Just watching Qin Ruoying make that phone call had Chu Ge's facial muscles twitching wildly. If he hadn't covered his mouth and tried so hard to hold back, he would have burst out laughing long ago.

It's already unreliable enough for Qin Ruoying to be a kindergarten teacher, but this transformation into lady mode is even more entertaining. Chu Ge really wanted to see the expression of the guy calling Qin Ruoying. Surely, his heart must be shattered, and the psychological damage must be immense, right?

Besides, even if the guy didn't realize it during the call, he must have figured it out by now, right?

So... how would he feel realizing he'd been played?

Now watching Qin Ruoying hang up the phone and pounce on Qin Ruojing, wearing an excited and proud face, Chu Ge felt both sorry for those kindergarten kids and finally couldn't hold back anymore, turning his head to laugh out loud.

"Hahahaha, you little..."

Chu Ge intended to tease Qin Ruoying with a few words, but when it came to saying them, he couldn't get them out.

To be precise, just as he turned his head, Qin Ruoying was leaning her head towards him, resulting in their foreheads colliding with a "thump" and their lips almost touching!

Chu Ge's face still bore a laughing expression, but his eyes widened in shock. In his view were Qin Ruoying's eyes, which were even wider than his, and her face still held that excited and proud smile.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, as Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying stared at each other, big eyes to little eyes, with just a centimeter between their lips. If either of them moved slightly forward, they'd touch.

Looking at Qin Ruoying from this close distance, Chu Ge's mind went "buzz" and turned blank. Qin Ruoying was also dumbfounded by the sudden situation, just staring at Chu Ge in a daze, motionless.

It seemed to pass in an instant, yet felt like a long time. A cough echoed into their ears, pulling their consciousness back to Earth from outer space.

"You two... haven't had enough face-to-face time yet?"

Then Qin Ruojing spoke again, making Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying finally hear clearly. Their wandering minds were dragged back into reality, into that small bedroom.

Their bodies trembled slightly with embarrassment and they quickly separated.

Qin Ruoying was extremely conflicted, "Sis, sis, sis, I, I, I..."

"I didn't do it on purpose, I really didn't do it on purpose, you know, yeah, I know you know, um."

Qin Ruoying stuttered a few words, then hastily turned her head to explain to Qin Ruojing, speaking rapidly.

However, Qin Ruoying clearly got more and more confused as she spoke, eventually stuttering again, even sounding incoherent, her voice getting quieter and quieter until it sounded just like a mosquito buzzing.

Chu Ge still felt a bit dizzy, but at least he could confirm one thing. Although the previous moment was embarrassing, nothing actually happened between him and Qin Ruoying. Their lips didn't even touch, though the distance was close, there was still a gap.

Chu Ge instinctively swallowed, immediately feeling a gaze directed at him.

Even without turning his head, he knew where the gaze came from. It was undoubtedly his wife, Qin Ruojing.

Embarrassment, too much embarrassment. Even though it was just an accident and actually nothing happened, it was still too close.

Chu Ge usually had thick skin, but at this moment, he felt an inexplicable sense of conflict, wanting to say something yet unsure what to say.

"Um... it seems we're out of groceries, I'll just go out and buy some."

Chu Ge really couldn't sit still any longer, planning to escape under the guise of grocery shopping. However, before he could stand up, Qin Ruojing's voice came again.

"Wait."

Those two simple words made the already sparse confidence that Chu Ge had plummet further. It looked like... Qin Ruojing was going to have a chat with him.

But it wasn't surprising; regardless of whether he was truly innocent this time, from Qin Ruojing's angle, it must have looked suspicious.

Even when facing the fiercest enemies, Chu Ge could remain composed. Even in life-or-death situations, Chu Ge could remain calm. But at this moment, turning his head took a massive effort, making him feel jittery and uneasy.

Chu Ge met Qin Ruojing's gaze with difficulty, swallowed hard, and spoke two words, "Honey..."

Qin Ruojing looked very calm, but the calmer she seemed, the more unsettled Chu Ge felt, sensing it was the calm before the storm.

"Sis, sis, it's really not brother-in-law's fault, you... don't act impulsively, if you're going to blame someone, blame me. It's all my fault, I'm so sorry, really sorry."

Before Qin Ruojing could speak, Qin Ruoying grabbed her arm and shook it anxiously, defending Chu Ge.

