You Should’ve Said Earlier that you’re Such a Little Flirt! - Chapter 27

Her voice was a bit loud, causing the atmosphere to fall silent for a few seconds.

Fortunately, the background music in the restaurant masked it, so it didn’t draw the attention of other guests.

Xu Qingqiong took a sip of water, stood up, and sat down next to Lin Konglu. She couldn’t help but ask, “But why?”

She wasn’t angry; she just found it very strange.

Clearly, the two of them had been holding hands in the elevator just now, and the atmosphere was great. How could Lin Konglu’s train of thought derail so far as to think she didn’t want to get married?

Seeing Lin Konglu remain silent, a possibility occurred to her. She frowned and guessed, “Could it be that you don’t want to get married, but you’re too embarrassed to bring it up, so you said that to make me be the one to suggest it?”

Lin Konglu finally spoke: “No.”

Xu Qingqiong: “Then tell me why?”

The conversation circled back to the same point.

Lin Konglu fell silent again.

Xu Qingqiong suddenly realized that Lin Konglu was a total “sawed-off mouth bottle”—a person who keeps everything bottled up.

Lin Konglu had quietly acted out an entire drama in her own head, even though Xu—the actual protagonist—was sitting right there.

She was starting to get truly annoyed now, and not just angry, but frustrated. “When did you add all this extra drama to my role? Why didn’t you inform the leading lady?”

She poked the back of Lin Konglu’s hand and called her sarcastically, “Director Lin.”

“…” Director Lin said nothing.

After waiting for a moment, Xu Qingqiong sighed. Feeling a bit irritated, she stood up.

Lin Konglu immediately grabbed her hand. “Where are you going?”

Xu Qingqiong said in a ghostly tone, “I’m going to divorce you.”

She thought to herself: If you want to add drama, two can play at that game.

Lin Konglu: “…”

Xu Qingqiong stopped teasing her and said, “I’m going to pay the bill.”

Lin Konglu: “Okay.”

They stared at each other, face to face.

After a few seconds, Xu Qingqiong lifted her arm and pointed her chin toward the hand gripping her wrist. Near a breaking point, she exclaimed, “…Then let go of me first!”

Xu Qingqiong was truly exasperated.

They had finished the meal, but they hadn’t discussed the wedding plans as intended, and Lin Konglu’s attitude was driving her crazy.

She still wouldn’t say what the reason was.

After settling the bill, Xu Qingqiong didn’t want to wait for Lin Konglu. She left the restaurant first and sat on a bench nearby to soak up the sun.

When she saw Lin Konglu walking toward her from a distance, she immediately stood up and walked briskly to maintain her distance.

Then, remembering that Lin Konglu was wearing high heels today and that walking too fast would be uncomfortable, she couldn’t help but slow her pace a little.

Back at the office, she noticed Xiao Mi’s workstation was empty. Since Xiao Mi sat close to her, her absence was noticeable; perhaps she was out seeing a client.

Xu Qingqiong breathed a sigh of relief. She felt a bit awkward—a former ordinary colleague had suddenly become a confessor of feelings, and that sudden break in their balanced relationship made her feel uneasy.

Turning around, she saw a pile of unorganized, discarded documents on her desk.

Xu Qingqiong had been in a decent mood, but all these messy things piling up made her mood sour.

Clutching her laptop, she found an empty meeting room and sat down. In less than fifteen minutes, she clattered away at the keys and submitted a resignation letter.

On her way back, she saw her supervisor standing in front of a colleague’s desk with arms crossed, a sour expression on his face as he lectured someone.

To make it to supervisor at Ses, one had to be very capable and shrewd, but this person lacked character and was harsh toward others.

You could tell by the performance metrics—this team’s results were quite good, sometimes even ranking first, despite Xu Qingqiong’s tendency to “slack off.”

From the company’s perspective, having such a person didn’t seem like a bad thing.

Xu Qingqiong didn’t judge that, but working with someone like that felt miserable to her.

She had the whole afternoon left. Originally, she wanted to make an appointment with an inheritance lawyer or go see Aunt Chun.

Aunt Chun was currently the director of the Jiawei Art Museum. Since Xu was going to take over the museum, she needed to speak with Aunt Chun first to understand the specific operational status.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Chun didn’t answer.

Half an hour later, Aunt Chun sent a message explaining that she was out of town attending a government meeting regarding cultural policy and couldn’t return for the time being.

In the afternoon, Xu Qingqiong went online to post a live stream announcement. After dinner, around 8:00 PM, she went to the guest room and started her stream.

It had been two months since her last live stream.

As it turned out, the netizens had incredibly good memories. As soon as she started, they lined up in the chat to spam:

— “Not sleeping yet?”

— “Right away!”

The screen was densely packed with these messages—one asking, one answering. It was quite a sight.

It confused a newcomer who asked: “I’m new here, what’s the joke? Why is everyone spamming this?”

Xu Qingqiong dithered for a moment, almost forgetting what those two sentences meant.

Then she remembered—it was the conversation she’d had with Lin Konglu during her last stream.

Initially, she wanted to pretend she didn’t see it, but twenty minutes into the stream, the comments were still flooding in.

Feeling flustered and annoyed, Xu Qingqiong clicked her mouse heavily. “Stop spamming that!”

“She’s flyin’ off the handle.”

“She’s flying off the handle.”

Xu Qingqiong: “…”

As soon as she saw those words, she thought of Lin Konglu, and thinking of Lin Konglu reminded her of that conversation at the restaurant today that had ended in a dead end.

Previously, her emotions were mostly a mix of helplessness and madness, but now she was genuinely getting annoyed.

