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I held a candied haws fruit in one hand and looked at the little cicada in my palm. Its tiny, tender claws scratched my palm, sending a sore and itchy feeling. I wondered if this little creature would survive tomorrow? Or if it could really shed its shell and fly away?
When Qin Xinmei talked about her hometown, she seemed to recall the fun of her childhood, and her cold face was immersed in memories.
I put the little cicada in my pocket, holding the candied haws in my left hand and holding Qin Xinmei's soft little hand in my right as we walked. I thought for a moment and said, "When will we go to your hometown?"
Qin Xinmei suddenly stopped and looked at me with a gentle look in her eyes. The dim light reflected on her cold cheeks. On her two small and white earlobes, a pair of small jade pendant silver earrings sparkled.
At this moment, I felt a squeezing sensation coming from the palm of my hand holding Qin Xinmei's jade hand. I looked down and saw that her five white and tender fingers were tightly grasping my big hand. It seemed that she was using too much force, causing two blue veins to bulge under the skin of the snow-white back of her hand.
Did I say something wrong?
Qin Xinmei and I stood face to face, and I felt the tender hand in my palm becoming increasingly tighter and tighter.
A sea breeze carrying the smell of the sea blew gently, brushing against the rustling sound of leaves on both sides of the green path. A yellow leaf fell from the branch and floated past Qin Xinmei and me, landing on the lawn not far from our feet.
Qin Xinmei's delicate hand firmly grasped mine, and she said seriously, "Chen Qing, your words are ambiguous. You're not going to my hometown, you're going back to our hometown."
After hearing Qin Xinmei's words, I felt the strength of the jade hand in my palm did not weaken. For a moment, I didn't realize the other meaning of her words. Without thinking, I smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Let's go back to our hometown."
At this moment, I only know that I occupy a very important part in Qin Xinmei's heart.
Qin Xinmei's hand loosened, and she held my hand instead. She didn't continue the conversation, but whispered as we walked, "Chen Qing, you'll know everything soon. Soon, soon."
"Qin Xinmei, what are you talking about? What do you mean by knowing everything?" I looked at Qin Xinmei in confusion, feeling a little bewildered.
And just recently at the beach, she apologized repeatedly, saying sorry, sorry. If the reason for our separation caused me to be so anxious, and Qin Xinmei said sorry to me so many times, I felt that she was making a big deal out of nothing.
I don't know why, but I always feel like Qin Xinmei is hiding something from me.
Suddenly I remembered that I met Qin Xinmei at Liuyang Lake on the first day after returning to China. Her attitude towards me seemed a little strange. There was no reason for a stranger who had just met once to be so overly nice to you.
I remember working in He Ruoxue's coffee shop. I had just worked for two days when on the third day Qin Xinmei used forceful means to bring me to her house to live, and also forced me to recognize Chen Siting as my sister.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, and the more I realized that Qin Xinmei must be hiding something.
Qin Xinmei's cold face was serene, her complexion as white and spotless as the clear sky. A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "It's not the right time yet, so keep it a secret for now."
I came to my senses and stopped at the red light holding Qin Xinmei's hand. I said dissatisfiedly, "Still keeping it a secret? You're making it so mysterious. I thought we were doing something shady."
Qin Xinmei seemed to have heard something. She was stunned for a moment, looking at a young couple not far away, and suddenly shook off my big hand. She gritted her teeth and said, "You are really shameful. If you do that to me again next time, I will beat you to death." "Ah, Qin Xinmei, the wind is very noisy tonight." I could naturally hear that Qin Xinmei was talking about doing that kind of bed thing with her, and the implication was that Chen Siting and Na Lanxi must not know about it. I immediately looked up at my nose and wanted to change the subject.
At this moment, I naturally couldn't respond to Qin Xinmei. I had pretended to be stupid and responded many times before, but she still pulled my ears in the end. At this time, I simply pretended not to hear.
Qin Xinmei had a faint smile on her face. Her delicate hand suddenly grabbed my ear and sneered, "Chen Qing, you're still pretending, right? I told you to pretend, and I told you to pretend in front of me."
"hiss!"
