Chapter 68 Do you want some? What does it taste like? How many boxes?
Zhuang Bieyan: "Take a guess?"
Qu He's voice was muffled: "I can't guess."
He glanced at her, who was looking downcast, and said slowly, "Dad said he practiced martial arts for three years before he studied music."
"ah?"
Qu He was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted and couldn't help but laugh. "Teacher Qu's warning is quite subtle."
Zhuang Bieyan also laughed, and the oppressive atmosphere in the carriage dissipated considerably.
Qu He stopped laughing and looked up at him: "Aren't you curious about what my mother told me?"
"Do you want to tell me?"
The green light turned red.
Zhuang Bieyan gently stepped on the brake, turned to look at her, and said, "If you want to talk, I want to hear it. If you don't want to talk, I'll wait until the day you want to talk."
"What if I keep keeping quiet?"
Zhuang Bieyan pretended to be deep in thought, and after a moment said, "I think someone probably can't hold it in for that long."
Qu He narrowed her eyes and waved her empty fist as a warning: "You'd better watch out, or I'll start learning martial arts too."
Zhuang Bieyan chuckled softly, his eyes full of indulgence.
The light changed, and the car restarted.
Qu Hesong leaned back in her chair, facing the window, and quietly slipped her hand into her bag.
Inside the bag was the bank card that Lian Juping had just given her. She rubbed it several times, recalling the words Lian Juping had repeatedly told her.
Beside her, Zhuang Bieyan looked at her profile without saying anything, but quietly turned up the temperature inside the car a little.
When Qu He woke up, she was covered with Zhuang Bieyan's suit jacket.
She didn't know when she fell asleep, but she hadn't been feeling well these past two days, and her emotions had been quite volatile just now, so she fell asleep.
Qu He stared out the window for a while before realizing that the car had already entered the city and would soon arrive at Baiyu Bay.
"woke up?"
"Um."
Qu He looked at the man in the driver's seat, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
She slept soundly the whole way, but he had to drive for three hours with his eyes open.
"Would you like something to eat? Or some water? If you're tired, I can drive."
Zhuang Bieyan smiled and said, "You still have that much stamina."
It was a perfectly normal sentence, but Qu He inexplicably sensed a hint of something different in it, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"what ever."
She lowered her head and pretended to scroll through her phone.
The car stopped quickly, but not at the entrance of Baiyu Bay.
Qu He looked up in confusion: "Why are you at the supermarket?"
"Let's buy something." Zhuang Bieyan unbuckled his seatbelt.
Qu He was even more puzzled.
He turned to the side and leaned closer: "Buy some ingredients to satisfy your wife's wish to eat plum-flavored pork ribs."
Qu He was taken aback.
How come he still remembers this? Is it something he can't get over?
“I didn’t say that.”
“Your neighbor brother said that you love their pork ribs the most.”
Qu He stubbornly insisted, "That happened when I was little, I've long forgotten about it..."
"Then I have to learn too, just in case you want to eat it someday. I can't let someone else get there first, right?"
He smiled indulgently, reached out to unbuckle her seatbelt, and spread his hands: "Let's go, wife."
Qu He hesitated for a few seconds, feigning aloofness, before placing her hand in his palm.
Once inside the supermarket, Qu He finally believed that he had come to shop.
He pushed the shopping cart with one hand and held her hand firmly with the other, expertly selecting ribs and seasonings with practiced ease.
Qu He followed behind him, watching his earnest expression, and a sense of peace and contentment welled up in her heart.
As he passed the snack section, he also grabbed a few boxes of her usual yogurt and potato chips.
That's quite thoughtful.
The checkout line wasn't long, and the two stood side by side, slowly moving forward with the line.
There was only one more person coming to them. Qu He's gaze swept aimlessly, then suddenly landed on the shelf in front of the cashier.
There were rows of brightly colored little boxes there, which were particularly eye-catching.
Looking at the babies who had just given birth, her thoughts were suddenly pulled back to the night they got their marriage certificate.
That night, they almost... slept together.
Qu He felt her ears and neck burning, and subconsciously looked up and looked away, only to find that Zhuang Bieyan's gaze was also on the shelf.
The images from last night back in her hometown flashed back to her, his suppressed breathing and restraint... Qu He's face also flushed.
"Want it?"
Zhuang Bieyan suddenly spoke.
"ah?"
Qu He's eyes widened suddenly.
So direct? Asking so frankly?
She realized for the first time how thin-skinned she was.
"Take it if you want it," she stammered, her voice very soft.
What flavor do you want?
Zhuang Bieyan's gaze remained fixed on the shelves, his tone casual.
Qu He: "!!!"
Stop asking, bro! Why would you be picky about the taste of something like this?
How come she didn't know that Zhuang Bieyan had such private customs?
Qu He lowered her eyes. "I... I'm fine with anything."
"Then strawberry?"
Qu He nodded.
Is one box enough?
Is this... something she can decide?
She replied vaguely, "Anything is fine."
Zhuang Bieyan raised his hand.
Qu He's gaze involuntarily followed his movements, but the next second, his hand reached past the row of eye-catching little boxes and picked up the strawberry-flavored gummy candy next to it.
Qu He: "......???"
Zhuang Bieyan handed her the gummy candies. "Would you like any other flavors?"
Qu He stared at the box of gummies, not reacting for a long time.
No... We're all adults here. Shouldn't we have been talking about more "adult" topics in that atmosphere?
Or is she overthinking it?
"ah?"
She opened her mouth.
Zhuang Bieyan looked at her flushed face, then followed her gaze to the row of small square boxes on the shelf. A knowing look flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but smile.
Hearing his teasing laugh, Qu He knew that he had seen through her thoughts.
She tossed the gummy candies into the shopping cart and practically fled: "I...I'll wait for you outside."
She seemed to be on fire, and walked out quickly without looking back.
Qu He walked outside the cashier and touched her burning face with the back of her hand.
Zhuang Bieyan was now in line. He calmly took two small square boxes from the shelf and handed them to the cashier along with the candy.
Qu He's eyes widened in surprise. So he had already...!!
After paying the bill, Zhuang Bieyan came out carrying two shopping bags.
He opened the car door and tidied his things in the back seat, while Qu He sat in the passenger seat first.
I had just fastened my seatbelt when I heard his voice from behind, "Want some?"
Qu He didn't turn around, but squinted her eyes.
Here we go again, but this time she won't fall for it.
"Give it to me."
Her voice was deliberately cold and hard as she reached behind her and grabbed a box from his palm.
But as soon as I withdrew my hand, my mind went blank for a few seconds after seeing the English letters on the blue box.
"Why...why are you giving me this? Where's the candy...?"
She tossed the box behind her and turned to look at him angrily.
"This isn't my fault. You grabbed it yourself." He said slowly, his other hand outstretched, revealing a box of pink strawberry gummies.
Qu He was furious and embarrassed. She reached back, grabbed the box of gummies, tore it open, and popped it into her mouth.
The sweetness of the strawberries exploded on her tongue. She chewed the candy, pretending not to hear the suppressed giggles behind her.
My mind kept repeating, "Knowing when to stop leads to stability; stability leads to tranquility; tranquility leads to peace; peace leads to..."
Never mind, it's no use...
The Maybach slowly drove away from the supermarket, getting closer and closer to Baiyu Bay.
Qu He gripped the gummy candy tighter and tighter.
Tonight, something should... happen to them.
Thinking of this, Qu He's face began to burn.
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