Chapter 109 The End of the Holiday

“Little Bei, this is for you,” Old Zhang handed him a thick envelope as he noticed the time was almost up.

Lin Beixiu knew what was inside and shook his head. “Grandpa, you keep it. You need it more than I do. I have my own.”

“Keep it,” Old Zhang forcefully handed it to him, “When pursuing girls, don’t be stingy. You’ll need money in many places in the future.”

“And don’t save money. I’m still healthy, making money is not a problem. I don’t want your money,” Lin Beixiu showed a helpless expression. He was indeed a stubborn old man.

“Alright,” Lin Beixiu took it, “Okay, I won’t need that much anyway.”

“Fine, I’m alone again,” Old Zhang said.

Lin Beixiu smiled, “Don’t just stay at home watching TV. Go to the park, there are elderly people dancing, playing chess, you can join them.”

“Okay, I’ll check it out when I have time.”

While Lin Beixiu was lying on the bed playing with his phone, Qin Muxue sent a message.

Qin Muxue: When are you coming back?

Thinking about facing the torment of the little witch soon, Lin Beixiu couldn’t help but shiver even as he smiled.

Lin Beixiu: I’ll come back on the day school starts, [dog head emoji].

Qin Muxue, seeing this, couldn’t stay calm. She immediately made a WeChat call, her face already showing a pout even before the call connected.

“Hello,” Qin Muxue felt a sense of schadenfreude in the tone on the other end.

“Stinky Little Bei, I hate you. We agreed you’d come back early,” Qin Muxue didn’t know how to scold him, so she could only say it in a weak tone, lacking any intimidation. Lin Beixiu, on the other end, imagined her angry face and struggled not to laugh.

“Alright, I was just kidding with you. When do you decide to come back, I’ll follow your lead.”

“Really?” Qin Muxue’s lips curved up, asking.

“Really.”

Qin Muxue thought for a moment and said, “You decide, give me a definite answer.”

“On the 10th.”

Tianxing University would start on the 11th, so they would return the day before.

“Okay, good,” Qin Muxue reminded, “See you that day.”

“Okay, get some rest early.”

Qin Muxue cut the call, “You still have the nerve to say I’m the one who sleeps late, I won’t mention who stays up the latest.”

Lin Beixiu responded and hung up the phone.

Lin Beixiu lay on the bed, smiling helplessly, put down his phone, and prepared to sleep.

On the 10th, Lin Beixiu packed his things, bid farewell to his grandfather, and went to the subway station.

The holiday passed by quickly, and he felt a bit reluctant.

By nine o’clock, Lin Beixiu had arrived at his former neighborhood, a familiar place.

Lin Beixiu smiled and continued walking upstairs without hesitation.

Opening the door, everything inside was the same, very clean. It seemed Qin Muxue had cleaned up before leaving.

Lin Beixiu directly pushed open his room door, opened the window for ventilation, and then put down his things.

Grandpa really made himself tired just to bring things for Qin Muxue.

Lin Beixiu put down a big bag of snacks and quickly cleaned the house.

After about ten minutes, Lin Beixiu stood on the balcony, placing the mop aside. He thought for a moment and decided to buy food outside; he was tired and didn’t feel like cooking later.

On the roadside, a BMW was parked there.

The car door opened, and Qin Muxue got out of the car, stretched lazily, followed by Mantou jumping off the car.

Thinking that she would see Little Bei soon, Qin Muxue was very happy.

“Let’s go, Mantou, let’s find Daddy.”

Qin Muxue took out her luggage from the back seat and walked towards the room, while Mantou jumped onto the suitcase and lay down.

Seeing this, Qin Muxue patted its head.

“Lazy cat.”

Mantou closed its eyes contentedly, ignoring its owner.

Qin Muxue then carried her bags upstairs. Upon opening the door and noticing some changes in the room, she saw plastic bags on the living room table.

Little Bei had already arrived, but where was he?

Qin Muxue wanted to scare him in the bedroom, but upon opening the door, she only saw his backpack on the bed.

He must have gone out.

Qin Muxue could only go to her own bedroom first and tidy up.

After everything was in order, Qin Muxue sat on the sofa, picked up Mantou, placed it on her lap, and prepared to call Lin Beixiu.

Not long after, there was a sound of the door opening. Qin Muxue looked up and saw the person she had been longing for walking in.

“Little Bei.”

Seeing her, Lin Beixiu smiled. “You’re back.”

Qin Muxue approached and helped him with the things in his hands.

However, when she saw the plastic bags in his hands, she frowned disapprovingly.

“Little Bei, ordering takeout again.”

Lin Beixiu, feeling guilty, hid his hands behind his back. “Uh, I didn’t feel like cooking.”

“And I didn’t know when you’d be back, so I prepared one for you too.”

Qin Muxue didn’t say anything more upon hearing this. “Forget it.”

Lin Beixiu put down his things and pointed to the snacks. “These are from Grandpa for you.”

Qin Muxue glanced at them; they were all kinds of snacks, but the thought was what mattered most.

“Okay, thank Grandpa for me.”

Lin Beixiu then looked at the lazy cat on the sofa and picked it up.

“Mantou, you’ve grown up and gotten fatter.”

Mantou affectionately rubbed against Lin Beixiu’s hand. Although they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, there was no distance between them.

Qin Muxue suspected he had a cat-charming aura. When she petted Mantou, it ignored her, but when Lin Beixiu beckoned, it ran over.

Qin Muxue was annoyed; even the cat wanted to snatch her boyfriend.

“You’ve raised it well.”

“Of course,” Qin Muxue said proudly, looking at Mantou, who unfortunately didn’t even spare her a glance.

Lin Beixiu didn’t notice the silent battle between the cat and the woman, so he put down the little guy and prepared to eat.

“Come on, let’s eat, we’ll cook later in the evening.”

Qin Muxue suppressed her emotions and followed him to the dining room.

After dinner, they tidied up quickly.

In the room, Lin Beixiu was sitting in his position playing with his phone. It was the beginning of the school year, and there were many documents to send, as well as various notifications.

The door was pushed open, and Qin Muxue walked in with a mischievous smile.

Lin Beixiu had no other reaction and just glanced at her before continuing his work.

Qin Muxue lay down on his bed, quietly watching his back.

“Are you done with work? Can you sleep now?”

“You go ahead and sleep,” Lin Beixiu wanted to play with his phone a bit more. Hearing this, Qin Muxue didn’t say anything. Although she was a bit disappointed, she wanted to cuddle with Lin Beixiu while sleeping.

After driving for over an hour, Qin Muxue was also tired and quickly fell asleep.

When Lin Beixiu finished playing with his phone and felt sleepy, he was about to go to bed, but to his surprise, Qin Muxue had sprawled across the entire bed, taking his spot.

“…”

Lin Beixiu sighed helplessly and decided to nap on the sofa.

At two-thirty in the afternoon, Qin Muxue yawned and got up, looking around. Not finding Lin Beixiu, she was momentarily stunned.

Qin Muxue got up and went to the living room, where she saw Lin Beixiu sleeping on the sofa.

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