Chapter Forty-Five
Since she didn't have to go to work, Shi Qing went to Xia Mingqiu's place that day to give her waist training.
Afterwards, Xia Mingqiu smiled and said, "Qingqing, I feel that my back doesn't hurt as much now, and my body feels much firmer."
Shi Qing smiled and said, "Mom, you look much better now, and you look much younger."
Xia Mingqiu was even happier after being praised: "Really? I went out to see my friends the other day and they said the same thing, and they even asked me how I did it."
Shi Qing: "So this is the significance of persisting in exercise."
Xia Mingqiu agreed: "Aheng used to tell me to be more active, but I was always too lazy to move. But these past few days, you've been leading me in training, and I haven't felt too tired. I never thought that at my age, I could still enjoy exercise."
Shi Qing: "Mom, you're already very young. Nowadays, many people in their seventies and eighties enjoy exercising."
Xia Mingqiu nodded: "I heard from Hanhan that you two are planning to open a shop together?"
Shi Qing: "Yes, we're currently choosing locations."
Xia Mingqiu: "Sure, sure, I'll recommend all my friends to you then."
Shi Qing: "Thank you, Mom."
"No need to thank me, they just happened to ask me where I train." Xia Mingqiu said to her after getting up, "Qingqing, you should rest and have some fruit first, I'll go change my clothes."
"Okay, Mom, go ahead."
After washing her hands, Shi Qing went to the living room, ate some pomelo, and then started playing with the puppy.
After a while, Xia Mingqiu brought over a black square box, sat down next to her and said with a smile, "Qingqing, Aheng didn't tell me that your birthday is according to the lunar calendar, so please don't mind that the gift is late."
"It's alright, it's not too late. My birthday hasn't come yet anyway. Thank you, Mom." Shi Qing had assumed it was just a regular gift, so she accepted it.
Xia Mingqiu smiled gently: "Open it and take a look."
Shi Qing was stunned when she opened the box. Inside was a set of sea-blue, glassy jadeite jewelry, including a bracelet, necklace, and earrings.
She had a wealthy client who liked to wear jadeite. Shi Qing remembered that the bracelet she wore at the time would have cost over a million yuan even without this level of transparency, so she couldn't even imagine how much this set would cost.
Shi Qing looked up and said, "Mom, this is too expensive, I can't accept it."
"Silly child, what's the big deal? As long as you like it. Here, try it on." Xia Mingqiu took out the bracelet and put it on her.
Shi Qing's wrists were white and slender, and the translucent bracelets she wore made them look like a pool of clear seawater.
Xia Mingqiu expressed her satisfaction: "I knew this would suit you, it looks really good."
"Mom, I don't usually wear jewelry when I practice. It would be such a waste if I accidentally broke it. I appreciate your kind gesture." Shi Qing was very touched, but she still couldn't accept such an expensive gift.
Xia Mingqiu quickly pressed her hand down: "I'll be sad if you don't want me. To be honest, I'm especially happy this year because of your marriage to Aheng. I can also feel that Aheng is obviously much happier after being with you."
Shi Qing: "Mom, did Aheng go through something before?"
Xia Mingqiu sighed, her eyes reddening: "I've always felt very sorry for him. My marriage to his father was an arranged marriage, and we didn't have any feelings for each other from the beginning. His father had someone he liked back then, but he had to marry me, so he disliked him from a young age."
“After his father brought that woman back, I was in a very bad mental state for a while. I often had suicidal thoughts, which tormented him a lot. Ah Heng was very worried about me. Coincidentally, he had just taken over the company at that time. He was under a lot of pressure and liked all kinds of extreme sports, such as skiing, surfing, skydiving. He did whatever was dangerous.”
After hearing this, Shi Qing felt a pang of sadness.
Only then did I realize how hard he had worked in the past.
Shi Qing comforted her, "Mom, don't be sad. You've raised Aheng to be so outstanding. He must feel very happy to have a mother who loves him so much. Take your time to get better and stay with us."
"Okay." Xia Mingqiu held Shi Qing's hand. "By the way, I feel that Aheng listens to you quite a bit. In the future, you should keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do any dangerous activities."
"I understand, I'll remind him more often in the future."
Xia Mingqiu said with relief, "This is the first time I've seen him like someone so much. I used to worry that he wouldn't have a girl he liked, but when I went to your place that time, I could tell that you were just trying to appease me. I didn't expect that Aheng would even ask me to act for him so that you could stay a few more days."
Shi Qing was startled: "Mom, you've known all along?"
"Do you think I can't tell what you kids are thinking? But seeing that you two are on the same page makes me very happy."
Shi Qing immediately thought of the day she told Xia Mingqiu and Zhou Han that "she had liked Liang Yuheng for a long time," and a sense of shame welled up in her heart.
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After Shi Qing returned home, Liang Yuheng texted her saying that he had a social engagement that evening and might be home late, and told her to go to sleep if she was tired.
After taking a shower, Shi Qing told Luo Luo and the others in the group chat about opening a shop, and everyone said they wanted to join.
Shi Qing was naturally happy that they could come together. Qi Li was experienced, and Luo Luo and Xiao Ke Ren were reliable. If they could join, there would be no need to recruit any more people.
However, considering that it would be some time before the shop officially opened, Shi Qing suggested that they try to find jobs first.
She welcomes them anytime they want to come.
After chatting, Shi Qing was still not sleepy.
She used to go to bed around 11 p.m. when she was working, so she had developed a biological clock.
