Free Web NovelChapter 1060: Chapter 37: Feels Like Something’s Missing Without Flirting for a Day
Watching a certain young master float past her like a ghost, Nie Xiaoxing’s eye twitched slightly, feeling tipsy.
Gu Yan walked to the fridge, opened it, and took out a bottle of mineral water. He twisted it open and drank a few big gulps with his head tilted back manfully.
Watching this scene, Nie Xiaoxing couldn’t help but think of last night...
Sighing again.
Truly, you can’t judge a book by its cover!
After drinking the water, Gu Yan turned around, seeing Nie Xiaoxing standing dumbly by the bathroom door, squinting as he hummed, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and make breakfast for this young master! I’m hungry!"
Nie Xiaoxing looked at Gu Yan’s arrogant, punchable face, and tightly pressed her lips together.
In her heart, she thought: Fine, let’s just consider it taking care of the disabled!
So Nie Xiaoxing said nothing and walked to the kitchen.
Seeing how obedient she was, Gu Yan hummed proudly, lazily putting his hands in his pajama pockets as he walked toward the bathroom, saying, "This young master wants a fried egg, the kind without the yolk!"
Nie Xiaoxing shot him a glance but still said nothing.
Feeling even more pleased, Gu Yan’s mouth curled up high, "Hurry up, I want to eat as soon as I’m done washing up!"
Nie Xiaoxing chuckled inside.
...
Gu Yan came out looking impeccably groomed, and Nie Xiaoxing had already prepared breakfast—a fried egg with a hot dog, along with a cup of hot milk as standard.
Gu Yan sat down at the dining table, staring at the fried egg on the plate.
Hmm, nice?
He said he didn’t want egg yolk, yet she deliberately fried him an egg with yolk!
Gu Yan lifted his eyes to look at Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing met his gaze calmly for a few seconds, then picked up the hot milk beside her and slowly drank it.
Gu Yan squinted his eyes.
He didn’t say anything, though, slicing the egg yolk into even pieces with a knife and fork, and feeding himself piece by piece, chewing carefully.
Nie Xiaoxing’s face twitched a few times as she stared at Gu Yan’s unbothered expression.
"Hmph, this young master knew you wouldn’t willingly make breakfast for me, so I deliberately said the opposite."
Gu Yan shrugged lightly, looking at Nie Xiaoxing with smug starry eyes, "Just as I thought."
Nie Xiaoxing: (⊙﹏⊙)
Tricks at every turn!
"Heh."
Gu Yan laughed as he continued eating, his hand cutting the hot dog shaking with laughter.
Nie Xiaoxing pulled a face, pursing her lips, and angrily stuffed a big piece of egg white from her plate into her mouth with a fork.
"Haha..."
"Do you want to die?" Nie Xiaoxing gripped the fork tightly and stabbed it fiercely into the hot dog, glaring at Gu Yan with a lowered voice.
Gu Yan quickly finished the two hot dogs, then grabbed the milk and dashed away.
Nie Xiaoxing watched Gu Yan laughing in the living room with the milk in hand.
The initial anger on her face slowly dissipated, and in the end, her tightly pressed lips unexpectedly formed a slight curve.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was November.
After Tang Yige and Lei Yicheng’s "wedding," it had been over a month since that late-night meal with Lu Zhiquan.
Lately, Nie Xiaoxing was using her part-time earnings to brush up on French.
After the expensive tutoring fees, Nie Xiaoxing’s salary still had to support her family’s living expenses, making life tight but manageable.
Since that night, Gu Yan continued to send various nutritional supplements to her, as if something was missing if he didn’t flirt with her daily.
But it was limited to some light cuddling and smooching.
Nothing more had happened.
Sometimes, when Nie Xiaoxing was bored, she couldn’t help but think.
The reason Gu Yan didn’t take it further was probably to avoid a repeat of that awkward night.
That evening, as Nie Xiaoxing left the French tutoring class, she unexpectedly saw Lu Zhiquan standing on one side of the corridor.
Lu Zhiquan was wearing a black jacket and black pants, his hair cut shorter, looking leaner than before, yet more energetic, exuding a strong and rugged masculine aura.
Seeing Lu Zhiquan there was undoubtedly a surprise for Nie Xiaoxing.
And beyond surprise, it was puzzling.
After all, he couldn’t possibly be there to study French as well, right?
Lu Zhiquan stood on one side of the corridor, smiling brightly at Nie Xiaoxing, but did not approach her.
Nie Xiaoxing exhaled and walked up to Lu Zhiquan filled with curiosity, looking at him with pursed lips.
"Let me treat you to dinner," Lu Zhiquan said.
Nie Xiaoxing frowned, "No need, I’ve already had dinner."
"Let’s go." Lu Zhiquan reached out to hold Nie Xiaoxing’s hand.
