Tomorrow, she will move in with Qin Shen.
The word "living together" unexpectedly came to Xu Man's mind. Her cheeks felt hot and her heartbeat quickened. As the blood flowed through her body, she felt an indescribable feeling, like nervousness and expectation, mixed with a hint of anxiety, which made it impossible for her to calm down.
She sat down on the edge of the bed, picked up her phone and wanted to send a message to Tian Si, but after thinking about it, she gave up. If she told her childhood friend how she felt right now, she would definitely get a reply like "Wash yourself clean and lie in bed waiting for your captain." Not only would it not be of any help, it would also increase her nervousness. It would be better not to send the message.
She opened the APP browser again and searched for information about "lovers living together". All that came out were medical advertisements and messy web pages. She took only a glance and closed it, put down her phone, and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.
Today is August 10th, and it has only been a short month since she came to Minnesota on July 3rd. But in such a short period of time, she has experienced secret crush, confession, kissing, and love. Now she is even going a step further and living together with her boyfriend.
Compared with the simple and pure first twenty years of her life, this month's life was a qualitative leap. The span was so big that she felt a sense of unreality. She always felt dazed and wanted to calm down and slow down.
After all, it was all a momentary impulse. When I saw the person I liked, I fell in love with him and my head was hot. I wanted to agree to everything he said. When I calmed down, it was too late to regret, so I had to bite the bullet and continue.
But I also have to blame Tian Si for what she said. If she hadn't made the meaning behind living together clear to me, I might not have thought about that aspect until now, and I would still be happy about being able to see my lover from morning to night.
…
No matter how nervous and expectant Xu Man was, or how conflicted and complicated she was, Saturday still arrived as usual. Early in the morning, she received a call from Qin Shen, asking her if she needed any help.
She was thinking about living together last night and fell asleep very late. She didn't set an alarm for the weekend, so Qin Shen's call lasted for half a minute before waking her up. She stared at the curtains letting in the sunlight for a long time before she slowly realized what the other party had asked and answered vaguely, "No...no..."
Qin Shen heard her unclear pronunciation and nasal tone in her words, as if she was humming softly, and knew that she was still asleep. He chuckled and said, "Still sleeping? Haven't you gotten up yet?"
Xu Man first subconsciously replied "No...", then changed her words to "I got up...", struggling between wakefulness and sleepiness, and even worried about whether her habit of staying in bed would leave a bad impression on her lover. It was not until she heard the three words "not moving" coming from her phone in a daze that she suddenly woke up and said quickly: "I will move, today, right away... I will move, don't worry."
As she spoke, she was nervous inside, wondering if there was something wrong with her attitude just now, causing him to misunderstand and think that she regretted not wanting to move? But she didn't remember what she had just said. What should she do?
"I will move." She could only emphasize it once more. To avoid falling asleep again, she forced herself to turn over and sit up in bed, using physical methods to stay awake. "Don't get me wrong."
Qin Shen's puzzled voice came from the other end: "What are you talking about? Are you confused in your sleep?"
"...What?" She was stunned. She was really confused now.
"I mean," the lover laughed at the other end, "if you want to move, do it in the morning. That way you can have an afternoon to rest, and you won't have too much stuff to move all at once, and you'll have to work until the evening. But it depends on what you want. If you think it's too early now and want to move in the afternoon, that's fine too."
Xu Man breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he didn't notice her little thoughts, but she herself had something to hide, so she misunderstood.
She hummed and said, "Let's move in the morning. I've already sorted everything out, so it's just a matter of moving things to a new place. What time is it now?"
"It's probably before 8:20." Qin Shen said on the other end of the phone, "Are you sure you want to move in the morning? If you are sure, I'll come over right now, and we can have breakfast together."
Xu Man looked around the bedroom and confirmed that all the things that needed to be packed had been packed. She only needed to spend a little more time to organize the remaining small items before she could pack up and leave. Then she said, "Come over now. I've almost packed everything here."
"Okay, I'll be there around nine o'clock..."
The two talked for a few more words and then hung up the phone. Xu Man lifted the quilt, got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up, but when it was time to change clothes, she started to worry.
She prepared the clothes she would wear today last night. They were all carefully selected, light and good-looking, suitable for physical work like moving, and also suitable for standing there motionless for Qin Shen to admire. She even tried them on specially, and after confirming that there were no problems with the matching and comfort, she folded them and placed them at the bedside with confidence, waiting to be worn the next day.
But now, she discovered a problem.
