Chapter 72: The Hidden Past

The door opened.

Standing at the door was Xu Yuan.

Seeing that it was Mu Li who answered the door, Xu Yuan was a little stunned.

She stayed in place for two seconds before she could barely squeeze out a smile: "Hello." ”

Mu Li let go of the doorknob and walked away.

Xu Yuan looked at his back very stunned.

"Xu Yuan, you're here!" Lin Qing, who was busy in the kitchen, came out at this time to greet Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan shook a beautiful cardboard box in his hand: "Your gift!" ”

Lin Qing happily stepped forward and took it: "What is it?" ”

Xu Yuan winked at her mysteriously: "Don't tear it down now, I'll see it when I'm gone." ”

Lin Qing said hello and went to put the box away.

She turned around again, but she was no longer there.

"Strange, what about others?" Lin Qing was a little depressed, "Didn't you open the door just now?" ”

Xu Yuan was very understanding: "It's okay, he may be very busy." ”

Lin Qing didn't think so.

Except for returning to the army, in peacetime, Mu Li can't be seen anywhere busy.

So Lin Qing asked Xu Yuan to stay in the living room first, and ran upstairs by himself.

In the study, Mu Li was reading the book intently.

I heard a knock on the door and ignored it.

Lin Qing pouted and walked over quickly with dissatisfaction, bypassing the desk and standing beside Mu Li.

"Why are you staying here?" She nunu pouted and motioned for Mu Li to go downstairs.

Mu Li half-closed the book in his hand: "I'm a little busy now, come and call me later." ”

Lin Qing glanced at the book in his hand, and only caught a glimpse of the words "military management" on the cover.

She reached out to flip through it, but Mu Li blocked it, so she said, "I don't usually see you like to read so much, why did you come here when my friend came." ”

Mu Li rolled up the book and knocked it on her forehead: "Your observation is really poor. ”

"Then you don't like Xu Yuan?" Lin Qing rubbed the position that had been knocked red.

Mu Li opened the book and acquiesced.

Lin Qingfu was stunned: "But, she is my best friend......"

"I know, so I'm already pretty good." Mu Li turned a page of the book and looked at Lin Qing again.

Lin Qing was a little entangled: "But, you've only met once, why don't you like her?" ”

Mu Li shrugged: "Some people don't like it at the first time." ”

Although it was reasonable, Lin Qing still felt very depressed.

Seeing that Mu Li didn't react anymore, Lin Qing took the book in his hand away: "If you don't want to accompany me, forget it." ”

Although Lin Qing's tone didn't look like he was angry, his face was a little cold.

Mu Li was indifferent.

After glancing at Mu Li again, Lin Qing didn't say anything, returned the book to him and walked away.

Mu Li's face sank, and he wanted to speak, but paused again.

The opportunity was fleeting, and when he wanted to compromise, Lin Qing had already gone out and closed the door.

Forget it, she'll be up later.

However, for the next hour or so, Lin Qing never came to Mu Li again.

Lin Qing, who went downstairs alone, smiled apologetically at Xu Yuan: "I'm sorry, he's really been a little busy lately." ”

Xu Yuan didn't mind and let Lin Qing sit next to him.

Lin Qing was still a little annoyed by Mu Li's attitude, and couldn't help but sigh.

Xu Yuan seemed to guess something and asked, "Are you angry because of your husband?" ”

Lin Qing didn't want to ruin the fun.

"No, I don't. Let's not talk about him, you can tell me about the past few years abroad. Lin Qing took Xu Yuan's arm and leaned towards her very affectionately, "After being abroad for so long, you must have encountered a lot of interesting things, right?" ”

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Of course." I'll tell you what you want to hear. ”

Lin Qing thought about it for a while and smiled evilly: "Then let's talk about whether the love has progressed first!" ”

Xu Yuan tapped her eyebrows with his finger: "I knew that you would definitely ask that." ”

Somehow, Xu Yuan's series of actions made Lin Qing feel familiar.

After a while, it suddenly occurred to her that these were all things that Mu Li liked to do to her.

Xu Yuan's matter, Lin Qing was a little fascinated when he heard it.

In the past, Lin Qing thought that Xu Yuan was just an ordinary breakup with her boyfriend at that time.

At this time, she knew that Xu Yuan chose to go abroad because of a misunderstanding with her lover, and they misunderstood it for several years.

And Xu Yuan has actually had several boyfriends in the years he has been abroad, but none of them are as good as the one he used in college.

It seems that that person has already left traces in Xu Yuan's heart.

However, Lin Qing felt that since it was a misunderstanding, it would definitely be resolved.

However, hearing this, Xu Yuan did not say any more.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingzheng listened with relish, so he urged Xu Yuan to continue.

Xu Yuan shook his head, a little regretful: "Although many years have passed, it is still a little sad to mention it." ”

Lin Qing understood this very well, so he changed the topic: "By the way, then what are your plans after you come back?" ”

"Plans," Xu Yuan's tone was much lighter, "Stabilize first, and don't be in a hurry in the future." ”

When she said this, Lin Qing believed it.

However, Xu Yuan's eyes were a little dim.

Since Lin Qing never went upstairs to call Mu Li, after a long time, Mu Li was a little breathless.

He tried to go downstairs several times, but he held back.

Looking at the time, another half an hour has passed.

He flipped through the pages of the book in hand, but he didn't read a word.

Downstairs, at the gate.

