Chapter 62
"My wife is back."
When Aunt Zhao saw Li Qingzhu coming back, she went up to ask, "Has Madam eaten dinner yet?"
Li Qingzhu: "I've already eaten, no need to prepare for me."
Aunt Zhao: "Okay."
After Li Qingzhu finished speaking, she asked Aunt Zhao to go about her own business while she carried her luggage upstairs.
After returning to the room, Li Qingzhu first went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then video chatted with Xu Li.
"I don't understand why you want to invite Jiang Huizhou to dinner." Xu Li said that she didn't understand, but Li Qingzhu also told her that she wanted to bring them together. She roughly understood what was going on, but she felt that this was impossible.
"Of course I think he's good and I want to bring you two together."
"He actually agreed."
A thought flashed through Xu Li's mind, but she immediately told herself: Xu Li, you think too much.
Li Qingzhu: "He might think you're nice and want to get to know you better. Actually, it's nothing. He might just want to be your friend. Since we're friends, it's normal for him to give me some face."
"Li Zi, do you think Jiang Huizhou is suitable? I think he is good, young, smart and handsome. Why don't you consider him?" Li Qingzhu stretched out her hand and listed three advantages of Jiang Huizhou to Xu Li.
Only these three are clearly on the list, so she can only list these three advantages.
After hearing this, Xu Li matched these three characteristics to Jiang Huizhou one by one. She had to admit that he was quite outstanding, but she had her concerns.
"But he is younger than me. You know, I can't consider a younger brother, even if he is one year younger." Xu Li said helplessly.
Although there is nothing wrong with sister-brother relationships nowadays, as they are always a man and a woman in love, and the age difference between the two is not big, if you don’t mention the age, who would know it is a sister-brother relationship. But Xu Li couldn’t get over it in her heart.
Her family wasn't very harmonious. Although her parents provided for her financially, she rarely interacted with him. Xu Li came from a small town. Her mother, in poor health and constantly on medication, was a stay-at-home mom. Her father was a factory worker, often away from home.
Xu Li lacked fatherly love, so she longed to date a mature man. Jiang Huizhou was a young man who had just graduated from graduate school and still had a childish air. She had a stereotype of him and felt he was immature.
Li Qingzhu knew Xu Li was resistant to relationships with men younger than her because she'd dated a junior in college. He'd become increasingly attached to her and, upset that she'd been hanging out with a male classmate for a competition, had argued with her over the matter. Xu Li tried to explain, but he ignored her and quickly found a new girl to make her jealous. Xu Li felt his behavior was childish and broke up with her.
After breaking up with her younger brother, he still pestered Xu Li and the childish things he did left a lot of shadows in Xu Li's heart.
Maybe Xu Li was just unlucky and happened to meet a childish boy who happened to be younger than her, so from then on her criteria for choosing a partner was that he must be older than her and have a mature and stable personality.
"I think he looks quite steady today. I have to say that what Teacher Jiang wore that day was very stylish." Li Qingzhu recalled the white shirt Jiang Huizhou wore that day, which really showed his scholarly temperament.
When Xu Li heard her words, she knew that she liked boys who wore white shirts. She thought of Leng Qingxiu, "Your husband wears a suit and tie every day, and he won't let you see enough?"
Although Leng Qingxiu is not a teenager anymore.
"By the way, your husband hasn't come back yet? You rushed home today just for him? Li Qingzhu, do you have any ambition at all?"
Li Qingzhu: "I'm just a useless guy. What about you? Do you really have no feelings for Jiang Huizhou at all?"
Xu Li: "It's not that I don't feel anything at all, it's just, how should I put it... I don't know."
She originally had an admiring eye for Jiang Huizhou, but when Jiang Huizhou accepted Li Qingzhu's invitation, she panicked, thinking that he agreed because of her.
Plus, when she ate lunch in the faculty cafeteria, some of her colleagues would occasionally tease her about Jiang Huizhou. Whenever they talked about him, they would start by secretly analyzing his appearance, personality, and character. Finally, they would whisper to her, "What do you think of Jiang Huizhou? Xu Li, do you want to meet him? Consider him?"
Initially, she wasn't attracted to Jiang Huizhou, but it's like when people around you talk about someone too much, you gradually start to pay attention to that person. When you see him, you pay attention to where he's standing or sitting, his expression, and sometimes your eyes will follow his movements.
In fact, Xu Li has already regarded Jiang Huizhou as her potential partner in her heart, and the only thing left is the last step - whether he can meet her standards.
However, these words could only be kept in her heart. Although she would observe him secretly, she still couldn't reach the point of liking him. And Xu Li really didn't know whether she liked him or not. Although she would subconsciously regard him as her boyfriend, she still didn't know what her attitude towards him was. She felt that he was fine with her, but he didn't have to be her only lover. All of this was illusory and unknown to her.