I felt Qin Xinmei's delicate hand pulling my ear until it was almost torn to the back of my head. Even in the sweltering August, I felt so painful that all I could breathe was cold air.
At this time, the green light came on, and the young couple next to us looked at Qin Xinmei and me curiously, and then quickly crossed the zebra crossing.
I tilted my head and said anxiously, "Hey, Qin Xinmei, the light is green. Stop pulling and cross the road quickly. The little cicada is in my pocket and I'm afraid it will suffocate to death."
Qin Xinmei glared at me, and reluctantly let go of my ear with her delicate hand. Her cold face showed a hint of unsatisfied desire, as if she had not been satisfied with the pinching just now. Then her face showed a bit of resentment. Holding the candied haws in her delicate hand, she quickly crossed the road in her long black straight pants that covered her slender legs.
"Qin Xinmei, wait for me." I hurriedly chased after her.
Qin Xinmei didn't even turn around and said coldly, "No, just stay outside and feed the mosquitoes."
But her pace gradually slowed down and she looked back at me.
After returning to the villa, Qin Xinmei, holding a candied haws, changed into slippers at the entrance. Half-bending her graceful waist, she took off her gray running shoes and put her soft, white feet into the slippers. As if remembering something, she turned her head and glanced at me. "Put the cicada on the bonsai tree at the door. There's an old mosquito net in the attic. Cover the tree with it. When it sheds its shell and grows wings tomorrow, it won't be able to fly away."
I didn't expect Qin Xinmei to remind me of such a trivial matter. Then I put the little cicada on a small bonsai tree not far from the door, and looked at the little thing trying hard to climb the small tree with a knowing smile. When I looked up again, Chen Siting ran over wearing cartoon slippers.
"Wow, Mom, you bought candied haws." Chen Siting snatched the transparent bag of candied haws from Qin Xinmei's hand with her sharp eyes, and ran back to the sofa and sat down with a happy look on her face.
"Siting, give me two strings." Nalan Xi was wearing a white knee-length nightgown and sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed. Her hair was slightly wet and fluffy. She looked like she had just taken a shower and stretched out her hand to Chen Siting with a look of surprise.
Chen Siting held the candied haws tightly in her hand, as if guarding against thieves, and said, "Sister Xi, you can only eat one string. The rest are all mine."
Nalan Xi changed her sitting position on the sofa, half-bending her legs. She said dissatisfiedly, "There are six skewers in the bag, and you only gave me one. When did you become so stingy? At least two."
Who would have thought that the vice president of Xinzi Group would be like a greedy girl, reaching out for something. "No, no bargaining, just one."
"No, at least two."
Chen Siting and Nalan Xi sat on the sofa and started fighting over the candied haws.
Qin Xinmei glanced at the two of them, then walked to the second floor. She seemed to be used to Chen Siting and Nalan Xi fighting over food.
I walked over to the sofa in front of Chen Siting and Nalan Xi and sat down, chuckling softly, "Are you ashamed? How childish! You're already grown up and still snatching snacks."
"Brother, shut up."
"Chen Qing, shut up."
Chen Siting and Nalan Xi each held a string of candied haws in one hand and stared at me in unison, as if they wanted to eat me.
I didn't expect that my words would touch their reverse scales, and their expressions were as ferocious as tigresses. Come to think of it, women all love snacks, regardless of age. Besides, Chen Siting and Nalan Xi are both adults. Calling them childish is like asking for trouble.
"I bought the candied haws you eat." I touched my nose and almost choked on the throat of the two beauties, one big and one small. I looked at the four slender white legs on the sofa, which were very pleasing to the eyes, and my heart gradually became hot.
Nalan Xi took a bite of the candied haws. She seemed to know I was looking at her legs. She tugged at the hem of her skirt, which barely reached her knees, but found it couldn't go any longer. She sneered, "What proof do you have that you bought it? Or is it that the candied haws are engraved with your name?"
"I'm going to take a shower." The corner of my mouth twitched. Arguing and reasoning with a woman is like looking for shit with a light in the toilet. I stood up and went to the second floor to get clothes to take a shower.
