Chapter 72 Xing Xiaochu said to her: "I will wait for you at home."
Qi Ying paused for a moment after hearing this, and turned his black eyes to look at her: "A new restaurant near the Glass Sea?"
"Yes." Xia Ruoxin said, "It seems like a few days ago, Shi Yu and I went there to eat, and I saw you. But when I went over there, you disappeared. That day I called you on video to confirm where you were. Do you remember?"
"……Remember."
Qi Ying put down the work in her hands and asked her: "Where is that restaurant?"
Xia Ruoxin took out her phone and said, "I'll send it to you."
After receiving the address sent by Xia Ruoxin, Qi Ying clicked on it and took a look. The store was about 20 to 30 kilometers away from their current location. The scenery there was nice, and a new scenic spot had been developed that was also very beautiful. It had been very popular recently.
As for the store, Qi Ying clicked on the photo on the map and looked at it carefully. He found that the name of the store was different from the one in the game, but the decoration inside the store was not much different.
The decoration style is all white, and even the seats are very similar to the restaurant she and Su Yun had met that day.
It's impossible?
Maybe the game borrowed the decoration style of this restaurant?
But, Xia Ruoxin said she saw herself over there, so she had no reason to lie.
Qi Ying frowned slightly, she always felt that something was not right.
"That day...I was in the store and didn't go to this restaurant."
In the end, Qi Ying denied that he had been here before. He closed his phone and said to Xia Ruoxin, "You must have seen the wrong person, right?"
Xia Ruoxin shrugged helplessly and said with a nonchalant smile: "Shi Yu said the same thing. I guess I really made a mistake."
Although this incident just passed by, Qi Ying always felt it was very strange, so much so that he didn't get much work done in the whole afternoon and was just slacking off.
After work, Qi Ying logged into the game in the attic.
The days have been short and the nights long lately. The sun has already set at around five o'clock. The corridor in front of the house is pitch black, just like Qi Ying's current mood.
She looked at the familiar door in front of her and hesitated for a few seconds before opening it.
The lights in the living room were already on. Qi Ying looked at the empty living room and realized that the other two children should have finished their homework and gone home.
"Xiaochu?"
Qi Ying walked into the room and called out, "Are you home?"
"Yes, sister."
As soon as Qi Ying finished speaking, she saw Xing Xiaochu poking her head out of the storage room. Seeing Qi Ying coming back, she smiled and asked, "Sister, what do you want to eat tonight? I bought some dumplings. Do you want to eat with me?"
Qi Ying saw her coming out of the storage room and asked curiously, "What are you doing in there?"
"Didn't Xinya come to our house today? I showed them around." Xing Xiaochu said embarrassedly, "The house is a little messy. I was just cleaning it up."
The main reason was that after Chen Dongdong admired the clothes that Qi Ying made for Xing Xiaochu, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and insisted that Xing Xiaochu take her to see Qi Ying's tools, so Xing Xiaochu took out the things in the storage room.
However, the three little ones didn't know how to make clothes. They didn't know where to start looking at the big scissors and tape measures. They could only watch. In the end, they had to put them back the way Xing Xiaochu took them out.
Qi Ying touched Xing Xiaochu's head and said to her with a smile, "Don't clean up, I'll do it later. What kind of filling did you buy for the dumplings? Did you have fun playing with your classmates today?"
Xing Xiaochu answered obediently, "We bought dumplings with corn and shrimp, leeks and eggs, and pork and green onions. We didn't play today, we were doing homework. If you don't believe me, you can check. We did two sets of papers today."
Qi Ying poked the child and said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll go make dumplings for you first."
After dinner, Qi Ying had the rare opportunity to help Xing Xiaochu check his homework. Apart from anything else, the child's handwriting was very neat and each English word was round and sharp, which was very cute.
According to the requirements, parents' signatures are required on the test paper. Qi Ying signed and when he looked up, it was almost time to go to bed.
While Xing Xiaochu was taking a shower, Qi Ying came to the balcony and took out his cell phone.
When the call was connected, I heard Xia Ruoxin making a lot of noise, as if she was dancing in a nightclub.
"Aying? What's going on?" Xia Ruoxin ran to a quiet place to answer the phone and asked Qi Ying: "Why aren't you sleeping so late at night?"
"I'll fall asleep soon." Qi Ying said, "Let me ask you something."
"ah?"
"You said you saw me in that restaurant today. When will you go there again?"
Xia Ruoxin asked in confusion: "Why are you asking this?"
Qi Ying said: "Just tell me when you will go again."
"That's hard to say." Xia Ruoxin said, "It's very popular right now, and the seats are booked until next week. What? Do you want to go?"
Qi Ying thought for a moment and said to Xia Ruoxin, "I have something I want to confirm. Please try to book a time as soon as possible. When you have booked it, tell me the time. Then you can go over and see if you can see me again."
Xia Ruoxin: "Ah? I didn't drink today, why can't I understand what you are saying?"
"Don't worry about it, go book a restaurant first." Qi Ying whispered, "Just do as I say, I'll treat you to a meal later."
Although Xia Ruoxin didn't understand, she agreed without thinking.
