Losi stammered, "The two of them..."
Cheng Qing nodded: "A perfect match, aren't they?"
Losi waved her hands and feet, utterly puzzled: "But they've only known each other for two months."
Cheng Qing was taken aback: "You and I have only known each other for a little over two weeks." Not even as much as some other people!
Luo Xi choked: "..." Li Mingyao can't be compared to Teacher Cheng? They're not the same at all!
Losi couldn't say it aloud, but nodded vaguely and said, "Time is definitely not a problem." Then she quickly ran back.
Therefore, Cheng Qing delivered the last chestnut to the family alone. Emperor Qi was very friendly, accepting the chestnut and giving some gifts in return.
Author's Note:
I stayed up late again. My brain just goes to mush when I stay up late, and I'm so sleepy _(:з」∠)_. Everyone, go to sleep early! Goodnight.
Chapter 81
When Cheng Qing returned to the villa, she saw that Luo Xi had already picked up a few chestnuts and was eating them in the living room.
Meanwhile, the TV across the way was showing a popular drama series, where the female lead was jealous of the second female lead and was having a lot of fun with the male lead on screen.
Cheng Qing entered and glanced inside. She saw the female lead acting hysterically, yet still maintaining her composure. She made sure that even in such a dramatic scene, she wouldn't appear overly disheveled.
Cheng Qing glanced at it once and then looked away without showing any interest.
When Luo Xi saw Cheng Qing return, she handed her two chestnuts.
Cheng Qing reached out and took it, but didn't rush to eat. She found Luo Xi's squatting position in front of the coffee table exceptionally adorable.
I smiled and asked her, "Is it delicious?"
Losi's eyes lit up, and she turned to look at her, replying happily, "Delicious, so delicious."
The chestnuts picked today are plump and glossy. Cheng Qing's cooking is delicious; they're soft, sweet, and fragrant, and swallowing them feels like savoring the rich flavor of autumn.
Luo Xi likes to eat chestnuts, and she especially likes the chestnuts that Cheng Qing makes.
Seeing that she answered so well, Cheng Qing felt a warmth in her heart, so she sat down next to Luo Xi and said softly, "It's good that it tastes good."
Losi smiled, and in the warm light, the two gazed at each other with tender affection.
Cheng Qing shared a plate of chestnuts but didn't let him finish them, saying she was afraid they would be hard to digest.
Losi was enjoying her chestnut when it was suddenly taken away. Although she was unhappy, she didn't say anything. She just obediently threw away the half-eaten chestnut and haughtily replied, "Fine, I won't eat it then."
Watching the chestnut roll twice on the ground, Losi snorted again: "So what if you can cook chestnuts!"
Cheng Qing: "..." I'm scared of you like this!
With no chestnuts left to eat and nothing else to do, the two decided to tidy up their things and head upstairs to rest.
Cheng Qing closed the door and turned off the lights, and Luo Xi stood waiting for her on the stairs. Seeing Cheng Qing turn around, she also turned around and went upstairs.
Losi walked slowly, and Cheng Qing soon caught up with her. The two walked one after the other, only a step apart. Their shadows overlapped behind them, as if merging into one.
In the quiet room, only the sounds of them going upstairs and the chirping of insects outside could be heard, as if they were the only ones in the world who depended on each other for survival.
The feeling of walking back to the room together at night is indescribably wonderful.
Remembering Cheng Qing's unequivocal certainty that it was a hickey that night, Luo Xi couldn't help but wonder, asking Cheng Qing, "How did you know it was a hickey? It looked like a bug bite to me!"
Cheng Qing was taken aback. She couldn't say that she didn't know either, but because of the close relationship between the two, wouldn't they be able to get intimate now that they were alone together?
However, these things cannot be said, so all I can say is, "I have more experience."
Rossi glanced at her, gave a cold laugh, and said, "You're really something." Then she turned and left.
Cheng Qing: "..."
Even if Cheng Qing was slow to notice, she could tell that Luo Xi was unhappy. She took two steps forward and pulled her aside to explain, "It's mainly because... I've been watching too much." Regardless of whether the reason was plausible or not, at least she came up with a reason.
Losi was taken aback, her face flushed, and she felt embarrassed for being jealous out of nowhere.
When she spoke again, her voice was much softer, and she said uncertainly, "It could also be a bug bite!"
Cheng Qing chuckled, not wanting to get too involved in the topic, and said, "Whether it's true or not doesn't matter, it's not our business!"
Having ended the conversation, the two arrived at their respective doors, and Losi opened her door, intending to go inside.
Suddenly, Cheng Qing next to me said, "If you forget to bring a bath towel again, you can send me a WeChat message."
Luo Xi froze, turned to look at Cheng Qing blankly, and finally blurted out, "You're the one who forgot!"
Cheng Qing laughed: "It's okay if I forget, I can go back to my room to get it. But you can't, there are security cameras in this hallway."
Speechless, Losi quickly retreated to her room and ignored her.
Cheng Qing chuckled, shook his head, and went back to his room. What did it matter if there was a camera or not? Cheng Qing just wanted Luo Xi to understand that she could message him about anything.
