Chapter 52 It's estimated that it won't be long before Brother Fu's...
He told her to sleep, but after carrying her into the room, Fu Qingli couldn't resist. Seeing that she was in good spirits, they somehow ended up entangled again...
The two took a long nap, finally waking up to a series of urgent knocks on the door.
At the same time, Lin Xi's phone, which was on the table, rang.
Fu Qingli sat up, leaned against the headboard, reached for her phone, and glanced at the display: Zhou Qi.
He handed the phone to Lin Xi, who was squinting and sleepy, and leaned down to steal a kiss on her lips: "You answer the phone, I'll go open the door first."
After saying that, she got up and searched for her pajamas in the messy room to put them on.
Looking at his tanned skin and well-defined back, Lin Xi finally came to her senses. She shyly looked away from him and answered the phone: "Hello, Qiqi?"
Zhou Qi: "Xiaoxi, are you still asleep? I'm at the door, can you get up and open it for me?"
Before Fu Qingli left, Lin Xi thoughtfully took a new set of pajamas and underwear from the dressing room.
Recalling the disastrous scene yesterday, Lin Xi was so embarrassed that her mind went blank, and her voice became muffled: "Um, oh, Fu Qingli went to open the door for you."
"Oh? Brother Fu is here." Zhou Qi was a little surprised. "Then should I not have come? Zou Song said you weren't feeling well, and I was worried you'd be bored by yourself, so I thought I'd come and keep you company..."
Before she could finish speaking, the sound of a door opening came from the receiver. Zhou Qi's tone changed abruptly, becoming unusually obedient, "Ah, Brother Fu! Good morning."
Lin Xi couldn't help but check the time; it was past eleven, which was really late.
"Come in." Fu Qingli's voice was as cold and indifferent as ever.
Seeing that he was still in his pajamas, Zhou Qi asked uncertainly, "Is it really okay? Won't it be too much of a disturbance for you?"
"It's nothing," Fu Qingli said, turning and walking straight inside. "Do as you please."
With that, he went back to his room.
In the room, Lin Xi put down her pajamas and found another set of clothes in the dressing room. Before looking in the mirror, she noticed red marks on her neck and collarbone, which had become more noticeable after a night.
Just as she was at a loss, wondering what to use to cover herself, there was a sudden knock on the door: "Xiaoxi, I'm coming in."
Fu Qingli paused for a few seconds, then opened the door and came in. Lin Xi didn't have time to think of any other solutions, so she could only grab a piece of clothing to cover her neckline.
Seeing what she was holding, Fu Qingli paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Xiaoxi, are you trying out a boyfriend style? That's fine, but the clothes you're holding are ones I wore yesterday and haven't been washed yet. Why don't you change into something else?"
Lin Xi then realized that she had casually grabbed Fu Qingli's shirt.
Hearing him say that, she hurriedly tried to throw it into the laundry basket, but as soon as she made a move, she remembered the mark on her neck and stopped in mid-air, caught in a dilemma.
Fu Qingli, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed the marks and walked over with concern to examine them carefully: "Does it hurt?"
He knew he had lost control a bit last night.
The person he had missed for so many years not only returned to his side, but his heart and eyes were filled with him.
My heart, which had been empty for six years, was suddenly filled with emotion.
Thus, the tiger, suppressed for many years, was released, becoming more ferocious and passionate than imagined, to the point that it momentarily lost its reason.
When reason returned and I saw the numerous traces, I vaguely regretted my irrationality.
But once he got involved with her, his self-control, which he was so proud of, became nothing.
Now that she'd been seen, Lin Xi had no reason to hide anymore, and angrily threw her shirt at him: "It's all your fault!"
"It's my fault!" Fu Qingli took the clothes and put them aside, readily admitting her mistake. "I didn't have any experience the first time, I'll control my strength next time."
"You call this inexperience..." Lin Xi paused mid-sentence, then remembered the first few minutes of last night, and her expression suddenly became somewhat awkward.
Fu Qingli clearly thought the same thing as her, and coughed lightly twice with an unnatural expression: "I made a mistake at the beginning, but it also proves that I haven't had a relationship with anyone else before!"
"??" How is this proven? Lin Xi looked slightly puzzled.
"..." Fu Qingli didn't know how to explain something that hurt a man's pride like this to her.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, he helplessly ruffled her hair. "Look it up online yourself later."
After saying that, without giving Lin Xi a chance to ask further questions, he placed the base of his thumb against her neck, gently stroking the red marks with his slightly rough fingertips, and persistently asked the question from before: "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt," Lin Xi said, looking troubled. "It's just that how am I supposed to go out and meet people now? I can't exactly wear a turtleneck in this heat!"
Fu Qingli naturally couldn't think of a better solution, so he reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning close to her affectionately: "Why don't you stay in the room and rest for the next few days, and I'll rest and keep you company?"
If his gaze hadn't been so intense and indecisive, Lin Xi would probably have thought it was indeed a good idea.
She pulled away from his embrace with a lingering fear, puffing out her cheeks and angrily saying, "But Qiqi is still outside, I can't just stay inside!"
Fu Qingli held her hand and comforted her, saying frankly, "It's okay, we're husband and wife, it's normal for these things to happen, she won't make a fuss!"
Just as Fu Qingli had said, Zhou Qi immediately noticed the traces of foundation she had covered up, and smiled knowingly: "So that's why you're not feeling well!"
After saying that, he started rummaging through his small bag. "Wait a minute, I'll find you something good!"
