Zhong Qing was not very hungry after having dinner at home. She was mainly paying attention to Liu Jiaolan's behavior, and eating was not important.

During this period, Qiao Xiong came out once. He was shirtless, with broad arms and a thick waist. His short and thick hair made his head look even rounder.

Noticing that her eyes were fixed on the fat man, Makino covered her eyes with his hands and said four words lightly: "Don't look at anything inappropriate."

What's the matter with a girl always staring at someone's bare arms?

Zhong Qing's mind was only on observing them, and she didn't think there was anything wrong. After Makino's reminder, she stuck out her tongue and smiled playfully.

"Let's book a hotel nearby later?" she said naturally.

Makino had just taken a sip of cucumber soup when he felt a lump in his throat and almost spit it out.

He choked a few times and coughed violently while covering his mouth. The sound alarmed the guests at the next table, who thought that his food was choking.

"You...what did you say?"

Zhong Qing's face was calm and natural, without showing any abnormality. She leaned close to his ear and lowered her voice, and answered carefully and seriously: "I need to investigate something and cannot leave here for the time being. As for the accommodation tonight, of course I have to find a hotel. Otherwise, do you have a better idea?"

Makino's face was full of disbelief: "But we are still students?"

He and she had only recently become closer. Could it be that they were going to open a hotel so soon?

It turns out that when people are excited and surprised, they may automatically block out certain important information.

For example, Zhong Qing said that he needed to investigate something so he opened a hotel and would stay here for a few days, but Makino only noticed the three words "opened a hotel".

"Students can also stay in the hotel. I brought my ID card with me," she said.

Makino looked even more strange. He stared at Zhong Qing's face for a long time and then chose to continue eating with his head down.

She...is so well prepared?

Makino felt a little confused.

The meal took more than an hour. Zhong Qinghao put down his chopsticks very early, but the man opposite him was as slow as a turtle, picking up dishes one by one and eating rice grain by grain.

Zhong Qing felt that something was wrong with him. Why did his face turn red while he was eating?

The time on the clock slowly moved, and the guests at other tables left. When it was almost closing time, Makino finally put down his chopsticks.

He wiped his mouth with a napkin, raised his eyes and glanced at the opposite side quickly and shyly, and said in a low tone: "I'm going to the supermarket outside to buy some toiletries."

Without waiting for Zhong Qing's consent, he paid the bill and walked out.

This made Zhong Qing look surprised, and she didn't know what he was thinking.

Liu Jiaolan took the money with a smile, and walked over with her seductive waist twisted. Looking at the clean plate, she smiled happily: "Our food tastes pretty good, right?"

"It's delicious." Zhong Qing replied.

Liu Jiaolan smiled even more contentedly, and waved to the kitchen, asking Qiao Xiong to come out: "Brother Qiao, look, this little girl praised your cooking for being delicious!"

Hearing the voice, Qiao Xiong lifted the curtain and walked over, still shirtless.

He walked over happily and felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw the CD.

Zhong Qing looked at the two of them and smiled, "The boss is a good cook, and the boss lady is pretty too. You two really look like a couple."

She said it on purpose.

Liu Jiaolan was obviously stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she did not explain. Instead, she looked at Qiao Xiong embarrassedly, then returned to the front desk with a smile to sort out today's bill.

"You are such a sweet-talker." Qiao Xiong took a towel from the shelf and wiped the sweat off his face. He did not explain Zhong Qing's misunderstanding, which showed that in their hearts, they accepted this identity.

But Liu Jiaolan is a married woman.

What would Yue Huai think if he knew that his mother wanted to start a family with another man?

Zhong Qing said a few more casual words to Qiao Xiong, then walked out of the restaurant carrying her schoolbag.

After going down the stairs, he looked back at the restaurant sign, his eyes dimmed.

Makino was waving at him from the opposite side of the road. He had bought a bunch of toiletries and snacks, and couldn't walk anymore with the full bag, so he had to wait there for Zhong Qing to come over.

"You didn't eat much just now, so I bought some snacks in case you would be hungry at night."

He didn't know what kind of food Zhong Qing liked, so he took some of each. It was only when he checked out that he realized there was a huge pile.

Zhong Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She hugged Makino's head and rubbed it, saying in an extremely gentle tone, "Thank you, Brother Ye, for feeding me."

Wild brother.

This was the first time she was called that.

When his friends called Muye "Brother Ye", he just thought it was natural. Since they called him "brother", they should abide by the rules of the underworld and stand up for them.

When Zhong Qing called her like this, these two short and ordinary words seemed to be infused with power, gentle power.

There is an urge to protect her from the wind and rain.

"Where are we going now?" he asked knowingly.

Zhong Qing opened her cell phone and checked. She had already booked a hotel on the way here, which was just opposite Brother Qiao's restaurant.

Warm hotel.

What a vulgar name! Makino couldn't help but complain.

The two of them carried their things to the front desk to check in. The boss looked at them because of their unconventional attire and thought they were just some hooligans from somewhere who had come out to play with their girlfriends.

Zhong Qing took out her ID card and said skillfully: "I booked two rooms online. He didn't bring his ID card, so can he use mine?"

The boss said yes.

He took the ID card and registered some simple information, then took out two keys from the drawer and placed them on the table. The labels on the keys had two numbers on them: "601, 608."

When they learned that they had to stay in a hotel, Makino calmed himself down immediately. They were still young and they absolutely could not do anything inappropriate to Zhong Qing.

Even if Zhong Qing is simple-minded and ignorant, as a responsible boy of the new era, he should not be ignorant.

Makino even thought of several reasons to decline the offer.

Now holding the key to Room 601, he seemed a little at a loss.

"Why don't you leave?"

When going up the stairs, Zhong Qing looked back at Makino who had stopped walking and was staring at the keys in a daze.

The buildings here are all old-style and there are no elevators installed. Even the lights in the corridors flicker, as if a power outage is about to occur at any time.

From childhood to adulthood, the environment where Makino lived was very similar to this place, and he did not feel disgusted at all.

Looking at Zhong Qing again, she must have lived in a wealthy area since she was born, and she would rarely live in such an old environment. But she seemed very calm as soon as she came in, as if she was used to it.

Makino felt like she had some secret, hidden in the light and shadow, unknown to outsiders.

Room 608. The first thing Zhong Qing did when she entered the room was to open the curtains to check the situation across the street. The sign of Brother Qiao's restaurant had been turned off, and it was completely closed.

The street lights gradually dimmed.

Liu Jiaolan walked out with a fashionable women's leather bag on her shoulder. She sat on the electric car and was about to turn the key to start it when Qiao Xiong came out.

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