Chapter 53
Li Qingzhu looked at Leng Qingxiu getting out of the car in surprise.
Since the marriage was fake, he had no obligation to develop feelings for her. Even if he didn't send her off, she wouldn't think there was anything wrong with Leng Qingxiu's behavior.
Leng Qingxiu got out of the car and saw Li Qingzhu still sitting inside. He asked, "Aren't you getting out?"
He was supposed to go to the company today, but because he went to the company last night, Leng's mother called him this morning to greet him. In order not to be "greeted" by Leng's mother continuously, he planned to accompany his wife today.
After a while, Leng Qingxiu saw Li Qingzhu coming down and reached out his hand consciously, "Do you need me to help you with your bag?"
When Li Qingzhu heard this, he glanced at Leng Qingxiu.
"Okay, carry it well." Li Qingzhu saw Leng Qingxiu carrying her bag skillfully. She felt something was wrong in her mind, but she still gave the bag to him.
Leng Qingxiu carried Li Qingzhu's brown bag on one shoulder, not seeming to think anything of it. He just felt that it was his duty to do so.
"Mr. Leng is so skilled at carrying a backpack. Do you carry it often?" Li Qingzhu looked at Leng Qingxiu in front of him with curiosity. He didn't know where to put his hands because he didn't have a bag, so he put his hands on his lower back.
“Yes, I recite it often.”
Leng Qingxiu did not hide anything and answered Li Qingzhu's words openly.
Before, when he was shopping with Zhao Xiaozhi, Zhao Xiaozhi deliberately said: "It's so tiring to carry a backpack. I really envy you for not having to carry a backpack." Leng Qingxiu heard the hidden meaning, took her bag, and replied: "You can just say it directly."
But Zhao Xiaozhi said with a smile: Men should be conscious when accompanying women shopping. If a girl goes out with a backpack, her boyfriend should consciously offer to help.
Li Qingzhu felt that Leng Qingxiu was so good at carrying other people's backpacks, he must go out with girls often.
"So gentlemanly..." Li Qingzhu saw Leng Qingxiu taking the initiative to carry the bag, and then continued to push forward, "Since you're carrying the bag for me, then it's not too much to lend me an arm, right?"
Li Qingzhu stretched out her hand, raised it, and waved it in front of Leng Qingxiu's eyes. She knew that this action had somewhat crossed the line between them, but if she didn't try to touch it, how could there be further development? Moreover, this was just a small splash for them, not enough to cause any major waves.
Sure enough, Leng Qingxiu frowned when he heard Li Qingzhu's request. He observed Li Qingzhu's expression, only to see that the girl smiled at him calmly. Seeing Li Qingzhu like this, Leng Qingxiu didn't think too much about it. He smiled and responded, "If you want to hold her back, hold her back. As your husband, I still have the right to give you this." Although he said this, he didn't mean it in his heart.
He didn't know if Li Qingzhu would really abide by the contract and not cross the line. But her behavior just now was obviously a bit over the line. What was this woman trying to do?
Leng Qingxiu was pondering Li Qingzhu's actions, while Li Qingzhu, seeing that Leng Qingxiu agreed, was not ashamed. He walked to Leng Qingxiu and took the initiative to put his hand on his arm.
Leng Qingxiu felt a foreign object on his left hand. He looked down at Li Qingzhu, and was responded by Li Qingzhu's bright smile.
To be honest, Leng Qingxiu didn't have the kind of affection for Li Qingzhu that someone might have, but neither did he feel any aversion to her. If Li Qingzhu truly liked him, he wouldn't have bothered, and he might even have tried to get to know her. He had a desire to explore and a curiosity about her.
"Oh? Husband?" Li Qingzhu looked up and asked deliberately.
"At least it's true now." Leng Qingxiu adjusted to Li Qingzhu's height and lowered his head slightly to reply in her ear.
"Really?" Li Qingzhu took Leng Qingxiu's arm and came to the shopping mall on the first floor. Because it was morning time, there were not many people in the mall.
"Of course it's true, Mrs. Leng." Leng Qingxiu patted the back of Li Qingzhu's hand that was holding his arm. His movements were very gentle, like a response, like a comfort.
The voice in her ear seemed to be luring her to another place, leading her to beautiful ruins and leaving her in danger.
When the man's palm touched the back of Li Qingzhu's hand, Li Qingzhu looked over there, and a sweet jam actually grew in her heart, gathering little by little.
Indeed, a tall, handsome, and successful man like Leng Qingxiu was rare. Furthermore, Leng Qingxiu met Li Qingzhu's aesthetic standards.
The magnetic field between people is fixed. There are always people who happen to meet at the same time and place, and there are always people who are at each other's point and within each other's choice range.
Anyone can say ambiguous words, but only those who believe can have the pink sweetness.
To outsiders, their whispers seemed particularly intimate, like a whispered conversation between lovers. The girl looked shy, and the boy looked doting. From the perspective of passers-by, the two of them were simply a sweet couple.
But in reality, the two of them have nothing to do with the word lovers.
Li Qingzhu just wanted to take a stroll, but she didn't expect Leng Qingxiu to accompany her to the mall. She didn't have anything to buy, so the two of them browsed the daily necessities section, where Li Qingzhu bought a few towels and some toothpaste and a toothbrush.
Leng Qingxiu watched Li Qingzhu put the toothpaste and toothbrush into the cart, somewhat confused, and asked, "Don't you have them at home? Why are you buying these?"
