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Chapter 361 Dinner Together
"You rascal! Are you addicted to pressing my head?!"

Ye Qing's body trembled, but she did not break free from Ai Liang's grasp.

It just shook its head slightly in protest, looking as if it was deliberately rubbing against Ai Liang's palm.

At Ye Qing's protest, Ai Liang withdrew her hand.

But when he let go, Ye Qing felt a little reluctant.

A classic case of saying one thing but doing another.

"Ahem, since you're alright, I'll head back now. I have to go to work later."

Ye Qing coughed twice, preparing to go home to get her work hat and go to work at the supermarket.

"Wait a moment."

Ai Liang called out to Ye Qing, "This is your share."

Ai Liang took out a double-layered lunchbox from the kitchen, which contained the boiled sliced ​​pork from the table, plus a box of side dishes.

Ye Qing was in charge of buying groceries, and Ai Liang was in charge of cooking.

This collaborative model between the two has been in place for some time now.

"Well... I've already eaten out."

Ye Qing glanced at the lunchbox, her expression conflicted.

She thought that Ai Liang wouldn't bother to cook dinner tonight since she was sick, so she just bought something to eat outside.

There was no remote control to cook rice when school was about to end in the afternoon.

I have to go to work at the supermarket later, so there's definitely no time to start cooking now.

Ai Liang quickly guessed Ye Qing's situation: "Will you be able to get enough to eat outside?"

"Of course we won't have enough to eat, but it's too late to cook now. Let's wait until we get home from get off work tonight and make some late-night snacks."

Ye Qing shook her head in frustration and reached out to take the lunchbox that Ai Liang handed her.

To everyone's surprise, Ai Liang pulled her hand back and took the lunchbox away.

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and before she could think about what Ai Liang meant, she heard him say, "Come in."

Come in?

Does this mean I can come in and have a meal?

Ye Qing stood frozen in place, staring unblinkingly at Ai Liang.

"Aren't you supposed to be working at the supermarket in a little while? What are you standing there for?"

After saying that, Ai Liang went into the kitchen to prepare the bowls and chopsticks.

Ye Qing then walked into the living room as if waking from a dream.

Even after sitting down in the chair, she still felt a little unreal.

Although Ye Qing had visited Ai Liang's house before, this was the first time they had dinner together like this.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Ai Liang cooks for Ye Qing every day and they seem to have a very good relationship.

But in reality, there was always an invisible, thick barrier between the two.

Or rather, Ai Liang has been unilaterally avoiding others.

This was the only time Ai Liang took the initiative to invite Ye Qing to dinner.

It was because I made too much breakfast the first time school started, and I brought it up again when I was chatting with Ye Qing.

To avoid embarrassment, Ai Liangshi invited Ye Qing in to finish the remaining congee with preserved egg and lean pork.

When someone offers to treat you to breakfast, you say you made it yourself, and even made too much.

Wouldn't it be reasonable to invite them to try it?

Apart from that, he never invited Ye Qing into his home.

Sometimes Ai Liang herself cleans up food waste in the kitchen.

The meal for Ye Qing has been prepared and placed on the dining table in the living room.

Even when Ye Qing came to the door, Ai Liang would walk out of the kitchen, pick up the lunchbox, and hand it to her at the door, instead of letting her come in and get it herself.

The dining table is only a few steps from the door.

Ye Qing was keenly aware of this, so when they were together, she would never take the initiative to interfere in places where it was appropriate to avoid getting involved.

For example, yesterday when I celebrated Ai Liang's birthday, if Ai Liang hadn't invited her in, she would have made an excuse to leave the cake and birthday presents and just left.

Ai Liang, who is extremely aloof, actually invited me to have dinner at her house today?

Could it be that the fever really damaged his brain?
Ye Qing couldn't help but let her mind wander.

She didn't believe that someone as precocious as Ai Liang would change her attitude just because someone celebrated her birthday.

There must be other reasons!

"Don't just stand there, go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

Ai Liang's voice interrupted Ye Qing's reverie.

He ladled a large bowl of rice and placed it in front of Ye Qing: "There's still plenty left in the pot, add more if you need more."

Ye Qing snapped out of her daze, looked at the large bowl in front of her that could be used to hold food, and then at the tiny bowl in front of Ai Liang that was not much bigger than the palm of her hand. Her throat tightened as if she had something to say.

"Let's skip the pleasantries; you know I have a small appetite."

Ai Liang preemptively cut off what Ye Qing was about to say.

Ye Qing, unusually, didn't argue with Ai Liang and obediently went to the bathroom to wash her hands.

When she finished washing her hands and returned to the dining table, Ai Liang was already eating by herself.

Ye Qing ate a couple of bites of rice, glanced up at Ai Liang, ate a couple more bites, and glanced at her again.

Ai Liang put down her chopsticks, turned around and faced Ye Qing: "Just say what you want to say."

"nothing."

Ye Qing immediately turned her head away, but her gaze was still fixed on Ai Liang.

After eating for a while, she finally couldn't help but voice her question: "You seem quite different today. Did something good happen to you last night?"

Ai Liang swallowed the piece of meat in her mouth and said, "Is the change obvious?"

"Is not this nonsensical."

Ye Qing immediately put down her chopsticks and said in a motherly tone, "You used to always have a stern face; 'expressionless' is an understatement."

Besides his facial expressions, his gaze was also very cold; someone who didn't know better might think that others had some deep-seated grudge against him.

Although her face is expressionless now, her demeanor is much gentler than before, and at least her eyes aren't as intimidating.

Ye Qing didn't hold back and listed Ai Liang's shortcomings one by one.

Ai Liang listened very attentively to Ye Qing's opinion of her.

The changes brought about by this qualitative leap in his abilities were far greater than he had imagined.

From childhood to adulthood, Ai Liang had become accustomed to her cold expression and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But now it seems that his past experiences... or rather, the bleakness that affected him were a bit too much.

Ye Qing teased, "What exactly happened last night? Did you finally come to your senses and accept that girl's confession?"

Ai Liang asked in a calm tone, "Is it only love and romance that can change a person's personality?"

"I was going to say you won the lottery, but someone as rich as you probably wouldn't even care about the money from winning the lottery. It wouldn't cause such a big change in you."

Ye Qing picked up a slice of meat and stuffed it into her mouth, saying indistinctly, "Are you planning to undergo some kind of spiritual self-transcendence like a superhero?"

A hero? Ha!

Ai Liang shook her head, revealing a disdainful sneer.

He had seen too many heroes in Nevada, but almost none of them met a good end.

Spiritual self-improvement?

Unfortunately, those criminals will first elevate your body to a higher level in a physical sense.

(P.S.: This is all done out of love... I don't know how much longer I can keep going... Anyway, I wish everyone a Happy New Year.)
(End of this chapter)