Chapter 10
Chen Pu's eyes were like an eagle's, staring at any smiling expression of the person in front of him, trying to catch any clues. But when he heard her words, his attention was drawn again. He suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked, "Goodbye? Where is he going? What's the goodbye?"
"He might go to Tsinghua University to study."
"You're not coming back?"
"Who knows? He wants to study for a master's or doctoral degree, and he wants to stay in a certain university to do research or teach in the future. The road is long and arduous, and it is possible that he will study for 10 or 8 years."
Chen Pu controlled the lines of his facial muscles extremely calmly, not letting even a hint of a smile show. He lowered his head, slowly poured himself another cup of tea, and then asked seriously: "Why don't you drink tea? The tea I gave you is good and fragrant."
Li Qingyao couldn't bear to see his expression of trying to hide his emotions, and his emotions were about to show on his face. She wanted to laugh, but she held back and replied calmly, "I drank it. Luo Huaizheng and I just drank it together."
But how could Chen Pu, who was about to dominate the competition, be hurt by such words? He smiled and said, "He is leaving soon, so we should treat him with some tea. I will give him another box later. Leave it to me."
Li Qingyao: ...
Unexpectedly, Chen Pu asked again: "Did he confess to you?"
Li Qingyao looked at him suspiciously, wondering where he made that guess. But if he used his criminal police abilities on Luo Huaizheng, it wouldn't be surprising if he could guess it right.
However, Li Qingyao looked at his extremely relaxed eyebrows and slightly upturned mouth corners, and suddenly understood why he asked this unnecessary question. He had guessed something and wanted to hear the answer from her own mouth.
Li Qingyao was numb: "Chen Pu, you can't go too far."
Chen Pu said calmly, "How did I go too far? Your brother is not here now, so I have to keep an eye on you for him. This is related to your life, so of course I have to ask clearly."
Li Qingyao thought to himself, "Let me see how you act," and replied, "Yes, he did say something. But later, he and I agreed that it would be more appropriate to be friends. We both have our own paths to take in life. Okay, any other questions?"
"Not this time." Chen Pu finally laughed, his eyes bright and his eyebrows shining. He was already handsome today, and this smile made him even more handsome.
Li Qingyao felt a little overwhelmed. She immediately looked down at her phone and knocked on the table: "It's 11:05, what else do you want?"
Chen Pu had prepared a lot to say, but now that the crisis was resolved, he relaxed again and it was no longer necessary for him to say it now. Moreover, Li Qingyao looked a little irritable, and he felt that tonight was not a good time.
So he stood up reluctantly and said, "Nothing, just came to take a look, then I'll go back."
Li Qingyao walked him to the door, but he was not forgiving: "Oh, so you're alright? You're all right. Why did you dress yourself up like this in the middle of the night? I thought you were going on a blind date or a date, or were you planning to go to a bar to look for a romantic encounter?"
Chen Pu stood at the door and said righteously, "Why go to a bar? I never go to such messy places. My family... did urge me to go on a blind date, but there was no way I could go. I would never go."
Li Qingyao wanted to laugh, but he held it back with a straight face, saying, "You can go if you want, who cares." She actively opened the door for him and said, "Okay, get out. Nothing happened here tonight, are you relieved?"
As soon as she said this, she was slightly stunned.
Chen Pu was about to take a step forward, but suddenly he stopped and didn't move.
Li Qingyao turned around and walked quickly into the house: "Goodbye, I won't see you off. Close the door for me."
Chen Pu turned around, looked at her almost fleeing figure, slammed the door shut, and followed her in.
Li Qingyao listened to his footsteps getting closer and closer. She lowered her head and tidied up the tea set, cups, and paper towels on the table. Her movements were mechanical and quick, as if she didn't feel anything.
Chen Pu took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on her face, and stood one step behind her. He asked slowly and clearly, "Why did you reject other men and let me feel at ease?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qingyao's ears went numb.
She said nothing, didn't look at him, picked up the tea set and went to the kitchen. How could Chen Pu be cowardly at this critical moment? Can you let her go? He followed in immediately. The kitchen was cramped, and she stood in front of the sink washing. He approached her again and asked slowly, "How did you know that I was worried?"
Li Qingyao remained silent, as if he didn't even hear the buzz of a mosquito. But Chen Pu still saw that her ears and cheeks, which were usually as white as jade, were now extremely red. This woman, who usually has no taboos and a tough face, at this moment even her slender neck began to turn red.
