244 Heart Hurts Too Much to Even Breathe 8 (1/2)
Soon, the fragrance of freshly prepared dishes wafted up her nose.
In less than half an hour, a sumptuous spread consisting of three dishes and a bowl of soup was served.
Jin Qingyan brought her a pair of chopsticks, which she then placed onto the table. After putting on her home slippers, she said, ”I'll go wash my hands.”
Jin Qingyan waited for her to return.
An Xiaoning headed to the bathroom upstairs and stood by the basin. Staring at her reflection in the mirror, her eyes glistened as she beamed with happiness.
She removed her makeup and rinsed her face before going downstairs again.
”Why haven't you started eating?”
”I was waiting for you.”
An Xiaoning picked up her chopsticks and began eating.
She knew that he had superb culinary skills, based on the food cooked by him which she had sampled in the past.
However, this time, it somehow felt different from the past.
The two of them barely spoke to each other throughout the meal. However, neither of them felt awkward and instead polished off all the dishes.
An Xiaoning was stuffed by the end of the meal. A warm, fuzzy feeling filled her heart as she watched him bring the empty dishes and cutlery to the kitchen.
Jin Qingyan exited from the kitchen and sat down beside her. ”Xiaoning.”
”Yes?”
”May I sleep over tonight?”
”No.”
”I won't sleep in the same bed as you. Will that do? I'll sleep on the floor, and I promise I won't climb up to your bed in the middle of the night,” he swore.
”It's not like you haven't sneaked into my bed at midnight before. Go home,” An Xiaoning refuted.
”At home… the pillows at home are cold, so are the sheets and the duvet. In fact, everywhere is cold and empty at home,” said Jin Qingyan, sounding aggrieved.
”It's not wintertime now, why would it be cold?”
”To me, it's winter whenever you're not around.”
”When did you get such a glib tongue?” said An Xiaoning, clucking her tongue.
”You didn't kiss me, how would you know?”
”…”
”Xiaoning, let's start dating all over again. Be my girlfriend, won't you?”
”No.”
”No…? Then I guess I'll have to come up with another solution…” Jin Qingyan said with a sulk, though he was glad to see that she was less aloof towards him.
”Go home, quick. Drive safe,” said An Xiaoning as she stood up and walked upstairs.
Jin Qingyan had no choice but to leave. Although things had gotten better and more amicable between them, he knew that he should not push it.
Besides, she had just had a miscarriage and he did not want to upset her any further. Thus, he decided to just go home.
An Xiaoning was rather relieved to see that he did not insist on staying behind.
She proceeded to lay down in bed and catch up on some reading. Before she even realized, one hour had already passed.
She squeezed a few drops of eyedrops onto her eyes and closed her eyes to take a short nap. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she received a call from Mei Yangyang.
”Hello, Yangyang.”
”Sis, we filmed a night scene today and the director praised me for doing a great job. He said my acting was really natural and convincing,” Mei Yangyang said confidently.
”That's great, I'll visit you guys in the next few days when I'm free. I still have to carry on with investigations tomorrow. I'm going to bed early.”
”Oh by the way, Sis, have you seen the news? The one about Mr. Jin,” Mei Yangyang said all of a sudden as it came across her mind.
”News? No, I haven't.”
”I'm not sure if I should tell you, but the piece of news reported that Lin Mingxi had paid Mrs. Jin a visit, bringing along several gifts with her. They even went shopping and visited the beauty salon together. They seem to be on good terms and really chummy with each other. From the looks of it, she has gained Mrs. Jin's utmost approval to become her daughter-in-law.”
An Xiaoning felt her heart sink, though there was no change in her tone when she answered, ”Oh, I see. I didn't come across that piece of news. Okay, I'm going to bed.”
”Alright, goodnight.”
”Goodnight.”
Is Jin Qingyan aware of that piece of news? An Xiaoning wondered.