Chapter 57p1: Fickle Love
Since she had set out with the purpose of exercising, Yu Chujin did not plan to drive, but chose to walk.
The nearest mall was about a fifteen-minute walk away, so a round trip would be about thirty minutes. Not too far, not too close, it was a very suitable distance for exercise.
The plan was perfect, but she had overlooked how biting the cold winter wind could be on her body.
Yu Chujin’s hands were in her pockets, and her body was hunched. She was already wearing very thick clothes, but it didn’t stop her from feeling cold.
Walking outside in winter was simply asking for trouble.
Especially when a cold wind blew in her face, Yu Chujin’s teeth were chattering from the cold.
In contrast, Qingli, who was following by her side, was only wearing a woolen coat and didn’t even have a scarf. It was a standard case of choosing style over warmth.
But she was a monster and was not afraid of the cold at all. Her back was straight, and she faced the cold wind with composure.
Unlike Yu Chujin, who was in a wretched state, already frozen into a shrimp.
“Why don’t you just take off your woolen coat and give it to me to wear?” Yu Chujin couldn’t help but tease, “You’re not cold anyway.”
Qingli tilted her head, thought for two seconds, understood, and immediately began to take off her clothes.
Yu Chujin was startled and hurriedly pressed her down.
“Don’t take it off, don’t take it off. I was just kidding,” Yu Chujin was so scared by her.
Qingli was dazed and didn’t move again.
After confirming that she had no intention of taking off her clothes again, Yu Chujin let go of her hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that in the future, she couldn’t just tease this snake. She would really take it seriously and take off her clothes as soon as she said so.
It didn’t matter if she took them off at home, but it was really not okay outside. It was too embarrassing.
“It’s so cold, so cold,” Yu Chujin rubbed her frozen face, “I shouldn’t have gone out in this damn weather. I’m just asking for trouble.”
Qingli’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
Yu Chujin walked for a while before she realized that the snake hadn’t followed. She turned her head in confusion, “What’s wrong? Why did you suddenly stop walking?”
Hearing the sound, Qingli trotted to catch up, came in front of her, and the first thing she said was, “Are you cold?”
Yu Chujin wrapped her down jacket tighter around herself, “Whether I’m cold or not, you don’t need to stand there in a daze, do you?”
Qingli asked again, “Are you cold?”
Yu Chujin gave a deathly smile, “Cold! Of course I’m cold. My hands are frozen.”
Qingli understood. Without a word, she pulled her hand out of her pocket.
“What are you doing? Why are you pulling my hand…”
Before she could finish, she saw Qingli holding her hand and blowing on it.
“Hoo hoo…”
Yu Chujin’s expression froze. She stared at the snake, which was lowering its head to warm her hand.
Logically, the scene should have developed in a heartwarming direction, but in reality…
Yu Chujin scolded the snake, “You stupid snake! You’re always doing stupid things! Are you trying to make my hands even more frozen?!”
She pulled her hand back.
Qingli was a snake, and her body temperature was very low. In winter, her body temperature was even lower, like a block of ice. Even the air she breathed out was ice-cold.
Her already frozen hands became even stiffer after being “warmed” by her a couple of times.
Yu Chujin repeatedly rubbed her hands, trying to regain some warmth and feeling in this way.
Qingli tilted her head in confusion and mumbled, “No, it’s not. It’s not, it’s not.”
As Yu Chujin was rubbing her hands, she glanced at her sideways, “What’s not, not?”
Qingli: “No, it’s not like this. It’s not like this on TV.”
Yu Chujin’s action of rubbing her hands paused. She looked at the anxious snake and instantly understood.
No wonder she had just grabbed her hand and blown on it. So it was learned from the TV again. But she had only learned half of it. She had learned the action, but not the principle. A half-baked one.
Yu Chujin teased, “It’s not like this on TV? Then what is it like on TV? A young couple warming each other’s hands, and then when the atmosphere is right, they kiss?”
Qingli nodded excitedly, “Yes, that’s right. It should be like this. You’re wrong.”
Yu Chujin poked her on the forehead, “You really are a silly snake. Can you apply the things on TV to reality? Besides, that’s a plot that only happens to young couples. We’re not.”
Qingli said seriously, “We are. We are a couple.”
Yu Chujin facepalmed, “You’re a big-headed ghost.”
Qingli: “A big-headed ghost? My head is not big. My head is beautiful.”
Yu Chujin was amused, “Fine, your head is beautiful. Your head is the most beautiful. Is that okay?”
Qingli: “Your head is also beautiful.”
Yu Chujin raised an eyebrow, “You snake have even learned to exchange commercial compliments.”
“Commercial compliments? What does that mean?”
“That’s not important. No, it’s too cold. There’s a coffee shop up ahead. Let’s go in and have a cup of coffee to warm up.”
Yu Chujin put her hands in her pockets and trotted towards the coffee shop by the roadside.
Qingli immediately trotted after her.
She could already walk almost like a normal person. Although she was still a little uncoordinated when she was trotting, basically, it was not very noticeable. At least it no longer looked bizarre.
She pushed open the door of the coffee shop, and a warm breeze, with a faint coffee aroma, blew in her face.
The clerk smiled and welcomed them, “Welcome.”
Just as the word “welcome” was spoken, the clerk’s gaze was fixed on Qingli, who was wearing a hat.
The black fisherman’s hat had a wide brim, covering the part of her face above her eyes. But just looking at the lower half of her face that was exposed was enough to make one’s gaze linger and be amazed.
The clerk quickly came back to her senses, withdrew her gaze, and led them to a window seat with a better view.
Yu Chujin sat down, and Qingli clingily sat down beside her.
“You sit opposite me.”
“No.”
Yu Chujin gritted her teeth. Forget it. For now, they would just sit side by side.
Mainly because the clerk was waiting by their side for them to order. Yu Chujin couldn’t just pull this snake to the opposite side to sit in front of an outsider.
She picked up the menu, glanced at it casually, and said to the waiter, “A caramel macchiato.”
After ordering her own coffee, Yu Chujin looked at Qingli beside her.
Qingli was acting like a proper person, copying her way of looking at the menu. She was quite good at it.
“You’ve been looking for a long time. Have you decided what to order?” Yu Chujin asked her.
“A cup of, talk, mama duo,” Qingli copied the words Yu Chujin had said when she ordered coffee.
But obviously, she hadn’t learned it.
Yu Chujin burst out laughing.
The clerk beside her also burst out laughing.
Yu Chujin frowned. It was one thing for her to laugh at the snake, but for others to laugh at the snake, Yu Chujin was not happy. She was very protective of her own.
Yu Chujin stared at the clerk, her tone unfriendly, “What are you laughing at?”
Qingli copied her on the side, “What are you laughing at?”
Meeting their unfriendly gazes, the clerk quickly waved her hands, “No, no. I don’t mean anything else. I just have a low laugh point. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
The clerk was young, probably just an adult. She might be a college student working part-time. Her apology was sincere, and she didn’t mean to laugh at them. She just really had a low laugh point.
Seeing this, Yu Chujin couldn’t be bothered to argue and waved her hand.
Qingli continued to copy her and waved her hand.
Yu Chujin gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, “Stop copying me. Put away your copycat act. Be good.”
Qingli blinked innocently, became obedient, and stopped copying.
“You won’t like the taste of caramel macchiato. I’ll order something else for you,” Yu Chujin looked at the clerk and asked, “Do you have any coffee that is more on the sour side?”
The clerk corrected her service attitude and didn’t dare to laugh randomly again. She answered seriously, “If you want something sour, you can have a hand-brewed Yirgacheffe. It has the sourness of lemon, as well as a fruity and floral aroma, and a lighter taste.”
Yu Chujin nodded, “Then I’ll have one of those.”
The clerk nodded and took the menu, “Alright, please wait a moment. I’ll make it for you right away.”
While waiting for the coffee to be served, this snake was not content with just sitting with her. It kept leaning against her.
It was a stool big enough for two people, but Yu Chujin was almost squeezed against the window by her.
Yu Chujin: “You keep squeezing. You sit opposite me.”
Qingli: “No.”
Yu Chujin gave her a sharp look.
After a few seconds of silent confrontation, Qingli was defeated.
She pouted and reluctantly got up and sat opposite her.
Although she obediently sat opposite her, her mouth was not forgiving.
“You’re a bad snake. Bad.”
“I’m a bad snake just because I didn’t let you sit next to me?”
Qingli nodded matter-of-factly, “If I don’t sit next to you, you’re a bad snake.”
Yu Chujin shrugged, indifferent, “Yes, I am a bad snake. So what?”
“A bad snake is to be beaten,” Qingli puffed out her cheeks and pretended to be fierce.
“Aiyo, you snake are going to heaven. You’re going to beat me?” Yu Chujin was not afraid at all, “Come on, come on. You beat me. I’d like to see how you’re going to beat me, a bad snake.”
Qingli’s face was fierce. Seeing that she couldn’t scare her, she began to feel aggrieved again, whimpering. Her expressions were incredibly rich.
“Why aren’t you beating me anymore?”
“I’m not you.”
“What do you mean, you’re not me?”
“I won’t beat you. I can’t bear to.”
Yu Chujin was stunned for a moment. She looked at the aggrieved snake opposite her and was speechless for a moment.
It seemed to be true. No matter how angry the snake was, it would not have any intention of hurting her. Even if it was extremely angry, at most it would just pretend to bite her, but in reality, it would just hold her gently.
Qingli was so gentle that Yu Chujin had become presumptuous and arrogant.
Yu Chujin rubbed her nose, “You’re saying that as if I often beat you.”
Qingli immediately nodded, “You beat me. You even bought a big hammer to beat me, to hit me on the head. You’re a bad snake.”
Yu Chujin: “…”
“Alright, alright. I’ll throw away that big hammer when I get back. Is that okay?”
“No, you’re not sincere. You’re being perfunctory.”
Yu Chujin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. The snake’s speech had become more fluent, which was also very troublesome, because sometimes she couldn’t even win an argument with her.
Qingli: “You apologize again. Be a little more sincere.”
Yu Chujin: “I’ll be a little more sincere. Fine, I’ll order a bigger inflatable hammer tomorrow.”
Qingli’s eyes widened.
Yu Chujin raised an eyebrow, “Am I sincere enough?”
Qingli looked at her with a puffed-up face, “You’re bullying a snake!”