Li Qingzhu picked out her favorite brand, "Do you have it at home? It's not mine. I still prefer to buy it myself." Since she was going to live in Leng Qingxiu's house for a long time, she had to prepare more.
Now Leng Qingxiu understood that Li Qingzhu simply treated his house as a temporary residence and did not really consider herself the mistress of the house.
"Okay, what else do you want to buy? Let's buy it all today." Leng Qingxiu stepped forward to help her push the cart. He suddenly felt annoyed. The suspicion that Li Qingzhu might have some secret feelings towards him seemed to have disappeared at this moment.
Li Qingzhu felt a little puzzled as he watched the car being snatched away by someone, but he still followed.
"Leng Qingxiu, I want to put a sofa set in my room." Li Qingzhu looked at the sofa billboard and suddenly had the idea to buy a sofa. She didn't seem to have a small sofa in her room at the moment. She didn't like sitting on the bed to watch TV because it was easy to fall asleep in bed.
Li Qingzhu thought of this question and said it without much thought, forgetting that she was still sleeping in Leng Qingxiu's room.
Leng Qingxiu, who was standing by, heard Li Qingzhu's request and misunderstood her intentions. "You want me to sleep on the sofa?"
He sleeps on the sofa in his room. Is that appropriate?
Leng Qingxiu put his hands on the cart, looking lazy, staring at Li Qingzhu with eyes that were puzzled and a little curious.
Li Qingzhu knew Leng Qingxiu had misunderstood, and she scolded herself in her heart: Li Qingzhu! Li Qingzhu! This isn't your home, how could you have forgotten?!
"Don't get me wrong! I just wanted to have a small sofa where I could curl up and watch TV. I forgot that was your room." Li Qingzhu pinched her hands in annoyance, her face looking a little unnatural.
Leng Qingxiu didn't say anything after hearing this, and took Li Qingzhu to the furniture area.
"You're staying in the same room with me for now. I rarely go home, so you can do whatever you want. Also, I don't have a TV in my room. I'll buy one later."
"Really let me buy it?"
"real."
Li Qingzhu followed behind, "Alright then. Since I've taken your money, I'll do as you ask."
Leng Qingxiu laughed when he heard these words that sounded a bit like a gangster. "Who is helping whom now?"
"Help me, help me, let's go buy a sofa." Li Qingzhu gave Leng Qingxiu a flattering smile and walked quickly to the front.
Leng Qingxiu looked at Li Qingzhu who was suddenly speeding, smiled helplessly, and resigned himself to pushing the cart to catch up.
Li Qingzhu liked a set of white sofas, but they were very long, about 1.8 meters long. Li Qingzhu only liked this set of white sofas and was only reluctant to accept the others.
"Leng Qingxiu, can your room accommodate it?" Li Qingzhu looked expectant that his answer would be in the affirmative.
Leng Qingxiu looked over at the length of the sofa and jokingly said, "Such a large sofa, are you really planning to let me sleep on it?"
The two shopping guides next to them thought it was just a joke between a couple, and they were trying to hold back their laughter when they heard this.
Seeing that Leng Qingxiu was not going to stop talking, Li Qingzhu said seriously, "Be serious. I'm asking you a question."
"Okay, I won't joke anymore. I have enough space in my room, so I'll take this white set." Leng Qingxiu saw that Li Qingzhu was a little angry, so he stopped teasing her.
"Is this the set?" Li Qingzhu pointed at the white sofa and confirmed again and again.
Leng Qingxiu met Li Qingzhu's bright eyes. Thinking of her angry look just now, he turned his head away uncomfortably. "If you like it, then let it be."
After buying the sofa, Leng Qingxiu followed Li Qingzhu to look at TVs. Li Qingzhu was much more casual when buying a TV. She chose one from the guide's recommendations, and it was very quick, taking only seven or eight minutes.
It was already noon when the two of them finished shopping, and the mall was becoming more crowded.
On the way to the parking lot, Li Qingzhu saw a familiar face and couldn't help but stop and look at the person.
Leng Qingxiu noticed that Li Qingzhu hadn't come up behind him. Seeing her lost in thought as she stared at a family in the distance, he asked, "Did you see anyone you know?"
"Yeah." Li Qingzhu didn't expect to meet him.
The family was about to take the elevator to the mall, and Leng Qingxiu and his companions were passing by. The two groups were getting closer and closer. When they were close enough, Leng Qingxiu could clearly see the family's appearance. The man was about 1.8 meters tall and in his thirties. The woman next to him was also in her thirties, holding the hand of a little girl.
When the man saw Li Qingzhu, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes returned to normal.
"Dad, buy... candy..."
"Baby, what flavor of candy do you want to buy?" The man shifted his attention when he heard his daughter's words.
"I want...I want...blue..."
"Hey, baby, do you want the blue flavor? Or the purple flavor?" Shu Xiao deliberately teased her daughter.
The family got on the elevator.
"Shuxiao, stop teasing her." Deng Kang looked at his daughter's dazed look and picked her up.
Zhou Shuxiao thought of the two people he had just met and asked, "Do you know those two people?"
"I don't know her. But she looks familiar." Deng Kang thought of the girl he had just met. She seemed familiar. Where had he seen her before?
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As the family walked away, Li Qingzhu truly felt what it meant that things and people had changed.
The person you love so much can be sealed away by time and never appear again. But when you see him again, you will still feel a little regretful.
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