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Chapter 22 - Chapter 22: The Past and the Present

Xiao Li looked at the complaints from the three in the best friends group and couldn't help but laugh softly...

Qin Xiao glanced at her, "So happy?"

Xiao Li nodded, "Yes, happy!"

While speaking, Xiao Li edited a message on her phone and sent it out: [With me around, even without today's incident, you guys wouldn't have a good image anyway!

We're the awkward dark sisters group!

I've already exposed all your dirt.]

As soon as Xiao Li's message was sent, the three on the other side simultaneously sent back a message.

Feng Ye Piaopiao [So love disappears, right...]

Wenjing the Missing [So love disappears, right...]

Touched by You [So love disappears, right...]

Xiao Li looked and replied indifferently,

[There was never love to begin with! How can it disappear?

I'm not a lesbian!!!]

After this message was sent, the group went silent.

Seeing her phone quiet down, Qin Xiao asked, "Finished chatting?"

Xiao Li nodded, "I unleashed a killer move, wiping them out instantly."

Qin Xiao chuckled at her words, "I haven't eaten much tonight, I'm feeling a bit hungry, want to go get something to eat?"

Xiao Li nodded, "Sure! Let's go to the university town next to the university!

There's a street full of food there, lots of delicious things, I'll take you to eat..."

Qin Xiao nodded and turned the car around heading towards the university town.

Xiao Li raised an eyebrow, "I haven't even told you how to get there, how did you know to turn around?"

Qin Xiao laughed, "Didn't you say it's next to the university..."

On the face of it, it seemed right, but Xiao Li still felt something odd...

Qin Xiao saw Xiao Li's puzzled expression, smiled but didn't explain.

Of course, it wasn't just because Xiao Li said the university town was next to the university that he turned around.

He knew where the university town was, that's why he turned around.

As for how he knew? Because he had stealthily followed her there several times, he even knew which stall was Xiao Li's favorite...

The car soon arrived at the university town, Qin Xiao found a parking spot, parked the car, and got out, holding hands with Xiao Li as they walked along the food street...

Upon reaching the food street, Xiao Li was in a great mood!

She hadn't eaten the delicious food here in two months, but as they truly began to walk along the street, Xiao Li realized she overlooked a big issue.

That is, she forgot this was a university town! And what's most abundant here are university students!

So many that you might run into someone familiar just by turning your head.

Sure enough, as Xiao Li and Qin Xiao reached the first stall, they ran into someone familiar, and it was none other than Ji Jieri.

Seeing Qin Xiao and Xiao Li holding hands once again, Ji Jieri felt his heart sink.

Last time, he could still fool himself into thinking he might be overthinking.

But running into them again, he couldn't even lie to himself anymore.

Running into Ji Jieri again, Xiao Li thought they had already met last time, so there's no need to hide it, and just greeted Ji Jieri, "Senior, are you here shopping too?"

Ji Jieri nodded, "Yeah! And you guys came to have fun too! This is?"

Xiao Li laughed, "This is my husband Qin Xiao."

Upon hearing this, Ji Jieri's tongue tied up, "Hus... husband?"

Originally, Ji Jieri thought Xiao Li would introduce him as her boyfriend, but she straightforwardly said husband.

There's a world of difference between husband and boyfriend.

Xiao Li smiled and said, "Senior, then you keep browsing, my husband and I will go browse elsewhere."

Ji Jieri nodded woodenly, "Oh, okay..."

Xiao Li pulled Qin Xiao inward, heading straight to her favorite oden stall...

Qin Xiao walked along, smiling, and because he was already handsome, his smile made him even more vibrant, and dressed in a suit unlike the casual-dressed university students around, he attracted a lot of attention along the way.

Arriving at the oden stall, Xiao Li expertly picked some food for herself, turned to Qin Xiao, "What do you want to eat?"

Qin Xiao smiled, "The same as you is fine."

Hearing this, Xiao Li chose another portion based on hers, handed it to the stall owner, then pulled Qin Xiao to a nearby small table to sit down...

In no time, their food was served, and Xiao Li immediately started eating.

She was really hungry, during dinner, because she was busy setting up for the event, she barely ate a bite before getting to work, and worked till she was truly hungry now.

Qin Xiao watched Xiao Li eat with a smile, and started eating himself.

This small stall, Qin Xiao had eaten at a few times too, but before, it was always after Xiao Li finished eating and left that he came back alone to eat.

Now he could finally sit face-to-face and eat with Xiao Li.

After gobbling a few bites, Xiao Li felt her stomach had some substance, then she looked up at Qin Xiao across the table, "How is it? Tasty, right?"

Qin Xiao nodded, "Not bad."

Xiao Li smiled at his response.

Just then, a small ball suddenly rolled to Xiao Li's feet, and soon a three or four-year-old child ran over to pick up the ball...

The stall owner, busy on the other side, saw the child running to Xiao Li and Qin Xiao's table and quickly came over, "Sorry, the kid's being naughty, sorry to bother you while eating."

Xiao Li looked up and smiled, "Boss lady, it's okay, is this your child? I haven't seen him before."

The boss lady smiled, "He's been with his grandma in our hometown, this year he's starting kindergarten, and I miss him, so I brought him out here for school."

Xiao Li replied, "But with you doing business, do you have time to take care of him?"

The boss lady laughed, "Even if there's no time, you have to make time!

Although bringing the kid out is a bit more exhausting, being able to see him every day is worth it, no matter how tiring."

As the boss lady spoke, the busy owner called her back over...

After the boss lady left, Xiao Li spaced out for a while, and seeing this, Qin Xiao called her, "Nini, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Li snapped back, "Nothing, let's hurry and eat, otherwise it'll get cold."

The two quickly finished eating, and then walked out hand in hand. As they passed a stall selling dried goods, just as Xiao Li was about to stop, Qin Xiao had already halted and asked the owner to weigh a pound of sunflower seeds.

When Qin Xiao handed the bag of sunflower seeds to Xiao Li, the previous odd feeling returned.

This... why does it feel like Qin Xiao is very familiar with this?

With suspicion, Xiao Li was led by Qin Xiao out of the food street, strolling along the riverside of the university town...

After a long silence, Xiao Li finally asked, "Uncle, why do I feel like you're very familiar with this place?"

Qin Xiao turned his head to stare at Xiao Li, "Because I've been here many times.

I know your favorite is that oden stall, I know that after you and your roommates finish eating oden you like to buy a pound of sunflower seeds, and then walk along the river munching your way back to university...

I've also eaten oden and bought sunflower seeds to slowly snack on the riverside..."

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