After putting away the phone, Qi Ying turned around and saw Xing Xiaochu who had just come out of the shower. She was in her pajamas and drying her hair. When she saw Qi Ying looking at her, she tilted her head and asked, "Who are you talking to on the phone, sister?"
"With a friend." Qi Ying said.
"Oh." Xing Xiaochu paused and asked, "Is he a friend from the store?"
Qi Ying was surprised. After all, Xing Xiaochu had never asked about this before. She asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about who I called?"
Xing Xiaochu blinked and said, "Because it suddenly occurred to me that I still don't know where my sister works, nor do I know her friends."
People say that when you’re in love, you want to introduce the person you love to everyone.
Xing Xiaochu was indeed like this. If possible, she wanted to introduce Qi Ying to all the classmates, but Qi Ying didn't seem to think so. She never talked about her work or her friends.
It seemed like he had no intention of introducing Xing Xiaochu to them.
It made her feel a little lost.
Qi Ying's eyes widened when she heard that, and she walked over.
"What's wrong?" Qi Ying picked up the towel and stood in front of Xing Xiaochu to wipe her hair. While wiping her long, shiny black hair, she said gently, "I was indeed calling a friend in the store just now. She is my partner in opening the store. I provide the technology and she is responsible for the water, electricity and rent. Today she told me that there is a very good restaurant, and I am asking her if I can book a table there."
Xing Xiaochu looked up at her, eyes bright: "Is that so."
Qi Ying smiled and said, "And it's not that I don't want to introduce you to them, I just feel that now is not the right time."
"Then when will that time come?" Xing Xiaochu asked quietly, "Does it have to wait until I get into college?"
Qi Ying was stroking her hair and his hand stopped.
"Not really...not necessary." Qi Ying looked down at the fragrant person in front of him and said to her, "Wait until I'm sure of one thing."
Xing Xiaochu didn't quite understand what Qi Ying said, but she did whatever he said. She didn't ask any further questions, but before going to bed she curiously asked the name of Qi Ying's studio, and secretly memorized it in her heart.
The next day at work, Xia Ruoxin came running over.
"It's really hard to make a reservation at that restaurant." The woman leaned against the cashier, shaking the American coffee in her hand, and said to Qi Ying, "I went to ask after you called me yesterday, and they said that this week and next weekend were all booked. I thought you said weekdays would be fine, so I found a nearby weekday and made a reservation for you."
Xia Ruoxin said proudly, "How about next Tuesday night?"
Qi Ying frowned and asked, "Is there no other date closer? We can skip dinner and just have afternoon tea."
"As for afternoon tea, it seems that it will be available this week." Xia Ruoxin asked curiously, "But what's the point of going to someone's restaurant and not having a meal, but just having afternoon tea?"
"Don't worry about it, just call and ask."
"oh."
Xia Ruoxin obediently called the store and learned that the nearest afternoon tea reservation time was this Sunday, so Qi Ying asked her to make a reservation directly.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Ruoxin asked her, "Are you satisfied now?"
Qi Ying nodded slightly and said to Xia Ruoxin, "You go there too on Sunday afternoon."
"Ah?" Xia Ruoxin was confused again: "Aren't you dating your little girlfriend?"
"No." Qi Ying said, "Remember to go there at that time, don't be late."
***
Qi Ying had nothing to do on Sunday morning, so she stayed at home with Xing Xiaochu. Xing Xiaochu had just finished her midterm exam, and the teacher rarely assigned her too much homework. She finished it on Friday night, and has been resting at home for the past two days.
"I'm going out this afternoon." Qi Ying was picking out clothes from her closet and said to the child playing with the cat, "Remember to take Guazi to the pet hospital for vaccinations this afternoon."
Xing Xiaochu said crisply: "I know."
Qi Ying chose a white short leather jacket, tried it on himself, and looked at Xing Xiaochu's reflection in the mirror with a serious look.
She is going to that restaurant to confront Xia Ruoxin today. If it is really as Xia Ruoxin said, then there is a bug in this game and it can be connected to the real world.
Although it is still unclear what consequences this incident will bring, Qi Ying is still a little worried.
As the boundaries between the two worlds gradually began to merge, she didn't know what would happen...
"Xiaochu."
Qi Ying looked at Xing Xiaochu who was sitting behind him, turned around and called her name. Xing Xiaochu raised her head and looked at him blankly.
"Xiaochu." Qi Ying walked up to Xing Xiaochu and bent down slightly. She smelled the sweet scent of osmanthus on Xing Xiaochu. When they were not going out, Qi Ying would not let Xing Xiaochu apply inhibitors. She liked this smell very much.
I just don’t know if I’ll be able to smell it often in the future.
Xing Xiaochu was very confused when Qi Ying stared at her. She raised her head slightly and looked at the person in front of her, tilting her head and asked, "What's wrong?"
"...Nothing." Qi Ying whispered, "I just want to kiss you."
Xing Xiaochu smiled, moved closer, and gave Qi Ying a kiss with the scent of osmanthus on her lips.
"Sister, please come back early." Xing Xiaochu said to her, "I will wait for you at home."
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