Xu Yuan was about to leave.

Lin Qing originally wanted Xu Yuan to stay for dinner, but unfortunately Xu Yuan received another phone call.

It seemed that she was urging her to do something, Xu Yuan was a little unhappy, but he still agreed.

"I'm really sorry, next time I come back, I must try your craft!" Standing at the door, Xu Yuan raised his hand to make an oath.

Lin Qing sneered: "I know that you are a busy person, and you will have all kinds of meals as soon as you return to China." Okay, you go quickly, otherwise it's not good to make people wait in a hurry. ”

Xu Yuan just denied it: "How can there be." And I have no intention of falling in love now. ”

They looked at each other and smiled, and Lin Qing and Xu Yuan waved goodbye.

Closing the door, when Lin Qing was cleaning up the teacups on the coffee table, he caught a glimpse of the gift box sent by Xu Yuan as soon as he entered the door.

The box is beautifully packaged and seems to be handmade, and it can be seen that the person who packaged it is very careful.

In particular, the gold thread and pattern on it reflect the meticulousness and seriousness of the maker.

Lin Qing thought that this must have been done by Xu Yuan himself.

Thinking like this, Lin Qing couldn't wait to sit on the sofa and lean sideways to open the gift.

Because the gift box is exquisite, she is also very careful in her movements, not wanting to spoil the beauty of the box.

Just halfway through the dismantling, a voice sounded overhead.

And that voice was something she didn't want to hear at the moment.

"Where's your girlfriend?" Mu Li stood beside the sofa and asked Lin Qing with his back to him.

Lin Qing didn't say anything and continued to open the gift.

"Gone?" Mu Li guessed.

Lin Qing snorted coldly.

Mu Li calmed down and opened his mouth again: "Are you angry?" ”

Unhurriedly, Lin Qing hummed again.

Mu Li sighed: "So now, are you planning to ignore me?" ”

Lin Qing only said this time: "How dare you." ”

Mu Li stretched out his hand from his trouser pocket and gently placed it on Lin Qing's shoulder.

"Alright, don't be angry."

Lin Qing shook his shoulder and sent his hand down.

Seeing that Lin Qing didn't pay attention to himself, Mu Li was a little depressed. He had no choice but to take two steps to walk around to Lin Qing and place his hand on her shoulder again.

This time, Lin Qing didn't resist, but simply got up with the gift box, lukewarm: "Let it go." ”

Mu Li is blocking her way.

Her face was very unsightly.

Knowing that what he did before was a little wrong, Mu Li gently squeezed her shoulder: "So angry? ”

Holding the box in his arms, Lin Qing couldn't make a move, so he had to speak: "Angry? Who got angry. I didn't. ”

Mu Li stared at her amusedly, and looked carefully: "You're not angry, what are you pouting for?" ”

Lin Qing pursed his lips and snorted softly.

was heard by Mu Li.

He picked up Lin Qing's little face, and a pair of godly eyes seemed to see her through: "You still say no, huh?" ”

Lin Qing shook his head: "You're very annoying, you said no." ”

As she spoke, she was about to avoid Mu Li and leave.

It's just that Mu Li's geographical location occupies an absolute advantage, so Lin Qing can't escape.

He grabbed Lin Qing's wrist with his backhand and wanted to hug her, but the box lost its center of gravity and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Hey!" Lin Qing broke free of his hand with all his might, and hurriedly squatted down to check if the box was broken.

At this time, Mu Li's gaze fell on the box for the first time.

The packaging of the box is beautiful and somewhat familiar.

But at this time, Mu Li didn't think about it, and focused on Lin Qing.

Lin Qing carefully picked up the box and checked it back and forth, left and right before being reassured.

She wanted to get up, but was stopped by Mu Li.

"What is this?" He half-squatted down and looked at Lin Qing at eye level.

Lin Qing didn't look at him, and looked unwilling to deal with him.

Mu Li had no choice but to snatch the box from her hand: "If you don't tell me, it's mine." ”

As he spoke, he quickly unpacked the outer packaging.

"Be careful!" Seeing this, Lin Qing hurriedly warned.

However, she was still half a beat late, and Mu Li had already torn half of the package.

Lin Qing's eyes widened, just staring at the torn package in Mu Li's hand.

For a while, a lot of resentment arose in her heart.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly cooled down.

Mu Li knew that Lin Qing must have been annoyed by him this time.

In fact, he accidentally tore the package, but he was still a little annoyed when facing Lin Qing.

"It's me who is not good, I'll take you to buy the same one tomorrow, okay?" He said gently. put the gift box on the sofa again, and reached out to rub Lin Qing's hair.

Normally, if he did this, Lin Qing would rub it into his arms a little shyly.

But todayβ€”

Lin Qing blocked his outstretched hand.

"Interesting?" Coldly, Lin Qing opened his mouth.

Mu Li's heart sank.

"Lin Qing, I-" He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Qing.

"You don't like my best friend, it's okay, she's my best friend and not yours anyway. But what's in the way of this gift? No matter how much you hate it, it's always okay to respect me, right? Lin Qing felt sullen in his chest and suddenly exploded.

It turned out to be a gift from Xu Yuan.

No wonder it's so cherished.

Mu Li's eyes were red when he saw her, and his heart softened for a while: "It's me who is not good, it's me who makes you sad." Don't be angry. ”

He said, stroking Lin Qing's cheek.

was coldly pushed away by Lin Qing.