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When they came out of the Mecha Building, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon.
Qiu Zhenyang tossed the water bottle he just bought to Ling Mu, and the two continued to walk back along the road. Qiu’s house is not far from the Mecha Building, it takes about twenty minutes to walk over.
“Are you happy?” Qiu Zhenyang unscrewed the cap and glanced at Ling Mu.
“En.” Ling Mu nodded without hesitation, and then asked, “Can I come again tomorrow?”
He really likes mechas, and likes the feeling of blood boiling in battle!
Qiu Zhenyang pretended to think for a moment, then shook his head in embarrassment. “No, my grandfather and grandmother will arrive tomorrow. I have to chat and talk with them. We can’t leave them at home and come out ourselves.”
Seeing disappointment written all over Ling Mu’s face, Qiu Zhenyang let out a laugh: “Not tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow. Don’t worry, I will definitely accompany you here before returning to school.”
Ling Mu’s disappointment disappeared immediately with the promise. On the way back, he kept asking Qiu Zhenyang about mecha fighting, wanting to learn more fighting skills from him.
When the two got home, Zhu Qin had already brought Ling Dang home.
Ling Dang was wearing a pink tutu skirt, and her hair also styled at the barbershop. After everything, her already sweet and beautiful face was just like a little princess, so cute. Zhu Qin was reluctant to put her down from her arms.
“Brother! Aunt Qin bought me a small skirt, take a good look!” Ling Dang happily wanted to show Ling Mu her little skirt. Zhu Qin could only put her down reluctantly, with a motherly smile on her face.
God knows how much she wanted a daughter! The two boys she gave birth to were cute when they were young, but as they got a little older, they stopped acting like spoiled children, leaving Zhu Qin’s overflowing maternal love with nowhere to go. Now that there is such a cute little girl like Ling Dang, she can’t help but like her!
Anyway, Ling Mu will be part of the Qiu family in the future, and Ling Dang will be her daughter!
“Where did you two go this afternoon? Ling Mu’s body is not yet healthy. Don’t ignore it, Zhenyang.” Zhu Qin said, looking at her son dissatisfied.
Qiu Zhenyang was wronged. “Mom, if there’s anyone worried about Ling Mu, I can only rank number one! Even when taking him out, I was very careful, and I never let anyone get close to him!”
Zhu Qin looked suspiciously at Ling Mu for proof. “He really did this?”
“Uh, yes.”
With Ling Mu’s testimony, Qiu Zhenyang immediately became arrogant: “Look Mom! How can I not care for my partner? I…”
Before he finished speaking, a person ran downstairs and interrupted Qiu Zhenyang’s words directly: “Brother Yang! Brother Yang! Where did you go in the afternoon? Didn’t you say you were just going for a walk? Why weren’t you back for so long? I was dying of anxiety when I couldn’t reach you!”
Le Jin ran to Qiu Zhenyang without anyone else, biting his lips and looking at him worriedly.
Zhu Qin raised her eyebrows and stood silently. Ling Mu lowered his eyes, said a few words to Zhu Qin, and dragged Ling Mu upstairs.
“I went out after my walk, and you can’t reach me… Maybe I didn’t hear the terminal ring.” Qiu Zhenyang watched Ling Mu go upstairs and wanted to catch up, but Le Jin blocked his way and prevented him from going. By then, Ling Mu had already brought Ling Dang to the second floor, and soon the sound of a door shutting rang out.
“Brother Yang, no matter what, you should tell me. I was worried…”
Qiu Zhenyang felt inexplicable: “I’m already so old, and was just going out to play. What’s there to worry about? My mother wasn’t worried about me. I say, Le Jin, are you entering menopause early? That’s not good, you are young, there must be a problem with entering menopause early, so go to the hospital tomorrow.”
It was inevitable that Le Jin couldn’t contact him. He hasn’t pulled him out of the blacklist, so how could he receive messages?
Zhu Qin came to an understanding in her heart as she listened to her son’s nonsense. Seeing Le Jin’s ashen face, she smiled and said: “That’s enough, Zhenyang, saying more is not going to make a difference. Go up and rest first. I’ll call you down for dinner later.”
“Okay mom, then I’ll go up first.” Like a gust of wind, Qiu Zhenyang flashed away quickly.
Le Jin watched Qiu Zhenyang slip away unwillingly, and could only smile at Zhu Qin. “Aunt Qin, thank you for arranging a room for me. I like it very much.”
