That's the downside of a house being too quiet; any sound will be amplified.
Shi Guang glanced at the caller ID, hesitated for a moment, and then answered the phone: "Mom, is something wrong?"
Lin Momo's finger trembled slightly as she tapped the screen.
On the other end, Shi's mother's voice suddenly rose two octaves: "Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong? Tell me, you haven't been home for days, what have you been doing out there?"
"Something came up recently, so I can't go back."
"Shiguang, tell Mom the truth, are you having an affair?"
Shi Guang glanced at Lin Momo, who was placing an order on her phone, and seeing that she looked nonchalant, he took two steps away before saying, "Mom, I really have something to do and can't go back. How about this, the day after tomorrow, I'll make time to go back and see you."
Shi's mother could tell that her son was avoiding her question, but she didn't have time to care. Since her son wouldn't tell the truth, she would just pretend she didn't know.
Having been married into the Shi family for so many years, she had long since learned to play dumb.
Then, she directly stated the purpose of the call: "It doesn't matter whether you see it or not. Qingya is coming back from England. Her flight is at 3:40 pm tomorrow. When you pick her up at the airport, remember to bring a bouquet of flowers. Qingya likes red roses, so don't buy the wrong ones."
"Four years ago, you deserted your post, leaving Qingya, a young girl, to study so far away all by herself. I don't know how she's managed to get through all these years alone there..."
As Shi Guang walked to the window, she reluctantly raised her voice to interrupt her mother's rambling: "Mom, I've told you before, I have no romantic feelings for Qingya. Let's not do anything that would cause misunderstandings, okay?"
Four years ago, he didn't want to study in the UK because he didn't want to be matched up by both sets of parents.
Four years later, he already has a woman he likes, so it's even less likely that he'll let his parents control him.
Shi's mother turned the tables on him: "Then tell me, which woman do you have romantic feelings for? Let me tell you, I can ignore your affairs with other women, but don't go too far and embarrass Qingya."
"What happened last time already upset the Xu family. Your father went to great lengths to smooth things over for you, so don't cause any more trouble."
“Our family and the Xu family have already discussed it. We will arrange your engagement after Qingya returns to China. If you young people don’t want to get married too early, then you can get married a few years later, but the marriage must be arranged first.”
This marriage was already a done deal.
She just couldn't understand why her son couldn't see this point.
"Mom, if you and Dad really want this daughter-in-law, why don't you let Shi Lei marry her? He should be happy to do so." Shi Guang started to shift the blame.
Upon hearing this, Shi's mother was displeased and immediately scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Qingya likes you, not your brother. Besides, the two of them are several years apart in age. Shiguang, you must not say such nonsense again. What would the Xu family think if they heard it?"
It's like Qingya is determined to marry no one but her son.
Which parent would feel comfortable hearing such words?
Shi's mother wasn't blind; how could she not see that her younger son had feelings for Qingya? But unfortunately, Qingya was in love with her eldest son.
Having caught the loophole in her mother's words, Shi Guang immediately retorted, "If Qingya doesn't like someone, she doesn't have to marry them. But if I don't like her, why should I marry her?"
This is such a double standard!
He even wanted to ask his mother who her biological son was.
Shi's mother paused for a moment, then pressed on, saying, "It's okay if you don't like her. Feelings can be cultivated over time. Look at Qingya, she's so outstanding and beautiful. As you two spend more time together, you'll definitely fall in love with her."
Shi's mother clearly liked Xu Qingya very much and tried hard to match the two together.
Unfortunately, her son wouldn't cooperate.
"Mom, that's all for now. I have something to do, so I'll hang up."
He and Qingya have known each other since their first year of high school. So many years have passed; if they were meant to be together, they would have been by now.
Since it didn't happen, there's absolutely no chance it will happen in the future.
*
Perhaps because the room was too quiet, the two people's voices kept drilling into Lin Momo's ears, making it difficult for her to concentrate and causing her to place the wrong order several times.
Fortunately, the order could be cancelled after payment, so there was no actual loss.
Lin Momo couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Guang calmed himself down before walking towards Lin Momo, who was sitting by the desk.
How many orders have you placed?
"Three orders, please," Lin replied quietly.
"How come there are only a few orders?"
Feeling embarrassed to admit that she had placed the wrong order, Lin Momo pretended not to hear and focused on selecting items, acting as if she was very busy.
The next moment, without warning, Shi Guang asked her, "Mo Mo, you heard what I just said, didn't you?"
This was the first time Shiguang had ever called her that.
She used that sweet, cloying tone again.
Lin Momo could no longer keep up the act and could only nod silently.
His gaze remained fixed on the phone screen.
"I hope you won't overthink it..."
Lin Momo turned to Shi Guang and said earnestly, "Shi Guang, I didn't think too much about it. Actually, you don't need to explain anything to me, really."
At this point, she smiled and said, "At most... I can only be considered your ex, I can't be with you for long."
After she left, time can't possibly remain a bachelor forever, can it?
Even if he wanted to, his family wouldn't allow it.
As for who will ultimately win the award, that's none of her business.
Time embraced her and couldn't help but sigh softly, "Are you really that pessimistic about our future?"
"That's called facing reality, okay?" Lin chuckled, then broke free from his embrace. "I'm busy right now, don't bother me!"
As she spoke, she started looking at her phone again to select items, place an order, and make payment.
Lin Momo knew from the beginning that even if she could stay in this time and space, she was destined not to walk down the aisle with Shi Guang, and she would never become his woman who could not be seen in the light of day.
Therefore, she was not particularly resistant to the idea of time travel.
Let everything end at its most beautiful moment, leaving each other with some memorable memories.
*
After that day, the two of them tacitly avoided mentioning the topic again.
When Shi Guang answered the phone again, Lin Momo consciously went to another room.
Whenever Shi Guang went out alone, Lin Momo never asked him what he was going out to do.
The only concern is how she'll be able to ship all these packages back after placing so many orders and receiving so many every day.
Will I run my legs off every day and get so exhausted that I collapse?
Fortunately, time was on my side; I drove the car directly to the Cainiao Post Station and brought it back to her in one trip.
Once they reached the underground parking lot, she stored all the packages in her spatial storage, saving the two of them the trouble of carrying them up and down the stairs. After they came up, she put the packages in the empty room.
After that, she sat on the floor and happily began unpacking the packages.
At first I was very excited, but after taking things apart a lot, I felt extremely tired.
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