Chapter 90 Uncle [VIP]
"Boom..."
A series of muffled thunderclaps echoed above the clouds.
On the campus of Mu University, Qing Ran, who was walking side by side with Xing Chao, was looking at the graduation photos he had taken for Xing Chao on his DSLR camera. Hearing the sound, he looked up at the sky.
It's going to rain.
"Shall we set off now?" Xing Chao suggested.
Xing Chao felt extremely uncomfortable whenever his sister-in-law's focused gaze fell on him, his heart pounding rapidly. He even didn't want to take graduation photos because of it.
No, he never liked taking pictures. It was his sister-in-law who said that since he graduated early and didn't have a class photo, he wanted to keep a memento.
Qingran, having finished taking the photos, nodded: "Let's go, let's hurry back to our hometown, lest it rains heavily on the way."
The two talked as they walked to the school parking lot and got into their car.
Xing Chao drove, and Qing Ran put away her camera and sat next to him. Hei Xuanfeng, who was bored and sleeping in the car, lazily lifted his eyelids to look at them from behind, then closed his eyes and continued to doze off.
The car started and drove off the campus.
When he was young, Mr. Xing was from a small county town. He got into a school in a big city through his own efforts and met his future wife, Grandma Xing.
After marriage, with the help of his wife's family, he started his own business. At first, everything went wrong, and projects with excellent prospects were always ruined by various unexpected events.
Later, by chance, Master Huang gave him guidance, and he moved his ancestral graves to a place with excellent feng shui in his hometown. His career gradually became smoother, and then he caught the wave of the times and rose to prominence overnight.
Whether metaphysics and feng shui are effective or not is something no one can guarantee.
The old man himself had such a life experience, so he firmly believed in these things.
He used his connections to obtain land in a small mountain village near his ancestral graves and built a beautiful little villa. When Xing Chao talked about going back to his hometown, he was actually going back to that mountain village near his ancestral graves.
The address is in the countryside of this city, and it takes about three or four hours to drive there.
Once the car was out of the city, Qingran used her phone to navigate, which was mounted on the phone holder in front of the car, and asked, "Want to listen to some music?"
As he spoke, he had already opened the music playlist on the car's screen.
Xing Chao said, "Whatever."
Qingran then randomly picked a playlist and played it in order.
Once on the rural-urban expressway, the further into the countryside you go, the fewer vehicles there are on the road. The black car drives alone on the vast, endless highway.
The gloomy sky, the black car, and the gray road surface all merge into a single line in the open view.
A wind picked up in the sky, signaling a potential downpour. The car windows slowly rolled down, releasing a warm and soothing melody.
A woman's soft voice sang, telling her heartfelt thoughts about love.
The wind ruffled the black hair on Qingran's forehead, adding a touch of casualness to his gentle demeanor.
He casually brushed aside the strands of hair that were obscuring his eyes, and then rested his chin on his hand to look out the window. Even such a simple action had a unique charm when he did it.
"I noticed that quite a few students approached you to talk when we were taking photos. Were any of them confessing their feelings to you?"
Xing Chao stiffened slightly, noticing that the person in the rearview mirror wasn't looking at him: "...Yes."
"Is there anyone who will agree every day?"
"No."
A soft laugh was carried by the wind to Xing Chao's ears.
"Didn't you righteously advise me to look forward before? Isn't Chaochao single herself?"
Xing Chao retorted, "That's different."
"What's different?"
Xing Chao: "I don't like them either."
Perhaps because of his brother and sister-in-law's past, he wasn't too averse to it even when some of the classmates who confessed their feelings to him were male.
"What kind of person does Chaochao like?" the voice then asked him.
As if by conditioned reflex, a familiar, handsome young man immediately appeared in Xing Chao's mind.
After a while, Xing Chao gradually became numb to it, ignoring the face in his mind and replying, "Beautiful."
"That's too vague."
The person asking the question seemed to think he was being perfunctory, turned their head away helplessly, and said, "There are so many good-looking people in the world, do you expect me to like them every single day?"
Yes, there are so many good-looking people in the world, so why do I always think of you?
Xing Chao didn't dare to think about it further, and nonchalantly curled his lips: "That only means they don't meet my aesthetic standards."
As soon as he finished speaking, the light before his eyes suddenly turned dark.
