Looking at Qin Ruoying lying flat on the bed, Chu Ge pinched his brows, a wry smile on his face.
Those Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying really are two sisters; in the same room, first the older sister purposely teasing him, then the younger sister pulling this stunt. What on earth is this?
With a wry smile, Chu Ge shook his head speechlessly, muttering to himself, "Girl, count yourself lucky that you ran into me, or else you'd be in trouble."
Chu Ge helplessly stretched out his hand and put Qin Ruoying's clothes back on.
Finally getting Qin Ruoying all dressed, Chu Ge even broke a sweat on his forehead; he was really a bit hot.
Taking a breath, Chu Ge wiped the sweat away, first putting on his pants, then quietly opening the door. Like a thief, he looked around, then put slippers on Qin Ruoying, grabbed her bag, took her out of the room, and finally quietly leaned her against the wall by Qin Ruojing's bedroom door.
After doing all this silently, Chu Ge hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bear to let his "little sister-in-law" sleep like this, even though who knows, Qin Yan and his wife might see her if they got up at night to go to the bathroom. After all, the floor is pretty cold.
Chu Ge went to the bathroom, pressed the flush button, then returned to the door of Qin Ruojing's resting bedroom and gently knocked.
After knocking for nearly a minute, a cautious voice came from behind the door, "Who?"
In a low voice he replied, "It's me, Chu Ge."
"Do you know what time it is? What do you want to do?" Qin Ruojing sounded more cautious from behind the door.
"Your sister is back, right at the door. I'm going back to my room, come out and take a look."
Without waiting for Qin Ruojing to reply, Chu Ge said his piece and returned to the room. He'd already done what needed to be done. Whether Qin Ruojing believed it or not, wasn't something he could control.
Hearing what Chu Ge said, Qin Ruojing was stunned for a moment.
Her sister is back? What kind of joke is this? Isn't Xiao Ying out traveling?
But then Qin Ruojing thought, it's not entirely impossible for her sister to come back. With Qin Ruoying's personality, she can be very spontaneous, and her thought process can't be assessed with normal people's logic.
Wait... wait!
Sister Qin Ruoying is in Chu Ge's room? No, that's her room... no, no, no, not the time to worry about that. The key is Chu Ge and Qin Ruoying being in the same room now?
Oh my god, that guy who doesn't look like a decent person when he smiles, could he have done something to my sister?
Thinking this, just as a soft sound came from the adjacent bedroom door, Qin Ruojing, after slight hesitation, took out her phone and called her sister Qin Ruoying.
Soon, Qin Ruoying's phone rang in the living room.
When she heard this sound, Qin Ruojing knew Chu Ge was not lying, quickly put on her clothes, and opened the door.
Sure enough! Her sister was sitting at the door, sleeping with a strong smell of alcohol on her.
When Qin Ruoying's phone rang in the room, Chu Ge couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking to himself, "Qin Ruojing really is cautious," and then took off his clothes and went to bed.
"I hope when my little sister-in-law wakes up tomorrow, she won't remember what just happened."
Muttering to himself, Chu Ge quickly fell asleep.
Little did he know, in another room, Qin Ruojing was letting her imagination run wild, secretly guessing if he had done something bad. If Chu Ge knew Qin Ruojing was thinking this way, he would certainly feel very wronged.
Waking up from a good night's sleep, looking at the time, it was only five in the morning. Chu Ge waited a while, and when he heard footsteps going into the kitchen, he finally opened the door and walked out.
"Good morning, Auntie."
Walking into the kitchen, Chu Ge greeted Qin's mother respectfully and enthusiastically, just like a real son-in-law.
"Oh, Xiao Chu? Up so early? Go back and sleep a bit more, I'll call you for breakfast later,"
Seeing Chu Ge, Qin's mother couldn't help but be slightly surprised. In her impression, young people these days mostly have a habit of sleeping in, like her second daughter, who can't even be awakened by an alarm clock; she's quite a heavy sleeper.
"Auntie, you rest. Since I'm here, I can't let you work hard to cook." With a cheerful smile, Chu Ge put on an apron.
Seeing that Chu Ge genuinely wanted to help, Qin's mother didn't argue anymore. She was usually the one who got up early to cook. Since Chu Ge was willing to be so diligent and give her a break, she was naturally quite happy.
But Qin's mother didn't leave. Instead, she stood by and watched Chu Ge busy himself, hesitating for a moment, then seemingly casually asked, "Xiao Chu, how did you sleep last night?"
Seeing Qin's mother's expression, Chu Ge knew her question wasn't about sleep quality, and while frying eggs on the electric griddle, he smiled, "Quite well. I slept in Xiao Jing's room, and she slept in her sister's room."
Hearing Chu Ge say that he and Qin Ruojing hadn't slept in the same room, Qin's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Although she thought Chu Ge was quite nice, she still felt a bit uneasy about his financial situation, as a mother.
"Haha, as long as it's going well. How far have you and our little Jing developed?"
"The two of us..."