Nalan Xi smirked, "A kid who hasn't even fully grown his hair yet dares to bully me." Chen Siting sat on the sofa, stretched out a delicate pink foot and kicked Nalan Xi's leg, wondering, "How do you know my brother hasn't fully grown his hair yet?"
Nalan Xi was stunned for a moment, then realized she had made a slip of the tongue. Her charming cheeks flushed unnaturally, and she pretended to be calm and glared, "I was just saying it casually."
"oh!"
"Oh what? Sister Siting, when did you become so dirty? Chen Qing is your brother. If Sister Xinmei hears you talking like that, she will beat you to death."
"Hey, I wonder who said the most bad things about my brother an hour ago?"
Chen Siting was biting a candied haws, and suddenly she pounced on Nalan Xi like a little female cat with its fur standing on end, and her little hands scratched the slender waist of the vice president of Xinzi Group.
For a moment, the sofa in the hall was filled with Nalan Xi's seductive voice begging for mercy.
After showering and changing, I went downstairs. Three stunning beauties, each with their own distinct temperaments, sat on two sofas in the living room. Qin Xinmei, her hair half-tied, sat on the sofa, sipping freshly brewed tea. She wore a loose-fitting apricot cotton short-sleeved top and plaid cyan shorts. Her long, white legs were crossed and lifted, and her delicate, pink feet were clad in open-toed cotton slippers. Ten delicate toes, slender and adorable, were revealed at the bottom, making one want to bite them. It's hard to believe Qin Xinmei's figure is of golden proportions. She usually wears a nightgown after showering, but now she's changed her style. While seemingly casually dressed, she exudes an air of elegance and purity.
I walked over to Qin Xinmei and asked, "Qin Xinmei, do you have any more tea? I want some too."
Qin Xinmei just picked up a copy of Economic Weekly and looked at the porcelain teapot on the coffee table. She said softly, "Chen Qing, it's almost time to go to bed. Don't drink so much, or you'll get insomnia. I'm used to drinking, so it doesn't matter to me. You don't have to drink so much."
"Yeah, okay, I understand." I blinked, reached out and took the cup from the coffee table and poured half of it, but still followed Qin Xinmei's words and didn't dare to pour more.
After all, in Country M, I am not used to drinking tea and mostly drink distilled water. Since returning to China, I have learned to drink tea with Qin Xinmei.
Nalan Xi sat cross-legged on the sofa, staring at her phone without saying a word, but her eyes passed over Qin Xinmei and me without leaving a trace.
Chen Siting was also using her phone to play Cool Music. Then she seemed to see something, and her innocent face darkened, and she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
I took a sip of tea, which was sweet and astringent in my throat. Just as I put down the teacup, I felt the phone in my pocket vibrate. I took out my phone and saw that it was a text message from Chen Siting.
"Brother, why did you change your profile picture?"
I looked up at Chen Siting and saw that she was holding the phone tightly in her two delicate hands. Her pretty and innocent face was twisted and she was staring at me with gritted teeth, as if she was going to explode at any moment.
"The platform didn't pass the review, so they deleted it for me. I had to change it." I thought about it and sent a message to Chen Siting.
I think it's better not to let Chen Siting know that Qin Xinmei used her power to change my profile picture, so that she won't ask questions and it will be difficult to explain.
Chen Siting quickly typed and sent it to my phone: "Who would believe you? I've been using Kuyin for a year and have seen all kinds of couple avatars. This doesn't involve any pornography. Why wouldn't the platform approve it?"
"Sister, it's true. I didn't lie to you." After Chen Siting and I sent messages face to face, I simply spread my hands to indicate that I didn't know.
Chen Siting had no choice but to glare at me, picked up her phone and stopped messaging me.
I also knew that Chen Siting was not that easy to fool, so I pretended to be innocent and winked at her, and then the Cool Music avatar incident was left unresolved.
Qin Xinmei put down her Economic Weekly and seemed to notice the silent exchange between Chen Siting and me. She asked in confusion, "What's going on between you two, brother and sister, about that winking exchange? Tell me, I want to hear it too."
