Afraid You'll Cheat

Xu Yanche held He Qing's hand and walked to a stall selling sauce-flavored flatbread, buying five yuan's worth.

Then he bought two starch sausage sandwiches.

The bagels were fried to a golden yellow, brushed with sauce, and stuffed with fried starch sausages and enoki mushrooms. They smelled delicious.

Xu Yanche licked his lips.

I've missed this so much. It's been ages since I had it.

He ate one himself and handed another to He Qing. "Qingqing Darling, try this. It's good."

He Qing reached out and took it. He hadn't wanted to eat at first.

But seeing his little wife eating so happily and with such gusto, he tried a bite.

It really was delicious.

Xu Yanche bought some more skewers and candied hawthorns.

At a stall selling liangpi, he ordered two bowls, with extra gluten.

One was mildly spicy, while the other had extra chili and vinegar.

Xu Yanche pulled out a small stool and sat down, then looked at He Qing beside him, who still hadn't sat.

He understood.

It's his first time eating somewhere like this. He must think these tables and stools are dirty.

Xu Yanche pulled out some tissues and wiped down the stool. "All right, sit down, Qingqing."

The tips of He Qing's ears reddened slightly.

He sat beside Xu Yanche without saying anything.

Whatever Xu Yanche fed him, he ate.

When the liangpi arrived.

Xu Yanche placed the mildly spicy bowl in front of He Qing. "Eat this one."

"Qingqing, don't worry. Food from snack stalls like these is usually delicious. I'll bring you out to eat more often in the future, and you'll get used to it."

Heh, this awkward little look is so adorable.

"Of course, not every stall tastes good. Usually, if you see there aren't many people in front of a stall, it means their food isn't good. Got it?"

He Qing silently committed it to memory. "Okay."

Xu Yanche told He Qing not to eat yet while he took a photo to post on Weibo.

He continued posting from his voice actor account.

Long Aotian: Having a late-night snack with Qingqing Darling.

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The photo showed the two bowls of liangpi on the table, along with the barbecue and other food Xu Yanche had bought.

There was also a pair of hands clasped together with interlaced fingers.

After posting it, Xu Yanche said to He Qing, "You can eat now."

He Qing asked, "Why did you post it on Weibo?"

Xu Yanche said seriously, "Because I'm giving you a proper status. Don't tell me you want to be some nameless, unofficial lover?"

The tips of He Qing's ears reddened slightly. "No, I was just asking."

Heh heh heh, this little look is so cute. I really want to pin him down and ravish him properly.

He Qing: "..." His little wife's thoughts were a little dangerous.

Xu Yanche took out two lamb skewers, stripped the meat off with his chopsticks, and placed it in He Qing's bowl.

Eat more. You need to build yourself up. Poor thing, you've grown up without ever eating at a roadside stall. So pitiful. Look at him eating like a starving wolf—he looks like he could devour the whole table.

He Qing, who was clearly eating very elegantly, fell silent.

He felt that his little wife might have some kind of filter over her eyes when she looked at him.

While they ate, several of Xu Yanche's friends from the voice acting circle bombarded him with calls.

He answered one.

The moment he picked up, an excited female voice on the other end cracked slightly. "Xu Yanche, you're dating someone?! When did you secretly make three hundred million behind the backs of us poor people?!"

Xu Yanche skillfully moved the phone away from his ear.

Her voice is still so loud. She clearly has a sweet voice, yet she insists on doing soprano work.

Xu Yanche grinned. "Guess. More accurately, I'm almost married. My husband is very handsome and has a great body, but he's not as handsome as me."

I'm the most handsome man in the world.

As He Qing listened to Xu Yanche's inner thoughts, he put food into Xu Yanche's bowl.

He Qing: It seemed his little wife liked him far more than he had imagined.

Wo Chunzhu had been sprawled on the sofa in the recording studio as though her soul had been sucked dry. But upon hearing Xu Yanche's words, she sprang upright like someone rising from a terminal illness. "Holy shit, seriously? Send me a picture! Your fiancé's hands are indeed beautiful, but does he have a nice voice?"

"Is he in the industry or outside it? I don't remember many people in our circle with Qing in their name."

Xu Yanche said, "Outside the industry. His voice is nice—deep, sexy top voice."

Wo Chunzhu excitedly shook the male voice actor beside her. "Seriously?"

Xu Yanche was unhappy. How dare she question his taste?

He held the phone out toward He Qing. "Come on, Qingqing Darling, say something."

He Qing obediently did as told. "Hello."

Wo Chunzhu became even more excited. "Not bad, Yanyan. You're eating well. Now that you're rich, v me fifty. I'll buy a milk tea to wake myself up. I still have to keep recording the audio drama later."

The wealthy Xu Yanche immediately transferred the enormous sum of fifty yuan to Wo Chunzhu. "My daughter, this is a reward from your emperor father."

Wo Chunzhu said with a grin, "Yes, thank you, Father Emperor. This subject takes her leave."

The corner of He Qing's mouth twitched slightly. His little wife and her friends both seemed to be in questionable mental health.

After they finished eating, Xu Yanche held He Qing's hand as they slowly walked back.

Neither of them spoke along the way.

But He Qing knew what Xu Yanche was thinking.

On the way back, Xu Yanche kept thinking about what to eat tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, I'll have preserved egg and lean pork congee with meat buns. At noon, lotus-leaf chicken and boiled pork slices. What should I have for dinner? Steamed pork ribs with rice flour and sweet-and-sour pineapple pork.

Ah, now that I have money, I can eat something different every day. Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Wait, why isn't He Qing leaving yet? Does he want to sleep with me tonight? Heh heh heh, that wouldn't be impossible. With such a beauty by my side, I definitely have to seize the chance to take advantage.

He Qing looked at Xu Yanche with a complicated expression. He could not understand why his little wife looked so aloof and ethereal on the outside.

Yet had such an abundance of inner drama.

When they arrived at the hotel, He Qing went upstairs with Xu Yanche.

In the end, Xu Yanche could not help asking, "Aren't you going home?"

He Qing said, "I told my parents I wouldn't be going home. I came specifically to keep you company. I'm afraid you'll cheat on me."

Xu Yanche practically bristled at that. "What do you mean? Do I look like that kind of person?"

He Qing seriously examined Xu Yanche's appearance.

From the outside, he really did not look like that kind of person. But his inner thoughts were another matter.

He Qing glanced at the watch on his wrist. "It's getting late. Go to sleep. You still have scenes to film tomorrow morning."

Xu Yanche gave He Qing a complicated look. "Mm."

He went into the bathroom to wash up quickly, then climbed into bed and pulled the blanket over himself.

He watched He Qing emerge after showering.

His eyes lit up.

He lifted the blanket, patted the spot beside him, and said with a smile, "Qingqing Darling, come sleep."

Heh heh heh, delicious little lamb, hurry over here. You delivered yourself to my door. I'm definitely going to take more advantage of you later.

This man came out wearing only a bathrobe, showing off those long, straight legs. He must be seducing me.

Xu Yanche was already rubbing his hands together, ready to pounce on He Qing like a hungry tiger the moment he came near the bed.