sjar Chapter 137 Let's see your acting skills.
Chapter 137 Let's see your acting skills.
Xie Qing tasted a few bites of cake and pastries, then gave Chestnut a thumbs up, "Delicious."
Chestnut: "Really?"
Xie chuckled, "Why would I lie to you?"
Chestnut's face instantly lit up with a smile. "Then, Young Master Xie, you can eat first. I'll go help Aunt Lan."
"Ah."
……
After finishing her dessert, Xie Qing wiped her mouth, then stood up with her hands supporting her weight, and slowly pulled the beanbag chair to the bright, large French window.
The warm spring sun, like a lively elf, skips and hops through the clear glass, pouring down on the ground without reservation, covering it with a layer of golden gauze. In the interplay of light and shadow, dust particles, like tiny stars, dance in the warm air.
Xie Qing lazily nestled on the beanbag chair, basking in the sun, while holding a fox plush toy—which Huo Yunting had caught for her in Anping County.
He scrolled through his phone for a while, his initially indifferent gaze lingering for a moment as he looked at the trending topics list.
#Shocking! Xie Qing's mysterious boyfriend spotted at the airport#
#Xie Qing's Mysterious Boyfriend Suspectedly Exposed#
#Xie Qing HD Reuters#
……
【Ugh... How did you all find out about Qingqing's flight? Why don't I know anything about it? I hate everyone who's ever met Qingqing.】
This was followed by an emoji of a hand gripping a table.
[My wife is so beautiful, haha...]
[Nonsense, that's clearly my husband!!!]
[Stop arguing! Just a friendly reminder: Xie Qing has a boyfriend!]
Why did you remind me of this fact? Why?!
It was followed by a string of angry emojis.
[Where's my boyfriend's face? Where's his face? I want to see his face! Wasn't it supposed to be a suspected leak? Where's his face?!]
[Damn it, after looking for ages, it's just another attention-grabbing trending topic. There isn't even a single clear photo of the face, yet they're saying it's been leaked.]
[Seriously, the girls at the airport weren't very helpful; there wasn't a single picture of Qingqing's boyfriend.]
A while later, a fan who went to pick her up at the airport replied to this comment: "Qingqing's boyfriend is just an ordinary person. There's no need to post his photos online for public judgment. This is probably one of the reasons why Qingqing hasn't revealed who her boyfriend is."
Be grateful for this profile picture of me wearing a mask! At least you can see one eye.
[His eyelashes are so long, and he's so tall. He even bought roses, and he looks so happy with his gentle smile. The young couple seems so sweet and content.]
To be honest, I always thought Xie Qing was the scumbag type, but I never expected that from the time he revealed he had a boyfriend until now, it's always been the same person.
[Haha... Even though I can't see Qingqing's boyfriend's face, just by looking at their height, I can still tell it's the same person.]
【…】
Xie Qing briefly enjoyed her own gossip before checking her unread messages on WeChat.
Leo: Honey, your clothes are ready. They'll be delivered in a few days.
I can't wait to see you wearing them! (ゝw?′★)
It was sent around 11 p.m. last night. At that time, he seemed to be having sex with Huo Yunting... cough, I mean, rolling around in bed.
Thinking about what happened last night, Xie Qing's waist started to ache again. Where did the other person get such abundant energy? It was simply superhuman.
"Thank you, Master!"
Chestnut's voice grew louder as she approached, carrying washed fruit and walking briskly toward Xie Qing.
"Chestnut, are you done with your work?"
Chestnut shook her head and sighed, "No."
As she spoke, she handed the fruit to Xie Qing, saying, "I can't help Aunt Lan with cooking at all."
"At most, I'll help serve some dishes."
Xie Qing popped a cherry into her mouth and asked curiously, "How so?"
Chestnut immediately leaned closer to Xie Qing, her mouth babbling incessantly, "Aunt Lan's knife skills, her carving techniques... are incredibly amazing."
"I was afraid that I might accidentally ruin the dishes Aunt Lan made, so I came out."
Her eyes shone with envy. "When I was still at the Huo family's old mansion, I heard from the elders that Aunt Lan had cooked at state banquets when she was young. She had managed more than a hundred state banquets and was a national treasure-level chef. She had won countless gold awards for cooking..."
Xie Qing was truly shocked, "Aunt Lan is so amazing!"
Chestnut nodded, her eyes filled with longing. "When I can reach Aunt Lan's level, I'll wake up laughing in my dreams."
Xie Qing: "You're already very capable. You know a lot of things, and your cooking is delicious."
Chestnut wiped away imaginary tears, touched. "Young Master Xie, although I know you're just trying to comfort me... I'm still incredibly moved..."
Xie chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, stop with your acting."
Chestnut: "Okay."
The two chatted while eating fruit until Aunt Lan called out "Time to eat." Xie Qing spat out the fruit pit in her mouth, looked at Chestnut, and said, "I think I'm full."
Chestnut let out a burp without any regard for her image and said, "Me too."
……
Xie Qing arrived at the dining table and looked at the dishes in front of her, which looked delicious and were beautifully presented. Suddenly, she felt that she could still eat some.
Aunt Lan stood to the side and ladled a bowl of black chicken soup for Xie Qing. "Young Master Xie, look how thin you've become. Filming is so hard, eat more..."
It was, after all, a token of the old woman's goodwill. Xie Qing accepted it and took a few sips. "Thank you, Aunt Lan. Your cooking is as delicious as ever."
Aunt Lan's eyes instantly curved into crescents, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes unfolded layer by layer like blooming autumn chrysanthemums.
Xie Qing had undoubtedly eaten too much again. After digesting for a while, she drank a bowl of bitter Chinese medicine.
This is fucking miserable...
*
The Huo family.
Huo Yunting is always either in a meeting or on his way to one when he enters the company; he's really busy.
After finishing two meetings in the morning, the first thing I did when I got back to the office was to check my phone's security camera feed to see what Qingqing was doing.
In the video, Xie is curled up slightly, still resting.
Huo Yunting reflected on himself for a moment, then continued watching, spending half an hour just watching Xie Qing sleep.
If it weren't for the upcoming meeting, the other party might have actually spent the whole day looking at it.
……
Evening, at Yushui Bay.
After taking a shower, Xie Qing nestled comfortably on the beanbag chair, covered with a small blanket.
Originally, I planned to wait for Huo Yunting to come back, but the warm atmosphere made my eyelids droop and I fell asleep without realizing it.
In a daze, Xie Qing felt her body lighten, as if she were being steadily lifted up, as if floating on soft clouds.
Sensing the familiar presence, his eyelids twitched slightly before he opened his eyes.
Xie Qing felt that her vigilance was almost completely ineffective when facing Huo Yunting.
He didn't wake up until he was almost carried to the room.
Huo Yunting gently placed her on the bed. "Qingqing, you don't have to wait for me. If you're tired, just go to bed and sleep."
He said that, but his face clearly showed a smile.