Pitiful Widower (08)

Xue Ci's lips were pressed tightly together.

Qin Zhou wasn't allowed to see inside her mouth at all.

But Qin Zhou knew how wet it was inside.

How much water will be extracted?

"Why did you kiss Lu Min?" Qin Zhou felt inexplicably irritated, especially after seeing Xue Ci being pressed against the door and kissed wantonly last night. The ambiguous sounds of water lingered in his ears all night and wouldn't go away.

He didn't sleep well all night.

All I could see in my mind was the image of Xue Ci being kissed so hard her lips couldn't close.

"Why were you willing to kiss Lu Min?" he asked again, his voice tinged with jealousy he himself didn't realize. "He's straight, and he'll be leaving soon. You're clearly being taken advantage of."

Xue Ci was pondering exactly when Qin Zhou had seen her.

He and Lu Min kissed once last night while standing at the door.

There was clearly no one there at that time.

Did you see it last night?

A small knot formed between his brows. "But I didn't see you."

Qin Zhou said softly, "You were being kissed like that, how could you possibly see me? Fu Chengsi was there too, you probably didn't see me either."

What...

Did even Fu Chengsi see it?

Xue Ci's embarrassment increased even further.

He didn't say anything more, and walked silently toward the market with his eyes down.

After the heat on his face dissipated, he recalled the events—he was certain he hadn't seen either of them last night.

Why is this happening?

Thinking requires a high degree of concentration, but Qin Zhou kept asking questions like, "Why did you kiss Lu Min?" "Do you know that this is giving someone an advantage?" "Will you do anything else tonight?"

Xue Ci, annoyed to the point of a headache, interrupted him, "Why do you keep asking? Do you want to kiss me too?"

Qin Zhou was taken aback at first, then his face turned as red as his hair.

His voice rose, but he was clearly guilty. "How could that be!?"

"How could I, a straight man, possibly kiss another man?"

"Then don't ask." Xue Ci, remembering she was a few years older than him, adopted an elder's tone. "This is a matter between adults."

Qin Zhou's face immediately turned cold.

They clearly didn't want to be treated like children.

Throughout the journey, he tried his best to prove that he was an adult, occasionally returning to the topic of "I am straight, I don't want to kiss him, I'm just worried that he will be deceived".

Xue Ci thought to herself: I'm the one lying.

He handed over the cloth bag and ingredient list, saying dismissively, "I know, I'll be careful."

Qin Zhou was speechless for a moment, then took the bag. Seeing Xue Ci turn to leave, he frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

Xue Ci her hand. "I'll go buy them on the other side. Remember to buy all the ingredients correctly, don't make any mistakes."

After saying that, the figure disappeared into the crowd.

Qin Zhou stood there, glanced at the cloth bag and list in his hand, remained silent for a moment, and finally realized— Xue Ci had also treated him like a dog.

*

Xue Ci has more important things to do.

He arrived at the small hotel Joel had mentioned, identified himself to the receptionist, but the receptionist said that no mother and daughter named "West" had registered in the past two days.

"It might not be in the last couple of days; you can look back a few pages." Xue Ci pointed to the register in his hand.

The receptionist adjusted her glasses. "Don't worry, the West Family very famous. If they come, I'll definitely remember them. They did come every summer for the past few years."

So, Joel lied to him.

But why lie to him?

Also, who is that little girl? Is she really Mrs. West's granddaughter? Is she dead or alive?

Xue Ci confused.

After saying "thank you" to the receptionist, Xue Ci into an acquaintance in front of a pizza shop as she walked through the bustling city.

Bill saw him at the same time.

The blond, blue-eyed man didn't grab his arm aggressively like last time; instead, his eyes darted away, and he looked embarrassed.

Upon closer inspection, Bill was still wearing the same clothes as last time, and his hair was disheveled. When they met earlier, he was staring at the fragrant pizzas that had just been baked at the shop entrance.

It was obvious that Bill had run out of money when he came to town to find him.

The other party was a key figure, so Xue Ci rolled her eyes, took out her money, bought a pizza, and handed it over.

Bill frowned. "Are you giving me charity?"

He looked around and said sarcastically, "Not with your other husband today?"

?

Another husband?

Xue Ci understood— Bill had already regarded him as the kind of person who made a fortune off his dead husband.

He had no memory of his past and didn't dare to speak casually, so he simply handed over the pizza. "Do you want more?"

Like a beggar.

Bill stared fiercely at that face.

Her face was prettier than before, rosy and healthy, with a little more plumpness in her cheeks, and she was dressed neatly.

She looks exactly like a pure and innocent socialite who can hook up with rich men.

He was a penniless, low-level hoodlum who only had his physical strength.

What else could it be but charity?

The hot steam from the pizza bag hit his face, stinging like a slap.

Bill was about to refuse in a cold voice when Xue Ci shook her arm. "Hurry up, my arms are killing me from carrying all this."

His body stiffened slightly, and after a moment, he silently took it.

She still needed Bill's help to get clues about her husband. Xue Ci, worried he might leave town, asked, "Do you have any money left?"

No sooner had he asked than a vein bulged on Bill's forehead as he gritted his teeth, "Didn't you trick me out of everything?!"

"..."

It seems he really isn't a good person in this world.

Bill continued his accusations, as if he were accusing a scumbag. "You said you'd come back and marry me after you swindled that rich man's money!"

The blond man's face turned red, whether from anger or shame about his past experiences, it was hard to tell, "I've given you all the money I've saved for my wife!"

Xue Ci awkwardly touched her nose. "... You, you eat your pizza first."

He pulled all the money out of his pocket and pointed to a nearby hotel. "You can stay there for now, I'll come back to find you in a few days."

Bill asked suspiciously, "What kind of trick are you up to now? Trying to play me again?"

Xue Ci didn't explain; in Bill's mind, he was already a liar.

"I have to go." He seemed in a hurry, guessing his husband was waiting nearby.

After taking a couple of steps, the figure turned back, took a slice of pizza from the bag, and muttered softly, "I haven't even tried it yet..."

Bill watched as he took a small bite of the pizza tip, his mouth red and wet.

The blond man paused, stiffly turning his face away.

Xue Ci didn't really like the taste of cheese, and with a frown, she put the rest of the pizza back in the bag. "I'm leaving."

That figure finally disappeared completely.

Bill was swindled once, leaving him penniless.

We should learn from this lesson and, once we find Xue Ci, give him a good beating until he cries.

Instead of waiting for him to come to her in a small hotel like a lover.

Why did Xue Ci come to the hotel to find me?

Bill frowned deeply.

Is her current husband no longer able to satisfy her?

You still want to have an affair with him?

What are you going to do?

Not only did they swindle his money, but they also tried to take advantage of him sexually?

Bill wore a resentful expression, imagining how he would coldly refuse Xue Ci's advances to have sex with him in the small hotel room a few days later, while taking out the pizza that Xue Ci had bitten into from his pocket.

Following that tooth mark, I chewed it hard into my mouth.

Author's Note:

Another dog, hehe [poor face]

It's a bit short, but I'm sure you'll all forgive me [pity].