Mu Ning Jing opened the door and took the salt from Shen Tingxi's hand. "Why were you gone for so long? I thought you didn't know the way. "
Mu Ning Jing's voice was light and thin, tinged with a faint smile. She hardly ever joked, so it seemed that she was in a good mood today. Was it because he was back?
Thinking of this, Shen Tingxi unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth. The anger he felt because of the woman's words in the shop instantly disappeared.
Mu Ning Jing turned around and saw Shen Tingxi following her in. Thinking of the kiss they had in the kitchen just now, her face instantly burned. She reached out and gently pushed his arm. "You go out."
Shen Tingxi smiled and took Mu Ning Jing's hand. "I'll accompany you."
"No, go out." Mu Ning Jing blushed and lowered her head as she pulled her hand out of Shen Tingxi's wide palm.
Shen Tingxi stood still. "Let me kiss you and I'll go."
Mu Ning Jing's hands, which were hanging by her side, slightly clenched her apron. She lowered her head and pursed her lips without speaking.
Shen Tingxi saw Mu Ning Jing's nervousness. He smiled and touched her head. "You do what you need to do. I'll go out." Then he turned around and left the kitchen.
He couldn't be too anxious. He had to take it slow.
During the meal, Shen Tingxi said seemingly unintentionally, "When I went to buy salt just now, I heard someone saying bad things about you."
Mu Ning Jing immediately stopped eating and looked nervously at Shen Tingxi. What bad things? Mu Ning Jing knew. Since Yu Anna came to her place and made a scene that day, the people nearby looked at her with ridicule and disdain. She also heard some of those unpleasant words. She didn't care, but she was very concerned about Shen Tingxi's opinion of her.
Shen Tingxi put some food into Mu Ning Jing's bowl. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Mu Ning Jing tightened her grip on her chopsticks and looked at Shen Tingxi with a tense expression. "Do you believe what they said?"
Shen Tingxi frowned and looked at Mu Ning Jing. He felt that her question was very stupid. "I'm not stupid."
Mu Ning Jing did not hear Shen Tingxi's direct answer, but she was still worried. She asked again, "Do you believe it?"
"No." Shen Tingxi put down his chopsticks and looked at Mu Ning Jing seriously. "Ningning, why don't you move? Leave this place. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist cutting off their tongues. "
Mu Ning Jing felt a wave of warmth hit her heart. Not only did he trust her unconditionally, but he also protected her. This feeling was too good. It made her want to cry, and her tears fell without warning.
Shen Tingxi saw Mu Ning Jing crying and immediately became anxious. He got up and walked around the small dining table to Mu Ning Jing's side. He squatted down beside her and wiped her tears with his warm fingers. His deep voice was very soft and gentle. "It's my fault. I couldn't protect you by your side. Don't cry. My heart aches for you."
Mu Ning Jing shook her head gently and turned to look at the man who was usually high and mighty but was now squatting in front of her. How could she blame him? Her slender fingers stroked his deep and chiseled face. "Tingxi …"
She clearly had a lot to say to him in her heart. She wanted to thank him for trusting her, and she wanted to explain the matter between her and Mu Yiqing. However, after gently calling out his name, she could not say a word.
"Alright, don't cry." Shen Tingxi gently wiped Mu Ning Jing's tears.
After a while, Mu Ning Jing finally calmed down and the two of them continued to eat. Shen Tingxi brought up the matter of moving again. "I have a house in Qin Garden. Why don't you move there?"
Mu Ning Jing instinctively wanted to refuse. "I …"
"Don't worry, I won't live there." Shen Tingxi explained. "Yanqing also has a house there. He and Shuxin will live there occasionally. If you move there, you can be neighbors with them."
Mu Ning Jing looked down at the rice in her bowl. "I can find another place to live."
"Ningning." Shen Tingxi frowned and looked at Mu Ning Jing. He was obviously unhappy. "What am I to you in your heart?"
Mu Ning Jing looked up at Shen Tingxi and blushed. She lowered her head and said softly, "Boyfriend."
"Since I'm your boyfriend, can you let me exercise my authority as your boyfriend occasionally? You never spend my money, don't let me buy you clothes, don't let me add furniture for you, and don't tell me when something happens. If you take on everything yourself, then what's the point of my existence as your boyfriend? "
Mu Ning Jing pursed her lips and looked up at Shen Tingxi. Her eyes were a little hesitant and anxious. "I just … don't want to cause you trouble."
"You're not trouble to me. Even if you are, I'm willing to do it. Can you not treat me as an outsider?"
Mu Ning Jing pursed her lips and shook her head. How could she treat him as an outsider? He was the most precious person in her heart, so she did not want to burden him. She was afraid that he would dislike her and find her annoying.
"Since you don't treat me as an outsider, can you try to trust me and rely on me?"
Mu Ning Jing looked at Shen Tingxi for a moment and nodded. "Okay."
Shen Tingxi's eyebrows slowly relaxed. "In two days, I'll come over to help you move."
"Okay."
After dinner, Shen Tingxi rushed to wash the dishes. Mu Ning Jing could not dissuade him, so she let him do it. However, when she thought of the first time he rushed to wash the dishes, not only did he break the dishes, but he also got himself wet, Mu Ning Jing could not help but smile.
Shen Tingxi, a man who had braved through a storm of blood, also had a time when he quietly stood in front of the kitchen counter to wash dishes. Mu Ning Jing sometimes felt that it was a little unbelievable when she thought about it.
After Shen Tingxi finished washing the dishes, he came out and asked to go out for a walk with Mu Ning Jing. Mu Ning Jing rejected him. Now, everyone in the neighborhood was looking at her with ridicule and contempt. If she went out for a walk at this time and Shen Tingxi heard something bad, Mu Ning Jing was worried that he would beat her up on the spot.
The two of them did not go out. Instead, they sat on the sofa and watched TV together.
The atmosphere was quiet. Mu Ning Jing also calmed down. She told Shen Tingxi everything that happened between her and Mu Yiqing. Although he believed her, she still felt that it was necessary to explain.
Shen Tingxi already knew the general situation from Dong Zai, but he did not want Mu Ning Jing to know that he had secretly arranged for someone to protect her.
On the one hand, she was sensitive and fragile. He was worried that she would think that he did not trust her or that he was spying on her.
On the other hand, he did not want her to feel that it was dangerous to be with him. He just wanted to protect her secretly. He did not want her to experience those days of fear.
Mu Ning Jing emphasized how she met Mu Yiqing, how they were from the same hometown, and how her mother was Mu Yiqing's first love. When she talked about how Yu Anna came to her place to make trouble, Shen Tingxi's face turned cold and dark. Especially his eyes, which were filled with deep turbulence and were cold and full of murderous intent.
Mu Ning Jing gently held his hand. "I'm fine now. Don't be like this."
Shen Tingxi was afraid that he would scare Mu Ning Jing, so he instantly restrained his emotions. At this moment, the phone in his pocket rang. The caller ID showed that it was Yu Anna.
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