Chu Ge felt a warmth in his heart. His sister-in-law was truly supportive of him. As a man, how could he hide behind Qin Ruoying at this moment, letting Qin Ruojing's anger transfer to Qin Ruoying?

"No, it's still my fault. I shouldn't have turned around suddenly just now. It's all my fault."

As soon as Chu Ge spoke, Qin Ruoying became even more anxious and quickly shook her head, "No, it's my fault. Brother-in-law, please stop saying that. It's really my fault. I was too carried away just now."

"You two... Can you let me speak first?"

Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying were arguing when Qin Ruojing's voice interrupted them, causing them to quiet down and look at Qin Ruojing together.

Qin Ruojing looked at Qin Ruoying, then at Chu Ge, smoothing her sleek black hair from her smooth forehead with a resigned smile. "Actually, what I wanted to say is..."

Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying instinctively held their breath, preparing for any kind of reaction.

"Don't go buy groceries yet. Let's go out together and take a look at Ying's rented place. We might as well have dinner there tonight."

"Uh?" Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying were taken aback. This suggestion from Qin Ruojing was completely unexpected for them.

Qin Ruojing amusingly shook her head, stood up from the bed, walked to the wardrobe, and elegantly started dressing for going out.

Even when Qin Ruojing was fully dressed, Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying remained standing there, not quite recovering their senses. What... is going on? Could Qin Ruojing be serious?

After tidying her appearance in the mirror, Qin Ruojing walked gracefully to the bedroom door and then looked back at the two standing foolishly, slightly raising the corners of her mouth.

"Why are you still standing there? Let's go?"

Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying exchanged a glance, both puzzled, but quickly followed Qin Ruojing as if they had received a royal decree.

After leaving the apartment building and walking a bit further, Qin Ruoying finally couldn't hold back and cautiously approached Qin Ruojing. "Sis... aren't you angry?"

Following behind the sisters at a distance of over a meter, Chu Ge pricked up his ears as soon as he heard Qin Ruoying's question, eager to know what Qin Ruojing was truly thinking.

To Chu Ge's disappointment, Qin Ruojing merely smiled slightly in response to Qin Ruoying's question, without confirming or denying anything. Before Qin Ruoying could probe further, she had already shifted the topic to the apartment that Qin Ruoying just rented.

Qin Ruojing appeared calm and poised, but the more she acted this way, the more Chu Ge felt something was amiss.

No kidding! There was definitely something off!

Normally, a woman only behaves indifferently in such situations when she doesn't care about her man. Could Qin Ruojing really not care about him?

Chu Ge had no doubt that the answer was definitely no, but then if she did care... why was she so calm?

Full of doubts, Chu Ge followed the sisters forward, but even after arriving, he couldn't figure anything out.

Qin Ruoying opened the door, and just as Chu Ge was about to step inside, Qin Ruojing finally turned her gaze towards him.

Feeling a sense of unease, Chu Ge was about to speak when Qin Ruojing chuckled lightly, "By the way, let's have dinner here at Ying's place tonight. Could you go buy some groceries for us?"

Chu Ge was taken aback. What... was going on? But before he could ask, Qin Ruojing had already shut the door.

Although Qin Ruojing didn't slam the door, when her smile turned into the solid door, the corner of Chu Ge's eye twitched, leaving him speechless.

It was obvious that Qin Ruojing was still holding a grudge about what happened earlier. Otherwise, she could have had him note down Qin Ruoying's address and sent him to buy groceries right away. Why wait until they reached the doorstep, not let him in, and then send him off?

It was clearly to mess with him while he was clueless, wasn't it?

Despite being speechless, Chu Ge was quite pleased. At least this showed that Qin Ruojing had emotions about this, contrary to the indifference she was displaying.

Looking at that door, a smile curled up on the corner of Chu Ge's mouth as he turned and descended the stairs he had just climbed.

Once outside, the sunlight hit Chu Ge's face. Though it wasn't blinding, he still squinted instinctively and turned his head to look at the western sky along the light.

The sunset was as red as blood, beautiful yet with an indescribable melancholy.

An autumn breeze passed by, rustling the yellow leaves of the trees by the roadside. Chu Ge couldn't help but murmur, "It's already evening now..."

Casually catching a drifting dead leaf, Chu Ge seemed a bit lost in thought. By this time the day after tomorrow, he wondered where he would be and what his situation would be like.

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