Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: So You’ve Got a New Love and Forgotten the Old One, Is That It, Xiao Jiang?

Looking down from the window, you could see the fruit shop.

"Alright, I’ll do as you say, Jiang Liu."

"Jiang Liu?" Jun Qingmeng said his name again.

"What is it?" Jiang Liu knew his girlfriend felt insecure, so he reached out and patted her on the head.

Jun Qingmeng said softly, in a gentle voice:

"Jiang Liu, I’m so happy when I’m with you. I feel so safe... um..."

Tongtong suddenly poked her head between the two of them. "Mommy, how come you’re not including your little darling?"

Jun Qingmeng tapped her little nose. "You silly girl. Think about it, if I weren’t together with your daddy, then we wouldn’t get to be together every day, right?"

"Huh, I guess that’s right." Tongtong blinked. "Then you two should stay together forever! If either of you messes up, Tongtong will be the one to punish you."

The two of them couldn’t help but laugh.

’This kid. She’s asking for it again.’

Jiang Liu thought about how unusually Jun Qingmeng had been acting yesterday.

He asked, "Qingmeng, were you upset yesterday because of this? Tell me the truth, no lying, or I’ll spank you."

He had unconsciously used the same tone he used when scolding Tongtong.

Jun Qingmeng’s face instantly turned red.

’How mortifying... but I think I’m a little bit excited...’

"Mhm, I was."

After she spoke, she shyly hugged Jiang Liu tight and buried her head in his chest.

’My boyfriend smells so good.’

’What am I going to do?’

Jiang Liu said, "In the future, try not to keep things bottled up inside. Isn’t it better to just say them out loud?"

"Mhm, I’ll listen to you."

’But it depends on the situation...’

Jun Qingmeng added silently in her heart.

After a little while longer, she felt it was getting late.

Jun Qingmeng sat up straight and smoothed out her messy hair. "Jiang Liu, I’m going to head back and get some sleep. Don’t stay up playing with Tongtong for too long."

Jiang Liu smiled and nodded. "Alright, head on back."

Jun Qingmeng added, "If you need help with anything, you can wait until I have a day off. I’ll run your errands for you, and you can just wait in the shop."

"Sounds good. Take these kiwis back for your best friend. I’ve noticed she’s always cooped up inside, so you probably don’t have any fresh fruit at home."

"Okay. Bye, Tongtong."

"See you in my dreams, Mommy!"

The mother and daughter shared a smile. Earlier that day, they had made plans to go on a trip in their dreams, bringing Daddy and ice cream bars along.

Back home, an exhausted Jun Qingmeng brought the kiwis into Guo Jia’s room.

The moment she entered the room, the bullet-comment chat exploded.

"Damn, she’s gorgeous."

"Is that the streamer’s best friend? Can we get an introduction?"

"She has such an elegant air about her, gentle yet aloof."

"Hey miss, do you have a boyfriend?"

The more than five hundred viewers in the livestream chat were practically drooling.

After seeing so many plain-Janes, the sight of a total goddess like her nearly made them drool all over their screens.

Guo Jia immediately went AFK in the fountain, taking the kiwis and saying with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. Good to know you still remember you have a best friend at home."

Jun Qingmeng rolled her pretty eyes.

The chat room went even wilder.

Munching on a kiwi, Guo Jia asked casually,

"So, how are things with your boyfriend? Make any progress today? Did you get frisky?"

The viewers: !!!

The heartbreak was suffocating.

Had the prize cabbage already been snatched by a pig?

"Oops, I forgot I was live. Let’s go talk outside."

The viewers: "Don’t go! We’ll shower you with gifts! Just let us hear the goddess’s voice!"

"Rocket +1, +2, +3..."

Guo Jia quickly muted her mic and pulled a frowning Jun Qingmeng out of the bedroom.

"Mengmeng, so what’s the situation? Did he make a move on you?"

As her best friend, she had to keep a close eye on the progress of her personal ’meal ticket’.

Jun Qingmeng sat on the sofa, shot Guo Jia a look, and pulled out her phone, saying irritably,

"What in the world is wrong with you? Jiang Liu and I aren’t that kind of people. You think everyone’s like you?"