She had specifically left the guest room door open just so she could hear the movement at the front entrance.

An hour later, she finally heard the sound of the lock turning; Lin Konglu was home from work.

She immediately adjusted her posture to sit up straight, pretending she hadn’t heard a thing, and simultaneously turned up the volume of her live stream.

Clearing her throat, she began reading the questions from the chat.

— “How late are you streaming?”

“I’m pulling an all-nighter tonight; I don’t plan on sleeping.”

— “Is the streamer happy lately? How is married life?”

“Not great. We’re divorced.”

— “What does the ex-wife do?”

“Oh, she’s a director. Lately, she’s been writing, directing, and starring in a major drama called ‘I Don’t Want to Get Married.'”

Soon, the activity by the front door ceased. She didn’t hear any footsteps; perhaps Lin Konglu had left.

Xu Qingqiong lowered her voice and whispered to the stream, “I was just joking earlier, don’t take it seriously.”

Then, her tone became more serious and formal as she added, “I’ll be streaming more frequently from now on. The frequency will be a bit higher, and the schedule will stabilize.”

Seeing a fan ask if she was going to stream full-time, she replied: “Pretty much. You could say I’m shifting part of my focus onto live streaming.”

This was a decision she had made after careful consideration.

She wasn’t needed all that much at the art museum for the time being. Even if she did take over, Aunt Chun, as the director, would remain the primary person in charge. Xu would essentially be a hands-off boss, responsible for managing the capital chain and the networking behind the scenes without interfering in the museum’s daily operations.

As for management, she still had to learn slowly from Aunt Chun, who was still several years away from retirement age.

Over the next few years, she would have a fair amount of personal time. Streaming was her passion, so she wanted to try doing it consistently.

After chatting for about another half hour, Xu Qingqiong glanced at the time; it was nearly 11:00 PM.

“This stream was a bit of a whim. See you next time.”

Having sat for a long time, she stretched and stood up.

Xu Qingqiong pointedly went to the bedroom door to peek inside. The lights were off, and it was pitch black. She muttered to herself, Is Lin Konglu already asleep?

She felt a little twinge of anger. She actually didn’t wait for me.

However, since Lin Konglu was asleep, she wouldn’t use the master bathroom to shower. With only a wall between them, she might wake her up.

Having stared at the computer screen for too long, her head felt heavy. She shook her head and pushed open the door to the guest bathroom, failing to notice that the light was already on.

In the next second, Xu Qingqiong’s eyes widened.

There was someone inside! Without clothes! It was Lin Konglu!

As the realization flashed through her mind, Xu Qingqiong immediately covered her eyes.

But the damage was done; her brain uncontrollably replayed the image she had just seen.

Graceful curves, snowy-white softness, translucent droplets of water…

Stop! Stop thinking about it! Any further and this story will get banned!

Stunned by the visual impact, Xu Qingqiong’s face instantly turned a deep shade of crimson.

It was one thing to be in bed, but outside of that context, she couldn’t quite handle such a high-impact scene yet.

Lin Konglu, however, remained perfectly natural, acting as if she wasn’t the one who had just been seen. She walked over unhurriedly.

“Stay right there, don’t come closer.” Xu Qingqiong peeked at her through the gaps in her fingers, her voice sounding a bit aggrieved. “What are you doing? Why didn’t you make a sound just now?”

Lin Konglu came to a halt right in front of her. They were so close that Xu could smell the scent of the body wash she had just used.

Xu Qingqiong didn’t want to smell it, but the fragrance drifted into her nose involuntarily.

“Qingqiong,” Lin Konglu called her name, taking hold of her wrist and pulling down the hand covering her eyes.

Having just showered, her hand was slightly damp, and her palm wrapped warmly around Xu’s wrist.

Xu Qingqiong was very accustomed to her touch. Over the past two months, they had been physically intimate more times than she could count.

In a setting like this, with this level of ambiguity, the moment Lin’s hand touched her, her body reacted instinctively before her brain could even process it—a reflexive shiver ran through her.

But Xu Qingqiong still had her wits about her. She remembered how annoying Lin Konglu had been at noon. She shook off her hand and said guardedly, “What are you trying to do? Are you trying to seduce me?”

“Yes.” A faint, shimmering light flickered in Lin Konglu’s eyes.

Xu Qingqiong hadn’t expected her to actually admit it! It suddenly dawned on her—Lin Konglu was playing the long game, “waiting for the rabbit to hit the tree.” She had been waiting for her all along.

She said stubbornly, “I’m not that kind of easy person. Do you think I’ll take the bait just because you’re tempting me? You underestimate me.”

Lin Konglu didn’t say a word. She gazed at her intently, gently took her wrist, and placed her hand against her own chest.

Xu Qingqiong’s face heated up instantly. Her mind wandered, and she briefly lost the ability to think.

Lin Konglu wrapped an arm around her waist. “Qingqiong…”

Realizing she was being bewitched, Xu Qingqiong covered Lin’s mouth and turned her face away. Like a bristling cat, she snapped fiercely, “You are not allowed to kiss me!”

As it turned out, Lin Konglu didn’t listen at all. Instead, she took the opportunity to gently bite Xu’s fingertip. She wasn’t just kissing her; she was biting her.

Even though it was early autumn, the tiled wall was ice-cold. When her back pressed against it, Xu couldn’t help but shrink and tremble. She arched her back, tears forced from her eyes.

The experience was far beyond what she had anticipated. Unable to hold back, Xu Qingqiong lowered her head and bit Lin’s neck hard, muttering indignantly through tears: “You’re dead meat!”

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