Kyoto Night Kiss

Qu Yun couldn't sleep all night.

She did the right thing.

Let Lu Junhe leave tomorrow, nothing will change.

As dawn broke, the crowing of roosters echoed clearly and loudly throughout the village.

In her hazy state, Qu Yun seemed to hear her mother's voice, and she was calling for her brother.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw her mother sitting next to Lu Junhe, looking docile and dependent.

Lu Junhe lowered his head, gently blocking his mother's hand as she reached for the porcelain vase on the table, and cautioned, "You can't touch this. It's fragile, and it will hurt if you prick your hand."

Yesterday, the mother, who was unfamiliar with her own daughter, actually nodded obediently.

Qu Yun frowned, propped herself up with her hands, and let her hair fall down her back.

She walked up to Lu Junhe and questioned him, "Why is my mother so affectionate towards you?"

"Is that the brother she keeps calling out to you?"

Lu Junhe shook his head, raised his hand, and casually smoothed Qu Mu's disheveled hair, replying, "It's just a misidentification."

Qu Yun opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

She couldn't ask this man about burying her father seven years ago and returning every year to pay his respects.

These are all things of the past; it's best to pretend you don't know.

Only the two of them can move forward.

"Why are you up so early today?" Aunt Qiu Hong's voice arrived before she did. She wasn't too surprised when she saw Qu Yun when she entered the house, but she quickened her pace when she saw Lu Junhe.

"Oh my! Son-in-law of the Qu family, we've been waiting for you! We were just talking about you yesterday, and you suddenly appeared today. When did you arrive? Did you come in the night?"

Even the melodies couldn't stop this auntie's loud voice.

She didn't want to mention the business card, nor did she want Lu Junhe to tell her what happened last night, so as not to worry her elders.

Just as she was having a headache, Lu Junhe walked over, naturally put his arm around her, and replied, "Auntie, I arrived last night. Yunyun was driving alone at night, and I was worried about her."

He lowered his gaze, landing on Qu Yun's head. "And I miss her so much."

Hearing a few affectionate words, Aunt Qiuhong laughed out loud and teased, "Look at what you're saying, you really know how to be caring."

She noticed that Qu Yun shifted her shoulders a little awkwardly, then took out a long pamphlet from her pocket and shoved it into Qu Yun's hand. "There's a market this morning, you two should go and buy some things, and do some shopping while you're at it. I'll stay home with your mother."

"I can go by myself," Qu Yun said.

Aunt Qiuhong glanced at Lu Junhe, "You also need to bring two bags of rice. They're all grown by the villagers themselves. How can a little girl carry them?"

Lu Junhe immediately understood.

Qu Yun wanted to refuse, but the aunt pushed her out the door. "Stop dawdling! There are a lot of people at the market. If you go too late, you won't be able to find anything good. Go early and come back early!"

Although they went together, once they arrived at the market, Qu Yun tore the list in two and made separate purchases with Lu Junhe.

She bought everything quickly, and at the end, she didn't forget to buy a phone charging cable.

When they reached where the car was parked, Lu Junhe was already there.

"Let's go."

The man remained motionless, his hands behind his back, as if he had done something wrong.

Qu Yun asked, "What's wrong? Did you steal something?"

"Um... I haven't paid for the things I bought."

Qu Yun: "?"

This seems to be no different from stealing.

Lu Junhe then complained, "I don't have any cash on me, and I lost my phone yesterday. They don't accept cards here either..."

"Of course you can't pay by card here!" Qu Yun was so angry she wanted to roll her eyes. Looking at the bags and packages at Lu Junhe's feet, she wondered, "You don't have any money, why would they give you these things?"

"Face recognition".

Those two short words left her speechless.

Qu Yun had no choice but to follow the other half of the list and pay for each restaurant one by one. Lu Junhe quietly followed behind her, but he still couldn't avoid being scolded.

"You're even more childish than Lu Jinxing."

"Stay away from me!"

The villagers who set up stalls at the market all knew each other, and with so many people around, the news that Qu Yun had taken her husband back to her hometown quickly spread.

Qu Yun's mouth was dry from explaining, but the old woman selling chili peppers was hard of hearing. Perhaps she was crying from the spiciness of the chili peppers she had grown, because she said, "Xiao Yun is so lucky to have found such a capable husband."

"If your father knew this in the afterlife, he could rest in peace!"

Qu Yun could only leave with a stiff smile.

After finally paying all the bills, Lu Junhe looked as aggrieved as a little wife, chasing after her and saying, "Don't be angry, okay? There's still one bill to pay."

Qu Yun paused, turned around, and glared at him.

Lu Junhe immediately hid behind a utility pole.

The surrounding villagers all cast curious glances at them.

Qu Yun fanned herself with her hand, afraid of spreading rumors that might damage her reputation, and smiled very gently: "I won't hit you, come here quickly."

"Is there anything else we haven't paid for? Let's go pay together."

Lu Junhe handed over a bunch of yellow roses covered in dew from behind him.

The flower vendor was from out of town. He was asking for 80 yuan for a bunch of flowers that cost 10 yuan, and since they were already sold, he wouldn't budge on the price.

Qu Yun gritted her teeth and paid the money.

When she turned around, Lu Junhe smiled at her like a foolish son of a landlord.

She squinted her eyes and smiled, subtly saying, "I'll kill you when we get home~"

Even if she were rich, she wouldn't want to be taken advantage of like that.

Lu Junhe awkwardly touched his nose.

Let them kill me if they want.

He couldn't understand how Qu Yun could be so cute even when she was angry.

As soon as he got home, as if he was really afraid that Qu Yun would take action, Lu Junhe squeezed into the kitchen. Aunt Qiu Hong was already there. With his height of almost 1.9 meters, there was no room for anyone to move around.

However, Aunt Qiuhong didn't mind at all, and instead started chatting with him about everyday things.

Qu Yun immediately plugged her phone in to charge.

The screen lit up, and then the phone rang.

She initially thought it was Cheng Tongzhou calling out of concern for her safety, but she paused for a moment when she saw the number on the screen that she had never saved.

After hesitating for a while, I went outside to answer the call.

Her voice was cold: "Hello, is there something you need?"

Yan Suling's voice rang out, "Lu Junhe is with you, isn't he?"

"I don't care where you two are. You just need to stall him and prevent him from coming back. The police have found the body, and I'll handle that, so don't tell him about it."

Qu Yun almost couldn't understand the string of words.

She retorted, "What police? What corpse?"

Yan Suling frowned. "Didn't Lu Junhe even tell you this?"

She sneered, then remained silent for a long while.

Her son... is truly completely captivated.

"Don't worry about that. Just remember, Lu Junhe was being looked for by the police because of you," Yan Suling warned unhappily. "So if you have any conscience at all..."

"Just let him stay with you for now, and don't let him come back."

Footsteps could be heard inside the house.

Qu Yun was still holding her phone to her ear when she looked up and saw Lu Junhe walking up to her with two clean jujubes.

He asked, "Whose call was it?"

Yan Suling's voice rang out at the same time: "If you need, I can send Lu Jinxing over to both of you."

It seems they heard something.

Qu Yun noticed that the man in front of her frowned and his gaze fell on her phone.