Did My Wife Break Up With Me Today? - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: “Is It Comfortable?”

As soon as he said it, Chen Kongqing regretted it.

This request… was simply too strange.

“I… I was talking nonsense.” The Rabbit tucked his head in and tried to backtrack, “Dr. Xu, just act like…” you didn’t hear it…

Before he could finish his sentence, his earlobe was already gently pinched.

Chen Kongqing bit his lip, his breathing skipping a beat. Like a little kitten, he let out a very, very soft hum.

The earlobe was being pinched with a force that was neither too heavy nor too light.

The thin layer of calluses on the man’s finger pads rubbed against the Rabbit’s earlobe, which had turned as soft as cotton.

Xu Jingmo’s tone was professional: “Like this?”

However, his thumb was tracing sticky circles on the earlobe, round and round.

In direct contrast to his voice, this action radiated an air of ambiguity from the inside out.

Chen Kongqing felt comfortable—so comfortable that he felt he and his earlobe were about to melt into a puddle of water together: “Mmh…”

He knew his voice must sound very strange right now, so he didn’t dare utter many syllables, doing his best to restrain himself.

The earlobe was rubbed repeatedly, kneaded… again and again.

The pressure fluctuated between light and heavy, seemingly without order… yet appearing very professional.

The Rabbit gripped the seatbelt in his hand, feeling even his scalp tingling with comfort, but he also knew.

Under this round of kneading, his earlobe had long since taken on a vivid pink hue.

It was a flush blooming from beneath porcelain-white skin.

It was beautiful.

It made one want to bully him.

“Th-that’s enough.” The Rabbit’s hands were both bunched up on the seatbelt over his chest. He lowered his head and stammered out a word.

Xu Jingmo only slowed down the speed of his circling but did not let go: “What about the other one?”

The Rabbit kept his head down, his slightly chestnut-colored hair shielding his eyes.

“N-no need, thank you, Dr. Xu.” Chen Kongqing licked his dry lips.

Only after several more seconds was the earlobe finally released: “Is it comfortable?”

This question was, in fact, just like a doctor asking a patient how they felt after a treatment.

Dr. Xu had asked similar questions before, such as “Better?” or “Are you okay?”

Actually, there was nothing wrong with asking; it was just that his own thoughts were too strange.

The pink flush on the Rabbit’s cheeks completely exploded now, and he buried his head like a “silent gourd.”

A few seconds later, the muffled sound of the engine starting echoed.

The car drove smoothly onto the main road.

Xu Jingmo pressed the accelerator at a steady pace, his peripheral vision only able to hold that silent little rabbit with its neck tucked in.

The silent little rabbit tilted its round head toward the car window.

Outside the window, the city’s green belts flashed past rapidly.

Probably because of the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the car, a thin layer of mist had formed on the window.

Chen Kongqing extended a finger and lightly wiped the mist with his fingertip. In reality, the mist was on the outside of the glass; he couldn’t wipe anything away.

The Rabbit wiped aimlessly like this, but his heartbeat was jumping erratically along with his fingers, and then… he muttered in a very small voice: “It was comfortable.”

He thought Dr. Xu hadn’t heard him.

After all, Dr. Xu had no reaction at all, except that the car’s speed seemed slightly faster than before.

But it was soon reigned back in.

As the journey lengthened.

Chen Kongqing gradually emerged from that atmosphere of shame, and his tilted neck slowly straightened.

Only then did he realize belatedly… this wasn’t the way back to the apartment.

“Dr. Xu, aren’t we going back to the apartment?” The Rabbit asked with bright, puzzled eyes.

Xu Jingmo: “New Year is coming soon. How about we go to the supermarket to buy some New Year goods and decorations?”

“Sure!” The Rabbit nodded, his eyes filled with undeniable excitement.

Buying New Year goods—those words, to the Rabbit.

Felt like something from the previous century.

He hadn’t gone shopping for New Year goods in many years.

But he thought, when he was a child, he must have gone with his grandmother.

He wondered if his grandmother would have taught him how to put up spring couplets and wrap dumplings…

As the Rabbit thought, a trace of loneliness appeared in his bright, willow-leaf eyes.

He blamed himself a little for forgetting everything.

The car stopped outside a large supermarket, and the two of them got out.

Night had fallen, and the outdoor temperature had dropped quite a bit. A cold wind whipped across their faces.

The Rabbit couldn’t help but sneeze.

In the next instant, the tall and upright man moved to shield the Rabbit from the wind.

The cold wind lifted the hem of his black coat.

The long legs beneath the coat were slender and straight, standing firm.

Fortunately, there was plenty of heat inside, driving away the cold almost instantly.

Xu Jingmo pushed the shopping cart, with the Rabbit walking close beside him: “What should we buy? Spring couplets and things like that?”

“Spring couplets, some holiday decorations, candy, snacks, ingredients, drinks… think about what else we need to buy.” Xu Jingmo tilted his gaze slightly, looking at the exuberant Rabbit beside him.

Shouldn’t a rabbit be lively and jumping like this?

Before, it was obvious he had been cared for poorly.

“There are couplets here, and lanterns too!” Chen Kongqing pointed to a fiery red shelf not far away.

The two of them picked through the fiery red shelves for a long time, carefully selecting a pair of couplets and two strings of small lanterns.

