Chu Ge sat on the sofa with his hands tucked away, while Qiu Wuji sat to one side hugging the Piglet Pillow.
Both had their heads bowed to their chests, as though the police had caught them red-handed during a spot check.
At that moment, Qiu Wuji felt that the piglet in her arms might be an incarnation of Chu Ge.
Perhaps Chu Ge's mother had mixed them up back when she raised pigs. This piglet was the real Chu Ge. No wonder she liked hugging it.
The thought suddenly lifted her spirits. She stole a glance at Chu Ge, then sneaked a look at Wu Xiuyun.
Chu Ge was giving up all pretense. "Since you already know, I won't pretend to be some gentleman anymore..."
Wu Xiuyun: "?"
Qiu Wuji: "..."
Chu Ge gave a dry cough. "She's just an undocumented underground boxer. Very capable, but without a legal identity. Now she's decided to turn over a new leaf and learn to write novels from me."
Wu Xiuyun drew a deep breath and was about to launch into a scolding when Chu Ge hurriedly continued, "She's my girlfriend now, Mom."
Wu Xiuyun forgot everything she had wanted to scold him for. Her eyes instantly lit up.
Qiu Wuji's eyes lit up too, with a look that seemed both reproachful and delighted. She wanted to deny it, but when the words reached her lips, she ultimately couldn't say them. She lowered her head again.
I have to get through this with his mother, after all... yes. Let's get through it first...
Chu Ge said earnestly, "Whatever her identity used to be, it doesn't matter at all. Whether she was trafficked or undocumented, an empress who shook the world or a criminal who left fields strewn with corpses, she's my Qiu