ushernet Chapter 68: This is teasing
Chapter 68: This is teasing
Chapter 68: This is teasing
In the kitchen.
Jiang He, wearing an apron, was chopping vegetables with the poise of a young wife. Her sleeves were rolled up, and her hair was tied into a bun.
She was skilled with a kitchen knife, her slicing effortless and precise, unlike Xu Qing, who always ended up cutting strands into strips if he wasn't careful.
“What are you looking at?”
Noticing Xu Qing’s gaze, Jiang He turned her head slightly and glanced at him.
“You look so beautiful like this,” Xu Qing sighed.
She’d really make a perfect wife...
“...”
Jiang He’s hands paused for a moment, and she looked dazed and unsure. Then, realizing what he’d said, she glanced toward the kitchen door, her face tensing up as she glared at him.
“Scoundrel!”@@@@
“Thanks for the compliment.”
Xu Qing chuckled, not teasing her any further. He turned and walked out of the kitchen to avoid getting in the way.
Life had to be taken one step at a time. Meeting her after more than a thousand years was fate; he had to work hard to make the most of it.
“Stop whispering to your girlfriend and get a move on. It’s not like my money grows on trees.”
Wang Zijun turned up the music to maximum volume, but then, remembering someone was in the kitchen, quickly turned it back down to normal. He called out to Xu Qing.
“If spending money solves the problem, that’s fine. But those damned profiteers give me defective goods even after taking my money. So disgusting.”
“That’s what happens when you’re a noob.”
“That’s why I need you to make me a parts list!” Wang Zijun was ready to flip the table.
“What’s your budget?”
“Pick the best within reason.”
“The best, huh? Then you’ll want a Core i7 6950 Extreme, with G.SKILL Ripjaws4-2400 RAM, and a Sunflower SSD...”
Xu Qing tossed an orange at him and rattled off a list of components, leaving Wang Zijun completely baffled.
“Just tell me how much the whole thing costs.”
“Not much, about 120,000.”
“F***!”
“No, I mean, with your level of intelligence when watching dramas like that, I can’t even begin to explain.”
“...”
Wang Zijun didn’t feel like laughing anymore.
“And that time with Liang Zi just proved how dumb you are.”
Xu Qing smirked. He trusted Wang Zijun, but some things were better left unsaid.
Knowing too many people always led to unexpected situations. Life was full of surprises.
“Don’t bring that up.”
Wang Zijun snorted and let it go. Liang Zi really wasn’t the best.
He had a wide circle of friends and got along with everyone. He rarely had conflicts, mainly because he was generous. It was hard to distinguish between true friends and hangers-on, something Xu Qing was better at.
“Bring Haozi over sometime. He might finally stop overthinking things.” Wang Zijun glanced at the figure in the kitchen and suggested.
“Forget it. He’ll just argue with me.” Xu Qing shook his head, then chuckled. “Besides, he’s busy with blind dates.”
“In a hurry?”
“It’s not him, it’s his old man.”
Thinking about Qin Hao’s scowling face as he sat in a restaurant with some girl, they both laughed.
After the laughter died down, Wang Zijun mused, “It feels like you two are living each other’s lives.”
“No, we’re not.”
Xu Qing knew what he meant. But there was no way around it. If Qin Hao had encountered Jiang He that rainy night, he’d have probably taken her straight to the station. Either he’d have successfully apprehended her, or she’d have taken him down as her first kill here — the latter had a 99% probability.
Luck favored different people differently. For him, she was a girlfriend. For Qin Hao, she’d have been a bloody disaster. Given Jiang He’s mental state back then, even a hint of hostility could’ve led to trouble. And Qin Hao’s physique and demeanor? She’d have attacked on sight.
Being handsome was a skill, too.
Xu Qing rubbed his chin, feeling pleased with himself.
...
Jiang He was in the kitchen, stir-frying vegetables. She occasionally glanced outside at the two of them talking, her heart pounding.
She didn’t know how to feel.
Out of nowhere, he called her beautiful?
What was he trying to do?