Halfway through Chu Ge's words, a girl's voice came over first, "Huh? It smells so good. Mom, are you frying eggs? I want mine runny, please don't make them well-done again!"
Following the direction of the voice, Chu Ge instinctively looked over. Qin Ruoying, rubbing her eyes and yawning, appeared at the kitchen door.
At this moment, Qin Ruoying was wearing pajamas that were neither too revealing nor too modest, looking sleepy, and somewhat confused.
After just a glance, Chu Ge quickly turned his head away. Due to her hangover, Qin Ruoying sluggishly mumbled, "A man?" before suddenly realizing and running off in a panic.
"This kid!"
Qin's mother shouted in frustration, losing interest in continuing the previous conversation, and chased after Qin Ruoying out of the kitchen, leaving Chu Ge awkwardly continuing to fry the eggs.
"Isn't Qin Ruoying a bit too much? Even if I'm not around, doesn't she still have a dad at home? Walking around dressed like that... It's just not right, is it?"
Listening to the hurried footsteps outside, Chu Ge was quite speechless, unaware that Qin Ruoying knew her dad's routine quite well and knew he wouldn't be up at this time, so she wandered out in those pajamas.
Ten minutes later, just as Chu Ge was starting to make porridge, Qin Ruoying appeared in front of him again.
This time, however, Qin Ruoying was wearing a set of pajamas more modest than the one before.
Thinking that after what had just happened, their next meeting might be awkward, Chu Ge was surprised when Qin Ruoying greeted him openly with a smile, "Oh, you're my sister's boyfriend, right? Hello, I'm Qin Ruoying, your girlfriend's twin sister."
Since she wasn't making a fuss about getting seen, Chu Ge nodded with a smile, "Hi, I'm Chu Ge."
Right after that formal greeting, Qin Ruoying revealed her playful nature, winking mischievously, "Your name really takes advantage, doesn't it? Everyone has to call you 'Ge' (brother) when they meet you? Hmm... If I call you brother-in-law, do I get a fee for changing how I address you?"
Chu Ge laughed and said, "Of course, as long as you don't mind it being little."
Upon hearing there was indeed a fee, Qin Ruoying's bright eyes immediately sparkled with dollar signs. She quickly asked, "How much?"
"I only have three hundred in my pocket, does that work for you?"
Seeing Chu Ge actually pull out three crisp bills from his pocket, Qin Ruoying didn't take them but said with a smile, "Just kidding, you really were going to give it to me? Forget the fee. Can you fry me a couple of runny eggs instead?"
"I already made some when you mentioned it earlier. They're in that small plate over there. Are two enough? If not, I can fry more."
Qin Ruoying's eyes lit up as she quickly pulled out a pair of chopsticks, took an egg, blew on it, and started eating. As she ate, her eyes widened and she used her free left hand to give Chu Ge a thumbs-up.
"Yum yum, this is delicious, way better than my mom's frying. While you're here, I have to get you to fry these for me a few more times. I won't have this good fortune once you leave!"
Watching Qin Ruoying gobble her food down, looking rather cute despite not being very ladylike, Chu Ge smiled and nodded, "No problem. Whenever you want to eat, just let me know."
After eating two fried eggs, Qin Ruoying went to wash up, humming as she did so, and even in the kitchen, Chu Ge could hear it clearly.
Chu Ge let out a quiet sigh of relief. It seemed like Qin Ruoying really had no memory of what happened last night.
Listening to the humming from the bathroom, the corners of Chu Ge's mouth curled into a smile. If it weren't for the hard facts, he would find it hard to believe Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying, two girls with completely different personalities, could be a pair of twin sisters.
Qin Ruojing is elegant and composed, exuding a calm air of having everything under control, whereas Qin Ruoying's first impression is lively, without a care, genuinely free-spirited, and with a hint of slyness.
When Chu Ge's porridge was done cooking, everyone was up.
At breakfast, Chu Ge learned that Qin Ruoying actually intended to travel yesterday, but due to the weather, her flight to the city was canceled. Then, she went out to eat and sing with some friends, unaware of how late it had gotten.
After breakfast, Qin's father went to work, and Chu Ge spent the morning with the three Qin women, making zongzi (rice dumplings). He was also in charge of cooking lunch, making red-braised carp again because he knew Qin Ruoying liked fish.
Just as Qin's mother said yesterday, Qin Ruoying practically devoured those two carps entirely, patting her belly afterward and repeatedly praising Chu Ge's cooking, grateful she didn't go on her trip or she'd miss such a delicious meal.
Afterward, Qin's mother and Qin Ruojing went to wash the dishes, but Qin Ruoying didn't. She sneaked up to Chu Ge's side with a secretive expression, lowered her voice, and asked, "Alright, tell me, how much did my sister pay to hire you?"
Seeing Qin Ruoying looking so confident, Chu Ge was taken aback, wondering if his 'little sister-in-law' had really figured it out?
However, Chu Ge didn't let his doubts show, smiling slightly, "Xiaoying, what are you talking about?"
"Hehe, what do you think?"
Qin Ruoying winked slyly, her grin growing even broader.