Chapter 134: What if he's weak...

When Liu Ruoxi and Nan Zhiyi looked at the clothes Lin'er stuffed into their hands, they were somewhat dumbfounded. These were way too small...

Originally, Ruoxi had wanted to try on the clothes she bought today, but after looking at the one Lin'er gave her, it seemed like it would work too!

Qin Xuan finished cooking a little past six o'clock, but neither Liu Ruoxi nor Nan Zhiyi was hungry yet. The two of them only ate a tiny bit before losing their appetite.

Lin'er raised her head and glanced at Sister Xi: "I think you should eat a bit more, otherwise your body might not be able to handle it tonight."

"Huh?" Liu Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, and ultimately silently served herself another half bowl of rice.

After dinner, the group changed their clothes and wanted to go out for a stroll, casually picking up some items and nighttime necessities...

Standing by the river, watching the occasional joggers passing by, Liu Ruoxi poked Qin Xuan: "Do you want to go for a run? I'm afraid your stamina won't keep up..."

Seeing this, Qin Xuan shook his head: "Not going! Don't you know how good my physical condition is?"

"Well... but what if we add two more?" Liu Ruoxi glanced sideways at the other two people.

Qin Xuan awkwardly scratched the back of his head and looked at Liu Ruoxi: "What are you still standing there for? Start running."

Watching these three suddenly start running, Lin'er looked down at her slippers... This has nothing to do with me!

Without knowing how far they had run, after jogging a small circle around the river, they came back to find Lin'er leaning against the railing, looking boredly into the water.

"Let's go, time to buy some stuff," Qin Xuan said, wrapping his arm around Lin'er's shoulder.

Disgusted, Lin'er reached out and pushed Qin Xuan's hand away: "You're covered in sweat, stay away from me."

"What sweat?" Qin Xuan touched his neck, feeling quite dry: "Are you looking down on your big brother? How could this little bit of exercise make me sweat!"

"What if you're running on empty..." Lin'er muttered softly with her head lowered.

Qin Xuan heard it, but didn't bother to reply. Whether I'm running on empty or not, don't you know?

The group bought some food and daily necessities at the supermarket before leisurely strolling back home.

As soon as they got home, Liu Ruoxi and Nan Zhiyi dashed toward the bathroom. For some reason, both of them went in and didn't come out, and soon the sounds of an argument could be heard drifting out...

Qin Xuan and Lin'er looked at each other in dismay. Lin'er lay down on Qin Xuan's lap, rummaging through the shopping bag with her hand.

Eventually, Qin Xuan saw her pull out a small box, stuff it into her own pocket, and smile at him: "Stay safe!"

"Not bringing a child back for Dad?" Qin Xuan ruffled her lovely hair, teasing her.

Hearing this, Lin'er reached out and pinched his waist directly: "Dad has already tacitly accepted it, why push him further?"

Come to think of it, Qin Xuan and Lin'er hadn't contacted their dad since then, and Dad hadn't sent any messages to ask about them either.

After the two rested for a while, Liu Ruoxi and Nan Zhiyi finished their showers and walked out. Ruoxi was drying her hair with a towel while looking at Lin'er, who was lounging on Qin Xuan's lap, and shook her head.

"Didn't you just complain about Qin Xuan's sweat earlier? Have you started liking it again?"

"Of course I like it!" Hearing Sister Xi say that, Lin'er wrapped her arms around Qin Xuan's neck, sat up, and kissed him on the cheek.

Liu Ruoxi looked at her actions speechlessly and hurled the towel from her head right at her. Lin'er didn't react in time, and the towel covered her face squarely.

With a wry smile, Qin Xuan reached out to remove the towel, looked at Liu Ruoxi, and beckoned: "Come here, I'll dry your hair for you."

Hearing Qin Xuan's words, Liu Ruoxi cheerfully sat down on the small stool in front of him. Lin'er got up somewhat helplessly, watching Qin Xuan use the hair dryer on Sister Xi's hair, and suddenly wanted to try it herself, eh...

Then Lin'er glanced at Nan Zhiyi's damp hair and raised an eyebrow at her.

Nan Zhiyi simply rolled her eyes at her, dried her hair a bit, and walked back to her room. Sister Xi's exclusive spot was not to be messed with.