Zhu Qin smiled and waved her hand. “Oh you child, you’re welcome. Zhenyang was taken care of by you as a child when he lived with his grandparents. This is only natural.”
As the mistress of the Qiu family, Zhu Qin pays great attention to etiquette. Although she can tell her son does not like him, since their family has come all the way and are guests, she must fulfill the responsibilities of being a host.
“Is there anything you want to eat tonight? I’ll go tell the cook.”
Le Jin said with a smile, “No need to bother Aunt Qin, I’m not a picky eater. You can just let the cook decide.”
“You don’t need to be so polite, just treat it as your own home.” Zhu Qin greeted him and sat down in the living room, and the two chatted happily.
Qiu Zhang and Qiu Haolin didn’t come back for dinner. After all, they were very busy, and don’t come back every day.
At the dinner table, Le Jin constantly looked for topics, but Qiu Zhenyang didn’t pay much attention to him, and it was Zhu Qin who was always replying to him. Everyone was buried in their own thoughts at mealtime, so the atmosphere wasn’t very pleasant.
Zhu Qin was used to going to bed early. After eating, she sat in the living room for a while and then went back to her room first.
Qiu Zhenyang sat downstairs with Ling Mu and Ling Dang. Ling Dang watched cartoons every day, and the two were used to being together.
“Brother Yang, can you come out for a while, I have something to tell you.” Le Jin endured it for a long time, and now he finally has a chance, naturally he won’t let it go.
Qiu Zhenyang was a little unhappy. “Talk here if there’s anything. It’s so hot outside and there are mosquitoes, why go outside.”
Does Le Jin have no vision at all? Ling Mu is still here. Of course, it’s another story if he did it on purpose.
Qiu Zhenyang only felt that he had a rough road ahead. The original body’s peach blossoms have become trials. Putting aside the original protagonist1Cheng An’an, Lin Nuo of the Lin family has become a target for revenge, and the childhood bamboo horse2someone he grew up with and had a close relationship. Close to childhood sweetheart, without as strong of a romantic connotation is making chaos. Who knows how many more appear in the future. He is really tired of it!
“Sorry, Brother Yang, I just want you to help me find the brooch you gave me back then.” Le Jin glanced at Ling Mu, met the latter’s cold gaze, and smiled. “It fell in the garden earlier today, did Ling Mu also see it at the time?”
Qiu Zhenyang raised his eyebrows, why does this involve Ling Mu?
Facing Qiu Zhenyang’s suspicious gaze, Ling Mu said lightly, “Oh, I threw it into the pond.”
This plain and casual tone was as if he just threw the trash into the trash can.
Qiu Zhenyang mouth couldn’t help hooking up, silently giving Ling Mu a thumbs up where Le Jin couldn’t see. As expected of his wife, very clever! However, although Ling Mu didn’t suffer, Qiu Zhenyang had to be vigilant. Next time, Ling Mu must not stay with Le Jin for a prolonged period, otherwise who knows what this guy will do.
Le Jin thought that Qiu Zhenyang would comfort him after Ling Mu confessed, but instead of accusing Ling Mu, the latter asked him: “Then why didn’t you ask someone to fish it in the afternoon? What are you asking me to do now? Go into the pond? Look for it in the dark and get bitten by mosquitoes?”
Le Jin: “…”
He also wanted to fish it out this afternoon! But Qiu Zhenyang wasn’t here, so it was pointless for him to ask someone to fish it out! His actions would be meaningless!
Le Jin was extremely angry that Qiu Zhenyang was so far removed from what he was in childhood that he couldn’t find an in at all! In recent years, at school on his home planet, he’s always been the school’s school flower. Don’t know how many admirers he has. How could someone be so ignorant in front of him?
Looking at Qiu Zhenyang’s serious questioning expression, Le Jin couldn’t tell for a while whether he was really puzzled or deliberate.
“Brother Yang, you want me to go down by myself? Can’t you just accompany me?”
Le Jin was really aggrieved.
He traveled all the way to the Capital Star to reconnect with Qiu Zhenyang, not to lose his temper with Qiu Zhenyang because of a Ling Mu!
Qiu Zhenyang frowned at the cry. He wanted to leave this guy alone, but Le Jin had a good relationship with his grandparents. He was worried that this guy would speak nonsense in front of his grandparents. Although grandfather and grandmother love him very much, due to their face as elders, they definitely won’t ignore Le Jin, lest they go back and say things to neighbors.
