Chapter 163: Just wanted to let you all see what a fairy looks like

Today Shen Li took him to the Cheng Huang Miao, went to eat local snacks, and also the Technology Museum in Haishi; they visited inside and out. She had often heard them talking about these things in Wuchuan; it seemed boys were quite interested in this kind of thing.

This photo was taken at the museum, with only Xie Qin alone.

The youth in the photo was wearing a high-quality black jacket, the zipper pulled to the top, one hand in his pocket, his standing posture leisurely and lazy, carrying a natural, arrogant aura. Xie Qin was looking at the camera with his chin slightly raised, his eyes cold, revealing a very strong sharpness; his posture was high and mighty, as if everything in the world wasn't qualified to enter his eyes, looking down on everything. His expression gave people a feeling of impatience, and a bit of reluctance, but he had to take it.

Thinking about it... this was still the first photo she had of Xie Qin; usually, she and Xie Qin rarely took selfies, and she hadn't saved any on her phone.

The camera was borrowed from a tourist; when they got the negatives, they went to a print shop to have the photos developed.

Originally, two photos were taken—one was Xie Qin's individual photo, which was the one in her hand. The other was a separate photo of her and Xie Qin together, which he took away.

She hadn't had a chance to look at that photo yet; she didn't know how it was taken or if she would look too ugly.

However, she felt that it didn't matter if he didn't let her see it.

It was enough that she had his photo.

Withdrawing her thoughts, she tucked the photo in the middle, closed the dictionary, put it in the drawer, and then picked up her pen to continue doing problems.

Xie Qin had flown to Haishi for seven or eight hours, arriving at the airport at 3:00 AM, almost without resting for the night, and at 6:00 PM, he took a flight back to Wuchuan; this time he bought the fastest flight, which was three and a half hours.

When he landed at Wuchuan Airport, it was already nearly 10:00 PM.

At 10:00 PM, Xu Zhouyuan and the others had been playing cards for three hours at Bu Da Yang Xiao Jiu Guan.

Xu Zhouyuan threw out four bombs, "Bomb you, I have to win back this round!"

After several rounds, he had lost several thousand.

Zhou Mingyu: "What did Xie Qin say in the group? What time is he arriving? This long-distance relationship, it's really fucking tiring."

Seeing Xu Zhouyuan was about to finish his cards, "Qiao Lang, press him for me; can we let him leave? Tonight I'll make you lose so much that no one can sleep."

Xu Zhouyuan: "He should be here soon; he replied half an hour ago, saying he just got off the plane."

However, just at this moment, the door of Bu Da Yang was pushed open; speak of the devil, Xie Qin walked over with his long legs. Even though he hadn't slept all night, he was still high-spirited, walking with a breeze.

Xu Zhouyuan saw him first; seeing that his cards couldn't be played, he hurriedly changed the subject and threw the cards, "Yo, Brother Qin, you're finally back; you've kept me waiting until the flowers withered."

Zhou Mingyu: "Xu Zhouyuan? Can you act like a human for once? Can't you afford to lose? Still playing dirty."

Xu Zhouyuan refused to accept it and retorted: "Who's playing dirty? Isn't it just that I was too excited to see my Brother Qin and didn't hold the cards steady."

This was him playing dirty, awesome.

Zhou Mingyu had nothing to say and gave him a thumbs up.

They simply stopped playing.

Several people sat down and started drinking and chatting.

Xie Qin took out his phone, placed it on the table, crossed his long legs, and took a sip of his drink: "The date went okay."

As he said this, he lit up his phone screen to check the time.

The sharp-eyed Zhou Mingyu noticed the phone screen at a glance: "Took a group photo? Let me see."

The phone was snatched away by him, and Xu Zhouyuan stood up, wanting to see too.

Xie Qin curled his lips with a smile, holding the cup, his fingertips rubbing the rim: "If you break my phone, I'll take both your dog lives."

The phone wasn't worth much if it broke, but the photos in the album would be lost; their lives weren't enough to compensate.

"Damn, Shen Li is too photogenic; I seriously suspect she's blind now. If I were a woman and looked like her, tsk tsk..." Xu Zhouyuan added another sentence with a face full of disdain, "... Really, just you? I really don't like you."

Shen Li in the photo had long, black, and shiny hair, with gorgeous features, fine eyebrows, and enchanting eyes—especially those eyes, the corners slightly upturned, seductive and soul-stirring; she was simply more photogenic than female celebrities in the entertainment industry, and it wasn't much different from her real self. He was sure it definitely wasn't because it was taken well; her foundation was already there.

"That can't be helped; she just likes someone like me." Xie Qin's mouth carried a smile, his brows arrogant: "... She's even afraid I'll run off with someone else; she has no sense of security."