A bolt of lightning tore through the dark clouds, followed by a deafening roar of thunder.
Qingran, sitting by the window, felt a cool breeze on her face, wiped away the water, and said, "It's raining."
"We need to speed things up," Xing Chao also said.
Otherwise, if the rain gets too heavy halfway through, they might get stuck on the road.
The two lost interest in talking, so one rolled up the car window and the other turned on the windshield wipers to increase the car's speed.
The car sped along, and as soon as it exited the highway, the gray clouds could no longer bear the weight of the moisture, and large raindrops pelted down, shrouding the world in a hazy mist.
The music was drowned out by the heavy rain, and it just sounded noisy, so Qingran simply turned it off.
He looked at the windshield of the car, which was almost invisible due to the rain, and said with a worried frown, "The rain is too heavy."
Xing Chao nodded.
They glanced at the navigation; they had only just arrived at the town where the mountain village was located, and the rest of the journey would be along difficult mountain roads.
The weather forecast said the heavy rain would continue intermittently until midnight.
He himself was fine, but Yun Qingran was in the car.
The young man's deep voice rang out: "It's too dangerous to travel in the rain. Let's find a place to stay in town first."
Qingran had no objections: "That's the only way. But are there any hotels or inns in this town?"
The original owner of this body was a city dweller, and this was his first time visiting this place.
Xing Chao, who comes back every year to pay respects to his ancestors, is quite familiar with this place. Upon hearing this, he drove towards the place he remembered and replied, "There are no hotels, but there are two guesthouses."
He went to the one with better conditions.
The hotel door was closed, but there was a sign on the door advertising subletting.
The shop owner next door kindly told them that the hotel had closed down because of its nice decor and high prices.
Xing Chao had no choice but to thank the other party and then drove to another hotel.
The hotel is still open.
However, perhaps because the heavy rain came suddenly, there were more passersby with the same plans as them than usual. In addition, the hotel was small, and only the last two ordinary single rooms were left.
“Two rooms,” Xing Chao said.
The boss took out paper and pen to register.
Just then, a rugged-looking, tall, and fat man suddenly rushed in through the rain.
"Brother, brother, spare me a room!"
He wiped the rain from his face and said sincerely to Xing Chao:
“I took my wife and kids back to my hometown for a family feast. We had just driven to town and were about to head back when we got caught in a torrential downpour. My hometown is in the mountains, so driving back isn’t feasible. Brother, could you spare me a room?”
Since this person had arrived first, the hotel owner didn't speak up to help, and put down his pen, intending to wait for the two of them to discuss it themselves.
Xing Chao frowned slightly as two pairs of eyes stared at him, his handsome and unapproachable face revealing a striking and sculpted feature.
The tall, fat man thought he had no chance and was about to ask the owner for double the room rate to try and secure a room.
"Wait a minute, I need to tell my sister-in-law."
Upon hearing the handsome man's words, the tall, fat man was overjoyed: "Alright, alright, you go ask!"
Wait a minute, these are an uncle and his wife.
Although Xing Chao guessed that Yun Qingran would most likely agree, he still did not act first and inform her later.
The rain was pouring down and showed no signs of letting up; holding an umbrella over one's head was practically pointless.
Xing Chao tilted his umbrella to partially cover the car roof to prevent rainwater from entering through the open window. Just as he was about to knock on the window, the person inside had already rolled it down.
"Did something unexpected happen?" Qingran could see the hotel lobby from inside the car.
Xing Chao nodded and briefly explained the tall, fat man's request.
"It's alright, let's give them some." Qingran was indeed willing.
The room wasn't even theirs to begin with, so if the other party could persuade the boss directly, there was nothing they could do.
Xing Chao was not surprised by this result, but...
"If we give them a room, we'll only have one single room left."
Qingran noticed the young man's somber expression, and as if realizing something, lowered her dark eyelashes and said, "If Chaochao minds—"
"no."
Xing Chao interrupted instinctively.
After speaking, he realized that he had answered too hastily, so he adjusted his tone and tried to be as calm as possible, saying, "I was worried that my sister-in-law would mind."
Coupled with the frequent, enchanting dreams he'd been having lately, he felt a bit flustered and confused in this situation.
After listening, Qingran said, "You are Chaochao, what do I have to mind?"
