Chapter 50 The Drama Queen in the Romance Variety Show 23: The Swing
On the way to the market, Yun Chiyi was unusually quiet. Lin Qiaoyu occasionally turned his head to look at her, afraid that she might fall asleep leaning against his back.
Upon arrival, Yun Chiyi began to order food in a bossy manner, only satisfied when she had stuffed Lin Qiao's hands full.
Lin Qiao picked out the two oranges separately: "Carry them."
Yun Chiyi said coquettishly, "No, it's too heavy, I don't have the strength in my hands."
Looking down at the two bright orange fruits, Lin Qiao swallowed back the words of scolding her for being spoiled, and instead hung a croissant on her slender white little finger.
Is it still heavy?
Yun Chi smiled and said, "Just right."
They bought grapes, oranges, guavas, flowers, vegetables, fresh meat, and linjoo, which resembled a small, mobile cart.
When I went back, I put all my things in the basket in front of the bicycle or hung them on the handlebars.
With her waist empty, Lin Qiao didn't notice Yun Chiyi's hand reaching out. Only when she smelled the rich milky aroma did she realize that Yun Chiyi had eagerly eaten the lava croissant.
A gentle breeze kissed her hair as Yun Chiyi ate quickly and cleanly, leaving only a little bit of grease on her hands.
She squinted at the hem of his white shirt, a smirk playing on her lips, and mysteriously touched his clothes.
Lin Qiao, with a keen eye as if she had eyes in the back of her head, whispered, "You dare try rubbing it on me."
Yun Chiyi held up her finger and pouted guiltily, "I'm afraid of falling."
Lin Qiao walked quietly for a while, then suddenly reached back with her right hand and grabbed Yun Chiyi's fingertips, as if playing with a precious jade, slowly and meticulously wiping the oil stains off her hands.
Yun Chiyi looked at her clean hands, still somewhat bewildered.
After a long while, she leaned against his back and laughed out loud: "Wow, you're so unhygienic."
Lin Qiaoyu said, "This dress of mine is very expensive."
Yun Chiyi teased, "Your hands are cheap, like a rag."
Once they started arguing, it never ended, so Lin Qiao chose not to answer and instead went back to being quiet.
The two carried the groceries into the house. Everyone was in the living room. Yun Chiyi stretched lazily and sat on the sofa with her legs crossed.
"I was the one who bought the groceries today. Let me see how to allocate the chefs."
She was about to call out to Shen Zhouzhou when he looked at her with a strange expression.
The room was deathly silent. Yun Chiyi noticed that the newcomer, Lin Qingsheng, was standing in front of the guest introduction board, her index finger pressed on Yun Chiyi's name, reading her introduction.
After a long pause, Shen Zhouzhou burst out laughing: "You know, the new guest has the absolute right to a date once."
Shen Zhouzhou smiled until her lips were tired: "Then he chose you."
Yun Chiyi pointed to the tip of her nose: "Me? Why?"
Lin Qiao scoffed, "How come I didn't know about this rule? Who made it?"
No one suggested including Lin Qingsheng, and no one informed him of the new rules. It seems he's gotten too lazy and everyone has forgotten who's been funding the show.
Lin Qingsheng smiled brightly: "Yes, I just arrived and only found out myself."
He bypassed Song Shiguang and his group and walked up to Yun Chi, looking down on everyone else, just as he had when he first arrived.
Yun Chiyi walked along listlessly, glancing at him with slightly raised eyelids.
Lin Qingsheng said, "Don't you want to know why I chose you?"
Yun Chiyi pretended to hesitate and said, "You probably fell in love with me at first sight."
Everyone: "..."
Hearing her speak so bluntly and without a trace of shyness, Lin Qiao's cold voice rang out in the room: "Yun Chiyi, what do you want for dinner?"
Yun Chiyi snorted coldly, turned and went upstairs: "I'm not eating, I have no appetite."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingsheng's face flushed red and then turned pale.
She actually embarrassed her in front of so many people.
Yun Chiyi? An unknown little starlet, but with quite a temper.
Lin Qiao and Youyou looked at Lin Qingsheng and asked slowly, "What do you want for dinner?"
Lin Qingsheng heard his voice, her fingers trembled for a moment, but she quickly concealed the unusual movement.
"Cook pork ribs for me like you used to."
Lin Qiao pursed her lips slightly.
Two hours later, he stewed a pot of turtle soup and placed it next to Lin Qingsheng.
Lin Qingsheng's face turned pale as he recalled some past events.
In third grade, his finger was almost bitten off by a turtle in a basin. With red eyes, he asked Lin Qiaoyu for help. As you can imagine, Lin Qiaoyu just glanced at him and went upstairs to do her homework.
This incident was a childhood trauma for him, and Lin Qiao deliberately brought it up again.
Lin Qiao slowly picked up her chopsticks: "Why aren't you eating? Don't you like turtle anymore?"
Lin Qingsheng pushed away her bowl and chopsticks: "I'm not hungry."
"Why are you throwing a tantrum on your first day?" Yun Chiyi's voice came softly as she walked down the stairs.
She sat down in the empty seat next to Lin Qiao: "Don't you know how much effort everyone has to put in to get the ingredients? It's not like we're at home. Why are you acting like a spoiled brat?"
Is it better to call her ignorant and fearless, or shameless and arrogant? The others looked at each other, unable to think of a better word for the moment.
Lin Qingsheng smiled and said, "Were you lecturing me just now?"
Yun Chiyi's eyes remained calm: "That's not what I meant."
She gave Lin Qiao a sweet smile and said, "I want to eat the ribs, the one with the smallest bone."
"Can't you use your hands to pick it up?"
As she said this, Lin Qiao stretched out her arm and picked up a piece of pork rib from the side of her bowl and put it in.
