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Chapter 15: I’m Not Afraid
In no time at all.
Shen Qingxuan carried two bowls of noodles steadily out of the kitchen.
The noodles steamed hot, and the fragrance instantly filled the whole house.
“So fragrant!” Jiang Yubing, who was lazily sprawled on the sofa, sniffed hard with her nose like a little hound.
Then she stood up and quickly walked over, following the aroma.
She came to the dining table.
Jiang Yubing stared fixedly at the noodles, unable to help but exclaim, “It smells amazing!”
However, when her eyes fell on the bright green cilantro in the bowl, a hint of hesitation flashed through her gaze.
Jiang Yubing always wondered who actually liked eating cilantro!
“Chopsticks.” Shen Qingxuan handed her a pair of chopsticks.
“Thank you.” She reached out, took the chopsticks Shen Qingxuan handed her, and forced a weak smile on her face.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Yubing still asked, “Do you eat cilantro?”
As soon as Shen Qingxuan nodded, he saw Jiang Yubing quickly pick up her chopsticks and within a few swift moves, piled all the cilantro from her bowl straight into Shen Qingxuan’s bowl.
Uh—
How many years of being single did it take to perfect such fast hands?
Her future boyfriend would probably be very lucky!
Shen Qingxuan sighed inwardly.
“If you don’t like it, I won’t put it in for you next time.”
“Thank you, you’re so nice!” Jiang Yubing’s eyes sparkled as she lavishly praised him.
Then, unable to wait any longer, she quickly picked up a mouthful of noodles and began devouring them.
While eating, she mumbled with her mouth full, “Mmm, it’s really delicious!”
Her chopsticks flew between the bowl and her lips at lightning speed, not pausing at all.
Watching her gobble up her food so hungrily, Shen Qingxuan felt surprised by the contrast.
If someone didn’t know, they would have thought she had not eaten for ages.
But the strange thing was, he actually found Jiang Yubing incredibly cute like this.
In just a few minutes, Jiang Yubing finished an entire bowl of noodles, leaving it spotless.
She rubbed her round little belly, lifted her head, and stared yearningly at the untouched bowl of noodles in front of Shen Qingxuan, her eyes full of longing.
Shen Qingxuan naturally understood what she meant, feeling both amused and helpless.
He could only ask with a wry smile, “Do you want more?”
“Yes, I want another bowl.” Jiang Yubing blinked her big eyes and nodded.
After Shen Qingxuan picked out the cilantro for her, he was about to get up and cook another bowl in the kitchen, when the phone on the table suddenly rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was a video call from his mother, Lin Yun.
Shen Qingxuan quickly tapped to answer.
“Mom.” Shen Qingxuan looked at the screen and greeted her with a bright smile.
“Oh! Is this really my son?”
Lin Yun’s face was full of astonishment, clearly not expecting that with a new hairstyle, Shen Qingxuan looked so handsome.
“Absolutely genuine.”
Shen Qingxuan smiled with confidence, the corners of his lips lifting.
Still slurping noodles beside him, Jiang Yubing muttered under her breath, “Narcissist.”
After saying that, she looked up and studied Shen Qingxuan carefully.
She had to admit in her heart that this guy really was a bit handsome, and the food he cooked tasted as good as her mother’s dishes.
“Stop showing off. Where’s Bingbing?” Lin Yun’s lips curved with a smile.
She spent the whole day at home and did not even see Shen Qingxuan call.
She kept thinking about them and just wanted to see the marriage certificate the two of them got.
But if she called earlier, she was afraid of interrupting the young couple’s sweet time, so she held back until now to call by video.
When Lin Yun called her, Jiang Yubing quickly finished chewing the noodles in her mouth.
She tilted her little head and appeared in the camera.
She called out sweetly, “Auntie, I’m here.”
Seeing her daughter-in-law appear on screen, Lin Yun’s smile grew even brighter. “You’re still calling me Auntie!”
“This…” Jiang Yubing hesitated a moment.
She remembered what happened earlier.
She looked at Shen Qingxuan with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Hmph!