Large lanterns that light up looked festive, but Chen Kongqing always felt that when they flashed red light in front of a door… there would be a hint of eeriness.

So, they both agreed on two strings of festive small lanterns that didn’t light up.

Because of the upcoming New Year, the supermarket was crowded.

Xu Jingmo pushed the cart, but his eyes were constantly fixed on the Rabbit: “Don’t get lost.”

Chen Kongqing was currently in front of a freezer, holding two large boxes of milk. Hearing the man’s instruction, he couldn’t help but laugh: “How could I get lost?”

He put the milk into the cart and, in a blink, saw a crowd of people gathered around a fruit stall nearby.

the salesperson had a microphone near their mouth: “New Year special on cherries…”

The Rabbit hopped away immediately, giving the man an instruction before he left: “I’ll go take a look. Dr. Xu, you push the cart and come slowly.”

Before Xu Jingmo could react, the Rabbit had dived into the crowd.

Xu Jingmo: “…”

Chen Kongqing didn’t think he would actually get lost from Dr. Xu. After all, Dr. Xu’s height was right there, far exceeding the average of the crowd; he was very conspicuous.

It wasn’t until he squeezed out of the tide of people holding two boxes of cherries that he felt a bit stunned looking at the waves of people surging in.

After several struggles, the Rabbit successfully got pushed out of the fresh fruit section.

He decided to walk to the side a bit and send Dr. Xu a message with his location.

He walked past shelves piled with biscuits, reaching for his phone with his free hand.

At that moment, a pair of sneakers suddenly jumped into his downward gaze.

This style and color… Chen Kongqing couldn’t help but find them familiar.

His gaze moved upward in confusion.

When that familiar face was reflected in Chen Kongqing’s eyes, he couldn’t help but take a step back.

It was Ling Xiao.

And those sneakers were the limited-edition pair he had previously gifted to Ling Xiao.

“Chen Kongqing, why are you here?” Ling Xiao seemed very surprised, but at the same time, his lips curved into a smile, “What a coincidence.”

Since the last time they had parted on bad terms, they hadn’t seen each other.

It wasn’t that Ling Xiao didn’t want to see him.

It was that school was on winter break, and Chen Kongqing had deleted all his contact information; he couldn’t find him at all.

He hadn’t expected to encounter him here so unexpectedly.

The man smoothed his hair twice, as if conscious of his image: “Are you here… to buy fruit?”

The Chen Kongqing before him was even better-looking than before. His complexion had improved significantly. Previously, he had looked a bit shriveled and gray; though beautiful, he seemed to lack vitality, as if he would wither at any moment.

But the current Chen Kongqing was hydrated and carried a distinct aura of youth.

It was as if he were being carefully watered and nurtured.

His cheeks had gained a bit of weight, and a healthy pale pink flush bloomed on his fair skin.

Could he live this well after leaving me?

A few traces of sorrow flashed through Ling Xiao’s eyes.

“Mm…” Chen Kongqing responded flatly and turned to leave.

Ling Xiao seemed to see that he was leaving and hurriedly spoke to stop him: “I’m sorry… that day… those things I said, it was all my fault. I know I have a bad temper, I’m not good at anything, I’m sorry.”

“There’s no need to apologize. As long as you don’t show up again, that’s the greatest respect you can show me.” The corners of the Rabbit’s mouth dipped slightly, and his bright willow-leaf eyes were instantly covered by a layer of indifference.

It was like a layer of self-protection.

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

But the man didn’t stop there; instead, he pushed his cart and followed: “That… are you here to buy fruit? The mulberries over there are very good, we could…”

Chen Kongqing bit the inside of his cheek and stopped his pace. He wanted to laugh, yet felt an indescribable sensation.

Those eyes contained no emotion at all, and his tone was equally cold: “Ling Xiao, you still haven’t remembered.”

Even today, Ling Xiao still hadn’t remembered.

“Wh-what?” Ling Xiao was most afraid of Chen Kongqing looking at him with such eyes.

The kind of gaze that wasn’t even angry, let alone disappointed.

Eyes that held nothing, just looking at him coldly.

As if he were just a stranger.

Chen Kongqing told him calmly: “I’m allergic to mulberries.”

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but freeze, a few traces of panic flashing across his haggard face: “I remember you were allergic to blueberries. You… you probably didn’t mention being allergic to mulberries to me, but I’ll remember it this time.”

“I’m not allergic to blueberries.” Chen Kongqing shook his head and even smiled.

This smile, however, stabbed deep into Ling Xiao’s heart.

This made him feel worse than if Chen Kongqing had shouted or screamed at him.

He really couldn’t take it—couldn’t take this attitude of being insignificant to someone else.

But he truly didn’t know. He didn’t know this “Sponge.” He was realizing it too late; he knew nothing about the Sponge.

He had never spent any effort on the Sponge, so of course, he didn’t know his interests, hobbies, or lifestyle.

Just as he wanted to understand, the Sponge was no longer giving him the chance.

In the time Ling Xiao spent dazed, Chen Kongqing had already walked away carrying his two boxes of cherries.

Ling Xiao couldn’t help but jog a few steps to catch up: “Then tell me… tell me what you are allergic to. I will remember it, Chen Kongqing, believe me…”

In the next instant, a tall figure appeared abruptly in front of Ling Xiao: “He is allergic to anthocyanins.”