Qin Ruoying was relentless, "Sis, you can't do this, how can you just say you regret it and that's it?"

Qin Ruojing shrugged, "But I just regret it."

Qin Ruoying's eyelids twitched, her expression was so conflicted. Her sister was never like this before. People say proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to ink makes you black, had her sister been influenced by being with Chu Ge for too long?

It seemed... this really was the case!

Even though Qin Ruoying pressed on persistently, Qin Ruojing eventually ended the topic, contrary to her usual habit of keeping her word, she decided to play coy until the end.

When Qin Ruojing finished making dinner and came out of the kitchen, the rain outside had lessened a lot, the sky was no longer overcast, revealing patches of azure, and it seemed the rain was about to stop soon.

"Sis, if you don't want to tell me other things, fine, but can you tell me how you plan to handle the fact that nothing happened between you and brother-in-law? If you two try again, brother-in-law will definitely find out!"

Qin Ruojing ate slowly and calmly, but Qin Ruoying couldn't maintain such composure. Even though she, like her sister, hadn't eaten anything since they went to bed last night, she couldn't muster any appetite now looking at the food on the table. Her sore throat was becoming a bit painful.

Qin Ruojing swallowed her bite, smiled helplessly, "Ah, that is indeed a problem. I haven't thought of how to deal with it yet. Maybe... just delay dealing with this for now?"

Qin Ruoying slapped her forehead, "Sis, dear sister, I'm truly at a loss with you. How can you remain so calm? You might dodge it once, can you dodge it forever? You two will have to be together sooner or later, won't it be the same by then that you'll be found out?"

Qin Ruojing continued to calmly pick at her food, "Worst case scenario, if it happens, I'll just say it's probably that time of the month for me. I should be able to bluff my way through, right?"

"Is this... going to work?" Qin Ruoying stared at her sister in shock, "Why do I feel this is so unreliable? What if brother-in-law finds out when it's really that time?"

Qin Ruojing smiled slightly, "When the car reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when the boat gets to the bridge, it will straighten itself. We'll deal with it when the time comes. After all... there's no other solution for now, is there?"

"Actually... it's... it's not completely unsolvable." Qin Ruoying murmured, her pretty face turning crimson, as she instinctively toyed with her fingers, "I... I do have an idea, just, just don't know if you'd be willing."

By the end, Qin Ruoying's voice was almost like the buzz of a mosquito.

"Oh?" Qin Ruojing put down her chopsticks, eyebrows raised, looking at Qin Ruoying, "Tell me about it."

Qin Ruoying didn't speak immediately but stood up from the table instead.

Qin Ruojing was baffled and asked puzzledly, "Speak up? Didn't you say you had an idea?"

Qin Ruoying scratched her head in anguish, walked to Qin Ruojing's side, and whispered her idea into her ear.

"How about, you yourself..."

After hearing her sister's idea, Qin Ruojing was stunned for several seconds, then furrowed her graceful brows and shook her head, "Nonsense!"

"Sis, I'm not being ridiculous..." Qin Ruoying spoke timidly, "If you can't bring yourself to do it, I... I can help you."

"You... you are getting more and more outrageous, don't talk to me about this, what is all this nonsense?"

"Sis, but if you don't do this, don't you also have no better solution?"

Qin Ruojing raised her hand to rub her temples, not speaking for a long while.

"Sis, um, I've eaten enough, I'm going back to my room."

Qin Ruoying couldn't bear the awkward atmosphere any longer, stuttered her words, and eventually made her escape.

This time, Qin Ruojing also completely lost her appetite, raised her hand to rub her temples more intensely, what's going on?

In no time, Qin Ruojing's forehead was starting to redden from her rubbing. Troubled, she went back to her room, lay on the bed with her phone in hand, looking at a photo of her and Chu Ge taken in the hospital. She was both afraid of Chu Ge calling her, yet also wished he would call, such conflicting emotions, it was hard to describe.

But no matter what, Qin Ruojing decided that if Chu Ge called her, she would go with him to get the marriage certificate tomorrow, giving an account for herself, for her sister, for her parents, and more so for this relationship she had invested herself in for the first time.

At the same time, Chu Ge was also lying in bed, with his phone beside him, checked multiple times to ensure it was charged and not on silent, waiting for a call from Qin Ruojing.

Time ticked by, and Chu Ge's phone rang several times. There was a call from Ye Li to talk about the progress of his new home's renovation, one from Luo Suyun asking him out for a meal, and another from Chu Shiyao just for a casual chat.

