บท 22: Past and Present
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
Xiao Li looked at the complaints of the three people in her best friends group chat and could not help but laugh softly…
Qin Xiao turned to look at her. "You're that happy?"
Xiao Li nodded. "I'm happy!"
As Xiao Li spoke, she typed a message on her phone and sent it out. [With me around, even without today's incident, you guys don't have a good image!
We're the awkward sister group!
I've long since finished exposing all your scandals.]
As soon as Xiao Li sent the message, the three people on the other end sent a message in unison.
Feng Ye Piao Piao: [So love will disappear, right…]
Disappearing Wen Jing: [So love will disappear, right…]
Zhi is moved by you: [So love will disappear, right…]
Xiao Li looked at it and replied coldly.
[No love at all! How can it disappear?
I'm not a lesbian!!!]
After Xiao Li sent this message, the group fell silent.
Seeing that her phone was no longer ringing, Qin Xiao said, "Are you done chatting?"
Xiao Li nodded. "I released a killing move and they were instantly wiped out."
Qin Xiao laughed softly. "I didn't eat much tonight. I'm a little hungry now. Do you want to eat something?"
Xiao Li nodded. "Sure! Let's go to the university town next door!
There's a food street, lots of good food there. I'll take you there…"
Qin Xiao nodded and turned the car towards the university town.
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow. "I haven't told you how to get there. How did you know you were going to turn around?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "Didn't you say that next door to the university…"
There was nothing wrong with these words at first, but Xiao Li still felt that something was amiss…
Qin Xiao saw that something was wrong with Xiao Li's expression and smiled without explaining.
Of course, he did not turn around because Xiao Li said that the university town was beside the university.
He knew where the University Town was. That was why he turned around.
As for why he knew? Of course it was because he had secretly followed her several times. He even knew which stall Xiao Li liked to go to…
The car arrived at the university town in a short while. Qin Xiao found a parking space and parked the car. He got out of the car and walked hand in hand with Xiao Li on the food street…
When she arrived at the food street, Xiao Li was in a good mood!
It had been two months since she had eaten anything delicious here, but when they really started walking down the street, Xiao Li realized that she had overlooked something major.
She had forgotten that this was a university town! The university town was filled with university students!
She could run into someone she knew.
As soon as Xiao Li and Qin Xiao reached the first stall, they bumped into an acquaintance. This person was none other than Ji Jierui.
Ji Jierui saw Qin Xiao and Xiao Li appearing hand in hand again. His heart turned cold.
The last time, he'd been able to fool himself into thinking he might be imagining things.
But now that they had met again, he couldn't lie to himself anymore.
When she met Ji Jierui again, Xiao Li thought that since she had seen him last time, there was no need to hide anything. She immediately greeted Ji Jierui, "Senior, you came here to shop around too!"
Ji Jierui nodded. "Yes! You guys are here to shop too! Who is this?"
Xiao Li smiled and said, "He's my husband, Qin Xiao."
Ji Jierui's tongue knotted at that. "Hus-husband?"
Ji Jierui originally thought that Xiao Li would say that he was her boyfriend, but in the end, she said that he was her husband.
A husband and a boyfriend were worlds apart.
Xiao Li smiled and said, "Senior, you can shop first. My husband and I will go shopping elsewhere."
Ji Jierui nodded stoically. "Oh, okay…"
Xiao Li pulled Qin Xiao along and walked all the way to her favorite stall…
Qin Xiao smiled as he followed her. As he was already handsome, his smile was even more eye-catching. In addition, his suit was different from the casually-dressed university students beside him, so he attracted a lot of attention along the way.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Xiao Li skillfully picked out some food for herself and turned to look at Qin Xiao. "What do you want to eat?"
Qin Xiao smiled. "Whatever you're having."
When Xiao Li heard this, she picked another one for herself. After choosing, she gave it to the lady boss and pulled Qin Xiao to sit at a small table at the side…
It didn't take long for their food to arrive. Xiao Li quickly dug in.
She was really hungry. At dinner time, she had to busy herself with the decorations for the party and she didn't eat much. She was really hungry now.
Qin Xiao smiled as he watched Xiao Li eat and he also started eating.
Qin Xiao had come to eat at this stall a few times, but he had always come back alone after Xiao Li left.
Now, he could finally sit opposite Xiao Li and eat together with her.
Xiao Li took a few mouthfuls and felt that her stomach was filled. Only then did she look up at Qin Xiao. "How is it? It's delicious, right?"
Qin Xiao nodded. "That's right."
Xiao Li smiled at that.
At this moment, a small ball suddenly rolled towards Xiao Li's feet. Immediately after, a child who looked to be three or four years old ran over to pick up the ball…
When the lady boss, who was busy over there, saw that the child had run to Xiao Li's table, she quickly came over and said, "I'm sorry, the child is naughty and disturbed your meal."
Xiao Li looked up and smiled. "Lady Boss, it's okay. Is this your child? Why haven't I seen him before?"
The lady boss smiled and said, "His grandmother used to take care of him in his hometown. The child is going to enter kindergarten this year. I miss him too, so I picked him up and brought him to a kindergarten here."
Xiao Li said, "But are you free to take him with you when you're doing your business?"
The lady boss smiled and said, "Even if I don't have time, I have to spare some time!
Although it would be more tiring to bring the child out, it would be worth it to see the child every day."
As the lady boss was talking, the boss was very busy and called her back…
After the lady boss left, Xiao Li was in a daze for a while. When Qin Xiao saw her in a daze, he called out to her, "Nini, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Li came back to her senses. "Nothing. Let's eat quickly! Otherwise, it'll be cold later."
The two of them quickly finished their meal and walked out hand in hand. When they passed by a stall selling dried goods, Xiao Li was about to call for a stop when Qin Xiao had already stopped at the stall and asked the boss to weigh a catty of melon seeds.
When Qin Xiao handed the paper bag containing the melon seeds to Xiao Li, the strange feeling from before rose again.
This… Why does it feel like Qin Xiao is very familiar with this place?
With doubts, Xiao Li was brought out of the food street by Qin Xiao and they took a walk by the river in the university town…
After a long silence, Xiao Li asked, "Uncle, why do I feel like you're very familiar with this place?"
Qin Xiao turned around and stared at Xiao Li. "Because I've been here many times.
I know that your favorite food is the Oden stall. I know that you and your roommates like to buy a catty of melon seeds after eating the oden. Then, you can walk along the river and eat while walking towards the university…
I once went to eat oden and bought melon seeds to eat by the river…"
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