Chen Siting smiled slightly, stuck out her tongue, and seemed to remember something. She smiled and said, "It's okay. By the way, Mom, my birthday is coming soon. What gift are you going to give me?"
I was a little confused. Chen Siting's birthday was coming up soon. I wanted to ask her when it was, but I decided to wait until she finished asking Qin Xinmei what gift she wanted.
Logically speaking, Qin Xinmei is so rich, and as her daughter, Chen Siting should have no problem getting anything that can be bought with money, except the stars in the sky.
"Then what do you want? Global limited edition clothes? Or limited edition watches?" Qin Xinmei glanced at me, then turned to look at Chen Siting and smiled.
Chen Siting hugged a pillow on the sofa and said with a smile, "I want a sports car." Qin Xinmei asked in confusion, "What kind of sports car?"
"A limited edition sports car, the Bugatti Veyron." Chen Siting clutched the pillow tightly in her delicate hands, leaned her head forward, and asked cautiously.
I clicked my tongue, fluttered my eyelids, and then stared at Chen Siting in amazement. This Korean beauty really dared to speak like that. The ordinary model of Bugatti Veyron in the market costs more than 20 million yuan. This is simply an exorbitant price. She is not a human being, is she?
Nalan Xi glanced at Chen Siting without saying a word. Holding her fair chin, her eyes swept over me and the Korean beauty, and then fixed on Qin Xinmei's cold and delicate face.
"Girl, tell me, what did your aunt Chen Qianqing promise you?" Qin Xinmei leaned on the sofa, her two white and tender fingers gently tapping the Economic Weekly on her legs, her eyes fixed on Chen Siting, as if she saw through everything.
The Chen family lives thousands of miles away in Shangjing City. Chen Siting's aunt Chen Qianqing comes back to Anhai City every year to celebrate her birthday. They seldom visit each other on weekdays, but she almost never misses Chen Siting's birthday.
Qin Xinmei's personal assets are worth tens of billions, not including other investments. However, Chen Siting does not spend money lavishly and rarely makes excessive demands. As for her daughter's birthday gifts, she is generally satisfied with gifts under hundreds of thousands of yuan.
And this time, Chen Siting actually asked her for a global limited edition super sports car for her birthday. It must be that Chen Qianqing, the aunt of the Chen family, promised her daughter something.
Qin Xinmei naturally knew that Chen Siting was asking for her request in disguise before she dared to ask her aunt Chen Qianqing to give her a supercar.
Chen Siting seemed a little uneasy at her mother's questioning. She whispered, "Last year, my aunt said she'd give me a Bugatti Veyron for my eighteenth birthday. Yesterday, she texted me saying she'd reserved one for me, which is why I told you. Besides, I even went to register for a driving school exam this afternoon."
Qin Xinmei took a sip of tea from the cup, her delicate fingers tapping the Economic Weekly on her thigh. After a few seconds of contemplation, she said seriously, "Siting, tell Chen Qianqing that Mommy will buy you a Bugatti Veyron." Chen Siting was delighted and jumped up from the sofa, saying, "Mom, are you really going to buy me a Bugatti Veyron?"
"That's fake." Qin Xinmei glared at Chen Siting angrily and said, "How old are you now? Don't let me have such nonsense. Are you buying a limited edition sports car to show off or for some other purpose? Study hard now. When you graduate from university and pass the postgraduate entrance exam, Mom will consider it."
"I knew you were lying to me." Chen Siting's innocent face suddenly softened, and she sat back on the sofa, looking like a flower wilted by a violent storm.
"However, since you have applied for a driving school, you should get your driver's license first." Qin Xinmei sneered.
Chen Siting nodded, hugging her pillow and sulking. She had no hope of getting her a limited edition sports car from her aunt.
I looked at Chen Siting and asked hurriedly, "Sister, when is your birthday?"
It's Chen Siting's birthday, so I will definitely give her a gift. I want to find out what she wants in advance. When I heard that she wants a limited edition Bugatti Veyron sports car, I was shocked. Rich girls really have different thoughts.
And I caught one key point. Chen Siting's aunt seems to be very rich. She gave her a limited edition sports car as a gift, which is astonishing.
