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Qin Xinmei took my hand and walked out of the villa, then walked towards the beach without saying a word.
However, I felt that Qin Xinmei was a little absent-minded. Ever since Chen Siting said her aunt was coming, Qin Xinmei held my hand and walked out of the villa with an expressionless face. She rarely took the initiative to hold my hand, so there must be a reason for this.
Normally, if Qin Xinmei took the initiative to hold my hand, I would be very happy. Her five slender fingers tightly grasped my wrist, not letting go for a moment.
But I was a little worried at this time, because Qin Xinmei's cold face was inexplicably a little cold. This was because I heard the news of Chen Qianqing's arrival, and I couldn't help but guess that Qin Xinmei and Chen Qianqian had a bad relationship.
Although I have never seen Chen Siting's aunt and don't know what she looks like, I can feel that Qin Xinmei seems to dislike Chen Qianqing. However, not long ago, when Chen Siting said that her aunt was coming, she seemed very excited. What was the reason?
"Qin Xinmei, how is your relationship with your sister-in-law?" When Qin Xinmei and I walked to the traffic light about a hundred meters away from the beach, I held Qin Xinmei's soft hand with my backhand.
Qin Xinmei pinched the back of my hand with her delicate thumb, quietly waiting for the green light, and said lightly: "General."
I couldn't help but feel helpless when I heard Qin Xinmei's tone. However, I suddenly remembered that Chen Qianqing's last name was also Chen. Was she also from the "Chen family"? I immediately blurted out, "Your sister-in-law is also from the Chen family, right?"
Qin Xinmei turned her head and glanced at me. She raised her other hand to lift the hair on her forehead, nodded, and said calmly, "Yes."
I could tell Qin Xinmei was getting impatient. Seeing that the red light was still 20 minutes away, I gritted my teeth and continued to ask, "I think Chen Siting likes my aunt."
Qin Xinmei said calmly, "Yes."
I was speechless. Seeing that Qin Xinmei seemed unwilling to talk and her answers were very brief, I didn't dare to ask any more questions. I secretly thought in my heart that I had to find out what happened between Qin Xinmei and the Chen family. Chen Qianqing is a member of the Chen family, so I can ask her when I go back, what happened between Qin Xinmei and the Chen family?
Seeing the green light, I took Qin Xinmei's hand and walked towards the beach. I couldn't help but look at Qin Xinmei's profile. Her soft long hair was half tied in the middle with a black hairband, half covering her jade-white earlobes. Her hairstyle looked relaxed and casual, but felt very elegant.
Because Qin Xinmei's hair wasn't completely tied up, it was slightly loose, a semi-curved arc covering her fair forehead. A few strands of hair fell on her cheeks, making her fair profile look even more like a fairy. Even when we reached the beach, I held Qin Xinmei's delicate hand and kept staring at her profile, secretly happy. What a wonderful thing it was to meet Qin Xinmei.
On Qin Xinmei's fair cheeks, loose hair fluttered in the sea breeze like an elf. Suddenly, she turned her head and stared at me, saying unhappily, "Chen Qing, you have been staring at me since we crossed the street just now. Is there something on my face?"
"How can we ever get enough of looking at fairies?" I held Qin Xinmei's soft jade hand and saw two couples in front of us, laughing softly and holding hands.
I felt itchy inside, and I closed my palm over Qin Xinmei's delicate hand, wanting to clasp her five pink fingers tightly with my fingers, but I found that Qin Xinmei's soft palm clenched tightly. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Qin Xinmei, pretending to be angry and surprised and asked: "Qin Xinmei, what do you mean by closing your fingers tightly?"
"Little bastard, just hold hands, why do you have so many crooked ideas?" Qin Xinmei seemed to know what I was thinking, and she tightly clasped her five jade fingers together to prevent me from succeeding.
"I just want to hold your hand, what else can I think?" I looked at Qin Xinmei cunningly, grabbed her soft jade hand, and forcefully twisted her five pink jade fingers.
Qin Xinmei rolled her eyes at me, and finally, with my perseverance, I managed to pry open her five pink jade fingers, and then successfully clasped my ten fingers with Qin Xinmei's. An indescribable sense of satisfaction suddenly welled up on my face. I finally succeeded.