Li Qingzhu noticed Xu Li's embarrassment and stopped asking.
"Well, you still have to figure out your feelings on your own. If you really like someone, you must seize the opportunity."
The two chatted for a while, then changed the subject from talking about love to talking about high school classmates.
Finally, their chat had to end because of a call from Xu Li.
Li Qingzhu hung up the video and was thinking about whether to call Leng Qingxiu to ask when he would be home. At this time, a familiar voice came from downstairs. Leng Qingxiu had returned.
She sat on the bed, wondering: Should she go downstairs or wait for him to come up?
Just as she was struggling to choose between the two, there was a series of knocks on the door. Li Qingzhu was delighted and went to open the door.
She opened the door and saw Leng Qingxiu handing her a bag.
As soon as Leng Qingxiu opened the door, he saw the woman's smiling face, and his mood became cheerful.
"It's for you."
"This is my apology for making you angry last time." Leng Qingxiu saw that Li Qingzhu was still in a daze, so he didn't urge her to take it quickly. He held the bag and waited for her.
"For me?"
Li Qingzhu didn't expect Leng Qingxiu to bring her a gift when he was on a business trip, and she couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards him.
That's quite thoughtful.
Leng Qingxiu took in Li Qingzhu's expression and said, "Take it out and let me see it."
Li Qingzhu took out the box and opened it in front of him. She found a watch with a bamboo pattern on the dial, which seemed to match her name. Leng Qingxiu must have carefully selected this gift.
She took out the watch, handed it to Leng Qingxiu, and said happily, "Please put it on for me."
Leng Qingxiu didn't hesitate, reached out to take the watch, and helped Li Qingzhu put it on.
Some cold fingertips touched Li Qingzhu's wrist, and she frowned suddenly.
The man seemed unaware and continued to help her put on the watch strap.
She saw the man lowering his head, carefully helping her put on her watch strap. She let him raise and lower her wrist as he pleased. But did it take so long to put on a watch? The warmth from her wrist was being transported away by his fingers.
Just as Li Qingzhu was complaining in her heart, Leng Qingxiu helped her put on the watch.
"Yes, it suits you very well." Leng Qingxiu looked at his gift and saw that it was very suitable for her, and nodded silently.
When he heard Li Qingzhu asking him for help, he actually thought about refusing. But seeing the light in her eyes and the expectation in them, it was really hard to refuse her.
During the minute he helped her put on the watch, he stole a glance at her from the corner of his eye. He saw her frown for a split second, and that was when he grabbed her wrist. She felt the warmth on her wrist, while his fingers were slightly cool.
He couldn't help but feel like teasing her. He slowed down his movements and pretended to tighten and loosen the watch. Finally, seeing her puzzled look, Leng Qingxiu gave up his prank.
He quickly helped Li Qingzhu put it on and shifted his gaze as if nothing had happened.
"It's really beautiful, thank you." Li Qingzhu raised her hand and waved it in front of him.
The scene at this moment was exactly the same as what Leng Qingxiu had imagined in the mall. However, the difference was that now the real person was in front of him, and the emotions she expressed were more full than he had imagined.
"As long as you like it."
Leng Qingxiu saw that she was wearing the same pajamas she wore last time, and that the gift had already been delivered to her, so it seemed that there was no need for him to keep it.
"Then you should rest early."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingzhu knew that he would not stay in this room.
At first, Li Qingzhu was afraid that Aunt Zhao would tell Leng's mother that they didn't sleep together, but Leng Qingxiu was kind-hearted and thought that if they were discovered, they would be discovered. If they were discovered, it would only mean that the couple had a disagreement and could also pave the way for a divorce.
"Okay, then you should go to bed early too. Good night."
"good evening."
After Leng Qingxiu left, Li Qingzhu was about to close the door. She lowered her head to look at the watch on her wrist. She thought for a moment and said to the back in front of her: "Leng Qingxiu, I am a little happy today."
After saying that, she closed the door without waiting for Leng Qingxiu's response. Li Qingzhu returned to the bed and sat there for a while, feeling conflicted and worried. She took off her watch and studied it carefully, looking at the pattern inside.
In fact, what she wanted to say to him just now was: I am a little happy to see you today.
Leng Qingxiu stopped walking and looked at the oil painting on the wall. There was a rose in the painting. The background was red and the rose was black, which was in stark contrast to the roses seen in reality.
He took out his cell phone and sent two messages.
【Actually, I am a little happy today. 】
【As for the reason, I think it's the same as yours. 】
Leng Qingxiu smiled as he looked at the message he had sent. It seemed like he hadn't touched his mobile phone text messages for a long time.
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