The awkwardness and uncomfortable feelings on Qiu Xing’s face disappearing. He frowned and looked at the phone in Xie Yang’s hand with anger. Xie Yang stood up and covered Qiu Xing’s mouth to prevent him from speaking. Then he asked, “You are already with Mu Zhouyi? You wanted to introduce her to Auntie?”

“Yes.” Feng Qinglin’s voice lowered. “My mother told me before she died that once I find my other half in the future, I must take her to see Grandmother first. I can’t remember many things as a child. It is only this sentence that I remember very clearly. Xie Yang, I want to talk to you again. Do you have time?” 

The anger in Qiu Xing’s eyes was replaced by complex emotions. He raised his hand to pull down Xie Yang’s hand. He was still frowning as he spoke coldly to the phone, “Clean yourself up and come to the sanatorium.” Then he stretched out the hand still holding the thermos cup and wanted to hang up the phone.

Xie Yang hid his mobile phone and added, “Bring evidence of the unspoken rules of the He Rumin father and son.” He hung up when he finished speaking and raised the hand that was still held by Qiu Xing. “Mouse?”

The deep emotion on Qiu Xing’s face dissipated in an instant. He was about to release Xie Yang’s hand when he suddenly held it tightly and implicitly said, “Xie Yang, you know it clearly.”

“Know what?” 

Qiu Xing frowned at Xie Yang.

“Qiu Xing, I don’t know anything.” Xie Yang took back his hand, leaned back on the swing and looked up at Qiu Xing. “I’m not a roundworm in your stomach. I can’t spy on all your thoughts and emotions and then give you a response when you need it most.”

“Qiu Xing, if you don’t say anything, how can I understand what you want? The reason why you and Feng Qinglin are this way is because he isn’t smart. Your refusal to say things is actually causing problems. I’m not always smart. You can’t expect me to know everything. What are you going to do if I become stupid one day?”

Xie Yang’s face was a bit red from the cold. 

Qiu Xing watched Xie Yang and stretched out a hand to touch Xie Yang’s face. He covered it with his palm and blocked Xie Yang’s eyes. “Xie Yang, you won’t be stupid, you can’t be stupid.”

***

After lunch, Xie Yang received a call from Qin Cheng.

“You and Mr Qiu were photographed by passersby but fortunately, the only photo was of you walking in the supermarket together and there are no traces of intimacy. What are you going to do?” 

Xie Yang told Qin Cheng to wait and found Qiu Xing in the living room, listening to the news with his mother. He told Qiu Xing about being photographed and asked, “What do you want to do?”

Qiu Xing listened to the news while concentrating on trimming his mother’s nails. He replied without raising his head, “You decide.”

Xie Yang responded in agreement and turned away from the living room.

After Xie Yang left, Qiu Xing put down the nail clippers and glanced sideways at the entrance of the living room. He lowered his head and swept the cut nails into the trash can. Then he couldn’t help looking at the entrance of the living room again. 

“What’s wrong?”

Qiu Xing’s attention returned and he hurriedly replied, “Nothing.”

“Don’t say that.” Mother Qiu took back her hand. “You have been cutting a few nails for more than an hour. Obviously, you have something on your mind. What’s going on?’

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