Chapter 23

Because Chu Siyun was injured, when they returned to Shencheng, Chu Dongnan and Meng Ruolan personally came to pick them up.

After sending the two adults home, they directly took the child away, saying they would help take care of her for a few days.

After sitting on a plane for several hours, Qin Shiyue’s waist felt a little uncomfortable. Once they got home, she asked the auntie to help massage it.

Chu Siyun sat beside her with a fruit platter, playing on her phone.

Today was Sunday. The first episode of the show would air on Friday, and the warm-up had already begun. The official account had formally announced the guests.

As Chu Siyun scrolled through Weibo, she tossed the peel from the tangerine she had just peeled into the trash and asked, “Want a tangerine? It’s pretty sweet.”

Qin Shiyue was lying on the sofa on her stomach. The back of her head had originally been facing Chu Siyun, but when she heard the question, she turned in another direction and said, “Yes.”

Chu Siyun placed the fruit platter on the coffee table, broke off a segment of tangerine, and directly ignored Qin Shiyue’s half-extended hand, stuffing the tangerine into her mouth.

Qin Shiyue chewed mechanically. “There are seeds.”

Chu Siyun directly held her hand by Qin Shiyue’s mouth. “I’ll throw them away for you.”

This did not seem very appropriate.

Qin Shiyue suggested, “Draw a tissue and put it here. I’ll spit them out myself, then throw them away later.”

Chu Siyun put down her phone, lowered her head to look at her, and said, “Why be polite? I don’t mind you.”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand. There were already two seeds inside.

Qin Shiyue was not very used to this. Usually, she was the one serving these two people. Now that their roles had suddenly switched, she could not adapt.

After Qin Shiyue spat out the seeds, Chu Siyun broke off another segment and fed it to Qin Shiyue’s mouth.

Qin Shiyue said, “I don’t want to eat anymore. Eat it yourself.”

Taking advantage of her talking, Chu Siyun directly stuffed it into her mouth. “Tsk, hurry and eat. Stop wasting words.”

Qin Shiyue was under someone’s control and could not move much, so she could only endure it.

This time, Chu Siyun’s fingers bailiantales.com touched Qin Shiyue’s lips. Her fingers were warm, while the tangerine was cool. The sensation was very different.

Something in her heart also felt a little different. How had she fallen into the passive position?

After this tangerine was finished, Chu Siyun seemed to have found fun in it. She began picking up cherries, eating some herself while feeding Qin Shiyue some too.

Then came longans.

Chu Siyun felt she was truly a good wife. For something like longans, she peeled them bit by bit before feeding them to her wife.

Oh, she did not manage to feed them into her mouth. She only brought them to her lips, because Qin Shiyue pressed her mouth shut.

Chu Siyun asked, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Shiyue worked hard to move her head to the side, afraid that while she was speaking, Chu Siyun would directly put the piece of fruit in her hand into her mouth.

That would not be fun.

Chu Siyun withdrew her hand and put the peeled fruit into her own mouth.

Qin Shiyue said, “I don’t eat that.”

Chu Siyun continued peeling. “You don’t eat longans?”

Qin Shiyue said, “Mm.”

After Chu Siyun ate the longan in her hand, she asked, “Then we’ll switch to something else. Is there anything else you don’t eat?”

Qin Shiyue glanced at the fruit platter. “Nothing else.”

Chu Siyun noticed her movement and asked, “There’s nothing left in the fruit platter that you don’t eat, but actually, there are still quite a few things you don’t eat. Is that what you mean?”

Having been seen through, Qin Shiyue said, “Mm.”

Chu Siyun directly asked, “Then what don’t you eat?”

Qin Shiyue said lightly, “Lots of things. Slowly discover them yourself.”

Fine. Slowly discover them it was.

In the end, that plate of fruit was roughly finished between the two of them.

Chu Siyun wiped her hands, then continued holding her phone and scrolling through Weibo.

A few minutes later, she placed her phone in front of Qin Shiyue’s eyes. “They posted us. This photo is really nice.”

Qin Shiyue glanced at it.

It was the one of Chu Siyun and the child riding the horse while she led the horse and looked at Chu Siyun.

Of course it was nice. She had contributed the best acting of her life.

Once the massage was about done, the two of them decided to eat a late-night snack.

They had eaten dinner in the car, and it had been a little rushed. They needed to make up for it.

