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A hole in his underwear?
For some reason, as soon as Wang Yuxin said that, a vivid image popped into Chen Qingqing’s mind.
Embarrassment.
Awkwardness.
Chen Qingqing’s face instantly flushed red.
The two had just stepped out of the women’s clothing store. Xu Ye, who had just finished getting his hair cut and was searching for them, spotted them immediately—mostly because Chen Qingqing stood out too much in the crowd.
At 1.71 meters tall, she was already quite tall for a southern girl. Coupled with her smooth, porcelain-like skin, under the sunlight she looked like a dazzling piece of jade.
“Xu Ye Gege, you look way more handsome after your haircut.”
“I’ve always been handsome.”
Xu Ye’s previous hairstyle was actually not much different from Qin Zhiwei’s—both had long hair with a bit of a rebellious, punk vibe.
Now with a cleaner, fresher cut, Xu Ye looked much more sunny and approachable.
At first glance, Chen Qingqing thought she must be seeing things; she hadn’t even realized her eyes had lingered on Xu Ye’s face for quite a long time.
“I know I’m handsome, but you don’t have to keep staring at me like that, do you?”
Chen Qingqing quickly looked away, trying to deny it, “Who’s staring at you? Don’t say nonsense.”
“Qingqing Jiejie, your ears are a little red.”
“Y-yeah… they’re a bit warm.”
Chen Qingqing pulled out a bottle of foreign-brand sunscreen spray from her small shoulder bag. She lifted her chin, closed her eyes, and evenly sprayed sunscreen on her face, neck, arms, and her fair, tender calves.
As Chen Qingqing bent down to spray her legs, she noticed Xu Ye staring at her—more precisely, at her legs. She immediately aimed the sunscreen spray like pepper spray and sprayed it straight at Xu Ye.
Xu Ye waved his hand, “What are you doing?”
“You were the one staring.”
“Just looking won’t make me lose any flesh.”
Just as they were about to argue, Wang Yuxin stepped between them, smiling brightly and asked, “Qingqing Jiejie, is this sunscreen spray?”
“Mm.”
“Can you spray a little on me too?”
Chen Qingqing smiled gently. “Sure.”
Wang Yuxin easily diffused the little ‘conflict’ between them and then pulled Xu Ye to continue strolling along the pedestrian street.
Before long, Wang Yuxin turned into a men’s clothing store.
Xu Ye glanced at the sign outside, then looked at the clothes inside and protested, “Wang Yuxin, aren’t you in the wrong place? This is a men’s store.”
“No, I’m not. Your jeans have practically faded white from washing. Don’t you want to buy some new clothes?”
Xu Ye replied, “I have no money.”
Wang Yuxin smiled. “I do.”
“You want to use your money to buy clothes for me?”
“Yeah.”
Xu Ye was momentarily stunned, then wiped the corner of his eye where no tears fell with a disgusted expression. “I’m so touched. Wang Yuxin, from today on, you’re my real little sister. Come here and let your big brother give you a kiss.”
Wang Yuxin rolled her eyes and ignored him, busily picking out clothes in the store.
Chen Qingqing glanced at Xu Ye and said coldly, “Stop pretending. Your smile is practically splitting your face.”
Xu Ye stepped into the store. Seeing Wang Yuxin carefully selecting clothes for him, he felt genuinely touched.
Back in university, Xu Ye and Wang Yuxin had kept in touch regularly. But after graduation, work gradually reduced their contact. Later, after marrying Gu Mengyao, there was a time when Wang Yuxin came over, and Xu Ye only spoke to her briefly. Gu Mengyao even got jealous of Xu Ye’s cousin, which made Xu Ye reluctant to let Wang Yuxin visit again. Over time, the bond between the cousins faded.
Xu Ye sat in the resting area by the entrance, watching Wang Yuxin and Chen Qingqing discuss which clothes looked best. A ‘fatherly’ smile slowly appeared on his face.
