Without a cigarette to smoke, he was frustrated.
Shen Tingxi couldn't sit still. He walked to the window and looked out of the window.
Half an hour had passed, but Mu Ning Jing still hadn't returned.
Shen Tingxi started to panic. Did the two of them go out for a walk after dinner?
But Ningning had promised to cook for him at home. Why did she leave him hungry at home and go for a walk with another man?
No, no, no. Ningning wasn't that kind of girl.
But she didn't reject Qin Xiaoyi's touch on her head.
Shen Tingxi took out his phone and dialed Dong Zai's number. He had arranged for people to protect Ningning in secret. As long as he called, he would know where Ningning went.
"Young Master, what's the matter?"
Shen Tingxi frowned. "… Nothing." He hung up the phone.
This wasn't right. He had to distinguish between protecting her secretly and monitoring her privately. Ningning would definitely be angry if she found out about this in the future.
Because this was a sign of distrust.
But … Ningning treated Qin Xiaoyi differently!
Shen Tingxi suddenly strode towards the entrance of the villa. After a few steps, the phone in his hand rang. Seeing Ningning's name on the screen, he stopped in his tracks. He calmed himself down and picked up the call.
"Tingxi, are you home?"
Mu Ning Jing's soft voice traveled to Shen Tingxi's ears. It seemed to have a calming effect, calming down Shen Tingxi's restless heart instantly.
"Yes."
"I'll be home soon."
Shen Tingxi wanted to ask where Mu Ning Jing went. After two seconds of silence, he still didn't ask. "… Okay."
After the call ended, Shen Tingxi returned to the sofa and sat down. After two seconds, he hurriedly got up and left. He wasn't going to see Mu Ning Jing and Qin Xiaoyi. He was going to buy cigarettes. Yes, cigarettes.
Before Shen Tingxi reached the entrance, he saw Mu Ning Jing. She was carrying a shopping bag and seemed to be struggling. He quickened his pace and walked over. When he got closer, he saw that there was a supermarket logo on the bag. So, Ning Ning went to the supermarket?
When Mu Ning Jing saw Shen Tingxi walking towards her, a smile appeared in her eyes. "Tingxi."
Shen Tingxi took the shopping bags from Mu Ning Jing's hands. They walked side by side and asked casually, "Did Doctor Qin send you back?"
Mu Ning Jing shook her head. "No, we went our separate ways after dinner. There wasn't enough food at home, so I went to the supermarket."
Shen Tingxi glanced into the bag from the corner of his eye and saw that it was basically filled with meat, ribs, and so on. He liked meat, but Ning Ning liked vegetables.
So he had worried for nothing for half an hour?
Did his Ningning go to buy meat for him?
The contrast was a little too big.
Shen Tingxi's deep eyes were smiling and his heart was bubbling with happiness. He held Mu Ning Jing's small hand with the hand that wasn't carrying the bag. "The things are so heavy. Why didn't you ask me to pick you up on the phone just now?"
Mu Ning Jing's gaze fell on their hands and her face turned red. However, she didn't withdraw her hand. Instead, she gently held Shen Tingxi's warm hand and looked up at the man beside her. His facial features were deep and sharp, but his eyes were unusually gentle. "Aren't you here?"
Shen Tingxi nodded. Yes, he was here. He didn't buy cigarettes. He was here to pick Ning Ning up.
The two of them returned to the villa. Mu Ning Jing went into the kitchen to cook. Shen Tingxi habitually leaned against the door, his gaze following the little woman in the kitchen wearing a checkered apron. As he watched, Shen Tingxi recalled the scene when he saw Mu Ning Jing and Qin Xiaoyi eating in the car.
The sweetness in his heart dissipated and the sourness emerged again.
He couldn't help but ask, "Why do you suddenly want to treat Doctor Qin to a meal?"
Mu Ning Jing turned to look at Shen Tingxi. He was wearing a smoky gray shirt with a wide collar and straight black trousers without any wrinkles. He exuded the steadiness and charm of a mature man. There was also a hint of a ruffian in him. That kind of feeling, gentlemanly and yuppie, was especially easy to make one's heart beat faster.
Mu Ning Jing hurriedly withdrew her gaze and continued to cut vegetables. "Thanks to his help this time, I want to express my gratitude."
Shen Tingxi nodded in agreement. After a few seconds, he asked, "Are you not used to eating with him?"
"No." Mu Ning Jing was afraid that her heart would beat too fast and she didn't dare to look at Shen Tingxi again.
"Are you happy?"
"Yes."
Shen Tingxi frowned. After a while, he said, "I'm going to change my clothes."
"Okay." Mu Ning Jing didn't hear anything wrong in Shen Tingxi's tone. Shen Tingxi didn't like to wear suits. He liked to wear casual clothes, but he said casual clothes were too casual and didn't suit what he was doing. Most of the time, he still wore a suit and only changed into casual clothes when he was home.
About half an hour later, Mu Ning Jing placed the dishes on the table and said to the man on the sofa in the living room, "Tingxi, it's time to eat."
"Okay." Shen Tingxi turned off the TV and sat down in the dining room. "Ningning, you're too thin. Why don't you eat with me?"
Mu Ning Jing was actually full, but she was worried that Shen Tingxi would be too lonely eating alone and wouldn't eat much, so she nodded and agreed. She went into the kitchen and took a set of chopsticks. There wasn't much rice in it and she sat down across from Shen Tingxi.
Shen Tingxi started to eat. He didn't say anything, but he glanced at Mu Ning Jing from time to time.
Mu Ning Jing felt Shen Tingxi's gaze again and again, so she asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Shen Tingxi replied faintly. After two seconds, he asked, "Do you talk to Doctor Qin while eating?"
Mu Ning Jing felt that Shen Tingxi seemed a little different when he mentioned Doctor Qin, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was different. She and Big Brother Qin naturally had to talk. They would discuss her condition and he would ask about her recovery. "A little."
Shen Tingxi secretly poked at the rice in his bowl. She was biased to talk to Qin Xiaoyi and not to him.
After that, the two of them didn't speak.
Mu Ning Jing was used to this kind of silence and didn't think much of it.
Shen Tingxi sulked alone.
After the meal, Shen Tingxi put down his chopsticks and looked at Mu Ning Jing.
Mu Ning Jing was stared at for a few seconds before she met Shen Tingxi's gaze. "What's wrong?"
Shen Tingxi looked back and forth between Mu Ning Jing and the tissue on the table several times. However, Mu Ning Jing didn't understand at all.
Shen Tingxi saw Mu Ning Jing's blank face and felt jealous. She handed the tissue to Qin Xiaoyi and not to him. She was biased.
"I want a tissue to wipe my mouth," Shen Tingxi said directly.
Mu Ning Jing looked at the tissue next to Shen Tingxi's hand. After a moment of silence, she got up, took two pieces of tissue across the table, and handed them to Shen Tingxi.
Shen Tingxi took the tissue and wiped his mouth casually. He felt that the gentleness he wanted was meaningless, so he got up and went to the living room unhappily.
Mu Ning Jing's puzzled gaze followed Shen Tingxi. Seeing him sit down on the sofa, she hesitated for two seconds, walked over and sat down beside Shen Tingxi. "Are you unhappy?"
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