136: Chapter 136 I picked strawberries for you, and you reciprocated by planting them on my mother.

His gaze slowly moved from her face to her neck, then to the collarbone faintly visible at the collar of the cheongsam.

"This one looks good. What about the other one?"

"The other one..." Han Qing chuckled softly.

"I'll change into it for you in a moment."

Qin Lin took a deep breath.

"Aunt Qing, you're going to drive me crazy."

Han Qing smiled.

She reached out and gently unbuttoned the first button of his shirt.

"Then... why don't you go crazy and show me?"

Qin Lin didn't say anything more.

The fabric of the cheongsam slid under his palm, its champagne-colored luster shimmering under the lights.

The night outside the window was deep.

Inside the RV, it was very warm.

A long time later.

Han Qing lay in Qin Lin's arms, the champagne-colored cheongsam having long since been cast aside.

At this moment, she was wearing the dark green one, leaning lazily against his chest.

"Qin Lin," she called him softly.

"Hmm?"

"Is Li Ying really not pregnant?"

Qin Lin was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.

"Aunt Qing, why are you still thinking about that?"

"I just want to know."

Han Qing looked up at him.

"Tell me the truth."

"Really, she's not. The System didn't give any notification."

Han Qing breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back into his arms.

"That's good, otherwise I would really have a breakdown."

Qin Lin stroked her back. "Are you that afraid of her being pregnant?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of her being pregnant, it's that I'm afraid she'll hit it in one shot, while I can't get pregnant no matter how hard I try."

"That would be way too demoralizing."

Qin Lin was silent for a few seconds.

"Aunt Qing, you really don't need to put so much pressure on yourself."

"I know, but I can't help it."

She buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled.

Qin Lin's arms tightened around her.

"It will happen. It definitely will."

"What if it doesn't?"

"Then it doesn't. I'll take care of you for the rest of your life."

Han Qing didn't speak.

But she held him even tighter.

A long time later, Han Qing said softly:

"Qin Lin, I'll wear this one for you again tomorrow."

Qin Lin smiled.

"Okay."

...

The next afternoon, inside the ecological box.

Han Yurou squatted in front of the strawberry rack, looking at the bright red fruits with a complicated expression.

Yesterday, she had Yuling deliver that basket of strawberries.

She heard that Qin Lin was very happy eating them.

But that didn't make her happy.

"Hmph," she muttered.

"Happy eating strawberries, but probably even happier seeing my mom..."

"I pick strawberries for you, and you turn around and plant one on my mom."

She reached out, picked another strawberry, and put it into the small basket beside her.

As she kept picking, the basket became full again.

Looking at the full basket of strawberries, she grumbled to herself crossly:

"I said I wouldn't pick any for him, so why did I pick them again... Is there something wrong with me..."

She stood up, holding the basket, and paced back and forth in the ecological box.

Go?

Don't go?

Go?

Don't go?

"Yu Rou!"

Yuling's voice came from outside again.

Han Yurou was startled and instinctively hid the basket behind her back.

But Yuling had already run in, followed by...

Qin Lin.

"Yu Rou, I heard the strawberries you picked are especially sweet?"

Qin Lin walked over with a smile.

"Yuling said all of yesterday's strawberries were picked by you, so I came specifically to thank you."

Han Yurou's face instantly turned red.

"I, I didn't..." she stammered.

"Yuling took them herself..."

"She took them, but you picked them."

"Thank you, Yu Rou. You pick strawberries for me every day, and they're delicious."

Han Yurou lowered her head, the tips of her ears flushing deep red.

"You're... you're welcome..."

Seeing her like this, Qin Lin's heart softened slightly.

This girl, she was clearly upset, yet she still picked strawberries for him.

"Yu Rou, what's wrong? Have you had something on your mind lately?"

Han Yurou was stunned for a moment and looked up.

Her eyes were a bit red, but there was a smile on her face.

"No, I'm fine."

Qin Lin looked at her but didn't press further.

"That's good then."

"By the way, Aunt Qing asked me to come get you. She said she has something to talk to you about."

Han Yurou's heart skipped a beat.

"My mom? What is it?"

"I don't know. You'll find out when you go see her."

Han Yurou nodded, and holding the strawberry basket, she followed Qin Lin out of the ecological box.

In the living room, only Han Qing was there right now.

Seeing her daughter come over, she beckoned:

"Yu Rou, come here."

Han Yurou walked over and sat down beside her mother.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

Han Qing looked at the strawberry basket in her arms and smiled.

"Picked more strawberries for your Brother Lin?"

"Um... No, I didn't."

Han Qing stroked her head.

"Yu Rou is the most well-behaved."

Han Yurou lowered her head and didn't speak.

Seeing her daughter like this, Han Qing felt a bit of a pang in her heart.

She knew what her daughter was thinking.

She also knew her daughter was trying hard to hide it.

But some things, she couldn't change.

"Yu Rou, Mom wants to tell you that no matter what happens, you are the most important person to me."

"That will never change."

Han Yurou looked up at her mother.

Han Qing's gaze was very gentle and serious.

Han Yurou's eyes reddened slightly, but she smiled.

"Mom, I know. You're the most important person to me too."

The mother and daughter smiled at each other.

Watching this scene from the side, Qin Lin felt a warmth in his heart.

He walked over and sat down next to Han Yurou.

"Yu Rou, can I have a strawberry?"

Han Yurou was stunned for a moment, then she nodded.

"You can... I picked them for you anyway..."

She said softly, then buried her face against her knees.

Qin Lin smiled.

He picked up a strawberry and took a bite.

"Mmm, so sweet. The strawberries Yu Rou picks are indeed the best."

Han Yurou buried her face even deeper.

But her ears were so red they looked like they might bleed.

Seeing her daughter like this, Han Qing couldn't help but laugh.

This child.

She clearly liked him but didn't dare say it.

She was clearly upset, yet she still picked strawberries for him.

"Qin Lin, stop teasing her."

"I'm not teasing her."

Qin Lin said seriously, "I'm telling the truth."

He took another strawberry and handed it to Han Yurou.

"You eat one too."

Han Yurou looked up at the strawberry he was holding out and was dazed for a few seconds.

Then she took it and ate it in small bites.

The strawberry was very sweet.

Very, very sweet.

She suddenly felt like she wasn't so upset anymore.

The three of them sat there, eating one by one, until more than half the basket was gone.

When Yuling ran over, this was the scene she saw.

"Wow! You guys are secretly eating strawberries!"

"I want some too!"

She squeezed in, grabbed a strawberry, and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Delicious!"

Her eyes sparkled. "The strawberries Sister Yu Rou grows are the best!"

Han Yurou's face turned red again.

But this time, she smiled.

At the other end of the living room, Su Yuran stood in the hallway, watching the scene.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

This picture really looked like a family.

A mother, a brother, and sisters.

Even if this 'little sister's' feelings for her 'big brother' weren't quite pure.

Even if the relationship between this 'mother' and 'big brother' was even less pure...

It still looked very harmonious.

Su Yuran turned around and walked back to Bedroom No. 001.

She sat at her desk and took a small notebook out of the drawer.

This was her 'Schedule.'

Opening it to the latest page, several names were written on it: