Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 135 - 134: Exercising by Others

Chapter 135: Chapter 134: Exercising by Others

Early morning.

Cloudy.

The sun didn’t shine directly onto the ground, making the temperature drop by several degrees. When stepping outside, you could feel the breeze, delicately cool, refreshing.

Qin Guanglin followed his usual routine of rising early to wash up, then, despite Qin’s Mom’s surprised gaze, he stepped out to buy two mixed-grain rolls and a cup of soy milk for takeout, munching on two steamed buns as he left.

Carrying breakfast to Teacher He’s building, Qin Guanglin was about to go up when he paused, thought for a moment, then turned around and headed to the market to buy some fresh tomatoes and snow peas, picking up a few eggs as well.

That way, even if she felt too lazy to go out all day, she could still have a good meal at noon.

Qin Guanglin commended himself for his cleverness, planted a gentle kiss on He Fang’s forehead as she still slept soundly, and sneakily squeezed her calf as a reward to himself.

Mmm, comforting.

He filled the electric kettle in the living room, waited until the water boiled before unplugging it, then he tiptoed out, took out his key and turned it twice, and went downstairs to head for the office.

Waking up to breakfast, vegetables ready for lunch, hot or room-temperature water... In the evening, taking care of hair drying, foot soaking, and occasionally squeezing legs and massaging backs.

Tsk, it would melt her heart.

After meeting the father-in-law, kneel down with a ring in front of her, how could she say no?

Huh? How to say no?

No way to say no.

Truly a grand plan.

Invincible.

The contemporary Casanova.

Qin Guanglin sat on the bus, praising himself all the way, walking into the company’s door with pride, ready to embark on the most important part of his plan.

Earning money.

Eager to trick Teacher He into joining his family registry.

After running for an hour two days in a row and still not accustomed to it, he was feeling a bit worn out; bending down, he rubbed his calves, thinking Teacher He must be feeling the same.

He’d rub her down vigorously in the evening.

Thinking about it made a smile spread across his face, which he quickly reined in.

Starting to seem more perverted by the day; first it was hands, then scents, then feet, and now not even legs were off-limits.

Upon reflection, that little earlobe and smooth ankle seemed rather nice too...

Doomed.

A sudden dread filled Qin Guanglin, and even the motion of rubbing his legs slowed.

What to do?

Sitting in complicated silence for a while, he silently took up his brush to prepare for work.

Let it be, the one he loved was his own wife... pah, future wife, what does it matter if he loved her even more deeply?

No problem at all.

Sun Wen sat in front of his desk with dark circles under his eyes, not munching on breakfast as usual, already starting work with an airbrush.

After finishing a section, he paused, noticing that Qin Guanglin had taken his seat, opened his mouth to speak, hesitated, then after a moment beckoned Yu Le over.

"What’s up, Brother Wen?" Yu Le asked, approaching with a bun in hand.

"Don’t worry about the coloring, work hard on learning to draw," Sun Wen said softly, nodding towards Qin Guanglin, "Ask Brother Lin where you’re unsure, don’t be embarrassed, just ask."

"Oh," Yu Le nodded in response, "Got it."

He took a careful look at the bloodshot eyes of Sun Wen, "Brother Wen, did you not sleep well last night?"

"Yeah, I had a bit of group exercise last night," Sun Wen chuckled, "Want to join next time?"

"No thanks, I don’t have that much time," Yu Le said, returning to his own seat with his bun, "I have to watch videos and study in the evening."

He had no objection to Sun Wen’s instructions; besides working on color, he had been learning the basics of drawing. A deep understanding of images was helpful for coloring, so the basics were essential.

"Morning, big shot."

Jiang Lingling walked in from outside, greeting Qin Guanglin with a burst of energy.

"Morning."

"Had breakfast yet? How come you’ve started working so early?" Jiang Lingling asked as she stood beside Qin Guanglin, who didn’t even look up from his work.

"I’ve eaten. I’d just be idle otherwise."

"Boss, how many days have you worn that outfit? It seems like you’ve been wearing the same one all the time."

"I just have several identical sets of clothes that I rotate through," Qin Guanglin replied, looking down at himself, then he looked up at her and asked, "What are you doing standing here? Shouldn’t you go eat breakfast?"

Uh?

His eyebrows twitched as he glanced at Jiang Lingling’s twin ponytails, then back at his drawing board.

They did look somewhat similar.

"I’m about to eat."

Seeing that he finally noticed her, Jiang Lingling turned around satisfied and sat back at her own spot, shaking her head to toss her hair, "Boss, how do you like my hairstyle? It looked nice in your drawing, so I tied one up like it."

"Not bad," Qin Guanglin nodded, then turned back to continue his own drawing.

It was indeed lively. He’d have to make sure Teacher He tries it someday.

But he didn’t know whether she’d agree...

Jiang Lingling shook her hair again. What did ’not bad’ mean? Such a half-hearted comment...

Didn’t she just happily gaze at the twin ponytails in the drawing yesterday?

Feeling dejected, she thrust the straw into her soy milk and took a big gulp, glancing at Qin Guanglin and then at his clothes again.

Who would buy stacks of identical striped t-shirts? Truly a hopeless straight guy.

All morning she’d been looking for a chance to start a conversation, but seeing his serious demeanor, she couldn’t find a good excuse and sulkily drew the tanktop and shorts-clad doorman.

Now she was getting pretty skilled at drawing him, at least not having to constantly erase and dab at it like before. She could get it right in one go, just needing to touch up small details afterward.

Finally, when lunchtime rolled around, Jiang Lingling stretched, preparing to join Qin Guanglin and the others, when she heard someone calling from behind.

"Lingling, let’s have lunch together."

"Ah, Sister Wenqing," Jiang Lingling turned her head to see the editor Wenqing and hesitated before nodding, "Okay."

If she refused now and then went to eat with the other three, it would look pretty bad.

"Let’s go. I found a new place last time; I’ll take you to try it out."

Wenqing waited for Jiang Lingling to get her purse, then linked arms with her, smiling as they walked out of the company together.

Sun Wen stood beside Qin Guanglin’s desk, tilting his head to watch the two women disappear through the door, then knocked on the table, "Let’s go, time to eat."

"Alright, I’m done," Qin Guanglin added a few final strokes before putting down his brush and standing up, "Let’s go."

Yu Le waited for Qin Guanglin to stand then leaned in close, peering at the drawing board with admiration. Sun Wen called again and Yu Le straightened up, his face full of reverence, "Brother Lin, you have to teach me more."

"Ask questions," Qin Guanglin and Sun Wen both said at the same time, then both of them laughed.

"Sigh, eating meals every day, meal after meal."

As they walked, Sun Wen mumbled his complaint, "How come humans haven’t evolved to do photosynthesis? It would save both money and trouble."

"Go practice immortal cultivation, then. If you fast, you won’t need to eat," Qin Guanglin suggested.

"Eh, right, I heard some old monks only need to eat a few vegetable leaves to be full," Yu Le turned his head and winked at Sun Wen, "Brother Wen, you should become a monk."

"Get lost."

"You look so listless, are you suffering from insomnia because of a heartbreak?" Qin Guanglin asked Sun Wen.

"He had a group activity last night, that’s why," Yu Le explained from the side.

"Group activity?"

"Yeah, other people’s activity," Sun Wen pursed his lips, "I just listened in."

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