'll go get some drinks, what do you want to drink?"
"Mineral water will do. Do you have iced water?"
"Yes." She stood up and took a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator, then a can of coconut milk at room temperature. She returned to the table and handed over the mineral water. "Here you go."
Qin Shen took it, but did not unscrew it immediately. Instead, he took the coconut milk she placed on the table, helped her open the pull ring, then went back to unscrew his own mineral water bottle and took a sip.
Xu Man has become accustomed to his thoughtful actions towards her, but this still does not prevent her from feeling a little sweet in her heart, and the smile on her face unconsciously deepens.
She sat back in the chair, picked up the coconut milk bottle and took a sip, feeling the sweet juice flowing into her heart, just like her mood at the moment, extremely sweet and nourishing, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste.
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Since he had to get up early the next day to climb the mountain, Qin Shen did not stay too late and was ready to leave at around eight o'clock. Xu Man sent him to the entrance door. When she was about to close the door, she suddenly remembered something, said "wait a minute", and went back to the house, took out a jar of something and stuffed it into his arms.
"Here you go," she said. "I bought it online. If you want to smoke next time, just take one. Don't smoke anymore."
Qin Shen looked down and found that she had stuffed him a can of smoking cessation candy. The beautifully packaged plastic bottle contained colorful round candies, which made a rustling sound when shaken. He couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you buy me an e-cigarette? Can I buy these candies?"
"I checked online and found that e-cigarettes are useless and that quitting smoking still depends on your mental fortitude," Xu Man said. "E-cigarettes look very similar to cigarettes, and I was afraid that you would think of cigarettes when you saw them and couldn't help but smoke one, so I didn't buy them. I don't know if these candies can really help you quit smoking, but they're better than doing nothing."
Qin Shen stared at the smoking cessation candy with a somewhat conflicted look, but he still accepted it with a smile: "Okay, from today on I won't smoke anymore. I'll just eat a candy when I want to smoke. I just don't know whether I will get hyperglycemia first or quit smoking first."
Xu Man was amused by his words: "Captain, you are a role model for criminal police. If you can't even quit smoking, how can you convince others?"
"The role model is now suspended from work and is waiting for the latest processing notice."
"That's not an excuse for you to avoid quitting smoking. Smoking is harmful to your health." She replied in a serious tone, "You didn't smoke secretly when you went home these two days, did you?"
Qin Shen looked at her with a smile: "Want to know? Come over and kiss me, and you will know."
Xu Man's pretty face turned slightly red, and she said shyly: "You think I'm a three-year-old child. How can I kiss someone today if I smoked a cigarette two days ago?"
"How do you know if you don't try?" Qin Shen said this with a smile, then he walked up to her, put his arms around her waist, and leaned over to kiss her.
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