A moment later, she suddenly blew a breath gently onto Liang Shi's reddened hand, her expression earnest and devout.
It looked as if they were praying.
Although it was clearly his hand that was being blown on, Liang Shi felt an itch in his heart.
When Xu Qingzhu finished playing the flute and looked up, she saw Liang Shi staring at her with tears in his eyes.
Xu Qingzhu smiled and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Liang Shi hugged her and pressed his leg against her, but only for a moment. Remembering that she was pregnant, he immediately pulled away.
Liang Shi said, "Look at my wife."
Xu Qingzhu chuckled softly, "Is it pretty?"
"She's beautiful," Liang Shi said. "No one is as beautiful as my wife."
Xu Qingzhu continued to smile, her eyes and brows brimming with laughter.
Liang Shi hugged her, his heart melting completely, and whispered in her ear, "Wife~"
Xu Qingzhu nodded: "I'm here."
"Wife~" Liang Shi called out again.
Xu Qingzhu responded again, "Mmm."
Liang Shi continued calling out, "Wife~"
Xu Qingzhu smiled: "What's wrong?"
He suddenly leaned close to her ear and gently bit her earlobe, then whispered, "Wife~"
Liang Shi smiled gently, and you could feel your whole being melting.
How can I describe that feeling?
It's like lying on soft clouds, your whole body feeling tingly and numb.
I'm a little unsure what to do, but I just want to laugh.
Holding this person in my arms makes me so content that I don't want to think about anything else; it's like I own the whole world.
Liang Shi said in a low voice, "The way you were just now reminded me of when you were a child."
"Hmm?" Xu Qingzhu asked first, "What do you mean, 'when I was little'?"
After saying that, he suddenly became alert: "You...you remember?"
Liang Shi nodded: "You blew that to me before when we were tied up."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
That's a really distant memory.
Whenever I first see Liang Shi, I always recall the past, and each time I do, the pain returns, as if my entire life has been buried there.
She was afraid, terrified.
But now that Liang Shi has suddenly brought it up, Xu Qingzhu doesn't feel any pain at all.
Instead, it pinpointed the exact location in the memory.
At that time, Liang Shi's hand was bitten and the skin was broken. Xu Qingzhu did the same, and she took Liang Shi's hand and blew on it gently.
Thinking about it now, it actually feels quite sweet.
It gives you a sense of secrecy, like something only we in the whole world know about.
Xu Qingzhu was surprised: "You actually still remember? I'll assume you've forgotten."
Liang Shi smiled and said, "I had completely forgotten, but then I remembered."
She went to that world, but she didn't have the chance to tell Xu Qingzhu.
Liang Shi suddenly asked, "So that's why you married me... her in the first place?"
Xu Qingzhu nodded, and said self-deprecatingly, "I never thought I would marry the wrong person."
“If I hadn’t witnessed it myself, I wouldn’t have believed such a bizarre thing could happen,” Liang Shi said.
The two chatted casually, and although they mentioned things from their childhood, they tacitly avoided bringing up those past events.
Instead, they chatted casually.
There was absolutely no theme.
Before long, Xu Qingzhu fell asleep.
Liang Shi gently kissed her forehead: "Good afternoon, my darling."
//
In the evening, Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu went to Zhao Xuning's place to pack their things.
Xu Qingzhu didn't go upstairs; she was still a little sleepy, so she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep in the car.
Liang Shi suggested that they go upstairs and call Zhao Xuning down, so the three of them could have a meal together.
Zhao Xuning happened to be home, sitting alone on the sofa drinking and watching TV—a shonen anime.
Liang Shi was surprised when he saw it, "You actually watch this?"
Zhao Xuning: "It was randomly recommended by the TV."
Liang Shi: "..."
Liang Shi briefly told Zhao Xuning that he was going back, but Zhao Xuning showed no surprise at all, as if he had expected it, and calmly sat on the sofa and continued drinking.
Liang Shi asked her, "Aren't you on duty tonight?"
Zhao Xuning: "I'm on annual leave."
Liang Shi: "..."
A moment later, Liang Shi exclaimed in surprise, "This is truly a rare sight; the workaholic has actually stopped working."
Zhao Xuning: "..."
When Liang Shi finished packing and came out, Zhao Xuning said seemingly calmly, "It seems that Shen Hui is getting engaged."
"What?!" Liang Shi exclaimed in shock. "With whom? Is it Yan Lin? So fast?"
Zhao Xuning: "...No."
Liang Shi did not speak.
Zhao Xuning slowly said, "They were our college classmates."
Liang Shi: "?"
Liang Shi didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only force out a sentence: "Then have fun."
Zhao Xuning frowned: "What are we playing?"
"Didn't you take your annual leave to get away and relax?" Liang Shi said, "Then find a place with beautiful scenery."
Zhao Xuning: "..."
The living room remained silent for a long time.
After a long silence, Zhao Xuning finally asked, "What are the chances of me succeeding if I try to steal the bride like Gu Yixue?"
Liang Shi: "...?"
“I can’t estimate it,” Liang Shi said seriously, “but I think there’s a 100% chance you’ll end up in jail.”
Zhao Xuning: "..."
That's just how it is.
Shen Hui and Shen Fenghe are two completely different personalities.
Shen Hui may seem prickly, but she is actually a very sentimental person at heart, and she is tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
Liang Shi always remembered the time when she handed him a piece of paper in the hospital.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Xuning and she had such a bitter breakup, she wouldn't be so at odds with Zhao Xuning.
But Shen Fenghe is the kind of person who puts interests first, always keeps her word, and has no feelings for Gu Yixue, and probably no feelings for Gu Chunmian either.
That's why I agreed to Gu Yixue's request at the wedding.
Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've contacted Gu Yixue.
Gu Yixue may have gone on her honeymoon; she hasn't posted anything on her WeChat Moments these past few days and has been completely out of the public eye.
One is entanglement of interests, and the other is entanglement of emotions.
Gu Yixue has a much better chance of winning than Zhao Xuning.
but……
Liang Shi couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing? You can't have a proper relationship, you can't break up properly, and you can't get back together properly. Does Shen Hui owe you something?"
Zhao Xuning, who was suddenly being lectured: "?"
Even though Zhao Xuning had an icy, cold face, Liang Shi wasn't afraid of her.
After spending so many days together, Liang Shi could now speak his mind freely even with that icy face.
However, before she could speak, Zhao Xuning said first, "It's something I owe her."
Liang Shi nodded: "So you did know that. If you like her, go for it. If you can't, let go. Other people are getting married, are you trying to steal her away? Gu Yixue is just taking advantage of a loophole, you're just being annoying..."
The last few words gradually faded away under Zhao Xuning's murderous gaze.
However, Liang Shi couldn't help but say, "You blockhead, why don't you go for it? As long as you're not married yet, you have a chance. If you do nothing, are you expecting her to wait for you her whole life?"
Zhao Xuning: "..."
After a long silence, Zhao Xuning asked very seriously, "How do I pursue her?"
Liang Shi was taken aback: "How did you pursue her back then?"
Zhao Xuning: "..."
It's obvious that Zhao Xuning didn't pursue her back then.