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The next day, after work, Cheng Qiuyi helped Liu Shuhan move all her belongings from her small rental apartment back to her home. Liu Shuhan didn't have much; two suitcases were enough to carry everything. However, she had a secret locked box that she insisted on holding close to her.
"Hey, what good stuff are you hiding in there? It's so precious," Cheng Qiuyi joked while driving, glancing at the upright Liu Shuhan and the box tightly held in her arms through the rearview mirror.
"Of course it's precious," Liu Shuhan replied matter-of-factly. "All my most valuable things are in here. I can't even lose it myself!"
Cheng Qiuyi was just trying to make conversation, but her interest was piqued by Liu Shuhan's words. "What exactly do you have in there? A savings book?"
Liu Shuhan looked at her disdainfully. "Don't be so mundane! Young people, there are so many beautiful things in this world. Don't just focus on money all the time, okay?" She said this while seriously patting Cheng Qiuyi's shoulder.
Cheng Qiuyi laughed. With her left hand on the steering wheel, she took Liu Shuhan's hand with her right and held it in her palm, tilting her head to give her a quick kiss. "Yes, yes, thank you for your guidance, Teacher Liu."
Liu Shuhan's face turned red; she pulled her hand back and stammered, "We're on the road; focus on driving." After saying that, she turned her head towards the car window, her ears flushed.
Cheng Qiuyi felt pleased having teased Liu Shuhan and decided not to provoke her further, allowing Liu Shuhan to be shy as she pressed the accelerator and sped home.
Before this moment, that place had merely been a house to Cheng Qiuyi; now it could finally be called "home."
Since confessing to Liu Shuhan yesterday, she had been floating on cloud nine. It wasn't until she stumbled inside with Cheng Qiuyi that she remembered something important. "Qiu Yi, um..."
"What is it?"
"I... where am I going to stay?"
Cheng Qiuyi looked her up and down thoughtfully and stroked her chin meaningfully. "Where do you want to stay?"
"I-I didn't mean that! I meant... I meant..." Liu Shuhan stammered for a long time but couldn't articulate what she wanted to say, eventually lowering her head in disappointment and falling silent.
Cheng Qiuyi carried her luggage into the room where she had stayed previously. "You will live here just like before, everything remains the same."
"Same as before..." Liu Shuhan sighed in relief, but there was a hint of disappointment.
The cotton quilt was covered with Liu Shuhan's blue duvet, her fluffy slippers were by the bed, her wardrobe held clothes for all seasons, and there was a large Teddy Bear on the bedside.
Liu Shuhan's belongings gradually filled the entire room, and Cheng Qiuyi's heart was also slowly filled.
"Does this mean we are... together now?" Until all her things were unpacked, Liu Shuhan still felt it was unreal. Cheng Qiuyi seemed like an unattainable dream to her, and now this dream had come true so easily?
"What? Are you having second thoughts?"
"How could that be!" Liu Shuhan shook her head vigorously. "I'm really afraid I'm still dreaming, and when I wake up, there will be nothing—just me lying alone on the single bed in my rented room."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qiuyi lifted Liu Shuhan's chin and gently pecked her lips. "Shu Han, this isn't a dream. Would I treat you like this in a dream?"
Liu Shuhan wanted to say no, but she didn't want to lie to Cheng Qiuyi, so she shyly closed her eyes and nodded.
Cheng Qiuyi took the opportunity to pinch Liu Shuhan's cheek and teased, "Look at you being so bold; I thought you were timid. You seem pretty brave in your dreams."
Liu Shuhan swatted Cheng Qiuyi's hand away, adopting a defiant posture. "So what if I'm bold? What business is it of yours? Do you control everything, even how people dream?"
"Who cares about the heavens or the earth? I just want to take care of you."
Liu Shuhan felt sweet inside; after all, Cheng Qiuyi was more cultured than herself and knew how to speak charmingly.
To say that Liu Shuhan and Cheng Qiuyi have established a relationship, aside from being able to hug each other every day and nibble whenever they want, everything is pretty much the same as before. Liu Shuhan is still that courier who comes home late and runs around all day, while Cheng Qiuyi remains the online shopping fanatic with several packages arriving daily.
As for the things Cheng Qiuyi buys, sometimes Liu Shuhan feels a pang of sympathy. She buys a ton of stuff, yet Liu Shuhan has never seen her use most of it. For instance, she buys a new toothbrush every day, and the savings from buying online instead of in-store barely cover the shipping costs.
"Seriously, if you really want to buy toothbrushes, can't you just buy them all at once? How much money are you wasting?" Finally, one time when Liu Shuhan was delivering a package to her, she couldn't hold back. Even if Cheng Qiuyi had money, this wasn't how to spend it; with that extra cash, she might as well donate it to the mountains.
Cheng Qiuyi rolled her eyes at her but said nothing. The next time she shopped as usual, she actually bought a bit more—two toothbrushes this time.
"Hey beautiful, another courier for you, and it's still toothbrushes..." Liu Shuhan knocked on Cheng Qiuyi's door helplessly.
When Cheng Qiuyi opened the door, she was holding a tablet and had earbuds in her ears.
"Are you watching a movie?" Liu Shuhan felt like she was failing as a girlfriend; Cheng Qiuyi knew everything about her life while she knew nothing about Cheng Qiuyi's, not even what she did for a living.
"Are you watching?" Cheng Qiuyi signed for the package and said to her, "Come in and have some water; look at you sweating so much."
"No thanks, I have a lot of packages today; I need to hurry to the next stop."
Without giving her a chance to refuse, Cheng Qiuyi pulled Liu Shuhan inside. "At worst, I'll drive you later. Your health is important; don't wear yourself out."
Liu Shuhan had no choice but to follow her in. Every time she delivered packages to Cheng Qiuyi, she would sneak in some rest, which made her feel guilty about the salary Boss paid her.
Cheng Qiuyi set the tablet down on the table and went into the kitchen to get water for Liu Shuhan. Curiously glancing at the screen, Liu Shuhan casually asked, "What movie are you watching? I've never seen this actor before."
Cheng Qiuyi came out of the kitchen with a mischievous grin and said, "It's an instructional video."
"Teaching video? You’re not planning to learn how to cook, are you? Please don’t, sister!"
It wasn’t that Liu Shuhan was overreacting; it was just that Cheng Qiuyi was a natural disaster in the kitchen. Just the other day, she had made fried rice, and somehow, a perfectly non-stick pan ended up covered in a black mess that wouldn’t come off no matter how hard they tried to scrape it.
"No, don’t worry. What I’m learning this time is definitely something useful."
"What is it?"
Cheng Qiuyi moved the tablet in front of Liu Shuhan and pressed the play button.
In no time, the screen showed two women entangled with each other, and the sounds coming from the speakers made Liu Shuhan’s face turn red.
"W-What are you watching this kind of thing for in broad daylight?"
Cheng Qiuyi leaned close to Liu Shuhan's ear and laughed, "Isn't this for our future fun? If you've never seen a pig run, you have to at least watch one first."
"Cheng Qiuyi."
"Huh?"
"You’re the pig!"
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