Chapter 95 Golden Hook Fishing - Nine Together
Since everyone came to play cards, it was mainly to relax. Although there was a wait, everyone was taking a break after get off work.
Besides Li Jiajing, another person playing cards inside was her old card-playing friend, Xiao Shu. The story of A Yu's family had long been known among the neighbors in this alley, and Xiao Shu was naturally aware of it. As soon as A Yu entered the house, Xiao Shu looked at her with a hint of sympathy. She wanted to comfort Boss Xu, but bringing up this matter suddenly would be too abrupt. What if someone had finally managed to recover from their grief? How could she proactively bring up their painful past?
It's been a long time since I've been here. There's a girl in the room that I've never seen before. I guess she's a new girl that Sister Suying found some time ago.
The girl had a voluptuous figure with curves, medium-length straight milk tea-colored hair, and a sweet voice.
"I'm so sorry, I really had something to do today and kept you all waiting. I haven't seen this beautiful lady before. Li Jiajing and Xiao Shu, we often play mahjong together. Beautiful lady, let's add each other on WeChat after you finish playing tonight. I'll treat the three of you to dinner next time!"
As soon as the four sat down at the card table, Mr. Xu, as always, took the initiative to chat with the people at the table.
The beautiful woman seemed surprised by the girl's cheerful personality. In fact, she didn't take the girl's lateness to heart, as it was perfectly normal for people to be late when playing cards. She had heard some things about Boss Xu, who owned the supermarket, from playing cards with Sister Suying recently. She had heard that Boss Xu was beautiful and kind-hearted and well-liked by many people. Tonight, she saw that this was indeed the case.
Before the beautiful woman could reply, Li Jiajing spoke first, his indifferent tone mixed with obvious emotion: "You can just invite the two girls, I don't need to go."
After Xu Zhiyu started playing mahjong, Sister Suying moved a stool for Xingmian and placed it next to Ayu's seat. However, Xingmian did not sit next to her sister to watch her play. Instead, she sat down on the sofa next to the window.
During the dozens of days that someone had been missing, he hadn't had a proper rest. He spent his days searching everywhere and his nights raging with anger and grief.
For several days, he was in a daze, and doubt and heartbreak almost made him pounce on her and kill her the moment he saw her!
A heart that had been wavering and swaying in unease finally found its rhythm again today, as the supermarket lights shone in the night.
He listened to the comforting voice, then nestled wearily into the corner of the sofa, his dark, brooding eyes gazing tenderly at his lover's cheerful demeanor.
Lin Xingmian sensed Li Jiajing's mood and glanced at him lazily, saying casually, "I didn't say I had to invite you. You took it seriously just because I was being polite."
Xu Zhiyu: "..."
She glared at Xingmian, then tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's not that I'm being polite, it's that I really want to treat you to dinner. Jiajing, aren't we old friends? Of course you should come too!"
“Old friend…” Li Jiajing murmured, a bitter feeling spreading through his heart. “You still consider me a friend, but you didn’t even tell me you were dating?”
Xu Zhiyu: "Oh dear, I'm so wronged! Nine bumps! Bumps! To be honest, you really were the first friend to know we were together. Why? Because we..."
She pursed her lips, "We only officially became a couple today."
Hearing this, Mr. Lin on the sofa closed his eyes to rest, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Xingmian leaned her head against the wall, listening to the mahjong sounds gradually fade away, and their conversations also grew quieter, until she gradually drifted off to sleep.
He felt like he had slept for a very long time, and in his hazy state, he seemed to feel someone touching his cheek...
He opened his heavy eyelids. The face in front of him was blurry, but the scent was familiar. Without thinking, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Ah Yu was also feeling very tired after playing mahjong. Xing Mian's usual unisex perfume was the scent of a forest after the rain. Her head was pressed against his chest, and such a scent could easily clear her mind.
Xu Zhiyu: "I told you to go home and rest first. Look at you, you're so tired, and you're still keeping me up so late... You're so silly."
The two tidied themselves up and walked out of the private room. Xingmian, who had just woken up, had a slightly dazed expression, and his soft black hair was messy. He looked at the two of them left in the room and couldn't help but ask, "Did you just finish? What time is it?"
Xu Zhiyu: "It was past 12 o'clock. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I told them that we would end the game early instead of the full four hours. They all left first."
Lin Xingmian nodded.
Xu Zhiyu: "Fortunately, I had good luck today. I killed three people at once and kept winning. They were helpless, so they didn't object when I said I wanted to end it early. Maybe at first they were still thinking of winning back, but I was really lucky today, and they finally gave up."
"You know what? I think my good luck today is definitely because you were here. You must have brought me good fortune..."
"I hadn't realized it before, but if I think about it carefully, it seems that my supermarket business was indeed at its best during the period when I was closer to you..."
"Wow, is this really true? Let's go buy a scratch-off lottery ticket together sometime and see..."
As they talked, the two of them unknowingly walked out of the teahouse and got on a small electric scooter.
Lin Xingmian listened to her sister's rambling all the way, feeling the dry evening breeze and the sense of security of having her by her side.
He took a moment to say to Xu Zhiyu, "I don't want to sleep on the sofa tonight."
He was referring to the sofas on the second floor of the supermarket.