When she had nothing to do, she would look at the decoration styles of various shops online.
Around 9:30, Shi Qing heard a noise coming from the doorway.
She put down her phone, immediately turned off the light, and pretended to be asleep.
When Liang Yuheng arrived at the master bedroom, he saw that the room light was off. He assumed that Shi Qing was asleep and, not wanting to disturb her, went to the guest room to take a shower.
After more than ten minutes, Shi Qing felt Liang Yuheng about to hug her, so she deliberately moved to the side.
Liang Yuheng: "Still not asleep?"
"Mmm." Shi Qing's back was to him, her voice faint.
Liang Yuheng: "Why are you unhappy? Is it because I came home late today?"
Shi Qing: "No."
Liang Yuheng pulled her over: "Didn't you say you didn't like the cold war?"
Shi Qing sat up and glared at him: "When Mom was living here, she knew perfectly well that we were lying to her, yet you still made me act in front of her."
"Did Mom tell you that?" Liang Yuheng also sat up and turned on the bedside lamp.
Shi Qing said indignantly, "Were you happy watching me perform back then?"
Liang Yuheng suppressed a smile: "It's alright."
really.
Seeing this, Shi Qing couldn't help but hit him with her hand.
Liang Yuheng let out a muffled "Ah".
Shi Qing frowned slightly: "I didn't even use any force, why are you yelling!"
Liang Yuheng looked completely innocent: "Isn't this just me going along with you?"
Shi Qing: "Should I still praise you?"
"Need not."
"..."
"I was wrong."
Liang Yuheng still looked at her with a smile.
She apologized verbally, but Shi Qing didn't feel much remorse. She crossed her arms and turned her face away, saying, "I don't accept it."
Liang Yuheng opened his arms to hug her, his voice softening: "Baby, I was really wrong."
Shi Qing pushed him away forcefully: "You can sleep in the guest room tonight."
“No.” Liang Yuheng’s smile faded. “You can punish me in other ways, but you can’t give me a separate room.”
Shi Qing looked at him, her face still tense: "I don't want to sleep with you tonight."
There was a few seconds of silence.
"Okay." Liang Yuheng threw back the covers, got out of bed, and walked out.
Seeing his lonely figure, Shi Qing felt a sudden pang in her heart.
I couldn't help but think of what Xia Mingqiu said today.
He must have had a very tough time facing so many things all by himself.
Shi Qingxin softened immediately: "I didn't say you had to leave now."
Liang Yuheng paused, then slowly turned around: "I'm afraid you don't want to see me right now."
Shi Qing had spoken so confidently just now, but now she was a little embarrassed: "You...you promise you won't lie to me again, and I'll forgive you this time."
"I promise." Liang Yuheng said, then quickly returned to bed and hugged her tightly. "Wife, I know I was wrong. Can we sleep in separate beds tonight?"
Shi Qing gave a soft "hmm".
Liang Yuheng turned her around, found her lips, and kissed her.
"I agree not to sleep in separate beds, but I didn't agree to let you kiss me!" Shi Qing tried to move away, grabbing his hand and pushing it away, but she couldn't budge it.
Liang Yuheng's eyes darkened: "I'll compensate you."
"How will you compensate me?" Before Shi Qing could finish speaking, she was pushed onto the bed and then pressed down by a hard chest.
"We will serve the baby until they are satisfied."
Liang Yuheng's voice was low and magnetic, and his lips moved down her neck.
"No, no need."
Liang Yuheng ignored her and kissed her earnestly.
Grind it slowly, inch by inch.
...
After things calmed down, the room was dark with the lights off.
Shi Qing turned her back to him and nestled against his chest, her eyelids beginning to feel heavy.
Liang Yuheng's breath brushed against her neck: "Actually, it wasn't all a lie back then."
Shi Qing: "Hmm?"
“My mother used to have bipolar disorder, and it was very severe for a period of time. I was even afraid that she wouldn’t be able to get over it. After several years of treatment, she has improved a lot, so I don’t want to upset her anymore.”
“She was worried that I would be influenced by her and wouldn’t marry anyone else, and she felt guilty. If she knew that I was lying to her about marrying you, she would definitely be even more upset. That night I told her that I liked you and asked her to help me out, and she was very happy after hearing that.”
Shi Qing and Xia Mingqiu got along very well over the past six months. She could feel that Xia Mingqiu was sincere towards her, making her feel like she was being pampered by her mother.
But after hearing her story, I felt sad too.
Shi Qing turned over: "Actually, I wasn't really angry. I just felt that you all knew I was acting, and I was the only one being silly, worrying that I wasn't acting well."
“Nobody’s laughing at you. I heard from Mom that you’ve taken good care of her health. We all like you a lot. My wife is amazing.” Liang Yuheng kissed her forehead.
Shi Qing was no longer angry, and she felt pleased to hear his praise: "Mom told me to keep an eye on you today and tell you to play less dangerous sports in the future. Will you listen to me?"
"Listen," Liang Yuheng said, moving his lips to her ear, "but you have to do other exercises with me."
"Sure, I also really enjoy sports. Let's play badminton another day."
Liang Yuheng chuckled softly: "How come my wife is still so naive?"
Shi Qing: "?"
"Have you rested well?"
"What are you trying to do?!"
Shi Qing sensed something stirring within her, and her spine tightened.
"Let's exercise again."
"No, I'm sleepy."
"It will be ready soon."
Shi Qingcai wouldn't believe him.
Because it's not going to be any faster at all!
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