He continued to say several more annoying things.

"Don't call any women when you go out in the future."

"I'm afraid she'll know and get jealous."

Xu Zhouyuan: "Fuck... what are you pretending for!"

Xie Qin raised his hand and hooked his finger; Zhou Mingyu returned the phone. As if he had achieved some goal, he put down his long legs, stood up slowly, and scanned the three of them with lazy eyes: "My partner said today, let me sleep early tonight."

"Not going to... stay up with you guys."

He was showing off?

Zhou Mingyu laughed: "You fucking want to sleep, yet you called us over, are you sick?"

"Oh. Actually... it's nothing. Just wanted to let you all see what a fairy looks like." Xie Qin emphasized again, informing them: "This is my partner; besides me... you three aren't worthy, understand?"

Xu Zhouyuan: "..."

Zhou Mingyu: "..."

Qiao Lang: "?"

Crossing off one stroke after another on the calendar, having expectations in her heart, Shen Li felt that time would pass very quickly.

Waiting for the time agreed upon to meet Xie Qin again.

Before going out, Shen Li specifically applied tinted peach-flavored lip balm, looked at herself in the mirror in front of the wardrobe; looking at herself in the mirror, her lips, which were already reddish, were now even richer in color, very delicate.

Walking out of the room, Shen Li wrapped the blue scarf around her neck and was just about to go out when she heard the sound of the front door lock turning.

At this moment, she also heard Shen Zhaozhao's voice, "Dad, when will Mom be back today?"

Shen Wenqing: "Should be off in the afternoon."

Shen Zhaozhao: "Oh oh... alright."

The door opened, and Shen Wenqing and Shen Zhaozhao saw Shen Li, who seemed to be preparing to go out.

Seeing the two who had suddenly returned, the arc at the corners of Shen Li's mouth slightly converged, and her expression faded.

She didn't know that Shen Zhaozhao's holiday time was also today.

Shen Zhaozhao: "Sister, are you going out?"

Shen Li's gaze rested on Shen Wenqing, asking: "Dad, don't you have to invigilate today?"

Before Shen Wenqing could speak, Shen Zhaozhao snatched the explanation: "Dad swapped shifts with other teachers; all universities are on holiday today. I couldn't get a taxi at the airport, so I called Dad to come pick me up."

"Dad, then are you going back to school later?"

"Mm, I won't be back this afternoon. No one is cooking at noon, you guys just eat something outside." Shen Wenqing took a few hundred in cash from his wallet, placed it on the table, and then went back to his room to change his clothes.

Shen Zhaozhao stared at Shen Li's lips, "Sister, are you going on a date with someone?"

"Does Mom know?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Shen Li's tone was cold, and she went out.

In that convenience store, she asked the boss for the landline again to make a call.

The phone rang for a few seconds.

The other party answered quickly.

"Xie Qin."

Shen Li's tone was a bit lost.

Xie Qin felt a bad premonition: "Mm?"

"I can't see you today; I didn't know Shen Zhaozhao would come back today." Yesterday, Saturday, Dad was resting, and he went to invigilate on the weekend; she had hoped to see him when Mom and Dad weren't at home, but Shen Zhaozhao had returned.

On the phone, there was a pause of a few seconds.

Xie Qin: "That's fine, can't see each other this time, just wait for the next time."

Shen Li lowered her eyes, her voice softening: "I'm sorry."

"What's the big deal, saying sorry to me?" Xie Qin was indifferent, "I didn't make a wasted trip either."

"..."

"Didn't you call me? Anyway, I'm idle and have too much money. Just consider this trip as me coming to play."

His words made Shen Li's emotions heavy, and she felt like crying.

Usually, she wasn't someone with a low threshold for tears, but this time... she just felt a bit sorry for him. Xie Qin bought such expensive plane tickets to come to Haishi, yet she didn't do what she promised and broke her appointment.

Xie Qin's round trip cost one or two thousand yuan, so... Shen Li didn't want him to spend any more money eating outside.

After a moment of silence, a while later.

"Xie Qin... I can't stay out for too long."

She was going to hang up.

Xie Qin held the phone to his ear and got up to walk out of the wonton shop: "... One last sentence!"

Shen Li: "Mm?"

"Eat well, do you know?" Xie Qin gave her a mandatory order, and then added another standard for her: "I don't like it when you're too thin."

"Okay."

Shen Li adjusted her emotions, hung up the phone, and paid before walking out of the convenience store. Just at this moment, she saw her father walking out of the residential complex in a conspicuous camel-colored coat, looking refined and elegant. He was going to school but didn't drive; instead, he walked toward a woman not far away who had a gentle and quiet temperament and was holding a two-year-old child in her arms.