However, Luo Xi felt embarrassed by these words, and after Cheng Qing finished washing up in her own bathroom, she did not send Cheng Qing any messages.
Cheng Qing had already texted her, "Did you bring a bath towel?"
The message had barely been sent when a hurried three-word reply came in. Though brief, it was clear at a glance that Losi was exasperated and anxious when she said it.
She replied, "I have it with me!!!" It was as if the phone had always been in her hand, and she seemed to have been waiting for this text message, just like Cheng Qing.
Cheng Qing chuckled softly and replied, "That's good, goodnight."
This time, Losi didn't reply. Cheng Qing waited for a while, then turned off the lights and prepared to go to sleep.
In a daze, the phone on the table suddenly beeped, and the light that shone in the dim light illuminated a small area by the bedside.
It took Cheng Qing a while to realize it was a text message on her phone. Normally, Cheng Qing wouldn't check her messages after turning off the lights. But for some reason, she reached for her phone anyway.
Sure enough, it was Losi's belated reply.
--"Good night."
Cheng Qing chuckled and shook her head, wondering how long this fool had thought about it before finally replying to the text message.
Cheng Qing found the two simple words amusing, yet also felt a sweet warmth in her heart.
I finally fell asleep peacefully with this text message by my side, and had a good night's sleep.
In another room, Losi looked at the text message that had finally been sent, chuckled, and then drifted off to sleep.
***
The next day, when Losi woke up, she found a lot of new calls and text messages on WeChat.
She opened her friend list and saw 20 or 30 text messages. She scrolled down and finally found Cheng Qing at the bottom, and Cheng Qing had also sent a text message.
Cheng Qing: Good morning.
Luo Xi realized this wouldn't do, as it sometimes meant her information was being missed. So, she happily picked up her phone and started setting it up again, quickly pinning Cheng Qing to the top of her chat list.
That way, any text messages Cheng Qing sends won't be blocked. Luo Xi smiled sweetly, pointed at Cheng Qing's profile picture, and said, "Only I would give you this honor."
After saying that, Luo Xi started replying to Cheng Qing's text message. She thought about it carefully, but after much deliberation, she only replied with two words.
Losi: Good morning.
Even though nothing was said, just a simple early morning greeting, Losi felt incredibly embarrassed for some reason and writhed in bed for a while before finally getting up.
I lingered in bed for a while before finally getting up.
When Luo Xi came out of her room, she found that Cheng Qing was no longer in her bedroom. Luo Xi ran downstairs and saw Cheng Qing standing at the dining table pouring soy milk into a glass.
Hearing the sound, she looked up and saw the handsome Cheng Qing smiling gently in the morning light. His gentle smile warmed people's hearts.
Cheng Qing tilted her head slightly, glanced at Luo Xi who looked like a cross-dressing MMORPG every day, and said, "Good morning, I bought soy milk, fried dough sticks, and meat buns."
Lossie stood by the stairs, smiling, and said, "Good morning."
The sunlight cast two intersecting halos between the two, creating a warm and beautiful scene.
The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh along with Losi's smile.
[The princess probably doesn't realize how beautiful she looks when she smiles right now, does she?]
[A happy smile probably best describes the princess at this moment!]
So, does anyone know what happened last night that escalated their tension?!
【What else could it be? Isn't it because they added each other on WeChat?】
【Aaaaaaah, what am I going to do? I really want to see their chat history!!! Even just a couple of lines would be great!】
Teacher Cheng: Good morning.
Princess: Good morning.
[Hey, you know what, it actually looks pretty sweet from here.]
Wow, even these two sentences are incredibly sweet to me. If I actually saw their chat history, wouldn't it be...?
[Stop talking upstairs, he's in the hospital getting insulin!]
Luo Xi and Cheng Qing were completely unaware of the sweet, imagined scenarios circulating in the live stream chat that could lead to hospitalizations. Neither of them had any interest in watching their own live stream, and they knew the general nature of the comments, so they certainly wouldn't turn them on, lest they needlessly create awkwardness for themselves.
Actually, Losi prefers Chinese breakfast to Western breakfast.
Luo Xi has loved traditional fried dough sticks and soy milk since she was a child. That day, sitting opposite Cheng Qing, she enjoyed a delicious meal.
Seeing that Cheng Qing across from her wasn't eating either, and was just looking at her, Luo Xi calmed down a bit and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I haven't had fried dough sticks in a long time, and Fang Silei won't give me any."
Cheng Qing paused: "Is this also one of the banned foods?"
Lossie smiled: "There's a lot more, this is nothing."
Cheng Qing didn't say much after hearing this, but lowered her eyes and handed her a meat bun: "Have another one."
Rossi smiled brightly at her, then lowered her head and began to gnaw on the meat bun. The adorable Rossi, like a squirrel, was simply irresistible.
Just then, Cheng Qing's phone rang with an email from Fang Silei. She practically screamed in fury, "You bastard, you're still feeding me?!?!"
Cheng Qing chuckled and replied to the WeChat message: "Don't you have any other artists to bring?"
Fang Silei: "???"
Cheng Qing: "Why are you staring at us?"