His smile was gentle and soft. It is said that nothing in the world is more gentle than water. Xing Chao felt that Yun Qingran was indeed a person who was as non-aggressive as water.
But in places unseen by others, she also possesses a charming and alluring side.
"..."
My stubborn mind is wandering again.
Xing Chao remained silent for only three seconds before deciding to let it be.
There's nothing he can do about it; he can't control it, just like he can't control his dreams.
He can only guarantee that his actions are conscious.
"I'll go in and tell them."
“Let’s go together,” Qingran said. “We’re not staying here today.”
Xing Chao stepped aside.
The car door opened, and the person about to get off was wearing clean and tidy trousers and shoes, but the surging rainwater at their feet almost reached the soles of their shoes, carrying mud, sand and withered leaves, making it very murky.
Xing Chao's eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
After escorting the person into the hotel with an umbrella, he turned back to pick up Black Whirlwind, who was grumbling in the back row, thinking he was going to abandon it there.
The young man picked up the dog, which weighed several dozen kilograms, without letting its paws touch the ground: "Don't move, do you hear me?"
"Woof!"
The tall, stout man who had just entered put down his dog and was leading his wife and daughter in thanked him repeatedly.
Xing Chao nodded indifferently, not taking it to heart, and told Hei Xuanfeng to follow. He then went upstairs with Qing Ran, who had finished the formalities.
The tall, fat man downstairs stared at their retreating figures, puzzled.
Didn't this guy say he came with his sister-in-law? He hesitated for a moment, wondering if it was inappropriate. Why are there two men?
Or did he mishear?
*
The hotel in the remote town was in very poor condition. The entrance was a space of no more than 10 square meters, with a neat double bed in the middle.
It wasn't a king-size bed, but two men could squeeze in and sleep comfortably.
There are bedside tables on both sides of the double bed for putting things, opposite is a window with the curtains drawn, next to it is a closed bathroom, and that's it.
Xing Chao frowned as he looked around at the overly shabby environment, worried that Yun Qingran wouldn't be used to living there.
"Not bad, it's small but complete."
Hearing this, he felt relieved for the time being: "Sister-in-law, you rest first, I'll go downstairs to get the luggage."
They planned to stay in the countryside for a while, so they brought a lot of changes of clothes and toiletries.
Upon hearing this, Qingran said, "Just give me what I need for washing up tonight. I didn't get very wet. The toiletries are in a separate storage bag, so just take that bag."
After speaking, he looked at Xing Chao, who was almost completely soaked, and softened his tone.
"As for you, you'd better take a hot shower with some clean clothes, or you'll catch a cold."
Feeling cared for, Xing Chao nodded and went out.
He went downstairs and opened the trunk with the remote car key. Because he didn't want the hassle, he didn't use an umbrella, and the beaded rain quickly soaked his back as he rummaged through his belongings.
After finding his own things, Xing Chao went to find Yun Qingran's.
The contents of the other person's suitcase were neatly categorized and stacked, with three storage bags placed side by side.
Xing Chao casually picked one up, opened it, and looked at it. Then, his ears turned red, and he put the item back.
Inside were underwear worn close to the body.
The second item is socks, and the third is toiletries.
He must have had a brain fart. The amount and feel of the toiletries were different from other things. How could he be so stupid?
Luckily, my sister-in-law wasn't here, otherwise she might have thought he was pretending to be confused.
After gathering his belongings and stuffing them under his clothes, the young man hurriedly returned to the hotel upstairs in the rain.
Upon entering, they found the room empty. In the corner, Black Whirlwind lay listlessly on the floor, lazily swishing its tail.
"Where is your other owner?" the young man asked the dog.
The dog naturally ignored him.
"What else can you do besides eat?" Not getting an answer, the young man tossed the toy he had grabbed to the dog.
The dog immediately picked up the toy and started chewing on it.
The young man was speechless: "Oh, so you know how to play."
After finishing his work, the young man took his change of clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
People who are used to taking cold showers in the summer actually took a hot shower this time, but the temperature was a bit low.
After washing up, I called my father, who had already arrived at our hometown, to let him know I was safe and sound. I explained that the rain was too heavy and that he and my sister-in-law would wait until the rain stopped tomorrow before going back.
After hanging up the phone, I heard the sound of the door being pushed open behind me.
