Chapter 353: Eating at Two Different Restaurants?
Chapter 353: Eating at Two Different Restaurants?
"Uh……"
Feeling awkward after being so openly confronted by Qi Lin, Mu Xingchen scratched his head in embarrassment.
He mainly didn't expect Qi Lin to say that.
And they're all the absolute truth!
He's really struggling to cope right now.
"Hey? Between you and Ge Xiaolun, who learned from whom? Tell the truth."
As she spoke, Qi Lin turned to look at Mu Xingchen.
And he looked directly into his eyes with a very serious and earnest gaze.
"Huh? What kind of question is that? What does this have to do with him?"
Mu Xingchen was somewhat helpless, after all, he really hadn't learned from Ge Xiaolun!
As for Ge Xiaolun learning from him, that's even more impossible.
That kid doesn't know about his relationship with Leng.
How can I learn from him?
"How can it be unrelated? Did you see someone else's angel-turned-love story and you're trying to copy them? Why don't you learn something good?"
Qi Lin squinted and questioned Mu Xingchen.
She even pinched his upper arm at the end!
However, I didn't use much force.
"I was wrong, honey~ Can you not think about it anymore?"
Seeing that Qi Lin had already started to fight with him, Mu Xingchen immediately used a pitiful and coquettish tone to beg for forgiveness.
"Do you think I'd know what you're thinking? Besides, Ge Xiaolun and Qiangwei haven't even publicly announced their relationship. Only us old comrades know that Ge Xiaolun has been pursuing Qiangwei, and Qiangwei has never openly agreed."
"He's entangled with that Angel Yan because Rose never gave him a straight answer. Strictly speaking, that can only be called infidelity. But what about you? You have me, and everyone knows that. Do you know what kind of behavior this is?"
Qi Lin wasn't buying Mu Xingchen's act of playing the victim.
She questioned him at length and her gaze toward him grew increasingly hostile.
It was as if he was really angry.
"I know, it's about cheating..."
Pressed by Qi Lin, Mu Xingchen dared not remain silent.
He was mainly afraid of making his wife even angrier.
"You know that's good. You told me before that you weren't having an emotional affair, so why are you now trying to bring that angel Leng into the house? Did you change your mind because she's been so attentive to you these past few days, serving you tea and water? Hmm? You've fallen into a trap of sweetness? Hmm?"
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Qi Lin became even more annoyed.
Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that he was willing to be honest and open with her, she wouldn't have been able to do it.
She'd already been strictly enforcing "family rules" for a long time! [Two-finger Zen]
How dare he treat her so badly.
Where is his conscience?
"Oh dear, honey, I really know I was wrong. I can't argue with you, I'm scared of you. Please forgive me, okay?"
Seeing Qi Lin relentlessly pressing him, Mu Xingchen's heart trembled.
He was genuinely afraid that Qilin would get angrier and angrier and start a fight with him.
He didn't want Qi Lin to transfer her "hatred" for Leng onto him.
He really can't handle it.
"What? You're in the wrong now? Feeling ashamed? Or have you admitted to falling for her? Hmm?"
Despite Mu Xingchen's attempts to plead for mercy, Qi Lin remained unmoved.
She was still staring at him with a very "sharp" gaze.
"Oh dear, I really know I was wrong, honey. Can we please not talk about intimacy? Please~"
Mu Xingchen wore a bitter expression and clasped his hands together, bowing several times towards Qi Lin.
Those eyes were filled with pleading.
Clearly, he was genuinely terrified of Qi Lin.
He never expected that Qi Lin, who was usually gentle and obedient, would be so skilled with words.
He was completely overwhelmed!
"Why can't I say it? You admit it, huh? Hmph, let me tell you, if she comes today, you better kick her out! I don't want to see her!"
Seeing how much he begged her, Qi Lin didn't mention those three words again.
He was simply given a stern warning.
"What if she releases those videos and ruins my reputation?"
Seeing Qi Lin's resolute attitude, Mu Xingchen had no choice but to bring up the matter again.
"So what if it's ruined! Aren't you afraid to admit what you did?!"
Qi Lin was clearly angry, otherwise she wouldn't have said such reckless things.
"Don't be like that, honey. Look, it's almost midnight. Can you go and get me some food from the restaurant?"
Mu Xingchen didn't dare to argue with Qi Lin at this moment, so she could only steer the conversation toward eating.
"Hmph, go hungry!"
After saying that, Qi Lin turned her face away as if in a huff.
He looked like he didn't want to see someone.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore. Come on, let's put on our hats and coats, the snow outside is getting heavier."
Seeing Qi Lin like this, Mu Xingchen could only grin and shamelessly show his true colors.
