"It should be." Sister Liu glanced at Xia Lan as she heard Qin Yu's voice getting closer.
"Knock, knock, knock." Sure enough, the door was knocked on the next moment.
Xu Xiaoyu and Sister Liu exchanged a glance. Seeing Xia Lan's red eyes and her look of being on the verge of tears, it was heartbreaking to see.
Sister Liu slowly walked to the gate and opened it.
Qin Yu was already soaked in sweat. He had searched almost every possible location where Xia Lan might be. The buses had already stopped running, so she was unlikely to leave the city.
The only possibility is that someone might have taken him in.
Qin Yu used the most basic method: knocking on doors and asking people one by one.
The moment Sister Liu opened the door, Qin Yu couldn't wait to speak.
"Comrade, I'd like to ask you something. Have you ever seen a pretty woman wearing a white shirt, blue pants, and braided pigtails...?"
Qin Yu had said this countless times; his hoarse voice ached from talking too much.
Qin Yu took a couple of breaths and looked up at Sister Liu, just in time to see a familiar figure.
Qin Yu was stunned and stared blankly at Xia Lan standing next to Xu Xiaoyu. Afraid that he was seeing things, Qin Yu slapped his cheeks hard with both hands, trying to bring himself back to his senses.
When I opened my eyes again, Xia Lan was still there.
After confirming that he wasn't seeing things, Qin Yu stared at her, countless emotions churning in his eyes. Finally, he lowered his head and composed himself.
He rushed towards Xia Lan and hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Wife, please, don't go."
"Brother Yu." Xia Lan was held tightly in Qin Yu's arms, her eyes filled with tears, and she reached out to hug him back.
Sister Liu pulled Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Zhengjiang back into the house, pursing her lips and smiling secretly, leaving the young couple alone.
After a long while, Qin Yu finally released Xia Lan, unable to hide his emotions, and said softly.
Why are you leaving?
“I…I thought you…” Xia Lan pursed her lips and lowered her head.
She thought he couldn't accept her, and rather than cause him so much pain, she decided to leave first and get the divorce certificate sometime later...
However, looking into Qin Yu's unfathomable eyes, Xia Lan didn't dare to continue.
I felt that if she continued talking, she would "die" a terrible death.
"Xia Lan, if you dare leave me, I'll break your legs to keep you by my side forever, understand?" Qin Yu threatened, gently biting Xia Lan's hand.
Xia Lan should have been afraid, but seeing his sorrowful eyes...
He was like a big, abandoned dog, howling at her in frustration and resentment.
She can't feel scared at all, what should I do...?
"I thought...you didn't want me anymore," Xia Lan said, hugging Qin Yu tightly.
After leaving him, she didn't know where to go, who to look for, or what to do. It was as if the sky had fallen and the world was shrouded in darkness.
She really thought she was going to lose him.
When he turned and left without expression, her heart felt as if it had been ripped open, the pain so intense she couldn't breathe.
She thought to herself, he doesn't want to be with her, he hates her so much, she should be more sensible...
Leave voluntarily.
"You suddenly brought up such a big thing, you need to give me time to process it! And when did I ever say I didn't want you anymore!" Qin Yu said angrily, so angry that he wanted to bite her, but he was afraid of hurting her.
“…You seemed to be having a hard time accepting this, and I didn’t want to make things difficult for you.” Xia Lan glanced at Qin Yu cautiously, then lowered her eyes and her expression darkened.
"Let's go home." Qin Yu was so angry he wanted to bite her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. For now, he could only take her home first and then think of how to 'punish' her.
“In… Xiaoyu’s room,” Xia Lan answered cautiously.
Qin Yu led Xia Lan into the Xu family home and said apologetically to Sister Liu, "I'm sorry, Xia Lan has caused you trouble. I'll take her home now."
"It's nothing. It's normal for young couples to have disagreements. Xia, if you ever quarrel, come to my house. I'll be your family home." Sister Liu glanced at Xia Lan, feeling sorry for her for losing her parents at a young age and having no family home. So she would be her family home.
"That's a great idea! From now on, my home will be your family home! If you're ever wronged, just come to my house. I've reserved this empty room for you!" Xu Xiaoyu said happily, holding Xia Lan's hand.
Xia Lan smiled gently, looking at the happy Xu Xiaoyu, and then at Sister Liu.
"……Thanks."
"Qin Yu, watch out! If you make Lanlan cry again, don't think you can take her away so easily!" Xu Xiaoyu threatened Qin Yu, glaring at him.
"Mm." Qin Yu nodded, and squeezed Xia Lan's hand tightly.
There will absolutely not be a next time.
Sister Liu glanced at Xu Xiaoyu, who snorted and ran back to her room unwillingly, taking out Xia Lan's bundle.
"Here, Lanlan's things." Xu Xiaoyu handed them to Qin Yu, who immediately pulled them over.
"Thank you, then we won't bother you any longer." Qin Yu pulled Xia Lan and started to leave.
"Don't rush off, sit down and finish your meal first!" Sister Liu said to the two of them.
"Xia hasn't eaten a single bite yet! She must be hungry. It'll be too late for you to cook when you get back, so let's eat together! I made a lot of food today, that'll be enough."
"I...I'm fine, I'm not hungry." Xia Lan glanced at Qin Yu, her face turning red.
Qin Yu took Xia Lan's hand and sat down. "Then we, as husband and wife, will take our leave."
"Don't be shy, eat up," Sister Liu said happily, and went to the kitchen to get more food for Qin Yu.
Xia Lan was already very hungry, but as she ate the food prepared by Sister Liu, she felt extremely uneasy.
Qin Yu looked very angry...
what to do?
What are some ways to coax him...?
I remember seeing an old ad about 18 ways to coax a man, and I was supposed to do the first one.
"Xia, come and eat some meat! Don't be shy." Xu Xiaoyu put some food on Xia Lan's plate, and Xia Lan smiled and put some back on her plate as well.
"Hehe, you eat too!" Xu Xiaoyu said happily.
Xia Lan saw Qin Yu eating silently, so she reached out her chopsticks and put a piece of food on his plate as well.
"Brother Yu...this is delicious." Xia Lan smiled ingratiatingly.
"Mm." Qin Yu nodded and ate the food Xia Lan had put on his plate.
Xia Lan watched as he clearly ate the food she had picked for him, but why did he seem even more repressed...?
Eek.
After finishing her meal with trepidation, Xia Lan wanted to go to the kitchen to help wash the dishes, but Xu Xiaoyu quickly pushed the couple out the door.
"You two should go back and have a good talk. Don't let Xia Lan cry anymore, or I'll bring her to live at my house! I like her a lot!" Xu Xiaoyu warned Qin Yu.
Qin Yu glanced at Xia Lan and nodded seriously.
"Thank you," Qin Yu said earnestly to Xu Xiaoyu.
If Xu Xiaoyu hadn't taken Xia Lan home, Qin Yu couldn't imagine where Xia Lan would be...
Are they starving, or have they run into trouble, or are they being harassed by someone...?
The thought that Xia Lan might be suffering such treatment in some corner he couldn't find made Qin Yu feel like his heart was being squeezed.
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