I held Qin Xinmei's five pink jade fingers tightly and walked slowly on the bluestone path by the sea. I found that the weather was particularly good today. The white clouds covered the sun and I didn't feel a bit of stuffiness.
In the distance, the waves rolled in, hitting the rocks that had been soaked in the sea for years and turned into gray, stirring up countless waves.
At this time, I saw a little girl about 7 or 8 years old in school uniform holding a bouquet of bright red roses not far ahead. The little girl looked around with her head raised, and happened to meet my gaze. She looked at Qin Xinmei beside me, and her little face moved suddenly, as if she was a little happy, and then she trotted over with her little feet.
The little girl, clutching a rose, trotted over to Qin Xinmei and me. She tilted her head back, her eyes filled with longing yet a touch of timidity. She mustered up the courage to say, "Big brother, would you like to buy a rose for your girlfriend?" I held Qin Xinmei's hand, my eyes lighting up. I pointed at her with my left hand and said with a sly smile, "Little friend, how did you know this fairy is my girlfriend? If you're right, I'll buy her."
"Little bastard, don't teach the kids bad things." Qin Xinmei's cold face showed a trace of shame. She glared at me and struggled hard with her delicate hands, trying to break free from my big hands, but I held her five fingers tightly, and they were as motionless as a pair of pliers.
I ignored Qin Xinmei, pinched her soft fingers, and looked at the little girl quietly.
The little girl tilted her head back, her eyes rolling back and forth, as if she was racking her brains. She glanced at Qin Xinmei and me, then her gaze fixed on the image of us holding hands. Her big eyes suddenly lit up: "Couples always hold hands. I've seen that on TV, but my mom only lets me watch for half an hour before making me do my homework."
"Little girl, that's the correct answer." I took out a hundred yuan, handed it to the little girl, and said with a smile, "Give me a rose."
The little girl happily took the money and handed me a rose. Then, with a pouty face and a 100-yuan note tightly clenched in her tiny hand, she said worriedly, "Big brother, roses are ten yuan each. I don't have enough change to give you." I smiled and said, "No need for change. Next time you come out to sell flowers, give me another one. And so on until you have exactly nine."
"It's still possible." The little girl nodded vigorously, looked at Qin Xinmei, blinked, and said, "Big sister, you are so beautiful, like a fairy, more beautiful than the stars on TV. If I grow up, I hope to be as beautiful as you."
Qin Xinmei was amused. She reached out her hand and touched the little girl's head, saying softly, "Yes, as long as you study hard."
The little girl lowered her head shyly, carefully putting the banknotes in her pocket. She raised her slender little hand, looked up at me, and said seriously, "Big brother, let's make a promise. I'll sell flowers here every week on my day off. You must remember to ask me for nine more roses next time."
I was stunned. Actually, I was joking, but I didn't expect the little girl to take it seriously. One hundred yuan is not a lot. This little girl came out to sell flowers, and I believe her family is not very wealthy. I just gave it to her.
Seeing the little girl's determined face, I couldn't help but secretly admire her good upbringing. She knew how to be honest at such a young age. Then I stretched out my finger and made a pinky promise to the little girl, which meant I agreed to her.
When Qin Xinmei and I were about to leave, I suddenly remembered something. I took out my phone, turned on the camera function, handed it to the little girl and said, "Little girl, can you take a few pictures for us?"
The little girl held the rose in her arms and took the phone in her little hands. It seemed that she had taken pictures with her phone before. Her little face was full of excitement as she said, "Okay, big brother, fairy sister, just stand still, I'll take a picture for you." Qin Xinmei was startled for a moment, then looked at me quietly without saying a word. There was a hint of strangeness in her eyes, as if she had no objection to taking pictures.
I pulled the little girl aside and whispered something in her ear. Then I smiled and said, "If you take the photo carefully and it's good, I'll give you another hundred yuan. Do you understand?"
The little girl blushed slightly, but still said excitedly: "Okay, big brother, don't worry, I know what to do."
Qin Xinmei saw me whispering with the little girl, so she pulled me aside by the ear, a faint smile on her lips: "What did you whisper to her just now?"
"No, don't think too much. Let's pose coolly and prepare to take pictures." I grabbed Qin Xinmei's hand that was pulling my ear, and held her hand to stand not far from the little girl.