Every time the phone rang, Chu Ge's eyes would light up instinctively, but when he saw the caller ID, some disappointment would show in his eyes, and each time he hung up, he felt a little frustrated.

Unknowingly, it was past nine in the evening. Chu Ge glanced at the dark screen of his phone again, got out of bed, and went to the window to light a cigarette.

The rain outside had stopped, the air was fresh. It was a bit chilly but not cold.

Is it really that hard to give me a call? Does she still want to marry or not?

You really think I won't marry anyone else? Putting on airs with me? How long do you plan to give me the silent treatment over such a trivial matter? Enough is enough, right?

Chu Ge exhaled the last puff of smoke, extinguishing the cigarette butt fiercely in the ashtray. The irritation, which had subsided during the day, grew in his heart again like wild weeds.

Compared to what he thought earlier, what really troubled him most was the thought that Qin Ruojing had been in the rain for so long during the day. Could she have fallen ill with a fever by now?

It seemed like he only smoked a few cigarettes, yet an hour had passed. Chu Ge returned to bed, picked up the phone, hesitated for a long time, and finally called Qin Ruojing.

Even if he wasn't at fault in this matter, occasionally giving in to her wasn't really a big deal.

Chu Ge consoled himself with this thought, listening to the "beep beep" waiting to be connected sound from the receiver, feeling a complex mix of emotions.

The sudden ringing of the phone made Qin Ruojing's body tremble slightly. Although she had been waiting for this call, and even though the phone was in her hand, after unconsciously revealing a smile, she felt a bit flustered, suddenly realizing she might not be mentally prepared enough.

Staring at the phone for a few seconds, Qin Ruojing's finger, already on the screen, finally slid gently to answer Chu Ge's call.

"Hello?"

As soon as Chu Ge heard this voice, he felt a bit irritated, "I bet you skipped dinner again, huh? Why do you sound so weak?"

"I ate. How about you?"

"Of course I ate. I ate more than usual."

Chu Ge's tone was somewhat sulky. After speaking, he regretted it a bit. What was he saying? Obviously, he wanted to ask if she caught a cold or got a fever, and he wanted to tell her he was upset seeing her get drenched in the park. So why did such a weird sentence come out?

"Oh... having a good appetite is a good thing." Qin Ruojing was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "What did you eat?"

"Quite a lot. Braised lion's head meatballs, sour jellyfish, dry-fried green beans, Kung Pao chicken, cold broccoli salad, tomato and egg stir-fry, and..."

Chu Ge listed a bunch of dishes in one breath, all of which Qin Ruojing liked and which he often cooked. After listing them, he suddenly felt how childish he was. People say women's IQ drops to almost zero when in love, and it seemed his IQ was dropping too.

"All these dishes, you... ate them all?"

Chu Ge was in a tangle of depression when he heard Qin Ruojing's voice again through the receiver. An eye twitch involuntarily and then he stubbornly said, "Yes, ate them all."

Qin Ruojing asked again, "Can you... really eat that much by yourself?"

Chu Ge's expression stalled, and after a brief pause, he said, "Of course, I didn't eat it all by myself. Eating alone is so degrading. I ate with a few beauties, of course."

After saying these words, Chu Ge raised his hand and gave his forehead a tap. Damn it, what was he saying? And Qin Ruojing too, what was she saying? Talking about such nonsense, are they bored?

"A few beauties, huh? How beautiful are they?"

"All at the level of He Qing. Each one could cause traffic jams if they stood on the street."

Chu Ge gave his forehead another punch. Can't he stop talking nonsense now!

Chu Ge was speechless, then he heard a slightly awkward chuckle come through the receiver, and then both of them fell silent.

After an incredibly long ten seconds or so, Chu Ge finally couldn't stand the awkward silence any longer. He took a quick breath, "I say... enough with the nonsense, right?"

"Hmm..."

Chu Ge took another deep breath and said in a strong tone, "What time are we going to the registry office tomorrow?"

Not knowing what to say, he might as well get straight to the point and express the real purpose of making this call.

A few more seconds passed, and Chu Ge felt his heart hanging in the air until Qin Ruojing's voice finally brought it back down to earth.

"You... decide."

"Alright, nine o'clock sharp, see you at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Go to bed early tonight, good night."

Chu Ge laughed, instinctively laughed, all the irritation turned into relaxation in an instant. Although he wanted to keep his tone casual, even slightly impatient, it still revealed care and tenderness.

He was just about to hang up the phone when Qin Ruojing quickly said, "Chu Ge, wait a moment."

"Hmm?" Chu Ge's brows instinctively furrowed.

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