Qian Renxue: When I Hug You, You Never Hug Me Back

What is that...? Lin Luo lay on the bed, too lazy to get up, and simply picked up the thing and looked at it.

He froze for a full two seconds, then suddenly sat up.

Stockings?! How could there possibly be stockings in my room?

Lin Luo examined the stockings closely. In his memory, only Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling wore stockings in the entire palace.

There were no palace maids in the bedroom, so these stockings must have belonged to both of them.

Lin Luo held it to his nose and smelled it. Although the scent was faint, he could still detect Qian Renxue's fragrance.

After spending four years together, he still remembered Ye Lingling's scent.

So these are Qian Renxue's stockings.

Lin Luo was a little confused. How could Qian Renxue have the habit of going into his room to take off her stockings and then leaving them on his bed?

Could it be that that brat Xue Lian tossed it here while playing with it?

Thinking of this, Lin Luo took the stockings and walked out of the room. Luckily, she discovered them first. If Qian Renxue had seen them first, who knows what kind of misunderstanding she would have had.

On his way to find Xue Lian, Lin Luo suddenly saw Qian Renxue come out of the study. He was stunned and subconsciously tried to hide his stockings behind his back.

But then I thought, I didn't steal anything, so what's the point of hiding it?

"You're back..." Qian Renxue said in a strange tone.

For some reason, seeing Lin Luo suddenly made her timid. She wanted to ask but didn't dare, and she wanted to lecture him but didn't know how to start.

But to Qian Renxue's surprise, Lin Luo blushed and handed her a pair of stockings, saying, "Is this yours...?"

At that moment, Qian Renxue felt as if her brain had shut down.

After a while, she raised her hand to take it, then held it in front of her as if examining it closely.

"Yes, yes, how did it end up with you?"

Lin Luo said seriously, "I just saw it in my room. I was wondering if Xue Lian left it there, and I was just about to go ask her."

Qian Renxue was stunned again.

Suddenly I realized that my usual intelligence has been neglecting its duties.

Yeah, I could even guess that Lin Luo stole the stockings, but I never imagined that Xue Lian was just playing with them and left them there... Ah, my preconceived notions are so strong.

After all, I was already having doubts about my son's mental health when this happened.

but...

Suddenly, Qian Renxue, felt that there was another possibility.

That is because Lin Luo discovered that the room had been broken into and the secret had been exposed, so he took out the stockings on his own initiative to cover his tracks.

"If you don't believe me, we can go ask Xue Lian together and we'll find out."

Seemingly noticing Qian Renxue's unpredictable expression, Lin Luo spoke, his face flushed slightly.

He could guess what Qian Renxue was thinking.

Your son isn't a pervert!!

Qian Renxue put the stockings away, forcing herself to remain calm as she nodded. "Uh... I definitely believe you, but since you want to know if Xue Lian took them there, I'll go with you to ask!"

You definitely want to know that yourself... Lin Luo thought to himself.

Xue Lian, you have to prove my innocence, otherwise I really can't stay in this house anymore.

Lin Luo walked towards Xue Lian's room, with Qian Renxue following behind.

Upon entering the room, I found the little girl fast asleep on the bed.

Lin Luo immediately went over and helped her sit on the bed, then shook her shoulders. "Wake up."

"Hmm--"

The little girl groggily opened her eyes, looked at Lin Luo, and said, "Brother~"

"Lian'er, I'm asking you, did you take a pair of stockings into my room?"

Lin Luo asked immediately.

What are stockings?

The little girl looked completely bewildered.

Lin Luo turned around, took the black silk from Qian Renxue's hand, and placed it in front of Xue Lian.

The little girl looked at her blankly and said, "I forgot~"

?!

How could you forget!

Lin Luo immediately lost his composure and quickly used his fingers to pry open her eyelids, saying, "Take a closer look, do you recognize her?"

As he spoke, Lin Luo could already feel Qian Renxue looking at him strangely from behind.

Xue Lian shook her head again, indicating that she didn't remember.

Lin Luo was taken aback. At this moment, he even began to doubt himself. Could it be that he took it while sleepwalking?

Undeterred, he held the stockings up to Xue Lian's eyes. The moment the stockings touched her eyes, the Xue Lian sensation instantly brought back memories of last night.

She laughed and exclaimed, "I remember now! Being blindfolded is so much fun!"

As if grasping at a straw, Lin Luo immediately pressed, "Did you bring this into my room yesterday?"

"Yes! My brother's bed is so soft!"

The little girl was happily bouncing around on her bed.

Lin Luo's tense heart finally relaxed. He pretended to be nonchalant as he got up and said, "Lian'er is really something, she doesn't even remember what she did."

Qian Renxue also breathed a sigh of relief. If Lin Luo had really stolen it, she really wouldn't know how to handle the situation.

Fortunately, my son isn't a psychopath.

"It's just a pair of stockings... it's insignificant," Qian Renxue said casually.

The mother and son left Xue Lian's room and stood at the door for a moment. They looked at each other, Qian Renxue immediately smiled and said, "Dance practice tonight, see you then!"

"Good."

For some reason, the atmosphere suddenly seemed to become more harmonious.

Lin Luo watched Qian Renxue's departing figure, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Night falls.

hall.

Ye Lingling took Xue Lian outside to play, leaving only Lin Luo and Qian Renxue in the hall.

The dance steps were very coordinated today.

Lin Luo occasionally stepped on Qian Renxue by accident, but was not scolded by her.

He even felt somewhat flattered.

Qian Renxue broke the silence. "The dress and mask are all ready. You, you actually made me worry about these things."

Lin Luo: "I forgot..."

As the song ended, Lin Luo was about to return to his seat for a drink of water when Qian Renxue suddenly opened her arms and hugged him.

This caused Lin Luo to suddenly stiffen.

"Luo'er."

"Ah?"

Lin Luo was taken aback. He did not resist Qian Renxue's embrace because he felt that Qian Renxue in front of him was exuding a faint sadness.

"Son."

"Ah... what's wrong?"

Qian Renxue smiled and said, "I thought a lot in the study this afternoon. I was wondering why, now that you're older, your relationship with your mother seems to have become much more distant. Did your mother do something wrong? You can tell me, and I will definitely change."

Lin Luo gently shook her head. "Mom did nothing wrong, don't overthink it."

A hint of resentment suddenly crept into Qian Renxue's voice. "When I hugged you, you didn't even open your arms to hug me back."

Upon hearing this, Lin Luo opened his arms and hugged her.

The body was still as soft and warm as before, and Lin Luo realized that it had been a long time since he had hugged her.

Qian Renxue tilted her head slightly and said, "So you mean I'm a very good mother, with no flaws, right?"

"That's not what I meant... I just saw you were upset and wanted to comfort you," Lin Luo thought to himself.

Seeing that he remained silent, Qian Renxue snorted and said, "If you won't speak, then I'll tell you what I'm unhappy about."

Lin Luo was startled. "Huh? You're dissatisfied with me? I even gave you a token compliment, and you're criticizing me instead?"

He immediately released his arms. "I'm not hugging you anymore."

That despicable woman! First, she acted weak to evoke my sympathy, and then she stabbed me in the ribs.

Just as he thought of this, Lin Luo was indeed pinched hard on the waist by Qian Renxue, and he immediately obediently opened his arms and hugged Qian Renxue again.