Chapter 58

  "Mom!" As soon as he entered the door, the little guy rushed over with lightning speed and jumped into Du Siling's arms.

  "I haven't seen you all afternoon, how did you get so fat again..." Du Siling picked up the little guy and took a look, the little guy's solo eating made him round like a small watermelon.

  The heating was turned on at home, so the little guy only wore a red belly warmer and ran around the house with bare feet.

  Xiao Dan also bit Du Sulin's pants and shook his tail, pulling Du Sulin into the house.

  "Mom... mom?" Ding Yile followed the person in front, looked up and saw that Du Siling's arms suddenly had a white chubby baby, and he was calling her mom, but it didn't seem like a mistake, because Du Siling himself acknowledged it. He was a bit suspicious of his own ears and eyes.

  "You guys sit in the living room for a while and play by yourselves. Later, I'll get the guest room ready with Taiguang, and you can arrange how to stay as you like." Fangfeng took the little guy from Dusilin's arms and nodded towards the kitchen where a figure was moving around.

  Du Sulin understood, and quietly entered the kitchen. He reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist.

  "You're quite all right, you still know how to come back." Xiao Qingzhu struggled free from Du Siling's arm and dodged away. A thick fog emerged from the small steamer in front of them.

  "Dou Sulin's hand still lingered in mid-air, unsure of how to withdraw it. She knew Qing Zhu was worried."

  "You, you, you! Now that it's come to this, where has your usual sharp tongue gone? The one you use to argue with Feng?" Xiao Qingzhu glanced at Du Siling and said, "Look, take the spoon!" Although there was still some anger in her tone, she didn't seem as indifferent as before.

  "Take the spoon?" Du Sulin didn't react for a moment.

  "Double-skinned milk, aren't you going to eat it?" Xiao Qingzhu had just finished speaking, and the corner of her mouth curled up into a smile. "Right, I forgot you don't eat it. Let me give it to the little guy."

  "I didn't..." Du Sulin said with a wronged expression, but that was clearly her favorite dessert.

  "Hmm, from now on, the double-skinned milk won't be yours anymore." Xiao Qingzhu smiled sweetly at Du Silin, her curved eyes shining like a crescent moon.

  "Qing Zhu..." Du Si Lin once again wrapped his arms around that slender waist, and this time no matter how Xiao Qing Zhu struggled, she didn't let go. "I was wrong." Her chin rested on Xiao Qing Zhu's shoulder, her voice low as she whispered in his ear.

  Xiao Qing's movements slowed down, and she fell silent for a moment. "It's not that I blame you. It's just that you and Fang Feng slipped out quietly, even if I had something to do, you should have told me. Do you know..." She turned around in Du Si Lin's arms, their noses touching.

  "What can be known?" Du Sulin asked.

  Xiao Qingzhu shook his head and sighed, "I called to find you two, but neither of your phones were on. Jingji was very angry at first, but later she couldn't help but start worrying."

  "What about you?" Du Sulin tightened her grip on Xiao Qingzhu's hand, as if she wanted to say something to her.

  "In short, you're back, that's all that matters." Xiao Qingzhu hugged Du Siling tightly, and only now did she truly feel at ease.

  "Beep—" Not long after, the timer sounded an alarm.

  Both were awakened by the alarm. Xiao Qingzhu gave Du Silin a reproachful look, "Alright, you go out with your friends, I'll be out in a while."

  "Uh...... mine......" Du Sulin glanced at Xiao Qingzhu's back, the hot air was filled with a strong aroma of sweet milk.

  "Tonight's portion is for Dan Dan." Xiao Qingzhu still didn't back down.

  "Alright..." Duslin took another silent glance at the still-covered double-skinned milk, turned around and left the kitchen. He walked into the living room, where he heard the sound of laughter.

  The prickly ash that young people didn't care about has already blended into this small group, getting along with them and being called "Prickly Ash Sister" nonstop.

  "Tai Guang!" The first person to discover Du Si Lin was Chen Zhou Ting. Since Tai Guang went into the kitchen, her gaze had been wandering in that direction, expecting Du Si Lin's reappearance.

  Douslin smiled and sat down on the edge of the windbreak, the little guy stretched out his chubby little hands and burrowed into Douslin's arms. Douslin glared at her, and she stuffed her index finger into her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears as she stared at her.

  "Tai Guang, Egg is so cute! Is she really your daughter?" Sima Lin asked as soon as the little one burrowed into Du Si Lin's arms, watching their series of actions. In front of them, Egg seemed very calm, just playing by herself, unless someone called her name, then she would look up.

  "Hmm." Duslin lowered his head and pinched the little guy's face, but this time the little guy didn't pretend to cry, instead he burst out laughing "heh heh heh".

  "Wow!" Sima Lin secretly gave Chen Zhou a wink, but said, "I also want to have such an adorable and cute child in the future!"

  For the little guy, Du Sulin didn't explain too much. Anyway, no matter how to explain it, it can't be explained clearly, so just follow each person's own understanding.

