Chapter 1895: Chapter 636: Boyfriend, Girlfriend (Two-in-One) (Part 2)

"I ate on the plane."

Liu Qingning obediently sat on the sofa, holding a cup of hot water to warm her hands while naturally chatting with the two of them.

The conversation shifted from her work in Shen City to Xu Feng’s health condition.

She held Xu Feng’s hand, showing genuine care and affection, more so than a daughter could.

After more than twenty minutes.

"Ring ring ring——" The phone suddenly rang.

Liu Qingning glanced at the phone screen, stood up to answer the call, "Hello, Dad."

"I’ve arrived in Jing County, I’ll be home soon."

"I really have eaten."

She hung up the phone.

Liu Qingning turned around, apologetically said, "Uncle, Auntie, I need to go home now."

Xu Feng glanced at the clock on the wall, "Why don’t you stay a bit longer? Song will be home at around 8 PM."

"No, my dad is urging me. When Tang Song gets back, he can come find me. After all, it’s not far; we’re both in the county." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Xu Feng hesitated for a moment, then finally asked the question she had held back for so long, "Qingning, did you two plan to come back together?"

Liu Qingning’s cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, "Um... tomorrow is my birthday. Originally, he was going to fly to Shen City to accompany me. I was worried it would be too much trouble and tiring for him, so we agreed to celebrate back home together."

Hearing this, and seeing her expression.

Both Xu Feng and Tang Jianying felt their hearts skip a beat.

Xu Feng took a deep breath, her voice trembling a bit, "Qingning, so you and Song, are you two now..."

Liu Qingning showed a surprised and puzzled expression, "Huh? Didn’t Tang Song tell you? We... we’ve been together for a few months now."

Tang Jianying and Xu Feng exchanged a glance, seeing the indescribable joy in each other’s eyes.

Happiness had come so suddenly!

"Ah!" Xu Feng exclaimed, excitedly slapping her thigh and raising her voice a few notches, "That silly boy! How could he hide such a big thing from us! I’ll have to give him a good talking to when he gets back!"

Liu Qingning covered her mouth with a light laugh, "Then I’ll head home first. No need to see me off."

Though she said this, Xu Feng still personally walked Liu Qingning to the entrance of the community.

The warmth and affection were almost overwhelming.

...

Sitting in the taxi.

Liu Qingning exhaled deeply, clasping her hands tightly in front of her to calm her rapidly beating heart.

Although she appeared calm and composed,

inside, she was nervous, apprehensive, and slightly embarrassed.

The reason she chose to return home for her birthday was partly by design.

It just happened sooner and faster than she’d planned.

The root cause was the overwhelming pressure from Jin Meixiao and Su Yu.

So not only did she need to "overcome" Tang Song’s parents, but she also had to come clean to her own parents.

During the last Mid-Autumn Festival, her parents had visited Shen City.

Since she was still hesitant about the complicated situation at that time, she hadn’t fully come to terms with it, so she hadn’t confessed about her and Tang Song.

After all, both families knew each other, and once the truth came out, things could spin out of control.

The sea-view apartment at Shencheng Bay No.1, she only dared to say she was temporarily staying there with a friend’s behalf to host them.

She hadn’t even told them about her work at Qingning Technology.

However, things have changed now, and it’s time to express her position.

Outside the car window, the familiar yet slightly unfamiliar nightscape of the county town gradually flowed past.

Familiar buildings and shop signs flipped by like pages from an old photo album, bringing back memories of the past.

Making her gaze slightly dazed.

"Ding dong——" A WeChat message notification sounded.

[Tang Song: "Why did you suddenly go to my house? My mom just called me and gave me an earful."]

Liu Qingning quickly snapped back and firmly pressed her lips together, replying, "What, you’re not happy?"

[Tang Song: "No, I saw the gifts you gave my parents, thank you my dear girlfriend (#kiss)."]

Liu Qingning couldn’t help but smile and replied with an emoji.

Then she typed and asked, "How about you? Where are you now?"

[Tang Song: "Almost at Quan City."]

Liu Qingning: "I went to Jing County but didn’t go home, just went to see your parents. Doesn’t someone owe me a gesture?"

[Tang Song: "Wait for my call."]

Liu Qingning smiled softly and put away her phone.

Just then, the taxi driver’s voice came through, "Miss, we’re at the Mining Construction Community."

Liu Qingning pointed ahead, "Sir, please drop me off downstairs, I’ll guide you."

"Alright."

The car passed the worn North Gate and entered the slightly rundown compound.

The Mining Construction Community was a collective self-built housing unit by the Quan City Mining Construction Company, a typical 1990s old neighborhood.

The tallest building was only four stories high, internally dilapidated, without standardized property management.

Liu Qingning’s father, Liu Xuemin, worked as an accountant for this company.

In sixth grade, her father used connections and money to transfer from a town coal mine to the county, bringing the family to live in this community.

As a result, she left the elementary school where Tang Song was.

At that time, she didn’t have any special feelings for him, just considered him a somewhat childish childhood playmate.

It wasn’t until they parted for years, and after a chance encounter after graduating from middle school, with that shy, rosy-cheeked boy on a bicycle; and the dramatic same class during high school...

That they began their unique story.

Soon, the taxi stopped outside Building 7, Unit 3.