The little girl thought for a moment, put the rose on the ground, pointed her phone at Qin Xinmei and me, and shouted, "Big brother, fairy sister, please stand still. I'm going to take a picture."
Qin Xinmei looked at me doubtfully, and when she heard that she wanted to take a picture, she had no choice but to let me hold her hand and stand there quietly, looking at the little girl with the most beautiful smile.
The little girl took out her cell phone and started taking pictures.
"Your hair is messy. Let me fix it for you." I suddenly looked at Qin Xinmei, turned her body around, and said with a smile, "It's covering your face. I guess it won't look good in the photo."
Qin Xinmei looked at me quietly, and said with a smile: "I will do it myself. Although I don't know what plan you are brewing, I always feel that there is something bad going on."
I pretended to be disappointed and said, "Don't you believe me at all?"
Qin Xinmei wanted to tease me a few more times, but I didn't give her the chance. I lifted her long hair from her forehead with both hands, revealing her cool, fair and perfect face.
"My dear wife, this looks so good." I put my arm around Qin Xinmei's slender waist and said seriously, "Close your eyes. I'll perform a magic trick, and then take a look at the photos taken by the children. How good are the results?"
"You little bastard, what do you want to do?" Qin Xinmei saw my serious face, stretched out a jade hand and gently pulled my ear, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, it seemed that she did not notice my unnecessary behavior, listened to me for the first time, and slowly closed her eyes.
I felt a little excited and winked at the little girl not far away. The little girl held the mobile phone in front of her and nodded her head quickly like a chick pecking at rice.
Suddenly, I kissed Qin Xinmei's red lips affectionately. The moment our lips touched, the little girl's cell phone started snapping photos quickly. At the same time, I could feel Qin Xinmei's delicate body trembling slightly.
Qin Xinmei seemed to have discovered something. She stood there motionless, closed her eyes, and let me kiss her soft red lips, but she pushed me away in less than three seconds. Qin Xinmei glared at me with gritted teeth, then spread her long, beautiful legs and slowly walked forward.
The little girl came up to me with her phone in hand, her excited face looking a little puzzled: "Big brother, why did the fairy sister run away?"
"Sister Fairy is shy." I took out a hundred dollars from my pocket and handed it to the little girl. I took the phone back from her hand, touched her head, and smiled, "Well done."
The little girl held up a hundred yuan, her face full of excitement as she asked, "Big Brother, you just said that if you get married, you'll really ask me to be your flower girl?"
I nodded and said, "Really? Big brother is going to chase the fairy sister."
The little girl picked up the roses on the ground and smiled innocently: "Big brother, come on."
Qin Xinmei suddenly stopped not far away and turned to look at me. She seemed to feel very ashamed that I kissed her and took a photo. She said angrily: "Chen Qing, what are you talking about? Come over here."
I hurried over and wanted to hold Qin Xinmei's hand. I guess the kiss and photo-taking action just now made her angry, and she refused to let me hold her hand.
Qin Xinmei ignored me and continued walking forward, feeling somewhat ashamed and angry about my actions. "Oh, I'm so upset. I've angered a certain fairy again. I apologize. It's my fault," I whispered tirelessly in Qin Xinmei's ear, stepping on the hard bluestone.
The corners of Qin Xinmei's mouth trembled violently. She gritted her teeth and continued to walk forward, as if she was determined to ignore me to the end.
Seeing that Qin Xinmei still had an expression that said, "Don't touch me," I immediately became anxious. I simply took Qin Xinmei's hand, stood still, picked up the rose, shook it, and said, "My dear wife, this is for you." Qin Xinmei rolled her eyes at me and said, "No, don't yell."
"Then I'll throw it away." I looked disappointed and pretended to throw the rose away.
"Chen Qing, come on, stop pretending. Since you've already spent the money, I'll just take it reluctantly." Qin Xinmei took the rose from my hand unhappily and glared at me: "You bastard, don't do this again next time." "I won't do it again, I promise." I suddenly hugged Qin Xinmei, quickly and hard kissed her cold and fair cheek, and said with a sly smile: "Thank you for your forgiveness, my dear wife."
"You're the only one who has so many tricks up your sleeve. Why are you kissing me blindly?" Qin Xinmei's face was filled with shame and disgust. She pinched the rose between her jade fingers and couldn't help but smell it gently. Then she said with interest, "Why did you only buy one?"