He also draped a naval cap and overcoat hanging on a clothes rack over Qilin's shoulders.
Fortunately, Qi Lin was just being stubborn and didn't really mean to cause trouble for Mu Xingchen.
She did not stop him from draping a coat and hat over her body.
And so, Qi Lin left the treatment room under Mu Xingchen's escort (and shoving).
But she glared at him before leaving.
She seemed to be unhappy with his shoving (chasing) her.
"Wife, take care, the road is slippery."
Mu Xingchen saw Qi Lin glaring at him, and he quickly waved goodbye to her with a grin.
Qi Lin didn't say anything, and still went to the restaurant to bring food to the guy who was pretending to be sick.
However, just as he watched Qilin leave, before he could even close the door, Leng walked in from the other side.
Perhaps seeing him standing at the door, Leng quickly walked over, taking three steps at a time.
What are you holding?
Seeing that Leng was carrying several oversized insulated containers, Mu Xingchen knew perfectly well that she had brought him food.
It's just that I don't like to say it directly.
"I brought food for you and Qilin."
That's right, Leng really did bring enough food for two people.
Because if she only brings food for him, who is a patient, others might overthink it.
So she had no choice but to bring Qilin's things along as well.
That way, if anyone asks, she can say that Qilin asked her to bring it.
"No, why are you bringing lunch? Qi Lin just went to the restaurant, she doesn't need you to bring any."
Mu Xingchen didn't block Leng at the door; while talking to her, he let her into the house.
"I saw it was snowing today, so I kindly brought you food. You're not even grateful, are you?"
After entering the room, Leng placed the large lunchbox she was carrying on the table.
He even patted the snow that had fallen on her silver armor.
"No, it's not that. Qilin is in a bad mood today. She just finished dealing with me. You should stay a little longer and leave quickly. If she sees you, I'll get another beating."
Although Mu Xingchen did not want to disappoint Leng's kindness.
But he had just been shoving his wife to bring him food.
If you eat food delivered by someone else on the way, especially if it's cold.
Qi Lin will never let him off the hook, will she?
"What's wrong with her now? Isn't it enough that she glares at me every day? Is she being mean to you too?"
Upon learning that he had just been disciplined, Leng Xin felt a little unhappy.
It's not that she felt sorry for him.
What upset her was that she couldn't stay here any longer today.
She had originally planned to stay with him this afternoon.
Now, she can't even see him anymore.
"I wanted to bring you in, so I had to talk to Qilin about it a lot, but we ended up getting into a fight, and she scolded me for ages."
Mu Xingchen didn't hide anything and told Leng the truth directly.
"Ha, you're making it sound so true."
Leng didn't quite believe he would go to such lengths for her.
Because she had been killed by Qi Lin's eyes tens of thousands of times in the past few days, but he didn't dare to utter a single word.
How could she trust him?
"It's true, isn't it?"
Seeing her like this, Mu Xingchen felt a little helpless.
"Fine, I'll take it as true then, okay? Tch."
Leng replied to him in an extremely perfunctory tone.
She was clearly upset that someone had deceived her.
"Fine, believe it or not, I can't explain this to you anymore, really..."
Hearing that Leng's tone was off, Mu Xingchen turned around and sat down by the hospital bed.
"Hurry up and eat, what are you dawdling for? Are you waiting for me to feed you?"
Seeing him sitting on the edge of the bed, showing no intention of eating, Leng frowned.
"I'm not hungry, I don't eat."
Mu Xingchen's tone wasn't very good; it seemed she was deliberately trying to provoke Leng.
"Hey, you dare not eat today?"
Seeing that his tone was off, Leng even pointed her finger directly at his eye socket!
"Grandma, can you please stop going crazy? Qilin will be back in a minute. If you care about me, leave right now and don't make things difficult for me, okay?"
Mu Xingchen didn't expect that the cold weather was unusual today.
So that Qilin wouldn't see it later.
He had no choice but to beg her for mercy.
"I'm making things difficult for you? Does that mean I won't?! Do you know what I've been through these past few days? Can't you see how Qi Lin has treated me? I, Angel Leng, have never been dared to make a fuss with anyone in my life! Ever since I've been with you, I've been bullied every single day, you know that?!"
Seeing that he was determined to get rid of her, she was furious.
He pointed at Mu Xingchen's nose and yelled at him.
That clearly shows that they were genuinely wronged.
"I know, I know, but I had no choice. Besides, I've been trying to reconcile Qilin's opinion of you these past few days. Otherwise, would I have been here for so long?"
Mu Xingchen didn't mean to blame Leng.