Ah Yu paused for a moment, then reacted and said generously, "Okay. Sleeping on the sofa isn't very comfortable anyway, you can sleep in the storage room, I'll go home to sleep. I see you're very tired tonight, I'm sorry to have made you stay up so late with me..."
Lin Shao was secretly delighted by Xu Zhiyu's "baby," but he was conflicted. He clearly loved hearing it, but something else came to mind. He put on a dissatisfied look, crossed his arms, and said sourly, "We just got together today, and you're already calling me that so naturally. Oh, I know, you and Shen Siqing used to call each other that before."
Ah Yu almost burst out laughing when she heard that.
She knew the young master had a bad temper and would sulk for half a day over the smallest things, so she coaxed him, "Oh dear, you misheard. I've never called him 'baby'! At most, he calls me that, but he doesn't just call me that, he calls all girls that! You're the only baby I have in this world, aren't you? Don't I always call him A-Qing? When did I ever call him 'baby'? You're the most lovable baby in my heart."
"Baby" comes and goes. Luckily, there was no one in the alley late at night, otherwise Boss Xu would be embarrassed to keep talking about "baby".
Lin Xingmian: "Oh."
Okay, she knew that answer meant she hadn't been appeased yet.
Mr. Xu asked patiently, "What's wrong? Why are you still angry?"
Lin Xingmian: "Aqing..."
Xu Zhiyu: "Then I'll call you that too. How about I call you A-Xing? Actually, there's no need to compare. I call you Mianmian, but I've never called him Qingqing... I call him that not because I'm affectionate, but because it's easy and convenient."
Lin Xingmian: "Mm."
Xu Zhiyu: "Young Master, are you still unhappy? I've been coaxing you for so long and you're still just making 'oh' and 'uh' noises. Tell me, what exactly do you want from me?"
When Ayu said those words, her tone was a little harsh. She regretted it as soon as she said it, worried that the other person might be even more unhappy.
But it seemed like the other person was waiting for her to say that. Lin Xingmian's lips curled up triumphantly, and she blurted out, "I don't want to sleep in the warehouse either. I want to sleep with you tonight."
Xu Zhiyu: "......"
"Well, so that's why you've been giving me that sour look all night, waiting for me here?"
Lin Xingmian remained silent, quietly awaiting her sister's reply.
Seeing that the bike had already arrived at the supermarket entrance, Ayu tilted her head and thought for a moment: Well, before, her relationship with Xingmian was not legitimate, and it was indeed inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together... But now—it seems there is no reason to refuse him?
There was no reason to refuse him.
This was the reason Ah Yu gave herself. In reality, deep down, didn't she also want to spend more time with Xing Mian?
However—well, I wasn't feeling well the past couple of days, and my parents hadn't been home for a long time, so the house was a bit messy. Xingmian usually lives in such a nice place, and Xu Zhiyu felt a little embarrassed to bring him home when she thought about her own small, messy room.
The electric scooter was temporarily parked in front of the supermarket. Ayu scratched her head awkwardly and said to the person behind her, "My parents haven't been home lately, and I've been home alone without tidying up, so the house is a bit messy..."
Lin Xingmian's mind raced at that moment, and she immediately replied, "Then let's go to the hotel."
Xu Zhiyu: "!"
For some reason, she was inexplicably particularly sensitive to the word "hotel" at this time.
Ah Yu took off her helmet, her rosy cheeks hidden in the dim light of the streetlamp. Suddenly, she felt her ears getting a little hot.
"Go to the hotel to do what?" She swallowed, her gaze unconsciously shifting from Xingmian's lips to his Adam's apple.
Xingmian, who was already waiting nearby, pretended to yawn and said, "Go to sleep."
After saying that, he leaned closer to Ah Yu with ill intent: "What do you want to do with me?"
"Cough." It turned out she had misunderstood. Ah Yu really wanted to give herself a slap!
Seriously, I'm speechless. She's barely an adult, still so innocent, how could she think of such things...?
Forget it, forget it, let's not think about random things. It's late now. Xingmian looked exhausted. Let's find a place to rest and get through the night first!
Half an hour later.
In the end, they didn't go to the hotel. Ah Yu remembered that she had decorated the new house herself and hadn't lived there much yet. The environment here was quiet and the house was very clean, so she took Xing Mian back to the new house.
The new house is in Jinxiu Garden Community, not far from Huainan Lane.
The two entered the residential compound together, and Ayu pointed to the entrance and asked Xingmian, "Did you come here to see me a couple of days ago? To be honest, I rarely live here myself, and I'm not even very familiar with this area..."
Lin Xingmian: "Guess."
Taking the elevator to the 9th floor and opening the door, a fresh scent of laundry detergent wafted out. The room was well-ventilated, and the light pink carpet and clear windows instantly lifted one's mood.
The small duplex apartment has a soft carpet and projector downstairs, as well as a kitchen and bathroom; upstairs there is a tatami room, a dressing room, a vanity, and a gaming space.
There is only one bed in the entire house, both on the top and bottom floors.
Ayu rummaged anxiously through the shoe cabinet by the door: "I remember I prepared a new pair of slippers for Dad, but he hasn't worn them yet. Maybe you can make do with these?"
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