"Alright, alright. You two are taking things so slow. Ugh."

Guo Jia clicked her tongue.

She was still waiting for the gossip.

Jun Qingmeng hesitated for a moment before looking up. "I have to tell you something. I told Jiang Liu that my dad wants to meet him."

Guo Jia immediately asked, "What did your boyfriend say?"

"Oh, him? He said... I’m not gonna tell you! Hehehe."

"Oh, Mengmeng, you’re going to be cheeky with me, are you? Let’s see how I teach you a lesson for Jiang Liu!"

Guo Jia threatened her with wandering hands.

"Okay, okay, stop it! Jiang Liu said he’s willing to go meet my dad."

"Seriously? Your boyfriend’s that much of a man?"

Guo Jia was stunned.

She had never, ever expected Jiang Liu to react that way. He wasn’t the least bit intimidated by the thought of facing a big shot!

A sweet smile graced the corners of Jun Qingmeng’s lips. "But of course! The boyfriend I picked has to be the best in every way!"

"Tsk, tsk. Look at you, already obsessed with your man."

Guo Jia shook her head in disdain. "Okay, I know the rest of the story, so I don’t need to listen. I’m going back to play League. You, on the other hand, should hurry up and seal the deal with Jiang Liu. You need to lock down a guy that good, don’t let your dad split you up."

Jun Qingmeng wanted to ask exactly how to do that, but Guo Jia had already dashed back into her bedroom.

She unlocked her phone again and searched on Baidu: "What to do when your boyfriend doesn’t make a move?"

First result: Drug him.

Second result: Tie him up...

"Never mind, never mind. This is way too mortifying."

Jun Qingmeng blushed as she read. Her deep-seated shyness and conservative nature made her unable to accept such ideas.

’If the lights were off, and she could just be passive about it,’ she thought, ’that might be okay.’

Jun Qingmeng went back to her room to grab her pajamas. Seeing the matching family T-shirt she had neatly folded on the bed, she picked it up and held it to her nose for a sniff.

’Jiang Liu’s scent...’

She missed her boyfriend all over again.

Jun Qingmeng took out her phone and sent Jiang Liu a WeChat message: "I just accidentally smelled the family shirt, and now I miss you again (Pouting face)"

"Do you think I’m getting too sentimental? I wasn’t like this before."

"Jiang Liu, what are you doing? I miss you."

After sending the messages, Jun Qingmeng sealed her phone in a plastic bag. She was going to take "Jiang Liu" into the shower with her.

Just as she finished taking off her clothes, a reply came from Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu: "Don’t be sad. We’ll see each other in just a few hours. I miss you too. (Sun emoji)"

Jun Qingmeng swept her damp hair back, sitting on the small stool behind the glass shower door to chat with Jiang Liu.

"Jiang Liu, I love the way you comfort me."

"I have my bad moments, too. When I get upset sometimes, you have to comfort me a lot!"

"You must be tired. You don’t have to reply, just go to sleep."

In his room, Jiang Liu was blow-drying Tongtong’s hair.

When he heard his phone, which was sitting on a display shelf, buzz again, he picked it up and replied:

"Not done with work yet. I’ll sleep in a little while."

"From now on, if you’re ever unhappy, just give me a hint. I promise I’ll cheer you up."

Jun Qingmeng: "(Heart emoji)"

Jiang Liu: "What are your hobbies?"

Jun Qingmeng: "You’re my hobby."

Jiang Liu: "Besides me?"

Jun Qingmeng: "And also that ’Mmm, little cutie’ of ours."

As if sensing she’d been summoned, Tongtong poked her head over.

"Daddy, what are you and Mommy talking about? How come you’re not mentioning Tongtong’s name?"

"Go on and play. Dry your own hair."

Jiang Liu pushed the little pest away, a smile in his eyes as he typed his reply: "I was trying to find out if there’s anything you want, or anything you’d like to do. I can buy it for you or go with you."

Tongtong’s little face was a mask of disbelief.

’Now that he has a new love, does he not want his old love anymore?’

WAHHHH.

She clenched her little fists, gnashed her little canine teeth, and glared fiercely at her daddy...

Jun Qingmeng replied: "Oh, I see what you mean. Are you trying to plan a surprise for me?"