Lin Qingsheng asked curiously, "Didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"
Yun Chiyi rubbed her stomach and said innocently, "But I'm hungry."
As soon as she finished speaking, a bowl of clear soup was placed beside her, and Gu Huai put a spoon in it: "Drink the soup first to warm your stomach."
As usual, Yun Chiyi forced a smile, but suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of her foot. Someone had stepped on her foot. She bent down and lifted the tablecloth, but saw nothing.
Shen Zhouzhou was busy eating and told Yu Kexin that she hadn't finished eating the rice in her bowl. Tang Yu was watching them and laughing.
On the other side, Gu Huai picked up some of Yun Chiyi's favorite dishes and put them in a small bowl, as if he was going to feed a cat. Song Shiguang poked at the fish head on the plate in a strange way, and the fish head looked terrible.
As for Lu Yi'ang, he was hopelessly addicted to digging up coconut meat.
Lin Qiaoyu remained indifferent, holding a spoon in her left hand to cool it down, and then tasted it.
That's him!
Yun Chiyi raised her lips and stomped down hard, only to miss.
She gritted her teeth, finding the food tasteless, and tentatively called out to Gu Huai in a soft voice, "I want to eat fruit."
Gu Huai handed her the vegetables he had chosen and got up to cut the cantaloupe.
Shen Zhouzhou had almost finished eating and said loudly, "Cut me a piece too, don't be biased."
Lin Qiao looked at her and said, "You're being too loud."
I got scolded again!
Shen Zhouzhou turned around sullenly and muttered, "Who did I offend just because I wanted to eat some melon?"
She was fine when she didn't speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Lin Qingsheng remembered that he had seen her before.
"Have we met before?"
Shen Zhouzhou waved his hand: "Oh dear, that's too old-fashioned."
These words made Yun Chiyi suppress her laughter, her eyes filled with tears, as if she were looking at Lin Qingsheng, but not at him.
Then, her knee was kicked again.
Yun Chiyi glared at her fiercely: "Childish!"
The dining table fell silent immediately.
Lin Qiao asked, "Why aren't you eating? Eat!"
Lin Qingsheng felt that the room was filled with a chaotic, neurotic atmosphere, and it wasn't coming from just one person.
After dinner, Yun Chiyi sat on the swing and enjoyed the breeze; this was originally Lin Qiaoyu's spot.
She was lost in thought.
When she first received the forced date order, Yun Chiyi's resistance was frighteningly high. She instinctively disliked Lin Qingsheng, found him annoying, and disdained to talk to him.
To be honest, her dislike for Lin Qingsheng was influenced by Lin Qiaoyu.
When she was receiving Lin Qiao's memories of her childhood, she was standing from Lin Qiao's perspective.
Ever since Lin Qiao was able to speak, He Xin has been giving him daily advice.
You should be a sensible younger brother and not fight with your older brothers over things, not even for a single piece of candy.
Your brother became violent. Is it because you did something wrong? You need to learn to reflect on yourself.
You are not allowed to fight back. As the eldest brother, he is like a father to you. He is teaching you.
Yun Chiyi watched as little Lin Qiao was bullied by his half-brother and brainwashed by his biological mother. Because of her cowardice, he was ruined throughout his childhood. He was just as uneasy as He Xin.
Until He Xin slapped him awake, he realized that seeking He Xin's protection would never lead to anything. Lin Qingsheng would continue to live a carefree and arrogant life.
Yun Chiyi felt increasingly uncomfortable as the wind ruffled her hair.
The system spoke indifferently.
[Host, don't be angry. Why are you only concerned about Lin Qiao being bullied? Did you skip the part where he turned around and tormented Lin Qingsheng, forcing her to leave the country?]
[System, I think the "fight fire with fire" approach is super cool.]
"What do you mean by 'fighting violence with violence'? That's self-protection. Your values are flawed." Yun Chiyi's eyes flickered slightly.
She smiled gently, alluring yet not seductive, and lightly jumped from the swing to the ground.
As expected, it was the system that gave her a spark of inspiration.
Now, Yun Chiyi has more important things to do than to care about Lin Qiaoyu's childhood.
This dating reality show is incredibly boring, and then Lin Qingsheng became the latest guest, clearly there's a reason for her to be with Lin Qiao.
Since we're already here, let's play along.
At this moment, Lin Qiaoyu was on the second floor, with the window open, repeatedly pressing the tip of her pen.
The sound of the pen tip extending and retracting echoed in the room.
"Crack—" The sound of the swing swaying carried on the sea breeze.
The figure on the swing was slender, and after swinging back and forth a few times, suddenly jumped to the ground.
They can't stay idle at all.
He saw her strolling and thinking, a smile spreading across her face after a few steps, her eyes full of calculation.
Lin Qiao's gaze softened, then turned serious as she watched her jog into the house.
Upstairs, he heard her come in and immediately look for Tang Yu, using a soft, sweet voice to beg him to tell her a bedtime story.
How old are you? You still need to listen to stories before bed.
childish.
Lin Qiao casually tossed aside her pen, turned the doorknob, and then leisurely remembered that she had been agonizing over how to kick Lin Qingsheng out, but she had been distracted by watching Yun Chiyi swinging on the swing.
Fine, since Lin Qingsheng is squeezing in, I'll play with him for a bit before kicking him out.
Lin Qiao walked slowly downstairs, and halfway down, she heard Yun Chiyi and Lin Qingsheng talking.
Where do you want to choose for our date?
Did she agree to go on the date?
The sunlight on the stairs suddenly receded, and a dark shadow pressed down on Lin Qiao's shoulders. His eyes were still, then his eyelashes closed, and he took another step down.
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