Chapter 114 I Donst Feel Like Sharing a Room With You (1/2)

Xin Qing felt that Ying Qingcang once again returned to that despicable and shameless personality of his. She knew none of her cold, icy looks bothered him at all. Xin Qing decided to ignore him entirely and went back to packing for their trip to the farm.

”You can't go tomorrow,” Ying Qingcang said, shooting her a glance.

Xin Qing dropped the suitcase onto the floor harshly. ”Where I go is none of your business. What right do you have to stop me from going anywhere?”

”You can go the day after tomorrow. Someone's coming here tomorrow,” Ying Qingcang said, picking up the fallen suitcase. Then he took the towel which lay nearby and asked, ”Are you bringing this?”

Xin Qing snatched the towel from his hand. ”What the hell are you trying to do? Aren't you already engaged? What are you doing crashing at my place instead of spending time with your fiance?”

”Ugh!” Ying Qingcang sighed. ”There you go acting jealous again.”

Xin Qing felt a strong urge to shove the towel right into the man's mouth. ”Oh, get over yourself. I already told you that things are over between us. If you're here to see Ah Sha, then I won't stop you. But you need to stop harrassing me.”

”I'm not harassing you. I asked you to postpone your trip for a day because Monica is coming. She wants to see Ah Sha. We could all visit the farm together,” Ying Qingcang said, looking at Xin Qing with nothing but calmness in his eyes.

Xin Qing's heart ached. Monica was his fiance now. Just when she started to say something, Ying Qingcang beat her to it and cut her off. ”If you don't agree, then I have no choice but to see this as jealousy on your part.”

”Fine! I agree!” Xin Qing nodded and smiled. ”I'll postpone the trip for a day then.” She opened the door to her bedroom. ”I'm going to take a bath. Do you mind going downstairs?”

Ying Qingcang flashed a devilishly attractive smile. ”Good night!”

Monica arrived the following night and screamed in excitement when she saw Ah Sha. ”Oh my God! She looks exactly like you. Are you sure she's really adopted?” Monica stared at Xin Qing. ”Did you have her with someone else in secret?”

Xin Qing facepalmed herself. ”In terms of family relations, she's technically my niece. It's normal for her to resemble me.”

”Tsk, tsk. You seriously look so alike. With just one look, people will have no problems believing that you two are mother and daughter!” Monica walked around Ah Sha in circles. Ah Sha did not seem frightened by Monica's presence at all. In fact, she even offered her toy to Monica. Xin Qing sneaked a glance at Ying Qingcang and found his face to be completely neutral. She moved in and tugged on Monica to sit down. ”Stop walking around in circles. You're making me dizzy,” she said. ”And I guess congratulations are in order,” Xin Qing went on. ”When you get married, I'll design some jewellery for you!”

”Huh?” Monica nearly jumped up from her seat as if electrocuted. Ying Qingcang, who sat beside her, held her down before she jumped up. ”Xin Qing's suggestion sounds fine,” he said. ”Tell her later the kind of jewellery you prefer.”

Monica was on the verge of tears at that point, but the warning look in Ying Qingcang's eyes was so obvious that she played along.

”Ahem! Ahem! I'll have to think about it. I need to think about it! I'll tell you once I've decided.” Monica's eyes darted towards Xin Qing. ”You... You're not mad at me, right?”

”Why would I be mad at you?” Xin Qing smiled. ”You have my blessing!”

”I don't need your blessing at all,” Monica thought. ”Oh,” Monica said with a grief-stricken face. ”I'm tired. I'm going to bed.”

”I'll take you to the guestroom. You should rest early because tomorrow we'll be visiting a farm!” Xin Qing said. After she got Monica settled in the guestroom, Xin Qing prepared to leave, but Monica stopped her. ”Will you start ignoring me in the future?” Monica asked. ”Actually, I...” Since Ying Qingcang was not there, Monica wanted to clear things up with Xin Qing.

”Monica!” Xin Qing hugged her. ”It's over between me and Ying Qingcang. Whoever he chooses to be with is his business. Even if it's not you, it'll just be somebody else. You're my friend, so I'll give you my blessing.” Xin Qing paused in thought and then went on, ”Don't feel burdened because of me. Don't worry! We'll always be good friends.”

As she lay in bed, Monica replayed the words Xin Qing told her.

”Even if it's not you, it'll just be somebody else...” All of a sudden, Monica sat up. That was why Ying Qingcang chose her. He knew that she would not try to harm Xin Qing. If it were anybody else, Ying Qingcang would not have been able to see Xin Qing whenever he desired! Having figured out the crux of the matter, Monica could not help but feel excited.

”So I just need to keep up the act, that's it!” she thought. Monica fell asleep shortly after her mind cleared. The last conscious thought she had was that it was too bad Ah Nan did not come along.

Bright and early the next morning, Xin Qing, Monica, and Ah Sha, all of whom looked fully revitalized, readied to depart for their trip. Aunt Tian had declined to join the trip, claiming that she was not up for long car-trips. When they were all getting in the car, Monica originally intended to join Xin Qing in the backseat; that way, she would be able to play with Ah Sha. That idea, however, was shattered by one vicious look from Ying Qingcang. Just like that, Monica was forced to sit in the passenger seat with a lowered head. Ah Che kept grinning at her as if he enjoyed her predicament. Seeing Ah Che's face, which was practically a mirror image of Ah Nan's, Monica felt like tossing her shoe at him.

”What are you doing?” In the backseat, Xin Qing gave Ying Qingcang wary looks.

Ying Qingcang picked up Ah Sha, who sat between the two of them, and placed the child on his lap. That way, he could get close to Xin Qing. ”Riding in a car? What else would I be doing?”

Xin Qing placed Ah Sha's doll between them, using it as some kind of childish barrier. ”Then you look after Ah Sha. I'll take a nap.” For some reason, she kept having dreams last night; the dreams were jumbled and chaotic, the whole lot of them. Because of that, she felt hazy and drowsy.

”Go ahead and sleep, then!” Ying Qingcang said as he helped tilt back her seat. ”Ah Sha will be a good girl and won't disturb you!”

From the city, it took around 3 hours to reach the farm. They arrived by the time Xin Qing woke up. The reality that she could not accept, however, was the fact that she woke up in Ying Qingcang's arms.