Sweet slice-of-life love story: Wife, Let's love again
Chapter 204 - 201: This Kid is Not Simple

Chapter 204: Chapter 201: This Kid is Not Simple

Side room.

Center.

Two men sat facing each other.

Qin Guanglin slightly bowed his head, his brows furrowed.

Across from him, He’s Daddy tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his gaze intense as he looked at him.

After a long silence, He’s Daddy couldn’t help but speak, "Why don’t you take back a move?"

"No, no, no, I’ve thought it through."

"It’s okay to take back a move, we’re just playing for fun."

"..." Qin Guanglin hesitated but still declined, lifting his hand to pick up his horse and giving it a tap, "I’ll move here, it’s your turn."

Watch the game without comments, place pieces without regrets.

Losing is just losing, especially since he wasn’t very good at Chinese chess in the first place, it’s not embarrassing.

"Well then, I checkmate." He’s Daddy advanced a cannon, perfectly positioned behind his horse.

Qin Guanglin sunk into thought again...

From the time He’s Daddy had called him out to play chess until now, he hadn’t won a single game, and in order not to seem perfunctory, he was really bad at it, occasionally lost in thought for quite a while.

"Qin, how old are you this year?"

Here it comes!

His expression tensed, his eyes on the chessboard, his mind racing as he pursed his lips and said, "Twenty-four years old, twenty-five nominally."

"Ah, born in the year of the dog, two years older than Fang."

"Yes... Let me jump back." Qin Guanglin responded, placing his horse back on the board.

"Check again... What do you work as now?" He’s Daddy asked nonchalantly.

"I work in a cartoon... company, a cartoon company as the lead artist."

"Lead artist?"

"That means the main responsible person, I handle things like drafting and character design."

"Oh~" He’s Daddy nodded thoughtfully.

Though he didn’t understand, it seemed impressive.

"Well..."

"Tea." He Fang came over carrying a kettle to refill their water, then put the kettle aside, leaned against Qin Guanglin’s shoulder without leaving, and looked at the chessboard, "You’re about to lose."

"Cough..." He’s Daddy cleared his throat and glanced at her with his eyes lowered.

"Two lousy players."

He Fang rolled her eyes and turned to leave.

"Never mind her, let’s continue." He’s Daddy picked up his large tea cup, took a sip, and watched Qin Guanglin, wondering what he was thinking about.

Qin Guanglin, after being interrupted by He Fang, suddenly felt much more at ease, looked up at He’s Daddy, and as he pushed a chess piece, he began, "Well... Besides my job in cartoons, I also do some commissioned art."

"That’s pretty impressive." He’s Daddy again sipped from his large tea cup, casually asking, "Do you have any younger brothers or anything at home?"

"No, just me."

"An only child, huh... Don’t play chess often?"

The sudden change of topic startled Qin Guanglin slightly, he nodded and admitted, "Only played a few times while in school."

"What do you usually like to do?"

"Um..." Qin Guanglin pondered for a moment, images of hanging out with He Fang flashed through his mind, and he said, "Just drawing, watching movies, that sort of thing."

"Do you smoke?"

"No."

"Do you drink?"

"Hardly ever."

"Do you gamble?"

"...No."

"Yikes—this kid’s no simple matter."

He’s Daddy’s expression turned even more serious.

"Who won?" Zhao Qing, sitting on the sofa, saw Fang bring back water for the two and asked aloud.

"My dad, of course; my guy doesn’t know how to play chess."

"Hmm?" Zhao Qing couldn’t help but glance sideways, "Your ’guy’?"

"...my boyfriend." Fang shrugged nonchalantly and sat down next to her to watch TV.

"You’re lucky your brother didn’t overhear that, or he’d be freaked out. It’s too soon to be yours."

"He’s already come to visit, so it won’t be long before he’s mine."

"Ha ha, you like him that much?" Zhao Qing couldn’t help but laugh, "I think you’re going to end up being his."

"It’s all the same, it’s one home anyway."

"Wow, wow, it seems your spirit has been hooked by that Qin..."

"Qin Guanglin." Fang reminded.

"Oh right, Qin Guanglin, your soul’s been hooked by that Qin Guanglin." Zhao Qing shifted closer to her, "Tell your sister-in-law, what is it about him that caught your eye?"

"Hmm... now that you ask, I really don’t know how to put it." Fang finished saying, seeing that Zhao Qing was silent, still waiting for an answer.

She lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, hooked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealed a smiling face, and looked up at Zhao Qing, "I can’t find anything about him I don’t like; there’s no place I dislike."

"..."

Zhao Qing suddenly felt a little trembling in her heart, stunned for a moment without a word.

"Did you notice Fang changed a bit?"

She suddenly remembered what He Shan had said at noon, couldn’t help but widen her eyes and looked intently at Fang, only to see Fang blink, her smile brightened a bit, and that momentary odd feeling disappeared.

"What’s up?" Fang asked.

"Nothing." Zhao Qing shook her head, reminiscing about her look and smile just now.

She’s like a different person, not the same little aunt anymore.

"You in Luo City," she hesitated and asked, "Everything’s okay, right?"

"What could go wrong for me? Every day, going to class, dating, reading novels." Fang reclined on the sofa, speaking lazily, "My boyfriend is so good, even better than my brother, cooking, doing laundry, massaging, pampering me like I’m living a heavenly life."

"Sounds like you’re living like a wealthy lady." Zhao Qing glanced at the figure playing chess with He’s Daddy in the other hall, then at Fang again, "He’s really that good to you?"

"No, better than I said."

"..."

Zhao Qing didn’t know what to think, and Fang remained silent.

"It’s good that he’s nice to you, but too nice... you must be a bit cautious."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Qing glanced at Fang, opening up slowly, "Don’t mind my bluntness, but you have to think what he’s after, why he’s so good to you—

It’s not the worst until it happens; stay alert, of course, if his intentions are genuinely pure we are all at ease..."

"He’s after my beauty that sinks fish, overwhelms birds, overshadows the moon, shames flowers." Fang stroked her cheek proudly.

"Pfft..." Zhao Qing laughed at Fang’s remarks, "You and overwhelming the moon..." she suddenly stopped, leaned closer and whispered, "You guys... it’s not just lust, is it?"

"..."

"Don’t end up like me; I got messed up by your brother early. Be smart, take precautions..."

"Oh my, what are you saying, sister-in-law, that’s not...!"

Fang hurriedly interrupted her. Having done something is one thing, discussing it, especially with her sister-in-law, was altogether too awkward.

"Don’t be shy. It’s just you, your brother, and your dad at home, none of them can talk about this, so I have to teach you." Seeing her reaction, Zhao Qing couldn’t help laughing, paused for a moment then continued: "Okay, let’s not talk about this now, I’ll come to your room later tonight."

"No need, I know what I need to know." Fang was somewhat helpless in her refusal.

In Luo City, Qin’s Mom had cryptically educated her and even slipped a contraception manual to her, and now back home, to get lectured again by her sister-in-law ...

"Your brother warned me when he first knew you had a boyfriend, you young people now... cough." Zhao Qing suddenly thought of herself, felt slightly ashamed, then changed the topic, "Now schools avoid this topic, where else would you know? Don’t listen to those messy things online, there are so many undergoing painless procedures in hospitals because they made this mistake -

That settles it, stay up a bit late tonight, I’ll come over and we can discuss; we’re both girls, nothing to be embarrassed about."

"..."

Fang blankly watched the TV, silent.