Luo Yu cooked the noodles and had even finished eating. She cleaned the bowls and pots, but her cousin still hadn’t come up yet. She couldn’t see her cousin when she peered down from the balcony, and she was too lazy to go downstairs again.
She guessed her colleagues must have come over to discuss a lot of work. It’s already the holidays but they still couldn’t get rid of work. They were just as miserable as she was.
Half an hour later, there was finally the sound of the front door unlocking from the outside.
Luo Qi said calmly, “Have you finished eating?”
“It’s almost digested.”
“…”
Luo Yu was lying on the sofa scrolling through her cell phone. She glanced at her cousin and frowned, “Are you crazy? Why did you wear so little when you went out? Why don’t you tell me, I could have gone down to give you a extra layers?”
In fact, Luo Qi was not cold at all. She was hugged so tightly by Jiang Shenghe for more than 20 minutes, and now there was a layer of sweat on her back.
She changed her shoes and closed the door, and she could only lie to her cousin, “It wasn’t cold. We worked in the car.”
“Then it’s still cold when you get out of the car. Everyone is already wearing thicker clothes these days and you put on a T-shirt.” Luo Yu threw away the phone and poured hot water for her cousin. “It’s hard to get a holiday, don’t be careless and catch a cold.”
“I’m not thirsty, I’ll go take a shower.”
“Didn’t you just take a shower?”
“… You’re right, it’s cold. I’ll take a hot bath.”
“Okay, make sure you turn the water temperature up a little to get rid of the cold air.”
Luo Qi entered the bathroom, locked the door, and fanned herself with her hands. Even her hair was wet with sweat.
… …
After taking a shower, she immediately looked at her phone.
Jiang Shenghe sent her a message a few minutes ago: [I’m home, go to bed early.]
Luo Qi wiped her hair with one hand and typed with the other: [Hmm. Good night, Chief Jiang.]
[Good night.]
“Older sister, why are you smiling? Do you have anything interesting to share?”
“Was I smiling?” Luo Qi asked, exiting the chat box.
“Yes. A mysterious smile.”
“…”
Luo Qi could only continue to lie, “I was reading Weibo comments.”
… …
Luo Yu occasionally stayed in Luo Qi’s rental house and she already had a few sets of clothes here. She went to the bedroom to grab her pajamas, planning to take a bath.
Just now she sent a message asking He Xu if she could take a leave to visit Suzhou: her cousin was getting married.
He Xu didn’t believe it, [“I will give you leave if you get married.”]
Luo Yu was so angry that she almost blocked him. It was just a kiss, but he couldn’t let it go. It had already been several days, but he was still holding on to grudges.
… …
In the middle of the night, Luo Qi was kicked awake by her cousin—Luo Yu was still asleep and muttering:
“Why!”
“I quit!”
Luo Qi patted her gently on the back. She was only given one day off during the long holiday. It was understandable that she was resentful.
The next day, Luo Qi asked Luo Yu if she still remembered her dream.
Luo Yu shook her head, “I have no impression at all.”
In fact, what she remembered was that she dreamed of He Xu and kicked him twice.
… ….
After a simple breakfast, Luo Qi and her cousin headed to the train station. Luo Qi drove her car.
On the way, the two of them talked about the wedding of their cousin, their eldest aunt’s daughter1. Luo Yu asked Luo Qi if she wanted to attend.
Their relationship with this cousin was just so-so. They had played well together when they were children. But later, as adults, there seemed to be an invisible barrier between them.
There was really no big fight or anything like that. They still talk when the families see each other, but they just weren’t close anymore.
Luo Qi said, “Yes. I will accompany my mother.”
It’s not difficult to foresee that when the seven aunts and eight sisters-in-law2 get together that day, they would definitely ridicule her in front of her parents and compare her with her cousin.
Luo Yu really regretted this, “It’s a pity that I’m not going, otherwise I would be able to defeat them.”
She continued to worry, “What will you do if they ask about the fake boyfriend in your circle of friends? It’s best to think about how to deal with it first, so you don’t expose the secret.”
Luo Qi smiled, “Who said it was fake? It really can’t be any truer.”
Luo Yu didn’t understand why her cousin found this amusing, so she smiled along with her.
She gave her cousin more advice, “Actually, it’s easier to handle things since it’s just fake. You didn’t show his real face in the circle of friends. You can brag as much as you want, you can even brag about him being filthy rich. If you’re brave, just say he’s your boss. That will shut them up.”
“…”
Luo Yu chattered all the way and gave her various suggestions on how to handle this fake boyfriend.
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When they arrived at the station, Luo Qi didn’t let Luo Yu enter anymore. She picked up her suitcase and asked Luo Yu to drive the car back.
Unlike business trips where she took business class every time, today she bought an ordinary ticket to save money for her family.
Luo Qi pushed her suitcase into the station. She only took a few steps when she heard someone calling her from behind: “Luo Qi.”
“Why are you here?”
“I told you I would see you off today.”
Jiang Shenghe took the suitcase from her hand.
Today was colder than yesterday, so he was wearing a coat.
He was wearing sunglasses, too, and it made it difficult to recognize him.
Luo Qi took another look—how come she never realized that he looked so good wearing sunglasses before?
… …
In the sea of people, he waited with her to check in and get on the train.
Jiang Shenghe took out a ring from his coat pocket; he’d left the ring box in the car.
“Is it already here?” Luo Qi thought the wedding ring he ordered before had arrived.
Jiang Shenghe shook his head. “Not yet. It may not be ready until next month. So I bought a ready-made one first.”
He picked up her hand and put the ring on her middle finger, “This is an engagement ring.”
They agreed that he would not give expensive gifts before they made their marriage public, so the only thing he could give for now was a ring—but he could give her more than one.
Luo Qi looked at her middle finger. This ring was obviously not cheap.
But a ring was different from ordinary gifts, so she could only accept it.
Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
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Chapter 41.2 — Bend Down With A Kiss (2/25)
Chapter 41.3 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/1)
Chapter 41.4 — Bend Down With A Kiss (3/2)
Chapter 42.1 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/3)
Chapter 42.2 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/8)
Chapter 42.3 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/9)
Chapter 42.4 — Stay in the Villa on Weekends (3/10)
Chapter 43.1 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/15)
Chapter 43.2 — Everything Got Out of Control (3/16)
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