MSISAS |Chapter 17 Spending the New Year at Lu Bao’s House
by lostnexusXu Qing, as always, buried himself in work, to the point where he had practically moved his home into the office.
Get up and work, work and then sleep.
Xu Qing seemed to be a machine of his own making, given a set program and then repeating it over and over.
“Hey.”
“Hey! Is that Xu Qing?”
“Mm.” Xu Qing’s hoarse voice carried a hint of exhaustion.
“It’s Xiao Zhi.”
“I know.”
“Well, uh…”
“Do you have time?”
Xu Qing asked, “What’s up?”
“My dad insists you come, come to my house for the New Year.” Lu Xianzhi’s voice grew quieter as she spoke.
“Hm?”
“Come to my house for the New Year!”
“I heard you.”
“So are you coming or not?”
“What if I don’t come?”
“Ugh… If you don’t come, I’ll just tell my dad and, at worst, at worst it will be…”
“Ugh, you’d better come! All my relatives are here, they’re all making things difficult for me!”
“Alright, I’ll come. Send me the location.”
Lu Xianzhi’s eyes sparkled as she sent a cute emoji to Xu Qing, making him smile.
These past few days, he indeed had some free time.
After all, it’s the New Year, and the company was on holiday. It didn’t make much difference whether he stayed at the office or went elsewhere.
Xu Qing arrived downstairs at Lu Xianzhi’s building and saw her coming down dressed in a pink rabbit coat, looking so cheerful as she ran up to him.
She really did resemble a bunny.
Xu Qing watched as Lu Xianzhi ran toward him foolishly, “Slow down.”
Lu Xianzhi grinned, naturally linking her arm with Xu Qing’s, “Hehe, you finally came. I can’t take it anymore.”
“Hm?”
“You’d better be prepared. It’s really terrifying! My relatives keep bombarding me with so many questions that I just can’t handle them alone.”
“Hmm.”
Lu Xianzhi carefully noticed Xu Qing seemed a bit tired.
“Hey! Haven’t you been resting properly?”
“Hmm?”
“Those dark circles under your eyes are so heavy! You’re not handsome anymore!”
“Really?” Xu Qing lowered his head suddenly close to Lu Xianzhi, who stared back with wide eyes like a startled rabbit.
“Well… No, you’re still handsome.”
Xu Qing looked at her stumbling over words and laughed brightly, while Lu Xianzhi angrily punched Xu Qing, “You! You’re mocking me again!”
“Who’s mocking you?”
“You are!”
Lu Xianzhi shook off Xu Qing’s arm and entered the elevator first.
When Xu Qing came in, she turned her head to the side.
“Hmph.”
Xu Qing looked at her, “Alright, don’t be mad. It was my fault, okay?”
“That’s more like it.”
Xu Qing really liked Lu Xianzhi; she was easy to appease.
Lu Xianzhi smiled again, linking her arm with Xu Qing’s. At least when he was around her, Xu Qing wasn’t stingy with his smiles.
As soon as they entered the house, Xu Qing was startled, although he was prepared, why were there so many people?
Lu’s father greeted Xu Qing with a smile, and all the relatives looked at Xu Qing with curiosity.
“Wow! So handsome!”
Xu Qing blushed a little, “Thank you, Uncle and Auntie.”
Lu’s father said, “You didn’t have to bring gifts coming here!”
“Just a small gift, I hope you like it, Uncle.”
“Don’t call me Uncle! Call me Dad!”
“Dad!”
“Aye!”
Lu’s father had a rosy complexion, looking very amiable and seemed to be a hearty person.
Lu Xianzhi followed behind, letting out a breath. Finally, the attention was off her.
She skipped over and sat on the sofa, peeling a sugar tangerine.
“Hey! Lu Zai! Go serve the rice!”
“Oh.” Lu Xianzhi dejectedly ran to the kitchen.
Xu Qing: “Dad, let me help too.”
“No! You’re drinking with me today!”
“Alright, Dad!”
“That’s the spirit! I like this kind of people.”
Xu Qing smiled and sat down on a chair next to Lu’s father.
They hadn’t even taken a few bites before raising a glass to toast with Xu Qing.
Lu Xianzhi watched the two of them, sighing. Her dad’s alcohol tolerance was on par with her own.