Qiu Zhenyang was so annoyed that he stood up and said, “Okay, then go out, I’ll turn on the lights for you.”
Seeing this, Le Jin quickly followed, and shot Ling Mu a provocative look.
Qiu Zhenyang seemed to be aware of it, so he turned around and gave Ling Mu a wink and left a sentence: “Remember to eat some fruit while watching TV with Ling Dang. I cut and put it in the refrigerator for you earlier. Remember to keep some for me when eating. I’ll be right back.”
Seeing the handsome face’s distorted expression, Ling Mu frowned in disgust, and waved his hand to let him get out.
On the way to the garden, Qiu Zhenyang also took the housekeeper with him. Poor Uncle Zhang was used as a tool by his young master. Qiu Zhenyang mainly wanted him to testify for himself. If Ling Mu was not happy, he can prove he didn’t do anything!
Walking to the pond without a word, Qiu Zhenyang asked the housekeeper to turn on the floating lamp in the garden, illuminating the entire pond.
“Okay, go search.” Qiu Zhenyang waved his hand. He didn’t have any intention of going into the pond at all.
Le Jin glanced at the housekeeper who was in the way, wanting to avoid him, but Qiu Zhenyang asked the housekeeper to watch over, so that Le Jin wouldn’t drown.
Seeing this, he understood that he couldn’t hide from the housekeeper, so Le Jin could only bite the bullet and say, “Brother Yang, please help me hold my clothes, it’s not very convenient to go into the water.”
He boldly took off his shirt. Underneath was a sleeveless vest, thin to almost sheer. Le Jin deliberately exuded some pheromones, trying to lure this top alpha with his pheromones once more.
Qiu Zhenyang had a black line on his face and took a few steps back. “Shit, you’re really too coquettish, wearing such clothes and releasing pheromones in front of two alphas. It’s not that I want to scold you, Le Jin, but you really need to go to the hospital to see what’s wrong with you.”
His words were a direct slap to Le Jin’s face.
He endured it again and again, and finally couldn’t bear it anymore. Le Jin stood in front of Qiu Zhenyang with gritted teeth, and raised his head to ask, “Brother Yang, why are you doing this to me? What did I do wrong?”
Qiu Zhenyang pinched his nose and handed back the clothes Le Jin stuffed at him. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
He looked calm, but inside, he was screaming frantically: You are so wrong! Why did you come to find me! Why are you making my partner unhappy! Why do you keep pestering me? It’s annoying!
Le Jin chased after him: “Why is Brother Yang so indifferent to me? You were very kind to me when you were young, and you even said that you wanted to marry me. Was it all my wishful thinking all these years?”
Qiu Zhenyang really felt that these cannon fodders all had overly low IQ, blindly liking the original body, and didn’t even have any thoughts of their own.
The original owner was so obvious, are you sure you don’t understand what he means?
Although he didn’t remember what happened to Le Jin in the original text, the original body was already with Cheng An’an at that time. Given how hard Le Jin chased the original body, his fate can be imagined!
That is to say, the Ling Mu people of his family are kind-hearted and too lazy to deal with Le Jin.
But Ling Mu doesn’t care, making Qiu Zhenyang unable to relax anymore. Those rotten vegetables must be cleaned up one by one!
“Le Jin, I don’t know what you thought over the years, but I can tell you for sure that I’ve never romantically liked you.” Qiu Zhenyang spoke seriously as Uncle Zhang looked up awkwardly next to him, looking up to the sky, wanting to use the bathroom.
“I didn’t then, I won’t now, and I won’t in the future. I already have Ling Mu. I have emphasized this matter to you many times. If you trouble us again, I will not be so polite.” When serious, Qiu Zhenyang can get quite scary. Even Ling Mu’s heart will palpitate, not to mention Le Jin, whose face paled in fright.
Qiu Zhenyang turned around and told the housekeeper, “Uncle Zhang, please take Le Jin back to his room later, I’ll go back first.”
After that, he left indifferently.
LJ: I lost my brooch this afternoon! Help me find it, please, QZY.
LM: Oh, I threw it in the pond.
QZY [internally]: That’s my wife!
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1Cheng An’an2someone he grew up with and had a close relationship. Close to childhood sweetheart, without as strong of a romantic connotation