BXBX NOVEL Chapter 78: Lu Lixing the parvenu and his delicate wife (3)
Chapter 78 - Lu Lixing the parvenu and his delicate wife (3)
"Aunty Pei," Ji Qingqing presented Aunty Pei with an exquisite jewelry box. "I choose this necklace for you. I hope you like it."
Aunty Pei was flattered. "Young Madam, you.... Why did you buy me a gift too? You didn't have to do that!"
"Thank you for all the care you've given me. Please accept it." Ji Qingqing insistently pushed the box that had the necklace towards Aunty Pei.
Aunty Pei could only accept the gift.
"Thank you."
After Elder Lu had enough of admiring the prayer beads, his gaze fell on the big and small bags brought in by a servant. "This..."
Lu Lixing explained, "I bought Qingqing some clothes."
Elder Lu and Aunty Pei looked at each other. They both looked as if they had suddenly realized something.
Ah, this child had learned to care for others.
After dinner, as Ji Qingqing followed Lu Lixing upstairs, she stealthily took out the leather belt that she had bought and hid it behind her.
Lu Lixing furrowed his brow. "Why are you following me?"
Ji Qingqing took out the leather belt. "I bought this for you."
"When did you buy it? How come I didn't notice?"
"It was before you came." Ji Qingqing thought it over before saying seriously, "This belt looks rather shabby compared to all the clothes you gave me, but I'll make it up to you in the future."
Lu Lixing's gaze lingered over the leather belt she was handing him. He meaningfully looked at her and asked, "Do you know what it means to give someone a belt?"
She was just giving him a belt. What other meaning could it have?
Ji Qingqing, a single dog for 25 years, didn't understand.
Looking at Ji Qingqing's confused expression, Lu Lixing shook his head in resignation. He took the leather belt from Ji Qingqing. "I accept it. Thank you."
As he held the leather belt, he seemed to feel residual heat left behind from Ji Qingqing's palm.
Ji Qingqing nervously checked Lu Lixing's expression. She was worried that he would dislike or be dissatisfied with her gift.
"If you don't like it..."
"It's not that. I'm just thinking." Lu Lixing teased her, "You said you'll make it up to me in the future... You don't have to do that. But, if you really want to follow through with your words, how about calling me hubby ten times?"
Ji Qingqing froze into stunned silence.
Lu Lixing didn't force her. He simply turned and left.
Ji Qingqing smiled. She went after his departing figure and turned around to face him when she caught up to him.
As she walked backwards and kept to his pace, she asked, "You like to hear that word that much?"
Lu Lixing didn't answer her.
Ji Qingqing's face was a bit red.
Although she had already said this word countless times, every time she said this word, she still felt super embarrassed. It felt as if her heart was beating faster and her blood was pulsing faster through her veins.
"Hubby?"
-- "1 point has been added to your life. You currently have seven hours to live."
"Hubby."
"Hubby...hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby, hubby!”
-- "13 points have been added to your life. You currently have 20 hours to live."
Lu Lixing wasn't aware of the smile that had diffused through his eyes.
"Hubby, why do you like hearing me call you hubby?"
-- "2 points have been added to your life. You currently have 22 hours to live."
Lu Lixing halted. "What if I say there's no reason, I just like to hear it?"
... Sure enough, she had guessed it correctly. It was a peculiar hobby of his.
Ji Qingqing thought it over before offering, "I'll say it more often for you to hear when no one else is around then."
Lu Lixing looked her into her eyes for a long time. "Is that a serious offer?"
Ji Qingqing nodded. "Of course!"
It was just calling him hubby a few times. It wasn't difficult.
Lu Lixing's lips curved into a faint smile. "Okay, that's a deal then."
"Deal!" Ji Qingqing thought it would be a piece of cake to honor the agreement. It was merely moving her lips. "I'm going to go take a shower then go to sleep. Mr. Lu, you should go to sleep early too."
Lu Lixing replied with a "en".
Lu Lixing's gaze was unfathomable as he watched Ji Qingqing briskly walk away while she hummed a ditty. After standing there for a long time, he finally went to his study to finish up the paperwork for today.