Chapter 35: The Cold War
Lin Qing's attitude made Mu Li very incomprehensible.
Why didn't she greet her with surprise and joy on her face, but pushed her away coldly?
Mu Li's eyes darkened, and he looked at the person who seemed to be sleeping on the bed, and he couldn't figure it out for a while.
Depressed, he went to take a shower first, and when he came back wrapped in a bath towel, he heard Lin Qing's shallow and gentle breathing.
She probably really fell asleep.
Mu Li frowned, and he no longer saw Lin Qing's expression.
Following.
Lin Qing got up early, and this was all due to the good sleep he had last night. She didn't see Mu Li when she got up, thinking he was going out again.
Just when she walked to the door of the room, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing on a hanger, and stopped to look back carefully, it turned out to be the suit that Mu Li was wearing before leaving.
Lin Qing's mood fluctuated slightly.
"What are you looking at?" At this time, Mu Li's voice sounded behind him.
He was in the doorway, wearing a light-colored shirt that he had just taken from the closet, standing with his hands in his hands.
Lin Qing came back to his senses, turned his head and glanced at Mu Li, his expression was light.
There was no trace of joy or sorrow in her eyes. This look made Mu Li a little uneasy.
"Lin Qing!" As she walked past Mu Li, her wrist was clamped severely.
Lin Qing only looked at him lightly, broke free of his wrist, and went downstairs alone.
Mu Li didn't expect that from this moment on, Lin Qing would no longer talk to him. There was no warning, no reason, this time it was completely like air.
During the time he left, Mu Li had been in the army to deal with important affairs, and he couldn't sleep until late every day. In addition, this task was very urgent, and it was too late to elaborate, so Mu Li did not mention it to Lin Qing after weighing it.
He thought that as long as he appeared in front of Lin Qing after returning from the army, it would be an explanation.
But Lin Qing, what was she thinking?
After work, Mu Li's car was parked in front of Lin Qing's company.
Directly in front of the building, anyone who passed by would surely glance at the handsome and indifferent man.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Mu Li finally waited for the petite figure, and she walked slowly from the end of the hall, probably not realizing anything different around her.
Those envious looks resurfaced, and they all stared at Lin Qing.
Lin Qing was unaware of this.
It wasn't until she walked to the door and walked out of the automatic door that Lin Qing's gaze finally fell on Mu Li, who was standing directly opposite her.
It's him?
Lin Qing paused, inadvertently heard the whispers around him, ignored it, and went straight down the dozen or so stairs.
Mu Li didn't speak, he was waiting.
However, Lin Qing glanced at him lightly like morning, opened the car door and got into the car by himself.
Mu Li was not annoyed, and got in the car to go home.
They were silent all the way, and the silent atmosphere had reached the point of solemnity.
But no one felt weird, and no one spoke.
When they got home, Lin Qing cooked, Mu Li went to watch TV, the two did not interfere with each other, but they complemented each other and coexisted peacefully.
It's just that under the cloak of peace, there is a war that is about to start.
Imminent.
Fortunately, these two people are also patient enough.
When the meal was ready, Lin Qing came out of the kitchen here, and Mu Li came to the dining table consciously. After eating, Mu Li went upstairs directly to the study, while Lin Qing went to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and tidy up the chores.
If she needed to buy something, Lin Qing wrote it on a note for Mu Li to see, and Mu Li read it, so he took her to a nearby supermarket to buy it.
When it was time to rest, when Mu Li returned to the room, Lin Qing had already lay down, and his shallow breathing was about having just fallen asleep.
So on the second and third days, the two spent their lives in a zero-language way.
On the fourth day, Lin's mother called home.
It was Lin Qing who answered the phone, and as soon as she picked up the microphone, Mu Li came down from upstairs. He probably heard the noise and wanted to come down and take a look.
I don't know what Mother Lin said over there, Lin Qing only kept umming here, and there were almost no coherent sentences from beginning to end.
Mu Li leaned against the wall of the living room and looked at Lin Qing meaningfully.
"Eating things...... Next time. It wasn't until the end that Lin Qing held back a sentence, she lowered her eyes slightly, and said lightly.
Lin's mother brought up the matter of going home for dinner again.
After chatting for a few more words, Lin Qing was able to put back the microphone, and as soon as she let go, she saw Mu Li appear in sight. I couldn't help but be startled, and I was calm again.
Mu Li thought that he hadn't heard Lin Qing speak for a long time.
However, he never thought about it, and took the initiative to ask Lin Qing why he ignored him and why it became like this.
Explaining his whereabouts is an extremely meaningless act in Mu Li's eyes, not to mention-
There is no deep affection between him and Lin Qing, let alone an explanation.
That night, Mu Li's friend asked him to go out for a drink, and he, who had always been very restrained, readily agreed this time.
The friend was also surprised by his reaction, and when they met, they unceremoniously threw out a question: "You are acting so abnormally today, it can't be because of the one in the family, right?" ”
Mu Li's guess about Shan Rong was very incomprehensible: "What is this?" ”
Shan Rong put one hand on Mu Li's shoulder, touched his chin with the other, and said thoughtfully: "Usually I ask you to come out to drink, no matter how you say it, I have to ask you three or four times before you agree, this time it's good, it will be successful once." Isn't this a quarrel with the one in the family, what is it? ”
Shan Rong spoke eloquently, staring at Mu Li with a sly expression.
