Chapter 89: Are you attracted to me?
Qing Wu shuddered, the sound of "Qingqing" making her heart tingle. She stopped where she was, but did not turn around.
She was still hesitant, not knowing how to face him.
But just as she was struggling in her mind, she heard the dull sound of a wooden stick hitting the floor. The sound made her turn around subconsciously, and she saw a black figure appear on the thin door behind her. The two were only two steps away.
"Qingqing, do you still want me to open the door for you personally?"
Qingwu's breathing stagnated, and before he could react, the two doors suddenly opened a palm's length apart. Xiao Ji's face, as clean as a spring willow, first came into Qingwu's sight. His originally round peach blossom eyes had narrowed, and a hint of displeasure was revealed in his eyes.
This was the first time Qingwu saw this expression on his face... No, that's not right, he was standing!
The door opened a little more, revealing Xiao Ji's figure completely. He stood quietly behind the door. If it weren't for the crutch under his left armpit, he would look like an ordinary person.
"You...you stood up?! When did you stand up?"
Qing Wu instantly forgot his previous worries and stepped forward, concerned about Xiao Ji's injury. "Liu Lang, does your leg hurt? How long can you hold out?"
Seeing her eyes filled with concern for him, Xiao Ji couldn't help but curl his lips. He knew that his wife still cared about him. However, thinking of her hesitation just now, thinking that she actually wanted to leave directly, the young man's heart rose with a faint anger.
He originally wanted to tell the truth, but now he changed the subject. He immediately pretended to be unsteady and held the door frame with his right hand, and his voice became weak.
"My legs hurt a little..."
His voice was weaker than usual, and the ending tone was filled with subtle grievance and trembling. "But it's okay. I can still walk a few steps..."
Before he finished speaking, the young man's tall figure suddenly leaned forward. Qing Wu didn't have time to think and subconsciously reached out to hold his arm.
Through the thin clothes, she could feel the slight tremors coming from his skin, and immediately scolded him: "Nonsense! You can only walk a few steps, why are you trying so hard?"
The next moment, she was stunned by the boy's words, "If I don't come to open the door and call you, you will leave, right?"
The boy's breath brushed past her ears, "Qingqing, tell me, should I be so stubborn?"
Qingwu's ears instantly burned. Xiao Ji's breath was so close, the faint bitter smell of medicine, yet it made her heart beat like a throbbing drum. She instinctively tried to step back, but he held her wrist firmly. His palm was scorching hot, burning her heart.
"Why...grab my hand?"
Qing Wu asked somewhat helplessly. She subconsciously looked at Xiao Ji, but met his eyes which were full of undercurrents.
Perhaps it was the natural gap between men and women, the boy was innocent and cute in front of Qingwu before, but a month's work had subtly reversed the situation, and just one glance made Qingwu dare not look at him anymore.
The time when she used to tease him seemed to be gone forever.
Qing Wu was frightened by this look and subconsciously looked away, but heard the young man in front of him slowly reply: "If you don't catch Qingqing, Qingqing will run away."
The word "run" was really intriguing when he said it, with a sense of joking and teasing frivolity, but what he said was the truth. Qingwu was indeed preparing to leave.
So the girl could only ignore the teasing in those words and pretend to be calm and explained: "No way! I was just worried about disturbing you."
Xiao Ji didn't argue with her about her motive for leaving just now. He just chuckled and said, "Okay, I was wrong about Qingqing. Now that I'm still awake, Qingqing can't be considered a nuisance. Let's go back to the room and sleep."
His tone was the same as usual, but Qing Wu had keenly sensed that a storm was coming tonight, so how could he dare to agree? He immediately made an excuse and said, "Xiao Xing... still needs my attention. I just came to take a look..."
The young man nodded, without stopping, and said, "Then Qingqing, you have to protect me to bed first."
Qing Wu breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps forward with his hands protecting him, but it was only two steps before the young man suddenly kicked the half-open door.
With a "clang", the door closed tightly, and then a long arm pressed tightly on the door.
Qingwu subconsciously looked back at the door, then looked at the young man.
The boy's face was no longer calm, but full of a smile of success.
"You, what are you doing?" Qing Wu actually stuttered and subconsciously took a step towards the door, but the young man had already stepped forward and leaned his back against the door, blocking the exit tightly. The crutch that had been difficult to use just now was now as useful as an arm.
"I should ask what Qingqing is going to do."
The young man's voice was deep, causing Qing Wu's heart to skip a beat. However, the only exit of this inner room was behind Xiao Ji, so he could only forcefully reply:
"Didn't I say... I was going to see Xiao Xing..."
But her voice was trembling and her eyes were wandering, which made the boy couldn't help but laugh softly. He directly exposed her lie and asked, "Then why don't you dare look at me?"
Seeing the undeniable shyness on the girl's jade-white cheeks, Xiao Ji didn't want to beat around the bush anymore and simply said, "Ask you a question."
Hearing this, the redness on Qingwu's face faded instantly, and the hands under his sleeves couldn't help but clench. Was he going to ask that question -
"Are you pleased with me, darling?"
Um?
Qing Wu raised her head instantly, but saw that Xiao Ji's eyes were deep and his brows were serious, but the blush on his cheeks was not necessarily better than hers.
She felt amused, embarrassed, and relieved at the same time. Her eyes wandered for a moment, and she couldn't help but spit out, "You, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Qing Wu's ears felt hot, and his voice rose a few notches, "Who, who is attracted to you!"
Xiao Ji took a step forward unhurriedly, leaning on his crutches. He looked down at her and said softly, "Then why does Qingqing take such good care of me every day? Why was she so happy to see me stand up? And why..."
He suddenly reached out and gently stroked her flushed cheek with his fingertips, "Why are you blushing so much now?"
Qing Wu was speechless at his question, her heart beating so fast it threatened to burst out of her chest. She wanted to retort, but when she looked up, she met his smiling eyes, which reflected her panic, leaving her nowhere to hide.
"I was just..." She stammered, trying to find an excuse, "out of marital affection..."
"Oh?" Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows and took another step closer. Even though he was leaning on a cane with one hand, it did not diminish his current momentum. "Then why did you ask me to call you 'Qingqing'?"
Seeing the girl's puzzled expression, Xiao Ji simply pointed out the historical allusion: "Wang Rong's wife often addressed her husband as 'Qing'. Wang Rong thought this was against etiquette, but his wife replied: 'I love you dearly, so I call you 'Qing Qing'. If I don't call you 'Qing Qing', who will?"
"You asked me to call you 'Qingqing'. Doesn't that mean I should love you and kiss you? How can you expect me to love you and kiss you if you don't like me?"
In fact, it was a little difficult for Xiao Ji to say this, but in order to force his wife to express her feelings, what if he was willing to risk it?
But the girl in front of him was stunned as if struck by lightning. After a long while, she said in a confused tone, "I called you Qingqing, the Qing of indigo."
Now it was the turn of the young man in front of him to have a froze expression, and his hand holding the crutch almost slipped.
"……What?"
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