I said without hesitation: "A rose represents undivided love."
Qin Xinmei's clear eyes paused for a moment, as if she didn't want to dwell on this question any longer. She gently shook the rose in one hand, while holding my hand and continued to walk slowly.
I touched my nose. Qin Xinmei was avoiding the question again. I felt like my fist was hitting cotton, and I felt powerless to vent.
Qin Xinmei seemed to recall something and smiled slightly, saying, "Chen Qing, if you really come to that little girl every Sunday to ask for roses, I'm afraid she'll be sad if you break your promise."
I nodded and smiled slyly: "If you come with me every week, I will definitely keep my promise." Qin Xinmei glared at me angrily: "Little bastard, are you blackmailing me?"
I stopped immediately, turned around and looked at Qin Xinmei. Looking at her tempting red lips, I said with a giggle, "We are a couple. It's only natural for us to go out for a walk every week."
Qin Xinmei rolled her eyes at me and said angrily, "I didn't agree."
"The moment you took the rose, you agreed to me." I held Qin Xinmei's soft body in one hand and kissed her tempting red lips.
Qin Xinmei pushed me away without leaving a trace, and stretched out her delicate hand: "Let me see the photo."
I took out my phone, blinked, and said, "If you promise not to delete it, I'll show it to you."
Qin Xinmei said unhappily, "I promise you."
I still didn't believe Qin Xinmei's words, and looked puzzled: "You really won't delete it?"
"Do you think I'm as thick-skinned as you? I won't delete it if I say so." Qin Xinmei said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and give me your phone quickly."
Considering that Qin Xinmei might delete the photos, I quickly synchronized them to the cloud. I would be heartbroken if the photos I had taken with great difficulty were deleted.
Qin Xinmei snatched the phone from my hand, opened the photos and started looking at them. I simply hugged Qin Xinmei from behind, put my arms around her slender waist, smelled the faint fragrance of her hair, and looked at the photos we had just taken together.
I felt the delicate body in my arms tremble, but she didn't have time to push me away. When her jade fingers touched the photo of me hugging and kissing her, a trace of shame suddenly appeared on her cold cheeks. She seemed to be frozen in time, her delicate body motionless and quietly in my arms.
The photos on my phone showed a beautiful and elegant woman, with a quiet and unique aura of holiness. She quietly closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and half-tied her long, smooth hair. The boy was tall and handsome, his arms around her slender waist, kissing her lips with a look of deep affection. They looked like a couple, their expressions revealing a natural and intimate feeling. Qin Xinmei locked her phone, nudged my chin with her head, and asked in confusion, "Chen Qing, what's the point of taking these photos? Are they for souvenirs?"
"It's not a souvenir." I thought Qin Xinmei was saying that I would not come back to Country M after I returned to it, so I took the photos, which caused her to have some wild thoughts.
I couldn't help but hold Qin Xinmei's slender waist tightly and said seriously, "This photo will be used in the editing clip when we get married. It will be used to show the story of how we met on the big screen."
Qin Xinmei seemed relieved, then said angrily, "Nonsense! How can we get married?" I said quickly, "Of course it's impossible! You saw how much we look like a couple in the photos we just took. We're a match made in heaven."
"Okay, let's go back. Chen Qianqing should be here soon." Qin Xinmei nudged my waist with her elbow and took my hand as we walked back home. Suddenly, she stopped and warned me seriously, "Little bastard, these photos are only known to you and me. No third person is allowed to know about them. Do you understand?"
I saw Qin Xinmei's serious expression, as if she was worried about something. I pinched her soft jade hand and asked doubtfully, "Then tell me, why can't you see it in public?"
"Chen Qing, you have to remember what I said. Just don't let anyone else see these photos, or I'll make you look bad."
Qin Xinmei raised her other hand and tugged at my ear, her eyes revealing a determined look. Then, she pulled me along as she muttered something I couldn't understand: "It's still eight days until our birthdays. Chen Qianqing, a high-ranking official in Shangdu, wouldn't normally show up for no reason. But she chose this time. What did Siting say to her? Perhaps she sent her a photo, or perhaps she was secretly tricked into sending Chen Qianqing her hair?"