Qin Shiyue climbed up and sat beside Chu Siyun, asking, “What do you want to eat?”

Chu Siyun said, “Malatang.”

Qin Shiyue was surprised. “You’re ​stolen content​not joining a crew? Didn’t you not eat these things before?”

Chu Siyun nodded. “Not for now. We have to record the variety show for more than a month. After recording, it’ll almost be New Year. I’ll talk about it after New Year.”

Qin Shiyue said, “It’s good to rest a little too.”

Chu Siyun said, “And spend time with Chu Xiao. I feel so negligent.”

Qin Shiyue stood up and moved her joints. “So you know!”

Chu Siyun pressed her lips together and did not speak.

Qin Shiyue clicked her tongue and comforted her. “It’s fine. Take it slowly from now on. It’s not like she refuses to accept you.”

Chu Siyun nodded heavily. “Mm!”

Qin Shiyue told the auntie to go rest, then said, “I’m going to make malatang. Tell me in advance what you want to add.”

Chu Siyun stopped the hand that was adding things into a shopping cart. “You’re making it?”

Qin Shiyue said, “Mm. Outside food isn’t healthy.”

Chu Siyun said, “Isn’t this kind of thing inherently unhealthy?”

Qin Shiyue: …

“Just say whether you’re eating or not.”

Chu Siyun compromised and handed over her phone, which already had quite a lot of things added to the shopping cart. “Eating.”

Qin Shiyue looked through it from top to bottom and commented, “You want to eat quite a lot.”

Chu Siyun nodded.

Qin Shiyue said, “I’ll see what we have at home. If we don’t have it, wait until next time.”

Chu Siyun said, “There’s a next time?”

Qin Shiyue said, “Then don’t eat.”

Chu Siyun said, “I’ll eat.”

Qin Shiyue went to the kitchen to cook, and Chu Siyun sat alone on the sofa, a little bored.

She hopped on one foot over to the dining table and sat down.

The kitchen at home was open-plan, so from the dining table, she could see the entire kitchen clearly.

Wow, Qin Shiyue cut vegetables with a “da-da-da-da” rhythm. So impressive!

Wow, Qin Shiyue could peel off the outer wrapper of a sausage in one go. So impressive!

Wow, Qin Shiyue could manage two pots at once. So impressive!

Only when Qin Shiyue took a bottle of cola and poured it into one of the pots did Chu Siyun realize she was not only making malatang.

Chu Siyun asked, “You’re also making Coca-Cola chicken wings?”

Qin Shiyue said, “Mm.”

Chu Siyun sighed. “Is there anything you don’t know how to do?”

Qin Shiyue paused for a moment and said, “Give birth.”

Chu Siyun said, “You can. It’s just that I’m the one who gives birth. More or less the same.”

Qin Shiyue thought of something and reminded her, “Did you forget? I can’t right now.”

Chu Siyun was a little different from other omegas. A normal omega could get through heat with suppressants, but she could not.

When she was pregnant, it had been even harder to endure. She had needed Qin Shiyue to accompany her at irregular times.

Afraid that an accident would harm Chu Siyun’s body, Qin Shiyue had followed the doctor’s suggestion and undergone a minor procedure.

It was similar to sterilization, but not lifelong. Qin Shiyue could not have another child for five years.

It was precisely because of this that they dared to be so unrestrained every time Chu Siyun’s heat came.

Chu Siyun counted the time on her fingers. “It’s almost time.”

More than four years had passed.

Qin Shiyue’s hands were busy, and she did not say anything.

Thinking of that question from the show, Chu Siyun asked, “You really don’t want another child?”

Qin Shiyue plated the chicken wings. “Mm.”

Chu Siyun said, “If, I’m saying if, I didn’t have this job, and I could accept giving birth again, would you be willing?”

Qin Shiyue did not look at her. “No.”

“Then do you want someone else to give birth for you?”

After saying this, Chu Siyun practically wanted to slap herself. What was wrong with her? Usually, in the industry, she was cautious with her words and actions. Once she got home, why did she start speaking without thinking?

The malatang was about done too. Qin Shiyue took a soup basin and filled it.

Since Chu Siyun had limited mobility, Qin Shiyue made trip after trip, bringing the food out. She also took small bowls, chopsticks, and spoons for the two of them.

Finally, she even brought a bottle of wine, but only took one glass.

Once Qin Shiyue sat down, Chu Siyun apologized. “I’m sorry.”