Lin'er picked up the snacks she had bought for herself and also got up to leave, not wanting to watch these two.

A few minutes later, Qin Xuan ruffled Ruoxi's slightly dry hair twice: "All done."

"Hehe," Liu Ruoxi massaged her slightly wavy hair and satisfyingly rewarded Qin Xuan with a kiss: "I'll carry you up the ranks later!"

Qin Xuan's hand paused. Am I that kind of person?

Half an hour later, with Ruoxi sitting on his lap, Qin Xuan stared at the screen in utter astonishment.

"Holy crap, what a play!" Climbed up a few more stars, so satisfying...

"You looked completely unwilling a moment ago, and now... tsk tsk tsk, if outsiders knew, they'd all laugh at you," Ruoxi said, pinching Qin Xuan's hand.

Qin Xuan immediately protested: "My girlfriend is carrying me up the ranks, and they'd laugh at me? Do they even have girlfriends?"

Watching the shamelessly cheeky Qin Xuan, Liu Ruoxi was just about to say something—

"Alright, time for bed, right?" Liu Ruoxi covered her mouth and yawned: "Let me show you the outfit Lin'er got me!"

A moment later, Qin Xuan looked at the outfit that clearly couldn't contain her, feeling rather strange...

Qin Xuan stepped forward to untie it for her: "Don't wear this next time, it's leaving marks."

"Don't you like it?" Liu Ruoxi bit her lip and looked at him rather peculiarly.

"I do like it," Qin Xuan hugged her, whispering softly in her ear: "But I like you, not these clothes."

Hearing this, Liu Ruoxi turned her head back to look at Qin Xuan: "Turn off the lights, let me take the lead today..."

Next door, Lin'er was lying in bed with a lollipop in her mouth, chatting with her mom on her phone while the sounds from next door faintly echoed in her ears.

"Mom, what should our future kid call you?"

"..."

"Should they call you grandma on mom's side or grandma on dad's side?"

"..."

"Mom, say something."

"I'm taking a flight over tomorrow to beat you up!" On the other end, Wang Manshu was lying comfortably on the sofa soaking her feet, and seeing the message sent by this unfilial daughter, she simply couldn't hold back anymore.

"No, no, no, Mom, I was wrong!" Lin'er quickly replied and video-called her.

She saw her mom on the other end looking flushed while lying on the sofa, and Lin'er was instantly stunned: "Sorry to interrupt, you guys carry on."

With that, Lin'er consciously hung up the phone. Wang Manshu was a bit dazed, touching her somewhat flushed face. Your mind is really running in unhealthy directions...

She immediately called Lin'er back, and as soon as it connected, Wang Manshu unleashed a stream of scoldings.

"Is your skin itching for a beating? How dare you tease even me? I was just soaking my feet!"

"Oh..." Lin'er stuck out her little tongue in front of Wang Manshu without a shred of dignity: "It was a misunderstanding."

"Spit it out, what do you want?" Wang Manshu asked curiously, looking at Lin'er's expression.

Lin'er found a comfortable posture to lie on the bed: "Nothing really, just wanted to chat with Mom."

"I don't know you? Out with it!" Wang Manshu rolled her eyes at her.

Hearing her say that, Lin'er asked in a low voice: "Mom? Is it really okay for me and Qin Xuan to be together? Did you guys allow it?"

"Of course it's not okay! Your dad has already prepared a big stick, just wait for a beating when you get back," Wang Manshu chuckled at the thought of Qin Jianguo dizzily asking her to drive and pick him up at the airport a few days ago.

Lin'er looked dumbfounded and lowered her head dejectedly: "Dad slipped away so fast back then, I thought he gave his tacit approval..."

"That's because he didn't want to see the two of you!" Wang Manshu said leisurely.

"Speaking of which, when did you start liking Qin Xuan? Was it in high school?!"

Wang Manshu remembered when there had been early signs of it, and she had even deliberately used the class streaming as an excuse to separate the two of them, only for them to end up together in university anyway.

"No... it was way before that!" The more Lin'er talked, the more embarrassed she became, keeping her head down and not even daring to look at her mom.

Wang Manshu: It seems I still underestimated you!