Nie Xiaoxing paused, staring at the hand holding hers, and suddenly said softly, "Lu Zhiquan, what exactly do you want from me?"
Lu Zhiquan still smiled as he looked at Nie Xiaoxing, "Want to know?"
"...Mm." Nie Xiaoxing nodded.
"Then agree to have dinner with me." Lu Zhiquan winked at her.
Nie Xiaoxing looked up at him.
Lu Zhiquan squinted lightly, "Xiaoxing, I still say the same thing, you can trust me completely because I will never hurt you."
Nie Xiaoxing stared at Lu Zhiquan for a long moment, tugged at her lips and said, "It’s past ten now, what’s for dinner, let’s have a late-night snack."
"Almost." Lu Zhiquan laughed.
Nie Xiaoxing then withdrew her hand from his, put it into the pocket of her denim jacket, and said, "Then let’s go."
Lu Zhiquan also put his hands into the pockets of his jacket, "Mm."
...
Lu Zhiquan led Nie Xiaoxing through the back door.
Before Nie Xiaoxing could ask why, Lu Zhiquan himself said, "Mr. Gu is waiting at the door."
Nie Xiaoxing stared at Lu Zhiquan’s back, saying nothing.
Lu Zhiquan didn’t say anything else either.
A black sedan was parked at the back door.
Lu Zhiquan stepped forward, gentlemanly opened the car door of the passenger seat, and looked at Nie Xiaoxing with a smile.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes flickered slightly, she stepped forward and sat inside.
Lu Zhiquan bent over, personally buckled the seatbelt for Nie Xiaoxing, closed the passenger door, walked around the front of the car, and got into the driver’s seat.
As the car started, Lu Zhiquan said, "Xiaoxing, what would you like to eat?"
"You decide." Nie Xiaoxing took out her bag, opened it, and took out her phone.
"Before we finish our late-night snack, can you not contact anyone else?" Lu Zhiquan looked straight ahead and said.
Nie Xiaoxing paused, confused, looking up at Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan didn’t look away.
Nie Xiaoxing’s fingers tightened around her phone, but she eventually put it back into her bag.
"Thank you." Lu Zhiquan said.
Nie Xiaoxing lowered her eyes, saying nothing.
...
A remote street stall.
Lu Zhiquan and Nie Xiaoxing sat at an outdoor table, although the wind was a bit strong tonight, it was a bit cold to sit outside eating street food.
"Do you want to sit inside?" Lu Zhiquan asked Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing glanced at him and shook her head.
Lu Zhiquan simply took off his jacket, stood up, walked behind Nie Xiaoxing, and draped his jacket over her shoulders.
Nie Xiaoxing turned her head to look at the jacket on her shoulder, then looked at Lu Zhiquan sitting beside her, with clear eyes full of unhidden confusion and inquiry.
Lu Zhiquan tilted his head to look at Nie Xiaoxing and smiled, looking very bright and handsome...like sunshine.
Nie Xiaoxing took a light breath, didn’t return the jacket to him, turned her head back to stare at the empty street ahead. "Lu Zhiquan, right now, it’s just you and me here, along with the stall owner, no one else."
"Mm." Lu Zhiquan squinted.
"So, are you going to speak?" Nie Xiaoxing said.
"Mm." Lu Zhiquan’s eyes deepened as he looked at Nie Xiaoxing, "Xiaoxing, can I trust you?"
Nie Xiaoxing was silent for a few seconds, her lips curled slightly, barely visible, as she turned to look at Lu Zhiquan, "You want me to fully trust you, yet you’re not sure if I’m trustworthy, don’t you think that’s a bit contradictory?"
"This matter is out of the ordinary." Lu Zhiquan’s voice darkened.
Nie Xiaoxing swallowed a few times, looking at Lu Zhiquan’s stern and serious face, "...I can only assure you that anything you say to me tonight will not be told to a third person."
"Including Mr. Gu?" Lu Zhiquan raised an eyebrow.
"...He doesn’t need me to tell him, if he wants to know, he’ll find a way to find out." Nie Xiaoxing said.
Lu Zhiquan paused for a moment and smiled, "Indeed."
Nie Xiaoxing looked at him.
Lu Zhiquan glanced inside the stall, suddenly straightened his back, and stared at Nie Xiaoxing, "Xiaoxing, I trust you."
Nie Xiaoxing squinted slightly, "Should I thank you for your trust?"
Lu Zhiquan took a breath, "Have you met Yan Shu?"
After Lu Zhiquan said this.
Nie Xiaoxing’s face visibly stiffened and cooled, her lightly parted lips slowly pressed together.
Seeing this, Lu Zhiquan’s hands clenched on his lap, looking at Nie Xiaoxing, and slowly said, "Actually, I’m a police officer."
Nie Xiaoxing uncontrollably took a cold breath, her eyes wide open.
