Author: Wei Wen Ming Xiang

Seeing Li Xin again after a month, Shen Qing cried with joy and rushed towards her.

"Aunt Xin, it's so nice to see you."

"It sounds like I'm about to die," Li Xin chuckled and took her suitcase, "As expected, you lost a lot of weight when I wasn't here."

Li Xin smiled mysteriously as if she was remembering something, "By the way, there will be a surprise soon."

Shen Qing's eyes were bright, "Did you prepare a feast for me?"

Shen Qing didn't know Li Xin's so-called surprise until the door opened.

She clearly remembered that the last time she saw Shen You and Li Qinglu was half a year ago. After they dropped her off at Taoyuan Community, they drove to the airport without any hesitation.

Li Qinglu was originally sitting upright, but when she saw Shen Qing standing still, she stood up and took two steps toward her. "Qing Qing?"

Before her hand touched him, Shen Qing subconsciously took two steps back and hid behind Li Xin.

She spoke with a trembling voice: "Why...are you coming back now?"

Shen You explained awkwardly: "I'm sorry, dear, something happened temporarily over there. I originally promised to come back during the Chinese New Year..."

"Then you can tell me in advance and don't come back until now..."

Shen Qing covered her face, tears seeping through her fingers.

Li Qinglu wiped her tears with paper and gently put her shoulder in her arms.

"I'm sorry, I will tell you in time in the future."

Li Xin also comforted her softly, and Shen Qing calmed down before sitting back on the sofa.

Shen You just looked at her happily and said with emotion: "Qingqing is really looking more and more like your mother when she was young."

Li Qinglu smiled and threatened: "What do you mean, I'm not young anymore?"

Shen You hurriedly comforted: "How can I, my Lulu will always be eighteen!"

Shen Qing was used to the fact that the two of them had been married for eighteen years and were still as close as they were in love, so she discussed with Li Xin what to eat for lunch.

"There's no need to add our share," Shen You interrupted, "We'll have to catch the plane back to country B later."

Seeing Shen Qing's expression freeze, Li Qinglu felt distressed and apologetic, "It's still late at night over there. We were afraid that Qingqing would be disappointed if she knew we couldn't come back, so we specially chose a flight overnight. Now it's morning when we go back, and we can still catch up with the meeting."

"Then I'll take you to the airport." Li Xin noticed the stiff atmosphere and stood up to block Shen Qing's disappointed gaze. "There are already desserts in the refrigerator. If Qingqing is hungry, you can eat first."

Shen Qing responded obediently: "...Okay."

She calmly watched the three of them go out, and Li Qinglu looked back worriedly.

Shen Qing sat calmly, feeling the gaze, she raised her eyes and smiled softly like Li Qinglu.

"It's okay. You can go back. I'll be fine by myself."

Li Qinglu was heartbroken and wanted to give some advice, but Shen You put his arm around her shoulders and walked out.

"We can't delay any longer. If there's a traffic jam, we'll probably be late."

The door was rushed, and the chain hadn't had time to close.

Shen Qing looked at the door shaking in the wind for a long time, then slowly stood up and closed the door.

She hugged a pillow and sat on the sofa watching a movie. It was the high-scoring and touching movie "Hachi the Dog" recommended by Zhang Jianshan.

After the movie ended, Shen Qing took out half a packet of paper. She picked up her phone and noticed the message Li Xin sent half an hour ago because it was set to silent.

[Qingqing, there is a traffic jam on the road. I may not go there for a while. I have to work hard to solve lunch by yourself first, okay~]

She sniffed and replied hello.

Shen Qing hugged her knees and finished watching the credits at the end of the film. When she exited WeChat, she accidentally clicked on [Discovery].

When I saw Xie Mingchao's profile picture displayed next to the red dot in the Moments, my hand clicked in faster than my brain.

The accompanying picture is a photo of a dining table filled with dishes, and the copy is...

Shen Qing moved closer to the screen in disbelief to make sure that he had not seen it wrong.

is a cute kaomoji,

She then gave up the suspicion that it was Xie Mingchao himself who posted it. According to what he said, he had never posted on WeChat Moments, let alone posted about his daily life and pretended to be cute.

Shen Qing could imagine Xie Mingchao's expression when he saw the WeChat post posted by Chen Ziwan.

She couldn't help laughing, but she immediately felt miserable.

At least he had relatives with him, but she had nothing.

Shen Qing liked his circle of friends and pressed down his phone in despair. When he was thinking about ordering takeout or going downstairs to eat, his phone vibrated.

When the screen lights up, a pop-up window displays the message from Xie Mingchao.

She opened it expectantly, and there was another message with emojis.

【Qingqing, have you eaten? Why don't you come to our house to eat? ╮(‵▽′)╭】

The word [OK] had already been typed, and Shen Qing realized that this seemed too presumptuous.

The other party was probably waiting for her to reply, and immediately sent another message as soon as she stopped typing.

[Don’t hesitate, I asked Chaochao and he said you got what you asked for]

Shen Qing immediately sent out the word "good".

Wearing plush slippers, she trotted towards the elevator entrance and pressed the button for the fourth floor expectantly.

When Xie Mingchao opened the door for her, he frowned in confusion: "Why are you here?"

Shen Qing was confused: "You didn't call me..."

"Hey, Qingqing is here?"

Chen Ziyuan stuck her head out from behind and pushed Xie Mingchao away, "You kid, go to the side. I asked Qingqing to come."

Xie Mingchao: "Maybe there's not enough food."

"Just don't eat it," Chen Ziyuan glared at him dissatisfied, then smiled brightly when facing Shen Qing, "I can't wrong Qingqing no matter what."

"Forget it, I'll go cook more," Xie Mingchao consciously stepped out of the way, not forgetting to add before going to the kitchen, "After all, she can eat."

Shen Qing was almost about to speak out to Xie Mingchao, but considering that Chen Ziyuan was still nearby, she smiled awkwardly and explained to her: "Don't listen to him slandering me."

"This kid Chaochao just needs to be taken care of," Chen Ziyuan enthusiastically pulled her to sit down at the table, "It doesn't matter if you eat too much, I'll let you lose weight."

Shen Qing took a close look at the dishes on the table. They were much more attractive than in the pictures. She swallowed unconsciously and asked, "Are these all made by Xie Mingchao?"

Chen Ziyuan raised her lips proudly, "Yes, that's why I used his mobile phone to send a message to Moments to show off."

“Do you use the same copywriting in your circle of friends?”

"Ah, I don't have my own WeChat account." Chen Ziwan lowered her eyes as if thinking of something sad, "I have logged out because of some things."

Thinking of the days when she was hiding in Tibet, Shen Qing understood something and pursed her lips apologetically: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask more."

"It's okay. Chaochao has two mobile phone numbers, and I use his." Chen Ziyuan was very optimistic and waved her hand carelessly, "There are only a few in the contacts, so there is no point in sending them."

As she spoke, she peeked towards the kitchen and lowered her voice: "Actually, Chao Chao doesn't have many friends. I sent it to you on purpose. Although looking at my son's cell phone is an invasion of privacy, I found out..."
Chapter completed!