When Qin Xinmei heard me asking about Chen Si's birthday, her cold face moved slightly. She glanced at me and said nothing.
Chen Siting blinked and said, "My birthday is on the 22nd of this month."
My heart skipped a beat and I stared at Chen Siting in a daze. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that his birthday was the same as mine.
However, there are countless people around the world who have the same birthday, but it is just too much of a coincidence that Chen Siting and I have the same birthday.
I giggled and said, "Sister, my birthday is also on the 22nd of this month."
Chen Siting, with her white and tender feet bare, jumped up from the sofa again, her innocent face a little excited as she asked, "Brother, are you serious?"
Nalan Xi held up her delicate chin, looked at Chen Siting and me meaningfully, and said, "That's right, Chen Qing didn't falsify the date of birth he filled in on his employment form. I can testify to that."
Qin Xinmei stared at Nalan Xi and said coldly, "Vice President Nalan, it's very late now. Isn't it time for you to go back to your own home and rest?"
Nalan Xi seemed a little afraid of Qin Xinmei. She raised her hands and begged for mercy, "Sister Xinmei, I'll shut up. Just pretend I don't exist."
Qin Xinmei glared at Nalan Xi, and seeing that she had calmed down, she stopped chasing her away.
"Haha, brother, what a coincidence! Let's celebrate together on your birthday. My aunt will be here too. She's so nice to me. I'll introduce her to you on your birthday," Chen Siting said excitedly. I was also very excited. Just as I was about to speak, Qin Xinmei glared at me, as if to tell me to be quiet. I was a little confused and had to shut up.
Qin Xinmei seemed not to want to say anything more and said softly, "It's very late, let's go back to our rooms and sleep now." Nalan Xi touched Chen Siting's head, looked at Qin Xinmei deeply, then put on her slippers and walked to the second floor.
Chen Siting raised the corner of her mouth, as if she was a little unhappy about the limited edition sports car being ruined. She followed Nalan Xi and suddenly stopped when she reached the stairs. She turned around and looked at me and whispered, "Brother, come up. I have something to ask you."
"Well, okay." I was stunned for a moment, guessing that Chen Siting wanted to ask me about my birthday. I glanced at Qin Xinmei and stood up.
Qin Xinmei looked up and whispered, "Siting, you can talk tomorrow. I need to talk to your brother right now." Chen Siting blinked, then gave up questioning me and said, "Mom, brother, after you finish your talk, go to bed early."
I watched Chen Siting disappear down the stairs, then turned to Qin Xinmei and asked, "Siting and the others have returned to their rooms. Qin Xinmei, what should we talk about?"
Looking at Qin Xinmei's two slender, white legs and pink jade feet, my mouth felt dry and I couldn't wait to hug and caress them.
"What gift do you want for your birthday?" Qin Xinmei took a sip of tea, a hint of inquiry on her cold face, and looked at me and smiled.
My heart was beating wildly. I didn't expect Qin Xinmei to ask this question. I looked at her two snow-white, slender and straight legs under her light blue shorts. Then my heart moved and I suddenly thought of something. However, I had to pretend to think for a while and wait for Qin Xinmei to speak again.
Qin Xinmei asked again: "Chen Qing, as long as it's not excessive, I can satisfy you with any gift." "Qin Xinmei, are you serious?" I was full of excitement and looked at Qin Xinmei with anticipation.
Qin Xinmei frowned and considered for a moment, then said with a sullen smile, "I never tell lies." I secretly rejoiced, suppressing my excitement and saying with anticipation, "Qin Xinmei, for my birthday, the gift I want is for you to wear black stockings and only me to see."
Bang!
A sound.
As soon as I finished speaking, Qin Xinmei raised her hand and slapped me on the head quickly but with controlled force. Qin Xinmei gritted her teeth and said, "Chen Qing, what's going on in your head? Sometimes I really want to split it open to see what's inside."
I touched my head and said dissatisfiedly, "You were the one who asked me to ask for a gift. It's not too much for me to ask you to wear black stockings to show me."
Qin Xinmei stood up barefoot, raised one of her tender feet and kicked me, then sneered angrily, "The gift is invalid. Now go back to your room and sleep."