Chapter 545: Chapter 543: The Ashamed Lily
Provincial City. Cozy villa nest.
The TV is playing the Korean drama "You Who Came from the Stars".
On the dining table, the exquisite dishes shine brightly, and the fragrance fills the restaurant.
Three women and one man sit at the table, no one is in a hurry to start eating.
Gu Qinyue feels good to see her sister at home, but her mind keeps recalling her master’s face and she has no appetite.
Qin Hao is too preoccupied and momentarily forgets that his stomach is complaining.
Firstly, the Gu Poison Divine Register in his arms is warm, and he really wants to read it again properly. Secondly, after being away for so many days, he doesn’t know how Xiaowu is doing over there.
Lin Yuhan and Zhao Mengke both look at Qin Hao, but seeing that Qin Hao has been lost in thought without saying anything, they start to get a bit annoyed!
It’s been so long since we met, and when we finally sit down to have a meal together, you’re still absent-minded?
This is simply outrageous!
"I’m going to clean up now, I’ll skip eating." Lin Yuhan quickly said, dissatisfied.
"Mm, mm, I’ll go too." Zhao Mengke nodded repeatedly.
Qin Hao was stunned for a moment, realizing his oversight, he hurriedly served a big bowl of dishes to Lin Yuhan and Zhao Mengke, saying, "Oh come on, wait a bit before cleaning up. It’s been so long since we’ve sat down to share a meal together. By the way, have you missed me all this time?"
"No!"
Almost simultaneously, the two girls proudly raised their heads.
"That’s really a shame, because I’ve been thinking about you all the time..."
Qin Hao pretended to be pitiful while putting a piece of pork belly into his mouth.
Feeling the delicious taste overwhelm him, his appetite opens up and he starts to eat voraciously.
Zhao Mengke pouted deliberately: "You big bad guy, don’t flatter us, today we must settle the score for leaving without saying a word!"
"Right! We must settle it!"
Lin Yuhan raised her knife and fork, her cute face stern and threatening.
Qin Hao raised his hands in surrender, casting a glance at Gu Qinyue: "Sister, you gotta help explain for me!"
Gu Qinyue was troubled, but seeing the three of them looking at her, she put aside her worries and forced a smile: "Two sisters, don’t blame brother. Last time it was me who was in a hurry to see family, so I urged him to hit the road at dawn."
"Hmm, really?"
Zhao Mengke’s tone softened a bit, and she asked attentively: "So, Qinyue, did you get to see your family?"
"Yes, I did."
Gu Qinyue barely smiled, her smile tinged with sadness.
Oh dear, talking about the wrong thing again!
Qin Hao knew Gu Qinyue was feeling very bad; to avoid Zhao Mengke dwelling on the topic of family, he promptly picked up a piece of pig trotter and placed it in Gu Qinyue’s bowl, "Qinyue, this pig trotter is scrumptious, you should try it."
"Okay."
Gu Qinyue responded, gently took a bite of the pig trotter, her gaze wavering.
Zhao Mengke and Lin Yuhan, being sensitive and delicate girls, noticed something was off about Gu Qinyue’s mood. They forcefully pulled the still-eating Qin Hao into the kitchen, and Lin Yuhan quietly asked: "Qinyue seems really sad, what on earth did she go through?"
Qin Hao pressed his lips together, showing a determined look of not speaking.
"Speak up, otherwise my knife isn’t for show!"
Zhao Mengke picked up a fruit knife, full of threat, and said.
"Uh, it’s like this."
Qin Hao said while his brain spun quickly, swiftly coming up with a lie, "Qinyue’s grandfather was already very elderly, and after meeting Qinyue with no regrets in his heart, he passed away peacefully..."
Thinking it over, he praised himself: Well, flawless without any loophole, truly a perfect lie!
"Ah, I see, no wonder Qinyue is so sad..."
Lin Yuhan’s face was full of sympathy, after all, losing family is undeniably a great sorrow.
"We should think of a way to help Qinyue quickly get through this." Zhao Mengke said, pulling Lin Yuhan’s hand as they headed towards the restaurant, "Come on, let’s cheer up Qinyue with some new jokes I learned recently!"