  "May I hold her?" Chen Zhou Ting stood up, and Ding Yi Le, who was originally sitting on the other side of Du Si Lin, was pulled up by Sima Lin, giving his seat to Chen Zhou Ting. All this, Sima Feng saw with his own eyes, furrowing his brow, but he didn't say a word.

  "She's a bit shy." Du Sulin said so, but still handed over the little guy.

  When Chen Zhourong brought over a little guy, his heart was already warm. This is Du Siling's child, after all. Indeed, she looks as good as her mother.

  "Wooo..." The little guy refused and waved his arms, wanting to go back to Du Si Lin's side.

  This commotion made Chen Zoutin unable to let go or hold on, his face turned red like a pig's liver.

  "Little guy, if you cry again, there won't be any good food for you." At this time, a sentence came from the kitchen, and as soon as it was spoken, the little guy sniffled and immediately calmed down.

  Words arrive before people appear.

  Xiao Qingzhu tonight wore a lake blue silk knee-length dress, her long hair was not combed, like Du Siling's usual casual style, tied up in a bundle, holding a plate of fragrant things in her hand, and appeared before everyone's eyes in an instant.

  Because Xiao Qingzhu had been in the kitchen all along, it was also their first meeting. I thought that the three people in front of me were already extremely beautiful, but I never expected that there would be another beauty among them.

  Even Sima Feng was stunned.

  "Mommy Qing Zhu..." The little guy in Chen Zhou Ting's arms called out to Xiao Qing Zhu, originally trying to coax her into stopping crying. But Xiao Qing Zhu had already spoken up, saying that if she cried again, there would be no more good food for her. She could only open her eyes and stare at Xiao Qing Zhu.

  "Double-skinned milk, I'm afraid you'll laugh at it." Xiao Qingzhu gently placed the double-skinned milk on the tea table and took over the little guy under Chen Zhou's somewhat stunned gaze.

  "Who is this......?" Sima Feng was the first to react and naturally also the first to speak. Originally, he had always maintained a spectator's attitude.

  "Xiao Qingzhu." Xiao Qingzhu smiled and answered Sima Feng's question.

  She just glanced at the position beside Du Sulin, and Chen Zhou Ting actually hastily gave up his seat.

  "It's okay, you sit down." Xiao Qingzhu didn't sit either, but instead let Chen Zoutin sit back beside Du Sulin. And the next second, he surprisingly said: "I'll just sit on her lap then."

  Chen Zhou-ting's face stiffened. But then, Xiao Qing-zhu put the little guy in a baby chair on one side and sat down naturally on Du Si-lin's lap. The movement was as smooth as if it had been practiced thousands of times. Du Si-lin's arm wrapped around her waist, his face against her back, with a sweet and satisfied smile still lingering at the corner of his mouth, even though faint, enough to shock people.

  "Jing Jie, what are you smiling at?" Just then, Jing Jie's sly and stealthy smile was caught red-handed by Ding Yile.

  "Laugh? Did I laugh?" Jing Jie touched his own face, and immediately burst out laughing brightly, "Because Qing Zhu's skill in making double-skinned milk is getting better and better."

  "You can be poor then." Xiao Qing suddenly glanced at Jing Jie and touched the hands that were wrapped around her waist.

  "What's wrong?" Du Sulin grasped Xiao Qingzhu's hand and asked softly.

  "You'll have to clean up your room soon." Xiao Qingzhu said in a gentle tone.

  "En, I and Fang Feng will handle it." Du Si Lin replied with a faint smile.

  "You...... you all......" Sima Lin's eyes widened, and she, who was usually eloquent, stuttered.

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Qingzhu rushed to Sima Lin with a smile, her eyes were extremely beautiful, and the long and dense eyelashes covered her eyes, casting a shadow.

  "Are you lovers?" Sima Lin asked, then covered her own mouth. She glanced sideways and saw that Chen Zhou Ting was still staring at the two with a lost and listless expression.

  Du Sulin and Xiao Qingzhu were both taken aback at the same time. Having been together for so long, they had never been asked such a straightforward question before. Even those close to them, like family and friends, would naturally understand without needing to ask anything.

  "Hmm..." Xiao Qing thought for a moment, "It seems like we can use this phrase."

  "But more accurately, it should be husband and wife." Du Sulin poked his head out from behind Xiao Qingzhu and added a sentence.

  "Shut up," Xiao Qingzhu pinched Du Siling's face, "Who is married to you?" His face turned red like an apple.

  "Alright then, we're lovers." Du Sulin said with a smile to Sima Lin.

  "You..." Xiao Qingzhu heard this and was about to get up.

  "What's wrong with me?" Du Sulin exerted his skill and Xiao Qingzhu fell back into his own arms.

  "You two are a perfect match." Chen Zhou Ting finally spoke up, with some sparkle in his eyes and a smile on his face.

  "Thank you." Xiao Qingzhu and Du Siling said in unison.

