Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 164 - 162: You Say, I’m Listening

Chapter 164: Chapter 162: You Say, I’m Listening

It was scorching hot at noon.

Qin Guanglin was still troubled about the mark on his body when he went downstairs for lunch.

It couldn’t have just disappeared without explanation the first time, right?

Although he said he was as useless as a dead pig when drunk, the mark made him feel a bit uncertain.

He Fang wasn’t giving clear answers either, making Qin Guanglin very anxious—his morning’s good mood had completely faded.

So annoying!

"What are you brooding about?"

As they sat in the fast food restaurant, Sun Wen noticed Qin Guanglin’s distracted look and couldn’t resist waving his hand in front of him.

"Ah..." Qin Guanglin came back to his senses and sighed, shaking his head, "It’s a tough one to explain."

"What’s tough to explain? Is it about a woman?" Sun Wen asked gleefully with a chuckle, "Aren’t you the love guru? Show us what you got."

He guessed it was probably about how Jiang Lingling had taken him home yesterday being known.

Geez... love guru.

Could that handle a chaotic scene?

While Sun Wen was lost in his thoughts, Qin Guanglin lifted his head and pointed to his neck, asking, "What do you think it means if nothing happened, but there’s this mark?"

"Nothing happened?" Sun Wen was baffled, "How come you got a ’strawberry’ if nothing happened? Are people that bored?"

"...Right."

Qin Guanglin had an epiphany, "Maybe it really was out of boredom."

Knowing Teacher He’s temperament, it would be normal for her to play a prank while seeing him sleeping like a dead pig out of sheer boredom.

But how was he supposed to explain this thing to Qin’s Mom when he got home?!

So problematic...

"..."

After a moment of silence, Sun Wen couldn’t help but speak up, "It could also be for another reason."

"What?"

"Like... marking territory?"

"Territory?" Qin Guanglin was perplexed, "Why would anyone mark territory?"

"What did you do yesterday?" Sun Wen continued to probe.

"If I knew what I had done, I wouldn’t be struggling with it now."

Qin Guanglin held his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. Drinking really was a bad idea.

No jogging, no... ugh, no legs squeezing, slept together and didn’t feel a thing.

What a loss.

A huge loss.

It was his first sleepover, and it just passed by unclearly...

"Yesterday..." Yu Le suddenly remembered the incident of Jiang Lingling taking him home and opened his mouth.

"Hmm?"

"Nevermind, it’s nothing." He hesitated and gave up.

As a single dog, he had to protect himself and not meddle carelessly.

"Next time, don’t make me drink so much. It’s just causing trouble," Qin Guanglin looked at Sun Wen and spoke.

"It was you who made me drink," Sun Wen retorted, "I said I wouldn’t drink, yet you insisted on a three-cup swap for each of mine, trying to knock me out."

"Really?"

"Could there be any doubt?"

"..."

Qin Guanglin shrugged, "Anyway, I am not drinking next time."

Skipping that topic, no one spoke again; Sun Wen fiddled with his chopsticks lost in thought, Yu Le was engrossed in playing Fight the Landlord on his phone, looking thrilled like he had gotten good cards again, and Qin Guanglin pondered how to explain things to Qin’s Mom after work—hopefully, he could explain it well, but he dreaded that she might have seen and pretended not to, then kept giving him strange looks later.

Just the thought was uncomfortable.

After finishing lunch and returning to the office for a nap, Jiang Lingling sat at her desk, hesitating for a long while before finally sliding her chair over, "Boss..."

"Hmm?" Qin Guanglin looked up, "Just spit it out, why are you hesitating?"

She had been like that since the morning, and now it was the same, oddly enough.

"About yesterday... I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were with..."

"What ’sorry’?"

Qin Guanglin felt puzzled and couldn’t help interrupting her, "What are you talking about?"

"Uh..." Jiang Lingling stuttered a bit, "It’s just that I drove you home yesterday..."

"What?!" Qin Guanglin exclaimed, "It was you?"

Teacher He had mentioned he brought a girl home this morning, and he thought it was a joke.

So, it was Jiang Lingling who had taken him home yesterday?!

Jiang Lingling was also startled by his reaction, staring at him blankly for a moment, "Boss, you... don’t remember?"

"Uh... sorry, I really don’t remember." Qin Guanglin shook his head, his brows slightly furrowed as a guess slowly surfaced in his mind.

"What about the taxi fare?" He saw Jiang Lingling still standing there, and it suddenly occurred to him.

He didn’t know whether he had paid or Jiang Lingling had, but if it was her, he definitely needed to reimburse her.

"It’s not much, don’t worry about it." Jiang Lingling waved her hand, "Boss, I wanted to say..."

"Sure enough, you paid. I knew it, how could I have paid when I was drunk." Qin Guanglin got his answer, reaching for his wallet, "How much was it?"

"Really, don’t worry about it." Jiang Lingling was getting a little impatient, her intended words still not spoken, constantly interrupted, and why was he bringing up money again?

She ran her hand through her hair, just about to speak again, "That..."

"Here." Qin Guanglin pulled out a hundred and stuffed it into her hand, "How could I let you pay for driving me home, is that enough? If not, I’ll add more..."

It wasn’t just from the hotel to Teacher He’s place; he should also cover her trip back.

Seeing him ready to pull out more money, Jiang Lingling quickly spoke up, "That’s enough, that’s more than enough."

"The extra is for a milk tea treat, can’t let you labor for nothing." Qin Guanglin smiled, put away the wallet, and continued to ponder his earlier guess.

Claiming territory...

Could Sun Wen have guessed right?

Teacher He saw Jiang Lingling driving him home, which is why she had left in a huff?

It seemed quite reasonable...

"Boss..." Jiang Lingling held the money, hesitating for a moment, and seeing Qin Guanglin had put away the wallet, she finally pocketed it, "About yesterday..."

"Oh, thanks for yesterday, you really helped me out." Qin Guanglin noticed her deflated demeanor, scratched his head, "No need to be sorry, what’s there to be sorry about driving me home? Although it looked a bit bad in front of my girlfriend, just make sure it doesn’t happen again..." he paused, then laughed, "Slipped my mouth there, there won’t be a next time, your cousin only gets married once."

Thinking about it, he strangely felt a bit happy; it was jealousy from Teacher He, right?

Definitely jealousy...

Though he shouldn’t, he couldn’t help feeling a bit delighted deep inside.

A girlfriend being jealous... It’s a curious feeling.

"..." Jiang Lingling looked at him with a solemn expression, "Boss, can you let me finish speaking?"

"Didn’t I say it? There’s no need for sorry, it’s not a big deal, you just came over and started with sorry and it shocked me..." Qin Guanglin waved his hand, "Go take a rest."

"No, it’s about something else."

"Oh? Then go ahead," he settled himself, looking earnestly at Jiang Lingling waiting for her to speak.

"..."

Jiang Lingling’s lips moved twice, holding her breath she couldn’t speak.

This serious atmosphere for talking, couldn’t it be a bit more casual?

"Hmm?" Qin Guanglin saw her frustrated expression and felt puzzled, "Go on?"

"Forget it, boss, you rest." Jiang Lingling pushed off and slid her chair back to her own seat.

"..."

Qin Guanglin watched her lay her head on the desk, dazed, and couldn’t help but zone out.

What’s with her?