Chapter 497: Chapter 516: Crunch, Crunch, Crunch, Crunch… It’s a Heartbeat
The time was soon up, and Jiang Qiuqiu was covered in sweat. After drying off at Mrs. Ai’er’s house, she headed back with Mo Si.
It was already past five when they returned, and the sky was growing dark.
As they neared the fork in the road, Jiang Qiuqiu said, “I’ll be livestreaming tonight, so you can just drop me off here.”
Normally, in this situation, Mo Si would just stop for a moment and then head home.
But today was different. He took that step forward. “Can I come and watch you livestream?” he asked.
“Uh, sure, if you want to.”
“I do.”
“Hmm… But I’ll be livestreaming. Won’t you be bored just sitting there?”
Mo Si said, “I won’t be.”
“I watch it often.” On nights when he returned from patrol, Mo Si would always watch Jiang Qiuqiu’s livestream if he could catch it. He never found it boring at all.
Hearing this, Jiang Qiuqiu glanced at him.
The two of them arrived at Qiuqiu’s house together.
As soon as they got home, Jiang Qiuqiu bustled into the kitchen. Mo Si followed, “insisting” on helping.
But she didn’t need any help right now. She had Mo Si take a seat on the sofa for a bit. “Why don’t you wait for me over there? I’ll be quick.”
Mo Si could tell that Jiang Qiuqiu genuinely found him in the way, so he sheepishly went to the living room.
A moment later, she brought out the last of some snacks she had and placed them on the coffee table. “Here, have some snacks. I made these earlier.”
It was only then that Mo Si realized that it seemed every time he came to Qiuqiu’s house, she would immediately offer him something to eat.
It was as if he was only coming here for the food.
“I’m not hungry.”
“Huh?” Jiang Qiuqiu took a bite of a snack herself. “It’s been hours since we ate, and you’re not hungry? It’s okay if you’re not, these are just snacks.”
“You can have some even if you’re not hungry.” They were sweet potato chips she had made before—dry, crispy, and with a satisfying CRUNCH when bitten into. If you savored them, you could taste a hint of sweetness.
Jiang Qiuqiu offered them to Mo Si a few more times, but he kept refusing.
’That’s strange. He’s never said no before.’
Jiang Qiuqiu decided to find out the reason for this sudden change.
When the young woman asked why in her sweet voice, Mo Si found it hard to refuse or hide his feelings. “I didn’t come here just for the food,” he said.
…
PFFT. Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t help but laugh. “I know you didn’t come here just for the food.”
“Just like how I wouldn’t let just anyone in and give them food simply because they wanted to eat.”
At these words, they both lifted their eyes.
Black irises were reflected in amber pupils. A placid heart was stirred, sending ripples through it.
In that instant, it seemed they both understood something.
The air seemed to be filled with pink bubbles. Jiang Qiuqiu pushed the sweet potato chips toward Mo Si. “Go on, eat. Food is made to be eaten. It’ll make me happy if you eat them.”
He reached out his hand.
Before the chip could reach his lips, Jiang Qiuqiu called out to him again. Meeting Mo Si’s questioning gaze, she blinked and said, “They’re very sweet. Do you like sweet things?”
At a time like this, who could possibly say no?
“I do.”
CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.
Was that the crisp sound of the chip, or the sound of a heart that could no longer be concealed?
Who knew?
–
It was past seven o’clock, and it was time for the livestream again.
As usual, Jiang Qiuqiu opened up her stream a little early. Mo Si sat on the small sofa some distance from the kitchen, his terminal on, waiting… for her to go live.