"I borrowed the kitchen from the boss and made some ginger soup," Qingran said as she came in carrying a bowl. "You got caught in the rain, so have some ginger soup to warm you up."
The steam rising from the bowl diffused across his handsome features, making the scene before me seem almost unreal.
Xing Chao's heart started pounding uncontrollably again.
He listened to the pounding of his heart, put on a cool and handsome face, walked up to Qingran, and reached out to take her hand.
"Has your sister-in-law had any?"
"I drank it in the kitchen."
I was just kidding.
Xing Chao then took the ginger soup and drank it. The ginger soup with brown sugar was hot and spicy, with a slightly sweet aftertaste, and it actually tasted alright.
"Thanks."
Qingran didn't take it to heart: "We're family, why thank me?"
Family. Xing Chao savored the word in his heart, and his mood softened and relaxed.
Yes, they are a family.
The rain lessened a bit in the evening, but it still hadn't stopped. Qingran and her family, along with the tall, fat man and his family next door, didn't change their minds and decided to leave the next day.
There were no food delivery services in town, so the two of them ate a simple dinner at the hotel that night.
Back in the room, Xing Chao brought in a chair and sat down to look at the group's reports. Qing Ran poured some dog food for Hei Xuanfeng for dinner, then took her things to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, I played with the dog's toys for a while, and then it was nine o'clock in the evening.
"Aren't you done yet?" Qingran asked as she washed her hands and prepared to go to bed.
Xing Chao nodded, staring at his phone screen. "Yeah, there's still a bit left to watch." Although he didn't need to finish watching it tonight.
"Is Chaochao planning to sit on the chair all night after I fall asleep?" Qingran directly exposed his plan.
That was indeed what Xing Chao thought; he pursed his thin lips, unable to deny it.
"If you really do that, I'll get angry." Qingran said in a gentle tone, though she was actually angry.
"To prevent you from disobeying me while I'm asleep," he climbed onto the bed and patted the spot next to him, "Come on up, watch from here."
Xing Chao opened his mouth, wanting to say, "You're my sister-in-law, it's not appropriate for us to sleep in the same bed."
But special circumstances should be treated specially. Sleeping in the same bed doesn't necessarily mean something will happen. Maybe he's just feeling guilty, which is why he's so resistant.
So he got up and sat down on the bedside.
Qingran laughed at his stiff body: "Alright, we're just sharing a room because we don't have any extra rooms, why are you so nervous?"
After saying that, he lay down on the pillow.
"Every morning".
Xing Chao carefully turned his gaze to meet the eyes of the person on the bed.
Qingran smiled at him and said, "I'm going to sleep now. You should also go to sleep early after you finish reading the report. Goodnight."
"Good night," Xing Chao whispered.
Only after a long time had passed, and the breathing beside him had become slow and even, did the young man gently and slowly exhale the breath that had been trapped in his chest.
With his little scheme exposed, Xing Chao didn't try to sit back down in his chair, afraid that Yun Qingran would really get angry at him.
After washing up, I tiptoed to bed and continued looking at the reports.
Unable to concentrate, Xing Chao took a deep breath and forced himself not to look to the side.
The invisible medicinal power enters the lungs with each breath.
After more than twenty minutes, the young man, who was gradually feeling sleepy, turned off the light and lay down as well.
In the darkness, the sounds of light and heavy breathing mingled.
The room, without air conditioning, was sweltering with the heat typical of a summer rain. The tall, sleeping young man turned over and snuggled close to the source of the soft coolness.
"Um……"
The alluring soft moans reached his ears, only making Xing Chao, who was still asleep, feel even hotter.
He groggily opened his eyes, and as his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he could vaguely make out the soft and delicate outline of her lips not far away.
"Sister-in-law..."
A delicate fragrance lingered around his nose, and the body in his arms was soft, cool, and clung to him without any resistance.
Xing Chao recalled that this person had once massaged his body while wearing a bathrobe, and he had also peeled back that dark green layer to carefully admire the crimson inside.
My heart pounded like a drum.
As if possessed, he lowered his head and closed his eyes.
A note from the author:
The next chapter is likely to be locked, so the thank-you list for the next chapter will be posted there. The story was locked during pre-approval and I've revised it several times; I'm hesitant to make changes now.
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