Qin Shiyue poured half a glass of wine, took a sip, and asked, “Why are you apologizing?”

Chu Siyun said, “I spoke nonsense just now. I was wrong.”

Qin Shiyue did not say anything.

Chu Siyun asked, “Why did you only bring one glass?”

Qin Shiyue glanced at her, her eyes seeming to say: your drinking behavior is bad.

Chu Siyun felt a little wronged. It was not as if she would drink much. Besides, this was at home.

Qin Shiyue got up and went to the kitchen. After a while, she came out carrying a glass of cola.

Chu Siyun saw it very clearly. This was what was left from making the chicken wings.

Qin Shiyue’s words sounded high-sounding and bailiantales.com proper. “Carbonated drinks aren’t friendly to bones, so I won’t drink it. Alcohol plus you isn’t friendly to me, so you shouldn’t drink either.”

???!

Was this even reasonable? How could a mouth at thirty-seven degrees say something this cold?

There was no way around it. She had been in the wrong earlier, so Chu Siyun could only compromise.

She might as well eat. Chu Siyun deeply felt that she truly could not beat Qin Shiyue.

No matter in what aspect, she could not beat her.

Qin Shiyue had cooked many kinds of ingredients, but each portion was very small. In the end, the two of them roughly finished everything together.

Qin Shiyue was also the one who cleaned up the table afterward.

During this late-night snack, Chu Siyun seemed to have contributed only a mouth.

What virtue and ability did she have to be served like this?

What great fortune she had.

Their room was upstairs. On flat ground, Chu Siyun could hop around a little, but going upstairs was somewhat difficult.

After Qin Shiyue turned off all the lights that needed to be turned off, she directly picked Chu Siyun up by the waist.

Qin Shiyue had drunk nearly half a bottle of wine. Who knew how drunk she was.

Chu Siyun had never seen her drunk. In truth, she had rarely even seen her drink.

During the walk upstairs, the first part was very steady, but halfway through, Qin Shiyue accidentally tripped.

Chu Siyun’s heart jolted, and she tightened her arms around Qin Shiyue’s neck.

Qin Shiyue gave a light laugh and said, “I won’t let you fall.”

The two of them showered together, and it was a very pure shower.

By the time they lay down on the bed, it was already past ten.

After the lights were turned off, Qin Shiyue suddenly called, “Chu Siyun.”

Chu Siyun responded, “Mm?”

Qin Shiyue turned over to face her and used a very formal tone. “I’ve lived for twenty-four years and had many achievements that I’m proud of, but when it comes to ‘love,’ I’ve been utterly defeated.

“When I was little, I wasted my mind and spirit on people who didn’t love me. In the end, I made myself covered in wounds, and half my heart died too. Later, I thought things through. It was enough to properly repay the people who loved me. But there’s a saying: ‘The child wishes to care for their parents, but the parents are no longer there.’ They didn’t wait until I grew up.”

Chu Siyun knew what she meant.

The person who had not loved her should be her father, while the people who had not waited for her to grow up should be her grandfather and grandmother.

Chu Siyun also roughly understood why Qin Shiyue had gone missing and traveled back then.

Her grandmother had passed earlier. Chu Siyun did not know the exact time, but her parents had attended her grandfather’s funeral. It had been at the beginning of the year they got married.

To tear open her own scars—how much courage must Qin Shiyue have gathered to tell her these things?

Chu Siyun moved toward Qin Shiyue, wanting to hug her.

Before her hand could touch Qin Shiyue, she was frozen in place by one sentence.

“Don’t touch me.”

Chu Siyun resentfully withdrew her hand.

Qin Shiyue realized that she had been a little harsh just now and softened her tone again. “You need to keep a little distance from me. Only then can I properly tell you these things.”

Chu Siyun moved back to where she had been lying earlier.

Qin Shiyue continued, “Later, I had Chu Xiao.

“There was a period when I felt that sayings like ‘blood is thicker than water’ were complete nonsense. I didn’t believe in emotions connected by blood. When I had my own child, I finally realized that everything depends on the person. I regained the ability to love. I want to make her happy and let her grow up safe and healthy. I like watching her smile.

“Since I want the child to be happy, she definitely needs a healthy family. As long as you don’t reject it, I will treat you very well, because you are the person who gave birth to Chu Xiao. You are her mama, and she longs for your love.

“As for that question you asked just now, my answer is: absolutely impossible.”