A moment later, she took a tube of concealer out of her bag and handed it to Lin Xi. "Use this! My college roommate was really outgoing. Every time she came back from hanging out, she would use this to cover up the marks on her body. I got hooked on it too, but of course, I mainly use it to cover up my pimples!"
As Zhou Qi spoke, she reached out to help Lin Xi cover herself.
After enduring it for a while, she finally couldn't help but whisper in her ear, "I didn't expect Brother Fu to be so aloof, yet so wild on the ship! He pinched you so badly, it hurts just looking at it."
"..." Lin Xi didn't dare to speak, and didn't know what to do to resolve the issue. She decided to give up and let her think whatever she wanted, since it was Fu Qingli's fault anyway.
Zhou Qi's concealer was indeed effective. By the time Fu Qingli finished washing up and came out, the marks on Lin Xi's neck had been mostly covered.
"Is it done?" Fu Qingli's tone even sounded a little regretful.
Lin Xi's skin was fair and delicate, and the pink marks left on her flawless neck created a captivating and alluring effect, greatly satisfying the base possessiveness in my heart.
Lin Xi was still angry with him and didn't bother to answer his questions.
Zhou Qi complained, "Brother Fu, be nicer to Xiaoxi. You're hitting her too hard. Any harder and it'll be considered domestic violence!"
"..." Fu Qingli looked at Lin Xi, who lowered her head guiltily, and a smile that was not quite a smile appeared on her lips. "Aren't you going to explain to me?"
Lin Xi wasn't as thick-skinned as him, and her face flushed red instantly. She complained angrily, "It's all your fault!"
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"By the way, Little Stream, where's Gun Gun?"
After dinner, Zhou Qi wandered around the living room to digest her food. When she saw Gun Gun's tent, she suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Gun Gun in a long time.
As she mentioned this, Lin Xi paused in her milk-drinking motion, and a faint blush returned to her face.
That night, when Fu Qingli returned to her room, she saw Lin Xi leaning against the headboard, her eyes almost closed, but she was still trying to stay awake and read.
He walked over, sat down on the edge of the bed, took the book from her hands and let her lean on his shoulder, saying softly, "Why are you still reading? If you're sleepy, you should rest, okay?"
Lin Xi leaned against him and nodded, her voice still a little sleepy: "But I want to wait for you."
On a whim, Fu Qingli grabbed her face and pressed her down on the bed to kiss her.
Unexpectedly, Gun Gun suddenly jumped onto the bed, its fluffy head squeezing between the two, separating them: "Fu Lili, how could you bully Xiaoxi?"
Fu Qingli pinched the bridge of her nose helplessly, looking gloomy, and tried to explain, "I didn't bully her!"
"GunGun saw it all! That's bullying Lin Xi!"
That night, Gun Gun refused to leave the master bedroom, saying he wanted to stay and protect Lin Xi, no matter how Fu Qingli and Lin Xi explained.
Left with no other option, Fu Qingli had to forcibly terminate the system and prepare for a re-inspection.
But he was too busy and couldn't spare the time to adjust the rolling ball.
Of course, there are things she doesn't know.
Fu Qingli initially used Gun Gun as a mediator, which could resolve the awkward silence between the two, but it couldn't make them open up to each other.
So he wanted to take this opportunity to give the two of them enough time alone, which would help their relationship grow stronger.
However, Lin Xi still couldn't bring herself to say these things, and simply said, "Fu Qingli said he needs to readjust it."
"Oh, I see." Zhou Qi didn't understand these things, and when she heard that he wasn't there, she gave up.
Just then, her cell phone suddenly rang loudly.
When Zhou Qi saw that it was her friend from Beicheng, she didn't care much and immediately put the phone on speakerphone: "Hey, shouldn't you be at work at this hour? How come you have time to call me?"
"No, look at the trending topics!" the young woman on the other end of the line said anxiously. "At the press conference this morning, Su Yi'an's 'Childhood Sweetheart' drink sold out instantly and topped the trending topics. Everyone's saying she's a talented woman!"
The girls, unaware of the reason for their conflict, didn't think it was because Zhou Qi disliked Su Yi'an and couldn't stand to see her doing well. "She used to never show her face, why is she being so high-profile this time! What are you going to do?!"
"I have to go check it out!"
Zhou Qi hung up the phone and opened Weibo to watch the replay of the press conference.
Although Yaoshi did not use Su Yi'an's design concept as a gimmick for the press conference this time, it still used "childhood sweethearts" as the theme.
In the subsequent designer segment, Su Yi'an made a low-key appearance and gave a brief explanation of her design, using the same approach as before.
Based on the expectation of beautiful and faithful love, this ring has attracted widespread attention from netizens as soon as it was released, and also revealed Su Yi'an's identity.
Born into a wealthy family, Su Yi'an has risen to the ranks of mainstream jewelry designers through her own efforts, establishing her image as a privileged young woman and gaining a large following.
So much so that everyone started to wonder who her childhood sweetheart was that she was so deeply in love with.
"Damn, this public opinion is clearly being manipulated! Judging from this, it probably won't be long before Brother Fu's identity is revealed online." Zhou Qi couldn't help but speculate.
"Will Fu Qingli be in trouble?" Lin Xi was really worried, thinking about the online doxxing incident. "Will she be doxxed?"
"Even if they're doxxed, it'll be fine!" Zhou Qi was quite optimistic. "Brother Fu and Su Yi'an are perfectly fine; they can't cause any trouble. If knowing each other since childhood counts as childhood sweethearts, then Ji Jiali and Zou Song are that woman's childhood sweethearts too!"
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