She picked out her vest, skirt, socks, and shoes, but she didn't choose the style of her underwear. This was because she had always worn casual underwear. She would only change into sports bras when she had physical tests at school. Normally, she would wear whatever she had. No one could see it anyway, so she just didn't care.
But today…
When Tian Si was chatting with her that night, in addition to pajamas, he also reminded her of other things to pay attention to, including "a set of underwear", the reason being that it was to create a visual beauty. She did not ask who would experience this visual beauty or when it would be used, because the answer was obvious.
At that time, she blushed and replied "What are you talking about", and glossed over the topic, but the impression remained. For example, now, when she looked at the two mismatched underwear that she casually picked up from the balcony last night, her mind unconsciously emerged with the image of herself wearing them, and many things that she had never paid attention to before popped up one by one.
She looked at herself in the mirror. The light white soft gauze nightgown covered her body loosely. The neck and shoulders were made of translucent gauze edges, and the color of her skin could be vaguely seen. But when this nightgown was taken off...
In the end, Xu Man opened her suitcase and took out a set of white lace underwear and put it on. Her face turned red uncontrollably while she was putting it on. She secretly blamed Tian Si for saying those words to her, which made her couldn't help but have some strange thoughts.
God knows whether Qin Shen is really "interested in something other than drinking" as his childhood friend said. If he is not thinking about anything, but I am nervously thinking about these things, it would be really embarrassing.
The only thing that could comfort her was that underwear and other things were worn innermost. As long as Qin Shenl*q didn't have that thought, he wouldn't notice that she had any thoughts, so she could just pretend nothing happened and let it be a waste... cough.
Qin Shen arrived before nine o'clock. He did not ring the doorbell but took out the key to open the door. Xu Man had already changed her clothes and was combing her hair. When she heard the sound of the door being opened, she quickened the pace of her hands, tied her hair and walked out of the bathroom, smiling at the visitor.
"You're here." She greeted Qin Shen with a clear voice and a sweet smile, like a clear spring in a mountain stream illuminated by the sun, carrying a sweet vitality that makes people love her at first sight.
Qin Shen smiled and nodded, responded, closed the door, and glanced at her: "Your outfit today is quite different from usual. Have you changed your style?"
Xu Man's first requirement for clothing today is comfort and lightness, and the second is beauty. It is naturally different from the dignified style she usually wears. It is a bit more clever, and her hairstyle is also tied into a refreshing bun, no longer let down, making her look less quiet and more lively.
"Yes, because we are moving today." She replied with a smile, "Doesn't it look good on me in this outfit?"
"It looks good." Qin Shen walked towards her with a smile, his eyes shining like stars, full of doting, "You look good in anything you wear."
Xu Man felt a sweet feeling in her heart, but she still said, "You are coaxing me again."
"No way. Do you have so little confidence in yourself?"
"If I say you look handsome in anything, would you believe me?"
"Why not? I'm handsome."
Xu Man was amused by his words. She bit her lip and smiled, saying "arrogant man" and went to the bedroom to pack her things. Qin Shen followed her in and looked around. He saw that the table and the closet were empty, with only a few things left on the bed. He went over to help her, and the two of them worked together to pack up the last few things.
After the bedroom was cleaned up, he asked, "Is there anything else to clean up?"
"The living room was already cleaned up two days ago." Xu Man replied, "There's nothing to clean up in the bathroom and kitchen... I'll go see if there's anything I've missed."
She went to the bathroom and kitchen, took back a bottle of scented shower gel and put it in the handbag she was carrying. "Well, now it's all sorted."
"Okay, let's go." Qin Shen picked up the suitcase, "Have you talked to the landlord?"
"I did, but she refused to return the deposit, saying that we had already signed the contract and had to pay three months' deposit and one month's rent starting from the fourth month. If I didn't live there for the full four months, the deposit wouldn't be returned. So I simply didn't want to return the lease and would return it after four months."
He frowned: "Why is Mingzhou the same as Xinjing, both so unfriendly to outsiders?"
"I can't help it. This is the market situation here." Xu Man smiled. "I found a few places online and they all said the same thing. I also signed a contract. Strictly speaking, the landlord is not in breach of contract. Let's just continue to rent the place like this. Who knows, we can come back someday."
"Okay." Qin Shen exhaled, "You rented this house, it's fine as long as you think you can accept it. If you can't accept it, I will go find the landlord and talk to him."
She nodded, "That's it for now. By the way, please return the key to this house to me. I won't need it in the future anyway. Give it to me now so that I don't forget it when I move out and it will be troublesome if I can't find it."
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