Chapter 46 p1
“Sister, Sister Ling’s new post isn’t about anyone else. It’s about you two.”
In the car on the way to Xu Ling’s house, Lin Xinnuo saw the related news and reported it first.
Qin Cong’an raised an eyebrow. “Us? Tell me.”
“It’s just that someone watched the last magazine interview and posted a comment saying that you don’t attract mosquitoes and that you only got bitten because you were sticking close to Sister Ling.” Lin Xinnuo thought the CP fans were really sharp-eyed and meticulous. “And then Sister Ling liked that comment.”
Qin Cong’an was momentarily puzzled.
“It was probably a slip of the hand. She unliked it immediately, but the person who posted the comment had already taken a screenshot and posted it.”
“Do you think it was a slip of the hand?” Qin Cong’an asked. “I seem to have heard of some examples that weren’t.”
Lin Xinnuo picked at her nails and scrolled through the comments online. “A lot of people are guessing it wasn’t, saying it was a deliberate move to stir up CP buzz. But a lot of people are also saying that whether it was intentional or not, the fact that you two were sticking close on set is true.”
As Lin Xinnuo spoke, she carefully glanced at Sister An. As an eyewitness, she also knew that the CP fans weren’t wrong. But as for their current relationship, she wasn’t sure.
Qin Cong’an didn’t know if Xu Ling’s hand had really slipped, but she was sure that she had watched the show as soon as it came out and was looking at the comment section.
But Xu Ling should have known that the comment section was full of CP fans. If she didn’t want to be associated with her, she should have avoided these comments.
Qin Cong’an stopped looking at the comments. She didn’t want to see some of them confidently saying that they were in love, especially the ones saying that Xu Ling was in love with her, only to be utterly disappointed after confirming the facts.
Lin Xinnuo looked at Sister An’s face, a little troubled. She was also supposed to attend the gathering later, but she already wanted to run away. It just felt so awkward.
Today, Qin Cong’an was wearing a very retro dark gray mock-neck knit shirt. Her chest and neck were covered tightly, but her arms were sleeveless, and it had vertical stripes, which really accentuated her figure.
When Xu Ling opened the door, she saw Qin Cong’an standing with her arms crossed, the lines of her arms squeezed out, making it hard not to be attracted to her. But she quickly averted her gaze and cursed herself for being crazy. But she looked like a cool cat today, so cute.
“Please come in, please come in.” Xu Ling lowered her head and arranged the slippers at the door. The styles were all the same, but the colors were different, letting each guest choose for themselves.
Qin Cong’an chose a watery blue pair and stepped in first.
Lin Xinnuo followed behind and presented the gift in her hand. “Thank you for the invitation, Sister Ling. This is a bottle of red wine that Sister An picked out herself.”
“Thank you.” Xu Ling took it and glanced at Qin Cong’an. She wasn’t looking this way, as if she hadn’t heard Lin Xinnuo mention her.
Qin Cong’an stood in the middle of the living room. She had arrived early, and the others hadn’t come yet. Seeing Xu Ling put the things away, she said, “Show me around.”
“Okay.” Xu Ling wanted to ask Little Lin to join them, but she saw Lin Xinnuo suddenly slap her head in a very cartoonish way.
“Oh no! I left my phone in the car. I’ll go down and get it.” Lin Xinnuo was already walking out as she spoke. Before she had even finished her sentence, the door was already closed, not waiting for either of them to react.
Only the two of them were left in the room.
Xu Ling cleared her throat and said, “Why don’t we wait until everyone is here, and I’ll show everyone around together.”
“I came early on purpose,” Qin Cong’an said, looking at her.
“Huh?” Xu Ling was stunned. “Why?”
“I just wanted a private tour.”
Xu Ling scratched her eyebrow, also not understanding why, but she nodded. “Okay, then let’s go to the kitchen and pick a drink first.”
Xu Ling walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. Qin Cong’an followed beside her, and like a curious child again, she touched the face masks and other things in her fridge.
Xu Ling suddenly realized they were very close, as if they were trapped in a double-door refrigerator. The cold air from the fridge seeped out, and their skin also became cool.
The arms she had been dreaming of were just inches away. Her skin was so good that it was hard not to want to touch it.
“This face mask is good. Do you want to try it now?” Xu Ling picked up a sheet and said, “Anyway, you’re not wearing any makeup. There’s a lot of essence inside. The rest is enough to cover your whole body.”
I can help you apply it. Of course, she swallowed that sentence.