Sure enough, after a few drinks, Lu’s father’s face was completely flushed, and Xu Qing vaguely felt something strange.
“Today, everyone witness! I, Lu Fan, am befriending this young man! From now on, we will call each other brothers!”
“Dare I ask, Brother, what is your name?”
Lu Xianzhi facepalmed, here we go.
Xu Qing was left dazed and confused by the question, what was going on?
Lu’s mother awkwardly said, “Her dad’s drunk.”
Xu Qing immediately understood, it ran in the family, drunk and they’re exactly the same.
“Xu Qing.”
“Good! Brother Xu! Enjoy your meal!”
Xu Qing looked meaningfully at Lu Xianzhi, who wished she could find a hole to hide in.
Lu’s father went to make mischief among other relatives, forcing them to dance with him, sometimes belly dance, sometimes peacock dance.
Lu’s mother couldn’t stand it anymore and scolded Lu’s father. Lu’s father followed behind her, whining.
Lu’s mother scolded him again, “Such a disgrace.”
Then, she ushered Xu Qing and Lu Xianzhi into Lu Xianzhi’s room. “Sorry for the trouble, Lu’s father got drunk and caused a scene.”
Xu Qing: “It’s alright.”
Lu’s mother: “Why don’t you stay here for the night? It’s already quite late.”
Lu Xianzhi was about to refuse when her mother glared her into silence. “There’s no other room available, so you’ll just have to take Lu Zai’s room.”
Xu Qing smiled, “Okay.”
Lu Xianzhi quietly punched Xu Qing and internally cried out to her mom, why are you selling me out!
Even if she was a girl, this behavior of Lu’s parents was like selling their daughter!
“It’s quite cute, all in pink.”
“I just like pink!”
“Alright.”
“Hmph.”
“Do you have any disposable items here?”
“No, but I have new stuff. I’ll get it for you.”
Xu Qing took the bathrobe and toiletries, then went into the bathroom.
Lu Xianzhi sat nervously on the bed. This was the first time someone else had been in her room.
With the sound of dripping water in the bathroom, when Xu Qing came out, he saw Lu Xianzhi absentmindedly playing with her fingers.
Lu Xianzhi looked at Xu Qing, almost getting a nosebleed, ugh, a beautiful man coming out of the bath! No, a beautiful woman coming out of the bath.
Xu Qing emerged with a misty air around him, his eyes filled with languidness, skin fair and long legs.
“Aren’t you going to take a shower?”
“On my way.”
Lu Xianzhi rushed into the bathroom, realizing after a while that she hadn’t brought any clothes.
Face flushed with social death, she stood there, already done showering. What now?
When nervous, Lu Xianzhi bit her nails. Darting out like this was a bit embarrassing, better to let him help.
“Xu Qing!”
“Hmm?”
“Can you, um, help me get some clothes?”
“Pfft, you were in such a hurry to get in, weren’t you?”
“Will you help or not?”
“I will.”
“Where are they?”
“In the closet, hanging is a pink nightdress, and in the drawer.”
A pink bunny dress? In the drawer?
Opening the drawer, he found a bunch of underwear. Xu Qing’s face reddened, the tips of his ears almost dripping blood.
He randomly grabbed one and passed it over.
Lu Xianzhi stretched out her white, tender arm. As Xu Qing watched, his gaze subtly shifted.
After delivering the items to Lu Xianzhi, he quickly withdrew.
However, Xu Qing’s mind spun with chaotic thoughts, filled with a bunch of yellow irrelevant material.
Ah! Going crazy.
Lu Xianzhi looked at Xu Qing, who sat dumbfounded on the bed.
“Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“Hmm?”
“Don’t be shy! Oh, right, this is a new pajama set my dad bought. Go put it on!”
Xu Qing took it. He should be able to wear it since Lu’s father was 178 cm tall.
Upon coming out, it was still a bit short.
Seeing the lump under the covers suddenly gave him a warm feeling.
Xu Qing lifted the covers and got in. When he got close to Lu Xianzhi, she noticeably tensed up.
Xu Qing was like a heater. Lu Xianzhi turned over and hugged Xu Qing.
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Ah, I have to go take an exam, no time left.