Mu Li pushed him away, opened a bottle of wine and put it on the table in front of Shan Rong: "This bottle of wine, I invite you." ”
Shan Rong did not resist, and drank half a bottle in one breath before speaking again: "Tell me quickly, what kind of character is this sister-in-law?" ”
This man who is sitting on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed at the moment, with a pair of peach blossom eyes, is Mu Li's rare confidant and friend. He was the only one who dared to ignore Mu Li's title of military commander, and he spoke upside down, and he was very happy.
But this Shan Rong is also a figure with a lot of background-
The second son of Tianlin Group, who has received high-quality education abroad since he was a child, has only returned to China in recent years.
When he returned to China, he was also welcomed by all walks of life.
However, he didn't care about the family business at all, and the responsibility of taking charge of the Tianlin Group fell entirely on his brother.
Since returning to China, according to Shan Rong's own words, he is "having fun with taste".
Moreover, he always wants to find an opportunity to educate Mu Li and train Mu Li to be a master of feelings. But of course, his hopes were always disappointed.
Mu Li didn't intend to answer Shan Rong's question, but secretly thought, what kind of person is Lin Qing?
She doesn't like to talk, her brain circuit is different from ordinary people, and sometimes she does things in a daze, which always makes Mu Li cry and laugh.
But there was one thing, Mu Li suddenly noticed-
"Does my sister-in-law like to laugh?" Shan Rong saw that Mu Li didn't like to take care of himself, and he didn't complain, but he was even more interested.
In general, in this case, Mu Li's mental activities are very colorful.
Yes. She doesn't like to laugh.
Although she was sluggish, shy, coquettish, and innocent, she never smiled.
In Mu Li's heart, something sank.
It made his breathing much heavier.
Shan Rong, who had taken another sip of wine on the side, patted Mu Li's shoulder: "Brother, this woman is just going to coax, if you make her happy, she will naturally laugh." ”
Coax?
Mu Li felt that Shan Rong's words were completely unlistenable.
"That's it, you bring your sister-in-law out tomorrow night, let's have a meal together, okay?" When Shan Rong spoke, the wine in the bottle had already been drunk.
He didn't get drunk at all, but looked at Mu Li with some seriousness.
Mu Li naturally knew that Shan Rong's alcohol consumption was very large.
He pondered for a moment, and then answered.
Early the next morning, Lin Qing was still preparing to go out as usual, while Mu Li was sitting on the sofa not far away, watching TV.
"Now for the next piece of news-" The host of the program on TV had a clear voice, and his tone was smooth and broadcast the important news of City A.
"Wait a minute." When Lin Qing was about to step out of the door, Mu Li said quietly.
Unhurried, not light or heavy, Lin Qing couldn't figure out his mind for a while.
Lin Qing turned around and looked at the sofa, and when he saw that Mu Li had gotten up and walked towards him, he opened his eyes slightly, as if asking-
"What's the matter?"
Mu Li understood, and his tone was light: "There is dinner in the evening, come back early." ”
Lin Qing nodded, pushed the door and left.
Mu Li watched her back disappear at the door, and somehow, there was a trace of inadvertent melancholy in her heart.
At a quarter past five in the afternoon, Lin Qing came back as scheduled.
She went back to her room to change her clothes, and walked to the living room to wait for Mu Li, who had not yet appeared.
I remember that Mu Li said that he has always been punctual, and he also hopes that he will be punctual. So Lin Qing specially counted the time and came out of the company before he got off work.
But Mu Li......
If it were him, would he be able to do it?
Lin Qing was in a daze.
After a minute or two, Mu Li came down from upstairs.
He was dealing with some official business in the study just now, and he heard the sound of Lin Qing coming home early, but he deliberately delayed for a while before appearing.
I saw that he was dressed in a suit and presented his straight figure perfectly, and this kind of Mu Li must have fascinated many women.
However, Lin Qing was still in a daze.
"Lin Qing?" Mu Li called her, only to see her slowly come back to her senses, and saw Mu Li in front of her stunned, and then walked towards the door.
Mu Li didn't speak again.
The agreed hotel was in the city center fifteen minutes drive away, and it didn't take long for them to arrive.
After parking the car, Lin Qing got out of the car and followed behind Mu Li as before.
"You go to the hotel lobby first, and then you'll be there." Walking to the door of the hotel, Mu Li instructed Lin Qing.
So, Lin Qing went in first alone.
This place is very similar to the last time she went, but it is a little different, she walked slowly to the most inconspicuous side, trying to slow down and wait for Mu Li.
At this moment, a familiar voice that could no longer be familiar came into my ears.
"Lin Qing?"
Lin Qing turned around in surprise.
was walking towards her, it turned out to be the senior who had a crush, Chen Qudong.
He was also dressed formally today, and Lin Qing vaguely remembered that he had always looked so good in a white shirt.
Vaguely?
Lin Qing suddenly, her memory of her seniors seemed to gradually fade.
"Senior......" Lin Qing blurted out and paused again, "Hello senior." ”
The senior who shouted out the second time obviously had some distance and politeness in his tone.
This tone made Chen Qudong not very happy.
"Why are you here alone?" He glanced behind Lin Qing and didn't see Mu Li's figure.
"I'm ......," Lin Qing paused, "Come here to meet a friend." ”