“No.” Qin Cong’an’s hand reached past hers and took out a bottle of sugar-free jasmine tea. “I’ll have this.”
“Oh.” Xu Ling dejectedly closed the fridge door. They hadn’t been alone for so long, it was making her brain go haywire.
“Aren’t you going to ask me why I’m drinking this?” Qin Cong’an asked, twisting open the bottle and taking a sip, then shaking it.
Xu Ling walked out of the kitchen and said, “You just want to drink it. What other reason could there be?”
“Because of your perfume,” Qin Cong’an said, following behind her. She saw the person in front of her stop. She could have stopped, but she didn’t and bumped into her instead.
Xu Ling was doubly shocked. The fact that she was drinking jasmine tea because of her jasmine-scented perfume was shocking enough. And then she felt something bump into her back, so hard that her legs went a little weak.
Qin Cong’an held up the bottle of jasmine tea and touched the back of Xu Ling’s neck with it, the cold making her jolt. “Why did you suddenly freeze?”
“No, haha.” Xu Ling covered the back of her neck and continued to walk forward, not daring to turn around, as if she would be caught and eaten by a demon if she did.
Xu Ling suddenly didn’t know where to take Qin Cong’an. She didn’t want to go to the bedroom, afraid that she would lose control and throw her on the bed. She took a detour and went to the guest bathroom first.
But there was nothing to see, and they were out in two seconds.
Next was the guest bedroom. It wasn’t decorated, just empty, with nothing much stored in it.
Only the master bedroom was left. Although Xu Ling had only slept here for a few days, she had a bad feeling.
As soon as they entered the room, Qin Cong’an took a deep breath. “Mmm, a familiar scent.”
“…” You look like a pervert too, you know that? Xu Ling’s scalp tingled. She quickly came back to her senses and asked, “Why didn’t we go to your place?”
“I don’t like people coming to my house,” Qin Cong’an said slowly. “Only my lover can.”
“Can’t someone you’ve just slept with?”
“What do you think?”
Xu Ling pretended she hadn’t said anything and opened the bathroom door to show her, then was about to close it.
Qin Cong’an stopped the door. “Oh, there’s a bathtub.”
“…Yeah, there’s a bathtub. The bathtub is very nice and kind. It’s a place that helps people clean the dirt off their bodies.”
As if she hadn’t heard her, Qin Cong’an said to herself, “It’s a jacuzzi. It looks nice.”
“It’s quite nice. Are you done looking?” Xu Ling’s hand was also on the door, ready to close it at any moment.
But Qin Cong’an had already squeezed in. After looking around, she pointed to the cabinet and asked, “Can I open it?”
“…Whatever you want.”
Qin Cong’an opened the cabinet and looked at the things inside. “You don’t even have any condoms.”
“…”
“Or are they in the nightstand?” Qin Cong’an said, finally leaving the bathroom and walking to the bed. “You said I could look at whatever I want.”
Xu Ling didn’t say anything, tacitly agreeing, and let her explore her space.
Qin Cong’an opened the side cabinet and looked inside. It was mostly empty, with only a few fashion magazines.
“Did you just move in?”
“Mhm.” Xu Ling finally had a question she could answer. “I’ve been living with my parents. The company only prepared this house for me because you said you wanted to have a gathering at my place.”
“But you’ve lived here for a few days, right?” Qin Cong’an glanced at the pillow.
Xu Ling immediately pounced over. “Don’t even think about smelling my pillow.”
“Do you think I’m crazy?” Qin Cong’an looked at Xu Ling, who was lying on the bed and looking at her with a terrified expression. She really wanted to just lean over, grab her, and do her hard, but she held back and turned to look at the other nightstand.
“You really don’t have any condoms. But why don’t you even have any toys?” Qin Cong’an said.
Xu Ling had already gotten up from the bed and was sitting on the edge with her back to Qin Cong’an. What was she doing? Was this the normal procedure for a house tour?
Qin Cong’an also sat down next to her and looked at her.
“What are you doing?” Xu Ling asked wearily. “Is this fun?”
“What do you mean, what am I doing? With our relationship, can’t I be concerned about your sex life?”
Xu Ling didn’t speak, just lowered her head and looked at Qin Cong’an’s watery blue slippers.
“Okay, I’m sorry.” Qin Cong’an moved closer, her voice very soft. “I’m sorry. I won’t look anymore.”
Xu Ling exploded. “You’ve already looked at everything!”