Chapter 210: Aren't you living with Mom?

After Shen Li returned to school, Xie Qin stopped the car, intending to get intimate with her. Who knew that Shen Li, completely oblivious to the mood, would unbuckle her seatbelt, push open the door, and walk away after getting out.

"Shen Li!"

"Hmm?" Hearing the man behind her biting out the syllables, she turned around, confused. "What's wrong?"

Xie Qin revealed a hint of resentment: "Am I not handsome anymore? Making you run so fast. Count it yourself... how long has it been since you kissed me?"

Shen Li looked at him apologetically; her mind had been on her studies the whole time, so she hadn't thought much about it. However, she had indeed been neglecting him these past few days. Because she wanted to finish the work on hand early and earn enough credits to see if she could apply for early graduation.

Seeing he wasn't happy.

Shen Li stammered, her voice softening as she said: "If... we make up for it now, it shouldn't be too late, right?"

Xie Qin commanded: "Sit back in."

Shen Li smoothed his feathers and got back into the car.

Xie Qin wasn't young anymore, but Shen Li felt he was still a bit childish.

The driver's seat was reclined slightly. Shen Li was half-sprawled on Xie Qin, her chest rising and falling slightly, her lips glistening, her breathing chaotic, her chin resting on his shoulder.

Xie Qin held her, his hand reaching under her clothes to fasten her bra clasp, his movements lingering.

Having regained a moment of clarity, Shen Li urged him: "Is that enough?"

Xie Qin leaned into her ear, his breath scorching, lightly biting her earlobe, his voice low and hoarse: "Yeah, that's enough."

At this hour, everyone was in class, there was no one nearby, and the parking spot was perfectly shielded from the surveillance cameras, so no one would see.

A man's words, indeed, could never be trusted.

Every time they went to sleep, he'd say once was enough, but once he started, it would always drag on until the middle of the night.

This time, Shen Li had expected the kiss to be just a simple peck, but she hadn't expected to stay in the car for nearly fifteen minutes.

She lowered her head to pull down her hem and told him: "I won't be back to have dinner with you tonight."

Xie Qin agreed readily: "Fine."

Shen Li glanced at Xie Qin and saw his clothes were also disheveled, his black shirt loosely unbuttoned by two, revealing his sharp collarbone. Strands of hair fell over his forehead, obscuring his brows and eyes. His lips were deep in color, and he leaned against the seat with a lazy, wicked posture. His whole body radiated a sense of nonchalance, looking exactly like a seductive male demon, carrying the satisfaction of the aftermath.

Shen Li pushed open the car door, got out, and walked away without looking back.

Back at the laboratory.

At the sink, she washed her hands twice with hand soap.

There was still some of today's experiment left to do, and a medical analysis report to finish, so she collected her thoughts and began to get busy.

She stayed there for the whole afternoon until she finished the work at hand.

Shen Li happened to receive a call from Yu Lizhen.

She picked up the phone while tidying up the reports on the table and getting up: "Hmm, I'm almost done."

"I'll be back now."

Yu Lizhen had prepared a very sumptuous table of dishes.

After the call ended.

About ten or twenty minutes later, Shen Li was carrying her bag and talking to Xie Qin on the phone.

But in the elevator lobby, she saw Liang Jingze.

Their gazes met.

Shen Li said simply to Xie Qin: "Hmm, I just arrived downstairs, I'll hang up first."

"..."

The elevator happened to arrive at the first floor.

The two walked in together.

Liang Jingze was carrying two boxes of red gifts: "Auntie asked me to come over as a guest. It was hard to refuse such hospitality, I hope I'm not bothering you."

Shen Li shook her head: "Not at all. You can come whenever you want, no need to be polite."

Liang Jingze's lips curled into a slight smile: "Are you getting used to staying in Wuchuan during this time?"

"It's alright."

Shen Li dropped those two words, felt it was too perfunctory, and chatted a bit more: "For me, life is the same wherever I live, there's not much difference."

Liang Jingze nodded.

Shen Li: "How long do you plan to stay in Wuchuan this time?"

Liang Jingze told her: "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Shen Li: "Don't you plan to stay in Wuchuan for a few more days?"

Liang Jingze looked at her and smiled: "Your studies are busy, even if I stayed a few more days, you wouldn't be able to accompany me around. Better to go back early. The studio is quite busy lately, and I won't be free for the next month or two."

Shen Li nodded seriously: "Being a doctor... is indeed quite busy."

Liang Jingze responded with a smile.

But then, he asked again: "You and him, are you back together?"

Shen Li didn't hide it: "Hmm, we're living together."

Liang Jingze: "..."

After saying this, there was a long silence.

When the floor arrived, the two walked out of the elevator together.

Shen Li stopped at the door and entered the password to open it.

Yu Lizhen was wearing an apron, setting bowls and chopsticks at the dining table: "You're back? Wash your hands and let's eat."

As she spoke, she walked up and took the bag from Shen Li's hand: "Are you tired?"

Shen Li shook her head: "Not tired."

Yu Lizhen hung her bag on the rack nearby and smiled at Liang Jingze: "Jingze, you coming is enough, why bring gifts? We're all family, no need to be so polite."

Liang Jingze put down the gift boxes he was carrying: "I definitely won't be polite. I'll eat a lot later and try Auntie's cooking."

"Good, good, good. If you can eat more, Auntie will be happy too."

This dinner was very pleasant.

The three of them chatted casually, all about fun places in Wuchuan.

After eating, Liang Jingze didn't stay long; he drank a cup of tea and left.

Shen Li saw him to the elevator door, and Liang Jingze stepped inside.

Shen Li told him: "Next time you come, let me know in advance. I'll make time to accompany you around Wuchuan."

Liang Jingze: "Ruanruan."

Shen Li looked at him: "Hmm?"

Liang Jingze: "Remember... to take good care of yourself."

Shen Li smiled at him and curled her lips: "Okay."

The moment the last syllable fell and the elevator doors closed, Liang Jingze wiped away all the emotions in his eyes. The gentle smile on his face faded a little, revealing an inexplicable complexity.

Shen Li watched the elevator slowly descend before she turned back to enter the kitchen and help Yu Lizhen clean up.

She rolled up her sleeves and turned on the faucet.

Yu Lizhen: "Go to the living room and rest for a while, I'll handle it."

Shen Li: "It's fine, it's just a few bowls."

However, at this moment, the person beside her suddenly spoke: "Mom thinks Jingze is quite good. Over these years... he has helped our family a lot."

Shen Li's hand washing the bowl paused.

Yu Lizhen was silent for a moment, testing her reaction. Seeing she didn't speak, she continued: "You and Jingze grew up together, and our two families know each other well. He's only four or five years older than you, which is a suitable age range. Mom thinks you and Jingze could..."

Try getting along.

Before Yu Lizhen could finish the second half of her sentence, Shen Li lowered her eyes, stared at the bowl she was washing, and interrupted softly.

"I don't have any other thoughts about Brother Jingze; I just treat him as a brother."

Silence spread briefly.

Shen Li blinked, her tone quiet but firm: "The person I like is Xie Qin. It was him before, and it will only be him now."

"We are together with the goal of getting married."

"No matter if you agree or not, it won't change my decision."

Afterward.

Yu Lizhen didn't speak again. About several minutes passed.

Shen Li finished washing the bowls, put them in the cabinet, and finished the other chores. It was exactly eight-thirty.

She prepared to leave.

"It's getting late, get some rest early."

Seeing her distant manner, Yu Lizhen felt a slight sting in her heart, and her voice softened when she spoke to her: "Aren't you living with Mom?" ===== CHAPTER 211 =====