You just said that she’s your mom, not mine.
Let’s see how you explain yourself now.
Sensing Jiang Yubing’s gaze, Shen Qingxuan nervously swallowed.
Why did he suddenly feel uneasy?
Who was scheming against him from behind?
“Shen Qingxuan, getting a little bold now, are you?”
Lin Yun inside the phone guessed the reason at once, and her tone grew stern.
She was certain it was her son who stopped Jiang Yubing from calling her “Mom.”
Shen Qingxuan looked completely puzzled and had not even sorted it out yet, when he was scolded.
The scolding lasted half an hour.
During this time, Shen Haiyang came out after his shower and joined the “battlefield,” chiming in now and then.
Watching Shen Qingxuan helplessly taking a scolding, Jiang Yubing covered her mouth, giggling non-stop, her eyes curved into crescents.
“Bingbing, Mom stood up for you.”
“Thank you, Mom!” This time, Jiang Yubing didn’t hesitate, and called out crisply.
The two of them chatted for a while more before handing the phone back to Shen Qingxuan.
“Send me a photo of your marriage certificates,” Lin Yun said before hanging up the phone.
Lin Yun definitely could not disturb the young couple’s happiness—she already wanted to have a grandchild soon!
Shen Qingxuan stood up, walked to where the marriage certificates were, picked one up, posed for a photo, and sent it over.
After finishing that, the atmosphere between them suddenly grew a bit awkward.
Shen Qingxuan remembered how Jiang Yubing had just tricked him.
What annoyed him more was that when he got scolded, she still sat by and snickered.
Shen Qingxuan demanded, “You did that on purpose!”
Jiang Yubing turned away and gave no answer.
She knew very well that she would surely face his “revenge” next.
When Jiang Yubing ignored him, he had no way out, and could only sigh in resignation.
In the end, he simply endured everything himself.
Why did he even save such a troublemaker that day?
Over ten minutes later, full and satisfied, Shen Qingxuan walked out of the kitchen.
As he passed Jiang Yubing, he glanced at her:
“I’m going to sleep.”
Jiang Yubing paused. “Ah!”
“Then where do I sleep?”
Shen Qingxuan smiled lightly. “You sleep on the sofa.”
Who asked her, a big Miss, to abandon her huge mansion just to squeeze into this tiny apartment with him?
There was only one bed—how could he sleep on the sofa instead?
Come on!
This was the place he rented, and he paid the rent himself.
If Jiang Yubing decided to stay forever, wouldn’t he have to sleep on the sofa every day from now on?
Shen Qingxuan never wanted to live like that.
“No way!” Jiang Yubing exploded as soon as she heard that.
She slept on the sofa before, and it was so hard she simply could not sleep.
She definitely didn’t want to show up to school tomorrow with big dark circles under her eyes.
“Then what do you expect? There’s only one bed. Do you have a better idea?”
Shen Qingxuan spread his hands.
Making up a bed on the floor just wasn’t realistic; he lived alone, so where would he get extra sheets and blankets?
Unless they went out now to buy them.
“I…”
What to do!
“Um… how about… we sleep together,” Jiang Yubing mumbled after hesitating a while.
This was the best solution she could come up with.
Shen Qingxuan: “?”
What kind of logic was that?
Did she even know what she just said?
Sleeping together—what was she thinking?
“We’re a legally married couple now. Aren’t you afraid I might take advantage of you while you sleep?”
Shen Qingxuan tried to make Jiang Yubing reconsider.
Jiang Yubing lowered her head, deep in thought.
What to do!
If they did not sleep together, she would definitely wake up with panda eyes tomorrow.
If they slept together and he actually…
Seeing Jiang Yubing’s hesitant look, Shen Qingxuan chuckled softly.
Jiang Yubing caught that laugh at once.
Was he making fun of her for being scared?
Hmph!
Who did he think he was looking down on!
Anyway, they already kissed and hugged.
Whatever!
Let’s just go for it.
Jiang Yubing simply threw caution to the wind.
She lifted her head and met Shen Qingxuan’s gaze. “I’m not afraid.”
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