  "Excuse me, I'll go to the restroom..." The next sentence, Chen Zhourong quickly got up and left the living room like a headless fly, she just wanted to leave temporarily, no matter where, the faster the better.

  "Wait for me, I know where the restroom is, I'll go with you!" Sima Lin shouted and chased after her, turning back to smile apologetically at a few people before leaving.

  "Qing Zhu Jie," Ding Yile seemed to be unaware of the subtle atmosphere around him, sat beside the little guy's special chair, holding a double-skinned milk and eating it, with a small egg tart crouched under his feet. "Is it okay to call you that?" he asked.

  "Of course, what's wrong?" Xiao Qingzhu's tone was still gentle and soft.

  "This double-skinned milk is so delicious!" Ding Yile smiled foolishly, he was a sunny big boy, with a smile on his face and a pair of deep dimples on his cheeks, looking really cute.

  "Le Le, you ate all the double-skinned milk!"

  "Luo Luo, you're not going through a second puberty, are you?"

  "Right! I remember you ate a lot for dinner too!"

  Tongtong and a man and woman on the side started teasing each other. The atmosphere suddenly became much more lively.

  ……

  In the bathroom, Sima Lin patted Chen Zhou-ting's back, but didn't know what to say either.

  But in a moment, Chen Zoutin opened the faucet, splashed cold water on his face, took a deep breath, and forced a smile to Sima Lin beside him: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

  "Ting Ting, to be honest, if I hadn't seen Xiao Qingzhu today, I really would have thought that except for you, no one else could match up with Tai Guang." Sima Lin sighed inwardly and said.

  "I know, and she's the only one who can match up to her." Chen Zhou Ting nodded, choking with sobs.

  "In the past, I only heard you talking about Taitang, how great he is. At first, I didn't believe it, but after meeting him in the evening, your description of him wasn't exaggerated at all. However, Tingting," Sima Lin paused, "I feel that Taitang's impression of you seems rather shallow, yet why..."

  "My impression of her is not shallow," Chen Zouting revealed a wry smile. "Since I was young, I followed behind my brother because he and Brother Siyan were good friends, so I could always see her. But she was always doing her own thing, and at that time, I thought she had endless things to do. Today it's cultivation, tomorrow it's cultivation, and the day after tomorrow is still cultivation. And I've never seen her smile before." She closed her eyes, and in her mind appeared Du Siling's faint smile from just now.

  Later, when I was a bit older, my classmates all fawned over me and tried to get on my good side. Even the teachers spoiled me because of my parents' connections. I started thinking that Tianguang's coldness towards me every time was intentional, trying to get my attention. It's laughable now, but back then I was so naive. Chen Zouting sighed again, shaking his head as another tear fell without him noticing.

  "What's next?" Sima Lin asked.

  "One day, I accidentally fell into the river and Taiguang saved me, sending me to the hospital. I thought she had finally lost her patience, so as soon as we left the hospital, I pulled my brother along to find her, imagining how she would coax me. Unfortunately, she was still Taiguang. She remained just as cold and distant, even when she saw my brother, only nodding her head. Not a single extra word was spoken."

  "I think I know what you're talking about." He looked up and found that Feng had somehow leaned against the door of the bathroom, smiling and pointing at the door. "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. But you two have been in the bathroom for so long, I was worried you got lost, so I came to check on you."

  "Fengfeng, you just mentioned something about Tingting, did you know?" Sima Lin directly grasped the key point that Fengfeng wanted to know.

  "Hmm." Fang Feng nodded, "Many years ago, Tai Guang came back drenched one day. I asked her what happened and she told me a girl had fallen into the water and she saved her, even taking the girl to the hospital. Ha! Who would have thought it was you?" By this point, Fang Feng couldn't help but chuckle, sometimes the world is just too small.

  "I remember that time when Tae-oh saved you, he caught a cold and had a fever for three days before it went away." Bong-pil continued.

  "She... was on fire for three days..." Chen Zhou-ting's tears finally couldn't stop and flowed down again.

  "But what I don't understand is, Tai Guang burned incense for three days for Tingting, doesn't he like her?" Sima Lin asked.

  "This is where you don't understand Tāi Guāng." Fáng Fēng shook his head, "She saved people, not for anything, just because she's kind-hearted. To be honest, Tāi Guāng might have already forgotten about this matter. If it was said that she liked Zhōu Tíng and had a high fever for three days, then Tāi Guāng would probably like many people. But in fact, from start to finish, the person Tāi Guāng likes is only Qīng Zhú."

  "Zhou Ting," Fang Feng fell silent for a moment, looking at Chen Zhou Ting. "You don't really understand Tai Guang, and you're not the right person to be by her side either. I know saying this might hurt you, but some things are better cut off early on, especially when it comes to emotions. Do you understand?"

  I actually feel quite sympathetic towards Chen Zhou Ting, having liked him for so many years but to no avail...

  It's actually not just a purple night... (I'm talking nonsense...)

  Goodnight, everyone!