“Xu Ye, big brother, how about this one?”
“As long as it’s not flashy, I’m good with anything.”
“Then try this one first.”
Xu Ye smiled and stepped forward to try on the clothes.
A plain, ordinary white T-shirt and a pair of black summer casual pants—simple black and white combination. But once Xu Ye wore them, it was as if these clothes had been tailor-made for him.
Wang Yuxin circled around him, arms folded across her chest, one hand supporting her chin as she asked, “Qingqing jiejie, what do you think?”
“Alright, I guess.”
“I think it looks really cool,” Wang Yuxin said, turning to smile. “Qingqing jiejie, you think so too, right?”
Chen Qingqing gave a barely audible “Mhm.”
Then came the part where Wang Yuxin haggled with the shop owner, but with Xu Ye joining in, the bargaining became even fiercer.
Wang Yuxin bargained for at most half the price.
Before Xu Ye came over, it was about a third.
For a 100-yuan T-shirt, he dared to offer 30.
For 160-yuan pants, he dared to offer 60.
What surprised Chen Qingqing the most was that he actually succeeded in getting the discount.
Good heavens, how does the shop owner not lose money doing business like this?
In the end, Wang Yuxin spent just over 200 yuan to buy Xu Ye two T-shirts and a pair of pants. After changing his clothes and hairstyle, Xu Ye looked like a completely different person.
To put it in Northeastern slang, the guy is now seriously beautiful!
“What are we doing now?”
“Going to eat something delicious.”
“Xu Ye, big brother, my pockets are shallow. Could you hold my phone for me? And also the clothes I just bought—please hold those too…”
You can’t refuse when someone’s asking for help directly.
Chen Qingqing glanced over and handed her own shoulder bag to Xu Ye as well.
“What are you doing?”
“Holding it.”
“Wait, what do you think we are, servants or something?”
Chen Qingqing smiled: “I’ll treat you tonight.”
Xu Ye grinned: “Miss Chen, any other requests? Just say the word—I guarantee I’ll be on call for twelve hours straight!”
Chen Qingqing raised an eyebrow: “Why only twelve hours, not twenty-four?”
Xu Ye: “If you want me to keep you company at night, that’ll be a different price. But for now, I’m working hard without selling myself.”
“Xu Ye!!!”
…
Women naturally love shopping.
Wang Yuxin was a living example of this. Chen Qingqing was expected to be an exception, but unexpectedly, she ended up shopping with Wang Yuxin all afternoon.
Xu Ye had no idea that Chen Qingqing didn’t dislike going out because she was a homebody—she simply didn’t know where to go or what to do when outside.
So when alone, she preferred to stay home.
This afternoon, although Chen Qingqing didn’t buy a single piece of clothing or spend a penny, she still felt very happy.
Xu Ye played the role of the little follower the entire time, trailing behind the two as they browsed this shop and peeked into that one.
He felt it was even more exhausting than working a summer job at a bar.
Trailing behind them with a look of despair, Xu Ye said, “Let me ask you a question.”
“Go ahead,” they replied.
“Do you know why women used to bind their feet?”
“Why?” Chen Qingqing and Wang Yuxin said in unison.
Xu Ye complained bitterly, “Because they were afraid they’d go shopping.”
Hearing this, Chen Qingqing and Wang Yuxin immediately understood Xu Ye was speaking indirectly to criticize them. Both turned around and stopped paying attention to him.
“Slow down, I can’t keep walking.”
“Xu Ye, you’re so useless!”
Wang Yuxin turned back, forcibly pulling Xu Ye up from the chair, then caught up with Chen Qingqing. Wang Yuxin seemed to think that the three of them going shopping together should be on the same wavelength—like good friends holding hands after class to go to the restroom together. So she quickly reached out and took Chen Qingqing’s hand.
Three figures.
Two big, one small.
The passersby behind them saw this scene and found it incredibly heartwarming.
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