Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 195 - 192: I Have Ice Cream to Eat

Chapter 195: Chapter 192: I Have Ice Cream to Eat

After the meal.

Qin Guanglin sat at the head of the bed, holding a book in one hand, while the other was being held by He Fang, who gently massaged her belly.

Although the pain had subsided, it was still uncomfortable during her period, but a light press would offer a lot of relief.

"I love this part with him and the fox the most," He Fang leaned lazily against the pillow, reading "The Little Prince" with Qin Guanglin on his lap—a fairy tale written for adults that was clean and simple, yet touched the soul.

"I need to take a good look at it," Qin Guanglin gently turned to the next page, fingers caressing the old, yellowed, and somewhat frayed edges of the pages, feeling a subtle sensation in his heart.

Understanding her through the books she had read, he thought about what she must have been thinking when she reached this part, reading the underlined passages carefully as if he were experiencing her past moments together, feeling like he was slowly peeling back the layers of He Fang’s heart.

"This book is quite old."

"Yeah, it was a gift from my brother during high school."

"Oh, so it was from my esteemed brother-in-law."

He Fang smiled with pursed lips, "You’re always teasing."

"I’ll take the time to read through all the books on your desk one day,"

Qin Guanglin didn’t want He Fang to say ’have you read xx’ and only be able to shake his head and say he hadn’t read it; mutual understanding between them was the ideal state.

"To me, you are still a little boy, just like any one of the tens of thousands of other little boys. I don’t need you, and you don’t need me. To you, I am but a fox, no different from the tens of thousands of other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world. ———I like this passage."

He slowly read the words from the book, turned his head to look at He Fang, and gazed into her smiling eyes for a moment. He Fang then asked, "Why do you like this passage?"

"Because we are the same."

Qin Guanglin placed his hand on top of the book on his knee to prevent it from falling, turned sideways, bent down to gently kiss her forehead, and then sat up straight to look at her small face and spoke.

"We were both strangers, just two grains of dust among the hordes of people. I didn’t know you, you didn’t know me. To me, you were no different from any other passerby—we might have crossed paths in a mall or on a bus and passed each other without leaving any impression.

But now, you’ve found me, I’ve met you, we’ve become essential to each other, you’ve become the unique Teacher He in my world. We now share the closest connection, and our destinies are intertwined."

He spoke slowly, his hand massaging He Fang’s belly, gently overlapping hers, squeezing it tight, "Thank you for finding me and showing me what happiness is."

He Fang listened quietly, her eyes smiling, "How wonderful is it?"

"Well..." Qin Guanglin thought for a moment, "So wonderful that I actually regret it—not regret meeting you too late, but too early. When I had nothing to my name, I met the best of you, and I regret not striving to be better before. I regret the aimless years after graduation—if I had known that such a wonderful person was waiting for me in the future, the scenery now would definitely be different."

"You’re great as you are now," He Fang rubbed her cheek against his hand, "Continue."

"Want to hear more?"

"Yes."

Qin Guanglin sat there, turned his head to gaze at her, paused for a while, continued to massage her belly, then after a quiet time, pursed his lips and said helplessly, "I’m out of words."

"Say a few more things," He Fang rocked his arm, "Listening to you, my belly doesn’t hurt anymore. Keep going, let’s see how sweet your words can be today."

Hearing the warm words, the slight irritation that sat at the heart during her period dissipated completely; this was the best medicine.

"...wait, let me think."

He looked up at the ceiling in thought for a moment, then looked down again, pointed at his lips, "A kiss might help me think of something to say."

He Fang pulled him over, cupping his face and giving him a firm smack, "Is that better?"

"I love you."

"...I love you too."

"Simple," three words, are the most beautiful confession.

During this time, Qin Guanglin always felt that He Fang was secretly preparing something but couldn’t find any clues, only noticing that her usual attitude was somewhat unusual, and she’d sometimes stare at him and laugh for no apparent reason.

Especially after that night when she spouted a whole bunch of sweet nothings, it became even more obvious.

Lost and waiting to return: "Picture.jpg"

Lost and waiting to return: "I had ice cream today"

Qin Guanglin, who was at work, picked up his phone and looked at it, a smile spreading across his face.

What’s there to show off about eating ice cream?

Forest: "If you like it, I’ll buy a box to keep in the fridge, just don’t eat too much."

After clicking send, he suddenly remembered that He Fang’s relative shouldn’t eat cold things, and he was about to remind her again, but then he thought she was probably aware and careful about it herself. Since she had eaten it, it must have been fine, so he gave up on nagging.

Men can’t be overly fussy.

Lost and waiting to return: "/Smiley face"

Lost and waiting to return: "Work hard, I’ll get off work early today and come find you"

Forest: "Alright, I’ve already prepared myself mentally."

Qin Guanglin put away his phone, stretched lazily, and continued working with reinvigorated energy, his efficiency greatly increased.

"Let’s go out for drinks tonight, Xiao Yu that kid found a can in a mountain crevice when he was fishing, sold it for several thousand yuan, said he would treat us to a meal."

By the time work ended, Sun Wen came over with his bag and called out to him to join, "Let’s take advantage and eat him out of house and home."

"I’m not going, I have to accompany my girlfriend."

"It’s not too late to accompany her after eating."

"She’s already waiting for me downstairs." Qin Guanglin chuckled, stood up, and walked out, "See you tomorrow, I’m off."

If Teacher He hadn’t come over, he might have considered it, but now that she was waiting downstairs, he obviously couldn’t let her down.

"Ts..."

Sun Wen smacked his lips, feeling a tinge of envy.

His girlfriend had never waited for him once, whereas he used to often wait for Yueyue after work.

Comparisons really could kill a person.

As soon as he descended the stairs, Qin Guanglin saw He Fang standing there, looking adorable. As soon as he stepped out the door, she had also spotted him, waving her hand and hurrying over to meet him.

Taking the bag He Fang handed him and slinging it over his shoulder, Qin Guanglin led her toward the bus station.

"What do you feel like eating tonight?" Qin Guanglin asked.

"Let’s eat out... any good places? If not, let’s go back to the grilled fish place we visited last time."

After walking a bit, He Fang wasn’t satisfied with just holding hands and looped her arm through his, leaning against him, walking slowly with a sway.

"Let me think if there’s any other good spot." Qin Guanglin also quite liked that restaurant, but still wanted to try something new, "What made you suddenly want to eat out?"

"We haven’t had a date in a long time, just want to go out for a walk." He Fang tilted her face up to him and smiled, "After eating, let’s go see a movie."

Qin Guanglin felt an inexplicable sense of anomaly, as though something were about to happen. Thinking about it but with no ideas coming to mind, he nodded and said,

"Sure."