He also knew that she had really suffered a lot over the past two weeks.
After all, she used to be so arrogant and domineering, how could she possibly be bullied and mistreated?
She's already being kind by not letting others suffer.
"What do you mean? So you were faking illness! I worry about you every day, and I even get scorned by people because of you! And you, you pretend to be sick to watch me get bullied, huh? You really want to see Qi Lin glare at me hundreds of times a day? Huh?!"
Leng Busha immediately understood the implication in his words.
She learned that he was faking illness so that Qilin could harass her here.
Leng Xinli was extremely angry!
She's so angry she wants to punch someone right now!
"My dear sister, what are you thinking? I pretended to be sick so I could see you every day without any reason, okay? What do you mean I wanted to see you get killed by Qi Lin's eyes? What's going on in your head?"
Seeing that she had completely misunderstood him, Mu Xingchen felt utterly exhausted.
But all I could do was explain it to her gently.
He was genuinely afraid that this world-weary face would revert to its former self as that old hag.
Hearing him say that, the anger on her cold face froze instantly.
She thought about it for a few seconds and felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
Only then did he manage to quell his barely suppressed anger.
"Really?"
"More real than pearls!"
While speaking, Mu Xingchen patted his chest a few times.
He revealed a sincere and heartfelt expression.
"Then why did you chase me away just now?"
"I really had a tough time, okay? Qilin's in a bad mood today, and I didn't dare to upset her."
Seeing that Leng was still relentless, Mu Xingchen had no choice but to explain for her again.
"Hmph, all you care about is Qi Lin. What am I to you?"
The cold tone had softened considerably by now.
She's probably still being unreasonable because she wants him to coax her.
"Okay, okay, I know you've been feeling wronged these past few days, but I've been trying my best for you. Please bear with me a little longer, and I'll definitely make it up to you later, okay?"
Hearing Leng's complaints, Mu Xingchen could only offer her empty promises.
Why can't he make decisions for Qi Lin?
"If you can't do that in the future, I'll definitely cripple you! Of course, I'm talking about that!"
As she spoke, Leng pointed to Mu Xingchen's crotch.
The meaning is self-evident.
"If I can't do it, I'll just kill myself, okay? You go first, Qilin will be back soon."
Threatened by that misanthropic-faced man pointing at his crotch, Mu Xingchen couldn't help but feel a chill in his anus.
"Tch, remember to eat your food. I'll come back to check, so don't let me know you threw it away, understand?"
Leng spoke as she walked towards the door.
Just based on her concern for him and her desire to avoid putting him in a difficult position.
That's the perfect example of someone with a sharp tongue but a soft heart!
"I understand, I understand. I'll definitely bring the empty lunchbox over for you to check later."
Having finally managed to get rid of this "auntie," Mu Xingchen naturally agreed to all the conditions.
"Humph"
Leng didn't say much, just snorted and left.
Mu Xingchen quickly closed the door and used a micro wormhole to collect all the large insulated boxes on the table.
However, just two minutes after Mu Xingchen put away the insulated boxes, Qi Lin pushed the door open and came in.
Not only that, Qi Lin came in with a frown on her face.
It was obviously cold when they came back.
"My wife's back? What did she bring me today?"
Seeing that Qi Lin's expression was not right, Mu Xingchen quickly went to her and took off the coat that was draped over her shoulders.
They even thoughtfully shook the snow off their coats.
Qi Lin hung the white navy cap on the coat rack, then silently placed the insulated box on the table.
When she saw a few water stains on the table, her brows furrowed instantly. [The water stains were from melting snow; she had brought her lunchbox because it was cold.]
Did she just bring you food?
Qi Lin's observation skills were so sharp that she immediately guessed the source of the water stains.
"what?"
Hearing Qi Lin ask this question, Mu Xingchen panicked.
"What do you mean? Is it true or not?!"
Seeing that his answer was irrelevant, Qi Lin's eyes showed obvious displeasure.
"Yes…"
Mu Xingchen was helpless to have such a smart wife.
"Have you eaten?"
Seeing him admit it, Qi Lin's eyes flashed even more fiercely.
"Absolutely not! Smell this dorm room, where's the smell of food? If I ate, or opened the lunchbox and tasted it, the room would still have the aroma of the food, right?"
Mu Xingchen was also frightened by Qi Lin's gaze, and quickly raised his hand to swear an oath to show his attitude.
"...Let's eat. I brought some mutton; it'll get cold."
Qi Lin took a sniff and found that there was indeed no smell of food, so she relaxed her eyebrows.
"oh oh"
At this point, Mu Xingchen didn't dare to say anything more and quickly went to wash her hands and eat.
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