Chen Pu felt mixed feelings of sadness, joy, and grief. That feeling, bitter and sweet, was like the roughest sandpaper, gently rubbing against his heart which had been shattered into pieces over the past few days. Then it suddenly jumped up again, looking very lively.
He thought, she knew everything. She could feel his intentions, his gaze, and his nervousness. But this woman was too experienced. Although she clearly had that intention in her heart, she never showed any sign of it and did not show any extra enthusiasm towards him. If he hadn't let the cat out of the bag today, he doubted that Li Qingyao could continue to pretend, pretending to be calm and confident. Even if he continued to spit blood secretly because of the love injury, mouthful after mouthful, she would not speak easily.
Of course, this doesn't mean that as a man, he should let women speak first. But she hid it too deeply, and this sweetness after suffering came too suddenly, so Chen Pu did not have any emotions like being overjoyed and getting rich overnight. There were only waves of sweetness, followed by sadness, and a faint sense of grievance that was too embarrassing to face others.
But of course Chen Pu would never show these emotions. The little flower seedling in his heart had been half-dead for several months, but it still stood stubbornly with its back straight. At this moment, a pot of green top-grade compound fertilizer came flying towards him, stunning his loving little flower buds. So what can it do? I could only sob and cry while taking big gulps of this gift from God.
Chen Pu calmed himself down and realized that as a man, he had to take control of the situation. If he doesn't accomplish something tonight, he's a pig!
Suppressing his heartbeat that was finally going crazy, he put on a smile, put his hand on the range hood, leaned over, looked down at her rare red face, and asked, "Come on, why don't you talk? Aren't you usually very good at talking?"
Li Qingyao was not much better than him at the moment. Her face was burning, she was confused, and her mind was in turmoil. It was one thing for her to bully Chen Xiaopu normally. But if Chen Xiaopu treated her like a man treats a woman, grabbing her by the tail and staring at her without letting go, that would be a different matter.
She threw the rag into the sink, pushed him against the chest, and fled back to the living room, but she said firmly, "What are you talking about? Are you going to leave or not?"
Chen Pu walked back to the living room leisurely, sat down on the sofa and said, "Of course I'm not leaving."
"It's 11:15!"
Seeing that she was as tense as a hedgehog, Chen Pu thought for a moment, patted the sofa beside him, and said gently, "I won't tease you anymore. Come here, let's talk this out calmly."
Li Qingyao felt like he was facing a formidable enemy tonight. He couldn't figure it out for a moment and wondered how he could explain this matter clearly.
But she didn't lose the battle, this was her home! So she walked over, sat down halfway across the seat, put one hand on the armrest of the sofa, crossed her legs, and raised her chin: "You say."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Pu suddenly turned around and covered him with his whole body. He pressed one hand against the wall next to her head and squeezed her shoulder with the other. This was the first time that Li Qingyao felt so clearly the difference in their body sizes. When he tried to pin her down, she had no time to react or chance to fight back. At this moment, he almost blocked her entire view, leaving her with only him.
Li Qingyao knew he had been fooled. This guy is so cunning even in such matters!
But at this moment, Chen Pu's face was only a few centimeters away from her, and his breath gently sprayed on her face. His body was also very close to her, so that her entire body fell into his arms, with almost no gap.
His eyes were deep, as if he was looking at her so seriously for the first time. Look at her hair, her rosy cheeks, and her equally red lips. His Adam's apple moved and his expression was also tense. Then he raised one hand and gently rubbed her lips with the tip of his thumb.
The intention of this action was too obvious. He kept staring into her eyes to see her reaction.
Chen Pu didn't know that Li Qingyao felt a slight trembling feeling from the inside out, from his heart to his skin. The feeling was very subtle, from where his eyes were fixed, to where his breath invaded, to where his skin was close to her, every hair on her body stood up. As his thumb touched her, her lips unconsciously opened slightly, and she felt her throat dry and her head hot. But her eyes were wide open, and she looked at him without flinching.
Looking at such a pair of clear eyes that seemed to be speaking, Chen Pu suddenly felt an unprecedented strong feeling in his body, which was so stimulating that his soul began to tremble. It rushed up from his tailbone at an extremely high speed, exploded in his brain, and instantly spread to every inch of blood vessels and bones in his body. He kissed her hard.
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